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Tillicum community school Grade 1 student Nolan Nyvall, 6, enjoys his Greek salad. On Wednesday the Vancouver Island Greek Community Society served students and staff a traditional Greek lunch, then presented the school with a $3,000 cheque to help fund the meals program. Kyle Slavin/News staff
Donation highlights need for free breakfasts, lunches in urban schools Kyle Slavin News staff
Sandy Matthews knows the impact an empty stomach has on a seven-year-old’s concentration. As the Greater Victoria School District’s CommunityLINK facilitator, she’s in charge of co-ordinating in-school programs that help vulnerable students. One such offering is the school meals program, which aims to feed students who come to school without breakfast or lunch. “We see the difference every day from kids that are being fed. Teachers see them being able to focus more, it helps their learning, they’re happier on the playground, they’re less likely to get into arguments,” Matthews said. “When kids come to school hungry, it’s hard for them to cope. This is a really vital program.” The Greater Victoria district offers a variety of meals programs at a number of schools in the region. Twelve schools have full breakfast programs, where kids can get toast, nut butter, cheese and juice, another 12 receive a cold lunch program, and five have a catered hot lunch program, altogether serving hundreds if not more than a thousand kids throughout the city. “(The cold lunch program is) grab-andgo, brown paper bag lunch that goes to the neediest of the needy; the kids who might come to school without lunch,” Matthews said. “These kids will quietly go into the office and pick up a lunch.”
necessities of life,” Burley said. “It proThe hot lunch program is pay-what-youcan, so some parents pay full price to have vides us an opportunity to develop a more nurturing, welcoming environment where their kid receive a well-rounded, nutritious everyone recognizes a meal every day, while others child’s basic needs are are partially or fully subsi“There’s a huge being met.” dized. On Wednesday, the Van“I think a lot of Victorinumber of working couver Island Greek Comans would be surprised to munity Society cooked the know this is needed, because poor, and I think those students and staff at Tilpeople don’t equate Victoare the ones we’re licum a traditional lunch – ria with poverty,” Matthews assisting most.” souvlaki, tzatziki, tiropita. said. “There’s a huge number “I wish we had Greek of working poor, and I think – Sandy Matthews lunch every day,” said an those are the ones we’re Greater Victoria excited Nolan Nyvall, 6, assisting most.” School District after cleaning off his plate. Lori Burley, principal at The society, in coTillicum community school, operation with Saanich firefighters, also says the meals program is an invaluable presented the school with a $3,000 cheque asset for her students. About 120 kids, or about half the school, use the service each – proceeds raised during last year’s Greek Fest – that will go towards financing Tilliday. cum’s meals program. “It means we’re able to meet the basic “It’s really overwhelming to see the need needs so they’re better prepared to come and the reception we got from the children to school, be at school and be focused and the school,” said Michael Ikonomou, on the learning, rather than on the basic
president of the VIGCS. “Greek Fest is long gone, but we’re still doing things in our community.” Burley said the money will go a long way to assist the school, which also offers snacks three times a day, as well as an after-school program that includes two nutritional breaks. The meals program also includes educational components, where students learn about balanced lifestyles and healthy diets. Matthews said the district is always looking to make more connections with service groups and businesses in the community that may wish to provide assistance. “We would be looking for financial assistance, donation of time or even donation of goods,” she said. “This is a wonderful community-building exercise. We all see the really positive benefits of when these kids are fed.” Organizations interested in supporting the school meals program are encouraged to contact Matthews at 250-475-4241. kslavin@saanichnews.com
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Canada’s forgotten artist A celebrated wildlife painter decades ago, the artistic legacy of Denys Cook remains uncertain
“I asked my wife to give me six months to give it a go as an artist, and haven’t stopped since.” – Denys Cook
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C. Denys Cook sits in his room at the Victorian at McKenzie seniors home, surrounded, almost hemmed in, by a lifetime of art. Framed watercolors, acrylics and mesmerizing scraperboard pieces leave not an inch of bare wall, and dozens more lie stacked on the floor. Binders thick like old phone books hold immaculate drawings of owls and bears and bison and deer and cougars, each page bearing three or four images. Others hold dead-ringer hand-drawings of famous faces, hundreds of them – John Wayne, Mozart, Hemmingway, General Patton, Ghandi. Of this seemingly endless oeuvre, Cook needs to select a few prize pieces for his first art show in decades. The 93-year-old native of Wales was once a going concern in Canada’s wildlife art scene in the 1970s and ’80s, a painter whose work adorned walls of a prime minister and a governor general, government offices and corporate headquarters. The Victorian seniors residence in Saanich encouraged Cook to host a recent Saturday art show in its lobby, not exactly a highprofile gala of the past, but it gave his fellow residents a taste of his work. Cook used it as a fundraiser for the Cerebral Palsy Association of B.C. in honour of his greatgrandson. He ended up selling $300 worth. “I’ve got all this work sitting here in my room,” he shrugs, talking a few days before the show. “I don’t really expect to sell anything.” In his apartment, Cook pulls out his artist kit in a compact Tupperware container: a portable watercolour paint set and an array of dental tools – fine point
