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Home invasion suspect remains behind bars A man accused of violently assaulting and terrorizing two Saanich residents during a home invasion will remain behind bars for another week. A bail hearing Monday was delayed until June 7 for 27-yearold William Reedel, who RCMP arrested in Campbell River on May 22. Saanich major crimes investigators were able to identify an alleged suspect through items left behind at the scene of the home invasion in the 3500-block of James Heights, said Sgt. Steve Eassie. Reedel, a physically large and muscular man, said nothing during Monday’s hearing. He has a criminal history in Abbotsford, Campbell River, Smithers and Chilliwack, including convictions for violent offences. On May 20 at 10:20 p.m., police say a man forced his way through the front door of the James Heights home, near the Cedar Hill golf course, and started punching and beating an 85-year-old man and his 59-year-old daughter. The woman escaped to a neighbour’s house to call for help. The 85-year-old man was hospitalized in the wake of the attack, and his condition has improved, Eassie said. “It was obviously a very traumatic event. Both victims were struck numerous times in the head ... it was a very violent attack,” he said. PlEASE SEE: Attacker stole car, Page A7

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Cadborosaurus gets a facelift Saanich parks worker Gray Smith repairs the Cadborosaurus in Cadboro-Gyro Park. Workers sandblasted the popular climbing structure and are filling holes and cracks with concrete. The big beast has been in the park for about 60 years.

Program ramps up to help seniors at home Kyle Slavin News staff

With an aging population and some 20,000 seniors already living in Saanich, the United Way and the provincial government are looking at ways to keep elder residents happy in their own homes. The municipality is one of 68 in the province that will receive funding for a Better at Home

support program, which provides seniors living at home with non-medical services. Lilaine Galway, community development manager for United Way Greater Victoria, says they are looking for input from Saanich seniors on which services – from yard work to transportation – are most in demand. “The people who are going to be using the service have to decide which way the direction goes. This is a chance for Saanich seniors and

their families and caregivers to really have a voice and to identify which services are most important to them,” she said. The services being considered in Saanich are light housekeeping, grocery shopping, transportation to appointments, simple home repairs, snow shovelling and light yard work.

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As Saanich revamps its garbage collection in order to keep kitchen waste out of the landfill, the municipality has announced the new service will cost households up to $210 per year in collection fees. The “pay-as-you-throw” model lets homeowners choose which garbage and organics bin size

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they want, and that will determine what they pay. At the low end, an 80-litre organics cart ($25) and a 120litre garbage cart ($25) plus the annual $105 base fee for solid waste services will cost homeowners $155 a year. Larger families may require larger bins, which range from $35 to $70 each. In 2013 Saanich households paid a flat $156 fee for garbage and recycling. Next month Saanich will start asking residents to select their

organic and garbage cart sizes. The carts will be delivered to homes next year. The new collection method, which will be curbside drop-off and pickup, is slated to begin in spring 2014. Saanich estimates some 8,000 tonnes of organics will be diverted from Hartland landfill each year, and will be recycled into compost. For more info on the new garbage collection system, visit saanich.ca/greenergarbage. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Greater Victoria Board of Education trustees took a different tack to their advocacy by demonstrating what they would be able to provide with a five per cent funding increase. Traditionally, the board supplies the education ministry with a balanced budget, and a “needs budget,” an outline of the cost of providing for all of the school district’s needs. This year, trustees wrote the advocacy budget with one question in mind: what could each department provide with five

per cent more in resources? “We thought, let’s look at things a little differently in a way that might catch government’s eye,” said board chair Peg Orcherton. “It’s a smaller amount of money, but we’re trying to get the government to take a look at (restoration).” Orcherton is hopeful that the budget – which would increase staffing by 38 full-time teachers, an aboriginal curriculum teacher and 11 elementary school learning support teachers – will spark incremental funding increases, in addition to the district’s underlying structural deficit of

about $8 million annually. The 2013-14 needs budget additions total $5.8 million and will be sent to the minister of education. Last year’s needs budget of an additional $48.5 million reflected priorities brought forward by stakeholder groups. The board passed a 2013-14 operating budget of $195 million in April. That figure includes a surplus balance of $16,483 to be carried forward and applied to the 2014-15 structural deficit. nnorth@saanichnews.com OUR VIEW / Needs budget seems needless / Page A8

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UVic preps for flood of academics University hosts Congress, Canada’s largest academic conference Kyle Slavin Edward Hill News staff

rganizing a major conference is no easy feat – just ask Jim Dunsdon. For nearly four years he’s been working as vice-chair of Congress 2013, a eight-day event at the University of Victoria that will draw some 6,600 humanities and social sciences professors and researchers from across Canada. Dunsdon’s job is to plan and co-ordinate the logistics side of Congress, ensuring everything from getting the 225 rooms on campus booked and prepped with audio-video equipment to organizing transportation for delegates to get back and forth from the airport, ferry, hotels and UVic, from June 1 to 8. “It’s been a lot of work, it’s been challenging, but it’s been a lot of fun,” he said. “Once we established a bit of context – we’re going to have 10,000 people on campus, but we usually have 20,000 people on campus September to May – it helped make it easier to plan.” It’s not quite the same as student intake though. Take, for example, the monumental food and beverage task that lays ahead. Some 25,000 cups of coffee need be made and poured over the course of the conference.

Catering will go through 630 litres of coffee cream, 543 kilograms of cheese, 386 kg of sandwich meat and 5,200 portions of yogurt as part of 757 separate catering orders to keep delegates fed. “The food services team needs to get 6,000 cups of coffee to 225 rooms across 22 buildings at 7:30 in the morning and keep it hot,” said Suzanne Dane, Congress project manager for UVic “It’s not an easy undertaking.” To prepare, last year the university revamped its entire catering program. “We have brand new menus, a brand new pricing strategy, better ingredients. It all combined to really raise the level of service and quality on campus,” Dunsdon said. “And we did that with one eye on the fact that we knew it was going to be a significant test for our campus. We had to make a big jump to make sure we could meet the expectations of (Congress) attendees.” This is the first time since 1990 that UVic has hosted Congress, which will bring together researchers and academics for a week of 1,800 meetings and symposiums at UVic. But alongside the scholarship, the university is working to draw the Greater Victoria community to the campus through a big party with daily concerts, food booths, a beer garden and “Big Thinking” speakers. “We are bringing the community to campus and recreating the Inner Harbour experience using petty cabs, flower carriages and a lot of local performers,” Dane said.

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University of Victoria executive staff members and lead Congress 2013 organizers Jim Dunsdon and Suzanne Dane sit in one of the many golf carts that will be used to transport thousands of delegates arriving this week for Congress 2013, the largest academic gathering in Canada. “We want to make people aware what Congress has to offer and it isn’t necessarily just an academic event.” The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences awarded UVic the 2013 Congress in 2008 through a competitive process. It took UVic a year just to complete the bid package. “The federation was extremely impressed with the community support. The chamber (of commerce), mayors, Tourism Victoria showed that strongly support Congress and are eager to be involved,” Dane said.

UVic is aiming to make Congress a zero waste event. Attendees will receive reusable plastic water bottles, all plates and cutlery will be compostable and 35 stations will be set up around campus for food waste. “The UVic community wants to do a wonderful job hosting this event and make it very special for the delegates and the local community. We want everything to go smoothly,” Dunsdon said. “We’ve been doing a lot of work to get to this point, but it’s kind of only just begun.” kslavin@saanichnews.com

Congress free events n A fashion show of nursing uniforms through the ages, Friday, 5 p.m., McPherson Library. n WorldFEST festival Sunday, with dancers, foods and a children’s play area. n Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie Wednesday 7:30 p.m.; Daniel Lapp, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. n See a full lineup of UVic events from May 31 to June 8 at uviccongress2013.ca.

