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Mitchell Smith, 17, in Grade 12, pushes wood through the Lambrick Park secondary’s Weinig moulder machine as part of his after school milling job. Led by teacher Roger Conrod, Lambrick Park has quietly run a lumber milling operation for 14 years using equipment he has had donated from American industrial companies. Edward Hill/News staff

A classroom and a lumber business Students drive Lambrick Park secondary’s low-key but successful wood milling operation Edward Hill News staff

Lambrick Park secondary is all but empty on a Friday afternoon, except for a handful of kids in goggles and ear protection, working machines in the woodshop hall. The grinding noise is constant as Mitchell Smith leads lengths of lumber through the high-tech Weinig moulder. Michael McCue stacks precisely beveled and rounded strips that are spit out the other end. The operation has an industrial

mill vibe, and it should. After the rest of the school’s staff and students go home, the woodwork classroom turns into the woodwork business. It’s taken 14 years and many trade shows, but teacher Roger Conrod has built up a woodworking shop that is the envy of any trades school, let alone a high school. Lambrick is the owner of seven high-end industrial woodcrafting machines, all donated and installed by mainly American companies. In turn, Conrod has parlayed that into a niche lumber business,

which gives students hands-on experience and employs them at the same time, at better than minimum wage. At age 17 with three years experience, Smith is the foreman of the operation and the only student still qualified on the forklift – the school has three, also donated. “Kiln dry wood, stack lumber, run siding, run flooring, making tables,” Smith says, describing his weekly work routine. “It’s a great experience, it’s a great introduction into the trades.” A main thrust of the business is custom wood drying in the Koet-

ter kiln, typically red or yellow cedar, fir and pine. With aluminum siding it resembles an oversized garden shed, but the kiln can suck moisture out of up to 3,000 board-feet of lumber over a two or three week period. “The dry kiln was the real start. I worked wood shows and developed a sponsorship from 3M Canada. That opened the doors,” Conrod says. “Koetter came onboard with a kiln. Over all of Victoria, we’re the only one with a dry kiln to this day.” Conrod has attended industrial lumber conventions across the

U.S. with binder in hand of what his students have accomplished as a small business. After enough convincing – or badgering – machining companies have trucked the machines to Lambrick Park, at times months or years later. Conrod says companies donate the expensive machines as a means to train a local workforce and to show B.C. lumber companies that qualified operators are here. PLEASE SEE: School focuses, Page A10

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Teens on a joyride with a machete Saanich police attempted to pull over a 1985 GMC pickup early Tuesday for driving without headlights, when it sped off. Officers followed the truck around 2:45 a.m. down Quadra Street at a distance, pursuing it from Tattersall Drive to McKenzie Avenue, where the vehicle broke down. Two Langford residents – an 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old female – were inside, along with a machete tucked between the two front seats. “They had no explanation for (why they were carrying) that,” said Saanich police public information officer Sgt. Steve Eassie. Officers quickly determined that the truck had been stolen from Peatt Road in Langford. Police arrested the pair, and learned both are on court conditions to not possess weapons or be in contact with one another. Eassie says the teens both face possession of stolen property, possession of a stolen vehicle, weapons and breach charges.

CRD arts council seeks volunteers The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on the CRD arts advisory council. The council is a volunteer committee that adjudicates CRD grant funding and provides advice and policy recommendations on issues relating to the arts in Greater Victoria. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1. The arts committee is also offering grants up to $2,000 to artists for innovative project ideas. The deadline for grant applications is Feb. 28. For more information on volunteering or arts grants, see www.crd.bc.ca/arts or call 250-360-3215.

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Sheila Jones and her 11-year-old children Katie and Dominic van Oort stand amid Dominic’s Scarlet runner beans, along with strawberry plants grown by both children in the family's backyard. The bumper crops came at the end of the van Oorts’ second year in the South Malahat 4-H garden club – a group in which they hope to welcome new members this month.

Kids keen to get hands dirty Saanich family looks to grow 4-H gardening club Natalie North News staff

Dominic van Oort likes to take a stroll around his backyard, packing strawberries, tarragon, tomatoes and other fresh herbs he’s grown into kale leaves fresh from his garden. There he has it: a homegrown snack he’s dubbed the “outdoor sandwich.” But don’t let the 11-year-old’s zest for freshness overshadow his keen eye for all things culinary. Dominic and his twin sister Katie, the two sole members of the South Malahat 4-H’s Garden Club, aren’t just expert gardeners, they’re budding chefs, augmenting their meals with homemade berry vinegars, apple lemon jelly,

mint and chive pesto, fresh salsa or a fennel, dill and tarragon white bean dip – all prepared themselves with food they’ve learned to grow on their own. “I thought it was great to be able to make your own food,” said Dominic, between comments on how the late spring killed his squash season and the size of his rainbow tomatoes. The two were impressed by British chef and opponent of processed foods Jamie Oliver during a TED talk and have since invested themselves in growing their own food. Dominic and Katie have completed their second year with 4-H and showed their final projects during the Saanich Fair. Katie opted to spend the growing season tending to several hypertufa planters around the backyard of their Quadra/Cedar Hill neighbourhood home, while Dominic chose to follow a more traditional vegetable garden struc-

ture and canned much of his harvest. His legendary pickles were a personal highlight. “All the stuff we make in the summer lasts us all the way until next year,” said Katie. She doesn’t see becoming a “hardcore farmer” in her future, she added, despite her enthusiasm in the Jerusalem artichokes she purchased after an inspired encounter with local organic gardener and author Carolyn Herriot. Outside of periodically meeting with the 20-member South Malahat 4-H Community Club at the Prospect Lake Community Hall and accepting a little trouble-shooting or heavy digging help from their mother, Sheila Jones, their involvement in the Garden Club is an entirely solo venture for the van Oorts. They’d like that to change and to gain the ability to take on community projects with the inclusion of more members. “It’s not just kids raising goats,”

