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Humbling experienceActors Kyle Kushnir, who plays Felix Humble, and Melissa Taylor, who plays Rosie Pye, star in Langham Court Theatre’s production of Humble Boy. The comedic play centres around Felix who returns home upon his father’s death and attempts to find answers to some of life’s big questions. For more on the production, please turn to page A13.

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The Belleville Ferry Terminal is going to look a lot different over the next few years after the province and two local companies announced a $17.4-million investment to upgrade the facility Thursday.

The project is a collaboration between the Ministry of Transpor-tation and Infrastructure, Black Ball Ferry Line and Clipper Navigation Ltd., who will share the cost of upgrades.

“It’s critical this important piece of transportation infrastructure is upgraded, starting with the safety improvements to the Black Ball wharves,” said Todd Stone, minister of transportation and infrastructure.

“It is a critical component of our Pacific Gateway and a key entry point not just into Victoria, but British Columbia and indeed Canada.”

The improvements will occur in three phases, the first is much-needed repairs to the Black Ball and Clipper wharves by replacing the current deteriorating wood piles with steel piles.

“Everybody knew they were on their last legs and knew they had to be renewed,” said Ryan Burles, presi-dent and COO of Black Ball Ferry Line.

Construction on the Black Ball Wharf is scheduled to begin in Octo-ber and is expected to be completed in two years, while repairs to the Clip-per wharf will take place in the winter for roughly a year.

The next phase is to improve access to the site to make it more efficient and the final phase includes the devel-opment of a terminal facility to house company operations.

There is currently no definitive timeline for the last two phases.

Discussions are also underway for the province to establish long-term leases with the companies.

“For 29 years, we’ve been hoping for a permanent home in the Inner Har-bour. This is possibly the most excit-ing day that we’ve had,” said Meri-deth Tall, president and CEO of Clip-per Navigation.

In addition, the City of Victoria has invested a minimum of $1 million in improvements to the David Foster Harbour Pathway that runs from Rock Bay to Odgen Point, which will coin-cide with the redevelopment of the terminal.

“Right now, if you look out on Bel-leville Street – it’s fine, but not gor-geous,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.

“It’s not just the people arriving from the water, it’s people arriving from the road. So we wanted to look at how can we best leverage our assets that we have, the money that the city has to make the improvements along Belleville Street so that’s also a wel-coming experience.”

The terminal supports ferry ser-vices between downtown Victoria and U.S. destinations, which bring an esti-mated $200 million to $300 million in goods annually.

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Kite fest goes sky-highKites of all shapes and sizes graced Clover Point over the weekend for the second annual Victoria International Kite Festival.

Three-year-old Wren Snider learns the finer art of kite flying from mom Tove at the second annual Victoria International Kite Festival on Saturday at Clover Point.

Large crowds of kite enthusiasts turned out for the second annual Victoria International Kite festival at Clover Point and The Bay Centre last weekend.

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City man injured in drug-related blast

One man has been injured after a drug-related explosion at a View Street residence Friday.

The Victoria Fire Department responded to a report of an explosion at 865 View Street near Quadra Street around 5:25 p.m.

When fire crews arrived, they found one man suffering from burns to his body.

There was drug paraphernalia in the suite and the explosion seems to have occurred in the kitchen.

Police and the fire department determined the man was cooking a lethal mix of marijuana and camping fuel, which caused the explosion.

The incident is under investigation by fire officials.

More housing units go smoke-free

The Capital Region Housing Corporation is taking a step towards creating a healthier environment for its residents.

As part of a pilot project, the corporation announced that 21 new properties will become smoke-free.

Since the project began in 2007, seven smoke-free complexes, totalling 262 units and 20 per cent of the corporation’s current housing stock have been transitioned.

The policy only applies to new tenants, while existing tenants will be allowed to smoke inside their rental unit, balconies and patios.

Let us knowHave a newsworthy item for the Victoria News? If it involves a community event in Victoria or Esquimalt, send it along for consideration. Fax the information to 250-386-2624 or email it to [email protected].


A local brain whiz finished strong at a national competition all about the human brain at McMaster University over the weekend.

Michelle Ruhigisha, a Grade 10 Ecole Victor- Brodeur student, placed 12 of 15 at the CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee in Hamilton, Ont. on Saturday.

“It was a great experience,” said Ruhigisha, 16.

The competition is as literal as it gets: a competition around participants’ knowledge of the human brain. It was made of three parts: the neuroanatomy bell-ringer, where they were asked to identify different parts of the brain and its function; in the second part, they had to diagnose a mock patient; and the third was an oral exam.

Though she did well in the first two challenges, Ruhigisha admitted it was the oral exam that was the most challenging.

“I think I could have done better at that part,” she said. “They were multiple choice. They weren’t hard, but you had to pay attention to what the person was saying to understand the question.”

Ayesha Khan, the competition organizer and assistant professor at the university, said Ruhigisha took a very collaborative approach with her fellow competitors, something they don’t normally see during the competition.