Congress expected to help tourism bottom line Edward Hill News staff

The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences – known as Congress – should give Victoria’s anemic tourism industry a healthy shot in the arm for 2013. The University of Victoria’s 1,700 residences are fully booked and the conference’s 15 partner hotels downtown have sold 5,820 room nights so far. Suzanne Dane, Congress project manager for UVic, said based on Tourism Victoria estimates on spending habits for visi-

tors, Congress should generate $9 million to $12 million for the local economy. Unlike university students who flood the city each September, Congress delegates “have the income to spend on food and they’ll actually eat three meals a day,” Dane said. “A large number come with their families and stay pre- and post-Congress.” Dallas Gislason, economic development officer for the Greater Victoria Development Agency, said Victoria needs to highlight its assets to visiting academics and their families to reap long-term rewards. “For me this is an exciting opportunity

for the community to go far beyond tourism,” Gislason said. “We can look at the impact of 9,000 guests, some 7,000 delegates with taxis, hotels and meals ... but that is the tip of the iceberg.” The Congress itself is made up of more than 70 individual academic associations, which creates an opportunity to entice each association to return to Victoria for individual annual conferences, he said. It’s also an chance to show visiting academics a city where they might like to teach, retire or live during a sabbatical. “We’ve got 7,000 highly educated people

coming to the community,” Gislason said. “The opportunity is to show off a region that is livable with educated, engaged citizens.” While UVic is trying to draw the public to events on campus during Congress, it is setting up incentives for delegates to check out restaurants, businesses and tourism highlights. “Delegates will be given discount tickets for destinations like the Royal B.C. Museum and Butchart Gardens,” Dane said. “We want people to experience Victoria.”

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Planned Craigflower mural honours First Nations history Kyle Slavin News staff

Drivers crossing the new Craigflower Bridge could have a beautiful mural welcoming them into Saanich, thanks to the students and staff at Craigflower elementary. The school was expected to go before Saanich council on Monday to seek approval to paint a large First Nations mural on the side of their school, visible from Admirals Road. “There are many ways to show our depth of love and connection with the aboriginal people presently and past, so it’s a way to say to this community, ‘Welcome. Welcome, community,’” said principal Lynne Moorhouse. “It’s about the whole issue of healing and honouring. We’d like to acknowledge and thank

the Coast Salish people and the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations people for allowing us to work, play and learn on this land.” The mural, co-designed by artists Butch Dick (Songhees) and Darlene Gait (Esquimalt), is slated to be painted onto a 24-foot by eight-foot plywood panel, then affixed to the southfacing wall. “Every child in the school will paint on it, and every community member will be able to come paint on it,” Moorhouse said. The mural depicts Coast Salish First Nations elders and a welcome figure greeting people to the land. The school’s outer walls will also be painted as sunrise and sunset backdrops. Moorhouse says the school’s population is more than 92 per cent aboriginal, and it is located

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Speaking their mind is something Greater Victoria high school students enjoy doing, if the results of the inaugural Royal Oak Rotary Club public speaking competition are any measure. Finalists Ian Webber of S.J. Willis alternative school, Tamiko Sianen of Mount Douglas secondary and Alysha Rose of Stelly’s secondary are the cream of the crop among more than 100 students who presented their thoughts on a variety of topics at school-based and semifinal showdowns. The three go head-to-head tomorrow (May 30) at Spectrum community school. Competition co-ordinator John Saunders, a retired university professor and Rotary member, expected a handful of schools to take him up on his request to alert students to this new event.

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or large organizations, creating a wish list can sometimes be a good exercise to help with goal-setting and determining future direction. In the case of the Greater Victoria School District, the exercise has become an annual event that indicates what the district could accomplish with more funding from government. In the years since dramatic cuts to the education ministry budget forced districts to do the same, school trustees around B.C. have had to balance district budgets with lower than historic levels of funding from the province. To be fair, the needs-based budget, as the Victoria trustees call their wish list, accurately reflects the difficulties the board has in balancing its budget. But with no signs on the horizon that districts will receive significant financial relief from the province, using staff and trustee time yet again to assemble such fantasy budgets and submit them to the minister of education seems a waste of resources. Similar to department heads in a medium to large-sized private company, administrators at every school in the district must submit their own budgets. And if the overall numbers don’t work, the managers get sent back to find more savings. Using the needs budget as a subtle reminder to government that more money would be put to good use has become a tired show of political will that most taxpayers would rather do without. Making education of our children a motherhood issue is fine when there’s plenty of resources to go around. But with B.C.’s economy still stumbling along – a scenario created by far more forces than the provincial government – more education funding from government could only mean higher taxes for all of us. Many people are struggling to make ends meet these days and doing their best to get through this tough financial time. We expect the same approach from school trustees and ask that they stop acting like dreamers waiting to win the lottery jackpot. 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.

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union demands into the classroom ike those Japanese soldiers in the form of posters, buttons who didn’t hear about the and black armbands that to some end of Second World War, self-absorbed teachers the militant fringe that symbolize the “death” of controls the B.C. Teachers’ education. Federation is digging in for During the election an endless battle against campaign, The Globe the B.C. government. and Mail carried a story Their nemesis, Premier on one of those mock Christy Clark, reiterated elections held in schools last week that seeking a around the province. An 10-year agreement with elementary-level student the BCTF is a top priority was quoted as saying when the legislature is she voted against the recalled this summer. Tom Fletcher B.C. Liberals because The current one-year B.C. Views Clark “caused a teachers’ truce ends June 30. The strike.” BCTF grudgingly agreed to If this kid was talking about the that extension last year, then ran TV most recent strike, I wonder where ads calling for an NDP government she got that idea. In a negotiating that promised concessions and performance that was appalling union bosses on both sides of the even by BCTF standards, Lambert negotiating table. and her team conducted months “You know, I may be a lame of disruptive work-to-rule action duck,” outgoing BCTF president before they could even articulate Susan Lambert crowed to cheering a wage and benefit demand. When classroom-warfare radicals at the they finally did, it was outrageously union’s convention in March, “but I out of touch with reality. think Christy’s goose is cooked.” An indication of how the union’s We’ll never know how much this ruling class wants to conduct itself sort of gloating contributed to the in the classroom can be found epic collapse of the NDP, champion in the latest issue of the BCTF of public sector union members newsletter to its members. Joanna whose pay and benefits make them Larson, president of the Prince the new upper class. Rupert union local, contributes an But I can tell you the prospects article headlined: “What kind of for sparing children from this citizen do we hope to graduate from ideological warfare are not good. our K-12 public schools?” Last week the B.C. Court of Larson first quotes the education Appeal handed down an ivoryministry’s current goals. They tower decision that upheld the include preparing citizens who are “right” of teachers to bring their

“creative, flexible, self-motivated, and who have a positive self-image.” Another goal is citizens who are “skilled and who can contribute to society generally, including the world of work.” Larson then mocks these goals, as follows: “Essentially, the Ministry of Education has a vision of citizens who will maintain the status quo, not rock the boat, and participate on a superficial level in aspects of political and societal change. It doesn’t challenge individuals to take direct action against exploitation, marginalization and violence.” In case you missed the political message, Larson later asserts: “The educated citizens we graduate from our schools cannot just be content to wear a pink shirt once a year…. Educated, engaged citizens must be willing to take direct action to change and shape our society for the better.” This call to arms is a blend of the NDP election platform and a rant from the Occupy Vancouver squat of a couple of years ago. What is this “status quo” that must be challenged by “direct action”? In these campus-radical screeds, the final answer is always the same: capitalism. It’s no wonder we hear of students making BCTF picket signs in art class. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.

