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COMMUNITY: Drums blessed at Shoreline /A4 NEWS: Peace and quiet for Goldstream residents /A7 SPORTS: Grizzlies dominate Bulldogs in BCHL /A17

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Joshua Fast, left, dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Daelyn Jones, dressed as Chewbacca, get into the spirit of the occasion as they wait for the West Shore’s first screening of Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens at the Cineplex Odeon Westshore Cinemas in Langford. The muchawaited movie is expected to draw large crowds through the holiday season. Arnold Lim/News Gazette staff

Future of View Royal wetland still a concern Town waiting to connect with logged property’s owner and Saanich Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

With hundreds of logs laying stacked on a rolling piece of Saan-

ich property fronting onto Watkiss Way, the Town of View Royal is watching closely to see what happens next. Of primary concern to the town and those who previously treated the private land as parkland, is the long-term effect on a wetland bordering the property of removing much of the tree canopy. The area in question runs behind the Stonebridge Drive neighbourhood in

View Royal and roughly straddles the border with Saanich. “We have written to Saanich and we’re hoping to (determine), collectively with Saanich and the property owner, that we can have an enhanced protection area for the wetlands,” View Royal Mayor David Screech said. The provincial regulation for a buffer between the logged area and the wetlands is five metres,

“which isn’t very much,” but appears to have been observed, he said. Nonetheless, Town staff will be evaluating the direct impacts on the wetland, Screech said, and View Royal would still like to have a conversation with landowner Allen Vandekerkhove and Saanich parks staff on the matter. Vandekerkhove said he has hired a professional biologist,

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A rendering of the Eagle Creek Village office/retail/residential project in View Royal shows a range of office, retail and residential aspects.

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Progress on major project continues apace

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Trucks continue to come and go from the Eagle Creek Village construction site, which every day is looking closer to the shopping and residential hub it was designed to be. While the overall project is a little behind schedule from what was hoped for, says View Royal Mayor David Screech, the pace of work appears to have picked up of late. “In the last couple of months they’ve made great strides … It’s all coming together well,” he says. While Screech heard a rumour that Tim Horton’s was hoping to be open before Christmas, and Cob’s Bread not long after, a source with project developer Omicron in Vancouver stated last week that the majority of the retail shops will be open to the public by next spring. Among the confirmed retailers include Quality Foods, Forbes Pharmacy, Cascadia Liquor Stores, Dollar Tree and Bosley’s. In the service industry, there’s Great

Clips and Academy Dental, while other food services include Starbucks and Subway. The five-storey office tower at the corner of Watkiss Way and Helmcken Road is the landmark building for the project. Among office tenants confirmed, Coast Capital Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Western Financial Services, is locating its B.C. regional office in the complex. In all, 90 per cent of the retail space is leased, while the office space is “filling up fast,” according to the company source. As for the residential portions, the rental units are slate for completion by next summer, while presales for condominiums, the next phase of the project, are expected to begin in the spring. And many area residents are anxiously awaiting the completion of the new YM-YWCA gym, which will complement the Y facility under construction at the foot of the Westhills development off Langford Parkway. The View Royal Y, which will be a smaller scale but include child care facilities, is slated to open next spring as well. At the project’s groundbreaking back in 2013, Omicron CEO Bill Tucker called Eagle Creek Village “an exciting community-inspired achievement (that will) soon become the new office, retail and residential hub of View Royal – the

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Workers toil outside the five-storey office building that forms one corner of the Eagle Creek Village development project at Helmcken Road and Watkiss Way in View Royal. The commercial, retail and rental residential elements of the project are being completed concurrently. Don Deascoteau/ News Gazette staff

gateway to downtown and to the West Shore.” Screech agrees with that estimation today. With the nearest major shopping districts: Langford to the west and Uptown to the south, still a reasonable drive away, the new plaza offers a perfect option for residents on both sides of the Trans-Canada Highway, he says. “We’re excited by it all. I think it’s great for View Royal and great for that neighbourhood in terms of the walkability component, and having those businesses there,” he says. “For the hospital it’s a

great amenity too. You can at least run across and get a bite to eat.” Infrastructure improvements around the project are nearly complete. Crews have finished much of the paving of Watkiss Way and have installed a roundabout at the staff and emergency ward entrance to Victoria General Hospital. Frustrations caused by the removal of traffic signal triggers under Helmcken Road and Watkiss for the paving project should be alleviated soon, Screech says. The traffic pattern for vehicles turning left off Helmcken and head-

ing toward the hospital will see an extra turn lane created, as per the Ministry of Highways’ requirement. The move is expected to help alleviate traffic backups toward the TCH and improve traffic flow along Helmcken during busy times. In all, the plaza and road improvements will benefit the area in the long run, Screech says. “We’re hoping that Eagle Creek Village can be a catalyst for more new development in properties around the hospital and on Helmcken.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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(Above) Shoreline Community Middle School students play 14 new instruments during a drum awakening ceremony at the View Royal school. (Left), Tsartlip Nation elders bless the drums as part of the ceremony, which honoured the heritage of many Shoreline students.

