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School towers of recycling power Royal Oak middle school students honoured by Saanich for waste diversion

ting frustrated going out into the normal environment – malls or parks – and they can’t find the right place to recycle something.” Royal Oak’s initiative helped the Saanich School District save money. By reducing waste output, they’ve moved from having their garbage collected every week, to once every three weeks. Kyle Slavin “Every school in Greater Victoria News staff can now do this. The program we started has been copied by a number of Recycling isn’t a passing fad at Royal Oak middle school, where students have schools,” Stewart said. Saanich council on Monday was taken it upon themselves to change the scheduled to reward Royal Oak middle way the school – and the district – manschool with an environmental award, as ages its waste output. given out annually to Saanich residents For four years now, students have and organizations who exemplify what it taken recycling to the extreme, finding means to be environmentally friendly. ways to keep paper, plastics and food “What these students are doing is waste out of the garbage. better than what most The school now diverts households and busi80 per cent of its waste from nesses are doing,” said being tossed in a garbage Coun. Dean Murdock, can, destined for Hartland chair of the environmenlandfill. Instead, a series tal advisory committee. of 50 recycling towers are n Royal Oak middle “This group of stuinstalled around the school school; Green Ridge dents is setting an exam“There’s nothing that the Crew; Outright Coffee ple of what’s possible. kids or staff bring to school and Tea; Peninsula They set an impressive that we can’t recycle or Streams; Ed, Michelle, standard a few years compost,” said Angus StewJamie and Jesse ago, and now they’re art, a teacher at Royal Oak. Knaggs; and Paul doing that again,” MurMakeshift recycling cenWest. dock said, referring to tres around the school are the school receiving an much more thorough than Saanich environmental simply garbage and recyaward in 2009. cling bins. “When we see schools, and students The students have different bins in particular, taking the initiative for clifor juice boxes, bottles, cans, drink mate action and waste reduction ... we pouches, milk cartons, foam, foil, soft plastic, hard plastic and paper. There are know that’s a positive message they’re also bins to collect kitchen waste, which taking home to their parents, to family and friends. is composted and turned into soil. “And that’s getting conveyed in a way “The biggest thing that’s happened is far more powerful than a group of politithe whole feeling around the kids, the cians preaching about a new program. teachers, everybody else – they’re now These are students taking the initiative looking for the right place to put someto walk the talk.” thing,” Stewart said. kslavin@saanichnews.com “I hear all kinds of stories of kids get-

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Old wire snags cyclist by throat

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A mountain biker received a large cut along his neck after being clotheslined by wire near Durrance Lake in Saanich

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A man suspected of robbing two Greater Victoria banks in recent weeks was arrested Friday after witnesses to the second robbery provided police with his licence plate number. Saanich police were alerted to a robbery in progress at the Bank of Montreal at 3481 Cook St. just before 5 p.m. Friday. Witnesses saw the suspect “acting in a suspicious manner” outside the bank. The suspect entered, robbed the bank, and then ran off. A witness gave chase and was able to provide police with a plate number. Victoria police went to the address of the registered vehicle owner, where they found the car and the suspect male. He was also connected to the robbery of a TD Bank in Oak Bay on May 27. In that case, he ran off with an undisclosed amount of money while brandishing a can of bear spray. Kyle Martin Jansen, 28, of Victoria faces two counts each of robbery and disguise face with intent to commit for the Saanich incident.

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A mountain biker received a large cut along his throat last Thursday after being clotheslined by wire hanging across a park trail near Durrance Lake in Saanich. Derek Kidd, 26, said thick rusty wire gashed his neck when riding a trail that is “off the beaten path,” but still regularly used by mountain bike riders. Kidd, who works for Oak Bay Bikes and has mountain biked for a decade, said the wire appeared to be placed across the trail and between two trees. “It was intentionally put there. It looked super old. It was rigged between the trees and weighted with a rock on one end,” Kidd said. The trail is in an area called Partridge Hills in the eastern portion of Gowlland Tod Park. Kidd said he was riding down the track when he saw the wire at the last second, within two to three

metres. He slammed on the brakes and tried to duck down. “It still got me,” he said. He yelled at his friend coming behind him to stop. They inspected the wire and pulled it off the trail. He said from its placement, the wire was purposefully positioned across the trail. “I definitely got the impression that it was to scare people off the trails, maybe not meant to chop someone’s head off,” he said. A photo of Kidd posted to Twitter and Facebook shows a long red wound just below his Adam’s apple, although he said his neck is doing fine – “it looks worse than it is.” Saanich police and CRD parks staff inspected the wire, and doubt it was placed across the trail with malicious intent. Sgt. Steve Eassie said the wire had been there for decades and was likely from former logging activities or possibly telegraph wire from even longer ago. A tangled mess 4.5 to nine metres long was dan-

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Derek Kidd, an employee of Oak Bay Bikes, received a significant cut to his neck after riding into a wire strung up across a trail in Gowlland Tod Park last week. gling down and part of the tree had grown around the wire. Eassie said the wire could have been pulled across the pathway as a joke, to discourage others from using the path or even accidentally

by snagging on someone’s clothes. “It’s possible it was pulled across the pathway intentionally to deter people from using the path or unintentionally pulled across the pathway,” he said. The South Island Mountain Bike Society confirmed the trail, referred to as Tod’s Trail or Three Wise Men, isn’t maintained as a mountain bike trail. SIMBS president Dan Cammiade said there is a history of animosity between riders and other user groups, such as horseback riders and hikers. “We’ve received letters from people that wanted us to ask people not to park in the parking lot because they felt it was only a parking lot for people who’d be visiting (Durrance) lake. Yeah, so there’s a history of conflict,” Cammiade said in a release. “This is a painful reminder that we are not the only ones who use these trails and that anything can happen,” he said. “Always ride aware and at a speed that you are prepared to stop in time at to avoid any nasty surprises – you don’t know what might have changed since the last time you have been on that trail.” editor@saanichnews.com

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A Victoria-based financial advisor is being investigated by the B.C. Securities Commission for allegedly scamming Capital Region investors out of more than $65 million. David Michaels, who lives in Mill Bay, is accused of selling high-risk investments to 484 clients between 2007 and 2010 through his company, Michaels Wealth Management Group. The BCSC claims Michaels pocketed around $5.8 million while the investments deteriorated. He also hosted a promotional radio show on CFAX 1070 during the period under investigation. Michaels will meet with the BCSC July 9 to set a date for the public hearing, where he will face allegations of fraud and breaching securities laws.