Jones said. “We interpret it in a way that’s fun for us.” Jones has bandied about the idea of creating a kids’ gardening podcast featuring Katie and Dominic, who have also taken home public speaking awards from 4-H, in addition to recognition for their gardening expertise. For the time being, however, Jones would like to see her kids encourage other young people via face-to-face interactions with their hands in the dirt. “There’s a lot of scope,” Jones said. “If you’re creative you can do a lot of fun stuff with this. I’m trying to encourage them to go down the road of urban gardening, to encourage them to develop a love of looking after their own diet.” The 4-H Garden Club is open to new members nine to 19 years old and is $90 annually. For more information, contact Jones at 250-294-1054 or greensvo@ gmail.com. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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The new year started off on a sour note for a 19-year-old man walking near the Oak Bay High skate park at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1. When he stopped to talk to a group of people around his age – two males and two females – the situation grew hostile. After a brief talk, police say one of the young men in the group punched the lone teen in the head, while the other produced a knife and demanded his wallet. The victim gave up his wallet and fled the scene on foot. All four suspects were wearing dark hoodies. The male suspects are described as Caucasian, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 with a thin to medium build. Both females had dark hair. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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By late spring 2014, every Saanich home will receive a large green bin on wheels to collect and recycle their kitchen scraps. Saanich council unanimously approved the new garbage collection system Monday night. The biggest hurdle for councillors appeared to be that the switch – which will see residents separating food scraps from traditional trash and having to wheel both bins to the curb every two weeks – is the education campaign that’ll be required to change people’s habits. “We need to be very careful about the education and the information that goes out,” said Coun. Paul Gerrard, piggybacking on a statement from Coun. Vicki Sanders about whether staff will “supervise” Saanich residents to ensure they’re separating their waste properly. “We’ll have a significant education program to go along with the roll out,”

assured Colin Doyle, Saanich director of engineering. The other side of a high-profile education campaign is the assistance program Saanich will offer its non-able bodied residents. “We’re going to get emails, phone calls or letters from seniors who are concerned about having to all of a sudden take their waste to the curb,” Gerrard said. “I do think we need to look at our seniors and allay their fears.” Saanich’s solid waste services will offer assistance by allowing for backyard pickup to households where an occupant of the home is not physically able to place their cart curbside, Doyle said. More information on how to request assistance will come as part of the education campaign. “When we first started talking (about kitchen scraps), I did think there’d be more resistance on curbside (pickup),” said Coun. Susan Brice. “That’s going to be a bit of a hurdle for some people. … I commend staff, who’ve been able to take an issue and tailor it to Saanich residents’ needs. This implementation plan speaks to that very personalized level that the municipality will work with the residents so soon (all the collection changes will) be second nature.” The implementation presented to

Big Brothers Big Sisters turns 100 A century ago in Toronto, Big Brothers Big Sisters began matching young people with volunteer adult mentors. Since that time, the organization has branched out across Canada. Victoria celebrates the centennial Jan. 15 at the Greater Victoria Public Library, central branch, from 2 until 3:30 p.m. The event will include a performance by the Getting Higher Choir and a giveaway of free children’s books. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria has been in Victoria for 33 years. In 2012, BBBS matched 690 children and youth across the Capital Region with a trained mentor.

council sees kitchen scrap collection not beginning for 15 months. The program will be phased in, with half of Saanich participating in kitchen scrap collection one month before the other half of the municipality. While council expressed interest in starting it sooner, Doyle said the 15 months allows for staff to acquire contracts for the waste recycling and the purchase of new trucks and 40,000-plus collection bins. According to the implementation plan, residents will pay between an estimated $156 and $210 for 2014 collection. The price range allows for residents to “pay as you throw,” by selecting how large of a garbage and kitchen scrap bin is required for their household. Gerrard also noted that another benefit of the new system – where the collection carts are on wheels and the trucks have automatic lifts to dump them out – is there’s an anticipation that the number of workplace injury claims will drop from members of the waste collection crew. As of Jan. 1, 2015, the Capital Regional District will ban kitchen scraps from Hartland landfill. For more information on Saanich’s kitchen scraps recycling program, visit saanich.ca/services/garbage. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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ockey Night in Canada. Four words we haven’t heard for what seems like too long. Sure, you may have become disconnected from the game, as “millionaire players” battled “billionaire owners” over how to share, in many cases, your hard-earned money. But when the puck drops at Rogers Arena, the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Bell Centre in Montreal or any of the 15 National Hockey League rinks expected to host games on Jan. 19, it’ll be hard to look away. The effect of the player lockout on the Greater Victoria hospitality industry has been significant, if not as major as in Vancouver or other Canadian NHL cities. Without a doubt, every sports bar, lounge and restaurant with a TV – or many TVs – will have the Canucks’ first game tuned in, at least for a while. Many establishments are already planning special events related to hockey to attract more patrons. In general, fans tend to find other diversions during their favourite sports’ off-seasons. Other sports take their place, or, in the case of hockey, outdoor pursuits often take over. For hockey fans, the last few months have felt like an extended off-season. With no NHL on the tube, fans have resorted to watching NBA basketball – Victoria’s Steve Nash has been injured for much of his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers – junior hockey or other sports that don’t have the same broad emotional connection with the populace. One thing is certain about the NHL, it tends to draw people together. Pro hockey is something co-workers tend to talk about the next day at the office. As the playoffs get closer – and they’ll come relatively quickly this season – gatherings start to be planned around watching the games on TV. Certainly, some will ignore the NHL’s return. But for many of us in Greater Victoria and across Canada, it will be akin to pulling a favourite blanket out of storage. It’s familiar, feels good on a cold, dark night and is best enjoyed when shared.

