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The end of summerWe look back at summer to find out if it really was as unremarkable as it felt.

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HST and impaired driving have meant a year of change for pub owners

Natalie NorthNews staff

It’s been a full year since tougher impaired driving penalties were brought in, accompa-nied by stories from pubs across the province that the new rules were a blow to business. The laws came on the heels of the new harmo-nized sales tax, which had already hurt sales.

“We’ve experienced changes in people’s pat-terns of how much they’ll come in and how much they’ll spend when they come in,” said Brian Dunn, owner of Smugglers’ Cove Pub in Cadboro Bay. “It’s shifted more toward food.”

September means good things for the pub, located a short walk from the University of Victoria. Back to school means more business, but the seasonal boost isn’t enough to sus-tain the pub throughout the year. Dunn has ramped up the focus on food, including bring-ing back a Sunday brunch. He admits he has thought of becoming a pub-style restaurant, but giving up his pub licence is not an option he’d like to explore. Neither is implementing a shuttle service – one option to which several businesses are turning.

Last year, at this time the News checked in with Diego Trozzo, owner of the Bird of Para-dise, who had just started shuttling customers to and from the pub after a 26-per-cent loss in sales he attributed to the impaired driving changes. This year, Trozzo says even with the shuttle, his business is down somewhere near 35 per cent and he’s uncertain how long he can take those losses.

Redefining

the neighbourhood pub

Don Denton/News staff

Brian Dunn, owner of the Smugglers’ Cove Neighbourhood Pub in Cadboro Bay, pours a pint behind his bar. Dunn and other pub owners hope sluggish liquor sales can be boosted by revenue earned from selling more food.

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Longest running trustee and newest challenger weigh in on job’s meritsNatalie NorthNews staff

Public education, done right, is the most important thing society can do to ensure kids have an opportunity to succeed, says the longest serving

trustee on the Greater Victoria school board.Bev Horsman’s reasons for running for school

board this Nov. 19, are the same ones that moti-vated her to first run for a position as trustee in 1986.

At the time, she was president of the Parents’ Group – known today as Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils.

“I know, from over 25 years, that you have to fight really hard to keep some of the most important programs. I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me and I intend to be there for the kids,” said Horsman, during a lunch break from her day job teaching English as a second language at Camosun College. “I loved it at the time (of her first election) and I still love being on the board.”

A proud moment in her career on the board came in the mid-1990s when Horsman was instrumental in setting up the school lunch program. But times have changed substantially since the days when the board held the power to create new programs according to need, she said.

“Now, after years of restricted budgets and deficits, we find ourselves desperately trying to save all the programs we know the kids need, but, somehow, we are never funded prop-erly.”

The role of the trustee these days, she said, is centred around strongly advocating to government.

“In deficit years, there are always heartbreaking choices to make, but I’ve always felt that I wanted to be at the table when their survival was threat-ened, so that we could try and keep the essence of what we were trying to do … It’s a part of me now.”

Horsman is impressed with newly declared candidate, David Bratzer, a Victoria police offi-cer and founder of Scientific Victoria. Leading up to this November’s civic elections, Bratzer has been attending board meetings to stay abreast of the issues.

“He’s a guy who’s doing his homework, which is nice to see among candidates,” Horsman said.

Bratzer launched his “schools not prisons” campaign Sept. 15 in recognition of education playing a major factor in deter-mining whether a young person ends up in jail, he explained.

Bratzer has been calling attention to the district’s stra-

tegic planning, an issue he’d like to see kept in the fore-front of the board’s agenda. Another issue he’d like to bring to the table: updating the district’s policy on sub-stance abuse.

The 34-year-old has been an advocate for criminal justice reform and has publicly spo-ken out against what he calls a failed the war on drugs.“I’ve always been very care-

ful to be respectful of my police department and very clear that my opinions don’t reflect those of my police department,” Bratzer said.

“At a certain point, you almost feel like you’re repress-ing who you are if you can’t talk about your work as a police officer in the community where you live, especially when you feel that the things that you have to say could help the community in the long run.”

Current school board chair Tom Ferris con-firmed he intends to seek re-election for another

three-year term. Board vice-chair David Pitre,

as well as trustees Jim Holland, Elaine Leonard, Michael McE-voy, Peg Orcherton, Catherine Alpha and John Young also told the News they would seek re-election.

The position of trustee pays $17,424 per year in remunera-tion, with stipends for the chair and vice-chair coming in at $3,000 and $1,500, respectively.

Public notice for school board trustee nominations has been officially posted on the school district webpage as well as at the district office, 556 Boleskine Rd.

Candidate names, requiring two qualified nominators, will not be accepted until the nomi-nation period begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 4.

All nominations must be sub-mitted to the district offices

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the period ending Oct. 14, or via arrangements made to Thomas Moore, the chief election officer at 250-472-0059.

[email protected]

SAANICH NEWS -Friday, September 23, 2011 www.saanichnews.com • A3

Civic election nomination packages available

For anyone with local political leader-ship aspirations, nomi-nation packages are available at Saanich municipal hall.

Candidates for the Nov. 19 municipal elec-tion can retrieve their papers during normal business hours from legislative services at 770 Vernon Ave.

Saanich requires the signatures from 10 nominators support-ing the nomination. Nominators must be registered electors of Saanich.

For those wishing to join the school board as a trustee, nomina-tion forms are available at the Greater Victoria School District office, 556 Boleskine Rd., or by calling 250-472-0059.

For the Saanich School District, nomi-nation forms can also be picked up at Saan-ich municipal hall.

Candidates for any of these positions have a 10-day window to file their nomination papers and officially declare their candi-dacy, between Oct. 4 and Oct. 14.

Qualifications to hold office as a mem-ber of local govern-ment include: 18 years of age or older on vot-ing day; a Canadian cit-izen; a resident of B.C. for at least six months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; not disquali-fied by any enactment from voting in an elec-tion or otherwise dis-qualified by law.

– with files from Kyle Slavin

[email protected]

An elective education

2008 NUMBERSElectedPeg Orcherton: 16,628 votesBev Horsman: 15,360Elaine Leonard: 14,493John Young: 13,048Jim Holland: 12,303Michael McEvoy: 12,147Tom Ferris: 11,891David Pitre: 11,145Catherine Alpha: 10,828

Other nomineesMark Walsh: 10,339Michael Hayes: 9,997Starla Anderson: 9,213Tamara Malczewska: 9,142Samuel Shuler: 4,507Lance Groseth: 3,816

Bratzer

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

School board chair, Tom Ferris outside the school district office on Boleskine Road.


Longest running trustee and newest challenger weigh in on job’s meritsNatalie NorthNews staff

Public education, done right, is the most important thing society can do to ensure kids have an opportunity to succeed, says the longest serving

trustee on the Greater Victoria school board.Bev Horsman’s reasons for running for school

board this Nov. 19, are the same ones that moti-vated her to first run for a position as trustee in 1986.

At the time, she was president of the Parents’ Group – known today as Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils.

“I know, from over 25 years, that you have to fight really hard to keep some of the most important programs. I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me and I intend to be there for the kids,” said Horsman, during a lunch break from her day job teaching English as a second language at Camosun College. “I loved it at the time (of her first election) and I still love being on the board.”

A proud moment in her career on the board came in the mid-1990s when Horsman was instrumental in setting up the school lunch program. But times have changed substantially since the days when the board held the power to create new programs according to need, she said.

“Now, after years of restricted budgets and deficits, we find ourselves desperately trying to save all the programs we know the kids need, but, somehow, we are never funded prop-erly.”

The role of the trustee these days, she said, is centred around strongly advocating to government.

“In deficit years, there are always heartbreaking choices to make, but I’ve always felt that I wanted to be at the table when their survival was threat-ened, so that we could try and keep the essence of what we were trying to do … It’s a part of me now.”

Horsman is impressed with newly declared candidate, David Bratzer, a Victoria police offi-cer and founder of Scientific Victoria. Leading up to this November’s civic elections, Bratzer has been attending board meetings to stay abreast of the issues.

“He’s a guy who’s doing his homework, which is nice to see among candidates,” Horsman said.

Bratzer launched his “schools not prisons” campaign Sept. 15 in recognition of education playing a major factor in deter-mining whether a young person ends up in jail, he explained.

Bratzer has been calling attention to the district’s stra-

tegic planning, an issue he’d like to see kept in the fore-front of the board’s agenda. Another issue he’d like to bring to the table: updating the district’s policy on sub-stance abuse.

The 34-year-old has been an advocate for criminal justice reform and has publicly spo-ken out against what he calls a failed the war on drugs.“I’ve always been very care-

ful to be respectful of my police department and very clear that my opinions don’t reflect those of my police department,” Bratzer said.

“At a certain point, you almost feel like you’re repress-ing who you are if you can’t talk about your work as a police officer in the community where you live, especially when you feel that the things that you have to say could help the community in the long run.”

Current school board chair Tom Ferris con-firmed he intends to seek re-election for another

three-year term. Board vice-chair David Pitre,

as well as trustees Jim Holland, Elaine Leonard, Michael McE-voy, Peg Orcherton, Catherine Alpha and John Young also told the News they would seek re-election.

The position of trustee pays $17,424 per year in remunera-tion, with stipends for the chair and vice-chair coming in at $3,000 and $1,500, respectively.

Public notice for school board trustee nominations has been officially posted on the school district webpage as well as at the district office, 556 Boleskine Rd.

Candidate names, requiring two qualified nominators, will not be accepted until the nomi-nation period begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 4.

All nominations must be sub-mitted to the district offices

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the period ending Oct. 14, or via arrangements made to Thomas Moore, the chief election officer at 250-472-0059.

[email protected]


Civic election nomination packages available

For anyone with local political leader-ship aspirations, nomi-nation packages are available at Saanich municipal hall.

Candidates for the Nov. 19 municipal elec-tion can retrieve their papers during normal business hours from legislative services at 770 Vernon Ave.

Saanich requires the signatures from 10 nominators support-ing the nomination. Nominators must be registered electors of Saanich.

For those wishing to join the school board as a trustee, nomina-tion forms are available at the Greater Victoria School District office, 556 Boleskine Rd., or by calling 250-472-0059.

For the Saanich School District, nomi-nation forms can also be picked up at Saan-ich municipal hall.

Candidates for any of these positions have a 10-day window to file their nomination papers and officially declare their candi-dacy, between Oct. 4 and Oct. 14.

Qualifications to hold office as a mem-ber of local govern-ment include: 18 years of age or older on vot-ing day; a Canadian cit-izen; a resident of B.C. for at least six months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; not disquali-fied by any enactment from voting in an elec-tion or otherwise dis-qualified by law.

– with files from Kyle Slavin

[email protected]

An elective education

2008 NUMBERSElectedPeg Orcherton: 16,628 votesBev Horsman: 15,360Elaine Leonard: 14,493John Young: 13,048Jim Holland: 12,303Michael McEvoy: 12,147Tom Ferris: 11,891David Pitre: 11,145Catherine Alpha: 10,828

Other nomineesMark Walsh: 10,339Michael Hayes: 9,997Starla Anderson: 9,213Tamara Malczewska: 9,142Samuel Shuler: 4,507Lance Groseth: 3,816

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While some may be lamenting the first day of autumn today, marking the official close to sum-mer, Jerome Peacock is casting longing glances at his surfboard.

Fall means the start to the surf season on the Island, and the chance to make up for lost time after the Capital Region experienced a long, wet spring and a delay to true summer weather.

“There’s no need to huddle around the potbelly stove,” said the Saanich resident.

While John Adams’s ghostly walking tours through downtown Victoria weren’t affected by the rain, the weather in July and August more

than made up for the delayed summer.

“There were actu-ally far more days when we could go without a jacket this summer in the eve-ning, when it usually cools down by the water,” said Adams, owner of Discover the Past walking tours.

Even when the summer finally arrived, it didn’t

pack a lot of heat, despite many people’s hopes.“In a twisted way the warmest weather came in

September, near the end of summer,” said David Jones, meteorologist with Environment Canada. “That speaks to how long things were delayed.”

For Victoria urban farmer Sol Kinnis, it was the summer of salad.

The co-owner of City Harvest Co-operative grew salad greens in abundance, while a number of other crops, including green beans and zuc-chini, had to be planted late after such an overac-tive spring. That resulted in lower yields.

“It was a warm summer and it was a good sum-mer for most of our crops, but the things that needed a lot of heat, in order to catch up from being planted later, didn’t really catch up,” said Kinnis, who grows crops in 12 backyards in Vic-toria, Saanich and Oak Bay, and sells the bounty at markets, restaurants and by-the-box to regular customers.

For those in the golf industry, the season got off to a late start, though ideal golfing conditions pre-

vailed during July and August. That’s when the Cordova Bay Golf Club saw a spike in the number of golfers.

“I think it was probably one of our better sum-mers (for weather),” said Jim Goddard, the club’s director of golf. “It followed the worst spring in my memory. I guess that’s what makes the good summer feel better.”

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Fall is in the air Horticultural Centre of the Pacific gardener and instructor Gwyn Herperger puts a head on a scarecrow at the gardens. Staff are getting ready for the Children’s Harvest Festival this Saturday (Sept. 24), which also marks the first day of the centre’s Scarecrow Festival, which runs until Nov. 1.

Did you know?A look back at our summer:

■ Warmest day: Sept. 7 at 27.8 C

■ Average temperature: 16.3 C in July, average is 16.4 C; 17 C in August, average is 16.4 C

■ Hours of sun: 285 hours in July, compared to an average of 321; 334 hours in August, compared to an average of 290

■ Amount of rain: July: 20 mm; norm is 20 mm; August: 11 mm; norm is 24 mm

Better late than never for summer

“I think it was probably one of our better summers. It followed the worst spring in my memory. I guess that’s what makes the good summer feel better.”

– Jim Goddard

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Erin CardoneNews staff

They’ve biked 140 kilometres, up to the Dominion Astrophysi-cal Observatory and through Jordan River. But that’s nothing compared to cycling the mon-strous Mount Washington – at least for Mary Brigham.

“Mount Washington was the hardest,” said Brigham, a corpo-ral with CFB Esquimalt’s military police. “That was pretty intense. It’s straight uphill, absolutely. It took us under two hours to do it, so we did really well as a team.”

Twenty-one riders – 18 offi-cers and three media members – have altered their lifestyle as they train for what could be the toughest ride of their lives – 1,000 kilometres of Island hills and valleys from Port Alice to Victoria.

The riders come in with vary-ing fitness levels, said head trainer Rob McDonald, a Saan-ich police officer.

“Some people have never been on a bike before, some people have quite a history of biking,” he said. “Because it’s so gradual, everybody does really well. The training program is not a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants thing. It’s taken a long time to develop and we tweak it as we go.”

The team’s trainers take care of the fitness aspect, but nutri-tionists, physiotherapists, and stretching and bike maintenance experts are also in constant con-tact with riders, keeping them and their bikes in top form.

The riders are grouped into two sections – North and Cen-tral Island, and South Island. The dividing line is Duncan. McDon-ald leads training rides for the South Island pack.

