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Merv Dutchak, director of support services for Broadmead Care, looks through the glass door at a fire enunciator board that will indicate (with lights) the location within Broadmead of a fire, should one occur.

Seniors’ residences in Saanich are ensuring staff are prepared in the event of an emergency, following a fatal fire last week at a seniors’ home in Quebec.

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While residents themselves are rarely aware of it, fire drills are an ongoing and critical safety component at seniors’ residences in Saanich.

With 225 beds, plus programs for mobilitychallenged individuals aged 19 to 55, staff at Broadmead Care regularly run through drills to ensure they’re well prepared in the event of a fire. “(Saanich Fire) come here on a pretty regular basis,” said Merv Dutchak, director of support services for Broadmead Care. “We make a point of ensuring that audible drills are conducted on

a minimum quarterly basis and an evacuation drill is conducted on a minimum annual basis.

“Because we are long-term care, we have a lot of residents with dementia and (who are) nonambulant. Drills can be a scary experience for them, so we do what we call silent drills.”

Staff carry out a scenario without ever sounding the alarm, but rehearse the response so it becomes routine.

“You have to be well prepared to respond quickly and we’re well geared to be able to do that,” Dutchak said.

Senior homes across the region are hearing from family members in the wake of a tragic seniors’ residence fire in Quebec last week that left 14 seniors dead, and another 18 missing and presumed dead. Only part of the three-storey wood building was equipped with sprinklers.

“We’ve had a lot of questions asking if we’re sprinklered, and frankly I’d be asking it if my parents were in a home,” said Karen Johnson-

Lefsrud, executive director at Luther Court Society. “Thankfully we can say yes to that question. … People, once they hear that, they relax quite a bit.”

The shock of suddenly waking to a dark, smoke-filled room heavily impacts how people react when woken by fire alarms and acrid smoke, said Capt. Jerry Tomljenovic, Saanich Fire Department’s public education officer. It’s critical for everyone to have an escape plan, and practise it, he said. “How you react is based entirely on how you prepare for it.”

A home escape plan translates to a fire safety plan, one of many emergency plans in place at senior care homes. It governs the procedures followed in a fire, from alarms and handling of fire equipment, to drills and their frequency, Tomljenovic said.

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The annual memorial walk to honour the memory of murdered real estate agent Lindsay Buziak happens Sunday (Feb. 2).

Buziak was 24 when she was stabbed to death on Feb. 2, 2008 while showing a luxury Gordon Head home.

The Lindsay Buziak Walk for Justice begins at 10 a.m. at Royal Oak Burial Park (4673 Falaise Dr.).

Participants will walk along Royal Oak Drive, through Mount Douglas Park and past the house where Buziak was killed.

Walkers will continue on to Saanich municipal hall.

While her murder remains unsolved, Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie says there are still five investigators who work “on this file, and this file only.”

“The fact that we’re coming up on six years and it’s still a very active investigation leads me to believe that there is still a sense of optimism that this can be solved,” he said. “This case has been referred to as a cold case file because of the time that it’s taken for the investigation, however this is not a cold case file, nor has it ever been a cold case file. It has had a team of investigators assigned to it since the day this tragic incident took place.” editor@saanichnews.com

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POLICE NEWS IN BRIEF

Saanich police bike squad back on the road

Police seek smash-and-grab convenience store thief

Saanich police are looking for an individual who smashed the front window of a convenience store and made off with cash early Monday morning.

The break-in occurred around 3 a.m. on Jan. 27 at a business in a strip mall at the north-east corner of Quadra Street and McKenzie Avenue.

Police do not have a description of the suspect, but ask anyone who may have seen anyone suspicious in the area to call 250-475-4321.

Thief targeting secure underground parking lots

At least one individual is forcibly entering vehicles parked in secure underground lots.

Saanich police say three apartment buildings on Glasgow Street, Tolmie Avenue and Rutledge Place – near the Victoria border – were hit overnight between Jan. 25 and 26.

Sgt. Steve Eassie says 10 vehicles – all locked – had a window smashed out or a door lock forced open.

Portable electronic devices, loose change and cheque books are among the items taken from vehicles.

In some instances vehicles were rummaged through, but nothing was taken.

Eassie said investigators have access to video surveillance and are hoping to put out a description of the suspect or suspects in the coming days. editor@saanichnews.com

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Saanich police Chief Const. Mike Chadwick retires from the municipal police force today (Jan. 31). He began his policing career in Saanich as a 20-year-old in June 1975.

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Mike Chadwick, mere minutes into his new job as a Saanich police officer in the mid-’70s, ripped his pants climbing out of a police car. He went on to become chief of the department.

It was June 2, 1975. Just as the afternoon patrol began their shift at the Saanich Police Department, officers were called to a hostage situation.

Twenty-year-old Chadwick jumped into the passenger seat of a police car and rushed to the crime scene, before having a chance to introduce himself to his new brothers and sisters.

“I remember (my partner parked) the car off to one side of the house and I couldn’t get out. We’d been trained not to get out of that side of the car if your car was towards a threat,” he recalls. “So I had to climb over to the other side and I ripped my pants catching it on the equipment box. I’m thinking, ‘Oh great, I’ve only got two pairs.’”

Chadwick, now 59, laughs about his first day on the job.

In recent years he’s been more concerned about running the

police department than how many pairs of work pants he has.

Promoted to Chief Constable in 2009, Chadwick is set to retire today (Jan. 31) after a 38-year career with the department.

Responsible for the more administrative side of the police department in recent years, Chadwick says he came in to the job as Chief Constable during tough financial times.

“The one thing that (my predecessor) Derek Egan told me when I came in as chief was, ‘I regret that when I’m leaving, I’m leaving just as the impacts of the ’08 economic downturn are going to be hitting you hard over the next few years,’ and he was spot on,” Chadwick says. “It hit municipalities hard.

We’re very well supported by our board and our council, but there’s been inevitable impacts beyond their control. … It’s made for some creative solutions to financial issues” He points to the joint policefire acquisition of a $1-million mobile command unit, expected to arrive this year, paid for almost entirely by funds collected through traffic fine revenues.

“It’s a creative way to provide a piece of, I would argue, essential equipment to Saanich and the region,” he says.

Despite dealing with financial complications behind the scenes, Chadwick’s tenure

as chief has been relatively smooth.

Even the higher profile incidents involving his department – the unsolved murder of Lindsay Buziak and the civil trial in the police shooting death of Majencio Camaso – he inherited from Egan’s time as chief.

“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about what we can be doing to solve that case,” Chadwick says of Buziak’s February 2008 murder. He points to a photo of Buziak taped to the side of his computer. “I keep that up there to remind me to continue to make enquiries and to reassure (Buziak’s family) that everything that can be done to solve that file will be done. That’ll be the one regret: that I’ll be retired and that file is still open.”

On the Camaso civil trial, which initially found a Saanich officer “grossly negligent” in the July 2004 shooting death, Chadwick says he’s relieved that the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned that ruling.

“The frustration I’ve had, personally, is that it’s taken so long for many aspects of that file to have been resolved,,” Chadwick says. “I think that (the Court of Appeal overturning that decision) was justice overall.”

Looking back on his own accomplishments, Chadwick says one of his proudest

moments was helping get a conviction in the January 1987 murder of Marguerite Telesford.

While to this day her body has not been found, Chadwick and his fellow detectives solved the crime the following year using forensic evidence.

“That was very satisfying,” he says. “There was a real sense of having done our job appropriately and properly, and resolving that for the family.”

It’s that concept of serving and protecting the community that initially attracted Chadwick to a policing career.

“I thought it would be a great career if I could actually make a difference in people’s lives.”

Replacing Chadwick as Chief Constable is deputy chief Bob Downie.

Chadwick says he hopes retirement will be filled with travels, pursuing his passion for photography and spending time with his family. He and his wife, Sue, have five children and three grandchildren (with a fourth on the way).

“The folks I’ve worked with are what have made it such a great place. And I can’t say enough about them. If it hadn’t been the case I probably wouldn’t have worked 38 years,” he says. “I’ve loved this job. Not a day has gone by that I’ve not wanted to come in to work. I’ve never regretted one minute of it.” editor@saanichnews.com

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Toss a fish for Mount Doug The Mount Douglas Creek annual salmon toss happens Saturday (Feb. 1), at 11:30 a.m., starting at the entrance to the park on Edgemont Road.