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Denys Cook has a small fraction of his art decorating his room at the Victorian at McKenzie seniors residence in Saanich. Cook shows some of his art tools – dental picks used for British scraperboard pieces – resting on one of his latest sketches using a silverpoint pencil – a medium that doesn’t smudge (and doesn’t easily erase) and originally used by Medieval scribes. scrapers normally used to chip tartar off teeth. He points to the jet black on white images of a doe and a buck – the medium of British scraperboard, where India ink is painted over porcelain clay. The granular detail of thousands of hairs float off the surface. “With scraperboard you draw every hair and feather. It’s all very simple strokes to create a 3-D object on a flat surface,” he says. “It’s so different. They don’t teach this in university. Very few people know about it.” Continuously for 38 years, Cook poured over his easel or sketchbooks, reflecting the pastoral scenes and wildlife of Canada. He estimates he’s created some 1,400 paintings and sold between 300 and 400. The rest are in storage. “Ever since my wife died I’ve produced work, until a few months ago when my eyesight really failed,” he says, referring to his first wife Barbara, who passed away in 1976. “Every painting has
a story. I like wildlife and life itself – all aspects of birds, nature scenery, flowers.” Self taught, he dove into producing art as a profession in 1974 after an influential career within the Alberta government, where he introduced fundamental reforms to its civil service and highway commercial vehicles inspection. A forced retirement from government inadvertently launched his art career. “I asked my wife to give me six months to give it a go as an artist, and haven’t stopped since.” It didn’t take Cook long to break into the national art scene. He and Barbara helped found the Canadian National Craft Council, and the Alberta Arts and Crafts Society. In 1976, his art was selected for a tour of work by 29 wildlife artists – which included Robert Bateman – in provincial museums across Canada. Through the mid-1970s and ’80s he sold scores of paintings and held three international solo art
shows in 1980. Air Canada’s En Route magazine even profiled him in 1975. Art can be seen as Cook’s third or fourth career, depending on how you define five years of hard labour in a German prisoner of war camp. Cook joined the Welsh Guards at age 17, a unit which was sent to northern France in May 1939 to rescue Holland’s Queen Wilhelmina. “The Germans were waiting for us when we landed. There was street fighting for three days,” he recalls with clarity, as if it were yesterday. “We were shelled and bombed – it was hell for three days.” During his time in POW camps, he met Barbara through letters and goodwill packages sent to prisoners. “The girl who sent me shorthand books I married when I got back to England,” he says. After the war he found work as a police constable in Hertfordshire. He became a police college staff instructor, a job he did for
the RCMP after immigrating to Alberta with his wife and three kids in 1957. He moved to Victoria in 1980, still grieving over the loss of Barbara. “All my life I’ve driven to be different than most, to be noticed. I was good at what I did and I decided to do the same with artwork,” he says. “I’ve had a happy and successful life, except for the death of my first wife.” His eyes water when he talks about her. “‘Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved.’ That’s her saying and its true.” At his Victorian art show, Cook’s daughter Denise Pollock keeps him company, and recalls that her father doodling and painting was a constant backdrop to her childhood. “I like his early (water colour) work. I see the evolution as his eyesight changed. His later work was more intense with colour,” she says. Barbara, her mother, was the driving force behind her parents deep involvement in Alberta’s art scene, Pollock says. “He came here without knowing anyone in or getting involved with an arts council,” she says. “He was so well known in Alberta but it doesn’t follow you. He is unknown here.” She’s not sure what she’s going to do with his 900 paintings held in storage – boxes and boxes of unframed art. His legacy nags at Cook too. He’s offered his life’s work to the Welsh national art gallery and the Alberta Arts Council, but hasn’t heard a response. “I’m disappointed that there is so much art and so few know about it,” Cook says. “When I’m gone what will happen to it? I have no idea.” To see samples of Cook’s art see denbarart.com. editor@saanichnews.com
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It’s a sunny morning and two grown women are busy digging in the sand behind the Victoria Curling Centre on Quadra Street. For Susan Morriss and Judy Tuson, filling up faux curling rocks to weigh them down – they’re part of a display in the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre lobby – is just one small job among many that volunteers are undertaking in preparation for the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championships. The nine-day event gets underway tomorrow (March 30) at the Save-On Centre. Canada’s Brad Jacobs rink takes on Team China in the first draw at 2 p.m. Volunteer co-ordinator Todd Troyer was part of the volunteer crew for the 2005 Ford Worlds, the first sporting event held in Victoria’s new arena. He remembers things being somewhat frantic heading into that event. “It was a new beast. We hadn’t had one of these since the 1985 Briar,” he recalls. “But we got into a rhythm.” Not surprisingly, the majority of his roughly 500-member volunteers crew are curlers. Those working the main venue will be easy to spot in their official blue jackets, engaged as scorers, ice cleaners, statisticians and in other jobs. Many more work behind the scenes as drivers, set builders, banquet organizers and more. A key member of the ceremonies committee, Barry Turner of Colwood, is co-ordinating much of the pre-game pomp and pageantry for each games draw. A veteran volunteer with the 2005 Ford Worlds and the 2009 Scotties Canadian women’s championships in Victoria, he is excited to once again be part of a world-class event. “Victoria is a showcase city and we’ve got a pretty good show for the rest of the world to see,” Turner says. From the piping in of the teams, to assigning placard holders and flag bearers for each country, even arranging the dignitaries for the opening ceremonies, Turner will help put on a good show for the live crowd and the TV cameras. “Putting on a good show is what the ceremonies group does, three times a day. We have to work closely together and under pressure of a timeline.”
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abuse of authority allegations, and Const. Smit was suspended without pay for seven days, and his rank was to be demoted to third-class constable. Smit contacted the police complaint commissioner in January requesting the hearing. kslavin@saanichnews.com
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Small claims and strata disputes are set to move from the courts to an online tribunal, although the system won’t be up and running for more than a year. The civil resolution tribunal is part of a larger overhaul of the B.C. justice system that aims to help free up the courts for more complex cases. The province recently designated mediator Cheryl Vickers as chair of the tribunal.