Mount Doug football scrap metal drive

The Mount Doug Rams football team is trying to raise $6,000 for travel expenses through a scrap metal drive. Scrap metal can be brought to the Mount Doug school back parking lot on Saturday, June 15 and 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or dropped off all month at Schnitzer Steel depot, 307 David St., referencing Mount Doug Rams football. The money will go toward transporting the Rams to the Lower Mainland for regular season games.

Victoria police Const. Chantal Ziegler, Special Olympian John Faulkner and RCMP Superintendant Jim Faulkner (brother to John) finish the Law Enforcement Torch Run on the Galloping Goose trail, near the Saanich police headquarters on Sunday. Fifty runners joined the fun 5k that raised $3,500 and awareness for the B.C. branch of the Special Olympics. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Saanich eyes buying trucks for rural kitchen scraps Saanich council on Monday was expected to approve another pricey purchase that’ll help the municipality make the switch to kitchen scraps pickup next year. A contract worth $292,000 to purchase two small refuse packer trucks from Vimar Equipment Limited was expected to get the green light from council. The refuse trucks differ from a $3.2-million contract last month to purchase 13 new collection trucks, as these vehicles are smaller.

Mike Ippen, Saanich’s manager of public works, said the refuse packers will be used for garbage and kitchen scrap collection in rural Saanich. In January council approved a new garbage collection system that will require Saanich homeowners to separate food scraps from traditional trash. The new collection system will also require households to wheel both bins to the curb every two weeks. kslavin@saanichnews.com

Weaver sworn in as first Green MLA Canada’s first provincial Green party politician is also the first MLA to take the oath of office as the legislature gets set to resume sitting. Climate scientist Andrew Weaver was sworn in last Thursday as MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head, the first of 85 MLAs elected to the 40th Parliament of B.C. Weaver said he plans to bring a different style to the

legislature, emphasizing policy rather than loud political theatre. “We should be here to do policy, not to fight,” he said. “Criticism is easy. Constructive criticism is more difficult.” One issue Weaver plans to press the government on is its ambitious agenda to develop liquefied natural gas exports. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Gord Sleivert’s wife spoke with a tremble in her voice when she told the crowd her husband brought as much energy, support and perseverance to their family as he did to the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE). “All the wonderful things everyone has said about Gord today, he was that person for our family, too, the one who encouraged all of us to keep going,” Kari said. “He’s right there, on our shoulders now, pushing us on.” Camosun College, PISE and the Canadian Sport Institute announced three legacy initiatives to honour Sleivert, former vice-president of the Canadian Sport Centre Pacific, who died suddenly on April 2, 2012. In a celebratory memorial held at the Interurban centre on June 6, representatives from the organizations unveiled that PISE is officially opening and dedicating its new track and training zone to Sleivert – a zone that covers the 9,000-square-foot former concrete patio on the south end of the building, now outfitted with a rubber-based sport training surface bordered by two spring tracks and lights for year-round use by athletes, students and the community. The training zone was a longstanding dream for Sleivert, who was described as a visionary for the centre. In addition, the Canadian Sport Institute lab, within the PISE building, will be renamed the Dr. Gord Sleivert Sport Performance Lab to commemorate Sleivert’s dedication to sport science and the creation of a “better-than-world-class” daily training environment. Finally, Camosun College has cre-

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“It hasn’t been an easy sell, especially to the boys. But as we’ve created a dance culture in the school, the boys don’t think it’s so bad.” This is the fifth year Cohen, a member of the Victoria Ballroom Dance Society, has brought in ballroom dance instructor Wanda Kivett to teach the students. “It’s a wonderful thing to be able to bring expertise in from the outside and channel it into the kids’ days, into what they’re learning,” Hansen said. Each year the kids learn one partner dance and one line dance. This year the partner dance is an upbeat merengue style, to a song called “Mi Puerto Rico.” The line dance was to The Lion King’s “Hakuna Matata.” James Hansen, principal of Doncaster, says adding dance to physical education or fine arts

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Despite a number of damning coincidences regarding an allegedly stolen camera and an anonymous email account, a former Vic High teacher adamantly denies stalking two women, and suggested his former roommate framed him. In Victoria provincial court on Friday, Crown prosecutor Chandra Fisher cross-examined 46-year-old Frank Canacari. He faces two counts of criminal harassment and two counts of unlawfully being in a dwelling house related to complaints made by Tracy Gershman and Erin Meyer. He was arrested at Vic High in June 2010. Fisher focused on two main points of evidence: an anonymous Gmail account used to send harassing emails to Meyer; and a camera and computer that held photos that indicated someone broke into Gershman’s home.

“The computer and the camera were stolen in May 2010 and you reported it to your insurance,” Fisher said. “Yet both magically reappeared at the house.” “Yes,” Canacari answered. “That’s amazing,” Fisher said. “That’s how I felt,” he replied. “I don’t know how (the computer) got into the garage. It was stolen,” Canacari said. “I never saw it until I saw a photo the police showed me. I did not know the computer was placed in my garage. It was taken from my home and I made a claim.” Pressing Canacari on the photos of Gershman’s home, the former teacher suggested his roommate Terry Bogue, who had moved out of Canacari’s home on May 20, had stolen the gear, planted the incriminating photos and returned both items to Canacari’s home. Bogue, in his late 50s or early 60s, was described in court as a guy who enjoys marijuana. “(Bogue) broke into your home on May 21, 2010, stole the computer and the camera, on which he placed illegal material?” Fisher asked. “I believe it was him. I told West Shore RCMP I believe it was him, yes,” Canacari said. Canacari admitted he had been on Gershman’s property and peered in though a patio door, but denied entering her home. He said he had come to her home to retrieve some personal items.

“I never entered her house ... I did not have the camera that day,” Canacari said. “You want me to say Terry Bogue, so I’m saying Terry Bogue is who had the camera. ... I did not take those pictures (of Gershman’s home).” Canacari said the camera reappeared on his back porch a few days after being stolen. “Wouldn’t it make more sense if Bogue put incriminating pictures on the camera and turned them over to the police?” Fisher asked. “I don’t know. You should ask him.”

