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Pearson International College students Emil Toft of Denmark and Astrid Berge of Norway got the forward positions for this particular journey in the school’s new 26-foot voyageur canoe, built over this past winter under the guidance of physics and mathematics instructor Mark Wheen. The group will soon take the vessel around the Southern Gulf Islands on a five-day trek. Mike Davies/News Gazette staff

Paddling at Pearson: the crafting of a canoe Contingent of international students combines to create a typically Canadian icon Mike Davies News Gazette staff

In the fall of 2013, Mark Wheen, a physics and mathematics instructor at Pearson International College, took a group of students on a four-day canoe trip around Salt Spring Island. By the end of the second day on the water, he began to see how valuable the experience was for them and how much they were enjoying it, and the gears started turning

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in his mind. They had rented a 26-foot voyageur canoe for the excursion, and he thought, “What if we had one of these at the school? Better yet, how cool would it be to build one of our own?” He took some measurements of the vessel they were using, just in case he ever got the chance to do it. Standing next to it now, glistening in the sunlight beside the water on the shore of Pedder Inlet, he beams at his students who put in the effort to bring the project to fruition, and the pride is evident on his face. When the team began, they could only get a general idea of what it could become from other sources, because there just simply isn’t a lot of instructional material out there for building a vessel like this. While Wheen had the measurements from the canoe they’d rented the previous year and a few books and YouTube videos as resources, some of what they were going to do had to be calculated

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carefully and developed on their own. “In terms of rigging the seats and scaling the boat itself, there were some unique problems to solve while building it, but that’s what made it fun,” Wheen says. “Normally, when you build a canoe, it’s typically 16 or 17 feet long, and so the strips (of wood) you use are that long, but this is a 26-foot boat, so we’d have to glue two or three strips together first before we actually constructed the hull from those strips. There was a fair bit of preparation that went into the building before the actual building took place, that’s for sure.” They also constructed it so that it could take a sail, which the instructor is looking forward to trying in the near future.

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Millstream development greenlit Conditions agreed to by developer for contentious property Mike Davies News Gazette staff

After almost a decade of applications, postponements, permits, adjustments, amendments and the addressing of various community concerns, a Bear Mountain area property appears closer to being developed. The most recent plans approved by Langford council for the land, a long, narrow 1.2-hectare parcel at 2150 Millstream Rd. at the base of Bear Mountain Parkway, is a new 11-home residential subdivision. The original rezoning application for the property, outlining an intent to develop an additional subdivision off the current Eagle Ridge Development, was made by Edward (Ted) Hemsworth

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Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch 91 members Fred Seeley, left, and Bob Campbell pose for photos with their latest decorations, the French Legion of Honour medal, presented Sunday at the Langford Legion. The award, shown in detail, inset, is in honour of Canadians’ efforts on D-Day.

A well-wishing crowd gathered for a modest ceremony in the Royal Canadian Legion in Langford on Sunday, to give thanks and pay tribute to a pair of Langford residents who served their country during the Second World War. The occasion was the pinning of Bob Campbell and Fred Seeley with French Legion of Honour medals. Given to Canadian soldiers, sailors and air corps veterans who took part in the D-Day operations before, during and after the assault in Normandy and along the French coast in June 1944, the award recognizes the efforts made to free the French people from the tyranny of the Nazis. “I’m at a loss for words to express myself,” said Campbell, 93, a member of the Prince Edward branch of the Legion for 60 years. He added the honour was special to be sure, but had a hard time describing what it meant to him. “This brings back memories, but it’s too late for some people,” Campbell said of Canadian service people who took part in D-Day activities, but have already passed on. “It’s nice of them to recognize (service personnel) like this.” After being pinned with the Legion of Honour medal, he talked about meeting his wife of 68 years, Evelyn, who was a member of the air force when they met in Vancouver after the war.

