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Clay courts a hot potato Kyle Slavin News staff

Saanich parks staff has taken an unusually noncommittal position on a proposed clay court tennis facility behind Cedar Hill Recreation Centre by not giving council firm direction on approving or rejecting the proposal. In a report to council, Gary Darrah, manager of park planning and design, acknowledged the proposal “presents both benefits and challenges for the community.” As a result, two different recommendations were given – one approving and one rejecting, leaving it up to the mayor and councillors to weigh the information for themselves. Typically staff makes a recommendation one way or the other. Mayor Frank Leonard says the department chose to stay neutral so it doesn’t appear to be favouring one side or the other on a proposal that has an impact on land managed by that department. “This is not a proposal from our staff. It’s important it’s seen as a proposal from the (clay court) society and staff have facilitated it,” he said. “It’s unfortunate (staff have) been criticized for that.” Saanich is holding special committee of the whole meeting on the clay court proposal at the Garth Homer Centre, 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night. PleASe See: Courts, Page A7

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Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard plugs in one of the district’s electric vehicles at a charging station outside municipal hall, with sustainability co-ordinator Mark Boysen. The district is being recognized for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Cutting emissions, cutting costs Saanich squeezes savings from all corers of its operations Kyle Wells News staff

When Saanich says it’s taking a look at its environmental footprint, that means from the largest building to the lowliest coffee maker. Even replacing an ancient bev-

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erage machine at municipal hall, which kept water at a rolling boil all day, has reduced that building’s power consumption by about one per cent. “It was an energy pig,” said Mayor Frank Leonard. “And we would have never noticed that unless the organization looked at the carbon footprint of everything we do. We’re quite proud.” For the past 18 years Saanich has been a part of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program. Earlier this year the federation

recognized Saanich for achieving the fifth and final milestone of PCP, a level achieved by only eight communities in Canada. In total, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for the district have gone down 14 per cent since 2007, a feat which sees it well on its way to the goal of 50 per cent by 2020. Sustainability co-ordinator Mark Boysen said it will not be a problem coming through on the promise. “I haven’t heard of that goal in too many other municipalities yet, when it comes to opera-

tions, so I think it’s very ambitious,” he said. The district has reduced its gasoline consumption by 29 per cent, primarily by switching fleet vehicles for higher-efficiency diesel models and a few electric vehicles. The use of heating oil in district facilities has also gone down 52 per cent since 2007, a reduction of 14,700 litres per year. Propane use has gone down by 23 per cent. PleASe See: Modern lights, Page A6

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Reynolds hits $101K for Cops for Cancer Kyle Slavin News staff

Despite the 2013 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock officially ending nearly two months ago, Reynolds secondary continues to prove it’s a powerhouse fundraising school. Last week students presented the team with a final tally of $101,134 – about $26,000 beyond what they had expected to donate. “We understand how hard it is to raise $100 – that’s a difficult thing to do. When we turned the cheque over, it was $75,000 and we were happy. We didn’t think it would go up another $26,000,” said vice-principal Dean Norris-Jones. Arnold Lim, Black Press’ media rider on this year’s team, said he was blown away by the size of the cheque Reynolds presented. “The real people that deserve every piece of glory are the students who are working so hard, so diligently, day and night, all for people they will never meet,” Lim said. “It’s so impressive to me seeing such selflessness in these students. It is such a treat to be around and I’m in awe of it.” Earlier this month, Reynolds students were honoured

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Members of the 2013 Tour de Rock team stand in a crowded gym at Reynolds secondary on the last day of the 1,100-km ride. While the school initially donated $75,000, last week it handed over a grand total of $101,134 to the Canadian Cancer Society. with the Youth in Philanthropy award at a National Philanthropy Day event in Victoria for their Tour de Rock fundraising efforts. It was there they met fellow philanthropist and Second World War prisoner of war Rudi Hoenson, who connected with the students and donated a $5,000 personal cheque to help the school break the $100,000 mark.

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‘Universe’ emerges from black hole

News seeks kids’ letters to Santa

Volunteer-run Centre of the Universe could reopen next spring

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Kids! Send us your letter to Santa and we’ll publish them in a special letter to Santa keepsake edition in the Saanich News and enter you to win a special prize, before sending them to the North Pole. To participate, write your letter and decorate it with hand-drawn pictures and make sure to colour it. Colour will catch Santa’s attention and will stand out in the newspaper. Once you’re done, visit: vicnews.com/contests and upload a picture of your letter by Dec. 1. Ask an adult to help you. Winners will be contacted Dec. 2. All letters received will be sent to Santa via Canada Post. The letter to Santa keepsake will come out in the Dec. 11 edition of your community newspaper.

Search and rescue finds horse rider

Saanich Search and Rescue located a young woman in Mount Douglas park Sunday afternoon, after a horse was found without a rider. A search and rescue member found the 20-year-old woman at 4:30 p.m. in Mount Doug park, about four and a half hours after she was reported missing. She had minor injuries, having apparently been thrown from her horse, dazing her. The horse turned up just before noon at its stable around Mount Douglas X and Glendenning roads. It had a bridle and saddle on, but no rider. It appeared as though the horse’s bridle had been broken, police say.

