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A sure sign of summer Victoria worker Joy Bradstock fluffs the flowers in a hanging basket on Government Street. City parks crews are busy this week planting and installing approximately 1,500 of the trademark baskets on lampposts along downtown streets. The hanging baskets’ return signal summer’s arrival, to the delight of residents and tourists alike. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Citizens group pushes for audit on sewage plan Daniel Palmer News staff

A local advocacy group is hoping the municipal or provincial auditors general will review the Capital Regional District’s $783-million sewage treatment project, an option that could be pursued under both offices’ mandates. The Sewage Treatment Action Group (STAG), a community group of concerned citizens, sent audit requests on the CRD mega-project to federal, provincial and local auditors general last week; the group claims the current project costs have been grossly

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underestimated. Each level of government is responsible for funding one-third of the CRD project, while Greater Victoria taxpayers will cover any cost overruns. “We’re hoping that by getting at least one level of government to look at how this money is being spent, we can stop this thing from going sideways fast,” said Carole Witter, STAG representative. The newly established auditor general for local government has the power to audit capital procurement as well as infrastructure asset management, said Mark Tatchell, municipal deputy auditor general.

“(The CRD sewage project) is an area that would fall within that particular theme … but we haven’t disclosed any planned performance audit on that particular project at this stage,” Tatchell said. The office remains open to auditing “emerging issues” in the coming months, he added. B.C.’s auditor general can look into any project where provincial funding is contributed, said communications manager Colleen Rose, adding she could not speak to specific cases. “If there’s an issue that arises that has some immediacy, we can jump on things

and be flexible, but because audits are planned well in advance, it would be a number of months down the road before a new audit was even started, not to mention the duration to finish it,” she said. The current sewage treatment project includes a wastewater treatment plant, to be built at McLoughlin Point in Esquimalt, and a biosolids facility planned for either Hartland landfill in Saanich or Viewfield Road in Esquimalt. Both facilities are in the early stages of tendering, with an estimated completion date of 2018. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Commissionaires safe for now Despite budget cuts across the country, CFB Esquimalt won’t axe positions Daniel Palmer News staff

As national defence bases across Canada reportedly layoff commissionaires in an attempt to rein in spending, a construction boom at CFB Esquimalt means local commissionaires aren’t likely to see a reduction in demand. “We’re not experiencing any change at the moment,” said John Dewer, CEO of Commissionaires Victoria, The Island and Yukon. About 130 full-time and parttime commissionaires work at CFB Esquimalt, providing services that range from security posts to escort duties to dispatcher services. Those positions are expected to hold steady and possibly even increase as major construction projects ramp up at the base. “We provide escorts to contractors who don’t have the necessary security clearances, so depending on what the demand is, sometimes that number is variable,” Dewer said.

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Commissionaire Steve Sawatsky checks cars at the entrance gate at CFB Esquimalt Dockyard on Sunday. Ongoing construction at the base could be saving jobs. CFB Esquimalt is currently undergoing a comprehensive physical security review that, among other considerations, includes commissionaire staffing levels, said Capt. Jenn Jackson,

base public affairs officer. Jackson stressed the review is in the early stages, and said Department of National Defence security policies and procedures are continuously updated to keep

them effective and efficient. Dewer said the majority of his 750-strong commissionaire force is contracted to agencies on southern Vancouver Island. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Guide dog returns ‘sense of security’ to epileptic Daniel Palmer News staff

Robert Gill is terrified of living alone. His anxiety stems not from being the victim of assault or robbery, although Gill would argue his illness inflicts a similar psychological toll. Instead, it’s Gill’s epilepsy, a seizureinducing brain disease, that shattered his sense of security four years ago and continues to prevent him from everyday considerations like taking a secluded vacation or managing a high-stress job. “The first time I had a seizure, the hospital put me into an induced coma for three weeks to let my brain relax,” he says. Lately, the seizures have been occurring monthly in addition to complications brought on from his multiple sclerosis. Yet Gill, 40, does live alone, save for his two-year-old black Labrador, Naveed. She moved in last week, the 2,000th lifesaving guide dog trained by the Lions Foundation of Canada and the second dog gifted to Gill. His last canine companion, Starsky, retired two weeks ago.