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herever pipelines are joint review panel’s mandate. concerned, expect an The Conservative government’s eclectic party. omnibus bill, C-38, makes clear that With the federal any recommendation by government’s Enbridge the panel is exactly that: Northern Gateway joint for consideration only. review panel wrapping Stephen Harper’s up its week-long hearings cabinet can compel the at the Delta Ocean Pointe federal environmental Resort, the usually agency to approve picturesque waterfront the Enbridge project, erupted into a hotbed of regardless of public will. environmental protest. There must be a The closed-door panel sense of disillusionment concludes today, and amongst the panel’s spent more than a week Daniel Palmer members, collecting and working its way through collating the opinions of Minor Musings a registered list of about around 4,000 Canadians, 280 public speakers. knowing all the while their Interested observers words bear the weight of were given the option of listening to a novelty inflatable hammer. an audio-only webcast of the event To be fair, the approval or – which had the distinct quality of rejection of this pipeline isn’t a a wartime emergency broadcast decision that should be taken – or of watching a video feed at lightly. The world wants oil from the Ramada Victoria Hotel, three a politically stable and efficient kilometres away on Gorge Road. partner. Canada bears both these Several hundred frustrated qualities, relatively speaking, and protesters rejected these two armshas enough bitumen to fill 100 length participatory options and billion barrels – likely double that. gathered along the walkway in front In an age where social security of the Inner Harbour hotel. costs show no sign of retreat and Even Victoria MP Murray Rankin, taxpayers are gripping tightly to an expert on and opponent of the every penny (soon-to-be nickel), pipeline project, was turned away oil revenue presents a feasible at the door last Friday. Rankin way for the country to pull itself called the Canadian Environmental out of a fiscal recession and fill its Assessment Agency process storehouses for generations. “fundamentally flawed,” and And then there’s the latest expressed little hope the end result international energy darling and would leave the public feeling saviour to our financial woes – heard. He also justifiably lambasted liquified natural gas. security for denying entry to the B.C. is teeming with the stuff, very person elected to represent as evidenced by a recent Chevron the public at the federal level. investment in the Kitimat LNG Adding fuel to the protest facility, where the province flames is the nihilism behind the says exports could reach 75

million tonnes per year, pending agreements with Asian buyers. The National Energy Board has already greenlit LNG exports to the tune of 10 million tonnes annually, although billions of dollars still need to be invested if B.C. wants to play with the big boys. But the elephant in the room, which trumpeted loudly from the Songhees walkway this week, is the environmental cost of these lucrative ventures. Comments from senior cabinet ministers indicate environmental protesters are no more than a nuisance, people who fail to recognize the opportunities at hand. The us vs. them mentality doesn’t play well on either side, but it seems fundamentally un-Canadian for the feds to swat away public input like a pesky housefly. Perhaps the government could try framing the energy debate in a more tempered manner. The so-called “modernization” of environmental regulations should be rolled out with scientists and other green stakeholders at the table, giving legitimacy to a process that’s been sold as all but a middle finger to granola-eating community, farmers and their kin. Canadians know we need diverse exports, a strong economy and long-term financial stability. We also know we need to balance that with stewarding our resources and minimizing environmental risk. Take a moment this week to wish the joint review panel luck as they move on to Vancouver for another week of invite-only hearings – they’re going to need it. Daniel Palmer is a reporter with the Victoria News. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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As the joint review panel hearings wrapped up this week in Victoria, I feel grateful to have been one of a select few able to voice their opinion directly to the three-member panel. With only 10 minutes to speak and two Enbridge representatives present (while the public was banned), I provided all the research and data I have found. In my opinion, the proposed tanker route is too dangerous for safe navigation. Ironically, one report I found was completed for Northern Gateway Pipelines LP, (available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website). It revealed that during simulated tanker runs, pilots often gave the simulations a safety rating of two or three out of a possible five. The report also revealed that these large vessels will travel through areas such as Principe Channel, which is just 1.4 kilometres wide. Such vessels have a full turn radius of 1.8 km and can take up to 3.75 km to come to a full stop while running astern at 10 knots. We have to keep in mind, that each of these vessels is carrying 1.5 million litres in fuel oil alone.

Plus, coastal currents can reach up to 16 nautical miles per hour. Winter storms frequently bring gale force and hurricane force winds, and we cannot ignore the risk posed from earthquakes, such as the 7.8magnitude event off the coast of Haida Gwaii a mere four months ago. The risks are too great, and this is just a small portion of the concerning information I found. While many were unable to voice their own opinions to the panel, I sincerely encourage all British Columbians to continue to investigate and question the proposed project, in order to protect our beautiful, unique and sensitive coastal ecosystems. Julie Howe Assistant lab instructor, Royal Roads University Langford

Public input dubious, says hearing speaker The hearings really are a farce. I gave my considered input on Monday night and Sheila Leggett, who was heading up the panel that night, cut off my microphone. I am 84, very polite, but very concerned.

