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As talk around the office turns to hills, blisters and gels, you know the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon is just around the corner.

And while thousands of runners prepare with faithful training regimens, the City of Victoria, District

of Oak Bay and marathon officials are preparing behind the scenes.

“It’s a great event. It’s very well organized,” said Glen Colwill, president of the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Society.

“We have runners coming in on the Thanksgiving long weekend – 12,000 to 13,000 folks from Vancouver, Calgary, all

the local areas, and in some cases they’re bringing their families with them which also contributes to the welfare of our community. They’re staying in hotels, eating at restaurants – it makes for a brilliant weekend.”

The Victoria police department provides 26 officers to help provide traffic control and safety along the marathon route, while the Oak Bay police department provides one member and eight reserves.

“The cost of three of those members is born by VicPD,” said police spokesperson Const. Mike Russell. The rest is paid for by the city.

“It’s a yearly event that happens and we hope people understand that it’s just for a couple of hours,” said Russell. “We usually don’t have too many issues.”

“We’re able to manage with the assistance of (Oak Bay and Saanich) reserves to provide guidance for people that are trying to get through Oak Bay,” said Oak Bay police Sgt. Ian Craib. “From my perspective it’s always been so well organized at the front end, it makes it quite easy.”

The race, which began 33 years ago as the Royal Victoria Marathon, has grown to be one of the premier athletic events in the country.

The GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon includes an eight-kilometre road race, half-marathon, marathon and Thrifty Foods kids run and marathon, a 1.2 kilometre run/walk for children up to age 12.

It also supports fundraising for four major charities including KidSport, Times Colonist Raise-a-Reader, the GoodLife Kids Foundation and The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group.

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“Each and every charity involved in the 2012 Charity Pledge Program has been selected based on the work that they do, and the commitment that they have to each and every participant that raises much needed funds locally, provincially and nationally,” said Cathy Noel, general manager of the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon.

It’s not only charities that benefit from the race.

Downtown Victoria Business Association general manager Ken Kelly said the economic impact of the marathon is felt region-wide.

“They did an economic impact study two years ago that determined the impact on the city at that time was $7.1 million, which is a pretty substantial increase from the previous (study) they did in 2001 that estimated the impact at that time to be $1.5 million,” he said.

Colwill pointed out that many of the marathon sponsors are local companies. “An event like this brings a lot of money into the community and it’s great that we can support those vendors who support us.”

The marathon itself spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on shirts alone, said Noel.

“But it’s not about the marathon making money. Everything we make goes back into the event to make it better. To support the volunteers and make sure the participants are getting huge value for what they’re training for and participating in,” she said.

The marathon takes over the Victoria Convention Centre for three days to host special events and a speaker series, this year featuring Canadian championship marathon runner Lucy Smith, Canadian Sport Centre Pacific Senior physiologist Trent Stellingwerff, 1500-metre runner Hilary Stellingwerff, two-time Olympic medalist, triathlete Simon Whitfield and 2012 bronze medalist, track cyclist Tara Whitten.

“It’s a key part of being considered a world-class event,” said Noel. “Having an expo to educate, a speaker series, a place for our sponsors to get their information out and to promote the sport of running, health and wellness.”

It is also hosting a pre-race Carbo Gala dinner in the Crystal Ballroom of The Fairmont Empress on Saturday (Oct. 6). The speaker series is free and open to the public, tickets for the dinner are $40 and must be purchased

in advance.After a year of planning, race day

goes by pretty quickly. The first runners hit the streets near the B.C. Legislature buildings at 6:30 a.m. and the finish line closes at 2 p.m.

“Over the years we’ve not had a lot of problems,” said Craib. “Cathy Noel is fabulous trying to address all the concerns.”

Craib assists marathon officials in the planning process, making sure that disruptions to traffic are kept to a minimum.

“They do a significant mail out to all the route affected by it and I’ll be working that day on social media as well,” he said. “It’s a Sunday morning of a holiday weekend, usually people are at home anyway. It’s a good day to do it on.”

Helping the marathon run smoothly is chip timing technology provided by Race Headquarters – a Coquitlam-based company which specializes in event timing and results processing. They will have seven employees at the event.

“Around 10,000 chips are being prepared,” said owner Andre Yelle.

The company began 28 years ago doing manual timing, with employees writing down bib numbers as runners crossed the finish line. “That has evolved with the technology and now we do chip timing. We’re able to give incredibly exact timing and get results quickly as well,” he said.

The chips are embedded in the runners’ bibs and are read at the 10-, 21- and 30-kilometre points along the race.

The chip timing also helps racers with future training. “At the end of the day it can tell an athlete how long a section took and they can compare themselves against other runners in their age category,” Yelle said.

The bibs are single-use, so runners can walk away at the end of the race and not have to worry about returning the chip. “We have a 99.98 (per cent) detection rate. With up to 10,000 people a handful won’t detect and in my experience it’s usually because an athlete isn’t wearing it according to the directions,” Yelle said. Bibs should be worn above the hips and below the shoulders, he said.

“The marathon creates a list with time parameters,” said Craib. “The chips will tell you when the peak periods are.”

Police and traffic control use the technology to make sure intersections are manned at the appropriate times and buses can get through in a timely manner.

There are still “hot spots” where traffic can be an issue. The marathon will affect traffic downtown, in James Bay, Cook Street Village, Beacon Hill Park, Fairfield, Oak Bay and the Uplands. Some small residential roads will also be closed for various periods of time during the event. Residents should expect delays, and be prepared to use alternate routes.

“If I get the word, I’ll contact one of my reserves to go into that location,” said Craib. “You have to be flexible, not regimented about it.”

Volunteers, residents, runners and retailers alike are prepared for the Oct. 7 race day and look forward to it as a positive experience.

“It’s always a good crowd,” said Russell. “Everybody is focused on the race or cheering on the folks they came to see. We just make sure they do it safely.”

