Goldstream News Gazette, March 14, 2012 by Black Press Media Group

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Walking for the kids

Cougars maul Islanders

A Saanich man takes a long walk in a pink tutu to highlight anti-bullying efforts in the region. News, Page A3

Island’s junior hockey finals comes down to Greater Victoria teams after Islanders eliminated. Sports, Page A28

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CFB Esquimalt axes popular Blue Boat ferry service Erin McCracken News staff

A scheduled pre-trial conference Thursday at Western Communities Courthouse turned into Marshall requesting the court to fix a date for a sentencing hearing. The Crown prosecutor didn't object. That hearing is April 11 in Colwood. Smith no longer works for Columbia Fuels and Marshall said his client “is not driving” for a living. The dramatic crash killed hundreds or possibly thousands of fish in Goldstream River and closed the Malahat highway for nearly 24 hours, stranding hundreds of drivers.

Military families are bracing for a longer, more expensive commute to CFB Esquimalt when the base terminates its popular Blue Boat commuter shuttle service at the end of April. One Sooke family is devastated by the news, and worries about what it will mean for their already tight budget. “(My husband) uses the Blue Boat and commuting from Sooke it saves us time and gas,” said the navy wife, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “Normally leaving Sooke to drive to the boat (in Colwood) can take upwards of 45 minutes if the traffic is bad, which means leaving here at 6 a.m.” Her husband is one of 400 military and civilian personnel who travel on the Blue Boats between Colwood and Esquimalt every day, Monday to Friday, who will have to find alternative transportation starting April 30. That will mean leaving the house earlier each morning as well as shelling out more money on gas. “It takes approximately a quarter of a tank of gas each way, and with the prices the way they are you can understand how upsetting this is, and no one really wants to carpool from out here.” Navy Capt. Craig Baines, CFB Esquimalt commander, made the decision to cancel the service due to staffing constraints. There aren’t enough personnel to operate the ferry service as well as the other vessels in the auxiliary fleet, including tugs and fire boats, within the base’s Port Operations and Emergency Services Branch, said CFB Esquimalt spokesperson navy Lt. Michael McWhinnie.

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Kyle Wells/News staff

In hostile territory Canadian Forces storm the beach at Rocky Point in Metchosin on Friday morning as a part of ongoing military training exercises involving Canadian army, navy and air forces, and U.S. military forces. See the story page A5.

Goldstream fuel spill driver to plead guilty Gasoline remains in earth near crash site Edward Hill News staff

A former Columbia Fuels truck driver who crashed and spilled 42,700 litres of fuel into Goldstream River last year will plead guilty to one of his charges, his lawyer says. James Allan Charles Smith, of Nanaimo, is charged with driving while impaired, driving with a blood alcohol level above 0.08 and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. The allegations stem from when a

Victoria-bound Columbia Fuels truck flipped in the s-turns of the Malahat Drive on April 16, 2011, and plowed into the rock face. With its tanks gashed open, the truck spilled 42,000 litres of gasoline and 700 litres of diesel into a culvert that emptied into the popular fish-bearing stream in Goldstream provincial park. Smith’s defence lawyer Dale Marshall told the Gazette his client will enter a guilty plea to one of the three counts, but declined to say which one. “Things might change,” he said. It appears Smith would likely plead guilty to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, as opposed to one of the charges linked to impaired driving.

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Pretty in pink

Man takes 126 km walk to drive home anti-bullying effort

Charla Huber News staff

Ryan Thirlwall is not a ballet dancer, but he sported a pink tutu, pink spandex leggings and a pink hoodie this week to send a message about bullying. In his custom-made tutu, the 24-yearold planned to walk 126 kilometres from Nanaimo to the Boys & Girls Club in Victoria over Monday and Tuesday, for his Tutu Walk for Hope. “It’s such a serious subject,” Thirlwall said. “The whole walk is a symbol of what I know some youth are going through. No one wakes up wanting to walk from Nanaimo to Victoria, but no one wakes up wanting to be bullied.” Money raised from his highway stroll will go toward an anti-bullying program at the Boys & Girls Club. His goal is to raise $5,000. Red Barn Market, his employer and his former high school, Pacific Secondary school in Colwood, and other local businesses are supporting his cause.

Archeology report clears land for View Royal fire hall Report paves way for building on property Kyle Wells News staff

“I am determined to finish this walk with sweat, blood and tears.” –Ryan Thirlwall Monday’s windstorm didn’t call a halt to the walk. With friends following in a car, he struck out from Woodgrove mall in Nanaimo as planned. “I wish it was snowing, I wish it was thundering and lightning, because that would get the point across of how important this is,” Thirlwall said on his cellphone. “I am determined to finish this walk with sweat, blood and tears. “I want these kids to know that the community does care, local businesses do care and strangers do care. Everyone has the right to be individuals and not to be bullied for their sexuality, their race, age, gender or weight.” While he lives in Saanich now, Thirlwall spent formative teen years on West Shore living in foster care and in the Boys & Girls Club Turnabout program house in Langford. The Boys & Girls Club helped him through tough years. His plan was to walk through the night over the Malahat and through the West Shore early Tuesday morning. Walking along the Trans-Canada Highway is dangerous enough, but hiking over the Malahat Drive, likely in the dark with a narrow road shoulder, is downright deadly. Fortunately, a volunteer driver from Westshore Towing will follow him across that stretch of highway into Langford.

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Ryan Thirlwall donning a pink tutu planned to walk from Nanaimo to Victoria wearing the outfit to draw attention to the issue of kids being bullied. “There is always a risk, whether it’s fatigue, hydration, weather,” Thirlwall said. While he admits he hasn’t been harshly bullied in his youth, “I have faced humility for how I dress and my appearance.” With a two-year-old daughter, Thirlwall wants her to grow up in a world without bullying.

“This walk is for the underdog and to bring awareness,” Thirlwall said. “How many more kids need to take their own lives because they are bullied?” Donations for Thirlwall’s Tutu Walk for Hope can be given directly to the Boys & Girls Club by calling 250-3849133 or online at bcgvic.org. Specify the donation is for the Tutu Walk for Hope. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

View Royal released the results last week of an archaeological survey conducted on the site of the future new fire hall. Although the full report has not yet been released, an executive summary states that the assessment found no indication of any archaeological significance to the property in the 300 block of Island Highway. “No archaeological materials or features were observed during this assessment and no items or features of historical significance were identified,” reads the summary. Six pre-contact shell midden sites are located within about 500 metres of the project land and one burial cairn is about 100 metres from the site, but nothing closer or within the 2.4 acre property itself, according to the report. When View Royal bought the property last year, the provincial archeology branch confirmed the land contained no registered archeological sites. But a detailed assessment was carried out by Golder Associates at the request of View Royal following concerns from a few residents living near the property that the site may have some connection with First Nation’s history. The archeology work cost the Town about $18,000. View Royal fire Chief Paul Hurst said the full report confirms what he understood all along — the site contains no First Nations burial sites or historical artifacts. “We did our due diligence when we obtained the property,” Hurst said. “However, because there were allegations made against the Town that we were desecrating graves, we were ignoring First Nations traditional territories, we had to defend against those allegations.” Local First Nations communities have been consulted throughout this process and Hurst said that both Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations officials have seen the report and agree with its findings. An archeology expert with Songhees previously told the Gazette the site had no First Nations cultural heritage. “It’s important that we recognize that this is their traditional territory, and I respect that,” Hurst said. “The citizens have to have confidence that we’re doing everything right, that’s why we’ve hired the experts to do these things.”

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Military ‘invades’ Metchosin’s Rocky Point many conflicts throughout history, including the D-day landings in the Second World War. “It’s a good, worthwhile experience,” Parkinson said. “They’re good operations. They create a sense of co-operation, adds to the infantry’s ability to be flexible, adaptable and agile, which we need to be.” Friday’s scenario involved Canadian troops landing on the beaches of the friendly country “Kumar” to take out an objective that has enemy intelligence. The Canadian Forces’ 39 Brigade Group, made up of soldiers from all over B.C., landed

in waves, first to secure the beach and then to unload more troops and equipment. With no opposition forces, the operation went smoothly and with little fanfare. On Saturday, as a further part of the exercise, troops performed reconnaissance missions and stormed an “enemy” outpost to liberate “VIPs.” U.S. Navy ships Ford and Rentz from Everett, Wash., and San Diego, Calif., are also taking part in the naval exercises, which run until March 16. news@goldstreamgazette.com

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The 39 Brigade Group soldiers move up Rocky Point beach during a mission on Friday.