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LETTERS Greater Victoria amalgamation? Not likely Once again we learn of individuals, while well intentioned, spending their time and efforts to advance the view that Greater Victoria municipalities should be reformed into one or two large political units. Earlier efforts to combine Victoria and Saanich failed (Victoria said yes, Saanich said no). Admittedly these referenda took place many years ago. A vote in, say, 2014 would most certainly see a similar negative result. Victoria would continue to support the idea. The city has spoken in favour of unification for decades – to no avail. Saanich – much larger – is an ideal political unit. Colwood and Langford continue to show remarkable progress. Little of this would happen if they were simply a part of Victoria. Oak Bay? Not a chance of approval. Put the question to a vote? Yes, if the municipalities wish to waste time and many dollars. The results would be negative. Status quo. Hugh Curtis Saanich

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Largest tax levy increase goes to B.C. Transit It’s property tax time again and I did a bit of checking. Going over our household statements for 2013 and 2001, I found some spendthrifts and a few prudent folks. Schools have gone up a mere 16 per cent and B.C. Assessment 13 per cent over the past 12 years. A bit more expensive are municipal costs at 55 per cent and a 46 per cent rise for garbage. I suppose four or so per cent a year increase is defensible. Rather excessive is the CRD general charge, which is up 74 per cent, and CRD hospitals with a 99 per cent levy increase. I keep wondering what we have to show for these boosts. Next to worst is the water and sewer increase of 91 per cent, although the change in reporting and billing formats obfuscate the comparison somewhat. And I guess this area is only going to get worse if the poop percolating plant proceeds. Abolish the Senate and put the money to good use funding this project. And the winner is – B.C. Transit. It is up a whopping 251 per cent. Blimey, they’ve got too many spanking new buses running around one-third full now and they keep making noises about incurring more debt and new costs for studies and pipe dreams. Rob Watson Saanich

Support for new Gorge garden downplayed Re: Little support for public garden at Commonwealth (News, May 24) May I humbly suggest that you got the tone of the community garden article completely wrong. Why concentrate on the problems surrounding the proposed Saanich Commonwealth Place community garden when we have enjoyed a great positive response in the Gorge Tillicum neighbourhood? The consultation process driven by a local committee headed so ably by Gabe Epstein and the collaboration with Saanich Parks have led to a widely supported community garden concept – yet you see fit to lead with “Little support for public garden at ...” Why emphasize the negative when you have a positive to draw on? I’m afraid my opinion of your reportage on local affairs has taken a serious knock. Harry Lewis Saanich

Lawsuits should deter drinking and driving Re: Parents need to talk tough (Our View, May 22) I agree, parents need to talk tough. But, I believe the strongest deterrent is never mentioned by parents, police, ICBC and safety councils. Here it is: When you are impaired, you are in breach of your insurance. That means a fatal or even serious injury crash will result in the million dollar damage award being retrieved from the driver. That means you lose your

house, car, other assets and future income to repay this debt. Makes fines and impoundment of a modestly priced car seem trivial, does it not? I would love to see brief mention of this consequence by police and media when horrific accidents caused by drinking are reported. Rein Nienaber Saanich

In defence of a guest columnist Re: Poor choice made for B.C. pre-election opinion piece (Letters, May 17) I write today to defend the reputation of Gwyn Morgan, one of Canada’s top businessmen and a Victoria resident. Gwyn wrote a column prior to the election that encouraged us to vote Liberal for economic reasons. The thesis was that our quality of life, including needed environmental improvements, depends on good jobs and a strong economy. I thought the column was excellent and asked that it be published. After the election, the News published a Letter to the Editor disparaging Gwyn and complaining that the column should not have been run. In particular the writer pilloried Gwyn for SNC-Lavalin’s bribery scandal. I have known Gwyn for a long time. He is a fine upstanding man. His columns run regularly in the Globe and Mail. I think he is the best business columnist we have in Canada today. As an engineer, not a financier, Gwyn built the biggest oil and gas company in Canada. He has also served on numerous boards of

directors, one of which was SNCLavalin, a worldwide engineering and construction company based in Montreal. SNC has 33,000 employees and does $8 billion of business each year. On Gwyn’s watch as chairman of the board, SNC was found to have been paying bribes to get business. Top executives were let go. I have served on boards, though none the size of SNC. Almost all information comes to boards from company executives. If they don’t tell directors the truth and if company auditors, who randomly sample past invoices and payments, don’t catch a problem, boards don’t either. Gwyn didn’t step down when the scandal broke. He stayed on and led the cleanup of the company. In my view, executives like Gwyn should be praised, not slandered. David Black Oak Bay Editor’s note: David Black is the owner of Black Press, publisher of the Saanich News and more than 190 other publications across North America. The News welcomes opinions and comments. Letters should discuss issues and stories covered in the News and be 300 words or less. Please enclose phone number for verification of your letter’s authenticity.

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Local customers of Coast Capital Insurance Services likely won’t see many changes for a while in the wake of the insurance provider’s sale to Western Financial Group. Under terms of the deal, Coast Capital will retain the name and branding for at least two years and all 242 current employees will keep their jobs. The purchase is

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Family Naturopathic Clinic has provided free consultation and treatments for low-income families since 2007 and given fourthyear naturopathy students practical experience. The FNC Care Society, a charitable partnership between local naturopathic doctors and Acacia Integrative Heath, is raffling off a “staycation” prize

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The City of Victoria’s kitchen scraps program has already diverted nearly 400 tonnes of waste from the Hartland landfill and turned it into compost. That diversion rate is 37 per cent, seven per cent better than the rate predicted by city staff in February. The early success of the program is being partially attributed to the city’s online reminder service, which sends a text, automated phone message or email on the day before garbage pickup, said city spokesperson Katie Josephson. About 6.5 tonnes of kitchen scraps are being collected and composted from 14,000 Victoria households every day. Saanich plans to start its kitchen scraps program in the spring of 2014. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Writer catches the cusp of a revolution Travis Paterson News staff

The glass is half full for beer writer Joe Wiebe. This week, the Victoria-based author is launching his new book, Craft Beer Revolution, which documents B.C.’s craft brewing movement from the early 1980s to present day. Wiebe spent some of his formative years during the 1990s working at the Belfry Theatre before he turned to penning stories for money. He loved beer – “who didn’t?” he said – but was skeptical he could make a go as a beer writer. He had a taste for selling beer stories, including a piece on Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub in the short-lived national men’s magazine Toro. His lightbulb moment came in 2008. Wiebe was on a trip to California to write about wine for a magazine, a walking trip with a dozen other wine writers through the Sonoma County vineyards. “By the second night they staged an intervention. They said, ‘all you talk about is beer, you should be writing about beer,’” Wiebe said. “It lit the spark in my head. (I thought), ‘Okay, maybe there is a way to do it.’ I kind Made for at families: print of scoffed it, but then went with it.” 10.3125 x 7 in Ad He was in the right place at the right time.

