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Saanich residents call for wider Shelbourne Street Thumbs-up for bike lanes, but not at expense of traffic flow

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f consensus created the most viable results, big changes would come to Shelbourne Street. Instead of a narrow four-lane road, with pencil-thin sidewalks on either side, most Saanichites would prefer four lanes for vehicles plus wide sidewalks, bike lanes and grassed buffers. The widened road – increasing from

its current 20-metre right of way to 26 metres – would require Saanich to make big investments, buying street frontage along kilometres of Shelbourne to make that dream a reality. But until it can do that, a friendlier corridor will remain a dream deferred for the foreseeable future. “We’re not going to be able to satisfy everything that everybody wants,” said Harold Stanley, a Saanich planner who’s taken the lead on the Shelbourne Valley Action Plan. “The crux of the whole thing is trying to incorporate the different forms of transportation into the narrow right of way.”

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The plan has set out to create a 25-year vision for the four-kilometre stretch of Shelbourne Street north of Hillside Centre. Of the 334 people who gave feedback online and at open houses late last year, the majority supported keeping the street four lanes for vehicles, with the majority preferring a wider road for bikes and better sidewalks. To widen the street, Saanich would need to purchase land from property owners along Shelbourne, which could take years. It would be a willing seller, willing buyer process. “When we identify several homes

that we would like to convert to either park or road, we don’t go down the street and simply force the purchase,” Mayor Frank Leonard said in an interview earlier this year. “We approach the homeowners and say ‘If and when you’d like to sell, we’d like to be the first in line.’” In the meantime, Stanley points to positive feedback on creating a northsouth “greenway” using designated side streets as a cycling thoroughfare, similar to what is seen in Vancouver. PLEASE SEE: Action on Shelbourne, Page A4

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Cooking oil spills on highway in Saanich Sixty litres of cooking oil spilled onto the Pat Bay Highway last Friday morning. Saanich police say a truck’s load shifted while turning from Sayward Road onto the highway around 9 a.m., and part of it flipped onto the highway at the intersection. Traffic in the area was impacted for about three hours until the road was cleared. The driver of the truck was issued a $288 ticket for driving with an insecure load.

Gary Lindsay, owner of Driftwood Brewery in the Rock Bay neighbourhood, shows one of the popular growler bottles and a glass of beer next to the bottling line in his brewery on Hillside Avenue.

Blaze damages Carey Road home Three residents escaped without injury after a fire broke out at a home in the 3900block of Carey Rd. just before 5 p.m. on Saturday. Saanich fire crews responded and quickly extinguished the flames, coming from the second floor of the home. The fire department deemed the fire “accidental” and damage to the structure and contents is estimated at $100,000.

UVic, VIHA top diversity employers Two Capital Region employers have been recognized for their efforts in creating diverse workplaces. Vancouver Island Health Authority and University of Victoria made Mediacorp’s Top 100 Diversity Employers list for 2013. The national ranking, now in its seventh year, looks at hiring levels among a number of groups to determine the list: women of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered/transsexuals. “We are particularly proud of our work in the area of aboriginal employment,” said VIHA CEO Howard Waldner. VIHA and the B.C. Public Service, made the Top 100 Employers list in November, which ranks Canadian employers by more general workplace criteria.

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Province growls at brewery tax loophole Fans of big refillable beer bottles likely to pay higher price this April Daniel Palmer News staff

It’s Friday afternoon at the corner of Bridge and David streets in Victoria’s Rock Bay neighbourhood. Five-ton trucks rumble by steel-fenced industrial warehouses, while a steady rush of patrons dutifully file through unmarked doors carrying what look like old moonshine bottles. Inside, staff at the neighbouring Hoyne and Driftwood breweries can barely keep pace with demand for a 19th-century tradition that’s been revived in recent years, a result of the proliferation of craft brewing in the Capital Region. Sold by most breweries for a one-time price of $5, growlers are 1.8-litre glass jugs that can be filled and refilled for about $10 onsite. While only slightly cheaper than an average six-pack at the liquor store, growler use has exploded in popularity for obvious reasons, said Gary Lindsay, Driftwood brewery owner. “It’s like going to a bakery to get your bread or to a marketplace that has their own farm,” Lindsay said. “Anything that connects people

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“Obviously the cyclists would prefer to have bike lanes or a cycle track with buffers on Shelbourne, but based on how we would probably get that, with redevelopments, it’s going to take quite a long time,” Stanley said. Also covered in the Action Plan survey are questions about building height and development setbacks in the targeted urban centres. Saanich aims to create a dense urban core at Feltham Road, McKenzie Avenue, Cedar Hill X Road, and near Hillside Centre. “We’re trying to densify the villages and centres in the valley,” Stanley said. “People would hopefully spend more time in each centre with regards to getting everyday goods and services, as well as employment opportunities. Density cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions – people don’t have to travel far, so we’re try-

ing to incorporate transit, cycling, walking into the valley as much as possible.” Stakeholder meetings on the Action Plan are continuing, but Stanley hopes to have a completed draft plan presented to the public in the coming months. Once more feedback is received, he hopes the Shelbourne Valley Action Plan will be before Saanich council in the late fall. “We heard quite loud and clear when we started off on this plan that the status quo is not working (along Shelbourne Street),” Stanley said. “If we don’t do something to fix it now, the issues and problems – bad architecture, traffic issues, the lack of infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians – will probably get worse. We have to get something done now to address all these issues.” To see the survey or to view the plan so far, visit saanich.ca/business/ actionplan/shelbourne.html. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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The series of images from security cameras at the TD Bank at Quadra Street and McKenzie Avenue show the suspect brandishing a handgun as he enters the bank and then demands cash from a teller last Thursday at 10:30 p.m. A dye pack exploded on the suspect outside the bank.

