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Bye Bye Birdie!

The girls of the Conrad Birdie fan club show unrestrained joy at the rockstar’s impending visit for the Oak Bay High musical theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie running Feb. 19 to 27 in the school’s community theatre. See story page A7.

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Committee moves sewer project forward Oak Bay approves geotechnical survey, a first step in sewer separation Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

Oak Bay will embark on a geotechnical survey after council made it’s first decision in the Uplands sewer separation project COSM_9132_COSM214_OBN_b_X1a_r1.pdf 1 while sitting as committee Monday night.

“The more information we can provide the contractor on geotech, the better pricing you will get on the contract itself,” said Jack Hull, the contractor working on the project to separate storm water and wastewater streams in the Uplands neighbourhood of nearly 400 homes.

Currently, during heavy rainfall storm and wastewater overflow into the ocean at the Rutland and Humber pumping stations.

Oak Bay is also required to separate stormwater and sanitary sewers to com2015-12-15 10:11 AM ply with B.C.’s Municipal Wastewater

Regulation.

Uplands resident David Black, owner of Black Press, questioned both the environmental impact of those overflows into the ocean compared with the carbon footprint of adding a second pipe system to the neighbourhood.

Council seemed receptive to Black’s suggestion to meet with MLA Andrew Weaver to discuss the implications. The BC Green Party Leader is also a well known climate scientist.

PlEASE SEE: Residents don’t want pumps, Page A2

All about easements n Before Oak Bay seeks easement use and goes down the official path to widen them, they plan to suss out who might be willing to have theirs dug up.

In many cases, easements run through outbuildings and other structures or mature landscaping, but the use of easements or a mix of roadway and easements was something council revisited after public input.

Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen noted Oak Bay also needs to develop a policy on how to deal, for example, with questions related to who would replace a removed structure.

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Residents don’t want pumps Budget 2016: Property transfer tax trimmed Continued from Page A1

Unfortunately the outfalls don’t have the required test results to show how much damage is done when they overflow.

“We know there is fecal coliform coming out. We don’t know how much,” said Mayor Nils Jensen. “It’s intuitive to say it’s bad.”

Council agreed to craft a letter to Weaver.

Black, who spoke at length, was among the crowd that overflowed into the hall adjacent to municipal chambers Monday night. Many appeared to be Uplands residents who reiterated the “no pumps” stance.

“No one in the Uplands wants pumps. That’s what we keep hearing again and again,” Black said.

Council faces six technically feasible options: a new deeper, gravity sanitary sewer system, where the existing sewer would carry stormwater; a new, deeper, gravity system for stormwater, where the existing sewer would carry sanitary sewage; a low-pressure sanitary system and existing sewer would carry stormwater; shallow-gravity stormwater sewers, pumped where necessary, and existing sewer would carry sanitary sewage; a new shallow-gravity sanitary sewer system, pumped where necessary, and existing sewer would carry stormwater; a new shallow gravity sanitary sewer system, community pump stations where necessary, and existing pipes would carry stormwater.

The first two options remain most popular – a deeper gravity sanitary sewer with the existing pipes carrying storm water or a deeper gravity storm water with the existing system carrying sewage – with those who chose to address council. Both are estimated to cost around $20 million.

Option three – a pumped lowpressure sanitary system where the existing sewer would carry stormwater – is expected to be the cheapest and was popular among non-residents during early public input. It would require most Uplands residents to purchase, install and maintain pumps.

Marilyn Harris, who also spoke during the special committee meeting Feb. 2 at Monterey Rec, reiterated another key message from Uplands residents. They see the requirement to purchase pumps as offloading costs on the 380 homeowners.

“You can’t drop a bill for $20,000 in my mailbox,” she said. “You don’t have the social license to do that.”

Monday’s meeting ended with committee forwarding information for more potential decisions on options, seeking more information, and more council discussion during its Feb. 22 council meeting at 7 p.m. in municipal hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave. Visit oakbay.ca and find the Uplands sewer separation project under Plans & Reports for a list of public input results and technical reports. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Newly built homes worth up to $750,000 are exempt from B.C.’s property transfer tax under changes in the provincial budget that take effect immediately.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong expects to make up most of the lost revenue by increasing the tax rate from two to three per cent on the value of homes in excess of $2 mil- IN BRIEF lion.