Brewpub in 1984. Victoria is a hotbed for craft breweries, as is Vancouver, all part of the world famous Pacific Northwest brewing scene. And the movement is continuing to grow with Wiebe riding the wave. “I have to laugh,” he said. “If I knew as a 21 year old, moving to Victoria from Niagara-onthe-Lake, Ont., that I’d be publishing a book on beer, the 21-year-old me would’ve been pretty happy.” There are 50 craft Travis Paterson/News staff breweries in B.C. with Joe Wiebe launches his first book, Craft Beer Revolution, 12 more set to open in at Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub today (May 29). The book 2013 and early 2014. And chronicles the rise of the craft beer movement in B.C., Wiebe has met the owners and brew masters for which Spinnakers helped launch 29 years ago. most of them. Well-known in the Victoria and Vancouver As he put feelers out for stories, so too did editors looking to capitalize on the bud- brewing community, Wiebe left his wife and child behind in the name of beer last sumding beer trend. The revolution of microbrewing in B.C. mer, a “2,500-kilometre odyssey” to visit the started in 1982 with the now defunct Horse- dozen or so breweries and brewpubs he shoe Bay Brewing, and in Victoria when hadn’t yet reached. “It was an amazing experience to meet so Paul Hadfield started Spinnakers Gastro

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many great people working at local breweries who have helped increase the profile of craft beer in smaller communities.” As much as the craft beer industry is alive and thriving, Wiebe’s book was nearly shelved. While working on revisions in October, Wiebe received notice his publisher, Douglas & MacIntyre, was in bankruptcy protection. Harbour Publishing bought D&M in January and the book was back on schedule. Wiebe is holding book launches for Craft Beer Revolution at brewpubs across B.C., beginning with Spinnakers today (May 29) at 7 p.m. He will speak about the book and the movement in general, while Spinnakers has brewed a cask-conditioned beer just for the event. Buy a book and you get a beer. Craft Beer Revolution is available at Chapter’s, Bolen’s, Munro’s and other bookstores, as well as Spinnakers and other breweries and brewpubs. sports@vicnews.com

Did you know? ■ Craft Beer Revolution profiles every craft brewery in B.C., along with tasting notes of more than 100 beers. ■ You could drink a different B.C. beer every day of the year and still not get through all of them.

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Tenore bring message of hope Three-time Gospel Music Association of Canada award winners The Tenors perform June 7 at Saanich Baptist Church, 4347 Wilkinson Rd. The tenors are currently making their way home from Kampala, Uganda where they reminded the women and children of Watoto that they’ll never walk alone in their journey to change the future and bring about a new generation of leaders. Watoto, which was founded by Gary and Marilyn Skinner, was initiated in response to the growing number of vulnerable and orphaned children in Uganda. On their return, the tenors are embarking on a multi-city Canadian tour highlighting their work with Watoto and inspiring others with their music for change. The trip to Uganda is a continuation of the vision of Jill Ann Siemens, founder of The Tenors (previously known as The Canadian Tenors). Her work has encompassed creating musical projects that help the world’s most needy and vulnerable children. Through a God-given inspiration and vision that is now being carried forward by The Tenors, millions of dollars have been raised in support of Bulembu International, a tiny town in Swaziland caring for orphaned and abandoned children.

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World-class trio The Tenors perform at Saanich Baptist Church on June 7. After that successful endeavour, her dream of helping the world's most vulnerable continued. Siemens had been looking for another similar opportunity where she could connect her latest project, Tenore, with a humanitarian organization which and found that opportunity with Watoto. “Our overall mission is to bring joy and healing through our music and to get our hands dirty helping women and chil-

dren,” Siemens said. Tenore donates 10 per cent of all CD sales to Watoto and raises sponsorships at concerts. The Victoria concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Children under 12 are free. Tickets are available at Christian Book & Music Store 250-384-7534, the Saanich Baptist Church 250-7442020 and Ivy's Books 250-5982713. llavin@vicnews.com

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Some businesses and recreation operations in Greater Victoria take special care to address the needs of families with young children. The efforts of a number of those organizations are not lost on the parents who use them on a regular basis and are spotlighted yearly by the south Vancouver Island chapter of Success by Six through its Early Years Awards. “It’s all about recognizing the work the community does on behalf of young children, and indeed, their families,” said Dave Pitre, local co-chair of Success by Six and a retired high school principal in the Greater Victoria School District. “With these awards, we’re trying to help family-friendly enterprises be successful as well. Everybody looks after everybody else. It’s a kind of harmonious relationship we’re involved in.” Success by Six announced the top votegetters in its online public survey, in cate-

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BC Children’s Hospital helps kids get care closer to home Keira Caillet’s parents have reason to smile when their six-year-old daughter jumps on her bicycle to go for a ride, particularly when her destination is the office of Victoriabased pediatric cardiologist Dr. Brian Sinclair. Sinclair, a partner of BC Children’s Hospital’s Children’s Heart Center, and his team provide Vancouver Island children and families with many aspects of cardiac care from diagnosis on. Those children requiring cardiac surgery or procedures receive that critical care at Children’s and return to Vancouver Island for follow up. Seeing Keira today, it’s hard to believe her life once hung in the balance. Born with a major heart defect, she received lifesaving heart surgery at BC Children’s Hospital when she was two weeks old. During the next four years, she and her parents made frequent trips to BC Children’s Hospital for specialized care. “It’s so much easier now that we have access to most of the care Keira needs here in Victoria,” says Cherie Caillet, Keira’s mother. “No more 6 a.m. ferry rides. The trip to the doctor now takes less than five minutes, or perhaps a bit more if Keira wants to go by bike.”

Sinclair sees BC Children’s Hospital patients in Victoria and in a pediatric ambulatory clinic at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, which was established with support from Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital aimed at ensuring all BC children have access to a consistent standard of care no matter where in the province they live. Sinclair also sits on the steering committee of Child Health BC, evaluating issues such as provincewide access to specialty care. “The fact that Keira is able to receive specialized care so close to home is exactly what we’re looking for,” says Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, executive director of Child Health BC. Child Health BC’s activities took off after Overwaitea Food Group became the lead benefactor with a pledge of $20 million in support in 2007. TELUS and Scotiabank later made gifts of $5 million and $1 million, respectively. This support had an immediate impact, says O’Donnell. Pediatric clinics established with Child Health BC’s support in Nanaimo and Prince George have thousands of patient visits annually; additional travelling clinics are staffed by BC Children’s caregivers in communities across the province; and over 1,000 health professionals have participated in Child Health BC’s workshops. O’Donnell credits Overwaitea Food Group’s donation with Child Health BC’s growing reach across the province, noting that it’s a perfect fit for an organization with a presence in so many BC communities. Overwaitea Food Group President Darrell Jones agrees. “We’re committed to

the health and wellness of kids and families in BC,” says Jones. “We’ve been proud to support BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades – and with the help of our communities, we’ve contributed millions of dollars toward hospital improvement projects, advocacy programs and important research initiatives. We’re grateful for the amazing support of our local communities, team members, customers and supplier partners who have all played a key role in making this fundraising success possible.” Child Health BC is part of a larger transformation in the way BC’s children receive care, says Larry Gold, president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. The transformation also includes the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. “We want to ensure children have access to a consistent standard of care, whether they live in Smithers, Campbell River or Castlegar; and there will always be children who need care that’s only available in a children’s hospital,” says Gold. BC Children’s Hospital Foundation has raised close to $170 million, including Overwaitea Food Group’s gift and $25 million from Teck Resources Limited, in its $200-million capital campaign to support construction of the new hospital and Child Health BC. Gold says that the new hospital, which will open in 2018, will be family-friendly, making it easier for families from outside the Lower Mainland to remain with their children. Beyond the money being raised for the new hospital and Child Health BC, Gold says the hospital also counts on donations of about $14 million a year to support research, equipment purchases and training. On June 1 and 2 BC Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its annual Miracle Weekend celebration on Global BC, to raise the millions the hospital needs to cover its urgent annual needs. “Every year people from across the province make donations in support of the hospital and it makes a huge difference,” says Gold. “Keira Caillet is proof of that.” Cherie Caillet couldn’t agree more. “When we got to Dr. Sinclair’s office it was so great to hear Keira tell him how awesome she is, that she rode her bike to his office without training wheels and that mommy was running really fast and could barely keep up,” she says. “There was a time when I couldn’t imagine that I would ever hear that.”

last year, 2,236 children from Vancouver island made 6,615 visits to BC Children’s hospital. Five hundred of those children came from Victoria.