Bank robber remains at large Police are still looking for an armed bank robber who fled a TD bank covered in orange and red dye. A man armed with a handgun and wearing a mask held up the TD Bank branch at 4000 Quadra St. at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday (March 7), and he ran off with an undisclosed amount of cash. The man ran north on Quadra Street through yards and leaping fences, police say. Investigators found an exploded

dye pack in the TD parking lot, which likely left the suspect’s hands, head and clothing covered in an orangered dye. Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie said a police dog unit didn’t turn up any evidence, such as clothing, and wasn’t able to track the suspect. The handgun also hasn’t been found and is presumably with the suspect. Eassie said the man entered the bank with a mask and walked directly to a teller in a relatively quick rob-

bery. Images released by police show the man enter the bank with his gun drawn for the duration of the robbery. “This is the first robbery in Saanich in quite some time,” Eassie said. “Certainly the potential for violence and harm escalates dramatically when a weapon is involved.” The suspect is described as white, 35 to 40 years old, five-foot-nine to five-foot-11, wearing a red toque, a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

No one was injured in the robbery, police say. If members of the public sees anyone with orange or red dye on their hands, lower arms, or face, they are asked to call Saanich police immediately at 250-475-4321. As of Monday, the suspect remained at large. Anyone with information relating to this crime can call the Saanich police at 250-475-4321, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). editor@saanichnews.com

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More charges have been sworn against the man police believe was stealing large quantities of cigarettes from Costco customers. Langley resident Christopher Sharafi, 46, now faces 22 counts of theft, five counts of possession of stolen property and three counts of break and enter for a number of major cigarette heists. Sharafi was arrested in Courtenay in late January after members of the Greater Victoria Regional Crime Unit witnessed an incident firsthand. Staff Sgt. Gary Schenk says the suspect “donned a disguise, smashed the window out of the vehicle and stole approximately

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She was convinced to use most of “All of a sudden, they’re together her life savings to help renovate her much more and physical (harm) that’s daughter’s Alberta home. Tait said she always been there gets worse. It’s no was promised she could live out her different when you’re old, except it years there, but when the renovations takes longer for the wounds to heal.” were finished and paid for, her daughter Spencer acknowledged that modern Sharon Tiffin/News staff technology has added a new element to reneged on the arrangement. Tait was left with no place to live. She Moira Tate finds peace as she practises potential abuse. yoga at a seniors home in Esquimalt. had a friend with a basement suite in “It’s where things get a little fuzzy. Victoria, and made her way here in a Is financial abuse by an Internet friend last-ditch effort for survival. abuse that happens within the context or lover any different from being taken “I can’t tell you how humiliating, how of a relationship with a spouse, a son advantage of by a flesh and blood embarrassing it was to be an older or daughter or with friends or other person that you have a relationship woman and be in that position and to relatives,” she said. with? Or is it fraud by a stranger?” said have to ask for help,” she said. “It just Oak Bay Police Chief Constable Mark Spencer. about killed me, and I’m one of the Fisher agrees. But the situation is far from hopeless. toughest broads I know.” “We don’t get a lot of abuse by family Adult guardianship legislation, In Victoria, she found Transition members reported to us,” he said. passed in B.C. in 2000, grants far more House. She now dedicates her time “We know it’s probably happening, but investigative powers to appropriate to helping other women in abusive people aren’t as quick to call police in authorities. situations and raising awareness of the the case of families.” “The Vancouver Island Health issue of elder abuse. She has also served Spencer says two-thirds of abuse Authority has the right to enter a home on the board of the B.C. Coalition to comes from a family member. “Children and investigate reports of abuse,” de Eliminate Abuse of Seniors. with addictions problems can be a Chaplain said. “As well, the Public Statistics Canada’s 2011 census figures problem. They may use psychological Guardian and Trustee is a very good show that Victoria has nearly 63,500 pressure and even physical threats to entry point for people who are aware of residents who are aged 65 or older, extract funds from their parents, and a potentially abusive relationship.” about 18 per cent of the population. they keep coming back.” Tait, meanwhile, has emerged from her About eight per cent of that Still, seniors are often loathe to situation in a healthy way. As a coping population has or will suffer some involve the police, she said. “They want mechanism during her own period form of elder abuse, and most will the abuse to stop, but they don’t want of recovery, she discovered yoga at go unreported or undetected, says anyone going to jail.” Transition House. She now teaches it at Charmaine Spencer, a lawyer and an That’s one of the reasons for the various community centres and seniors’ adjunct professor at Simon Fraser underreporting of abuse, but there are residences. 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ith the return to a combination of a seven-per-cent provincial sales tax and five-per-cent federal goods and services tax April 1, the harmonized sales tax experiment will come to an end in B.C. Taxpayers shouldn’t count on having more money left over at the end of the month, however, as the changes made by the province in the wake of the initial HST – tax credits for lower-income families and seniors among them – will also come to an end. There will nonetheless be good news for consumers in certain sectors. Butchart Gardens food and beverage manager Bob Parrotta, who serves as the Victoria branch chair for the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, insists that patrons will see a reduction on their costs after the PST is reinstated, with the net result being a four to five-per-cent increase in sales. If that materializes, and there’s no guarantee it will, it could create jobs and benefit other related businesses. Other consumers, such as those planning to purchase a brand new home or buying a new bike, may see large savings in one transaction. The HST was supposed to provide a less complicated tax regime for the sale of goods and services and eliminate exemptions and hidden taxes created under the PST-GST system. There were still loopholes. For example, a person buying a donut at Tim Horton’s would pay tax on their purchase, while the same donut at a grocery store would not be taxed, since it was considered a grocery item. We hope the work the province has done on reforming the PST, since the public voted the HST out with a 55-per-cent majority, makes B.C.’s tax system more streamlined. Regardless, the public can’t expect things to be perfect under a system previously found to be inefficient and unfair, not to mention unwieldy for business. At the very least, we fully expect businesses that complained loudest about the HST to put their money where their mouth is and prove to customers they are saving money under PSTGST.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Saanich News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Ethnic strategy is nothing new T