“When they were studying for the competition, they were all in a group. She gelled and meshed very well with them,” said Khan. “She really assisted with making the whole experience, not only for herself but also the other competitors, very collaborative and that’s nice to see for us.”

This was Ruhigisha’s first appearance at the brain bee nationals.

“I think it was the whole aspect of trying something new and the science,” she said, admitting that she didn’t know much about the brain until she started prepping for the

competition.“I like the human body and biology and

chemistry and how they go together and learning how they interact and learning about the brain and how we think – it’s just so interesting.”

Ruhigisha qualified for nationals after completing a written and oral exam at the University of Victoria earlier this year.

“She’s the student we want in the school, we want 20 of her if possible,” said Julie Gagnon, a Ecole Victor-Brodeur teacher who told Ruhigisha about the competition. “She’s dedicated to her studies and on top of it, she’s super smart. She has the ethics and the potential.”

Gagnon said Ruhigisha’s dedication and passion for learning has also inspired other students to participate in the challenge next year.

Though she didn’t rank in the top three, Ruhigisha hopes to compete again next year.

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Michelle Ruhigisha, a Grade 10 student at Ecole Victor-Brodeur, competed at the eighth annual CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee in Ontario on Saturday. She came in 12th place.

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With their futures ahead of them, more than 300 students from Victoria and Esquimalt high schools donned their cap and gowns in their graduation cer-emonies at the Univer-sity of Victoria earlier this week.

This year, 145 gradu-ates from Victoria High School walked across the stage to accept their diplomas.

Seniors Owen Erick-son and Maggie Laver were the co-valedicto-rians.

“We're really excited about this group and the potential they have moving forward. We have academics and actors,” said Gillian Braun, vice principal at Vic High. “We have some amazing talent and we're excited about their future ahead.”

In Esquimalt, there were 165 graduates, with Chaz Booty and Jacob Friesen as vale-dictorians.

South Island resi-dents recovering from mental health and sub-stance use issues will soon move into new, more appropriate hous-ing units, Island Health announced last week.

A new 34-unit condo complex located at 521 Comerford St. in Esquimalt will replace

Empress Bay Apart-ments in Victoria, which no longer adequately meets the needs of its residents who not only are recovering from mental health and sub-stance use challenges, but are also living with mobility and other challenges associated with aging.

“The road to recov-ery for those with men-tal health or substance use concerns can be challenging and full of turns, but by providing help with housing and a supportive, caring com-munity, we’re smooth-ing out the way,” said Health Minister Terry Lake.

“Today’s announce-ment aligns strongly with government’s pri-ority of building pri-mary and community care supports to better serve individuals liv-ing with mental illness or substance use con-cerns. It’s up to all of us working together to help people with these challenges back on the right track.”

Empress Bay is a 21-unit supported housing facility, so the Comerford Street pro-gram will be larger and accommodate more cli-ents.

As is the case with Empress Bay, the Com-erford Street facility will be staffed 24/7 and serve clients with con-current mental health and substance use challenges.

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After unexpectedly closing its doors last month, an arts and culture hub on Broad Street has re-opened right on schedule.

Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge (1320 Broad St.), which has become a hot spot for local musicians and poets to perform, went on a brief hiatus in May due to financial problems from unexpected con-struction costs with plans to re-open on June 1.

Over the last few weeks, the community has pulled together to help the lounge open again, which it did on Monday night.

“While we were closed we were aston-ished at how many patrons and musi-cians came together to help fundraise,” said owner Natasha Grau-Ensminger, noting they raised roughly $4,000.

“Our hiatus also gave us the oppor-tunity to restructure some [aspects] of the lounge, including the kitchen and menu, as well as bring in some additional knowledge-able staff.”

Though they have not yet met their

$50,000 fundraising goal, five businesses have offered their space and to help col-laborate on fundraising efforts.

“[We] need to be open and running in order for potential [investors] to put any-thing into the busi-ness,” she added.

According to Grau-Ensminger, their finan-cial problems started early when she discov-ered structural prob-lems that were not dis-closed when she origi-nally signed the lease agreement.

For example, walls needed to be rebuilt, part of the structure

was rotting, and its lack of crawl space meant they had to tear up the floor to put in plumb-ing, turning what was supposed to be a two-month renovation into seven months.

“It ate up a lot of our capital for the first two years. So we started with nothing and were already in debt,” she said, adding that they have been running day-to-day with a staff of nine. “We footed the majority of the bill.”

In an effort to gen-erate more money, Lacey-Lou then started an online campaign to raise the roughly $50,000 needed to pay

off the debt and keep the business running.

“The loss of Lacey-Lou’s would mean that dozens of artists and musicians will not have a local space to demonstrate their tal-ent and come together to create and inspire. It would mean that hun-dreds will lose their community hub,” said Grau-Ensminer.

Through the online campaign, they raisd just under $2,000.

Fundraising efforts will continue in the months to come to help pay off the debt.

Lacey-Lou, which is named after Grau-Ens-minger’s dog, originally opened in late 2014, and has since grown into a bustling centre for Victoria’s arts and culture community.