The Howard English Hatchery near Goldstream Park provides dozens of fish carcasses for people to toss in and around Douglas Creek. The creek is a fishbearing stream, but the fish toss seeds the ecosystem with extra nutrients.

Biologist Peter McCully will lead the event with a short talk on creek and riparian ecosystems and the role of spawning fish.

“It’s a real educational event,” said Darrell Wick, president of the Mount Douglas Park Society, which spearheads the fish toss. “It

helps raise awareness that there are salmon in the creek, that we’ve had a successful restoration, but it’s not self sustaining yet.”

Fish carcasses largely provide food for insects, which in turn provide food for salmon fry.

Wick said last November was a hard year for the Douglas Creek salmon run due to low levels of rain. “We did see several live salmon and carcasses,” he said.

“We know they’re in there.”

The creek itself is about one kilometre long and was rehabilitated in past years to better handle storm water runoff from Gordon Head neighbourhoods.

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The students lead the annual parade, guiding the dancing lions around the Chinatown neighbourhood on Sunday.

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The parade begins at noon with a grandiose lion making its way through the neighbourhood to local businesses, a flurry of gold and red banishing bad luck and evil spirits.

“Businesses put out envelopes with money to welcome the lion,” Wong says.

“The lion jumps and gongs and brings in the good luck.”

In addition to embracing lucky red and gold colours, traditions abound over culinary delicacies that are thought to increase longevity, wealth and good fortune.

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It’s all dragons, dancing and dumplings in Chinatown this weekend, as the neighbourhood rings in the year of the horse.

Festivities for Chinese New Year, which officially begins today (Jan. 31), have been in full swing for more than a week, but Sunday’s celebration offers a chance for the wider community to partake, said Kileasa Wong, principal of the Victoria Chinese Public School.

“We just want to wish everybody a good year of the horse,” said Wong, who has been supervising her students as they prepare to perform the Dragon Dance down Fisgard Street.

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“It’s like Christmas,” Shan said. “No matter where you are in the world, you go home to a family reunion, to celebration.

It’s a big holiday.”

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The Feb. 1 event is for prospective students interested in pursuing a career in a variety of theatrical roles, including acting; set, costume and lighting design; directing; and producing.

Attendees will have a chance to talk with current students about their experiences.

The open house happens Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the campus’ Phoenix Theatre.

For info, visit finearts.uvic.ca/theatre. editor@saanichnews.com

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Court rejects B.C. class size law again Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected the provincial government’s effort to keep class size and special needs support off the bargaining table with teachers, and ordered the government to pay $2 million in damages to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

In a ruling released Monday, Justice Susan Griffin said the B.C. government’s replacement legislation, passed in 2011, is as unconstitutional as the 2002 law called Bill 28 that removed class size and special needs support from union working conditions.

“The court concluded that the government did not negotiate in good faith with the union after the Bill 28 decision,” Griffin wrote. “One of the problems was that the government representatives were preoc-

COMMUNITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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Five new faces grace the Greater Victoria Public Library board for 2014.

Saanich Coun. Dean Murdock, Esquimalt Coun. Lynda Hundleby, View Royal Coun.

John Rogers and citizen representatives Kathy Santini of Victoria and Gabrielle Goudy of Langford were added as trustees during the board’s first meeting of the year.

Saanich resident Greg Bunyan was re-elected to his sec-

cupied with another strategy. Their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union.

The government representatives thought this would give government the opportunity to gain political support for imposing legislation on the union.”

The ruling strikes down the portions of the new legislation that have not already expired.

BCTF president Jim Iker said the ruling returns contract language that was in place in 2002, and he expects that the province’s 60 school districts will have to rehire teachers and special needs assistants to reduce class size.

He said there were 1,200 education specialists affected by the 2002 legislation, including teacher-librarians and counsellors.

“It’s good for us, it’s good for public education, it’s good for British Columbia and

ond term as chair, while Oak Bay Coun. Kevin Murdoch was re-elected vice chair.

“We started 2014 with the opening of the beautiful new Emily Carr Branch at Uptown and we are looking forward to an exciting rest of the year including gathering community input on our new strategic plan,” Bunyan said.

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Education Minister Peter Fassbender said he is “disappointed” by the ruling, and ministry staff will study it before deciding on a possible appeal.

Fassbender said he disagrees with the judge’s conclusion that the government tried to provoke a strike, and his focus is on reaching a new agreement.

“What we need to do is to review the judge’s ruling in detail to see what the implications are, but clearly my message to school districts, to parents, is it’s business as usual in our schools,” Fassbender said.

NDP education critic Rob Fleming called the ruling “real blow to the B.C. Liberals’ credibility,” adding it traces back to Premier Christy Clark’s time as education minister in 2002. editor@saanichnews.com

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Clay court proposal decision expected at Saturday meeting Saanich’s third public meeting to give the public an opportunity to voice their opinions on the proposed clay tennis court facility at Cedar Hill Park happens tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 1).

The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. at Garth Homer Society (813 Darwin Ave.) and will run all day, if necessary, to give everyone who wants to speak a chance to do so.

Mayor Frank Leonard says the Saturday date was chosen because all members of council are available to attend. As such, Leonard expects a decision on the clay courts will be made at the meeting.

The first two meeting on the planned tennis facility, held Nov. 28 and Jan. 23, drew large crowds and long lines of speakers. To date Saanich council has heard from 92 speakers.

For more on the clay court proposal, visit saanich.ca/parkrec/parks/projects/ current/cedar-hill-tennis.html. editor@saanichnews.com

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SD61 superintendent set to retire

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Greater Victoria School District superintendent of schools and CEO John Gaiptman is retiring Feb. 14 after 12 years on the job.

In that time he led the district through numerous changes, including closing schools to combat declining enrolment and implementing the middle school system. He also helped develop a district-wide approach to improve Dogwood completion rates.

Since 2008, the graduation rate for all students in the Greater Victoria School District

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has increased by 13.7 per cent while the aboriginal graduation rate has improved by 14.4 per cent.

“I came into this role in 2002 with a goal of being part of a team that would make significant improvements in literacy, numeracy, aboriginal education and graduation rates,” Gaiptman said in a release. “I retire with the knowledge that the necessary initiatives and programs have been implemented and are proving to be successful.”

Gaiptman was hired by the district in 1993 and served as

principal of Lambrick Park secondary in Gordon Head for five years. He spent four years in various roles at the board office before becoming superintendent.

“I believe that I leave the Greater Victoria School District with the necessary momentum, strategies and structures in place to continue to excel,” he said.

Deputy superintendent Sherri Bell will take over the job on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is hired. reporter@saanichnews.com

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Group B homes, classified as having residents who are incapable of evacuating without assistance, require monthly drills.

“We do have seven group B care homes in Saanich and they’re all sprinklered,” Tomljenovic said.

Luther Court, near Cedar Hill and Cedar Hill X roads, includes 60 complex care beds, 58 apartments and an adult day centre that sees 12 to 15 clients a day. It is among the 84 care homes licensed by Island Health, which requires fire safety plans for licencing.

“The regulations also require that employees be trained in the plan and they have a copy of the emergency plan displayed in the facility,” said Kim Bruce, regional manager, community care facilities licensing for Island Health. “Of course the facilities will also have contact with local fire departments.”

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Broadmead Care also offered information to reassure residents’ families this week, said Kathy Baan, director of development.

“Obviously the safety of our seniors is paramount, and the heart-wrenching event in Quebec is top of mind. That is something you never want to happen,” Baan said. “(We have) quite a comprehensive plan for the staff and everyone here is quite aware of the plan.”

Other small checks are in place, too. Staff examine electronics when residents moves in, and families are encouraged to purchase fire resistant clothing and blankets for their loved ones. Christmas lights are also limited to common areas.

“We’re quick to let them know when they’re bringing things into the building that are not fire safe,” Dutchak said. “We try and be flexible at times, but not so much when it comes to fire safety.” reporter@saanichnews.com

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Embodying a rock ‘n’ roll legend NATALIE NoRTH

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ohnny Vallis can still fit into the suits he wore in his early 20s.