Since starting training in March, the South Island riders have tackled the sharp incline to the observatory. They’ve ped-alled Munns Road in the High-

lands, cycled to Hartland landfill and powered through distances of 120 and 140 kilometres at a time.

“It’s not only physical, but emotional as well. But that’s why we have great trainers and why we’ve been doing this since March. Would I have been ready to do this in March? Absolutely not,” said Const. Aaron Murray.

Saanich’s contribution to the ride this year is five officers: Murray, Insp. Scott Green, and constables Andy Harward, Steph McFarlane and Steve Robinson.

“It’s going to be a ton of mixed emotions over the next two weeks,” Harward said. “There’s a lot of motivating factors out there for us – most are per-sonal.”

McFarlane says that being a parent makes it easier to par-ticipate in a ride that does so much good for pediatric cancer research and helping families.

“I see my kids’ faces in the kids that are sick that I meet,” she

said. “If it ever came down to when my kids got struck down by cancer, I would certainly want this kind of support. It makes it easy to fight in this way.”

McFarlane says she hasn’t yet told her four-year-old daughter what she’ll be doing, but expects to have a heartfelt talk before she leaves Saturday morning.

“Mommy’s got to go for a long bike ride to help kids that are sick,” she said.

The riders are all looking for-ward to passing through count-less Island communities, stop-ping at schools and seeing the flood of support.

“When people think they’re not big enough or not strong enough to take on something, they’re wrong,” McFarlane said about her experience so far, acknowledging it’s a sentiment that rings even truer about the young patients the team is rid-ing to help.

– with files from Kyle [email protected]

Gearing up for the ride

Kyle Slavin/News staff

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, which kicks off tomorrow.


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TOUR VEHICLE DECALING ~ Friday, Sept. 23rd, 10:30-3:30, CO-OP Keating Cross RoadJoin us at the Food Centre for a BBQ, chance to a meet a rider & see the Tour vehicles come to life

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PENINSULA CO-OP HEADSHAVES ~ Sat, Sept. 24th, 9am-1pm, Saanich Fair GroundsJoin local farmers & merchants at this community fundraiser ~ Open air market, food, vendors, arts & craftsGenesis Hair Salon and Studio 63 will be offering hair cuts, headshaves, extensions & braids!


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Join Us for Rivers Day!

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LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORSADVANCE REGISTRATION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Advance elector registration is currently underway for the 2011 Municipal and School Board elections. If you voted in the 2008 Saanich Municipal election or in the last Provincial or Federal elections your name should already be included in the Saanich Register of Electors.

To fi nd out whether you are registered to vote or for information on how to register, visit our ‘election’ pages at www.saanich.ca, or contact the Legislative Division at the Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue, by telephone at 250-475-1775, by fax at 250-475-5440 during regular business hours (8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (except statutory holidays), or by e-mail at [email protected].

Advance registration closes at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, September 27, 2011

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS

Resident Electors

As a Saanich resident you may be eligible to be registered if you meet the following requirements:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day (November 19, 2011);• Canadian citizen;• resident of British Columbia for at least six months before the day you register;• resident of Saanich for at least 30 days before the day you register; and• not disqualifi ed by any enactment from voting or be otherwise disqualifi ed by law.

Non-Resident Property Electors

As a person who is not a resident of Saanich but who has been a registered owner of real property in Saanich for at least 30 days, you may be eligible to register as a property elector. For additional information contact the Legislative Division as indi-cated above.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS

Following the close of advance registration on September 27, 2011, a list of regis-tered electors will be prepared for use in the Municipal Council and School Board elections. Beginning October 4, 2011 until the close of general voting for the elec-tions on November 19, 2011, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection at the Legislative Division, Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Any person wishing to inspect the list will be required to sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 of the Local Government Act.

PROTECTION OF PRIVACY

In order to protect the privacy or security of registered electors, an elector may re-quest that his or her personal information be omitted from or obscured in the list of registered electors that is to be available for public inspection and provided to candidates.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR

An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of reg-istered electors may be made in writing in accordance with Section 64 of the Local Government Act before 4:00 pm, October 14, 2011

An objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector in the Municipality of Saanich and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualifi ed to be registered as an elector in Saanich.

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE ON VOTING DAYPLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE

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Local rally draws hundreds in protestNatalie NorthNews staff

Smart meters are on the way and everyone in the province will have one by the end of 2012, regardless of whether they post signs of protest, according to a B.C. Hydro representative.

“First and foremost, there is no opt-out,” said Gary Murphy, chief project officer for the smart meter program. “Every customer will get a smart meter.”

Customers do, however, have the option of contacting B.C. Hydro and relocating the meter

elsewhere on their property at their own expense, he said.

Sharon Noble, chairperson of Citizens Against Unsafe Emissions and co-ordinator of the national Wireless Radiation Safety Council organized a rally at the Legislature Sept. 18 that drew more than 200 people asking the B.C. government to impose a moratorium on the meters.

“I do not have a smart meter and I will not have a smart meter,” Noble said. “As many people at the rally said, I will call the police first.”

Armed with a petition of 4,000 signatures from B.C. residents opposed to the meters, Noble said the group is ready to fight the program any way they can.

“They can take me to court. They can fine me. I am not going to have a wireless meter,” she said.

B.C. Hydro has not yielded to any yard signs requesting to stop the replacement of analog meters, Murphy said. The Crown corporation has no way of identifying if such signs have been posted by homeowners, or by others among the less than 0.1 per cent of customers who have contacted B.C. Hydro with concerns, he added.

Yet signs affixed directly to meters have resulted in B.C. Hydro contacting individual homeowners prior to the installation of smart meters.

“There’s a very small and vocal

activist community out there that has been responsible for publishing a great deal of (the signs),” Murphy said, estimating the actual complaints lodged at

B.C. Hydro to be around 100. Customers with concerns can

contact B.C. Hydro by emailing [email protected].

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Smart meters protested by ‘small, vocal’ community: B.C. HydroElizabeth Kozak holds a sign at a protest against smart meters held at the Legislature on Sunday. About 200 people attended the rally requesting a moratorium on the meters and a complete review of the technology with public input.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Word wormAlan Simpson checks the validity of a word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary while playing a game at the Les Passmore Seniors Centre, located at 286 Hampton Rd. Anyone interested in joining the group for Scabble is invited to play every Wednesday at 1 p.m.Sharon Tiffin/News staff


Owner/Occupier Property Description 2012$

2013$

2014$

District of Saanich (Gorge Soccer Assn) Field houses-Hampton Park 560 580 601

District of Saanich (South Island Sailing Society) 2620 Sinclair Rd 560 580 601University of Victoria(Velox Valhallians Sports Association)

3957 Gordon Head Road 57,786 59,866 62,021

District of Saanich (Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club) 355/361 Gorge Road West 11,450 11,862 12,289University of Victoria (Victoria Rowing Soc) Elk Lake Park Boathouse 18,642 19,313 20,008Cordova Bay Community Club 941 Sutcliffe Road 11,642 12,061 12,495

Garth Homer Foundation 813 Darwin Avenue 79,953 82,831 85,813District of Saanich (Goward House Society) 2495 Arbutus Road 40,257 41,706 43,207Royal Oak Women’s Institute 4516 West Saanich Road 7,652 7,927 8,212Shekinah Homes Society 3028 Millgrove Street 4,147 4,296 4,451Shekinah Homes Society 3034 Donald Street 4,378 4,536 4,699

Jewish Community Centre of Victoria 3636 Shelbourne Street 8,632 8,943 9,265

District of Saanich (Saanich Heritage Foundation) 1248 Burnside Road West 1,961 2,031 2,104

District of Saanich (Saanich Heritage Foundation) 4139 Lambrick Way 912 945 979Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Society of Vancouver Island 3277 Douglas Street 11,865 12,292 12,735

Vancouver Island Netherlands Association 733 Vanalman Avenue 11,200 11,603 12,021District of Saanich (Capital City Allotment Association) Douglas Street 17,466 18,096 18,748Province of British Columbia (Glendale Gardens and Woodland) 505 Quayle Road 33,736 34,951 36,209District of Saanich (Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society)

741 Haliburton Road 7,725 8,003 8,291

Albert E. Yates, Donald L. Barclay, Charles H. Coulson, Douglas D. Waring, Mark L. Haley (Boy Scouts)

3680 Cottonwood Street 6,885 7,133 7,390

District of Saanich (Boy Scouts) 2625 Sinclair Road 7,805 8,086 8,377District of Saanich (Capital Mental Health Association) 5500 Hamsterly Road 11,036 11,433 11,845

The Cridge Centre for the Family Confi dential Address 6,699 6,940 7,190The Cridge Centre for the Family 1251 Santa Rosa Avenue 4,567 4,731 4,901Extreme Outreach Society 999 McKenzie Avenue 2,721 2,819 2,920Girl Guides of Canada 611 Linnet Lane 24,679 25,567 26,487Gordon Head Mutual Improvement Society 4146 Tyndall Avenue 4,493 4,655 4,823Prospect Lake Community Association 5358 Sparton Road 10,113 10,477 10,854Scout Properties (B.C./Yukon) Ltd. 505 Marigold Road 9,214 9,546 9,890

Scout Properties (B.C./Yukon) Ltd. 3266 Glasgow Avenue 7,948 8,234 8,530Society of St. Vincent de Paul 4349 West Saanich Road 37,878 39,242 40,655Victoria Native Friendship Centre 231 Regina Avenue 80,918 83,831 86,849Independent Living Housing Society 1610 Hawthorne Street 3,220 3,336 3,456Independent Living Housing Society 1765 Feltham Road 3,579 3,705 3,838Independent Living Housing Society 1015 Falmouth Road 3,202 3,317 3,436Independent Living Housing Society 910 Easter Road 3,232 3,348 3,469Independent Living Housing Society 238 Obed Avenue 2,869 2,972 3,079Broadmead Care Society 846 Nigel Avenue 11,669 12,089 12,524Victoria Association for Community Living 1512 McRae Avenue 3,636 3,767 3,903Victoria Association for Community Living 3290 Maplewood Road 2,881 2,985 3,092Victoria Association for Community Living 754 Lindsay Street 3,599 3,729 3,863Victoria Association for Community Living 4133 Mariposa Heights 3,167 3,281 3,399Victoria Association for Community Living 3851 Cedar Hill Cross Road 60,599 62,781 65,041Victoria Association for Community Living 595 Burnside Road West 3,256 3,373 3,464BC Hydro (District of Saanich Lease) 4400 West Saanich Road 8,882 9,202 9,533Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children 2390 Arbutus Road 20,140 20,865 21,616Luther Court Society 1525 Cedar Hill Cross Road 65,820 68,190 70,645Capital Region Housing Corporation 3808 Carey Road 81,070 83,989 87,013


2013$

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Hunter, Frances 203 Goward Road 149 154 160


2013$

2014$

Victoria Christian Education Society 670 Hess Road 2,044 2,118 2,194


2013$

2014$

Seventh-day Adventist Church 4401 Chatterton Way 25,486 26,403 27,354

Inquiries concerning the proposed bylaws may be directed to:

The Corporation of the District of Saanich770 Vernon AvenueVictoria, BC V8X 2W7Telephone: (250) 475-5415


NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONPursuant to Section 224 of the Community Charter, the Council of the Corporation of the District of Saanich intends to adopt a bylaw exempting from property taxation for 1 year (year 2012), the lands and improvements or both that are owned or held by charitable, philanthropic or other not for profi t organizations and that Council considers are used for a purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the Corporation. The properties being considered and the estimated total property taxes for all purposes that would be imposed if they were not exempt are:

Pursuant to Section 225 of the Community Charter, the Council of the Corporation of the District of Saanich intends to adopt a bylaw exempting from property taxation for 1 year (year 2012), the lands that are Riparian land. The property subject to the bylaw and the estimated total property taxes for all purposes that would be imposed if it was not exempt are:

Pursuant to Section 224(2)(h) of the Community Charter, the Council of the Corporation of the District of Saanich intends to adopt a bylaw exempting from property taxation the lands that are used as a private school. The property subject to the bylaw and the estimated total property taxes for all purposes that would be imposed if it was not exempt are:

Pursuant to Section 224(2)(f) of the Community Charter, the Council of the Corporation of the District of Saanich intends to adopt a bylaw exempting from property taxation any area of land surrounding a building set apart for public worship. The property subject to the bylaw and the estimated total property taxes for all purposes that would be imposed if it was not exempt are:


Signature building will serve as catalyst for corridor’s renewalKyle SlavinNews staff

While staffers plan out the future of Shelbourne Valley – complete with dense centres and walkable villages – council OK’d what it hopes will be the “catalyst” for that change Mon-day night.

A small three-storey building – which will house a Vancity credit union, a medical prac-tice and office space – will replace the sin-gle-floor dry cleaner and barbershop at the corner of Cedar Hill X Road and Stamboul Street.

Complete with renewed pedestrian walkways, geothermal heating, a green roof and a green wall, council lauded the applicant for collaborating with the community to put forward the best possible proposal.

“They don’t just have an open house and show residents this is what’s going in, they work together with the community to develop something that fits,” said Coun. Dean Murdock.

“This will stand out as the best community development in the area,” Coun. Susan Brice said. “I sus-pect it’ll be the catalyst to entice

other property owners in the area to get moving.”

The building, which was sent to public hearing, includes a 95-per-cent parking variance (zoning requires 83 stalls, and only four are proposed.)

Located on the south side of Shel-bourne Village Square, there already exists 107 stalls in the parking lot and traffic consultants determined peak parking demand for both the exist-ing mall, which houses Tim Hortons, Macs and Bosley’s Pet Food Mart,

and the new building would be 96 stalls. There is also space for roughly 55 cars to park on Kisber and Stamboul streets.

Councillors also commended the applicant’s trans-portation demand management plan, which includes wid-ening area sidewalks, installing plenty of on-site bicycle stor-age, building a new

bus stop on Shelbourne Street and offering an enticing bus pass pro-gram for Vancity employees.

Councillors Leif Wergeland and Judy Brownoff suggested making some design improvements so the non-green walls aren’t so “stark.”

“It’s interesting how these areas and corridors evolve,” noted Coun. Paul Gerrard, “but the one thing they have to have is a signature building. I think this’ll kickstart other buildings to equal it.”

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Green office complex eyed for Shelbourne

“It’s interesting how these areas and corridors evolve, but the one thing they have to have is a signature building. I think this’ll kickstart other buildings to equal it.”

– Coun. Paul Gerrard

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Shoreline cleanup SundayThe University of Victoria Scuba Club and the

Ocean Students Society host this year’s local shoreline beach cleanup event as a part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

Join ocean advocates and help clean the beach from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 25) at the Gorge waterway. The group meets at Craigflower Park, at Admirals Road and Gorge Road West.

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Lt.-Cmdr. Mark Raeburn peers out the Canadian frigate’s windows.

Ahead, layers of ice coat the surface of the Arc-tic waters against a backdrop of snow-covered hills. Snowflakes begin to fall.

This is the Arctic – only the view from the ship’s bridge is computer-generated, just as the snow and scenery are.