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drum awakening ceremony. “This is my second year at Shoreline community school and when I arrived last year, realizing 30 per cent of our school was Lekwungen, Esquimalt nations, Songhees nation, drums become my number one priority,” school principal Nadine Naughton said later in an interview. “After today’s ceremony, those drums are a part of our school community.” Organized by school staff members in partnership with elders and members of the Tsartlip First Nation community, the ceremony continues with traditional hymns, followed by a performance by drummers and dancers in traditional First Nations clothing. The students drum alongside for the first time. “When we think about where we come from, sense of place and home, anything that represents homes to us makes us feel safe and connected. Drums within our First Nations community are a part of daily life,” Naughton said. “In an effort to make school and community less different, I am hoping the presence of drums in the building will increase the sense of connectedness and belonging.” Tsartlip elder Sandy Morris, whose grandson and granddaughter attend the school, said he was extremely proud to be asked to come in and help make 14 drums with the students. He and his son, Sandy Jr., went from class to class with pre-soaked hides to spread out over the rims and stitch by hand. The school’s drum project organizers wanted to wait to use the instruments until after they were blessed. “That makes us feel good that they want to go through proper protocol before they use it, and I feel very good,” Morris Sr. said. “It’s wonderful to know (my grandchildren) are going to be a part of this, not only now but in the future … It’s a very sacred part of our culture and I’m glad to see it is going to be carried on.” The drums will be used to open assemblies and special school functions by any and all students and staff. Knowing that the celebration of Shaker traditions would continue at the school, Morris reflected on his mother, who decades ago spent time behind bars for practising their cultural traditions. “When she got out, she carried on, even though she spent two to three weeks in jail … she said not to ever give up practising our culture,” he said. “I know the strength of my elders, my mom and the previous elders before us who were outlawed but never gave up on it. I am glad to see it coming back strong.” alim@goldstreamgazette.com

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Life is better without the highway Closure of southbound traffic onto Goldstream a victory for locals Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

Residents of Goldstream Avenue are saying less is definitely more. Southbound traffic off the Trans-Canada Highway that once swooped onto the western end of Goldstream is no more, following the exit’s closure on Nov. 28. Since the completion of the Leigh Road interchange project, with its new southbound exit off the TCH, residents have had three weeks to take in the changes. Seventeen-year resident Greg Craven said the sights and sounds – more accurately the lack thereof, has been music to his ears. “I first moved in here fully knowing the southbound off-ramp from the highway was Goldstream (Avenue), but I didn’t have any idea the volume of traffic of supertankers, triple-axle dump trucks, logging trucks,” he said. “They take so much (space) and there is virtually no sidewalk, so anyone walking on the road was subject to get hit, which happened.” Craven said it was a long time coming, but when the road was

Goldstream Avenue resident Greg Craven said his quality of life living on the street he has lived on for 17 years has improved dramatically since these barricades went up preventing southbound traffic off the Trans Canada highway onto Goldstream Avenue. Arnold Lim/ News Gazette staff

finally closed with the completion of the $5-million interchange project, it felt like a dream come true. He estimated that traffic going past his house has dropped from 2,500 vehicles a day to approximately 50. “It has been peaceful and tranquil ever since, it’s eerily quiet. It’s amazing how much the lack of traffic has improved the quality of life since this has happened,” Craven said. “I can sit on my front porch

and enjoy my front view, instead of watching logging trucks, (driving onto) Goldstream hot (very fast).” Etta Connor retired to Goldstream Avenue four years ago, having moved from what she called a wonderful location in Cordova Bay. She said she relocated for the lakeside view and didn’t expect the amount of traffic that regularly rolled past.

exception, she said, and now that has been remedied. “I drive and I am quite active and every time I get out of my driveway, across the street is the spot where (a pedestrian) was killed in February a couple years ago,” she said. “It was very tricky every time you go out there … You can see that it was a pretty nerve-wracking time on this street. Now it’s done and everything is beautiful.” alim@goldstreamgazette.com

“Thank goodness,” she said of the closure. “That means we can walk up to the road, up to the park near the exit. It was pretty tricky trying to manoeuvre up there. Several seniors (in the area) like to walk and we enjoy having the safety returned.” Connor said the house is in a wonderful location with friendly and caring neighbours and she couldn’t ask for a better neighbourhood. The traffic was the only

Latest procedural hurdles cleared for Royal Bay project

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Royal Bay secondary will, before long, have new neighbours – a lot of them. The procedural foundation is being poured on the first 118 single-family homes and 80 townhouses in the new Royal Bay development. The project is moving through a handful of re-zoning applications in advance of breaking ground on phase one of Colwood’s newest neighbourhood. “(The moves were) really to catch rezoning up with the Official Community Plan, and deal with small increases in roof height to accommodate new funky house designs and gable-style roofing that will bring some character into the neighbourhood,” said