I registered my dismay at restrictions to the hearing process. Why should the energy board consider Victoria’s citizens incapable of behaving themselves at a public hearing? I related my experiences at Clayoquot in 1993, when a completely grassroots movement finally triumphed after 900 arrests. I was one of those arrested and received a three-week jail sentence. British Columbians will find ways to stop any proposal that risks or damages the greatest treasure we have: our environment. After telling the panel that I would be there, sitting on the road in protest, Leggett said they were not there to hear threats of civil disobedience. Certainly, the absence of the public turned the process into merely an excuse, so that the energy board could say it did “hear” from the people. Whatever happens, British Columbians won’t allow a proposal like the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline to go through when it affects and risks that we all hold dear. Alison Acker Victoria

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Clark and company were deemed innocent Re: “Will truth die on deficit hill?” (B.C. Views, Dec. 5) In 2000 a verdict by Madame Justice Mary Humphries ruled Glen Clark’s NDP government did not commit fraud or lie about their 1995 and ’96 budgets. Justice Humphries found no case to support the oft-repeated allegations in and by the media, or its accusers, the National Citizens’ Coalition. She said there was no conspiracy, and assumptions reached were published and available to the public, showing caution rather than deceit. I can draw no adverse conclusions around the credibility of Elizabeth Cull (author of the ’96 budget) or Clark and my conclusions would not have been different if a lesser standard of proof had been used. Leading forecasting agencies said the forecasts were reasonable and well within private sector forecasts. Auditor general George Morfitt’s report agrees with

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Johnson Street Bridge costs remain murky Retaining wall, other expenses not included in price of contract, says Victoria councillor Daniel Palmer News staff

Victoria councillors are keeping mum while they seek legal advice on what they can and can’t reveal about a fixed-price contract for the Johnson Street Bridge project. Coun. Geoff Young said the $63.2-million construction contract awarded to PCL Constructors doesn’t include costs that should be considered part of the project. One of those costs, argues Young, is the

construction of a vertical retaining wall beside 203 Harbour Rd. to support an approach road beside the city-owned lot. The vertical retaining wall, previously designed as a side slope on the city-owned property, will cost $640,000 to build, excluding taxes and preliminary design costs, said city spokeswoman Katie Josephson. “It could be done later, however, it was felt a retaining wall would increase the future lease potential (of the property),” she said. “There are benefits to doing it now when a contractor is already working in the area.” The work will be completed by PCL and paid for with funds from the city’s tax sale land reserve. The cost will be recovered from the increased lease revenue, Josephson said. Young contends the cost is attached to the bridge project, because the work is required

New network connects natural resource users Kyle Wells News staff

A new online networking website is connecting producers, consumers and researchers of smallscale natural resources. The Centre for Livelihoods and Ecology at Royal Roads University has launched the Rural Opportunities Network, in partnership with a number of other agencies from across the country. Tim Brigham, project co-manager, said the network’s focus is to provide information for and create awareness of small businesses focused on natural resources, on a variety of scales. “This could be anything from non-timber forest product-based industries … right through to people doing small scale saw milling and even growing niche crops,” Brigham said. “Basically we’re trying to serve what we still see as an under-served area.” To explore the network visit ruralnetwork.ca. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

to contain fill from the west approach road. “If that (Harbour Road) property was owned by somebody else, (the wall) would be required as part of the bridge project,” he said. Construction costs are capped at $66 million, including a contingency fund of about $2.8 million for unanticipated costs. That amount could rise to about $4 million, should PCL find further efficiencies over the life of the project, according to a staff report. The remaining $26.8-million cost of the project covers design, legal and insurance costs, as well as staff time. Ross Crockford of watchdog citizens group johnsonstreetbridge.org said the contingency should be more substantial, as the final design of the bridge is only partially complete.

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Within its whitewashed walls decorated with neatly hung paintings, the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective has established itself as the centre for art in Greater Victoria that is distinctly outside of the mainstream. “At night the space does seem quiet, but there is a lot of activity happening here,” says Renee Crawford, one of the four board members of Fifty Fifty Arts Collective who also works for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. The collective is celebrating its 10th anniversary today (Jan. 11) with an exhibition from 15 local artists. Over the past decade, the gallery has hosted some 300 emerging artists and 500 musicians in what has become an institution in Victoria’s arts scene. “Our role in the community is to give emerging and experimental arts space and support and experience,” Crawford says. “Those artists on the edge of mainstream or who are totally underground have a space to showcase their work.” “New artists in town can have a hard time breaking into the scene. We can let them give a show,” adds Jzero Schuurman, a board

