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Crews from Saanich public works set up a containment boom on the Colquitz River last Friday, after a home heating oil spill was discovered just up the hill from the bank, at a home on Rolston Crescent. Kyle Slavin/News staff

Heating oil contaminates Colquitz River Park Leak from a home halted before entering creek Kyle Slavin News staff

A home heating oil spill on the bank of the Colquitz River was caught last Thursday, fortunately before the oil reached the salmon-bearing stream. Mike Ippen, Saanich’s manager of public works, says the spill was discovered Thursday afternoon when a passerby in Colquitz River Park could smell a strong odour of oil and notified Saanich. Public works crews traced the spill to a home in the 3400-block of Rolston Cres.,

which sits on a hill just above the creek. “We worked late into the night putting containment in place, so oil never actually got into the Colquitz. It’s just in the soil,” Ippen said. A long containment boom, as well as absorbent pads and siphon dams have been set up, and Saanich will continue to monitor them over the coming days. The leak came as a result of a broken supply line between a home heating tank and a furnace. The homeowner, who did not want to comment, has hired a private contractor to do remediation work. The company that supplies the fuel is also working to determine just how much oil leaked into the soil. “We think it was a slight drip, but over

a few days it just emptied the tank,” Ippen said. Saanich is currently estimating between 200 and 500 litres of oil leaked out. “If it rains, we want to make sure that anything that bleeds through the soil will be captured before it gets to the river,” Ippen said. “The contractor has dug a trench to intercept any groundwater flow from the property and set up a siphon there, and our system seems to be working.” The Colquitz watershed is no stranger to oil spills. Since 2011 there have been at least eight oil spills that contaminated the creek, including an 1,100 litre home heating oil spill in November 2011 and a mineral oil leak from a B.C. Hydro line last year. Thursday’s leak contaminated parkland near creek bank that B.C. Hydro had

excavated earlier this year, a project that removed 850 tons of earth. It’s not known yet if the creek will be subjected to another soil excavation project. Less than a kilometre down the creek from the location of the contaminated soil, stream stewards monitor the health of the Colquitz and count the number of salmon returning in the fall and winter to spawn. A record year, so far more than 1,250 salmon have passed through the fish fence. Ippen says Saanich crews will continue to monitor the creek, but they’ve handed cleanup duties to the contractor. Workers will be removing vegetation and testing soil to ensure all the oil is extracted from the park. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Generosity flows for family devastated by fire Neighbours, strangers, businesses come to aid of Saanich clan Edward Hill News staff

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A Saanich family lost most of their possessions after their rental home caught fire. Neighbours and complete strangers have rallied to their aid. Tanya Burt, left, and Jason Yankowy, right, stand with their kids Lexi Yankowy and Nathan Round, in front of where flames burst out the home’s windows. “It’s a blank feeling, helplessness. There was no fear yet, it was right before fear,” Yamkowy said. “I was trying to call 9-1-1 and I’d dial 9-1 and my phone would screw up.” Nathan, 16, emerged from the backyard after taking their dog for a walk a few minutes before fire erupted in the basement. He could hear screaming and thought someone was being attacked. “I’d never heard that sound in my life. It pierced my headphones and it came from inside the house,” said Nathan, a student at Vic High. “I heard my mom as she came out the door.” It wasn’t long before flames exploded out a basement window and crawled up the side of the house. Saanich firefighters arrived and killed the blaze in a minute, but the damage was done.

“It was so fast. In 10 minutes everything was gone,” Burt said. “The fire chief said flames went upstairs through the vents.” No one was hurt and their pets were rescued, but the family was without contents insurance and lost most of their possessions due to smoke damage. “We salvaged a My Little Pony for Lexi,” Burt remarked. The fire started in a living area in the basement, but the cause is ruled as undetermined. Saanich fire inspector Carl Trepels said he doesn’t believe the cause is electrical and it wasn’t intentionally set. The fire caused $200,000 in structural damage to the home. “It’s very hard to determine the cause. The fire was quite hot and it spread rapidly,” he said. “It got into the ceiling space and was able to spread that way.”

Familiar faces remain at the helm of the Greater Victoria School District board of education. On Dec. 9, the board trustees re-elected Peg Orcherton as board chair for her third term. Orcherton has served as a trustee on the SD 61 school board since 2002. Bev Horseman, a trustee for more than 20 years, was reelected as vice-chair of the nine-person board of education. editor@saanichnews.com

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Adding to the surreal and devastating evening, Yamkowy said he was turned away from the first hotel he tried on Gorge Road East. He walked in dishevelled, carrying his daughter and smelling of smoke, but he had cash – and was told it was hotel policy to require a credit card for a room. The Victoria Ramada Hotel took the family in, put them up for free for the night and staff donated wine for the parents, cookies, scarfs and gave them a cut-rate deal for an extended stay. It was the start of an outpouring of generosity from the community. Burt said over last week, complete strangers dropped off socks and shoes at the hotel, and called her up offering furniture, clothing

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When a house on Obed Avenue caught fire, the worst moments weren’t when the family photo albums and Christmas gifts burned to ash. Or when smoke saturated the worldly possessions of a four person family with a cat, a dog and a rabbit. Or even when they were turned away from the first hotel they went to after the fire. The worst moments were those minutes when two parents weren’t sure if their teenage son was somewhere in the basement, lost behind a pall of thick tarry smoke. Tanya Burt and husband Jason Yamkowy were relaxing in their living room at 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, their daughter, nine-year-old Lexi, was in bed and son Nathan was in their downstairs rec room. “We were watching TV and started to smell smoke. I thought my son was doing something,” Burt recalled last Thursday. “I opened the door to the basement and black smoke poured out. “I yelled four or five times for (Nathan). I thought he was passed out. I ran outside to the exterior door to the basement, and my husband took our daughter next door.” Neighbour Jessica Peterson, 20, heard pounding on her front door and found Yamkowy with no coat or shoes, carrying his daughter wrapped in a blanket. Her father and boyfriend ran out to help, and her mom called 9-1-1. “I could hear the mom screaming the house was on fire and they couldn’t find their son, they couldn’t find Nate,” Peterson said. “Both windows burst open, flames were coming through the window. It was pretty scary.”

