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Coping with parents at sea Input sought for spray park

Kendra WongVictoria News

Tracy Beck’s office resembles a child’s playroom more than the office of a program facilitator with the Military Family Resource Centre.

The small space is covered in toys, books, craft supplies, juice boxes, snacks and two small red kid-sized tables and chairs. There are two large maps on the walls, including one with different types of animals found in various countries around the world.

On the opposite wall is a whiteboard with several kids’ drawings of how they feel that day. For example, Tracy is smiling and happy, while Chelsea is tired and Thomas

is mad. Having kids draw how

they’re feeling is how Beck starts her deployment workshops since she started running them 15 years ago. The weekly workshops, held at the Colwood Pacific Activity Centre, help children between the ages of three to 12 adjust to a parent being away on deployment.

Workshop helps kids understand life in the navy

PLEASE SEE: Deployment, Page A5

Pamela RothVictoria News

There’s still a long road ahead before children in Esquimalt will have a splash park to play in during those long, hot summer days, but now the public is being asked for their input on the design.

The proposed “adventure park” will

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After conversing with a number of playground suppliers, the township received designs for six concepts that are now displayed on its website for the public to vote on, and is also hosting a month-long open house at the rec centre.

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The final landscape plan will be presented to council at the end of March.

“We’re hopeful that council is going to approve the budget at the end of March so everything is contingent on that. Right now, we’re still in the planning mode,” said Rick Daykin, manager of parks and facilities for Esquimalt.

According to Daykin, there has always been interest in a water park or more play spaces for children in the community, but it wasn’t until last May that officials sat down and started gathering concepts on what the park could look like.

Daykin doesn’t know when shovels will hit the ground, but once the project budget has been

approved a tender will be released to solicit bids for construction, which is expected to take six to eight months.

He’s already excited to see the project taking shape.

“It’s going to substantially change the look of that area,” said Daykin. “I think it’s going to be the cat’s meow for them (kids). They are going to be loving this park. It’s going to be the best adventure park in Esquimalt.”

Although a cost has yet to be nailed down, the township is accepting donations for the project. Last week the Esquimalt Lions Club donated $50,000.

Public voting on a design for the project will take place until the end of February. Visit esquimalt.ca to view the designs.

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Beck focuses on teaching children to express their emotions and showing them there are other children also going through similar situations.

Each of the four children at the Tuesday workshop are in the youngest three to five age group. Many of their fathers were deployed on HMCS Winnipeg and have been away since last June.

“Lots of times you can be sad, but you can be happy in 10 more minutes. You can feel more than one thing at once,” Beck said. “You can be happy you have something but you can be sad because something reminds you of your dad. It’s okay to feel whatever you feel, there’s no wrong feeling.”

To start the workshop, Beck shows the kids where their parents are that day on a map (HMCS Winnipeg was in Tokyo at the time), then they talk about the weather and time differences.

Next kids have a snack and story time followed by a groundhog and Valentine’s Day craft,

which can be mailed to their parents.

Beck, who brought her own children to the workshop when her husband was deployed, said the crafts and activities provide children things to talk to their parents about when they call or Skype.

“If they were in Egypt, we would talk about the different things to see. It’s to give them topics to talk to dad about,” she said. “Sometimes

at this age, children say ‘hi, I miss you’, and that’s it. If we give them things to ask dad or talk about like the weather or how hot it was, it’s easier. They love to send pieces to dad.”

Throughout the workshop, mentions of their fathers come up several times.

Beck will ask “whose daddy is the best tickler?” or “why don’t you make cupcakes and surprise daddy when he comes

home?” For many families,

being on deployments for months at a time can be difficult to cope with.

Heather Vallieres enrolled her son Isaac in the workshop when her husband deployed nine months ago. She has seen a difference in her three-year-old since he started attending.

“I’ve noticed even at three he wants to take more responsibility and help mom and

his little sister. He’s able to articulate what he’s thinking and feelings related to the deployment a lot better than before,” Vallieres said, adding Isaac has a better understanding of time and the countries his father has been.

“He’s able to say I miss daddy, but I know daddy’s working.”

The workshops are growing in popularity, mostly by word of mouth. There are four children in the three

to five age group and eight in the five to eight-year-old group. Those numbers tend to fluctuate depending on the size of deployment.

The workshop is one of many services the government offers through the Military Family Resource Centre to help address the needs of military families. The facility in Colwood is one of 43 centres in Canada. For more information visit [email protected]

Deployment can be tough on family life

Kendra Wong/Victoria News

Tracy Beck, program facilitator of deployment workshops, reads to three-year-old Isaac Vallieres at the Military and Family Resource Centre

Continued from Page A3

Veterans Cemetery expansion plans falling into place Pamela RothVictoria News

For the past 20 years, Veterans Affairs Canada has been working on a plan to expand the Veterans Cemetery in Esquimalt.

And now it appears that plan is falling into place thanks to a parcel of land from the Gorge Vale Golf Course.

According to a report submitted to Esquimalt council Monday night,

the golf course is willing to sell a 0.251-hectare parcel of land to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Established in 1868, the cemetery (also known as God’s Acres) is the final resting place for those who served at sea, but has since opened to anyone who served in Canada’s military. Today, more than 2,500 military personnel and their family members are buried at the cemetery (nestled between the 12 and seventh

holes of the golf club), which is virtually full.