moved to Douglas Street a few years later. Allan Kollins, one of the founding members who sat on the board until 2009, said in 2003, the stars aligned. The idealism of a group of young artists to create a collective art gallery became reality, due to an affordable retail Edward Hill/News staff space. Fifty Fifty Arts Collective board He said the name “Fifty members Jzero Schuurman, left, Fifty” was drawn from a and Renee Crawford. hat. “I think the person who member of the collective. submitted that name wanted The collective has seen many more of the money to go to the members come and go, but key artist. They didn’t want (the galto its survival has been a steady lery) to be commercial,” Kollins stream of volunteers dedicated said. “We wanted art that was conto fostering an arts space. It also ceptual, more experimental, not helps the rent is reasonable at pretty pictures on the wall.” their Douglas Street space. Where other artist-run spaces The gallery has allowed emerg- have come and gone over the ing artists to learn lessons not nec- years, Fifty Fifty is looking to essarily illuminated in art school. expand. At Fifty Fifty, artists must assemble “It’s survived in part because and promote their own exhibits. of a burgeoning arts community “The artists have to curate their in Victoria,” Kollins says. “The colown shows,” Crawford says. “Art lective has seen dire times. But schools don’t teach how to curate we’ve also seen commitment from shows or how to get exhibits or the community from fundraising create a portfolio. Being involved and support.” in an artist-run centre, in a short The 10 year celebration is Jan. time you learn how the profession 11, from 7 to 10 p.m. 2516 Douglas works.” St. and is free. See thefiftyfifty.net. Fifty Fifty launched in 2003 and editor@saanichnews.com

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2013 SCHEDULE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS Pursuant to the Community Charter, the public is advised that the 2013 schedule for Regular Council Meetings is available on our web site at saanich.ca, or by contacting the Legislative Division at 250-475-1775 or e-mailing us at clerksec@saanich.ca. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and are held in the Council Chambers, Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue.

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No National Hockey League games on TV? You might think Greater Victoria sports bars have been crying the blues. But as they prepare to welcome back fans of the Canucks, Habs, Flames and other NHL teams, the fact they aren’t hurting is a testament to the resiliency of local operators. That, and the fact many establishments don’t expect to see larger crowds for games on TV until closer to playoff time. Nonetheless, last weekend’s announcement that a deal was reached that would end the 113day lockout is a good tonic for the traditional post-New Year’s doldrums. “Because of football and other specials we had on, we’ve been continuously hiring. But January is a slower month,” said Candace Norris, general manager of the Shark Club Sports Bar and Grill on Douglas Street. “Having hockey come back now is probably the best time it could have come back.” Details are still being hammered out, but word is the league is preparing for a 48-game season to start Saturday, Jan. 19 – with the potential for some major regional rivals to meet opening night. That could see this region’s most-watched team, the Vancouver Canucks, take on Calgary. “There’s a lot of talk about people boycotting, but I think people will come back pretty quick,” Norris said. Maude Hunter’s Pub on Shelbourne Street, not far from both the University of Victoria and Camosun College, thrives at this time of year, when students return for another semester. And manager Norm Wilson said the lockout “didn’t really affect us whatsoever.” “I think people are going to go out no matter what (if they have money). Where we would have really felt it would be more in playoff time,” he said. Even if the lockout’s effects have been minimal,

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Wilson said there’ll likely be a few extra patrons sticking around on game nights. While the impact on Vancouver’s hospitality industry has been significant, Darren Cross, manager of the Station House Pub in Langford, said the Island has felt a trickle down effect. “The industry is roughly down 20 per cent,” he said, qualifying that the drop is not entirely due to the absence of hockey on TV. Cross estimates that business might have been 10 per cent higher on a night where the Canucks or Montreal were playing the Saturday game. At the Strathcona Hotel in downtown Victoria, which counts dozens of screens in its various bars, co-owner Grant Olson estimates bigger losses relating to the hockey lockout. “I was saying the other day that the overall impact (to us) might be $250,000 or even $300,000 in revenue if you lose the whole season and playoffs,” he said. “We might have lost a third of that at this point. The fact they can do a 48-game season and we still get the playoffs, that’s kind of the better chunk of the pie to get.” Where the hotel’s bars have noticed the biggest difference is in the absence of hockey fans who might stick around to watch the last period of a late game and order a little more, he said. Olson, a hockey fan himself, said people are generally excited about the return of the NHL. “The hockey fans are hockey fans,” he said. “These winters are long and cold and hockey provides good entertainment, whether your team’s Detroit or Vancouver.” editor@vicnews.com PLEASE SEE: Our View, Page A8