he B.C. legislature session website targeting NDP leader Adrian ends this week. It can’t come Dix was being cooked up in the quickly enough for Premier B.C. Liberal bunker, a similar effort Christy Clark and the B.C. was being developed Liberals. in NDP research down This is also the week the hall. This partisan we see the rest of the message detailed all the fallout from “ethnic-gate,” worthwhile things that as the latest controversy could be done with the over partisan activity by government’s $15-million political staff has been advertising budget clumsily labelled. singing the praises of the A disgruntled former government’s “jobs plan.” B.C. Liberal caucus But this one carried the staffer handed the NDP logo of the NDP caucus, Tom Fletcher so it was within the rules. opposition an internal B.C. Views memo setting out a The average person, strategy for ethnic seeing two groups of staff “outreach” that strayed into on the public payroll, each slagging forbidden territory, suggesting that the other, might not detect much of ethnic-friendly government events a difference. could be staged and participants’ The biggest headline from the names collected and turned over to leaked memo was its reference the party. to generating “quick wins” for “This secret plan clearly the election campaign by staging demonstrates the Liberals are apologies for historic racial deliberately folding government injustices. It mentioned how resources and staff into their party’s former premier Gordon Campbell campaign machinery, despite rules delivered a solemn apology in 2008 that forbid this,” thundered NDP for the decision to turn away a house leader John Horgan. “We’ve ship carrying Sikh refugees from seen this before, with the Liberals’ Vancouver harbour – shortly after efforts to run a secret committee to the outbreak of the First World War. subvert the public process around What does a modern provincial Burnaby Hospital, and in the attack premier accomplish by apologizing website created by caucus staff and for a federal immigration decision launched by the Liberal party.” made in 1915? Why would another Casual observers might see this premier now feel the need to as a disturbing new development apologize for a federal “head tax” in misuse of public resources. It’s imposed on Chinese immigrants disturbing, all right, but it’s hardly from 1885 to 1923? new. The “attack website” Horgan The answer is obvious. refers to is a case in point. While a Again, don’t expect much to

change with an NDP government. Asked last week if he would stage an apology for the head tax, Dix delivered a well-rehearsed history lesson that made it clear he is anxious to do so. Welcome to politics in an urbanized, globalized media culture. It’s more important to put on a show than to do the right thing. Hospitals are announced three times before they’re built, then announced again when they are staffed. Politics is a lucrative career. Former B.C. Liberal MLA Lorne Mayencourt is one of the additional “outreach” staff hand-picked by Clark. The B.C. Liberals retort that the NDP caucus has a similar staffer named Gabriel Yiu, who has taken three leaves of absence to run for MLA, and is in practical terms a professional NDP candidate. Yiu is running for a fourth time in Vancouver-Fraserview, having been defeated in 2009 by former West Vancouver police chief Kash Heed. That campaign was notorious for anonymous Chineselanguage pamphlets claiming the NDP favours legalizing drugs and imposing a “death tax” on inheritance. This latest scandal might produce meaningful reform. But the misuse of public money to further the interests of political parties is deeply entrenched. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Volunteer work a balancing act Outerbridge Park volunteer gardener Jock Von Kaldenberg manoeuvres a small boat to the island in the park’s pond in order to remove invasive species from the area. The volunteer gardening group meets every Thursday at the Royal Oak park rain or shine. For more information about volunteering call the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific at 250 479-6162. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

LETTERS Few choices for cattle farmer Re: Cows home to roost in Gordon Head (News, March 1) Having lived in and been a part of Saanich for 54 years I have seen a lot of changes in this community. I have until now supported our Saanich council and think they have made some good decisions for us. I do not understand why our mayor and council are not allowing the zoning change, I am a full supporter of green space and appreciate how much we have in Saanich. It appears the Alberg’s choices are very limited and using the property as they are seems a practical choice from their end. What else can they do at this time? Asking them to reapply again does not seem fair since they have now twice been turned down. In the interest of Saanich and the area home owners I would think Saanich should determine how this zoning can be upgraded to meet the needs of the area and the owners of the property. Ruth Cain Saanich

Gordon Head cattle feedlot is wrong Re: Cows home to roost in Gordon Head (News, March 1) Regarding the stand-off between the Alberg cattle-raising family and Saanich council plus neighbours, the whole thing could be settled by the SPCA moving in and removing

the animals from this set-up. These Angus cows’ “new home” is no pastoral meadow, but rather a muddy feedlot in which with no exercise or freedom of movement they will stand in excrement and ingest grains plus medications to which their digestive tracts are not fitted, so as to maximize their bulk and the volumes of meat or milk they will produce. They will suffer indigestion throughout their short lives (their natural span would be 25-40 years) because nature designed their ruminant stomachs for processing grass, not corn and soymeal. The SPCA promotes “five freedoms” for farm animals, namely freedom from hunger/thirst, disease, distress and discomfort, and freedom to “express behaviors that promote well-being.” The Alberg farm does not fit the bill. Has this feedlot been inspected with human, environmental and animal health standards in mind? Barbara Julian Saanich