The proposed expansion would be in a heavily wooded area on the cemetery’s northwest boundary. Unlike the existing cemetery, the expansion area would be used primarily for a columbarium, allowing for the preservation of many trees.

Council took no objection to the subdivision, which now has to be approved by the Agricultural Land

Commission.“The Veterans Cemetery is a

wonderful place in Esquimalt,” said Mayor Barb Desjardins. “The military is so much a part of our heritage and our community and recognizing those who gave service. In terms of creating this place and honouring them, there are very few cemeteries like this one in Canada so we really have to preserve it.”

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Police looking for suspicious man

Victoria police are trying to identify and speak with a man who approached a child under suspicious circumstances last Thursday. Around 3:15 p.m., a 10-year-old boy’s parents called police after their son reported an unknown man approached him at the corner of Oscar and Cook streets and offered to buy him a pepperoni pizza.

The child was unharmed and ran home. Officers hope to speak with the man to determine the circumstances behind the interaction. The man is described as Caucasian, in this 20s, standing between five-foot-eight to five-foot-eleven inches tall with an average to slim build. He has short black “stubble length” hair, a beard and piercing on the right side of his nose. He was reportedly weary a black DC hoodie with white writing and dark jeans. Anyone with informaton is asked to call 250-995-7654.

Local Love fundraiser rolls into town

The third annual Local Love fundraiser hosted by the Oaklands Community Association takes place Feb. 20 from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. All the funds raised support the Oaklands Sunset Market series and increase the association’s ability to promote food security and keep farmers markets accessible. Info: 250-370-9101.

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Drug charges tarnish end of deployment

Being a sailor in the navy isn’t exactly

an easy job — especially for those who have a family.

Some families have recently had a child when their husband or wife is given the news they are being deployed and will have to go away for six to nine months. It’s hard to imagine how that would feel, but it’s part of the job when you’re in the navy.

Deployment can be tough on family life, which is why the Military and Family Resource Centre offers workshops to help children understand why one of their parents is gone for so long and where in the world they could be.

Being away from loved ones for an extended period of time is difficult, which is why a story last week makes you shake your head.

The HMCS Winnipeg has been gone since June, sailing to various places around the world to conduct international operations like drug interdictions and security. The work the crew of approximately 250 personnel does is certainly admirable, and something they train for long and hard.

Last week, however, as the ship was about to make its way back across the Pacific to CFB Esquimalt, two of the crew members on board were charged by police in Tokyo, Japan for using a controlled substance. Instead of coming home, the members are now left in Japan to deal with the charges.

It’s not known what that controlled substance was, but it really doesn’t matter. Regardless of the outcome, why would someone take a risk like that when they’re about to come home after eight months at sea?

No doubt these sailors are feeling a wide range of emotions about not coming home as planned. The unfortunate part is that it’s now tarnished what was supposed to be a happy ending to another succcessful deployment at sea.

After 20 years of representing B.C. coastal First Nations to negotiate what U.S.-directed activists labeled the Great Bear Rainforest agreement, a weary Dallas Smith expressed his relief and frustration.

At a ceremony to sign the final agreement in Vancouver last week, Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council of remote Central Coast communities like Bella Bella, joked that he’s finally out of a job. Then he got serious.

“My communities still aren’t better places to live yet,” he said. But the land use agreement with the province and forest companies over a vast coastal area up to the Alaska border means the years ahead will be better.

He said when he started it was like being caught in a divorce between the B.C. forest industry and international environmental groups. Dutch-based Greenpeace, its California offshoot ForestEthics and others moved on from their Clayoquot Sound battle to the B.C. coast, looking to continue the blockades against logging.

“It’s the First Nations of the Coast who stood up and said ‘no, this is how it’s going to work’,” Smith said.

How it’s going to work is that logging will continue on 550,000 hectares of coastal forest, with a greater share for First Nations, and with 85 per cent of

the region preserved after a century of logging that began with sailing ships.

Aside from a few diehards who are either paid to protest or can’t get past issuing demands, B.C. aboriginal people have grown tired of being used as props in global de-marketing campaigns

directed from San Francisco or Amsterdam. The protesters’ tactic of organizing customer boycotts that damage far-away economies might be good for international fundraising, but it’s bad for poor people.

Formally begun 10 years ago with $30 million from Ottawa, $30 million from B.C. and $60 million from a group of wealthy U.S. family foundations with a larger anti-development agenda, the land use plan remains under attack.

Among the many protest outfits is Pacific Wild, which has specialized in Great Bear Rainforest campaigns and now needs a new enemy. Their credibility was demonstrated recently when potty-mouthed U.S. pop star Miley Cyrus decided to speak out against B.C.’s wolf kill.

Typical of celebrities, Cyrus had no idea about the struggle to preserve dwindling herds of mountain caribou. She barely knows where B.C. is, a fact made plain when Pacific Wild toured her around the North Coast, far from the Kootenay and South Peace regions where the wolves in question actually

roam.Cyrus’s handlers spoon-fed video and

statements to urban media, who were so anxious to exploit her global popularity that they played down the fact she was at the wrong end of the province spouting nonsense.

After periodically attacking their own B.C. agreement as inadequate, Greenpeace and ForestEthics have moved on to what they call the “boreal forest,” which we like to call northern Canada. The same bully tactics with forest products customers and producers have been featured.

This time, a Quebec company that signed an accord in 2010 is suing Greenpeace for “defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional interference in economic relations.”