Chess masters hit Victoria Chess players aged six to 80 are vying for top spot at this weekend’s seventh annual Grand Pacific Open tournament. The local contingent will be joined by numerous out-of-town players, taking the total number of competitors to more than 100. Surrey’s Tanraj Sohal, 15, winner of the B.C. Open championship last month, provides an example of where chess can take a young player. In January he was awarded a full ride scholarship to Webster University in St. Louis. Other players in the international field include former B.C. champion Jack Yoos and current champ Butch Villavieja, both of Vancouver, and women’s Grandmaster Katerina Rohonyan from Redmond, Wash. Play begins at 6 p.m. today (March 29) and continues Saturday and Sunday. The final round is Monday starting at 10 a.m. Spectators are welcome to attend this free event at the Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville St. For more, visit grandpacificopen. pbworks.com
“Having a tribunal system that functions, and ensures people get timely decisions that are fair, will make strata living easier,” said Tony Gioventu, executive director of the Condominium Homeowners Association of B.C. The average strata dispute takes 12 to 18 months to make its way through small claims court, while the tribunal is expected to issue decisions within 60 days. The most common complaints arise when strata corporations refuse to provide financial documents to owners or spend reserve funds without consent,
Gioventu said. “These are all tedious complaints that have been extremely costly to get court action on,” he said. “The registrar will also have the ability to deny people who are chronic complainers from using the system. It deals with issues in a fair way that ensures it won’t cost anybody a fortune.” There are about one million strata property owners and residents in the province, with about 29,000 strata corporations subject to provincial law. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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TAKE NOTICE that the right to possession of an interest in land located on the East Saanich Indian Reserve No. 2 shall be offered for sale by the Superintendent in accordance with Section 50 of the Indian Act: Description of interest in land to be sold: The right to lawful possession of the whole of Lot 35, Plan CLSR 60688, East Saanich Indian Reserve No. 2. For an information package containing registration and survey information for the interest in land to be sold, please contact Lois Paul at BCestates@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca or 1.888.917.9977 (toll free within BC). This sale will conclude on June 26, 2013. All bids must be delivered to: Superintendent of Indian Affairs 600 – 1138 Melville Street Vancouver BC V6E 4S3 Only bids received by 11:59 p.m. on June 26, 2013 will be considered. All bids must include the bidder’s full name and band membership number, the address and telephone number at which the bidder may be reached, and a 10% down payment (see below). Payment of the successful bid must be made in the following manner: 1. A down payment of 10% of the offer must be made by cheque dated as of the date bidding closes. The cheque must be forwarded with the bid and made payable to the Receiver-General of Canada. 2. The balance of the offer must be paid by certified cheque, bank draft or money order within 10 days of delivery of notice of acceptance of offer. In the event that a bidder does not meet the payment requirements as set out above, the sale is null and void. Dated this 19th day of March, 2013, at Vancouver, British Columbia. Katherine Blair, Superintendent Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, BC Region 600 – 1138 Melville Street Vancouver BC V6E 4S3
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ore than 50 years after it first aired, many of The Jetsons nifty futuristic gadgets are ours. The cartoon, which debuted in 1962 and was set in 2062, featured 3-D, flat screen TVs that hung on the wall, with on-demand news, video chat, robotic vacuums, moving sidewalks and flying cars. Though we don’t see bubble-topped, personal space craft filling our skies yet, we are getting closer to futuristic Forget the transportation with the of electric vehicles. Hydrogen emergence A quick peek at the website plugshare.com and you’ll find Highway close to 50 locations to charge your electric car in Greater Victoria – but will you find 50 electric cars? Most electric vehicle owners have their own charging stations. These other spots, most of them installed by a business or government, are set up for convenience. The provincial government aims to have 570 charging stations set up throughout the province – at a cost of $2.7 million – this year. The scheme is reminiscent of the mid2000s Hydrogen Highway, heavily promoted by former California governator Arnold Schwarzenegger and then B.C. Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell. At the time, hydrogen fuel was lauded as the next big thing, but nary a personal vehicle fuelled by hydrogen travels our roads today. Yet the EV charge is gaining momentum, and as more municipalities buy in to the technology, the better the infrastructure will become. While consumers may still be shocked by the sticker price, electric vehicles have garnered glowing praise, and consumer demand will soon drive prices down. The convenience of charging stations in downtown parkades, at local libraries and in shopping malls is certainly an encouraging sign. With charging stations beginning to pepper the highway from Sidney to Port Hardy, it may not be long until we can fold up our cars and pop them into a briefcase as we arrive at our destination. 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.
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like virus. When you catch a cold, acteria are everywhere. you have been infected with a type A few give diseases like of virus scientists call Rhinovirus. tuberculosis, but most are Compared to bacteria, very useful. Some lactic the vast majority of acid bacteria transform viruses are about 10 milk into yogurt; others times smaller. But unlike make cheddar cheese bacteria, they cannot from milk. divide on their own. They One gram of yogurt, for have to be inside a cell to example, has as much as be able to replicate their 10 million Lactobacillus genes and produce their delbrueckii bulgaricus proteins. bacteria and 100 Viruses can also infect million Streptococcus the lactic acid bacteria thermophilus, which Réal Roy that are so important represent for a 100g Guest Column in the dairy industry. cup of yogurt a total Because the bacterium of 11 billion lactic acid infected with a virus disappears, bacteria. These bacterial cultures these viruses became known as can also be purchased in small bacteriophages (eater of bacteria), packets in the grocery store to or more simply “phages.” More make yogurt at home. Those I accurately, phages break up the bought here in Victoria looked like cells in a process called cell lysis, a white powder that can be added to milk after it has been heated and which releases several copies of the phage that initially infected the slowly cooled. bacterium. Leaving the inoculated milk in a There are many types of phages, warm place (I personally use the but they are usually specific to oven) for few hours allows these only one type of bacteria. If one lactic acid bacteria to grow by feeding on lactose and casein in the type of phage starts infecting the lactic acid bacteria used in a milk, and to produce lactic acid, yogurt or cheese factory, it can be giving the yogurt its slightly sour catastrophic. It is like an infection taste. Other lactic acid bacteria in a hospital. It slows down the like Lactobacillus plantarum, for production of cheese and causes instance, play a key role in the economic losses until the phages fermentation of vegetables like are removed. cabbage (sauerkraut) or green Phages sometimes may even Manzanillo olives that are found in be the cause of tragic outcome. grocery stores. When a phage called beta Although these bacteria are very small, they still can contract a cold- phage infects a bacterium called
Corynebacterium diphtheria, it produces a very potent toxin and a disease (diphtheria) that can kill people. Today, the diphteriatetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine contains an inactive toxin, which allows vaccinated children to build immunity against the diphtheria toxin. Before law required pasteurization of milk, raw milk was one of the ways diphtheria was transmitted. The first to discover phages was a Canadian born in Montreal: Félix d’Hérelle (1873-1949). He found a phage of dysenteric bacteria that could clear a cloudy culture without the phage being retained by a porcelain filter. In time, other phages were discovered and became models in the study of the molecular basis of life. Today we know that phages may play an important role as a genetic shuttle between different types of bacteria, which is one mechanism that explains the development of resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. Between 1896 and 1899, before his discovery of bacteriophage, d’Hérelle received a grant from the Canadian Minister of Revenue to develop a method of fermentation of maple syrup for the production of whisky. The minister was HenriGustave Joly de Lotbinière (18291908), the seventh governor of British Columbia from 1900 to 1906. Réal Roy is a microbiologist and an assistant professor in the department of biology at the University of Victoria.
‘Compared to bacteria the majority of viruses are about 10 times smaller.’