JUNE 1 & 2, 2013 On June 1 and 2, tune in to Miracle Weekend, broadcast live from BC Children’s Hospital, on Global BC from 7:00pm on Saturday, June 1 until 5:30pm on Sunday, June 2 The 26th annual BC Children’s Hospital’s Miracle Weekend is a two-day celebration that showcases the best of BC Children’s Hospital: patients, their families, caregivers and supporters who come from every corner of BC. BC Children’s Hospital receives over 200,000 visits from patients from across the province every year. Donations help the hospital deliver the best in care every day, and are helping to prepare for the future by supporting the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital and better access to care for children in or close to their home communities. Please support BC Children’s Hospital.

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At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re very proud of our longstanding commitment to investing in the health of kids and their families. We’re grateful to everyone who supports us in this effort. Our team members, customers and suppliers have all played a key role in our fundraising success over the years. We’ve been supporting BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades, and we’ve raised millions of dollars in support of capital improvement projects, important research initiatives and advocacy programs designed to help keep our kids safe by reducing preventable injuries. In 2007, we made a $20 million pledge to support Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital that helps get kids in BC get the care they need, closer to home. Since then, we’ve raised more than $10.7 million toward our goal, and Child Health BC has been able to put this concept into action in a number of communities throughout BC. We are grateful for the amazing commitment and fund raising efforts driven by OFG team members who encourage the generosity of our customers and suppliers.

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Clark wants budget passed this summer Tom Fletcher Black Press

Premier Christy Clark says the B.C. legislature will be recalled this summer to pass the government’s pre-election budget, which promises to balance the books after four years of deficits. Clark spoke to a gathering of B.C. Liberal candidates at a Vancouver hotel Thursday, including those who didn’t join the 50-member caucus. Thanking the unsuccessful ones, she reminded them that she too lost her bid to win a seat in Vancouver-Point Grey. Clark indicated earlier that the legisla-

ture would not be recalled until she has a seat, which would require a by-election. She has said several B.C. Liberal MLAs have offered to step aside to give her a seat, but the decision won’t be made until the final vote tally is in at the end of May. Preliminary results of the May 14 election have the B.C. Liberals with 50 seats, the NDP 33 and the Green Party one. Delta South independent Vicki Huntington was also re-elected. Clark renewed her campaign promises to press for the development of liquefied natural gas in northern B.C., to restrict government spending and “find labour peace in our classrooms” while beginning

to pay down the growing provincial debt. Clark told reporters after the speech that the election result gives her a mandate to pursue a 10-year agreement with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, with contract talks with the school districts’ bargaining agent set to resume this week. “There will be calls to spend money,” Clark said. “For the next little while, our answer to most of those questions has to be no, not now.” With several municipal council members elected as B.C. Liberal MLAs, Clark said they have the option to take unpaid leave from their council duties rather than resign and trigger local by-elections.

LNG impact study gets underway Environmental office looks at pipelines, northern ports Tom Fletcher Black Press

B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office is proceeding with impact studies on proposed liquefied natural gas development, including pipelines across the Rocky Mountains and marine terminals in the KitimatPrince Rupert area. The EAO is advertising for a contractor to do a “socio-economic analysis” of the range of projects, which may include five or more separate facilities to process and ship LNG to Asian markets. Proposals are being accepted until June 3, according to a request for

proposals posted on the government’s BC Bid website. While the number of potential pipelines and LNG plants remains uncertain, the EAO has identified broad issues for the largest industrial project ever proposed in B.C. They include: “potential social and economic issues arising from large and mobile capital construction workforces, injection of longer-term residential workforces in communities with proposed facility projects; potential impacts from increased dust, noise and vibration; water management and potential short-term negative visual impacts.” Aboriginal consultation covers the Nisga’a Nation and several other bands covered by Treaty 8, signed by communities east of the Rocky Mountains in the early 1900s. There are two proposed pipelines, one by TransCanada to supply an

LNG plant at Kitimat backed by Shell, Korea Gas, Misubishi and PetroChina. Spectra Energy has partnered with British Gas Group for a pipeline and export facilities on Ridley Island at the Port of Prince Rupert. The EAO will study corridors for pipelines of up to 48 cm diameter, with right of way between 18 and 40 metres wide and up to 800 km long. A British Gas executive told the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce this week that he expects only two or three of the six current proposals will proceed, as B.C. competes with Australia, Qatar and other gas exporting countries for Pacific Rim sales.

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said in his team’s release when he withdrew prior to Stage 12 of 21 on the Giro. “I built my entire season If Australian Cadel Evans can around the Giro and I came here finish third in the Giro d’Italia feeling great but I have been sufat 36, which he did on Sunday, fering since (Stage then there’s no need 9).” to think Ryder HesHesjedal returned jedal’s career is endto his Spanish resiing anytime soon. dence in Girona to All due respect recover from what to the 2011 Tour de was diagnosed as a France winner Evans, respiratory infection, truly one of the elite one that affected road cyclists in the many in the peloton. world, who’s mature The bug also forced appearance and the withdraw of Giro chiseled good looks favourite Bradley are well weathered Wiggins, 2012 Tour enough to make de France winner, on Hesejdal’s 32-year-old Ryder Hesjedal Stage 13. appearance look more Hesjedal is planning to comlike 22. pete in the eight-stage Tour de Maybe he’s a baby face. Or Suisse, June 8 to 16, in preparamaybe there’s a lot of sun, wind tion for the Tour de France, June and rain to come for Hesjedal, a 29 to July 21. Belmont secondary grad and the Hesjedal and the Garmin-Sharp 2012 Giro champion. Hesjedal medical staff made the decision now looks at regaining his form to pack it in based on his deteriofor the Tour de France in July. rating physical condition, which “It's heartbreaking,” Hesjedal

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Victoria’s Jim Finlayson left a wake six minutes long as he finished first overall in Sunday’s rain-soaked Oak Bay Kool HalfMarathon with a time of one hour, nine minutes and 13 seconds. Though Finlayson was three minutes off the course record, his time was six minutes ahead of the second-place finisher, Brett Withers of Seattle. “Finlayson killed it. He ran it really well,” said race organizer Dave Milne. “But the really impressive showing was Marilyn Arsenault breaking Cheryl Murphy’s women’s record.” Arsenault, a noted opera singer, is in the 45-49 category, and ran the half in a time of 1:17:33. Rain fell but the weather conditions weren’t for bad running

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Jim Finlayson leads the pack of the half marathon runners on Beach Drive during the Oak Bay Kool Half-Marathon. Milne added. “It wasn’t as bad as you’d think, some rain but no wind, which is key.”