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In terms of the Gmail account used to send anonymous harassing emails, Fisher brought out evidence to show the account had been accessed both on the computer at Canacari’s home (that was later allegedly stolen but found in the garage) and from a computer at Vic High. On May 20, 2010, police called Canacari and told him to no lonThe camera ger contact Meyer, and he admitand the computer ted he tried to delete the Gmail account. Canacari testified that a comCanacari said a note on his puter and a camera had both desk at home in Bogue’s handbeen stolen from his home on writing had the Gmail account May 21, 2010. Police later found and password information, and the computer in the garage in said he felt he was being “set his house. Canacari said the up” regarding what was on the camera reappeared on his back computer. doorstep. Both held photos of He didn’t keep Bogue’s alleged Gershman’s underwear and the note. interior of her home. “You are alleging Terry Bogue fabricated the whole hisSUNDAY tory of emails to Erin JUNE 16 (Meyer)?” Fisher said. 6:45AM - 2:00PM “I said I didn’t do it,” he said. THE TRIATHLON! Fisher said the Gmail Join us for one of Saanich’s largest and longest running sporting events on Sunday, June 16th! account was accessed Cheer on hundreds of athletes from all across North America as they complete a Half Ironfrom a Vic High comman, Olympic or Sprint distance triathlon in and around Elk Lake and the Saanich Peninsula. puter on May 17, 2010. EXPECT CONGESTION ON ROADS OF SAANICH, CENTRAL SAANICH AND NORTH SAANICH Canacari testified DURING THE BICYCLE PORTION OF THE EVENT ON SUNDAY MORNING - SEE ROUTE BELOW. that on that day, he brought Bogue to Vic FREE DANONE KID’S RUN! Saturday June 15 @ 2:00pm High with him and Hamsterly Beach, Elk Lake allowed his roommate 300m, 800m and 1.5km access to a computer in Ages 3 - 13 his class, allowed him to “wander through Ribbons, race bibs, and goodie bags full the school,” and take a of snacks and prizes for book from the library, all participants! while Canacari taught his students. Fisher said details of the anonymous emails sent to Meyer suggested the author was watching and following her at her house and her boyfriend’s house. SPORT & LIFESTYLE EXPO “Clearly the author Saturday - 11:00am to 6:00pm Sunday - 6:00am to 2:30pm of these emails was folHamsterly Beach, Elk Lake lowing and watching Come by the Expo on race her.” weekend for lots of fun for “I did not follow her. the whole family! There will I did not watch her,” be great vendors, entertainCanacari said. ment and delicious food. We hope to see you there! Canacari’s trial in provincial court is schedfuled to continue Maps | Info | Register | Volunteer on June 26. www.TRISERIES.ca/victoria editor@saanichnews.com

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It’s a one-hectare wedge of greenspace, covered in grass and brush alongside the Patricia Bay Highway. For a group of Royal Oak residents, its the perfect location for Saanich’s next community garden. The plot has long been an field between the highway and West Saanich Road, across from the Royal Oak Centre. Over the past two years, the small but determined group held workshops and gathered signatures to highlight community support for a garden in the space. But when Saanich announced new potential spaces for new allotment gardens last year, the Royal Oak community garden wasn’t on the list. “The Agnes Street gardens have a two year waiting list to get a plot there. Capital City (allotment garden) has a long waiting list,” said Ian Crawford. “These were built 40 years ago and nothing’s been added since.” Saanich is considering installing new community gardens at Commonwealth Place and in Gorge Park, but Crawford, Greg Holloway, Carolyn Herbert and Doreen Webb are pushing to get the Royal Oak land into consideration. “Our objective is to have an open discussion,” Holloway said. “Look at the numbers

of people growing veggies at home. And other aspects come together – building community and getting others involved. Community building is a big part of this.” As outlined in a proposal and a petition delivered to Saanich last year, the group envisions a terraced series of about 100 garden plots with trees and deer fencing along West Saanich Road and the Fireside Grill boundaries. Parking is indicated on the southern tip of the municipal land. The group points to the petition with hundreds of area resident signatures, letters of support from 45 nearby businesses, and also from a number of non-profit groups that advocate for more local food production. The Saanich Allotment Gardens Advocates Association agreed to lend its expertise to develop the garden. “There’s overwhelming support from the business community. It’s not residents versus business,” Holloway said. “We want to open discussion for pedestrian access and parking requirements. ... We want this to be an open process.” Webb and Herbert point out that people growing their own vegetables continues to be popular, but difficult, in higherdensity housing. “There are so many young people concerned about what’s in their food and where it

comes from,” Webb said. “If you live in an apartment, growing your own veggies can be difficult.” The land has plenty of open space, but it’s not perfect. As of now it has no parking and is only accessible by crossing West Saanich Road from the shopping centre. Holloway admits that some people don’t like the look of garden boxes. “There are ways to address the esthetics along the border with the Fireside Grill, to plant trees,” he said. Paul Whitworth, president of the Royal Oak Community Association, said the association hasn’t come out for or against such a garden, and at one meeting members were indifferent at best. “This (residents’) group is quite keen,” Whitworth said. “I’m not sure they’ve look at all the practical implications. The site itself is sloping, is between two busy thoroughfares with no ready access. “If it became popular, what would you do with all the people trying to get there? It doesn’t lend itself to access for wheelbarrows. You’ve got a major road crossing.” Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard said the land is zoned for commercial use and could possibly be sold in the future. He said the property didn’t make the cut for future community gardens.