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Junior rink eyes national title “This team has high expectations and additional pressure because Chester and Klymchuk have been to nationals before.” – Todd Troyer their respective teammates aged out. This fall the schedule has taken on a pretty regular routine, during which the team become weekly B.C. Ferries commuters. Bowry and Chester go to New Westminster on Wednesdays so the team can play in Royal City’s Premium League, the top league in B.C. On Sundays, Klymchuk and Gamache sail to Victoria on the early ferry, train with the team all day, and then return home. “New West’s league is a step up for sure, the calibre is awesome,” Chester said. “And that was one of our goals, to get out there to play the best competition in the province, men or junior, so it’s a good fit for us.” In addition to New West, the Klymchuk rink Photo by Rebecca Connop Price/Curl BC entered three World Curling Tour tournaments Victoria’s Corey Chester throws a rock during 2013 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling this season, the Cloverdale Cash Spiel in SeptemChampionships in Coquitlam on Sunday (Jan. 6). ber, Valley First Crown of Curling in Kamloops in October, and Vancouver Island Shootout the passion to want to be better.” here in Victoria back in November. While the Meshing teams from separate districts isn’t team didn’t crack any purse money, they used common in junior ranks, but it has happened the tourneys as a chance to bond. They also before. If anything, it’s a had some notable Travis Paterson sign of how competitive moments, particularly News staff the sport has become. a big first-round win “I’ve seen traveling against Edmonton’s A long distance relationship has paid off for a teams put together Jamie King in Kampair of junior Victoria curlers. before, but I’m not sure loops, a team with forSanjay Bowry and Corey Chester of the Victothey were as dedicated mer world champions ria Curling Club played second and third, respec- to traveling and trainScott Pfeiffer and Blake tively, with lead Rhys Gamache and skip Tyler ing together as we are,” McDonald. Klymchuk of the Langley Curling Club. Chester said. Locally, Bowry and Rebecca Connop Price/Curl B.C. Chester play on the And it all came together as the quartet capThat dedication Coach Todd Troyer, left, with Rhys Gamache, Steve Streiffel rink in tured the Tim Horton’s junior men’s provincial comes from a motivaSanjay Bowry, Corey Chester, and Tyler VCC’s Tuesday night championship (20-and-under), Jan. 1 to Jan. 6 at tion to do more than Klymchuk, are the 2013 B.C. Jr. champs. the Coquitlam Curling Club. just show up at nationSelect League. “That was definitely one of the goals that als. The last time a B.C. “(Chester and we set for ourselves at the start of the year,” team won the men’s junior nationals was 2000, Klymchuk) set this team up and invited me Klymchuk said. “We have put in a lot of hard so the Klymchuk rink is off to as good a start as along for the ride,” Troyer said. The coach is work, a lot of ferry trips, and it definitely feels any. They went undefeated in all seven games of one who knows what the Klymchuk rink is up good to win.” the provincial round robin. In the final they took against, as he won the 1988 national championCoaching the quartet is Victoria’s Todd Troyer, an early lead against Langley Curling Club’s Tardi ship with the Mike Wood rink from North Vanwho was with Chester and Josh Hozak last year, rink and never looked back, prevailing 9-4. couver. Troyer himself is in the midst of a busy when the Victoria Curling Club team won B.C.’s “(Chester) made a real key triple in the secyear. The chartered accountant also volunteers and went to nationals. Klymchuk went to junior ond end to leave us lying four in the house,” as the Victoria Curling Club treasurer, and is nationals the year before. Klymchuk said. vice chair of the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling “I’ve been playing against Tyler all my competThe Klymchuk rink will now spend the next Championships in Victoria. itive career and I’ve always respected his game three weeks preparing for the junior national The Katherine Silversides rink of Juan de Fuca play on and off the ice, so when my teammates curling championships, Feb. 2 to Feb. 10 in Fort Curling Club finished seventh at the junior womfrom last year aged out, it was obvious to me to McMurray, Alta. en’s provincials in Coquitlam. get together,” Chester said. “It’s our last crack at It’s been a long haul for the team to this point, sports@vicnews.com - with files from Gary Ahuja/Langley Times juniors, we’ve been playing long enough to have literally. They originally formed in April when

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SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Running series starts Sunday The winter race season his here as the 2013 Frontrunners Island Race Series kicks off with the Harriers Pioneer 8K in Saanichton on Sunday (Jan. 13). The eight kilometre loop starts at 11 a.m., beginning and ending at the Saanich Fairgrounds (1528 Stelly’s X Road). The Harriers Pioneer 8K is the first of eight in the Frontrunners Island Race Series, followed by the Cobble Hill 10K on Jan. 27. Sean Chester and Care Nelson) won last year’s series. Vince Brotherston and Nancy Baxendale won the men’s and women’s masters. The Prairie Inn Harriers won the team standings. Online registration for Sunday is closed but runners can sign up at Frontrunners (1200 Vancouver St.) on Saturday, or at the fairgrounds before the race.

Track season here for Vikes The UVic Vikes men’s and women’s track and field teams open the 2013 season on Saturday at the University of Washington Huskies Indoor Preview event. Rookie runner Brendon Restall (Oak Bay High), makes his debut in the 600-metre event this weekend, and is hoping to make a CIS standard.

Rams, Davis superb against U.S.A. all-stars Travis Paterson News staff

If Marcus Davis isn’t on the radar of any NCAA schools by now, the radar is broken. From the outset of Team B.C.’s 38-18 win over U.S.A.’s all-star team of high school players at the Football University International Games in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, wide receiver and kick returner Marcus Davis of the Mount Douglas Rams and quarterback Liam O’Brien of the Ballenas Whalers (Parksville)

were a dynamic duo that couldn’t be stopped. Davis started the game with a kickoff return to U.S.A’s 31 yard line. On the next play, Davis burned his initial coverage and then leapt over top of his secondary coverage to catch a pass from O’Brien on the goal line, and fell into the endzone for a touchdown. Davis was named MVP of the game, a heady title to go on his resumé next to his recent crowning achievement as the 2012 B.C. High School Football Player of the Year. “From the start of the game we

came out firing,” said the 17-year-old Davis, still in Grade 11. “That just gave us all the momentum to carry us throughout the game. Nothing else can compare to this. Texas is where football is made.” O’Brien rushed for three more touchdowns and handed off to running back Mason Swift (Mount Doug Rams) for an eight yard touchdown run as Team B.C. stunned U.S.A. “The first three possessions all started inside the 50 I think. Coming out there that fast and quieting them

down and taking the motivation out of them was huge.” With the win, Team B.C. improved their record to two wins and no losses at the FBU International Games, having beaten Team Europe 49-14 on Thursday (Jan. 3). Also playing for Team B.C. from the Rams were wide receiver Brian Dowds, offensive linemen Christian Krause and Zach Wilkinson and quarterback Ashton MacKinnon. Full version of this story available at vicnews.com. sports@vicnews.com

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The UVic Vikes basketball teams return to the floor this weekend, a month since their last Canada West game, as they travel to play the Winnipeg Wesmen and Manitoba Bisons. The Vikes women (6-4) are fourth in the in the Canada West Pacific Division while the Wesmen (5-6) are fourth and the Bisons (2-9) in the Prairie Divison.