linked back to Stage 8. Hesjedal didn’t perform well in the 54.8-kilometre time trial of Stage 8; he finished two minutes, 23 seconds back of the stage winner. He remained sixth overall in the general classification but subsequently dropped out of the top-10 in Stage 9, Photo courtesy of Garmin-Sharp when he lost two minA sight rarely seen, Ryder Hesjedal collects food and water from the utes on the lead group Garmin-Sharp team car to carry ahead to teammates in the peloton during which included Evans, Stage 11, his last of the 21-stage Giro d’Italia. As Garmin-Sharp’s principal Wiggins, and eventual rider, Hesjedal generally receives food and water from teammates. winner Vincenzo Nibali. “(Hesjedal) was in great condiBefore he finished, tours with the Tour de France tion before the Giro and while Hesjedal helped Garmin-Sharp and the Vuelta a Espana. The it’s a shame that he got so sick, teammate Ramunas NavardausGiro ended with an exciting finish we’re glad he is starting to come kas win Stage 11. despite the absence of Hesjedal. around,” said Garmin-Sharp CEO “(Hesjedal’s) effort during the Unfortunately the sport’s dirty Jonathan Vaughters. “Our team time trial and in the cold and wet side returned. Not helping the staff will continue to work closely conditions continued to impact rebuilding image of cycling was with him to get him healthy again, the expulsion of two Giro riders his body’s ability to fight the that’s priority No. 1.” infection and he ultimately sucfor testing positive to banned cumbed,” said team physician substances: Italian Danielo Di From the peloton Phil Stawski. “The only option Luca for testing positive with to prevent the worsening of his EPO and French cyclist Sylvain Good on Sportsnet for airing condition was to stop racing and Georges for Heptaminol. complete coverage of the 2013 allow him to recover.” sports@vicnews.com Giro d’Italia, one of three grand

More than 1,350 people ran in the combined events, the 21.5-kilometre half-marathon, newly introduced 10.73 km, 5 km and the 2 km and 400-metre kids races. It’s the last year with Milne as the race director. The proprietor of Peninsula Runners store started the Oak Bay Kool HalfMarathon nine years ago. “It will still be a Peninsula Runners event we’ll just have to find someone who can do a better job, someone who will catch all the little things that I miss. I’m not a little details kind of guy.” Sidney’s Marc Trottier won the 10.73 km with a time of 39:52, a 38:21 split on the first 10 km. Victoria’s Mell Dawn Russell was the first woman across the 10.73 km finish line in 45:43 (43:53/10 km). Victoria’s Mary McGregor was first overall in the 5 km event in 18:59. The first man to finish was second-place Michael McCue in 19:13. Team Garden Party completed the 2013 Asics Ekiden Relay first overall in a time of 1:30:03. sports@vicnews.com

SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Vikes shred 800 in Vic Run Series

A trio of UVic Vikes dominated the 800metre run at the second track meet of The Q’s Victoria Run Series, Saturday (May 25) at UVic’s Centennial Stadium. Thomas Riva won the 800 m in one minute and 50.1 seconds. Next were Vikes Adam Gaudes and John Pratt, who finished second and third in 1:51.1 and 1:52.8, respectively. “We’re pretty happy with our performances, leading into Canada West Championships next week,” Riva said. Vike Kendra Pomfret won the women’s 800 m race win in 2:07.8. The Q’s Victoria Run Series next event

is Saturday (June 1), 6:30 p.m. at Centennial Stadium. Full results at victoriarunseries.com.

Highlanders men and women draw

The Victoria Highlanders men’s winning streak ended with a 2-2 draw against the North Sound SeaWolves in front of 1,206 fans at Royal Athletic Park on Saturday. The Highlanders look to remain undefeated with a win over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 this Friday. The match also represents the annual Juan de Fuca Plate, 7 p.m. at Royal Athletic Park. It’s the second game of the Salish Sea Derby, as its

dubbed, a best-ofthree between the Whitecaps U-23 and the Highlanders in the Juan De Fuca plate series. The Highlanders can clinch the plate on Friday, having defeated the Whitecaps earlier this season. The Victoria Peninsula Co-op Highlanders women headed to the B.C. interior for back-to-back games, drawing 1-1 with the Okanagan FC and the Kamloops Heat on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday Midfielder Jaclyn Sawicki scored the only goal against Okanagan on a penalty kick. On Sunday Abby Raymer scored for the Highlanders against the Heat.

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Captain Scott Ranger of the Victoria Shamrocks holds onto the ball as Coquitlam Adanacs defender Bruce Murray checks him during the Shamrocks home opener, May 17 at Bear Mountain Arena. The Rocks won 10-6.

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The Victoria Shamrocks won 14-8 on Friday over the Burnaby Lakers at Bear Mountain Arena and moved to a 3-0 Western Lacrosse Association record. The Shamrocks host the Langley Thunder on Friday (May 31), 7:45 p.m. at the Bear. The Shamrocks won in back-to-back days last week, beating the New Westminster Salmonbellies 10-7 in New West on Thursday. Captain Scott Ranger scored two goals and five assists against New West, with Jeff Shattler adding four goals and two assists and Corey Small contributing three goals and two assists. Jeff Shattler and Ranger led again on Friday,

with three goals and five assists each. Meanwhile over the weekend it was a split for the Intermediate ‘A’ and Jr. Victoria Shamrocks teams. The Intermediates lost their first game this season, 13-11 to the Maple Ridge Burrards Saturday at Bear Mountain Arena. The Jr. Shamrocks fared better, however, as they doubled the visiting Burnaby Lakers 14-7. Brody Eastwood, Dane Schoor and Chris Wardle each scored five points. On Sunday the Jr. Shamrocks avenged a home loss from the previous weekend with a commanding 15-8 win over the Coquitlam Adanacs. Jesse King led the charged with four goals and five assists. The Jr. Rocks are home Saturday against New Westminster, 5 p.m. sports@vicnews.com

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Gymnasts swarm to Garden City Athletes from the host club Falcon Gymnastics won three all-around medals at the 31st edition of the Garden City Invitational at Panorama Rec. Centre, May 17-19. More than 300 artistic gymnasts attended from across B.C. Falcon athletes earned 30 podium positions combined. National open competitor Annallise Bruton Joe led the way with gold in each individual event on her way to an all-around gold. It’s a grand ending of the competitive carrer for Joe, a Mount Douglas secondary senior. Inez Verdun (P2 Tyro 2001) and Kianna Pheiffer (P2 Novice) also won and all-around gold, while Sara Keating won all-around silver. sports@vicnews.com

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

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APARTMENT/CONDOS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

AUTO FINANCING

3 MEN’S shirts, neck 18, sleeve 33. Still in package, $10 ea. Call (250)665-7707.

2-BEDROOM CONDO ground floor in desirable Saanichton. Open concept, electric fireplace, custom kitchen. Carpets & laminate. En suite laundry, small pet ok. Low strata fee. Great starter, $235,000. By appointment 1-250-652-1218

ANTIQUE PEWTER 2 plates $50. 10 mugs $35. 250-6588743. ASSORTED GARDEN pots, (10, $7 ea). Wheel barrel, rough cedar for flowers, $10. Call (250)595-5734.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

EDDIE BAUER child’s car seat, slightly soiled, $40. Call (250)656-1640.

FUEL/FIREWOOD 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.

FRENCH PROVINCIAL matching chesterfield and chair (green), both in very good condition. Wood and glass coffee table, wooden legs, glass top, in very good condition. Asking $250 for all 3 items. Call (250)592-0304.