Kyle Wells News staff

There may not have been any bullets flying, but soldiers involved in a military exercise early Friday morning acted as if there could be as they stormed the beach at Rocky Point. All three elements of the Canadian Forces — army, navy and air force — were working together to get troops from ship to shore as part of the large

scale operation. HMCS Ottawa and Regina from CFB Esquimalt monitored the action from the Georgia Straight, along with the submarine Victoria. The Royal Canadian Navy has been engaging in anti-submarine and anti-warfare exercises and for this exercise worked with the army to practise a beach landing. In total more than 1,000 personnel from Canada and the U.S.A. are taking part

in exercises, although just 39 troops landed on the beach at the Rocky Point ammo depot in Metchsoin on Friday. Major Stewart Parkinson of the Canadian Scottish Regiment planned the ground forces element of the exercise. He said that exercises such as this help soldiers to learn to work in partnership with other divisions of the military and in a scenario that, while rare in recent times, has played out in

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The crash response and poor communication with drivers forced the Ministry of Transportation to reassess how it manages highway closures. Eleven months after the crash, soil vapor extraction equipment is still drawing fuel out of the ground at two locations — next to the crash site on the highway and one area next to the river. Graham Knox, with the Ministry of Environment, said contaminant levels ebb and flow with the level of groundwater pushing through the fractured bedrock, but overall the amount of fuel in the ground is declining. The fuel pocket next to the river has likely leaked into the water a few times, Knox said,

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but the vast majority of contaminant readings are below provincial maximums. “The soil vapor extractors are chipping away. (Fuel) is in the soil but it’s not impacting the fish,” Knox said. “Generally we’re quite happy. There’s no impact on aquatic organisms in the river, but the remediation at the site will continue for another eight months or a year.” Knox expects Columbia Fuels to soon present a draft report outlining a restoration plan for the Goldstream River ecosystem. The working group of government agencies, First Nations and Columbia Fuels needs to agree on an overall plan to restore Goldstream back to its state of health prior to the fuel spill. The plan could include

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Crews remove the wreckage of the Columbia Fuels truck from the Malahat Drive on April 17, 2011. projects such as replacing restoration plan, but the plan spawning gravel flushed into must be adequate to bring the estuary during winter the river back to full health. storms or replacing brood “What we want to see is a stock with the hatchery. proposal that is reasonable Knox said the ministry isn’t to restore a public asset for concerned about a particular what has been lost and damdollar figure underwriting the aged,” he said.

FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other beneﬁts that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases. It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difﬁcult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.

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The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.

The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.

The government supports seniority but qualiﬁcations must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.

The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.

The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.

The union says that government refuses to negotiate.

There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.

The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.

Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.

The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.

2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.

It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases. We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape. Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.

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West Shore avoids damage during windstorm Kyle Wells News staff

A wild wind storm kept Greater Victoria fire departments and B.C. Hydro busy Monday morning as they scrambled to keep up with damage and power outages. Winds ranging from 70 to 100 kilometres per hour pounded Vancouver Island as a low pressure centre swept toward the Mainland. B.C. Hydro spokesperson Ted Olynyk said Greater Victoria in general got hit hard, but the West Shore may have been spared somewhat due to wind direction. “It just depends how the wind blows,” said Olynyk. “A lot of times it’ll come in off the west coast, this time it came in from the east coast of the Island.” For the West Shore, Langford had the worst of it as the fire department responded to seven calls. Langford fire Chief Bob Beckett said the most unusual call came from Richlock Rentals on Jacklin Road, where the wind had been blowing down extended scissor lifts in the business’s lot. Fire, RCMP and bylaw officers attended to cordon off traffic as a crane was brought it to right fallen equipment.

“It’s been busy — crazy busy actually,” said Beckett. “This is probably the worst so far this year. We had lots of wind warnings but this certainly hit us pretty hard this morning.” Colwood fire Chief Russell Cameron said his area had been relatively untouched, compared to other municipalities. Crews responded to a transformer arcing at the corner of Sooke Road and Metchosin Road at 6:30 a.m. and to branches that had fallen on lines at Royal Roads University. “Everybody else is getting paged out constantly,” said Cameron. “We’re lucky.” Highlands also fared well with fire Chief Guy Brisebois reporting no calls for wind related incidents Monday morning. View Royal had one call for a tree across a power line on Hart Road that blew some fuses and caused some outages. Firefighters made sure the area was safe and then left it to B.C. Hydro. Metchosin Volunteer Fire Department had calls to power lines down on Duke Road near Metchosin Road, where B.C. Hydro also reported a small number of power outages. Other than that, Metchosin Chief Stephanie Dunlop said there had been no other calls. As of 9 a.m. B.C. Hydro was

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View Royal Fire Rescue responds to a call on Hart Road, where branches across a power line caused blown fuses. Unlike past windstorms, the West Shore suffered relatively few power outages. reporting a few power outages on the West Shore. Weather was being blamed for 101 homes out of power in Metchosin west of Albert Head Road and east of Metchosin Road. A few minor power outages were also reported in Langford, Colwood, View Royal and Highlands. Downtown Victoria and Saanich were harder hit by

West Shore mall collecting food for food bank Westshore Town Centre in Langford is competing against other Bentall Kennedy malls across Canada to raise money for local food banks, in this case, the Goldstream Food Bank. The winner will be assessed by the most food and funds collected over the next eight months. Winners will be given one of five $10,000 grants to be donated to the winner’s local partner food bank, in addition to all the funds and food collected at each centre. “We’ve gone up against some much larger sites in other national competitions and won, so we’re confident that we can win that extra money for the Goldstream Food Bank,” said Laura Poland, Westshore mall manager. Westshore’s first fundraising initiative is to ride the El Paso Express train from March 15 to 18. All proceeds to the food bank. For more see farefightforfood.ca.

the storms. As of 11 a.m. about 600 homes and businesses in the downtown area were without power, the majority in the area west of Beacon Hill Park and southeast of Govern-

ment Street. In Saanich B.C. Hydro reported about 13,500 homes without power throughout the region related to the wind storm. news@goldstreamgazette.com

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Carrying a boat load of commuters, CFB Esquimalt's Blue Boat ferry stops at Naden to pick up more passengers before making its way across Esquimalt Harbour to Colwood in this June 2011 image. The shuttle service will be terminated at the end of April. Esquimalt Harbour. “People increasingly took advantage of that existing service for commuting purposes in recent years,” McWhinnie said.

Randall Garrison, MP for Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, plans to meet with base officials to determine whether the ferry service can be extended during the closure of the Craig-

flower Bridge. The bridge will be closed in June, to make way for its eventual replacement. “This could also allow more time to explore alternative operations of a similar service,” he said. Langford Mayor Stew Young mourned the loss of the service, which he said benefitted the region, not just those who use the boats. “Add 400 people ... in the morning on that highway that’s already full and it’s going to Incentives are available to British Columbia residents, businesses, non-profit organizations affect everybody else and local government organizations. nizations. Incentives are available for qualified consumers who is already in that through local dealerships that at sell or lease qualifying new battery electric, queue,” he said. “It’s fuel cell, plug-in hybrid electric, ctric, another reason why or compressed gas vehicless we need that E&N (railway), because it goes right by the front of the door (at CFB Esquimalt).” An estimated 46 per cent of CFB Esquimalt personnel are affected by the ‘crawl,’ according to base data. More Experience than 480 housing units the new Clean are located at BelEnergy vehicle Clean mont Park in Colwood, showcase… making it the largest ENERGY military housing community on the south Island. The cancellation of the shuttle prompted Esquimalt Mayor Barb cevforbc.ca Desjardins to begin A All l l New BC Place info@cevforbc.ca asking municipal, 1.855.423.8422 April 3 - 8, 2012 defence and Victoria ww www.VancouverInternationalAutoShow.com ww.VancouverInternationalAutoShow.coom Shipyards stakeholders to form a working group to discuss transVisit cevforbc.ca to find eligible vehicles & participating dealerships portation challenges, identify solutions, including the E&N rail service, and ask higher levels of government for support. “You can’t make a decision in Ottawa and 1730 ISLAND HIGHWAY • 250.412.5101 not have an underwww.jennerchevbuickgmc.com standing of all the layers of the problem Mon-Thurs 9-7pm • Fri-Sat 9-6pm here,” she said. “I don’t Receive updates & know if we’ve been monthly prizes twitter.com/jennermotors clear on our message.” DL#7038

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Police chiefs champion fugitive fund Fugitive program to compliment Victoria’s Con Air Erin McCracken News staff

Police agencies throughout the province can now access a $40,000 pot of money every year to return fugitives to provinces where they are wanted on outstanding warrants. Police chiefs throughout B.C. signed their agencies up for the new Fugitive Return Program on Feb. 14. The provincial government program, the first of its kind in Canada, “... strengthens public safety and sends a clear message to criminals that they won’t escape justice in B.C.,” Solicitor General Shirley Bond said in a statement. The new initiative is based on successful Con Air programs initiated by the Victoria and Vancouver police departments in

2008-09, which have been partly funded with more than $100,000 from the province’s civil forfeiture program. The Fugitive Return Program, which has been tested out since last summer by a number of police agencies, including the VicPD, is being co-ordinated by the RCMP. It will be up to the federal agency’s major crimes section to prioritize which fugitives are returned first, such as prolific and high-risk offenders. “There is a void for sort of the low-end chronic offenders who have multiple warrants in multiple jurisdictions,” said Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen, “but you as a Crown prosecutor wouldn’t go to the expense to bring them from one province to the next.” The new initiative will compliment Victoria’s Con Air program, through which at least 19 suspects have been escorted beyond B.C.’s borders, said VicPD Const. Mike Russell. The Vancouver department trans-

ported 98 people out of B.C. in the same time frame. “We still have the ability to return people on their warrants through Con Air,” he said of the local program, which has been partly funded by the Downtown Victoria Business Association. “If we couldn’t fly them back quick enough through the Fugitive Return Program, we could fly them back through Con Air.” The new provincial money represents a boost for B.C. police agencies, especially smaller departments with tight budgets. “(Returning fugitives) can be very expensive, depending on where they are from,” Oak Bay Police Chief Const. Mark Fisher said. He added the expense includes travel costs for officers and the prisoners they are escorting. Under B.C.’s Fugitive Return Program, B.C. sheriffs will escort fugitives. “It gives us another option to deal with a serious offender we have from another province,” Fisher said.