“I know everybody is pumped about having the racers in town,” added Kelly. “It’s always a strong weekend for (retailers). It’s always a bumper time.”

Noel summed the weekend up in one word: amazing.

“We go to a lot of other events to promote the marathon and talk to participants who can’t believe how supportive people here are. I always say I want to see a 42-kilometre cheering station. (To) have somebody out of every house banging on pots and pans, ringing a cow bell or just shouting ‘go, go, go.’”

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It takes around 1,500 volunteers to help support the approximately 12,000 racers who take part in the Good-Life Fitness Victoria Marathon.

From preparing race packages prior to the run, to course marshals, gear check, manning the start and finish lines, water stations along the way and provid-ing food at the end of the race – it’s all done by volun-teers.

“Victoria provides a phenomenal response to any big event,” said Glen Colwill, president of the GoodLife Fit-ness Victoria Marathon Society.

“We really pride ourselves in our 1,500 volunteers and our organizing committee of about 30 volunteers – all from this community.”

Colwill said there is a low turnover rate in Victoria marathon volunteers, which is a huge advantage to organizers.

“I’ve gone to many events where they (pay to) bring in an organizing committee. It’s nice that we don’t have to do that,” he said.

The volunteers are broken down into about 30 areas with a volunteer coordinator at the head of each team. “For each of us, as coordinators, having a really tight core of people helping out every year – people that look forward to that one day a year when they come down to volunteer – it makes all the difference.”

From high school students handing out water to reg-istered nurses, doctors and paramedics manning the first aid stations, the volunteers have a variety of skills to offer.

“Our volunteer coordinator Maureen Mitchell-Starkey does a phenomenal job,” Colwill said. “I can’t under-score enough how dedicated these people are.”

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Volunteers, with finisher medals in hand, wait for runners in the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon. Volunteers are the backbone of the marathon.

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The City of Victo-ria has taken steps to limit the ability of a local media outlet from accessing municipal records, an unusual move that is drawing criticism from freedom-of-information experts.

On Aug. 7, the city applied to the Office of the Information and Pri-vacy Commissioner for British Columbia to cap the number of requests for information made by three individuals associated with Focus Magazine, and any-one working on their behalf.

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“I’m 87,” Gaul says with a chuckle. “I won’t tell you their age.” Both men were thrilled with the flight, but for Wayne it was especially nostalgic – he used to fly gliders.

The second plane held three more residents of Carleton House, Sheena Guest, Davis McAlary, and Devita Broadbent. “They flew out over Sooke,” says Gaul. “While we took off over Bear Mountain and on toward Duncan. It

was a like flying back through memory lane.”

When asked if she considered it unusual for a group of octogenarians to charter a small plane to fly around the Island, Gaul responded that the whole group is quite capable of “holding their own.”

“We’re ready to do it again,” she says. “Or, maybe next we’ll try bungee jumping.”

After a moment, she laughs and adds, “No, that wouldn’t work. I’m afraid of heights.”

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Phyllis Gaul, 87, remembers her time beind the controls of a small plane during a flight with friends from Carleton House in Oak Bay.

“I lived in Gander after (the Second World War) and I joined the flying club and was the first female pilot certified there.”

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The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention is the political event of the year for B.C. party leaders, especially heading into a provincial election.

Up first was NDP leader Adrian Dix, who drew a large crowd of local politicians last week for the traditional early-morning spot that follows a long evening of receptions.

In contrast to his debut last year, a typical litany of political attacks on the B.C. Liberals, Dix declared he would take the high road. And perhaps mindful of Carole James’ downfall after her content-free speech to the 2010 UBCM convention, Dix set out policies.

He told delegates an NDP government would restore local authority over Metro Vancouver transit (no more toothless “mayor’s council”) and mountain resorts (no more Jumbo ski resort permits issued over local objections).

Dix would also let communities decide if they want public-private partnerships for large construction projects. (Federal Heritage Minister James Moore later noted that if communities or provinces wish to decline federal funds due to this ideology, they are free to do so.)

Then Dix accused the B.C. Liberals of cutting forest inventory spending by 77 per cent over the last decade, meaning decisions like

rebuilding the Burns Lake mill are being made “in the dark” for the first time in a century.

That’s a damning charge, so I checked it against forest ministry budget records. As with all government programs, accounting changes can give a misleading appearance of large cuts or increases from year to year. And indeed forest inventory spending has bounced around during the B.C. Liberal term.

The budget for forest inventory staffing and operation was about $8

million in 2001-02, rising as high as $15 million and falling to a low of $5.1 million in recession-hit 2009-10. The estimate for the current fiscal year is $9.7 million, an increase to try to catch up with the pine beetle disaster.

Crown forest inventory has indeed fallen behind due to rapid shifts caused by unprecedented insect and fire damage. But has spending been slashed as Dix claims? No. It has increased.

Next up was Premier Christy Clark, in full campaign mode. In the Gordon Campbell tradition, she brought the goodies out in her speech to close the convention. More than $200 million has been scraped together to “accelerate” capital projects at schools, hospitals and other facilities across the province.

These projects were already on the books, but they’ve been moved up for obvious political purposes. Or at least the announcements will be moved up.

Four-laning of the last narrow stretches of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Kamloops will continue over 10 years. This is a federal-provincial project that will eventually be finished regardless of who is governing in Victoria or Ottawa. It includes some of the most staggeringly expensive road building in Canada, in the Kicking Horse Pass, a short section that could require two tunnels and up to 12 more bridges.

Clark also announced a long-range plan to replace the George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River. It will likely be a bridge, because the tunnel is a bottleneck not only for Highway 99, but also for large ships going up-river. This is another project that will proceed eventually, and there is no specific financial commitment yet.

I haven’t found any outright false claims in Clark’s presentation, just the kind of creative accounting and blacktop politics familiar to B.C. voters. As always, I’m pleased to hear from people with specific corrections.