and cash. Her neighbour Jessica Peterson put a callout on Facebook and has raised $1,000 and counting from friends and guys from her dad’s hockey team. She organized a bottle drive last Saturday. “We knew they were having hard times since moving here. They have no insurance. I felt so horrible I had to do something,” said Peterson. “People are so generous. It’s amazing.” After a lifetime in Yellowknife, N.T., Burt and Yamkowy and their kids moved to Victoria in November 2012 to run a coffee shop they’d bought in Bastion Square. The business went broke and closed in October. Losing everything in a flash is overwhelming, but then so is the seemingly endless displays of generosity and kindness. “It’s incredible. We come from Yellowknife where the population is so transient. Here it’s different,” Burt said. “We’ve been here less than a year working day and night. People have come out of the woodwork to donate, people call me out of the blue saying I have a (Christmas) tree for you, I have a table for you. “A woman called and said she’s donating toys, clothes, music and furniture and that she’d take care of everything. “I’ve never experienced in my life a community of people absolutely willing to reach out and make an effort, to disrupt their routines and do what they can (to help).” “Everyone has been amazing. Our neighbours and strangers,” Yamkowy said. “Complete strangers are donating money for us. It’s overwhelming.” The Ocean 95.8 and Jack FM at 817 Fort St., Heirloom Linens at Broadmead Village, Rona in Langford and Tires Unlimited on Gorge Road East are accepting donations for the family until Dec. 19. A trust fund at the Royal Bank at Tillicum Centre is set up in an account under the Burt Family. To contact Burt or Yamkowy directly, email jyamkowy@icloud. com. editor@saanichnews.com

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want to make sure books arrive already in order. And you also have to have a concept that when you get over there, you know approximately where L’s going to go in the fiction section, for example, so we don’t get through moving and find out we don’t have room for W, X, Y and Z,” he says. “We’re taking one Kyle Slavin library and turning it into a whole News staff new library.” Pagan expected the move to begin Walking through the old Emily Carr branch, Olivia Anderson can’t help this week. Furniture and computers were scheduled to head to the new but point out its shortcomings. “This building has had hard, hard space Monday, and the first of the use for the last 40 years. Whatever tens of thousands of books were to you can say about the design, it start moving Tuesday. The books will be put on carts in doesn’t work for us now,” says the Greater Victoria Public Library’s Saa- order, then shrink-wrapped, put on nich and Peninsula district co-ordi- trucks in order, then moved down the street. nator. Anderson acknowledges that there She points to the washrooms, down a flight of stairs from the rest of are people who are sad to see the old the library, making it only accessible branch go. “There are a lot of to mobility challenged people who are not “This building patrons by exiting the only going to miss this branch and walking or has had hard, hard space, but who have rolling around it. real doubts about a She notes there’s use for the last 40 library in a commercial too much floorspace years. space, and who frankly devoted to book pro– Olivia Anderson don’t like Uptown for cessing – a system that’s changed in the Greater Victoria Public different reasons,” she Library says. “But we really last 40 years – and not hope they’ll come to enough for the public. Even from a technological stand- like it as much as the former branch.” The Emily Carr branch was point, the branch isn’t up to snuff. “There’s not enough plugs for people renamed in September 1999. Prior to that, it was known as the Saanich-Victo plug in their devices.” The doors of the old Emily Carr toria branch. Before the building at branch closed for good Sunday to Blanshard Street and Saanich Road the public. In a month’s time, the opened October 1972, that branch library will reopen across the street was located across the street at the in a brand new facility on the top old Town & Country Shopping Centre, which Uptown replaced. level of Uptown. “I think it’s a really positive move “It’s a location where we can serve a 21st-century population with 21st- for the public. I think putting us in at century technology,” Anderson says. Uptown is going to allow us to really While the physical square-footage reach out to a new population in a of the new branch is smaller than commercial environment,” Anderson the existing one, the design will allow said. Library patrons can still drop for flexibility, and the technology will books off at the old branch, as well as makes things run smoother. In the forefront, gone will be the at the new branch. Books that were big, bulky self-checkout machines. being held at Emily Carr were moved They’ll be replaced by small tablets to the Saanich Centennial branch on that have barcode scanning capabili- Monday. The new branch, at 101-3521 Blanties. And behind the scenes, library staff won’t be sorting returned books. shard St., will open its doors at 10 “It has an automated material a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6. kslavin@saanichnews.com handling unit, so when somebody returns an item, it passes through a scanner that checks it in, puts it onto a conveyor belt, takes it down and pre-sorts it,” Anderson said. “It’s n The new Emily Carr library will really exciting.” have on display a number of large Nathan Pagan, branch supervisor, prints and murals of the Victoria has been tasked with planning the artist’s work. move. From getting the books and Among those will be an image furniture across the street to having of Carr’s Odds and Ends, an to go through 40 years worth of files, oil canvas painting formerly paperwork, and due date stamps, he in the GVPL’s collection, since has a lot on his plate now that the transferred to the Art Gallery of physical work really begins. Greater Victoria. “The floor plan and layout over there is completely different. We

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McMenamie picked as Anglican bishop Vancouver Island Anglicans have a new bishop: Christ Church Cathedral’s Very Rev. Logan McMenamie. McMenamie becomes the 13th bishop of the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia, which consists of 43 parishes and about 8,000 parishioners across Vancouver Island.

He began his career on Vancouver Island in Port Alberni in 1980, and became rector of Christ Church Cathedral in 2006. McMenamie replaces Bishop James Cowan, who retired Aug. 31 after nine years in the role. editor@vicnews.com

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A Victoria senior is short almost $8,000 after falling victim to a “grandson scam” last week. The woman received a call Dec. 10 from a man pretending to be her grandson, who claimed he had been in a car collision and was now in jail in Victoria.

She paid two $4,000 deposits to insurance companies outside Victoria. She even received a follow up call from the man pretending to be her grandson. Police warn these phone scams against seniors are becoming commonplace.

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Jamie Broder is on the sandy road to the Pan American Games. The 28-year-old Saanich product is coming off a breakout year as she and teammate Kristina Valjas, 25, established themselves as the nation’s top women’s beach volleyball team. They’re ranked 17th in the world. “This was an extremely stressful year for us,” Broder said. “It was the first full-time season together for Kristina and after playing half of last year together.” The duo won gold at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit in Trinidad in early December, the last event of their season. It capped a year with four top-10 finishes from September on, with three ninth place finishes at FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) events. Only a year ago, Broder and Valjas were the young ones learning the ropes. This year they hit all the FIVB events and are currently ranked as the top women’s team in Canada. It’s a crucial spot, as a top-16 world ranking will automatically qualify them for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, when the time comes. First things first as the duo look to reboot over the holidays

before returning to Toronto. “Nothing too crazy for the holidays,” Broder said from her parent’s home in Saanich. “We’ll have a big Christmas dinner. It’s just to nice be home and see family. I have two brothers here. I always love coming back to Victoria.” The fact Broder is on Canada’s top beach team comes against the grain. The Claremont secondary grad started the sport as a 15-year-old. Contemporaries from her school include respected teacher and volleyball coach Shon Ryan as well as national indoor player Fred Winters. Broder played for Malaspina for three years and switched to UBC where she helped the Thunderbirds to a CIS national championships. Even before conquering the collegiate indoor game in Canada, Broder had won gold at the U18 national championships and followed it up with U20 and U24 titles, including a spot on the 2004 and 2005 teams for Canada at the U21 world championship. But she wanted to play beach. Upon completing her commerce degree at UBC in 2010 Broder moved to Toronto, but her national beach dream fell short. She was cut from the team mainly due to her height. At 5-foot-7, she didn’t have enough of it to be successful at