Dragons’ Den auditions return to Capital Region Erin McCracken News staff

Calling all entrepreneurs looking to make it big in the business world with a little or a lot of help from some investors with deep pockets. Producers of popular CBC TV show Dragons’ Den are holding auditions in Victoria at the Inn at Laurel Point on Saturday, March 17, one of more than 40 audition stops on a cross-country tour. “It’s exciting for the city, not just for us, not just for the Dragons Den,” said Avril Matthews, director of marketing and sales for the Inn at Laurel Point. “It’s a favourite day here because you never know what’s going to come in the doors.” At least one Victoria team of entrepreneurs who auditioned last year was invited to Toronto to pitch their product to the dragons, Kevin O’Leary, Jim Treliving, Arlene Dickinson, Robert Herjavec and Bruce

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Hunt for Stanley Cup riot suspects comes to Victoria VicPD circulating face images Erin McCracken News staff

Boualay Phosy scans an armlength poster covered with the photos of 100 wanted suspects. The Esquimalt resident eagerly takes a few of the posters from Victoria police reserve Const. Lucas Wilzewski at the Mayfair Shopping Centre. Wilzewski was one of 33 Victoria police reservists and volunteers circulating thousands of the Riot Roundup2 posters to businesses and passersby in high-traffic areas of the city on Thursday. Victoria police are supporting efforts by the Integrated Riot Investigation Team, a team of Lower Mainland police officers, to identify suspects believed to have been involved in the violent riot in Vancouver following game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals on June 15, 2011. “We’ve had information that people from the riot … could be liv-

ing here in Victoria and Saanich and (elsewhere in) the lower Island,” said Const. Mike Russell. The number of suspects residing in the region is not known, he added. “There’s a long list of faces on here (the poster) and we’re hoping that the community will be able to help us put some names to those faces. We’re not out for public shaming, but we need to get these people brought to justice so we can make sure this doesn’t happen again.” Posters are being circulated on Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and in the Upper Fraser Valley region. “I’d love to help, but a lot of people don’t know how to get involved,” Phosy said. He plans to take a closer look at the photos in case he recognizes someone. “You never know,” he said. For details visit riot2011.vpd.ca. Tips about suspects can be passed on to the Vancouver Police Department by calling 604-717-9999 or emailing riot@vpd.ca. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Colwood eyes legalizing mobile food vendors Kyle Wells News staff

Colwood council is moving to allow mobile food vendors to operate on private property and on public property during special events. The decision comes as the result of a number of requests from local businesses to have mobile food vendors on private land. Currently Colwood bylaws do not allow this, even though staff recognized these types of businesses do operate, even on public property, with little to no enforcement of the bylaw. “We’re not going to chase ice cream trucks out of parks unless complaints come in,” said director of planning Alan Haldenby. City staff will develop an amendment to the land use bylaw that will allow mobile food vendors to oper-

ate on private land with some regulation. This will be done with public consultation and will have to be approved by council. Staff are also instructed to report to council on the changes in one year to “determine whether further changes or expansion to public property are desirable.” Staff will also consider provisions to allow food trucks on public land during special events. After the initial year, when the policy is reviewed, there will be the potential to allow mobile food vendors to operate in public parks on an ongoing basis. Colwood’s parks committee voted at an earlier meeting to not support mobile vending in Colwood parks, particularly at Coburg peninsula and Esquimalt lagoon, except during special events. news@goldstreamgazette.com

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net zero per cent wage increase mandate is not such an unreasonable concept in this atmosphere of tough economic times. Looking at the current dispute between the province and B.C. teachers, one of the main issues has been the $2-billion gap in compensation between what the government is prepared to pay, and what the B.C. Teachers’ Federation has asked for. The government calls the union’s demands “unrealistic” given the current economic environment. After the global recession in 2008, the government brought in a net-zero mandate for all public-sector agreements that expired after Dec. 31, 2009. When agreements expire, especially in the public service, employees have an expectation that they should see improvement in their new agreement: a wage increase, more paid time off, or that the employer should contribute more towards the employees’ cost of benefits such as extended health and dental. With net zero still being enforced, teachers are in a position where they must decide what they really desire from their contract. If they want an increase in paid sick days, for example, they will need to give up a benefit of equal monetary value to make up the difference. When times are good, the government can afford to increase wages and benefits, but when times are tough, net zero is the way to go. Net zero, however, is far from a sustainable strategy and the government has to start looking ahead to future negotiations. Ironically, the teachers could be among the first to benefit from a non net-zero scenario. The mandate is slated to end June 30, opening up the potential for the BCTF to avoid it if it delays bargaining long enough. It could have an ‘us too’ effect on more than 100 other agreements signed by other unions since net zero was brought in. One day a settlement will be reached that allows for wage increases, and the floodgates will open. Let’s hope the government has a plan to deal with upcoming agreements that lays the groundwork for future labour peace.

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he stories began tumbling out policies and tactics of teacher union as soon as last week’s column radicals, I have had my office winon teacher union indoctrinadows smashed twice. I have seen tion of students was a mob of self-absorbed posted on our websites. strikers push a senior off Most parents, retired the sidewalk into the snow. teachers and adminisMy daughter has been trators requested anosubjected to hard-left envinymity, because their ronmental propaganda in kids and grandkids still elementary school. I’ve have to go to school, or never seen anything quite they have relatives or like this. fair-weather friends in But hey, let’s be conthe B.C. Teachers’ Fedstructive here. First, I eration who mustn’t be should emphasize I underTom Fletcher stand that these incidents enraged by any contradiction of their dogma. do not represent the vast B.C. Views There was the Grade majority of dedicated 3 art class in Langley teachers, who wouldn’t where students were assigned to think of intentionally abusing their create anti-Bill 22 protest signs. position for personal or political There was the Grade 6 teacher in gain. I mean that sincerely. Greater Victoria who started a oneAnd thanks to all the teachhour drill on BCTF talking points by ers who sent me lecturing letters, telling students not to believe anyparticularly those who insist that thing they see in the media. they don’t really want another There was the middle school in 16-per-cent raise, because their first the Gulf Islands that dismissed stupriority is improving classroom dents early to force them all out in a resources. show of solidarity against the latest Volume doesn’t permit individual of many legislated settlements. responses to everyone. Authors And there were the BCTF-BCGEU who begin along the lines of “Sir, pickets that blocked entrances to you are an idiot” receive lower government offices here in Victoria, priority. If I don’t get back to you, harassing, threatening and physiplease convey your willingness to cally blocking office workers in an accept a brief wage freeze to your effort to force them to join the thou- union executive. They’ve scaled sands bused in for the traditional back some of their more egregious howling show of strength for “big prep time and paid leave demands, state labour” bosses on the legislabut apparently your admirably ture lawn. altruistic message has not yet been In my 20 years of criticizing the absorbed.

And yes, I’m aware that the Harvard study of class size and performance I mentioned last week examined charter schools in the United States. I understand that “charter school” is considered coarse language in B.C. As with health care, there must be no serious competitive dynamic or other dangerous experimentation permitted within the unionized state monopoly model. And thanks for suggesting I’m an agent of the B.C. Liberals, who invented poverty 11 years ago. East Van MLA Jenny Kwan touched on it in the debate on Bill 22. Children coming to inner city schools hungry, inadequately clothed, with lice. Abused children. I can assure Kwan that these tragic realities are not confined to the hellish B.C. Liberal era of spending increases. Indeed, I witnessed all these things in my three-room school in Tomslake, B.C. in the 1960s. Social Credit was to blame then. I remember the school more for its great teachers than its undrinkable water or alcoholic principal. And to all those who provide spelling-challenged advice on journalistic objectivity, here’s the thing. The first rule of opinion writing is to have one. I’m not looking for middle ground in the cold vacuum between Earth and Planet BCTF. tfletcher@blackpress.ca —Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Government stumbles on resources, power, teachers T

he legislative session is ership, the auditor reported that only three weeks old and we don’t really know the true conthe B.C. Liberals continue dition of our land base. to disappoint as they For a resource based stumble from one poleconomy with a 100 icy disaster to another. year history of forest It all kicked off with management, we are Premier Christy Clark no longer able to accuheading to familiar rately predict what is territory at radio stagoing on in the woods tion CKNW instead of today. the traditional throne Three years ago, speech to open the after numerous comspring session. plaints from seniors The premier opted and their families, John Horgan to lay out her governthe ombudsperson ment’s agenda on talk announced her office MLA Report radio, leaving people would do a review to wonder why she left of the state of seniors radio in the first place. care. Three volumes, hundreds of Four scathing reports by indepages and 176 recommendations pendent watchdogs in February later, the ombudsperson report highlighted the damage Liberal highlighted the sorry condition policy has done to the fabric of home care, continuing care of our economy and social proand the challenges seniors face in grams. British Columbia. First up was a report on the Last summer Clark promised health of our forests by the audito keep Hydro rate increases low. tor general. After a decade of An internal assessment claimed underfunding and confused leadthat firing 1,000 people would be

enough to keep the predicted rate increases below four per cent. Liberal energy policy has largely made the B.C. Utilities Commission irrelevant, but they still have the authority to review how Hydro spending will be paid for — how much ratepayers will cough up to meet future costs. After looking at the growth of deferral accounts, an accounting sleight of hand designed to push today’s costs into the future, the BCUC concluded that a seven per cent increase this year and next would begin to reduce the off-book debt the Liberals have forced on B.C. Hydro. Next up, a tragic report on the deaths of three children at the hands of their father in Merritt three years ago. The independent Children’s Representative reviewed the case and found numerous failings in our child protection and legal system. The Liberals predictably promised to implement all of the recommendations so that this horror would never happen again.