Agriculture good for the community Re: Cows home to roost in Gordon Head (News, March 1) I am thrilled to see productive agriculture in my municipality. In order to create a sustainable community for current, and future generations we need to utilize existing farmland, make land available for young farmers and invest in a local food network. As Coun. Susan Brice explained, there would have to be a compelling argument for the greater good of the com-

munity for the application to be accepted, not just personal profit through real estate development. Had the politicians in Saanich ignored their existing policies and opted to support the application, the ALR would have shot it down regardless. This would have resulted in additional economic losses for Mr. Alberg and the municipality. For those of you who are wondering, those losses would have come out of tax revenues. Would you rather your tax dollars subsidize applications that are going to fail or have that money used for something constructive that benefits the community? If you’re going to rely on common sense please make sure that it is informed common sense. William Mirewood Saanich

Don’t recycle Liberal incumbents Re: Ida Chong stands behind her leader (News, March 8) As Ida Chong said, “When I decided I would seek another term, it was because I felt my work was not yet done.” Maybe she still has to pack her brown paper lunch bag for “work?” Or maybe she still needs to stay on top of the latest Liberal sweetheart deal, with the forestry companies transferring tree farm licences from volume to area type, so they can strip the now unregulated land base for fibre, bio-energy mass and then flip it for a huge, and unethical profit. Perhaps she thinks this will sustain all Liberals in their polit-

ical afterlife, when they inevitably get tossed out, like last week’s trash. And that trash is not recyclable, either. Ryan Langkamer Saanich

Victoria amalgamation must be grassroots If two or municipalities want to amalgamate I’m sure there is a process that would allow for that. To impose amalgamation is not undemocratic, it is anti-democratic. If you want centralization for expeditious reasons, why not get rid of municipalities altogether and let the province plan and run everything? We have an MLA for every region of the province. We could even have a provincial police force. The whole idea of municipalities is to recognize the different wants and needs of different communities however big or small even if it does come with a small premium, which I can assure you is small, relative to

the costs of amalgamation (which no one talks about). Lawyers, accountants, bureaucrats and years of negotiations will never be repaid. What if it doesn’t work, what is the cost of turning back? Just look at the cost of returning to the PST. Amalgamation should be voluntary, the decision made by our elected municipal politicians and not on a popular vote that will be based mostly on emotion. Bob Broughton Victoria The News welcomes your opinions and comments. To put readers on equal footing, and to be sure that all opinions are heard, please keep letters to less than 300 words. Mail: Letters to the Editor, Saanich News, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 E-mail: editor@saanichnews. com

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Senior artist hosts art show for charity C. Denys Cook, a 93-year-old artist, is hosting an art show and sale at The Victorian at McKenzie, 4000 Douglas St. on Saturday March 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Funds raised from the auction and sale will be donated to the Cerebral Palsy Association of B.C. in memory of a great grandson of Cook’s. Welsh-born Cook, who was a German prisoner of war during the Second World War and served as a police officer and government executive, paints silver point medium with the assis-

Dave Fraser, a biologist and naturalist, will give a talk and show photos of his journeys down the Tatshenshini-Alsek rivers and through the St. Elias mountains, on March 14, 6:30 p.m. at the Greater Victoria Public Library central branch, 735 Broughton St. The talk is free and all are welcome.

Idea Fest conference continues at UVic Lectures on big ideas around Alzheimer’s disease and climate change continues at Idea Fest at the University of Victoria. Talks and tours continue until Friday. See uvic.ca/ideafest for the schedule of events.

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UVic student society booted from provincial federation Kyle Slavin News staff

The University of Victoria Students’ Society and the Canadian Federation of Students have finally parted ways for good. On Saturday (March 9), members of the B.C. component of the federation (CFS-BC) voted to expel the UVSS, claiming payment on some $160,000 in past membership fees remain outstanding. “Members were left with very little alternatives but to have them removed from the organi-

zation,” said Zachary Crispin, spokesperson for CFS-BC. The expulsion doesn’t come as a blow for the UVSS, which was scheduled to hold a referendum on terminating CFS-BC membership later this month. “We are glad to see the question of UVSS membership in CFS-BC finally come to a resolution,” said UVSS chairperson Emily Rogers. UVSS members voted to leave the national CFS in a March 2011 referendum. According to a release from the UVSS, the student society

believed “that its membership in the provincial component of the CFS, the CFS-BC, had also come to an end” with the 2011 referendum. But the CFS-BC disagreed, and a hearing in the B.C. Supreme Court in 2012 supported the federation’s position. Crispin says the weekend decision stems from current UVSS directors “refusing to acknowledge the debt.” Rogers says that despite cutting ties with the CFS, “the UVSS will continue to work on postsecondary issues.” kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Song and dance keep Irish spirit alive Will Millar dinner theatre celebrates traditional culture Kyle Wells News staff

There are few things more near and dear to the hearts of the Irish than music, stories and good company. All three of these essential elements will be at the forefront of Irish Rover Will Millar’s live dinner theatre show Ireland: Where the Song and Dance Began, starting Friday, March 15 at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Dr., and running Friday and Saturday nights until April 20. Joining Millar on stage will be singer-songwriter Mary Murphy, guitarist Paul Keim, fiddler Daniel Lapp, Riverdance dancer Joel Hanna and singer Chuck McCandless. Along with a couple of Irish Rovers classics, the group will be singing more traditional Irish songs, telling stories, reading poems, dancing and highlighting the history of Ireland through