Colwood Coun. Gordie Logan. “It also dealt with increasing the square footage with commercial uses and some minor setback requirements based on the new lot layouts.” Gable roofing, a triangular, slightly higher-pitched style planned for some of the structures, was in line with

the neighbourhood plan. An increased commercial component was also a fit. While increasing revenues for the city, it paves the way for a building that will provide amenities for the school and future Colwood residents. “We envision ‘quickservice’ outlets; not a McDonald’s, but

probably something upscale more in keeping with Royal Bay’s values in terms of green funky shops,” Logan said. Rezoning is expected to go to fourth reading at an upcoming council meeting. B.C. Investment Management Corporation, which owns the former

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gravel pit area at Royal Bay, is expected to come forward with a more comprehensive rezoning application for the entirety of the project in 2016.

said. “As soon as we give fourth reading (BCIMC), will be framing pretty darn quickly.” alim@goldstream gazette.com

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Potential travel nightmare stirring Potential picket lines at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal by striking Pacific Coach Lines employees could leave many travellers stranded with no way to reach the mainland, just in time for the holidays. In a dispute with their company over severance packages, PCL workers voted in favour of taking job action if required. This vote comes on the heels of a B.C. Ferries decision to not renew PCL’s contract for crosswater bus service back in October. The bus company has provided that service for 30 years and the loss of the contract could lead to layoffs of up to 70 per cent of their workforce. Whether or not these employees have the right to strike and picket is not being questioned. Employees who have been with the company for over 20 years have reportedly been told they will not be receiving any severance in the event of layoffs. However, we have to question the validity of picketing B.C. Ferries terminals. This move could potentially force a full shut down of services, as unionized B.C. Ferries employees have the right to not cross picket lines. While B.C. Ferries has said they will do everything in their power to prevent any service disruptions, we wonder whether this threat of job action is unfairly targeting them. Punishing B.C. Ferries (and travellers) for their decision to choose a different bid seems misdirected, since B.C. Ferries has no authority over the bus company’s severance packages for laid-off employees. In this case, strike action would be better directed at the employer, not a third party. By bringing their fight to someone else’s backyard, or front yard as the case may end up being at the Swartz Bay terminal, they are strong-arming the support of other unions. It’s a move that won’t likely win much favour with other groups, especially the travelling public who may be forced to unnecessarily spend the holidays without their loved ones. Is this threat just stirring the pot? Only time will tell. But in the meantime, they are making waves. 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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A sit-down with B.C.’s NDP leader NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. (For the full version, see the Opinion tab at goldstreamgazette. com) TF: In the recent federal election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade? JH: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade. We’re a trade-centred province. We’re looking across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higher-priced markets. But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it. TF: The NDP and unions have historically been protectionist. Do you see any need to modernize the B.C. party? JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. And now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try to stimulate economic activity here at home. TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach. Do you support increasing the rate? JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier’s [advisory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to. What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they’ve selected for a ramping up of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provincial election. So if I’m

successful and form a government, I’ll have time to look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the carbon tax. For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alberta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time. TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with commodities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had? JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a faraway place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch. Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year? JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need. If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

‘When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized.’

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LETTERS Use of peer-reviewed science needed in climate discussions Re: Climate change and the plea for sanity (Letters, Dec. 16) I agree with Dave Cuddy. People need to use peer-reviewed science. The Global Warming Policy Foundation is reviewing data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both NASA and U.K. authorities have been accused of fudging data to lower older temperatures and increase newer temperatures to exhibit a “much larger warming trend.” Unlike the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, these are expert scientists who will be looking at the integrity of the data without an agenda to push. They have asked for both sides of the debate to submit data to be reviewed for a report. It is not finished yet, but you can find them at tempdatareview.org/. I also agree that we should have objective science. Instead we get scientists like David Suzuki ignoring other peerreviewed scientists like Dr. Helen Popova of the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics and of the Faculty of Physics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Popova has written a peer-reviewed article discussing the evidence of five global warmings and four ice ages in the last 400,000 years, due to activity on the sun. Unlike Suzuki, she does not have an agenda. She is simply looking at the data and stating the likelihood of another ice age by 2030. She is cautious about commenting on human influences on global warming, as the data shows that we would be in a global warming trend regardless of human influence, followed by an ice age. She is not suggesting we continue down the path of consumption we are on. Todd Stewart View Royal

