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is Honour Steven Point may look on his years in Victoria with satisfaction, but he’s up front that he won’t miss living in the stately Government House. “This is fancy, but you’re also in a jail here,” he said with a chuckle. “The gates are locked and there’s security here all the time.” After five years as B.C.’s 28th lieutenant governor, Point is eager to return to his home with his wife, Her Honour Gwendolyn Point. Over his term as the Roszan Holmen Queen’s representative Reporting in British Columbia, he’s accumulated “too much” mileage travelling to Chilliwack once or twice a month to visit family.
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“It’s nice to go home,” he said. “Our grandchildren are there, all our kids are there.” Once back, he hopes to resume his post as a provincial court judge – “Knock on wood,” he said, with another soft chuckle. Among locals who got the chance to know him, Point has garnered a reputation for being warm, funny and down-to-earth – and for being a great storyteller. He particularly had a knack for drawing in young people with tales from his own youth. “Talking to kids is not easy,” he said at his office, before his departure ceremony yesterday at the legislature. The best way to engage them is to talk about your own life and make sure you don’t come off as too important, he added. “They ask all sorts of questions. They
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Although the patient did eventually recover and was discharged, Vuksic acknowledged her team “did more harm than good in that situation.” It’s stories like Vuksic’s that make the health authority’s recent purchase of nine new medication dispensing cabinets worth their $500,000 price tag. The machines act as a failsafe dispensing unit for hospital caregivers, using electronic information from pharmacists. When a patient’s file is accessed, the machine dispenses only the exact medication for that patient and locks out other drugs. The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is dedicating its fall campaign to paying for the new machines, which are part of Royal Jubilee’s Patient Care Centre. Last year, the foundation raised $8.4 million for both Jubilee and Victoria General Hospital.
“Often, the public aren’t aware of the scope of health services that go on in our hospital every day,” said Melanie McKenzie, the foundation’s executive director. Its annual Visions gala dinner will be held Nov. 17 at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, an event that brought in $450,000 last year. “We live in an incredibly generous community,” McKenzie said. Vuksic said while the machines are fantastic, they signal something much broader in VIHA’s approach to patient care. “Medication safety ... starts with a culture that mistakes will happen, and people need to learn from them,” she said. “This is a recipe for quality in health care.” For more information or to donate, visit victoriahf.ca. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Donated business records offer historic B.C. insights Royal B.C. Museum grateful for informative documents Edward Hill News staff
In an old building on Langley Street, down a winding corridor lit with bare bulbs, through a series of locked doors, B.C. Archives manager Kathryn Bridge emerged into a dim, grimy room. She could see oversized ledgers, great tomes three feet thick. Dockets wrapped in red twine sat piled beside thousands of files on warped shelves, all covered in a layer of dust, and which looked ready to collapse. This was the Pemberton Holmes Ltd. archive – the financial records, maps, letters, company reports, legal documents, land titles and tax statements reaching back into the 1880s – which together tell a more nuanced story of how Victoria and B.C. grew as a colonial outpost and a young province. For Bridge, this is about as good as it gets. She admits it was her “Indiana Jones” moment. “We started going through it last fall. It was dusty, hot, sweaty work. It was a nice break from the clean, sterile archive rooms," Bridge says. “It’s not often you get to see a huge record with such a long date range in original storage.” Archivists spent months inspecting and cataloguing what they had and transferring it
piecemeal back to the Royal B.C. Museum. Last Thursday, Michael and Richard Holmes officially donated the collection to the provincial archives. “It’s not everyday we get such a large donation,” said Gary Mitchell, director of the provincial archives. “We accept the story of not only a great family but a great company that influenced and contributed to the life of the province since Confederation." In the back room of the museum, officials laid out a few of the most compelling documents: financial transactions of Amor De Cosmos, the eccentric second premier of B.C.; turn-ofthe-century maps of subdivided properties in Oak Bay, Victoria, Steveston and Abbotsford; a dozen dockets – a kind of thick envelope bound by twine that held all the records for a particular client – with names and dollar amounts owed. One impossibly thick accounting ledger would have taken at least two people to lift and demonstrated the clean, crisp and entirely legible handwriting common throughout most of the materials. “We are still in stages of discovery. What we are showing here is a drop in the bucket,” Bridge says. “There are thousands of pages, hundreds of journals, ledgers, photographs, maps. A 125-
year history is here, and it’s just beginning to be processed.” The collection originates with Joseph Pemberton, a surveyor for the Hudson’s Bay Company and then surveyor general for the colony of British Columbia, who completed the original land survey of Fort Victoria in the 1850s. He founded Pemberton and Son in 1887 with his son, Fredrick. Fredrick’s son-in-law Henry Cuthbert Holmes joined the firm in 1920, creating the what is now the oldest real estate company in B.C. From early days, it was an organization with interests far and wide – real estate development and speculation, insurance, mortgage brokering, and estate and financial management. It secured land for what are now Port Alberni, Prince Rupert and towns in the Cariboo and Chilcotin along the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It established mining claims in the Kootenays and logging in the Cowichan Valley. The Pemberton family ranch is now Oak Bay, Fairfield and Rockland. Paul Washington, a contract archivist who oversaw the transfer of the archive from Langley Street to the museum, said the collection gives fresh insight into the how institutions and authorities viewed women, minorities and labourers. “It’s not just a business history,
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Richard Holmes, president of Pemberton and Son Ltd. pulls out one of the massive ledgers Pemberton Holmes has donated to the Royal B.C. Museum. it a social history as well,” he said. “You get an idea of the social life, of the class system, who was hired to do what, and how little they got paid.” Almost every bit of yellowing paper displays curious snippets of history. A docket inked with Victoria and Sidney Co. offers a reminder that a railway once connected Sidney and Victoria. Among that company's neatly folded papers – a 1921 tax notice from Saanich, twice stamped with “delinquent” and owing $8.44. Today, Richard Holmes is president of Pemberton and Son Ltd. – brother, Michael, is president of family real estate company Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Richard remembers hearing as a child his grandfather, Henry, tell a story about Fredrick Pemberton making a wager at the Union Club that he could walk from Nanaimo to the club in 24 hours. “(Fredrick) made it in 23 hours and 45 minutes. That was one
hell of a distance, given it was the 1880s or 1890s. There was no Malahat road,” Richard said. He noted the family bought the land where the downtown Yarrow Building now stands for about $250 in the 1880s, which had the original Pemberton office. In the late 1890s, the family allowed people to golf on their waterfront 90 acres in Oak Bay, except in the summer when it was needed to graze sheep and cattle. Holmes said his family had been discussing donating the old buisiness records for a decade, but renovations in the Langley street building made it a priority last year. “The collection needs to be in museum-type conditions. There is a lot of interesting stuff in there. We found shares of the Esquimalt Waterworks company. I guess we still own that,” he joked. For more on the B.C. Archives, see bcarchives.bc.ca. editor@saanichnews.com
Mediation for Transit, bus union, but runs remain cancelled Job action or not, some riders used to spotty service Natalie North News staff
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Auto Workers local 333 president said. “It’s directly affecting the students who we work very closely with. … It’s a very unfortunate side effect of our job action and not something we wanted it to get to.” According to the union, 16,000 transit riders were left behind at bus stops last month, before the start of the job action. UVic Students’ Society director of external relations Lucia Orser said the anxiety around the cancellations has had just as much
impact on students as spotty service before the strike – a reality to which she says students on busier routes have grown accustomed. “One thing we’ve been cautioning (students) about is giving themselves enough time,” Orser said. “It’s funny, at this point in the semester students are used to giving themselves that extra time, but this just exacerbates the issue.” B.C. Transit receives about 300 customer calls on an average day. Last week, that number doubled to between 500 and 600. Yet on Fri-
day, when more than 70 runs were cancelled, they received just three service complaint calls. “It’s worrisome to us that people might be finding some other way of getting around,” said Meribeth Burton, spokesperson for B.C. Transit. “We hope (the job action) isn’t how it will continue (this) week.” Up-to-date route information is available on B.C. Transit’s website at transitbc.com. nnorth@saanichnews.com -with files from Roszan Holmen
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Totem rises at Friendship Centre Edward Hill News staff
Holding his daughter, master carver Carey Newman watched as 100 volunteers heaved on lines, slowly lifting his Thunderbird-capped totem to the sky. When crews secured the 7.9-metre totem to the ground and it took its place outside the Victoria Native Friendship Centre in Saanich, the 37-yearold artist could finally see his work as it was meant to be – upright in the world. He could also finally sleep. “It was barely enough time. I worked through the night last night, and worked through the night before,” Newman said on Friday. “Then just before the rise, I noticed part of a figure’s nose had no paint.” After six weeks of frenetic work to finish the piece to deadline, and minutes before the totem-raising ceremony, Newman dabbed on the final spots of black and dried it with a hairdryer.
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Master carver Carey Newman dabs last-minute touches of paint on his 7.9-metre totem “Na’ mima,” which was raised at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre in Saanich last Friday. Following a ceremony led by Kwakwaaka’wakw Nation elders, scores of young people braved the cold rain and pulled ropes weaved through pulleys, in a choreographed lift that went off without a hitch. The totem represents the Kwakwaaka’wakw Nation and sits near a pole installed last year representing the Coast Salish, also carved by Newman.