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Victoria stargazers could once again be looking to the skies at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich, thanks to a tentative deal to reopen Centre of the Universe on Saturday nights beginning in April 2014. The National Research Council, operator of the Herzberg research centre and Dominion observatory, has committed to reopen public outreach and to have someone available to operate the historic Plaskett telescope on Saturday nights for the public, either by an NRC staff member or a trained volunteer. The details have yet to be worked out. Gregory Fahlman, director general of the NRC Herzberg astronomy astrophysics programs, said the intention has always been to open the Centre of the Universe building for the public, it’s just the “how” which needs to be worked out. “There’s a sense … that a plan had been made, but I would say it’s more like the outlines of a plan. There is a plan to get a plan,” Fahlman said. “At least there is a consensus as to how this large group can move forward.” NRC has committed to maintaining the building and making it available to community groups at a nominal cost. “Everybody recognized that the draw is the (Plaskett) telescope, the observatory,” said Nelson Walker, president of the Victoria branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Volunteers from the society, who are at the facility regularly on Saturday nights using their own telescopes, will potentially take on public outreach roles, Walker said. “The NRC professional staff of the Centre of the Universe is who did that, and they’re not there,” he said.

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Seen here in front of the Plaskett telescope dome last fall, Gregory Fahlman, director of the National Research Council astronomy and astrophysics programs, says negotiations to reopen the Centre of the Universe are in early stages, but public access to the facility could restart next year. “We feel bad about the staff leaving. We don’t fancy just stepping into their shoes, but who knows. That’s what we’re discussing.” A tentative plan emerged from a meeting on Saturday at the observatory. NRC vice-president Dan Wayner, flew in from Ottawa to speak with about 30 local stakeholders, including University of Victoria professors, astronomers, educators, parents and others. “(NRC) want to work with us. They said they will do everything that they can to make sure that works well,” said Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South. BLUE C89 The Centre of the Universe M67 houses interactive educational disY0 K0 plays and historic astronomy artifacts. It was closed to the public in RED August, due to funding cuts from C0 the federal government. The PlasM96 kett telescope was also closed Y78 to K0 public tours. Reopening the centre would happen without any direct fundGrey ing from the federal government. K71 Closing the centre saved the NRC’s $900-million budget about $230,000

per year, mainly from staff wages. Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison tabled a petition in November with nearly 2,000 signatures calling to reopen the centre. The government has until February 2014 to respond to the petition. “We knew probably by the end of September (the federal government) was a tree not worth barking up,” Popham said. “So instead of looking at this as an opportunity lost, we had to start looking at it as a new opportunity.” Science Venture, a non-profit organization at UVic, has also presented a six-month pilot project it wants to run with outreach for children, including workshops for school groups and spring and summer break programs. “Potentially, if we can get that going, kids will have access again as early as February,” Popham said. Between 8,000 and 10,000 people – many of them school kids – have visited the national historic site each year since the Centre of the Universe opened 12 years ago. Without NRC funding, Saturday

night astronomy events can now be advertised, something which was not possible under the old model. Two working groups have been struck to help the facility move forward. The short term group will be working towards having the facility open for Saturday nights by April. The long-term group will be looking at the overall future of the observatory. Popham said a Friends of the Observatory charity will also likely be necessary to organize volunteers and fundraise to help keep the facility going. Wayner has also committed to fly out again for the first Saturday night the facility is reopened for stargazing. “He knows it’s important and he wants to experience it too,” Popham said. “The community was so incredibly disappointed last summer. (NRC) hadn’t expected such a public backlash from closing it and I think they’re inspired by our community.” More information is available at saanichobservatory.ca.

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The Land Conservancy, a high-profile land trust saddled with $7.5 million in debt and under creditor protection, is an exception to the rule, according to a survey of land trusts across B.C. TLC, in its aggressive drive to preserve properties under threat of development, is the only land trust in B.C. to have taken on mortgages, often without a clear and sustainable revenue stream for paying debt or for long-term monitoring and maintenance. Paul McNair, executive director of the Land Trust Alliance of B.C., compiled an economic snapshot of land trusts in the wake of TLC’s financial woes, and found none hold mortgages and only two carry debt – $1,500 and $15,000 respectively. Together, the 31 land trusts own 700 properties covering 1.4 million acres in B.C. “Across the board for our membership there was no debt, except for two,” said McNair, who is based in Victoria. “They campaign (to raise money) and pay outright. They are in really good shape.” McNair’s survey indicated B.C.’s land trusts either have stable or increasing funding, and have endowments worth an aggregate $15 million. A key part of land conservation is having a fund for monitoring and maintenance of conservation land in perpetuity. TLC holds covenants on 250 properties and purchased 50 through donations and grants. Court documents say it assumed debt in antic-

ipation of donations and endowments that failed to materialize, and that over the decades it built up a portfolio of properties with little or no funding for ongoing monitoring. By 2009, it had monthly expenses of $300,000, with only $100,000 coming in from memberships and donations. “(TLC) has a completely different model than other land trusts,’ McNair said. “I’m not saying theirs is better or worse, but it has risk ... other land trusts purchase outright so there is no debt on the land.” Habitat Acquisition Trust, for one, holds joint covenants with TLC on nearly 4,000 acres in Greater Victoria, and draws from an endowment fund to help maintain its obligation to monitor lands under protection. HAT executive director Adam Taylor said with TLC grappling with insolvency, his staff can fill the gap. “Fortunately we’ve got the capacity to do that,” Taylor said. “It’s a lot of work and planning to uphold the agreements.” Taylor said donations for HAT remain steady, but donors do have questions about giving money and the permanency of land held in trust, while TLC is obliged to explore selling properties to repay creditors. “For us, it’s about getting the message out that we’re not engaged in the same kind of financial transactions as the TLC,” Taylor said. “We have no debt and we’re not in a position to sell off properties. “For HAT, if donations dried up or if we lost our grants, we wouldn’t be talking about getting rid of land. There’s nothing forcing us to get rid of properties we’re trying to protect.” editor@saanichnews.com