Within a few months of opening, they had a wait list of artists to showcase their work, a packed monthly cal-endar full of poetry sessions and comedy shows, and have had more than 500 musical performances.

Mike Pendray, a musician who got his start at Lacey-Lou, said it quickly became a second home for him.

“I never went to bars or anything in the community. Instead of going home, I would come here,” said the Langford resident. “This isn’t my local place to come, but I don’t have a reason to go anywhere else.”

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Shell Darubra (left), Natasha Grau-Ensminger, Mike Pendray and Lacey the dog outside Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge on Broad Street.


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After unexpectedly closing its doors last month, an arts and culture hub on Broad Street has re-opened right on schedule.

Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge (1320 Broad St.), which has become a hot spot for local musicians and poets to perform, went on a brief hiatus in May due to financial problems from unexpected con-struction costs with plans to re-open on June 1.

Over the last few weeks, the community has pulled together to help the lounge open again, which it did on Monday night.

“While we were closed we were aston-ished at how many patrons and musi-cians came together to help fundraise,” said owner Natasha Grau-Ensminger, noting they raised roughly $4,000.

“Our hiatus also gave us the oppor-tunity to restructure some [aspects] of the lounge, including the kitchen and menu, as well as bring in some additional knowledge-able staff.”

Though they have not yet met their

$50,000 fundraising goal, five businesses have offered their space and to help col-laborate on fundraising efforts.

“[We] need to be open and running in order for potential [investors] to put any-thing into the busi-ness,” she added.

According to Grau-Ensminger, their finan-cial problems started early when she discov-ered structural prob-lems that were not dis-closed when she origi-nally signed the lease agreement.

For example, walls needed to be rebuilt, part of the structure

was rotting, and its lack of crawl space meant they had to tear up the floor to put in plumb-ing, turning what was supposed to be a two-month renovation into seven months.

“It ate up a lot of our capital for the first two years. So we started with nothing and were already in debt,” she said, adding that they have been running day-to-day with a staff of nine. “We footed the majority of the bill.”

In an effort to gen-erate more money, Lacey-Lou then started an online campaign to raise the roughly $50,000 needed to pay

off the debt and keep the business running.

“The loss of Lacey-Lou’s would mean that dozens of artists and musicians will not have a local space to demonstrate their tal-ent and come together to create and inspire. It would mean that hun-dreds will lose their community hub,” said Grau-Ensminer.

Through the online campaign, they raisd just under $2,000.

Fundraising efforts will continue in the months to come to help pay off the debt.

Lacey-Lou, which is named after Grau-Ens-minger’s dog, originally opened in late 2014, and has since grown into a bustling centre for Victoria’s arts and culture community.

Within a few months of opening, they had a wait list of artists to showcase their work, a packed monthly cal-endar full of poetry sessions and comedy shows, and have had more than 500 musical performances.

Mike Pendray, a musician who got his start at Lacey-Lou, said it quickly became a second home for him.

“I never went to bars or anything in the community. Instead of going home, I would come here,” said the Langford resident. “This isn’t my local place to come, but I don’t have a reason to go anywhere else.”

[email protected]

Local arts, culture hub reopensLacey-Lou re-opens its doors after brief hiatus

Shell Darubra (left), Natasha Grau-Ensminger, Mike Pendray and Lacey the dog outside Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge on Broad Street.



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As we age, our ability to live independently is gradually stripped from us. But a new report from the B.C. Seniors’ Advocate suggests that is happening faster than it needs to.

According to Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie, many seniors are being moved into residential care facilities before they need that level of care thanks to what she calls outdated and restrictive regulations. Many seniors could instead be accommodated in assisted living programs and facilities, retaining more of their independence later in life.

Independent, active seniors are a big part of the community in Victoria and Esquimalt where they make up a significant portion of the population and are still contributing members of the community and economy through countless hours of volunteer effort. Helping them maintain that independence should be the goal, rather than encouraging them into residential care.

Mackenzie’s report calls for a “fundamental redesign” of regulations for registered assisted living, to change spousal eligibility and reduce the number of higher functioning seniors moving to residential care.

It’s time the government recognized that becoming a senior doesn’t mean you are no longer a vital part of society and helped seniors in their quest to remain independent.

Family ‘blessed’ by neighbours’ generosity

We are extremely pleased and delighted to announce that our son Michael’s memorial bench has been rebuilt and replaced at Oak Bay Marina.

Michael’s bench was torched and destroyed on Feb. 22. My wife and I were devastated and unable to comprehend why anyone would want to vandalize a memorial bench. It seemed to us such a senseless act of destruction.

Since the incident and as a result of media coverage, our spirits were lifted by the many calls we received from concerned citizens and friends offering words of encouragement and support.

Many kind people stepped forward wishing to contribute their resources and talent in replacing Michael’s bench and with their combined efforts succeeded in doing so. Our family is most grateful and would like to thank each and every one of them for offering their

valuable time and resources.How blessed and fortunate

we are to live in a city and a community where such warmth and support is so evident.