Seeley, 90, served on the HMCS Guysborough, which was minesweeping off Omaha Beach ahead of the U.S. assault. His ship was ultimately torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean in March 1945. He spent 19 hours in the water, badly injured on his left side – he still walks with a bit of a limp – waiting to be rescued with 140 or so of the crew of 193. “I still dream of it some nights,” he said of his ship’s undoing at the hands of a German u-boat. “I go through the details. It doesn’t bother me so much anymore, but I can still remember it.” He is proud of the work the Canadian navy did during the war to fight for the cause of freedom and democracy, and adds that our navy remains busy. “They don’t get the credit they deserve,” he says. French consul-general Jean Christophe Fleury with the office of the Consul General of France in Vancouver, put it well he wrote a tribute to the two Canadian veterans. “Thank you so much Mr. Campbell and Seeley for fighting at our side for freedom and democracy; thank you for fighting against prejudice and ignorance; thank you for making my family a happy, living family; and thank you for making my land a free country.” Campbell and Seeley were nominated for the award by Branch 91 of the Legion in Langford. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Langford resident set to run for Liberals in new riding Entertainer, active community volunteer to be declared Saturday Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

Jazz singer and active charity volunteer Maria Manna will be

confirmed this Saturday as the Liberal Party of Canada’s candidate in the newly reconfigured riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford. “I’m really excited,” the Bear Mountain neighbourhood resident said after hearing that her nomination would go uncontested in the riding for the Liberals. “It’s something that I feel is a really important thing for me to do at this moment in my life.”

Manna’s involvement with the 2015 federal election began with her talking about helping out another potential candidate. But after thinking about it for a while, she said, she thought why couldn’t she run herself? “My plan as a Liberal is to go out and find out everything that weighs heavy on the hearts of the people in this constituency and bring it to the federal level,” she

said. “I feel I have what it takes to deliver the voices of the people in my constituency as far I can take it, and that’s to the federal level.” Already announced as candidates for the riding are Alistair MacGregor for the NDP and Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi of Langford for the Green Party. The Conservative Party has yet to declare its candidate for the riding, but several individuals are

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Langford pair arrested after RCMP find drugs, guns in Wenger Road home Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

West Shore RCMP interrupted an apparent drug-running operation in a raid Wednesday evening in Langford. Police arrested two Langford men and seized a number of handguns, ammunition and a quantity of cocaine and drug paraphernalia in a raid on a home in the 2700-block of Wenger Terrace. The execution of a search warrant on the home was the culmination of a firearms investigation by the detachment’s street crime unit. The search

also found various drug paraphernalia, body armour, bear spray and a considerable amount of ammunition, said West Shore RCMP spokesperson Const. Alex Berube. Of the two men, one was scheduled to appear in court Feb. 26 to face drugs and firearms-related charges at Western Communities Courthouse in Colwood. The other suspect was released without charge on his own recognizance. “Based on what was seized and the evidence at the scene, that would lead us to believe this was for the purpose of trafficking,” Berube said of the

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Specialized playground equipment soon a reality at Colwood school Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

Accessible playground equipment is coming to Colwood elementary. A fundraising walka-thon in 2014, supplemented by $4,000 in Parent Advisory Committee funds in conjunction with outside community support, has paved the way for a wheelchair-accessible picnic table, a drum set and a chime set to arrive at the school shortly after spring break. “We will be over there almost daily. (Savannah) loves to be able to play the drums and it will be neat to see her near the other kids,” said Kristine Chamberlain, whose nine-year-old daughter suffers from a severe form of epilepsy. “It’s exciting; it is something that had been talked about before Savvy was in school … To see it actually happen and knowing that nudging it along has made it happen, it’s great.” Chamberlain said it’s

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Paralympic athlete Meghan Montgomery speaks to students at Colwood Elementary about overcoming some of the challenges in her life. not just her daughter, but other children in the neighbourhood who can benefit from the new inclusive items in the playground. She was excited to attend a school assembly featuring a cheque presentation from Sutton Realty for $5,000 towards the playground. The assembly included a presentation from Canadian Paralympic athlete Meghan Montgomery, who Chamberlain said has been an inspiration. “I think anyone who

has gone through great struggles in life can come and show the kids their success is awesome,” she said. “I think it’s important for kids to realize that no matter what kind of disability you have, you can still be very successful in life.” Montgomery, born with a congenital disability, said it may have been caused by a lack of blood flow to her right hand before she was born. She endured five surgeries from the time

she was six months old to when she was 15, to separate what had been stuck together and create three mobile fingers on her right hand, covered in part with skin tissue from her hips. “We have all had something to overcome and everyone experiences that. It is so important for those, especially those that are young to be seeing that example,” Montgomery said. “It takes that little bit of extra support.” She said confidence was an issue for her growing up, but support from friends, family and coaches pushed her to become a world championship rower, winning one gold, one silver and three bronze medals for Canada and appearing twice in the Paralympic Games. Support like that can start from the little things, like a playground for chil-