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t may not be the most enjoyable thing to think about on Father’s Day this weekend. But to help more dads stick around for more years, it’s as good a time as any to remind men 40 and over – and younger men with a history of cancer in their Prostate cancer families – to get their checked out. awareness is a prostate As the folks at The powerful force Prostate Centre in Victoria have been telling us for years now, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian men. In 2012, an estimated 25,500 men were diagnosed and 4,100 died from the disease in this country. The Centre estimates that on Vancouver Island, 788 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and 114 died from it. Now for the good news. Where it is caught and treated early enough, prostate cancer has a low mortality rate of about one in every 27 diagnoses. In other words, patients who don’t wait until a problem arises to take action survive 90 to 95 per cent of the time. That’s where the work of organizations such as The Prostate Centre has become invaluable. They not only provide support for patients and families dealing with prostate cancer treatment and offer information to men interested in finding out more details, they are helping get the word out. The more men know about their options and take steps to look after their own health, the less this common yet potentially deadly cancer will steal our dads from us. This Sunday’s Safeway Father’s Day walk/run, happening from 10 a.m. to noon at Royal Roads University in Colwood, is a fundraiser for the Centre. Ditto for the upcoming West Coast Motorcycle Ride to Live. It doesn’t happen on Father’s Day (it goes June 23), but organizers of the event have the right idea. They’re making a lot of noise – literally and figuratively – to raise awareness of the need for middle-aged men to be proactive with their own health. 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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payroll expenses were verified, s she unveiled her new cabinet, Premier Christy Clark but constituency expenses were not, likely because these records promised a “line-by-line” weren’t kept either. review of government I’m not suggesting spending to deliver a that there has been any balanced budget this year. misuse of public funds. Statements such as The point is we don’t this would have more know, and the notion of credibility if politicians an “honour system” for subjected their own politicians’ expenses has personal spending to the become unacceptable. same scrutiny. That’s still A similar toxic tale not happening in B.C. has been unfolding in Expense accountability the Senate in Ottawa. has come a long way Tom Fletcher It has its own secretive in the last year, thanks B.C. Views committee called mainly to the work of the Board of Internal now-departed Auditor Economy, which was General John Doyle, who forced into the open after trying to swung the cobweb-covered door sweep Senator Mike Duffy’s housing open on B.C.’s secretive Legislative claims under the red rug of the Assembly Management Committee. Senate chamber. Chaired by the speaker and run by Duffy has lived in Ottawa for senior MLAs from both parties, the decades, first as a TV host and then committee had been doing pretty senator, but he decided the rules much whatever it wanted with were loose enough that he could MLAs’ own expenses. claim his summer place in Prince Doyle’s audit found that MLA Edward Island as his principal credit card bills were being paid residence. An audit has also found without receipts, part of a lax he was claiming living expenses in accounting system that included Ottawa while campaigning for the inaccurate bank records and Conservatives back east. It turns inadequate management of the out the key ingredient in an honour legislature gift shop and dining system is honour. room. The operating budget of the This mess goes back more than legislature and constituencies runs a century in B.C. and Canada, to more than $60 million a year. and has its roots in the British Now-retired speaker Bill Barisoff Parliament, where MPs and Lords asked the auditor to give a pass had a system of claiming all sorts to the $119,000 annual allowance of expenses, including construction for each of the 85 constituency of a “duck house” and maintenance offices. Transfer amounts and

of the moat around an Honourable Member’s castle. Many years ago, British MPs convinced themselves that they were underpaid, and rather than create a public fuss by giving themselves a big raise, they would be able to top it up by claiming up to 250 pounds at a time without receipts. Cheers! You can imagine how well that worked out. As one observer put it, the system was not only open to abuse, it was actually designed for it. Here in B.C., the next step is obvious. If you go to the website of Alberta Premier Alison Redford, you can easily find the link to her detailed expense reports, itemized for travel, meals, hotel rooms and so forth. Alberta cabinet ministers provide the same disclosure. B.C. cabinet ministers’ travel expenses are now reported, but only as an occasional lump sum. As a result of Doyle’s revelations last summer, B.C.’s Legislative Assembly Management Committee now meets in public, with transcripts of proceedings available. But MLA expenses are still not itemized. Total expenditures are being reported on a quarterly basis, but with no detail to explain why some MLAs have much higher totals than others. It’s time to sweep out the cobwebs. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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The time has come for a regional police force Re: In Saanich, no call is too small (Guest column, Frank Leonard, May 24) It seems Saanich Mayor Leonard is attempting to downplay Wally Oppal’s recommendation for regional policing (contained in his December 2012 Downtown Eastside Missing Women report) by implying that Saanich is the only department that responds to “false alarms, noisy house parties and break and enters,” that it practises community policing and that such coverage would change under a regional policing model. Most large police departments in Canada deliver community based policing as envisioned in Mayor Leonard’s column. He states that integrated services suffice, however, such services are often first cut when police departments face budget

restraints. When the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crimes unit was formed in 2010, Saanich initially chose not to participate and only this year came on board (with significantly less dollars than VicPD despite Saanich’s larger population). Recently, Sidney and North Saanich decided to withdraw from the Regional Crime Unit due to budget considerations and VicPD does not participate. Vancouver PD withdrew from an agreement with Port Moody to provide Emergency Response Team services this year, also due to budget constraints. When VicPD pulled back one officer from the Regional Domestic Violence Unit last fall, they were criticized, yet Victoria and Esquimalt, with a smaller combined population than

Saanich, had been funding two officers while Saanich funded only one. Wally Oppal also made mention of problems with integration in his report. A regional force would deploy resources as required throughout the region and the inherent problems with integrated units would be eliminated. Perhaps the mayor is concerned that the downtown core, where most of the region’s social challenges exist (homelessness, street-level substance abuse, and mental health issues) and where most of the region’s drinking and nighttime entertainment establishments are located, would draw resources away from Saanich. There is no valid reason to believe that will occur, but better

utilization and co-ordination of resources would occur under a regional model. Victoria and Esquimalt, with a combined population of about 99,000, have 243 officers, whereas Saanich, with a population over 110,000, has 149 officers. The ratio of population to police is striking; one officer per 738 people in Saanich and one per 407 residents in Victoria/ Esquimalt. Victoria and Esquimalt had the highest per capita policing costs in the province in 2010. Since Esquimalt was forced to disband its combined police/ fire department in 2001, it has been the only municipality to pay a share towards policing the region’s downtown. Esquimalt’s contract with Victoria splits VicPD’s budget based on Esquimalt’s share of

the combined assessed property values of both municipalities (currently around 15 per cent of the VicPD budget). Saanich, Oak Bay and other local municipalities pay nothing towards those costs. Perhaps Mayor Leonard can explain how it is fair for Esquimalt to fund a share of downtown Victoria policing costs while Saanich doesn’t, yet Saanich residents contribute to downtown’s policing challenges. The time has come for a regional police force. Left in the hands of local elected officials, nothing will happen. The Minister of Justice needs to act. Colin Nielsen Victoria Editor’s note: Colin Nielsen is a former RCMP officer of 31 years, mainly in Greater Victoria.