For resold homes, property purchase tax continues to apply at one per cent on the first $200,000 of value and two per cent on value between $200,000 and $2 million.

The tax has produced a windfall for the province and pushed home purchase costs even higher in the hot market for homes in some urban areas.

The government expects to collect about $200 million more than it budgeted for the current year, due to soaring prices and a high number of sales.

De Jong said the break is aimed at new construction to stimulate new housing construction, adding to supply in response to demand that is driving prices up.

The exemption is only available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and the government is resuming tracking nationality of buyers, a practice stopped in 1998.

The upper limit to qualify for the homeowner grant is also increased from $1.1 million to $1.2 million for the 2016 property tax year.

ents, who will pay a single adult rate of $78 a month instead of the current rate of $150 charged for a family of three. A single senior or single parent with one child and an income of $45,000 may also be eligible for reduced premiums.

The changes will reduce rates for an additional 335,000 people, and 45,000 more people will be exempted from paying as long as they are registered and qualify.

But rates overall continue to rise. With a four per cent increase in personal rate this year and growing population, the government expects to collect more MSP each year of its three-year budget plan than with the current system.

B.C. is the only province that charges premiums for health services, and the NDP opposition has called for them to be eliminated as a regressive tax. De Jong argues that MSP covers only 14 per cent of a growing health care budget, and eliminating it would amount to hiding the cost in the general tax system.

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Children exempted from MSP premiums Medical Services Plan premiums are being charged only for adults starting in 2017, and the qualifying income for reduced premiums is going up from $30,000 to $42,000 for single people.

The new system creates a break for single par-

Prosperity fund gets seed money With liquefied natural gas export projects delayed, Premier Christy Clark’s promise of a “B.C. Prosperity Fund” has been launched with $100 million from the current budget surplus.

The fund was touted in the 2013 election as a way to pay off debt starting in 2017, and reduce or even eliminate B.C.’s sales tax with revenues from five LNG plants. But with a glut of oil and gas internationally, no major project is expected to be under construction by the 2017 election.

Including the fund in his 2016-17 budget, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said most people would agree with “the notion that we would take a modest amount of money out of our chequing account and put it in our savings account.”

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The finance ministry expects a surplus of $377 million at the end of the current fiscal year and $264 million in the fiscal year that begins April 1.

The prosperity fund is restricted to a minimum 50 per cent to pay down debt, 25 per cent saved to earn interest and the rest available to spend on health care, transportation and other government functions.

Disability benefits up $77 for some Income assistance payments for people with disabilities are to increase up to $77 per month effective Sept. 1, but transit passes will no longer be covered.

Bus passes have only been provided for some regions of the province, an unfair situation for those who can’t take advantage of transit, said Finance Minister Mike de Jong. The increase will be across the board and recipients can choose for themselves if they use it for transit or other needs.

The B.C. Liberal government has resisted calls for an increase in the general social assistance rate, but has ended the clawback of child support payments to single parents.

Since 2012 the government has moved to encourage income assistance recipients to work, allowing earnings up to $200 a month without losing benefits for those who file tax returns.

People on disability assistance can retain up to $800 a month, up from $500 in 2012. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Skaters add Oak Bay edge to Special O event Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

The Zone 6 team features Oak Bay flair as Special Olympics BC figure skaters debut in the BC Winter Games.

Tess van Straaten, a familiar face on the local news, is among the leadership of that contingent who train at Oak Bay Rec each Saturday.

“This is the first year the BC Winter Games has that category in it so it’s exciting. It’ll be a really great experience. It’s always so neat to see the sportsmanship and camaraderie,” she said. “Games are a really fun experience for anyone who’s been an athlete. You’re focused on just that for a day or days.

“They’re long days and physically you’re on your feet early in the morning to late in the day. You get tired but it’s such an energy rush.”