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Above, Kristine Chamberlain, Danielle Moreau, Wendy Thompson, Julie Demelo and school PAC president Trina Gray show off a cheque for $5,000 at the playground where the money will be spent to build more accessible playground equipment for the students at the school. dren, she added. “This is such an amazing movement that this is happening, because people with disabilities are often kept out of those things and a playground is a great

example. “Even if they can’t do all the things their friends are doing, at least they are able to be in the vicinity,” she said. “Just making it accessible and putting it (nearby) is going to

continue to grow relations and support the differences, and those are the things that need to continue to happen. This is exciting to see.” alim@goldstream gazette.com

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“It was fun,” says Janice Chen, a second-year Pearson student from Hong Kong. Having never worked with wood in any way before, she says, it was a bit intimidating having her first woodworking project of any kind be a 26-foot voyageur canoe. “It was difficult at first, but I think as we got the ball rolling it got a lot easier as we went along.” When it came time for fibreglassing the boat, however, Chen took the lead, according to Wheen. Because she had previously done some patchwork on the school’s kayaks using fibreglass, she was the only one who had any experience with that – including their instructor – but this project was a whole different animal. “I’d never done a full sheet of fibreglass that covered a whole boat,” Chen says. “It was very painstaking. It’s a very big boat and it’s a very long process.” The plan now is for Wheen and the students who built it to spend five days paddling it around the Southern Gulf Islands, leaving from Island View Beach on the Saanich Peninsula, making their way around Sidney Island, Portland Island and D’Arcy Island before returning to Pearson. “It’ll be interesting to be in a boat for five hours straight and not be overwhelmed by sea songs,” Chen says laughing, as everyone looks toward Dom Arsenault, attending the school from Prince Edward Island, who apparently has a few sea shanties he’s been sharing with the group throughout the process. So what was it like to have completed a project like this, have a finished product, put it in the water and step inside to find yourself floating in something you’ve created by hand? “It was just amazing,” says first-year Pearson student Emil Toft from Denmark. “When we started with stripping the wood, it was like, how is this ever going to be a boat? And it’s such a relief, seeing it now, like this,” he says, beaming at the

finished product glimmering beside the water. “My first thought was just, ‘Wow, it’s floating!’” says Astrid Berge, another first-year student. “But I’ve really enjoyed building it. Even though it was endless hours of sanding and looking like old grandmas covered in sawdust. It’s really something to be able to create something like this from scratch that now you can go out and use.” Arsenault’s parents came to town about midway through the construction and were concerned about whether it would ever come together enough to be safe for a voyage. “I think they were a bit skeptical, because it was being built by students,” he says, but when they came back out after its completion and saw it, they had confidence in the vessel, which is good. After all, they know a thing or two about boats out there on the East Coast. “I’ve kind of gotten nostalgic building this boat,” Wheen says, smiling at the vessel and the students who helped build it. “One thing I’ve been thinking about is the significance of the canoe to Canada. These students are coming from all around the world, and to have the opportunity to build a boat like this, with this kind of historical significance, I think that really means something.” It’s also a fantastic contribution these students have given to the college that will be a legacy for both themselves to leave behind and for the school to have going forward. And it’s an accomplishment that they are, for good reason, very proud of. “Maybe we’re so proud of it,” says Natasha Kuzyk of Winnipeg, “because we do a lot of scholastic work here, and put so much time and effort mentally into school. But this is the first time, I think, for a lot of us, that we’ve done physical work with our hands that we can say, ‘I built this. With my hands. With other people.’ And now we can use it.” The team departs on their voyage March 9. mdavies@goldstreamgazette.com

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www.goldstreamgazette.com • A9 Christine Scott Publisher Don Descoteau Editor Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher

OUR VIEW

Working by hand produces value All around us, we hear the constant discussion about how to best prepare our young people to become productive members of society: give them the skills they’ll need to succeed in the work force and get them trained so they can work in industries where there are actually jobs available. If we really want to address this so-called “skills shortage” amongst our up-and-coming workforce, maybe we should be encouraging a different type of learning – or at least diversifying teaching approaches – earlier in our children’s education, and more often. If we’re finding that young people don’t want to go into trades careers because they’ve never seen the value of labour in making the world go ’round, let’s show them that – and get them seeing it earlier in their lives. For our front-page story in today’s Gazette, students at Pearson International College who recently crafted a 26-foot voyageur canoe were happy to tell us about the experience and the value of working with their hands. We need to encourage more of this kind of hands-on learning, both in school and at home – and not limit it to those students who show interest in the trades. There are some great Co-Op programs available for students once they reach high school – some of which they can even take for university credit to give them a head start on their chosen career. But we still won’t see enough kids being interested in taking those programs and pursuing those careers if we don’t turn them on to the value of working with their hands earlier in life. We need to show them the value of creating physical, useful things rather than focusing solely on teaching theories and concepts. At the very least, we need to end the misconception we propagate as a society that academia is somehow of higher importance or value than the trades, or that trades should be seen as a fallback plan for someone who can’t make it in university. We can start to do this by showing our kids early on the value of creating things with hard, physical work and co-operation with others. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Pay down that student loan or else days? The subject was discussed In a recent speech, Premier briefly in the legislature last week. Christy Clark quipped that while In question period, NDP leader teenagers tend to be lazy, there is John Horgan reminded a limit. the government that If your kid is still on the tuition fees have couch after age 30, she doubled over the past said, he’s not a teenager decade, and cited any more. “He’s a New a Bank of Montreal Democrat.” estimate that the Clark’s ‘get off the couch average university and get a job’ message student emerges from a is now being translated four-year program owing into government policy. $35,000 in student loans. The B.C. government is With his usual using one of the few tools Tom Fletcher modesty and tact, available to it to track B.C. Views Advanced Education down people who aren’t Minister Andrew paying off their student Wilkinson dismissed Horgan’s loans, by linking defaulted debt to accusation that he is indifferent to driver’s licence renewals. the plight of students. Wilkinson There are “hardship” provisions noted that the Bank of Montreal for those who don’t have a job. surveyed 602 students across ICBC will only refuse to renew a Canada, and only 78 of them were driver’s licence or vehicle plates for in B.C. those who have let their student “To clarify this, and to address debt go for a year without making the cackling chickens on the other some effort to deal with it. side, we have 430,000 students Student debt collection is a longin our system,” Wilkinson said. standing problem for the province, with about $185 million currently on “Some of them are part-time; some of them are on short courses. We the books as defaulted and unpaid. have 180,000 students who are in Students naturally move around the system full-time and eligible for after completing their studies, and once the six-month grace period for student aid. “Of those 180,000 students, 45,000 beginning to repay student loans turn to the province for financial expires, finding those who aren’t aid – meaning that 75 per cent paying becomes a costly effort. of students, more than what was Historically governments sent quoted on the CBC yesterday, go defaulted debt to collection through their education without agencies. Last year $17.3 million incurring debt through the was collected. provincial student aid program.” How big is student debt these

Whatever the amount owing is for an individual, it’s a debt that will be more difficult to avoid paying. The province has long used the withholding of driving privileges to collect unpaid provincial court fines, and that was recently extended to those who are 90 days in arrears on $25 or more worth of Lower Mainland bridge tolls. This student debt collection move follows efforts to match up post-secondary funding to areas of employment demand. In an era where misguided university professors use their positions to organize violent protests against job-creating projects, the messages are similar. Variations of this productivity theme are being heard from governments across North America. The baby boomers are retiring. We are bringing in temporary foreign workers, not because of some rightwing plot, but because too many people growing up in our society refuse to do an increasing range of jobs. We have an education system – and media – that encourages people to complain and make demands to get what they want. And we are seeing the results of all of this. There was a U.S. president once who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1536. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 16 March 2015, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.

The sun glints off the bark of an arbutus tree atop Mill Hill on Sunday in the regional park, with the homes and businesses of north Langford and Bear Mountain climbing up the hills in the background.

Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1536 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1536 from the RR2 (Rural Residential 2) Zone and adding to the RR6A (Rural Residential 6A) Zone to allow a residential subdivision consisting of approximately 12 lots.