Martin and Stella BattleVictoria

Addicts need better access to drugs

Re: Put safe drug sites in politicians’ backyard (Letters, May 27)

If addicts could get their pain and sleep medications from the drug store and their choice of recreational substance from an outlet like a liquor store the way good citizens like Roel Hurkens can, chances are they wouldn’t need to break-in, smash and grab or purse snatch to finance their drug purchases.

Joanne OakeVictoria

Community mailboxes attract plenty of trouble

Re: Esquimalt wants more say in mail plan (News, May 27)

We moved from South Surrey to the Victoria area last summer. South Surrey became a victim of community mailboxes some time ago.

It is important that Capital Regional District residents be prepared for the same problems that plague community mailboxes wherever they are installed.

Putting aside all of the inconveniences previously addressed, the more disturbing issue of theft and damage to the mailboxes are very real issues.

It became so common place for thieves to destroy the boxes in order to steal personal banking, credit card and other documents in South Surrey that my husband and I chose to opt for a private mailbox at the local drugstore.

It is important to note, that once a community mailbox is damaged, Canada Post will choose a location to redirect the mail until repairs are made.

This can be a real issue for those unable to travel to the selected centre. In one instance

in South Surrey, mail could only be retrieved between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

In other words, no one working standard hours could retrieve their mail. The chosen centre in this case, was a 10-minute drive from where the damaged boxes were located.

It was not uncommon for us to drive by community mailboxes with the entire block of boxes smashed open.

Canada Post claims taxpayers’ money will be saved switching to the community mailbox system, but at what cost?

Letter carriers will lose their jobs, and citizens will have to accept inconvenience and a much greater risk of theft of personal documents.

Canada Post’s analysis might indicate some benefits to switching to community mailboxes, but I cannot think of any after my experience with the system in South Surrey.

Wendy LepperVictoria

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The Victoria Women’s Transition House Society is getting a boost after a Saanich shopping centre donated 200 emergency shelter welcome kits last week.

Uptown Shopping Centre handpicked and packaged basic items like shampoo and toothpaste as well as additional comforts like bath salts and nail filers to gift to the shelter. There are also wel-come kits for children that include baby wipes, tear-free shampoo and tub toys.

Susan Howard, development director of the society, said the kits are placed in the bedrooms of each new resident

at the shelter and are used during their 30-day stay.

“We want to sincerely thank Uptown for this thoughtful donation of emer-gency shelter welcome kits and for help-ing us with our important Welcome Kit program,” said Howard.

“Kits are needed year-round for women, with and without children, who are fleeing domestic abuse.”

The society is also launching its spring fundraising campaign to raise funds towards operating costs of the emer-gency shelter and community programs and services for women and children

who witness abuse.For more information, please go online

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Coordinators say program growing at fast paceKendra WongVictoria News

A new meal sharing program that helps pro-vide meals to homeless people has exploded on the scene in Victoria.

Through the Mealshare program, which started in Alberta in 2013, when patrons order certain

Mealshare-stamped menu items from par-ticipating restaurants, a meal is then provided to local or international organizations that Mealshare is partnered with.

“The diner who pur-chased it is not only providing a meal for themselves, but also for someone else in need,” said Derek Juno, a Uni-versity of Victoria grad and vice president of business development with the program.

He said the pro-gram is necessary step

toward addressing sys-temic poverty in the country.

“We see meals as a way to incentivize people to get into the

door and once they’re in the door, then they are exposed to all these other amazing resources such as job training, counselling, addiction recovery and housing.”

This year, they have partnered with Our Place Society, a down-town Victoria commu-nity centre that pro-vides breakfast, lunch and dinner for people seven days a week.

Grant McKenzie, director of communi-cations for the society, said the program has

helped increase aware-ness around the pro-grams they offer.

“It’s benefitted us immensely and not just in the revenue that Mealshare is generat-ing, but also in aware-ness and letting the res-taurants know that we exist and what we do, and making that con-nection is really valu-able,” said McKenzie, noting they’ve had sev-eral restaurants offer to serve lunch at the soci-ety.

Though the “buy one, give one-style program” is only in its second year, it has exploded in popularity with 22 par-ticipating restaurants in Victoria, up from only four restaurants in 2013.

Among the partici-pating restaurants are Tacofino, Floyd’s Diner, Foo, The Mint, The Clay Pigeon and Camille’s.

Origin Bakery is also one of the eater-ies involved. When you buy any cake or multiples of six of any muffin or cupcake, you are donating to the pro-gram.

“It’s a really easy pro-gram to be a part of. They keep it really sim-ple. They’re really trans-parent about where the money is going and you know if you give them $1, they will feed some-one with that,” said Marion Scott, co-owner of Origin.

“We also have had customers add on something when we tell them ‘hey, if you pick another muffin, you can donate to Mealshare.’ Most of the time they will.”

According to Juno, the Mealshare program has provided more than 42,000 meals to people in Victoria.