Raeburn works the control panel inside the sim-ulator at Venture, the Naval Officers Training Cen-tre at Work Point in Esquimalt, and the snowflakes disappear.

The school recently made Canadian naval his-tory when seven students were put through their paces during a new Arctic operations course.

The navigation course is one of four in the world, and one of two that provides Arctic training.

For five days, three Canadian and four New Zea-land naval ship commanders, navigators or opera-tions officers learned what it takes to sail Canada’s Arctic waters.

“Aside from going up there yourself, this is about as (realistic) as we can make it,” said Raeburn, head of navigation training at Venture, and one of five instructors who taught the pilot project. “It’s very hard to get this kind of experience.”

The course, which took a year to develop, will next be offered in February 2012 as part of a full Arctic training program. The navigation portion, including simulator training, will be offered at Ven-ture.

For three days in the classroom, students learn about Arctic regulations and sovereignty, ice for-mations, ship design and manoeuvring through ice. They take what they learn and apply it to situ-ations they face in the simulator.

“(The Arctic is) a very challenging environment

and certainly you do need some kind of training before you’re up there, especially when it comes to ice – 90 per cent of it lies under the surface and that’s what you have to worry about,” Raeburn said.

Even veteran mariners face countless challenges in the Arctic, such as limited global positioning sys-tem coverage. Navigating the Northwest Passage – a sea route through Canada’s Arctic archipelago that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans – is also risky.

“As soon as you start straying off those (routes), you’re actually operating into unknown territory,” said Raeburn, who has travelled to the Arctic and Antarctic.

The timing of the Venture course is no accident, given the federal government’s move to assert its authority along 162,000 kilometres of Arctic coastline.

Currently, Canada’s naval vessels aren’t able to sail year-round in northern waters, especially when there is ice, but that will change when two federal shipbuilding contracts – worth a combined $35 billion – are awarded this fall.

Up to eight armed Arctic and offshore patrol ships will be built to navigate and crunch through ice-filled Arctic waters, conduct surveillance, enforce Canada’s sovereignty and do search and rescue operations.

“We’re actually looking then at extending the navy’s reach into the Arctic, and that’s why we have to start these courses now, for us to get a corporate knowledge of the Arctic and start build-ing that back up again,” Raeburn said. “We’re try-ing to generate that now so that in five years’ time, when we start operating these vessels, we won’t be going up there blindly.

“We’ll have a good idea of what we’re getting ourselves in for.”

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A sailor is silhouetted while learning in one of the Venture simulators at Work Point.

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A) “ZONING BYLAW, 2003, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2011, NO. 9150” PROPOSED REZONING FOR TWO FAMILY DWELLING ON ARUNDEL DRIVE To rezone Lot 11, Block 1, Section 21, Victoria District, Plan 807A (950

ARUNDEL DRIVE) from Zone RS-12 (Single Family Dwelling) to Zone RD-1 (Two-Family Dwelling) for the proposed construction of a two-family dwelling. A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT will also be considered to require the buildings and lands to be constructed and developed in accordance with the plans submitted and to allow a variance for siting and single face height. A COVENANT will also be considered to further regulate the use of the lands and buildings.

B)i) “ZONING BYLAW, 2003, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2011, NO. 9151”

PROPOSED NEW GENERAL COMMERCIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ZONE The intent of this proposed bylaw is to create a new C-2NC Zone (Gen-

eral Commercial Neighbourhood Centre) with Retail Sales of Goods and Services; Wholesaling Accessory to Retail Sales; Medical Services; Rental and Repair of Household Items, Tools and Appliances; Personal Service; Offi ce; Restaurant; Assembly; Apartment; Congregate Housing; Accessory Residential; Supplementary Off-Street Parking; and Cable Hub Site as per-mitted uses. Regulations with respect to prohibited uses, density, build-ings and structures, buildings and structures for apartment or congregate housing and accessory residential are unique to this proposed zone and interested persons are encouraged to obtain a copy of the bylaw.

B)ii) “ZONING BYLAW, 2003, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2011, NO. 9152” PROPOSED REZONING FOR MIXED USE BUILDING ON CEDAR HILL CROSS ROAD To rezone Lot 1, Section 39, Victoria District, Plan 18928 (1590 CEDAR

HILL CROSS ROAD) from Zone C-2 (General Commercial) to Zone C-2NC (General Commercial Neighbourhood Centre) for the construction of a three storey mixed-use building. A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT will be con-sidered to require the buildings and lands to be constructed and developed in accordance with the plans submitted and to allow variances for siting, parking and loading. Council will also consider as part of this proposal, an application for a DEVELOPMENT PERMIT on Lot A, Sections 39 and 40, Victoria District, Plan 34667 (3749 SHELBOURNE STREET). This permit is required for proposed enhancements within the existing parking lot of the adjacent shopping centre. A COVENANT will be considered to further regulate the use of the lands and buildings.

A copy of the proposed bylaws, permits and relevant reports may be in-spected or obtained from the Legislative Division, Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, from September 22, 2011 to October 4, 2011 inclusive, except for weekends and statutory holidays.


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING BYLAW

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING for the purpose of a PUBLIC HEARING will be held in the SAANICH MUNICIPAL HALL COUN-CIL CHAMBERS, 770 Vernon Avenue, on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011 at 7:30 p.m., to allow the public to make verbal or written representation to Council with respect to the following proposed bylaws and permits.


OUR VIEW

The best part of Sharron Ryan’s week falls on Wednesdays and Fri-days at lunchtime as she feeds the ducks on a pond along her Saanich News paper route.

It’s a place where the 61-year-old, travelling on a scooter, can finally relax, be her-self and forget something she has been unable to – a mystery of a tragedy that took place 40 years ago.

At 21, Ryan was sepa-rated from her husband when her first child Paula was born. The baby was premature and lived just two days before suf-fering from a massive lung collapse. Under the influence of Valium and sleeping pills prescribed by her now-deceased doctor, Ryan says she never had a chance to see the body, to grieve the death – or to ask questions around some of the bizarre happenings that took place at the time.

“Everybody tells me to live with it,” she says from her apartment, which she shares with her foster cat, Tippy. “Try to live with the knowledge that your daughter died and you didn’t even (have a chance to) hold her.”

She remembers few details: her father’s emotional outpouring over his first grandchild – and then the nurse who seemed to have Paula’s sex confused.

“The day after she was born, one

of the nurses came in with my chart and said ‘Sharron, we were just wondering if you wanted your baby circumcised,’” she says. “I just sat there so stunned because I couldn’t believe they would say that. I

turned around to her and said, ‘I had a baby girl.’”

Other curious details have had Ryan’s mind racing since she decided to come to terms with her past and visit the baby’s grave two years ago. Paula’s medical death certificate lists her date of death as Aug. 14, yet at Hatley Memorial Gardens, Ryan says their records indicate Paula was a stillborn and not

buried until Dec. 15 in an unmarked grave with eight other babies.

Ryan has been in touch with the Vancouver Island Health Author-ity’s patient care quality office for answers, but given the years that have passed and the changeover in staffing, it’s virtually impossible for the office to provide her with the detailed timeline she seeks. She acknowledges the challenges of investigating a birth and death four decades in the past, yet still, she can’t help but search for answers.

“It’s a horrible thing to lose a child, but to lose a child and not know for sure that she’s gone,” Ryan says, eyes filled with tears, “that’s a horrible thing.”

She says she cherishes cats,

such as little Tippy, because of their infantile nature. She knows she wants someone to listen to her story and care like she does for all of her favourite personalities along her route.

She knows that some of her theories of details surrounding the baby’s death are unlikely.

She holds out hope that protest-ing outside of the Royal Jubliee Hos-pital and holding a sign that reads “THEY LOST MY BABY” will result in someone else who was there coming forward.

I hope – if that person exists – that they can get in touch with Ryan and put her battle to rest.

“I feel like I’m going home when I get onto Donwood (Drive),” she says, later adding: “If someone’s in trouble, I’ll jump in right away.”

As I step from Ryan’s apartment out through a front door adorned with welcome signs and tributes to feline friends, I’m hit with the chal-lenge of telling her story. I confirm what I can through VIHA and, like Ryan, I’m left with a dilemma.

So many interactions like these will never make it into the news for the obvious moral and time restric-tions. Ryan is clear about her desire to tell the story in any way possible, so here it is.

Sometimes it’s best to stop and listen, even if you’re not sure what to do with what you hear.

Natalie North is a reporter with the Saanich News.

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Mystery around birth still haunts

‘Try to live with the knowledge your daughter died and you didn’t hold her.’

New era of WHL begins for Victoria

Let the glorious ringing of cowbells begin. Expect the signature sound of junior hockey to be deafening Saturday night, as the Victoria Royals make their season debut in front of a home crowd.

The sold-out game will be one for the history books. It marks the beginning of a journey that began as soon as Victoria lost its former Western Hockey League club, the Cougars, back in 1994.

The construction of a new Memorial Arena was undertaken largely around the idea of bringing the WHL back to the city.

That deal is done. Soon it will be time for the franchise to prove

it is worthy of our long-simmering support, but for now, anyway, it’s simply time to enjoy the honeymoon.

On Saturday, more than 7,000 people will watch the Royals take on their natural rivals, the Vancouver Giants. With 6,000 free cowbells set to be handed out before the game, this moment in history is sure to be loud.

Rugby players making Canada proud The return of the WHL is the milestone moment

for this city’s sporting community.But half a world away, another team with deep

Island roots is playing what are arguably the most important games of players’ lives.

Canada’s national rugby team includes eight players with connections to Victoria. The team also announced this year that it would be permanently based out of the West Shore.

On Monday (Greater Victoria time), the team has a chance to earn a berth in the next Rugby World Cup with a victory over Japan. Both teams are considered middle powers in the hierarchy of the sport.

The quadrennial competition, which is much more modest to host than either the soccer World Cup or the Olympics, is nonetheless among the most watched events on the planet.

Who knows? A good showing by Canada might start the conversation about whether Greater Victoria is ready to host the tournament in the not-so-distant future.

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LETTERS

Officials, Hydro aren’t listening to smart meter opposition

Even though I made it clear to B.C. Hydro that I didn’t want a smart meter on my property, the company in charge of installing them either didn’t get a list of people who refused or don’t care and installed them anyway.

If you don’t want a meter, you must put a sign on your existing meter, asking that a smart meter not be installed.

I find it disheartening that B.C. Hydro and our elected provincial officials are ignoring the wishes of the people.

It’s like living in a totalitarian state.Emmy Labonte

Esquimalt

Respect for urban wildlife needed on residents’ parts

As other letter writers have agreed, development, greed, traffic and gardens that grow enticing food are the problem, not deer. The daily increase of vehicles and drivers travelling at excessive speeds is creating a safety problem. The green areas are the gems that draw people to visit and live in this region, people such as myself and my family. Slow down when driving!

As Colin House said (Letters, Sept. 16) England had bears and cougars once. Now we can only see them at the zoo. He is flying back to the U.K. with a different view of Victoria becoming just another city full of development.

Helene Harrison believes that my opinions are useless and silly (Letters, Sept. 16). I don’t think that my opinions, and those of the writers quoted above are any more useless and silly than hers. Imagine a deer entering a children’s store. How dreadful! I’m being

facetious of course. If a deer finds itself in a downtown area, they are usually tranquilized and moved.

D. MonksVictoria

Reality shows B.C.ers aren’t all for animal rights

I have always idealized, and defended, that residents of British Columbia and the government were for animal rights and conservation. A friend reminded me that in Canada, the barbaric seal slaughter continues. I couldn’t defend my country then.

Having recently relocated here after several years living out of the country, I am outraged and saddened that this is not the case with a large proportion of the population.

Conservation officers are killing bears and cougars just because they are seen in urban areas. Some readers were afraid of deer!

In Victoria, a bear and cougar that didn’t do anything dangerous were killed. The bear was backed into a corner by a pack of dogs and still did nothing. Yet, he was shot.

This paranoia for wild animals is why they are being killed – this dangerously narrow-minded thinking and the laziness in not wanting to tranquilize the animals, or relocate them.

One reader even said that the deer will bring the cougars. Think again! We have a burgeoning deer population because there aren’t enough cougars.

Kill the deer because they are ruining your gardens? Please! What’s next? Will your neighbours feel they have the right to kill your dog if it ruins your plants?

Yes, there is a deer problem – killing them is not the answer. We have created

the problem with over-development. The animals have nowhere to go.

Since when did we feel that we could play God?

Remember the wise words of Chief Dan George:

“If you talk with the animals they will talk with you, and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them, you will not know them, and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.”

Kathryn LowtherVictoria

‘Vast majority’ an overstatement on public demand for LRT

Re: Show us that LRT money (Our View, Sept. 16)

I disagree strongly with the statement in the Sept. 16 editorial that the “vast majority” of people would like to see light-rail transit in the region. However, I agree there needs to be more accountability to the taxpayer in the B.C. Transit governance model before more money is spent on LRT studies and reports. B.C. mayors are right to call for an inquiry regarding B.C. Transit

governance and management. If the sticker shock for the studies

is an issue, just wait until the real bills come in. Recent reports in the press about significant overruns in over-hyped LRT projects in mid-size communities in Canada should not be ignored.

Greater Victoria does not have the critical mass required for LRT. There are many less expensive options for improving the movement of people and goods in the region, rather than a billion-dollar LRT project as envisioned.

And as a taxpayer I would resent the

cost coming from my left and right and back pockets.

I rode the rails for years in England and Toronto, but Victoria doesn’t cut the mustard. Sic transit gloria (glory fades).

Tony BeckettVictoria

Now is not the time for a massive LRT undertaking

Re: Show us that LRT money (Our View, Sept. 16)

I agree B.C. Transit should curb its

enthusiasm on spending and LRT. That doesn’t mean it can’t happen someday.

Millions for planning and basically no money spent encouraging ride-sharing or putting in infrastructure for it such as street-side pickup points. Transit wouldn’t want that, though. After all, it’s a competitor to them and their services I guess. Go figure.

Seems there’s work to do on all sides, but processes, as there are now, seem to lack common sense.

Cam RawlinsonVictoria

Another school year is here and throughout the province we have thousands of classes wherein students are not receiving the quality instruction that they need and deserve.

This is a result of the broken special-education funding formula that was legislated by this government. For 10 years teachers have given specific and appropriate recommendations to redress this very significant problem.

For every student who enters the system with cognitive or behavioural designations, funding is taken away from other students with average learning profiles. Students benefit greatly from three effective blocks of small group instruction to support their regular classroom work, but the formula doesn’t provide this.

This government refuses to fix the broken funding formula. A student with autism does not have autism for only 18 hours a week. A student with Down syndrome does not have Down syndrome for only 22 of the 30 hours in a school week. Yet in many cases that is all the support the funding formula allows.

To make up the difference, money is taken away from the learning support teacher’s assignment – just when that teacher could be of assistance!

Teachers need community support. Please take time to write your MLA and also write to Education Minister George Abbott. Ask them to fix the funding formula so all our children will experience a happy and successful school year.