It’s a fact that points to more than his physical fitness. Vallis has spent half of his life embodying another man, one who emerges via a suave mid-century suit and tie, a timeless pop song book and a signature pair of thick-rimmed glasses.

Vallis is Buddy Holly.

“It doesn’t matter how long or how hard I work at Buddy Holly,” Vallis says, “there is only one Buddy Holly and I’ll never be him.”

He comes close.

When Vallis brings his Buddy Holly tribute to the Charlie White Theatre on Thursday, the show will mark the 55th year since the rock legend passed, the 25th year since Vallis began impersonating him, and the third since the last evolution of show, now a historically accurate version of Holly’s performances. All the instruments are vintage, the guys playing them are dressed in suits of the day and the synthesizers of the early ‘90s have exited stage left. The modern distractions have been eliminated and Holly’s hits can ring out as intended.

“This is a rebirth in its most pure form,” says Vallis from his Langford home. “It’s a recreation of that experience, as best we can today with the knowledge that we have.”

And Vallis has plenty. He has studied the pop star for longer than Holly, who died in a notorious 1959 plane crash, lived.

Vallis was a lanky 12-year-old Elvis impersonator at Expo ‘86 when another Elvis impersonator, Randy Elvis Friskie, suggested he take off his blue suede shoes and give another rock star a try.

“It was a wise choice,” says Vallis who joined The Legends of Rock Tour as Holly alongside

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Johnny Vallis takes the stage in a Buddy Holly tribute at the Mary Winspear Centre on Feb. 6.

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“He could see that there was an area that no one else was doing. The Elvis market was flooded and the Buddy Holly market wasn’t. I’m one of the first guys in B.C. to do Buddy Holly to this level. It was good advice.”

The two are still friends – and friends with Johnny Cash, too.

“In this business to still be friends is very special. It’s a trying business.”

Vallis has avoided some of the drama that often accompanies life as a performer, something he attributes to the age he was when he began and his desire to honour the real person he plays on stage. In other words, the 40-year-old dad was never into partying and never felt the need to take advantage of Holly’s holdover groupies.

“Some of the things that come with the business haven’t been of interest to me. I’ve been interested in producing good music, good shows.”

As far as staying engaged with a limited amount of material over a long period of time, it’s something that doesn’t even register as a challenge for Vallis,

an unfaltering fan of Holly’s work.

“It’s written in that style, that it can be interpreted in different ways, and changed. What keeps Holly’s music fresh is that it was very well-structured – in a sense like classical music.

“You’ve got 300-year-old classical music that is still fresh when played by orchestras.

How is that? It was written correctly the first time.”

Vallis has dabbled in songwriting, but has unquestionably distinguished himself within the realm of impersonators. He’s known for his performance of everyone from John Lennon and Mick Jagger to Kermit the Frog in The Man of Many Voices show, and for his Holly, which he has performed around the world.

“He passed away 55 years ago. He hasn’t struck a chord for 55 years and even people who are not overly familiar with his catalogue can list five songs out of the back of their mind. It’s so in our psyche. He’s there.”

Vallis plays The Charlie White Theatre (2243 Beacon) at 7:30pm Feb. 6. Tickets are $32.50 at marywinspear.ca.

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arts@mondaymag.com There’s a personal aspect to the films of writerdirector Alan Zweig (I, Curmudgeon), and rarely more so than with When Jews Were Funny. His documentary makes the claim that Jews have a special style of humour, and performers like Milton Berle, Bob Hope, and Rodney dangerfield profoundly influenced comedy in North America.

Things get off to a rocky start with Zweig’s first interview, as the legendary Shelley Berman, a bit confused and grumpy, repudiates Zweig’s thesis about the uniqueness of Jewish comedy. The pace then picks up considerably as more contemporary comics such as Gilbert Gottfried and david Steinberg flesh out Zweig’s notion with insights about how the oppression experienced by immigrant Jews was translated into passive-aggressive wit.

“Comedy was Jewish jazz,” explains Mark Breslin, founder of the Yuk Yuk’s comedy chain, explaining that the rhythm of Jewish comics was inherited from Yiddish. “And it was used as an expression of our frustration and powerless-

ness,” he adds. Many classic jokes are proffered throughout the film (as well as great archival footage, including some of Henny Youngman tossing off his signature quips). Most of the jokes are too long to quote, but here’s one that neatly captures the Jewish tradition of kvetching: “A waiter walks up to a table of older Jewish women and asks, ‘Is anything alright?’ ” For Zweig, humour like that represents the uniqueness of Jewish character – which he fears is becoming terribly diluted now that Jews have become integrated into North American society.

And as Zweig solicits nostalgic memories from his interview subjects, his questions about the meaning of Jewishness reach the proportion of an existential crisis. A few interviewees become concerned about his malaise, with one female comic half-jokingly suggesting he needs therapy.

In short, Funny isn’t a laugh riot as much as it is an intriguing ride-along with a bunch of hilarious, smart, self-aware characters you’d love to visit a deli with.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ (When Jews Were Funny runs Wed.-Thurs., Feb. 5-6 at uVic’s Cinecenta)

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Start listening to the courts This week’s B.C. Supreme Court ruling that elements of legislation around teacher bargaining rights are still unconstitutional, and served to provoke a strike, should stand as a final warning to the B.C. Liberals.

The decision, announced to great fanfare from the B.C. Teachers Federation, was the second such determination by Justice Susan Griffin. In 2011 she ruled that Bill 28 – enacted in 2002, it stripped class size and composition from the collective agreement – was unconstitutional.

Part of her reasoning was that it removed the right to bargain those items in future.

She gave the Liberals a year to sort things out, but the government ignored the ruling and kept those elements out of Bill 22, the 2012 legislation that expires on June 30.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender, whose government has an eagle eye on costs, was no doubt nervous about the consequences of the ruling.

The net result could see teachers and special needs assistants hired around the province to allow for smaller class sizes.

He voiced disappointment with the ruling and claimed to have sought collaboration and co-operation in his discussions with the BCTF. That makes for a good sound bite, but government needs to focus more on the big picture, which means looking at the effect of its actions on the end users: students.

No doubt it would cost more to create smaller classes, through hiring extra teachers and installing more assistants to work with students with special needs. But it would be a worthwhile investment.

While we’re all for a fair bargaining structure, this is about more than teachers having slightly better working conditions. With less students in the room, those who need more individual help would, theoretically, have more chance to get a few minutes of their instructor’s time.

Measuring that benefit to students, which is how governments must gauge such decisions, may be difficult in the short term. At the very least, returning class size and composition to contract discussions is a step toward creating a better learning environment for our children.

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Singer Young’s opinion counts Re: Old man take a look at your facts (B.C. Views, Jan. 22) Tom Fletcher calls Neil Young’s tour to raise public awareness of the Alberta tarsands “an American enviro-assault on its dependent northern neighbour.”

Neil Young, a Canadian, speaks with passion and first-hand knowledge about the Conservative government policy toward First Nations and the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, having visited the tarsands.

Young expresses a viewpoint held by many Canadians. Piping bitumen from Alberta’s tarsands through British Columbia to the ocean, then shipping by supertanker to China, defies common sense. Can we assume the bitumen will even make it safely through Enbridge’s oil pipeline to the Pacific? If it does leak, it will have disastrous effects on First Nations communities, their way of life; as well as fisheries, wildlife and tourism.

Joe Oliver, Harper’s Minister of Natural Resources, suggests current technologies will safeguard the environment from any potential accidents. Let’s assume the bitumen makes it through Enbridge’s pipeline without a leak all the way to its B.C. coastal destination, Kitimat. The next step is loading the bitumen onto supertankers, which then have to navigate through the channels out of Kitimat.

These multi-hulled tankers are no

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match for what is known as one of the most treacherous waterways on the planet, with its narrow channels and rugged edges, likely unforgiving to large ships swaying in the waves.

An oil spill has the potential to cause immeasurable environmental damage along Canada’s West Coast, likely spreading out towards Vancouver Island and beyond.

Assuming these supertankers make it safely to China, what are the consequences then?