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Thanks to $25,000 in training from experts at the Lions Foundation’s facility in Oakville, Ont., Naveed is an expert in emergency response. When Gill suffers a seizure, she immediately slaps a lifeline disc on the floor of his bachelor apartment and paramedics arrive within four minutes. “She’s a response animal, so if I’m outside and have a seizure, she’ll sit beside me and bark until someone comes to help. And if I need the phone, she’ll come bring it to me,” he says. Gill and Naveed spent nine days training together under supervision in Oakville before returning to Victoria last week. His voice carries the emotion of a man given a new lease on life as he praises the generosity of the Lions Foundation and its donors. “They’ve given independence to 2,000 people at no charge,” he says. “I just have an enormous amount of appreciation, because I really do have independence because of what they’ve given me.” The Lions Foundation began in 1985, training dog guides for people with visual

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 pock-

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Domestic dispute leads to police standoff A 31-year-old Victoria man barricaded himself on the second floor of a building in the 2100-block of Spring Rd. after uttering threats and violating his parole conditions Friday morning, police say. Victoria police officers responded to reports of a fight in the 1100-block of Pembroke St. around 10 a.m., where witnesses reported hearing one man utter threats. When police caught up with the man, he had barricaded himself on the second floor of a building on Spring Road and refused to come out. The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team and a police negotiator were called in, but the man eventually gave himself up without incident, said Bowen Osoko, VicPD spokesman. The man was violating court conditions related to domestic violence, Osoko said.

Man loses thumb in machete attack A Victoria man lost a thumb after an argument turned violent at a party in the 900-block of Balmoral Rd. Saturday morning. Victoria police officers arrived just after 2 a.m. and found a 25-year-old Victoria man screaming with a severed thumb. Witnesses told police the victim was attacked by a man with a homemade, improvised machete, said Bowen Osoko, VicPD spokesman. The victim was rushed to hospital for injuries medical staff described as “life-altering,” Osoko said. A 30-year-old Victoria man was released on conditions and faces a charge of assault causing bodily harm.

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Robert Gill poses with his black lab Naveed outside their Vernon Avenue home. Gill recently received Naveed who is the 2,000th guide dog from the Lions Foundation of Canada. disabilities. Since then, it has grown to train dog guides for people with hearing and physical disabilities, epilepsy, autism and diabetes. The foundation receives no government funding.

eted 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. editor@vicnews.com

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. at 5 p.m. Friday. Witnesses watched the suspect drive away. Victoria police officers went to the address of the registered vehicle owner, where they located 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 one count each of robbery and disguise face with intent to commit for the Saanich incident. Other charges are pending.

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A mountain biker received a large cut along his throat 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 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 by the bike shop 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

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Prostate centre benefits from scavenger hunt The Prostate Centre received a $15,000 boost last weekend, thanks to a fundraising scavenger hunt event through the downtown core. On June 9, 250 people took part in the

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Contaminated soil from Graving Dock shipped to Highlands Charla Huber News staff

Contaminated sediment from the Esquimalt Graving Dock will be laid to rest in Highlands. The sediment is being removed from the graving dock on the north shore of Esquimalt Harbour, as part of a remediation project to bring the area back up to federal and provincial standards. “Historical ship repair activities at the facility were ongoing before current environmental standards were in place, and have resulted in contamination of the seabed around the facility,” said David Latoski, interim director of EGD in a letter to Highlands council. About 150,000 cubic metres of contaminated sediment will make its way to Highwest landfill on Millstream Road starting next Monday (June 17). “Potential short-term impacts on neighbouring communities include noise from construction and increased marine traffic,” Latoski wrote. The sediment will be moved by barge to a private facility on David Street then trucked to Highlands. “I really felt this would be alarming to the community,” said Highlands Mayor Jane Mendum, explaining her first reaction to the news. “Almost the whole community is dependant on groundwater.” Highlands completed its groundwater study