Aboriginal companies on the B.C. coast will continue to log, including areas of old-growth forest and secondary growth. They will continue to export logs as economics dictate. They will continue to harvest animals, including grizzly bears.

And, I expect, they will continue to be subjected to attempts to supervise and direct them by members of urban society’s new religion, environmentalism.

The leaders of this movement don’t like peace. It’s bad for their business.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Workshop aims to educate men on ending violence against women

A workshop aimed at educating men about ending violence against aboriginal and non-aboriginal women and children is being organized in Victoria this week.

The fifth annual Moose Hide campaign, organized by the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, explores various strategies to address violence against women and children in a positive way. The one-day workshops also educate people about healthy behaviours for children, and to build honest and trusting relationships between women and men.

Recently, the government acknowledged the nearly 1,200 murdered and missing aboriginal

women in Canada and has started the process of an inquiry to help heal the families left behind and find solutions to end violence.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report was also released last year and includes 94 calls to action as a roadmap to reconciliation across the country. The Moose Hide Campaign embraces the calls to action and the recognition of the impacts of the residential school system.

The campaign will be held at the Victoria Conference Centre (720 Douglas St.) beginning at 9 a.m. For more information visit bcaafc.com.

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Esquimalt sailors detained in Japan on drug charges


Instead of making their way home with the rest of their colleagues, two crew members on board the Canadian navy’s HMCS Winnipeg ship have been detained by police in Tokyo, Japan for using a controlled substance.

On Feb. 1, three members of the ship were detained by Japanese authorities while the ship was conducting a port visit in Tokyo. Two of the members were military and one was a civilian employee.

One of the military members has since been released, but charges have now been laid against the two other crew members, who remain in Tokyo.

Sub-Lt. Melissa Kia from CFB Esquimalt said it’s not known what the substance was, but noted the navy has a zero-tolerance policy for illicit drug use and possession.

In a statement released Wednesday, Admiral Gilles Couturier, commander for the Maritime Forces (Pacific), called the allegations troubling.

“While it is too early to speak to the specifics of any actions or investigations at this time, I can state definitively that our response will be based on facts and will serve to remind and ensure all who serve in the RCN (Royal Canadian Navy) that unacceptable behaviour, whatever its nature, has no place within our ranks,” Couturier said.

With a crew of approximately 250 personnel, the ship left Esquimalt on June 15, 2015 and took part in three international operations. One of those included a multinational campaign against drug trafficking in the Carribbean. The ship then went on to the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation Reassurance — Canada’s measures to promote security and stability in Central and Eastern Europe in light of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

The ship left the

Mediterranean at the end of December through the Suez Canal, transiting through Goa, then Japan. It is now on its way back to CFB Esquimalt.

This isn’t the first time sailors have found themselves in hot water while at sea.

In 2014, the navy banned sailors from drinking aboard ships, unless the vessel is tied up or an exception has been made for a special occasion such as Christmas. The order was made after HMCS Whitehorse was recalled from an international exercise over allegations of drunkenness, shoplifting and sexual misconduct amongst three crew members.

The ship was participating in an international joint training exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific or RIMPAC, and was docked in San Diego when the incidents occurred.

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Aggression amongst residents in care facilities on the riseKendra WongVictoria News

The number of incidents of resident on resident aggression in residential care facilities is of growing concern,

according to a report by the Office of the Seniors Advocate.

The office released its first Monitoring Seniors’ Service report last month. The 60-page-report provides

the status of key seniors’ services in the province, highlighting where seniors’ needs are being met and where improvements are needed.

According to the report, there were between 425 and 550 incidents of resident on resident aggression that resulted in harm in residential care reported in 2014/2015.

Seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie said in lieu of these findings, the office plans on conducting a systemic review of resident on resident aggression this year.

“While we have to remember this is still a small number when you consider there are more than 27,000 individuals in residential care at any given time in this province, the numbers are still substantial enough to warrant our office taking a closer look at this issue,” she said.

“We are beginning

in-depth research to see if there are particular patterns or systemic issues that contribute to an increased likelihood of resident on resident aggression.”

In addition to the review of resident on resident aggression, the office will also be conducting reviews of home support, supplemental benefits for seniors, transportation, residential care and hospital discharge [email protected]

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Esquimalt sailors detained in Japan on drug charges


Instead of making their way home with the rest of their colleagues, two crew members on board the Canadian navy’s HMCS Winnipeg ship have been detained by police in Tokyo, Japan for using a controlled substance.

On Feb. 1, three members of the ship were detained by Japanese authorities while the ship was conducting a port visit in Tokyo. Two of the members were military and one was a civilian employee.

One of the military members has since been released, but charges have now been laid against the two other crew members, who remain in Tokyo.

Sub-Lt. Melissa Kia from CFB Esquimalt said it’s not known what the substance was, but

noted the navy has a zero-tolerance policy for illicit drug use and possession.

In a statement released Wednesday, Admiral Gilles Couturier, commander for the Maritime Forces (Pacific), called the allegations troubling.

“While it is too early to speak to the specifics of any actions or investigations at this time, I can state definitively that our response will be based on facts and will serve to remind and ensure all who serve in the RCN (Royal Canadian Navy) that unacceptable behaviour, whatever its nature, has no place within our ranks,” Couturier said.

