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The University of Victoria and the UVic Students’ Society are joining forces in an effort to increase voter turnout at this fall’s municipal elections.

They are proposing the imple-mentation of an advance polling station on campus which would allow students who live in Victo-ria, Saanich or Oak Bay to vote in the same place.

“We’re trying to get students engaged with the communities around them,” said Dylan Sher-lock, director of finance and operations with the UVSS. “Right now the university and the com-munities are at a crossroads. UVic is becoming a world-class university, and one of the key elements of world-class univer-sities is that they interact more with those surrounding commu-nities.”

In addition to providing the physical space for the station, the university and Students’ Society would promote it and ensure voters know the require-ments for proving their resi-dency. The society would also provide opportunities for can-didates to speak directly to stu-dents and other members of the

UVic community.Nearly 30,000 people study

and work on the campus.The proposal has support

from all three municipalities, but a very tight timeline may mean it can’t be implemented in time for the Nov. 19 elections. Since the polling station would be located outside the boundar-ies of both Victoria and Oak Bay, those municipalities would have to pass bylaw changes allowing it to be set up.

The Local Government Act stipulates that any such changes must be made no later than eight weeks prior to the opening of nominations, which means the bylaws would have to be put into effect within the next three to four weeks.

The proposal was formally put before Oak Bay council at its Monday (July 18) meet-ing. While council members expressed support for the idea, they were also concerned that they did not have enough time to make the necessary changes.

“We need two meetings to pass a bylaw (amendment),” said Mayor Christopher Caus-ton. “Aug. 8 is our next meeting, so I’m not sure how we would be able to do this in time.”

The only possible way to

get the bylaw changed in time would be if council were to hold extra meetings prior to Aug. 8. However, with various council-lors expected to be away at dif-

ferent times, achieving a quo-rum could be difficult.

OAK BAYNEWSMore wildlife issuesFirst rabbits, then deer raised residents’ ire. An over-abundance of squirrels in the region is causing new concerns. News, Page A3

Watch for breaking news at www.oakbaynews.comFriday, July 22, 2011

Getting out the campus vote earlyUniversity and its students connect with municipalities on polling initiative

Late tax payments worth $1M in revenue

Ryan FlahertyNews staff

The number of Oak Bay homeown-ers who have overdue property taxes hasn’t increased this year, but it hasn’t gone down, either.

A total of 360 homeowners failed to meet the July 4 deadline for payment of their 2011 taxes. That’s nearly identical to last year, which saw 361 delinquent payments, a marked increase from 2009, in which 295 residents failed to pay by the deadline.

Despite the higher numbers in the past two years, Oak Bay’s municipal treasurer said the percentage of late payments is still relatively close to the average.

“Normally it’s around five per cent (of payments) outstanding after the due date, and the figures this year total 5.6 per cent,” Patricia Walker said.

The late payments amount to just over $1 million in unpaid taxes. The money comprises about 3.1 per cent of Oak Bay’s $34.3-million property tax budget. Failure to pay on time results in a 10-per-cent penalty being added to the outstanding amount.

Don Denton/News staff

Dylan Sherlock, University of Victoria Students’ Society director, stands at the Student Union Building, which could be used as a polling station in the fall municipal election.

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Monterey Recreation Centre is offering families a chance to sail the ocean blue – for a day – on its Family Boat Adventure Tour.

Skipper Al Lubkowski will take would-be sailors on a tour of Oak Bay and surrounding islands aboard the 45-foot vessel Aquitaina. Passengers will have chances to see marine wildlife, play with kelp, pull up crab traps and much more.

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It’s been decades since incin-eration was phased out by Island communities as they moved to more environmental methods for dealing with garbage.

Now the Capital Regional Dis-trict has put burning back on the agenda, albeit at a very prelim-inary stage of planning for the future of the area’s landfill.

Despite the discussion being in its infancy, Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin said it’s important enough to get the public involved now.

“I’m not sure the public knows

about this,” Fortin said. “Let’s face it, we’re (talking about) burn-ing garbage.”

The CRD board had a chance to mull over a $60,000-feasibility report of energy recovery options and identified possible issues around the financial benefits and public perception of incinerating household waste, and possibly sewage.

Metro Vancouver is further along in the planning process for a new waste-to-energy incin-eration facility, which would be built in Gold River. The Minis-try of Environment is expected to decide this week whether it

will approve the Lower Mainland plan, which involves barging waste to the Island town. Trans-porting waste from Greater Vic-toria, Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley for incineration in Gold River was also considered in the report.

“We’re nowhere near where the province wants us to be for recy-cling before they’ll even look at incineration for garbage (in the CRD),” said Saanich Coun. Judy Brownoff, noting that she has yet to personally come around to the benefits of burning trash.

B.C. has a 70 per cent waste diversion rate goal. The Capital

Region is currently at 43 per cent diversion.

The Tri-Regional District Solid Waste Study, which looks at the Island from Nanaimo south, was funded by the province and pre-pared by environmental com-pany Aecom.

The study looks at how to turn waste into liquid ethanol, which could be treated to make elec-tricity, and at a newer technology called “plasma gasification.” Also considered was a stand-alone mass burn facility in the CRD.

A tri-regional waste-to-energy facility would receive an esti-mated 200,000 tonnes of waste

per year. Hartland Landfill cur-rently receives 140,000 tonnes annually and is projected to serve the region until 2035.

CRD staff will incorporate the study’s findings into the core area liquid waste management plan and report back on Oct. 12 to the liquid waste management committee.

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No byelectionfor vacant seat

There will be no bye-lection to fill the Oak Bay council seat left vacant by the death of Alan Cassidy.

The Local Government Act allows councils to forego a byelection if a vacancy occurs after July 1 in the year of a general election.

Given the timeline that would have to be met in order to hold such a vote, and its subsequent prox-imity to the civic election slated for Nov. 19, council determined Monday that a separate vote is unneces-sary.

Instead, council will con-tinue on with six members, including Mayor Christo-pher Causton.

Cassidy died on July 10 after a two-year battle with cancer. He had served on council since 1996.

Speeding teenloses car for week

An Oak Bay officer was clocking speeders in the 2300-block of Cedar Hill Cross Road when a car blew by travelling 98 kilo-metres per hour in a 50 zone.

The 17-year-old driv-ing had his Honda Civic seized for a week by police and was issued a $368 speeding ticket.

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Experience the magic, fun and silliness of a pup-pet show, or learn the art of puppetry, when travel-ling puppet shows and workshops for all ages roll through the Greater Vic-toria Public Libraries this summer.

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On the Hunt for SquirrelsEastern grey squirrels considered an invasive species on south Island

Erin McCrackenNews staff

They may look cute and furry, but a small alien squirrel species continues to be a very big problem on the south Island.

The eastern grey squirrel – which also comes in black – is listed by the province as an invasive wildlife species, one that Esquimalt resident Judith Morton has battled since 2007. She said the critters have nested in her attic and chewed electrical wires, creating a potentially flammable and dangerous mess that cost her $10,000 to fix.

That doesn’t surprise wildlife biologist Sean Pendergast with the B.C. Ministry of Natural Resource Operations.

His regional office in Nanaimo fields upwards of 100 calls a year from Island residents wanting to know how they can eradicate the squirrels.

“It’s probably second only to bullfrog calls,” he said.

Although the truth of how they came to Greater Victoria is cloudy – one theory says a group of squirrels were transported to Metchosin from eastern Canada in the 1960s as pets – it’s clear their proliferation on the

south Island began after they were released into the wild or relocated, Pendergast said.

The grey squirrel overshadows its smaller red cousin, which is native to the Island. As well as chewing into attics, the grey

rodents can gut a garden of plant bulbs, strip the bark from rare Garry oak trees and eat their way through songbird populations.

“(Grey squirrels) can cause significant damage,” said Pendergast. “There’s got to be thousands of them on southern Vancouver Island.”

To make matters worse, the bigger and badder cousin to the red squirrel is not a favourite meal among predators. A mass trapping or sterilization campaign could be effective, but would be an expensive and difficult solution to the pervasive problem, Pendergast said.

The critters pose such a nuisance that they have long been on the province’s list of invasive species. Under the B.C. Wildlife Act, people may take matters into their own hands

and humanely – and legally – hunt, trap and kill grey squirrels: that means no drowning and no firearms within city limits.

“The reason invasive species may get on (the list) is so that it gives the general public an avenue to deal with the problem on their own without a permit,” Pendergast said.

For those reticent to do the dirty work themselves, a licensed nuisance wildlife trapper can be hired. What residents aren’t allowed to do is trap and relocate the creatures, which is how grey squirrels travelled beyond the Malahat Drive, he said.

Old Island Pest Control is one of several companies in the Capital Region that field squirrel calls on a regular basis.

“We average at least three or four a month,” said Blair Dooley, one of the owners of the company.

According to Dooley, about half of those

calls come from Oak Bay.“The early part of the year

is the worst time, especially when they start having their litters,” he said.

After Morton asked for Esquimalt council’s help with her squirrel problem in 2008, she said she has heard nothing from the township and the problem has gotten worse.

“Since then the squirrels are considerably more numerous,” wrote Morton, who declined to be interviewed. “It appears that the squirrels are being fed peanuts, as I find peanuts all over my property, in my planters, and tucked away along the base of my house.”

Esquimalt has no bylaws about feeding wildlife, but that may not be the answer.

“You always have to look at what is the value of a bylaw and what is your capacity to enforce it,” said Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins. “We don’t want to make a bylaw that you can’t enforce, that has no teeth. “It’s better to inform people why they shouldn’t be doing something.”

Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo is undertaking a study on the squirrels and has set up a website to log sightings of the greys.

To report a squirrel sighting or for more

information, please visit web.viu.ca/eagillis/squirrels.htm and follow the red links.

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An eastern grey squirrel pauses for some nourishment in Beacon Hill Park. The species is prevalent throughout Greater Victoria, including Oak Bay, and along with its close relative the black squirrel, has overtaken the native red squirrel in the area in terms of numbers.

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Knowing grey from red■ Eastern grey squirrels (pictured) are native to the southeast part of Canada and the eastern U.S., but were introduced in Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary.■ The red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is the only squirrel native to Vancouver Island. They are grayish-brown to rusty red, and white underneath. They have a pronounced white ring above and below their eyes.


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Mundane public services like permit application forms have been more difficult to find, requiring citizens to know which ministry is responsible for which service. And less flattering infor-mation has often been available only to those who demand it under freedom of information legislation.

Some of that changed for the B.C. government Tuesday, as it unveiled a reorganized set of official websites that chooses information priorities based on what citizens are most likely to be looking for.

The home page of the B.C. government website at www.gov.bc.ca still features the smil-ing portrait of Premier Christy Clark.

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intent by government to adopt a presumption favouring disclo-sure,” Denham said.

NDP citizens’ services critic Doug Routley said the changes make it easier to find routine information, but they don’t do anything about search fees and obstacles used by government to keep politically sensitive infor-mation out of view.

Critics have fought for years to get details such as sea lice data for salmon farms or the reasons for the B.C. Rail sale, he said.

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Council is examining the possibility of restructuring the system so late payments received before Sept. 1 are only hit with a five-per-cent penalty, but the concern remains the fact that the payments are late in the first place.

“We send assessment notices out in mid-May and there are a number of payment options,” Walker said.

“There’s plenty of incentive to pay on time.”

• According to B.C. government figures, Oak Bay has the third-highest property taxes in the province. The residential taxes on a house of average value ($835,545) in the municipality total $5,598.

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Summer is a time when, with many media contacts on holidays, reporters often bide their time waiting for something odd or outstanding to happen.

Among the things catching my attention of late is the price of gas.

As I drive to work each morning, I glance up at a large sign for the corner gas station, where the day’s price is posted. It’s a rather fatalistic exercise, kind of like watching the stock market to make sure my investments aren’t going into the toilet.

On more than a few occasions in the past month or so, I’ve sat at the light shaking my head. How can gas go up 10 cents per litre one day, go back down eight, then jump up another 10? (At the time of writing, regular gas sat at $1.29.9 per litre.)

So who sets local gas prices? For stations that are independently owned and operated, including those branded by an international company, the operator sets the price. For corporate-owned stations, the company sets it – but in both cases, the market dictates the maximum price.

The fact consumers are very sensitive to gas prices keeps most stations at the same level. Operators watch each other like hawks because of that sensitivity and no one wants to be left behind when someone drops their prices. Who wants to watch their competitor across the road do great business while you’re left dusting off the pumps and tidying up the chocolate bar aisle?