Van Straaten started coaching in 1999 in Kitimat as she embarked on a career anchoring the evening news in Terrace. Since then her coaching career followed her television one – the only break a handful of years in Australia – in Calgary, Lethbridge, Winnipeg and back to Victoria where she first laced her skates as a kid.

She’s among those who can say they skated at the old Memorial Arena with the Victoria Figure Skating Club, then moved on to the Racquet Club near the University of Victoria.

She started coaching special olympics in 1999, and it’s her third year coaching the skaters locally.

“CHEK did a story on (skater Emily Walzak) and when I interviewed her she told me skating had changed her life. That’s why I volunteer my time to do this – it’s so amazing to see the difference sport makes in the lives of our athletes,” van Straaten said.

“They’ll start out learning something new, then there’s that moment they can do it and they realize if they work hard they can achieve that. It’s neat to see that progression.”

SOBC figure skater Walzak started training with van Straaten this year.

“She works so hard and has such a positive attitude,” said van Straaten. “She’s come so

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Emily Walzak (left) Martin Newham, Tess van Straaten and Desiree Grubell head for the BC Games this month in Princeton. The Special Olympics BC coaches and athletes train each weekend at Oak Bay Rec Centre.

I do a pretty good job.”

Walzak returns the fondness of her coaches, thrilled that longtime coach Martin Newham will travel as an adult supervisor for the Games.

“I’ve been with him since the beginning,” Walzak said. “He’s the best. He’s patient and kind and sincere.”

She holds similar respect for van Straaten.

“She’s lovely. She makes me work hard.

That’s what a coach is supposed to do though,” Walzak said. “We get along well and stuff. She’s a good person to be around.”

Rounding out the foursome is athlete Desiree Grubell who also went to the Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Kamloops last February with Walzak.

“One thing about Special Olympics athletes that really stands out is how supportive they are of each other,” said van Straaten.

“It’s not always about winning, it’s about competing and supporting each another and doing your personal best.” cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

far in so short a time.”

Walzak, 25, anticipates a great first BC Games – meeting other athletes from all sports from across the province.

“My favourite part of competing is meeting new people in all different sports,” she said.

In competition, her strength lies in her attitude.

“We get marked on presentation,” she says. “Everybody always says I have a nice smile.”

Walzak, in her fourth year of training and hot off a fifth-place finish at the SOBC Canada Games last year, is primed for a personal best performance.

“I’ve been training pretty hard, I feel strong,” she said. “(I plan to) just skate my best and work hard.”

She looks forward to offering her Romeo and Juliet program.

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OUR VIEW

Uplands sewer discussions start off on the right foot What a difference an approach makes.

By various accounts, the last time Oak Bay council tackled the question of separating Uplands sewer and storm drains – a required project so the district complies with B.C.’s Municipal Wastewater Regulation – the discussion was far more acrimonious.

There’s a different feel this time around.

During each public meeting, residents of Uplands have offered kudos to staff and council for their approach to the sewer separation project.

It’s a marked difference than the plan ditched years ago that would have forced each resident to purchase a pump. A major hurdle at that time, residents say, was lack of informed public input.

To date, the district has offered several public information and input forums, before the item even arrived at the committee of the whole table. Residents throughout the municipality had the opportunity to weigh the different options on the board and it’s perhaps little surprise that those in the Uplands and those outside the area in question prefer different solutions (and financial ramifications.)

While there’s still much work to be done on the Uplands sewer separation project before any decisions are made – and there’s no guarantee all residents will be pleased with those decisions once adopted – the process seems to going more smoothly than the last time around.

And as we’ve seen in other issues that generate significant debate, a solid foundation from which to move forward through potentially difficult discussions is never a bad thing.

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

Uplands residents’ sewer position clarified Re: Uplands residents reject individual pumps as sewer separation solution, Oak Bay News Feb. 5.

Thank you for placing the Uplands sewer separation project on the front page of the Feb. 5 edition of your paper.

Those of us who presented at the Feb. 2 Oak Bay committee of the whole are pleased that you are giving this important issue the attention that it deserves.

As I was the presenter named in your article, I would like to make two comments on the report of our presentation. Possibly we did not speak with adequate clarity.