With a crew of approximately 250 personnel, the ship left Esquimalt on June 15, 2015 and took part in three international operations. One of those included a multinational campaign against drug trafficking in the Carribbean. The ship then went on to the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation Reassurance — Canada’s measures to promote

security and stability in Central and Eastern Europe in light of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

The ship left the Mediterranean at the end of December through the Suez Canal, transiting through Goa, then Japan. It is now on its way back to CFB Esquimalt.

This isn’t the first time sailors have found themselves in hot water while at sea.

In 2014, the navy banned sailors from drinking aboard ships, unless the vessel is tied up or an exception has been made for a special occasion such as Christmas. The order was made after HMCS Whitehorse was recalled from an international exercise over allegations of drunkenness, shoplifting and sexual misconduct amongst three crew members.

The ship was participating in an international joint training exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific or RIMPAC, and was docked in San Diego when the incidents occurred.

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Aggression amongst residents in care facilities on the rise

The number of incidents of resident on resident aggression in residential care facilities

is of growing concern, according to a report by the Office of the Seniors Advocate.

The office released its first Monitoring Seniors’ Service report last month. The 60-page-report provides the status of key seniors’ services in the province, highlighting where seniors’ needs are being met and where improvements are needed.

According to the report, there were between 425 and 550 incidents of resident on resident aggression that resulted in harm in residential care reported in 2014/2015.

Seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie said in lieu of these findings, the office plans on conducting a systemic review of resident on resident aggression this year.

“While we have to remember this is still a small number when you consider

there are more than 27,000 individuals in residential care at any given time in this province, the numbers are still substantial enough to warrant our office taking a closer look at this issue,” she said.

“We are beginning in-depth research to see if there are particular patterns or systemic issues that contribute to an increased likelihood of resident on resident aggression.”

In addition to the review of resident on resident aggression, the office will also be conducting reviews of home support, supplemental benefits for seniors, transportation, residential care and hospital discharge [email protected]

Let us knowHave a newsworthy item for the Victoria News? If it involves a community event or other endeavour in Victoria or Esquimalt, send it along for consideration. Fax the information to 250-386-2624 or email it to [email protected]. For further information, please call the editor at 250-480-3265.


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For Maurice and Terry Rachwalski, the first annual LukeFest music festival is shed-ding light on just how many musicians and bands are based in the capital region.

Their eldest son Luke was 22 when he moved to Montreal in 2014 with his band of Gordon Head-based musicians, Canvas. The progressive jazz-rock band was just finding its “fit’ when tragedy struck. An early morning fire swept through the apartment building Luke lived in, killing the 22-year-old, and an unnamed 18-year-old woman on Jan. 9, 2014.

Luke died by asphyxiation, leaving his bandmates, and the music communi-ties of Victoria and Montreal in shock. A year later, LukeFest is shaping up to be a night of musical col-laboration that wasn’t happening otherwise, which is just the thing Luke would have loved.

“He was all about collaboration and sharing musical ideas,” said Devin Venoit, a

Gordon Head resident who graduated from Lambrick Park Second-ary with Luke. “He was the guy in the library with a guitar, always playing and teach-ing others his songs. You’d hear other [kids] playing Luke’s songs on the guitar at the beach, Luke would teach them.”

Rachwalksi sang in Canvas with drummer Venoit, and guitar-ists James Fraser and Peter Ransford. The crew was a cast of characters, no doubt about it, said Venoit.

The plan to move to Montreal was in the works for a while before it happened in 2013. For the trip, they outfitted a short yel-low school bus for the tour across Canada. Rather than set up gigs along the way, however they rigged the school bus so the band could play while manager and go-getter Rudy Schwabe drove.

When they got to Montreal, the city was a better fit for Canvas’ progressive jazz rock sound than the West Coast, ska-centric scene of Vancouver Island, Venoit said.

Venoit will be joined in the LukeFest house band with Kady Savard from LegUp and Sex Weather, Ransford, who’s now with 9Volt Whiskey, George Anstey, guitarist from Saanich metal-band

Scimitar, and key-boardist Marty Scho-eps, among others.

“I really think there is an uncovered music scene here in Saanich, it’s one of those things that people don’t real-ize,” said Terry, Luke’s mom.

The Rachwalski’s have benefited from an A-list of members from the Greater Victo-ria music scene. Atom-ique, Daniel Lapp, Rocktography, the Vic-toria Conservatory of Music, Guitar Pal, Tar-tan Group and more have all contributed.

“We can’t thank Dan-iel enough,” said Mau-rice, Luke’s father.

Among the features of the evening is the VIP package, a chance to rub shoulders with Bill Henderson of Chilliwack and the other performers dur-ing the Rock Star por-tion of the night.

Most important is the theme of musi-cal mentors such as Henderson and Mike Demers of The Lonely, Roy Orbison tribute band, who’ll work with up-and-coming performing musicians.

Proceeds will go towards Luke’s Gift scholarship fund for young musicians to the attend Chwyl Fam-ily School of Contem-porary Music (Luke wasn’t one for classic styles), and to Luke’s Legacy, a songwrit-ing concept in which

young songwriters get an opportunity to further their musician-ship through songwrit-ing workshops with experienced profes-sionals.

LukeFest is Feb. 13 at Alix Goolden Hall.

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Terry and Maurice Rachwalski and musician Devin Venoit are behind LukeFest 2016, a memorial concert in honour of Saanich’s Luke Rachwalski, who died in January 2014 at just 22 years old.