international beach volleyball, she was told. She had experience playing beyond her height at UBC, where head coach Doug Reimer had her pegged as defence, where shorter players often find success. Instead, Broder’s smart play and battle level earned her a spot starting as a leftside hitter for the Thunderbirds. “I struggled with the decision to move to Toronto a lot,” Broder said. “I don’t take well to people telling me I can’t do something – especially because of my height.” Later that year she was named back to the team, mostly due to her work ethic and commitment. Broder and Valjas were paired late in 2011 and now they’re climbing the world rankings, which are dominated by Brazil. Broder tries to work part time but it’s hard when she’s away so often. She and Valjas find there’s a cash shortfall being a national team beach volleyball athlete in Canada. To boost their chances, they’ve registered on the crowd funding site Pursu.it (pursu.it/campaign/ valjas-broder). “Being carded on the national team helps with the living costs. Travel is covered by us. Prize money at events also helps, the end of the season was big, two top-10 finishes, but there could be more money.” sports@vicnews.com

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Charities need to follow tech wave

his week’s plea from the Salvation Army for more bell-ringing volunteers to stand with its red kettles sounded familiar to last year’s call. The lack of people available for kettle duty is contributing to another tough year for the campaign. With less than a week to go, it has raised $70,000 of its $250,000 goal. While we commend the Salvation Army’s mandate and the motivation behind its efforts, its struggles illustrate the challenges faced by organizations relying on traditional modes of gathering donations. Greater Victoria has become largely a cashless region and less people have money on hand with which to shop or donate on the street. Some enterprising marketplace merchants have addressed that by spending a little on electronic devices that facilitate cashless transactions. Some organizations have stepped up their social media presence in conjunction with their main website, many of which contain easy-tofind online donation options. Even organizations which use traditional methods, such as the United Way, are getting creative in how they promote them. Challenged with the same economic downturn as everyone else, this charity funder has made strides by focusing on its workplace payroll deduction campaign that makes giving more manageable for people on limited budgets. It’s not that we don’t have the disposable income to donate. The average household income in Greater Victoria is higher than the B.C. and national averages, according to Statistics Canada. The recent story of the Saanich family forced by fire from their Obed Avenue home, and the resulting outpouring of donations of lodging, household items and cash from neighbours, friends and complete strangers, proves the public will donate to causes they feel connected to. Our charitable donations actually continue to rate above the national average, yet some non-profits are finding it difficult to maintain donation levels. It’s no different than in business: organizations that don’t shift with the times are destined to be left behind.

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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After a whirlwind year that started with a come-from-behind election win, Premier Christy Clark sat down with me for the traditional year-end interview in her Victoria office. Here are excerpts from that discussion. A longer version with video can be found under the Opinion tab of this newspaper’s website. TF: Premier, you surprised a few people this year. What surprised you the most about 2013? PCC: I guess it was the disconnect between the pollsters and the pundits, and the public. I did have a sense all the time that the citizens were thinking something different in the run-up to the election campaign. I wondered, am I missing something here, or are they missing something? And I guess it turned out that it wasn’t me that was missing something. TF: The liquefied natural gas export project is going to use a lot of natural gas, especially in the early years. Will B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets (20 per cent reduction by 2020, 80 per cent by 2050) have to be changed? PCC: I don’t have a clear answer on that yet. We are working with the companies on exactly how we are going to structure their environmental commitments and costs, and their electricity costs versus using gas, the total royalty tax regime. We’re looking at that as one package. However that turns out, though,

trying to pursue with that is a strategy that will connect us east to west in energy. Energy grids are much better connected north to south than they are east to west. So she’s trying to pursue a pan-Canadian strategy for the exchange of energy, whether that’s hydroelectricity or natural gas or whatever it is. We haven’t been intimately involved with it Sharon Tiffin/News staff until recently, so we’ll see Premier Christy Clark talks about her year. where it goes. TF: There’s a perception out there, fuelled by the this opportunity to export natural opposition, that you campaigned gas to Asia is the single biggest against oil pipelines and now you’re opportunity we have ever had as turning the tanker around, as it a province to reduce greenhouse were, to be in support of them. gas emissions around the world. In What do you say to that? shipping this to China, we are going PCC: It’s typical of the other guys to help them wean themselves off to reinterpret and misquote. That’s some of the dirtiest coal anybody’s what they do. They’re in opposition. burning anywhere in the world. What I said was, we have five TF: If B.C. is going to get credit conditions that must be met in for displacing coal use in Asia, order for heavy oil to be considered shouldn’t B.C.’s coal exports, even to go ahead in British Columbia. though it’s metallurgical coal, count That has not changed. in our greenhouse gas total as well? The five conditions remain in PCC: I know that the academics place. As of today, none of them and pundits are going to get all mired in competing sets of numbers have been met. The only thing that is different today, from before the and studies. For me, we have a election, is that now I no longer chance to do good for the world, stand alone in supporting the and we’re going to take it. five conditions. I have one other TF: On oil pipelines, your premier supporting me, and that’s agreement in November with Alison Redford. Alberta Premier Alison Redford Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter involves B.C. supporting her effort and columnist for Black Press. for a national energy strategy. What Twitter: @tomfletcherbc do you see it doing in the future? tfletcher@blackpress.ca PCC: The big idea that she’s

‘We are going to help wean (China) off some of the dirtiest coal in the world.’