Shift to renewable energy sources makes sense On the demand side, nobody wants to admit there is a permanent structural shift that will affect the automobile industry and

demand for oil, attributable to a permanent generational paradigm shift. Even with cheap oil, many Millennials see car commuting as a chore that keeps them away from being connected electronically. It’s an issue of elasticity of demand and substitution. The Millennials have technological replacements we did not have to automobile travel a generation ago. There is a very strong trend among young people away from automobiles. On the supply side, by analogy, it is not just OPEC flooding and in-fighting, but the decreasing costs of alternative energy sources. In 1980, when IBM considered the growth of the personal computer to be peripheral to the mainframe computer industry, the company made the biggest blunder in its history. It continued to direct investments to mainframe technology because it missed the fact that the market was shifting to a distributed model. Today, in retrospect, it’s easy to see the company’s error in judgment. In the energy arena, are we repeating IBM’s mistake on a global scale? We need only look at the data to see the shifts taking place. The cost curves of alternative sources are falling quicker than those of gas and coal. Looking out 10 years, the economics of alternative are poised to be on the winning side. According to Deutsche Bank, the ratio of coal-based, wholesale electricity to unsubsidized solar electricity cost was 7:1 four years ago. This ratio is now less than 2:1 and could likely approach 1:1 over the next 12 to 18 months. Already, more than 50 per cent of all new global power capacity is from renewables (solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear). In the United States more than 78 per cent was from renewables in the first half of 2015. This is in spite of lower costs, due to technological advances, even in fracking technologies. More specifically, the rate

of decrease in the costs for alternative sources of energy exceeds those in the oil sector. Avi Ickovich Langford

Many scientific views to draw from on climate In objecting to Tom Fletcher’s views on climate alarmism, several letter writers call for “science” while ignoring science explaining that CO2 can have only limited effect on climate temperature, that climate has been warmer in the past, accurate temperature records show no increase for over 16 years, Antarctic ice has been increasing, humans do better in warmer temperatures, and our food source does better with more carbon dioxide. Why do they push their own definition of ‘science’? They ignore thousands of scientific studies and the 31,000 Individuals with scientific or other degrees who signed the Oregon Petition, as well as the viable theories for climate variation. They ignore that alarmist theories, aka “models,” fail miserably in predicting climate. References include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s own analysis (Third Assessment Report, chapter 6), archaeology studies proving that Vikings farmed southwest Greenland during the Medieval Warm Period, temperature data from balloons and satellites, many botanical research studies, abundance in tropical climates and ice data linked from the world’s most popular climate blog (WattsUpWithThat.com). Why do people ignore solid science in favour of anti-human superstition? Such mentality began with Plato and was embellished by the subjectivist Immanuel Kant and the confused Karl Marx, whose phoney ideology was the most murderous of the 20th century. Look at the beliefs of prominent alarmists like James Hansen, who initiates force, and David Suzuki who

blamed businesses for all ills in his speech to the Occupy mob in Vancouver. Yes, that’s the David Suzuki who was revealed on Australian TV as ignorant of the sources of temperature data he uses, lives on two expensive properties and jets around spewing carbon while trying to deny poor people the benefits of affordable portable energy. Such people evade what is all around them – people planting and nurturing, secure shelter from weather, clean water, abundant food and advanced medical care. Why? Keith Sketchley Saanich

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Christmas Day & Boxing Day Closure

We’re dreaming of a green Christmas. ‘Tis the perfect season to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year remember to properly prepare recyclables at the curb and use only CRD approved blue boxes for containers and blue bags for paper for holiday recycling. For more recycling information visit www.myrecyclopedia.ca

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The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25 and Boxing Day, Saturday, December 26, 2015. Hartland will reopen on Monday, December 28 from 9 am until 5 pm. Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am. Please make sure your load is covered and secured.

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Change to Recycling Day If your blue box collection day falls on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, your curbside materials will be collected on Saturday, December 26. Please place your recyclables at the curb by 7:30 am in appropriate sized containers. For more information, please call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.crd.bc.ca

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Bicycle registry available for West Shore residents Decals provide crucial information and act as a deterrent Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff

Just in time for those new bikes that could be waiting under the tree Christmas morning, the West Shore RCMP detachment is now offering a bicycle registry. Area residents will be able to register their bicycles, free of charge, Monday to Friday between 8:30 Katherine Engqvist/News Gazette staff a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at West Shore RCMP spokesman Const. Alex Berube stands amongst the local detachment, stolen property seized last week. He said often bikes are dismantled 698 Atkins Ave. in and have parts swapped to hide their identity. Langford. thieves, he said, adding they offer a quick, silent This registration will help provide another and effective form of transportation for prolific avenue for police to identify lost or stolen offenders. But unlike a motor vehicle, no licence bicycles, West Shore RCMP spokesperson plate is required, which makes them harder to Const. Alex Bérubé said in a release. identify. “In August 2015, West Shore RCMP found a Police hope the registration decals will not cache of approximately 40 bicycles that were only act as a deterrent for thieves, they will deemed to be stolen,” he said. “Out of those 40 provide officers with crucial information when bikes, only three were returned to their rightful investigating cases of found or stolen bicycles. owner by retracing their serial numbers.” katie@goldstreamgazette.com Bicycles are often stolen by opportunistic

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A view from Watkiss Road looks toward the edge of View Royal’s Stoneridge suburb (on left). Concern has been raised over the future of a wetland area that straddles View Royal and Saanich, following clear cut logging on the property of Allen Vandekerkhove.