“Victoria is such a passionate, giving com-munity,” added Juno. “It’s a small city, but they’re keeping up with some of the big cities that we’re participating in.”

The program also operates in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Halifax.

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AND BOARDEach year the Township of Esquimalt accepts applications from individuals interested in serving the community as a member of an Advisory Committee, Commission or Board. Esquimalt Council will be considering applications for appointments to:

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Youth interested in serving the community as a youth representative on one of Council’s Advisory Committees are also encouraged to apply. Esquimalt Council will be considering applications for appointments of youth representatives (6 month or 1 year term) to:

• Environmental Advisory Committee • Heritage Advisory Committee

Terms of Reference for the Committees, Commission and Board are available on our website. Note that the terms of appointment will commence September 1st, 2015. Anyone interested in being considered for appointment is invited to submit an application form (available at www.esquimalt.ca or at Municipal Hall) and a resumé listing professional and volunteer experience, interests, and current community affiliations to the Director of Corporate Services, at Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, BC V9A 3P1 or by email to [email protected] by 12:00 noon, Monday, June 15, 2015. Applicants will be notified of interview date and time. Please contact the Director of Corporate Services at 250-414-7135 or by email at [email protected] for further information.

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Gender identity should be removed from birth certifi-cates, according to a complaint filed with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal on behalf of nine intersex or transgender people.

Morgane Oger, a transgen-der woman and chair of the Trans Alliance Society, says the forced assignment of gen-der identity at birth – quickly decided by a doctor inspect-ing the genitals – discriminates against intersex, trans and other gender non-conforming residents whose assigned gen-der turns out to be inaccurate or who don’t fully identify as one sex or the other.

A statement issued by the society says misidentified chil-dren “suffer grief when they go to school, humiliation when they apply for a driver’s licence and discrimination and danger

in every circumstance where someone wants them to ‘prove’ their gender.”

Oger argues there is no valid reason to put gender on birth certificates, adding there are many more sophisticated methods to help identify some-one.

“It is indefensible to use a marker which will certainly be wrong, and create havoc for, a predictable number of people.”

Health Minister Terry Lake said B.C. has moved to allow birth certificates to be changed, but removing gender would affect statistics used in medical research.

“We are studying this and looking at other jurisdictions, but we have to be really careful

with foundational identity doc-uments like birth certificates, because we want to make sure that we don’t impair people’s ability to travel internation-ally,” Lake said.

Transgender advocates else-where are also advancing cases seeking to remove gender from passports.

Oger said it’s not acceptable to have a third gender option like “other” because “that puts a target on the forehead of anyone with that third option recorded.”

Among the complainants is Harriette Cunningham, a Comox girl labeled male at birth who last year succeeded in getting her birth certificate gender changed to female. In 2013, at the age of 11, she won a Human Rights Tribunal case that led to new provincial leg-islation making such identifica-tion changes easier.

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Harbour ferry celebrationFive harbour ferry boats perform their ever-popular Water Ballet in the Inner Harbour for spectators in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Victoria Harbour Ferry Friday. The event also included a tribute parade and the launch of the first electric vessel. For the past 25 years, Victoria Harbour Ferry has been transporting tourists along the Inner Harbour and neighbouring waterways.

The Arbutus Singers will wrap up their sea-son with songs from Broadway and movie musicals.

Songs from Phan-tom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and

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Funds raised from the concert will sup-port the ChoirKids pro-grams developed by the Arbutus Singers, where upwards of 125 to 150 kids participate in choral music pro-grams for fun.

Over the last several years Arbutus Singers have raised more than $175,000 for local chari-ties.

The concerts are June 3 and 5 at First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Rd., beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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Eleven gardens will be highlighted in the ninth annual Water Garden Tour, hosted by For the Love of Africa Society.

Many of the gardens in the self-guided tours are located in Victoria and Esquimalt.

One of the Victoria gardens is in the Fern-wood neighbourhood.

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The heritage house with an incredible, small, unique garden in the back. The water flows from an old brick wall.

In Esquimalt, the water feature is at the Songhees Wellness Centre.

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Fans of Marvel comic books will have the chance to see their favourite characters in action as part of a play debuting in Victoria next week.

Marvel Universe LIVE! is a live-action show that includes more than 25 Marvel characters, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Black Widow, the Hulk and Captain America, along with special effects, pyro-technics, aerial stunts and martial arts.

“It’s pretty much like going and seeing your favourite Marvel comic book coming to life in front of you,” said Sarah Whitmore, who plays the vil-lainous Madame Hydra and is a stunt motorcyclist with the show.

But it is not to be confused as a remake of the Avengers films.

The story involves a Cosmic Cube, the source of ultimate power and one of the most feared and cov-eted treasures in Marvel Universe, that has been shattered into pieces by Thor to prevent it from fall-ing into the wrong hands. Thor’s evil brother Loki devises a plan to clone its powers, calling on the superheroes to join forces to save the day.

“It’s got an entirely unique and epic plot of its

own,” said Phil Smage, who plays Captain America. “It grabs something from each of the movies and brings it so there are some familiarities for the crowd, but it’s its own new Avengers.”