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LETTERS Is Hydro spending money wisely? Re: Hydro complaints off the mark (Letters, Dec. 13) The letter writer misses the mark himself in writing about B.C. having “the third-lowest hydro rates in the country”, then going on to admonish a another letter writer for not doing her homework in her letter “B.C. Hydro rate hike is simply robbery.” That other jurisdictions in Canada pay more or less for hydro is irrelevant. What is of far greater importance is whether the money we pay for hydro in BC is being used wisely. For instance, B.C. Hydro must pay premium prices for independent power producer (IPP) power, which it then must sell for lower market rates. How much of that questionable practice affects the coming rate hikes? Until such apparent discrepancies as this are addressed in a satisfactory manner, as was noted in Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” In this case, something is rotten in the province of B.C. Richard Weatherill Saanich

Rethink proposal clay court society This a heartfelt appeal to members of the Cedar Hill Clay Court Tennis Society who attended the Nov. 28 Saanich council meeting to consider eight tennis courts and a pavilion in the ballfields area of

Cedar Hill Park. We heard 30 speeches from residents of Saanich in a hall filled to overflowing about how important Cedar Hill Park's ballfield area and Bowker Creek are to our community. Many of us use this public area, including the old and young, school children, Special Olympians, runners, walkers, dog owners, cross country running teams, ball teams, exercise groups, families and friends. We, the public, own and love the park; it is yours and ours to share. Many of those who oppose the clay court proposal are also tennis players. We are not opposed to the facility being built somewhere in Saanich; this area is a poor choice. The community was never asked how it wanted to use the ballfields. Residents and taxpayers who pay for the upkeep and volunteer to maintain Cedar Hill Park have many ideas for public uses of this area: a play ground for children, community gathering place, improved walking trails for the disabled, community gardens, outdoor arts space, restoration of the creek, trees and shrubs. As citizens of our community, I ask the clay court society to re-examine the impact of the proposed development. Perhaps they did not realize that by promoting a large tennis facility in this area, they would compromise the happiness and quality of life of so many neighbours. Please be fair to all members of the community. Please reconsider the proposal. Suzanne Hamilton Saanich

DeerSafe protesters not gang of vandals Re: Cull protesters crossed the line (Our View, Nov. 28). This editorial “crossed the line” when it tried to compare the DeerSafe Rally on Nov. 23 in Oak Bay to an act of vandalism on Mayor Dean Fortin’s car and home three years ago. To compare a peaceful group of people, singing carols in front of the mayor’s home for less than five minutes, to an act of vandalism is nothing short of ridiculous. This is not a violent group of people. Another inference was that DeerSafe has not been following the proper channels to make their argument. This is totally wrong: DeerSafe people have been attending meetings at the CRD since Feb. 22, 2012, when 11 people from our group made presentations to the board of directors. Hundreds of hours were spent on research, phone calls and emails by members of DeerSafe trying to get the facts about the non-effectiveness of a deer cull and presenting them to the authorities. Our members have stood on the streets and at markets, distributing literature and trying to educate the public about the reality of a clover trap bolt gun cull. Most people have been shocked to learn about it. We have submitted petitions to the CRD with over 3,000 names. Our members have been writing letters to the media, attending council meetings, meeting with the mayors, in fact, we have been trying to “make our point in the

right forums” for over two years in the most civilized way possible. We will continue to fight but we will not use violence nor vandalism. We may resort to tears, I hope the mayors will be able to tolerate that. Val Boswell Saanich

Deer cull in city makes sense I sympathize with the strong feelings of DeerSafe and other proanimal movements like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The abhorrent actions of human beings against nature, against flora and fauna with toxins and hunting to extinction, against water and land in greedy resource extraction are destroying our environment and threatening our very survival. In gratitude to God for this incredibly beautiful world, we must attempt to be good stewards of our environment. And we must make decisions from reason and common sense, not from feelings. In the wild, cougars and wolves

keep the deer population down. But since we don’t allow them in the city, the balance of nature is upset. Therefore, it makes sense for us to hunt them for food. And venison is delicious, except to vegetarians. I think the small steps being proposed for Oak Bay are the right approach, and I fully support them. Maybe I’ll get one of the T-shirts I saw. It had the acronym PETA with these words filled in: People for the Eating of Tasty Animals. Jim Hill Oak Bay The News welcomes your opinions and comments. Please keep letters to less than 300 words. The News reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste. Send your letters to: Mail: Letters to the Editor, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 Email: editor@saanichnews. com

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ticipates, all of a sudden it brings back Christmas and presents don’t mean as much. Even the kids say ‘This is Christmas.’” rganizers of the live First Christmas The location itself is a pocket of peace and Nativity Pageant on Topaz Avenue quiet in a city buzzing with preparation for know firsthand actors can be as stubChristmas. Topaz Avenue is closed to traffic for born as a mule, particularly if they are the event and the streetlights are turned off, one. leaving a still, quiet setting in the park. There is a donkey which is relied upon every “It’s like we’re in another world,” Jaubertyear for the performance’s manger scene that has Sanderson said. “It’s quite close to Blanshard memorized his cues so well he refuses to stray (Street) but it’s amazing, it’s like it all disappears.” from them. The production starts at the beginning, when “I said to my daughter, ‘We’ll take the donthe Bible says the angel Gabriel told Mary she key on the set before the crowd comes.’ Well, was to have a child. The pageant then moves we were trying to drag this through the birth of Jesus and donkey on, he would not go the visits of the shepherds and it changed our on the set,” says longtime wise men. pageant actor Peter Grill. “As christmas. ...all of The whole thing ends in the soon as he heard his music he singing of the finale to Handel’s a sudden it brings just walks on the set.” Messiah. back christmas The donkey is just one part Mary and Joseph are the most component of a production and presents carefully selected roles, with the featuring a cast of 120 people actors chosen for being people don’t mean as and a few other four-legged who best represent the spirit of friends. With the crew behind much. even the their characters. Many people vie them, in all about 200 people for the roles, although not always kids say ‘this is come together every holiday for the most obvious reason. christmas.’ season to bring the story of “We’ve been actually pretty sucJesus’ birth to life. - Lyanne Jaubertcessful, we’re up to four marriages Every year the pageant, put I think,” said director Wendy Sanderson on by the Church of Jesus Yzenbrant. Christ of Latter Day Saints, Grill’s granddaughter met her attracts more than 6,000 husband by playing the role. people to take in the performances, which run “All the girls want to be Mary,” Jaubertfour times per night for three nights, starting on Sanderson said. ‘Will you make us Mary this year, Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6:30pm. Each performance because there’s some really cute guys.’ … It’s just is a half-hour long. a running joke.” The nativity pageant first came to life 27 years Bleachers and chairs are available but the event ago, when a member of the church began to eye does get busy, so it can be standing room only. up Topaz Park as a perfect location for a pagThe free show will go on rain or shine. The first eant. two shows of the evening, at 6:30 and 7 pm, are “It changed our Christmas,” producer Lyanne typically the busiest. Jaubert-Sanderson said. “Everybody who par-

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Metchosin Art Gallery deadline extended “We will need a solid business plan to organize this,” Linnaea said. “We are looking for proposals that are a viable business as long as it’s not at the cost of the tax payer.” MACCA hosted a meeting with artists, members of the association and the public to discuss potential options in October. More than 40 people attended and discussed the options of using the space add an artist co-operative and the possibility of fundraising to keep the gallery open. MACCA is asking for interested parties to submit proposals for future use of the gallery site to Linnaea at linnaea1@telus.net or call 250-3815752.