The world is constantly made aware of the Chinese population suffering the effects of horrendous air pollution.

Is this northern pipeline project safe and healthy for our small planet and all the species which live on it? Where are the visionaries to wean us off our addiction to oil? We need leaders to lead the way toward a brighter, safer, cleaner world, not those who are bringing us back into darker ages.

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Shift of police priorities needed in Capital Region Re: Night of mayhem linked to mental health issue (vicnews.com) It is indeed puzzling how police forces did not find a vehicle observed to run several red lights.

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on traffic safety, though a single dispatch system would expedite that. Co-ordination with departments outside the Greater Victoria area might have, such as the Shawnigan Lake RCMP. It is of course a big city, with many side streets to hide in. But I suggest police would more likely have found the troubled driver if they were on the street more often.

Police should be discretely positioned near major intersections such as Douglas Street and Saanich Road, Gorge and Tillicum roads, Gorge and Admirals roads, McKenzie Avenue and Highway 1, and Vernon Street near Saanich police headquarters. They’d catch more drunks and other dangerous drivers earlier and potentially save people’s lives.

But voters behave as though they don’t want to prevent such a driver, who could have killed someone walking, bicycling or driving. They elect officials who would rather spend on glitz, pet do-gooder projects, and handouts to moochers such as TV show promoters.

Voters are getting what the majority chose. With municipal elections looming they should rethink their behaviour.

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LABOR DAY -(Odeon/Westshore) Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) directs Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in an adaptation of the novel by Joyce Maynard about a depressed single mom who gives a ride and shelter to a seemingly scary escaped convict, only to find herself falling for him.

THAT AWKWARD MOMENT -(SilverCity/Westshore) Three 20-something guys who are best friends all find themselves confronting a terrifying question: are their current dates just casual affairs . . . or something more? With Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan.

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★★★★ 12 YEARS A SLAVE -(Odeon) This harrowing, true-life tale of a free black man in 1840s America who was kidnapped and sold into slavery is this year’s Oscar front runner. Directed by Steve McQueen (Hunger, Shame) and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Brad Pitt. ★★★½ AMERICAN HUSTLE -(Odeon/SilverCity/Landmark Uni 4) David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) looks good to be collecting Oscar Gold for this screwball crime dramedy, loosely based on the 1970s Abscam scandal, when an FBI sting ensnared a bunch of congressman on corruption charges. This devil’s brew of messy emotions and sneaky double-crosses features a great cast that includes Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence. ★★★LONE SURVIVOR -(SilverCity/ Westshore) The title is a bit of a spoiler, but this true-life account of four SEALs dropped into Taliban territory in Afghanistan on a very dangerous mission is kinetic and stunningly brutal. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, and Ben Foster.

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MOVIE MONDAY - screens My Father and the Man in Black.

Nanaimo-based director Jonathan Holiff helmed a very personal film with this documentary chronicling the relationship between his estranged dad and country singing legend Johnny Cash. Saul Holiff was Cash’s manager during a turbulent phase of Cash’s career, and when a cache of memorabilia was unexpectedly unearthed by Jonathan he was inspired to make this film. 6:30pm MONDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation. 595-FLIC. moviemonday.ca.

INSIGHTS shows Patient Voices, which is a collection of short and impactful video pieces that are deemed to be “inspiring teaching devices and an intro to several leaders in the MH recovery movement.” This is part of the Silver Screen Insights into Mental Health series that is run by the fine folk at Movie Monday. THURSDAY, 7pm, at the Royal Jubilee Hospital’s Patient Care Lecture Theatre – S169.

OPEN CINEMA screens Island Green, a lyrical NFB documentary that asks the question: What would happen if PEI became 100% green?

That provocative question obviously applies to our Island just as much, and a panel discussion after the film includes local sustainable-farming notables such as Robin Tunnicliffe and Natalie Chambers. WEDNESDAY, 7pm, Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street.

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Cinecenta at UVic screens its films in the Student Union Building. Info: 721-8365. cinecenta.com. ★★★★ BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR -(Fri., Jan. 31: 7:00 & Sat., Feb. 1: 3:00, 7:00) This much-lauded French drama is the absorbing coming-of-age story of a high school girl who has an intense affair with a 20-something woman. Although notorious for its explicit sex scenes, the reason to see this film is because of the fantastic acting of the two leads (who were both awarded top prize at Cannes).

A LITTLE PRINCESS -(Sat.-Sun., Feb. 1-2: 1:00 matinee) Talented director Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) helmed this tale of a young girl who

has to rely on her wits after being sent to a strict boarding school.

BLOOD BROTHER -(Sun., Feb. 2: 3:00, 7:10, 9:00 & Mon., Feb. 3: 7:10, 9:00) The power of love is at the centre of an inspiring documentary about an American on a spiritual quest in India who visited a home for children with HIV . . . and has never left, having remained there as a volunteer.

A VERY DANGEROUS PASTIME: THE DANCEFILMS OF LAURA TALER -(Tues., Feb. 4: 7:00 only) Presented in conjunction with Dance Victoria as part of Dance Days, this is a series of amusing and inspirational short films by award-winning filmmaker Laura Taler, who reinterprets the physical characteristics of early cinema while remaining contemporary and innovative. Lara Taler will be in attendance to introduce the films and give an artist’s talk afterwards.

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The Vic Theatre is located at 808 Douglas Street. Info: thevic.ca GOOD OL’ FREDA -(Fri.-Sat., Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 7:00) Freda Kelly was a teenager from Liverpool when she was asked to work for a local band in the early 1960s. They became The Beatles, Freda stayed on as their secretary, and her “insider” stories are finally spilled in this popular documentary. ★★★★ BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR -(Sun.-Thurs., Feb. 2-6: 7:00) This much-lauded French drama is the absorbing coming-of-age story of a high school girl who has an intense affair with a 20-something woman.

Although notorious for its explicit sex scenes, the reason to see this film is because of the fantastic acting of the two leads (who were both awarded top prize at Cannes).

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As the movie jumps two centuries into the modern day, it seems that the demons are still hunting “Adam” (as he was christened by the gargoyle queen), as he is the key to a dire plot to reanimate a corpse army and take over the planet. And Adam, after sulking for 200 years, has decided to team up with the gargoyles and save the human race – mostly because he’s found a sexy blonde doctor who thinks he’s kinda cute, notwithstanding all his stitches and that bad attitude.

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Durango is yet another example of what Chrysler is doing right.

I enjoyed my entire time with it and so did the rest of the family.

Zack Spencer

Visit the Durango gallery at DrivewayBC.ca

One bad Durango in a good way The 2014 Dodge Durango test truck was the perfect Christmas treat.

This is the perfect kind of vehicle to have when you need to cart around extra kids and family from events like skating parties to Christmas dinners to anything else that needs getting done over the festive season. With three rows of seats and seating for six or seven passengers, the Durango is a large comfortable vehicle for any large family or a family of four that needs to take extra people to soccer or hockey practice. The Durango tester was the top of line Citadel model with a beautiful two-tine interior, large polished wheels and classy looking grille. It was not fitted with winter tires but we had no skiing plans, plus all Durango models come with AWD as standard equipment.

Looks I can’t remember the last time a large SUV turned heads but this model had passersby, friends, and family all taking notice. Several neighbours commented on the stylish “racetrack” rear light bar that has migrated from the Dodge Dart and Charger sedans to this big SUV for 2014. Because of standard AWD and other packaging changes, the starting price is higher than direct competitors, the Ford Explorer or Nissan Pathfinder. Both those vehicles have a base model that starts around $30,000, the Durango, in contrast, starts at $39,995 and tops out at $51,995. This Citadel model, with options, is over $60,000.

The base model comes nicely equipped with 18-inch wheels, keyless entry and

Bluetooth streaming to name a few. Dodge believes the $43,995 Limited model will be the volume seller thanks to a backup camera with sensors, heated seats over the first two rows and a higher level of interior trim.

take extra passengers regularly, I would opt for the less expensive bench seat that allows room for 7 people inside.