Deborah WhiteVictoria special education teacher

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WHAT HAPPENED?On Sept. 20, 2010, the province intro-

duced the toughest impaired driving pen-alties in Canada.

■ Drivers who blow above 0.08 on a breathalyzer or refuse to provide a breath sample face an immediate, 90-day driv-ing ban; a $500 fine; vehicle impound-ment for 30 days; the possibility of crimi-nal charges.

■ Drivers who blow between 0.05 and 0.08, in “the warn range,” face a three-day driving ban and a $200 fine if caught once, a seven-day ban and a $300 fine if caught twice, and a 30-day ban with $400 fine, if caught a third time.

■ According to the Canadian Restau-rant and Foodservice Association, liquor sales at restaurants fell by 21 per cent in the four months following the introduction of new impaired driving penalties.

■ A survey conducted by the associa-tion in the spring showed that 88 per cent of licensed restaurant and bar operators said the new .05 penalties resulted in a drop in liquor sales.

■ Nine out of 10 restaurateurs have reported a drop in sales since the HST took effect on July 1, 2010.

“(Pub owners) have been hanging in there, doing whatever they can to subsidize the losses, accessing personal equity and then there gets to the point where you just can’t do it anymore,” he added. “People don’t have pockets that deep to survive when business is that bad for that long.”

At the Saanich Roadhouse Bar and Grill, co-owner Fran Jinnouchi decided to open her second business during the period of decline for neighbourhood pubs.

The difference in her business model? The Roadhouse is a pub-style restaurant.

The Roadhouse has only been open since Aug. 9 and already Jinnouchi, who also owns Evedar’s Bistro in Langford, is considering a shuttle service for patrons who decide to drink.

Jinnouchi, like other owners, sees the tougher business climate as reason to offer something more to customers – be it live local music or transportation.

Garth Whyte, president and CEO of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says the trend toward food-service over liquor sales is national – and one that’s forcing pubs to compete more than ever in an effort to keep their tradi-tional clientele.

“Pubs have been very responsive to

their customers and they are diversifying,” Whyte said, noting that pubs are trying to accommodate the shift and some are now even open for breakfast.

In Canada, in the last decade, the num-ber of drinking establishments has shrunk from 9,000 to 6,000, due in part to establish-ments changing their licensing to restau-rant status.

In B.C. the numbers have dropped 17.5 per cent, from 880 to 726 over the same period.

This comes after liquor sales were already on the decline nationally between 2003 and 2008. In 2003, food sales in pubs accounted for 14 per cent of sales at pubs in Canada. By 2008, two years before the HST and liquor penalties changed, that number grew to 18 per cent.

“There will always be a need for a neigh-bourhood pub and pubs are changing, not just in Canada, but around the world,” Whyte said.

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It’s still too early to quantify the progress of an alternative court for chronic offenders, but early indica-tions are positive.

The Victoria Integrated Court launched in March 2010 to reduce the rates of re-offending in this popu-lation.

To qualify, the accused must be a client of one of several outreach teams dedicated to vulnerable popu-lations with high rates of homeless-ness, drug addition, hospitalization and other vulnerabilities. The spe-cialized court, with a dedicated judge and counsel, meets weekly.

In its first year, 93 of its 128 cli-ents have had reduced contact with police. Thirty-two, however, have increased contact.

The report, by consultants R.A. Malatest and Associates Ltd., ana-lyzed the court’s progress based mainly on accounts of stakeholders, such as social workers, probation officers, police, Crown counsel and others.

Frequent collaboration between these stakeholders means more informed decisions on the clients’ behalf, and interventions better tai-lored to their needs, according to the report. However, while the court’s model of community care “has begun to reduce re-offending behaviour among offenders … it is too soon to begin assessing the measurable impact on recidivism.”

Sentencing is also a bit different in integrated court. It often involves heavy surveillance in the the com-munity but sometimes less jail time to ensure offenders don’t lose their housing.

“It is a (more lenient) system tailored to the individual, not the crime,” said Ken Kelly of the Down-town Victoria Business Association, which helped to launch the court. The results, however, are more effec-tive, he said.

Sentences often include commu-nity service hours, overseen by the DVBA’s clean team, removing graf-fiti, painting or other jobs. Several offenders have received work experi-ence leading to offers of employment after completing their community service.

There are problems, however.“Sentences are occasionally seen

as too permissive or conditions too informal, particularly when offenders do not engage in the process,” the report concludes.

Finally, while the integrated court aims to ensure clients’ needs are met with community supports, those often don’t exist.

Hospital beds aren’t available for people suffering from mental disor-ders and the Island lacks both public residential addiction treatment and a women’s correctional facility making it difficult to co-ordinate follow-up support.

The integrated court was esta-bilshed without any extra funding.

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If you were flagged down by a group of students having a good time shining shoes Sept. 10, you weren’t the only one.

The third Victoria installment of the national Shine Day event was organized by University of Victoria Shinerama and raised $3,300 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. More than 80 volunteers took part in the anything-goes fundraiser – the most the event has seen to date.

Co-organizer Marguerite Heyns says a break is in order for the group before they get back out there with bottle drives and bake sales to benefit the charity.

“It was really cool because we had a couple of girls who have CF come out and do some fundrais-ing for us, and they had so much fun as well and really appreciated the event,” Heyns added.

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A University of Victoria student had a poor start to the year, thanks to an initiation stunt. At about 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, the 17-year-old student drove the wrong way around Ring Road, sideswiped a security officer’s vehicle, crashed into a pole and then tried to drive away from the scene.

UVic security and Saanich police officers stopped the driver nearby. An Oak Bay police investigation determined the driving stunt was part of an initiation dare led by a campus club.

It was also determined the driver had been drinking that night.

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Hanson Brothers take part in cops’ game

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The Vancouver Island sailing community raised $25,000 at the 15th annual Easter Seals Regatta.

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The Cedar Hill Art Club Society presents its members most recent works at the Tillicum Mall from Oct. 5 through Oct. 8.

The club welcomes new members to meetings, now held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 1 p.m. in the arts wing of the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.

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Rick Van Krugel appears in his kitchen wearing a black top hat, homemade goggles and a bur-gundy crushed-velvet blazer, and doesn’t look out of the ordinary.

It’s no wonder, since his kitchen also serves as a steampunk work-room. Van Krugel and his wife, Linda Rogers – Victoria’s poet lau-reate when wearing her other hat – channel their inventive spirit to create steampunk jewelry.

“It’s Victorian futurism,” he said of their brass, copper and steel ear-rings, necklaces and hair combs, made by soldering together Vic-torian-style keys, clock gears and springs, antique postage stamps, pearls and dip-pen nibs.

“It has a Mad Max quality, a Dr. Who and Jules Verne feel,” said Van Krugel, touching an especially bold necklace built with a clock’s mainspring and a pearl.

The Vic West couple will be

among a dozen artists displaying their unique talents at this week-end’s Victoria Steam Exposition II.

The expo will be hosted at Craig-darroch Castle, a venue sure to provide an authentic period back-drop to the 19th century tribute to the steam-powered era.

“Steampunk is a wink and a nod at the absurdity and excess of the exuberance of the Victorian age,” said Jordan Stratford, event impre-sario. Last year’s expo was the first steampunk event of its kind in the country, he said.

Think Victorian-inspired jet-packs, ray guns, corsets and wood-and-feather angel wings. Many ven-dors and visitors will be wearing their homemade creations, though costumes are voluntary. Stratford plans to wear his goggles, which have become synonymous with steampunk fashion.

“I think it says I’m about to do something dangerous. It says adventure and tinkering, which are definitely the two core virtues

of steampunk and the Victorian era,” Stratford said.

There will be artists, music, food, readings and panelists speaking on such topics as corset-tying and prop-making. An adults-only caba-ret burlesque show entertains on Saturday night.

Last year’s convention inspired Van Krugel and Rogers, as well as Rogers’ son, daughter-in-law and her granddaughter, to begin mak-ing their SteamPlanet creations. The proceeds of that venture have helped put their granddaughter’s South African pen pal through school – she graduated earlier this month from an information tech-nology college.

In addition to supporting a good cause, steampunk has given Rog-ers the chance to work with new tools and explore another cre-ative side to herself. “I love it. It’s really relaxing,” she said, and then laughs. “Sometimes it’s frustrating. My ideas exceed my skill level.”

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Even at the age of seven, Crystal Pite showed remark-able promise as a dancer.

Pite had that certain some-thing, her ballet teacher Mau-reen Eastick recalled.

“There is an artistry, a purity of movement – she had that from an early age,” she said from Pacific Dance Centre, the Saanich-based school she started 34 years ago.

Eastick taught Pite for 10 years, after which the 17-year-old got on with Ballet B.C. in

the late 1980s.Pite later danced with Bal-

let Frankfurt, but continued to sharpen her choreographic skills along the way, a talent Eastick also spotted in her.

“Crystal may be exceptional in that she didn’t have the most perfect body for classical bal-let, but possessed an amazing choreographical side to her.”

Pite’s 2009 ballet Emergence, is a dark dance she created for the National Ballet.

It will be performed by the company next Tuesday and Wednesday (Sept. 27 and 28) when it visits Victoria for

shows at the Royal Theatre.The 28-minute ballet’s theme

explores humankind’s instinct for creating social forms through movement.

It includes 38 dancers who swarm together as a group around an individual.

Three other short dances will also be performed both evenings.

Tickets range from $43 to $75.50 and are available at the Royal and McPherson box offices, by phone at 250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca.

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Crystal Pite comes full circle, as the National Ballet company performs her ballet Emergence in Victoria next week.

Celebrate the applein Central Saanich

Sea Cider’s Upper Deck Gallery, 2487 Mt. St. Michael Rd., hosts All Things Apple this Sunday (Sept. 25).

The photography show and competition, held as part of Sea Cider’s annual Apple Day celebration, will feature works by members of the Sidney Shutterbugs Camera Club.

Call 250-544-4824 for more information, directions and gallery times.

Raise your spiritthrough singing

With a focus on fun and friendship, the Spirit Rising Community Choir is looking for new members.

The mixed group usually carries between 20 to 30 singers and performs at various ven-ues around Greater Victoria. Rehearsals hap-pen Monday nights between September and May at St. Peter’s Church in Saanich.

New members will be welcomed until Sept. 30. For more information, contact choir direc-tor Bev Wright at 778-430-4078.

Put some polishon playwright skills

So you think you can write a play? Or maybe want to learn how to do so?

A 10-week playwriting workshop led by dramatist Charles Tidler begins Tuesday, Oct. 4. Designed for beginning and emerging play-wrights, the three-hour classes are limited to seven students and take place in Belfry The-atre’s Studio B.

The cost is $225. To register or for details call Tidler at 250-386-3786 or email [email protected].

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ARTS EVENTSIN BRIEF Homegrown choreographer returns

Teacher recalls strengths of young ballerina Crystal Pite

Poets unite to share creative message for change

Join thousands of poets in 450 cities in 95 countries tomorrow (Sept. 24) as they spend the day reading and creating poems.

The goal of the global poetry event, organized by the group 100 Thousand Poets for Change, is to promote positive change through poetry, said Victoria poet laureate Linda Rogers, who is leading the local charge.

Everyone can do their part to read or create their own poems by reading their works at home, at work or by posting them online during the day-long event, she said.

“It’s about all of us coming together and speaking for the things we care about. My hope is everyone will think they’re a part of it. It’s sharing language and common humanity.”

Locally, the poetry celebra-

tions take place at The Well, 821 Fort St., at 7 p.m.

Bring your poetry iced on cakes, written on clothing, in the form of a tattoo, or take a picture of your sidewalk chalk poetry and speak on how you shared your poetic message during the global event.

“Bring evidence and there will be prizes,” Rogers said.

The evening will feature readings by invited poets and

an open-mic session, followed by a performance by Carol Sokoloff & Trio Espresso.

Admission is free, though your loose change will be appreciated to help pay for school supplies for a South African school.

For details on the global poetry event, please visit www.bigbridge/100thousand poetsforchange.

[email protected]

Verses will be reproduced on various objects for worldwide celebration


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Victoria history, life writing, mys-tery: it’s all up for discussion in Cad-boro Bay this fall.

Cadboro Bay Book Company is the new host of At the Mike, a series of talks that offers more than authors reading from their books.

“There seemed to be room in the city or the community for an author series,” said Brindle and Glass pub-lisher Ruth Linka, who relocated her business from Edmonton to Victoria.

“It’s a series where we’re trying to bring together authors on topics or in genres where they have some com-mon ground and bring them together with readers where we can have con-versation and a better connection between readers and writers.”

At the Mike began in 2007 at Fern-wood’s Cornerstone Café.

It has since continued at The Fort Café and has sparked discussions on everything from how male fic-tion authors relate, to where to find solace within the cityscape, and the environment – an event that fea-tured guests Briony Penn and Guy Dauncey.

“It has varied so much that it’s often not about writing, but about topics,” Linka said.

The series continues on Sept. 27 with Saanich historian Valerie Green and Linda Eversole.

“It’s a really great little book store with a great feel to it, so we hope that it’ll have a nice ambiance and that people from the neighbourhood will be excited to have us there too.”

[email protected]

At the Mike comes to Caddy BayEveryone who’s ever wanted to give Zumba

fitness a try or to understand what gluten-free eating is all about has a chance to lay those curi-osities to rest next weekend.

The 17th annual Victoria Women’s Show returns to Pearkes Recreation Centre Oct. 1 and 2 and features products and services just for women – including hourly door prizes, work-shops, fashion shows and demonstrations on the

cooking stage. The event also includes presenta-tions on topics such as women’s wellness and smart divorce solutions. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 1 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2. Tickets are $10 or $8 for youth and seniors, with children 12 and under admitted for free.

More information available at www.victoriawo-mensshow.com.

[email protected]

Women’s show returns to Pearkes

At the Mike■ All readings start at 7 p.m., 3840B Cadboro Bay Rd. Admission is free.

■ Sept. 27: Valerie Green and Linda Eversole discuss the history of the city in Vibrant Victoria.

■ Oct. 25: Barbara Stewart and Lynne Van Luven join forces to talk about Life Writ-ing – the art of personal cre-ative non-fiction.

■ Nov. 15: Stephen Legault, Sandy Frances Duncan, George Szanto, Bruce Burrows and Kay Stewart share the secrets of mystery writing.


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The BC Fruit Testers will help answer ques-tions about identifying and caring for your fruit trees (don’t forget to bring your apples) while LifeCycles will be on hand to talk about their Fruit Tree Project. Music from Spin The Black Disc and performances from the Island Thyme Morris Dancers will round out the festivities.

For more information, visit www.seacider.ca

Chef Survival IV at Madrona FarmJoin 20 of Victoria’s fi nest chefs as they demonstrate

their commitment to organic, sustainable agriculture and the conservation of farmland during Chef Sur-vival Challenge IV, Oct. 2 at Madrona Farm on Blen-kinsop Road.