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Applicant: Westbrook Consulting Ltd. Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw is 720 Latoria Rd as shown shaded on the plan.

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My letter is raising the issue of enforcing speed limits in the Colwood area, especially along Wishart Road and around the elementary school. I have written to the City of Colwood expressing my concern over the growth in our municipality and the fact that our roads have become so much busier, and people seem to be driving even faster. Along with the type of growth we are

experiencing, some thought to the infrastructure and our roads and safety has to be given. Colwood needs to work with the West Shore RCMP and make sure the speed limits enforced. Case in point is the 30km speed limit in front of Wishart Elementary. This is not just during school hours, but is 24/7 and that area is a hot spot for speed. Tragedy can be avoided with proper enforcement. Helen Cashin Colwood

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Nestea

Dasani

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Iced Tea

591ml

12x355ml

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Vitamin Water

710ml

454gr-2lb

Nature Valley, General Mills or Betty Crocker Value Size Bars or Snacks

915-930gr

Glaceau

Sports Drink

450ml

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900ml

Best Gourmet Coffee Co.

Coffee

Plus Applicable Fees

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Simply Broth

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Kraft

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Knorr

Lipton Soup Mix

72’s

Naked

100% Fruit Smoothie

Original, 12x225gr

Knorr

Tea

450gr

Sharp cold packed cheddar 230gr

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Fried Potatoes

Ristorante Thin Crust Pizza

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Selected, 650gr

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FAMILY PACK

Schneiders

Canadian

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160-200gr

Weather Permitting

Crackers 75-96gr

Fresh Sole Fillet

Fresh Steelhead Fillets

per 100gr

for

per 100gr

Pine Sol 1.41lt

49 for

Sesmark

12-24’s

Liquid Cleaner

Kentucky Chicken Breast

Available at Select Stores Medium

69 per 100gr

Fried Rice

6 50 7 25

Vegetable Chop Suey

Bathroom Tissue

Lilydale

Slices

Royale

Garden • Romaine • Spring Mix • hopped Spinach •

Medium

Seventh Generation 739ml

Bavarian Meatloaf

Saputo

Plain Havarti

per 100gr

FAMILY PACK

per 100gr

Grimm’s

Fat Free or Tomato Basil Turkey Breast

Custom Made Salad

Canadian

Maple Ham

9 95

Medium

Szechuan Beef

1 99

Egg Roll

Frozen or Previously Frozen

per 100gr

Skinless Halibut Fillets

49 per 100gr

Fresh Ahi Tuna

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Cooked White Tiger Prawn Tails 41/50 size

49 per 100gr

99 per 100gr

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Italian Buns

Selected

Mini Danish

Multigrain Bread

Selected

99 6 Pack Blueberry Muffins

2$ for

6 Pack

Silver Hills

Strawberry Shortcake

Lemon Meringue Tarts

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680gr

400gr

Organic Trail Mix 200gr

900gr

for

Way Better Snacks

Tortilla Chips 156gr

2$ for

PGX Satisfast

Organic 15g Protien Bar

for

2$ for

Nature’s Path

2$ for

Webber Naturals

Vitamin D3 1000ui 240’s

399

Quality Fresh

Hold The Salt Pumpkin Seeds 350gr

Love Crunch Organic Granola 325gr

per 100gr

Organically Yours

Organic Sugar

Salt Spring

Rogers

473ml

Organic Whole Bean Coffee

5,000

Selected, 430-615gr

Coconut Milk for Coffee

9” Apple Pie

M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candies

Oroweat

So Delcious

61gr

Bonus Q-Points

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Quality Fresh

Hold The Salt Mixed Nuts All natural Raw 35% Almonds 400gr

699

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Drop D rop in between 4:00 AND 6:00 PM for a fresh

NEW APPY SPECIAL!