Checking out the past few

month’s prices (www.bcgasprices.com) in Victoria and B.C., our line on the graph resembles a seismographic needle during a major earthquake. We dropped

to around $1.12 per litre in mid-June after three months straight between $1.27 and $1.31, and the price has bounced up and down like a rubber ball since.

We have, however, had more of a respite from the high prices than the rest of B.C. The provincial average has slowly declined from a high of nearly $1.35 per litre in early May to the current $1.28 or so.

So what does that mean to those of us driving around the Capital Region? Are our retailers more likely to throw out a loss leader now and again, perhaps to boost sales of other products at their stations? Perhaps. But since the vast majority of money spent at most service stations is for gas, such a strategy can only be seen as trying to build customer loyalty for the time gas prices return to normal market levels.

While it’s great as a consumer to be caught in the middle of a mini gas war, it’s rather frustrating trying to guess what the real market price is and what is simply a price blip.

For people who do a lot of driving, either as part of their job or during their commute, major changes in the price of gas can make a significant difference. Filling up say, a regular cab pickup truck with a roughly 100-litre fuel tank from near empty would have cost $10 less on Sunday than Monday.

Even with my compact Mazda,

the amount I save on a tankful in such situations is enough to cover the cost of two morning coffees. Is timing everything? Maybe not always, but it sure can save you money at times.

The current state of gas jockeying has turned many of us into market watchers. The big difference is while we can certainly buy low, we don’t have the option of selling high.

• • •Maybe I’m just getting crankier as

I near 50, but some things just bug me.

This week I read about a local artist who is one of 15 people up for a $25,000 national prize being offered in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition.

Great, more recognition for the local arts scene, right? But a white spray-bombed sheet of flat aluminum with 10 sides? Shut the front door. I’d rather have seen Jose over at Lima’s Autobody enter a repainted front left quarter-panel off a 1991 Chevy pickup truck.

I know that art often reflects the inner turmoil and the spirit of the artist, and that pieces are frequently designed to be controversial so as to evoke strong feelings in the observer.

This one sure did for me. It makes Mowry Baden’s much-maligned “Rock, Pavilion and Shell” in front of Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre look like creative genius.

I suppose this is yet another instance of contemporary art proving that it’s not intended for the average person – even someone who loves art – to either understand, or enjoy.

Don Descoteau is the editor of the Oak Bay News.

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‘We’ve had more of a respite from high gas prices than the rest of B.C.’

Silly season getting closer

Halfway through summer, most of us aren’t thinking too much about the fall and this November’s municipal election.

But if you’re thinking about running as a candidate, the weeks are running out for you to begin planning your campaign.

Judging by recent elections, most municipalities in Greater Victoria are in dire

need of more names on the ballot to spark interest among voters.

If you care about where you live and

want to make a difference in even one aspect of your community, consider putting your name forward as a candidate for council, school board or mayor.

Qualifications are far from onerous. If you’re 18 or older, a Canadian citizen and have lived in B.C. you’re pretty much OK to run. You’ll need to keep track of election-related expenses and contributions and have at least two people willing to nominate you.

There are a few other rules to know if you do get serious about running. It’s also a good idea to understand that life can seem crazy once everyone’s on the campaign trail.

Traditionally, municipal election season kicks into full-gear after Labour Day. The thinking is that most of us can’t be bothered to ponder the issues affecting our communities when the weather’s warm and we’re busy planning upcoming holidays or invites to backyard barbecues.

We’re a little more willing to do our civic duty and tune into local issues once the kids are back in school and summer vacation is behind us.

Make no mistake though, savvy politicians know they’ll have to hit the ground running once we return to the routines that signal September’s arrival.

If you’ve ever thought about participating in politics, now is the time to make sure you’re ready when the silly season arrives.

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Summer is a time when, with many media contacts on holidays, reporters often bide their time waiting for something odd or outstanding to happen.

Among the things catching my attention of late is the price of gas.

As I drive to work each morning, I glance up at a large sign for the corner gas station, where the day’s price is posted. It’s a rather fatalistic exercise, kind of like watching the stock market to make sure my investments aren’t going into the toilet.

On more than a few occasions in the past month or so, I’ve sat at the light shaking my head. How can gas go up 10 cents per litre one day, go back down eight, then jump up another 10? (At the time of writing, regular gas sat at $1.29.9 per litre.)

So who sets local gas prices? For stations that are independently owned and operated, including those branded by an international company, the operator sets the price. For corporate-owned stations, the company sets it – but in both cases, the market dictates the maximum price.

The fact consumers are very sensitive to gas prices keeps most stations at the same level. Operators watch each other like hawks because of that sensitivity and no one wants to be left behind when someone drops their prices. Who wants to watch their competitor across the road do great business while you’re left dusting off the pumps and tidying up the chocolate bar aisle?

Checking out the past few

month’s prices (www.bcgasprices.com) in Victoria and B.C., our line on the graph resembles a seismographic needle during a major earthquake. We dropped

to around $1.12 per litre in mid-June after three months straight between $1.27 and $1.31, and the price has bounced up and down like a rubber ball since.

We have, however, had more of a respite from the high prices than the rest of B.C. The provincial average has slowly declined from a high of nearly $1.35 per litre in early May to the current $1.28 or so.

So what does that mean to those of us driving around the Capital Region? Are our retailers more likely to throw out a loss leader now and again, perhaps to boost sales of other products at their stations? Perhaps. But since the vast majority of money spent at most service stations is for gas, such a strategy can only be seen as trying to build customer loyalty for the time gas prices return to normal market levels.

While it’s great as a consumer to be caught in the middle of a mini gas war, it’s rather frustrating trying to guess what the real market price is and what is simply a price blip.

For people who do a lot of driving, either as part of their job or during their commute, major changes in the price of gas can make a significant difference. Filling up say, a regular cab pickup truck with a roughly 100-litre fuel tank from near empty would have cost $10 less on Sunday than Monday.

Even with my compact Mazda,

the amount I save on a tankful in such situations is enough to cover the cost of two morning coffees. Is timing everything? Maybe not always, but it sure can save you money at times.

The current state of gas jockeying has turned many of us into market watchers. The big difference is while we can certainly buy low, we don’t have the option of selling high.

• • •Maybe I’m just getting crankier as

I near 50, but some things just bug me.

This week I read about a local artist who is one of 15 people up for a $25,000 national prize being offered in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition.

Great, more recognition for the local arts scene, right? But a white spray-bombed sheet of flat aluminum with 10 sides? Shut the front door. I’d rather have seen Jose over at Lima’s Autobody enter a repainted front left quarter-panel off a 1991 Chevy pickup truck.

I know that art often reflects the inner turmoil and the spirit of the artist, and that pieces are frequently designed to be controversial so as to evoke strong feelings in the observer.

This one sure did for me. It makes Mowry Baden’s much-maligned “Rock, Pavilion and Shell” in front of Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre look like creative genius.

I suppose this is yet another instance of contemporary art proving that it’s not intended for the average person – even someone who loves art – to either understand, or enjoy.

Don Descoteau is the editor of the Oak Bay News.

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Summertime madness in the mix

‘We’ve had more of a respite from high gas prices than the rest of B.C.’

Silly season getting closer

Halfway through summer, most of us aren’t thinking too much about the fall and this November’s municipal election.

But if you’re thinking about running as a candidate, the weeks are running out for you to begin planning your campaign.

Judging by recent elections, most municipalities in Greater Victoria are in dire

need of more names on the ballot to spark interest among voters.

If you care about where you live and

want to make a difference in even one aspect of your community, consider putting your name forward as a candidate for council, school board or mayor.

Qualifications are far from onerous. If you’re 18 or older, a Canadian citizen and have lived in B.C. you’re pretty much OK to run. You’ll need to keep track of election-related expenses and contributions and have at least two people willing to nominate you.

There are a few other rules to know if you do get serious about running. It’s also a good idea to understand that life can seem crazy once everyone’s on the campaign trail.

Traditionally, municipal election season kicks into full-gear after Labour Day. The thinking is that most of us can’t be bothered to ponder the issues affecting our communities when the weather’s warm and we’re busy planning upcoming holidays or invites to backyard barbecues.

We’re a little more willing to do our civic duty and tune into local issues once the kids are back in school and summer vacation is behind us.

Make no mistake though, savvy politicians know they’ll have to hit the ground running once we return to the routines that signal September’s arrival.

If you’ve ever thought about participating in politics, now is the time to make sure you’re ready when the silly season arrives.

Now is the time to consider running in local elections

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Ready for launchDave Denton, Victoria Model Ship Building Society member, launches a boat at Beaver Lake Park. The local club was at Saanich’s annual Strawberry Festival, wowing grownups and kids alike.

Local man’s work in Haiti commendable

Family and friends of Westbay Marina in Esquimalt want to think of and cheer on one of their own: Maxime Watkins-Lenis. Since April, Max has been part of the Haiti reconstruction project as a shelter delegate with the Canadian Red Cross. He is one of a few dedicated humanitarians who has accepted the responsibility and been posted to Haiti to help build shelters for families who have been displaced by the earthquake that decimated the country in January 2010.

Max is in charge of Haitian workers, carpenters and beneficiaries who are putting their skills and efforts to have a place that they can call home.

Despite the ongoing cholera, violence, the lack of drinking water and facilities, and the poor road conditions, he has built 1,000 shelters in the Jacmel area on the southeast of the island. He is determined to build another 1,000 before Christmas.

Life in Haiti is fragile and people are still living in poor conditions. Every day is a struggle for survival for these displaced people. There has not been a week go by when Max has not witnessed people dying, children suffering of disease or women giving birth in conditions we may never witness.

We are grateful as we approach B.C. Day (Aug. 1) and want to thank all like Max who hear the call to serve humanity, giving their knowledge and compassion to disenfranchised cultures around the

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Leave Peninsula residents out of payment formula

Most supporters of this $1-billion LRT boondoggle are totally missing the major objection. That is that the LRT will only run between Victoria and the West Shore and yet all CRD residential and business taxpayers will have their transit fees doubled and that is just for the construction.

I live in Sidney, so I will have a major increase in taxes for absolutely no benefit. In fact it will have a negative impact on me since I will no longer be able to use transit to go direct to downtown but will have to get off the Sidney bus and wait for a downtown LRT at the Uptown terminal.

If, as a result, I am inconsiderate enough to go downtown by car, the planned reduction of Douglas Street to just two lanes of traffic will make my daily trip ten minutes longer each way (increasing greenhouse gases) and I will still pay double my transit tax!

If the Victoria and West Shore residents and businesses do really want an LRT then let them pay for it! In the meantime why aren’t other Peninsula residents and businesses writing to their elected officials and the media to violently object to this proposed huge taxpayer rip-off?

Richard D.B. TalbotSidney

Bus transfer restrictions dig into seniors’ pockets

The changes to the bus transfers are mean and petty, especially where fixed-income seniors are concerned.

One-way only travel makes no sense. What does it matter to transit which way passengers travel on the transfer, especially as buses can often travel almost empty? We seniors, who no longer drive, ride the bus, often just on a single errand, so a return on a transfer would not cost the authority, unless the latest move is indeed a transit cash grab.

The reduction in time is unkind to those of us who are not as quick as before. This move merely added insult to the one-way travel injury.

P. TimVictoria

Pamela Martin’s new job irks reader

Where was Christy Clark’s concern about saving taxpayer money when she hired Pamela Martin at $130,000 per year to do what is in the realm of our MLAs? This appointment is nothing more than a plum for support during the leadership race and a disgrace.

R. BoothmanSaanich

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Can a fossil fuel help us avoid the harmful effects of other fossil fuels? It’s a question that’s come up lately

as natural gas is eyed as a cleaner alternative to oil and coal.

Burning coal and oil causes pollution and emits greenhouse gases that drive climate change. Exploring and drilling for oil and mining coal also come with numerous environmental impacts – especially as easily accessible oil runs out and we have to rely on deep-water drilling and oil sands. Natural gas burns cleaner than oil and coal, and it emits less carbon dioxide for the amount of energy it produces. This has led industry and governments to argue for an increase in natural gas production.

Canada is the world’s third largest producer of natural gas, behind Russia and the United States. Although overall production has been declining here, new sources and methods for exploiting “unconventional” natural gas reserves, such as shale gas, have led industry and government officials to argue that gas could play a role as a “bridging” fuel to kick-start near-term reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.