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older than she really is and she’s got such News staff a great work ethic and professionalism.” Saanich resident Mariah Britt said the role is McDonald is a veteran of the deceptively challenging. Victoria stage. And she’s 12 It may look like just a years old. lot of fun, but it involves With seven shows to her complicated vocals and name and now a starring role a wide range of emoin the holiday classic Annie, tions, not to mention the coming to the McPherson dancing. Mariah is rising Playhouse, Mariah is quickly to the occasion, Britt becoming a notable child said, and truly showing actor in the local scene and her talent in the role. earning herself coveted roles. “She is truly a triple Out of the 60 to 80 children threat. She’s got a beauwho auditioned for the lead tiful singing voice, her role in the Victoria Operatic acting has come so far Society production, McDonsince we started, and ald stood above the rest. every dance challenge I “I really like acting, singing give her she comes back and dancing,” she said. the next rehearsal and Whenever children’s roles she’s completely got it come up, McDonald makes down.” sure to audition, and now The thrill of performhas a solid record for earning ing in front of audiences parts. Versatility helps, as she draws McDonald to actmost recently proved in the ing, along with the joys male role of Artful Dodger in of playing a role. the Four Seasons production “I have a big imaginaof Oliver! tion, so I like pretending Annie happens to be one of Image courtesy of the Victoria Operatic Society; David Lowes, Arts Studio 21 Photography that I’m not me and just McDonald’s favourite musicals and she jumped at the Veteran Saanich performer Mariah being someone else,” chance to play the titular McDonald, 12, is playing Little Orphan said McDonald, who is protagonist. Her love of dogs Annie in the Victoria Operatic Society's home schooled. At her young age, she also prompted her decision, production of Annie. doesn’t yet know if she’ll as Annie spends much of the make a career out of acting, but she has about her character play interacting with her dog, and in this case what Annie may she’s enjoying the moment and Sandy. will keep pursuing her passion. be thinking as she says particu“I really like the music. It’s “It’s a lot of fun, the cast and lar lines. just really fun, family friendly crew are all very encouraging. “If you don’t know what the and just a really good musiThey’re all very friendly and it’s character would be thinking cal,” McDonald said. “She’s an a big family.” then it’s hard to pursue what optimist. She just thinks on the The Victoria Operatic Socithe character is,” McDonald bright side of everything, even ety’s Annie runs from Dec. 6 to said. though she is an orphan.” 15. For tickets visit rmts.bc.ca “Her talent really speaks for When preparing for a play, or call 1-888-717-6121. itself,” said Tara Britt, director McDonald said she uses a notekwells@goldstreamgazette.com of the show. “She’s so much book to write down thoughts

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Helen Waldstein’s family barely escaped Czechoslovakia in 1939 as the Nazi grip tightened on Europe. Her family received heartbreaking letters from friends and relatives throughout the war while safe on a southern Ontario farm, but it wasn’t until Waldstein re-read the letters as an adult that she realized their significance. Those stories will be recounted from her latest book, Letters from the Lost, on Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at Congregation EmanuEl synagogue, 1461 Blanshard St. Admission is by donation.

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The Victoria chapter of the Canadian Association of Girls in Science (CAGIS) is looking for two volunteer co-ordinators. CAGIS is a club for girls aged 7-16 who like to explore the fun side of science, technology, engineering and math. Members meet monthly from September to May for one to two hours after school or on weekends to explore these topics in a hands-on way led by led by women and men specializing in different fields. The roles of the co-ordinators are to help lead the team of volunteers and to organize and attend monthly events. If you are interested or have any questions, email cagis@uwo.ca or see cagis.ca.

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“The scope of the challenge when you think about climate change and what it means, it can be daunting,” Boysen said. “But I think that local governments, if you compare and look around at what local governments are doing, that’s where progress is being made.” To achieve these reductions the district puts $25 per tonne of GHG emissions into its Saanich carbon fund. That money, about $120,000 per year, is then used to fund projects intended to reduce the emissions. The approach has led to the district purchasing an electric Zamboni to replace its propane one, a move which reduced emissions by 10 tonnes annually. LED lighting has replaced the old system at Pearkes Recreation Centre’s arena and other places, saving $33,000 per year in energy. A solar hot water system is used for the showers at Gordon Head Recreation Centre, reducing emissions by 20 tonnes. Boysen said the scheme is an alternative to simply buying carbon offsets, keeping money in the community and also making it more reliable that the funds are doing some good. “We know that we’re getting good value out of our dollar for residents and taxpayers by reinvesting back,” Boysen said. “We’re here for the long haul.” By next year the goal is to have reduced emissions by 20 per cent since 2007. Plans are to have all oil heating removed by the end of 2014 and to have the boilers at the municipal hall and Gordon Head recreation, which are from the late 1960s, replaced, potentially with more solar hot water or geothermal exchange sources. “We’re looking at the options right now, we’re getting engineering reports,” Boysen said. To celebrate the 20 years of the PCP program, municipalities involved were invited to submit a video highlighting GHG reduction initiatives. Saanich has produced a video with Leonard explaining a few of the steps the district has taken. It will be available at fcm.ca and saanich.ca soon. “It’s gratifying that Saanich is seen nationally as a leader on this file, it’s something that all of council believes in,” Leonard said. “It’s part of the culture of Saanich.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Curators at the Royal B.C. Museum need help solving the mystery of a mammoth tooth unearthed in a Colwood gravel pit more than 40 years ago. The tale of the tooth came to light this month when the News made inquiries about the artifact after construction began on Royal Bay secondary school, about half a kilometre from the excavation site. The mammoth remains were uncovered in the early 1960s by Fred Willing and Alex Murray, said Fred’s son, Glenn. The men were scraping gravel and running a diesel shovel between Metchosin Road and the ocean when they noticed a strange-coloured mass along the freshly dragged bank. “The mass was between 12 and 14 feet in diameter. It was substantial,” explained Glenn, retelling the story his father told him. “It didn’t look like gravel; they weren’t sure what it was. It was laying in the lower floor of the pit.” It was likely the remains of a mammoth skeleton. “He had the rest of the mammoth there, but it had been sent to the crusher,” Glenn said. Eventually a smaller piece remained in the crusher and Murray took a closer look. “The piece he picked up was the tooth of a mammoth,” Glenn said. The bone was about a foot