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Wearing a helmet is critical for cyclists’ safety Re: Driver remains fearful of riding in traffic in the city (Letters, March 22) I devote much of my time promoting a campaign sponsored by the British Columbia Brain Injury Association (Helmet hair or Long Term Care) designed to make others, especially children, aware of the importance regarding head protection and the benefits of helmets. Therefore, the statement in this letter, “feeling sorry for cyclists obeying traffic laws and wearing helmets,” motivates me even more to promote helmet safety to kids and hopefully save a few lives. I agree there are definitely things that need changing, such as lane and barrier designs, and drivers’ attitudes toward cyclists here in B.C., but what should not change is the requirement to wear a helmet when riding a bike. It is the one fundamental piece of equipment that must remain a constant in the attempt to prevent serious brain injury. Wearing a helmet may not protect you from being hit by a car, but it will protect you from one of the most serious injuries you could unfortunately ever receive, permanent brain damage. As I always say, the choice is between ‘Helmet Hair or Long term Care.’ Happy helmet wearing. Greg Goldberg Victoria
Quality of letters questioned by reader Re: Much admired Uruguayan leader sets bad precedent (Letters, March 22) Gregory Hartnell doesn’t seem to understand the differences between sustainability, birth control and eugenics. In his letter, he encourages us to be confused about the words, too. The dictionary defines eugenics as “a science that deals with the improvement (as by control of human mating) of hereditary qualities of a race or breed.” While eugenics does usually imply a kind of forced population control, which sounds quite scary, examples of how it is practiced these days are quite varied. Arranged marriages, apartheid, the caste system and ethnic cleansing – all can be considered “code for eugenics.” Forced population control is very different from making abortion free, legal, safe and accessible. Why is it a surprise to anyone that “greens” are also in favour of legal, safe and accessible birth control? People are the biggest cause of climate change, so fewer (unwanted) children is one (and not the only) way to slow the environmental damage we are already causing in this world. Even if someone who is green happens to also be in favour of birth control, why is this an
issue? Making a statement like “green is code for eugenics” makes Mr. Hartnell sound like another right-wing, anti-abortion, anti-environmentalist from the U.S. Can’t you be a little more selective with your letters? Alan Johnson Victoria
blogging long enough to visit a polling station. Instead of printing paranoia, why not run some more photos of the abundant nature scenes around Victoria? Life is very beautiful when you get out and see it. Murray Sinclair Victoria
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Re: Much-admired Uruguayan leader sets bad precedent (Letters, March 22) For the third time in as many months, your newspaper has printed letters warning readers about the supposedly ominous Agenda 21, a voluntary, nonbinding environmental plan from the United Nations. Is your editorial section so desperate for content that it includes arguments that are the intellectual equivalent (using the term generously) of a 9/11 conspiracy theory? For context, in the recent Victoria federal byelection, Christian Heritage Party candidate Philip Ney included similar warnings about Agenda 21 in his platform, and received 0.49 per cent of the vote. And the 192 people who chose this last-place candidate likely include more than just those who put down their cheese-curl snacks and got away from their basement
There is a lot of talk about cutting sailings and raising fares by B.C. Ferries, but nothing about looking at cutting costs at their head office. There are too many vicepresidents and a huge public relations department that is totally unnecessary. Tourists can get all the info they need from the website or a travel agent. Frankly the highly trained and professional union employees could run the ferries without the interference of people at head office, many of whom have no experience in the field and
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Re: Urban speed limit reduction Before proceeding with changing the posted speed limits from 50 to 40 km/h, an inquiry into the cost of changing all the signage should be considered. As ballooning tax hikes are imminent with the new sewage project, paying more for this project as a taxpayer does not interest me. You can set the speed limit at whatever you want and if there isn’t proper enforcement nothing will change. The problem begins with enforcement and will end there. Christina Smith Saanich
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Police are asking care-home workers and residents to be vigilant, after a man scammed a 92-year-old woman out of $2,000. The man pretended to be the woman’s nephew and said he was in financial trouble. He then accompanied the victim to the bank, where she withdrew the money.
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Police believe the man is connected to at least two other unsuccessful scams in the last two weeks. The suspect is believed to be Caucasian, in his 50s, five-foot-six with a thin build and red complexion. He is also missing some front teeth. Anyone with information is asked to call VicPD at 250-995-7444 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
stations in its parkades. The Centennial Square, Johnson Street and Bastion Square locations each have one charging station, the View Street parkade has two and the Broughton Street car park has three. Normal parking fees apply when vehicles are inside the parkades, but cars can be charged at no extra cost. Ask a parking attendant for an activation card to use the stations.
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Tara Murley clearly recalls the first terrifying time her daughter had a seizure. The family was returning from holidays in Cowichan Lake, driving over the Malahat when older daughter Emily-Jane told her parents something was wrong with seven-year-old Jessie-Ann. The distraught moments of dialing 9-1-1 and getting her to the hospital were just the beginning. “It took a couple of days before they were able to diagnose what was going on,” Tara said. The multiple scans, electrodes and bloodwork revealed epilepsy. “She took it all in stride, it was obviously most difficult the first couple of years because it takes a while to figure out the right medication,” Tara said. More than 10 years later at 18, Jessie-Ann is working toward her June graduation from Spectrum community school. She decided two years ago to take control of what she could – opting to share her ordeal. “It’s who I am,” Jessie-Ann said. “Being young and having something like that I thought people would judge me, but you can’t change it.”
She bears two tattoos related to her disorder. One reads: “I believe in miracles,” the other: “I am not what has happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” Now a spokesperson for E-Action, dedicated to taking action against epilepsy, she’s putting herself forward for the cause. “When I was first diagnosed I didn’t know who to talk to,” she said. “I can show people it’s not as scary. Not all epileptics get to be as lucky as I am.” More than 300,000 Canadians battle epilepsy while another 15,000 are diagnosed with the neurological condition each year. “Unfortunately, it is still the stigma of epilepsy that makes it so difficult for people, whatever their age,” said Barbara Gilmore, executive director at Victoria Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Centre. “Learning first aid for seizures is important. Learning that a person should not be identified by a medical condition, but by their personality, strengths and skills is what we are entitled to as a person.” Jessie-Ann has been seizure free for four years and working toward eliminating epilepsy ignorance. “You’re not born with epilepsy, you can get it at any age,” Jessie-Ann said. “I wasn’t born with it.”
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Acres of Lions is a Victoria-based pop-rock band. Their music is lyrically-driven and influenced by early ‘90s emo bands such as The Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World. They play with Chris Ho and Sunhawk at Lucky Bar, 517 Yates, on March 29 at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $12 and are available at ticketweb.com. (No Minors)
Local jazz pianist has the world on a string Victoria jazz stalwart celebrates 90th birthday Kyle Wells News staff
From Jerry Bryant’s perspective the world is flat, and that’s just the way he’d like it to stay. The jazz pianist, vocalist and former educator, who turns 90 Monday, isn’t interested in any major highs or lows. He attributes his longevity to taking life on an even keel, appreciating all it has given him and constantly striving to learn. “It affects people differently,” said Bryant on the topic of age. “I guess my gift, the phenomenon, the miracle, seems to be my ability to be on new ground every day.” In celebration of this milestone, the Island Big Band, with which Bryant has played for about seven years, is getting together for a special birthday performance April 1 at Hermann’s Jazz Club.