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composers Alex Jang and Daniel Brandes perform Antoine Beuger’s 2013 work “un lieu pour être deux (2),” during which they compose a melody, alternating one tone/sound/chord/word at a time, and then explore it together for an audience. James Bay United Church, 517 Michigan. 8pm. $10.

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Darrin Schebek, William Bates and Tyler (last name withheld) plant Alaska onion grass that staff will replant at Fort Rodd Hill next spring. The trio are among the volunteers from the Garth Homer Society in Saanich helping preserve Garry oak ecosystems at the Parks Canada site.

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By simply sprinkling Alaska onion grass seed into plug trays, three men from the Garth Homer Society are helping save the Garry oak ecosystems at Fort Rodd Hill. “We are planting the natural grasses,” explained volunteer Tyler (last name withheld). “We are doing this because we need it.” On a crisp December day, Tyler, along with friends William Bates and Darrin Schebek, fills about 10 trays with seeds Parks Canada staff harvested in the fall. Tyler is eager and proud to pack and sift the soil, plant the seeds and cover the plugs with crushed granite. The View Royal resident hopes others will help with the project too one day. “We need to keep these trees,” said Tyler, pointing at a Garry oak. “We should have these trees for a long time, but people just don’t care enough.” The shade-loving grass the volunteers are planting will be transplanted to Site 6 at the park in the spring. “I like to pull weeds,” said Bates, 24. “I really like to come to Fort Rodd Hill.” The Garry oak ecosystem preservation projects have been ongoing at Fort Rodd Hill for about 10 years with Saanich-based Garth Homer volunteers working there the past three. “The Garry oak ecosystem is one of the most rare and most diverse ecosystems in Canada,” said Susan MacIsaac, species at risk communications officer at Fort Rod Hill. “There are thousands of plants and animals within it.” Wildflower species there include camas, sea blush and spring gold. Western bluebirds and sharp tailed snakes are also known to inhabit the ecosystems. Though neither animal currently calls Fort Rodd Hill home, blue bird boxes were added to provide shelter should they return. Garry oak meadow ecosystems are only found on southeast Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and in some areas of the Fraser Valley in the Mainland. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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Need remains at Mustard Seed The Mustard Seed began handing out Christmas hampers this week that include close to 1,000 turkeys to families in need, but organizers are still short of donations. “All donations including food, financial and turkeys for our Christmas hampers are behind what we would normally see so close to Christmas,” said Brent Palmer, director of food bank. More than 7,000 people rely on the non-profit organizations' services every month. Financial donations are most

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The Mustard Seed Street Church is leading a study to find out whether a centralized food bank could help deliver services and reduce replicated work. The Mustard Seed will use a $52,300 donation, awarded by the Victoria Foundation, to explore how better co-ordination among 25 food banks and soup kitchens could improve services. An estimated 19,000 people in Greater Victoria rely on non-profit food services every year. “All of us are so busy in our own little area, so we just don’t have enough time to go around and see what other agencies are doing,” said Jackie Cox-Zeigler, Mustard Seed administration director. “We’re going to find a way to be more collaborative

and see where that takes us.” Cox-Zeigler and other food bank co-ordinators will meet for a second exploratory meeting on Dec. 27 at the Victoria Foundation office, she said. Organizers hope their efforts will make identifying needy residents and delivering food services more efficient. “We really appreciate the support of the donors to the Victoria Foundation for funding this project,” Cox-Zeigler added. Last week, the Victoria Foundation announced more than $1.1 million in funding to various non-profit groups across Vancouver Island. Funding grants from the foundation now total $12.3 million in 2013. “Our region is so fortunate to have such an amazing array of dedicated people working and volunteering in these organizations and we’re thrilled to be able to help support such a fantastic variety of projects,” said Sandra Richardson, Victoria Foundation CEO. Grants range from $4,000 to buy canes for the visionimpaired through the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Victoria to $55,000 for Lifecycles Project Society, whose

members are expanding community food networks and linking backyard farmers to food banks and low-income residents. Arts and cultural organizations feature heavily on Victoria Foundation’s donation list, including Theatre SKAM Association ($31,120), to produce a new play that highlights the life of Victoria resident Joan Mans. The Victoria Conservatory of Music is also receiving $41,500 to expand a community-wide music library and resource centre in collaboration with School District 61. Other local organizations receiving funding include the Capital Region Prostate Centre ($20,000), the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria ($33,000) and Our Place Society ($35,000). Established in 1936, the Victoria Foundation manages charitable gifts from donors to create permanent, income-earning funds. The proceeds from those funds are then distributed as grants for charitable or educational purposes. For a full list of donor recipients, visit victoriafoundation.ca. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Katie Rushton is switching gears as the former national team field hockey player is taking a crack at competitive cycling. Rushton was named to the Accent Inns/Russ Hays Cycling Team 2014 road racing team last week. She’ll be a rookie on the team racing scene but the 28-year-old former University of Victoria Vike and pro field hockey player has already showed great promise. With little to no formal training she dusted the Cat. 4, entry level field, in the 2012 Metchosin Road Race. In 2013 she upped her training and finished first in the Cat. 3 criterium and second in the road race at the Race the Ridge series in Maple Ridge. Victoria’s Anika Todd, who exploded onto the cycling scene in 2013 with silver in the elite national time trial championship, was the only cyclist to beat Rushton in the Race the Ridge road race. “Right now I just want to work hard and see how well I can do with this team,” Rushton said. “I’m looking forward to racing on a team and competing and pushing myself at

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Katie Rushton looks to climb the cycling ranks as a member of the Accent Inn/Russ Hays cycling team. Super Week (in Vancouver) where there’ll be a lot of tough competition.” Racing with teammates is the first adjustment for Rushton. She joins Meghan Grant and Allie Guenther as the female contingent of the 16-member Accent Inns/Russ Hays team. All three are new to the program though Grant and Guenther have previous team experience, which Rushton hopes to learn from.