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While it’s been established that the former Payless Gas owner is within his rights to log the land – which lies in the Agricultural Land Reserve – and use it to grow hay, transporting the timber away from his property may come under the Town’s jurisdiction if Watkiss

Way is used as an egress. Both ends are in View Royal, while the section bordering the logged property is in Saanich. “We’re still expecting to talk to Mr. Vandekerkhove about our roads, when he goes to bring those logs out,” Screech said. The Town’s truck route bylaw states that vehicles with a

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total gross vehicular weight more than 20,000 kilograms may not be driven on roadways other than on the designated truck route, unless they are making a delivery or performing work or service within the town’s borders, or driving towards a location for which there is no alternate route. Vandekerkhove said the logging and clearing part of the repurposing of his land has been put on hold until the land dries out and can handle large vehicles. He has built a road to accommodate the large trucks and stump removal equipment. As for his ability to use Watkiss Way to remove the logs, he said that as a farmer he considers the cut trees his first crop and local roads bylaws should respect his right to transport the crop. He added other industrial operations run large vehicles on roads around the area and that he plans to “use the road like everyone else.” While the ability for the public to use the section of property Vandekerkhove purchased a couple of years ago has been removed, the plan for the Eagle Creek Village development up Watkiss Way includes the creation of a threeacre park next door. editor@goldstream gazette.com

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Raspberries 6oz clamshell

Gravy or Yorkshire Mix

Club House

Saint Agur

Blue Cheese

Per

California Grown 4.39 per kg

21-45gr

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Stove Top Stuffing Mix

Alymer

120gr

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4$ for

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Del Monte

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Schweppes

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300gr

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Sweet Potatoes 2.18 per kg

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Oven Roasted Whole Maple Ham

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Per

473ml

Family Classic Frozen Dessert

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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Wednesday, Wednesday, December December 23, 23,2015 2015--GOLDSTREAM GOLDSTREAM NEWS NEWS GAZETTE GAZETTE

Santa Claus, one his elves Gizelle Manese and B.C. Emergency Health Services flight paramedic Graem Luis arrive at Victoria General Hospital in View Royal on Thursday morning to visit some children at the hospital.

Katherine Engqvist/News Gazette staff

Santa listens intently to Chief OwusuNyamekye, 4. The boy celebrated his birthday on Dec. 14 in Victoria General Hospital but was hoping to go home on Thursday evening after Santa’s visit.

Vision Matters Healthy Eyes. Doctor Delivered.

Katherine Engqvist/ News Gazette staff

Special seasonal visit for sick kids Santa opts for slightly different form of transportation Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff

Dr. Brent Morrison, Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, Dr. Amanda Tawadros, Dr. Ann-Marie Stewart, and Dr. Chris Snow

How well does your child see? Parents are often surprised when I tell them that children should have their eyes examined around their third birthday. At this age however, many problems can be detected and timely treatment started. If an infant or toddler has an obvious problem, the parents should not hesitate to have the child’s eyes examined even earlier. Children with vision problems may not complain. Blurred or double vision can seem normal if one has never known anything else. Sometimes a child may only be using one eye with the other not functioning properly; even though it appears to be normal. An eye may be “lazy” (amblyopic) even if it doesn’t seem to turn in or out.Treatment for amblyopia is far more effective if undertaken well before the child’s seventh birthday. Parents can watch out for signs of vision problems even in very young children: Rubbing the eyes, holding objects too close, tilting the head or an unusual lack of coordination are some of the warning symptoms. Children do not need to know the alphabet to be examined. Optometrists can use pictures, symbols and toys to help examine toddlers. The emphasis is usually on “fast and fun” in these cases. After the initial visit, annual checks are recommended as children’s eyes change as they grow. Here in British Columbia, a program for preschool children called “Vision First Check” has just started. Ask your optometrist for further details and set up appointments for any children who have not had a recent examination.