We strongly support Option 1 or Option 2 (gravity sewer) over Option 3 (pressurized sanitary sewer). Your reporting said that we supported

Option 1. At this point it is not clear to us which of Options 1 and 2 would be preferred.

We ask that Option 3 be rejected and that Options 1 and 2 be evaluated further so that a knowledgeable selection can be made.

There are issues such as the failure of a sanitary pump versus the failure of a storm water one.

We also commented briefly on the three hybrid

schemes, Options 4, 5 and 6.

Prior to the meeting, we understood that our presentation time would be limited, thus we focused on the main issue of gravity sewer versus a pressurized sanitary sewer. So possibly our comments here were too brief to be noted.

We noted that hybrid Options 4, 5 and 6 were of limited merit. The cost might be less but many

more home owners would have to install and operate pumps (an additional 166, 174 and 136 pumps respectively), a very undesirable requirement in our view.

It should also be noted that for these three options, the municipality would have to build and operate additional pumping stations (an equally undesirable outcome).

Geoff Buck Oak Bay

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Racing to a world record Jennifer Blyth Oak Bay News

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After an undefeated league season and a first-place finish at the city finals last weekend, Oak Bay High’s senior girls basketball team hopes to clinch a berth to the B.C.s at this week’s Island Championships.

Hosted at Claremont Secondary, the Islands began yesterday and continue through Saturday. With the top four Victoria teams attending, the Oak Bay Breakers are joined by Claremont, who Oak Bay beat 53-47 in the city finals, No. 3 Belmont and No. 4 Mt. Douglas.

Also attending will be the top four North Island teams, including the always tough Dover Bay, from Nanaimo, and Vanier, from the Comox Valley, says Breakers coach Rob Kinnear.

“The girls have played really well,” Kinnear said following last weekend’s win.

“We’re very big and athletic, (but) one of the youngest teams

in the province,” Kinnear noted.

Oak Bay has just two Grade 12 players on its roster, and starts three Grade 10s and two Grade 11s. That youth bodes well for the next few years.

Over the season, the girls have worked hard and come together as a team, and the past weekend’s competition allowed the players to respond to Claremont’s quick, nimble game, which will help going into the Islands, he added.

“I know we’ll come out and play hard.”

Oak Bay was scheduled to play the winner of a Carihi (No. 4 in the north) and Stelly’s (No. 5 south) match-up Thursday night, after the Oak Bay News went to press.

The winner of that game plays at 5:30 p.m. Friday, taking on the winner of Thursday’s Belmont/Vanier game.

The final goes at 6 p.m. Saturday with the top two from this weekend’s games moving on to provincials March 2 to 5 in Langley. The third-place team will play a challenge game. editor@oakbaynews.com

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World records don’t fall every day, but when John Woodall crossed the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon’s 8K finish line last October, his name was destined to enter the record books.

With a time of 45.41, the Oak Bay man is the world single age record holder for 83-year-olds at the 8K distance, certified by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.

Not that he had the record in his sights during his run. “I just plodded on and stuck to it,” he says.

The first inkling he had of the milestone came in an email that didn’t actually mention the record, so he didn’t pursue it right away. When confirmation came, “John didn’t believe it,” said his wife, Nadine.

Woodall, who runs for the Prairie Inn Harriers, has been racing on the Island and the Lower Mainland for more than 10 years, although his love of running reaches back much farther, to his school days in England.

“I’ve always tried to stay fit,” says Woodall, whose other activities over the years have included rugby and ballroom dancing with Nadine.

“I got involved with running with the Prairie Inn Harriers and it just became a habit,” he says simply. Once you start, “you have to go, you have to do it, and you meet a lot of nice people.”

You’ll often see Woodall out along his regular route, an “easy” 12 to 14km through Fairfield, back along Dallas Road, Beach Drive and King George Terrace, before heading home along Newport. If he feels like something a little longer – say 20km – he’ll continue through the Uplands toward the golf course and back.

Why run? “Basically to keep fit, and I can eat what I like,” he laughs, but adds that he’s actually fairly careful about what he enjoys, especially before a run.

