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Coun. Hazel Braithwaite offers sandwiches and sweets to Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon, left, George MacMinn, longtime parliamentary officer at the B.C. Legislature, and Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen as the trio talk over tea Sept. 9. The noonhour celebration at municipal hall marked the longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who surpassed Queen Victoria’s record on Wednesday.

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From newcomer to returnee students were impressed during a morning session Tuesday in the new Oak Bay High School building on Cadboro Bay Road. About 1,300 students flooded the new school Tuesday morning, filling the 190,540-square-foot, $54.3 million state-of-the-art structure. “It’s really nice. It’s big and really cool,” said Sofia Jeliazkov

during the afternoon of Sept. 8. Friend Paris Pelan added that the theatre where the opening assembly offered the two Grade 9 students a first glimpse into Oak Bay High life was particularly nice. The 420-seat theatre features adjacent dance, vocal, band, fine art and media studios. “A highlight though was meeting everyone,” Jeliazkov said. An avid volleyball and basketball layer, returning student Nick Mickelberry, Grade 12, is a fan of the athletics spaces, particularly the competitive gym that features sprung floors, high ceilings and top media equipment to support school and local sport programs.

“It’s pretty incredible,” Mickelberry said. “I’ve been in a lot of gyms across the province and this is the nicest I’ve seen. It’s pretty impressive.” The one large school replaces two old buildings and is built to LEED gold standards, minimizing environmental impact through construction and operation. Wireless technology connects students and teachers to each other and the world, while superb technical and trades shops enable wood, metal, mechanical and electrical instruction and a ‘clean’ lab provides for electronics, 3D printing and robotics education. The Neighbourhood Learning Centre

integrated into the school includes day and after school care, a teen centre and activity spaces. Common areas such as the large social staircase and adjacent cafeteria with garage-door-like opening to the open air are among top features so far for Grade 12 student Jessica Izard. “It’s pretty amazing. The spirit here is so incredible. It’s a pretty nice place,” she said, as the first half-day of school wrapped with a Tour de Rock fundraising barbecue under sunny skies behind the new building. PlEASE SEE: C4C campaign launches Page A3

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In a rare case of break and enter while residents slept, a couple was awakened by the sound of breaking glass shortly after 1 a.m. on Sept. 3. The husband checked around the Thompson Avenue residence but couldn’t see anything unusual and went back to bed. About an hour later the couple were again awakened, this time by someone shining a flashlight into their bedroom. “In my career I know a couple dozen like that. We’ve had two or three [break and enters while residents are home] in Oak Bay and Victoria in the last couple years,” said Const. Rick Anthony, community liaison officer, adding those were primarily daytime crimes. “Bad guys are going to break into houses whether people are home or not. They prefer not … they don’t want hard, they want easy.” In this case the suspect fled while residents called 9-1-1 – the right thing to do says Anthony. “People should just be calm. People should have a phone in the bedroom and call 9-1-1 right away. Even if you’re wrong, we’d rather come and spend some time there making sure nothing is wrong. “Stay safe and call 9-1-1 and give us all the details you can give us.” In the Oak Bay incident, a Victoria Police Department dog followed a strong scent into the back alley but did not locate suspect. Officers discovered a broken window in the rear back door and Saanich PD Forensic Identification Section examined the scene as part of the ongoing investigation. reporter@oakbaynews.com

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Impaired drivers continue to flaut law Three roadside suspensions issued in two days Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