Only one problem — the bulk of the recommendations mirror those in a similar report done by the representative in 2008 following another case of family violence. Then there was the budget. Clark promised no tax increases, but she raised MSP premiums, the carbon tax and ICBC rates to match those at B.C. Hydro. More money from working families is a tax increase to most people, but not, it seems, to B.C. Liberals. Of the many clangers in the budget, the strangest is the commitment to sell some of our public assets to fill the deficit hole. The B.C. Liberals have decided to sell off $700 million in tax-payer owned assets to generate a balanced budget next year — selling out our future for the sake of their immediate political needs. We should sell what we don’t need if it makes sense to do so, but the Liberals can’t even tell us what they plan to sell, only that they hope to raise just enough to balance next year.

And a note on the back to work legislation. At the end of February, the B.C. Liberals introduced back to work legislation to put an end to teachers’ job action. Teachers, parents and students are facing continued tensions as Liberals impose a one sided solution to a problem largely of their own making. In 2002 the B.C. Liberals stripped teacher contacts of gains regarding class size and composition. Last year the Supreme Court ruled that the goverment had violated the law to do so and gave the government a year to respond. A responsible government would negotiate fairly with teachers and work toward improving outcomes for our children. Instead, we have the spectacle of a premier in attack mode, looking to divide people rather than bring them together. John.Horgan.mla@leg.bc.ca —John Horgan (NDP) is the MLA for Juan de Fuca.

LETTERS Think outside the box for transit There are other alternatives to revenue generation than the traditional property taxes and hiking the gas tax dedicated for improving transit. We do not need to rely just on traditional means of revenue generation towards funding the requisite transit infrastructure to serve the Greater Victoria Area over the next 25 years. At present, as reported, B.C. Transit is seeking approval of a $106 million budget for Greater Victoria bus service rather than imposing a property tax hike of anywhere up to 10 per cent. Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin would like to see a three per cent gas tax increase to allow Victoria to gather a reserve fund to pay for transit infrastructure. Meantime, Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard calls such a tax increase extremely premature. The problem is this debate epitomizes the approach of reliance on only traditional revenue

sources. We need to start thinking outside of the box. For instance, in the Lower Mainland there are suggestions to tolling the George Massey Tunnel and other crossings to pay for requisite transit infrastructure. That possibility could be made reality if Metro Vancouver and the province support the suggestions in a recent TransLink report examining potential revenue streams, including tolling major bridges and the tunnel. The report Evaluation of Revenue Sources to Support Transportation Improvements in Metro Vancouver looked at a wide range of new funding options, including tolls on existing crossings over the Fraser River, that would include the Alex Fraser Bridge and George Massey Tunnel. A special committee comprising the Ministry of Transportation, TransLink, and the cities of Vancouver and Surrey, is also looking at such options. We could apply this approach to the Greater Victoria area with tolls on two major bridge projects: the Blue Bridge replace-

ment; and the Craigflower Bridge. For both bridges, this would encourage greater transit usage while creating a sustainable revenue source. Avi Ickovich Langford

Money exists to help teachers I have read a report on wage increases for deputy ministers and I wonder why the Gazette has not reported the 48 per cent pay increase in five years that some deputy ministers have received. The deputy minister of education spends $6,000 per month on expenses. These are facts of record that cannot be altered by political smoke and mirrors. The teachers are asking for a three per cent cost of living increase and they are made to feel guilty for this request. For years teachers have given up wage increases to gain class size and composition protection but this government illegally

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stripped that language from the collective agreement. B.C. teachers are listed ninth in Canada when comparing wages but we live in the land of among the highest cost of living in Canada. Teachers want to bargain fairly to achieve a collective agreement. They do not want to be the victim of more illegal contract stripping. I heard a quote that said government is elected to govern by the law. This is a democracy. A government that writes laws for personal gain is a tyranny. What is B.C.? There is money tucked away in contingency funds. That money should be released now so that fair bargaining can take place. Marg Eagle Colwood

BCTF needs better leaders Re: Classrooms go quiet in SD 62, News, March 7, 2012. Congratulations to SD 62 secre-

tary treasurer David Lockyer for extending a olive branch to the teachers in his district. That effort shows the fight is with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation not our hard working teachers. Continued on Page A15

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As a taxpayer I am offended by the remarks of BCTF president Susan Lambert when she says teachers won’t prepare report cards for the entire year as it would undermine their recent strike efforts. For 30 years I have watched the worst union in Canada try and highjack the education system in B.C. I sincerely hope that B.C. teachers hijack the annual meeting of

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Blood service expanding collection Changes allow clinic to use B.C. Ferries for shipping Kyle Slavin News staff

Blood donors in Greater Victoria know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot riding on their donation. And soon their blood will be riding on something else: the nightly 9 p.m. ferry to Tsawwassen. The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) clinic on Saanich Road is about to make blood donations even more valuable. However, doing so will mean the collection bags can no longer be shipped by plane. Later this year the clinic will switch to a new system that can better collect platelets, vital for helping cancer patients around the province. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will have a dramatic impact on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives,â&#x20AC;? said Catherine Sloot, partnership specialist with the blood service. Chemotherapy treatments can result in a loss of platelets, which help form clots or scabs on cut or broken skin. Donated blood is flown to Vancouver where it is broken down in a centrifuge into multiple products, including red blood cells, plasmabased components and platelets. The platelets separate into a layer known as the buffy coat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Platelets only have a shelf life of five days. So the faster we can collect the (platelet-heavy) buffy coat â&#x20AC;Ś and get it to hospitals, the better,â&#x20AC;? Sloot said. The new system essentially refines how blood is stored, allowing the platelets a better chance of survival while being transported to Vancouver. The existing method favours red blood cell survival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; blood donations are stored around 4 C, nearly 20 degrees colder than the temperature at which platelets should be stored. But the changes have logistical implications for distribution down the line. To better ensure platelets donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perish on the trip to the CBS laboratory in Vancouver, Saanich clinic employee Sean Kenny will see changes to how he ships blood. Instead of packing styrofoam coolers with icepacks and blood bags, and sending them across the water every evening on a chartered flight, CBS is investing in refrigerator

trucks with elaborate cooling trays. This will help keep the blood stored in the most opportune environment before itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s centrifuged at the Vancouver lab. Kenny will still make a nightly run up to Sidney with the blood â&#x20AC;&#x201D; laid out on the trays â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give the donations to a CBS employee from the Mainland, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll drive them onto the ferry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to change at this place. We work within our standard operating procedures to ensure weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re caring for the integrity of the blood in the best way possible,â&#x20AC;? Kenny said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a really fluid operation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no pun intended.â&#x20AC;? The changes will also represent a financial savings in the long run, as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll cost significantly less to take the ferry than it does to fly two dozen boxes of blood every night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not the reason weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing it, but it is a more cost-effective method,â&#x20AC;? Sloot said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about taking a positive step to finetune the way that a unit of blood is being used.â&#x20AC;? The red blood cells are used to help accident victims, surgical patients and people with anaemia. Plasma is typically used to treat burn and trauma victims. The only change donors will notice is the clinicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating hours, which start one hour earlier starting April 9. The clinic, located at 3449 Saanich Rd., will be open 10:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, as well as on alternating Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Mark Stefanson, vice-president of public affairs with B.C. Ferries, says the company will appreciate the steady business from CBS, especially on a sailing that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t typically busy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really, really pleased that Canadian Blood Services has chosen us as their mechanism of transport,â&#x20AC;? Stefanson said. He added that the 9 p.m. Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen ferry is rarely affected by cancellations. Sloot hopes the earlier hours will benefit the donors, too, and allow businesses and schools, which donate en masse, to better accommodate donating into their schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is always a need for blood donors. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nowhere else to get it,â&#x20AC;? Sloot said. To register to donate or volunteer, call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit blood. ca. editor@goldstreamgzette.com

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Lean Stewing Beef $ 99

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Plainclothes officers surprise downtown drug dealers BCUC rejects smart meter complaint Crime doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay, as one suspected drug dealer learned the hard way in downtown Victoria on Thursday afternoon. Eleven Victoria plainclothes police officers, who had just finished foot surveillance training and were walking together along Quadra

Street at Pandora Avenue at 4 p.m., spied a man and woman across the street acting suspiciously. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The male suspect was intensely focusing and manipulating small objects in his hand and then passed them to the female,â&#x20AC;? deputy police chief John Ducker wrote on the

departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations blog. Four officers darted across the road and arrested the woman, while two more officers went after the man and took him into custody. In the struggle that followed, a pill bottle with what police say were crack cocaine rocks fell out of the

suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pocket. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The man still had the money from the drug deal crumpled up in one of his hands,â&#x20AC;? Ducker said. The female was released on a promise to appear in court for possession of a controlled substance. The male was kept in custody.