For now, call it a tie. Neither speech represents a proud moment for our provincial leadership.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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‘Projects already on the books were moved up for political purposes.’

Finding meaning in information

It was rather ironic that news of the City of Victoria’s move to limit access to information to a media outlet it found vexatious came during Right to Know Week in Canada.

Attendees at a forum on the topic held last week in Victoria had a perfect opportunity to explore why any move to prevent the release of data affecting public funds would have a creeping effect.

As was brought up at the discussion, the idea of open government and open data is rather trendy, with everyone from local councillors to provincial and federal opposition members crowing about its importance in maintaining transparency and public confidence.

It’s one thing to have open data to allow the public to keep an eye on their elected officials and civil servants on day-to-day business. But that does not preclude the need for strong Freedom of Information legislation to allow media to get to the bottom of sticky issues that politicians and staffers would rather not release to the public realm.

Not having enough resources to handle the flow of FOI requests is not acceptable as a fallback position. Oddly enough if governments were truly more open, there would likely be less of a need for such requests.

Look at the province under the B.C. Liberals, for example. In the last decade, the number of FOI requests has grown exponentially.

In the City of Victoria’s case, the media outlet being singled out in question has made 49 FOI requests to the city since 2009. Not an unreasonable amount, if a jurisdiction is properly set up to deal with them.

The fact the city feels that is too many is an indictment to all media in Victoria that they haven’t been filing enough such requests as a way to help ensure public bodies maintain some semblance of transparency.

It’s no surprise many media outlets are reluctant to engage in such in-depth investigation, with tight deadlines in place and competition stiff to get stories out quickly. The search process is frequently long and drawn out, and by the time the information is secured, it is essentially stale-dated, the public having shifted their attention to current news.

Journalists who do pursue the full, more broad truth on an issue of importance to the greater community are doing more public good than most citizens realize. It’s up to journalists and news managers, then, to highlight disregard of transparency to teach the public of its importance.

Anything less only contributes to the problem.

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Showcase show-offsThespians from the Monterey Note-ables Irene Paris, left, and Honora Bowring ham it up at the Monterey Recreation Centre’s open house. The event was held at the centre to showcase the more than 200 programs offered at the centre at 1442 Monterey Ave.

Re: Hampshire lot use a hot topic (News, Sept. 7).

No amount of parking near or in the village will ever be enough to satisfy drivers who feel they must park right next to their chosen shop. The property at 1531 Hampshire Rd. “might” have been bought by the municipality for parking some 22 years ago, but times change.

The house’s sad state is obviously due to lack of maintenance. If the municipality could not maintain the home even with 22 years of rent coming in, how can funding be found to create a parking lot and then maintain that? Poor maintenance is not a reason to turn a residential zoned home into an adjunct for the business district.

Theatre Lane is the boundary – business on one side – residents on the other side. The community decided that; that’s why it’s zoned that way. The line has to be drawn somewhere. Otherwise neighbourhoods are eroded and not valued.

Our municipal leaders commissioned the Active Transportation study and are on the right track – we don’t want to encourage more vehicle traffic. Renovate, sell or rebuild – but keep it as a home – perhaps upstairs for seniors who can no longer drive, the downstairs for municipal offices such as the archives or Oak Bay Volunteers. It would make an ideal transition from the business community to the residential neighbourhood. There are many fine examples of mixed use in the village – the municipality did it with suites above and behind the library – why not at 1531 Hampshire Rd.?

Living near the village, we actively support our local businesses and accept there will be street parking in front of our homes by patrons from further afield. We knew that when we bought here – it’s not a problem. But please (with apologizes to Joni Mitchell) don’t pave (our neighbourhood) paradise to put up a parking lot.

Rick LeeOak Bay

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Frosty could be out of luckIn your editorial Walking on thin ice (News Sept.

14), you note that “Arctic sea ice cover melted to its lowest since 1979 last month.”

While true, this lone data point fails to convey the magnitude or rapidity of the disappearance of the Arctic’s sea ice. The year 1979 is simply the date when comprehensive satellite observations began, not an otherwise remarkable year. By contrast, studies such as Kinnard et al. (2011) conclude that the warming and sea ice retreat of the last few decades are “unprecedented” as far back as data can be (for now) reliably determined – almost one-and-a-half millennia.

In recent years, summer sea ice has shrunk to a shadow of what it was throughout the history of modern civilization. The current record low volume is just 25 per cent of the amount which persisted into the 1980s -- a loss of some 10

trillion cubic metres of ice.Remember the old TV special in which Frosty

the Snowman had to live at the North Pole each summer because only there could he avoid melting? That was always a magical fantasy; now we’re making it impossible too.

Chris DarrochOak Bay

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THE ARTS Ballet Off Broadway features a program of classical ballet to the beautiful music of Alexander Glazounov and a new creation by Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Bruce Monk, to the stunning music of Debussy’s Nuage. The second half is a journey with the best songs of musical theatre. Oct. 5 and 6, at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. at McPherson Playhouse. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca.

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Poet Hopeton Anderson has a vision to make Victoria an international arts destina-tion.

The proprietor of The Well cafe on Fort Street – which is more arts community space than restaurant, with regular shows and dis-plays – is part of The Well Victoria Society, a group of local artists.

The ambitious members come from vary-ing disciplines but share the goal to raise $35,000 in 46 days for their project, entitled Victoria: a Primary Destination for the Arts.

“It’s four separate events that will raise the profile of Victoria as a true arts desti-nation,” said Anderson, former poet laure-ate of Florida Memorial University in North Miami.

“The core values have remained intact since The Well started in November of 2010, and now we’re forming a society to further promote the arts and wellness of the city.”