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The Western Lacrosse Association may not like it, but it will live with it. The WLA board of governors agreed at an emergency meeting Saturday to abide by a new fighting ban implemented by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. “We’re not happy with the rule,” said Earl Nicholson, Timbermen general manager. “But it’s going to be the interpretation of it that’s going to be key, with the officials.” The CLA’s new Rule 45 brinigs down a game misconduct on any player who fights. If there is a clear instigator or clear aggressor, only the offending player will be ejected. When the CLA made the rule change in December, it caught lacrosse leagues by surprise. The WLA was at one point considering ignoring the rule, but changed its mind this past weekend. “Everybody else is following it and there’s a question of liability if you don’t follow it, so I don’t think we’ve got a lot of leeway,” Nicholson said. The WLA’s official press release noted that the board of governors “voted reluctantly to comply” and had “concerns with the lack of clarity” of the wording of Rule 45. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.

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

TAX

ELECTRICAL

250-477-4601

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

CARPET INSTALLATION MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANING. Excellent refs & attention to detail. Keri (250)658-2520. HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444. 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.

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

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call 250.388.3535

250-361-6193- RENO’S, res & comm. Knob and tube rmvl. No job too small. Lic# 22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. 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.

EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.

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

GARDENING J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677. 20% OFF Fall clean-ups, racking, mowing, hedge/shrub trimming. (250)479-6495. 250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, ﬁnish carpentry, garden clean-ups. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca FRUIT TREES Overgrown? Shaping trees & roses. Blackberry clearing. Call John, 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

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

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t ﬁt in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

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250-889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Cleaning at Fair Prices! 250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, windows, power washing, roof demoss, repairs. Insured.

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HAULING AND SALVAGE HAULING & Recycling. (250)889-5794.

MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278 QUALITY INSULATION blown ﬁberglass. Affordable rates. (250)896-6652.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

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

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ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999.

THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

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MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. A2Z WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Call Phil (250)383-8283 DIAMOND MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071 LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

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FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing. New construction, reno’s, hw tanks, toilets, clogged drains. All of your plumbing needs. Call to talk with a plumber. 24hr service. Free est. No job too small. 250-704-8962. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

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WINDOWS ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.

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Friday, January 11, 2013 - SAANICH

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

201-55 Songhees, $749,900 pg. 3

604-420 Linden, $419,900 pg. 3

116-75 Songhees, $998,000 pg. 6

613 Sturdee, $409,900

4379 Elnido Cres, $639,900

301-79 Gorge, $399,000

463 Avery, $389,900

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Lorraine Williams, 250-216-3317

Saturday 2-4 Sotheby’s International Don St. Germain, 250-744-7136

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-920-6868

Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 1

pg. 10

103E-1115 Craigﬂower, $364,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814

pg. 1

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

pg. 8

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bonnie Johnston 250 744-3301

pg. 8

pg. 9

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124

pg. 19

pg. 6

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

pg. 3

1004 Falaise Pl, $545,000

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Miles Takacs, 250-999-9822

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark Meichsner, 250-661-3079

3380 Upper Terr, $1,790,000 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

306-75 Songhees, $698,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

pg. 6 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Miles Takacs, 250-999-9822

209-2529 Wark, $209,999 Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

pg. 6

102-670 Dallas, $549,000 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Margaret Foreman 250 385-2033

pg. 9

402-1433 Faircliff Lane, $283,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Laurel Hounslow, 250-592-4422

pg. 5

402-1122 Hilda, $219,900 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

pg. 5

101-66 Songhees, $519,900 Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893

16-2319 Chilco, $449,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

pg. 8

9-1529 Cooper Rd, $169,000 Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301

pg. 23

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124 pg. 10

pg. 23

101-75 Songhees, $685,000

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875

307-120 Douglas, $429,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-3:30 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

349 Lampson, $729,000 pg. 6

Saturday 11:30-1:30 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822

pg. 8

pg. 19

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-744-3301

pg. 10

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

32-7751 East Saanich, $359,000 pg. 11

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

1670 Wain, $569,000 pg. 10

Sunday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 12

pg. 5

203-9730 Second St, $459,000 pg. 11

pg. 12

Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 7

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250 388-5882

pg. 11

pg. 9

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Tom Dunn 250 384-8124

pg. 12

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 12

2720A Phillips, $419,900

Saturday 2:30-3:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

pg. 14

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141

B-2720 Phillips Rd., $449,900 pg. 13

pg. 5

938 Dunford, $249,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124

pg. 14

2334 Kamaureen Pl

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

Saturday 12:30-1:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Gregg Mah, 250-384-8124

pg. 14

5512 Croydon, $374,900 pg. 19

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Patricia Gatey 250-592-4422

pg. 14

101-608 Fairway Ave, $229,900

316 Brunswick Pl, $524,500 Saturday 12-1 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

pg. 13

2340 Otter Point Rd, $279,900

2140 Gourman Pl, $574,900

609 Brandy Pl, $479,900

742 Jasmine Ave, $379,900

pg. 3

Saturday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-216-7625

1051 Whitney Crt, $464,900

303-4515 Pipeline, $398,000

Saturday 12-1:30 Sotheby’s International Don St. Germain, 250-744-7136 Saturday 1:30-3:30 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

pg. 8

8-3957 South Valley, $549,900

3963 Juan De Fuca

pg. 8

111-9655 First, $1,269,000

107-40 Gorge Rd West, $289,888

pg. 11

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gabriella Pakos 250 384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-509-7011

pg. 13

867 Wild Ridge Way, $369,900

pg. 6

pg. 19

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

883 McCallum Rd, $419,800

17-7675 East Saanich, $299,000 pg. 9

pg. 6

617-623 Treanor, $239,900

Saturday 2-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Karen Scott, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Gordon Hulme Realty Linda Egan, 250-656-4626