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Woman nabbed after stolen credit card shopping spree Kyle Slavin News staff

A 30-year-old woman was arrested Thursday for committing numerous financial crimes this year using stolen credit card information.

Saanich police, following a joint investigation with the Regional Crime Unit and West Shore RCMP, say the woman purchased money orders, merchandise and lottery tickets from retailers across the province since February. She would use a debit card to

make the purchases, but would override the handheld machine by manually entering stolen credit card information. Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen said police first became aware of the frauds after retailers contacted them about multiple

declined transactions, which appeared suspicious. “There are also some local retailers that are out significant dollars,” he said. “Some of the attempts were as high as $800. Each fraud attempt (is believed) to be in the hundreds of dollars.

Not all were successful, but some were — now we’re having to track backwards.” The woman was arrested without incident near Burnside and Tillicum roads. As of Friday, the suspect remained in police custody.

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Fishing season starts at Elk Lake Jim Zeeben News staff

With sunlight sparkling dozens of small cascades of water, a class of Saanich school children helped release thousands of rainbow trout into the waters of Elk Lake Thursday. The curious kids were each given a small bucket containing two fish and shown how to gently pour the trout into the shallow waters. For some of the students, there were mixed emotions as the small fish cautiously darted along the shore before escaping into the darker waters of the lake. “I don’t know if she’ll want to eat fish now,” said Noemi Abejuela, mother of seven-yearold May Galayugo, who named her two trout “Pinky” and “Sally.” The two were joined by May’s grandmother, Norma Abejuela, who said she had never experienced anything like this in her 73-years. About 2,000 fish were released in what was the first drop of the season on March 8. A total of 7,000 of the catchable fish, each weighing at least 2.25grams, will be set free into Elk Lake between now and June. Last year, one of the fish caught in the lake had grown to nine pounds. While the strain is known as Fraser Valley rainbow trout, the fish are from the Vancouver Island Trout Hatchery in Duncan. “The weather is warming up and … we’re busy getting Capital Regional District lakes ready for another great fishing season,” said hatchery manager Brian Martin. Parents who want help teaching their kids about fishing can sign up for the Learn to Fish program. For more information, call 250-361-0732. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Hot ticket: UVic Jazz Orchestra at the Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets $10/15

A night of jazz and improvised music, video projections and Western Swing for large and small ensemble, directed by Patrick Boyle. March 17 at 8 p.m.

Brush strokes of hope Society struggles to continue offering allinclusive studio space

physical disabilities or mental health conditions. But now the society’s future is in jeopardy and it may have to be closed. What little funds the group had have been tapped out. Erin McCracken “We don’t have any sort of steady anyNews staff thing. It’s all private donations,” says Stone, volunteer board vice-president. “We have Devorah Stone picks up a paint brush, been living grant to grant.” eyes her colourful painting propped up on The non-profit society needs $1,000 to an easel and dabs on a splash of colour. cover its expenses this month, prompting “It’s called The Beat Goes On,” she says board members to issue an urgent plea for proudly, taking a step back to admire her help. The hope is that 12 people will each handiwork: a large human heart painted donate $1,000 a month for the next three in several shades of red, among other years. Already three donors have stepped colours. forward. For the past two years the Victoria resiMembers pay $10 a month or $2 per dropdent has been a regular fixture at the Pan- in session. Many aren’t able to pay but are dora Arts Collective Society’s open studio welcomed at the studio, regardless. sessions held two afternoons a week in “We don’t want money to be a barrier,” Fernwood. Stone says. Each week, between 10 and 20 artists “The reason that Pandora (Arts) is so drop by the studio, great is that it’s for peoprovided rent-free by ple who can’t afford to the Fernwood Commutake lessons and they nity Association. There, can’t afford the materithey use free supplies to als and supplies, and ■ To make a monetary or in-kind create paintings, sculpthey can come there donation to the Pandora Arts tures, sketches and and paint,” says society Collective Society or volunteer mixed-media works. board member Stephaor participate in the open studio The space has served nie Taggart. sessions, call 250-920-7227 or as a lifeline for people, The initiative began go to www.pandoraarts.ca. some of whom have in 2004 as an art ther-

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Victoria resident Devorah Stone puts the finishing touches on her painting, The Beat Goes On, at the Pandora Arts Collective. apy program that was funded by the Vancouver Island Health Authority and located on Pandora Avenue. After its funding was cut, several dedicated people worked to keep it going and eventually set up shop in Fernwood. The act of creating is therapeutic for many, says Clive Beal, society director. “We’re keeping people out of emergency services.” The amateur artists treasure the encouragement, support and sense of community

they receive at the all-inclusive space. “It’s kind of a healing process for them to come and paint,” says Taggart, who has been coming to the studio for three years. Stone, a self-described extrovert, says she felt isolated before attending the open art sessions. “It’s given me an outlet, my confidence back, friends and a sense of purpose. It’s really been a major part of my life,” she says. “It gives a lot of people a place to go.” emccracken@vicnews.com

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A shining example

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Mark Laver’s I Want to be a Shining Example is on display with many of his other works at Legacy Art Gallery.

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From urban parks after midnight, to trailer park fires, car crashes, and rural highways, UVic alumnus Mark Laver explores the narrative power of nocturnal imagery and the allure of oil paint itself. Shining Examples, a show of Laver’s work at the Legacy Art Gallery, 630 Yates St., features a series of paintings captured at night and painted from the dim interior of his car or under street lights, using any available light source. A selection of his larger works expands the night time theme by placing

crumpled vehicles and mobile home fires in rural locations. There is a certain visceral texture to the painting surfaces that undoubtedly finds its roots in (my) hands-on childhood experiences of nature in an area of forest, swamps, beach and gravel roads, said Laver, who grew up on rural Vancouver Island. This free exhibit runs from March 1 to 31. Hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, go to www.legacygallery. ca. llavin@vicnews.com

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Works from Uirapuru are on display at the She Said Gallery in Fernwood.

Art that will put you to sleep A little gallery and gift shop in the heart of Fernwood will feature pieces from children’s book Uirapuru written by P.K. Page and illustrated by Kristi Bridgeman. March 14 to April 28, Illustrations by Saanich artist, Bridgeman will be featured at the She Said Gallery, 2000 Fernwood Rd. Shortlisted for the Governor Generals Award for book illustration and winner of the 2011 Bolen Book Children’s Book Prize, Uirapuru (pronounced Oorapooroo) is fast becoming a favourite bedtime read. Both framed and unframed original and collectible pieces from the book will be available. For more information go to shesaidgallery.ca. llavin@vicnews.com

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Father of photojournalism opens new exhibit Natalie North News staff

A writer who uses images instead of words. A tender-heart. A man fascinated by eyes, without the full use of his own. Ted Grant is the silent observer, the father of Canadian photojournalism and an 82-year-old Saanichite teeming with enthusiasm for a lifestyle he can’t leave behind. In the basement of his Gordon Head home, Grant keeps a compact black camera on the couch next to him. His modest rec room holds more than a few clues to decode the man behind the lens: wood-panelled walls are covered in clippings, awards and photographs. Books of his work sit atop the coffee table. The camera next to him is a Leica, a German brand favoured by top photographers worldwide. “But without all of that whiz-bang stuff that’s available today,” he said. With Grant it’s all about capturing a moment, which doesn’t require 80 lenses and extra gadgets. He’s been hooked on the wonder of photography since peeking into his father’s cardboard box Brownie viewfinder as a boy. Later, as a young newlywed in 1950, he received his first camera — a 35mm Argus A2 given to him by his wife, Irene. “Well, you’d think I’d been handed a million dollars,” Grant said of the gift that changed his life. “I couldn’t get out to get film fast enough.” Grant hung bedroom blankets over their sunroom windows and blackened Irene’s baking tins with acetic acid to

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Veteran photographer Ted Grant uses an iPhone camera to photograph his own eye. create a homemade darkroom. He remembers the exhilaration of seeing his name in print for the first time. It was Sept. 17, 1951, beneath a photo of a stock car in the Ottawa Citizen. “I couldn’t believe it. Here I was with my pictures appearing in the paper saying ‘photos by Ted Grant,’” he said. “The real beginning of the dream of becoming a news photographer began.” Over the years, his images have become iconic: oil and natural gas exploration; harvest time on the prairies; candid

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graphic passion. With limited vision in one eye and subsequently little depth perception, Grant relies on emotions to direct his Leica. His process is simple: “Observation, light, eyes, click,” he said. “We show so much about ourselves in our eyes.” Grant has published eight books of photography and has 280,000 photos stored in national archives through Libraries and Archives Canada. Another 100,000 are at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. The Silent Observer runs Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until April 2 at Maltwood Prints and Drawings Gallery, within UVic’s McPherson Library.