this year. It took three phases over several years including researching the aquifers, quality and quantity of groundwater and learning how to protecting it. Tervita Corporation operates Highwest landfill, which is licensed and regulated by the provincial government. Representatives from Public Works and Government Services Canada, and Tervita gave a presentation at the June 3 council meeting. A full audience listened to a nearly two-hour presentation, including a question period. During the presentation, council and meeting attendees were informed the cells where the contaminants will be held will be triple-lined to ensure no leaching occurs. Another common concern was the issue of the transportation of the sediment to the landfill and the precautions taken while it’s trucked in, Mendum said. Council is considering forwarding the information to private groundwater consultants for review. “The federal government is working with the district to make the information available to our residents for an ongoing basis,” Mendum said. Both Tervita and Public Works and Government Services Canada did not comment. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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NOTICE OF MEETING ANNUAL REPORT In accordance with the provisions of the Community Charter, Council will consider the Annual Report at the Regular Meeting of Council to be held Monday, June 24, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., in the Esquimalt Council Chambers, 1229 Esquimalt Road. The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with an opportunity to make submissions and ask questions on matters contained in the Annual Report. The Annual Report will include the 2012 audited financial statements, value of 2012 tax exemptions, a report respecting municipal services and operations, and a statement of municipal objectives and measures. Copies of the Annual Report are available at Esquimalt Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road and at www.esquimalt.ca. For further information, please contact Administration at 414-7157 during regular office hours, or email anja.nurvo@esquimalt.ca. Anja Nurvo Manager of Corporate Services

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Victoria brothers plan kayak trip of a lifetime Daniel Palmer News staff

While many freshly christened university graduates escape the ivory tower for a beach, lake or backpacking trip, two Victoria-based brothers are taking their love of adventure to a new extreme, kayaking from Brazil to Florida over the next seven months. Graham and Russell Henry left for Belém, Brazil on June 10 and won't be back on North American soil until January. “I think the biggest hassle has been getting all of our stuff there,” said Russell, 21, before the brothers’ departure. The seed was planted when Russell was tasked with planning an expedition for his adventure sports cer-

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Let’s all toast dad’s health It 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 families Prostate cancer – to get their prostate out. awareness is a checked 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@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Victoria 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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Expense cleanup must continue but constituency expenses were As she unveiled her new cabinet, not, likely because these records Premier Christy Clark promised a weren’t kept either. “line-by-line” 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 It has its own secretive in the last year, thanks Tom Fletcher committee called mainly to the work of nowB.C. Views the Board of Internal departed Auditor General Economy, which was John Doyle, who swung forced into the open the cobweb-covered door after trying to sweep Senator Mike open on B.C.’s secretive Legislative Duffy’s housing claims under the Assembly Management Committee. red rug of the 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 payroll expenses were verified,

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

‘An ‘honour system’ for politicians’ expenses has become unacceptable.’

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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 Mayor Leonard 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

finance huge fascistic publicprivate partnerships driven by unaccountable regional governments, and 90 per cent depopulation. Sustainability is ‘green’ Globalist code for Malthusian eugenics. Gregory Hartnell Victoria

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. The result? The needs of a child with autism who only receives educational assistance support for 15 hours a week rather than full time are not being met. The needs of an elementary student struggling through a parent divorce who can only see a counsellor on a Monday are not being met. The needs of a child waiting for a psycho-educational assessment for years and years are not being met. The needs of a school that must fundraise to stock the

earthquake kit are not being met. My list could go on. 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. And by the way, this is not a “motherhood” issue. 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

Editor’s note: Colin Nielsen is a former RCMP officer of 31 years, mainly in Greater Victoria.

Readers respond: politics One solution to being less boring We’re boring … really? (News, June 5) Sorry to point out in this land of 13 municipalities that Victoria doesn’t include the Oak Bay Tea Party, or Buccaneer Days or Luxton Fair and so on. So maybe Victoria itself is more boring than you point out. Now, if we were one, two or even three municipalities, maybe we would be less so. Kathie Wagner Victoria

United Nation ‘Agenda 21’ Re: Garden City reputation at risk; Municipal tax increases out of line; and Don Denton’s photo of buck Peter Wills’ letter Garden City reputation at risk exhorts Victoria News readers to “wake up and rein-in this CRD gone rogue,” referring to the Capital Regional

District’s absurd plan to “try and place a bio-solids plant firmly in an 1890 heritage middle class neighbourhood.” Irene Monroe’s letter laments that “in Oak Bay there has been a 24-per-cent increase in municipal administrative costs.” The caption below Don Denton’s photo of a buck in Beacon Hill Park notes that “deer remain a controversial subject in the Capital Region.” What do all these things have in common? They are all the predictable consequences of the Capital Regional District’s adherence to the draconian dictates of UN Agenda 21, which pushes the sustainability cult. Agenda 21 is a United Nations inventory and control plan for the whole planet, and Canada ratified it in 1992. It mandates the sequestration of 50 per cent of the land and water resources of Earth for wildlife, increasing residential property taxation to