It’s not that simple, though, especially when we consider the impacts of unconventional natural gas, along with extraction methods such as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”. A report by the David Suzuki Foundation and Pembina Institute, “Is natural gas a climate change solution for Canada?” examines natural gas issues and reaches surprising conclusions.

The method known as fracking has also been in the news a lot. Fracking has been used to extract gas since the late 1940s, although producers only began combining it with horizontal drilling to exploit unconventional gas resources in the past decade. With this process, water, sand, and chemicals are pumped at high pressure into rock formations deep in the Earth to fracture the rock, allowing the gas to escape and flow into the wells.

Fracking requires enormous amounts of water and uses chemicals that can be toxic. Companies are not required to disclose the chemicals they use for fracking in Canada and some parts of the U.S. The process can also release methane, a greenhouse gas more powerful than carbon dioxide, into the air.

Although it is cleaner than oil and coal, burning natural gas still produces greenhouse gas emissions, as does the industrial activity required to get it out of the ground. Greater investments in natural gas development may also slow investment in renewable energy. Would owners of gas-fired power plants built in the next few years willingly cease to operate them – or accept the costs of capturing and storing carbon emissions – as the push for deeper greenhouse gas reductions increases?

The real solutions to climate change lie with conservation and renewable energy, such as solar, wind, tidal, and geothermal power.

It’s also time for our federal government to take climate change seriously and to develop realistic plans to reduce emissions. That includes implementing an economy-wide price on greenhouse gas emissions, either through cap-and-trade, carbon taxes, or both, covering as many sources as possible. Although pricing emissions might initially prompt extra gas use in some parts of the economy, models show that will be outweighed by other changes like energy efficiency.

Climate change is a serious problem. Getting off fossil fuels is the best solution.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation editorial and communications specialist Ian Hanington.

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Like a dinner party murder mystery, an upcoming event features lies and intrigue, but without the morbid element.

The Royal B.C. Museum’s Artifact or Artifiction event returns for the seventh instalment, with party-goers squaring off against museum curators, collections managers and archivists, to decide whether stories told about 20 of the museum’s strangest items are true or false.

“Fibbing doesn’t come naturally to our scientists and historians, but this is all for a good cause,” museum CEO Pauline Rafferty said in a release.

“This is a fabulous event, and the financial support from the community is essential in helping us share the B.C. story with all British Columbians.”

Proceeds from the evening, which includes a roving buffet and cash bar, go toward developing educational programs, exhibits and research, as well as expanding and conserving collections.

Last year’s event raised $90,000.CBC Vancouver and CHEK News anchor Tony

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Despite the potential road-blocks, Oak Bay Coun. Tara Ney is eager to work something out.

“I’m actually excited about this proposal,” she said. “We need to do this now, not later.”

Victoria council discussed the issue at its meeting yester-day (after the News’ deadline). Mayor Dean Fortin, who put forth the idea last month, is hopeful something can be done to make the plan a reality.

“I think it’s still possible,” he said. “It shouldn’t be that admin-

istratively difficult to make it happen.”

In Saanich, a new bylaw is not required to implement the poll-ing station. Its proposed location is within the district boundaries, and therefore can be set by Car-rie MacPhee, the district chief electoral officer. But MacPhee, who only received the proposal this week, wants to know what Oak Bay and Victoria are plan-ning before making any deci-sions.

“We’ll look at (the proposal) and we’ll have to talk to our col-leagues in other municipalities

and find out what their plans are,” MacPhee said.

Even if the deadline is not met, Sherlock was clear this will not be a one-time proposition.

“If we fail to get this kind of polling station this year, we’ll be trying to get it for 2014,” he said.

UVic and the UVSS have dis-cussed a similar plan with Elec-tions B.C. and Elections Canada for future provincial and federal votes.

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“A lot of people are concerned about telling their bosses because they’ll be looked at as someone who’s sickly and less reliable,” she said. “A lot of people never even tell their friends because they’re so ashamed of it, but I’ve never thought of it that way.”

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The demands include dou-bling the provision for bereave-ment leave to provide 10 days paid leave on the death of any friend or relative.

The union also wants teach-ers to be able to take 26 weeks off each year as a fully paid leave of absence to provide compas-sionate care to any person.

The BCTF also wants wage parity with other provinces, although it hasn’t yet tabled an exact demand.

Teacher salaries range from around $47,000 to more than

$75,000 a year.Salary parity would mean a

21-percent raise for most teach-ers to match levels in Alberta, according to the B.C. Public School Employers Association.

The proposals leave a wide gulf between the teachers’ fed-eration and the BCPSEA, which aims to keep overall teacher costs frozen.

Unionized teachers voted 90 per cent in favour of strike action last month. Any initial job action starting in September is expected to be limited to paring back administrative work and other non-teaching activities.

Negotiations are to resume in August.

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Free-B Film Fest returns to Beacon Hill

The Free-B Film Festival returns every Friday and Saturday evening of August.

The films are friendly for families to enjoy outdoors at the Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park or at Cen-tennial Square at City Hall.

This year’s movie lineup includes Short Circuit, Mup-pets from Space, Teen Wolf and Pee Wee’s Big Adven-ture.

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It’s not over till the teenagers singSMUS youth opera program offers unique experience for musical teens Charla HuberNews staff

Teenagers with larger-than-life voices will soon be belting out stellar notes.

About 15 talented singers have signed on to the St. Michaels University School summer voice academy and will perform a youth opera in Victoria next week.

The cast includes youth from across B.C. and Alberta ranging from Grades 8 to 12.

“Most of them are very accom-plished singers,” said Dawn Wil-son, director of education exten-sion and international programs at SMUS.

In applying for the program, stu-dents submitted audio recordings of themselves performing several pieces of music.

“They were selected based on their musical ability and singing

quality,” Wilson said.While this is the first time the

youth opera program has been offered at the school, it’s the third year for the academy of voice. “This is quite unique (to be) learn-ing about this genre,” she said.

Students are learning and rehearsing Pandora’s Locker, an opera sung in English and based on the Greek myth, Pandora’s Box. The story is set in a high school,

making it easier for the singers to relate to it, Wilson added.

Surrey resident Dylan Braico, 18, is one of two male students in the group, but is the only male boarding at the school during the program.

“I am not going to lie, it’s nice being the only guy,” he said. He admitted he’s still a bit intimidated approaching a large group of girls.

Braico has performed on stage

most of his life, starting with his debut as the lead in The Muffin Man at age six. He has a vocal coach and enjoys singing jazz and anything by Frank Sinatra.

Even with that level of experi-ence he has never studied opera, or thought about it much.

But everything changed at a recent competition.

At the Fraser Valley Music Fes-tival in April, Braico sang “The

Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera.

Once of the judges was Joanne Hounsell.

She was moved to tears listen-ing him sing and ultimately offered him a scholarship to the youth opera program at SMUS.

“I thought he had a beauti-ful, natural talent,” said Houn-sell, artistic director at SMUS. “I want to encourage kids who have career voices, but they need to get a foundation.”

At first he was wary of joining a group of teens who have stud-ied the craft for years, but eventu-ally he was persuaded to join the group.

“This is a great experience and a lot of good training,” he said.

Pandora’s Locker performances go July 29 at 7:30 p.m. and July 30 at 2:30 p.m. at the Philip T. Young Recital Hall at the University of Victoria.

Tickets are $20.50 for adults and $17.50 for students and seniors, available at the McPherson Box Office (250-386-6121) or online at www.rmts.bc.ca.

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Instructor Joseph Bulman (left, with sunglasses) leads participants in the Youth Opera program at St. Michaels University School in “The Singing Actor” workshop on the school fields.

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Celebrating stories, words

A series of lan-guage-and-laughter-filled events is coming to The Well.

Tomorrow, (July 23) at 8 p.m., come for Funny Women at The Well, a comedy with mature themes about women and life. Admission is $5.

An open mic night takes place July 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. (no charge). And word-smiths are being sought for Words at The Well, happening July 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The Well is located at 821 Fort St. For more information, visit www.thewholemarten-terprises.com.

Ulrich, daughterperform at Belfry

Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Shari Ulrich, formerly of Pied Pumkin, will play a show in Victoria with her daughter next week.

On July 28, Ulrich and Julia Graff, play-ing the violin, piano, guitar, accordion and mandolin, will perform together at the Belfry Theatre, along with Ted Littlemore from Nanaimo.

Tickets are $25, available by calling 250-385-6815 or visit-ing www.belfry.bc.ca/tickets.

Showtime is 8 p.m. at the Belfry, 1291 Gladstone [email protected]

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Members of the Victoria Children’s Choir’s concert choir perform at one of their stops on a tour of Austria earlier this month.

Children’s choir excels in AustriaVictoria group captures top marks at elite choral competitionDon DescoteauNews staff

The experience of singing in gothic churches and touring around Austria was the meat and potatoes for Victoria Children’s Choir members.

Winning their category at the recent Summa Cum Laude Inter-national Music Festival in Vienna was the gravy.

“The win was only part of it. The win was something that wasn’t expected, but it certainly was wonderful,” said choir artis-tic director Madeleine Humer.

“We went into this to learn and to grow and see what we were (capable of) as musicians and as

an ensemble.”The Victoria singers, who were

the lone choir representing West-ern Canada at the competition, performed six pieces in all. Two were compositions common to all choirs in the category of tre-ble choir – the term dates before the Second World War and refers to children or youth voices in a higher register – and four were of their own choosing.

The VCC made a particular impact on judges with their ren-dition of “Epitaph for Moonlight,” by Canadian composer Mur-ray Schaefer. It helped give the 37-member Victoria group first-place marks and an overall grade of ‘outstanding.’ They also per-

formed the piece during the gala awards night for the festival.

The group, primarily in their early to mid-teens, competed in the 30-and-under age division. The bumping up in age was due to the inclusion of four young men who had graduated from the VCC concert choir program. Humer said the four did a mag-nificent job singing falsetto parts throughout, despite having long since experienced changes to their voices.

The Victoria Children’s Choir begins its 11th season of opera-tion in September. Visit www. victoriachildrenschoir.ca for more information.

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Join Cadboro Bay Book Com-pany for an author reading with Far-zana Doctor, au-thor of Six Metres of Pavement, Sat-urday, July 23.

From 7 to 9 p.m. in the store, hear from the Toronto-based au-thor and 2011 recipient of the Writer’s Trust of Canada’s pres-tigious Dayne Ogilvie grant, whose fi rst novel, Stealing Nas-reen received critical acclaim.

In Six Metres of Pavement, Doctor explores the world of an good man haunted by a horrible mistake, 20 years past. His story begins to change after he reluctantly befriends two women, a young queer activist and his grieving Portuguese-Canadian neighbour who lives just six metres away.

Refreshments will be avail-able. For more details, email [email protected] For more about the author, visit www.farzanadoctor.com

Gallery explores design with The Modern Eye

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Modern Eye, opening tonight, July 22.

Continuing through the fall, the exhibit explores Canadian craft and design from the height of the modernist movement, ex-amining the hey-day of craft and design in Canada from the 1940s to the 1980s. More than 150 items of furniture, ceramics, textiles and household

items are featured, including iconic pieces of Cana-

dian design such as Jacques Guillon’s 1950 String Chair,

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Noxon’s 1961 Four Seasons Chair and Ottoman and the 701 Stereo designed in 1967 for Ontario’s Electrohome by Gordon Duern.

“In the years following World War Two, Canadians enjoyed a

period of general prosperity and a sense of optimism for the future,”

explains Allan Collier, The Modern Eye curator. “Huge demand for housing and consumer goods, availability of new mate-rials and technology, and developments in modern art and architecture stimulated the emergence of Canada’s fi rst designers for in-dustry.”

Fueled by a post-war infl ux of European craft artists, the Canadian craft movement was taking off at the same time. Notewor-thy pieces in the exhibition include Quebec craftsman, Gaetean Beaudin’s Sial Dinner-ware (1978) and Douglas Mutter’s stunning wall-hanging The Embrace (1972).

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Coming up Aug. 18 is a 7 p.m. lecture and book launch, Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hofmann, with author, artist and Hofmann scholar Tina Dickey, while Sept. 8 brings the lecture Paint and Varnish Furniture Restoration with restorer and wood expert Kate Richardson.