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Jazz pianist and singer Jerry Bryant turns 90 years old on Monday, April 1, and he will be celebrating the occasion with the Island Big Band at a special performance at Hermann’s Jazz Club. Bryant started playing with the band after his wife, Cecilia, died in 2005 and he found himself in need of a purpose. He retired from teaching in 1983, after a long career as an educator in both the United States and Canada. His long list of achievements includes starting the jazz pro-
gram at Esquimalt High school. “This band turned out to be a kind of spiritual refuge and it’s growing into a beautiful thing,” Bryant said. “It’s spiritual nourishment, really. It’s everything I need to be spiritually healthy.” Music has been a part of Bryant’s life since the beginning.
Born on April Fool’s day in 1923 in Kansas City, his uncle was famous blues singer and rock and roll pioneer Big Joe Turner. Bryant grew up around musicians such as Oscar Peterson and Bill Haley, soaking in the music surrounding him. Even after a long lifetime of playing and teaching music, Bryant said he is still constantly learning. One of the reasons he joined the Big Band was to improve his sight reading, a skill in which, he confesses, he has never excelled. This desire to learn and grow is what Bryant believes keeps him feeling young. “I just want to stay and grow and learn how to read these charts and keep up with these guys. This is what’s making me look and appear to be cute and young. It’s a chance to try and keep up with these people.” Band trumpeter Bryn Badel said it’s an honour to have Bryant in the band. “As the bearer of the torch he’s handing it off to us,” Badel said. “It’s really important to pay tribute to that.
“The jazz tradition is really an oral tradition. … A lot of it’s handed down. The only way to learn it is to be in the moment, to live with guys like that day in and day out – and to learn from them.” Through all the music he has heard, a few pieces and musicians stand out for Bryant. He admires Count Basie as a musician, for his style of understatement. I’ve Got the World on a String by Harold Arlen, made famous by Cab Calloway and Frank Sinatra, is a favourite tune. Perhaps most appropriate is another favourite of Bryant’s, Duke Ellington’s I Guess I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So. “What I believe and what I love, it doesn’t have to be proclaimed from the highest tree loudly,” Bryant said. “To be privileged is to stay and support and be in the background. … I’m just lucky to be here.” Tickets for Jerry Bryant’s 90th Birthday Party are $10 and are available at Hermann’s Jazz Club (753 View St.). Show is at 8 p.m. reporter@vicnews.com
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Stars shine in Love Letters
Victoria’s Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre is in the midst of a run of A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize nominated drama Love Letters. The show, which runs until March 30 at the McPherson Playhouse, stars Canadian Hollywood star Bruce Greenwood alongside Canadian television icon Janet Wright. Greenwood is known for his appearances in Star Trek, Double Jeopardy, The Core, Thirteen Days, Capote, Eight Below, Firehouse Dog and, most recently, alongside Denzel Washington in Flight. He has also played prominent roles in a trio of award winning Canadian films by Atom Egoyan: Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter and Ararat. He is joined by Wright – star of stage, television and film – who has appeared at many of the major theatres across Canada including Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre and Ontario’s Stratford Festival. Two seasons ago she starred as Ma Joad in the Stratford Festival’s critically acclaimed production of The Grapes of Wrath. Though she is best known for her successful portrayal of Emma Leroy on CTV’s Corner Gas (2004-09), Wright has also appeared in many prominent films including Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Bordertown Café, and A Perfect Storm with
George Clooney. “I am delighted to be working again with two of my favourite actors,” said Brian Richmond, Blue Bridge artistic director and director of Love Letters. Having directed both Greenwood and Wright in a crosscountry tour of the Canadian Musical Cruel Tears in the mid-1970s, Richmond is an ardent fan of both Greenwood’s and Wright’s talents. “It is wonderful to have watched their work over the decades and to have an opportunity to work with them on this superb piece of writing,” he said. “Victoria audiences are in for a thrill,” Richmond added. “This is a rare opportunity to see two of our country’s finest actors rejoin their creative energies at the height of their careers.” Love Letters is at the McPherson Playhouse until March 30. Tickets can be purchased individually, or at a special price by buying a Blue Pass for two plays or more to the company’s upcoming season. For Blue Passes call the Blue Bridge office at 250-385-4462. For single tickets call the McPherson box office at 250-386-6121, go to rmts.bc.ca or visit the McPherson box office in Centennial Square. llavin@vicnews.com
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Multiple sclerosis fundraiser in April Jen Blyth News contributor
More than 600 people are expected to walk, run and roll their way along the Oak Bay waterfront April 14 as they help raise money and awareness for the fight against multiple sclerosis. Some at this year’s Scotiabank MS Walk will be living with MS themselves; others will be participating in support or memory of a loved one. “Whether it’s for themselves, their mother, brother or friend, participants have many personal reasons to join the annual MS Walk and to help find a cure to MS, a complex, unpredictable and often disabling disease of the central nervous system,” said Ashley Hodgins, manager of development, South and Central Vancouver Island MS chapter, whose father also has MS. “The energy at Willows Beach Park is exciting as people living with MS every day feel the support of their friends, family and community in the effort to find a cure.” MS Walk participants can choose a 3K, 6K or 9K route, all wheelchair and scooter accessible, and dogs on leashes are welcome. While fundraising is one of the primary goals of the annual event, it’s
also an essential tool to help raise awareness of the disease and its impact on individuals and families. Most often diagnosed in young adults from 15 to 40 years old, MS is a chronic disease of the brain and spinal cord that can affect vision, hearing, memory, balance and mobility. Canadians have one of the world’s highest rates of multiple sclerosis, also the most common neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada. Every day, three people in Canada are diagnosed with the disease. The MS Society, through events like the annual Scotiabank MS Walk, May’s MS Awareness Month and July’s MS Bike Tour – Cowichan Valley Grape Escape, raises money to fund research to find a cure. Proceeds also support local programs for people affected by MS that can help them maintain their quality of life and deal with the issues related to the disease. Initiatives include information and referral, supportive counselling, selfhelp and support groups, financial assistance and recreation and social programs. To register for the Scotiabank MS Walk or for more information, call 250-388-6496 or visit online at mssociety.ca.
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Walking on water Siblings Shontel Taylor, left, and Kaden have fun together in the Zorbing Water Balls at the Vancouver Island Outdoor Adventure Expo at Pearkes Recreation Centre last weekend.