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contest, which started in 2011.“Think Canadian Idol meets a poetry, spoken word and

singer/songwriter, which will grow even larger with the eventual goal of going national,” said Shantel Cordeiro, fundraising coordinator for the campaign. “

The society will also introduce two new festivals, the Nobel Laureate Festival of the Arts, June 30 to July 6, and the Sacred Gospel Musical Festival, Aug. 1 to 4. Finally is an annual Symposium of Health and Wellness, to run Sept. 1 to 6, which would bring practitioners together to speak on wellness “at the forefront of the sustainability movement.”

“You look at our festival, the Spirit of Canada, and there is no other national contest like it,” Anderson said.

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Coming up at The WellThe Well presents a series of Great Events as part of its fundraising efforts.

Saturday, Oct. 6: Gospel Nights, 8 to 10 p.m. “It’s the first show of our ongoing Gospel Nights, every Saturday, throughout the winter,” Anderson said.

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Ritter is a well-known singer songwriter from the westcoast, perhaps best known as co-founder of The Gruff, and the creator and director of East Vancouver indie-rock choir, The Kingsgate Chorus.

Her new release Bright Mainland, is a record five months in the making, chronicling the past three years of the writer’s life, in which she moved from Vancouver Island to the mainland, chasing love and opportunity.

The music itself, much like Ritter’s feelings about living in the city, is hard to pin down. Threads of acoustic guitar and viola interweave with pedal steel, electric guitars, and steady, heavy drums. There’s a distinct alt-country feel to the album’s aesthetic, while the chord progressions take on an older more traditional folk feel. Overtop of all of this, Ritter’s voice navigates complicated, soaring melodies with surprising simplicity and sweetness.

The record is flooded with talent from western Canada’s folk and Indie elite including Adrian Dolan (The Bills/Ruth Moody Band) who is both producer and multi-instrumentalist, while Lucas Goetz (The Deep Dark Woods) rounds out the band with drums and pedal steel.

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Season 10 of Open Cinema launches with the Canadian pre-miere of Symphony of the Soil.

Symphony of the Soil is a new feature documentary by Debo-rah Koons Garcia (The Future of Food, 2004), who will be in atten-dance at the event.

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Saanich Braves off to a great startTravis PatersonNews staff

It may have been 16 years since the Saanich Braves last won the Island’s junior B title, but there are plenty of championships and players to celebrate this season as the team turns 45.

Current owners Ed Geric and Norm Kelly are leading the 45th anniversary celebration for the Braves, which started playing junior hockey in 1967, with a number promotions.

“We want to embrace the community and are welcoming Braves alumni back. This team has been around for a long time and a lot of great people have come through here,” Kelly said.

The Braves most notable alumnus is Adam Cracknell, who played for the 2010-11 St. Louis Blues and was captain of the Blues’ AHL affiliate Peoria River-men last year.

Recent pros who came through the Braves in the last decade are Lee Bald-win of the New York Rangers AHL affiliate Connecticut Whale, and Brian Nugent of the NCAA’s Northern Michigan Univer-sity. Both suited up for the 2009 RBC Cup hosting Victoria Grizzlies. The Crowder brothers Paul and Tim also wore the Braves crest before hockey took them to the NCAA, ECHL, AHL and Europe.

Both played under former Braves coach Dick Crowder, their dad.

“We’ve always got a guy moving up to to junior A or the WHL,” Kelly said.

“And we’re off to a great start this season. The stands are full and I don’t know if that’s because we’re winning, but we’ve got a great team right now.”

It can’t hurt that the first 45 fans at last Friday’s game, an 8-0 win over the Kerry

Park Islanders, were treated to a coupon for a free Subway sandwich.

It was the Braves third win in three nights, with a 5-2 win over the Westshore Wolves on Wednesday and 5-2 win over the Nanaimo Buccaneers on Thursday.

“Friday was a great showing, the score aside, no matter who we were playing we were responsible and competed really hard,” Braves head coach Brad Cook said.

“This year the maturity is showing for us. Last year we lost eight one-goal games, but we got the core group back who learned how to win those close games and so far we’ve been able to grind them out,” Cook said.

The Braves’ season continues on

Friday when members of the Canadian national rugby team are on hand to drop the puck, 6:30 p.m. at Pearkes arena ver-sus the Buccaneers.

Braves historyThe Braves are steeped in the legacy

of the league. From 1978 to 1996, the Braves won six Brent Patterson Memo-rial trophies as the top team in the Van-couver Island Junior Hockey League. The trophy, however, wasn’t renamed in Patterson’s honour until later. A former Braves player, Patterson was the VIJHL MVP in 1977. He died shortly after leav-ing a game at the 1977 Cylone Taylor Cup in Quesnel from heart complications.

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Rugby Canada selects squad for Americas Championship

Local ruggers Connor Braid and Sean White, a pair of Oak Bay High grads, will suit up for Canada at the 2012 IRB Americas Rugby Cham-pionship.

They’ll be joined by Michael Fuailefau, a St. Michaels University School and current Cast-away Wanderers player.

All six matches of the international tourna-ment, of which Canada is a last-minute host, will happen at Westhills Stadium in Langford. The facility will be expanded to hold an estimated 2,800 fans.

White, a scrum half, Braid, a fly half and Fuailefau, a centre, are the only born and bred Victoria players on the team though the squad features many players with local connections to club teams, such as CW’s prop Hubert Buydens, UVic Vikes fly half Pat Kay and former Velox Val-hallians centre Nick Blevins.

Canada faces Uruguay on Oct. 12, U.S.A. on Oct. 16 and Argentina on Oct. 20, all starting at 7:30 p.m.

Friday night rugby at UVicJames Bay and the UVic Vikes renew their

CDI Premier League men’s rugby rivalry under the lights of Centennial Stadium on Friday night.

Kick off is 6:30 p.m.The Vikes defeated the UBC Thunderbirds

52-28 in the first of the two-game Wightman Boot series, played at Wallace Field on Satur-day. James Bay and the Vancouver Rowing Club renewed their annual Cox Cup shield match with the Bays winning convincingly, 64-7.