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Visitors look over the woolly mammoth in the Royal B.C. Museum. A mammoth tooth was found in Colwood in the 1960s and donated to the museum, but its label has been lost. in diameter. Both men were disappointed when they realized what had happened. Glenn said the mammoth tooth was the only significant find at the gravel pit in the 100 years it operated before it was closed in 2008. Murray donated it to the museum in 1964, but during a museum inventory in 1990 it was discovered the tooth and its receipt had been separated. The museum currently has two mammoth teeth and wants to determine which one came from Royal Bay. “It’s pretty clear to us which tooth it is. We just need someone to help identify it and give us solid closure,” said Richard Hebda, the museum’s curator of botany and earth history. Hebda hopes someone who originally saw the tooth or took a photo of it will come forward and help identify it, in a similar fashion to a “police identifica-

tion lineup.” The site where the tooth was recovered is near the future site of Royal Bay secondary school. “My first thought when I heard it was, ‘We might have our mascot picked,’” said Windy Beadall, principal of the future school. “It’s pretty exciting to think there is more history there than just gravel.” Starting in January, the Sooke School District is setting up meetings with future Royal Bay students to help select the school’s colours and mascot. “A mascot, (a mammoth) is a great idea,” said SD 62 superintendent Jim Cambridge. “We’d consider it, but obviously we’d need to talk to students and teachers. We are always looking around for something with connection and it’s a lot better than inventing a name like the Pirates or Buccaneers.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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The Cedar Hill Clay Court Tennis Society proposes converting lands currently occupied by two underused ball diamonds into eight clay tennis courts and a player pavilion. If approved and built, the courts would be open to members only, save for time the society would donate to Saanich for recreation programming. The society is also seeking a $100,000 grant and a $250,000 interest-free loan from Saanich for the project. Since talk of the plan began in 2011, a group of area residents has been vocally fighting the proposal, saying public land shouldn’t be used for such a narrow-use facility. The group also says

the municipality hasn’t done its due diligence in surveying residents about preferred uses of municipal parkland. The meeting takes

place at 7:30 p.m. at the Garth Homer Centre (813 Darwin Ave.) to accommodate a large turnout. See vicnews.com on

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The proposed bylaws, permit and relevant report(s) may be inspected or obtained from the Legislative Division between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, from November 21, 2013 to December 3, 2013 inclusive, except for weekends and statutory holidays. The report(s) from the Director of Planning regarding the above applications are available on the Saanich website at: http://saanich.ca/business/development/cadboro.html Enquiries and comments may be submitted by mail or by email and must be received no later than 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting. All correspondence submitted will form part of the public record and may be published in a meeting agenda. Legislative Division by email: clerksec@saanich.ca By Phone: 250-475-1775 Web: saanich.ca

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hile no vandalism was reported from a weekend deer cull protest in Oak Bay, the fact the group changed course and chose to protest at Mayor Nils Jensen’s home reminded us of two other instances of people taking their fight to political leaders’ homes. Three years ago, vandals invaded Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin’s yard and spray painted his home and car, in retaliation for the city’s crackdown on camping on Harris Green along Pandora Avenue. More recently, demonstrators opposing the province’s liquid natural gas plans set up a mock three-metre fracking rig on Premier Christy Clark’s front lawn in Vancouver. Jensen wasn’t home when the marching protesters gathered at his residence, but what if he had been? Would be have been accosted at his front door? In a community the size of Oak Bay, it’s not unusual for people to know where the mayor lives. In some areas, people know their mayor well enough to visit them at home with questions, suggestions or criticisms. In general, however, most mayors serve as such when presiding over council or representing their municipality in an official or semi-official capacity. They, like any publicly elected official, have an expectation that their privacy will be respected in the relatively few hours they spend at home with their families. People who choose to voice strong opposition on issues they are passionate about must be free to do so. But making issues personal and seemingly ignoring the fact regulatory and other decisions are made by groups of people, not individuals, crosses the line of appropriateness for public protest. In 2011, residents upset with a development in Oak Bay made a show of confronting then mayor Christopher Causton at the municipal hall. Causton promised a town hall meeting and delivered on his promise to further air out residents’ grievances. That scenario illustrated that when protesters make a point in the right forum, they can be more clearly heard. Not doing so reduces their credibility and only works to cheapen their message. 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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wo days after Energy Minister such nefarious activities as heating their schools. But now the money Bill Bennett announced goes into a “Carbon Neutral Capital the demise of the Pacific Program,” and districts Carbon Trust, the public have to apply to get their accounts committee money back for emissionconvened at the reducing projects. legislature to pound a This is going so well, few more nails into its according to Bennett, that carbon-sequestering post-secondary institutions coffin. and health authorities will Assistant Auditor be converted to a similar General Morris Sydor program in the years was there to defend his ahead. report from last March How is that school that concluded the B.C. Tom Fletcher program going? Here are government was not B.C. Views some examples. “carbon neutral” in 2010, The Coast Mountains because the trust paid $6 School District around Terrace paid million for hastily arranged offset $66,452 for carbon offsets last year. projects that were not valid. It got back most of its three years An Encana Corp. gas flaring of offset payments as a grant to reduction project at Fort Nelson complete a boiler upgrade for its and a forest preserve in the Kitimat high school. Kootenays would have proceeded Abbotsford and Nanaimo school without assistance from $25 a tonne districts each have to pay about carbon fee imposed on hospitals, $100,000 a year. They got money universities, colleges and until last back for school boiler upgrades as year, school districts. In fact they well, although local school officials did proceed without this subsidy. say that would not likely have been The government continues to deny the top priority for spending, if it this, but not many people outside the international carbon offset sales hadn’t been for the program that forces districts to spend grants racket believe them. immediately on emission reduction. The Pacific Carbon Trust’s Surrey school district paid functions will continue, Bennett out $585,000 last year, and also said. Instead of a board of directors upgraded boilers. and 18 staff, five people headed Vancouver’s pitch this year was by an assistant deputy minister for three electric cars. will evaluate projects and bestow Leaving aside the distortion of millions taken from college, spending priorities caused by this university and health authority restrictive tax-and-spend scheme, budgets each year. what happens when they run out B.C.’s school districts are still of boilers to upgrade? And has paying $5 million a year to offset