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Parents seek school-zone speed reduction on Cook Not enough drivers not stopping for George Jay crosswalk Roszan Holmen
tant director of transportation, said the city will also monitor pedestrian During his 18 years volumes and observe as crossing guard for their interactions with George Jay elementary drivers. school, Denis Robichaud “We’ll look to see has never known of a whether (a 30 km/h kid getting hurt crosszone) is warranted,” ing Cook Street. But he he said. Other changes has had to pull a few could include narrowout of harm’s way by ing Cook Street near the the straps of their backcrossing, adding lighting packs. or other fixes. “I’ve been asking Making it a 30 km/h since Day 1 to get the zone is also on the table (speed limit) changed,” for discussion, but a Don Denton/News staff previous investigation said Robichaud, standing at his intersection Kate Wallace, Parent Advisory Council found it wasn’t waron the corner of Prin- president for George Jay elementary, watches ranted, Dellebuur said. for traffic as she leads her children Shane, cess Avenue. There are factors that Many of today’s kids 6, left, and Ruby, 7, through a crosswalk on make it unlikely that are the children of peo- Cook Street at Princess Avenue. kids will run out onto ple he helped cross the Cook Street, he said. street in the early days. “Before Parent Advisory Council pres- The school’s main entrance and they come to school, I’ve got a ident Kate Wallace launched its playground both border a resfew that run to the corner to give a petition recently to improve idential side street – and there is me a hug,” he said. street safety. It’s so far garnered the presence of Robichaud. That’s the upside to the job. more than 500 names. “From that perspective, it’s Shifts on dark, wet mornings Wallace doesn’t have to cross about the highest level of conare the downside. Despite the Cook Street with her children to trol you can have,” Dellebuur fact that bright yellow road signs get to school, but many of her said. tell drivers that a school is near, friends do. “Every day they feel Driver behaviour is another cars often don’t stop for waiting like they are putting their lives factor. “If you have a posted limit pedestrians, especially when it’s at risk,” she said. and there doesn’t appear to be raining, he said. Warner and other parents a reason for it, (many) drivers Robichaud spoke to a Victoria hope to see a number of changes won’t comply,” he said. mayor years ago about the situa- made to streets around the That means cars will be traveltion, but saw no changes. school. Primarily, they hope to ling at different speeds, creating In recent weeks, however, his reduce the speed limit on Cook an unpredictable situation for cause has received a ground- Street to 30 kilometres an hour, both pedestrians and drivers. swell of support from parents, from the current 50. “It might make the parents as well as city councillors Ben “Motor vehicle traffic is taking feel better, but if it’s not making Isitt and Shellie Gudgeon. precedent over pedestrian and things safer, then are we really Most of those cars are driven foot and cyclists,” she said. accomplishing anything?” Delleby commuters from Cordova In response to parents’ con- buur asked. Bay, Broadmead and other areas cerns, the City of Victoria is mon“We’re looking for the same north of Victoria, Isitt said. itoring traffic speed and volume thing. We want safe crossing “They can’t be the overriding – a move Wallace applauds. opportunities for kids.” value,” he said. Brad Dellebuur, acting assisrholmen@vicnews.com News staff
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Point proud of developing literacy in rural communities literacy program. “That’s worked out to be a great thing,” Point said. The program started by bringing books out to communities, but as more partners came on board, it expanded to bring whole libraries to towns with no road access. Settling on literacy was a bit of a process of elimination for Point. As the Queen’s representative, “you can’t comment on poverty. You can’t comment on education,” he said. “The
programs that you can be involved in have to be outside the When it came time to pull on political arena, so I decided to do the ropes to raise the totem pole, literacy, which is a pretty neutral he invited the kids to join him in kind of thing.” pulling. While Point has not been free “For me, that said it all,” James to speak his mind on political said. “He brought a human side to issues he has held political what can be seen as a reserved, power. formal position.” It’s a role Canadians don’t Point also accomplished many understand well, said Point. good deeds for the province On top of attending ceremonies during his appointment. and hosting dignitaries, the Chief among them is his lieutenant governor holds real power, he said. “Most people are unaware that the government Celebrate the 7th Annual cannot introduce its own Tree Appreciation Day money bills,” he said. “(The Premier) has to come to Want to help plant trees and shrubs for future generations to enjoy? the Queen because it’s the Queen’s money.” Roll up your sleeves and join us for the City of Prorogation is a good Victoria’s Annual Tree Appreciation Day. example of that power. Two Sunday, November 4, 2012 weeks ago, Ontario Lt.-Gov. 10 a.m. – noon David Onley faced criticism Kings Playlot, 1150 Caledonia Street for agreeing to prorogue Participants are asked to bring their own parliament at the request tools and gloves as supplies are limited. of outgoing Premier Dalton Dress for the weather as the event will McGuinty. happen rain or shine. Point wouldn’t comment on Onley’s decision, but Registration is not required. said, “If the lieutenant Refreshments will be served. governor has to make a As parking is limited, participants are Continued from Page A1
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Voting to make change Eleven social enterprises across B.C., including three based in Victoria, are vying for votes for a chance to receive $15,000 from U.S.based international organization Ashoka Changemakers. Ashoka’s stated mission is to help grow new ideas that contribute to a better world. In doing so, it hosts competitions, including one happening now called B.C. Ideas: Solutions for stronger communities. More than 400 entries have been whittled down to 11. Victoria organizations making it onto the short list are Local Peer-to-Peer Micro Lending, represented by Victoria Coun. Lisa Helps; Inclusion Works! (Arlene Zuckernick); and B.C. Community Investment Funds (Rupert Downing). Three finalists, selected by popular vote online at changemakers.com/ bcideas, will each receive $15,000. The online voting closes Nov. 9. rholmen@vicnews.com
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SPECIAL REPORT: ROUGH SEAS A four-part series on B.C. Ferries
Gulf Islanders pay a price Ferry committee members call consultation ‘confusing, rushed and missing key parts of the picture’ single-ferry routes. “In a lot of cases, we have vessels that are much larger than the route would require, in terms of their safety,” Polak said. “And in turn, they are, in some cases, much larger than we need for capacity.” Coons argues the user-pay model isn’t the right approach. “I think we’ve got to ... acknowledge that it’s a difficult part of our highway network.”
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hen Mavis Miller and her husband retired to their Mayne Island cabin from Richmond six years ago, they thought the easy ferry ride would make family visits a regular part of their routine. Between now and Dec. 21, conBut the last decade of cost sultancy group Kirk & Co. will be increases have put a stop to that visiting 30 coastal communities and plan. accepting online submissions to “To get to the Mainland, we pay gather public input on $21 million more than people going from Tsawin cuts needed on the minor routes, wassen to Swartz Bay,” she said. and begin dialogue on a long-term While the Millers often take advanvision for B.C. Ferries. tage of free senior travel leaving the Coons questioned the process island on weekdays, their children but agreed a new vision is needed and grandchildren don’t have the to create a viable ferry system. same luxury when visiting. “Going out right now will do noth“Tourism is also down. We’ve had ing to address the major issue of several businesses on the island affordability and ridership, which close,” she said. needs immediate attention,” Coons Miller’s story isn’t unique. All said. across the Southern Gulf Islands, “I think it’s going to be a tough sell daily commuters, retired couples in the communities.” Gail Sjuberg/Gulf Islands Driftwood and local businesses who rely on While Swierenga admitted Gulf affordable access to the outside Harold Swierenga, chair of Salt Spring Island’s ferry advisory committee, at the Fulford Islanders recognize the need for world are feeling the pinch of an Harbour terminal on Salt Spring. Swierenga believes there may be holes in the province’s change, he said there are still holes average 80-per-cent rise in fares in consultation with residents ahead of a planned $21 million cut to minor route sailings and questionable assumptions in over the next three years. less than a decade. the consultation process. “Cost-wise, you have to think “No matter what you do, you’re twice and plan better,” Miller said. going to get some flack, but ultiThe increase has been about 10 times the rate of inflamately, the decision should be made for the betterment tion, said Tony Law, Hornby-Denman islands ferry adviof everybody, including the ferry corporation,” he said. 2006 2011 % sory committee chair. Many residents inaccurately believe ferry amenities, Mayne Island 1,112 1,071 -3.7 “In communities like ours, it affects every aspect of such as restaurants and gift shops, are a driving factor in life,” he said. rising fares, Swierenga said. Galiano Island 1,258 1,138 -9.5 “There’s a little bit of a misnomer that the Gulf Islands In reality, those services account for $100 million in are populated by rich people, but they’re a minority. Most revenue each year and make use of staff who are required Saturna Island 359 335 -6.7 incomes are below the provincial average. So, it’s really to be on board. affecting the working people and young people a lot.” Changes to the Coastal Ferry Act also allow B.C. Ferries North and South 2,232 2,236 N/C to use revenue from the profitable major routes to cover Pender Islands Many Gulf Islands residents believe the province losses on the smaller routes. should be putting up more than the roughly $150-million “If (services) make money, they’re positive as far as I’m Salt Spring Island 9,640 10,234 +6.2 in subsidies it has been providing, said Harold Swierenga, concerned,” Swierenga said. ferry advisory committee chair for Salt Spring Island. There is a risk in lowering fares to increase ridership, TOTAL 14,601 15,014 +3 The province did announce an additional $79.5 milas residents would likely take a long time to return to lion to be doled out over the next five years, but it isn’t more frequent trips off-island, he said. enough to freeze fares at their current levels. “I think if the fares dropped by 25 per cent, my wife and “There’s a lot of attitude on the coast that the ferries “We do currently have an existing tolling policy in Brit- I probably wouldn’t travel much more than we do now, should be priced on what we call a ‘highway equivalent ish Columbia that doesn’t have us tolled on routes where because you’ve got a mindset now that you can accombasis,’” he said. there isn’t a free alternative or there hasn’t been signifi- modate less frequent trips,” he said. The argument is that government subsidies should cant improvement or replacement,” she said. Daily commuters like Karen Pederson don’t have the be on par with the cost of building a major highway of Gary Coons, the NDP’s ferries critic, said his party luxury of fewer trips. Pederson takes the Fulford Harsimilar distance, as taxpayers contribute to the project would bring B.C. Ferries back under the umbrella of the bour-Swartz Bay ferry five days a week, and bikes toregardless of usage. highway system, but failed to offer tangible ways of pay- and-from her surveying job in Sidney to avoid paying for “What really brought that to a head was when they ing for any increase in government subsidies. vehicle fares. rebuilt the Sea-to-Sky Highway to get skiers up to Whis“Before the Coastal Ferry Act was established in 2003, She estimates she spends $3,000 each year on passentler faster and yet it wasn’t tolled, and here we are paying ferries were considered the same as building new roads ger fares to keep her family and home on Salt Spring. more all the time,” Swierenga said. or bridges for the continual maintenance that you need,” “Luckily, I have a job that makes it worthwhile,” she “So, there’s a deep-seated feeling that the government Coons said. said, adding she hopes to see a renewed focus on providhas lost sight of what the ferry corporation was enviTransport Canada guidelines require B.C. Ferries to ing service for the Gulf Islands. sioned to do when it was set up in the 1960s.” replace 11 vessels of its aging fleet within the next decade, “Long-term, the service can’t be privatized, it just Blanket tolling of major infrastructure projects isn’t a a capital cost estimated at $2.5 billion, according to B.C. doesn’t work,” she said. “There’s a lot of uncertainty, and new argument, but it’s unlikely to gain traction without Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee. part of that is due to a lack of information about what the widespread public support, said Transportation Minister That looming expense has government scrambling to ferry corporation is planning.” dpalmer@vicnews.com Mary Polak. find more viable alternatives to the current model of
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ews of the success rate of the regional Victoria Integrated Community Outreach Team raised our eyebrows recently. The team, comprised of nurses, outreach and social workers, probation and police officers and a provincial social services staffer, works with an average client load of 65 people facing issues ranging from addictions to unstable mental health to homelessness. That number may seem relatively small compared to the region’s homeless numbers, which reach well into the hundreds in any given month. But the effect of VICOT’s work with its clients has been unmistakable. In the first year of being supported by the team, clients’ average stay in acute care hospital beds went from 121 days per year to 35. For the second year, that number dropped to 11. Overall the cost savings to the medical system are about $6 million a year. That’s no small change. And that number doesn’t include the savings in police resources or insurance claims related to drug-related theft. While realizing such cost savings lets us breathe easier as taxpayers, programs such as this one can also allow us to feel somewhat safer in our communities. As such, the people who work with streetentrenched individuals must be applauded for their efforts to guide those clients into a healthier lifestyle. But let’s not forget to give a pat on the back to those people who are doing the heavy lifting personally. In accepting help from VICOT workers and others, clients are pulling themselves out of the cycle of addiction and addressing mental health issues, both of which, if left unchecked, can lead to crisis situations for themselves and others in our communities. Remembering to eat a healthy diet, for example, may not seem like such a big deal on its own for most of us. But when buying food at all is sacrificed for buying drugs, it’s easy to see how one’s health can decline quickly. The VICOT results are evidence that a team approach is a successful model for helping give a hand up to the most vulnerable in our communities.