“During the season I’m always looking out for promising athletes and was aware of Katie,” said Accent Inns/Russ Hays general manager Jon Watkin. “She’d been racing for a while and doing well against other racers who’ve been at it for years.” One goal of the Accent Inns/Russ Hays program is to support elite cyclists on their way up to bigger and better things while also provid-

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ing a platform for local cyclists to race at the top of their category, and do it while holding down a career. Returning to the lead the team are a pair of veterans, 2013 national individual time trial champion Curtis Dearden, a Russ Hays bike mechanic, and the 2013 B.C. omnium track champion, Emile DeRosnay, a professor at UVic. For Rushton, the competitive fire burns bright. She left the national field hockey team out of her own will as that sport pulled her in many directions but has by no means lost her motivation to compete. “I started taking biking seriously about two years ago, right after I retired from the national field hockey team,” Rushton said. “I entered races right of the bat then raced more last summer and really enjoyed it. I’m a competitive person, I love sports, it was a natural progression.” It’s one more discipline to the family’s sporting legacy in Victoria: mom Brenda is an accomplished field hockey player; sister Andrea is a former UVic and Canada teammate of Katie’s; brother Eric played basketball for the Vikes and won provincial rugby chapmionships for the James Bay Athletic Association where dad Peter, also an exVictoria Shamrock, is the coach. sports@vicnews.com

Predict Canada’s Olympic hockey team for KidSport For the second straight Olympic Winter Games the KidSport Greater Victoria chapter is running a contest to predict Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team roster. The cost to enter is $20, with proceeds going to KidSport Greater Victoria, which grants sports registration fees to children in need in the city. The grand prize winner will guess all or the most players named to the men’s 2014 Olympic hockey team which will be announced on Jan. 7. First prize is $1,000 and second prize is a private box for 10 to 12 people at a Victoria Royals home game including food, a value of approximately $800. The Victoria Firefighters and Victoria Royals paired up to organize the contest. Entry forms are available at kidsportvictoria. ca and victoriafirefighters. com and are limited to 23 players each. Tie-breakers may be used to determine the winners. The contest is limited to 1,000 entries. Deadline for entry is Jan. 6 at midnight. sports@vicnews.com

Cougars on top, but league coming on Travis Paterson News staff

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Victoria Cougars player Jordan Marciniak falls Sunday at the Archie Browning arena.

Rarely do the Victoria Cougars have added motivation against their closest Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League rivals, the Saanich Braves. But the Braves shut out the Cougars 2-0 at Pearkes Arena on Friday, the first time the Cougars’ were held scoreless since the Peninsula Panthers defeated them 5-0 on Sept. 9, 2010. It’s a sign of the Cougars’ mortality as it was their fifth regulation loss this year, compared to just one last year. “The (Cougars) players are more unhappy about losing in general and the way they played,” said Cougars associate coach Suneil Karod. “They didn’t execute. If you play well, that’s the big-

gest key, and our guys understand we didn’t have a strong game.” The Cougars (25-5-2) bounced back with a gritty 3-2 home win over the Westshore Wolves (11-14-5) on Sunday, and host the Braves (10-18-1) on Thursday (Dec. 19) with a 7 p.m. start time at Archie Browning Sports Centre. It’s Karod’s fifth season with the Cougars and he’s been part of its dominant past two years during as the second place team in the Fred “Cyclone” Taylor Cup junior B provincial championships. The makeup of this year’s Cougars team is far different than the past two seasons, however, and so is the league. “Right now we have four lines who can score any given night.” It’s a big change from last year when the Cougars had one line that scored,

Brody Coulter’s, and three lines that didn’t get scored on. “Now it’s four lines that rarely get scored on and four that can score, so it’s more of an even balance,” Karod said. Because of their succes the Cougars are a barometer for the VIJHL. Evidence suggests greater parity in the league, something many coaches agree with. The league is catching up to the Cougars in the same way it once caught up iwth the Campbell River Storm during that team’s run which ended in the early 2000s. “Last year we rolled over every team in this league and in provincials we played (the Richmond Sockeyes), a team like ours, and had a tough time. If we played a team like that 10 times during the year it would help,” Karod said.

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Swimmers in synch for Winter Games Travis Paterson News staff

A trio of Victoria Synchro club swimmers cracked the top-10 at a Canada Winter Games Trials held at the University of B.C. last weekend. Emma Choo, 14, and Luiza Vasylyeva, 13, of Saanich, and Sarah Jones, 15, of Oak Bay, all earned valuable points that will help them on their campaign to represent Team B.C. at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George. The trials rank the athletes by their combined results from their performance based on technical skills, figures and a standard routine set. “It’s a little different than normal, as it is all individual events to qualify for a place in the Canada Winter Games,” said Victoria Synchro coach Tara Gant. “The top athletes come

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Thirteen-year-old Kiana Shew of the Victoria Bulldogs Wrestling club topped the 33-kilogram girls category of the Cougar Invite wrestling tournament in Duncan on Saturday. Kiana’s younger sister Zena, 10, found herself without any girls in the 25 kg class and for the second tournament this fall she wrestled boys, this time in the 28 kg weight class, and won all her matches. Bulldogs Sekou Tatem and Logan Wright were second in the Jr. boys 35 and 38 kg classes, respectively. Esquimalt Dockers’ Grant Hunter was first in the Jr. boys heavyweight and Erin Geddie was second in the Jr. girls heavyweight. sports@vicnews.com

Games in Prince George, which is just over a year away as it falls in February 2015. “Our athletes did the best in the figure event with Choo placing third, Jones placing fourth and Vasylyeva in seventh.” There’s no awards or medals at this point as the event scores go toward the synchronized swimmers’ long term rankings, with three more sets of trials between now and August 2014. The top 10 ranking athletes at that time will qualify. It would be a great improvement for Greater Victoria to send three synchro athletes to the Winter Games as there was only one from the region at the past two Winter Games events. The next trial is Feb. 15 where B.C’s top 16 athletes will be identified. The top 12 will be named at the May 24 synchro event at Saanich Commonwealth Place. sports@vicnews.com

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CROCKFORD, Anna Marie 1926~2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE of FRANKLYN HUGO TROESKEN Deceased, formerly of 4121 HOLLAND AVE, VICTORIA, BC V8Z 5K3 Creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator, Lynda K. Troesken, 8914 Pender Park Drive, North Saanich, BC V8L 3Z5 on or before January 27th, 2014, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice. LYNDA K. TROESKEN Administrator

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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Anna Marie Crockford on December 7, 2013. Predeceased by her dear husband Ernest Crockford. Survived by grand children Stewart, Douglas and Lynn. A funeral Service will be held at Sands Funeral Chapel, Colwood, 317 Goldstream Avenue on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 1pm

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HELP WANTED BUSY CONSTRUCTION Co. in Trail, B.C. is searching for an experienced Accounting clerk/ bookkeeper. Candidate is expected to be a self-starter and to be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of Conac Pivot System is an asset and the ability to take on multiple roles is looked at positively. Main responsibilities include: Accounts Payable - invoice transactions for goods received and prepare cheques when due; Payroll - collect payroll data daily and convert into daily tracking sheets, submittals and weekly payroll run. Please send resume to: johnwkm@shawcable.com or call (250)364-1541 for further details.

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LOST AND FOUND LOST SILVER hooped earring, Costco area. Valued keepsake! If found please call (250)388-7568.

TRAVEL GETAWAYS PARKSVILLE CHRISTMAS at Lorenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest house. $59./night. (250)248-4902.