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Former Irish Rovers Will Millar brings his distinctive blend of humourous stories and Irish pub tunes to the David Foster Foundation Theatre in the Oak Bay Beach Hotel this week. video projection. “We kind of portray an Ireland

that may not exist anymore in Ireland,” Millar said, “But it exists in

people’s imaginations of what Ireland might be.” Growing up in Ballymena in Northern Ireland, Millar said he never understood how widely celebrated St. Patrick’s Day is until he came to North America. “I never saw St. Patrick’s Day when I grew up in Ireland,” Millar said. “It was a day that you went to church.” The Irish Rovers toured the world for more than 30 years, primarily due to the popularity of The Unicorn song. Millar left the band in 1995 and now lives in Maple Bay. Millar has been performing versions of this show for more than a decade now, primarily through New Zealand and Australia. Inspiration came from the history of Irish song and storytelling, something which Millar said has helped the Irish find an identity in the world and overcome prejudice. “I believe that the Irish were such a tormented race over the generations,” Millar said. “I do believe that the music kept them going. I believe it was their spiritual identity. … They could be in dire straits but an Irish jig or an

Irish reel would get them up dancing, get the blood going and give them an identity.” The Oak Bay Beach Hotel hosts dinner theatre in its David Foster Foundation Theatre. The meal will be a three-course traditional Irish dinner. Along with the dinner theatre, a selection of Millar’s paintings will be on display at the hotel. “Although it’s a very elegant environment, it’s a very relaxed environment,” said hotel owner Kevin Walker. “It’s not unlike a kitchen party on the east coast or a ceilidh.” The show is suitable for all audiences A contest is also being held to give away a seven-day all expenses paid trip to Ireland. All guests of the dinner theatre will be entered into the draw, which will be held at the end of the show’s run. The performance runs every Friday and Saturday starting Friday, March 15 until Saturday, April 20. Tickets are $109 per person, plus taxes, including the meal and show. To purchase tickets call 250598-4556. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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The Langham Court Theatre puts a hilarious spin on a classic mystery as it takes on a farcical adaptation of The 39 Steps, bringing to stage more than 100 roles played by four actors. This wild adaptation from the novel by John Buchan and the movie by Alfred Hitchcock brims with references to other classic Hitchcock headliners such as Psycho, Vertigo and North by Northwest, allowing for a maximum amount of laughs during its run until March 23. During the show, the audience witnesses actors Alan Penty, Karen Brelsford, Nick Sepi and Toshik Bukowiecki play everything from hairy-legged cross-dressers to overly mysterious film-noir women – sometimes within seconds of each other. Directed by Keith Digby and Cynthia Pronick, the set was designed by Bill Adams, his finalé as head scenic carpenter after 15 years. Tickets are $21 for adults, $19 for students/seniors and are available at langhamtheatre.ca. llavin@vicnews.com

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Premier Christy Clark surprised the opposition Thursday with a statement in the B.C. legislature endorsing a proposed heavy oil refinery near Kitimat. Clark emphasized that the project would be subject to the five conditions about environmental safety and aboriginal consultation that she has demanded for heavy oil pipelines. But she praised the job creation potential and added that a refinery would help supply the “fair share” of benefits for B.C. David Black, owner of the Black Press newspaper group in B.C., Alberta and the U.S. (owner of the Saanich News), set up a separate company called Kitimat Clean Ltd. last year to develop the refinery plan and seek permits from the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office. Black announced last week that he is finalizing details for $25 billion in financing and purchase agreements for the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel that the plant would produce. “Our government takes the view that we should work together to address legitimate environmental and safety concerns and find a way to get to

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David Black shows a sample of bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands while announcing his plan to build a refinery near Kitimat last summer. yes on projects that will grow our economy,” Clark said, adding that the B.C. government has been working with Black’s team to secure a suitable site. Energy Minister Rich Coleman said there is Crown land in the Kitimat area held in an industrial reserve that could be leased or sold to the company for use of the land.

Black’s proposal specifies a 3,000-hectare site 25 kilometres north of Kitimat that is on the proposed route of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. With capacity to process all the pipeline carries, it would be one of the largest refineries in the world. Black said this week he is pessimistic about the pros-

pects for Enbridge, but the refinery could bring in Alberta oil sands crude by rail, or another pipeline acceptable to aboriginal groups along the route. Rail transport would require six trains a day, but he said no permits are required and CN Rail is willing to do it. The $16-billion refinery would require another $9 billion in construction, including six product pipelines to Douglas Channel to load ships with refined fuel, and a natural gas pipeline to produce power, fire refining equipment and supply hydrogen for a new process to refine heavy oil. NDP energy critic John Horgan said he plans to meet with Black next week, but he was dismissive of Clark’s endorsement. “I think it’s important that the public understands that this is a long, long way into the future,” Horgan said. “And for a government that’s down to 68 days left in its mandate before people vote again, it seems odd to me that we would have taken time in the legislature ... to read a press release about a proposal that may not happen until after the next election.” Black said the environmental assessment will take up to two years, and the refinery could be running by 2020.

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Oak Bay Breakers forward Danielle Cavelti attempts a shot against Burnaby South Defenders at the B.C. High School AAA Girls Basketball Championships in Langley.

No team enters a tournament to finish third, which makes the Oak Bay Breakers bounce-back effort at the AAA high school girls provincial basketball championships in Langley all the better. The Breakers suffered a decisive 58-32 loss in the semifinals to eventual champions South Kamloops on Friday. Chloe Campbell scored 13 points in the loss. It was a tough loss which the Breakers shook off with a 53-50 win over the Maple Ridge Ramblers in the thirdplace game on Saturday. Grade 10 star Lauren Yearwood led the way with 16 points and Campbell put up another 13. Yearwood also blocked five shots in the win. The Claremont Spartans went 1-4, finishing 15th.