One of the main scenes is an eight-minute chase and fight scene with 10 motorcycle riders, includ-ing Smage and Whitmore who are engaged in real life.

“On the stage, we are arch enemies. She leads the evil Hydra army and myself as Captain America,” said Smage, noting that it is the most intense scene to perform.

“We’re using our bikes to knock down bad guys and to run over crazy obstacles. There is one scene where [Sarah and I] meet and she tries to whip me off my bike.

“It’s pretty much on the edge of chaos. It takes a lot of concentration and focus during that scene because there’s so many moving pieces.”

The show is making its Canadian debut in Victo-ria from June 11-14 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre followed by shows in Vancouver.

Tickets range from $30, $45, $75 (VIP) and $115 for front row seats. For tickets, call 250-220-7777 or selectyourtickets.com.

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Asking life’s big questions centres around Humble BoyKendra WongVictoria News

Intricate, layered and funny.That’ how Angela Henry

describes Humble Boy, the new play debuting at Langham Court Theatre next week.

The play, which originally debuted at the Royal National Theatre in London in 2001 and written by Charlotte Jones, is the story of Felix Humble, an astrophysicist who returns home upon his father’s death to find his mother has jumped into bed with a neighbour.

His solace is found in his father’s Cotswold garden and apiary where a spinster, past lover and bees allow for mus-ings about life and the universe.

“The thing that makes it such a fun script is that it has so many layers,” said Henry, the play’s director.

“On one level it’s a sheer lovely comedy about a dys-functional family trying to find

its way back to itself, but on a deeper level it asks many ques-tions about what is the glue that keeps people together and that runs the universe.”

It is a dark comedy that was inspired by William Shake-speare’s Hamlet.

“When Hamlet asks ‘to be or not to be’, his question of how to function in the world, it is a ques-tion that Felix asks all through-out the play and he’s challenged by the people around him to try and be instead of not be,” said

Henry. The six-person play takes

place over a period of three months and tries to answer big life questions, something Felix himself struggles with.

“He has this belief that he clings to that if he understands string theory, which is this uni-fied theory of everything, that he will understand everything,” said Kyle Kushnir, who plays Felix.

“But at the end, I think he real-izes that’s not true. I hope that people see that, that there are mysteries to human relation-ships that aren’t explainable by science.”

It is a play that both Henry and Kushnir hope will allow audiences to reflect on their own relationships.

Humble Boy will play at Lang-ham Court Theatre from June 11 to 27. For tickets, please call 250-384-2142 or go online to lang-hamtheatre.ca.

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On top of the worldVictoria ultramarathon runner Matt Cecill placed 59th at the IAU Trail World Championships in Lac D’Annecy, France last weekend with a time of 10:15.31 on the 85-kilometre course. Cecill represented Canada, which placed 10th overall, with teammates David Jeker and Sebastien Roulier. France won the team event.

Six players picked from Vic High and Esquimalt

Six senior high school students from Victoria and Esquimalt have been picked in the second annual Victoria Rugby All-Stars Selections.

The athletes include Ethan Phil-lips and Ritthy Chau from Esquimalt High; Cameron Graham and Bren-nig Prevost from Glenlyon Norfolk School; and Kevin Widderch and Paris Demers from Victoria High.

“The Commissioner’s 15 Rugby All-Stars was developed to help us recognize boys playing rugby at schools across our city,” said Phil Ohl, Tide Rugby board member and head coach of the Claremont rugby program.

“We wanted to ensure that every school playing rugby had an oppor-tunity to recognize players on their team.”

Each of the coaches of the senior and junior rugby teams puts forward names for the All-Star teams, who then receive a T-shirt and an invi-tation to attend the upcoming Tide

Rugby trials. Teams in the U15 through U18 lev-

els will compete at the Provincial Regional Competition (PRCs) this summer. Many will then have the potential to be invited to trials for provincial teams.

“The all-star program is a great first step in identifying talent,” said Doug Tate, U17 Tide assistant coach and University of Victoria head rugby coach.

“PRCs is a great place for coaches like myself to identify potential ath-letes for all levels of competition, including university, provincials and nationals. The all-stars bring out those boys who may not have known about these rugby opportunities.”

The Tide Junior Program repre-sents athletes from the Lower Island selected to compete in U18, U17, U16 and U15 provincial regional champi-onships. The PRC tournaments will take place at Burnaby Lake this year. The U15 boys, U16 boys and U16 girls teams compete June 24-25, with the U17 boys, U18 boys and U18 girls competing July 4-5.

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Victoria team wins PGA event

The Victoria Golf Club team of head professional Lindsay Bernakevitch and club champion Erik Swin-burnson shot a total of 5-under 65 to win the 2015 PGA of B.C. Tour-nament of Champions.

The tournament was played at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort in Langford last week.

The winning pair made just one bogey during their round, making birdie on their final hole.

The one-day event featured 38 teams from clubs across B.C., each consisting of the club’s professional and club champion.