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VOLUNTEERS BC FAMILIES in Transition needs weekly front desk attendants with computer skills to receive phone calls, greet visitors, and connect staff to clients. Inquiries may be complex, so ability to think quickly is preferred. Training provided. Website Developer also needed. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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THE LEUKEMIA & Lymphoma Society needs a variety of volunteers beginning in January to organize the October 2014 Light The Night Walk, including entertainment, outreach, communications, and volunteer recruitment. Positions require about 3 to 8 hours per month. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269

PERSONAL SERVICES MIND BODY & SPIRIT Kripalu full body massage. Release your stress now. Over 13 years experience. Gift Certificates. Women only. Holiday special. Professional. 250-514 -6223, www.andreakober.com Natural Instincts Massage 1st appointment special. Call 250-519-1018.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BURIAL PLOTS 2 ADULT interment spaces at Hatley Memorial Gardens. Lots 215 & 216 in Colwood G. $4900. 1(520)825-1773.

FRIENDLY FRANK COMPUTER System 2.4 GHZ 256MBRAM 40gbHD, monitor & speakers$50. 250-479-1101 KEROSENE 2400kc, $50. 1615.

HEATERCall (778)265-

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

THE ACTION Committee of People with Disabilities requires a positive, friendly receptionist to greet clients and answer phones, half day per week. Other positions available. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

COSMETIC SALES PERSON for Outdoor Cart at Up Town Mall, shift work, $12/hr. Apply to mirjam@telus.net

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES 2011 PEGASUS 4W Scooter. Excellent condition. $1900. Ask for Warren, 250-2084392. ANNACIS ISLAND Pawnbrokers open â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;till midnight 7 days a week. 604-540-1122. Cash loans for Jewellery, Computers, Smartphones, Games, Tools etc. #104-1628 Fosters Way at Cliveden. annacisislandpawnbrokers.com

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

DOLL HOUSE (Pierce 8011 model, 30â&#x20AC;?x36â&#x20AC;?), very large, furnished inside and out, $400. Well stocked country store, $300. Can sell separate. Call (250)592-1690. FIGURINES: ROYAL Doulton, Coalport, Armani, Mrs. Albee, & misc artists - some very old, some more recent editions. Call (250)474-2774. WASHER/DRYER Frigidaire white, 8 cycle HD, $550. (778)351-3349.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER/ SOCIAL SERVICES As a Community Support Worker, you will be able to provide rehabilitation, support, and other forms of assistance to children, youth, and families while supporting social workers and health care professionals. Train in this rewarding career. Career Opportunities:

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

NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd floor condo. 1500 sq.ft. LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 underground parking spaces. Maintenance fee includes hot water/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. $339,900 (250)753-9123

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.

MAPLEWOOD- Lrg 1 bdrm suite beside main house, own entry, parking, shared W/D. NS/NP. $975 inclds utils. Avail Dec 1. Call 250-592-4288.

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PENTAX CAMERA with 3 lenses and flash, good cond. 4 Michelin 17” snow tires, used 2 seasons. (250)479-5208. STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS STEINWAY- BOSTON Studio Grand, model 178, ebony, 6 years, immaculate, references. Home studio professional quality. Custom cover included. $15,000. Serious enquiries only please (250)594-5072.

DUPLEX/4-PLEX OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, every weekend, 1-4pm. New Duplex’s For Sale, Duncan, BC at 5909 & 5911 Stone Haven Rd, in Stone Manor Estate’s (behind Hospital). 1850sq ft each, 3 bdrms, 4 bath, 5 appls and much more. $309,000. Call Gord (250)710-1947

FOR SALE BY OWNER LADYSMITH HANDYMAN Special. 3bdrms up, lrg LR, double garage, lrg storage. Ocean & city view. 1bdrm suite down. Owner will carry mortgage. $1200 month; or rent for $1,800 month. (250)753-0160.

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NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. Reasonable Down! Owner will carry mortgage. 250-753-0160

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NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: semi-furn private suite. New floors & paint. Shared lndry. FREE hydro & cable. N/S, No Partiers. $800/mo. Dec. 15th. 250-756-9746 WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo + 1/2 utils. Possibly small boat moorage +. NP/NS. (250)656-5999.

TRANSPORTATION

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. Units Fully reno 5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

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

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AUTO SERVICES $$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

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55 BENTLY 4 door in white, 6 automatic with a/c, lhd. ex California car. Needs paint and bodywork. Sacrifice price only $14,000. Call (289)2967411. BRITISH CLASSIC bargains. 69 Royals Royce silver shuttle. Rust free. Excellent throughout, low mileage. Right hand drive. Ideal for Hong Kong buyers. Only $8,500 firm and fair. Call (289)296-7411.

1998 TRAVELAIRE 5th wheel. Excellent condition for further info call 250-652-9660 or view at 2537 Mt Newton X Rds.

TRUCKS & VANS 2011 FORD RANGER Sport. 4WD, 6 cyl. 25,000 km. $20,000. (778)351-0852.

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Beautiful 2 acre South Island property, homes and garden $715,000 www.CobbleHillHome4Sale.com

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.

MARIGOLDthe coziest 1 bdrm, W/S, shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, firewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231. GORGE- 1 bdrm condo, laundry on site, NS/NP. $750. Avail now. (250)882-2330.

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AIRPORT: 1 bdrm bachelor new windows, curtains, flooring, paint. Private door, yard. Parking. $820/mo all util’s incld’d. NS/NP, Jan. 1. Call (250)656-9910. HARRIET/UPTOWN- fully furnished 3 bdrm, reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1500 inclusive. W/D. 250-480-0849.

SIDNEY 9805 2nd St- lrg south facing 1 bdrm apt. Ocean view, lrg full length balcony, in-suite laundry, guest suites, underground parking pet free, secure concrete building w/monitored entrance. No rental restriction, low condo fees. (778)426-0007. Excellent investment opportunity! condoforsale@shaw.ca

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

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BIG BEAR Handyman. Painting, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. HANDYMAN- Light maintenance. Leaky taps, caulking, stain fabric/floor removal, electrical outlets & switch. Call (250)818-2709.

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

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.

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

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

CARPET INSTALLATION CARPET, LINO installation restretches & repairs. 30 years exp. Glen, 250-474-1024.

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

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.

(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

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

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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

PREPARE YOUR Lawn & garden for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS 250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood floors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275. JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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

D O N E R I G H T M OV I N G . C A $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING A2Z PAINTING. Free estimates. Quality Interior Painting. Call Erin (250)294-5422. 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.

JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. We do it all! Free estimates WCB. 250-881-3886

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

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

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

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

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

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

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

PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104. FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

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! 1866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com

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

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RRU expands digital archive Historical photos representing Royal Roads’ military past are online for the first time. Shaggy-haired 1970s recruits getting their first military haircuts; muddy runners completing the obstacle course; and uniformed cadets at the formal dance. Until now, most of the images were accessible only in photo albums, preserved in the Royal Roads University archives. This month the archives finished digitizing more than 1,200 pages from albums covering 1963 to 1988. “These digitized photo albums offer us a chance to reflect on the discipline, teamwork and commitment of the Royal Roads cadets, leadership traits we encourage and admire today at RRU as part of a growing educational legacy,” said Paul Corns, associate vice president of Community Relations and Advancement at RRU. The majority of the photos were taken by the military college staff photographer Len Watling, who first spent nine years with the Royal Canadian Navy at HMCS Naden as a darkroom technician before joining the staff of Royal Roads in 1964. He routinely ran obstacle courses and hung out of helicopters to get the right shots of cadets. “These unique albums are the most requested items in the RRU archives, often displayed during events such as Homecoming,” said RRU archivist Caroline Posynick. “Now that they are digitized, the albums are much more accessible, and the public can flip through them

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Len Waitling spent nine years with the Royal Canadian Navy at HMCS Naden as a darkroom technician before joining the staff of Royal Roads in 1964. RRU archive photo

at home on their computers. This will bring the experiences of cadet life into sharper focus for anyone interested in military heritage.” The $16,000 project was partially financed by a BC History Digitization Program grant from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Matching funds came from the Friends of Hatley Park Society and RRU’s Military Heritage Fund. The photos are searchable by year and accessible online through library.royalroads.ca/ RRU archive photo archives. A Royal Roads Military College drummer from editor@goldstreamgazette.com the class of 1971-72.

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In front of the backdrop of Princess Cruises’ Grand Princess, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority announced last Friday that the cruise tourism created $96 million in direct and indirect economic impact to the region for 2012. Direct cruise-related expenditures – from passengers, crew and services rendered while ships were in port – from the 224 calls amounted to $49 million, according a study commissioned by the harbour authority. Report authors Business Research and Economic Advisors also found that the industry generated 368 direct full- and part-time jobs, yielding about $13.6 million in wages. Harbour authority CEO Curtis Grad called 2012 a record year for the industry in Victoria. He said having specific numbers about how cruise passengers and crew are spending their money, the services available here and the overall significance of cruise tourism to the local economy helps in the GVHA’s marketing of the region and port facilities. Victoria Shipyards vice-president and general manager Malcolm Barker the company will be working on various projects on the Grand Princess over the next six to seven years, which will provide work for 400 shipyard workers. Victoria Shipyards has already received inquiries about doing major refit work on two other cruise ships for 2014 and 2015, he added. While 2013 saw a reduction in cruise ship visits to the Ogden Point terminal to 203, next year 210 calls are scheduled, with an estimated 490,000 visitors onboard. ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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Helmcken House comes alive with the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas in Victoria, from Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, noon to 4 p.m. Discover the Christmas traditions of early Victorians – Christmas crackers, cards and carols.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas long ago at Christmas in Old Town at the Royal B.C. Museum, continuing to Jan. 7. The wood-cobbled streets are laced with festive garlands and old-time shops will display their seasonal finery.

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The annual Christmas Spirit Community dinner will be held Dec. 25 at Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, 1800 Quadra St. The free dinner offers a hot turkey feast including homemade desserts, goodies and beverages. A barbecue dinner is also in the offering.

Two sittings are offered for the Christmas dinner at noon and 3 p.m., while the barbecue is hosted from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or while supplies last. Registration in advance is required. Please email xmasdins@ telus.net or call 250-472-1040. editor@vicnews.com

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Alpine Florist & Food Market Blair Mart Cinema Convenience Store City of Victoria London Drugs Mac’s Store Cook Mac’s Store Douglas Regal News Shoppers Drug Mart The Executive Shop The Market on Yates Tourism Victoria The Bay Centre Wellburn’s Market

Colwood 88 Mini Mart Canex Express Mart Colwood Corners Drycleaners 7-Eleven Colwood Corona Foods Petro Canada Island Hwy London Drugs

Cook Street Village Mac’s Store Cook Pure Integrated Pharmacy Victoria Food & Florist

Esquimalt Country Grocer Fraser 25 Mac’s Store Admirals Pharmasave Esquimalt Save On Foods Westside Mall Shoppers Drug Mart V & J Super Low Cost Market West Bay Market

Craigflower & Tillicum Gorge Vale Esso Gorge Vale Petro Can Craigflower Foods

Douglas & Hillside Petro Canada Douglas Winks Convenience Store

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Hillside & Quadra Fairway Market Jubilee Pharmacy Mac’s Store Quadra The Loonie Bin

Hillside Mall Area Haultain Grocery Hillside Esso Pharmasave Hillside Shoppers Drug Mart Thrifty Foods

James Bay

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Don’s Food Market Little Gem Grocery Mac’s Store Menzies Pharmasave Menzies Thrifty Foods

Pat Bay Esso Shoppers Drug Mart Thrifty Foods

Jubilee Area Camosun College Bookstore RJH Parking Office Jubilee Pharmacy

Langford 7-Eleven Jacklin CanWest Esso Forbes Pharmacy Goldstream Forbes Pharmacy Millstream Goldstream Food Market Mac’s Store Jacklin Petro Canada Millstream Shoppers Drug Mart Jacklin Pharmasave Millstream Streamside Grocery The Market on Millstream Western Foods Westshore Lotto Centre

Shelbourne & Cedar Hill X Fairway Market Mac’s Store Shelbourne

Shelbourne & McKenzie 7-Eleven Shelbourne Fairway Market University Hgts University Heights Esso Petro Canada Shelbourne Petro Canada Hillside Thrifty Foods

Sidney 7-Eleven Beacon Pharmasave Seventh Street BC Ferries Gift Shop - on vessels Thrifty Foods

Sooke Peoples Drug Mart Shoppers Drug Mart Village Food Market

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7-Eleven Burnside AM to PM Store London Drugs

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London Drugs Petro Canada Quadra Thrifty Foods Quadra Thrifty Foods McKenzie Quadra/McKenzie Esso

7-Eleven Carey Central Esso Uptown Guest Services Save On Foods Shoppers Drug Mart

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Casey’s Market Estevan Pharmacy Municipality of Oak Bay Pharmasave Oak Bay Shopper’s Drug Mart

Camosun College Campus Medicine Centre Mount Tolmie Market Place People’s Drug Mart

Royal Oak District Country Grocer Petro Canada Elk Lake Petro Canada Royal Oak Pharmasave Broadmead Pure Pharmacy Shoppers Drug Mart Thrifty Foods

Vic West Oceanic Market

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