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Victoria tour buses urged to go green
Victoria councillors are giving downtown tour bus operators two years to come up with more environmentally friendly innovations. Four bus companies were recommended to use dedicated parking space downtown for a two-year term at last week’s governance and priorities committee meeting. “We gave a very strong message to staff to create incentives for low emissions and low-noise vehicles in the future,” said Coun. Lisa Helps. “But you can’t just tell a
company to change their fleet.” Staff had recommended a three-year term for parking space allotment. Councillors also considered a proposal from a local business owner to use low-speed electric vehicles, but the proponent was unable to provide sufficient evidence the vehicles complied with provincial safety standards.
Bridge project update sounds positive
The Johnson Street Bridge replacement project is on schedule and on budget, Victoria councillors heard last week.
Construction will begin April 15 on temporary trestles that will support cranes and other equipment. City crews will also begin replacing century-old sewage and storm water pipes near the area. “One never wants to be dismissive of some of the risk concerns … but we’ve laid off some risk to the builder, and we haven’t gone into the contingency funds,” Coun. Chris Coleman said. Early tests show no signs of human remains or other archeological discoveries that could delay the project. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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They’re young, they’re fit, and they’re not worried about the field they’re up against. The Brad Jacobs rink from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., make up Team Canada at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship beginning tomorrow (March 30) at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. It’s their first time at the World Championships. They’re one of the youngest Canadian teams ever and they’re not pretending they’re a favourite just because they’re wearing the maple leaf. Canada’s first game of the roundrobin schedule is against China’s Rui Liu at 2 p.m. Saturday. “To be honest, we haven’t scouted the other teams. We feel like our biggest opponents are ourselves, we’re trying to play at 100 per cent. We’ve always looked at it that way, and we’ll continue to look at it that way for the rest of our lives.”
Jacobs, 27, is the youngest Canadian to skip at the world championship since Kevin Martin was 24 in 1991. Vice-skip and third Ryan Fry is 34, second E.J. Harnden is 29 and lead Ryan Harnden is 26. Even their alternate Matt Dumontelle is only 28. “We’re more concerned with what the rocks are going to be doing. Really, the opponents are out there to help you to read the ice and help you make your shots.” Three of the foursome have represented Northern Ontario at the Brier the past five years but it wasn’t until they added Fry at third that they managed to win the 2013 Brier in Edmonton earlier this month. “This is our first time wearing the maple leaf on the back. Once we put the clothes on for practice, we’ll feel like what it is to be Team Canada and what it stands for.” Canada faces a fierce field, with teams such as Scotland’s two-time world champion David Murdoch, which lost to Canada’s Randy Ferbey rink in a riveting 2005 Men’s World final, also played in Victoria; Sweden’s Niklas Edin, which won the Victoria Curling Classic in an equally tough field last week; and
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Northern Ontario skip Brad Jacobs, right, and third Ryan Fry discuss a shot during the final of the 2013 Brier Canadian championship. Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud, which won silver at the 2010 Olympics. Though a lot of the teams here for Worlds competed in the Classic in Esquimalt’s Archie Browning Sports Centre last week, the Jacobs rink was back to the grindstone. The team only arrived in Victoria yes-
terday, by way of Sault Ste. Marie, Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria. In fact, since winning the Brier on March 10, it’s been a mad rush to get ready. “We thought about asking past champions (for advice), but never got around to it, we’ve been too
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busy,” Jacobs said. “After the brier it was back to work, practice, gym, supper and then bed.” Results from this week’s Worlds will help define the field for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The top seven finishers from this year’s and last year’s World Championships will go to Sochi, as well as two more teams from an upcoming qualifying event in December.
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Phantom magic on ice Big season from little program Travis Paterson News staff
The Victoria Phantoms senior A women’s hockey team recently stamped a solid ending to a most precarious season in the South Coast Female Amateur Hockey League. Despite taking a team of just 11 players, with two forward lines, the Phantoms finished third at provincials, tying the eventual champions Kamloops Vibe in Game 1 but losing to the Richmond Devils 2-1 in the semifinal. (Victoria won 11-4 over Simon Fraser University in Game 2.) In the fallout, coach John LouPoy is hoping the team can use the upcoming offseason as a time to recruit a few extra bodies for next year. “Going to provincials with two lines is, nobody does that, it’s insane, you can’t expect to win any games with two lines,” LouPoy said. “Obviously it would be great to have as many women out as possible to tryouts in September. Senior A is very high level hockey and the Island is a hotbed of talent for this level of playing, but getting the players to commit is
Senior A is meant to be competitive and the Phantoms want to win. Not just any player can make the cut, even if it doesn’t make Lou-Poy popular with every player who wants to be a Phantom. Then again, no coach ever is. Nor is Lou-Poy running some sort of dictatorship. After a few years with Lou-Poy at the helm, the team made the decision to self coach themselves. It lasted one year, and they asked him back. Since Lou-Poy became involved in 2008-09 the Phantoms have been to provincials three times and won it twice, in 2009 and 2010. The game plan with two lines is simple. “We have to play very carefully, and we can only get away playing the way we do because we have very smart players,” Lou-Poy said. “We try to slow the game down. We try to create lots of faceoffs. Anything to get a break. It was a tough go for us this season and it’s remarkable that we did this well.”
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Victoria Phantoms Pam Lou-Poy, middle, takes a shot at Simon Fraser University’s goalie Lea Lewis and checked by Sam Schivler, left, at Archie Browning Sports Centre last month. challenging.” School, careers, travel and mothering all make it hard on young women to commit, he said. Plus, senior A women’s hockey (ages 19 and up) tends to fly under the radar in B.C., and it’s no differ-
ent in Greater Victoria. Because the number of senior A caliber players is limited in here, Lou-Poy, who has coached the team four of the past five seasons, is saddled with some tough decisions. (Also threatening the team’s future is
the recent disbandment of the South Island Breakers midget AAA team, for girls aged 16 to 18. There has often been as many as eight or nine Breakers graduates playing on the Phantoms in a year, with five this season.)
The Sharks are Victoria Hockey League champions for 2012-13. Chad Linger, Tyler Tachnyk and Ben King scored to lift the Sharks to a 3-1 win over the Lions on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the best-of-five VHL playoff final. Goalie Dave Brumby was named the Sharks’ playoff MVP. Lions’ forward Clayton Lainsbury, a Victoria Salsa alumnus from 2003-04, led all playoff scorers with seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points in 12 games.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division. SHOPRIDER SCOOTER, 4 wheels, nearly new, $800. Retails for $3500. (250)652-5652.
MENS 2-piece suits, sizes 32 & 36, very fine cond, $45 (each) obo. (250)727-9425.