FOR SALE by owner- Beach Drive Chemainus- Creekside 1100 sq ft main, open plan kitchen/dining. Oak floors, living room, 2 bdrms up, 2 down 1.5 baths. Finished basement, detached dbl garage. Walk to schools, beach & park. Shopping close by. $304,900. Call 250-246-9370 after 6 PM.

AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/USA. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. www.bigirondrilling.com CONSTRUCTION TOOLSHilti Makita, Ridgid, Bostitch and more. Call (250)479-3950. DIGITAL CANNON camera, used once. Evolution Walker, used 1 month never put outside, fold up basket. Steno chair. Call (250)380-4092. MOVING SALE at Langford Lake- Vintage dining rm table (seats 8), computer desks, chairs, 33 gallon fish tank w/oak stand, glass top patio set, dinette, barbecue and much more. 250-478-1661. NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.

GARDENER’S PARADISE 1 acre. 4-bdrm character home, 1800 sq.ft. Wired shop, Shed. 1720 Swartz Bay Rd., $555,000. (250)656-1056.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite. Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. 0% Down! Call (250)7530160 for more info.

GORDON HEAD- (4062 Feltham Pl) 3 bdrm Rancher, w/appls, F/P, garage. Close to Uvic, Shelbourne. $519,000. Move-in now, Motivated seller. MLS #321255. 250-514-3286.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. Beautiful Ocean & City views. 4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Easy to buy. 0% down. (250)753-0160 for more info.

COZY COTTAGE on 2.14 acres a stone’s throw from the ocean. This 800sqft, 2 bedroom home was completely renovated in 2007 with new electric, plumbing, bathroom, kitchen, roof, etc. It is close to schools, a corner store, and neighbourhood pub and is only 5 kms to downtown Courtenay. The property is zoned for 2 dwellings so you could live in the cottage while building your dream home and after rent out the cottage for extra revenue. Gardener’s paradise with several heritage fruit trees, berries, grape vines and beautiful roses. The Royston area received a grant this year to put in sewer. (778)428-1159.

MUST SEE: 3 Bdrm, 1 1/2 Bath, sep. office with private entry nestled in Qualicum Woods. Just 5 mins to Village, beach, forest & 2 golf courses. Low maint. gardens, fenced backyard, offers privacy & peaceful surrounding. Lots of updates & reno’s, infra-red sauna in garage. $349,000.00 If interested call:250-594-5654

STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x 40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x 150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Sidney luxury Condo- beautiful 2 Bdrms, 2 full baths, close to downtown, ocean views. #201-9942-Third St. $498,000. 778-351-1239 ID#192331 www.propertyguys.com

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at great rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or

GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. $650 inclusive. Ray 778-433-1233.

SUITES, LOWER

CARS

HOUSES FOR SALE

BRENTWOOD BAY- 1 bdrm grd level suite, priv entrance, NS/NP. D/W, W/D. $800+ utils. Call (250)652-1725.

2001 HONDA Accord (pewter grey), 4 door, 4 cylinder, auto, low kms (137,000), CD player, power options, tinted windows, alarm, lady driven, in excellent condition in and out. Asking $5600 obo. (250)592-1268.

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

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

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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.

RENTALS

LANGFORD. 2-BDRM, in suite laundry, parking, lots of closets. NS/NP. $1100. heat & lights incld. (250)686-4445. MARIGOLD AREA- 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $850, May 1. 250-727-6217. QUADRA/MCKENZIE, newer grd level 2 bdrm, 2 full baths, F/S, lndry, part use of dbl garage, N/P, N/S, $1200 + part utils. Avail now. (250)658-5123 SIDNEY: 2 bdrm, lrg backyard, gardens. 12x12 insulated shed. N/S. $1100+ utils. Avail. June 15th. Call 250-888-5972. SOOKE 1 br + office, large quality walk-in + private storage, laundry rm, F/P, all included, sm pet, quiet N/S, refs, $835. Phone 250- 589-5337

FULL SET of drywall tools+ extras, texture machine, open to offers. (250)478-8921.

SPORTS & IMPORTS 2004 FORD MUSTANG Convertible, 40th anniversary Special Edition. Black Beauty! 56,000 km, V-6 automatic, new soft top, fully loaded. $11,500 obo. Serious inquiries only. 250-474-1293, Barb. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

SIDNEY: SPACIOUS 3 bdrm. Large yard, quiet cul-de-sac. N/S. $1375. (403)852-1115.

TOWNHOUSES BEAUTIFUL LIVE / WORK Loft-style townhouse, Reflections Building, Langford. 1629 sq.ft. 19’ ceilings, 3-bdrm + den. 2 baths, laundry rm, huge kitchen, 4 SS Appl’s, granite c tops, F/P, patio, dbl garage. 2 ground lvl entrances, rooftop pool and running track. Close to schools, Colwood Golf Club. All amenities incl. NS/NP. $1850./mo. I year lease. Avail July 1st. Call (250)516-6813. SIDNEY- 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath w/garage, gas F/P new, sunroom. NS/NP. $1550+ utils. Avail July 15. (250)656-7456.

2000, 26’ Golden Falcon 5th wheel, 3 way fridge, slide out, new hot water 10gal tank, queen bed. In exc. cond. Stored in Ladysmith. $7200 firm. Call (250)580-2566.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

TRANSPORTATION

2000 JEEP Grand Cherokee Ltd. Gold, with tan leather. New Michelin, new brakes, service records avail. 193,000 km.$5500. Rob (250)517-0885

AUTO FINANCING

MARINE BOATS

SAANICH, STUDIO Apt, laundry, cable, heat, hydro, $600. 250-748-1310, 250-220-0107.

16’ DOUBLE Eagle. 2006 50HP, Yamaha 35 hrs. 2010 Roadrunner Trailer, $7800 (firm). Call (250)889-0711.

SIDNEY. PATIO condo 45+, 1100 sq.ft. Upgraded 2-bdrm, 2 bath. N/P. Heat, H/W, locker, parking. $1350.(250)654-0230

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Formerly Curves in Coldstream. 1800 & 1400 sq.ft or sell all including 3000 sq.ft residence, heart of Coldstream Vernon BC. Near schools, store & lake. 250-542-6261

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

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TOOLS

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

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

TOWNHOUSE $389,500. Motivated sellers! Will pay 3%/1.5% to buyers agent. MLS #320099. 20-1950 Cultra Ave, Saanichton. For viewing call 250-818-7038 online: propertyguys.com id# 192357.

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LANSDOWNE CHARACTER home, 3,900 sq ft, 5 bdrm, 4 bath, ¼ acre, sunny exposure, magnificent gardens, views, suite, office, carport, garage, close to all amenities. Private sale $889,000, brochure avail., gebridges@shaw.ca or Judi 250-370-9517. No agents.

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WATER VIEW FROM EVERY WINDOW; Must see 2 year old Westhills home in pristine condition. 2261 sq’ 4 bdrm, 4 baths incl. custom master ensuite with 6’ whirlpool tub. Legal 1 bdrm. suite with sep. entrance incl. W/D; Many extras. everything still under warranty. OPEN HOUSE Friday. Sat & Sunday 12.30 - 4pm for more info.call 778-433-1767 or go to propertyguys.com ID#192352------ 3042 Waterview Close

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

LADYSMITH- 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 6 year old roof, 2200sq ft, lrg sun deck w/ocean view, close to all amenties, quiet no through road, needs TLC, $245,000. Call (250)2454155.