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n my desk is a photo of ground, she says. Difficult returns Gwen Cash, Canada’s first from maternity leaves, fewer opporfemale general reporter. tunities and beat assignments are Cash began her journalism career areas where the disparity is evident, in 1917 and freelanced for she tells me. 65 years. She was known Recently I was questo smoke cigars, sunbathe tioned on why the Saannude – and wear pants. ich News beats seem to According to a Saanich be divided along gender centennial publication lines – a notion I hadn’t produced in 2006, Cash put much thought into lived on Richmond Road since I enjoy my health, in Saanich and died when education, family and she was 95. generally light life assignThough Cash was gone ments as opposed to Natalie North covering crime or counthe year I arrived on this planet, other savvy vetcil goings on – but it’s a The N in NEWS eran female journalists question worth asking. remain in our midst. “I often say to my Lynne Van Luven, founding direcfemale friends, ‘what was that tor of the professional writing minor about?’” Van Luven says. “We were in journalism and publishing at the so crazy in the ’70s. We worked for University of Victoria, began her women’s shelters and marched and career as a community reporter in did all of those things and now I the 1970s. feel like I’m watching history repeat While Van Luven has watched itself.” the details of the job change over Last winter I read a post by Amerthe years, she’s seen the difficulties ican journalist Hillary Rosner on her remain the same. The challenge: blog Tooth & Claw she titled: “Their being taken seriously in a business So-Called Journalism, or What I Saw that’s still largely run on male valat the Women’s Mags,” that should ues, she says. make any journalist angry at the When Van Luven started out, she state of the magazine rack. was described as perky. She had Rosner, who has written for major her bum patted in the composing science publications, was interested room at her newspaper office. And in freelancing a profile on a woman as Van Luven describes it, nobody running a sanctuary in Borneo for ever expected too much of the orangutans affected by the destrucwoman – except herself. tion of rainforest, a result of palm The sexual harassment may not oil production. exist in the same way as when When she pitched the story to she was first hired as editor of the a major women’s magazine, she Women’s Pages – which she soon learned half of the advertisers renamed the Family Pages in an directly contribute to the forest effort to broaden the scope of the destruction by using palm oil in section and take on social issues. their make-up and beauty products Male values have since gone underand the editor, while sympathetic,
was unwilling to take the risk and cover the issue. Rosner goes on to chronicle the deliberate editing of quotes, selecting story subjects based on looks alone and requests for blatant fabrication in stories. Rosner also tackles the lack of women’s bylines in long-form narrative journalism – the result of an apparent lack of interest from editors of women’s magazines to publish longer formats. I doubt women who actually buy those magazines would be upset if they stumbled across an intelligent, inspired article within the pages of advertising and diet tips. If you’re like Van Luven, you’ve given up on the women’s section of the magazine rack all together and if you’re like me you do the same, though you might occasionally pick up something like Esquire for a dose of A.J. Jacobs and some comedic misogyny. I’ve been thinking about Cash this October during Women’s History Month in Canada. It’s also the United Nations’ first International Day of the Girl, a day intended to recognize rights and challenges girls face around the world. These rights and challenges, I can say with confidence, range so far beyond any judgement or discrimination I’ve ever encountered in my easy little B.C lifestyle due to my gender. But it’s my job to ask and to wonder why the Van Luvens of the world feel we’re returning to the early days of the women’s lib movement. “The zeitgeist is just bigger than most of us,” she says. Natalie North is a reporter for the Saanich News. nnorth@saanichnews.com
‘When Van Luven started out she was described as perky.’
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Premier Clark performing financial sleight-of-hand So Christy Clark decided to loosen the public purse strings and open the cheque book just over a half year before the election; pure coincidence? I doubt it. There are questions we should be asking the Liberals and ourselves before we decide to vote for them. One is regarding the 10-year, $650-million capital spending plan. Why would she assume she and the Liberals will win the next three elections? Seems arrogant to me. The spending announcement involves
federal funds yet to be negotiated. What if the federal government does not “anti in” as much as the B.C. Liberals anticipate, or give anything at all? It would be like if someone said they are going to buy you a brand new car or buy you a house, but they need to win Lotto 6/49. It would be a bit foolish to get your hopes up. It’s kind of like the naked man or woman offering you their shirt: beware. Another question is where did they pinch pennies to come up with this money? I know a couple of places they
didn’t pinch pennies; their own lunches on our dime or pay raises. Top-brass civil service at the legislature that got an average 10 per cent pay raise while they tell the teachers any raises negotiated must be net-zero. They did not pinch pennies on the performance bonuses of civil servants making $75,000 to $250,000 a year. At that rate they should be expected to perform and the bonus should be that they keep their job. Andre Mollon Langford
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Canada a democracy, not a dictatorship
Re: Northerner presents view of the ferry system (Op-Ed, Oct. 19) Why blame Premier Clark for the rising ferry fares which have been approved by B.C. Ferry Commissioner Gordon Macatee? Can the union also not see that ridership is down? They could care less that a 12-per-cent fare increase has been approved over three years to cover capital expenditures. Can the union not see the province is in debt? Or that those expenditures are needed to renew the fleet? What about taking a cut in pay to help pay for these necessary capital costs? Or perhaps instituting profit sharing with regard to the ferries? Judy Whytock Victoria
I’m writing because the proposed free trade deal with China causes me a lot of consternation and I feel that it has not been covered enough in the press. Never mind the positive or negative benefits of such an agreement. What really gets my goat is the fact that the government is trying to ram it down our throats without even any opportunity to discuss it. That makes the whole thing smell bad. Other countries such as Australia are moving away from such agreements. Let’s examine why before we rush into it. The NDP, Liberals, PQ and Green Party have all formally requested a discussion in Parliament, but have been denied. This is supposed to be a democracy not a dictatorship. I’m tired of the current government arbitrarily forcing Canada down a path that most Canadians do not agree with. At least give us the feigned respect of a public discussion. If it is good for Canada, then Canadians will see it, and support it. Hiding and sneaking around does not instil confidence in me that the government has Canadian interests in mind. It is certainly not democratic. This is Canada, are we going to accept this? David Monk Victoria
Anti-bullying program reaches down to roots In the aftermath of the Amanda Todd tragedy, the Canadian media have been dwelling directly on bullying, its nature and the public hunger for retribution. Very little has been said about programs that have been demonstrated to reduce bullying itself. A good example is the Roots of Empathy program (gov. mb.ca/healthychild/roe/) designed by Mary Gordon. It was adopted some 10 years ago in Manitoba and is made available there through the regularly funded school system. This program uses a monthly class with neighbourhood parents and their infants as the focus and draws upon the innate empathy that youngsters have toward babies. Weekly sessions involve lessons and discussions relating to the experiences that the class members have had interacting with the baby in the presence of its mother or father. The effects on pro-social development of the children are remarkable and have yielded solid results such as a reduction in bullying, teenage violence and teenage pregnancy: the payback period is lifelong. While there is a cost associated with this program, trying to fix the consequences of widespread bullying is vastly more expensive and disruptive to society. Roots of Empathy is now also being used in schools in several other provinces. Is it in your school? Barrie Webster Victoria
Secret deals by feds erode Canadian democracy At a rally held in Victoria last week, I listened to Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May explain the consequences of allowing the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project to proceed. In addition to saying the project would, in all probability, lead to a major oil catastrophe off our Pacific Coast, May also outlined the consequences of a secret deal made by the prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Communist Party in China. It is secret because Stephen Harper is not allowing the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPPA) to be debated nor to be voted on in Parliament. The consequences of FIPPA are Canadian taxpayers could be obligated to pay hundreds of millions of dollars if the Chinese government believes Chinese state-owned or other Chinese investments are not being protected for them by the Government of Canada.
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FIPA permits the Chinese government sweeping powers to usurp Canadian laws in existence now or in the future. The Harper Conservatives are not only selling out Canadian resources and our democracy to the Chinese, they are doing so in secret agreements. Canadians deserve to have an accountable, transparent and democratic government, not secret agreements with foreign governments which erode Canadian rights and sovereignty. Paul Connolly Victoria
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Canada’s government creating bad reputation The world has become too small for an “us vs. them” perspective. Yet when the Harper government disproportionately cuts development aid, I believe the implication is they the world’s children – do not matter. At the 2010 G8 meetings Canada pledged increased support for child and maternal aid, and yet they slashed the aid budget. The argument is austerity, and yet the $300 million they have cut is the price of a single new fighter jet the government wants to purchase. Three dollars per Canadian per year to save the lives of millions. There might never be enough, but Canada’s aid budget falls far below most other Western nations, although we have the healthiest economy. This isn’t necessity, it is choice. The world is watching, and we will be known by the choice our government makes. Nathaniel Poole Victoria
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Black Press celebrates Women in Business with fall gala & awards The Black Press fall Women in Business gala welcomed women from around the region last week in a celebration of local achievement in business and community. During last Tuesday’s event at the Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour Hotel, hosted by Black Press Group Publisher Penny Sakamoto with emcee Meribeth Burton, Black Press also took the opportunity to present its 2012 Women in Business Awards. Shawna Walker, from the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, received the Woman Business Owner of the Year Award, sponsored by the Women’s Enterprise Centre. Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns, received the Above and Beyond Award, sponsored by Staples Advantage. Stephanie Papik, owner of Fairfield’s Knotty By Nature fibre arts store, was presented with the Eco-entrepreneur Award, sponsored by LalliCare Clinic, and Johanne Paquette, owner of Speakwell speakers bureau, received the Rising Star Award, sponsored by Nando’s Flamegrilled Chicken. Kilshaw’s Auctions owner Alison Ross, who is lighting up the national stage on History Television’s hit, Pawnathon Canada, entertained guests with her keynote address, while the Victoria Foundation presented its insightful Vital Signs, a community report on the Capital Region. Mayfair Mall fashion stylist Bonnie Pollard provided participants with a peek at the season’s must-have looks, while the latest make-up trends from the personal care experts at the Aveda Institute offered plenty of exciting new ideas. In addition to the awards sponsors, Black Press gratefully acknowledges the support of Canadian Western Bank, Island Savings, Salt Spring Coffee, Home Outfitters and of course, Pacific Coastal Airlines for their grand prize of two round-trip plane tickets won by lucky guest Barbara Fabian.