Genuine assessment of student needs needed Re: Needs budget seems needless (Our View, May 29) The so-called “needs budget” submitted by Greater Victoria school trustees seems needless because it is not a genuine needs budget. The budget was created by asking department administrators 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

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New characters could be making their way to Facebook thanks to an Oak Bay-based video game developer. Stephen McCallum is hard at work creating what he hopes will become his second social game hit. “I’m trying to take a lot of the things that worked with the first game and appeal to a broader audience,” McCallum said. His first Facebook success came with Pot Farm, a game he co-produced with East Side Games in Vancouver. Pot Farm was created following the popularity of Zynga’s FarmVille. “I had been working a lot with Flash at that time and all of these social games are Flash,” McCallum said. “I looked at FarmVille and thought, ‘I could make a game like that.’ The first idea that came to mind was to make a parody of it and make something called Pot Farm, where you don’t necessarily grow tomatoes.” McCallum approached East Side Games, where friends of his from the early days of his career were working, with the idea to improve the art of the game they were already working on by integrating it with the existing game. “We put it together and launched it in 2009 and (got) 1.5 million users in the first month,” he said. “We struggled because the game was launched kind of haphazardly and we weren’t really ready for that type of success, but we kind of made it up as we went along.” Pot Farm has continued to average about one million users a month, and in 2010 McCallum decided to sell his share of the game to pursue a new project. The concept for McCallum’s new game is an online version of the week-long experiment in community, art, self expression and self -reliance known as Burning Man. “The idea behind Burning Man is you get a primitive society for a week where you go to the desert with a bunch of strangers and cast off the rules of society for a little while and build an experimental society,” he said. Because the games McCallum builds are based on social media, the event seemed a good

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Video game developer Steve McCallum poses with OOG!, a character in a game he hopes will be on Facebook soon. fit and he began creating his concept. Instead of developing a direct replication of Burning Man, McCallum expanded on the primitive part of the event and made OOG! Clan of the Caveman. “It’s a chance for people to live out the Burning Man experience and get primal in a harmless way online – and be caveman and have fun,” he said. To try and engage fans early on, McCallum decided to use a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo to raise money. “Crowd funding has been in the air for game developers,” he said. “A lot of them have success with it and I thought I’d give it a try. I think it’s kind of an interesting idea for funding because it kind of democratizes the whole fundraising process.” Unlike going to one venture capitalist and asking them to invest in exchange for a portion of the company or concept, with

Indiegogo, many people invest and the risk is spread around. “I think it’s also a good way to build your fan base early on,” he said. “Those people have been involved from the beginning and have watched the whole process, so they feel more invested in the final product.” McCallum tried to raise $50,000 via Indiegogo, but fell well short of his goal, raising just under $5,000. He said the larger amount would go far to creating the final product. “With that money we wanted to build a prototype,” he said. “Every investor said they wanted to see a prototype.” In addition to creating the prototype, McCallum said he would need to hire a team including tech people. “The fundraising isn’t going to stop,” he said. For a sneak peak of OOG! Clan of the Caveman visit facebook. com/OOGINC. editor@vicnews.com

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It’s In Our Nature. Hugo Wong has been a volunteer and a performer with the Victoria Symphony Splash for many years and this year he will work as a photographer for the event. Wong shows off one of his volunteer shirts from a previous Splash. Don Denton/News staff

Volunteers wanted to make a Splash Annual fest needs 400 helpers for this year’s celebration Daniel Palmer News staff

During its storied 23-year history, the Victoria Symphony Splash has grown to become one of the Capital Region’s biggest draws, putting on arguably one of the most eclectic concerts of the year. A musical genre that traditionally caters to an older audience lures upwards of 40,000 people young and old, local and tourist, to the B.C. legislature grounds and Inner Harbour for a day of celebration each August long weekend. But executing such a multifaceted event – which includes a family splash zone, food carts, donation stations, security and a fireworks display – takes a small army of more than 400

volunteers. University of Victoria student Hugo Wong, 20, is proud to return to this year’s Splash as one of those volunteers and hopes to encourage others to do the same. 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 coordinator. Piears hopes he can convince