RAP right for Friday night footballThe Mount Douglas Rams bounced St.

Thomas More Collegiate 41-26 in the first game of the AAA senior varsity high school football season at Royal Athletic Park on Friday.

Running backs Mason Swift and Julian Luis led the scoring for the Rams with two touch-downs each. Receiver Brian Dowds caught a long 50-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ashton MacKinnon, and Callum Duke was per-fect hitting two field goals, 21 and 34 yards, and making all five TD conversions.

Defensively, the Rams forced four intercep-tions, who of them to Luis.

Earlier on Friday the junior Rams lost to St. Thomas More 21-7.

This Friday (Oct. 5) Rams football returns to RAP against Vancouver College. Juniors start at 2:30 p.m., seniors at 5 p.m.

Belmont Bullogs hammer HamberThe Belmont Bulldogs hammered Eric Ham-

ber 49-6 in the Bulldogs’ first regular season, AA senior varsity football game at Belmont on Friday.

Next up for the Bulldogs is an exhibition match versus Ballenas at Belmont secondary. Kick offs are 3 p.m. for the juniors, 5 p.m. for the senior varsity squads.

Rebels drop to RamsThe Westshore Rebels (6-2) six-game win

streak came to an end with a 41-7 loss to the Langley Rams (6-1-1) at Westhills Stadium on Sunday.

Running back Greg Morris continued his excellent season with 124 yards rushed and scored one touchdown, the Rebels’ only scoring play in the game.

The third-place Rebels’ winning season is still in tact, and the team is playoff bound with four a win advantage over fourth-place Okanagan Sun.

On Saturday the Rebels visit the Kamloops Broncos (2-6).

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Royals host Tigers, take split with BlazersTravis PatersonNews staff

Here comes Hunter. Leading NHL-prospect Hunter Shinkaruk visits Victoria

tonight (Oct. 3) as the Royals host the Medicine Hat Tigers. Shinkaruk, 17, is riding high as the WHL player of the week.

He’s a potential first-rounder for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and this might be the last chance Royals fans get to see him on the Tigers’ only visit of the season.

Shinkaruk is coming off a six-point weekend, with a goal and five assists in the Tigers 5-4 win over the Red Deer Reb-els 5-4 on Friday and 5-1 win over the Regina Pats on Satur-day.

Meanwhile, the Royals have recovered from Sunday’s 3-0 shutout at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers and are looking to improve on their 3-1 record, second only in the B.C. Divi-sion to Kamloops (3-0-1).

Cole Chevaldave earned the Blazers shutout, making 22 saves against an anemic Royals’ attack. It was a decidedly better effort from the Blazers, who were stunned by the Roy-als 4-3 in a shootout on Friday night.

“We got exactly what we expected Sunday. We knew they were going to have a push, they didn’t surprise us, we just didn’t execute the way we wanted to,” coach Dave Lowry said.

“We had one of the top teams of the coutnry come in here, and I thought we played well in the first period. But we got

into penalty trouble and it took too many guys out of the game.”

Royals goalie Jared Rathjen stopped 36 of 39 shots on Sun-day, his first start of the season.

Sixteen-year-olds Jack Walker and Brandon Fushimi made their debuts for the Royals, playing both games against Kam-loops. Fushimi, of Thornton, Colo., scored an assist in Fri-day’s game on Brett Cote’s powerplay goal. Logan Nelson and Alex Gogolev also scored on Friday, with Nelson scoring the only goal for both teams in the shootout.

Game time versus the Tigers (3-1) is 7:05 p.m. tonight at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Grizzlies slowed by Express, ClippersThird period dry spells cost the Victoria Grizzlies a pair of

wins on the weekend. Last Friday saw the Grizzlies lose 4-2 to the Nanaimo Clip-

pers, in Nanaimo. Blake Thompson and Leo Fitzgerald scored for the Grizz. The game entered the third period tied 2-2, but the Grizzlies couldn’t match the Clippers, as the latter potted two more goals for the win. On Saturday, the Grizzlies returned home against the Coquitlam Express. Dante Hahn and Justin Polischuk each scored for the Grizz, but once again the third period started tied 2-2. The Express won when Callum Hofford scored a powerplay goal.

Next is the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, Friday night (Oct. 5) at Bear Mountain Arena, 7:15 p.m.

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Artist Lucas Bell, left, designed the Saanich Braves’ 45th anniversary logo, which was unveiled on Friday (Sept. 28) prior to the Braves 8-0 win over the Kerry Park Islanders at Pearkes Arena.

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RugbyB.C. Rugby Union

CDI Premier men’s:Bayside 3 Castaway Wanderers 43CW get bonus point for four tries.

Wightman Boot Game (non-league)UBC Thunderbirds 28 UVic Vikes 52

Cox Cup (non-league)James Bay 64 Rowing Club 7

Ceili’s Cup, Div. 1: (non-league)UBC Frosh 25 UVic Saxons 33

Bayside 31 Castaway Wanderers 27CW two bonus points, four tries and loss by less than seven.

Ferguson Cup (non-league)James Bay 10 Rowers 44

Island premier women’s:Nanaimo 15 Velox Valkyries 39

Canada West women’s:UVic Vikes 0 Alberta Pandas 48

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UBC Thunderbirds 4 UVic Vikes 1Vikes goal: Kyla Kirby (penalty corner)

UBC Thunderbirds 2 UVic Vikes 1Vikes goal: Andrea Jones (penalty corner)

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Crosstraining

Seamus Maguire of Reynolds secondary

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country runners through Beacon

Hill Park with Liam Farrar of Oak Bay

High, left, and Erik Evans of Reynolds,

right. Evans won the Sept. 26 race,

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country season. Farrar is also an

accomplished junior cyclist,

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player currently with the junior Saanich

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The UVic Vikes Championship Breakfast rode the Olympic suc-cess of the school’s athletes and raised $402,000 toward athletic scholarships.