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Victoria. I would love to play on clay courts but privatizing public park space is the wrong option. Martin Robbert Saanich

a week in the dry season. He also couldn’t observe that our 53 year old home underwent substantial insulation upgrades decades ago before anybody worried about climate change. Would Mr. White require that any overweight doctor lose their licence? Maybe banks should only hire people with zero debt. That’s just sensible, right? Almost everybody is a hypocrite on some level. Most are trying to make a change for the better and should be lauded for that, not shamed. J.D. Gibbard Saanich

The proposed new facility will have more than the required parking for the facility’s size. In the unlikely event more parking is needed the Cordova Bay Community Club has received permission for over flow parking at St. David By the Sea Anglican Church. On March 13, 2013 Saanich adopted the Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan. In the plan, Saanich accepts that it should partner with notfor-profit groups, like the Cordova Bay Community Club, to encourage regional development of facilities that serve lower participation/special interest groups because Saanich has an underfunded park infrastructure replacement budget. Ron Jordan, president Cordova Bay Community Club

tors for their wish-list items. It is a shame that this process was used and the term “needs budget” attached to it. A genuine needs budget stems from an assessment of the needs of students and schools to provide a quality education to the school district’s 19,000 students. By this criteria, our school district is sorely underfunded. The first “needs” budget letter sent by Greater Victoria trustees was a “restoration budget.” It analyzed all the staff and services lost to cuts in the previous 20 years – back to 1991. In that time period, seven schools have closed and over 350 teaching and staff positions have been cut. Greater Victoria trustees do need to send a message to the province about the sadly inadequate funding, but they should do that with a genuine assessment of student needs. All of society will be paying for children who fail to succeed because our schools have insufficient resources to provide them a quality education. Tara Ehrcke, president, Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association

Change to come for ‘green’ neighbourhoods Re: ‘Greenest neighbourhood’ a fallacy, (Letters, May 31) While I share Don White’s dismay that so many Green supporters drive dirty gas-guzzlers I don’t share his cynicism. As a Gordon Head resident (which means he may have been scrutinizing my home) I can tell him that we have a large vegetable garden and seven rain barrels in the back where he couldn’t see them. He probably saw two cars in our driveway because we hardly take them anywhere. I ride my bike to work in Royal Oak close to 200 days a year. Given how little we drive it is more eco-friendly to get full use of an old car rather than manufacture a new (even electric) car. He didn’t have a chance to see our lawn go brownish in the summer because we only water once

Rec overhaul fits with Saanich planning Re: Proposed Cordova Bay rec centre too big, (Letters, May 22) The Cordova Bay Community Club has put in a redevelopment application to Saanich because the old facility is tired and needs to be replaced. Users went to the better equipped Saanich community centres. Only a modern updated facility will attract new users. Although zoned RS-18 the proposed zoning P-4 is for the use it has always been Institutional.

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Re: Tennis anyone? (News, May 31) As an avid tennis player I have been following the development of the clay court proposal at Cedar Hill with considerable interest. I fail to see the benefit for the community at large. The society John Miller heads is essentially a private tennis club. The society charges considerable annual fees membership fees for which they guarantee prime-time access made possible by limiting the number of members. While there will be some token public access for junior lessons, the clay court society will be a rather exclusive tennis club made possible by the use of public park space. I argue that public parks are there for the public to enjoy and that facilities in public parks must be available to be used by all on an equal basis. Let the proponents develop a plan to provide clay court tennis on a pay-per-use model truly open to the public. That model works well with all the indoor tennis facilities across greater

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Jennifer Walinga, a member of the 1992 women’s Olympic gold medal rowing team, will be inducted into two halls of fame this year. something for you.’ I thought it was shampoo I left in the room or something like a shirt,” recalled Walinga. Instead, her teammate handed her one of the two gold medals she had been awarded. Walinga declined but Taylor wouldn’t take no for an answer, insisting Walinga had earned it too. “At the Olympics for curling or basketball, everyone on the team gets a medal, but not for rowing. Only the people in the boat get one,” said Walinga, wiping tears from her eyes. Walinga and her teammates were inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame for the 1992 women’s Olympic gold medal coxless four rowing team at a ceremony in Toronto on June 7. Walinga will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame in her hometown of Peterborough, Ont., on Oct. 16.

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School’s almost out for the summer, but the last thing on middle school student Aline Dumalski’s mind is time off. As the sole finalist from Vancouver Island heading to the Canadian Music Competition at the end of the month, the Saanich-based violinist has been spending three hours on weekdays and up to six hours a day on weekends honing her craft to compete in the country’s premiere classical music competition. “I started playing violin when I was four years old,” says Dumalski, 12. “I love performing. There’s something about getting all dressed up with the fancy dress and being in front of all those people.” Each year, more than 200 instrumentalists and singers as young as seven challenge themselves to master technically difficult and emotionally complex pieces of music and perform them for a panel of judges. Dumalski competed in last year’s competition in the 11 and under category, placing first amongst her peers. This year in the 12 and under category, she tackles the second and third movements of Mendelsohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, a daunting 20-minute

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Aline Dumalski, 12, at a beach near her home, is the only Vancouver Islander heading to the Canadian Music Competition in Quebec at the end of June. repertoire usually reserved for the finest professional performers. (Check it out on Youtube, you’ll be impressed.) “Since I’ve been performing for quite a long time, you just get used to (the pressure),” says the Arbutus middle school

student. “Sometimes you get nervous right before you go on stage, but you get into this state of mind when you focus on the music.” Taking place in Sherbrooke, Que., the Canadian Music Competition also includes

a 14 and under strings category, in which Dumalski was a runner-up last year against nearly 100 of her peers in violin, viola, cello and bass. Another feather in her cap, Dumalski was accepted into the National Arts Centre’s young artists program this summer, where she’ll be mentored by some of the country’s finest musicians through a series of chamber lessons and performances. “They let in three violinists in all of Canada, so it will be a good experience,” she says. The Canadian Music Competition was launched in 1958 as Quebec Music Festivals, but co-founder Claude Deschamps expanded the program to other provinces and established the national competition in 1971. This year’s event takes place June 21 to July 4. For more information, visit cmcnational.com. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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uring the opening week of Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre’s Uncle Vanya, the director posed a question aimed at anyone unsure of how to spend their entertainment budget. “It’s a great acting company and a great play. How could you go wrong?” Brian Richmond doesn’t downplay his fandom for Anton Chekhov, the Russian playwright behind the tragicomedy, with an “eerily contemporary sensibility as he dissects the hopes, loves and fears of his exquisitely drawn characters with the precision of a pathologist’s scalpel,” he said. “I’ve directed this play three times,” said Richmond, also the company’s artistic director. “I love this play.” Chekhov’s sardonic sense of humour has secured the 19th-century piece among favourites to teach at the University of Victoria. “It was a very rich time period intellectually and in terms of the arts in Russia. Some of the world’s most brilliant writers and composers and artists came out of this time period. It was an extraordinarily intense period, characterized by the intellectuals and the