Some drivers aren’t getting the message surrounding one of Oak Bay Police Department’s “top of the list” offences – impaired driving. “People aren’t getting the no drinking and driving thing,” said Const. Rick Anthony, community liaison officer. “You see spikes usually around Christmas and New Years. These were all within a two-day period.” On Sept. 4 around 9:30 p.m. police stopped a car on Beach Drive near Goodwin Street and detected the odour of liquor on the breath of the 59-year-old

female driver. A roadside screening test resulted in a 24-hour driving suspension for the driver. Later that night, around 11 p.m., Oak Bay Police stopped a vehicle on Henderson Road near Arden and again smelled liquor on the breath of the 61-year-old man driving. After a roadside screening, he was issued a three-day Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibition and had the vehicle he was driving impounded for three days. Early the next morning, on Sept. 5 around 2:50 a.m., police stopped a driver having difficulty parallel parking on Foul Bay Road. A 20-year-old woman was issued a 90-day driving suspension after a roadside screening test. The vehicle she was driving was impounded for 30 days. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Unusual evasion tactics A jamming device is off the road after Oak Bay Police stopped a vehicle during speed enforcement on Cadboro Bay Road Sept. 3 around 8 a.m. An officer pointed a detection laser at a speeding vehicle and the equipment indicated it detected a jamming device. “I’ve never come across it in my career,” said Const. Rick Anthony. “It’s unusual for sure.” Officers stopped the vehicle and confirmed jamming devices were installed in both the front and rear of the vehicle. As per the Radio Communications Act, that “no person shall install, use, possess, manufacture, import, distribute, lease or offer for sale or sell a jammer,” the driver received a vehicle inspection order to remove and surrender the device to police.

Breach of contact brings police visit Police were called to a home on McNeill Avenue on Sept. 3 around 9 p.m. to discover a woman had breached her courtordered conditions to abstain from consuming alcohol and to refrain from having contact with her husband. Police were told the woman entered the house and became combative with her husband and teenaged son while under the influence of alcohol. The woman was arrested.

Suspected speeder flees on foot On Sept. 4 at 1:50 a.m. police observed a vehicle travelling northbound at high speed in the 2900-block of Beach Drive. The vehicle tried to elude police but was observed trying to back up on to Valdez Place with no lights on. Police approached the vehicle and began speaking with the driver who then ran off. While pursuing the driver on foot, police noticed he dropped keys and a wallet and seized the items to identify the driver. The vehicle was impounded and the driver attended later in the day to the police station at which point he was issued three tickets and an appearance notice for driving while prohibited. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Against a backdrop of ongoing construction, Oak Bay High students Cara Butler (left), Olivia Winther and Brayden Tate start the cleanup while teacher Mike Scheffer continues to barbecue during the opening day fundraiser for the student Cops4Cancer campaign to send youth to camp.

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As a campaign leader for the Oak Bay High Cops4Cancer bid to send youth to Camp Goodtimes, Izard was on hand to welcome students and all of Oak Bay Nation – the term used by the school to encompass staff, students, business and community – that she describes as “family.” “The school is our core and it branches out and touches parents and the community,” Izard explained. The students raised $40,215 during last year’s C4C campaign, enough to send 26 youngsters to the camp for kids facing cancer. “Our goal this year is to start some new traditions in a new school. We really want to invite the community, because we have

such an amazing place to do that,” Izard said. While the students continue to back the Canadian Cancer Society’s Tour de Rock fundraising bike ride, parents work toward finishing the outfitting of the school with a ‘Open the Doors’ fundraising campaign. The province provided $51.6 million for construction, but to fully achieve the vision defined by the community, an additional $2.7 million was needed to finalize the community theatre, construct the year-round artificial turf field, install classroom technology packages and acquire flexible furnishings to optimize use of collaborative spaces. Learn more about the campaign at oakbayhigh.com. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Lansdowne traffic change draws a rough response Travis Paterson Black Press