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Furniture designed and made in Victoria by Morrison-Bush in the window of Standard Furniture, 1953. Photo: Bill Halkett; Courtesy of UBC Archives

Lounge chair, Waclaw Czerwinski and Hilary Stykolt, 1946. Canadian Wooden Aircraft, Stratford, On.Photography courtesy of Skinner, Inc.

Lounge chair and Ottoman, Strahan and Sturhan Upholsterers, Vancouver, c. 1954Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery


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at the galleries

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Newcombe Singers Choir – Non-auditioned com-munity choir singing a variety of musical genres wel-comes newcomers to attend the fi rst two rehearsals before making a commitment. Ability to read music an advantage, but not required. Rehearsals start Sept. 6and continue Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 1701 Elgin St. FMI: www.members.shaw.ca/newcombesinger

Fridays – Church of Our Lord Thrift Shop, 626 Blanshard St. (at Humboldt), 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Household items, clothing, jewellery and more. Park-ing at rear of church. FMI: 250-383-8915.

Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Victoria Horseshoe Club’s free Junior League program (eight to 18 years); instruction and horseshoes provided, in Glanford Park, 620 Kenneth St. FMI: 250-727-2543 or www.victoria-horseshoeclub.com

Fridays to Aug. 26 – Victoria Lawn Bowling Club community open house, 6 p.m. Come try lawn bowl-ing, a fun, social sport for all ages! To protect the greens,

wear fl at, smooth-soled shoes, no heels. No charge for up to three visits. Cook Street & Park Blvd., Beacon Hill Park. FMI: Chris, 250-383-5039 or www.victori-albc.com

Fridays, 6:30 p.m. – Victoria Horseshoe Club’s Adult Fun Drop-in Horseshoes; no experience necessary; in-struction and horseshoes provided. Glanford Park, 620 Kenneth St. FMI: 250-727-2543 or www.victoriahorse-shoeclub.com

Aug. 9 – Benefi t concert featuring CANUS, in the newly restored sanctuary at Oak Bay United Church, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15, available at the door and the McPherson Box Offi ce.

Aug. 15 – 19th annual Vancouver Island Golf Tour-nament at Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort, sup-porting for Vancouver Island families who must travel to Vancouver for their child’s life-saving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital. Sign up as individuals, teams or corporate sponsors and help support children and families. Register at [email protected] or call the House at 604-736-2957. FMI: www.rmhbc.ca

Oct. 6 – Royal BC Museum fundraising gala Arti-fact or Artifi ction. Tickets $150 each (HST-free with a 10-per-cent-discount for museum members), available by phone at 250-387-7222 or online at www.royalbc-museum.bc.ca/gala

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Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Walk for PeaceJoin Gordy Dodd for the second

annual Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Walk for Peace, next Sunday, July 31.

Beginning at the Cameron Bandshell, participants will gather around 9 a.m., with introductions

at 10 a.m. and the walk starting at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow at noon.

The founder of Sikhism, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji promoted the equality of all people regardless of their caste, creed, colour, gender or

status. The walk is an opportunity to celebrate this message and be reminded that equality, humanity and peace should be honoured and worked toward daily. All donations will go to Jeneece Place.

ARTISTIC EVENTSJuly 23 to Aug. 1 –

Stinking Fish Summer Studio Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit 24 artist stu-dios to take in painting, pottery and printmaking, jewellery, metal work and more. FMI: www.stink-ingfi shstudiotour.com

July 23 to Aug. 1 – Sooke Fine Arts Show, at the Seaparc Leisure Centre. FMI: www.sooke-fi nearts.com

Aug. 6 and 7 – Stone, Glass & Canvas art exhibit and sale at Muse Winery features new works by Piers Island artists Craig Benson, Pauline Olesen and Barry Tate.

Aug. 6 and 7 – 17th an-nual Arts & Music at Glen-dale, a fundraiser for the Horticulture Centre of the Pacifi c, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stroll through the gar-dens enjoying the work of painters, printmakers, photographers, potters, sculptors, jewellers, metal & glass workers, all the while accompa-nied by beautiful music. Refreshments available. FMI: www.hcp.ca

In Cadboro Bay, Goward House presents The Studio 30 Collection, Aug. 5 to 31. Take in an Artists’ Reception Aug. 7 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Cordova Bay’s Gallery at Mattick’s Farm welcomes sculptor Birgit Piskor as the featured artist through July, while August brings abstract art by Ira Hoffecker.

On the Avenue in Oak Bay, through Aug. 27, Eclectic presents Nicholas Frenette’s Portraits of a Baroque Mind. “Inspired by Handel, Mozart and Ba-roque opera, Nicholas has no shortage of imagination. Captivated by his artis-tic vision we share his view of fantastic allegory,” the gallery notes.

Downtown, explore B.C.’s Coast Sal-ish heritage at Alcheringa Gallery, through July 31, with lessLIE’s Spindle wHOLE, featuring new paintings on linen inspired by spindle whorl designs. Coming up Aug. 6 to 26, Rande Cook’s Continued Explorations of the Formline

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Through July and August, Fisgard Street’s Dales Gallery presents an exhibit of works by Island Artisans, including Lisa Samphire, Jo Ludwig, Judith Hirczy, Michael Hoffman and more.

Victoria’s Winchester Galler-ies continues its exhibit of colour-ful glassworks by Mel Munsen in Oak Bay through July, along with paintings by Joe Norris. Downtown, Winchester welcomes Early and Late Works by John Fox at 758 Humboldt.

Continuing at Broad Street’s West End Gallery is 15th Annual Cana-dian Glass Show, featuring an out-standing collection of contemporary Canadian glass from more than 40 different glass artists from across the country. With displays changing as new works arrive, this is a “must do” event on your summer calendar!

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through summer

Victoria Eagles base runner Max Newton slides

into third, safe from the throw gathered by third baseman Bill Germaine

of the Langley Blaze during game 2 of the

doubleheader at Lambrick Park on Tuesday. The

Blaze won 7-2 and 4-3. On Wednesday the team

visited the Delta Blue Jays. The Eagles’ end

their season in Vancouver against the Cannons on

Sunday (July 24).Travis Paterson/News staff

Dormant junior club’s future in the airCharla HuberNews staff

The beleaguered Westshore Stingers junior-B hockey team will sit out this sea-son but could be back with a new owner for 2012-13.

A deposit has been placed for the Stingers, league presi-dent Greg Batters said, but at this point the team hasn’t been sold.

Batters said the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s Stingers will likely changing ownership.

The Stingers dropped out last year when a number of players were let go after a mutiny, leaving the team without enough bodies. The team is now nothing more than a name, without players or a coach.

John Butler-Smythe owned and operated the team for seven seasons in Sooke and on the West Shore, but a new buyer has shown interest in the team.

The potential buyer is remaining anony-mous until if and when the deal closes.

“Just because you have a junior-B fran-

chise doesn’t mean you’ll be successful,” Batters said. “Nobody is getting rich owning a junior-B team.”

Butler-Smythe didn’t return phone calls seeking comment on the sale of the team.

The VIJHL has received an application from a team in Nanaimo hoping to add its name to the league’s roster, but Batters said it’s still important to get a West Shore team back into the league.

“We have had a lot of good players come out of the West Shore,” said Batters, noting that many West Shore players skate for teams throughout the VIJHL.

“We don’t want just a team in the West Shore, we want a good franchise.”

Batters said a good fran-chise is created through good owner-ship, good leadership as well as everyone involved respecting the game and all the people involved in the game.

The Stingers franchise has struggled for years to secure victories in both cities.

The team’s last win was Dec. 12, 2009. Prior to that, their only victory was in December 2007 as the Sooke Stingers.

The team complained of not being able to secure enough ice time at the busy West Shore Parks and Recreation ice sheets.

A lack of practice and fitness led to an early spate of injuries last season. Frustra-tion over losses led to a mutiny by a num-ber of players who refused to take to the ice before a game in November 2010.

After 14 games with zero wins and not enough players, the Stingers effectively

shut down.Less than half the group of stranded

Stingers returned to the midget level. Sev-enteen Stingers players went to other junior-B teams via a dispersal draft on Dec. 10, 2010.

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The Westshore Stingers players did their best to compete with perennial powers like the Victoria Cougars, but the club struggled to retain its talented and experienced players. File photo

“We don’t want just a team in the West Shore, we want a good franchise.”

– Greg Batters

Jumper second in CanadaSaanich high jumper Holly Parent is in

the final stretch of a great season. Last weekend, Parent won gold at the

provincial championships with a 1.75 metre jump.

Earlier this summer, the Reynolds sec-ondary school grad represented B.C. at the Canadian Senior National competition in Calgary, placing second with a jump of 1.81 metres.

That result met the 1.80m standard and qualified Parent for a spot on the Canadian National Team going to Shen-zhen, China, for the FISU World University

Games, Aug. 9 to 23. This fall she enters her third year of NCAA competiton with Washington State University.

Parent will also compete at the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, beginning Aug. 5.

Jr. ’Rocks ready for AdsThe post-season just got hotter for the

Victoria junior Shamrocks. As expected, the ’Rocks will draw the

defending national Jr. A champion Coquit-lam Adanacs for the second round of the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League playoffs.

Game one goes Saturday, 5 p.m. at

Bear Mountain Arena. The best-of-five series continues July

24 and 30 in Coquitlam and returns to Colwood, 5 p.m. on July 31, if necessary.The Shamrocks eliminated the Nanaimo Timbermen in the first round.

Highlander going U20 finals While the first season has been a strug-

gle for the premier Victoria Highlanders with just one win in W-League games, the organization’s youth movement is faring much better.

The Highlanders U20 reserve team is in Tampa Bay this weekend for the United

Soccer League’s Super 20 North Ameri-can Championships.

Also in their first season, the reserve women won all five games in the Super 20’s fledgling Northwest division. The final four includes Triangle FC (N.C.), Reading United (Penn.) and the Toronto Lynx.

Shamrocks to host BurnabyThe Victoria Shamrocks host the visiting

Burnaby Lakers, 7:45 p.m. at Bear Moun-tain Arena tonight (July 22).

Victoria is second in the Western Lacrosse Association with eight wins in 15 games. Burnaby is fifth (6-8-1).

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BaseballSchedule for Little League (11- and 12-year-old) Provincials hosted by

Hampton Park, July 23 to 31

July 23 10 a.m. Trail Lynn Valley 12:30 p.m. Opening Cerimonies 2 p.m. Hampton Layritz 6 p.m. Langley Little MountainJuly 24 10 a.m. Hampton Trail 2 p.m. Little Mountain Layritz 6 p.m. Lynn Valley Hastings

July 25 10 a.m. Langley Lynn Valley 2 p.m. Trail Hastings 6 p.m. Hampton Little MountainJuly 2610 a.m. Langley Hastings 2 p.m. Little Mountain Lynn V. 6 p.m. Trail Layritz July 27 10 a.m. Little Mtn. Hastings 2 p.m. Langley Layritz 6 p.m. Hampton Lynn Valley July 28 10 a.m. Trail Little Mountain 2 p.m. Hastings Layritz 6 p.m. Hampton Langley July 2910 a.m. Lynn Valley Layritz 2 p.m. Trail Langley 6 p.m. Hampton Hastings Semifi nals - July 30 12 p.m. 2nd vs. 3rd 4 p.m. 1st vs. 4th Final - July 31 12 p.m. 1st vs. 2nd

Schedule for B.C. Baseball (9-and 10-year-old) Mosquito Islands at

Allenby Park, July 23-24

Round robin standings will deter-mine placement.

TeamsVictoriaDuncan Campbell RiverNanaimo

July 2312 p.m. Victoria Duncan 3 p.m. Campbell Riv. Nanaimo6 p.m. Nanaimo Victoria

July 2410 a.m. Duncan Campbell River1 p.m. Campbell River Victoria 4 p.m. Nanaimo Duncan

Driver hopes to bite back at Indy raceTravis Paterson News staff

With Edmonton earning a reputation as the mosquito capital of Canada this sum-mer, race car driver Bill Okell says the only thing he’s itching for at this weekend’s Edmon-ton Indy is a win.

Okell will race his rebuilt 1964 MGB in the July 24 grand touring sports car race, just a few hours ahead of the event’s headline Indy Car race.

Throughout Okell’s race the grandstands will continue to fill, until as many as 40,000 people are watching later in the day. To keep the race fans happy the event orga-nizers have ordered helicopters to drop anti-mosquito spray across the area.

“If anything, it could end up making the track real sticky,” joked Okell.