Mexican “New Crop”

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2$ 6oz clamshell

for

Washington “Fancy”

Anjou or Bosc Pears

99 2.18 per kg

California “Hot House”

San Marzano Grape Tomatoes 10oz bag

2$ for

Jumbo Vegstarter

4”

Culinary Herb Starter

2$ for

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California “Dole”

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per lb

2$ for

Taylor Farms

Coleslaw or Broccoslaw 12-16oz bag

Wrapllo ped

California “Dole”

Iceberg Lettuce

ORGA NIC ORGANI C

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Mexican “Hot House”

Bag

per lb

2lb

California “Fresh”

Organic Bunched Red Chard

2$ for

ORGANIC

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Organic Bunched Broccolettes

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Grizzlies on a roll for playoffs Club hottest team in BCHL entering the Powell River series

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Talk about putting an exclamation point on the season. As the Victoria Grizzlies prepared to open their B.C. Hockey League Island Division playoff semifinal at home Tuesday night against Powell River (after the Gazette print deadline), they could relish not only their status as the hottest team in the league with seven straight wins, but the fact the last two victories came against division winner Nanaimo in double overtime. Kevin Massy scored the OT winner for the Grizz in both games, a 4-3 win in Nanaimo last Friday and a 5-4 decision at The Q Centre the following night. Game 2 in the opening playoff series goes tonight (7 p.m. start) in Colwood, while games three and four are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Hap Parker Arena in Powell River. Game 5 would be played there Sunday if necessary, as would game 6 the following Tuesday. If a seventh game is necessary, it would shift back to Colwood next Wednesday. Last Saturday in Colwood, the Grizzlies’ Thomas Gobeil scored from Mitchell Barker 12:03 into the third to make it 4-4, and Massy hammered a slapshot past Clippers goalie Jonathan Arseneau 25 seconds into the three-on-three portion of overtime for the winner.

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Getting tangled up along the boards are Nanaimo Clippers’ Cole Maier (17), the Grizzlies Jay Mackie and the Clippers’ Edwin Hookenson. The Grizzlies won both ends of the teams’ home-and-home BCHL regular season ending series, 4-3 in double overtime Friday in Nanaimo and 5-4, also in double OT, at The Q Centre on Saturday. Victoria hosts Powell River for game 2 of their opening playoff round. Game 1 was scheduled last night (after the Gazette deadline). Spencer Hunter saved his best for last, scoring twice to lead the Grizzlies, while P.J. Conlon also scored in the win. Jacob Jackson, Nicolas Carrier, Cole Maier and Brendan Shane tallied for Nanaimo on Grizzlies goalie Sean Cleary. On Friday night, the visitors jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one period on goals by Dane Gibson and Jay Mackie. The Clippers rebounded in the second with three

goals of their own, two of which came from Sheldon Rempal. The 3-2 Nanaimo lead held until Meirs Moore finished off a passing play from Gibson and Jake Emilio with 1:11 to go in the third. In the second OT, Shawn McBride fed Massy for the winning goal 1:14 in. Michael Stiliadis stopped 30 of 33 shots for the victory. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Wolves look to change course against defending champions Junior B semifinalists set After needing four straight overtimes to beat the Saanich Braves in a six-game playoff series, the Westshore Wolves face a tall task in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s South Division final. The Wolves face the defending league champion Victoria Cougars in a best-of-seven series that will see if the Westshore crew has found a way to beat their divisional rivals. The Wolves went 2-6 against the Cougars this season. Game 1 goes at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow (March 5) at Archie Browning Sports Centre, with game 2 this Saturday at 7 at The Q Centre. Sunday’s game 3 is 3:30 p.m. in Esquimalt, then game 4 goes Tuesday, March 10 back in Colwood.

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Westshore Wolves forward Jacob Malloch plays a game of keep-away with Saanich Braves forward Cameron Kovesdi during Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff action at The Q Centre. The Wolves finished off the Braves with a 5-4 overtime win in game 6 Friday, the fourth straight contest needing OT to settle between the teams.

Vision Matters Healthy Eyes. Doctor Delivered.