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Tuesday, June 9Building a Strong Board - a workshop on

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TIMESHARE

CANCEL YOUR Timeshare. No risk program stop mort-gage & maintenance pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HIGH CASH producing vend-ing machines. $1.00 vend = .70 profi t. All on location in your area. Selling due to ill-ness. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629 or visit us online at: www.tcvend.com

HIP OR knee replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The disability tax credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg) apply today! 1-844-453-5372.

SUCCESSFUL WEEKLYcommunity newspaper, central Alberta. Excellent web market-ing presence. 27,000 circula-tion. Owner approaching re-tirement. If you are serious about wanting to own your own newspaper contact Joyce, 403-575-0090. Or please email: [email protected]

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit online: CareerStep.ca/MT or call 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

CHILDCARE

Nanny Req’d. Flexible days /nights,F/T,5days/wk,$11.50/hr Antonio 778-903-6033. See job bank posting #: 214556

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.

NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

HAIR STYLISTS -Full/Part time for

First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location.

Hairstyling qualifi cations required. $500 hiring bonus.

$11/hour, benefi ts, paid overtime, vacation pay, 25% profi t sharing, paid birthday,

advanced training, advancement opportunities. Please contact Christina at

250-360-1408

HELP WANTED

ZONE CHECKERSThe Victoria News is looking to hire Zone Checkers to service the growing distribution needs in the Northpark/Oakland area. The right candidate must have excellent communication and organizational 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 of 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. This part time position is ideal for applicants available for afternoon and weekend shifts. Please email your re-sume to Cindy Brown, Victoria News Circulation Coordinator: [email protected] phone calls please.

HELP WANTED

PRODUCTION WORKERSCanada’s Largest Independently owned news-paper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location.This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of news-papers and advertising supplements.REQUIREMENTS:• Prior bindery and/or

machine operator experience would be an asset

• Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks

• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time

• Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment

• Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail

• Must have own transportation

✱Afternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour

Interested parties may drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:

GOLDSTREAM PRESS#220-770 Enterprise Avenue, Victoria, BC

V8X 6R4

GARAGE SALES

MEDICAL/DENTAL

MEDICAL Transcriptionistsare in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535, www.canscribe.com or [email protected].

OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK

ST. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Campbell River is accepting applications for a permanent part-time Secretary. For de-tails on applying for this posi-tion please visit the parish website at www.stpatscr.org

VOLUNTEERS

BIG BROTHERS Big Sisters of Victoria has too many boys aged 7 to 17 waiting for a mentor. Bigs and Littles are matched based on similar in-terests and meet for a couple of hours each week during the evenings or on weekends. Make a difference while hav-ing fun! Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

THE HEALTH Care CO-OP Federation of Canada pro-vides networking, education and advocacy support for So-cial Services, Wellness and Health co-ops across Canada. We need to communicate bet-ter! Can you help with a com-munications strategy or post-ing information to our Wordpress site? Times are fl exible. We could also talk about facebook, twitter etc. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

GARAGE SALES

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

Invite the whole neighbourhood to your garage sale with a classifi ed ad

Call 250-388-3535

VICTORIA NEWS -Wednesday, June 3, 2015 www.vicnews.com • A19Victoria News Wed, June 3, 2015 www.vicnews.com A19

VOLUNTEERS

THE SALVATION Army Vic-toria Addictions & Rehabilita-tion Centre is looking for peo-ple to help prepare food and assist kitchen staff in prepar-ing meals for residents and community dining. Any amount of time is great; hours needed are, daily 8:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 - 6:00 pm. Call Vol-unteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com

THE BEST massage ever! Swedish, Lomi Lomi, Thai. Vic West Exp. Cert. 250-360-0704

YOGA SUPPORT for Cancer. Fun & easy classes. Vic West. Cert. & Exp. (250)360-0704.

HOLISTIC HEALTH

Trager® Bodywork Gentle, effective & deeply relaxing. Move more freely with less pain and tension.

Hot Stone MassagePenetrating heat from

smooth basalt rocks softens tight muscles, melts tension

Hot Stone Massage with Raindrop Therapy

CranioSacral TherapyRae Bilash

Certifi ed PractitionerWomen only, men by referral

[email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

DLC-S Mortgage Ltd.Purchase, 2nd Mortgage,

Debt consolidation,Equity Take Out, CHIP

Joe Singh, Mort. Splst.250-818-9636

www.joesingh.ca

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME CARE SUPPORT

WESTSIDE MOBILE Footcare For all your footcare needs call 250-727-1935, 250-474-0125.

PERSONAL SERVICES

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

AUCTIONS

BUD HAYNES, Ward’s Fire-arms Auction. Saturday, June 13, 10a.m., 11802 - 145 St., Edmonton, Alberta. Denny Harding Estate, Sask. Store Dispersal. Over 200 new guns. Website, catalogue w/pictures. Phone 403-347-5855 or 780-451-4549; www.budhaynesauctions.com. www.WardsAuctions.com.