it occurred to the government’s “carbon neutral” braintrust that those new boilers are still burning natural gas? This program is about to be foisted onto universities and hospitals. Does anyone actually believe that heating hospitals and college classrooms is a key driver of global warming? Presumably our carbon czars know that 40 per cent of B.C.’s human-generated greenhouse gas emissions are from transportation, and a few electric cars for school district staff aren’t going to change that. At this rate, it won’t take long for colleges and hospitals to modernize all their boilers and upgrade their insulation. In hindsight, this “carbon neutral government” scheme is perhaps the worst single idea implemented in 12 years of B.C. Liberal government. Gordon Campbell’s grand vision of a province where government sets the green standard and the private sector economy follows has simply not worked. The NDP presented a motion in April 2012 to relieve hospitals, colleges and universities of their carbon offset obligation. The idea was supported by a B.C. Liberal backbencher, who argued that B.C. should also scrap the carbon tax and quit pretending it can change the climate. His name? Bill Bennett. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Trash should be fuel to generate power

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Re: Saanich to send organic waste to Cobble Hill (News, Nov. 22) Saanich has awarded a five-year contract to a Cobble Hill company to process organic waste. Coun. Paul Gerrard is quoted stating, “We’ve got to do something and nobody wants this buried in landfill.” I don’t recall being asked whether residents supported this venture. I, for one, don’t understand the need to process organic material into compost. We have a perfectly acceptable means of collecting segregated yard waste at the bin facility near Quadra Street and McKenzie Avenue. This can be processed locally into mulch and used locally. The addition of food scraps appears to be the problem that council is trying to solve. In my view they are being myopic and fail to address the real issue – landfill space. It is time for council to come into the 21st century. We bury vast volumes of combustible materials that could be safely and environmentally incinerated. We spend millions to segregate table scraps that could easily be incinerated along with all other non-recyclable materials and produce a value-added product, namely electricity. The sale of this energy could dramatically offset collection and processing costs. This would be a far better solution to deal with our dwindling landfill space. I would venture to say that there would be significant private capital ready to proceed with such a venture. It is time for council to admit they have made an error – creating valueadded garbage Steve Pomper Saanich

Re: Replace lights with roundabouts, (Letters, Nov. 20) I fully agree with the letter writer that Saanich should endeavour to replace lights with roundabouts wherever possible. Studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the U.S. indicate that roundabouts offer a 90-per-cent decrease in fatality collisions, as well as a 40-percent decrease in pedestrian collisions. As someone who walks to and from the bus on work days, I would be in favour of the increased pedestrian safety offered by roundabouts; most of the close calls I’ve had are from people rushing at intersections. Washington State’s Department of Transportation notes that roundabouts eliminate speeding, thanks to their circular shape. The financial (reduced insurance costs from fewer accidents), environmental (less idling) and safety (fewer accidents) benefits of roundabouts make them a good choice. Many other international jurisdictions have used them widely with success. We should follow their example. Chelsea Garside Saanich

Wrong for TLC to sell gifted properties

Although I fully understand the desperate need to solve the issue of funding for an organization such as The Land Conservancy, I am absolutely baffled by its quest to sell property it owns. Properties here on Vancouver Island, and elsewhere in B.C. have been gifted

in wills to TLC with the condition that those properties remain intact in perpetuity, not bulldozed to build more condominiums or developments. The legacy that those individuals intended were clear. Properties were gifted to TLC to act as caring stewards of the land. However, that is not what is happening at all. TLC can easily sell these lands for development, to reduce their liabilities, and return to a more financially stable position. Doesn’t conservancy mean that they protect something and not sell it to the highest bidder? Isn’t that why they were gifted to this organization, so that those lands would be protected forever, and not developed, not split into a multitude of lots, but protected for all to enjoy? It certainly makes one think seriously about gifting something. Every time I visit Vancouver and Stanley Park, I marvel at the vision of the men that protected that land for a park. They could have just as easily developed that land – it is prime and valuable. I guess it boils down to what we, as a society and as residents, want to build and be remembered for. It is not likely that there will be great memories of a condominium development on what was once a lakeside property or a working farm. We are losing something here. Ann Moxley Saanich

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Rebecca Grant can still remember her first employer’s advice on how to connect with her community: get involved with the chamber of commerce and donate to the United Way. That was 40 years ago and Grant, now an associate professor of information technologies at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business, maintains both connections today. Anyone involved at the campaign level with United Way of Greater Victoria likely knows at least a little of Grant’s legacy with the organization. Since 2002 she has served in various capacities, acting as Capital Region campaign chair in 2008 and as a campaign cabinet member since. “We’re all part of a community and as an individual, your quality of life is only as good as the community around you,” she said. Grant was among honourees at the Fairmont Empress Hotel at a National Philanthropy Day celebration, earning the outstanding fundraiser award. She recalled with a chuckle being invited to lunch in 2002 to talk about how UVic might expand its United Way campaign.