He has several regular running groups, including his Thursday morning group of about 30 or 40 runners, and a Sunday morning trio of young women he met while leading a 10K clinic some time ago.

“They enjoy the old man’s company and we’ve been close friends now for quite a number of years,” he says.

They also celebrated accordingly when Woodall got word of the record – with cupcakes, of course. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Bye Bye Birdie lands in Oak Bay theatre Christine van Reeuwyk

Sarah Bjelde, as Kim MacAfee, swoons over Conrad Birdie, played by Kai Pama in the Oak Bay High School musical theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie.

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The main guiding hand of this year’s Oak Bay High musical theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie won’t even be there when the student actors hit the first note.

Alison Roberts, a 2010 grad, spent a year after graduation at Canadian College of Performing Arts then the following four traveling across Canada and back working theatres in Vancouver, Toronto and Winnipeg.

She came back to visit between contracts in September, kicking off a steamroll affect.

“I offered to help out with auditions …

It became my project.

I’ve kind of taken over the whole thing.”

With the majority of her experience on stage, choreography this large-scale was new and directing was previously not on the radar.

“It’s been surprisingly a really good experience. It’s given me more confidence in my work. I would love to start doing more choreography and directing,” Roberts said.

Similarly, the student actor portraying Kim enjoys her first musical theatre appearance.

Roberts plucked choir member Sarah Bjelde, despite her inexperience, to play the Kim MacAfee, the swooning teen selected for a kiss from Conrad Birdie’s fan club.

“I’ve done some choir performances before but not on this level,” Bjelde said. “I’ve gained a lot of confidence. I’ve enjoyed it so much that I want to do it again.”

Among her favoured songs in the show is a duet with another lead, “Singing with Véronique – she’s so good it’s fun sharing the stage with her.”

Oak Bay audiences will remember Véronique Beaudet, who portrays Albert’s secretary and sweetheart, Rosie Alvarez, as Belle in the final production last year in Oak Bay High’s old theatre; Bye Bye Birdie is the first musical theatre to take the stage in the new Dave Dunnet Community Theatre.

“We have a really good group of stu-

of fun. It’s a general lighthearted show and people should be prepared to laugh and have a good time.”

Roberts felt confident handing over the reins a week before opening night as she hit the road again. A four-month contract will see her first at Banff Centre for professional training, then off to Edmonton with Cita-

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dents,” Roberts said.

Despite scheduling challenges, between sports and choir and music “it’s been a good

students altogether – 40 in the cast.

“There are lots of big chorus numbers, everyone gets a chance to see their kids perform,” Roberts said.

The lively and bright musical features Elvisinspired rock star Conrad Birdie. He gets drafted by the army and in a publicity stunt offers one last kiss to lucky winner, the sweet teen Kim MacAfee.

“It’s a bit of a throwback to the 1960s. It’s a lighthearted easily accessible show,” said Jonah van Driesum, who plays agent and songwriter Albert Peterson.

“The audience should anticipate a lot

solid commitment all around.”

They’re strong on stage and off, with a production crew of 80

20, 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Feb 21 at 2 p.m.

Tickets $12 adults, $10 seniors and students available at the Shieling Gifts, Ivy’s Books and the school office.

Tickets may be available at the door. Email queenliz@shaw.ca for special ticket requests. cvanreeuwyk @oakbaynews.com

del to appear in West Side Story (for the fifth time).

“I’m pretty happy with how it turned out,” said Roberts. “I had to remind myself it all comes together.”

Bye Bye Birdie opens Feb. 19 in the Oak Bay High community theatre at the corner of Cadboro Bay and Cranmore roads.

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Sunday, Feb. 21

Drop-in Family Storytime – 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Fridays at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.

Kiwanis Sunday Morning Breakfast – Oak Bay Kiwanis hosts breakfast, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kiwanis Willows Beach Tea Room, $10. Proceeds support Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion Care Facility.

Dinner Theatre at The Oak Bay Beach Hotel – Weekends through Feb. 20, Double Diamond: A Tribute to Neil Diamond featuring tribute artist Bill Zaalberg. Tickets $89, incl. three-course meal in the David Foster Foundation Theatre. Info/ tickets visit the Front Desk or call 250-598-4556.