The Sept. 25 breakfast raised far beyond the initial $150,000 mark, which is matched by the university itself.

Patrons dined with several Olympians who are current or ex-Vikes, including silver medal winning rower Gabe Bergen and bronze medal winning open-water swimmer Richard Wein-berger.

Swimming Canada CEO and national team coach Pierre Lafontaine was this year’s keynote speaker.

Support from the event goes

to athletic financial awards, a strong determinant for prospec-tive student-athletes in choos-ing their post-secondary institu-tions, said Clint Hamilton, UVic’s director of athletics and recre-ation.

Golf Woodland thirdThe UVic Vikes women’s golf

team wrapped up the Sept. 23 to 25 Grand Canyon Women’s Fall Invitational in Arizona with a seventh place team finish.

The Vikes’ reigning NAIA cham-pion Megan Woodland played her final 18 at 1-under-par, card-ing a 71 for third overall.

Hosted at the Wigwam Golf Course, the Vikes shot a team score of 620, two rounds of 310.

Next up for the Vikes women is the St. Martin’s Invitational Oct. 4 to 6 in Olympia, Wash.

Beware the mad-hatterFor the third time this season

and in just six games played, UVic Vikes striker Emma Greig scored a hat trick. Greig paced the Vikes soccer team (6-0-1) to an 11-0 win over the Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday. Lindsay Hoetzel, Jacqueline Harrison, Jaclyn Sawicki and Sarah Doug-las each had two. The Vikes won again on Sunday, 5-1 over the Manitoba Bisons. Sawicki and Nathalie Scharf each scored once, Douglas twice, and the Bisons scored an own-goal.

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STEAMWORKS: A club for men to meet men. 582 John-son St., Victoria. 250-383-6623 steamworksvictoria.com

LOST AND FOUND

LOST: NORCO bicycle, adults, pink, taken from Car-berry Gardens. Police fi le #12-38453. If found please call 250-995-7654.

GETAWAYS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

TRAVEL

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ITALY- VILLAGE house in beautiful central Italy for rent. Call Anita 250-655-4030.

TRAVEL

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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OWNER RETIRING. Heating Service Business for sale, 3400 clients, $20k inventory. Campbell River, BC. Call Alan at (250)480-6700.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

LEARN FROM home. Earn from home. Medical Transcrip-tionists are in demand. Lots of jobs! Enroll today for less than $95 a month. 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com [email protected]


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HELP WANTED

An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

FELLER BUNCHER- Duncan, BC. We are looking for a full-time Feller Buncher operator. Our logging operations are with Timberwest in the Lake Cowichan area. Wage and benefi t package as per the USW Coast Master Agree-ment. Please fax resume to 604-736-5320 or email to: [email protected].

GM TECHNICIAN required at Jenner Chev in Victoria. Email: [email protected]

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

ADRIENNE’S RESTAURANT and Tea Garden at Mattick’s Farm has following job posi-tions open: Deli Cashier/Su-pervisor, Dishwasher (week-ends also). Only experienced & mature individuals apply to: [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

RED SEAL Heat & Frost insu-lator. Steady work in the Vic-toria area, union wages & benefi ts. $28.65/hr. + H&W and pension. 1-800-663-2738. Email: [email protected]


TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing INC. is looking for Welders. Due to a huge ex-pansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have open-ings for 10-3rd Year Apprentic-es or Journey Person Weld-ers. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journey Person $32-$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profi t sharing bo-nus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance pack-age 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (offi ce)780-846-2231; (fax) 780-846-2241 or send re-sume to [email protected]; p roduct ion@auto tanks.ca . Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform.

SOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators. Send resume to: [email protected] or call 403-568-1327.

PERSONAL SERVICES

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

FREE DANCE lesson, Oct. 2nd & Oct. 9th, 7pm. Centen-nial Church, 29 Gorge Rd East. North American Step Dancing/Clogging. Call Reggie 250-474-1886 or email: [email protected]

VOICE LESSONS. Juilliard-trained, 26 years experience, VCM, CCPA faculties. All ag-es, levels. 778-678-0239 [email protected];

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PERSONAL SERVICES

EDUCATION/TUTORING

TUTORING SERVICE in your home. Certifi ed teachers, any grade, any subject. email: [email protected] or call (250)483-5496. or go to www.schooliseasy.com/Victoria


PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture-Ba-by+Family Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. Call 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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

FREE ITEMS

FREE: ELECTROHOME col-our TV, works great. Call (250)598-0750.

FREE. NAVY Corduroy cover for Ikea folding single bed. James Bay. (250)380-8733.

FRIENDLY FRANK

NEW AMEROCK 20” towel bar in box, antique bronze, $15. Call (250)383-5390.

PET CARRIER, heavy fabric, zipper enclosure and shoulder strap, $25 obo. (250)598-0750

TECHNICAL & Trade books (20). Specially for Milwright Trade, $90 (all). 778-433-2899

TENDER TOOTSIE slippers, size 8, $15. Call (250)595-3070.


MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r,hardwoods. Seasoned. Call250-661-7391.

FURNITURE

HONDURAS MAHOGANYSIDEBOARD- 1930’s,40”wx15”dx34”h, beautifulcondition, $450. Call(250)656-3322.

SOLID AMERCIAN BLACKWALNUT. Gentlemen’s ward-robe (armoire type - originalkey) 44”wx24”dx54”h andchest of drawers,54”wx25”dx30”h. Handcraftedin Quebec, 1930’s beautifulcondition, $2800/pair. Call(250)656-3322.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

ELECTRONIC SCOOTER Shop Rider Voyager 778S.Used indoors except for 3 tripsoutside. Exc. cond., $1200obo. Call (250)472-1361.