Traffic restrictions along the west-bound stretch of Lansdowne Road between Foul Bay Road and Richmond Road drew the ire of local drivers last week. Two restrictions were implemented for west-bound traffic (heading toward Hillside Avenue). The first stipulates that left turns south on Richmond were not allowed during high-traffic times, while the second rules that all traffic in the right-hand lane must turn right on Richmond. It made sense that the temporary signs and cones would

draw confusion and frustration from drivers, said Harley Machielse, Saanich director of engineering. “The information will help feed into an ultimate design to link the cycling paths on Lansdowne. We haven’t finalized the design and the intersection at Lansdowne and Richmond is a key element that dictates what we can do. But people don’t see the construction, which is part of the frustration.” Saanich will soon be connecting the new raised and separated bike lane along Lansdowne west to Shelbourne Street. The trial model was actually one of the more restrictive options possible, giving Saan-

ich a best possible amount of feedback ahead of the upcoming spike in commuting. “Camosun’s Lansdowne campus is a fairly high generator of cycling traffic, as well as Hillside mall, and Lansdowne middle school,” Machielse said. Though the District of Saanich is completing the project, which falls in the splinter neighbourhood known as Jubilee-Camosun, many of the complaints have come from Oak Bay residents who travel through the sliver into Victoria. Saanich and Oak Bay did work closely on the previous phase from Foul Bay to Richmond, as it bordered on the latter municipality. reporter@saanichnews.com

B.C. offers $1M fund, hotline to help refugees Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government has added $1 million to its budget to help refugees settle in the province, and has opened a toll-free information line for those who want to sponsor people fleeing violence in Syria. Premier Christy Clark announced the funding in Vancouver Tuesday, along with a toll-free information number for community groups and private sponsors: 1-877952-6914. Clark said the province currently spends about $4 million a year to support the federal program that settles

immigrants in B.C. The extra funds will be reserved for assistance to Syrian refugees. “It is our belief that it’s just not good enough to totally open our doors,” Clark said. “We have to make sure that when refugees get here, we’re doing everything that we can to help them realize the Canadian dream and find their way as seamlessly as possible in to British Columbia.” The one-time investment will be used for trauma counselling, help for citizens to navigate the refugee sponsorship process, foreign credential recognition and commu-

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Fall is a busy time at local galleries. On the Avenue, Red Art Gallery hosts the fourth annual Mystery Show, featuring 40 works of art by 40 artists, chosen by jury from 109 entries. “This is the most anticipated event of the year, by both the artists and buyers alike,” says the gallery’s Marion Evamy. Providing the opportunity to engage in a fun and supportive Photos submitted environment, this year, Joan Henderson enjoys last year’s Red Art Gallery Mystery Show. the Mystery Show welcomes many new artists, both local and from other parts of Canada. All the works are 10-inches square and all priced at $295. The artist, however, is a “mystery” until “The beauty of the sea and vistas is the metathe works are purchased. phor I use to represent the underlying message Tickets go on sale Saturday, Sept. 12 and must of choosing to see the ‘light side’ wherever you be pre-purchased. Only 40 tickets are available turn,” the Cowichan Valley-born artist says of her and are $10 each, Evamy notes. ethereal images. Artworks will be on display at the gallery startWest End Gallery boasts a busy fall schedule, ing Sept. 15, and available for viewing online at opening with Steven Armstrong, Sept. 19 to Oct. 1. redartgallery.ca Fascinated with the places that inspire and bind The draw and sale will take place at 3:30 p.m. on us, the bountiful landscapes of the West Coast Saturday, Sept. 19. Tickets are drawn in random offer Armstrong endless locations to be explored order, at which point the ticket holder has 60 sec- and painted. onds to choose the work of art they would like. If “When you are seeing something for the first your “choices” are all taken by the time your name time, it’s so new; it’s hard to get a really strong is called, there is no commitment to buy. connection to it. Whereas going back to a place Also, for those unable to attend Saturday’s event several times, you become familiar with it, and in person, a limited number of “proxy tickets”are that allows you to explore it a little bit more,” the available, allowing you to leave your choices in artist reflects. writing on the back of the ticket. When your name “The next time you go back, or the time after is called, the gallery will exercise your “choices” that you might see something you didn’t notice as available. the first time, and that could be what’s really At the Avenue Gallery this week, enjoy dreamy important about that place. I approach painting new work by Linzy Arnott, continuing through as a form of communicating an ever-changing relaSept. 16. tionship with place.” Join the gallery for an opening reception with the artist Saturday, Sept. 19 fom 1 to 4 p.m.