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Industry studies estimate that about 10 to 20 per cent of all insurance claims contain an element of fraud or exaggeration. Applying those estimates here means fraud is costing us up to $600 million per year, or more than $100 annually on every auto insurance policy.

Fraud cheats everyone and comes in all shapes and sizes.

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Fraudulent claimstake a toll onB.C. drivers

Some fraud is organized and orchestrated by a group of individuals, namely, staged accidents and stolen vehicle rings.

Other types of fraud are less obvious. Fraud like this includes exaggerating the extent of an injury, misrepresenting a previous medical condition or slanting the situation when reporting a claim. It’s not unheard of for people to embellish their claim by including vehicle damage unrelated to the crash, or to claim they can’t work when they’re actually back on the job. These tactics may not make the news, but the costs add up and come out of all of our pockets – we all end up paying for those who cheat the system.

ICBC combats fraud with their Special Investigation Unit, which last year looked at more than 5,000 claims les. This includes a cyber unit that employs information publicly available on the internet and social media to investigate suspected fraudulent claims. They’re in the process of increasing their focus on investigations, including training and analytics technology that ags patterns and predictors of fraud.

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Care home, jail to house Victoria tent campersTom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. govern-ment has confirmed plans to house up to 88 campers on the Victo-

ria courthouse lawn in temporary “transitional housing and shelter” at a vacant downtown care home and a mostly empty provincial youth custody centre in View

Royal.Housing Minister Rich

Coleman announced Friday the province has bought the Mount Edwards Court Care Home at 1002 Vancou-

ver St. for $3.65 million, and will open 38 units to occupants of the tent camp “for approxi-mately 12 months” with units rented for $375 a month.

Another 50 “shelter units” are to be opened at the Victoria Youth Custody Centre, with both to be open by Feb. 23. Occupants there will be provided with three

meals a day and have the option of camping in the courtyard, which has space for about 20 tents, for up to six months.

The Mount Edwards

proposal has sparked strong neighbourhood opposition, with resi-dents refused informa-tion or input even as construction crews began renovating the ground floor. The build-ing is across Rockland Avenue from the Christ Church Cathedral ele-mentary and middle school, which like the surrounding area has been littered with nee-dles, feces and trash since the tent camp sprang up next to the courthouse late last year.

Campers are to be offered on-site health care at Mount Edwards shelter, operated by the Victoria Cool Aid Soci-ety, which runs Victoria drop-in and housing ser-vices.

Campers reacted angrily to letters handed out by provincial offi-cials Friday morning, saying they weren't con-sulted and they plan to stay put. Coleman said people camping illegally on public property don't have a right to make fur-ther demands.

“If people are camp-ing and saying they're homeless, not a lot of consultation needs to take place,” he said.

Neighbours have spo-ken out about the pro-posed long-term plan for Mount Edwards, to house up to 101 people in “low barrier” housing that tolerates alcohol and drug use. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps has said a permanent facil-ity would require rezon-ing to go ahead.

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Working as a volun-teer counsellor in Vic-toria, Bruce Chambers has noticed a trou-bling trend amongst many successful men.

On the outside, they appear to have fulfilling lives with their partner, chil-dren and career, but find themselves feel-ing lonely, isolated, depressed and anx-ious, and they can't figure out why.

According to Cham-bers, some of the men have suggested that it's likely because they don't have any close friends. It's a trend he's noticed in about half of his male clien-tele.

“I think a lot of men notice their relation-ships with other men are not as close as women's relation-ships with other women,” said Cham-bers, a counsellor for three years. “A lot of men may not under-stand that leaves them with a less ful-filling life.”

It's a problem Chambers sees amongst men of nearly every age. Many have friends during their high

school and college years, but lose touch as they enter various stages of adulthood whereas women tend to hold on to those friendships for life.

Chambers said men are typically taught to be strong and not talk about their feelings or problems, but such things are necessary to build meaningful friendships and con-nect with people. He's also seen more men in their 20s move away from home and branch out into the world not knowing how to make friends.

“There's a whole trend towards virtual friends. Some people have a lot of virtual friendships, but they begin to notice that it's not very fulfilling and they long for face-to-face friendships,” said Chambers. “Online is a great way to meet people with similar interests, but the next step is to transition that into

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having those connec-tions through life.

Through the Vic-toria-based Citizens' Counselling Cen-tre, Chambers now teaches other men the practical skills they need to build meaningful friend-ships. Starting Feb. 15, an eight-week group for men called Tools For Build-ing Friendships, is designed to help men discover the benefits of friendship, see how other men handle it and learn practical new skills.

The sessions were first held last fall to a group of enthusiastic men.

“One of the things they were most enthusiastic about is telling their stories to other men, talking about their challenges with friendships, what they want out of friendship. These are very personal things for men to be telling other men

and we spent a lot of time doing that,” said Chambers. “To hear someone having simi-lar issues to yourself is really powerful to these guys. It really gives them a sense that 'I'm not as weird as I thought and there are lots of lonely guys out there.'”

Tools for Building Friendship runs Mon-day evenings from Feb. 15 to April 11. If the program fills up, another one will be offered in May. For more information call 250-384-2934.

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Every weekend in the winter, Griffen Hart makes the roughly three hour trip to Mount Washington to practice the sport he loves — alpine skiing.

The 12-year-old Central Middle School student drives up with his family, catches the bus, or hitches a ride with another club member for the oppor-tunity to practice his skills with the Mount Washington Ski Club.