HALF PRICE! Never used;Folding power lift shower com-mode with chair ($1600).Wheelchair mint cond. (bestoffer). Call (250)818-4000 oremail [email protected]

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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LIQUIDATION SALE! All New & Used Home Furnishings, Accessories, Tools, Hdwe, Patio Furniture, 12’x20’x8’h Canopys, Etc. MATTRESSES: Good, Better, Best! Lots of Them, While Stock Lasts, All Models, All Sizes, All CHEAP! Everything Goes, Nothing Held Back, Nothing Reserved! Vic & Toni Retired Now! BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St, Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C

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STEEL BUILDINGS - Cana-dian made! - Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

CAYCUSEVery rare 5 acre treed

park-like Property with well-maintained furnished home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Reduced to sell $378,800.

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OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + patio, new everything. 1766 sq ft & 956 unfi nished sq ft. $658,000. Call 250-598-6902.

HOUSES FOR SALE

CORDOVA BAY. REDUCED! (Bring Offers). 3 bdrm, 3 bath Character house, view. with 1-bdrm suite. $575,000. (below appraisal) Call 250-818-5397.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclusive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

COLWOOD 2 bdrm condo, 4th fl oor, elevator, 5 appls, insuite laundry, F/P, prkg incld, N/P. $1100. Oct. 1. (250)474-6855.

SIDNEY CONDO- 2 bdrm, NS/NP. $1375 + hydro, close to all amens. 250-656-4003.

WESTHILLS: NEW 1 bdrm apt. $950+ util’s. Close all amens. W/D. NS/NP. Avail. Nov. 1st. Call 250-477-5610 or email [email protected]

RENTALS

COTTAGES

DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood fl oors, acreage, skylights $950 mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

SIDNEY EXECUTIVE suite. near ocean & town. $1295. Short/ long term.250-656-8080

HOMES FOR RENT

CENTRAL PARK area, 3-4 bdrm home, full bsmt, W/D incl’d, $1450. 250-479-6569.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD- 1 bdrm, own ent, patio, shared W/D, NS/NP. $850 incls utils, 250-391-7915

DEEP COVE lrg 1 bdrm, acreage, hot tub. W/D, cat ok, N/S. $850+ util. 250-656-1312

TOWNHOUSES

SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.

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AUTO FINANCING

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FIRST TIME auto buyers wanted. Friendly staff will guide you through the pro-cess. www.creditdrivers.ca Call 1-888-593-6095.Guaranteed Auto Loans1-888 -229-0744 or apply at: www. greatcanadianautocredit.com

CARS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

1977 CADILAC Eldorado, beige metallic. Cruise control, automatic. Very good cond., only 80,000 km. $3000. obo. Please call (250)477-7076.

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AUTO SERVICES

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

“2004 RAV4 4WD”- $13,500fi rm. 4 cyl, auto, silver, Miche-lins, 120,000 km,Victoria onlyvehicle. Complete mainte-nance history. Lady-driven, noaccidents, excellent condition,keyless entry. Model Recom-mended In Top 10 by Consu-mer Reports. (250)479-5545.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

COMPLETE HOME Renos. Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licenced insured. Call Darren 250-217-8131.

INSTCARPET ALLATION

MALTA FLOORING Installa-tion. Carpets, laminates, hard-wood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES

CLEAN ALL. Excellent clean-er. Honest & reliable. $20./hr. (250)477-9818, (250)580-7504

GREAT RATES! Guar. clean-ing since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. (250)385-5869

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

PRIVATE HOUSEKEEPER. Has available openings. Exc ref’s. $25/hr. 778-433-4340.

COMPUTER SERVICES

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

CONCRETE & PLACING

ALL TYPES of Concrete & Carpentry work specializing in all types of retaining walls, large or small. IKON Construc-tion since 1980. Call 250-478-2898 or 250-880-0928.

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

DRYWALL

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bond-ed. Free est. 250-880-0525.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193 QUALITY Elec-tric. New homes, renos. No job too sm. Seniors disc. #22779.

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

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.

LICENSED, BONDED & F.S.R. Electrician, 30 yrs. Exp. Residential, new construction & renos. Knob & tube removal. Aluminum wiring upgraded and made safe. Lic.#3003. (250)590-9653.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clear-ing. Call 250-478-8858.

FENCING

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

FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

WILDWOOD FLOORS Custom Hardwood Installation.

Dust controlled refi nishing. Keith1-250-884-6688


FURNITURE REFINISHING

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard a mess? Fall pruning & clean-up. Blackberry & ivy rmvl, weed control. 24yrs exp.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, home re-no’s, garden clean-ups.

ARE YOU in need of a profes-sional, qualifi ed, residential or commercial gardener?www. glenwoodgardenworks.com

AURICLE BSC. 250-882-3129 Fall clean up, Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.

DPM SERVICES, lawn & gar-den, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

YARD ART Tree, Hedge & Shrub Pruning Lawn Care. 250-888-3224

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-889-5794. DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thor-ough Job at a Fair Price! Re-pairs, gutter guard, power/win-dow washing, roof de-moss. Free no obligation estimates.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, De-mossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

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

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Call Fred, 250-888-5345.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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. 250-920-8463.

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Hon-est, on time. Demolition, con-struction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, top-soil, mulch), garden waste re-moval, mini excavator, bob cat service. 250-478-8858.

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

GEOF’S RENO’S & Repairs. Decks, stairs, railings, gates & small additions. 250-818-7977.

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Fully insured. Estimates. Call250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181

& 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.

DIAMOND MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior and student dis-count. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

MALTA MOVING. Residential & Commercial - BBB Member. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING

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

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

NORM’S PAINTING- Rea-sonable, Reliable. Referenc-es. 25 yrs exp. 250-478-0347.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING

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


PLUMBING

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

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.