artists discontent with the social structure around them.” Blue Bridge’s mandate is to match early career professionals with more experienced performers. Among the company’s rising stars in Uncle Vanya are Nathan Brown a set and costume designer who came to Blue Bridge following undergrad at the University of Victoria and a recent design program at the University of Alberta; actress and Rifflandia co-founder Kassianni Austen, a new graduate of New York’s Columbia University; Blue Bridge newcomer Duncan Ollerenshaw – Mr. Toole on AMC’s Hell on Wheels; and Stratford Festival vet Amanda Lisman take on lead roles in the classic. Jacob Richmond, Chris Britton, Brian Linds, Iris MacGregor-Bannerman, Naomi Simpson and Trevor Hinton round out the cast. “Blue Bridge has built its reputation on its dramas, so this is my attempt to give the audience a very, very strong drama,” Richmond said. Uncle Vanya runs through June 16. Contact the McPherson Playhouse box office at 250-3866121 or rmts.bc.ca for tickets and showtimes. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Since 2006, Wong has performed twice as a young pianist with Splash and the Victoria Symphony, and stays connected to the event today as an event photographer. He also manned donation stations for several years. “I volunteer mainly to try and give back to an organization that’s given a lot to me, introduced me to a lot of very interesting, capable people, contributing to one of the highlights of my life, performing in front of 40,000 people,” he says. While most volunteers won’t experience the rush of performing onstage, the opportunity still provides a way to participate in a Victoria tradition, says Ian Piears, Splash volunteer co-ordinator. Piears hopes he can convince volunteers to sign up early, as many people tend to inquire just weeks before the event begins.

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charity can affect that stipend, so Anney’s ging out of the foster care Closet offers items free. system can be scary for anySharlene Law, an outreach team lead one. for the Umbrella Society, accompanied Now young women on the one of her clients to the free store to help West Shore can access a free store furnish a new bachelor apartment. that provides home furnishings free“I was not expecting it to be as good as of-charge to at-risk girls. it is. It’s so organized,” said Law, adding “When some of the girls age out she’s not aware of any other facility like it of foster care they leave with a small in Greater Victoria. “Normally the best we $250 stipend and are given a bachelor do is go to a thrift store and try to get a apartment,” said Joan Jackson, a volCharla Huber voucher to buy things.” unteer at Anney’s Closet. “We had one Without Anney’s Closet, Law’s client, girl leave care with only two paper Reporting a former homeless youth, would have bags (of belongings).” been living in an apartment with just a The 18-year-old left the View Royal donated microwave. free store with a bed, bedding, tables, chair and “She took home a bed, pots, pans, mugs, cups, towels. “She kept asking if there were strings attached,” a table and bedding. She was able to go and sleep in her bed that night,” Law said. “We live in such said Jackson. a disposable society I’d like to see more people Anney’s Closet caters to teen and young mothdonate here.” ers as well as teens aging out of the foster care Soroptomist International of Victoria West system. Shore operates the free store. The club has about Many get a small one-time stipend to purchase 30 members and meets twice a month in Langitems for their home. Income from any other ford. “We’ve been doing this quietly for a year, but we are ready for our official launch,” n Can openers said Jackson. Are YOU ready for summer? n Dish racks It is not open to n Cutlery and Looking to renovate? the public and clients knives are only connected n Potato peelers through a social worker REFINANCES available to n Cutting boards or social agency. n Any small kitchen % For more informaof Value tools tion or to donate go to anneyscloset.com.

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FAST FACTS ✦ Join the Cowichan Valley Grape Escape Ride for MS July 6 & 7. Note that all riders must raise at least $325 to join the event. If the minimum has not been raised by July 6 they will be asked to cover the difference in order to participate. ✦ Can’t join the ride? Help put an end to MS by supporting another team or rider. It’s as easy as visiting www.cowichanvalleygrapeescape.com

Volunteers make the wheels go ‘round for the Island’s Grape Escape MS Ride Food, wine, the Island landscape and a great vibe that comes with knowing you’re supporting a great cause...the only thing that could possibly beat riding in July’s Cowichan Valley Grape Escape for MS would be volunteering for it! Part of the nation-wide MS Bike Tour, the Cowichan Valley Grape Escape is a picturesque two-day ride through the Valley July 6 and 7, with several distances to accommodate different riders and numerous stops at wineries, farms and other unique destinations along the way. One of the MS Society’s most important fundraisers, proceeds from the ride directly support local programs for individuals living with multiple sclerosis and research to find a cure. A complex neurological disease often diagnosed in young adults aged 15 to 40, multiple sclerosis is unpredictable, affecting vision, hearing, memory, balance and mobility. However, no one need face MS alone. Here in Victoria, volunteers and MS Society staff provide information, support, educational events and other resources for people with MS and their families. Researchers funded by the MS Society work to develop new and better treatments. However, none of this is possible without the tireless efforts of volunteers, notes Charmaine Niebergall, Special Events and Volunteer Resources Coordinator. “To make the Bike Tour happen last year we welcomed 205 volunteers who provided 1,170 hours of their time – we couldn’t do it without them!” Positions last from a few hours to longer, depending on where and when you are able to volunteer, with positions ranging from pre-event activities here in Victoria such as early pledge drop-off, to ride day activities such as marshalling and silent

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The 25th annual Victoria International Track Classic has $100,000 up for grabs for athletes competing at the July 5 event. Among the Canadian athletes confirmed for the Friday night National Track League Series finale at UVic’s Centennial Stadium are 2012 London Olympians Dylan Armstrong and Justin Rodhe (shotput), Nate Brennan (1,500 metres) and Geoff Harris (800 metres), as well as Canadian women’s 800metre record holder Diane Cummins. Athletes will be out to qualify for the 2013 world championships in Moscow in August. Ticket information and other details are at trackclassic.ca. Tickets are also available at all Running Room stores in Greater Victoria.

St. Andrew’s Regional High’s Rayna Stuart, left, and Cecilia Fillipone stroked to victory in junior girls doubles and also won gold in junior girls quads at the Canadian high school rowing championships last week in St. Catharines, Ont.