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suN. Dec. 1 Merry and brighT- Intrepid Theatre’s annual fundraiser includes a live and silent auction, tastings and cocktail catering from Zambri’s. Raise a glass with the casts of Pick of the Fringe winners Grim and An Improvised Quentin Tarantino and bid on one of a kind experiences. Cash raised supports festivals, venues and programming. Tickets, $40, at

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2 For Tea - The sold out 2013 Victoria Fringe hit returns as James and Jamesy lure audiences into their delightfully bizarre world of innocence and endearing chemistry. Tickets, $20 at the door or 250-5906291. Until Nov. 30 at the Metro (1411 Quadra).

The collecTed Works oF billy The kid-The most notorious and mythical ghost from the American Midwest frontier is brought to life through the words of Michael Ondaatje at Theatre Inconnu (1923 Fernwood). Until Dec. 14. Tickets, $14/9 at ticketrocket.org. a Tender Thing - Imagine a remix of the greatest love story ever told: a Romeo and Juliet where the young lovers grow old together. Ben Power’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece does just

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Words WeD. Nov. 27 sTuarT Mclean - Canada’s ultimate storyteller and creator of The Vinyl Cafe, rolls into town for two annual Christmas shows at the Royal Theatre. This year he brings the Juno-Award-winning harmonies of The Good Lovelies. Until Nov. 28. rmts.bc.ca

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Watch for pop-up shops this Christmas season The idea of pop-up retail shops is not new. Setting up short-term spaces to expose new customers to one’s products or reduce stock has seen success in local malls, and on a larger scale in cities like New York and Los Angeles. Abbey Riddell and Arunima McNeish, a pair of young women who have developed a following for their vintage clothing ideas at local Don Descoteau fairs and other shows, are testing Biz Beat the pop-up waters downtown for the month of December with Vintage After Death. “It’s become more popular, with the economy leaving storefronts more (available),” says Riddell, who also operates Bikram Yoga Saanich. The pair will work in the tiny former jewelry store on the Pandora Avenue edge of Fan Tan Alley. “Landlords have become more open to accept short-term leases,” Riddell says. Vintage AD will stock men’s and women’s vintage clothing, vintage knick-knacks and figurines. “I’m excited about creating an atmosphere where people

can chill and play dress-up,” McNeish says. She likes the idea of having fun with fashion and bringing art back into the way people dress. Ken Kelly, executive director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association, says one of the keys to a successful pop-up business is opening up where there is a heavy traffic flow. “It takes a lot of precision, in terms of getting the right match of the space and the tenant, not to mention the best deal for both the tenant and the property Don Descoteau/News staff owner,” he says. Vintage After Death proprietors Abbey The store opens Riddell, left, and Arunima McNeish stand Dec. 1. Riddell and in front of a Fan Tan Alley gate marking McNeish hope to gain the address of their pop-up vintage a barometer for their clothing store. The women took a shortideas by having a term lease to test the retail waters. storefront. They’ll gauge whether to Mobile game company pursue another short-term lease moving beyond tiny from their success, but they’ve picked the busiest shopping Gaming industry month of the year to open. entrepreneurs Alex Mendelev, – Vintage After Death, Chris Hoefgen and Jamie 3 Fan Tan Alley, opens Dec. 1, Toghill are hoping a major influx 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 250-891- of local cash will help turn their 5634. startup TinyMob Games into a

growing concern in the free-toplay strategy games market for mobile devices. Adrian Pereira, Don Wharton, Elton Pereira and Myron Pereira of local tech firm Pareto Logic were among the investors who provided the trio with more $2 million in seed funding for the new venture, which expects to release its first game next spring. TinyMob’s founders, each a veteran of the industry, announced their company is hiring. See tinymobgames.com.

Fort Street merchants celebrating early Retailers along lower Fort Street are banding together for an old fashioned Christmas evening. Festive Fort happens tomorrow (Nov. 28) from 5 to 8 p.m. and features candlelit streets, carolers, featured in-store specials and chances to “Win the Window” at 795 Fort St.

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Isolated seniors given some cheer Home Instead Senior Care is spearheading a program to provide Christmas gifts for isolated and low-income seniors. Through Dec. 8, special Christmas trees will be displayed containing ornaments with seniors’ names and gift requests. Pick a name, purchase the gift and return it unwrapped to the store. Trees are at Walmart at Uptown and West Shore Town Centre, Forbes Pharmacy on Goldstream Avenue, Progressive Chiropractic at 207-1595 McKenzie Ave. and Home Instead, 222-1595 McKenzie Ave.

Names in the news in biz and community The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria has a new executive-in-residence, international entrepreneur and corporate executive Blair Hagkull. He is also on the school’s’ newly established international advisory board. Send your business news to ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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he Lambrick Park Lions AA senior girls volleyball team could prove be the best high school team in the province at any level, though they’d settle for a AA championship. This week the Lions are at the AA provincials in Surrey, co-hosted by Pacific Academy and Surrey Christian, Nov. 27 to 30. The Lions won the recent double-A Islands beating Cedar (ranked No. 4 in B.C.) in the final, 25-19, 25-11 and 25-21. “Cedar was close, they’re a good team but we played well, we had a good day and didn’t give them many options,” said Lions coach Chris Koutougos. Cedar was, in fact, one of just three teams to beat Lambrick earlier this year. Lambrick’s other losses were against Timberline in the first game of the season and to Neelin from Manitoba in the final of the UBC tournament in September. The Lions rode the season as B.C.’s top-ranked AA team. Along the way they’ve defeated No. 1-ranked AAA and AAAA teams and won the