The Song of Poets – Fundraising concert for the synagogue’s Syrian Refugee Family Sponsorship Project, 2 p.m., 1461 Blanshard St. Poetry by Judith Castle, Dvora Levin, Isa Milman and Barbara Pelman; music by “The Klez.” Admission by donation. Info: 250-382-0615 or info@ congregationemanuel.ca.

Bye Bye Birdie Oak Bay musical – Enjoy a fullscale musical production, 7:30 p.m. at Oak Bay High. Tickets $12/$10, available at Ivy’s Books, the Sheiling Gifts and at the school. Evening shows Feb. 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee Sunday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. No shows Feb. 22 or 23.

Saturday, Feb. 20 Carpet Burweed and Ivy Removal In Uplands Park – Bring clippers and loppers to Uplands Park to remove carpet burweed and ivy, 1 to 4 p.m. Meet at the Cattle Point lower parking lot.

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Organ virtuoso Curt Bergen – in concert at St. Matthias Church, 600 Richmond Rd., 8 p.m.

Tickets $15/$10. Info: 250-598-2833.

Dan Morrison �

To our valued customers, clients and friends. It is with our deepest sorrow to inform you of the death of our friend, optician and dog lover, Dan Morrison.

Sadly he passed away at home on Feb. 10, 2016.

Dan owned and operated Oak Bay Optical in Athlone Court for over 20 years. His passion of giving good old fashioned service and carrying dog biscuits in his pocket continued as he joined our Diamond Eyecare family on Fort Street three years ago.

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Songbirds and Snowbirds – Kelsey Wheatley (mezzo soprano), Kenji Lee (baritone) and Natasha Penfield (soprano), with guest Paul Beauchesne (principal tuba, Victoria Symphony) and First Met Sanctuary Choir, 2:30 p.m., First Met United Church, 932 Balmoral Rd. Tickets: $15 or $5 low-income/student. Info: firstmetvictoria.com.

Monday, Feb. 22 Jazz Alive: Kristina Helene – Concert, 7 to 9 p.m., First Met United Church. Info: firstmetvictoria.com

Tuesday, Feb. 23 Tuesday Movie Nights at The Oak Bay Beach Hotel – Trumbo. Enjoy new release movies in the David Foster Foundation Theatre, 6 to 9:45 p.m. Tickets $24, incl. theatre fare, dessert and house-made popcorn, plus option to purchase a beverage.

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A full audiological evaluation, not a quick screening is essential.

How much hearing loss is present, whether one ear hears better than the other and where the hearing loss is, are necessary pieces of information for hearing aid discussion.

Whether the clinic is independent or owned by a particular hearing aid manufacturer is important to establish. Independent clinics will work with a wide variety of manufacturers to best fit your hearing loss as opposed to just working with one manufacturer.

There are different technology levels with subsequent price differences. Hearing the television better or improving conversation in quiet may be better suited to one level of technology versus someone who is socially active, attends important meetings or is often in groups or background noise. More expensive does not necessarily mean best suited for your lifestyle.

Dexterity is also important. Difficulty moving fingers and joints may dictate one style over another as well as the size of battery needed.

Another discussion is fully automatic hearing aids that adjust to the environment on their own versus ‘customization’ allowing you to control the volume and environment.

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Dry goods and frozen foods are fast filling up the shelves and freezers on the main floor of the 45,000-square-foot store, which somewhat mirrors the Langford QF store in terms of layout and features that include a massive deli and bistro area. Meanwhile, preparations continue on new features for the upper floor, which will include a Starbucks café, a soup and sandwich bar and a 7,000-sq.-ft. upscale kitchenware boutique branded appropriately as A Step Above.

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The split-level shopping experience is a format the company has created to great success in several of its stores up Island, but it’s a first for the Capital Region, he adds.

All systems are go for the store’s official opening and ribbon cutting Thursday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. A special sneak preview for seniors 65-over and people with mobility issues is being held the night before.