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Santa Claus took a break from the chaos that is sure to be the North Pole at this time of year to spend a day visiting children in hospitals across the province. His first stop was Victoria General Hospital in View Royal last Thursday morning. But Santa opted to leave his regular form of transportation at home, allowing the reindeer to properly rest up before the big day. Instead he touched down to the cheers of bystanders in a HeliJet air ambulance. Accompanied by his trusty elf, Gizelle Manese, HeliJet president and CEO Danny Sitnam, and B.C. Emergency Health Ser-

vices Infant Transportation Team paramedic Graem Luis, he wasted no time before heading up to the pediatric ward of the hospital. “A lot of times there’s not a lot of positive things you can have around the hospital during the holidays,” said pediatric nurse Jessica Fewer. “Having Santa is one of those things that makes a huge difference.” She added that while the nurses do the best they can to make the ward as fun as possible for their little patients, it’s not always a fun place to be. “A lot of them are struggling with a lot of different challenges,” she said. Luis, who is usually flying in the air ambulance for a very different reason, was grateful for the opportunity to help spread some holiday cheer. “For many kids and their families this holiday will be marked by the hospital,” he said. “This is a nice opportunity for every-

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one to forget the real serious reasons we’re in the hospital.” One of the first children Santa met in the VGH pediatric ward was Chief OwusuNyamekye. He had just celebrated his fourth birthday on Dec. 14, in the hospital, but hoped to be released later in the day. He suffers from severe asthma and an underlying condition of sickle cell anemia, which his mom said lands him in the hospital roughly six to eight times a year, usually for four or five days each time. The soft-spoken little boy lit up when he saw Santa coming. When the jolly old man asked him what he’d like for Christmas, his answer was barely audible over the hospital mask he was wearing. But Santa heard him. It just so happened, that Santa had brought teddy bears for the children he visited – just what the little boy had asked for. katie@goldstreamgazette.com

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Winter market offers middle schoolers a chance to give back Fundraiser for Haiti water projects a success at Spencer Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

It’s a Tuesday lunchtime at Spencer middle school and students buzz around a group of tables in the central courcourse. What’s causing these teens to line up three and four deep? It’s the Winter Wonderland market, where people are invited to pick up delicious homemade goodies to snack on, or find Christmas gifts, along with such items as handmade tree ornaments, jewelry and candy-filled mugs. The first day of the sale brought in around $400 for clean water related projects in Haiti, according to Grade 8 teacher Jennifer Nixon, who has lost her voice and did her best to guide the youth in setting up just minutes before. As lunchtime moves along, a trio of students step aside briefly to talk about the sale. “It’s really fun to be here and raising money for a good cause,”

said Grade 8 student Cleopatra Tringham. “We’re selling a lot of ornaments and candy bags and chocolates, and essentially anything really neat that looks homemade.” Students were prewarned about the market, billed as a way to find “gifts for your friends and family,” she said. Fellow Grade 8 Madison Dubray contributed to the stock by putting together the custom hot chocolate mugs, decorating them with a candy cane and filling them with candies. Asked about the cause the proceeds of the sale would benefit, she said it is an important one. “There’s so many people around the world that need food, water and the basic needs,” she said. “I think raising money will be able to help them meet those basic needs. Everyone should have access to those things.” Grade 6 student Emily Hanna, one of the younger organizers in the group, agreed. “It’s really cool to make a dif-

ference in the world,” she said. Jon Carr, aboriginal education teacher at Spencer, oversaw the students on this project along with Nixon. The teens came up with all the ideas for the sale and chose what items to sell, he said. Not only did they enjoy those kinds of freedoms, he added, they exercised a spirit of giving through the whole project. “Everyone wants to be part of making a difference, locally and globally,” he said. “I think the sense of need right now is pretty high in the world, and students know that and feel that and this is an outlet for them to make a difference.” He hoped that learning about altruism at this age will inspire them to make a difference as they move forward in their lives. “It’s nice to see the kids in a giving mood. It’s really nice for them to be able to give back to community and to put their energy into a really positive space.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Spencer middle school students Madison Dubray, left, Amily Hanna and Cleopatra Tringham were among the sellers at the Winter Wonderland market held there during two lunch breaks last week. Proceeds from the fundraiser – they made about $400 the first day and sales were brisk on the second – will help clean water projects in Haiti.