UNIVERSAL GYM $150. Dumbbells $75. Senya fax machine $25. Please call Dean at 250-727-7905.
THREE DRAWER sewing machine cabinet, $10. Call (250)655-1854.
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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700 WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.
SPORTING GOODS WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.
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WESTSHORE AREA: Condo 655 Goldstream and Veterans $1250. 2 bdrm, full bath. 5 mins to Juan de Fuca. 10 mins to Royal Roads University. 4th floor, unfurnished. D/W, W/D. Cable/internet ready. Elec. F/P, NS/NP. Balcony, exercise room, secured parking/storage. Avail. May 1st. Call 250592-6048.
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OTTER POINT RV 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.
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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
HOUSES FOR SALE Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com
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UPTOWN AREA, 3 bdrms, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1300 mo. Call Harj at 250-686-8847. UPTOWN AREA, 5 bdrm, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1750 mo. Call Harj at 250-686-8847.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747. SIDNEY: DELIGHTFUL Garden suite, furnished. Walk to work, amenities & ocean. NS/NP. $850. (250)656-9194.
HOMES FOR RENT 3-BDRM, LARGE living room & large kitchen. Laundry room, lots of parking. Close to UVic & bus (27 & 28). Water/ hydro incld. $1500. Avail. May 1st. (250)721-0190. SIDNEY 2 Bdrm upper. Hdwd flrs, garage, laundry. Cat OK. N/S. $1300. (250)812-4154.
ROOMS FOR RENT SAANICH FURNISHED room. W/D, cable, heat, hydro, $540. Call 250-380-7421.
SUITES, LOWER GLANFORD- LARGE 2 bdrm, bright, quiet. Reno’d kitch & bdrm, 8’ closet. W/D, full bath, storage, priv entr, sm yrd, near bus, amens. NS/NP, $980. heat, h/w, hydro/internet incld. Refs. Apr 1. 250-704-0197. GORDON HEAD- lrg 1 bdrm, close to UVIC, bus, Mt. Doug park. W/D, F/P, lrg yard. $875+ 1/3 utils. Avail now. Call 250-686-7995, 250-479-5205, 250-885-9099. LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128.
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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.
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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.
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.
7’x12’ Deck Utility Trailer. Good for small tractors and quads. 4 wheels, loading ramps, green. $1350 obo. Call (250)384-7954.
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EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
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CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748. McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518
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GARDENING 20% OFF! Mowing, Pruning, Clean-Ups, Hedge/Shrub Trim, Hauling. Call (250)479-6495. 20+ YEARS Experience. Lawns, Pruning, Maintenance, Landscaping & more. Reliable. WCB. Andrew (250)656-0052.
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COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.
DRYWALL DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIAN. Reasonable rates. 250744-6884. Licence #22202. 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.
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HANDYPERSONS AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245. BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071
HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999. 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.
WEEDING, MOWING, Pruning, Planting, Composts, Organic Spraying, Fertilizing. Call Howard at (250)727-9429.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578. SMART GUYS Hauling. Garden waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, courteous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licenced and insured. Darren 250-217-8131. M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204. THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca
INSULATION MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278
MASONRY & BRICKWORK 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
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 11 DIAMOND DAVE- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free ests. (250)889-5794.
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DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
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. B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your Painting needs. (250)818-7443 LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.
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JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.
ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully insured. Estimates. 250-588-9471
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PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm. ISLAND POWER Washing. Driveways, patios, walkways. Free est. Chris (250)885-7494.
RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
STUCCO/SIDING RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.
TREE SERVICES BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.
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QUALITY INSULATION blown fiberglass. Affordable rates. WCB. (250)896-6652.
WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.
BOOK YOUR Spring Window or Gutter Cleaning now. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured, BBB. Please call 250-380-7778.
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GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.
WINDOWS ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.
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THINKING OF DOWNSIZING? ONLY 2 LEFT! Free strata fees for one Year
priced at $189,000 hst included
DEVELOPER’S INCENTIVES available on remaining suites!
#404-611 Brookside Rd
(JUST ABOVE THE NEW RED BARN MARKET IN COLWOOD)
Greg Long Realtor® 250-384-8124 www.latoriawalk.com
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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
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the March 28 April 3 edition of Real Estate Victoria
316 Raynor, $474,900
4016 Rainbow Hill, $739,000
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Brett Jones, 250-385-2033
3-1880 Chandler, $599,900 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422
306-75 Songhees, $698,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
2632 Mt Stephen, $549,900 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955
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Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-818-3216
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Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Rusen, 250-384-8124
pg. 10
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Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Diana Winger, 250-999-3683
1054 Colville Rd.,
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
pg. 7
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
pg. 12
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033
Saturday 2:30-4:30 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893
Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653
Tuesday-Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353
pg. 13
pg. 15 Saturday & Sunday 10-1 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-744-3301 pg. 18
103-982 Rattanwood, $319,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333
16-1893 Prosser, $394,000 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Barbara Ronald 250 744-8211
Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
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3648 Doncaster Dr, $849,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty June Wing, 250-479-3333
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
pg. 15
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301
5657 Sooke Rd., $979,900 pg. 15
pg. 13
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Saturday 2:30-4 RE/MAX Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250-478-9600
9490 Eastbrook Dr pg. 13
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun David Silletta, 250-744-3301
pg. 24
pg. 23
2367 Tanner Ridge, $859,000 pg. 23
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Roy Stevenson, 250-477-7291
2883 Cudlip Rd., $399,000 pg. 15
626 Bradley Dyne Rd, $649,900 pg. 24
Saturday 1-3 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Charles Murray, 250-812-8983
pg. 23
Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Ian Heath, 250-655-7653
3022 Miner, $509,900
pg. 14
301-4529 West Saanich
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Rich Humphries 250 592-4422
pg. 5
2380 Alta Vista Pl, $699,000 pg. 5
538 Meredith Cres, $432,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301
Saturday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893
9708 Fifth St, $599,900
4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $550,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333
pg. 18
407-2881 Peatt Rd, $314,900 pg. 15
Monday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301
pg. 10
pg. 8
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
5410 Fowler, $549,900
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476
Saturday 3-5 Pemberton Holmes Claire Yoo, 250-384-8124
19-300 Six Mile Rd, $385,000
Saturday, Sunday & Monday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-516-7772
Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Ian Heath, 250-655-7653
4275 Parkside Cres, 569,900 pg. 10
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gay Helmsing, 250-360-7387
8675 Ebor Terr, $679,800
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lee Johnston, 250-478-9600
pg. 5
1015 Braeburn Ave. 1-9901 Third St, $524,000
2227 Edgelow St.
1619 Hybury Pl, $549,000
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pg. 7
112 & 110-1505 Church Ave. pg. 13
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Neil Docherty, 250-478-9600
672 Strandlund Ave, $334,900
12-3255 Rutledge
Saturday 1:30-2:30 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535
pg. 18
207-2732 Matson Rd, $234,900 pg. 14
7931 Larkvale Rd., $499,900
768 Piedmont Dr., $595,000
1-3211 Shelley St, $374,900
Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Richard Acomba, 250-744-3301
Sunday 12-2 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033
pg. 13
Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893
1287 Tattersall Dr, $637,000 pg. 12
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Vicky Turner 250 592-4422
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301
644 Baxter Ave, $609,900
Saturday 12-2 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Kathryn Alexander, 250-881-4440
pg. 8
982 Mckenzie, $324,900
114-1110 Willow St.
5 Gorge Rd E., $419,000
207-2520 Wark St, $204,900
pg. 7
1801 Laval Ave, $449,888
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100
pg. 6
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333
101 Kiowa Pl., $1,199,950
11-4318 Emily Carr Dr, $519,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800
308-1450 Beach Dr., $399,000 pg. 10
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Vicky Turner 250 592-4422
Sunday 12-2 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033
987 Falkland Rd., $899,900
814-160 Wilson St, $284,900
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Camela Slack, 250-661-4088
pg. 7
303-625 Admirals Rd, $179,900 pg. 10
pg. 1
101-982 Rattanwood, $319,900
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353
1590 Ash Rd, $1,099,000
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald, 250-479-3333
204-837 Selkirk Ave, $286,900
449 Victoria Ave., $799,900
204-1715 Richmond Ave., $269,900
Saturday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Lee Johnston, 250-478-9600
Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Graham Bavington, 250-415-1931
110 Beach Dr., $799,900
109-11 Cooperage, $679,900
Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
pg. 5
pg. 3
1995 Fairfield, $699,900
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Mark Imhoff, 250-590-1775
pg. 23
1787 Bay St, $449,888 pg. 5
1494 Fairfield
Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900
Monday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Jean Thorndycraft, 250-896-4580
556 Heatherdale
1194 Foxridge, $700,000
1052 Colville Rd.,
104-2608 Prior St, $299,900
3-833 Princess, $399,900
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900
pg. 11
Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Julie Rust, 250-477-1100
304-320 Menzies St, $302,000
Friday & Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535
Saturday 1-4 One Flat Fee Mayur Arora 250 813-1960
628 Cornwall, $598,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422
Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011
2-1004 DeCosta, $610,000
401-525 Broughton St, $389,000
107-2930 Cook St, $324,900
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131
pg. 3
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733A Humboldt (200 Douglas) Saturday - Tuesday noon - 5 pm Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 883-2715
1026 Tillicum, $489,900
Saturday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900
1741 Patly, $1,224,000 pg. 6
Saturday - Sunday 1-4 Sotheby’s International James Leblanc, 250-812-7212
pg. 10
305-409 Swift, $329,900 pg. 6
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2983 Dornier Rd.
Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Don Burnham, 250-516-1510
741 Bexhill Rd, $509,900
500 Corfield St., $349,000
Daily 12-4 (closed Good Friday) DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808
pg. 18
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 RE/MAX of Nanaimo John Cooper, 1-866-956-6228
pg. 20
pg.7
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Friday, March 29, 2013 - SAANICH NEWS
Esquimalt’s ailing Tudor village coming to an end Once popular tourist site eyed for development Don Descoteau News staff
Visitors to the Olde England Inn in the 1960s through the ’80s would find a fantasy land, replete with suits of armour, a Tudorstye mansion with matching staff and a thatched-roof period cottage with lowhanging doorways. However, the days of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and the Olde Curiosity Shop – where owner Cyril Lane channelled Henry VIII – are long gone. Lane’s parents, Sam and Rosina, transformed the 1909 Samuel MacLure-designed manor home on Lampson Street, and its surrounding grounds, into Esquimalt’s premiere tourist attraction and a period hotel in the 1950s and 60s. But the Tudor village began to fall into disrepair in the 1990s – an estimate to re-do the thatched roof on the Hathaway re-creation is said to have come in at $150,000. The manor home, known historically as Rosemead but renamed the English Inn around 2001, was transformed into an upscale boutique hotel with a focus on wedding services. Having given it three years, the current owners of the English Inn property on Lampson Street are looking to get out of the hotel business. The ownership group, known as LFC Lampson Holdings Inc., hopes to enter into a heritage revitalization agreement with Esquimalt, in return for the right to subdivide the 4.5-acre property into two lots.
A wild, but beautiful garden sits in front of the run-down Anne Hathaway’s Cottage on the English Inn property. The building’s thatched roof is tarped due to holes. Don Descoteau/News staff
As part of the agreement, the manor home would be retained on a roughly oneacre corner parcel. Requested zoning for the building would add multi-family or single family residential uses, as well as institutional care home or assisted living to the existing tourist accommodation use. While similar zoning is being sought for the larger parcel – to allow for buildings of up to six storeys – the goal of the proposal is to preserve the heritage characteristics of the manor house and its nearby grounds. “From a heritage point of view, we thought that was a good thing,” said Esquimalt archivist Sherri Robinson, who also sits on the township’s heritage advisory committee.
Hathaway’s cottage and the other four buildings on the back part of the property are not currently habitable, and the owners have no intention of rehabilitating them, said LFC’s project consultant, Michael Dillistone. The cottage currently sits with tarps over its thatched roof. Project consulting architect Paul Merrick has said the building was constructed more as a stage set than as usable living space. “(The owners) are not specifically interested in taking the (cottage) down, they’re more interested in selling the parcels,” Dillistone said. It would be up to future owners to determine the fate of the derelict buildings, none of which have heritage significance, he added.
Robinson said Rosina Lane had the exact measurements taken of the original Anne Hathaway’s cottage in Stratford-UponAvon, England, before contracting the replica to be built on the grounds of the Inn in 1959. When the original was badly damaged by fire in 1969, Robinson said, people involved in rebuilding it flew to Victoria to take measurements of the replica, one of four such buildings in the world. The archivist holds out hope that something can be done to save or refurbish the cottage, given its relationship to history. “I just think it’s such a wonderful tool to have here,” she said. “There’s people right here in Victoria who will never get to see that kind of history, never get to England.” editor@vicnews.com
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