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Linzy Arnott’s Langford Lake Moonride Study is at Avenue Gallery. the Collection: David Milne, an exploration of the Ontario-born painter, printmaker and writer widely recognized as one of Canada’s foremost artists, and Circumfrence, works by Toronto-based artist Gwen MacGregor, who works with installation, video and photography. For those wanting to catch the Buddhist Arts of Asia, the exhibit closes Sept. 20. editor@oakbaynews.com C

Summer harvest on for fall at Eclectic

and he feels, had a breakthrough with this work. It’s indicative of what they want to showcase with the 10- to 12-artist show featuring two-to-four works each. “We wanted to show things other than our plein air. There are a lot of talented plain air artists in Victoria, this kind of takes it in a new direction,” Taylor said. “September always signals the beginning of the art season. It’s often when the artists present new work. Now they have a lot of new selection.” The lineup includes French artist Alain Jean-Bart together with works by Desiree Bond, Peter Dowgailenko, and award-winning artist Judy McLaren. New to Eclectic is Sheila Watson, with her colourful still life assemblages. Meet the artists on Sept. 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. The show runs Sept. 14 to Oct. 31 at Eclectic Gallery, 2170 Oak Bay Ave. Visit eclecticgallery.ca online for more information. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com CMY

Eclectic Gallery will seed a new crop of artwork for its Autumn Salon. “It’s an opportunity to show our pool of gallery artists. We often give them a solo show or small group show, this gives them another opportunity to show new work,” said John Taylor, of Eclectic. “Artists are always painting, you just can’t wait until they have 20. This way we get to harvest the fresh crop of paintings they’ve produced over the summer.” The recent work of Jennifer McIntyre highlights the opportunity a post-summer showing can offer. She’s been with the gallery most of its seven years of operation and recent work is a departure from her usual. “This is a complete departure from what she’s been doing and I love it,” Taylor said. The former art teacher shares her knowledge,

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From Oct. 3 to 15 the gallery welcomes Rod Charlesworth, whose childhood fascination with drawing and painting has grown into a unique and primarily self-taught style. Influenced by the surrealist movement in its early stages, he later discovered the Impressionist school that led him to experiment with colour and the physical qualities of paint. An opening reception is planned with the artist on Saturday. Oct. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. Oak Bay’s Winchester Galleries has a special opening planned to celebrate its new exhibit, International Prints from a Private Collection, showing Sept. 15 to Oct. 8. This stunning exhibition of international prints collected by a Canadian couple over the past five decades includes a reception Saturday, Sept. 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. with bubbles and canapés and music by the Karel Roessingh Trio. Attire for the evening is formal (black tie optional). Included in this unique exhibition are works by Karel Appel, Mary Cassat, Edgar Degas, Raoul Dufy, Sam Francis, George Grosz, Robert Indiana, Willem de Kooning, Aristide Maillol, Henri Matisse, Man Ray, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Victor Vasarely and Andy Warhol. Of special note is Danseuese debout, accoudée, a limited edition lithograph by Henri Matisse, c. 1925-26; the charming Margot Wearing a Bonnet, a 1923 colour drypoint etching by Mary Cassatt; Edgar Degas’ Mary Cassatt at the Louvre c. 18791880; and Toulouse-Lautrec’s Le marchand de marrons 1897. The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria has an exciting line-up of fall exhibits, including the fascinating Treasures of the Chinese Scholar’s Studio, running to Nov. 15. Traditional Chinese culture treasures all things related to the scholar’s studio, where most of the nation’s art and literature were created. The AGGV’s stunning collection of 200 treasures gives Gallery visitors a glimpse into the life of a Chinese scholar. “Chinese scholars were the educated and privileged elite – officials, academics, poets, calligraphers, painters and connoisseurs,” says AGGV’s Asian Arts curator Barry Till, who will lead a Curator’s Tour on Sept. 30 from 2 to 3 p.m. “They were highly esteemed, and their tastes and artwork had tremendous influence on their country’s culture.” Also continuing at the public gallery are From