As we grow older, the lenses in our eyes tend to grow stiffer and less flexible. As this happens, the lens loses some of its ability to focus on near objects. This condition is called presbyopia, and it occurs in all of us – becoming apparent around the age of 40 and progressing as the years go by. Most of us notice this when we find ourselves holding books or newspapers further and further away – the “trombone” effect. Sooner of later this will go from being annoying to being unacceptable. The good news is that presbyopia is correctable. In fact, the optometrist today can supply you with more options to correct this problem than ever before. Among the available options are: Reading glasses: If your distance vision is still good and you only have trouble close up, full or half frame glasses may be the answer. Bifocals and trifocals: If you need glasses for both distance and close-up, the new generation of bifocal glasses can solve your problem. Modern bifocals are lightweight and attractive, unlike their predecessors. Trifocals have a section for those intermediate distances, just beyond armslength. Progressive lenses: A relatively new advance, these are designed to mimic the focusing action of the normal eye. They can provide the advantages of trifocals, but without the lines. Task specific lenses: People in certain professions, occupations and hobbies that require focus at particular distances can benefit from a variety of specialty lenses designed to meet their requirements. In addition , there are contact lenses which can help some people with presbyopia. If you are having trouble seeing close-up, talk to your optometrist.

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West Shore pro switching clubs

Belmont Bulldogs guard Luke Baloran brings the ball up court against the Dogver Bay Dolphins in opening round play at the Island AAAA high school boys basketball tournament at Mount Douglas secondary. The Bulldogs struggled in a 64-35 loss in this game, then battled Claremont all the way before losing 59-56, which eliminated the ’Dogs.

Hamstra joining academy program at Olympic View Award-winning PGA of British Columbia golf professional Lori Hamstra is packing up her golf bag and heading across the West Shore. After spending five seasons as lead instructor at the Bear Mountain Golf Academy and building up the women’s program through instruction and guiding the popular ladies night play, Hamstra is returning to Olympic View to take on an instructional role at the GBC Golf Academy. “Our Golf Academy just became a lot stronger with the addition of Lori Hamstra,” says Olympic View’s director of instruction, Jeff Palmer. “Our goal is to offer the best golf coaching for golfers of all genders and age groups, and having Lori here adds a greatly improved dimension to our coaching programs.” A member of the PGA of B.C. since 1999, Hamstra won the organization’s Teacher of the Year Award in 2006. For more on golf lesson programs at Olympic View, visit golfbc.com/courses/olympic_view/ golf_academy or call Palmer at 250-474-3673 ext 241 or email him at JPalmer@GolfBC.com. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

CHURCH SERVICES

West Shore in the

The Anglican Church of Canada Saint Mary of the Incarnation 4125 Metchosin Road Service at 9 am on Sundays For info contact 250-474-4119 All are welcome

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 798 Goldstream Avenue

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday 5 Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 PM

Pastor: Fr. Paul Szczur, SDS

250-478-3482

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A Place for Everyone

Sunday 9 & 11 am Kids Church ages 2-12 Youth Wednesdays 7 pm

Lead Pastor: Al Funk www.colwoodchurch.com

Parish of St. Peter and St. Paul Archdeacon Lon Towstego

1379 Esquimalt Rd. 250-386-6833 www.stpeterandpaul.ca Sunday Service 8:30 am and 10:30 am Sunday School at the 10:30 service, best suited to children 5-12 years. Your Neighborhood Church

Rough start hampers b-ball Bulldogs Members of the Belmont Bulldogs senior boys basketball team can only think about next year, after losing two straight games at the Island AAAA championships last week at Mount Doug secondary. The Bulldogs waged a wireto-wire battle with city league rival Claremont on Friday, only to lose 59-56 in the end. The teams were within a

few baskets for much of the game. Belmont guard Tibias Hayward coolly sunk a pair of free throws with just over a minute left to pull the Bulldogs within a point at 57-56, but Claremont managed to hang on for the victory. Ryan Backhouse was selected player of the game for Belmont after scoring 15 points, while teammate Nathan Zaragoza had 16.

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Sunday services: 8:30 Traditional Worship 10:00 Family Service

Gordon United Church 935 Goldstream Avenue

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The Bulldogs had a case of iron fever in the first game Thursday, a 64-35 loss to surprise eventual runner-up Dover Bay from Nanaimo. The game was scoreless for nearly five minutes, but once the goose eggs were broken, Belmont players found themselves rimming out on a number of shots. The Dolphins extended their scrawny 26-16 halftime

lead to 43-25 by the end of three quarters, then kept hitting shots in the fourth to add to it. Jackson Leeder topped the Belmont scoresheet with eight points. Dover Bay, who came in as the No. 3 seed from the North, went on to beat North Island champion Vanier 76-64 in the semis, but lost 98-68 to Oak Bay in the Saturday’s final. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Rev. Heidi Koschzeck Music by Tim Olfert Favourite Hymns: 10:15am Worship and Childrens Program: 10:30