Once on the moun-

tain, he spends hours working on perfecting basic technical skills, edging, and stance and balance required from a successful alpine skier.

Hart's hard work and dedication has paid off. He is the only alpine skier from Victoria to be selected to com-pete in the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton at the end of the month.

Alpine skiing comes naturally to the young-ster. Hart's parents first taught him to ski when he was just two years old. Since then, he's been ripping it up on the hill and hon-ing his skills on the course.

“When you're on the course and you're going fast, it's fun,” Hart said, adding ski-

ing has become a fam-ily affair. His mother, father and nine-year-old brother travel to the hill to ski every weekend as well.

Despite having less of an opportunity

to practice his skills through the week com-pared to skiers from the Lower Mainland, the stiff competition isn't scaring him.

The Games will be Hart's first foyer into a

big competition, but he's also competed in a number of local races including the Teck GS U14 earlier this year and Own the Podium U12 last year, both at Mount Washington.

John Trimmer, head coach of the Mount Washington Ski Club, said Hart's dedication to the sport sets him apart from other athletes.

“It is a larger com-mitment to anyone outside the com-munity,” Trimmer said. “His dedica-tion, his love of the sport is definitely his strength. He's always out there working on his skiing and being with his teammates.”

Since he's one of the younger competi-tors in the U14 age group, Hart hopes to finish in the top 20 at the Winter Games.

“I just want to try and go faster all the time,” he said. “If I could finish in the top 20, that would be fine.”

Saanich's Meaghan Ellard-Webster and Oak Bay's Taylor Brooke and Luka Dju-rickovic will also rep-resent the Vancouver Island-Central Coast zone at the Games.

The B.C. Winter Games takes place Feb. 25 to 28 in Pent-icton. Other sports include archery, badminton, biathlon, curling, diving, figure skating, ringette and skiing cross-country. [email protected]

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• Each household is allowed one branch pile 1.2 m x 1.2 m x 1.8 m (4' x 4' x 6') in size.

• Branches are to be loosely stacked with their cut ends together.

• Branches should not be placed in bags or boxes, or tied with string or wire.

• Only tree branches are accepted. If your pile of branches includes shrubs, plants, ivy clippings, blackberry canes, morning glory, holly, garden refuse, compost, loose leaves, soil, rocks, roots, or stumps, your branches will not be chipped for safety reasons.

• Branch chipping trucks make one pass down a street. If a return trip is required, a $40 fee will be charged per request.

Victoria residents can drop off leaf and garden waste for free year-round at the City of Victoria Public Works Yard, 417 Garbally Road, Saturdays (excluding statutory holidays) from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Proof of residency is required in the form of a valid driver’s licence.

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Sunday, Feb. 7February Jazz Verpsers with the Bob Watts

Trio, featuring Cuban piano virtuoso Pablo Cardenas with Ross Macdonald (bass) and Bob Watts (drums) at the St. Philip Anglican Church (2928 Eastdowne Rd.) at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation.

Saturday, Feb. 135/10 km walk (rated 1A). Meet at

Allenby Park, Dean Avenue and Allenby Street. Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Contact is Judy at 250-385-8519.

Sunday, Feb. 14A Tickle in the Heart will be shown at the

Jewish Community Centre (3636 Shelbourne St.) as a fundraiser for the Temple Emanu-El Syrian Refugee Support Project.

The film portrays the Epstein Brothers coming out of retirement to facilitate the current revival of the Jewish Klezmer music in Germany and Poland. Admission by donation. Film begins at 2 p.m. Info: 250-474-7173.

6/10 km walk. Meet at Pearkes Recreation Centre (3100 Tillicum Rd.) Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Contact is Joan or Gord at 250-479-6512.

Valentine’s Day show and sale put on by Phyllis Serota in her home and studio at 2424 Hamiota St. from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Selected paintings will be offered at substantial discount prices. Wine and hors-d’oeuvres will be served. Info: 250-385-6933 or email [email protected].

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5/10 km walk (rated 2B). Meet at Strawberry Vale, 11 High St., Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Contact is Camilla at 250-479-4950.

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Every weekend in the winter, Griffen Hart makes the roughly three hour trip to Mount Washington to practice the sport he loves — alpine skiing.

The 12-year-old Central Middle School student drives up with his family, catches the bus, or hitches a ride with another club member for the oppor-tunity to practice his skills with the Mount Washington Ski Club.

Once on the moun-

tain, he spends hours working on perfecting basic technical skills, edging, and stance and balance required from a successful alpine skier.

Hart's hard work and dedication has paid off. He is the only alpine skier from Victoria to be selected to com-pete in the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton at the end of the month.

Alpine skiing comes naturally to the young-ster. Hart's parents first taught him to ski when he was just two years old. Since then, he's been ripping it up on the hill and hon-ing his skills on the course.

“When you're on the course and you're going fast, it's fun,” Hart said, adding ski-

ing has become a fam-ily affair. His mother, father and nine-year-old brother travel to the hill to ski every weekend as well.

Despite having less of an opportunity

to practice his skills through the week com-pared to skiers from the Lower Mainland, the stiff competition isn't scaring him.

The Games will be Hart's first foyer into a

big competition, but he's also competed in a number of local races including the Teck GS U14 earlier this year and Own the Podium U12 last year, both at Mount Washington.

John Trimmer, head coach of the Mount Washington Ski Club, said Hart's dedication to the sport sets him apart from other athletes.