Also marking the one year anniversary of TLC’s protection of Madrona Farm, this “culinary arts per-formance of epic proportions,” allows spectators to watch chefs challenge a farm-style obstacle course before receiving a Madrona Farm map to pick the

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about townPicture Saanich on the Active Living Guide

Saanich residents are invited to submit their favourite photos for the cover of the municipal-ity’s next Active Living Guide.

Images of people en-joying Saanich parks, trails, Cedar Hill Golf course or taking part in sports, recreational activ-ities, the arts or exploring local culture are all en-couraged. Three selected images will be placed on the Parks and Recreation Facebook page and fans will then choose the win-ning picture to grace the cover of the coming fall/winter guide.

The winner will also receive an annual admis-sion valid at any of Saan-ich’s four rec centres.

“Featuring a com-munity photo on the cover of the Active Liv-ing Guide is a great way to highlight our parks, events, golf course and

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Fall in Greater Victoria? Defi nitely the time to sa-vour some of the fi nest agricultural bounty the region has to offer. Here are a few delicious fa-

vourites coming up over the next few weeks.

Harvest comes to Horticulture Centre Celebrate the bounty of autumn this Saturday at

the Horticulture Centre of the Pacifi c’s Fall Harvest Children’s Festival.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., festivities include interac-tive displays on seed collecting, gourd bowling, apple tasting, clay pumpkin making, entertainment, a “Field of Scarecrows,” farm animals and much more, all designed to teach children the connection between growing, harvesting and eating. The event is free to children and by donation to adults. View the Field of Scarecrows until Nov. 1.

Garden enthusiasts can also stroll the centre’s 28 demonstration gardens and take in the Fall Plant Sale. For more information call 250-479-6162 of visit http://hcp.ca

Sea Cider celebrates Apple Day!Visit Central Saanich and Sea Cider Organic Farm

this Sunday, Sept. 25 for Apple Day, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A family event offering free admission, come raise a glass of cider, take in the Get Fresh Guide’s pie baking

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Chef Survival IV brings harvest-themed fun to at Madrona Farm Oct. 2.

vegetables they need to create a masterpiece – all on survival cookware.

Chefs are only permitted to bring a cooler with a protein and their favourite cutting board, knife and frying pan. Meals are then auctioned off, followed by a catered meal, entertainment, and wine and beer gar-dens.

Tickets are $50 per person or $100 for a family of four (two adults/two children). Purchase tickets at the Madrona Farm Stand, 4317 Blenkinsop Rd., Wednes-day to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or online at chefsurvivalchallenge.com

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Victoria history, life writing, mys-tery: it’s all up for discussion in Cad-boro Bay this fall.

Cadboro Bay Book Company is the new host of At the Mike, a series of talks that offers more than authors reading from their books.

“There seemed to be room in the city or the community for an author series,” said Brindle and Glass pub-lisher Ruth Linka, who relocated her business from Edmonton to Victoria.

“It’s a series where we’re trying to bring together authors on topics or in genres where they have some com-mon ground and bring them together with readers where we can have con-versation and a better connection between readers and writers.”

At the Mike began in 2007 at Fern-wood’s Cornerstone Café.

It has since continued at The Fort Café and has sparked discussions on everything from how male fic-tion authors relate, to where to find solace within the cityscape, and the environment – an event that fea-tured guests Briony Penn and Guy Dauncey.

“It has varied so much that it’s often not about writing, but about topics,” Linka said.

The series continues on Sept. 27 with Saanich historian Valerie Green and Linda Eversole.

“It’s a really great little book store with a great feel to it, so we hope that it’ll have a nice ambiance and that people from the neighbourhood will be excited to have us there too.”

[email protected]

At the Mike comes to Caddy BayEveryone who’s ever wanted to give Zumba

fitness a try or to understand what gluten-free eating is all about has a chance to lay those curi-osities to rest next weekend.

The 17th annual Victoria Women’s Show returns to Pearkes Recreation Centre Oct. 1 and 2 and features products and services just for women – including hourly door prizes, work-shops, fashion shows and demonstrations on the

cooking stage. The event also includes presenta-tions on topics such as women’s wellness and smart divorce solutions. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 1 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2. Tickets are $10 or $8 for youth and seniors, with children 12 and under admitted for free.

More information available at www.victoriawo-mensshow.com.

[email protected]

Women’s show returns to Pearkes

At the Mike■ All readings start at 7 p.m., 3840B Cadboro Bay Rd. Admission is free.

■ Sept. 27: Valerie Green and Linda Eversole discuss the history of the city in Vibrant Victoria.

■ Oct. 25: Barbara Stewart and Lynne Van Luven join forces to talk about Life Writ-ing – the art of personal cre-ative non-fiction.

■ Nov. 15: Stephen Legault, Sandy Frances Duncan, George Szanto, Bruce Burrows and Kay Stewart share the secrets of mystery writing.

NOTICE OF NOMINATION2011 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) that nominations for the offi ce of Trustee will be received at the offi ces of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria), 556 Boleskine Road, Victoria, B.C. between the hours of 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, the fourth (4th) day of October 2011 and 4:00 P.M. on Friday, the fourteenth (14th) day of October 2011 and during that period the nomination documents shall only be received on regular offi ce days and hours. Should anyone wish to fi le nomination documents in other than offi ce hours, arrangements may be made by phoning the Chief Election Offi cer at (250) 472 0059.

Nine Trustees will be elected for a three (3) year term commencing December 2011 and terminating after the election held in 2014 in accordance with the legislation in the Local government Act (2014).

The mode of nomination shall be as follows:

Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualifi ed electors of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria). The nomination documents shall be in the form prescribed in the Local Government Act and School Act and shall state the name and residence of the person nominated in such a manner as to suffi ciently identify the candidate. The nomination documents shall be subscribed to by the candidate.

At the time of fi ling the nomination documents, the candidate shall also fi le with the Chief Election Offi cer or a person designated by the Chief Election Offi cer a written disclosure, as required under the Financial Disclosure Act.

Copies of all forms are available at the Offi ces of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria), 556 Boleskine Road, Victoria, B.C. or by calling the Chief Election Offi cer at (250) 472 0059.

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Join developers Trev and Nancy McLean this Satur-day at the grand opening of Sidney’s Oakville Mews, noon to 4 p.m. at 2320 Oakville Ave.

Sidney Mayor Larry Cross will oversee a ribbon-cut-ting at 1 p.m. and Jack FM will visit for the afternoon, which also includes refreshments and door prizes.

Just two blocks off Beacon Avenue, the nine-unit Oakville Mews project features unique, one- and two-fl oor layouts ranging from 663 square feet to a

roomy 1,601 square feet. Some are level-entry suites, others are walk-up units and fi ve incorporate “fl ex suites,” including two Coach Houses.

Residents will also enjoy a car share vehicle just for the complex – a fi rst for Sidney.

For more informa-tion, stop by Saturday or visit www.oakvil-lemews.com

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

Fridays – Oak Bay United Church Thrift Shop/Annex, corner Granite & Mitchell, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Furniture, household, clothing, including boutique, jewellery, art, books, etc. FMI: 250-598-5021, ext 0.

To Sept. 24 – Red Art Gallery, 2033 Oak Bay Ave., presents 16 works by Garth Homer Centre members; all proceeds support the centre’s Artworks Program.

Sept. 24 – Victoria Genealogical Society Workshop, Managing Memorabilia with Colleen Miscovitch, 10 a.m. to noon at the Resource Centre, 947 Alston St. Cost $10 members; $15 non-members. Register: 250-360-2808. FMI: www.victoriags.org

Sept. 24 – Fall Sale at St. Michael & All Angels Church, 4733 West Saanich Rd., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Books, linens, tools, jewellery, household items, toys, sports gear, collectible area, food and refreshments.

Sept. 24 – Raise the Floor fundraiser for Suddenly Dance Theatre, 6 to 9 p.m. at The Superior, 106 Su-perior St. Tickets: $40. Reserve at 250-380-9515. Help transform a schoolhouse classroom into a new dance studio! Beverages, entertainment and silent auction.

Sept. 26 – Victoria Natural History Society pres-ents Marine Night: Fish Watching in the Caribbean, 7:30 p.m. in Room 159 of UVic’s Fraser Building. Free admission; all welcome. FMI: http://www.naturevic-toria.ca

Sept. 27 – Let’s Talk, an interactive workshop aimed at improving communication between healthcare providers and MS patients, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hotel Grand Pacifi c, 463 Belleville St. Register at 250-388-6496.”

Sept. 28 – Victoria Natural History Society presents Birder’s Night: Ed and Ted’s Texellent Adventure, 7:30 p.m. in Room 159 of UVic’s Fraser Building. Free; all welcome. FMI: http://www.naturevictoria.ca

Sidney’s Oakville Mews hosts grand opening

Sooke Slow Food Cycle

On Oct. 9, foodies are invited to pack their bike and head west to Sooke for the inaugural Sooke Slow Food Cycle, leav-ing from Sooke Harbour House at 10 a.m. Con-tinuing to 2 p.m., the self-guided tour passes 20-plus farms, homes, businesses and green spaces where participants can take in workshops, demonstrations and learn about everything from urban gardens and backyard chickens to worm composting and edible seaweeds.

Choose between two discovery routes: a 30-km “Red Route” for mid-level and advanced riders, winding through the back roads of Sooke’s farm belt, or the “Green

Route,” perfect for those who prefer to meander or walk, using the Gal-loping Goose Trail and Sooke’s town core.

The event is sanctioned by Slow Food Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands. Tickets are $21 per per-son or $42 for family groups and are available online.

For information visit www.sookeslowfoodcy-cle.com

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Images must feature between one and three people and must be high-resolution (minimum 350 dpi) and of high quality to qualify. Photos should clearly rep-resent the winter/spring seasons and include a brief description (maximum 20 words) that indicates the Saanich Parks and Rec location where the photo was taken and the activity involved. The people pictured must sign photo releases that can be downloaded from www.saanichparksandreccontest.com/images/saanich%20photo%20release%20form.pdf

The contest closes Friday, Oct. 21 – submit images online at www.saanichparksandreccontest.com or drop off a disc at any Saanich recreation facility. Find a full list of the contest guidelines online.

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Black Press on board for Tour de Rock

As an official media sponsor of the 2011 Canadian Cancer Soci-ety Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, Black Press has pulled out all the stops to give read-ers insight into every angle of the Sept. 24 to Oct. 7 ride.

We’ve even got a rider – Nanaimo News Bulletin reporter Chris Bush – on the team.

He’s on Twitter (@chrisbushtdr) and has been busy tweeting and blogging (blogs.bclocal-news.com/bushsblog/) about his training jour-ney and will be keeping it up throughout the two-week ride.

With less than a day to go before the riders embark from Port Alice and start their 1,000-ki-lometre pedal down-Is-land, Black Press news-papers have added lots of options for readers to keep updated on the tour’s progress.

On the web, we’ve expanded our Tour de Rock presence with a ride-specific site (www.bclocalnews.com/tour-de-rock/) with tons of related content.

Each of our websites has several clear entry points to lead you to the Tour de Rock site, which includes lots of information about the ride, as well as an inter-active route map and official tour program, a TwitterFall (an interac-tive conversation using the hash tag #tour-derock), a public Flickr photo gallery, videos, links to other Tour de Rock pages, as well as Bush’s blog and ways to donate to him or any of the riders.

Journalists in our var-ious Island newsrooms will also be tweeting as the Tour rides into their towns and loading sto-ries and photos to the Tour de Rock website.

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The question surrounding the death of a 20-year-old woman who was crushed under a bus is whether she was pushed or if she fell.

Ariana Simpson died on Pandora Ave-nue just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2009. Christopher Groves is charged with manslaughter.

His B.C. Supreme Court trial before a jury of five women and seven men, as well as Justice Barbara Fisher, began Sept. 13.

The court heard Groves and a friend, George Westwood, were celebrating Westwood's completion of his carpen-try exams. They went to Pandora Ave-nue to buy cocaine, said Crown pros-

ecutor Kimberly Henders Miller, when a dispute broke out with a group of people from the street community.

Simpson ended up under a B.C. Tran-sit bus and died instantly.

Westwood was arrested at the time in connection with the incident, but was later released without charges.

On Sept. 13, Westwood testified he had been drinking downtown and remembered just a few snapshots of that evening.

He told the court someone threw an object at Groves – a straw, thrown by Simpson – then Groves tried to push his way out of the crowd.

Groves ended up out front of Victoria Police Department in the fetal position, Const. Robert Iles said on the second day of the trial. Groves’ ribs were sore

and he had several cuts to his face and head. The jury heard from witnesses from the street community, as well as from people who were on the bus that night. They gave varying descriptions of how Simpson ended up under the bus. Guy Grolway said Simpson was reaching down to pick up the straw she threw at Groves when Groves pushed her hard. Grolway also said he might have been smoking crack that day.

On Wednesday, John Masters said he hadn’t taken drugs before the incident, and heard people yell that Groves had pushed Simpson. Masters said he and a friend punched and kicked Groves across the street from the police station until officers showed up.

The trial continues this [email protected]

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As an official media sponsor of the 2011 Canadian Cancer Soci-ety Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, Black Press has pulled out all the stops to give read-ers insight into every angle of the Sept. 24 to Oct. 7 ride.

We’ve even got a rider – Nanaimo News Bulletin reporter Chris Bush – on the team.

He’s on Twitter (@chrisbushtdr) and has been busy tweeting and blogging (blogs.bclocal-news.com/bushsblog/) about his training jour-ney and will be keeping it up throughout the two-week ride.

With less than a day to go before the riders embark from Port Alice and start their 1,000-ki-lometre pedal down-Is-land, Black Press news-papers have added lots of options for readers to keep updated on the tour’s progress.

On the web, we’ve expanded our Tour de Rock presence with a ride-specific site (www.bclocalnews.com/tour-de-rock/) with tons of related content.

Each of our websites has several clear entry points to lead you to the Tour de Rock site, which includes lots of information about the ride, as well as an inter-active route map and official tour program, a TwitterFall (an interac-tive conversation using the hash tag #tour-derock), a public Flickr photo gallery, videos, links to other Tour de Rock pages, as well as Bush’s blog and ways to donate to him or any of the riders.

Journalists in our var-ious Island newsrooms will also be tweeting as the Tour rides into their towns and loading sto-ries and photos to the Tour de Rock website.

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The question surrounding the death of a 20-year-old woman who was crushed under a bus is whether she was pushed or if she fell.

Ariana Simpson died on Pandora Ave-nue just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2009. Christopher Groves is charged with manslaughter.

His B.C. Supreme Court trial before a jury of five women and seven men, as well as Justice Barbara Fisher, began Sept. 13.

The court heard Groves and a friend, George Westwood, were celebrating Westwood's completion of his carpen-try exams. They went to Pandora Ave-nue to buy cocaine, said Crown pros-

ecutor Kimberly Henders Miller, when a dispute broke out with a group of people from the street community.

Simpson ended up under a B.C. Tran-sit bus and died instantly.

Westwood was arrested at the time in connection with the incident, but was later released without charges.

On Sept. 13, Westwood testified he had been drinking downtown and remembered just a few snapshots of that evening.