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The West Shore’s In the community own L.A. Limousines & Thrifty Foods continued its One Transportation Services Buck at a Time Hospital Campaign earned the title of Global through March 13 to rise money Operator of the Year at for local hospital foundations. Limousine Charter Tour From each four-pound bag of Magazine’s 27th annual Jennifer Blyth organic Buck Brand navel oranges, awards gala Feb. 14 in Business Beat $1 will go to the hospital foundaLas Vegas. tion nearest the Thrifty Foods L.A. Limousines edged store where the fruit was purchased. out competitors from both London and Ross Place Retirement Residence Paris based on ratings of various busiis recognizing community health workness components. “I was looking for ers in a March 16 celebration. Jointly the perfect Valentine’s gift for my wife and partner, I think I found it,” company hosted by Life & Death Matters and president Edison Kahakauwila said, not- Ross Place, the event is open to all community health workers, 1:30 to 4 p.m. at ing it was a great way to follow their

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After working for the last six years at Oak Bay’s Avenue Income Tax, Fin MacDonald has opened Fin Tax Service in James Bay. Call 250-389-6729. www.geeceez.com is a new, local website providing a place for businesses to post promotions and partner with charities registered with the website for micro-fundraising campaigns. SeaFirst Insurance Brokers opens March 12 in its new Brentwood Bay location at 7178 West Saanich Rd.

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LUXTON HERITAGE BOOK sale fundraiser, March 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Luxton hall, 1040 Marwood Ave. Flea market, crafters, tea room. For info or to donate books call 250-474-1080.

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Few effects from solar storms Natalie North News staff

Signs of spring are signalling the end of winter weather, but storms of a much greater magnitude are still in the forecast as the second solar storm of the year hit the Earth last week. The extraterrestrial weather â&#x20AC;&#x201D; caused by solar flares followed one- to two-days later by highly-charged proton-rich particle clouds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are strong enough to theoretically affect satellites and electronics once they collide with the planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magnetic field. However, there is little to no chance their effects will be felt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing to be scared of,â&#x20AC;? said Dmitry Monin, astronomer for the National Research Council of Canada on West Saanich Road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been through many,

many times. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we know is going to happen and it will repeat itself in another 11 years.â&#x20AC;? The sun has an 11-year activity cycle, characterized by increased fluctuations of solar flares. Even during times of high activity, such as the current period, effects of the solar storms are very rare. The type of Global Positioning System operations that the storms may affect, Monin said, are most likely those needed for extremely accurate processes. For example, those involved with precise drilling â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not the average smartphone userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mapping needs. Similarly, the risk of health complications are limited to those with preexisting heart conditions that may potentially be affected by a disturbance to the planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magnetic field.

Airplanes are generally rerouted around the North Pole during a solar storm as a precaution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sun has been in a low active rate for years,â&#x20AC;? Monin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not surprising that we see more and more solar flares happening.â&#x20AC;? A solar storm in 1989 caused a massive power grid failure in Quebec â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expected during the last two storms. A more common side effect are visible aurora borealis outside of the usual northern regions and as far south as Mexico. Sky watchers do have an increased chance of seeing the lights over the days and months ahead, though clear skies and the brightness of the moon play a large role in catching the phenomenon live. The last solar storm to hit the Earth began on Jan. 19.

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Cougars torch Islanders in clincher Victoria powers through Kerry Park meltdown to reach VIJHL finals

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The Victoria Cougars’ power play blasted the Kerry Park Islanders for 11 goals in a 12-1 win in Game 5 at the Archie Browning Sports Centre on Sunday. The series-clinching victory means the Cougars are waiting to see who they’ll play in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship final. At press time, the Saanich Braves led the Peninsula Panthers 2-1 in their semifinal series. “Eleven power play goals (on 19 man advantages) was one of the more bizarre games I’ve ever been a part of in this league, and I’ve seen some bizarre things,” said Cougars coach Mark Van Helvoirt, who started as an assistant under Craig Didmon with the Cougars in 2004-05. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen 19 power plays.” Sunday’s blowout was the second game in less than 24 hours for the Cougars and Islanders. Victoria won 5-4 in overtime at Kerry Park on Saturday. The Cougars are gunning for their second championship under Van Helvoirt, who won it in 2008 in his first season as head coach after taking over from Didmon. It’s the seventh time in the past eight seasons the Cougars will battle for the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy as league playoff champs. “(We have) a strong team this year, but it’s a bit of a different feel in the room (from last year),” Van Helvoirt said.

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Opposite fives, Robert Zadra of the Victoria Cougars, left, and Brett Leidl of the Kerry Park Islanders fought twice in the VIJHL semifinals, including this tilt from the Islanders’ 5-2 win on March 8. Leidl accrued 46 PIM’s in the series, 23 of those in the final game on Sunday. Though few will talk about it, everything about this year has been to avenge the Cougars’ devastating collapse in the 2011 final, when they blew a 3-0 series lead and lost to the Panthers. Peninsula scored just once in the first three games of that series, then broke out offensively and won four straight. They went on to win the Cyclone Taylor Cup as provincial champions. Whether it’s the Panthers or Braves, either opponent brings with them a rich story line against the Cougars in the final. The Panthers bring a carryover from last year’s final, while the crosstown Braves haven’t won the championship since 1996 and have never faced the Cougars in the finals.

Cougars power up The Cougars power play dominance on Sunday started with goals from Mark Walton, Colin Minardi, Connor Stephens and Nathan Chen-Mack in the first period. And when the Islanders penalties continued in the second, Walton, Stephens and Chen-Mack scored again. Sam Rice’s goal in the second period was the only evenstrength goal of all 13. It was a tough feat in a game that saw 209 penalty minutes — 36 to the Cougars and 173 to the Islanders. The Islanders’ goal came from Cole Schneider, short-handed in the third. Trevor Chown, Kurtis Kunz, Josh Wyatt and Jake Nixon scored for the Cougars in the

third period, all on the power play. The Islanders’ meltdown featured five game misconducts and seven 10-minute misconducts.

Game 4 Wyatt’s way Despite outshooting the Islanders 31-16 in the first two periods of Game 4 on Saturday, the Cougars trailed 4-2. That’s when Josh Wyatt stepped up with two goals in the third period and an assist on the overtime winner by Brody Coulter. “It was one of those nights where we’d get a few chances then (Kerry Park) would score on the counter-attack,” Van Helvoirt said sports@goldstreamgazette.com

Victoria’s wheelchair basketball team is the best in the province, now they just need a name. The team is led by Jon Vliegenthart, who runs Greater Victoria’s wheelchair basketball program out of the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence with his wife Jessica. Since relocating to PISE this fall, the basketball division of the Victoria Wheelchair Sports club has really taken off, Jon said. Last week Jon led a group of eight players to the Div. 2 championship at the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball League’s provincial tournament, held at Douglas College’s Coquitlam campus. Victoria’s “tournament team” is put together from eight of the players 14 to 24 players who show up to play basketball at PISE each Sunday night. Jon was named MVP of Div. 2 and teammate Roberto Molina to the Div. 2 all-star team. “The team over the past few years has had a chance to develop,” Jon said. “This time around we had a chance to bring some rookies to B.C.’s, and played our entire bench for every game.” Using every player makes an impact by conserving energy, said Jon, but it also gives a lasting impact to the players who want to contribute. Jessica Vliegenthart also picked up a major piece of hardware from the tournament, despite being absent, and for good reason. Jessica and half of the Canadian women’s team are training in Tuscaloosa, with the University of Alabama’s men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball programs. Jessica received a text from husband Jon on Saturday night, during the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball’s annual awards to tell her she was the female athlete of the year. “I had no idea. It’s great to be recognized by the provincial organization,” she said. Jessica will join Team Canada later this spring in preparation for the 2012 Olympics in London. When she returns, she’ll become the Victoria club’s resident Olympian.

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Vikes menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach honoured Vikes menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach Craig Beaucamp was named the 2011-12 Canada West coach of the year for the third time in his career. The Canada West menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball awards were announced on the weekend. MacKinnon was also honoured as a first team all-star, the only Vike on the all-star team. Beaucamp previously won the Canada West coach of the year award in 2003-04 and 2004-05. This year Beaucamp led the Vikes to a first-place finish in the Pacific Division, and helped them maintain a

top-10 national rank all season. The UVic Vikes menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team finished fourth at the recent Canada West finalfour tournament. It was the last game as Vikes for guards Ryan MacKinnon (Comox) and Zac Andrus (Wash), and forward Michael Berg (Burnaby). MacKinnon was the only Vikes menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball player recognized nationally, a second-team CIS All-Canadian. The last Vike to earn All-Canadian recognition was Chris Trumpy in 2005-06. MacKinnon, an education student, led the Vikes in scoring in 16 of 21 regular-season and playoff games this year.