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Food garden tour offers chance to see what’s possible People grow food gardens for many reasons. Some like the experience of growing their own food, others like to know that they’re doing something to support local food security and help nurture our environment, and others simply like the way the fruits and veggies taste when harvested straight from their back yard. In the case of an Oak Bay home on this Saturday’s Urban Food-Garden Tour, much of that harvest comes from the front yard, too. Spearheaded by University of Victoria history professor Elizabeth Vibert and Elmarie Roberts, a farmer and board member at Haliburton Community Farm, the self-guided Urban Food-Garden Tour will explore 14 diverse and inspiring home food gardens -backyards and front gardens, allotments and boulevards. During the tour, visitors can speak with home gardeners and expert-gardener volunteers about topics such as year-round food production at home, growing produce, raising bees and urban chickens, how to create healthy soils, sustainable water use, community gardens, and more. It is a chance to get back to our roots. Here in Oak Bay – part of the “garden city” that is Greater Victoria – we are fortunate to be able to grow so much, and relatively easily, deer aside. But nowhere is it said that “garden” must mean only flowers. In fact, as Oak Bay gardeners Ruth and Brian Holl demonstrate, an urban food garden can look just beautiful, especially when mixed with flowering edibles, planted against a backdrop of mature trees and shrubs. And, for yet another reason to enjoy Saturday’s garden tour, proceeds from the weekend will also support a grower-to-grower exchange between Haliburton and Hleketani, South Africa, farmers, and help Haliburton farmers expand their weekly food-box program. A whole host of tasty ideas worth exploring. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

YOUR VIEW

Meaningful speed control a must for Foul Bay Re: “Excessive speeders need tougher penalties,” Oak Bay News, Aug. 28 We recently moved into a house on a curvy portion of Foul Bay Road. It is the rare car that does not speed past our hidden driveway, with many exceeding double the speed limit. This has made walking the dogs a treacherous experience. The neighbourhood is no place for children or the elderly, yet both live here. With so many drivers showing lack of respect for their neighbours, it is time for an assertive enforcement approach by the Oak Bay and Victoria police. We are asking other members of the community to join us in calling on the municipalities to put meaningful speed control measures into place. Robert Peterson Oak Bay

Lansdowne changes part of greater bikeway plan Re: “Lansdowne lane change a headscratcher,” Oak Bay News, Sept. 9

bound on that road sometime in the future. It seems that what we experienced is about to happen again. William Jesse Oak Bay

Since writing my letter about the traffic flow on Lansdowne Road it seems Saanich has decided to revert the road to how it was. Don’t know if they realized it was not The News welcomes your opinions and going to work or they comments. had complaints. To put readers on equal footing, and to be sure What I did learn is that all opinions are heard, please keep letters to that Lansdowne is part less than 300 words. of a greater bikeway The News reserves the right to edit letters for plan and they were style, legality, length and taste. testing the waters, so Send your letters to: to speak. Mail: Letters to the Editor, Oak Bay News, 207A However they still 2187 Oak Bay Ave., Victoria, B.C., V8R 1G1 have plans it seems to Email: editor@oakbaynews.com run a single lane west-

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space, what colours we need to feel happy, what plants speak to memories or desires, are fundamental to happiness and health. Here I must quote William Morris, a man whose work Spry did not love, a man whose Arts & Crafts designs were too busy and precious for her contemporary chic, but a man who valued craft. I write this here for my friend, that she too might arrange a few flowers in a vase and find peace in the little things, knowing that over a lifetime they can be writ large on a heart. “The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” I say, start with flowers.