He told the court someone threw an object at Groves – a straw, thrown by Simpson – then Groves tried to push his way out of the crowd.

Groves ended up out front of Victoria Police Department in the fetal position, Const. Robert Iles said on the second day of the trial. Groves’ ribs were sore

and he had several cuts to his face and head. The jury heard from witnesses from the street community, as well as from people who were on the bus that night. They gave varying descriptions of how Simpson ended up under the bus. Guy Grolway said Simpson was reaching down to pick up the straw she threw at Groves when Groves pushed her hard. Grolway also said he might have been smoking crack that day.

On Wednesday, John Masters said he hadn’t taken drugs before the incident, and heard people yell that Groves had pushed Simpson. Masters said he and a friend punched and kicked Groves across the street from the police station until officers showed up.

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Victoria Royals sell out opening game against Vancouver Giants Travis PatersonNews staff

The Western Hockey League season kicks off tonight (Sept. 23) with the Victoria Royals in Vancouver against the Giants.

Low scoring or high scoring, Royals coach Marc Habscheid said it’s tough to predict just what to expect this weekend. The Royals host the Giants in the second game of the home-and-home series on Saturday night, 7:05 p.m. at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

“It’s the beauty of junior, the kids will be nervous, mistakes will be made and it will make for exciting hockey.”

One thing is for sure, this town is abuzz. Harbour Air got so excited about the Victoria Royals they

painted a DeHavilland DHC-3 Turbine Single Otter seaplane in Royals colours and offered discounts for ticket holders.

No, the Royals won’t be using the planes to travel but fans sure can.

“It was a nice flight, a great way to see the area,” Royals goalie Keith Hamilton said.

“Hammy,” as he’s known, is one of two offseason trades made by Habscheid to bring some experience into the Royals’ lineup.

“I know (our) team is tough to play against. They work hard,” said Hamilton, who came here from Portland where the Winterhawks had rivalries with U.S. divi-sion.

He also recently witnessed the animos-ity between the Royals and Giants that carried over from the Victoria team’s previous incarnation in Chilliwack.

“There are some guys who don’t like each other. It will make for some pretty good games.”

Hamilton is battling for one of two available roster spots, along with 20-year-old Braden Gamble and 17-year-old Jared Rathjen. The team’s starting position is still up for grabs.

Portland lost in the WHL finals to the Kootenay Ice. Fittingly, another of the Royals’ off-season acquisitions, Hayden Rintoul, was with the Ice and went on to the Memorial Cup.

“Certainly with (Rintoul and Hamilton) we wanted to bring in some experience. We’re going to be one of the youngest teams in the league,” Habscheid said. “(But) we don’t want patchwork, we want to build this team properly.”

Cowbell opera With tickets as low as $5, president Dave Dakers of RG Proper-

ties’ sports and entertainment division is seeing through a com-mitment to give everyone access to Royals games.

Opening night against the Giants officially sold out Tuesday afternoon.

Adding a little magic to the night is opera voice Mark Donnelly – the famed Vancouver Canucks’ anthem singer – who will per-form “O Canada” before the game.

The first 6,000 people to arrive will also get a cowbell, the preferred noisemaker of WHL fans. Play-by-play man Marlon Martens makes his live-game debut on The Zone 91.3 FM. The broadcast is also available at victoriaroyals.com.

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Rookie earns provincial honoursTravis PatersonNews staff

In years like this, the season hinges on consistent contribution from the rookies.

There have been years when University of Victoria Vikes coach Lynne Beecroft has had more fresh faces on her team but seven is plenty, she said.

“Seven rookies (with red shirts) is a lot but we should do okay,” said the coach, now in her 28th season with the program.

It’s not the first time Beecroft’s led such a young team.

Back in 2005, the team had an astonishing 11 first-year players. But it also had Ali Lee, in her sec-ond year at the time and already a member of Canada’s national team.

Lee was instrumental in organiz-ing that youthful group, Beecroft said, and three seasons later that team won the national champion-ship.

“In terms of leadership this year’s team has some catching up to do but this squad will do it its own way,” Beecroft said.

The team is eager to open its home schedule having dropped the first two away games 2-0 and 3-1 to the Calgary Dinos in Calgary on Sept. 17 and 18. This weekend, the Vikes host Edmonton’s University of Alberta Pandas at 11 a.m., on UVic’s field hockey turf, Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 24 and 25).

Eleven of the Vikes’ 20-woman roster are in their first and second years, with just three fifth-years and one fourth-year. Leading the team is a trio of co-captains: forward Whitney Siegman (fourth-year)

with defenders Carly Krestanovich (third-year) and Jasleen Aujla (fifth-year).

“All three are good people, hard-working and they know and think about what’s best for the team,” Beecroft said. “For me, that’s lead-ership.”

All-Canadian CIS defender Kyla Kirby (Lambrick Park) knows com-munication is key to everyone involved in the play but she doesn’t expect only the coach and captains to bark out orders.

“It’s an all-together kind of thing, not one single person, if we’re going to help each other out,” said the third year player.

Key departures from last sea-son’s team are goal-scorers Perri Espeseth and Danielle Hennig, as well as Katie Bennett and goalie Kaitlyn Williams.

Marisa Davidson from Kelowna has been the most prominent rookie so far, scoring four goals in three games during the Vikes’ Ivy League tour of U.S. teams in August. The

Vikes lost 5-1 to Yale but defeated Dartmouth 3-2 and Brown 2-0. Davidson also scored the only goal in Calgary last weekend.

Despite a lack of offence this team is gelling fast, Claremont grad Courtney Ellis said.

“We really bonded on the U.S. tour, we did well there and we’re ready to succeed in the CIS. We just need to focus.”

On the mend Injured defender Kathleen Leahy

will soon make her debut. The high-ly-touted Oak Bay grad is a regular with the junior national team but has been sidelined since the spring with an injured knee.

Last week, Leahy joined an epic guest list at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s Banquet of Champions.

Leahy was awarded the Jack Farley Youth Sports Achievement award, a $2,000 post-secondary scholarship.

Her name was listed alongside 2011 inductees such as hockey play-ers Trevor Linden, Roberto Luongo and Olympic snowboard champion Maëlle Ricker.

“I’m so honoured. It’s my proud-est individual achievement so far, seeing all the other athletes and meeting all those big names,” Leahy said.

Though she’s yet to play, Leahy is ready to make an impact.

“It’s exciting to play at the college level (regularly), it’s much closer to the national level.”

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Youth movementTravis Paterson/News staff

Local talents Courtney Ellis (Claremont), Kathleen Leahy (Oak Bay High) and Kyla Kirby (Lambrick Park) are part the UVic Vikes field hockey team.

Photo submitted

Kathleen Leahy with the national junior team.

Keith Hamilton

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RugbySat. Sept. 24 VIRU men’s elite, UVic Vikes

at James Bay, Div. 1 at 1 p.m., Premiers at 2:45 p.m., MacDonald Park.

Sat. Sept. 24 VIRU men’s elite, Castaway-Wanderers at Velox, Div. 1 at 1 p.m., Premiers at 2:45 p.m., Velox Field.

Sat. Sept. 24 VIRU women’s elite, Comox at Velox Valkyries, 11:30 a.m., Velox Field.

Fri. Sept. 23 CIS women’s, Alberta Pandas at UVic Vikes, at 5 p.m., Wallace Field.

Sun. Sept. 25 CIS women’s, Lethbridge Kodiaks at UVic Vikes, 11:30 a.m. Wallace Field.

HockeyFri. Sept. 23: VIJHL, Oceanside Generals

at Saanich Braves, 6:30 p.m., Pearkes Arena. Fri. Sept. 23: VIJHL, Kerry Park Islanders

at Peninsula Panthers, 7:30 p.m., at Panorama Rec. Centre.

Fri. Sept. 23: BCHL, Cowichan Captials at Victoria Grizzlies, 7:15 p.m. Bear Mountain Arena.

SoccerSun. Sept. 25: LIWSA Premier, Vic West at

Gordon Head Gold, 12 p.m., Gordon Head. Sun. Sept. 25: LIWSA Premier, Gorge Utd.

at Lakehill, 12 p.m. at Braefoot.Sun. Sept. 25: LIWSA Premier, Castaways

at Prospect Lake, 12 p.m. at Layrtiz park.Sun. Sept. 25: LIWSA Premier, Nanaimo

at Vic A’s, 12 p.m at Cedar Hill.

Sports calendar

Sports statsRugby

Vancouver Island Rugby Union

Standings Island Men’s Elite Team G W L T D BP Pts PF PA JBAA 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 61 7UVic Vikes 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 23 19Cast.-Wand. 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 19 23Velox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 61

Standings Island Men’s 1st Div. North G W L T D BP Pts PF PA Cowichan 3 3 0 0 0 2 14 120 39 Nanaimo 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 43 51 Port Alberni 3 1 2 0 0 1 5 93 59 UVic Jutes 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 115South G W L T D BP Pts PF PA UVic Norsemen 2 2 0 0 0 2 10 92 12 JBAA 2 1 1 0 0 2 6 40 40 Cast.-Wand. 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 25 52Velox 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 80

Standings Island Women’s EliteTeam G W L T D BP Pts PF PA Velox 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 76 10 Port Alberni 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0UVic 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 76 Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nanaimo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Cowichan 1 0 1 0 1 0 -2 0 5

Top fi ve Men’s Elite scorersPlayer Team TR Con Pen DG Tot.1 Connor Braid JBAA 0 6 3 0 21 2 Phil Mack UVic 1 1 2 0 13 3 Nolan Miles JBAA 2 0 0 0 10 4 Spencer Dalziel JBAA 2 0 0 0 10 5 Pita Savea CW 1 2 0 0 9

Worlds away

Castaway-Wanderers forward

Dylan Jones is tackled by University

of Victoria Vikes winger Sean Duke

during the opening match of the season

for both teams at Windsor Park on

Sept. 17. The Vikes won 23-19, as both

squads were without Team Canada

players currently at the Rugby World Cup

in New Zealand.Sharon Tiffin/News staff


Final sale Dustan Cooper sorts through game-worn Salmon Kings jerseys at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre garage sale last Satudray. Fans crowded the arena to score used Salmon Kings gear, leftover Salmon Kings merchandise and an assortment of household items and furniture. Proceeds were donated to KidSport Greater Victoria.

Charger named PacWest athlete of the weekGolfer Jared Hundza finished first overall and helped the

Camosun Chargers to second in the men’s team standings at the Thompson Rivers University tournament this week.

A Pacific Christian School grad who transferred to Camo-sun from UBC, Hundza shot a two-day total of 139 (68 and 71), winning the first sanctioned tournament of the 2011 sea-son. Camosun’s Kevin Walz tied for third with 144 strokes. The Chargers men’s team ended six strokes back of leaders University of Fraser Valley team’s total of 574.

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VAN GOGH Designer Love-seat & Pair of Chairs $799., Off White MultiCushion Sofa $99., Leather Recliner $349., Lazy-Boy Reclining Sofa $399., Sofa/Bed $199.; Estate $6000. Solid Mahogany B/R Ste $1999., 39” Sleigh Bed w/HiLoft Mattress set $299., Sealy Q/S Mattress set $149., Desks & Bookcases fr $49., Apt size Fridge $99., Freezer $199.; no HST on Tools & Hdwe, 20% OFF on Garden Tools. BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

BOOKS BOOKS & antique paper collectibles. Qualifi ed appraisers. House calls for large libraries. Haunted Book-shop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

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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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FOR SALE BY OWNER

OCEANFRONT, Fanny Bay B.C., immaculate rancher in excellent condition inside and out, .48 acre property. Open concept living area, perfect for entertaining. Remodeled kitchen with hardwood and heated tile fl oors, 2 bdrms, 2 full baths. New price $615,000 (willl look at all reasonable offers). 1305 sq. ft. (250)861-3218.

SELL IT FAST WITH CLASSIFIEDS!

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OPEN HOUSE

MARIGOLD AREA- on quiet cul-de-sac, close to schools &town, immaculate 3 bdrm, 2bath, 2 story house. New roof,maple hardwood fl rs on main,carpet up, lots of updates,complete w/brick patio, rockwalls, established gardens andfi sh pond. This is a MUSTSEE! $685,000. (250)479-2409. Open House: Sunday, 1pm-3pm, 3828 Cardie Court.

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautifulJim Lake, .83-acre with 360sq ft insulated cabin, locatednear Green Lake/Watch Lake(70 Mile House). Rare privacy,only three lots on the lake,good fi shing for rainbows to 10lbs, nice swimming, surround-ed by crown land. Great trailsfor hiking, ATV and snowmo-bile. Seasonal 10-km backroad access in 4x4 or pick-up.FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

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APARTMENT/CONDO

1 BR garden lvl suite in Gor-don Head close to bus routes, UVic & shopping. Hydro & wa-ter incl. Own entrance & laun-dry. NS/NP. Avail immediately,$775/mo 250-477-7883

2 BLKS From downtown Sid-ney. 2 bdrms, 2 baths, den, 5 appl’s. Covered, secure park-ing, elevator. NS/NP. Ref’s. $1500./mo. $1500. Dam dep. Utils not incld. (250)656-2952.

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.

SOOKE BASIN waterfront. 2 bdrm condo, recently reno’d. Quiet neighbourhood. $900. N/S, Pets ok. Call 250-516-1408, 778-425-1408.

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

FLORENCE LAKE, 2 bdrm, 6 appls, 2 decks, close to all amens, N/S, small pet neg, avail Oct. 15, $1400 mo incls all utils. Call 250-391-1967.

SIDNEY. 2-BDRM (Lrg mas-ter), 2 bath, updated. F/P, patio, laundry, garage. $1595. (250)656-8912, (250)744-8967

SIDNEY DUPLEX, SXS, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, F/S, N/S, N/P, fenced yard, refs, avail now, $1325 + utils. 250-656-4003.

HOMES FOR RENT

FANNY Bay OCEANFRONT im-maculate home. $1300 per month. Remodeled, hardwood and heated tile fl oors. 2 bdrm., 2 full baths, gar-age, 5 appliances. No pets, non smoking. References required. Available Sept. 15. Ph. (250) 702-1620.

NORTH SAANICH. 1700 sq.ft. lower suite. 2-bdrm, 1-bath. One acre fenced lot. Private entrance, separate laundry, all appliances. New reno. $1495 plus utilities. 250-812-4447.

WHY RENT when you can own? 0% down; $1600/mo. Call 250-360-1929 Binab Strasser - Re/Max Alliance.

ROOMS FOR RENT

INTERURBAN AREA- fully furnished 1 bdrm room+ bath. $700 inclds utils. NP/NS. Avail Now. 250-384-8753.

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SUITES, LOWER

BRIGHT 1BDRM new reno’s, backyard, priv ent, prkg, NS/NP $800, utils inc. immed. 250-475-2627, 250-857-4685.

CEDAR HILL area, 2 bdrm (furn’d), priv ent, level entry, patio, 5 appls, W/D, all utils incl, cable/wifi , N/P,N/S, $1250 (avail immed). 250-592-6887.