“It is a larger com-mitment to anyone outside the com-munity,” Trimmer said. “His dedica-tion, his love of the sport is definitely his strength. He's always out there working on his skiing and being with his teammates.”

Since he's one of the younger competi-tors in the U14 age group, Hart hopes to finish in the top 20 at the Winter Games.

“I just want to try and go faster all the time,” he said. “If I could finish in the top 20, that would be fine.”

Saanich's Meaghan Ellard-Webster and Oak Bay's Taylor Brooke and Luka Dju-rickovic will also rep-resent the Vancouver Island-Central Coast zone at the Games.

The B.C. Winter Games takes place Feb. 25 to 28 in Pent-icton. Other sports include archery, badminton, biathlon, curling, diving, figure skating, ringette and skiing cross-country. [email protected]

Alpine skier on the fast track to success

Contributed photo

Twelve-year-old Griffen Hart will be competing in the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton from Feb. 25 to 28.

Victoria alpine skier heads to B.C. Games


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Dr. Stephen Taylor

FloatersLittle black spots, bugs and spider webs,…

Optometrists hear these descriptions of floaters on a daily basis. What are floaters?

The majority of the eyeball is filled with a jelly-like substance known as vitreous. The vitreous is surrounded by the retina, the thin layer of the eye which contains the light receptor cells. The retina is like the film of a camera and is essential for sight. The vitreous is attached to the retina at a number of points within the eye.

As we age the vitreous tends to condense, shrink and become less transparent. Little globs of dense gel floating around cast small shadows on the back of the eye. Those shadows are what we perceive as floaters. Over time all of us will have some of these floaters. However, not all floaters are this innocent. As the vitreous shrinks it tugs at the retina. This tugging can occasionally tear the retina and subsequently cause a retinal detachment. When a detachment occurs, vision can only be saved by prompt medical intervention to repair and reattach the retina.

If you experience a sudden onset of new floaters, flashes of light, a shadow or curtain in your vision, or a sudden decrease in your vision, seek advice immediately. Don’t wait a few days to see if the symptoms decrease. If the shadow or curtain occurs on a weekend, go to Emergency. Retinal detachment is painless but serious. Your optometrist can help distinguish between normal vitreous changes and situations which require immediate referral to a medical specialist. Routine eye examinations are a great way to maintain good eye health.

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

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

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

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

Please forward resume to:

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Western Forest Products has several Accounting roles at our various operations on Vancouver Island. These roles include:

• Senior Divisional Accountant• Division Accountants

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JourneymanMillwright

Western’s recent capital investment to secure the future of coastal sawmilling has resulted in a need for a Journeyman Millwright at our Ladysmith Sawmill.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

PSYCHIC CIRCLE SPRING FAIRPALM & TAROT

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THE Co-operators is looking for 2 Insurance/Financial Ad-visors in Victoria. These won-derful opportunities involve servicing our existing clients while also focusing on the mul-ti-line insurance opportunities that exist. Particular emphasis will be placed on growing the life and wealth portfolios. For more information to apply, email: [email protected] / 604-742-5007


HELP WANTED

ZONE CHECKERSThe Oak Bay News and the Victoria News are looking to hire Zone Checkers to service our growing distribution needs in Victoria (North Park/Oak-lands) and Oak Bay. The right candidates must have excel-lent communication and or-ganizational skills. Basic knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express is recom-mended. Your attention to de-tail and ability to work with minimal supervision sets you apart from other applicants. Duties include supervision of newspaper carriers, recruit-ment and hiring of new car-riers, canvassing new areas of delivery, monitoring carrier performance and follow-up on reader delivery concerns. A re-liable vehicle is a must. A Vul-nerable Sector Criminal Record Check is also manda-tory. These part-time positions are ideal for applicants available for afternoon and weekend shifts. Please email your resume to Cindy Brown, Victoria and Oak Bay News Circulation Coordinator: [email protected] phone calls please.

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VOLUNTEERS

BOYS & Girls Club Services seeks enthusiastic volunteers to help them stage a Mad Hat-ter’s Ball on Saturday, April 2, 2016. It is an amazing event Westin Bear Mountain that needs volunteers in a variety of roles. The fundraiser bene-fi ts children and youth who need the Club’s preventative programs. Imagine helping a child build a world where they are supported and encouraged to believe - just like Alice in Wonderland - that almost everything is possible! Please call 250-386-2269.


HELP WANTED

VOLUNTEERS

CNIB IS looking for volunteersto be part of their Vision Mateprogram. Vision Mates provide1-on-1 community based sup-port to someone in their com-munity that has vision loss.Volunteers visit for 2hours/week and help withthings like reading, organizing,accompanying on walks/er-rands or socializing. Pleasecall 250-386-2269.