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High winds played havoc with the Canadian high school rowing championships on the Royal Henley course in St. Catharines, Ont. St. Andrew’s Regional High coach Alia Zawacki sensed the weather might alter the results and had some tactical advice for her crew in the preliminary races. “I told them for the heats, ‘you better race like it’s the finals,’” she said, after the 14-member team returned home last week with its best-ever medal haul from the national event. With officials cancelling the finals scheduled for June 2, times from the heats were used to determine medallists. That left the Saanich independent school with three gold, one silver and a bronze. Rayna Stuart and Cecilia Fillipone won two gold each, taking junior girls doubles by a whopping four seconds over the second-place finisher and teaming with Jocelyn Mihalynuk and Drew van Bourgon-

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dien to capture gold in junior girls fours by a similar margin. Teammate Patrick Keane won junior boys singles gold by about four seconds and lost gold by just .01 of a second in senior boys lightweight singles to earn the silver. The St. Andrew’s junior girls lightweight coxed four crew of Mihalynuk, Emma Alvernaz, Emily McCart, Grace Neeson and Ania Zapotoczny earned bronze medal. Crosstown rival St. Michaels Uni-

Carnarvon player off to World Series

Joe Stafford-Veale is headed to the Continental Amateur Baseball Association’s 12-under World Series in Cincinnati, Ohio in July as a member of a B.C. select team. The Greater Victoria Baseball Association Pee Wee player is the lone Capital Region athlete on the squad. B.C. went 8-0 to win the title last year, becoming the first Canadian team to do so. sports@vicnews.com

versity School captured the gold in that event, with Anika Johnson, Desi McIntosh, Olivia Donald, Dayna Fitzgerald and Acacia Welsford in the boat. “It’s quite exciting to have nine out of the 14 bring home medals,” said Zawacki, who started a rowing academy at her school in 2011. St. Andrew’s had previously won two gold in its history, including one by future Olympian Dave Calder back in the mid ’90s.

Switching to an academy format has meant student-athletes incorporate their training into their daily schedule, Zawacki said, as opposed to training after school only. SMUS rowers added two bronze at nationals, in junior girls coxed four (Johnson, Donald, Fitzgerald, Welsford and Sage Friswell) and junior boys quad (Matt Bouchard, Triton Lelewski, Colin Knightley and Harrison Xu). sports@vicnews.com

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Hesjedal crashes after inking contract

West Shore native Ryder Hesjedal crashed in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse cycling race Monday, ruining his comeback race after crashing in the Giro d’Italia last month. He was second overall after the second stage, but crashed at the 150-kilometre mark of the 205-km stage from Montreaux to Meringen. On Sunday, Team Garmin-Sharp announced that Hesjedal had re-signed to ride professionally with the team through 2015. “Everyone works exceptionally hard for the success of Garmin-Sharp and I want to continue to be a part of that,” he said in a release. He joined the team in 2008 and has gradually improved his results on the European pro road cycling circuit, culminating in his win at the Giro last year.

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Peninsula Co-Op Victoria Highlanders’ Shannon Elder, left, and Magnuson Ford of the Abbotsford Mariners fight for the ball during a Pacific Coast Soccer League match at Tyndall Park Sunday.

Highlanders on a roll It was a successful weekend all round for the Victoria Highlanders soccer program. The Peninsula Co-Op women’s team (3-2-2) got back on the winning track with a pair of Pacific Coast league victories, beating Abbotsford 4-0 Sunday after hammering TSS Academy 6-1 Saturday at Royal Athletic Park. Jackie Harrison scored twice to lead the offence against Abbotsford, while Abby Rhaymer and Maryse Reichgeld scored twice each Saturday. The first-place Highlanders men (6-1-1) got past the Washington Crossfire 2-0 Saturday at RAP on goals by Jordie Hughes and Brett Levis. The Highlanders men host the North Sound Sea Wolves Friday at RAP (7 p.m. kickoff), while the women are on the mainland for a pair of games this weekend. sports@vicnews.com

Cam Fennema and Peter Galbraith enjoy a friendly rivalry. The Pacific Christian School Grade 12 students have been part of PCS athletic director John Stewart’s triathlon class together for the past four years and regularly push each other. They’ll be doing it again today (June 12) as PCS contests its annual Tin Man race, which starts at Commonwealth Place pool and ends with runners crossing the line in front of the school. “We have a long-standing competitive drive between (us),” Fennema said of his training partner outside of school. “This year, Peter’s really got the swim down and should be first or second out of the pool.” Galbraith said he always anticipates the big race, which he has done since Grade 7, when he was a student at PCS elementary. “I get pretty nervous, but I push myself,” he said. The senior (Grade 10 to 12) race and the junior event (Grade 9 and under), set for tomorrow, feature the same distances: a 300metre swim, followed by a 10-kilometre bike ride and a 3K run. The boys admit they’ll likely be chasing up-and-

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Students from the Pacific Christian School triathlon group head out on a training ride. The students participate in PCS’ Tin Man Triathlon today (June 12). coming triathlon star and last year’s junior Tin Man champ, Emily Clark, who is still just in Grade 10. “Emily’s phenomenal,” Galbraith said. “She does a lot of training and is a lot faster than Cam and I in the swim. Plus she’s an unreal runner. You hit the run and sometimes Cam and I die out – she doesn’t.” Clark trains with former Olympic triathlete Kelly Guest and set the school record for girls in 2012. Stewart likes Clark’s chances to finish first overall. “She’s an outstanding swimmer,” he said. “And she has worked very hard on the bike and that’s improved, but she’s a really gifted runner.” While Clark may well have a future career in the

sport, Stewart likes the fact that students who aren’t necessarily athletic have taken the class and incorporated a fitness regime into their lifestyle. He recalls two girls who came to him about eight years ago and said they wanted to get in better shape. “They weren’t athletic at all, but two years later I saw them working out. They actually stuck with it. They took what they learned and applied it.” Even Clark, who is honing her technical skills with Stewart’s help, appreciates the life lessons in the class. “It’s great to see people really enjoy something like this,” she said. “I just love cheering for those people doing it for the first time.” sports@vicnews.com

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AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; 1-800-

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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DIGITAL CANNON camera, used once. Office Steno chair, Maroon colour with arms. Call (250)380-4092. NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division. NIKKORMAT FT 2 film camera PC architecture lens and 75-260 telephoto. Interesting history. $500. (250)595-5727.

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES 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!

STEEL BUILDING - DIY Summer sale! - Bonus Days extra 5% off. 20X22 $3,998. 25X24 $4,620. 30X34 $6,656. 32X42 $8,488. 40X54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x 40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60 x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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

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

BUSINESSES FOR SALE ESTABLISHED LOCKSMITH Business on Vancouver Island since 1997. Tools, equipment, stock & extension customer base. Mobile sprinter available also. Call for details 250-9497708 or 250-902-9156.

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1989 CADILLAC Seville STSall bells & whistles, pearl white w/tan leather upholstery, 150,000 km. 2nd owner, all records, immaculate condition. 250-658-1053, 250-888-4406.