COLWOOD- 1 bdrm suite, utilities included, cat ok, N/S. $850. (250)478-4418.

COLWOOD FURNISHED 2- level 1 bdrm. Laundry, park-ing, close to bus. $890 inclu-sive. NS/NP. 250-380-0700.

GORGE- LRG 1 bdrm, private parking, utils included. NS/NP. Oct 1. $745./mo. Call 250-384-0460 (leave a message).

HAPPY VALLEY (Latoria), grd level, 1100 sq ft, newly reno’d, gas F/P, hdwd fl rs, 6 appls, wi-fi , all utils, N/S, N/P, ref’s, Oct. 1, $1000 mo, 250-478-8795.

MARIGOLD AREA- 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $750, (immed). 250-727-6217.

SAANICH. BACHELOR suite, fully furnished. $490. inclds utils, cable. (250)479-2325.894 Denford Cres.

SIDNEY 2BDRM bsmt, private entrance, NS/NP, refs req’d $860/mo.+utils. 250-514-9618.

SIDNEY, GRD level, quiet 1 bdrm + offi ce, 1000 sq ft, bright, private patio. Close to town & bus, N/S, $875 mo + utils, 778-426-1817.

SIDNEY, WEST- 750sq ft, 1 Bdrm, newly painted, bright above ground suite, nice quiet neighbourhood. 2 min walk to bus stop or 10 min walk to Sid-ney. Includes water, hydro, garbage/recycle, net. NS/NP. $800. Avail Oct 1, 2011. Call 250-744-8715.

SUITES, UPPER

ROYAL BAY, (Colwood), 1 bdrm, 4 appls, W/D in suite, priv ent/prkg, N/S, N/P, $800 mo, avail now. 250-595-1193.

SAANICHTON: NEWLY re-no’d, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1400sqft, 15mins downtown, deck, fenced, garage, walk ocean, close to ammens, bus. Peace-ful area. N/S, small pet, $1500 + util’s. Oct. 1. (250)655-0717.

SIDNEY 2 BDRM upper suite, large kitchen & living room, patio, lots of storage, W/D. N/S, no dogs. $1100 + utils. Avail now. (250)889-6276.

SIDNEY: QUIET cozy 1 bdrm, W/D, utils incld, NS/NP, com-pletely furnished. Avail. immed $995/mo. (250)656-7184.

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CARS

2001 JAGUAR XJ- “VANDEN PLAS”, mint condition luxury car. $14,500. (250)886-3168.

2008 ALTIMA, SL Conven-ience Package, CTV transmis-sion, leather, sunroof, Blue-tooth, Satellite radio etc. 93000 kms, $16000. Call Dave 250-885-9133.

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1971 JAGUAR XJ6. Sunroof, wire wheels, good value. $12,500. Call (250)592-1670.

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2007 DODGE Dakota, silver, 41,000kms, auto, a/c, cruise. $13,000. Call 250-884-6998.

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$$$ BOATS Wanted. Any size. Cash buyer. Also trailers and outboards. 250-544-2628.

GARAGE SALES

ESQUIMALT: OUR Lady Queen Of Peace Parish, 849 Old Esquimalt Rd., Sat, Sept. 24, 9am-2pm.

GIANT BOOK SALE and Bake sale; First Unitarian Church 5575 West Saanich Rd., Sat., Sept. 24, 9am-3pm.

LANGFORD, 2671 Crystal View Dr., Sat, Sept. 24, 8am-2pm. Multi-Family Sale.

SIDNEY: 2140 Weiler Ave, Sat & Sun, Sept. 24th & 25th, 9-1pm. Moving Sale. Grandfa-ther clock, wall unit, twin iron bed and much more!

SIDNEY, 9490 Lochside Dr., Sat, Sept. 24, 9am-2pm. 4 Family Sale. Infant furniture & items, antiques, 2005 Yamaha motorcycle, Madass Scooter.

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

PENNIE’$ 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.

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

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

THE CARPENTER & Sons. Renos, Suites, Painting. Guar-anteed. Darren (250)217-8131

INSTCARPET ALLATION

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

CLEANING SERVICES

ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. Hus-band & wife team. Power Washing. (778)440-6611.

CARING BONDABLE clean-ing since 1985 for lower Island areas. Supplies and vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869.

ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANING. Excellent ref’s & attention to detail. Keri (250)658-2520.

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

MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residen-tial/Comm. 250-388-0278

COMPUTER SERVICES

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

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

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


CONTRACTORS

DEEP COVE Renovations. General Contracting. Special-izing in fi nish carpentry. Hon-est , Reliable. (250) 882-0897.

DRYWALL

DRYWALL, BOARDING & Taping. 30+ yrs exp. Smaller jobs preferred. (250)812-5485

DRYWALL- NO payment re-quired till job is fi nished. (250)474-9752.

MUD on the RUN. Small dry-wall repairs, textures & reno-vations. Ross (250)812-4879.

ELECTRICAL

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.

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.

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

FENCING

AAA. NO job too small. Fenc-es, decks, installation & repair. Glowing References. Insured. Affordable. 15+yrs. experience Call Les at (250)880-2002.

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

MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

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.

250-216-9476From the Ground Up

• Lawn & Garden• Seasonal & year round

maintenance• Accepting New clients• Specializing in Low maintenance Landscapes

AURICLE LAWNS- Fall aera-tion & fertilize, hedges, irriga-tion blow-out, bulbs. 882-3129

DPM SERVICES:Maintenance Lawns, clean-ups, pruning, hedging, landscaping & gut-ters. 15 yrs exp. 250-883-8141.

Fall Lawn and Garden Services. Insured,

WCB, Free Estimates.250-884-9493

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GARDEN OVERGROWN? Big cleanups our specialty Complete garden maint. Call 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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

LEVEL GROUND Landscaping Complete Garden & Arborist Services. Lawns, hedges. In-sured. Free est. 250-818-0587

MAINTENANCE, RENO’S, creative design installation. Ponds to patios, res. and comm. Call (250)474-4373glenwoodgardenworks.com

NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt, reliable service. Phone Mike (ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.

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.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

V.I.P. GUTTER Cleaning. Gutter guards, all exterior, power washing, roof de-moss-ing, spray, windows. Package deals! Insured. (250)507-6543

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.

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

BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.

BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Lowest Price. Free Es-timates. Call 250-896-6071.

MALTA HANDYMAN. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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.


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.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS


IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and reno-vations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifi [email protected]

MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278.

MALTA HOUSE Renos & Re-pairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

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.

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN insulation & batting. Removal. Best rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MALTA DRYWALL & Paint-ing. Residential/Commercial. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

BILL’S MASONRY. Brick, tiles, pavers. All masonry & F/P repairs. Chimney re-point-ing. 250-478-0186.

JOHN’S STONEWORK. Free estimates. Over 30 years ex-perience. (250)595-6099.


MASONRY & BRICKWORK

C.B.S. Masonry Brick, Stone, Concrete, Paving, Chimneys, Sidewalks, Patios, Repair, Re-place, Re-build, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee” Free Est’s & Competitive Pric-es. (250)294-9942, 589-9942 www.cbsmasonry.com

& 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, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-220-0734.

MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

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.

CLIFF’S PROFESSIONAL painting Int/Ext, new const. Free Est. Call 250-812-4679.

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

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

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PLUMBING

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

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

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

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


PLUMBING

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keepyour basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection &roto-rooting of your perimeterdrain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

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

SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB/BBBmember. Quality & satisfactionguaranteed. 250-413-7967.shorelineroofi [email protected]

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.

TILING

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

TREE SERVICES

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

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

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

GLEAMING WINDOWS Gut-ters+De-moss, Pwr Wash. 18yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

WINDOWS

ALFRED, ALFRED QualityWindows Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years Constructionexperience. 250-382-3694.

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3-307 Moss, $459,900Saturday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyLuisa Celis 250-477-1100 pg. 10

1216-D Styles, $459,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdKevin Sing 250 477-7291 pg. 17

117 Bushby, $747,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyMelina Boucher, 250-886-9899

219-50 Songhees, $675,000Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 18

1352 MerrittSaturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 40

1211-160 Wilson, $699,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunAdrian Langereis 250 514-0202 pg. 49

105-330 Waterfront, $510,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodRuth Stark 250 477-1100 pg. 10

307-951 Topaz, $309,900Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate LtdSteve MacDonald, 250-477-7291 pg. 5

3-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 11

404-539 Niagara, $299,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesAllen Tepper 1-800-480-6788 pg. 19

23-60 Dallas Rd, $499,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunMarsha Crawford 250 889-8200 pg. 19

Ph10-21 Erie, $659,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 18

519 William St, $439,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunLeslie Manson 250 744-3301 pg. 51

4-320 Montreal St, $399,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 40

403-827 North Park St, $259,900Saturday 12:30-2:00Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLarry Lineham, 250-661-7809 pg. 6

4012 Rainbow, $749,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 26

301 Kingston, $1,095,000Saturday 2-4Burr Properties LtdPatrick Skillings 250 382-8838 pg. 21

3238 HarrietSunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBill Bird 250 655-0608 pg. 21

210 St Andrews, $849,900Sunday 1-3DFH Real EstateSandy McManus 250 477-7291 pg. 44

201-1146 View StSaturday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJason Binab, 250-360-1929

1529 North DairySunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Laidlaw 250 474-4800 pg. 20

1058 Summit, $559,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunAmarjeet Gill 250 744-3301 pg. 20

T201-66 Songhees Rd., $589,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunRoland Stillings 250-744-3301 pg. 19

210-2529 Wark St, $254,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Wayne Hyslop, 250-477-7291

2814 Wyndeatt, $535,000Sunday 2-4Duttons & Co Real Estate Ltd 250 383-7100

pg. 1

317 Simcoe St, $469,500Saturday & Sunday 11-1Pemberton HolmesClare Markey, 250-284-8124 pg. 20

204-1831 Oak Bay Ave, $399,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyBruce McCulloch, 250-479-3333 pg. 6


201-1040 Southgate, $329,000Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyKellie Elder 250 384-7663 pg. 8

202 RaynorSaturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 20

608-68 Songhees, $1,349,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 6

164 Eberts St, $599,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdTom Dunn 250 384-8124 pg. 21

501-1204 Fairfi eld Rd, $629,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyRobert Buckle 250 385-2033 pg. 12

436 Durban, $685,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdGord Hoshal 250 384-8124 pg. 22

1619 Morrison St, $282,706Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyShaunna Jones, 250-888-4628


402-1000 McClure, $244,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDave Bhandar 250 384-8124 pg. 20

2814 Wyndeatt, $535,000Sunday 2-4Duttons & Co Real Estate LtdOle Schmidt 250 383-7100 pg. 19

407-380 Waterfront, $429,900Saturday 2-4Boorman Real EstateJane Lewis 250 595-1535 pg. 12

205-539 Niagara, $292,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 19

944 Mason St, 559,000Sunday 1-4LeFevre & Company250 380-4900 pg. 20

3109 Fifth St, $499,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdMay Liu 250 477-7291 pg. 20

1069 Joan Cres, $1,295,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyKellie Elder 250 384-7663 pg. 8

71 Government, $489,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAnke Venema 250 477-1100 pg. 22

401-1040 Southgate $368,800Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunTracy Fozzard 250 744-3301 pg. 18

432 Kipling St, $719,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesKerstin Sykes, 250-589-1310 pg. 19

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

1334 Vining StSunday 2-4MacDonald Realty LtdChristina Stack 250 388-5882

304-906 Southgate, $299,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 19

451 Durban, $629,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdDebbie Hargreaves 250 384-8124 pg. 22

111-1619 Morrison, $229,000Saturday 1-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDavid Stevens, 250-893-1016

2810 The RiseSaturday 12-2Burr Properties LtdAngela Marie, 250 382-8838

1454 Bay St, $429,900Sunday 1-3Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyJohn Byrne, 250-383-1500 pg. 19

302-1270 Beach, $499,000Saturday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 46

2487 Eastdowne, $769,500Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyBruce Gibson 250 385-2033 pg. 22

2450 Cadboro Bay, $529,900Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyMike Van Nerum 250 477-1100 pg. 23

3182 Wessex CloseSaturday 2-4Sutton West CoastHiro Nakatani 250 661-4476 pg. 40

205-1450 Beach, $344,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 15

1001 Foul Bay Rd, $895,000Sunday 2-4Macdonald Realty LtdEleanor V Smith 250 388-5882 pg. 22

2511 Cranmore, $739,000Saturday 11-1Re/Max CamosunRoxanne Brass 250-744-3301 pg. 45

304-2210 Cadboro Bay, $399,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyAvtar Kroad, 250-592-4422 pg. 6

2184 Windsor Rd., $649,000Sunday 2:30-3:30Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 22

2213 Windsor Rd., $1,040,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGordon Tews 250-661-5180 pg. 22

135 Gibraltar Bay, $649,900Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 46

229 Garrington PlSaturday 2-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Strasser, 250-360-1929

3365 St Troy, $464,900Sunday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 33

533 Prince Robert, $745,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunAdrian Langereis 250 514-0202 pg. 49

10 Helmcken RdDaily noon-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200 pg. 13

303-101 Nursery Hill Dr.Saturday & Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyShelly Reed, 250-479-3333

17 Jedburgh, $487,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalRosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663 pg. 9

76-14 Erskine Lane, $439,900Sunday 2-4Sutton West Coast RealtyElke Pettipas 250 479-3333 pg. 18

1169 Hadfi eld, $539,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGary Bazuik, 250-477-5353 pg. 9

207-1405 Esquimalt Rd, $217,500Saturday 1-5Burr Properties LtdTony Zarsadias, 250-382-6636

412-1405 Esquimalt Rd, $313,500Saturday 1-5Burr Properties LtdTony Zarsadias, 250-382-6636

3-516 Sturdee, 379,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDoreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301 pg. 5

1013 DeCosta Pl, $479,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyJulie Demelo, 250-479-3333 pg. 24

487 Head St, $619,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalScott Munro 250 477-5353 pg. 24

7-704 Rockheights, $599,900Saturday 2-4MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 40

30-840 Craigfl ower, $239,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunKara Ronse, 250-686-6227 pg. 5

862 Phoenix, $489,000Saturday 2-4One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242 pg. 51

3-516 Sturdee, $379,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDoreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301 pg. 24

207-847 Dunsmuir, $799,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunJenny Stoltz 250 744-3301 pg. 18

927 Devonshire Rd., $449,500Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 14

876 Colville Rd, $439,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

612-845 Dunsmuir, $599,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalBrian Andrew 250 217-1048 pg. 8

876 Craigfl ower, $549,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 23

937 KingsmillSunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalColin Lagadyn 250 474-4800 pg. 51

357 Kinver St, $589,900Saturday 2-4Address Realty LtdMike Chubey, 250-391-1893 pg. 23

4520 Rithetwood, $799,000Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 25

3669-1507 QueensburySunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunJohn Vernon 250 642-5050 pg. 37

4731 Carloss Pl, $708,000Sunday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Tony Zarsadias, 250-382-6636

4066 Feltham Pl, $559,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyMike Van Nerum 250 477-1100 pg. 26

996 Owlwood, $689,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 26

103-5350 Sayward Hill, $699,800Sunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceRon Neal 250 386-8181 pg. 52