Meribeth Burton, Corporate Spokesperson for BC Transit, with Penny Sakamoto, Black Press Group Publisher of Greater Victoria.
Stephanie Papik of Knotty by Nature, Pat Papik and Gerald Papik.
Marg Rose, of the Victoria Foundation, introduces a report on Victoria’s Vital Signs.
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Shawna Walker, left, of Oak Bay Beach Hotel, accepts her award for Business Owner of the Year, presented by Dawn McCooey, of the Women’s Enterprise Centre.
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VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, November 2, 2012
Blind runner awaits discrimination decision by tribunal The blind runner who filed a human rights complaint against the Victoria International Running Society and the race director of the Times Colonist 10 K is awaiting a decision after a four-day hearing finished recently. Graeme McCreath, a 65-year-old Saanich physiotherapist, filed the discrimination
National health survey coming to CRD Canada’s most extensive physical health survey is coming to Victoria. On Nov. 6, 360 residents of Victoria and area will be contacted for interviews about health and lifestyle. The Canadian Health Measures Survey aims to capture a broad portrait of the health of Canadians by gathering baseline data on a variety of concerns, including cardiovascular health, nutrition, chronic and infectious diseases and exposure to environmental contaminants. The national survey began January 2012, and will visit 16 sites across the country over a two-year period. It will collect data from 5,700 Canadians aged three to 79. “The CHMS is unique in Canada in that it brings together selfreported information from household interviews with measurable physical data collected from participants later at a mobile clinic,” said Richard Stanwick, chief medical health officer for the Vancouver Island Health Authority Individuals participating in the survey will be asked to visit a mobile clinic set up at the University of Victoria starting Nov. 21 and running five weeks. Those who consent will have several measurements taken, including blood pressure, muscular strength, lung function and hearing. Blood and urine samples will also be taken. The visit lasts about two hours and participants will get a report of the results of their laboratory tests. rholmen@vicnews.com
complaint against the VIRS and race director Jacqui Sanderson, after he was denied his request to start the race early to avoid heavy congestion. The popular road race typically sees 10,000 entrants. McCreath, who has a prosthetic left eye and only light-perception in the other, has,
with the assistance of a guide, run six of the Times Colonist 10K events, including races spanning 2006 until 2010. “We should never have had to go to this situation,” McCreath said. “I’ve been pretty devastated.” McCreath has requested compensation
for loss of dignity and missed work during the hearing. VIRS argued that changes to the route in 2011 should have addressed issues surrounding the safety of visually-impaired runners at the start of the race. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Tech career opportunities are booming in B.C. “British Columbia has a ready source of great jobs and careers in technology. Our education programs need to keep up with that demand.” John Leech, executive director of the Applied John Leech Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C. (ASTTBC), explains that, “Every system we rely on – water, roads and transportation, telecommunications and Internet, hydro and natural gas, environment, health, forestry and many more – utilizes engineering and applied science technology professionals working in the background. B.C.’s telecom and IT, animation and many other sectors produce new careers every month.” Here in the Capital Region, “our tech industry is very diverse,” says VIATeC executive director Dan Gunn. “Currently we have a lot of developer job openings but with over 800 technology companies we see opportunities in ocean sciences, advanced manufacturing, aerospace and wireless. “It’s important to realize that as tech companies grow they need a variety of skill sets, from management to sales to administration. People interested in a career in tech should watch our online job board and event listings to find current job openings and opportunities to network with the sector.” As one of Greater Victoria’s leading sectors, significant growth in the tech industry is expected to continue.
“While global market conditions will continue to influence the pace of the growth, it is expected that the tech sector will see a total increase in revenues in excess of 30 per cent over the next five years,” Gunn notes. Province-wide, ASTTBC has more than 10,000 members currently working in thousands of careers available to graduates of two-year diploma programs available at the B.C. Institute of Technology and other B.C. colleges and institutes. “Our members enjoy rewarding, well-paid and often recession-proof careers in public service and the private sector alike,” Leech says. “For huge numbers of young men and women, technology is the answer. In B.C. and across Canada, technology permeates every workplace and job. We need to get capable students involved and engaged in applied sciences and head off workforce shortages by building a B.C. ‘Science and Technology Culture.’” The Capital Region offers a wide Leech calls on government for renewed array of technology-related jobs in efforts to build student skills and confidence many different industries. in math and science programming. “We especially need to interest young stu- to build awareness of engineering technology dents in science and how things work,” Leech education and careers. says. “Young students use technology every BC Technology Industries Association day – smart phones, iPads and computers. employers like Telus and BC Hydro and They play video games, even build robots.” many smaller technology-rich companies Leech lauds the recent “Year of Science” say the single most important position they program that encouraged students toward now struggle to fill is Specialty Technician/ so-called “STEM” subjects – science, techTechnologist. Even the Canadian Council nology, engineering and math. Citing the reof Chief Executives expressed concern that cent $6 million B.C. campaign to encourage only 37 per cent of 16- to 18-year-olds were careers in trades, Leech urges a similar effort interested in taking even one post-secondary
course in sciences, according to a recent Angus Reid survey. Leech says the opportunities for those seeking work in the technology field are considerable given a wave of retirements of present-generation B.C. technology professionals that is already under way. “Half of our membership is now middleaged at 45-plus, and 22 per cent are over age 55,” he says. “Every region of B.C. shows growing demand,” Leech concludes. “New two-year technology diploma programs are still needed in the north and central B.C. However, young people are investing to travel so they can earn the necessary tech qualifications.” Locally, VIATeC is taking a proactive approach. “We continue to raise awareness of the quality of work available in the Greater Victoria tech sector among students starting as young as grade school,” Gunn says. “Many students, and their parents, don’t appreciate the value that continuing to study math and science can have on career and education options when they graduate. Students and parents can visit victoriatechjobs.com to watch videos about tech careers and to learn about local education options for getting a tech career.” Even the region’s many visitors are part of the solution. “Our ongoing ‘Tectoria’ promotional campaign targets the three million-plus visitors and tourists to Victoria to ensure they know that we have jobs and investment opportunities in our city when they are ready to move here,” Gunn says.
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Post-fuel spill coho return to Goldstream River Charla Huber
fish to swim upstream. The ground is so dry, water was absorbed and didn’t run into the rivers, McCully said. With low water levels, the Capital Regional District has allowed the hatchery to release water from the watershed, but McCully is unsure how much more will be authorized to help Black Press file photo top up the river. “The GoldA volunteer at the Goldstream hatchery feeds stream River is impounded coho salmon fry that were raised from eggs. (with three dams); it’s not a Hatchery volunteers are waiting to see how the natural river. We are releas2011 fuel spill impacted the coho run. ing water at critical times.” McCully is asking for CRD “The water is so blessedly low the fish residents to conserve water in their won’t come in it,” he said. “The fish need homes, so more can be released into the a change in the weather.” river to aid salmon spawning. Low-pressure systems can encourage “Look after the water you use in your the fish to migrate upstream, he added. home. CRD water will be more flexible Rain last weekend won’t raise river with the water we release in the river (if water levels, but may add a “fresh-wa- less water is being consumed,)” he said. ter lens” on the ocean, encouraging the charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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This year’s Goldstream River salmon run marks the first coho return since the massive fuel spill outside Goldstream park. “We are very concerned about the coho. The adults returning are the juveniles from the fuel spill,” said Peter McCully, technical adviser for Goldstream Hatchery. “We have no idea what it’ll look like until later.” On April 16, 2011, a fuel truck crash on the Malahat spilled 42,700 litres of fuel into the river, only hours after the hatchery released 8,000 fish into the river. This will be the first year the repercussions of the spill will be seen in fish, though last year volunteers counted about 800 coho in the river. “Last year the coho weren’t affected by the fuel spill,” McCully said. McCully is also concerned how three months of no rain and low water levels will impact the overall salmon run.
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The man of 400 voices is returning to Victoria. Vocal impressionist and comedian AndréPhillipe Gagnon is launching his 2012-13 tour, The One Man Hit Parade from the Royal Theatre on Tuesday (Nov. 6). It’s Gagnon’s first visit to the Island this decade and “too long since the last time,” said the 49-year-old, from his Quebec home last week. “We’re starting a long tour and Gagnon’s been a stage hit since he caught international fame for his adaptation of We Are The World in 1985. Gagnon wowed audiences of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show with his impersonation of all 21 solos on the 1985 African benefit song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. The essence of Gagnon’s product hasn’t changed. Gagnon’s gone on to do so many voices, some have called him the man of 2,000 voices. But the 2012 stage show is a lot bigger,
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and better, than the kid whose spot-on Jean Chretien could carry him all night, music regardless. “One Man Hit Parade is the first time we
put the singing impersonations together chronologically, from Bill Haley, to Woodstock, to Boy George and Phil Collins, to Gnarles Barkley and Maroon 5,” Gagnon said. The stage show has evolved, too. He sharpened his between-song comedy with help from acclaimed writer George Reinblatt of Rick Mercer Report and Just for Laughs fame. “The comedy is not so much political, not that I won’t do Harper,” Gagnon said. “And sometimes still, there is a need to do Chretien, just because.” Gagnon’s gift of gifts has always been his singing. And he hears about it to this day. “I am often asked to do certain singers, such as Neil Young, but I won’t be singing
him this time around. There is only so many you can do in 90 minutes. I have to tell fans to be patient, next time we’ll do them.” Patience being the key word, as Gagnon will rattle off upwards of a dozen impressions per minute. Audience members beware: Gagnon will mimic you too. “I do impersontions of someone from the crowd as part of the final act. They get to sing. And I will try to sing like them.” Song selection at that point comes from the ‘Apod.’ “A giant iPod, it detects motion, you can move the songs with your arms, and holds a library of my songs, it’s great fun.” The Western tour continues onto Nanaimo, Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton and Calgary, and shifts into high gear with week-long stays in Montreal and Quebec City, and a rural Quebec tour in December and January. Following that, he heads off to Europe. Tickets for the Victoria show are available at rmts.bc.ca. The show is at 8 p.m. sports@vicnews.com
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The Road to The Path Life crisis leads artist down the road to new music Dougal Bain McLean has found his way. The former Jon & Roy band member and wellknown Victoria musician will release his first solo EP, The Path, on Saturday, Nov. 3. After a tumultuous year and nearly giving up music for good, McLean has battled his demons and crafted six tracks befitting a come-back album, rather than a debut. “I was in this band, and that fell apart for me, and in this life-changing relationship with the love of my life, and then that ended. … and I just thought, ‘Well, shit. Maybe the world’s telling me to try something new.’” A life-long violin player and music instructor, McLean was still teaching as the ground eroded around him. He found himself shirking live performances and instead, sealed into one of his classrooms, letting loose and literally wailing through his troubles. “I used the instrument I was born with, my
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Creating chords International Guitar Night on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium brings together the world’s foremost acoustic guitarists to perform their latest compositions and exchange musical ideas in concert. Brian Gore will be joined by Martin Taylor of the UK and Solo Razafindrakoto known as Solorazaf from Madagascar. Tickets are limited. Book online or call 250-721-8480.