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QF founding partner Ken Schley says the View Royal location, adjacent to Victoria General Hospital and near a fast-growing area of the region, offers many advantages. “We feel that a more diverse group of people will have the opportunity to experience our unique brand of grocery retailing, and hopefully continue to shop with us over time.”

Accessible from Helmcken Road on the Saanich side, and Watkiss Way via the Trans-Canada Highway’s Helmcken offramps and from View Royal’s northern residential reaches, the store is well-positioned for customers in a broad area, he adds.

The company and its staff are excited to be an integral part of Eagle Creek, designed as a multiuse community, residential and business hub for View Royal, says Jordan Schley. “We’re very thrilled to be part of this (development) and proud to be part of the community,” he says.

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Fully licensed for full time job - Nanaimo area. Inventory management/computer skills favorable but will train suitable candidate. Tremendous growth, opportunity, and learning environment.

Duties may include but not limited to: metric & scribner scaling, weight scaling, custom log sorting, inventory mgmt - land and water, water scaling, etc. Email: scalingjobs@gmail.com

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The Jobs: Occupational Safety Officer and Occupational Hygiene Officer Partner with industry to assist in reducing workplace injuries and occupational disease.

The difference: Building safer and healthier workplaces Passionate about workplace health and safety? Four years of industry experience or a Bachelor of Science and three years’ experience qualifies you. Learn more and apply at worksafebc.com.

Positions available throughout B.C.

VOLUNTEERS

HELP WANTED THE 292 SENIORS Travel and Social Group is looking for a driver for our 5 spd manual bus on 3-4 day monthly tours.

Honourariam. Requires class 2. Call 778-265-7663 if you are interested.

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BC SPCA WILD ARC seeks volunteers for the busy summer season. Wild ARC is a specialized centre for treating injured or orphaned wild animals, and is located in Metchosin.

Positions are available in animal care, centre support, and communitybuilding and volunteer orientation sessions are currently open for registration. Please call 250-386-2269.

OAKLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE is looking for volunteers 19 years and older to work a 2–3 hr shift on Saturday February 20th, 5 pm. to midnight. The event you would be supporting is Local Love, a fundraiser for the 2016 season of the Oaklands Sunset Markets. Shifts include bussing, set-up & take-down, coat check, front of house, event hosts and beer pourers with Serving it Right certification. Please call 250-386-2269

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Circulation Coordinator Black Press Community News Media is looking for an energetic and customer friendly individual for its Victoria Circulation Department. The right candidate must have excellent communication and organizational skills. Your attention to detail and ability to work with minimum supervision sets you apart from other applicants.

Basic knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express is recommended.

A reliable vehicle is a must. Vulnerable sector criminal check is also mandatory.

Black Press is Canada’s largest private independent newspaper company with more than 180 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

Please forward resume to:

Greater Victoria Newspapers Black Press Group Ltd. 818 Broughton Street Victoria, BC, V8W 1E4 distribution@vicnews.com Closing date Feb. 26, 2016

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PERSONAL SERVICES MIND BODY & SPIRIT KRIPALU MASSAGE (Flow like Swedish Massage), Acupressure, Reiki, Chair Massage. Light or Deep pressure.

Professional office located off the Gorge. In practice since 2000. Women only. www.andreakober.com 250-514-6223.

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HOLISTIC HEALTH Trager® Bodywork Move more freely in a relaxed body; Release pain & tension; Hot Stone Massage Penetrating heat from smooth basalt rocks softens tight muscles, melts tension Hot Stone Massage with Raindrop Therapy CranioSacral Therapy Rae Bilash Certified Practitioner 250-380-8733 www.raebilash.ca raebilash@shaw.ca

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Advertising Sales Consultant The Peace Arch News has an opening for an advertising consultant.

By joining White Rock / South Surrey's number one community print and online newspaper, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the Lower Mainland's most vibrant communities. The team environment at the Peace Arch News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence.

You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. Previous media sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver's license are required.

The Peace Arch News is part of Black Press, Canada's largest private independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Washington, Ohio, California and Hawaii.