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At these schools, with their strings at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and honed their skills at out-of-town extremely high standards of accepsummer schools, to the point where their tance of new students, that is really saying something. performance level earned What struck me them scholarships to two Don Descoteau more than the modesty of the most notable music News Gazette staff of these two amazingly schools in the U.S. talented young indiThis fall Jacob is at the As journalists, we sometimes get caught viduals was Michael’s up in a story, whether it’s in the interview Juilliard School in New comment that the VicYork City, while Rae, a Belphase or in the writing. toria Conservatory It could be that the topic is one we are mont grad, is studying at produces full scholarpassionate about, or perhaps our subjects the New England Consership-level musicians inspire us, or create feelings of admiration vatory of Music in Boston. every year. It was defiMichael Van der Sloot, for their accomplishments, their courage in nitely a “wow” moment the face of crisis or the way they commu- Jacob’s father and the for me, but only served head of strings at the Victonicate the details of their personal stories. to enhance my respect In 2015 I found myself pursuing a variety ria Conservatory, oversaw for the music commuboth in the school’s Colof such stories. nity in Greater Victoria. As someone who is passionate about legium Program for gifted Don Descoteau One of my other music, I was taken by the commitment, musicians. Having perhaps Reporting favourite pieces to dedication and down-to-earth personalities the best viewpoint of their cover was the transiof two young West Shore residents, violists abilities, Michael estimated Jacob Van der Sloot of Langford and Rae that Rae and Jacob would be in the middle tion of the View Royal Fire Departto upper level of achievements among their ment from their longtime home on Gallimore of Highlands. Four Mile Hill to the sparkling new Each put in countless hours studying peers. public safety building about a mile down Island Highway. This was the culmination of a project where community worked together to achieve something really special. I had the benefit of reading stories on the political process leading up to the new hall’s opening in March before tackling the story on what the new hall enables this mostly volunteer crew to do to protect their town. The story of the new hall gave me a firsthand sense of how thrilled the firefighters were, from Chief Paul Hurst on down the line, to have stateof-the-art equipment and training facilities at their disposal. But I was equally moved upon writing of the old hall’s demolition some months later, witnessing the emotions and memories of the place come flooding to the surface for some of these same members. For certain, covering five municipalities gives a Gazette journalist the opportunity to get to know the community that much better. Week in, week out, we come to the realization that it’s the people and the personDon Descoteau/News Gazette staff Witnessing the thrill of the primarily volunteer-driven View Royal Fire Department alities that make the West Shore speupon opening the new public safety building and the emotion of closing the old cial, and for that I am grateful. editor@goldstreamgazette.com building just down the road was a memorable story for editor Don Descoteau.

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Victoria Conservatory of Music students (above) Belmont secondary alumni Rae Gallimore and (below) St. Andrew’s Regional High School student Jacob Van der Sloot of Langford, both accepted scholarships for prestigious schools in America and were among the individuals that inspired Gazette editor Don Descoteau.

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Westshore Wolves forward Jonah Philip tees up a shot against the Saanich Braves in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League action at The Q Centre last month. The Wolves, who host Kerry Park on Wednesday at 7 p.m., were scheduled to play the Braves in Saanich last Saturday, after the Gazette’s holiday deadline.

Wolves looking for a win The puck drops tonight (Dec. 23) at 7 p.m. at The Q Centre for Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League play as the Westshore Wolves take on the Kerry Park Islanders. At the time of the Gazette’s deadline, the Wolves were sitting at 15-13-0-3, with 33 points in the season. But the Wolves are looking to chalk another one down in the win column after losing 7-5 to the Peninsula Panthers on Dec. 16. The Wolves jumped to an early lead in the first with a goal by Jake Calnan from Marshall Brown and Jonah Philip. It was answered by Panthers’ Kai Turner’s first of the night on the power play from Garnett Roberts and Trevor Owens. Not to be outdone, Nathan Gelsinger snuck one past Panthers goaltender, Alex Olson, just over a minute later. However, that would be the last time the Wolves led on the scoreboard as the second started with three goals by the Panthers. Hatcher tried to put the Wolves back on the scoreboard with a goal just past the 15-minute mark, which was followed by a goal from Jacob Malloch to tie the game. But Turner was back on the prowl for the Panthers, notching another goal on the power play at the end

of the second. The Panthers scored three unanswered goals in the third. Third star of the game was awarded to Wolves’ Hatcher, with Panthers’

Marty Westhaver and Turner taking first and second respectively and scoring two goals apiece in the game. The Wolves were also scheduled to play

the Saanich Braves on Saturday, Dec. 19, at George Pearkes Arena after the Gazette’s holiday deadline. katie@golstream gazette.com

Matthew Galajda had a shutout on the go the last time his Victoria Grizzlies played the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. The visiting Dogs rallied and scored a pair of late goals in that Dec. 8 game at The Q Centre. Galajda made few mistakes when his team travelled to Port Alberni for the latest round in their season series, turning aside all 29 shots he faced in backstopping the Grizzlies to a 7-0 B.C. Hockey League victory at Weyerhaeuser Arena. It was the 18-year-old netminder’s his second goose egg of the season and lowered his goals against average to 2.48 per game. While Galajda was solid at one end of the ice, his teammates put things together at the other. Mitchell Barker and Cole Pickup scored twice each, while Dante Hahn and Jared Virtanen had a goal and two helpers each to lead the attack. Following a scoreless first period that saw Victoria’s Drayson Pears and Alberni’s Josh Adkins tossed out after a scrap at the 15:14 mark, the Grizzlies

got goals 11 seconds apart from Keyvan Mokhtari and Barker early in the middle frame. Virtanen tallied from Alex Peck to make it 3-0 later in the second. Mokhtari and Bulldog Tristan Bukovec dropped the gloves with three seconds to go and were also booted from the game for their efforts. A power play goal from Pickup, from Hahn and Kevin Massy, upped the lead to 4-0, 4:53 into the third, followed soon after by Hahn’s goal from Virtanen and Jake Stevens. The Grizzlies, who outshot the Bulldogs 15-9 in the period and 34-29 overall, rounded out the scoring later on with goals by Barker and Pickup. The Grizzlies were scheduled to host Nanaimo on Saturday (after the Gazette’s holiday print deadline, see goldstream gazette.com for details) in their last game before a 20-day Christmastime break. They return to the ice Jan. 8 at home against Powell River. editor@goldstream gazette.com