Drive The big update for 2014 is the introduction of an I can’t remember 8-speed automatic transmission to help limit the Inside the last time a large amount of fuel this big Updates to the interior SUV turned heads rig uses. When matched for 2014 include a new to the base 290hp 3.6L steering wheel that conbut this model had V6 the official fuel rating trols two new screens on passersby, friends is 12.4L/100km in the the dash. The first is the and family all taking city and 8.3L on the intuitive and very quick highway. The optional uConnect screen in the notice 5.7L V8 with 360hp uses centre of the console. All Zack Spencer much more fuel and is Durango models, except rated at 15.6L/100km in this top Citadel, get a the city and 9.1L on the 5-inch unit; this trim gets highway. Over two weeks, in almost the 8.3-inch version, which is too bad.

100 per cent city drivin and short trips, The second screen is embedded in the I used a whopping 20L/100 in the city. instrument cluster and can be customIf the Durango were allowed to stretch ized. I tried my hand at this but never its legs on the open road that number really mastered it. The biggest selling would have been much better. Handling point for the Durango is the amount of space it offers over three rows for 6 or 7 passengers. My youngest son loved climbing into the third row and could actually stretch out. I even tried it out and can report that adults have plenty of room in any seat. The Citadel model came equipped with a stunning two-tone interior featuring black carpets and tan seats. This contrast won over my wife who wouldn’t have looked twice at a Durango but after the first week she admitted how much she enjoyed the experience. If you

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is first rate thanks to a Mercedes-Benz derived platform (GL-Class). There is a good amount of road feel but bigger bumps are eaten up with no fuss.

Verdict This latest Durango is yet another example of what Chrysler is doing right.

It is loaded with the latest technology, has a class leading 8-speed automatic, attitude and room to spare. I enjoyed my entire time with it and so did the rest of the family, we even gave it a name, “The Badongo” I don’t know why, but it really is one Bad Durango. If I can read the tea leaves for a moment, I would bet the EcoDiesel will be coming to the Durango, hopefully sooner rather then better.

The Lowdown Power: 3.6L V6 with 290hp or 5.7L V8 with 360hp Fill-up: 12.2L/8.3L/100km (city/highway V6) Sticker price: $39,995-$51,995 zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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“cut” them off as many do here in Penticton. Before reaching your exit, you signal right to let others know they can enter.

They are a great way to filter traffic different ways without traffic lights and if used correctly can actually speed up your trip.

My peeve is people who “crash” thru a roundabout, writes reader John Haygarth. Approaching one, you slow down and look left. If someone is already in, let them continue. Do not

What drives-u-crazy? keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

’s Popularity of hybrid vehicles continues to grow. Paul Giamou Photo

Hybrid still rising

’’

Bob McHugh

by an electric motor, it’s still classified as a PHEV. A small on-board gas engine generates electricity when necessary.

The new Honda Accord Hybrid (an HEV) further blurs the differences between HEV and PHEV, as it uses the same two-motor powertrain used in the Accord Plug-in Hybrid (a PHEV edition sold only in selected markets). At speeds under 80 km/h the road wheels are driven by an electric motor and its Atkinson cycle gas engine is only used to generate electrical power when needed.

The current list price for an Accord EX-L is $29,455 and

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Hybrid vehicles have never been more affordable and certainly well worth consideration, if you’re thinking about buying a new vehicle..

the Accord Hybrid starts at $29,590, which is only $135 more. The top-line Accord Touring V6 sells for $35,400 and the Touring edition of Accord Hybrid is $36,690, just an extra $290. The price differential is almost non-existent.

Choosing HEV or PHEV boils down to whether an owner can take full advantage of the plug-in electrical storage feature and normal driving commutes are within the electric-only speed and distance range of the PHEV. A low-speed urban commute allowing the PHEV to charge at home overnight and topped-up again while at work would be an ideal scenario.

While the popularity of hybrid vehicles continues to grow, barring a sudden spike in the price of oil/ gasoline, a meteoric rise in the popularity of alternatives to the old reliable gas engine vehicle is unlikely.

Then again, who knows what the future, or the next twist in evolution, will bring. Hybrid vehicles have never been more affordable and certainly well worth consideration, if you’re thinking about buying a new vehicle.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently equated hybrid vehicles to early amphibians that hopped out of the oceans, learned to survive on land, and eventually disappeared.

Ironically, if the electric vehicle (EV) evolved in a similar way, Tesla (an exclusively EV company) wouldn’t exist.

Despite the early birth of production EV, hybrid (HEV) and now plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales continue to rise, new models continue to arrive and at least three all-new PHEVs are expected this year.

An HEV functions like or similar to, a conventional gas-engine vehicle, from a driver/owner perspective. It consumes substantially less fuel, especially in an urban environment, and a regenerative braking system can greatly extend the life of brake friction pads.

A PHEV increases the energy saving, money saving, and greenhouse gas reducing advantages by tapping into an electrical source and pulling relatively inexpensive electric power off the main grid. It then uses this energy to go further on electrical power alone. How far depends primarily on the capacity of its storage battery, but also on the drive system, the terrain and weather conditions and how the PHEV is driven.

Lugging around a bigger battery obviously increases the weight of a PHEV and it takes up either passenger cabin or trunk cargo space. The latest lithium-ion battery packs are lighter and more compact, but the space sacrifice is something that a prospective owner must be willing to live with.

Hybrid owner feedback is generally positive and the fuel savings can be substantial. That said, you generally pay a premium for this technology, but that gap is rapidly narrowing.

Last year, GM slashed $5,000 off the price of its popular Chevrolet Volt, the best selling PHEV on the market. While GM promotes the Volt as an “extended range” electric vehicle, as its wheels are always driven

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20,888

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30,888

$

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5,888

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Voted

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PATHFINDER CHINOOK Stk #D15250

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$

Stk #D15450

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UNDER $17,000!

2013 KIA

2003 VOLKSWAGEN

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$

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2006 JEEP

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RIO 5

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13,888

12,888

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$

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$

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(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

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2008 DODGE

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$

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$

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$

$17,888

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2010 FORD

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17,888

$

Stk #T15701

Not exactly as illustrated

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2011 FORD

Stk #X15855

17,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

28,888

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2012 VOLVO

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$

19,888

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

Not exactly as illustrated

Stk #D15710

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2009 JEEP

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$

Stk #D15324

$

2010 TOYOTA

16,888

$

14,888

$

Stk #X15931

Stk #T15397

2011 HONDA

Stk #V15883A

MAZDA3

MALIBU LTZ

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TIBURON GT

CUBE

2010 CHEVROLET

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SILVERADO 1500 LS

17,888

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2004 INFINITI

2011 CHEVROLET

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$

2012 MAZDA

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G35 RWD COUPE 3 $

Stk #D15293

16,888

$

15,888

$

13,888

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AVENGER SXT

2007 DODGE

RAM 1500 SLT Q/C SB

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$

UNDER $21,000!

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19th

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$

SENTRA SV

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CHARGER R/T

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2013 NISSAN

14,888

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2008 HYUNDAI

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

1

2009 DODGE

CHALLENGER SE

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

MATRIX

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

$

Best City

of the

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

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2009 TOYOTA

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

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R YEA

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2008 FORD

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$

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21,888

$

$

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CE

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2008 DODGE

CHARGER

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D

Stk #V15904

$

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(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2013

Not exactly as illustrated

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530i

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7,999

17th

28,888

$

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2003 BMW

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1

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37,999

$

R YEA

2004 JEEP

Best City

of the

Stk #T15682

Stk #D15653

E HICL VE

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

16th

Voted

2012 FORD F250 XLT CRC 4X4

2013 DODGE RAM 1500

D

6,588

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29,888

$

$

2010 FORD EDGE SPORT

2012

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$

Stk #D15914

Stk #

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CE

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2002 HYUNDAI

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2011

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BUY A U TO SE

R YEA

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2010

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$

2012 FORD F150 XLT S/CREW LB 4WD

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E HICL VE

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(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

D

300 C HEMI

MPV

$

29,888

2006 CHRYSLER

2002 MAZDA

$

Stk #D15631

$

Stk #P15127A

$

2012 FORD F150 XL S/CREW LB

LA

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2008 FORD F350 LARIAT S/CREW

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25,888

$

2013 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT

LA

4,888

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Stk #D15420

2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

BEST P

Stk #D14985A

$

2011 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Q/CAB 4WD

LA

ION

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

BEST P

2006 SATURN

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$

2009 BMW

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Stk #D15439

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$

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2,888

$

20,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

30,888

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

5,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

UNDER $13,000!