Spartans Haley Cabral and Marissa Dheenshaw led the AAA girls tourney in steals with a combined 34, 18 by Cabral and 16 by Dheenshaw. Abbey Piazza paced the St. Mikes Blue Jags to the top-eight bracket of the AA girls championships with a 36-point effort in their opening round win over St. Thomas More 65-50. But the Blue Jags slipped to eighth as St. Thomas Aquinas held Piazza to nine points in the Blue Jags second game, a 53-32 loss, followed by a 48-27 loss to York House and 58-49 loss to Sa-Hali. Piazza was named to the allstar team. The Lambrick Park Lions and St. Mikes Blue Jags finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at the AA boys provincials. Lambrick’s Matt Neufeld was named a first team all-star and Brendan Somers a second team all-star. St. Mikes’ Georgios Ikonomou was named the top defensive player, and Mark Yorath to a second team all-star. sports@vicnews.com

Cougars advance to VIJHL final Cougars await winner of Bucs, Glacier Kings Travis Paterson News staff

Sam Rice scored on the winning goal on the power play to make it 3-2 as the Victoria Cougars eliminated the Saanich Braves from the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs with a 5-2 win, Sunday at Archie Browning Sports Centre. The Cougars now await the winner of the North final for VIJHL championship. As of Monday the Nanaimo Buccaneers led the Comox Valley Glacier Kings two games to one. The Cougars were slapped with the game’s first six penalties on Sunday but stayed the course to capture the South division title. “We wanted to play our game, not worry about what they did and send everything towards the net and it worked out for us,” said Cougars assistant captain Graham Zagrodney. “We didn’t draw as many penalties as we usually do but we still found a way to win.” It’s the second-straight trip to the Island final for Zagrodney, a trade deadline acquisition last year who hopes to lift the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy again. Zagrodney picked up six points against the Braves, including two assists on Sunday, and leads all defencemen in playoff

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Cougar Jake Stolz, left, looks for a loose puck under fallen Brave Sam Johnston at Archie Browning on Sunday. scoring with 13 points. The Braves finally capitalized on their sixth power play on Sunday to make it 1-0 on a goal by Josh McGladery. The next power play went to the Cougars, however, and the nation’s top ranked junior B team made no mistake as Dane Feeney scored his ninth of the playoffs. Feeney ended the game with three points and leads all playoff scorers with 26. Mark Walton, Rice, and Brody Coulter

also scored for the Cougars. McGladery scored both Braves’ goals. It’s the end of an injuryplagued season for the Braves. “It definitely hurts to lose the Travis Paterson/News staff top forward in the league in the Braves goalie Tanner McGaw. first 45 seconds of playoffs,” said goalie Tanner McGaw of the Braves captain, Ty Jones. “To battle through playoffs without your top player against a healthy (Cougars) team, it’s hard to compete. Injuries happen, it’s just unfortunate they had to happen to us.” McGaw suffered a calf injury that kept him from Game 4 on Friday. The VIJHL goalie of then picked up a dislocated finger in the waning minutes of Game 5. The calf couldn’t keep McGaw from trying one last time to finish what he started as a 16-year-old call-up in 2009, when he stole two wins in the opening round of the playoffs from the Cougars. That season McGaw and current Cougars starter Evan Roch were a goaltending tandem on the Island finalist Saanich midget AA Braves. Full story online at vicnews.com. sports@vicnews.com

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Two-time CIS volleyball MVP Shanice Marcelle of Saanich recently ended her UBC Thunderbirds career with a fifth-straight CIS title.

MVP to go pro Spectrum grad ends CIS volleyball career Travis Paterson News staff

Next stop, Winnipeg. It’s not Victoria, but it is the home of the national indoor volleyball program. And it’s the next home, albeit temporary, for the top women’s university volleyball player in Canada Shanice Marcelle, recently named MVP of the CIS for the second time. The Spectrum Community school grad is in a new frame of mind, having ended her CIS playing career with the UBC Thunderbirds with a fifth-straight national volleyball title two weeks ago. Since then it’s been a whirlwind of catching up on studies. “I (had) a midterm, group project, and quiz (last week). It’s kind of strange just being a student, I’m grateful for my time as a Thunderbird,” Marcelle said. Marcelle will finish her kinesiology degree at UBC in a few weeks and head straight to national team tryouts. She’s also open to a return to the national beach volleyball program after a three-year hiatus. Indoor or outdoor, Marcelle will be on Canadian soil for the summer months only, before moving on to a launch a pro career in Europe. “An agent will help me with that. I’m not sure where but, depending on the league, hopefully I’ll get room and board covered, and some money on top of that.” It’s another turn on the path which started when Marcelle first played volleyball as a Grade 6 student at McKenzie elementary school in Saanich. Several of her ex-Thunderbirds teammates are already in Europe playing, so Marcelle’s chances are strong. Marcelle was fourth in the Canada West in kills per set and points, sixth in hitting percentage and seventh in aces. Jessica Von Schilling (Belmont) continues to represent Greater Victoria on the T-birds. sports@vicnews.com