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

3385 Mary Anne Cres, $549,900

413-10030 Resthaven Dr. pg. 6

Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

102-866 Goldstream, $229,000

pg. 12

Friday 1-3 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

pg. 13

2141 Bellamy, $499,900 pg. 12

11-4318 Emily Carr, $539,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967

pg. 13

9708 Fifth St, $599,900

pg. 16

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jodie Farup, 250-477-1100

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gabriella Pakos 250 384-8124

pg. 11

4030/4040 Borden St, $289,900

3434 Bonair, $1,049,000

1054 Colville, $539,900 pg. 5

pg. 11

304-1505 Church Ave, $189,900

pg. 10

223 Portsmouth, $578,000

44-2147 Sooke, $266,500

4224 Panorama

1642 Tampico, $569,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

1137/1139 Heald Ave, $629,900

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-744-0844

104-1521 Church, $239,000

4407 Elnido, $879,900

Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

1327 Lang, $479,000

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jodie Farup, 250-477-1100

A-1142 Craigﬂower Rd, $369,900

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822

pg. 11

1-3211 Shelley St, $384,500

71-14 Erskine Lane, $399,900

pg. 5

1610-647 Michigan St, $314,900

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Fred Hiigli 250 385-2033

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Gurcharan Chauhan 250-384-8124

Sunday 2-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Karen Scott, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

403-1521 Church, $300,000

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

152 Levista, $589,900

404-1122 Hilda St.

pg. 23

3666-1507 Queensbury, $497,000

311-2022 Foul Bay Rd, $139,000

Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

pg. 8

1213 Cumberland, $509,900

3290 Maplewood, $495,000 pg. 10

pg. 6

Saturday 2-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Alison Stoodley, 250-477-1100

pg. 10

3478 Calumet, $498,000 Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Brian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100

2046 Kings Rd, $519,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

Sunday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000

573 Baker, $469,800

1687 Brousson, $539,000

5410 Fowler, $575,000 pg. 10

405-2125 Oak Bay Ave, $459,900

Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

pg. 11

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Don Thome 250 477-5353

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

203-1477 Yale St, $455,900

631 Rason Rd, $544,900

4889 Townsend Dr.

4035 Cumberland Rd, $512,900

1494 Fairﬁeld, $299,900

pg. 8

991 Scottswood

924 Esquimalt Rd, $249,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Percy 250 744-3301

5203-2329 Arbutus, $799,500

302-1124 Esquimalt, $204,000

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bonnie Johnston 250 744-3301

930 Tuxedo, $649,900

pg. 23

307-4480 Chatterton, $530,000 Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

edition of

Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co. Real Estate Ltd. 250-383-7100

506-327 Maitland, $269,900

Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

Jan.10 - 16

101-1041 Rockland, $325,000

N410-737 Humboldt, $639,000

Saturday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

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

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the

828 Rupert Terrace

Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

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pg. 12

Daily 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chuck Meagher, 250-477-1100

pg. 7

pg. 8

1905 Portway, $948,000

538 Meredith Cres, $449,000

404-611 Brookside, $198,000

2667 Treit Rd, $499,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291

Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301

Daily 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-385-8875

pg. 10

pg. 12

pg. 9

pg. 15

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for donations to the hospital instead of selling his photographs. The young news photographer bought a year-old baby blue 1957 Pontiac Laurentian convertible to carry him to his assignments. He was in that car on June 17, 1958 at Vancouver’s Hastings Race Track when a frantic radio phone call came in from the Sun newsroom that the Second Narrows Bridge had collapsed. He was just minutes away and beat the emergency crews there. Eighteen ironworkers lost their lives and Ralph Bower’s photographs were front page across the country. His favourite camera car was a special-order 1967 Oldsmobile 442 with a big motor and all the options. The last time he drove that car was through Langley to get a photo down by the U.S. border. A speeding Pontiac station wagon came over a hill and rammed him. His car swerved out of control and ﬂipped into a ditch. The other driver ran Continued on next page

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from the scene of the accident and it took 30 minutes for rescuers to get Ralph out of his car. He walked away but his camera equipment was written off along with the Oldsmobile. Years later, he drove his Thunderbird to a police standoff in East Vancouver where he captured the photo of a distraught man holding his son upside down outside a fourthﬂoor apartment. That photo was carried by newspapers all over North America and won a National Newspaper Award. Ralph Bower and his venerable 1978 Ford Thunderbird retired from the Vancouver Sun on Dec. 31, 1996. “The speedometer had gone around four times and I took a photo of it every time it hit 99999.9,” he says. The Thunderbird continues as his retirement car. It has travelled 465,000 kilometres. Ralph Bower has had 12,000 published photographs and seven exhibitions of his work, including the history of Hastings

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