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lush, loose aesthetic A friend dropped still influences conby today, and she’s in temporary florists a slump. It’s not my today. place to detail her In 2004, the Design woes, but because I’ve Museum of London been reading the biogheld an exhibition of raphy of an amazing Spry’s work, gardener and one which florist it led proved conme to think troversial how all our and led to small dramas a museum play out over director’s time, acted resignation. on life’s large (For him, stage. floral styling The biogdidn’t count raphy is Christin Geall as design, titled The rather as SurprisCultivated ‘decorative ing Life of art’). Constance From mine manSpry, written by Sue ager’s wife to florist Shepard. Spry is a for the coronation of name many gardeners Queen Elizabeth II, will know given David Spry truly did have Austin named his first a surprising life. But English rose introducfor me, her passion tion after her (Spry for plants is the most had led the cultivation of French and old roses important part. ‘You have no idea,’ in Britain). She revoluSpry wrote, ‘how wontionized flower arrangderful it is to come out ing in England and of the dark frustrations America in the 1920s of being unable to crysand ‘30s, eschewing tallize such visions as the stiff wired arrangeyou may have, and to ments of the time for find suddenly a possimore relaxed designs ble medium of expresincorporating native sion.’ plants, fruits and An artist’s words. seeds. She broke more This past summer, rules than she created partially as a result and her work became of this column, I have wildly fashionable in found Spry’s release London between the in flowers, in growing wars and beyond. Her

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Olivia Scholes knows first-hand the impact of recreation opportunities on youth. The Recreation Oak Bay swim instructor taught a pair of young newcomers to Canada, who found their way into the pool through Canadian Tire Jumpstart fund. Over the months she instructed them, the 8- and 12-year-old grew in leaps and bounds, Scholes said. “They were timid at the start. Their personality came through and they were more jovial, confident in capability and able to enjoy the water,” she said. “Swimming is a life skill in my opinion, especially on the Island.” Not only were the children new to our country, they had never seen such a pool of water. “It was a slow, steady process,” Scholes said. “They both advanced, which is what we wanted.” The siblings went from the awe of seeing a swimming pool for the first time to happily climbing in, splashing about and hop-

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The essential amino acid lysine is probably best known for its use in those with herpes simplex infections but several other benefits have been ascribed to the molecule, including favourable effects on blood pressure and stroke prevention but also a positive influence on mood and anxiety. In addition to providing healthy collagen production and a healthy cardiovascular system, vitamin C and lysine supplementation helps support: • Immune system health • Vision • Teeth and gums • Wound healing • Bones and cartilage • Recovery from shingles • Recovery from herpes outbreaks This is why I’ve been taking high doses of vitamin C and lysine for the last 16 years following a heart attack. I believe it saved my life. Medi-C Plus™, containing high doses of vitamin C and lysine, is available in powder and capsules.

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gmail.com Info: vicurbanfood-gardens. wix.com/tour. Oak Bay Village Sculpture Finale – Mingle with the Oak Bay’s sculpture artists on The Avenue while enjoying cake from Fairway Market and coffee from Starbucks Oak Bay. Learn about the sculptures during a guided tour by Robert Amos. Meet at 10:45 a.m. for an 11 a.m. start. Transformations with Tidler book talk & reading – Closing reception for Betwixt & Between, an exhibition of new paintings by Marilyn Chapman and Linda Darby, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gage Gallery, 2031 Oak Bay Ave. Charles Tidler is a poet, novelist, librettist, spoken jazz artist and playwright Information: www. gagegallery.ca. Summer Sugar Soiree – Dessert/goodie exchange at Glenlyon Norfolk School on Bank Street, 6 p.m. Bring 12 servings of dessert and go home with 12 different servings to enjoy; door prizes, including an amazing cake by Rachel Cakes. Tickets $20; for information contact Diane Luszniak at diane.luszniak@vicpd. ca or 250-419-1179. Victoria Baroque Players – Fifth season opener featuring a transcription of Haydn’s Surprise Symphony, Church of St John the Divine. Tickets: $28/ regular; $25/senior; $5/ student/child, available from Ivy’s Bookshop, Munro’s Books, Long & McQuade and at the door. Information: victoria-baroque.com. Surprise Symphony with the Victoria Baroque Players – 7:30 p.m. concert at the Church of St John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St., Victoria. Tickets: $28 or $25/senior and $5/student or child, from Munro’s Books, Ivy’s Bookshop, Long & McQuade and at the door. For ticket information: 250477-3870 or victoriabaroque.com.