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Silvertips visit Friday night

diate timeline, however, for Logan Fisher (upper body) and Luke Harrison (upper body). Travis Paterson Prior to the slump News staff the Royals owned home advantage for the playFor the second offs, as the fourth-place straight season the Victeam in the Western toria Royals will face Conference. It would the Kamloops Blazers have meant avoiding in the opening round the West’s big three of of the Western Hockey Portland, Kelowna and League playoffs. Kamloops in the first The Blazers will finround of the playoffs. ish third in the Western Regardless, the RoyConference, setting up als are a team building Allen Douglas photo around its core of 16 the first-round playoff series with the sixth- Patrik Polivka falls against the Kamloops and 17-year-olds Jack place Royals. Last year Blazers in Kamloops earlier this season. The Walker, Joe Hicketts, the Blazers swept the teams will renew their playoff rivalry. Keegan Kanzig, BranRoyals in four games. don Fushimi, Logan The Royals ended its 11-game losing streak on Fisher, Kolton Dixon and Ryan Gagnon, as well as Friday with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Giants blue-chip 15 year olds Tyler Soy and Chaz Redbut lost 3-1 to the Giants on Saturday and 5-2 dekopp. The latter played his first game with the to Portland Winterhawks on Sunday. The Royals Royals wearing No. 29 versus the Kelowna Rockets hosted the Winterhawks again on Tuesday, results last Wednesday. were past press time. The Rockets ended the Blazers’ hopes of repeatOn Friday the Royals host the Everett Silvertips ing as B.C. division champions over the weekend, for the final regular season home game, 7 p.m. at winning 2-1 in Kelowna on Saturday (March 9) and Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. 3-2 in Kamloops on Friday. It’s all part of an up-and-down season for the Marring the Royals’ past week was a four-line Royals. Injuries hit the team hard during its recent entry in the WHL’s discipline book, including a slump, namely to team MVP Alex Gogolev (lower $1,500 fine for the team’s conduct versus the Kambody). There’s good news for Gogolev however as loops Blazers on Tuesday (March 5), a 6-0 loss. he’s listed as day-to-day, flagging a hopeful return Tim Traber is the only player still suspended, for playoffs. as he is serving six games and can return Friday. Taylor Crunk (lower body), Trent Lofthouse Coach Dave Lowry was suspended for one game, (upper body) and Tyler Stahl are listed as tempo- and Keegan Kanzig for two. rary and should also return soon. There is no immesports@vicnews.com

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WHIRLPOOL FRIDGE/Freezer, side by side, ice and water dispenser, ivory, $200. Whirlpool Range, ivory, $150. Both immaculate and mint condition. Call 1-250-743-4361.

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SAANICH NEWS - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

FUEL/FIREWOOD

FOR SALE BY OWNER

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

SUITES, UPPER

CARS

TRUCKS & VANS

LARGE 2 bedroom apt for Rent, only ﬁve years old. Located at 1385 Alberni Hwy, Parksville above Trees Restaurant. $800 per month 250954-9547

FLORENCE LAKE, 2 bdrm upper suite, 2 private entrances & decks, 6 appls. Non smokers. Avail immed. $1400 mo utils incl’d. 250-391-1967.

SAXE POINT area- 1 bdrm suite, avail Apr 15. (250)3866808 after 5pm.

WANTED TO RENT

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + patio, new everything. 1766 sq ft & 956 unﬁnished sq ft. $644,000. Call 250-598-6902.

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

HOMES WANTED

RENT-TO-OWN 4088 Quadra St & 3091 Carroll St

NO BANK NEEDED! SOLID OAK dining room suite, buffet and hutch w/3 drawers, 6’ oval table w/pedestal, 6 chairs, excellent condition. Call (250)475-1588.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

We will “Rent-To-Own” you these 3 bdrm homes with rented basement suites. Quadra rent: $2700/mo (suite rented $950) Carroll rent: $3000/mo (suite rented $1200) Deposit required www.wesellhomesbc.com

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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HOMES FOR RENT

CLUNKERS

FOR 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GL TDI. 138,000 km, diesel, auto, leather. Local car, power everything. $9200. Call (250)727-2448.

SIDNEY- MODERN 3 bdrm, 2 bath, all appls, $1350 inclds utils. Avail now(250)656-4967.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

HOUSING. Working/ disability. Interurban/Camosun students. $475-$575 incl. 778-977-8288.

SUITES, LOWER

MOTORCYCLES

OTTER POINT Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, ﬁnished deck & shed in new condition. Open to offers. Call 306-290-8764.

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO

UNIVERSAL GYM $150. Rowing machine $50. Dumbbells $75. Craftsman lawnmower $50. Clipper canoe $200. Senya fax machine $25. Pls call Dean 250-727-7905.

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, ﬁrewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

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

DUNSMUIR HOUSE

WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.

SPORTING GOODS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 ﬁrm. 250-755-5191.

WINTER VACATION Home in sunny Mesa, AZ. Gated 55+ community, 5 pools & hot tubs, Wood work shop, stain glass making, computer courses, tennis, etc, site café, w/live Music, nearby golf courses. 250-245-0295. $8,900. Email: ltd-ventures@shaw.ca

SHOPRIDER SCOOTER, 4 wheels, nearly new, $800. Retails for $3500. (250)652-5652.

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2008 TOYOTA TACOMA 4x4mint, 65,000 km, 4 doors, automatic. Asking $26,700. Call (250)655-6558.

AUTO FINANCING

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THE NICEST OCEANFRONT PARK 1 BDRM- $885. Heat, hot water included. New kitchen/bathroom. No smoking! (250) 388-4943 or (250) 813-2134

UTILITY TRAILERS

7’x12’ Deck Utility Trailer. Good for small tractors and quads. 4 wheels, loading ramps, green. $1350 obo. Call (250)384-7954.