Voted

Best City

of the

1

PATHFINDER CHINOOK Stk #D15250

8,888

$

Stk #D15450

11,888

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

UNDER $17,000!

2013 KIA

2003 VOLKSWAGEN

BEETLE GLX CABRIO Stk #X15148

8,888

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2006 JEEP

GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO Stk #R15223

9,888

$

2006 FORD

RANGER FX4 LEVEL II E/C Stk #R15224

11,888

$

RIO 5

18th

Stk #D15386

13,888

$

2006 DODGE

UNDER $18,000!

Stk #D15022A

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

13,888

12,888

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17,588

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

PATRIOT LIMITED

Stk #T15423

Stk #D15711

16,888

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2011 DODGE

RAM 1500 SLT Q/C SB

23,888

17,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2010 NISSAN

2008 DODGE

XTERRA 4

RAM 1500 SPORT R/CAB Stk #D15632

24,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2010 MAZDA

2010 MERCEDES BENZ

B4000 CAB PLUS

C250

Stk #D15334

24,888

$

Stk #D15695

18,888

$

Stk #D15512A

$

$17,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2012 NISSAN

2010 FORD

FRONTIER C/C

ESCAPE XLT

Stk #C15737A

17,888

$

Stk #T15701

Not exactly as illustrated

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2011 FORD

Stk #X15855

17,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

28,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2012 VOLVO

RANGER SPORT $

Stk #D15918

$

19,888

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

Not exactly as illustrated

Stk #D15710

$

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2009 JEEP

FIT LX

22,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

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Esquimalt crew excels at interclub meet in Abbotsford Esquimalt crew excels at interclub meet in Abbotsford Esquimalt Speed Skating club members turned in an impressive overall performance at a short track meet in Abbotsford last weekend.

Six boys, ranging in age from eight to 11 took to the ice at the Matsqui interclub competition.

They were joined by 23-yearold teammate Hamish Black.

He won the 3,000-metre race in Division 1 in five minutes, 34.11 seconds.

Colin Matthews scored two first-place finishes in Div. 3, in the 200m and 400m races and placed second in the 1,200m.

Teammate Kieran Brown also medaled three times in Div. 3, winning his 400m and 1,200m

races and placing secondSpeed in theSkating club Esquimalt 200m. members turned in an impresEsquimaltsive skater Lewis Lee overall performance at a captured top spottrack in the 400m short meet in Abbotsford race in Div. 3, while Kyle Brown last weekend. took first in his 1,200m race in in age from Six boys, ranging Div. 3. eight to 11 took to the ice at the Skaters were separated Matsqui interclubby competition. age and abilityThey at the competiwere joined by 23-yeartion. old teammate Hamish Black.

He won the 3,000-metre race in Division 1 in five minutes, 34.11 seconds.

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Esquimalt skater Lewis Lee captured top spot in the 400m race in Div. 3, while Kyle Brown took first in his 1,200m race in Div. 3.

Skaters were separated by age and ability at the competition.

Vikes teams look to extend win Vikes streaksteams look to extend win streaks The University of Victoria Vikes women’s basketball team (11-5) is sitting pretty with a playoff spot locked up after another weekend of back-toback wins.

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focus to a first-place finish to the season with away games against the Calgary Dinos tonight (Jan. 31) and in Lethbridge against the Pronghorns on Saturday.

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Rockin’ the blues Marilyn Kraeky sweeps as teammate Shirley Sheldrake watches to see where her team’s thrown blue rock ends up during recent mixed curling league play at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt.

The countdown is on for the B.C. Winter Games, which happen Feb. 20 to 23 in Mission. Among the 1,344 athletes registered to test their skills in the provincewide sports competition, 51 individuals from Greater Victoria will compete for Zone 6 (Vancouver Island-Central Coast).

Their sports range from badminton and gymnastics to judo and alpine skiing. The Capital Region is also sending athletes to compete in wheelchair and Special Olympics basketball events.

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As part of its efforts to help raise money for the cause, the Western Hockey League team is offering special family ticket buys and other deals, with a portion of ticket revenues going to the foundation. In the past two years the event has raised more than $71,000.

After hosting Vancouver tonight (Jan. 31, 7:05 p.m.), the Royals will take on the Giants again Saturday in the Pink in the Rink game. Start time is at 7:05 p.m. Visit victoria royals.com for ticket information. ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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Mark Maxwell (Max) 1958-2014 Mark Maxwell loved the outdoors.

Nothing made him happier than having a brisk breeze at his back while he windsurfed, or having the sun on his brow as he hiked.

As an avid rock climber, diver and cyclist he lived for adventure and had a special appreciation of nature. Seeking the ultimate outdoor experience often took him beyond our provincial boundaries to locations such as Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Yukon.

Mark, or Max, as his friends knew him, grew up in Whiterock and went on to live in many different locations throughout British Columbia. His vocation as a Diamond Driller/Blaster allowed him to spend his non-recreational time outdoors as well. He loved the precision involved in blasting and plied his skills in Tahsis, Port Hardy, Campbell River, Victoria and other locations throughout the province.

Along the way he developed many relationships both through work and of course through outdoor recreation.

When not in the outdoors Max enjoyed listening to CBC radio, and always thoughtful, never hesitated to call or send letters to express his point of view.

In his mid-forties, after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Max adapted his love of the outdoors to include y-ďŹ shing and gardening, in Squamish, and later in Duncan, where he spent the ďŹ nal years of his life. MS is a horrible disease that forced Max to let go of so many of the things that he loved in life. But it seemed that every time he let go of part of his former self he was able to replace it with something new. For years he faced the disease head on with courage and dignity. Never one to give up he sought experimental treatments outside of Canada and always remained open and positive right up until the end.

The ďŹ nal two years of his life were spent in Sunridge long-term care facility in Duncan where he formed the last meaningful relationships in his life. His infectious smile, and the mischievous glint in his eyes endeared him to the staff there. He was always a bit of a ladies man. Max died on Saturday January 25th at the far to young age of 56.

We will miss him. “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you�.

Frank Lloyd Wright

CALL FOR ENTRIES 12TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Artisan Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 17, 18 and 19 Applications for Artisans are available at woodlandgardens.ca 250-338-6901

UKRAINIAN SUPPER

Friday, Jan. 31st 5pm to 8pm Ukrainian Cultural Centre

3277 Douglas St. Victoria, BC Info at (250)475-2585 Everyone Welcome No Reservations

INFORMATION ADVERTISE in the LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC The 2014-2016 BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis

The most effective way to reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women.

Two year edition- terrific presence for your business.

Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: ďŹ sh@blackpress.ca DID YOU KNOW? BBB Accredited Businesses must pass a comprehensive screening process. Look for the 2013 BBB Accredited Business Directory E-edition on your Black Press Community Newspaper website at www.blackpress.ca.

You can also go to http://vi.bbb.org/directory/ and click on the 2013 BBB Accredited Business Directory

WE’RE ON THE WEB

Donations to the MS society.

We are pleased to announce that The Clinic is now open seven days a week!

Our new hours of operation are: Mon - Thurs 8am - 6pm Friday 8am - 7pm Saturday 9am - 5pm Sunday 8am - 4pm These hours are tentative and may be modified if demand warrants. We will be carrying out surgeries 7 days a week and we hope that this extension of our services will be of benefit to our clients. On the weekends, subject to availability, we will try to accommodate walk-in clients but would prefer if an appointment could be made.

We would also like to welcome Dr. Ben Greenberg to our staff. Dr. Greenberg is an experienced veterinarian who has had his own practice in Vancouver for a number of years.

Please visit us at: 240 –777 Royal Oak Drive Victoria, BC 250-744-1500

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE THE ESTATE OF ROBERT KEITH DUNHAM, DECEASED FORMERLY OF 74 LOGAN AVENUE, VICTORIA, BC V9A 1H4 NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o #201-300 Gorge Rd. West, Victoria, BC V9A 1M8 on or before February 21, 2014, after which date the estates’ assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

David Philip Oram By his solicitors: Anniko, Hunter

PERSONALS

LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF ROSE J. LEMARCHAND, DECEASED, LATE OF VICTORIA, B.C. who died SEPTEMBER 15, 2013.