Long-time Victoria racer Okell will be joined on the track by Victoria’s Dave Cormier, though Okell’s car is graded GT4 and Cormier’s 2008 Porsche Cup Car – a factory ver-sion Porsche built for racing – is a GT1. They’ll share the track, but their results will be listed in separate standings.

Okell is currently fourth in the GTU series points standings out of Mission Race-way, with Saanich’s Ian Mackie in sixth. Okell is also sitting first in California’s Nasport Lite, a semi-pro series run by the Sports Car Club of America includ-ing legendary tracks Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey and Sears Point Raceway in the Sonoma Valley.

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Ex-champ Sarah Kaufman now a contender for beltTravis PatersonNews staff

With a win tonight, Sarah Kaufman gets a chance to win back what was once hers: the Strikeforce welterweight title.

Victoria’s gift to mixed martial arts makes her Sin City fight debut tonight at Palms hotel and casino.

Kaufman has won some close fights in her career but, for the most part the powerful striker has faced little adversity. That could change depending on the outcome of tonight’s match against Liz Carmouche at Strikeforce Challengers in Vegas.

Both Kaufman and Carmouche are coming off losses to current welterweight (135-pounds) champion Marloes Coenen of the Netherlands.

A win against Carmouche this week and Kauf-man likely gets another shot at the title she lost to Coenen in October 2010. A loss for Kaufman could mean difficulty getting another bout on the Strikeforce circuit.

Kaufman originally won the title by beating Takayo Hashi in February of 2010.

Carmouche is an ex-U.S. marine who went undefeated, ripping off five straight wins in the past 15 months, until she stepped in as a replace-ment fighter in a title match against Coenen on

just 11 days notice in March.“Carmouche is a lot newer to the scene so

it’s interesting and great to see someone make waves in such a short period of time,” Kaufman said prior to leading a class at ZUMA martial arts in Vic West last week. “Carmouche will be fast-paced but I should be able to use my striking and hopefully win.”

Kaufman’s last fight was at Bear Mountain Arena on April 2 when she defeated Japan’s Megumi Yabushita by knockout at the Arma-geddon Fighting Championship. Kaufman’s last Strikeforce win was exactly one year ago on July 23, 2010. It was her only title defence, a knock-out slam against Roxanne Modafferi that made ESPN’s top plays of the week.

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Eyes on the title

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

In her last fight, Sarah Kaufman, right, dominated Japan’s Megumi Yabushita at the Armageddon Fighting Championship on April 2 at Bear Mountain Arena.

Victoria golfers in swing of things

A trio of South Island golfers will represent B.C. at the Pacific Coast Amateur Champion-ship in California, and a former University of Victoria Vike is competing in the Canadian Open Championship in Vancouver this week-end.

Ex-Vikes’ golfer Mitch Evanecz of Red Deer, Alta., earned a spot in the Canadian Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club by win-ning a one-hole playoff victory on Monday.

It’s the first Professional Golf Association tour event for the 25-year-old who graduated from UVic in 2010.

A pair of 25-year-olds, Kevin Carrigan of Royal Colwood and Cory Renfrew of Cordova Bay golf courses join Craig Doell from the Vic-toria Golf Club as three of the five B.C. players participating in the 45th Pacific Coast champi-onship, July 26 to 29, at the Martis Camp Club in Truckee, Calif. The course overlooks Lake Tahoe.

Whalers sink Saints for bantam titleJuan de Fuca minor lacrosse’s West Shore

Whalers rose to the occasion as hosts of the B.C. Lacrosse Provincial bantam box champi-onships, July 13 to 17.

Thirty teams competed in four bantam divi-sions, A1, A2, B and C. Gold- and bronze- medal games took place at Panorama Rec-reation Centre, but previous games were also

played at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre and Juan de Fuca arena.

The Whalers took gold in the bantam-B finals, 5-3 over the Port Coquitlam Saints. It was the Saints’ first defeat this year.

Coquitlam defeated Port Coquitlam 5-1 for the bantam-A1 gold. Mackenzie edged Langley 3-2 for bantam-C gold.

Westshore’s A1 squad fell to fourth, losing the bronze medal final to New Westminster, 7-4. But the Whalers did manage to win bronze in a match between the two organizations at the bantam-B level, prevailing 5-2.

The Saanich Tigers took the bantam-A2 bronze, 9-4 over Chilliwack, and Cowichan No. 2 defeated Mission 8-7 for bantam-C bronze.

Midget box lacrosse provincials began Wednesday (July 20) in Coquitlam and wrap up Sunday.

Tide advance to rugby finalA win at Parkland secondary clinched a

berth for the Vancouver Island Rising Tide in the final of the men’s rugby U20 provincial competition. The Rising Tide survived a late surge of three tries by Fraser Valley to win 36-29 in Sidney on July 16.

“(Fraser Valley) really gave us a scare,” Van-couver Island coach Ken Goodland said.

“We really took our foot off the gas in the last bit there.”

Scoring tries for the Rising Tide were Vaughn Gaston, Kapi Vataiki, Blake van Heynin, Corey Walker and Carlin Hamstra. Vancouver Island has two wins in the three-team tournament. The provincial final is July 30 in West Vancou-ver versus the winner of Fraser Valley and Van-couver.

SPORTSNEWS IN BRIEF

LacrosseWestern Lacrosse Association

standings, July 20 Team GP W L T Pts New West. 15 11 3 1 23 Victoria 15 8 5 2 18 Langley 15 7 6 2 16 Maple Ridge 16 7 9 0 14 Burnaby 15 6 8 1 13 Nanaimo 14 5 7 2 12 Coquitlam 14 4 10 0 8

B.C. Junior Lacrosse League playoff scoring leaders, July 20

Player Team GP G A Pts Schuss, Logan Del 2 7 10 17Leung, Karsen Vic 2 8 7 15 Mallory, Mike Del 2 7 5 12 Emms, Jake Vic 2 4 7 11Bull, Brandon Lang 2 6 4 10King, Jesse Vic 2 5 5 10Comeault, R. Lang 2 3 5 8 Berekoff, M. Del 2 4 4 8 Fendick, Joey Nan 2 3 4 7 Acton, Luke Vic 2 2 5 7

Western Lacrosse Association top scorers, July 20

Player Team GP G A 1 Ranger, Scott NAI 14 46 282 Dickson, Curtis MPR 15 41 283 Dobbie, Dane COQ 14 32 334 Small, Corey VIC 15 28 31 Conway, Cory COQ 13 12 476 Veltman, Daryl COQ 14 24 347 Duch, Rhys VIC 12 28 288 Iannucci, Athan LGY 15 26 249 Clark, Colton BBY 15 19 3010 Stevens, Dane BBY 15 26 2211 Shewchuk, Jamie VIC 15 22 25 12 Ratcliff, Lewis NAI 9 21 24 13 Potter, Andrew LGY 15 19 25 14 Lowe, Derek MPR 15 15 26 Tinning, Scott BBY 15 12 29 16 Gajic, Ilija NEW 11 21 1817 Quinton, Matt BBY 15 17 2118 Turner, Alex LGY 15 15 22 Loewen, Riley MPR 12 14 23 Zywicki, Jeff NEW 10 14 23 Henry, Joel NAI 13 13 24

Best Buy – Correction NoticeOn the July 15 flyer, page 4, please note that the Samsung Laptop featuring 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor (QX411) was advertised incorrectly with a 128 Solid State Drive. Be advised that the laptop actually features a 640GB Hard Disk Drive. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.

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Offi ce AssistantVictoria News

www.blackpress.ca

The Greater Victoria Black Press newspaper group requires an ambitious fl exible individual for a part time offi ce assistant.

The successful candidate will be an outgoing high energy person who enjoys working in a team environment. You should have experience in general offi ce duties, data entry, as well as exceptional customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities include providing exceptional customer service by resolving delivery issues in a timely manner, clerical work and switch board relief. This position requires basic computer skills (email, word processing, Excel) 40 wpm typing and proof reading skills.

This position may be eligible for a government wage subsidy for EI candidates.

Resumes with cover letter should be forwarded in confi dence by July 25, 2011 to:

Bruce HogarthDirector of Circulation - Victoria News818 Broughton St Victoria BC V8W1E4or e-mail: [email protected]

We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

CALL FOR ENTRIES9TH ANNUAL

Kitty Coleman WoodlandArtisan Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting SEPT 3,4 & 5

Applications for Artisans are available at

woodlandgardens.ca or phone 250-338-6901

INFORMATION

DOWNTOWN VICTORIA- parking available, 800 block of Broughton St. $225/month. Call 250-381-3633, local 247.

LEGALS

NOTICE IS GIVEN BY U-PAK STORAGE

Under the Warehouse’s lien act: Against the fol-lowing persons goods left in storage, if the mo-nies owed are not paid in full by 5pm Thursday, August 11, 2011 and the contents of the lockers removed from the premises @ 878 Viewfi eld Road, Vic-toria, BC that the con-tents of the following lockers will be sold.Darreyl Appleyard.Brenda Bell. Wendy Cameron. Shane Cheetham. Steve Do-whoszy. Hiroyuki Fuku-shima. Janice Gilmour. Shawn M Hill. Ken Hill. Margaret E Joseph. Judy Kwissa. Tobi L Kwissa. Ryan La Porte. Lillian Lehman. Edith V Louie. Quinn McAnulty. Paul Munro. Allie Pe-ters. Jami Perry. Rose Petersen. Tino Romita. Henry Scott. Dillan Sprague. Jillian Thibert. Chris Williams. Rick Williston.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND OTHERSIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DENYSE LOUISETTE ROBILLARD late of 2251 CADBORO BAY ROAD, VICTORIA, BC, DECEASED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above-named deceased are hereby required to send them to the under-signed Executor c/o 3rd Floor, 612 View St., Vic-toria, BC V8W 1J5, be-fore the 26th day of Au-gust, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate amongst the parties enti-tled thereto, having re-gard only to the claims of which she then has no-tice.

AUDREY ROBILLARDExecutor

By her Solicitors,HORNE COUPAR

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

PERSONALS

HOT GUYS! HOT CHAT! HOT FUN! Try Free! Call 250-220-3334 or 800-777-8000.www.interactivemale.com

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: BUNDLE of keys, Saxe Point Park (Esquimalt), July 14th. Call 250-592-0420.

FOUND: HOUSE key, East-downe/Allenby Rd. (Oak Bay). Call 250-598-3856.

FOUND WATCH near Pease Lake July 18, IPod Shuffl e in Todd Park. Call to identify, (250)384-1879.

LOST: MEN’S prescription glasses in black case, Harbour Rd & Beacon Ave, Sidney. (Reward) 250-818-0341.

HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

EXPERIENCED HAIR Stylist- F/T or P/T is required at Part-ing Hair Design in Cadboro Bay. (250)478-1869.

FT/PT EXP’D Hair Stylists req’d at Partings Hair Design in Cadboro Bay Village. Pref-erence give to stylist with some clientele. Flexible hours. Call Richard or Joanne (250)477-1869 or send re-sume to: [email protected]

HELP WANTED

BOOKKEEPER, F/T, Sidney. 1 yr+ mat leave position. Ap-ply: horsejournals.com/careers

BURGER KING Victoria is currently hiring Full-Time Food Counter Attendants. Mature candidates & students wel-come to apply. Must be fl exible and able to work vari-ous shifts incl. days, evenings, weekends and statutory holi-days. Wages $11.35 per hour. 1681 Island Hwy.

CONTROLLERA well established Kelowna based, underground utilities /road contractor has an im-mediate requirement for a controller. The successful applicant will have over fi ve years of experience in the construction fi eld after com-pletion of their accounting designation, CA, CGA. They will be required to perform all aspects of accounting cycle up to and including fi nancial statements. We are an ag-gressive company and re-quire a strong aggressive person that is ready to take on new challenges and grow with the company. Remu-neration complete with bene-fi t package will be consum-mate with experience. Please reply to the Adminis-trator by fax at 250-765-9603, or phone 250-765-9601.

EXPERIENCED log truck drivers on Queen Charlotte Islands. 5 days per week. Will help with accommo-dation. Fax resume to 250-557-4306 or email [email protected]

GUTTER INSTALLER is needed with 3 years experi-ence. Must have valid Drivers License. Call 250-382-5154.

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following jobs: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic. 2)Driller Blaster Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259

MAGAZINE AD Sales & CSR, F/T, Sidney. horsejournals.com/careers

HELP WANTED

RAINBOW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP LTD.