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(Left) Belmont’s Ryan Backhouse surveys his options while being checked by Oak Bay’s Kenny Ngwenya during opening-day action at the Gary Taylor Classic senior boys basketball tournament last week at Oak Bay. The host Bays beat the Bulldogs handily, 97-57. (Above), Edward Milne guard Alec McKenzie, left, shadows Royal Bay’s Dylan Ross during Lower Island Senior Boys Basketball League action in Sooke. The Ravens lost this game to the Wolverines, 68-50 and were playing in the EMCS Invitational tournament last weekend. Watch the next edition of the Gazette for results of both tournaments.

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Goldstream News Gazette Wed, Dec 23, 2015 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

FUEL/FIREWOOD

APARTMENT/CONDO

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

PARKSVILLE’S EMERALD Estates offers a unique style of Supportive Living for 50+ age. 1-bdrm patio suite. Available Dec 1st. $1,200/month. Call Lynn (250)303-0098.

KINDLING $6/ Bundle, approx. 1 cu.ft. Free Delivery, Min 10 Bundles 250-642-4790

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE KENWOOD EXCELON KFCX693 6X9 300 Watt 3-way car speakers. Brand new, , never opened, save $100+. $120. Call Chris 250-595-0370, chrissmyth54321@gmail.com LEGO, 4.5lbs, 2 bins & 5 instruction books, $50. Exercise ball & book, $10. Call (250)477-6390. SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT PARKING SPACE near Lansdowne Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (or more for long-term). Chris, 250-595-0370.

WANTED TO RENT WANT TO Rent Stationary Food truck or cart. Call Norm (250)388-7337 rm 206.

TRANSPORTATION AUTO SERVICES FREE REMOVAL of all vehicles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

CARS

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700.

2009 PONTIAC Vibe- charcoal grey, black interior, 4cylinder auto, A/C, cruise, P/W, extra options. 52,353km, exc cond. $10,200. (250)580-4104.

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AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT bookkeeping or Payroll Services avail. Call (250)858-5370.

ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

BUSINESS SERVICES

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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FURNITURE REFINISHING & repairs. Scott (250)896-0758. www.scottsfinefinishing.ca

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

ABBA Exteriors Inc.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774.

CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

DRYWALL LANGFORD DRYWALL- Uhang; we-tape. Professional. Done-in-a-day service. Call Andy 250-896-9338.

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

GARDENING DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141. GARDEN OVERGROWN? Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

‘Winter Clean-Up Specials’ Gutter & Window Cleaning Concrete Power Washing Vinyl Siding Cleaning Roof Sweep & De-Mossing Carpentry * Yard Cleanup Handyman Repairs Free Estimates WCB Insured, BBB Certified; Now accepting Visa/ MC *Seniors Discounts* (778)433-9275 www.abbaexteriors.ca

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. CLEANUP SPECIALS! Full yard maintenance. Home construction/reno’s etc. Call Chad 250-507-9933 for more info. HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, 250-886-3383.

RENOVATIONS SPECIALIST decks, fence Doors, windows, painting, drywall. Kitchen, bath, suites. 250-217-8131

MASONRY & BRICKWORK CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fireplaces,flagstone rock, concrete, natural & veneered stone. Replace, rebuild, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsmasonry.com; Call (250)5899942, (250)294-9942.

MOVING & STORAGE

Locally owned Family business

HANDYPERSONS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Refuse Sam

✓Garbage Removal ✓O.A.P Rates Attics, Basements, Compost, Construction Clean up, Demolition

Fast & Friendly Service

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving & Hauling. Free Est $75=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc. ✱✱Happy Holidays✱✱

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544. FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

UPHOLSTERY

Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747

UPHOLSTER- Furn. repairs, scratches, fix springs, marine, commercial. 250-480-9822.

PAINTING

WINDOW CLEANING

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.

Call Craig or Mike 250-216-5865

ABBA EXTERIORS

Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing, package discounts. “Locally owned Family business”. WCB, BBB Certified; Now accepting Visa/ MasterCard. (778)433-9275.

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We would like to welcome Dr. Maria Brink to our practice. Dr. Brink received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ohio State University in 2012. In her practicing career she has developed specific interests in surgery and animal behaviour.

Happy Holidays! Wishing you and your pet all the best this holiday season.

Drop in and say hello, Dr. Brink is ready to see new clients at both Eagle Rise and Glenview Animal Hospitals.

202-314 Wale Rd.

250-590-8445

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