HELP WANTED

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INDEX IN BRIEFFAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRAVEL

EMPLOYMENT

BUSINESS SERVICES

PETS & LIVESTOCK

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

AUTOMOTIVE

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

LEGAL NOTICES

To advertise in print:Call: 250-388-3535 Email: classifi [email protected]

Self-serve: blackpressused.ca Career ads: localworkbc.ca

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VOLUNTEERS

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PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

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[email protected]

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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ATTN: Homeowners, 2nd & 3rd Mortgages,

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

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AUCTIONS

2 DAY ONLINE AUCTION FEB. 16 & 17 - 1000 PLUS LOTS INCL $350K INS. CLAIM OF FOOD EQUIP (some in orig. pkg) / 7 BAIL-IFF SEIZURES OF RESTAU-RANTS & GROCERY STORES / HIGH END SAUSAGE MAKING EQUIP / 3 X 350 GALLON STEAM KETTLES W-AGITATORS / ICE CREAM EQUIP & COMPLETE CAPPUCCINO BAR EQUIP. VISIT W W W . A C T I V E A U C T I O N -MART.COM TO VIEW, REGISTER & BID. ONSITE VIEWING OPENS FEB 9. CALL 604-371-1190 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFO

FRIENDLY FRANK

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CAMERA (1937) Kodak Reti-na (1), $95. 250-370-2905.

HALL RUNNER rug, 11.5”lx2.6”w. $85 obo. Call (250)385-3400.

HUMIDIFER, LARGE, $50. Cutlery+ case, $20. Call (250)361-9142.

PORTABLE DISHWASHER. $99. Call (250)478-0906, Langford.

SPANISH GOLD coin, date 1747, $55. Call 250-590-2430.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and in-stallation. Call John at 403-998-7907; [email protected]


MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

REFORESTATION NURSERY seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, and berries for shelter-belts or landscaping. Spruce and Pine from $.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guar-antee. 1-866-873-3846 orwww.treetime.ca

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

WANTED Paying Cash for Royal Doulton Figurines, Hum-mel’s, Waterford Crystal, Ster-ling Silver Flatware. We make house calls. Call William Cross Toll Free 1-855-639-7771

REAL ESTATE

APPRAISALS/INSPECTIONS

HOME INSPECTOR? You have a realtor and a lawyer; don’t wait to fi nd an inspector. Call Terry at 778-533-0333 or check on line at: chewkahomeinspections.com

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

Quality Homes in Parkside Estates, 55+ Community. Call Duck Paterson at 250-246-0637 or email inquiries to: [email protected]

RENTALS

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

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

STORAGE

2,400Sf. WarehouseSpace For Sublease

Located on the north side of Sannich.• Ideal for warehousing or storage• 20 Ft. ceiling, overhead door access,ground level• Hydro, security alarm, garbage disposal responsibility of tenant.

Call Don 250-708-2004

RENTALS

WANTED TO RENT

SEMI-RETIRED PROFES-SIONAL couple looking to rent 2-3 bdrm house with garage &/or bsmnt, April 1st, for 1yr. Greater Victoria area. NS/NP. Contact 250-598-1549 or 250-882-4841. Ref’s on request.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

FREE REMOVAL of all vehi-cles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

VTRUCKS & ANS

2000 Ford Windstar Sel 7 passenger MOBILITY Van, 1 owner. Equipped with Bruno Curb-Sider Mobility Chair Lift &

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17.5 DOUBLE Eagle, deluxemodel, low use, very goodcondition. 115 HP, 8 HP.$11,500. (250)474-4299.

MARINE

BOATS

SAILBOAT - FIBERGLASS Spencer 31’ design by J.Brandmayr/ Philbrook Ship-yard, Victoria. Inclds watertanks, roughed in interior.Farymann engine 24 HP, ba-last, keel etc. $12,000. kijiji#1112486288, 250-723-8967 [email protected]

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

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

CARPENTRY

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

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Interior fi nish, weather proof-ing, decks, fences, laminate fl rs, sm jobs. Reasonable. In-sured. 250-857-1269.www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES

AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Is-land areas. 250-385-5869.

SPIC & SPAN Cleaning done by a cheerful person- Great rates. Esq/Vic. (778)432-3588.

DRYWALL

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

ELECTRICAL

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

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Sm jobs welcome. Lic #86952. 250-415-7991.


ELECTRICAL

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

FENCING

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

GARDENING

(250) 858-0588- Lawn & garden maint.

- Landscaping- Fences & Decks

- Hedge & Tree Services- Pressure Washing

Free estimates * WCBwww.mowtime.ca

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

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

.... THE GARDENING GAL .... Quality Affordable Gardening. Renovations Maintenance & Cleanups. 250-217-7708.

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!Call 250.388.3535


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

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

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

ABBA Exteriors Inc.‘Winter Clean-Up Specials’Gutter & Window CleaningConcrete Power Washing

Vinyl Siding CleaningRoof Sweep & De-MossingCarpentry * Yard Cleanup

Handyman RepairsFree Estimates

WCB Insured, BBB Certifi ed; Now accepting Visa/ MC

*Seniors Discounts*(778)433-9275

www.abbaexteriors.caLocally owned Family business

HANDYPERSONS

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

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, 250-886-3383.


HANDYPERSONS

RENO SPECIALISTCarpentry, drywall,

plumbing, tiling, electric. Kitchen & bath.

20 yrs exp. Fully insured.Alain 250-744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

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

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

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

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

Refuse Sam✓Garbage Removal

✓O.A.P RatesAttics, Basements,

Compost, Construction Clean up,

DemolitionFast & Friendly Service

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Call Craig or Mike250-216-5865

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LANDSCAPING

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fi replaces,fl agstone rock, concrete, natural & ve-neered stone. Replace, re-build, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsma-sonry.com; Call (250)589-9942, (250)294-9942.


& MOVING STORAGE

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- Free estimates!

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

PAINTING

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

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

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

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

PLUMBING

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

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.


PRESSURE WASHING

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

STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.

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