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

DEMOSS Dr. $499 per/roof. 2years warranty. We also installnew roofs? Call 250-589-4998

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBBmember. (250)388-0278.

STUCCO/SIDING

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.

TREE SERVICES

LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp.Bucket truck, chipper. We buylogs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

WINDOW CLEANING

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

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City councillors from across the province spent last week in Victoria discussing issues ranging from the legalization of marijuana to Internet voting.

But perhaps the most enthusiastic support coming out of the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference was for Lower Mainland NDP MP Fin Don-nelly’s push to ban the importation of shark fin products to Canada.

Alongside Victoria Coun. Char-layne Thornton-Joe and other munic-ipal politicians, Donnelly held a press conference at Ship Point on Sept. 25 to raise public awareness of his fed-eral bill and convince members of the Conservative Party to support it.

“We’re anticipating the bill to come forward late this year, or early next year, so that gives us some time to still let the members of Parliament know across the country how impor-tant it is that they vote for the ban of shark fin in Canada,” Donnelly said.

Thornton-Joe brought a motion forward last February to Victoria council to support Donnelly’s bill, but said the city is not considering a bylaw to ban the sale of shark-fin products at this time.

“If we can have the province ban shark fins as well, those are the best bets in trying to resolve the problem. But at a local level, it’s about educa-tion and working with the Chinese restaurants,” she said.

Thornton-Joe said a local ban on shark-fin products would still be con-sidered if higher levels of govern-ment do not act.

Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang, who is spearheading the ban of shark-fin products in Metro Vancouver, said the municipalities of Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby are working together to produce an amalgamated ban.

“Otherwise, it’s too easy to jump across a bridge to another jurisdic-tion,” he said, adding that the joint bans will likely happen at the end of next year.

“We wanted to give restaurants and shops that sell shark fin time to adjust,” Jang said. “We just didn’t want to go cold turkey on them, because that would just cause a huge upset.”

Along with Jang and Thornton-Joe, councillors from Port Moody, Coquit-lam and Abbotsford were present to offer their support for the federal bill.

Fin Free Victoria members from Glenlyon Norfolk and St. Margaret’s schools were also on hand.

“When people get educated about the issue, there really is no hesitation to support it,” Donnelly said.

The UBCM passed a resolution Sept. 28 calling for a provincial ban on the sale, trade and distribution of

Fin not finished with shark-fin fightMainland MP makes case during UBCM meetings for bill banning shark fins

Daniel Palmer/News staff

Fin Donnelly, New Westminster-Coquitlam and Port Moody MP, speaks to the media on Sept. 25 about his federal bill to ban the importation of shark fin products to Canada. Civic politicians from the mainland and Victoria, the Humane Society and Fin Free Victoria students from Glenlyon Norfolk and St. Margaret’s schools, were also on hand.

shark-fin products, and supporting the federal bill that would ban the importation of shark fins.

The United Nations Environmental Pro-gram estimates up to 73 million sharks are killed each year for fin harvesting.

Due to that rate of harvesting, they esti-mate that shark popula-tions have dropped by 90 per cent in the Gulf of Mexico and Mediter-ranean Sea in the last 15 [email protected]

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Handmade Show

Nov. 3 & 4

10 - 4 pm both days

11 High Street

(Corner of High St. & Burnside Rd.)

Near Victoria General Hospital

STSTRARAWBWBERERRYRY V VALALEE

Christmas is in the air

at Strawberry Vale

Christmas Craft Fair celebrates 28th year

Come celebrate 28 years of high-quality, jur-

ied products presented by the Strawberry Vale

Craft Fair, Nov. 3 and 4 at 11 High St., at the

corner of Burnside Road.

In addition to some new faces joining the list

of exhibitors, organizers look forward to seeing

what’s new from those who are returning.

Stu Hawthorn of Stu’s Wooden Wonders

brings pens, magnifying glasses, bowls and

more while Foggy Mountain Forge showcases

unique metal items, such as jellyfish, fish, can-

dle holders, kitchen art, vases, door knockers

and garden art – great for ideas for the male on

your shopping list.

Nel Welby will demonstrate her talent for

constructing and designing a wide range of

purses, bags and blankets, while handmade

cards by M & R Cards can be the perfect addi-

tion to any gift, and for all occasions – be sure

to come see what’s available.

Stand back, breathe deeply and ahhh…you

must be in front of the Wisdom’s Essential Ele-

ments display from Sheila Adam, whose line

of body care products crafted from heavenly

smelling natural ingredients are not only great

as gifts for others, but also for you.

Jane and Mark Bateman’s booth comes alive

with brilliant and dazzling colours reflected

through their talented glasswork, while fun

and functional reversible pants and jackets and

other children’s clothing by Sew Cute Creations

will be a favourite with families.

Do you have one or two more challenging

people on your gift list? Be sure to take in Debra

Slaco’s collection of functional and sculptural

pottery, Wil Rapp’s honey, jams and candles,

Salsa by Rene, and Christmas decorations by

Melissa and Kristin Sardy and Sheri Ewacha-

Poole’s latest acrylic and watercolour paintings.

New to the show this year is Scruffy Dog

Barkery, complementing the returning Tod-

dlersNTails and their creations of pet prod-

ucts, baby blankets and more, Roz Van Dyk’s

“Shattered By Light” Stained glass sun catch-

ers, vases, ornaments and candleholders and

Luana Johnston with her collection of colourful

Christmas egg decorations.

Take a break while browsing the many

booths and tables to enjoy a lunch or a light

snack, with fabulous food services offered by

Jenny’s Olde Fashion Country Faire. Be sure to

take advantage of their baking for home as well,

in addition to the assortment of home canning

products by Ada.

The Strawberry Vale Craft Fair runs Satur-

day and Sunday, Nov. 3 and 4, from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. For more information, call 250-479-2276

or visit online at www.sewcute.ca\craftfair.htm


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