Claremont junior boys second in B.C. hoops Luke Collombin was twice named player of the game and made the first all-star team as the Claremont Spartans were finalists in the B.C. Junior Boys

Sports stats Basketball 2012 B.C. Wheelchair Basketball League provincial championship in Coquitlam, March 2 to 4 Saturday, March 3 Breakers 28 Victoria 45 Kamloops 32 Victoria 44 Sunday, March 4 Okanagan 38 Victoria 55 SemiďŹ nal Victoria 50 Cable Cars (Van.) 31 Final Tacoma 40 Victoria 52

B.C. Junior Boys Basketball provincial championships at Vancouver College, March 8 to 11 Round of 16 Claremont 65 Golden 40 Player of the game: Hakeem Jefferson QuarterďŹ nal Claremont 50 Walnut Grove 44 Player of the game: Luke Collombin

basketball championship at Vancouver College on Saturday. The Spartans lost to host Vancouver College in the final, 48-39. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The game was tied 30-30 going into the fourth quarter,â&#x20AC;? said coach Lucky Walia in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vancouver College made a run at the start of the quarter to establish a bit of a cushion, which they hung on to for the win.â&#x20AC;? The Spartansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; biggest win of the tourney was in their semifinal defeat of St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 37-55. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(We) were down 28 to 22 entering the final quarter, and outscored St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 to 7 to complete the comeback,â&#x20AC;? Walia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Collombin (12 points) and Alex Jordache (10 points) both hit big threeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the fourth quarter.â&#x20AC;? sports@vicnews.com

SemiďŹ nal Claremont 37 St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 35 Player of the game: Luke Collombin. Collombin 12 points, Jordache 10 points Final Vancouver College 48 Claremont 39 Collombin 14 points First team all-star: Luke Collombin (Spartans) Second team all-star: Alex Jordache (Spartans) Team award: Zac Christianson (Spartans)

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

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Conﬁdential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, editing, add/remove objects/people. Tribute posters, home movies to CD/DVD. 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BUILDING SUPPLIES METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

UNDER $200 UTILITY TRAILER- well used, solid frame, needs new wiring. $175, obo. (250)655-1956.

FRIENDLY FRANK 10 SHEETS, $3.95/e 3 feather pillows, $8.50/e 5 Throw blankets, $6/e. (250)652-2012. 2 BENJAMIN Chee Chee paintings “friends & learning.” $35 ea. Call 250-721-2386.

VENDING MACHINE FOR SALE

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

TOOLS SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

REAL ESTATE

LANGFORD. SUNNY 2bdrm bsmt suite,all amenities, share W/D. $1100. (250)882-2330.

Call: 1-250-616-9053

TILLICUM- 3 bdrms, 1 bath basement suite, big yard. NS/NP. $1100 includes hydro. Call (250)920-6282.

RENTALS

TILLICUM/CAREY, bright 1bdrm. Full bath. Sep ent, close to amens, NS/NP. $730 incls hydro/electric/WD. Avail Apr. 1 250-294-4070, 250-588-5195.

APARTMENT/CONDO Capriet Rental 1.250.381.5048

ROCKLAND AREA Apt, lrg 1 bdrm, incls heat & H/W, $780 (Immed) 250-370-2226 to view

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

ONLY $500 * Perfect working order * 9 selections (perfect for candy bars, chips, etc.) * Programmable * Comes with manual * Accepts quarters, nickels and dimes * 2 shelves for storage * Measures 65” high, 28” deep, 26” wide Call Kim, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 5pm (250) 746-4451 ext. 223

COLWOOD- LRG 3 bdrm apt, 1300sq ft, new reno. $1300 inclds satellite, water, garbage. Pets ? (250)478-7062. SIDNEY- 3 bdrm (behind Thrifty’s) 1 bath. Reno’d. NS/NP. $1375+(250)656-4003

MOBILE HOMES & PADS COWICHAN BAY, #31-2055 Koksilah Rd, Tall Tim MHP. 2 bdrm suite, ensuite W/D, 2 small pets ok on approval. $730 mo + utils. 250-597-0617

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991.

HOMES FOR RENT COLWOOD, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath. 2 level home with an exceptional view. Mins to elem & sec schools. On bus route. Walk to beach & Royal Roads. N/S. Pets neg. $1900 mo + utils. Call 250-478-8146.

FISCAL YEAR-END Stock Reduction Sale: New, Like New & Estate Furniture, Mattress, Tools & Hdwe Clearance! Lazy-Boy Recliners $149., Sklar Loveseat $79., Chair $49., Sklar Sofa/Bed $149., 5Pc Dinette $149., 39” Bed w/Mattress $99., Simmons BeautyRest Q/Size Pocket-Coil Mattress $269., Wardrobes, Pantrys, Coffee Tables, Lamps, Magazine Racks from $10. Much More with No HST Added! BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C.

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING OPEN HOUSE: Sat., March 17th, 2-4pm, 202-455 Kingston St. 1 bdrm +den in the Camelot Seniors building. Services incld; daily meal, housekeeping and heavy laundry. Beautiful building, great staff. Call Luella at 250-519-0550.

STEEL BUILDINGS for all uses! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands now! Call for free Brochure - 1-800-6685111 ext. 170.

STORAGE

CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 ﬁrm. 250-755-5191. 93 PONTIAC Grand Am, white, 159kms, 4 dr, CD. $800. Call (778)433-8437.

SIDNEY: BRIGHT bachelor, $700 view, priv deck, close to park, ocean , shops. NS/NP. Avail Apr. 1. Call 250-6561672 or 250-884-4159.

2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 door, auto, top of the line & fully loaded including rare power sunroof option. Babied by 1 owner, garage kept, hwy commuter (76k). Dealer maintained. Burgundy with factory 5 spoke alloy wheels & a set of winters tires on steel rims. Full power-train warranty until Dec. 20 2012. $15,750 o.b.o. 250-466-4156

TRANSPORTATION

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

SUITES, UPPER

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

HOUSES FOR SALE

250-885-1427 Call us ﬁrst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles. Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!

KEATING- 1 bdrm, W/D. $750 inclds hydro+ cable. Avail Now. (250)652-1612.

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GARDENING BUSINESS for sale - Nice & Clean Gardening. Includes 2007 Chev truck, (45,000 km), John Deere ride mower w/42” deck. 22” Honda & 22” Toro commercial mowers, Thunderbird trailer, edger, trimmer, 2 stilt weed-eaters, assorted hand tools. 20 clients. $25,000. 250-478-7701.

CASH PAID

FOR ALL VEHICLES in all conditions in all locations

GLANFORD- 1100 sqft 2 bdrm, quiet/bright. Reno kitch & bdrm closet. w/d, full bath, storage, priv entr, sm yrd, near bus, amens. NS/NP, $1030, ht, h/w, hydro/internet incld. Refs. 250-704-0197.

AUTO FINANCING DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back & fold down double bed. Immaculate condition. Full shower with skylight, generator, air conditioning, 91,000 km. $16,500. (250) 743-6036

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557 FREE CASH back with $0 down at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery. WANT A vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

TRUCKS & VANS

$0-$1000 CASH For Junk Cars/Trucks Will tow away any car or truck in 45 mins. FREE!

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Fraser Tolmie Apts 1 and 2 bdrms 1-877-659-4069 www.frasertolmime.ca 1 & 2 Bedrooms 1701 Cedar Hill X Road www.frasertolmime.ca for pics

COLWOOD CORNERS- 3rd ﬂoor, elevator, 1 bdrm apt, W/D, F/S, D/W, ﬁreplace, balcony, $875/mo. Avail Apr 1. Parking incld. 250-474-6855.

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SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279

310-3535

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www.bcclassiﬁed.com HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

BLINDS & DRAPERY

CARPENTRY

CLEANING SERVICES

CONTRACTORS

DRYWALL

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

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

BEAT the Heat event....Go Wild with Sun Screens this spring break. Screen the harmful rays with a radiant deal from owner Chris Wild, @WILD ABOUT BLINDS...save 50% on these unique solar sunbeaters and reduce heat build-up in one of your south facing rooms or ofﬁces, during the month of March only. WILD ABOUT BLINDS....contact Chris @250-338-3877 for a free no obligation estimate today! Ask about our multiple window discount. Contractors and developers welcome!!

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

CARING BONDABLE work since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869

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

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

CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, cedar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape). Call (250)588-5920.

HOUSE CLEANING. Experienced, friendly & responsible. Call Kathy 250-882-8194.

QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingﬁeldcontracting.com

Certiﬁed General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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DRAFTING & DESIGN DESIGN FOR PERMIT. w w w. i n t e gra d e s i g n i n c . c o m Call Steven (250) 381-4123.

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250.388.3535

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

DRYWALL

GARDENING

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PLUMBING

250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: Spring cleanup, tree & hedge pruning. 23yrs exp. WCB.

GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

CAPTAIN JUNK. Free est. Satisfaction guar. Same day removal. Call 250-813-1555.