voice, and I took it to its absolute capacity. I finally had nothing left to lose, nothing left to save it for.” What grew out of those classroom sessions are songs that showcase that gravelly, end-of-the-road voice with so much tenderness that you can’t help but get swept away by their feeling. But it’s not all morose heartache: McLean is a master of finding a light heart in dark times. Deceptively upbeat songs like Hellbound Intention and Camino feature trumpets, catchy guitar riffs and sing-along choruses, a compliment to the quieter reflection of Kids in Love and violin voicings of Thunder Road. McLean has planned two intimate EP release shows to mark his debut, one at Wood Hall in Victoria on Nov. 3, and the other in Vancouver. Both will feature special cameos by local musicians, and both will treat the audience to some very good, very honest music. The road to The Path may have been a bumpy one, but McLean stands as a confirmed musician at its end. llavin@vicnews.com
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The rain poured and then some on Tuesday as the Lambrick Park Lions edged Saanich rivals Claremont Spartans 3-2 in the semifinals of the high school boys city playoffs at UVic. Double-A Lambrick returns to the Colonist Cup as the defending champions, this time facing single-A St. Andrew’s Sabres at UVic on Nov. 14. Talented Grade 12 player Everett Fisher stood out on Tuesday, assisting on Lambrick’s first two goals by Felipe Duchene and Spencer Scotney. Fisher then scored a header off a free kick. “I thought the guys did an amazing job to handle the (wet) conditions,” said Lambrick Park coach Heather Weir. “The ball was traveling much faster. Skipping along the wet turf, it really motors.” Claremont scored first in the game, but Lambrick tied it and went up 2-1, and then 3-1. “(Claremont) put a lot of pressure on us the last 14 minutes. They made it 3-2. But our defence came up big. Goalie Matt Turner made some fantastic saves, diving to put one past the post, and was solid the whole game,” Weir said. The Lions head to the AA Islands Tuesday and Wednesday in Nanaimo. Call it the wrath of the small schools, or parity amongst the talent of all the teams, but for the second straight year the city final will feature an A and AA team. Last year AA Lambrick knocked the A Glenlyon Gryphons from it’s Colonist throne. Glenlyon is now a AA school. Lambrick and St. Andrew’s haven’t met since a regular season game in 2011. sports@vicnews.com
Lambrick Park Lion Morgan Varley and Claremont Spartan Tasos Liaros leap for the ball during the semifinal of the city championship at the University of Victoria on Tuesday. Lambrick won 3-2. The Colonist Cup, city final for senior boys high school soccer, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 at UVic’s Centennial Stadium. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Provincials first, city finals next for St. Andrew’s Travis Paterson News staff
The St. Andrew’s Sabres sliced through two formidable opponents in one week to win a berth in the Colonist Cup soccer championship against the Lambrick Park Lions. “We’re facing the champs,” said Mark Cristante, who coaches the team with John Mennie. The Sabres defeated Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons 2-1 on Wednesday in the Colonist Cup semifinal on the UVic turf fields. Fabian de la Fuente and Tarnvir Bahndal scored for the Sabres. “It was torrential downpour the entire game but it didn’t stop our guys, they’ve just been improving all season,” Cristante said. It was the third meeting between the Sabres and Gryphons in the past three weeks, of them all 2-1 games. The Sabres won in league play, but it was the Gryphons over the Sabres in the single-A Island championship final last week.
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meet this week is in Saturday’s final,” Cristante said. “We’re playing for each other and it’s a real team game. It’s incredible, they all know their role and are supportive on and off the field.” And the Sabres are doing it despite graduating eight seniors from the Sabres squad last year, including stars Girodano DePoalis and Leo Falzon, who led the Sabres to the provincial A championship. “We’ve got players from Grades 8 to 12 this year just to have the numbers, but it’s they’ve really come together. Our captains Bahndal and David Boyd, both Grade 12, are doing what captains should, and leading by example.” The Tier II Sabres challenged their way through Belmont and Stelly’s last week to get into the Colonist semifinal. Beating the undefeated Stelly’s Stingers was a huge upset. The provincial A semifinals are 1:45 p.m. today (Nov. 2) at the UVic and GNS. Bronze and gold games are Saturday, 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. at GNS.
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TRAVEL CRAFT FAIRS “ON THE RIDGE� Juried Craft Fair Sat. Nov. 3, 10-4 CORDOVA BAY UNITED CHURCH HALL 813 CLAREMONT AVE 36 tables of Artisan Created high quality, unique gifts. Soup luncheon. Admission $1 Wheelchair accessible SACRED HEART Church Christian Charities Annual Fall Bazaar. Saturday, November 3rd, 9am – 2pm. 4040 Nelthorpe Street. Attic Treasures, Books, Ethnic Foods, Handcrafted Gifts - Knitted, Sewn, Home Baking and Preserves, Jewellery, Lucky 7, Silent Auction, Hamburger and Hot Dog Stand and Tea Room. Admission FREE. Wheelchair accessible. All proceed to Christian Charities. Come join in the fun.
COMING EVENTS “CELTIC REVIVAL� The Sky family of PEI returns with “The Gospel In Blazing Irish Dance & Fiddels�. Church of your Lord, 626 Blanshard St, Sat, Nov 3, 7:30pm. Free will offering.
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GETAWAYS ITALY- VILLAGE house in beautiful central Italy for rent. Call Anita 250-655-4030.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS ARE YOU AN UNEMPLOYED YOUTH (age 18-29) with a business idea? Could you use $5,000 to develop your idea? If you live in the Capital Regional District, we may be able to help. For full details and to see if you are eligible, visit us online: http://www.ethoscmg. com/ymb.html or email us at ymb@ethoscmg.com
HELP WANTED 1598327 ALBERTA Ltd. o/a Vine-Vera cosmetics in Victoria, requires F/T experienced Cosmetic Sales People $11.50Hr. & 1+ year experienced Supervisor $15.50Hr. Email: vineveraca@gmail.com An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051
STEAMWORKS: A club for men to meet men. 582 Johnson St., Victoria. 250-3836623 steamworksvictoria.com
CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS www.bcjob network.com
HELP WANTED
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PERSONALS
Discovery Community College – Acute Care Clinical Nurse Instructor Position DCC is looking for an Acute Care Clinical Nurse Instructor for the Practical Nursing Program in Victoria. Will for a 6 to 10 week period. Interested applicants please email your resume and cover letter to anne.logan@ jobready.ca or fax to 250-287-9838 on or before November 15, Your Career Starts Here 2012.
PERSONAL SERVICES
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FUEL/FIREWOOD
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ďŹ rewood producer offers ďŹ rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
communication skills
and be able to manage janitorial staff. • Work hours are event driven. Exciting opportunity to work in sports & entertainment. Fax resumes to: 250-220-7887 Attention: Deb Miller THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: •Coastal CertiďŹ ed Hand Fallers-Camp Positions Avail. •Coastal CertiďŹ ed Bull Buckers - Includes vehicle/accommodations •Road Grader Operator (Excavator experience an asset) •Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers (PaciďŹ c) •Grapple Yarder Operators •Hooktenders •Chasers •Line Machine Operator •Heavy Duty Mechanics Fulltime camp with union rates/beneďŹ ts. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to ofďŹ ce@lemare.ca.
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD ATTENDANTS & SUPERVISORS Mac’s Convenience Store o/a Subway is hiring Food Counter Attendants ($10.25/hr), Food Service Supervisors ($12/hr). All 37.50hrs/wk. Mail CV: 1520 Admirals Road, Victoria, BC V9A 7B1 or vicsubway@yahoo.ca
KITCHEN HELPER Frankie’s Burger Enterprises Inc. dba Fatburger hiring for their location in Victoria, BC. Kitchen Helper ($10.25/hr for all locations); both 40hrs/ week+ben. Apply by Fax: (604) 637-8874.
FURNITURE
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO
ELECTRICAL DESIGN DRAFTSPERSON. Electrical Engineering Consulting ďŹ rm requires Electrical Design Draftsperson in our Kamloops ofďŹ ce. Preferably minimum 1 year experience. Apply in writing to ICI Electrical & Control Consulting Ltd. Email: sean@ici-electrical.com Closing date for applications November 16, 2012.
PERSONAL SERVICES EDUCATION/TUTORING MATH TUTOR. Former UVic math student. Many yrs exp. InďŹ nite patience 250-592-4166
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SOLID AMERCIAN BLACK WALNUT. Gentlemen’s wardrobe (armoire type - original key) 44�wx24�dx54�h and chest of drawers, 54�wx25�dx30�h. Handcrafted in Quebec, 1930’s beautiful condition, $2800/pair. Call (250)656-3322.
HALF PRICE! Never used; Folding power lift shower commode with chair ($1600). Wheelchair mint cond. (best offer). Call (250)818-4000 or email mercedes500@shaw.ca
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 500 RECENT paperbacks, $.50; Altas Lathe, $900; 1200 hand crafted earrings/necklaces, $2-$7, large amounts 50% off. Call (250)655-3347.
RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture-Baby+Family Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. Call 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com
PETS BERNINA 820 QE Sewing Computer - high end sewing & quilting machine w/ 40 cm long free arm, stitch regulator, dual feed. $4500. (250)882-5465.
EQUESTRIAN HORSEBACK RIDING boots, black leather. “Ariatâ€? brand tall boots, woman’s size 7.5, regular calf, medium height. Excellent condition. Perfect ďŹ rst pair of show boots! Paid $400, asking $250 obo. 250-391-5992, leave message. (Westshore)
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES WANTED: CLEAN fridges, upright freezers, 24� stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland Industries, (250)885-4531.
BUILDING SUPPLIES METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.