FRIENDLY FRANK

10” BOYS bike, 9” oriental doll/fi gurine, and apple sauce maker, $10/e. 778-265-1615.

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN side chair, $75. Call (250)479-0182

ROCKING CHAIR, Vilas ma-ple, excellent cond. Asking $65. obo. (250)656-2477.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

$150/CORD; DRY hardwoods, fi r, split/delivered/stacked or you pick up. (250)380-8335.

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

SELLING OFF bead collection. Reasonable. Call Sally at (250)388-3126 after 6pm.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

Call us today to place your classifi ed ad

250.388.3535

REAL ESTATE

SOOKE

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

GRANT MANOR 6921 Grant Rd.

Sooke, BC

Renovated1 bdrm suites

From $675 per mo

To view call 250-642-1900

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. ware-house space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared wash-room. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.

HOUSESITTING

PARKSVILLE. SENIOR 65+, care for house & cat. June 15-Oct. 15. Low rent in exchange. NS/NP. (250)248-4902.

RENTALS

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

VICTORIA HOUSING. $450-$575.incl. Disabled, working,students. 778-977-8288 msg

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

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

CARS

We Buy Cars!Scrap Junk

Running or Not!Cars Trucks Vans$50 to $1000FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1984 FORD Bronco XLT, only 100,000 km on 351W on pro-pane, 10-1 compression, KeithBlack pistons, Comp cam. C6auto completely rebuilt. Havereceipts and specs. Body rustybut drivetrain better than new.Good 31” tires. $3500. CallMonty, 250-216-3408.

VTRUCKS & ANS

1995 HANDI-DART Propane Bus $3000 obo. Ph: 250-923-2481. Campbell River.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPENTRY

ALL HOME Renovation & Restoration: Kitchens, bath-rooms, decks, additions, re-modeling. We build custom homes. Comm/Res. 35 yrs exp. Call 250-213-7176.

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

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY- Small repairs, interior fi nishing, weather proofi ng, decks, fenc-ing. Reasonable rates. In-sured. Call 250-857-1269 or www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Reduced rates - Sun Decks, Fences and Siding. Call Ward (250)881-0296.

CLEANING SERVICES

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

Spik N’ Span Cleaning. Excel-lent rates. Serving Esqui-malt/Victoria. (778)432-3588.

CONCRETE & PLACING

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

DRYWALL

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


ELECTRICAL

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

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991.

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

FENCING

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

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn care. Comm/Res. Aerat-ing, power raking, landscape design, all planting, river rock & patio stones, yard clean-up. New lawn - sod & seed.

(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.


GARDENING

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

LANDSCAPE & TREE Care Lawns, garden, tree prun-ing/shaping, hedge trimming, design, monthly maintenance. Insured, reliable. References. Call Andrew, 250-893-3465.

WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs win-dows, PW. 250-380-7778.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA Exteriors Inc.“Spring Clean-Up Specials”Gutter & Window CleaningConcrete Power Washing

Vinyl Siding CleaningRoof Sweep & De-MossingCarpentry * Yard Cleanup

Handyman RepairsFree Estimates WCB Insured

*Seniors Discounts*(778)433-9275

www.abbaexteriors.ca

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.

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.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

HAUL A WAY Junk & garbage removal. Clean & green. Free quotes. Sr disc. 778-350-5050

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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.

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

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

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


& MOVING STORAGE

ALLSTAR MOVING Delivery Service. From $59. Free local travel. Call (250)818-2699.

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. (778)265-3365.

✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫(250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Quality Interiors.

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

RED SEAL House Painter & Crew. 15% Senior’s Discount. [email protected] 250-882-0024.

PLUMBING

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

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.

THE STUCCOMAN- All typesof Stucco/Painting. Repairs,additions, renovations. Freeest. Dan, 250-391-9851.

TREE SERVICES

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges. Insured.Call Keith, (250)474-3697.

WINDOW CLEANING

ABBA EXTERIORSProfessional gutter cleaning &repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg dis-counts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

COME CLEAN WINDOWS.“Shining for You”. Fully in-sured. Free est. 250-881-6385 www.ComeCleanWindows.com

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

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs win-dows, PW. 250-380-7778.

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS

250.388.3535

◾ Private master bedroom on 2nd fl oor◾ Open concept design of 1375 sq. ft. over two levels◾ Granite countertops◾ Cozy fi replace◾ BBQ & patio furniture◾ 2 Parking spots◾ Locked owner’s storage locker◾ High speed wireless internet◾ Unlimited local and long distance calling◾ And more!

Sooke Harbour Resort & Marina is the perfect year-round Oceanside getaway, nestled in the quaint village of Sooke amidst the diverse natural beauty of

Vancouver Island.Offered for sale is a ¼ interest in the townhome. This is a fractional

ownership deeded and titled to each owner – this is not a timeshare.

Own for $60,000 & monthly maintenance fees of $321.71

Contact Tim for more details or to arrange your personal showing at

250.341.5423

with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and fully furnished!

at Sooke Harbour Resort & Marina

Your dream ocean view townhome

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