834 Royal Oak, $1,200,200Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdDorothee Friese 250 477-7291 pg. 25

4963 Dustin, $739,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLynne Sager 250 744-3301 pg. 47

27-5110 Cordova Bay, $529,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Rusen 250 386-8875 pg. 5

1877A Feltham Rd, $609,900Saturday 3-5Re/Max CamosunRick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdKevin Starling 250 889-4577 pg. 25

4-1880 Laval, $587,500Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalVelma Sproul 250 384-7663 pg. 51

704-2829 Arbutus Rd $569,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyChris Markham 250 477-1100 pg. 16

1865 Newton St, $509,900Saturday 1-3Address RealtyPatrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

2909 Phyllis St, $1,195,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesMurray Clodge, 250-818-6146 pg. 24

1640 Longacre, $574,900Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMark McDougall 250 477-5353 pg. 25

5-3969 Cedar Hill Cross, $419,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Percy 250 744-3301 pg. 18

904-2829 Arbutus Rd $619,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyChris Markham 250 477-1100 pg. 16

407-5332 Sayward Hill, $814,500Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyGuinevere Howes, 250-477-1100 pg. 24

104-3215 RutledgeSaturday 11:30-1:30RE/MAX CamosunKaren Jensen, 250-744-3301 pg. 14

212-1680 Poplar, $189,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 25

3514 Calumet, $488,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunTracy Fozzard 250 744-3301 pg. 26

4674 Lochside, $1,098,000Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 25

104-4494 Chatterton, $429,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoxanne Brass 250-744-3301 pg. 45

4959 Haliburton, $899,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max AllianceRon Neal 250 386-8181 pg. 52

302-1100 Union RdSaturday 1-3DFH Real Estate LtdBrian Graves, 250 477-7291 pg. 19

329-1680 PoplarSaturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunKaren Jensen, 250-744-3301 pg. 14

981 Kenneth, $469,900Sunday 2:30-4Pemberton HolmesMark Salter, 250-893-0165 pg. 25

484 Meredith Cres., $509,000Sunday 2-3:30Re/Max CamosunDiana Devlin 250 744-3301 pg. 27

320-3969 Shelbourne, $325,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyVelma Sproul 250 384-7663 pg. 8

10-3338 Whittier, $419,000Saturday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 33


This Weekend’s

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Find more details on the Open Housesbelow in the Sept.22-28 edition of

Published Every Thursday

OPENHOUSES

OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY Real Estate Victoria week beginning September 22, 2011 Page 43

14-3993 Columbine, $369,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyValerie Edwards 250-477-9947 pg. 12

3877 Holland, $1,350,000Sunday 2-4Burr PropertiesShirin Purewal 250 382-8838 pg. 27

501 PamelaSunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdAngele Munro 250 384-8124 pg. 23

2931 Earl Grey St, $499,900Saturday 11-1Address Realty LtdMike Chubey, 250-391-1893 pg. 26

304-3157 Tillicum, $264,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoxanne Brass 250-744-3301 pg. 45

504-642 Agnes, $345,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max AllianceRon Neal 250 386-8181 pg. 52

519 Judah, $424,900Saturday 12:30-2:30Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye 250-384-8124 pg. 27

746 Gorge Rd W, $575,000Saturday 2-4Macdonald RealtyScott Garman 250 896-7099 pg. 26

225-3225 Eldon Pl., $224,900Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer 250 384-8124 pg. 27

4175 Prospect Lake, $654,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdShelley Saldat, 250 589-4014 pg. 27

340 Gorge Rd W, $534,500Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyBill Chudyk 250 477-5353 pg. 27

3131 Esson Rd., $449,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLorraine Williams, 250-216-3317 pg. 26

41 Obed Ave, $399,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800 pg. 27

107-1959 Polo ParkSaturday 1-3DFH Real EstateShanna Vargas, 250-474-6003

104-1196 Sluggett, $269,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunDiana Devlin 250 744-3301 pg. 31

2415 Amherst AveSunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJason Binab, 250-360-1929

111-1959 Polo ParkSaturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdCheryl Macmillan 250 507-2435 pg. 14

812 Lands End, $1,025,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 29

7655 Polo Park, $595,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Saanich Peninsula PropertiesJohn Romashenko 250 588-9246 pg. 49

598 Meldram, $949,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Saanich Peninsula PropertiesJohn Romashenko 250 588-9246 pg. 49

2032 Sunfi eld, $199,000Saturday 12:30-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 29

1722 Barrett, $649,600Sunday 2-4MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 40

467 Downey Rd., $775,000Saturday 2-4Jonesco Real EstateHelen Jones 250 361-9838 pg. 30

6766 Greig, $649,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunJenny Stoltz 250 744-3301 pg. 30

2025A Courser, $499,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 29

1286 Knute Way, $499,999Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 30

2518 Shoreacres, $1,299,000Saturday 3-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 29

9940 Fifth, $469,000Sunday 1-3Saanich Peninsula PropertiesJohn Romashenko 250 588-9246 pg. 49

201-9942 Third St, $539,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBill Bird 250 655-0608 pg. 30

10404 ResthavenSunday 12-2Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyGiovanna Balaiban 250 477-5353 pg. 28

1135 Clarke Rd, $559,900Sunday 2-4One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242 pg. 51

2024 Sunfi eld, $319,000Saturday 12:30-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 29

208-9882 Fifth, $279,000Saturday 1-3Gordon Hulme RealtyLinda Egan 250 656-4626 pg. 31

11061 Salal, $869,500Saturday 11-1Pemberton Holmes CloverdaleDebbie Henselin 250 384-8124 pg. 28

3-7925 Simpson, $369,900Sunday 2:30-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er 250 812-4910 pg. 44

205-1959 Polo Park, $260,000Saturday & Sunday 11:30-1:30Saanich Peninsula PropertiesJohn Romashenko 250 588-9246 pg. 49

11-7583 Central Saanich, $140,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdRick Shumka 250 384-8124 pg. 30

31-2560 WilcoxSunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell 250 744-3301 pg. 44

8042 East Saanich, $469,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 31

308-9650 First, $324,000Sunday 11-12Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell 250 744-3301 pg. 44

203-1196 Sluggett Rd., $209,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMorley Bryant, 250-477-5353 pg. 18

2-10072 Third, $497,000Saturday 11-12Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 29

2310 Weiler Ave., $499,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalPaul Holland 250 592-4422 pg. 30

2051 Brethour ParkSaturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyGiovanna Balaiban 250 477-5353 pg. 28

31-2070 AmeliaSunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdLu Ann Fraser 250 384-8124 pg. 28

7663 Sigmar Pl.Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyBrett Jones, 250-385-2033 pg. 2

10421 Allbay Rd, $895,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

13-2020 White Birch, $449,500Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPat Meadows, 240-592-4422 pg. 10

2420 Mount Baker, $699,000Saturday & Sunday 11-1Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye 250-384-8124 pg. 15

8034 Arthur Dr, $549,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Address Realty LtdRob Angus, 250-391-1893 pg. 27

208-1196 SLUGGETT, $268,000Saturday 12-3DFH Real Estate LtdHenry Van der Vlugt 250-477-7291 pg. 28

851 Verdier Ave, $1,049,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Sotheby’s International RealtyScott Piercy, 250-812-7212 pg. 28

1616 Millstream, $819,900Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 31

1622 MillstreamSunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 31

2113 Quails Run, $729,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJulia Abraham, 250-744-3301 pg. 36

962 Glen Willow, $369,900Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyLaurie Abram 250 385-2033 pg. 36

401-608 Fairway Ave, $324,900Daily 1:30-4:00Century 21 Queenswood RealtySheila Christmas, 250-477-1100 pg. 6

2524 Mill Hill, $514,900Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyGray Rothnie 250 477-1100 pg. 16

102-627 Brookside, $219,000Thursday to Sunday 1-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 15

2246 Goldeneye Way, $599,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real EstateDeidra Junghans 250 474-6003 pg. 35

453 Atkins Rd, $589,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

372 SelicaSunday 11-1Pemberton Holmes LtdNancy Vieira 250 384-8124 pg. 35

2908 Pickford Rd, $447,500Sunday 2-4Address Realty LtdAdam Hales, 250-391-1893 pg. 31

3035/37 Arado Court, $610,000Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-380-6683 pg. 31

2116 Sooke Rd, $489,000Saturday 12-1:30One Percent RealtyLilian Andersen, 250-213-3710 pg. 34

101-3210 Jacklin Rd, $319,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJusten Lalonde, 250-418-0613

633 Rason, $639,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448 pg. 36

662 Goldstream, $249,900Daily 1-4Kahl Realty Jason Kahl, 250-391-8484 pg. 13

297 Gull, $562,500Sunday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 33

3371 Metchosin Rd., $434,900Saturday 12:30-2:00SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250-380-6683 pg. 36

994 DunfordDaily 1-4Kahl RealtyLyle Kahl, 250-391-8484 pg. 35

2740 Sooke, $379,000Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyZane Willis 250-479-3333 pg. 35

100-644 Granrose Ter, $429,000Sunday 1-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 14

3445 Karger, $589,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 34

306-2745 Veteran’s Memorial, $249,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDiana Winger 250-999-3683

563 Brant Pl, $639,800Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale, 250-812-7277

119-2733 Peatt Rd, $374,900Saturday 1-2119-2733 Peatt RdKaren Love, 250-386-8875 pg. 6

3355 Painter, $529,900Saturday 2-4Kahl RealtyJustine Connor, 250-391-8484 pg. 34

2935 Carol Ann Pl, $499,000Sunday 2-4Kahl Realty Justine Connor, 250-391-8484 pg. 34

2878 Canyon Park, $469,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Vernon 250 642-5050 pg. 34

3067 Alouette, $259,900Daily 12-4DFH Real Estate LtdMike Hartshorne 250 889-4445 pg. 12

647 Fairway Ave., $569,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max AllianceKaren Love 250-386-8875 pg. 31


304-866 Brock Ave, $246,900Sunday 11:30-1Burr Properties Ltd.Mike Pearce, 250-382-6636

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

672 Redington Ave, $489,900Sunday 11-1Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyErin Gabel, 250-477-5353 pg. 36

16-2210 Sooke Rd, $399,900Sunday 11-1Royal Lepage Coast CapitalColin Lagadyn 250 474-4800 pg. 44

525 Mount View Ave.Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRobert Nemish 250-744-3301 pg. 31

116-996 Wild Ridge,Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250-380-6683 pg. 35


907 Dawn Lane, $612,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGary Bazuik, 250-477-5353 pg. 9

770 Linkleas, $625,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyNoah Dobson 250 385-2033 pg. 22

108-6838 Grant Rd, $319,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 36

Mountain HeightsSaturday & Sunday 1-4DFH Real Estate LtdOliver Katz 250 642-6480 pg. 1

907-1020 View St., $395,000Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyNoah Dobson 250 385-2033 pg. 19

1405-1020 View St., $405,000Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyNoah Dobson 250 385-2033 pg. 19

121-6838 Grant Rd, $299,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes RealtyJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 6

1019 Skylar CircleThursday-Sunday 12-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Strasser, 250-360-1929


Inclusivity of Terry Fox Run a major draw

Roszan HolmenNews staff

Stefanie Barber didn’t think she’d be back to racing at this time last year.

In 2010, the 27-year-old with spina bifida under-went five surgeries. Mem-ories of that time, and the chronic pain, leave her fighting back tears, but it also highlights the importance of competi-tive sport in her life.

The surgeries, she said, were touch and go. “Not in terms of survival, but in terms of quality of life.”

At stake was her place on Team B.C. Para-Ath-letics.

She credits her regi-men of training for her speedy recovery.

People underestimate what exercise can do for you, she said. “Training really mentally puts you in a better place. When I train, nothing else mat-ters. It’s just me and the road and it takes away everything that may be bothering you.”

On Sunday, Barber was the only registrant in the Terry Fox Run to race in a wheelchair.

Racing a route on wheels amid a sea of run-ners is always a great experience for Barber.

For one thing, she’s faster than those on foot. Barber finished the race in 20 minutes. And rather than feeling self-conscious about her dif-ference, Barber loves the exposure.

“People with disabili-ties can get out and be involved with commu-nity events, and feel like they belong,” she said. “It really is an eye opener for kids. They can see



Stefanie Barber gets ready to compete in the Terry Fox Run at Mile Zero on Sunday.

Rolling with the running crowd

the potential of every-body.”

It’s a message Terry Fox himself brought to a generation of Cana-dians by attempting to run across the coun-try despite having lost a leg to cancer. While Fox died before Barber was born, his legacy reached her indirectly.

“Rick Hansen was inspired by Terry Fox to do his Man in Motion World Tour and I’m inspired by Rick Han-sen,” she said.

Barber dreams of making Team Canada for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

“Terry always talked about hope and I live

on hope,” she said. “That’s gotten me through some pretty tough times.”

The Victoria Terry Fox Run attracted 850 runners and volunteers, and raised $27,000, plus another $12,600 from the Great Cana-dian Hair-do event. [email protected]


Hundreds of runners start the 31st annual Terry Fox Run at Mile Zero on Sunday to raise money for cancer research. This year’s run was in memory of Terry Fox and his mother, Betty Fox.

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A man with “piercing green eyes” is being sought by police after an armed robbery Monday evening at Tillicum Centre.

Saanich police say the man entered the Shop-pers Drug Mart around 6 p.m. wearing a bandana over his face, produced a gun and demanded money. He fled on foot with some cash.

The man is Caucasian in his early 30s, approxi-mately 6’2” tall with a medium build.

Police described the man as having “piercing”

green eyes, and wearing a white hoodie with multi-coloured logos on the front and a dark bandana.

He has a bracelet-style tattoo on his left wrist with unknown lettering.

Detectives are talking with Victoria police about several similar armed robberies in the city.

Anyone with information on this incident or who can help identify the suspect is asked to con-tact Saanich police at 250-475-4321.

[email protected]

Police suspect a ring of teen thieves is behind a string of minivan thefts in the Royal Oak area of Saanich.

On Tuesday night, an 18-year-old man and 14-year-old girl were arrested after three stolen vehicles were recovered in the 700-block of Viaduct Ave.

Police arrived on the scene after reports came in of a youth using a screwdriver to start an older model minvan. Witnesses said there were five or more teens around two Plym-outh Voyagers, which police deter-mined to be stolen.

The group fled, spreading out into

neighbouring yards.A police dog quickly found the

14-year-old nearby. Other officers arrested the 18-year-old, who had outstanding warrants from West Shore and Trail RCMP.

In relation to the arrests, police are investigating several overnight thefts from vehicles as well as a theft from a garage on Viewmont Avenue.

A few hours after the incident on Viaduct, police located a Subaru SUV that was stolen from a nearby address in the 4200-block of Burbank Cres.

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See it onlineThe Google Maps Street View car drives along Hess Crescent updating the company’s online maps in Victoria. The driver could not be identified because of the nature of his job.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Two teens arrested after stolen minivans recovered

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