FRIENDLY FRANK PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT
HONDURAS MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD1930’s, 40�wx15�dx34�h, beautiful condition, $450. Call (250)6563322.
APT SIZE deep freezer, like new, asking $99. Call (250)386-4083. FREE. 27� TV, good working order. Call 250-595-5734.
BUFFET/ HUTCH, solid wood 18â€?Dx50â€?Wx79â€?H, red/brown tone, $265. Mikasa bone china ‘Minuet’ large serving dishes $10.ea. Melba Rose bone china gravy dish, 6 desert bowls w/plates $20. (250)380-8733. DOWNSIZING/ SACRIFICE. Glass & white oak china hutch - wall mount or buffet. $200. White solid oak entertainment/ media storage centre $250. (250)656-9717. NEED TO OutďŹ t An OfďŹ ce? Executive Chair, desk, bookcase, 2 client chairs. Call (250)652-0793.
FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, ďŹ r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391. GREAT DEAL. Winter Special. Seasoned Firewood. Delivered. Call 250-881-4842.
NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.
Osteoporosis~MS~Fibromya lgia? Increase Performance? Commercial Vibration machine. Clinically proven. (250)287-2009.
QUEEN BED Frame & slats, solid pine, nice design, needs a little TLC. $55. James Bay 250-380-8733
DEEP-FRYER, $20 great. Call (250)656-
LIQUIDATING MATTRESSES Furniture, Tools; Everything Goes! BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca
2010 LEGEND 4 wheel scooter with jumbo basket, scooter cover, walking cane, ag holder and canopy. Like new, always kept in the house. Retail price $4,357, now asking $2050 obo. (250)656-7786.
LARGE DOG house, comes apart, excellent condition, $35 obo. Call 250-595-5734.
TFAL works 6413.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
LADY’S PANT Coat, 50% wool, exc. quality. Red, black trim, sz 12. $35. 250-383-5390
SACRIFICE: LARGE Iranian rug, 15.5’ l x 11’ w. Very good cond., $99. (250)721-9798.
FOR SALE 1-200 KW/250 KVA/300 amp 480 generator Cat engine 3406B c/w 1-1800 litre double wall Tidy Tank. $7000. Call 250-949-8133.
$5000- POWER CHAIR, new cond, $1500 or Trade for (good cond) 4 wheeled Scooter. (250)896-7160 after 6pm.
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SHIMPO potters wheel, bats included, $600. Olympic klin model# 2327h, 23�wx27�d, new wiring, needs some new bricks, also included klin sitter dial, thermometer 1 full shelf, 8 1/2 shelves, posts and stilts, $700. Ohaus chipper beam scale, 2610 grams, $35. Open to reasonable offers. 1(250)247-8152. SKYWATCHER TELESCOPE and tri-pod. D-102MM F-1300MM. Only used once, asking $500. Please call (250)655-0051.
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VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, November 2, 2012 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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YAMAHA KAYAK roof racks, 2 locking bars, 1 side has 2 cradles, 2nd side has a Hullavator unit, drops to waste level. Seldom used, paid over $1200, asking $500 firm. Please email: keebird@shaw.ca
Gorge Apartments 215 Gorge Road East Victoria
$500 Move In Incentive
OAK BAY: Bright 2 bdrm suite duplex w/ garden. h/w floors, D/W, W/D. Close to all amens. Avail immed. NS/NP. $1350. To view call (250)217-2421.
Bachelor from $700/mo. 1 bdrm. from $790/mo. 2 bdrm. from $995/mo.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
• Indoor swimming pool (Redwood Park only) • Surface & carport parking • Upgraded balconies • Spectacular views • Storage lockers • Situated in Park Setting • 2 km from downtown • Crime Free MultI-Housing Program
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
REAL ESTATE
Kamel Point Village Apartments
FOR SALE BY OWNER
408-3170 Irma St- $219,900. 2 bdrms, 1 bath, quiet, 45+. More info: (250)385-3547. wwwpropertyguys.com ID#192291
Gorge Towers Apartments 200 Gorge Road West, Victoria
OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + patio, new everything. 1766 sq ft & 956 unfinished sq ft. $658,000. Call 250-598-6902.
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, November 4, 1pm-4pm. 10353 Devlin Place, Sidney, BC.Call 250-655-1499. $485,000 Details at: w w w. p r o p e r t y g u y s . c o m ID#192295 www.realtor.ca mls #316102
HOMES WANTED
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LOTS 4 RS3 SERVICED LOTS, in Langford, starting at $179,000 Great Happy Valley Location, flat, ready for building. All services to lot lines. Excellent location, end of wooded lane. Email or call 250-661-2837 or 250-857-2481 for more info. mtd@shaw.ca
Sidney luxury Condo- beautiful 2 Bdrms, 2 full baths, close to downtown, ocean views. #201-9942-Third St. $498,000. 778-351-1239 ID#192331 www.propertyguys.com
HOUSES FOR SALE Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com $399,000. Next to VGH, 2 bdrm + 3rd or office, 2 lvl, end unit, windows on 3 sides. Large family room, 2 fireplaces, pet allowed. 71-14 Erskine Ln., Tel: 250-478-0269. Open House, 2PM-4PM, Sat & Sun. w w w. C o m f r e e. c o m / 3 6 7 0 9 7 www.mls.ca x2486311 CORDOVA BAY. REDUCED! (Bring Offers). 3 bdrm, 3 bath Character house, view. with 1bdrm suite. $575,000. (below appraisal) Call 250-818-5397.
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RENTALS
• Lush foliage & groomed landscaping • Well-maintained building •Amenities nearby • Wheel-chair accessible • Covered, indoor and outdoor parking • Laundry room • Balconies • Lockers • Elevator • Small fitness room
APARTMENT/CONDO 1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, firewood. $700-$1200 inclusive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. Call 250-478-9231. CENTRAL SAANICH: 2 bdrm apt. Util’s incld’d. N/S. Avail. Nov. 1st. Call (250)477-2561.
MOBILE HOMES & PARKS URGENT SALE! Immaculate double-wide Lannon Creek $118,000 250-642-5707
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• Wheel-chair accessible • Outdoor, indoor and covered parking available • Lockers • Elevators • Laundry room • Balconies • Bicycle storage • Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
SOUTH OAK BAY furn’d character home, walk to golf club & beach, Jan 12 - Mar 16, all inclusive rent for 9 week period. $3500. Discounted in lieu of cat care. Call (250)598-4734. williamrobertson@shaw.ca
ROOMS FOR RENT VICWEST: FURNISHED room, cable, phone, $450 & up. Call 1-250-748-1310.
STORAGE SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
1 Bdrm & Bachelor Very quiet ocean views, Clean, well maintained. Laundry, Sauna, Elevator, Hot Water, Heat. (250) 388-9384
IN THE 55 + AGE GROUP? Looking for a nice place with services in which to reside? We have a beautiful like new condo; for sale at a great new price and it comes with bonuses! It’s unit #202 in the CAMELOT 455 Kingston Street, James Bay; a great location, steps to the Inner Harbour, shopping etc, (a rental agreement would also be considered for this property). Please call our realtor: Tony Joe RE/Max Camosun, 250.370. 7788. (see Tony’s website www.tonyjoe.ca to view pictures & information).
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1981 MERCEDES 300SD Turbo Diesel for sale. 281,000 KMS, (Champagne colour) in fair condition, asking $3000. Maintenance log available. Call 250-885-9010. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
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CARS
1982 HYBRID Westphalia. Can run on diesel or veggie oil. 1.9l 1996 Jetta engine. $12K. Serious enquiries only. Nanaimo (250)591-3711.
SUITES, LOWER FLORENCE LAKE, 2 yr old 1 bdrm ground level suite, large mudroom, F/S, W/D, & micro. 2 private entrances w/ sunroom & patio on 1 acre prop. Utils incl. N/S, small pet ok, $950. Nov. 1. 250-391-1967. UPTOWN UPDATED 1-bdrm. 820 sq.ft, 3 storage rms, patio, yard, prkng, own entr., NS/NP. $860. incl. (250)361-3508.
1997 TOYOTA Avalon XLS, white. $3,999. Automatic. Fully loaded, no accidents, new tires. 229k. Great running car. Call (250)656-5588.
UVIC/CAMOSUN area, 2 bdrm, priv ent, N/P, N/S, $900. Avail immed. (250)477-6652.
TOWNHOUSES
1 bdrm. from $840/mo. 2 bdrm. from $1,014/mo.
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SIDNEY EXECUTIVE suite. near ocean & town. $1295. Short/long term. 250-656-8080
70 Dallas Road, Victoria
• Water front low-rise • Outdoor parking available • Balconies • Bike storage • In suite storage • Dishwasher in some suites • Laundry room
TRANSPORTATION
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
$500 Move In Incentive 2 bdrm. from $1,200/mo.
TRANSPORTATION
LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a quiet, 2 bdrm townhouse, W/D hookup, inside/outside storage, backyard. $876/mo. Share purchase $2500. Gross income $42,000 +. Applications available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.
1999 FORD Econoline 350 Super duty Motorhome. V10. $22,000. 125km. Very well taken care of, clean and runs great. Please phone 250-6554840. Located in Sidney.
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 1998 PONTIAC Grand Prix GT US car - 193,000 miles, lady driven since 2003. $2800 obo. Alan, (778)426-3487. 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
“2004 RAV4 4WD”- $13,500 firm. 4 cyl, auto, silver, Michelins, 120,000 km,Victoria only vehicle. Complete maintenance history. Lady-driven, no accidents, excellent condition, keyless entry. Model Recommended In Top 10 by Consumer Reports. (250)479-5545.
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2007 DODGE CALIBER SXTmint, loaded, 74,000 km. $10,000. (250)598-6605.
WANTED TO RENT WANTED, FOR month of January: housesitting or rental of furnished Victoria area home, family of four. Mature, reliable homeowners visiting from northern B.C. Email: simonnattrass@gmail.com
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1977 CADILLAC Eldorado, beige metallic. Cruise control, automatic. Very good cond., only 80,000 km. $2000. obo. Please call (250)477-7076.
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OPEN HOUSE. 2 BR / 2 BA Condo #208 - 300 Waterfront Cres. $519K. Saturday 11-4, Sunday 11-3.
GARAGE SALES
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CEDAR HILL Sat, Nov 3, 10am-2:30pm 16 stall Annual Bazaar Jewellery, Linens, Books, “Good as new” items, Toys, Christmas store, International treasures, Handbags, etc. Thrift Shop open (includes white elephant, china & garage sale). Lunch. ATM on site. St. Aidan’s Church near Richmond at Cedar Hill X Rd.