Fire hall officially opens Associate Minister of National Defence Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay rings the station bell to officially open the new CFB Esquimalt Base Fire Hall and Emergency Response Centre on Friday. The new fire hall is a three-storey, 4,438-square-metre facility that includes five drive-through bays for emergency vehicles. The building includes a partial basement and workshop areas on the ground level, emergency response facilities on the second level, and living-accommodations facilities for the Dockyard Fire Department personnel on the third level. Cost of building construction was $23 million. Don Denton/News staff

volunteers to sign up early, as many people tend to inquire just weeks before the event begins. “The earlier people sign up, the better options they’ve got to choose from for volunteer positions,” Piears says. Some of the more popular positions include working in the family zone at the petting zoo and collecting donations from boaters by kayaking around the Inner Harbour. Proceeds from the event go toward both the Victoria Symphony and Victoria Opera for their upcoming seasons, and Piears hopes to beat last year’s $40,000 in donations. “We also throw a great volunteer appreciation party at Odd Fellows Hall following the event, and it’s a great opportunity to get to know some amazing people,” he says. For more information on volunteering for this year’s Splash on Aug. 4, visit victoriasymphony.ca/splash. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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With more windows than walls peering on towering oak trees in the backyard, Mark Bernhardt’s house doesn’t look like a hermetically sealed vault. Yet in terms of heat retention, this is one of the most air-tight and energy efficient residential buildings in North America. Windows and windowed exterior doors are triple-paned, gasket sealed and insulated. Its walls are twice as thick as a conventional house. “This is our furnace here,” says Mark, pointing to the oversized south-facing windows that allow sunlight to stream in for most of the day. “That is the first thing you’ll notice – big windows on the south side and small on the north. The doors are more like vault doors – a tight seal with no draft,” adds Rob Bernhardt, the project manager and Mark’s father. “There is high solar heat gain. It lets the sun in and the heat can’t get out.” Mark, 30, and Rob, 60, have designed and built Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island’s first “passive house.” It’s a building they hope will meet the standard of the International Passive House Association. It should cut heating costs by 90 per cent, primarily through its design, orientation and insulation. “I needed a house. Rather than do the ordinary thing, I came across (passive homes),” says Mark, a commercial building general contractor. “This made sense from an economic standpoint. It’s not a more expensive house to build.” A critical element alongside the highly insulated, nearly airtight building envelope is its high-performance air ventilation system, which warms incoming fresh air with outgoing used air through a heat exchange. “Modelled heating costs for this house come in at $168 per year,” Mark says. “My

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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

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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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events start with a host, and leaders who invite friends. Then friends invite friends. More than 1,200 guests toting picnic baskets and dressed in white will gather at four meeting points around Greater Victoria. Some will board the nine charter buses, while others will amble to the secret dining location. “They did it in Vancouver last year and they did it for 1,200 and it completely sold out,” Henry said. An event organizer by trade (Brink Events), he looks forward to “seeing everybody having a great time,” on such a large scale. “For that one evening, they’re really out of the rat race of everyday life. Everybody can sit back, really enjoy the evening.” The key ingredients are a secret venue,

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Special catch earns anglers cash Hundred-dollar fish silently await anglers to hook them in B.C. waters. Now through fall 2013, the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. is marking about 300 catchable size, hatchery-raised rainbow trout with neon-pink tags bearing a toll-free number. The trout will be released into 40 fishing lakes around the province. “We need the help of B.C. anglers to conduct this research, and it’s only fair to reward them for their efforts,” said Adrian Clarke, vice president, science. “The data

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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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High school student-musicians have an opportunity to expand their skills in July, during a summer band program at St. Michaels University School.

A summer tradition is being rekindled in the school music community in Greater Victoria. For 20 years or so, band teachers Colin Campbell, John Fawcett and Tom White set aside time on their summer break to teach students keen on building musical skills and doing something fun over the summer holidays. The three are now retired and the full summer band program fell dormant. Until now. Jeff Weaver, Campbell’s replacement at Oak Bay High, and Marianne Ing, who added the band program to her repertoire

at Central middle school when Weaver left, are among a group of 10 music educators who hope to stem the loss of young musicians from high school bands by offering something extra. The group has revamped the band camp idea and beefed up the offerings for a summer band program being held at St. Michaels University School from July 8 to 19. The summer sessions, aimed at middle and high school students, include jazz band, concert band, and new features: jazz combos and non-jazz chamber music. Weaver notes the instruction the students will receive, both in groups and individually, is excep-