Prince Rupert, BC has an immediate opening for a Journeyman Technician

Chrysler experience preferred, will consider 3rd or 4th year apprentice. Top

wages and relocation bonus to the right candidate.

Apply by email: [email protected],

FAX (250)624-3214 Attn Service Manager,

or by mail 1105 Chamberlin Ave,

Prince Rupert, BC , V8J 4J5DL#24707

The Lemare Group is currently seeking contract Highway Truckers; Owners/Operators. Total volume to move is 65,000 cubic metres for North-ern Vancouver Island (Schoen Lake Area), accommodations available. For more details, please call Jennifer at 250-591-0067 or email: offi [email protected].

The Lemare Group is currently seeking a heavy duty me-chanic for the North Vancou-ver Island area. Full time, un-ion wages. Email resume to offi [email protected] or fax to: 250-956-4888.

VITAMIN / SUPPLEMENT ADVISOR (F/T)

with extensive product knowledge or

related credentials. Apply with resume to The Vitamin Shop

1212 Broad Street or vitaminshopadmin@

shawcable.com

MEDICAL/DENTAL

Medical Offi ce Trainees Needed! Hospitals & Dr’s

need Medical Offi ce & Medical Admin staff!! No Experience?

Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available! 1-888-778-0459

OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK

WE seek an Administrative clerk to join our growing team.Forward re-sumes to [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Heavy Duty / Commercial Mechanic or

Apprentice MechanicP & R Truck Centre requires Full - Time Heavy Duty / Commercial Mechanic or Apprentice Mechanic for our Duncan location. Possession of an Authorized Motor Vehicle Inspection ticket would be an asset.

Excellent Wage &Benefi t Package.

Please e-mail resume to [email protected] or

fax to 250-746-8064

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Heavy Duty EquipmentTechnicians

We are currently accepting applications for Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians. We have BC branches in Prince George, Penticton, Kam-loops, Burnaby, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Nanaimo, Cranbrook, Vernon, Fort St John, Langley, Campbell River and a Yukon branch in Whitehorse.

Parker Pacifi c is an industry leader in heavy equipment sales & service. Since 1949, The Inland Group has grown to over 900 employees & 20 locations in North America. We are always seeking talented people to join our service team and enjoy a great career path.

Send resume & covering letter stating locations of

interest to LoriWillcox at [email protected] or

Fax: 604-608-3156

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland In-dustries, (250)885-4531.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.


UNDER $400

TREADMILL, NORDIC Track. Like new, hardly used, foldable. $400. (250)370-0422.

FRIENDLY FRANK

39 TIME LIFE World War II hard cover books, excellent condition, $40. (250)656-2477.

3 VHS TAPES- Judy Dench “A Fine Romance”. $6 (250)477-1819.

ANTIQUE RESTING chair, from CPR Royal Alexander Hotel in Winnipeg, $79 obo. Call 250-727-9425.

A SELECTION of antique lin-en, some lace, all for $50. Call 250-370-2905.

BAMBOO TABLE (40”x20”), glass top, 2 padded chairs, $99. Call (250)598-0750.

BOYS BIKE, $15, TV stand, $75. Call 250-727-6950.

CHRISTMAS CACTUS (blooming), fairly large, white colour, good quality pot, $7. 250-383-4578.

OUTDOOR counter height bar stool & chairs, $60. 4 cup cof-fee pot, $10. (250)478-0590.

PLATE GLASS coffee table plus, side table w/ shelves, $75 obo. Call 250-727-3064.

SET OF range elements, $10 (all), maternity dress, medium, $5. 250-721-0308, leave mess

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

HELP WANTED


FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewoodlegally obtained during forestrestoration, large cords, fastdelivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

FURNITURE & MATTRESSSale! New & Used! Tools,Hdwe & Patio. BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. We Buy,Sell Trade. buyandsave.ca

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. Allshapes & colours available.1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-ellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books &Antiques, 250-655-0700

BOOKS BOOKS & antiquepaper collectibles. Qualifi edappraisers. House calls forlarge libraries. Haunted Book-shop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP METAL Copper, brass, stain-less steel, aluminum. William’sScrap Metal, 2690 MunnRoad. 250-479-8335.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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RENTALS

ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available.

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APARTMENT/CONDO

FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large 2 bdrm, $900 mo. Avail now. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.

LANGFORD- 1 BDRM loft, 1.5 bath, lrg balcony, walking dis-tance to all amenities, secure underground parking, laundry, stainless appls. Avail Aug 1. $1100 mo. (778) 678-2073.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

MALAHAT 1 & 2 Bdrms- Panoramic views. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclu-sive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

FOR LEASE 18,000 sq. ft., heavy industrial, M3 zoned lot, fully fenced. $1500/mo or will sell 1/2 interest in full acre. Also we sell portable metal buildings for boats, RV’s etc., any size. Ted (250)216-3262.

RENTALS

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

STOREFRONTFOR LEASE

1025 Approx sq ftLarge Bright Clean

3 parking spotsMalaview in Sidney

Tina Wille250-475-2303

WAREHOUSEFOR LEASE on Malaview

Approx 2660 sq ftClean, ready for

Turn Key BusinessTina Wille

250-475-2302

HOMES FOR RENT

3 BDRM RANCHER ON ACREAGE, 1 BATH, WOOD STOVE, SHARED HYDRO, MIN-UTES FROM COW RIVER/TRIAL, 15 MINS TO DUNCAN. 250-749-3188

SOOKE, 3 bdrm, fully fenced yard, large rec room, N/S, N/P, $1150, Aug. 1, 250-478-1036.

STORAGE

STORAGE SPACE. If you have a car but no space - Malaview in Sidney. Tina Wille 250-475-2303.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD 2 BDRM- W/D, F/S, inclds hydro/heat/water. Near bus. NS/NP. Avail Aug 1. $1050. (250)474-6074.

GLEN LAKE area, cozy 1 bdrm in quiet home. utils incl. ns/np, refs, avail Aug 1. $780 mo. (250)474-4682.

LANGFORD: 2 bdrm, W/D, F/P, NS/NP. $1100 incld’s util’s. Call (250)220-5907.

MARIGOLD AREA, 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet, N/S, N/P, $750, (immed), 250-727-6217.

OAK BAY, 1 bdrm suite, $925 mo, N/P, N/S, incls H/W, avail now. Call 250-598-2183.

SIDNEY, 2 bdrm bsmt suite, 1 bath, priv ent, $1150 utils incl, avail Aug. 1, 250-665-6987.

SUITES, UPPER

QUADRA/MACKENZIE- 3 bdrms, $1350+ utils, sun deck, 1 prkg spot/street prkg. Avail Aug 1. 250-516-5556.

SIDNEY, BRIGHT bach, $700 large view, priv deck. N/S, N/P. Avail Aug. 1. Call 250-656-1672 or 250-884-4159.

TOWNHOUSES

SOOKE. $1350/MTH, incl gar-bage. Beautiful new 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse. Small back-yard, garage, f/s, dw/mw, w/d, 2 fl oors. On bus route, close to town core, pets considered. Ph. 250-642-4952

WANTED TO RENT

LOOKING FOR 1 bdrm fur-nished cottage on water for about $1000. Utils incld’d, TV/web. I’m reno’ing my place have 1 adult dog, 1 pup, both well behaved. (250)217-3000.

TRANSPORTATION

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1990 ROLLS Royce, 86,000K, collector plates, showroom cond, $32,000. 250-743-1343.

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CARS

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TRANSPORTATION

SPORTS & IMPORTS

1995 BUICK RIVIERA- fully loaded, regularly serviced, 28,000 km. Lots of recent workdone. $2500 obo or trade. Es-quimalt, 250-361-0052.

2004 MUSTANG convertible,Special Edition (Grey), V6, likenew, covered prkg, 59,000 K,$10,000 obo. 250-978-2254.

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OFF-ROAD VEHICLES

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1995 KODIAK, 24’ 5th wheel. Immaculate condition, sleeps6. Asking $9000 obo. 250-391-9707.

2004 30.5’ 5TH WHEEL Prowler Regal. Living room &bed slide. Fully loaded- newcarpets, furniture etc. $26,000obo or trade. Esquimalt, 250-361-0052.

WINNEBAGO MOTOR home,1979, 60,000K, fully equipped,great condition, new roof re-placed, $5500. 250-658-8859.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1994 NISSAN Pathfi nder, XE,V6, 4x4, standard, A/C, powerwindows, sunroof, in excellentcondition, 223,000 K, $3500obo. Call 250-920-4283.

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2001 HONDA Odyssey132,000 miles, new waterpump, battery, timing belt.$5500 obo. 250-514-8645.

2007 DODGE Dakota, silver,41,000kms, auto, a/c, cruise.$15,500. Call 250-857-3137.

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

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Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

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250-477-4601PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237

CARPENTRY

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.

DAVID GALE Construction, for all your renovation needs. - 26 yr. exp. 778-977-7737 www.davidgaleconstruction.ca

CLEANING SERVICES

ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. Hus-band & wife team. Power Washing. (250)380-2526.

AUNTIE MESS CLEANING. Reliable, effi cient, honest, 40 years exp, seniors discount. $20/hr. Call 250-634-1077.

HOUSE AND CARPET CLEANING- Carpet Special! $69/2 rooms. 250-999-0403.

HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

COMPUTER SERVICES

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Des, 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

CONCRETE & PLACING

RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.

CONTRACTORS


CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

REDSEAL JOURNEYMAN Carpenter. Simple hourly rate. (250)886-1596.

DRAFTING & DESIGN

DESIGN FOR PERMIT. Home Renovation Plus. Call Steven (250) 881-4197.


DRYWALL

BEAT MY Price! Best work-manship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Reno’s plus. Visa ac-cepted. Small jobs ok. #22779

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

EXPERIENCED ELECTRI-CIAN. Reasonable rates. 250-744-6884. Licence #22202.

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Resi-dential, Commercial, Renova-tions. #100213. 250-418-1611.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.

FENCING

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

SIMPLY FENCING. Custom gates, fences and decks. Licensed & WCB Insured. Visit: simplyfencing.caCall (250)886-1596.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-382-8602.

GARDENING

10% OFF! Yard Cleanups, Mowing, Pruning, Hedge & Shrub Trim. 250-479-6495.

250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: specializing in Lawn (Sod & Seed), Landscaping, Tree & Stump, Hedges, Blackberry, Ivy removal, Yard Cleanup, 23 yrs exp. WCB.

AURICLE LAWNS- Hedge, beds, irrigation, commer, stra-ta. 25 yrs. Insured. 882-3129.

BIG JOBS or small, we do it all. Weekly or monthly visits. Commercial & Residential. Call (250)885-8513.

DPM SERVICES: Lawns, clean-ups, tree pruning, hedg-ing, landscaping & gutters. 15 yrs exp. Call 250-883-8141.


GARDENING

INSTALLATION OF patios, ponds, gardens and more. Plus, top quality maintenance. g lenwoodgardenworks.com Call (250)474-4373.

J.ENG LANDSCAPING Co. Custom landscaping design. Rock gardens, water features, pavers. Jan, 250-881-5680.

J&L GARDENING Full garden maintenance, pruning & trim-ming. John (250)885-7343.

LANDSCAPE & TREE CARE. Hedges - pruning & shaping. Lawns, clean-ups. Andrew, 17 yrs. exp. (250)893-3465.

PROFESSIONAL LAWN gar-den maint, Spring clean-up. Hammer & Spade accepting new clients. 250-474-4165.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, gutter guard, power washing, roof de-mossing. Call 250-889-5794.

GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

GUTTER CLEANING. Re-pairs, Maintenance, Gutter-guard, Leaf traps. Grand Xteri-or Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, up-grades, roof demossing. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

Aroundthehouse.caALL, Repairs & Renovations

Ben 250-884-6603

ACTIVE HANDYMAN Reno’s, drywall, decks, fencing, pwr-wash, gutters, triming, yrd work, etc. Sen disc. 595-3327.


HANDYPERSONS

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

★REPAIRS/RENOS. Painting, plumbing, electrical, etc. Free estimates. Call 250-217-8666.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.

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

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-386-1119.