CBS MASONRY BBB A+ Accredited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

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

ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualiﬁed, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com DPM SERVICES: lawn/gard, cleanups, pruning, hedges, landscapes, irrigation, pwr washing, gutters 15yrs. 250883-8141. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR custom design install, gardens, lawns & patios, irrigation & fences. web.me.com/rodkeays Call 250-858-3564.

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Reno’s plus. Visa accepted. Small jobs ok. #22779 AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

MASTER ORGANIC gardener. Com/res. Specializing in fruit tree pruning, pwr washing, irrigation. WCB. 100% guarantee. (250)510-4769. OVERGROWN GARDEN? Cleanups. Pruning roses, fruit tree, hedges. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, Guards, windows, powerwashing, roof de-moss, repairs. Insured. Call (250)507-6543.

GARDENING

GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677

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

CBS MASONRY BBB A+. Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee.” Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

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

BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071 IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisiﬁx@gmail.com

QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingﬁeldcontracting.com

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

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GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323. PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

RENOS BY Don, 25 yrs exp. New, renos, repairs, decks, fencing, bathrooms, kitchens. Senior discounts. Licensed, Insured, WCB, 250-588-1545.

250-888-JUNK www.888junk.com

✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME REPAIRS SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544. KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663. PRICED BY the job. No surprises. Guaranteed. 25 yrs, 2nd generation Master Plumber. 778-922-0334 Visa/MC.

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

#1 JUNK Removal & Hauling. Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250-818-4335. lalondejeff62@yahoo.ca

CA$H for CAR$

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HAULING AND SALVAGE 250-889-5794. DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thorough Job at a Fair Price! Repairs, gutter guard, power/window washing, roof de-moss. Free no obligation estimates.

AURICLE Lawns- cln up lawn garden hedge pruning soil tests & fertilize. (250)882-3129

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

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

SENIOR HANDYMANHousehold repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Residential, Commercial, Renovations. #100213. 250-418-1611.

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

Aroundthehouse.ca ALL, Repairs & Renovations Ben 250-884-6603

SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

HANDYPERSONS

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

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, ﬁreplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

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

PAINTING

STUCCO/SIDING

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

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterprooﬁng. Bob, 250-642-5178.

BIG BEAR Painting & Handyman Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071 Donerightpainting.net Satisfaction guar. WCB cov. 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-813-1555. NORM’S PAINTING- 15% offQuality work. Reliable. Refs. 25 yr exp. 250-478-0347. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

ST PAINTING free est, written guarantee and full ref’s. WCB ins. Call Kaleb (250)884-2597.

SUMMIT IRRIGATION. Highly Respected Van company now in Victoria! Pro Irrigation & Water Services. 250-883-1041

YOUR PERSONAL Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert today for free quote. (250)886-6446.

TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190. NORM’S WINDOW cleaning & gutters. Reasonable rates. 250-590-2929, 250-812-3213.

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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. *Purchase a new 2012 Fiesta SE sedan with manual transmission/2012 Focus SE sedan with manual transmission for $16,499/$19,499 after Total Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250 and customer cash of $500 deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate has been deducted. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250, customer cash of $500, and freight and air tax of $1,600 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. **Choose 0% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2012 Fiesta SE sedan with manual transmission/2012 Focus SE sedan with manual transmission for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $196/$236 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $90/$109 with a down payment of $2,400/$2,500 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $14,099/$16,999. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250, customer cash of $500, and freight and air tax of $1,600 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes are payable on the full amount of the purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. ** From Feb. 1, 2012 to Apr. 2 , 2012, receive 0% APR purchase financing on new 2012 Fiesta (excluding S) and Focus (excluding S) models for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest interest rate. Example: $20,000 purchase financed at 0% APR for 72 months, monthly payment is $277.78, cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $20,000.Down payment on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. ±Lease a new 2012 Fiesta SE sedan with manual transmission/2012 Focus SE sedan with manual transmission and get 0% lease annual percentage rate (LAPR) financing for up to 48 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest LAPR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $17,599/$20,599 at 0% LAPR for up to 48 months with $2,700/$2,100 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $155/$199, total lease obligation is $10,140/$11,652 and optional buyout is $6,336/$7,828. Offer includes Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250 and customer cash of $500. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Manufacturer Rebate is deducted. Offer includes freight and air tax of $1,600 but excludes variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 64,000 km over 48 months apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. † From Feb. 1, 2012 to Apr. 2, 2012, receive $250/$500/$750/ $1,000/$1,500/ $1,750/ $2,000/$3,000/$3,250/ $3,500/ $4,000/ $4,500/$5,000/ $5,500/$6,000/ $6,500/$7,000/ $7,500/$8,000 in Manufacturer Rebates with the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Focus (excluding S)/2012 Flex SE, E-Series/2012 Explorer (excluding Base)/2012 Taurus SE, Escape I4 Manual, Transit Connect (excluding Electric)/2011 Fiesta S, Ranger Super Cab XL and Regular Cab/2012 Mustang Value Leader/ 2012 [Fusion S, F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs], 2011 [Taurus SE, F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 Value Leader] /2012 [Flex (excluding SE)], 2011 [Fusion S]/ 2011 Fiesta (excluding S)/2012 Mustang V6 (excluding Value Leader)/ 2012 [Taurus (excluding SE), Edge (excluding SE), Expedition], 2011 [F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs]/ 2012 Mustang GT/ 2012 [Fusion (excluding S), Escape and Hybrid (excluding I4 Manual)], 2011 [Taurus (excluding SE)]/2012 [Escape V6, F-250 to F-450 gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)], 2011 [Fusion (Excluding S), Ranger Super Cab (excluding XL)]/2011 Expedition/2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) non-5.0L/ 2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) 5.0L /2012 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non-5.0L, F-250 to F-450 diesel engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)], 2011 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non-5.0L and 3.7L engines]/2012 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew 5.0L], 2011 [F-250 to F-450 Gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs) - all Raptor, GT500, BOSS302, and Medium Truck models excluded. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ††Offer valid from February 1, 2012 to April 15, 2012 (the “Program Period”). Receive a maximum of [$500]/ [$1000] worth of selected Ford custom accessories, factory installed options, or Customer Cash with the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Ford [Fiesta, Focus, Escape]/[Fusion, Mustang (excluding GT 500), Taurus, Edge, Flex, Explorer, Expedition, E-Series, Transit Connect] (each an “Eligible Vehicle”) during the Program Period (the “Offer”). Offer must be applied to the Eligible Vehicle. The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered or factory ordered during the Program Period. Taxes payable on the total price of the Eligible Vehicle (including accessories and factory options), before the Offer value is deducted. This Offer is subject to vehicle, accessory, and factory installed option availability. Only one (1) Offer may be applied toward the purchase or lease of each Eligible Vehicle. This Offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. This Offer is not combinable with CPA, GPC, Daily Rental Allowances, the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP), or the A/X/Z/D/F Plan Program. Some conditions apply. Offer available to residents of Canada only. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for the 2012 Fiesta 1.6L I4 5-speed Manual transmission: [6.9L/100km (41MPG) City, 5.1L/100km (55MPG) Hwy] / 2012 Focus 2.0L I4 5-speed Manual transmission: [7.8L/100km (36MPG) City, 5.5L/100km (51MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. 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Rainbow Trout &RESH Whole

139

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Side Pork Canadian Premium 'RAIN &ED By the Piece &RESH

99 Lb

Chicken Breast Fillets

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Maple Leaf 500 Gram Package

Top Dog Wieners

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Halved Ham Maple Leaf Boneless Country Kitchen 800 Gram Each

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6.59 Kg

14.53 Kg

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498 2

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California Grown, Peeled CertiďŹ ed Organic 1 Lb Bag

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850 Gram Tub

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Locally Owned and Operated 1999 Since

The Joy of Cooking. (Joy part: you don’t have to.)

Meet Jack — Market Deli Chef at Market on Millstream. The guy who makes you look good. He creates wholesome, ﬂavourful food while you’re at work. More affordable than a take-out menu. And more goodness. He’s been around the butcher block a few times, with more than 25 years experience. Dinners, entrées and soups prepared from scratch on-site by a full-time certiﬁed Red Seal Chef.

Fabulous meals for people with busy lives. THIS WEEK, BRIAN THE BUTCHER RECOMMENDS:

market fresh

T-Bone Beef Steaks All Sizes

Chicken Thighs

17.61 kg

market fresh

Island Raised, Bone In

thawed for convenience

“Taste the Difference”

market made fresh

14” Assorted

market fresh

Irish Cheese

200 g

99 ea

PRICES EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012 UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012

WHEN YOU LOVE FOOD, YOU LOVE THE MARKET STORES.

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Blarney Castle

Approx. 200 g

100 g

Cabbage Rolls

Pizza

Black Tiger

Prawns &RXQW

Potato Onion Pie Approx. 200 g

Chicken Breasts 5HJXODU 6WXIIHG 8.80 kg

All Sizes 5.93 kg

market made fresh

Island Raised, Bone In

3UHPLXP $$$

THIS WEEK, CHEF JACK RECOMMENDS:

49 ea

903 Yates At Quadra 250.381.6000 7 am-11 pm 125-2401 C Millstream Road (at Millstream Village) 250.391.1110 8 am-11 pm