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filled community event kicking off at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Victoria, parking lot 10. The 5km walk starts at 1 p.m. All welcome. Register at www. walkforals.ca. Oak Bay High Community Open House – The public is invited to enjoy tours of the new school – explore the new, stateof-the-art campus, learn about the many community oriented facilities integrated in the school, and rediscover Oak Bay High, 2 to 5 p.m. at 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd.

Monday, Sept. 14 Drop in baby time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for babies 0 to 15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. No registration required at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave.

Tuesday, Sept. 15 Drop-in Family Storytime, for young children and their families, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fun-filled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets. No registration required At the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. Tuesday Movie Nights at The Oak Bay Beach Hotel – Cinderella Enjoy gourmet theatre fare and new release movies in the comfort of the David Foster Foundation Theatre. Ticket ($24) includes gourmet theatre fare, dessert and housemade popcorn. Book your tickets at 250-5984556.

Wednesday, Sept. 16 Oak Bay Heritage – Illustrated talk, Our Oceanfront Heritage, untold stories and bold suggestions, with naturalist and historian Jacques Sirois, 7 p.m. at Windsor Park Pavilion. Donations welcome; refreshments will be served. Share your community event – email your community calendar item to editor@ oakbaynews.com.

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Vikes soccer squads see weekend action While a variety of men’s and women’s sports action opens next week at the University of Victoria, it’s the men’s and women’s soccer squads that are in action this weekend. The Vikes men’s team has two home games this week, hosting the University of Northern British Columbia tonight, (Friday, Sept. 11) and tomorrow (Saturday, Sept.12. Both games start at 7:15 p.m. at Centennial Stadium. The women’s team is on the road to the Mainland this weekend, playing Fraser Valley Friday, Sept. 11 and Trinity Western University Sept. 12. Come next Friday, Sept. 18, the women welcome UNBC at Centennial Stadium, with kick-off at 5 p.m. Coming off their Thursday night home opener against the Kerry Park Islanders (after the News went to press) the Victoria Cougars head to the Peninsula to take on the Panthers tonight (Friday, Sept. 11) at 7:30 p.m. After a rare weekend off, the Cougs host the Westshore Wolves at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 at Archie Browning Arena. Swinging over to baseball, the Victoria Mariners have a busy weekend ahead. The Premier team travels up Island to Parksville to play against the Royals at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, before the Premier and Junior Premier teams play a split-squad game against the Whalley Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 13. First pitch is at 1 p.m. at Layritz Field. On Sept. 17 the Zach Downey Memorial Tournament begins, with the Bantam and Premier Mariners playing daily through Sept. 20, also at Layritz. Looking ahead, the Victoria Eagles Baseball Club is holding free tryouts for the

Got a sports story? Email the details to editor Jennifer Blyth at editor@ oakbaynews.com Please be sure to include a contact name and phone number or email address.

2016 Premier Eagles, Midget AAA Eagles and Junior Premier Eagles at Lambrick Park over the next few weeks. The Premier Eagles open tryout runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 20, followed by a Premier Eagles invitational tryout Sunday, Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a Midget

AAA/Junior Premier open tryout on Sunday, Oct. 11. For more information, visit victoriaeagles.com. For Oak Bay runners wanting to join the fun of the Victoria Marathon, Sept. 15 is the deadline for regularprice registration, after which late registration

fees will apply. Learn more at runvictoriamarathon.com. Oak Bay families wanting to outfit their young athletes will want to head to the Braefoot Community Association (McKenzie Avenue at Braefoot Road) for a sports swap and shop this Saturday, Sept. 12.