TRASH TALK Hauling & Junk Recycle. 30 yrs exp. Will clean you out! (250)818-4978.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS


M&S OXFORD Home/Com-mercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hard-wood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

C.B.S. MASONRY Brick, Stone, Concrete, Paving, Chimneys, Sidewalks, Patios Repair. Renew. Replace “Quality is our Guarantee” Free Estimate & Competitive Prices. Charlie 294-9942, 589- 9942 Licensed Insured & WCB

THE STUCCOMAN. Chimney repair work. Free estimates, 20 year warr/guarantee. Sen-ior discount. (250)391-9851.


MASONRY & BRICKWORK

WESTSHORE STONEWORKS Custom Stonework. Patios & Walkways. (250)857-7442.

& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-889-5794.

PAINTING

A PROFESSIONAL WOMAN painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 22 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

BLAINE’S PAINTING- Quality workmanship. $20 hr, 20 yrs exp. Blaine, 250-580-2602.

Int & Ext, Res & Comm. WCB. Free Est’s. Ref’s.

250-514-2544

PAINTER. YOU want the right price, top quality? 28 years exp. Call Ray (250)383-0038

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715

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PLUMBING

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.


PLUMBING

EXPERIENCED JOURNEY-MAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fairrates. Insured. Reliable,friendly. Great references. CallMike at KNA (250)880-0104.

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICES- Repair, mainte-nance & install. 250-360-7663.

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-642-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FOUR 12 ROOFING Licensedinsured. BBB member. Re-roofnew construction. 250-216-7923. www.four12roofi ng.com

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PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-642-5178.

RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50years experience. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

TILING

A1. SHAWN The Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.250-686-6046

UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine.250-480-7937.

WINDOW CLEANING

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OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, July 22, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A21Page 42 week beginning July 21, 2011 Real Estate Victoria OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

240 Cook, $240,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Newport RealtySylvia Therrien 250 385-2033 pg. 14

1770 Rockland, $995,000Saturday & Sunday 3-4 & Tuesday 1-2Pemberton HolmesStace Dewhurst 250 384-8124 pg. 10

402-1000 McClure, $244,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDave Bhandar, 250 384-8124 pg. 7

443 Kipling St, $764,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMark McDougall 250 477-5353 pg. 21

10 Eberts, $698,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 18

1006-647 Michigan, $198,500Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesLorraine Clark, 250-888-2777 pg. 20

1286 Eston Pl, $749,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyMike Hanus, 250-857-4111 pg. 19

238 SuperiorSunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye 250-384-8124 pg. 13

105-1745 Leighton RdSaturday 10-12Pemberton HolmesDiana Winger 250-999-3683 pg. 44

202-2647 Graham StSaturday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJason Binab, 250-360-1929

305-930 North Park, $282,500Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDavid Stevens, 250-893-1016 pg. 19

102-640 Montreal, $525,000Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 10

312-1745 Leighton, $274,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

1159 Caledonia AveFriday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJason Binab, 250-360-1929

1262 Walnut, $515,000Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyHolly Harper 250 888-8448 pg. 19

402-909 Pendergast, $184,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyZane Willis, 250-479-3333 pg. 7

2-1968 Fairfi eld, $699,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyRichard Severs 250 216-3178 pg. 19

105 Ladysmith St, $609,500Sunday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893

4-320 Montreal St, $439,500Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

247 St Andrews St, $649,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 21

3125 Somerset, $499,900Sunday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 45

A514-810 HumboldtFriday 2-4 & Saturday 11-1Newport RealtySylvia Therrien 250-385-2033 pg. 5

404-104 Dallas Rd, $429,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

A310-810 Humboldt, $219,900Friday 2:00-4:00 & Saturday 11:00-1:00Newport RealtySylvia Therrien 250-385-2033 pg. 5

309 Kingston, $799,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real EstateCassie Kangas 250 477-7291 pg. 21

110-379 Tyee Rd, $207,400Saturday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Mike Janes, 250-382-6636

924B Richmond, $496,000Sunday 3-5Pemberton HolmesAndrew Mara 250 384-8124 pg. 12

3-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 15

905-379 TyeeSunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyGraham Bavington, 250-477-1100 pg. 21

3108 Mars St, $609,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

301-1665 Oak Bay Ave, $300,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

2829 Irma St, $589,900Saturday 2-4MacDonald RealtyJane Logan, 250-388-5882 pg. 16

142 South Turner, $729,900Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

1750 Albert Ave, $374,900Saturday 1-3Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay 250 217-5091 pg. 22

302-1033 BelmontSunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdGeri Fitterer 250 360-6493 pg. 21

602-751 Fairfi eldSunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJason Binab, 250-360-1929

301-1241 Fairfi eld, $217,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real EstateDennis Guevin 250 477-7291 pg. 47

205-1450 Beach, $369,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 19

2007-647 Michigan, $169,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesLorraine Clark, 250-888-2777 pg. 20

437 Arnold, $645,000Sunday 2-4One Percent RealtyTania McFadden 250 589-0248 pg. 47

630-188 Douglas, $549,900Sunday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 45

105-330 Waterfront, $530,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodRuth Stark 250 477-1100 pg. 10

301-525 Broughton St, $484,900Saturday 11-1Address Realty LtdMike Chubey, 250 391-1893

D-1216 Styles, $474,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdKevin Sing 250 477-7291 pg. 17

311 Kingston, $899,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real EstateCassie Kangas 250 477-7291 pg. 21

2-389 Tyee Rd, $599,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDon Bellamy, 250-655-0608 pg. 20

23-60 Dallas Rd, $519,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunMarsha Crawford 250 889-8200 pg. 13

2614 Scott, $479,000Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyInder Taneja 250-479-3333 pg. 21

212-3010 Washington, $269,500Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMark McDougall 250 477-5353 pg. 13

1107-751 Fairfi eld, $339,000Sunday 12-2Royal Lepage Coast CapitalJordan Thome 250 477-5353 pg. 18

848 Reed St, $485,000Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyTroy Petersen, 250-858-1134 pg. 19

206-330 Waterfront, $545,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real EstateDorothee Friese 250 477-7291 pg. 10

608-68 Songhees, $1,499,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 19

741-203 Kimta, $599,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyJackie Adkins, 250-477-5353 pg. 18

3178 Qu’Appelle $467,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real EstateDennis Guevin 250 477-7291 pg. 51

277 Michigan, $539,000Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 12

1475 Westall, $559,900Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

403-827 North Park St., $264,900Saturday & Sunday 12:30-2:00Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLarry Lineham 250-661-7809 pg. 6

126-75 Songhees, $979,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 10

104-1518 Pandora Ave, $279,900Sunday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

407-380 Waterfront, $458,800Sunday 2-4Boorman Real EstateMike Boorman 250 595-1535 pg. 18

3109 Fifth St, $529,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdMay Liu 250 477-7291 pg. 46

1001 Foul Bay Rd, $949,999Saturday & Sunday 2-4Macdonald Realty LtdEleanor V Smith 250 388-5882 pg. 22

111-1370 Beach Dr, $729,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyMarc Owen-Flood 250-385-2033 pg. 16

867 Hampshire AveSaturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000

515 Falkland, $895,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyMike Van Nerum 250 477-1100 pg. 22

3261 Woodburn Ave, $868,000Saturday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Mike Chubey, 250-391-1893

2450 Cadboro Bay, $549,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyMike Van Nerum 250 477-1100 pg. 23

107-2345 Cedar Hill Cross, $599,000Sunday 4:30-6Newport RealtyMarc Owen-Flood 250-385-2033 pg. 16

2213 Windsor Rd, $969,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGordon Tews 250 744-3301 pg. 22

29-14 ErskineSunday 1-3Newport RealtyMarie Blender 250 385-2033 pg. 10

42 CarlySunday 3-4:30DFH Real EstateSandy McManus 250 477-7291 pg. 46

76-14 Erskine Lane, $439,900Sunday 1-3Sutton West Coast RealtyElke Pettipas 250 479-3333 pg. 18

1 MidwoodSunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdJoseph Martin 250 474-4176 pg. 24

24-1525 Cooper Rd, $115,000Saturday 11-1Pemberton HolmesEileen Jespersen, 250-686-4820 pg. 23

43 Degoutiere Pl, $669,900Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesAllen Tepper 1-800-480-6788 pg. 24

10 Helmcken RdDaily noon-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200 pg. 2

6 Governors PointSaturday 1-3Jonesco Real EstateRoger Jones 250 361-9838 pg. 23

1127 Lockley, $360,000Saturday 12-1:30Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

10 Phillion Pl, $1,100,000Saturday 2-4MacDonald Realty LtdLeslee Farrell 250 388-5882 pg. 24

103-1020 Esquimalt, $219,500Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdCheryl Macmillan 250 507-2435 pg. 25

1245 Esquimalt RdFriday-Sunday 12-4Pemberton Holmes LtdIvica Kalabric, 250-590-8087 pg. 14

8-933 Admirals Rd, $369,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdDorothee Friese 250 477-7291 pg. 12

1114 Lockley, $389,500Saturday 1-3Century 21 QueenswoodJulie Rust 250 477-1100 pg. 24

420-1315 Esquimalt Rd, $419,900Sunday 1-3Burr Properties Ltd.Mike Pearce, 250-382-6636

310-873 Esquimalt Rd, $359,900Saturday 11-1Burr Properties Ltd.Mike Janes, 250-382-6636

5060 Cordova Bay Rd, $799,900Sunday 3-5MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 49

1823 El Serano Dr, $820,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLucy Richardson 250 744-3301 pg. 26

1475 Westall, $699,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

4674 Lochside Dr, $1,195,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 27

2909 Phyllis St, $1,239,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesMurray Clodge, 250-818-6146 pg. 25

1-910 Maltwood, $529,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdAngele Munro 250 384-8124 pg. 19

4291 Faithwood RD, $759,000Sunday 12-1:30One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er 250 812-4910 pg. 51

3371 Sewell, $624,900Sunday 2:30-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er 250 812-4910 pg. 51

4911 Cordova Bay, $1,450,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdMartin Burr 250 384-8124 pg. 27

4180 Keewatin Plc., $485,000Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyZane Willis 250-479-3333 pg. 26

325-1680 PoplarSaturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunGuy Crozier 250-744-3301 pg. 32

1877A Feltham Rd, $625,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

6-4630 Lochside, $465,000Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyMarie Blender 250 385-2033 pg. 18

5-3947 Cedar Hill Cross, $539,000Sunday 11-1Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

4081 Beam Cres, $768,888Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdAdrien Bachand 250 384-8124 pg. 26

4124 Burnley, $539,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier 250-477-7291 pg. 26

6-1080 Greenridge, $439,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunKomal Dodd 250 744-3301 pg. 52

768 Cordova Bay RdSunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyBill Pangman, 250-882-8588 pg. 10

6-942 Boulderwood, $675,000Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunLeni Estell, 250-744-3301 pg. 27

1225 Lavinia, $1,095,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

6-1473 Garnet Rd., $399,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Deb Scott 250-477-7291 pg. 18

1640 Earlston Ave, $579,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMark McDougall 250 477-5353 pg. 27

4555 Seawood Terr, $699,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

1671 Freeman Ave, $458,800Friday & Saturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesPaul Whitney, 250-889-2883 pg. 25

1112 Praisewood, $755,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAlison Stoodley 250 477-1100 pg. 27

23-901 Kentwood Ln., $489,000Sunday 2:30-4:00One Percent Realty Vancouver IslandLilian Andersen 250-213-3710 pg. 7

109-1505 Church, $249,900Sunday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 13

110-1505 Church Ave., $239,000Friday 1-3Boorman’sRod Hay 250-595-1535 pg. 6

4751 Elliott, $699,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyRick Allen, 250-385-2033 pg. 28

3968 Tudor Ave, $1,690,000Sunday 2-4Macdonald RealtyScott Garman 250 896-7099 pg. 28

4378 Shelbourne, $569,900Sunday 1-3One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242

4343 Cedar Hill Rd, $598,500Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage NorthstarRossana Klampfer 604-619-3840 pg. 46

1493 Mt Douglas X Rd, $894,900Sunday 2-4MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 49

3285 Megaw, $638,888Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdAdrien Bachand 250 384-8124 pg. 28

845 Rogers WaySunday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalDon Thome 250 592-4422 pg. 26

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OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY Real Estate Victoria week beginning July 21, 2011 Page 43