Vic Lindal Cup crossover city championship for AA, AAA and AAAA teams. But there is no crossover tournament beyond the city championship. The Lions are stacked with a mix of volleyball specialists and elite athletes who’ve crossed over from baseball. There is leadership from graduating captain Emilie Wong, who’s been with the senior team since she was in Grade 9 and was part of its silver medal wins at provincials in 2010 and 2011. There is height, particularly on the left side with 6-foot-tall powerhitting sisters Thana Fayad, in Grade 10, and Shimen Fayad, a Grade 12 student with a scholarship waiting at Wichita State. (Both are provincial team players.) And there are all-around athletes, with Emma Entzminger at libero (she of the national baseball team and who is also one of B.C.’s most dangerous high school strikers when she laces up for the Lions senior girls soccer team) and Jasmine Strandlund, a Grade 11 who is no doubt collegebound for baseball in 2015. “It’s a highly focused and committed team looking to finish the season strong, a lot of crossover athletes who excel on the court,” Koutougos said. In particular, it has depth, with a bench full of club volleyball players who would start on most school teams.

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Lambrick Park Lions libero Emma Entzminger, left, watches as Emilie Wong bumps the ball to the setter during a game at PISE earlier this year. Entzminger has won provincial silver with the Lions volleyball team in 2011, bronze with the Lions soccer team in 2012 and silver with the basketball team in 2011 and has yet to win gold. And it has a chemistry about it, well-earned from hard work and from making the team an inclusive environment. It’s the culmination of about eight years of building a program, Koutougos said. “It’s funny because we might not have a team like this again, it’s a rare group of athletes, that’s for sure. And yet it will be a real challenge to win this

A host of local skaters have qualified to compete at the upcoming Skate Canada Challenge skating competition in Regina, Dec. 6 to 8. Two of the skaters are from the Saanich Skating Club, dance couple Ravie Ponn and Cedar Bridgewood, while six more train with the Racquet Club of Victoria Figure Skating Club. Racquet Club’s Tessa Jones and Matthew den Boer qualified for the pre-novice pairs by winning both the short and long programs with personal best scores at the BC/YT Challenge last weekend. Racquet Club’s Karlissa Lem has

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Royals win streak at four games Travis Paterson News staff

Patrik Polivka is not letting his current opportunity get away. He earned a 26-save shutout in the Royals’ 5-0 win on Saturday and will likely get the start against the Tri City Americans in Kennewick on Friday night. The Victoria Royals goalie has been in net for four straight wins though he won’t take the credit, at least not all of it. “The compete level for the team has changed. They’re doing a better job in the games, they’re blocking shots, great job in the defensive zone. It’s team defence, it’s not just me,” Polivka said.

Vikes women, men cruising

The UVic Vikes men’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the CIS with a record of 8-0 after a 77-66 victory over the previously undefeated Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday (Nov. 23) and 62-51 over the Manitoba Bisons on Friday at McKin-

The 19-year-old Czech import earned the majority of the starts last year and this year but when he was pulled on Nov. 6 in a 5-0 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings, Coleman Vollrath started the next four. The Royals won three of those four and Polivka finally got back in the net against Kamloops on Tuesday (Nov. 19). The Royals won 2-1 and Polivka was named the first star for stopping 42 shots. He’s now been the first star in the past four games as the Royals (17-10-0-1) have jumped to fifth place in the Western Conference standings, four points up on the Americans. “It’s tough to take (Polvika) out of the net when he’s going like this,” said Royals head coach Dave Lowry on Monday. “The whole thing now is it doesn’t

non Gym. The Vikes women also won both games, 59-43 over the Bisons and 66-51 over the Wesman. Both Vikes visit the Trinity Western Spartans this weekend.

Jr. Rams drop out of provincials The Mount Douglas Rams junior girls volleyball and junior boys

matter for us who’s in the net ... our group is confident in each one of those guys.” While the goaltending battle is one of the easiest areas to credit during the recent winning streak there is also the matter of the Royals’ offensive explosion, popping 11 goals on the Blazers in two games this weekend. And there’s more, as 16-year-old Tyler Soy scored the first goal of the game on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Blazers and Rockets, then scored two more against the Blazers on Saturday. Meanwhile, the defence has made up for the loss of 17-year-old Joe Hicketts, who was averaging at least 30 minutes per game when he went down injured as well as 20-yearold Jordan Fransoo, who won’t be back for another four weeks. sports@vicnews.com

football teams suffered similar fates as they were knocked out of their respective provincial tournaments. The Rams volleyball team had trouble motivating themselves after winning the Island championships and went 2-2 in the round robin at provincials. They finished 11th among 24 teams. “They found their

passion and won two matches (but) lost a very close (round robin) game on Saturday,” coach Brian McKinnon said. The junior football squad, which was undefeated going into Thursday’s tilt against the Terry Fox Ravens, fell 21-16.

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COTTAGES PARKSVILLE- furnished studio apt. for professional person. NS/NP, self-contained. $700. Call (250)248-4902.

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SAANICH WEST- 1246 Hastings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban campus. Reduced price, $460,000. Call 250-477-4600. SIDNEY- 2444 Amherst Ave. 1300 sq.ft. updated character home looking for a family w/2 children and a dog. Fenced south facing corner lot near the Salish Sea. Walk to town and schools. Organic gardens & fruit trees, fireplace, hot tub, 6 appls. Free TV forever.... New price$484,000. (250)656-6136.

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SET OF 4 Michelin all season tires on rims, P265/70R17 L2X A/T2. $650. (250)479-3775.

TOWNHOUSES

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ROOMS FOR RENT CRYSTAL POOL: 1 bdrm, full kitchen, shared bathroom, $565. NS/NP, non-drinker. Call (250)477-0686.

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

WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Above grnd, large 2bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo + 1/2 utils. Possibly sm boat moorage +. NP/NS. (250)656-5999.