Held in memory of Elliot Dagg, who lost his fight with leukemia early this year, Braefoot and the RED Fund aim to provide reasonably priced sporting goods for all ages, with proceeds contributing to a Braefoot Summer Camps bursary in Elliot’s name, and to the RED Fund, whose

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(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- Free estimates! Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747

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PLUMBING FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

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COURTESY VICTORIA REAL ESTATE BOARD

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NET UNCONDITIONAL SALES / TOTAL, SEpT 2014 NEW LISTINGS / TOTAL, SEpT 2014 ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS / TOTAL, SEpT 2014

PREPARING TO MOVE:

Timely tips for fall garage sale season Jennifer Blyth

The Oak Bay News is looking to help tell your stories about buying and selling your home. Homefinder is going local and our staff is collecting story ideas for this page. Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a senior couple looking to downsize, contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives. You can call editor Jennifer Blyth at 250480-3239 or email editor@ oakbaynews.com to share your ideas.

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Remember to have enough change on hand, including 10s and 5s, in addition to twoonies and loonies, and keep the cash If the prospect of moving on you rather than in a box on has you wondering how you the property. can possibly pack a houseWhen setting up, ensure the ful of belongings – including items for sale are clearly identimany you no longer use or fied and not mixed with other want – then the fall garage items in the garage, and make sale season may provide the it easy for people to move perfect solution. around, Kangas says. While it takes a little planIf possible, try to have the ning and a healthy dose of sale visible from the road and elbow grease, the results can have things elevated on tables be worth it. Not only will you and shelves, rather than layclear out some, if not most, ing them out on tarps, which of those no-longer treasured can be difficult for people to treasures, but you can also look at. earn a few dollars to put For electrical items, have an toward your new digs. extension cord so shoppers For a few tips on how to can be sure the item works. For host a successful garage sale, clothes and toys, make sure we checked in with Cassie the items are clean – they’re Kangas, the recently crowned much more likely to sell. “Queen of Garagellennium,” If you’re not sure if you she laughs. have enough for your own “At the top of the list is to garage sale, get together with be organized,” says Kangas, a A well-organized garage sale can be a great way to get rid of no-longer-needed household items before a move. a few friends or neighbours, realtor with DFH Real Estate. since “multi-family sale” can First, ensure the items you be a big draw. grouped with like items in a box or under a sign – put into the “sell” pile are Finally, remember to be a good neighbour, Kanones you truly want to sell, since “once they’re “all pocketbooks 50 cents,” for example. “Price things realistically,” Kangas advises, sug- gas advises. If, like many Oak Bay residents, you’re gone, they’re gone.” Approaching the date, you’ll want to advertise, gesting that as a rule of thumb, newer items in on a narrow street with limited parking, speak with – UsedVictoria is a popular avenue today – and good condition might be around one-third of their neighbours ahead of time to let them know extra prepare easy-to-read signs for your neighbour- retail price. Older items, or those in poorer condi- traffic will be expected for a few hours, and be sure to remove signs once the sale is done. hood. Kangas finds Saturday sales work better tion, should be priced accordingly. And, for those who are planning a spring move – At the same time, “be willing to negotiate because than Sundays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. seems to be a good time. But be prepared for early birds, who’ll everyone wants to go to a sale and feel like they’re or a spring garage sale – watch out in the new year for news of this year’s massive, Oak Bay Garagelgetting a deal.” likely arrive as early as 8 a.m. It’s also a good idea to have a box of “free” items lennium! As part of preparation, be sure to have all the editor@oakbaynews.com items priced, either individually for bigger items or that tend to catch people’s eye.

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Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty 2022 Romney Rd., $998,000 Niels Madsen, 250-213-7483 MLS 348422, Sunday 1-3 3544 Quadra St., $625,000 Newport Realty MLS 351261, Sunday 2-4 Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

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