TAKE NOTICE that all persons having claims upon the estate of the above named must file with the undersigned Executrix by the 28th of February, 2014, a full statement of their claims and of securities held by them.

Judith Hooker Executrix 2675 Queenswood Drive Victoria, B.C, V8N 1X6

REAL DISCREET, Local Connections. Call FREE! 18+. Call 250-220-1300. Or visit online at: www.livelinks.com

LOST AND FOUND FOUND: BRACELET, Jan. 15 around Malaview, Sidney area.

Call to describe (250)652-3403.

TRAVEL GETAWAYS LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Winter Special.

2 nights $239 or 3 nights $299 Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891

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MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT Join a profession that supports and cares for our community.

Medical and dental office clerks and transcriptionists are always in high demand. In addition to basic administrative and bookkeeping skills, you will also learn standard medical terminology.

Career Opportunities: Medical Office Assistant O Dental Office Assistant Medical Transcriptionist MSP Billing Clerk O Ward Secretary Pharmaceutical Firms O Medical Supply Firms Medical Clerical in Research & Care Agencies

CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL Best Rates. 1.800.663.1818

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

1Up Single Parent Resource Centre is seeking caring individuals to participate in the Peer Helper for Single Parents volunteer training.

Successful candidates will receive training to provide resource-focused support for single parents. Training will run once a week from mid-February to mid-April.

Interested individuals please contact Cheryl Dyck at: cheryl@1-up.ca or call 250.385.1114

HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT and HAIR STYLIST positions available.

Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Must have hairstyling qualifications.

Guaranteed $11/hr, benefits, vacation pay, 25% profit sharing, paid overtime, paid birthday,advanced training and annual advancement opportunities For an interview call 250-391-7976 NORTHERN VANCOUVER island scaling company is seeking Coastal Log Scalers for camp/local positions. KLM Inventory Ltd. is based out of Port McNeill, BC. KLM will accept candidates who have just recently acquired their scaling license; the company will provide training. Competitive wages, plus full benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250956-4888 or qsg@telus.net If you require any additional information please call Jamie MacGregor at 250-230-0025.

HOME STAY FAMILIES EDUTOUR HOMESTAY LTD. Families needed 1 or 2 students per home, you choose.

March 18-25. Call Charlene at (250)818-6356 or email: ckbleay@shaw.ca

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT

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FURNITURE

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THE Nuchatlaht First Nation is seeking a Band Administrator.

Duties required will be to oversee all aspects of the organization from finances, to budgeting, to working with service providers. This list of duties is not all inclusive. The incumbent will be aware of fund accounting, possess a minimum of 5 years’ experience, or a 2 year diploma in business management.

Requirements: Class 5 driver’s license and a current and up-to-date criminal record check. The Nuchatlaht First Nation is a semi-isolated first nation’s community near Zeballos, B.C, and/or on the North Coast of Vancouver Island, approximately 196 kilometres out of Campbell River, B.C. Deadline: February 7, 2014. Please: Fax your resumes to 250-332-5907, or lydia.nuchatlaht@hotmail.com and tyeestrikes@hotmail.com.

Mailing Address: Nuchatlaht First Nation, P.O. Box 40, Zeballos, B.C. Telephone Number: 250-332-5908.

JAN Saunders, MA, Registered Clinical Counsellor welcomes new and returning clients to her new office location at #102-3212 Jacklin Rd. Please contact jan@jansaunders.com, 250-213-9923 or www.jansaunders.com for appointments or information

FREE!! Lovely green floral patterned couch and chair.

Some wear on casters. Couch 82” in length; chair 31”. Also 2nd chair with rounded back in peach - fabric soft velour (casters in front/legs in back) Call 250-419-1045 for pick up.

✫✫ BUYING? ✫✫

SANNICH - 1450 sq.ft. 3 bdrm. 1 full bath in beautiful area. 7ft. ceilings. Tons of storage. Huge living room w/ laminate floor. Full use of back yard. Sep. driveway w/ 2 car prkg. $1350 incls. lndry, utils. and hydro. N/S Avail. now.

Sm. pet. nego. 250.595.6980

HOLISTIC HEALTH

SAANICHTON THRIFT SALE St. Mary’s Church, 1927 Cultra Ave, Sat, Feb 1, 9:30-Noon.

Something for everyone. All welcome, great parking!

Trager® Bodywork allows you to move more freely with less pain and tension. You’ll feel deeply relaxed & have greater mental clarity.

Rae Bilash

Certified Trager Practitioner call for appointment 250-380-8733 www.raebilash.ca * Also Hot Stone Massage

FINANCIAL SERVICES

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Primary duties include maint. troubleshooting & repair of diesel & gas marine engines.

Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems.

Must have own tools and a valid drivers license.

Compensation Based On Experience.

Please forward resume to vancouveroutboard@ telus.net

VOLUNTEERS BRIDGES FOR women seeks board members with varied expertise and interest in women impacted by abuse, to support their on-going work for two-year terms. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

CANADIAN CANCER Society is looking for short-term doorto-door canvassers in April to collect donations on a short route in their neighbourhoods.

Other positions available. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269.

SAANICH RECREATION needs friendly, diplomatic volunteers from time-to-time at recreation centres or special events, and would be happy to record your interests and skills. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES MIND BODY & SPIRIT Kripalu full body massage.

Over 13 years experience.

Acupressure and Reiki. Women only. Professional. Call for Feb specials. $50/hr. New clients only. Call 250-514-6223, www.andreakober.com

MASSAGE Healing Touch Release deeply held tension Naturally relaxing!

778-679-6393

Close to Downtown

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE DOWNSIZING Hand & Electric Tools 10 x 5 Billiard Slate Table 100 lb Lino Roller Carpet Cutter 2 briefcases Wine Carboy Lifter 6”x 20” Timber Steel Rollers Lrg.Cap. Sawdust Vaccum Tooled Saddle, Mens jewellry And more!

(Coombs) 1-250-248-4495 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

Marine Technician

THE City of Victoria is recruiting for a FT Mechanical Technician. Please visit www.victoria.ca/jobs

GARAGE SALES

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

POOL Table for sale - downsizing must sell 8 ft. Minnesota Fats Covington MFT 800 great condition! Paid $1500 will sell at $1000 obo. 778-426-0290 GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

HOME CARE SUPPORT BETH’S HOME Care. Housekeeping services. I can help accomplish any task. Elizabeth Prince 250-893-5064.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity.

250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FRIENDLY FRANK AMY TAN New book 2013, ‘Valley of Amazement’ $25.

(250)477-1819.

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

GREAT DEAL FIREWOOD. Winter Special. Split & Delivered. Call 250-881-4842.

FURNITURE ESTATE SALE: Sofa and matching loveseat, chairs, 2 futon sofa beds, bedroom sets, 60” TV, dinning room set, dishes, china cabinets, Persian carpets, Persian satellite, garden tools, clothing, complete household items. All in excellent condition. Everything must go! Call (250)477-4600.

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NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views.

Easy to buy. Reasonable Down! Owner will carry mortgage. 250-753-0160 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.

Women’s Mustang Floater Coat & Bib Pants.

2 VW & Audi Bike Racks.

Car Brochures.

Magazines from 50’s & 60’s.

(778)426-2835.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700 WANTED 1960’s Pick-up Truck, Ford or Chev, running condition, $500 or less. Call John (250)816-7368.

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.

LANGFORD: 3 bdrm, N/P, cable, shared laundry. $1350.

Call (250)882-2330.

TRANSPORTATION

2009 KIA SPECTRA- 36,000 km, under warranty, 4 cyclinder, 5 speed, detailed, spoiler, great looking car in mint condition, $8500. (778)426-3424.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

AUTO FINANCING

APARTMENT/CONDO

SIDNEY 9805 2nd St- Large 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

HOUSES FOR SALE

AFFORDABLE AND quiet.

55+ community in Ladysmith.