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.

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2011 PEGASUS 4W Scooter. Excellent condition. $1900. Ask for Warren, 250-2084392.

APARTMENT SIZED Inglis washer & dryer, hardly used, $150/each. (250)592-1690.

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SAXE POINT- 3 bdrm, 2 bath, brand new executive home w/ocean view & high end finishes. $2350 inclusive. Pets considered. (250)686-1513.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

ANTIQUE WALNUT cedar chest, $250. 7 Hummel figurines. (250)654-0056

SIDNEY- 1 bdrm, priv entrance, laundry, parking, cat ok. $800. (250)812-4154.

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4-BDRM HOUSE, near Commonwealth Pool. N/S, N/P. $1900 + utils. (250)920-6282 or (250)361-1569.

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SAANICH- PRIVATE suite, close to Uvic. Shopping and buses are convenient; completely furnished. NS/ND. Avail now. $650. (250)721-0418.

TILLICUM- 2 bdrm, 1 bath. F/S. N/S. Avail Dec 1. $1000. (250)479-4779.

FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

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1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condition, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $6,000 obo. Call: 250-479-0441 or email: havoc@telus.net

OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, finished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. Owner willing to look at financing. Call (306)290-8764.

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C. SAANICH- 1 bdrm newer ground level suite, private patio, quiet neighborhood, close to bus, in-suite laundry, $850/mth, all inclusive, NS/NP. Call: 250-544-1411. KEATING AREA. 1-bdrm, fully furnished. Separate entrance. Utilities included. On bus route. N/S, N/P. $750, 250652-0296. LANGFORD: 2-BDRM, in suite laundry, parking, lots of closets. NS/NP. $1100 heat & lights incld. (250)686-4445. LANGFORD (Mill Hill)- large, bright, quiet 1 bdrm, on bus route, parking NS/NP. Refs. $950 inclusive. (250)478-5261

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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

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

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CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748. JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Specializing in small indoor and outdoor jobs and repairs. 20 yrs exp. Licensed, insured, registered. (250)857-1269. McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

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

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 Fall clean-up, hedge & tree pruning, weed & moss repair on lawns, blackberry/ ivy removal, gutter repair/cleaning.

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured.

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ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN 30 yrs exp. New homes and Renos. Knob & tube replacement. Service calls. Senior’s Disc. Free est. Lic.#3003. 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.

250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

MOVING & STORAGE (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $90/hr.

HANDYPERSONS BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245. BIG BEAR Handyman. Painting, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. MAINTENANCE MAN. Repairs, house & yard clean-up. Moving large & small items inside & out. $20./hr. Senior Discount. Mike (250)818-3837.

CLEANING SERVICES STELLAR CLEANING Services. Carpet/ Window/ Gutter Cleaning. Call (250)294-5422.

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

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. JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

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

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood floors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

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. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. PREPARE YOUR Lawn & garden for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

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JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

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PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm. POWER WASHING, fall clean-ups, $35/hr. Call Craig. 250-479-2437. Est 1983.

TELEPHONE SERVICES DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call National Teleconnect Today! 1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com.

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A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

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

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

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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27. Clysters 29. Leguminous fruit 31. Large tub 33. Member of U.S. Navy 35. Having physical sensation 36. Colors clothes 38. Plural of 33 down 39. Grouped by twos 41. Fence bar 43. Cherry brandy 44. Pixies 46. Canadian flyers 48. Emit coherent radiation 50. Lot 51. Area units 52. Russian space station 53. Tools for holes 57. 5th sign of the zodiac

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number 1 to 9 must appear in: • Each of the nine vertical columns • Each of the nine horizontal rows • Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes

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35. Planted crops 37. Gobblers 39. Animal companions 40. Firth of Clyde city & river 42. Korean writer Mogeum 44. 007’s creator Flemming 45. Ursine animal 47. Voyage 49. Pageant title 54. A woman’s undergarment 55. A treeless grassy plain 56. Anarchic 58. Gun dog DOWN 59. Coat of wool 1. Birds of prey 60. These (old English) 2. Fastest land animal 61. Somalian shilling 3. Judge’s moniker (abbr.) 4. Part of Uttar Pradesh 5. Italian crooner Perry 6. Syringe 7. Articles fit to eat 8. Replace spent bullets 9. International metal polish 10. New Mexico artist town 11. Elf (Brit.) 12. Glowing gas element 14. Break suddenly 15. Blue colored 18. Br. children’s author Blyton 20. Limicoline bird 24. Burn plants 26. Gulf of, Aegean Sea inlet

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

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ACROSS 1. Reverberation 5. Sonny’s ex wife 9. Drives elephant 11. High-spirited tomboy 13. Plans 15. Gather materials together 16. Brew 17. Discovery child star 19. Stalk of a moss capsule 21. Capital of Yemen 22. Local area network 23. Belgrade River 25. Straight or bobby 26. Tennis player rank 28. Helped (archaic) 30. Lounges 32. Dove sounds 34. Int’l relief organization

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

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Try a new sport for Sports Day in Canada! In the week leading up to RBC Sports Day in Canada on November 30, communities across British Columbia are hosting a variety of events for citizens to learn about and participate in a new sport. In honour of Sports Day, ViaSport wants to inspire B.C. to explore more than 60 provincial sport organizations and hundreds of clubs that deliver sport for all ages and abilities in our communities, all year round! No matter your age, skill level or where you call home, sport is your connection to friends, fun, learning and a general sense of wellness in your everyday life. There are opportunities for everyone through sport, whether you’re a beginner, advanced or adaptive athlete, a child or senior, or perhaps someone who isn’t sure where to begin. ViaSport is your easy connection to the resources you need to get started.

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