HOMES WANTED

RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and Leg Cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

NEAR COOK St. village, new 2 bdrm 5 apls prvt fenced yard small pet ok $1400 N/S. May15/ June 1. 250-383-8800

RECREATION

NIKKORMAT FT 2 film camera PC architecture lens and 75-260 telephoto. Interesting history. $500. (250)595-5727.

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OT

JUST BUILT family home in downtown Langford, 10 year warranty, across park, 3 bed, 3 bath, family room, potential suite, garage, 2200 sq.ft. $459,900. Call 250-216-4415.

LANGFORD: 3-BDRM + den. 2 bath, double car garage, huge deck, quiet street, 5 mins to all amens. N/S. $1900/mo + utils. (Immed). 250-686-4445.

VIC WEST: July 1. Bright sunny 3 bdrm+ sunroom, 2 lvng rms, near ocean, $1650. 1 pet ok. N/S, ref’s. 250-383-8800

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2 MICHELIN Tires, (Ice and Snow), 205/55R16, like new, 1 year old, $200 for the pair. Call (250)360-0892.

HOMES FOR RENT

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite. Beautiful Ocean & City views. 0% Down! Easy to buy. Call (250)753-0160 for more info.

FURNITURE COUCH: RED (not bright red), Dany stationary sofa, 3 seater, like new (1 year old), great condition. Paid $639 asking $200. You pick up. Call (250)474-0657.

SIDNEY- DELIGHTFUL Garden suite, furnished. Walk to work, amenities & ocean. NS/NP. $795. (250)656-9194.

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TOTAL PACKAGE now! 39’ Tradewinds Asp Cabin Crusier, twin Cummins diesels, enclosed sundeck & bridge, 2 heads sleeps 4-6. Very well maintained, boat house kept in North Saanich Marina. Asking $116,000. 50’ x 25’ enclosed boathouse available as part of complete cruising and moorage package. Ready to go! Call (250)361-7343.

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INTELLIGENT IRRIGATION Eco-friendly, cost-saving maintenance, installations, free est. Call Christian 250-508-0502.

ACTION YARD CARE. 15 + years exp. Honest & reliable. Quality work. 250-744-6918. AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 For lovely lawns-spectacular hedges-healthy garden beds & renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. SPRING CLEANups, complete maintenance. Residential & Commercial. 250-474-4373.

ALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

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

SMART GUYS Hauling. Garden waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, courteous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

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1ST MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $80/hr. Call 250-220-0734. WRIGHT BROS Moving. $80/HR, 2 men/3 ton. Seniors discount. Philip (250)383-8283

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lsland readers love their local newspaper David Black believes in the power of hometown connections Teresa Bird Black Press

Are small town newspapers a good business investment? In light of today’s technology many people believe newspapers are dying, but David Black, owner of Black Press and the Saanich News doesn’t agree when Black Press Vancouver Island it comes to commuCommunity News Media nity newspapers. • North Island Midweek “I think that week• North Island Gazette ly newspapers are • Campbell River Mirror good business,” says • Comox Valley Record Black. “I don’t see • Parksville Qualicum News the internet threat• Alberni Valley News ening that.” • Nanaimo News Bulletin Black knows what • Ladysmith Chronicle he is talking about. • Lake Cowichan Gazette He got his start in • Cowichan News Leader Pictorial the newspaper busi• Peninsula News Review ness humbly enough • Saanich News when he bought • Oak Bay News the Williams Lake • Victoria News Tribune in 1975 • Goldstream News Gazette from the owners, • Sooke News Mirror one of whom was his • Monday Magazine father. • bcclassifieds.com “I never intended • UsedEverywhere.com to be a newspaperman, I studied engineering and took

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my MBA,” says Black. “I ended up as a �inancial analyst for the Toronto Star for a couple of years and started to like the (newspaper) business. I particularly liked the weeklies.” When his father told him that the Tribune was being sold, Black asked if he could buy it. “He just laughed and said, ‘Why do you think I told you?’” recalls Black fondly. The young Black family moved to Williams Lake “for a couple of years” but “fell in love with small town living” and stayed for a decade. While there Black learned the business at the grassroots level. “I learned a lot about the weekly newspaper business,” says Black. “When somebody left, whether it was an editor or a compositor or a sales rep or a circulation manager or… I ended up doing the job until we found a replacement. It really helped me the rest of my career because I actually know what it takes to do the job.” And from Williams Lake, Black began to expand his career and business. In 1980 he purchased the Ashcroft Journal (now the Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal). Today David Black lives in Victoria and Black Press includes more than 190 publications, in B.C., the Prairies, Washington State and a daily in both Hawaii and Akron, Ohio. So why has Black Press been so successful? “I understand business, I have a head for business. But the trick is people. If you can surround yourself with people who are really good, you will succeed,” explains Black. “We have really good staff.” And that is part of the reason why community newspapers aren’t as threatened by the internet, say Black. “We are putting out as good a local paper as we can afford editorially. It shows in the numerous awards we receive every year and our readership.” says Black. “I think weeklies will continue very much the same, I don’t see huge changes in towns the size of Saanich where

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Animal obsession leads to unique career Jeff Krieger finds humane ways to flush out unwanted critters from homes Louis Bockner News staff

Dressed in a heavy collared shirt and tough jeans, Jeff Krieger exudes an air of formal ruggedness, like Indiana Jones at a press conference. Krieger sits in an overstuffed leather chair in his Metchosin home. The small Harris hawk on his knee is a juvenile male named Taruk and the larger one on his hand is a female named Easy. In his lap sits a Jack Russell terrier named Pixie. He has always had an affinity for wildlife. As a child growing up in Windsor, Ont., Krieger spent every possible moment out in the woods. Now he’s cared for “every animal under the sun,” including fruit bats, muskrats and “every kind of reptile possible.” His business, Alternative Wildlife Solutions, offers a humane option for dealing with wild animals which settle in attics, garages or anywhere else on a client’s property. Otters under floorboards and hawks in grocery stores are all part of a day’s work for Krieger, who started the business eight

years ago with encouragement from Sara Dubois, the now B.C. SPCA manager of wildlife services, and former manager of Metchosin’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC). Dubois and Krieger, both volunteers at the centre, saw a niche for safe animal relocation and rehabilitation. “There were other people doing removal but no one was doing anything humane,” Krieger says. “They’d just trap them and then euthanize them.” Within a year part-time turned into full-time, leading to a life as unique as the situations he deals with. “There’s no school you can go to, to learn what I do,” he says. “I basically made up a career that I love.” That love shines through when he talks about the animals that share his home. Along with Pixie, Easy and Taruk, there is a peregrine falcon, a red-tailed hawk, an endangered Madagascar tree boa (the only one in North America) two cats and a 65-pound sulcata tortoise. The trio Krieger sits with on the chair add an element to his work that gives his business a leg, or wing, up on the competition. While Pixie flushes out unwanted rabbits from school fields Easy soars overhead waiting for a sign of movement and a reason to dive toward Earth. This aspect of his job is the

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Metchosin’s Jeff Krieger, his dog Pixie and Easy, a female Harris Hawk, solve animal problems throughout the Capital Regional District. only one that steps outside his no-kill policy, but even in this he finds comfort in the fact that his birds are being fed, doing what they would naturally do in the wild. “Birds of prey particularly are just so noble and so prestigious,” he says. Along with running his business and caretaking at Wild ARC, Krieger uses the tree boa, tortoise

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