UVIC/CAMOSUN2 bdrm, priv ent, shower only NS/NP. $900. Sept 1. (250)477-6652.

WANTED TO RENT WANTED: QUIET accommodation, can you help? Reliable, mature couple living with noise night/day would love to rent a quiet private cottage or suite, 1 or 2 bedrooms, unfurnished. Excellent local references. Gardening, maintenance, caretaking experience. N/S, N/P. 778-679-2044.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

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

TRUCKS & VANS 1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess. 2002 MUSTANG Convertible w/black racing stripes, lighted roll bar, low definition tires and mag wheels, runs great. Great Grad gift. Call (250)724-2092.

TRANSPORTATION

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

AUTO FINANCING

$50 to $1000 Scrap Junk Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

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$$$$$$$$$$$$$ MARINE BOATS 1993 BAYLINER 2452, in premier 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. $18,000. obo. 250-656-6136. 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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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 APARTMENT/CONDO GORGE- 1 bdrm 7th floor, all appliances. $850 inclds parking stall, hot water. NS/NP. Call (250) 652-2948.

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

SIDNEY 1-bdrm, grnd floor corner. Laundry room, prkg. N/S. $820./mo (250)812-4154

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

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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.

CARS

HOMES FOR RENT

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

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

SHARED ACCOMMODATION 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. VICTORIA HOUSING. $475$850, suits students, disability. Rent negotible. 778-977-8288.

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FREE: TECHNICAL/ Trade books, Specialty for Millwright Trade and Mechanical Jacks & tools. 778-433-2899.

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

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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.

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

NORTH SAANICH- bright 1 bdrm grd lvl suite, priv entry, storage, covered prking, $750+ utils, W/D. NS/NP. (250)656-5475.

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

FOOD PRODUCTS

FREE ITEMS

MARIGOLD AREA- 1 large bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

Call: 1-250-616-9053

METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

FRESH RED Rhubarb, 10lb min, $1.75/lb. Orders (250)652-3345.

BRENTWOOD BAY- 1 bdrm grd level suite, priv entrance, NS/NP. D/W, W/D. $600+ utils. Call (250)652-1725.

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

8’ SLUMBER Queen Truck Camper, north/south queen bed, 597kg, 3-burner stove w/oven, toilet, 3-way fridge. As new, offers. (250)360-1198

SUITES, LOWER

GORDON HEAD/ Uvic. 2bdrm ground level, private entrance, partly furnished. Utils incld. NS/ NP/ ND. Avail. now. $1200./mo (250)472-1433. 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.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE DROWNING IN Debt? Cut debts more than 50% and be debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. Toll Free 1-877-5563500 BBB Rated A+ www.mydebtsolution.com

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.

1999 24’ Glendale Royal Expedition Classic Ford Econoline 350 Super duty Motorhome. V10, 125km. Please phone 250-655-4840. Located in Sidney.

33’ RV Trailer at Winter Harbour. The Best Fishing on Vancouver Island! (Aug 1 (Long weekend available). Moorage, fuel, launch, store on site. 1(250)954-5272.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ELECTRICAL

GARDENING

HAULING AND SALVAGE

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PAINTING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

ACTION YARD CARE. 15 + years exp. Honest & reliable. Quality work. 250-744-6918.

SPRING CLEANups, complete maintenance. Residential & Commercial. 250-474-4373. TWO BROTHERS Lawn & Garden. Mowing, Clean-Ups, Garden Maint. (250)888-8461

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

BILL’S MASONRY. Brick, tiles, pavers. All masonry & Chimney re-pointing. F/P repairs. 250-478-0186. 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

DRYWALL REPAIRS & HOUSE PAINTING. Free estimates. If you, your family or friends need any of the above give Joseph Bronson a call 250-686-0663. Reasonable rates in a tight economy. I take pride in the end results.

MISC SERVICES

PLUMBING

CUSTOM WOODWORK: Recovered wood; wine racks, shelving, picture framing and more. Built in or mobile at reasonable prices. (250)812-8646

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

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

TAX

250-477-4601

BUSINESS SERVICES ARE YOU applying for or have you been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits? Do not proceed alone. Call Allison Schmidt 1877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca

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

AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 For lovely lawns-spectacular hedges-healthy garden beds & reno’s.

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

DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

THE LANGFORD MANdecks, fences, quality work, competitive pricing, licensed & insured. Fred, (250)514-5280.

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE

FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GARDENING

COMPLETE CARPENTRY Renos, additions, decks & suites, fences, sheds, I can’t be beat. Free estimates 250812-7626

20+ YEARS Experience. Landscaping, Lawns, Pruning, Maintenance & more. Reliable. WCB. Andrew (250)656-0052.

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn or moss? No job too big. Aerating, pwr raking, pruning. Weed, moss, blackberry, stump & ivy rmvl. 25yrs exp.

CLEANING SERVICES

Clean ups, Patio’s & pathways, Landscaping projects, Horticulturalist

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

778-678-2524 GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. HEDGES & EDGES- Residential only. Gardening, shrubs, hedges, mulch etc. Reliable and conscientious. References available. Call (778)425-0013. INTELLIGENT IRRIGATION Eco-friendly, cost-saving maintenance, installations, free est. Call Christian 250-508-0502.

AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869. SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Exp’d, Reliable, Efficient. Exc refs. 250-508-1018

CONCRETE & PLACING RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.

ELECTRICAL

250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca

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. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca

YARD ART

Tree, Hedge & Shrub Pruning Lawn Care. 250-888-3224 250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured. (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

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 HANDYMAN FOR light maintenance. Leaky taps, caulking, replace electrical outlets & switch. Call (250)818-2709.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR: custom design install, gardens, lawns & patios, irrigation & fences. 30 years experience. Call 250-858-3564. LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges-tree pruning, gardening/landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. 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.

MOVING & STORAGE JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774 SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578. SMART GUYS Hauling. Garden waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, courteous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood floors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 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. NO JOB too small. Multi unit to Home Renos. Free Est’s. Call Green Bird Development. (250)661-1911. THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $85/hr. 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747. WRIGHT BROS Moving. $80/HR, 2 men/3 ton. Seniors discount. Philip (250)383-8283

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071 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. ST PAINTING free est, written guarantee and full ref’s. WCB ins. Call Kaleb (250)884-2597.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

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

STUCCO/SIDING STUCCO REPAIRMAN- Stucco & Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190. GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB. NORM’S WINDOW Cleaning. 250-812-3213. WCB. www.normswindowcleaning.ca

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

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