SAANICH: 4040 Nelthorpe St., Sat., Nov. 3rd, 9am-2pm. Sacred Heart Christian Charities Fall Bazaar. All proceeds to Charity. Free admission. Wheelchair accessible.
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SIDNEY CONDO, James White Blvd. 3 bdrms or 2-bdrm + den. 1200 sq.ft, N/S, N/P, 55+. $1400/mo (250)652-3606
COTTAGES DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood floors, acreage, skylights $895/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.
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ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi
#1 JUNK Removal & Hauling. Small Renos. Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250818-4335.
✭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. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.
PAINTING
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. ELECTRICAL HAZARDS do you have any? Quality Electric, 250-361-6193. #22779. F.S.R. ELECTRICIAN. 20 yrs+ exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Seniors Disc. Lic.#3003 (250)590-9653 GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
CLEANING SERVICES
EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.
BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.
High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB
FENCING
Peacock Painting
CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.
CARPET INSTALLATION
MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offices. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
COMPUTER SERVICES A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519. COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.
ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
CONTRACTORS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 COMM. & Residential Reno’s: Drywall, Carpentry & Painting. Call Les (250)858-0903. WEST HARBOUR Home or commercial, new and reno’s. Best Rates. (250)419-3598.
DRYWALL DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.
GARDENING 10% OFF. Mowing, Power Raking, Hedge/Shrub Trimming, Clean-up. 250-479-6495 (250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard a mess? Fall pruning & clean-up. Blackberry & ivy rmvl, weed control. 24yrs exp. 250-216-9476 ACCEPTING clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, home reno’s, garden clean-ups. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 AURICLE BSC. 250-882-3129 Fall clean up, Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.
GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. PRO IRISH Gardeners; pruning, clean-ups, landscaping, lawn care, weekly gardening. Free est. Call (250)514-5942.
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EWING’S MOVING & Hauling. 1 men & truck. $60/hr. Call Dave at 250-857-2864.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS GEOF’S RENO’S & Repairs. Decks, stairs, railings, gates & small additions. 250-818-7977.
BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071
PRESSURE WASHING
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VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, November 2, 2012
This Weekend’s
Select your home. Select your mortgage.
OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday
Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com
623 Manchester, $459,000 pg. 8
110 Beach, $819,000
1158 Camrose, $577,500
1021 Scottswood, $539,000
720 Middleton St, $529,000
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100
Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner 250 477-5353
Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011
pg. 8
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Keller Williams Realty Mac Nanton 250 686-3200
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301
Thursday - Sunday 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Mike Van Nerum 250 477-1100
pg. 5
Daily noon - 5 pm (exc Thurs & Fri) Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 480-3000
637 Cornwall pg. 22
103-620 Toronto, $289,000 Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
pg. 14
20-675 Superior St., $624,800 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000
pg. 5
216-1560 Hillside Ave, $214,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301
pg. 16
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Margaret Foreman 250 385-2033
pg. 6
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814
pg. 3
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Daniel Clover 250 507-5459
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
pg. 8
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422
pg. 13
pg. 9
pg. 15
pg. 15
Tuesday-Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353
pg. 11
pg. 18
Saturday 1-2:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422
pg. 8
pg. 9
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Guy Crozier, 250-744-3301
pg. 5
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roy Coburn 250-478-9600
Thursday-Monday 3-5 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
pg. 19
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais 250 655-0608
pg. 10
7161 West Saanich
4-4305 Maltwood, $469,000 pg. 22
pg. 20
311-10461 Resthaven, $359,000
118-1680 Poplar Ave, $232,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Deborrah Robertson, 250-592-4422
Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
7161 West Saanich Rd, $299,900
207-1485 Garnet, $159,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Velma Sproul 250 384-7663
pg. 20
6-10072 Third, $499,000
111-1110 Willow, $409,900 pg. 5
349 Lampson, $729,000
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dave Lynn 250 592-4422
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Grant Walker, 250-744-3301
1284 Camrose, $634,900
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Paul Holland 250 592-4422
Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Dylan Hagreen 250 385-8780 pg. 14
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124
pg. 12
Thursday - Monday 3-5 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626
pg. 6
pg. 12
pg. 16
Saturday & Sunday 1:30-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
1044 Davie St, $788,000 pg. 14
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Kent Deans, 250-686-4141
Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-744-3301 pg. 9 Saturday 1:30-3:30 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Stuart Price, 250-479-3333
1009 Hampshire, $774,900 15010-620 Toronto St, $309,900
pg. 14
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967
205-2125 Oak Bay Ave.
Saturday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003
pg. 13
2676 Estevan, $869,000 Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100
101-75 Songhees, $690,000
pg. 15
pg. 14
2424 Beach Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Percy 250 744-3301 pg. 18
pg. 8
Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
pg. 23
pg. 17
pg. 17
pg. 8
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291
pg. 18
pg. 18
Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-744-3301
pg. 8
pg. 15
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422
Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Grant Walker, 250-744-3301
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Guy Crozier, 250-744-3301
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301
pg. 19
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291
pg. 22
6694 Tamany, $559,000 Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Mikko Ikonen 250 479-3333
pg. 27
pg. 12
pg. 26
Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jodie Farup, 250-589-9997
418 Jayhawk, $499,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003
210-4535 Viewmont Ave, $259,900 pg. 6
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
14-4525 Wilkinson, $359,900 pg. 9
Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291
pg. 15
636 Kingsview Ridge pg. 19
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Justen Lalonde, 250-418-0613
3817 Synod Rd, $799,999
3236 Cedar Hill, $589,000
841 Mann, $479,900
306-3230 Selleck, $749,500
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Nicole Pelan, 250-744-3301
Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer 250 384-8124
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Welyk, 250-479-3333
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
pg. 18
pg. 24
pg. 12
302-3724 Harriet, $205,000 Thursday 3:30-5:30 & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Allen Tepper 1-800-480-6788
pg. 24
631 Southwood, $949,000
Sunday 3-5 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
pg. 15
pg. 24
6271 Central Saanich, $664,900
2560 Orchard, $839,000 pg. 3
pg. 19
637 Kenneth St, $484,100
1905 Portway, $948,000 Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291
Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron 250 656-0911
711-2779 Stautw, $175,900 pg. 19
548 Carnation, $243,900
973 Owlwood, $889,000 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422
202-2349 James White, $284,500 pg. 5
495 Goward, $679,900
110-1505 Church Ave, $219,000 Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535
pg. 20
540 Beaver Lake, $649,900
4555 Duart Rd, $899,500
1567 Kenmore Rd, $539,000
pg. 19
4044 Angeleah Pl, $499,900
930 Tuxedo, $664,900
111-3921 Shelbourne, $289,000
pg. 6
3109 Fifth, $469,000
pg. 18
306-1505 Church, $192,500
Saturday 12-1:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
916 Leslie, $499,900
Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476
9178 Mainwaring Rd, $599,900
21-4120 Interurban, $364,900
2415 Alpine Cres, $749,900
pg. 27
1018 Joan Cres, $899,000
3504 Savannah Ave, $399,900
pg. 26
4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900
pg. 19
5E-9851 Second, $714,000
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
pg. 8
pg. 8
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jack Windle, 250-477-7291
pg. 9
311-3921 Shelbourne, $309,000
1213 Cumberland, $524,500
705-788 Humboldt, $679,000
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
pg. 13
4294 Torquay, $550,000
pg. 15
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Elfie Jeeves, 250 477-7291
20-1473 Garnet, $399,000 pg. 18
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Velma Sproul 250 384-7663
3800 Hobbs, $749,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Ross Breckon 250 477-5353
Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
2361 Queenswood
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 14
8630 Moxon Terr, $614,900
2434 Camelot Rd, $649,900 pg. 8
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner 250 477-5353
614 Craigflower Rd, $429,000
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422
Sunday 11-1 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Justen Lalonde, 250-418-0613
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
1054 Colville, $539,900
2658 Roseberry, $559,500
207-2647 Graham St.
118-21 Conard St., $269,900
934 Craigflower, $369,000
pg. 9
203-1120 Fairfield Rd, $359,000
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd May Liu 250 477-7291
Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
201-3900 Shelbourne, $259,000 pg. 27
405-1020 Esquimalt, $214,900
110-1035 Sutlej
Saturday& Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291
308-1060 Linden, $259,000
pg. 6
107-1500 Elford, $279,000
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jack Windle, 250-477-7291
302-1000 McClure, $219,900
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124
982 Mckenzie, $324,900
pg. 5
1477 Finlayson PL, $499,900
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033
828 Rupert Terrace
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033
Sunday 2:30-4:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003
306-75 Songhees, $698,000
Saturday 3-4:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422
102-670 Dallas, $549,000
Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Sandra Kamper, 250-514-1224
pg. 18
3777 Jennifer, $699,900
156 Levista Pl, $594,900 Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
201-2415 Amherst, $398,800
2380 Queenswood, $1,095,000 pg. 27
D-349 Foul Bay Rd Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
pg. 10
205-2022 Foul Bay Rd, $199,500 pg. 1
9-14 Erskine Lane Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Michael McMullen, 250-881-8225
303-660 Battery, $207,900 Sunday 2-3:30 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Don Thome 250 477-5353
Sunday 2-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822
pg. 18
pg. 27
4404 Bartholomew, $579,500
1929 Leyns Rd, $629,900
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jodie Farup, 250-589-9997
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Rusen, 250-384-8124
733A Humboldt
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Guy Crozier, 250-744-3301
pg. 11
71-14 Erskine Lane, $399,900
pg. 10
Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Mikko Ikonen 250 479-3333
3991 Cherrilee, $749,000 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033
pg. 9
1534 Edgemont, $668,800
pg. 13
604-139 Clarence St, $599,800 pg. 13
pg. 18
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476
pg. 12
209-165 Kimta, $699,900 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Bev Carey 250 477-7291
pg. 14
114-1110 Willow
3137 Jackson, $399,900 Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Suzanne Mitchell 250-477-7291
edition of
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Jim Bailey, 250-592-4422
2231 Shakespeare, $419,900 pg. 12
Nov. 1-7
504-1630 Quadra
2151 Burnside Rd West
406-708 Burdett Ave, $535,000 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the
317-1025 Inverness, $295,000
Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
pg. 19
pg. 10
A22 • www.vicnews.com
Friday, November 2, 2012 - VICTORIA
This Weekend’s
OPENHOUSES
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
Published Every Thursday
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Nov.1-7 edition of
867 Wild Ridge Way, $399,900
681 Lombard, $674,900
594 Bezanton Way, $295,000
274 Atkins
3404 Haida, $849,000
Saturday 2-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
Sunday 1-3 Gallie Realty Barbara Gallie 250-478-6530
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124
Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600
Sunday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Roy Coburn 250-478-9600
pg. 25
3100 Dornier, $499,900
270 Atkins Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600
pg. 16
Saturday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
pg. 25
pg. 25
963 McCallum Rd, $434,900 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-590-3921
Saturday 12:30-2:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Leah Victoria Werner, 250-474-6003
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921
pg. 24
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Jean Omelchenko, 250-474-6003
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
117-643 Granderson, $365,000
2850 Aldwynd
463 Avery, $389,900
304-611 Brookside, $189,000
B-2720 Phillips Rd., $449,900
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gregg Mah 250 384-8124
Tuesday thru Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Pat Guiney, 250 391-6400
Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
Daily 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Gregg Mah, 250-384-8124
pg. 16
pg. 23
pg. 7
pg. 25
pg. 25
Presenters must register by calling 250-995-5683. Or, join the 900 plus residents who have already commented through the online survey, email or phone. For a detailed outline of the options, read the Victoria Regional Transit Commission report at www.bctransit.com under Victoria Fare Review. Fare Category
Current Fare
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
$0.25 Adult Cash increase
$0.50 Adult Cash increase
Single Cash Fare
Single Cash Fare
$2.50
$2.75
$3.00
$2.50
$3.00
Regular Tickets (10)*
$22.50
$24.75
$27.00
$22.50
$27.00
Regular Monthly Pass*
$85.00
$85.00
$89.00
$85.00
$85.00
Regular DayPass
$7.75
$5.50
$6.00
$5.00
$6.00
Youth/Senior Cash
$1.65
$2.00
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
Youth/Senior Tickets (10)
$15.00
$18.00
$18.00
$15.00
$18.00
Youth/Senior Monthly Pass
$52.00
$55.00
$55.00
$42.50
$45.00
Regular Cash*
Youth/Senior DayPass
$5.50
$4.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$35 /per month
$37.50 /per month
$37.50 /per month
$35 /per month
$35 /per month
* handyDART fares are the same as the Regular Fare Category. All passengers pay regular fare unless they are Seniors 65 years or over and Youth 5-18 years with valid I.D. Children 5 or under ride free. ProPASS, U-PASS and College Pass are based on regular monthly bus pass fare. Youth Pass is priced at a minimum of a 6 month purchase.