Please send your resume with cover letter by Friday, March 11, 2016 to: Steve Scott - Ad Manager Peace Arch News #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to steve.scott@peacearchnews.com

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RENTALS

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FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA Americana Canadian edition 1951 complete set. (250)6540907.

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

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.

$750 loans and more No credit checks

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3 QUEEN-SIZED flat bed sheets, 2 pink, 1 blue, $12.

Call 250-383-5390.

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Apply at credit700.ca GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE SERVICES

40+ ISSUES of sewing magazines, $40. 250-370-2905.

TRANSPORTATION

CHOP SAW- $50. Fireplace, 17”x24”, $49. Call (250)4780906, Langford.

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

DINETTE SET- table, 4 chairs and a buffet, $98. Call (250)652-4621.

YOU BREW- beer bottles, 38 large, clean, no caps. $15.

Call (250)388-9857.

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes David Rusen 250-413-7594

SAANICH WEST

54-4125 Interurban, $415,900

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

SAILBOAT - FIBERGLASS Spencer 31’ design by J. Brandmayr/ Philbrook Shipyard, Victoria. Inclds water tanks, roughed in interior.

Farymann engine 24 HP, balast, keel etc. $12,000. kijiji #1112486288, 250-723-8967 gabbyosborne@shaw.ca

SAANICH EAST

105-7070 West Saanich Road, $247,900

2915 Otter Point,

Saturday 1:30-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Brad Forrest, 250-508-1973 www.bradforrest.com

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304-2757 Quadra Street, $209,900 3356 Wordsworth Street MLS 360142 MLS 358922,

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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

NURSE SEMI-RETIREDhelps seniors: baths/meals/errands/etc. Refs. Call 250-4742635 or merylforce@shaw.ca

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HIGH WHEEL Cultivator/ plow/ furrow. New $150. Sell $50. Call (250)598-8306.

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MLS 357839 Sunday 1-2:30 RE/MAX Camosun Georgia & Tim Wiggins, 250-415-2500 www.timwiggins.com

Saturday 2-4 Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Dean Boorman, 250-882-0234 www.deanboorman.ca

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MLS 360015 RE/MAX Camosun Nevenka Kardum, 250-744-3301 www.nevenkakardum.com

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9518 Maryland Drive, $715,000

6652 Rhodonite Drive, $319,900

MLS 360455, Sunday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath & Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653 www.ianheathmarilynball.com

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EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER- Reliable. Call 250920-6516, 250-881-7444.

GREAT TIME for pruning.

Fruit, ornamental & native trees. Call Maxse for results.

Senior disc. 250-634-0347.

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

Call 250-361-6164.

CUSTOM LANDSCAPING by Design- let us build your dream! Free estimates. Call (250)391-0688.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-516-5178.

DRYWALL

I AM looking for up to 5 more customers for regular lawn cuts to start this spring. Chris (250)858-2055.

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

Fast Service, Best Prices!!

Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-516-5178.

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden.

Clean-ups, pruning, weeding, & more. Senior’s discounts.

Free estimates. 250-216-7502.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Sm jobs welcome.

Lic #86952. 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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

20% OFF! Mowing, aerate, pruning, hedge/shrub trim, yard cleanup. (250)479-6495.

DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.

Locally owned Family business

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.

HANDYPERSONS

MOVING & STORAGE

BIG BEAR Handyman.

Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving & Hauling. Free Est $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.

RENO SPECIALIST

FENCING

GARDENING

ABBA Exteriors Inc. ‘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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, De-moss, Roofs, Windows, Power Washing.

(250)889-5794.

DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate

Carpentry, drywall, plumbing, tiling, electric.

Kitchen & bath.

20 yrs exp. Fully insured.

Alain 250-744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

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

Refuse Sam

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

Fast & Friendly Service .

HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

Call Craig or Mike 250-216-5865 .

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

Brad 250-217-9578.

High quality, Organized.

Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or 250-472-6660 Member BBB

PAINTING

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

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

ABBA EXTERIORS

(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

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr.

Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS Call 250.388.3535

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.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

WINDOWS ENERHEAT WINDOW replacement specialist. Member BBB. Free Estimates. 250-382-1224

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