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LANGFORD EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES ( ESS ) We are a team of volunteers who respond during emergencies to provide essential services including food, lodging, clothing, etc. to people who have been evacuated from their homes by such disasters as fire, flood, earthquake, etc. We work together with Protective Services, Fire Rescue, and Emergency Management British Columbia. If ESS is of interest to you please contact us for further information or, attend our training meetings held at 7 PM on the second Monday of each month (except December, July, and August) at Langford No. 1 Fire Hall 2625 Peatt Rd. Should you decide to join ESS, you will receive free training, which will not only enhance your own preparations for disasters, but also enable you to make a rewarding contribution to your community.

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PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Diploma Program In response to an overwhelming demand for Psychiatric Nurses throughout British Columbia, particularly outside the large urban centres, Stenberg College has offered its online-based Psychiatric Nursing diploma program since 2006. The only program of its kind in Canada, this innovative program allows students to do the majority of their coursework as well as their clinical placements and practicum in their local communities. • Wages range from $30.70 - $40.42 / hour • Recognized by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC) Articulation Agreement with Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Graduates of Stenberg College’s Psychiatric Nursing Diploma program (graduates from 2014 onwards) will be granted advanced entry into Kwantlen’s Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN) Degree completion program at year 3, enabling Stenberg grads to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychiatric Nursing. You may be eligible for government-funded training programs and/or government student loans, grants & bursaries.

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139g 2 Varieties ........

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Chargers capture college nationals volleyball berth Former Belmont players were an integral part of PacWest victories

Belmont Bulldogs alumnus Douglas Waterman, (15 white) and Camosun Chargers teammate Jeremy Finn go up to block a spike by Vancouver Island University Mariners’ left side Diego Bustos (6) during PacWest provincial volleyball semifinal action last week at PISE.

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Charles Parkinson downplayed the relevance of national polls heading into the PacWest men’s collegiate volleyball provincial championships. The Camosun Chargers’ head coach saw his team throw another wrench into the polling process Saturday, when the No. 8 Chargers defeated the No. 1-ranked Douglas College Royals three games to one in a nailbitingly close PacWest final at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence. Parkinson expects his team, the lone B.C. representative in the men’s draw, to be ranked in the top four for the Canadian College Athletic Association men’s championships March 12-14 in Charlottetown, PEI. “Douglas was ranked No. 1 for most of the season for a reason; they only lost three matches all year,” Parkinson said. “I think we go into that tournament knowing that we can beat everybody.” After jumping out to a fast start with a 25-19 win in the first set against the Royals,

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the Chargers faltered briefly in set 2 but rallied to make it close, losing 25-23. The next two games were equally close with Camosun, helped by a boisterous home crowd at PISE, won them both by a 25-23 score. Pacific Christian School alumnus Cameron Fennema was a driving force for the Chargers in the final, as he was in a 3-1 semifinal victory against Vancouver Island University Mariners. The six-foot-five leftside, named tournament most valuable

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means no chance at the title. “It’s crucial in that tournament,” he said. “Half the battle will be the mindset you take into the match. They have to be aggressive and have that swagger.” Alberta traditionally has a strong representation at nationals, often in the form of the Red Deer College Kings, who were rated second in the country last week. Ironically, they also lost their provincial final, to the Augustana College Vikings, but both teams will be at nationals since Alberta owns one wild card berth. Meanwhile, the top-seeded women’s Chargers were upended in Saturday’s final by defending champion VIU, 3-2. Camosun, for whom Belmont grad Jamie Rodstrom suits up at libero, came within two points of sweeping the Mariners, having won the first two sets 25-15, 25-21 and taken the third to 24-24. But the M’s battled back to take that game 26-24, won a convincing 25-14 decision in set 4 and edged the Charger 15-12 in the deciding game. Camosun beat College of the Rockies Avalanche 3-0 in the semifinals, while VIU beat Capilano College 3-2. With B.C. having a wild card berth into the nationals, both the Mariners and Chargers advanced to the tournament, on March 12 to 14 in Longueuil, Que. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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