tional, with the likes of Victoria Conservatory of Music woodwind guru Gord Clements and Victoria Symphony players joining the middle and high school teachers. “You’re getting experienced teachers who know how to work with students. And they’re all specialists. All of us music teachers are pros on something – these guys have got killer chops and they can play anything,” Weaver says. Ing, who plays trumpet professionally outside of school, has been involved with summer band for a decade or so. She says it’s incredible how much a student can learn over the course of two weeks by pick-

ing up their instrument every day. “By the end of it, what they’ve managed to accomplish is really quite amazing,” Ing says. “Of the kids that come to summer band, if you present them with something on Day 1 or 2, they take it home and practise it and bring it back being able to play it.” Graduating Oak Bay High trombonist Galen Rohon-O’Halloran says he has many good memories of the people he met and the improvements he made by putting in the extra work. “It’s really fun and it’s not a tedious or boring music camp,” he says. “You improve, definitely.” See smus.ca or call 250-5922411.

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Special honour Ruth Lechner Beesley, the widow of Alan Beesley, looks over the plaque honouring her late husband that she had just helped unveil on the outside wall of the B.C. Maritime Museum last week. Beesley was honoured for his role creating the 1982 UN Law of the Sea Treaty. The treaty defines the rights and responsibilities of nations in their use of the world’s oceans.

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Success stories from the past year and ongoing initiatives for the coming year will be touched on at the upcoming NEED2 annual general meeting. Attendees of the event, scheduled for 5 p.m. on June 19 event at the NEED2 office at 1524 Fort St., will hear a presentation on the organization’s latest project, Whole Schools Suicide Prevention and its Youthspace.ca program. As well, Turn it Up (turnitup.ca), a national campaign for suicide prevention will be introduced. The public is invited to come and ask questions and bring suggestions for NEED2’s youth programs. Visit need2.ca for more information.

The City of Victoria is once again hosting its annual Father’s Day Céilidh in the Park this Sunday (June 16). The event runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cameron Bandshell with free admission, and features Irish musical performers Tiller’s Folly, Ivonne Hernandez and Coastline, and Syren. Hosted by comedian Wes Borg, the celebration also includes the award-winning O’Conner-O’Brien Irish Dancers.

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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 that 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,

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Jeff Krieger, with his dog, Pixie, and Easy, a female Harris hawk, solves animal problems for homeowners by offering a humane option for dealing with unwanted wild animals. 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 volun-

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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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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.

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

PORT HARDY Well maintained 6-plex Great investment $385,000 Call Noreen 250-949-6319 imagine.it@cablerocket.com

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.

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.

Fully rebuilt, certified, float home for sale. 2 bdrm, 2 storey, 1 1/2 bath, new decks, rails, soffit, & fascia. 100% surveyed and approved by a marine engineer (documents available)

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.

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

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.

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HOMES FOR RENT 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

SEASONAL ACCOMMODATION 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.

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.

SUITES, LOWER GORDON HEAD/ Uvic. 2bdrm ground level, private entrance, partly furnished. Utils incld. NS/ NP/ ND. Avail. now. $1200./mo (250)472-1433. MARIGOLD AREA- 1 large bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217. NORTH SAANICH- bright 1 bdrm grd lvl suite, priv entry, storage, covered prking, $750+ utils, W/D. NS/NP. (250)656-5475. SOOKE 1 bdrm + spare rm., large, quality, bright, ground floor walk-in c/w private storage, f/p, own laundry rm, all included, small pets OK, quiet, N/S, N/D, refs. $835/mo. 250-589-5337 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 UVIC/CAMOSUN2 bdrm, priv ent, shower only NS/NP. $900. Sept 1. (250)477-6652.

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CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

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ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637. THE LANGFORD MANdecks, fences, quality work, competitive pricing, licensed & insured. Fred, (250)514-5280.

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

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

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

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$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CITY HAUL- a lot of junk wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fit in your trunk, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. GARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood floors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Painting. Patioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204. NO JOB too small. Multi unit to Home Renos. Free Estâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

MOVING & STORAGE

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

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(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 Estâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187. ST PAINTING free est, written guarantee and full refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. WCB ins. Call Kaleb (250)884-2597.

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

FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS JOHN- CHIMNEY, Roof, gutters, clean, de-moss, repairs, torch-on flat. (250)588-3744.

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