We want to hear from you Send us your comments by November 9, 2012. online survey: www.bctransit.com (under Victoria) email: fareproposal@bctransit.com phone: 250-995-5683
mail: Fare Proposal, Box 610, 520 Gorge Road East, Victoria, BC V8W 2P3
pg. 1
920 River Rd, $379,900
Saturday & Sunday 1-5 Fair Realty Diana Winger, 250-999-3683
In partnership with the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, BC Transit invites you to comment on the proposed fare adjustments. You can personally address the Victoria Regional Transit Commission at the Public Hearing on November 13 at 9:00 a.m.
Public Hearing: November 13, 2012 9:00 a.m. BC Transit Office 520 Gorge Road East
Victoria Regional Transit Commission
2263
Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
Public Hearing on Fares
Youth Pass
pg. 25
201-2829 Peatt Rd, $209,900
2983 Dornier
954 Walfred Rd, $249,900
Friday thru Sunday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600
pg. 16
3536 Wishart Rd, $464,000
959 McCallum Rd, $439,900
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
571 Latoria, $389,900
107-3640 Propeller, $424,900
pg. 2
2941 Creekside, $594,000
Transit Info r r t XXX CDUSBOTJU DPN
pg. 25
pg. 2
pg. 23
bcclassifieds.com
pg. 25
NEWS
VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, November 2, 2012
www.vicnews.com • A23
Knowing where to give is as important as knowing what to give. The Victoria Foundation’s Victoria’s Vital Signs® report is a community-wide tool that helps to connect donors to causes that matter. As a community foundation, we work closely with individuals in the community who wish to make charitable donations and leave lasting legacies. We have a front row seat to the pressing needs that face our region. For the past seven years, the Victoria Foundation has published Victoria’s Vital Signs. This report provides additional insight into how Victoria is doing as a community in 12 key areas such as the environment, the arts, education, public safety, and health and wellness – insight that philanthropists use to make informed decisions around giving. We encourage all members of the community to obtain a copy of Victoria’s Vital Signs, to talk to us, and join together in making our community an even better place to live. Learn more at victoriafoundation.ca or by calling us at 250-381-5532.
A24 • www.vicnews.com
Friday, November 2, 2012 - VICTORIA
NEWS
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• November 2, 2012
Early Ford V8 enthusiast completes dream car Events & Activities... nearly 60 years after buying his first ‘34 Ford
NOVEMBER 14 – The Vancouver Island Mustang Association meets at Jasmine’s Restaurant on the Old Island Highway in Colwood. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. NOVEMBER 19 – BCAA Road Safety Foundation’s free Living Well, Driving Well Workshop to help mature drivers assess their driving skills and habits and make adjustments to reduce their risk, 10 a.m. to noon. FMI: 250-370-7300 NOVEMBER 21 – WestShore Recreation and Westshore RCMP present a community workshop, Rules of the Road, as part of its Community Safety 101 series, 6:30 p.m. Free, but please pre-register at www.westshorerecreation.ca
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Dave Forrest has always loved 1934 Ford cars. The graceful body lines, the way the distinctive chrome radiator shell curves down to a point, the stylish greyhound ALYN EDWARDS radiator ornament CLASSIC and the wood grained RIDES dashboard and interior garnish moldings captured his imagination as a teenager and left a lasting impression. So, as a teenager in the 1950s, Dave bought a 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan and worked to turn it into a hot rod. The year was 1954 and the Vancouver hot rod scene fueled by teenage boys was an exciting way to show creativity and individualism. He rented a double garage on Vancouver’s 13th Avenue just off Burrard Street where he disassembled the car. Then he had two knowledgeable body men chop the roof and customize the car. He installed a 1948 Mercury flathead engine with high compression heads and triple carburetors. Dave financed the car with what he earned as an apprentice printer. When he got his driver’s license at 16, he worked Saturdays spelling his father off on daily deliveries of Vancouver Sun newspapers to Chilliwack with a five ton truck. His father did that job for 45 years. By 1957, Dave Forrest’s 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan hot rod was nearly completed and ready for the road. But a girl named Shirley had moved in across the street from the Forrest family’s Kitsilano home. He followed her down the street one day and they met. Romance turned into a marriage proposal. He then sold his nearly completed 1934 Ford hot rod for $350 to buy engagement and wedding rings. Dave and Shirley Forrest have now been married for 55 years and have three grown children. Two of their offspring run the family’s successful printing business – Thunderbird Press,
which Dave and Shirley Forrest began in the basement of their South Vancouver home in 1966. Dave Forrest still goes to work two days a week. The rest of his time is spent in the garage working on classic cars. After selling his first 1934 Ford to get married, Dave began a quest to carry through with the Dave Forrest with the beautifully restored 1934 Ford that he bought as a pile of pieces. dream to have another one just like it. He learned of a car that had been taken apart and stored at The Dearborn Blue car with Tacoma a farm outside Burlington, Washington. Cream wheels is now the centerpiece He eventually purchased the car which of Dave and Shirley Forrest’s collection had come from North Dakota and of early Ford cars. For Dave, it is the brought it to Vancouver in pieces. realization of a dream that began in That began a complete off-the-frame 1954. concours-quality restoration that would He has been a member of the Vintage take 23 years. Every part of the car was Car Club of Canada’s Vancouver stripped to bare metal, refurbished and Chapter since 1964 and the Early Ford returned to better than new condition. V8 Club for 20 years. His first complete Dave painstakingly reassembled the car restoration was a 1931 Ford Model A in his garage. Continued on Pg. B3
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pickup truck. Dave and Shirley drove the vintage truck on a 4,000-kilometre vintage car tour to Fort St. John. They also bought a 1930 Ford Model A sedan and toured extensively in that car. But the most historic vintage car in their collection came from Warner Brothers of Burbank, Ca – a 1929 Model A Ford roadster pickup that was used in the Ma and Pa Kettle series of motion pictures filmed in the 1940s. The old truck is in original condition and has been used by Dave and Shirley Forrest for vintage car Easter parades and other tours.
Dave Forrest’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup truck originally used by Warner Bros in the Ma and Pa Kettle movies of the ‘40s.
This fall, the beautifully restored 1934 Ford was won first place honours - Concours Division at the Early Ford V8 Club national meet in Redmond, Or where it was shown and judged alongside some of the best restored Ford classic vehicles in existence. This wellearned International recognition is the realization of a dream of nearly 60 years representing pride of accomplishment for owner Dave Forrest. A job well done! Alyn Edwards is a classic car enthusiast and partner in Peak Communicators, a Vancouver-based public relations company. aedwards@ peakco.com
Drivers near finish line for racing season It has been an up and down season for several local race car drivers competing in their respective series. The NASCAR K & N West Pro Series has been the primary focus for three drivers, including Central Saanich’s Ronnie Jay, Highlands’ Josh Reaume and Nanaimo’s Mike Haslam. With one race remaining in the series, the Arizona Casino 50, Jay has the best race finish so far with a 10th at Stockton back in June. He back-stopped that with a 14th place three weeks ago in West Albuquerque, New Mexico driving Jon Wood’s Ford. Jay has five starts in the 14 series races completed so far and sits 20th in the overall point standings. A total of 85 drivers have competed this year.
Reaume, the 22-year-old South African go-kart champion, has three starts to his credit in his rookie season. His best finish was a 15th at Evergreen Speedway back in early July driving his own Chevrolet Monte Carlo. One month later, Reaume teamed up with respected local car owner Dick Midgley using his Chevrolet. Together they pocketed a strong 18th-place finish. Reaume sits 24th in the standings. Mike Haslam, originally from Langford, has two K & N starts this year, both behind the wheel of Jon Wood’s Ford. Haslam’s best finish was a 16th placing at Monroe Washington’s Evergreen Speedway. He also took
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strong suit and the flexibility of the engine makes for effortless cruising, and quick highway passing. The TDI Clean Diesel’s claim to fame, of course, is its fuel efficiency. Despite providing the Beetle with excellent performance, the TDI still delivers when it comes to saving fuel. A highway fuel consumption rate of just 4.8L/100 km attests to the Beetle’s frugality. The Beetle TDI is available with your choice of six-speed manual or six- speed DSG
automatic transmissions. The DSG uses twin clutches to automatically control a manualtype transmission. Volkswagen pioneered this technology and continues to increase its availability throughout the product lineup. Providing the fuel efficiency and performance of a manual, along with the comfort and ease of an automatic, the DSG is a no-compromise choice for the enthusiast and practical driver alike. The Beetle TDI Clean Diesel retails from $24,175.
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The VW Beetle is now available with a TDI diesel with a starting price of $24,175.
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