1194 Rock, $599,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier 250-477-7291 pg. 27

1543 Ash Rd, $949,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodPat Parker 250 882-2607 pg. 28

484 Meredith Cres., $519,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunStella Larson 250-744-3301 pg. 28

1161 Bute StSaturday & Sunday 2-4Sutton West CoastJoe Barlow 250 479-3333 pg. 23

4827 West Saanich, $719,900Saturday 12-1:30Re/Max CamosunPeter Gray, 250-744-3301 pg. 28

658 Sedger, $519,000Saturday 2-4Address Realty LtdShaughna Boggs-Wright, 250 391-1893

3017 Millgrove, $389,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCamela Slack 250-661-4088 pg. 28

4-4570 West SaanichSaturday & Sunday 2-4Century 21 In Town RealtyMagda Melounova, 604-323-6984

519 Judah, $429,900Sunday 12-2Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye 250-384-8124 pg. 29

3370 Harriet RdSaturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdJoseph Martin 250 474-4176 pg. 29

390 GowardSunday 2-4JonesCo Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath 250-655-7653 pg. 3

762 Middleton, $548,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdBill Carnegie 250 474-6003 pg. 29

3120 Albina St, $424,900Saturday 11-1Sotheby’s InternationalDon St. Germain, 250-744-7136

425 Kerr, $419,900Saturday 1-3Address Realty LimitedPatrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

1191 Burnside Rd W $465,000Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West CoastPat Saulnier 250 727-8712 pg. 24

8042 East Saanich, $489,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 31

3953 Carey $447,000Saturday 2-3:30Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 44

605-640 Broadway St, $379,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalRosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663 pg. 12

709 Violet, $769,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdIvica Kalabric, 250-590-8087 pg. 29

7945 Arthur Dr, $599,900Saturday 2-4One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242

203-2440 Oakville, $359,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 31

7231 Peden Lane, $599,000Saturday & Sunday 12-2Keller Williams RealtyRon Kubek, 250-652-5098

10910 Inwood, $785,000Sunday 1-3Holmes Realty Ltd.Michele Holmes 250-656-0911 pg. 41

2310 Weiler AveSaturday & Sunday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalWally Rolofs 250 592-4422 pg. 30

7945 Arthur Dr, $599,900Sunday 2-4One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242 pg. 46

830 Lawndale, $519,000Saturday 1-2Holmes Realty Ltd.Michele Holmes 250-656-0911 pg. 41

10-2056 White Birch Rd, $378,000Sunday 1-4DFH Real Estate LtdPatti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291 pg. 38

7242 Seamount, $524,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Megan John 250 477-7291 pg. 30

7227 Penden Lane, $599,000Saturday & Sunday 12-2Keller Williams RealtyRon Kubek, 250-652-5098

3-2365 HenrySunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoss Shortreed 250-655-0608

13-4525 Wilkinson, $449,000Saturday 3-4Holmes Realty Ltd.Michele Holmes 250-656-0911 pg. 41

851 Verdier Ave, $1,049,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Sotheby’s International RealtyScott Piercy, 250-812-7212 pg. 38

2109 James White, $489,000Sunday 2-4Holmes Realty Ltd.Michele Holmes 250-656-0911 pg. 41

55-1255 Wain Rd., $490,000Saturday 1:00-3:00Holmes Realty Ltd.Ann Parr 250-656-0911 pg. 29

8506 Ebor Terr, $589,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250 656-0131 pg. 30

1875 Rye Pl, $485,000Saturday 11-1One Percent RealtyValentino 250 686-2242

8704 Pender Park Dr, $597,500Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 29

5-2056 White Birch Rd, $449,900Sunday 1-4DFH Real Estate LtdPatti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291 pg. 38

2415 Amherst, $419,900Sunday 2-4Holmes Realty Ltd.Michele Holmes 250-656-0911 pg. 41

71-7570 Tetayut Rd, $298,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Remax CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 30

11098 BaxendaleSaturday 1:30-3:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMorley Bryant, 250-477-5353 pg. 31

7106 Central Saanich, $545,000Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastInez Louden 250 812-7710 pg. 30

115-964 HeywoodSaturday 11-12Holmes Realty Ltd.Michele Holmes 250-656-0911 pg. 41

8-1255 Wain Rd, $495,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Judy Gerrett, 250-656-0131 pg. 7

8-5156 Cordova Bay, $380,000Saturday 1-2Holmes Realty Ltd.Michele Holmes 250-656-0911 pg. 41

2438 Amherst, $485,000SATURDAY 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoss Shortreed 250-655-0608 pg. 29

1429 Honeysuckle Pl, $699,000Sunday 1-3Newport RealtyRobert Buckle 250 385-2033 pg. 46

690 Caleb PikeSaturday 2-4Sutton West Coast RealtyClaude Falardeau 250 479-3333 pg. 31

3690 Wild Berry Bend, $439,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real EstateJean Omelchenko,250-474-6003 pg. 35

2733 Peatt, from 369,900Saturday & Sunday (call for times)RE/MAX AllianceKaren Love 250-386-8875 pg. 6

306-2745 Veteran’s Memorial PkySaturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDiana Winger 250-999-3683 pg. 10

647 Fairway Ave, $579,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max AllianceKaren Love, 250-386-8875 pg. 31

3322 Hazelwood RdSaturday 1-4Pemberton HolmesRoss Casey 250-384-8124 pg. 47

12-379 WaleSunday 1-2:30DFH Real EstateSandy McManus 250 477-7291 pg. 46

1115 Donna Ave, $344,800Saturday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Tony Zarsadias, 250-382-6636

206-611 Goldstream, $247,900Daily 1:30-4:00Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd.Sheila Christmas, 250-477-1100 pg. 6

2317 Copper Rock, $859,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGeoff McLean 250 744-3301 pg. 35

2200 Harrow Gate, $664,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Richard Funnell, 250-656-0131

580 Heatherly Rd., $429,900Saturday 12:30-2:30DFH Real Estate Ltd.Leah Werner 250-474-6003 pg. 31

202-3226 Jacklin Rd, $339,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDeborah Coburn, 250-812-5333 pg. 7

723 Windover Trc., $879,000Sunday 1-3Gallie RealtyBarbara Gallie 250-478-6530 pg. 34

201-608 Fairway Ave, $299,900Daily 1:30-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyChuck Meagher, 250-477-1100 pg. 7

2053 Haley Rae Pl, $599,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunAmarjeet Gill 250 744-3301 pg. 35

109-608 Fairway AveDaily 1:30-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtySheila Christmas, 250-477-1100 pg. 6

739 Claudette CrtSaturday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJason Binab, 250-360-1929

406 Gamble Plc., $524,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyJag Dhanowa 250-361-7490 pg. 31

3735 Ridge Pond, $619,900Sunday 2-4SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250 380-6683 pg. 35

2697 Whitehead Rd, $418,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes RealtyMike Lock, 250-384-8124 pg. 34

103-2747 Jacklin, $279,900Sunday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250 380-6683 pg. 12

16-3650 Citadel Pl, $819,000Saturday 11-1Re/Max CamosunJulia Abraham, 250-744-3301

2884 Leigh, $563,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdGregg Mah 250 384-8124 pg. 49

213-655 Goldstream, $255,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real EstateJean Omelchenko,250-474-6003 pg. 18

722 Percy, $399,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Jenn Raappana 250-474-6003 pg. 35

2532 Legacy, $567,900Sunday 2-4Kahl Realty IncJustine Connor 250 391-8484 pg. 44

861 Brock, $419,000Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyRobert Buckle 250 385-2033 pg. 34

1087 Glen Forest WaySunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdRoss Casey 250 384-8124 pg. 44

2264 Players Dr, $779,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real EstateRon Bahrey 250 477-7291 pg. 34

306-2745 Veteran’s Memorial PkySaturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDiana Winger 250-999-3683 pg. 44

3205 Kettle Creek, $424,777Saturday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 45

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1005 Wild Ridge Way, $429,800Saturday 2-4SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-380-6683 pg. 34

6688 Woodward, $585,000Saturday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyJodie Farup, 250-477-1100 pg. 30

100-974 Preston, $259,900Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunGeorge Wall, 250-744-3301 pg. 6

207-2881 Peatt RdSaturday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250 380-6683 pg. 13


3341 Betula, $474,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Jenn Raappana 250-474-6003 pg. 34


108-3226 Jacklin $299,900Saturday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra 250 380-6683 pg. 19

A-378 Cotlow, $466,690Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalTammi Dimock 250 642-6361 pg. 34

3-1917 KaltasinSaturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalTammi Dimock 250 642-6361 pg. 37

1888 Tominny Road, $348,000Daily 11-1PMFair RealtyRay Kong, 250 590-7011 pg. 36

228-1987 KaltasinSunday 11-1Royal Lepage Coast CapitalTammi Dimock 250 642-6361 pg. 37

2488 Valley View, $449,000Saturday 2-4MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 49

6581 Arranwood, $374,999Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalTammi Dimock 250 642-6361 pg. 37

240 Becher Bay, $594,000Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunLeni Estell, 250-744-3301 pg. 37

2397 Sooke River Rd, $686,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real EstateRon Bahrey 250 477-7291 pg. 36

6579 Callumwood, $384,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Re/Max CamosunBruce MacMillan, 250-744-3301 pg. 35

121-6838 Grant Rd, $299,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes RealtyJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 13

6724 Nott PlSaturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunLee Johnston, 250-478-9600 pg. 36

1975 West Shawnigan Lk, $349,900Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalGary Bazuik 250 477-5353 pg. 46

2383 Terrace, $399,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong 250 590-7011 pg. 47

1065 Fitzgerald, $399,000Saturday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateKrista Cech 250 380-6683 pg. 39

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CopsforcancerTouched by cancer

ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Saturday, Sept. 24 and ends Friday, Oct. 7 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

HELP OUT: Donations to Tour de Rock can be made at www.copsforcancer.ca.

FIND OUT: To catch up on all the Tour de Rock news, including rider profiles, please go online to: www.tourderock.ca

Kyle SlavinNews staff

Everyone has a reason to ride.For Steph McFarlane, it’s for her close friend, who

died of stomach cancer at age 38.For Andy Harward, it’s for his dad, who he lost to

lung cancer while he was still a young boy.For Scott Green and Aaron Murray, both their fathers were

recently diagnosed with cancer. Murray’s dad is in remission, while Green’s dad is still undergoing treatment and is doing well.

For Steve Robinson, it’s for his family, including his two little girls, after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer two years ago.

The five Saanich police officers participating in this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock have all been intimately touched by cancer, and are pushing through their own challenges to do what they can to fight back against the disease.

“This is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done in my career,” Green says, after having barely scratched the surface in the journey to come that is Tour de Rock.

The 22-member team, made up of law enforcement officials from Vancouver Island and three media members, is training for September’s 14-day bicycle trek, that will take the team from one tip of Vancouver Island to the other.

Every year the tour generates more than $1 million for pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes in Maple Ridge, a medically supported summer camp for kids with cancer and survivors of the disease.

“They are children, they are innocent and they are pure,” Robinson says about why he is participating in Tour de Rock. “They don’t understand why they can’t go outside to play in fear of catching simple colds that could kill them. They don’t understand that the countless surgeries and medications that violate their small bodies are an effort to save them,”

“They don’t understand that they are literally fighting for their lives, when they should be learning, laughing and enjoying them. But we are their protectors, we are their parents, we are their angels who know that childhood cancer is wrong.”

The riders all say they are most looking forward to meeting the children and families touched by the disease.

“It’s very motivating. It reinforces the need for these types of fundraisers to raise money for pediatric cancer research,” Green says.

“It makes you appreciate life that much more … and kids are so resilient. It’s amazing how adaptable they are, and what they can endure.”

McFarlane adds: “As a police officer, we’re trained to be proactive.

This is the best way I can be proactive and try to stop this for other families.”

The officers are in the midst of training for the physically gruelling challenge of cycling 1,000 kilometres, which McFarlane says is going to help when it comes to dealing with the emotional side of things.

“I’ve already had moments where I’ve met the families of cancer patients, cancer survivors, and the way they look and us makes you realize that what you do is so important to so many people,” she says.

“They prepare us well for the physical part so we shouldn’t be distracted by the emotional part. That’s going to be just overwhelming.”

For Saanich police officers, the annual Tour de Rock trek is a personal journey

Special featureBlack Press newspapers on Vancouver Island will publish this special feature page spotlighting police officers taking part in this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock.

Kyle Slavin/Black Press

Saanich police Insp. Scott Green, left, Const. Steve Robinson, Const. Aaron Murray, Const. Andy Harward and Const. Steph McFarlane will participate in the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock this summer.

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