COLWOOD- 2 bdrm level entry, shared W/D, NS/NP. Refs, $1100 incls utils. 250-391-7915

MARINE

GLANFORD. LARGE 2 bdrm, Bright & quiet. Reno’d kitch & bdrm 8’ closet. W/D, full bath, storage, priv entr, small yrd, near bus, amens. NS/NP, $980. heat, h/w, hydro/internet incld. Refs. 250-704-0197.

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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2008 DERBY Scooter, 49cc, no motorcycle licence req’d, great shape, 5000 km, w/ helmet. Must sell (Moving). $1400 obo. (250)217-2988.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

LANGFORD, 1BDRM, $850 mo incls all utils, priv ent, parking, NS/NP. 250-478-1408 LANGFORD, 2 bdrm, 700 sq ft, many upgrades, D/W, tile ﬂoor, $1150 incls most utils. Avail April. 1. (250)589-6424.

2003 R/T Durango, fully loaded, leather, midnight black, full tint package and more. Immaculate inside and out, 126,000 km. (Moving). Have all receipts, $6900 obo. Call (250)217-2988.

LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128. LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, yard, 4 appls, water incl, shared laundry, $1100 mo + utils, water incl’d. NS/NP. Avail March 1. Call (250)881-2283. ROYAL OAK- 1 bdrm, priv courtyard, in suite W/D. NS/NP. $750. (250)896-6196. SIDNEY- (CLOSE to town). 1 bdrm 700 sq ft basement suite, includes W/D, private entrance, fenced back yard & patio. Avail April 1st. $850 mo. Call (250)479-7807. SOOKE 1 br + ofﬁce, large quality walk-in + private storage, laundry rm, F/P, all included, sm pet, quiet N/S, refs, $820. Phone 250- 642-5332 TILLICUM/BURNSIDE- (3095 Irma St), 2 bdrm lower suite, shared laundry, own entry. $900 inclds hydro. Call 250588-8885 or 250-383-8282.

BOATS 15’ Welded aluminum boat, 6’10” wide, 44 inches deep v-hull with stand up ﬁsherman’s top, sst steering lights horn bilge pump. Boats are new. Trailers available. $6750. Chilliwack 250-244-1704 quintrex@telus.net

1993 BAYLINER 2452, in excellent condition, 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hydraulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp. Best offer. 250-656-6136.

MOORAGE MOORAGE AVAILABLE Westport marina has 20’ to 30’ slips available. Lowest rates in the area, annual or monthly terms. Saanich Peninsula’s most sheltered marina. Keyed security gates, ample free parking, full service boatyard. 2075 Tryon Rd. N. Saanich 250-656-2832 westport@thunderbirdmarine.com www.thunderbirdmarine.com/westport

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JAMES BAY, 1 bdrm, heat/water incl’d, $840, N/S, N/P. Avail now. (250)360-1056

UPTOWN 1-bdrm. 820 sq.ft, 3 storage rms, patio, yard, prkng, own entr & driveway. NS/NP. $800. inclusive. 250-361-3508

250.388.3535

QUADRA VILLAGE 1-bdrm “Hrdwd” ﬂrs, cat ok. Avail now. $790. inclusive. 250-812-4154

VIEW ROYAL. 2-bdrm $1100. Incls utils. NS/NP. Avail now. 250-474-2369, 250-217-0767.

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BRENTWOOD BAY: Brand new 1-bdrm, 1 bath, ground ﬂoor suite. NS/NP. Avail April 1st. D/W, W/D. $800. + utils. Ref’s please. (250)652-1725.

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

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BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

TRANSPORTATION

1988 CHEVROLET Barettablack, w/grey velour interior, 2.8L, 5 speed standard, good cond. $950. obo. Brian, 250999-7887, 250-886-4299.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

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

WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.

WORKSPACE WANTED to rent for F’glassing, secure bldg w/power. Saanich general. Ken, (250)598-2435.

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VACATION HOME. Penthouse Condo, great view, La Penita (Mexico), 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies. For sale by owner. Please see: www.jaltembasol.com or email ronalddjohnson@hotmail.com

ENGLISH MARMET Pram with canopy, rain cover etc, all in excellent condition. $200 obo. Please call Margaret Davies, (250)477-5504.

THETIS LAKE ESTATES large 1 bdrm or can be 2 bdrm suite, all utils + cable/high speed internet, laundry, garbage, private parking, close to all amenities, quiet rural setting. Refs, small pet ok. $1100. Call 250-220-4718, 250-507-1440.

1969 CHEVY Pickup, 350 Automatic, headers, dual exhaust, runs mint, excellent condition, 60,000 miles. A must see to believe, asking $6000 obo. (250)893-9817.

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PAINTING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

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

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

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

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

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Victoria places food truck expansion on back burner Daniel Palmer News staff

Foodies holding out hope for more food trucks in the downtown core will soon have a bad taste in their mouths. Streetside cuisine is decidedly off the agenda at Victoria city hall, as councillors juggle portfolios ranging from the Johnson Street Bridge to naming rights for the Victoria Conference Centre. “It just wasn’t seen as a priority by council,” said Coun. Lisa Helps, who has been advocating for licensed public space food trucks for more than a year. “Food carts can enhance the vibrancy of downtown, and goodness knows our downtown could use a dose of vibrancy these days.” Grab-and-go food options in Vancouver and Calgary have exploded in the past three years, thanks to relaxed municipal licensing inspired by the infamous success of a downtown block of food carts in Portland, Ore. But Victoria is failing to seize the opportunity of an easy-to-implement revitalization tool for the downtown core, said Ramesh Espinoza, co-owner of Puerto Vallarta Amigos. His Mexican cuisine food truck is regularly parked in a private lot at Yates and Wharf streets. “Victoria is one of the cities with more restaurants per capita, but the work-

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