Home of the famous Festival of Lights!!!! Carefree manufactured homes on easy care lots for as low as $119,700. Low monthly lot fee. On transit.

Close to parks, community centre, pool and amazing trails. Only 50 minutes from Victoria and less than 20 minutes to Nanaimo. New Home Warranty. Contact Duck Paterson @ 250-246-0637 or email: info@lmfhomes.ca

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

DUPLEX/4-PLEX

FOR SALE BY OWNER

SUITES, UPPER

GORGE- 1 bdrm condo, free hot water, N/P, $700. Call (250)882-2330.

REAL ESTATE

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) both properties are 1850sq ft 3 bdrms, 4 bath, 5 appls and much more, $309,000 includes gst.

New Home For Sale: 5887 Stone Haven Rd, 2050sq ft, 2 bdrm+ den+ rec room heat pump, 5 appls, built-in vac, $384,000 includes gst, on bus route near hospital.

Call Gord (250)710-1947.

WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo inclds utils. Possibly small boat moorage +.

Pet OK. N/S. (250)656-5999.

1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 bolt Vette motor and 350 Turbo trans installed in 1985. Seals done in 2008. A.C. works, New head liner 2014, a true time piece. $5,900 obo. Must Sell. Call Terry 250-478-1426.

RENTALS

TIMESHARE FOR sale; weeks 49 & 51 at Panorama BC Ski Resort. Available for ownership at only the cost for legal fees. Deed property. Call (250)995-2992.

WHITE DAY bed w/trundle includes cover & 3 shams. $275.

Call (250)656-7716.

I have an excellent CASH BACK program.

For example you would receive $4,050 cash on a sale of $500,000. $5,550 on a $600,000 sale and on up from there. ✫✫ SELLING? ✫✫ I charge far less commission. For example only $6,900 on a $600,000 sale. A full commission realtor would cost you $21,000 at 6 and 3.

Call me now at 250-508-0739 or visit www.jimparsons.com Jim Parsons Onepercent Realty VI Financing by Edward Gee

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.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES DISTRESS SALES BANK FORECLOSURES FIXER UPPERS Free List with Pictures & Addresses at:

www.JimParsons.com

Jim Parsons 1% Realty 250-508-0739

1998 TRAVELAIRE 5th wheel. Exc. cond. new hot water heater, circuit board in fridge, toilet wheel bearings packed tires & electrical brake system checked. In floor heating privacy screens, rubber roof vinyl siding water purification kit, 24x12 outdoor mat.

Full winter storage shroud with breathable sides & rubber roof. $10,000. 250-652-9660.

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

Move in today 250-588-9799

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

TRUCKS & VANS

HOMES FOR RENT

1986 NISSAN pick-up truck, 2 wheel drive, 6 cylinder, standard, 204,000 km. Good running condition. $1500 obo.

Call (250)812-6565.

SIDNEY: 2 bdrm rancher, completely remodeled, close to town. NS/NP. Avail Mar. 1. $1200.+ utils. 604-836-5407.

SIDNEY 3 bdrm, 2 bath, and recroom. Close to schools, bus, shopping. $1500 Dean 778351-2244 SOOKE 3 BR rancher on acreage, 2 full baths, 7 appl., heat efficient/pump, $1400, n/s, refs. Avail. Feb. 1. 250642-2015

1990 TOYOTA 4x4. Extended cab, V6, 5-spd. 227,000 km.

White, great truck! $6500. Call (250)479-3680.

MARINE

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

AUTO SERVICES

GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking.

Working male only. $650 inclusive. Ray 778-433-1233.

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

SUITES, LOWER BRENTWOOD BAY- brand new 1 bdrm grd level suite, own entry, NS/NP. D/W, W/D. $700+ utils.

Call (250)652-1725.

ESQUIMALT- 2 bdrm ground level, W/D, cat ok. N/S. $1025. + 1/3 gas heat. Avail now or Feb. 1st. (250)385-2846.

GLANFORD- 1 bdrm, lrg living rm+ kitchen. $700 inclds utils.

N/P. Call (778)350-2446.

GORGE-HARRIET- Quiet, lrg 1 bdrm, grd level, priv ent, utils incl’d, parking, partially furnished, NS/NP. $745/mo.

Avail Apr 1.

Call 250-3840460 (leave a message).

HARRIET/UPTOWN- fully furnished 3 bdrm, reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1350 inclusive. W/D. 250-480-0849.

LANGFORD- 2 bd, Park with creek. 5 appl. All utils inc, NS/NP. $1,275. 250-478-1324 MARIGOLDthe coziest 1 bdrm, W/S, shared W/D, quiet.

NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

NORTH NANAIMO: 1bdrm private suite. New floors & paint. Shared laundry. Secure, covered parking. FREE cable.

N/S, No Partiers. $800/mo.

250-756-9746.

today for more details.

12 HOUR on 50 HP motor, 14’ boat, depth sounder transmitter and receiver. $5,000 obo.

Call (250)652-1725.

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ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

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

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden.

Clean-ups, Pruning & More.

Senior’s discount. Free estimates. Mike 250-216-7502.

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

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

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

TAX

250-477-4601 SAVE ON Bookkeeping & Accounting.

Year ends, GST, PST, payroll & T4s. Personal tax returns from $49. Avail weekends. Mike 250-595-8110

CARPENTRY

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery.

References available.

250-475-1462.

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.

GARDENING 10% OFF! Fall Cleanups, Raking, Pruning, Hauling, Mowing. (250)479-6495.

CLEANING SERVICES HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References.

250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

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.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small.

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in 1944. Originally from Saanich, she first attended with a cousin who lived in Oak Bay. She said the District of Oak Bay started the club as something for people to do Christopher Sun during war time. The group News staff originally met weekly above the old Oak Bay municipal hall.

The Oak Bay Art Club is Sutherland stopped celebrating its 70th year with attending the art club meetings a month-long All You Need is last year due to her advancing heART exhibition at Goward age and is now an honorary House in February. member.

Art club president Fred “I joined it because it was Alcock said the theme is something to do during the coined to acknowledge war,” Sutherland Valentine’s Day. said. “Once the The exhibition “I joined it war was over, Oak allows the club’s because it was Bay dropped it and 49 members, we didn’t want it ranging from something to do to go.” hobbyists to during the war.”

Members professionals, to - Dale Sutherland took over the display and sell club, creating an their art. annually elected executive to “We have beginners right oversee the group. Sutherland through to very accomplished continued as a member and artists in the club,” Alcock created about 200 paintings. said. “Having the input of She painted mostly with water various people allows us all to colour and on average, sold sort of grow.” two to three pieces at the Members meet twice a annual club-sponsored art month at Windsor Park shows.

Pavilion and guest artists “When you join an are often invited to give organization and everybody demonstrations, giving an is doing things you like as educational component to the a hobby, you don’t mind club. carrying on,” said Sutherland, Dale Sutherland joined the an active member for almost art club when it first started

It’s been 125 years since B.C. Lt.Gov. Hugh Nelson cut the ribbon on Victoria’s shining new courthouse in Bastion Square.

Surrounded by Victoria’s elite, Chief Justice Matthew Baillie Begbie – B.C.’s first supreme court judge remembered best for his propensity for hanging – made a speech comparing the building’s splendour to his open-air court proceedings during the Crown colony’s early days.

And while much has changed since 1889, the former courthouse, inside the Maritime Museum of B.C., is the site of a celebration tomorrow (Feb. 1) to mark the historic anniversary.

“Being a National Historic Site, the building is part of who we are as British Columbians,” said Jonathan Irwin, the museum’s executive director.

The courthouse was B.C.’s first major public building constructed after Confederation in 1871.

To mark the occasion, the Maritime Museum is offering $1.25 admission and free cupcakes to the first 125 visitors on Saturday. Doors open at 10 a.m., and tours focusing on the history of the courthouse take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Don Denton/News staff

Fred Alcock, president of the Oak Bay Art Club, right, presents flowers to longtime member Dale Sutherland. Sutherland, who joined the club in 1944, and the other members are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Oak Bay Art Club this year.

70 years. “All the meetings were very interesting.”

The opening reception for All You Need is heART is on Sunday, Feb. 2 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd. The exhibit runs

to Feb. 26.

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Lara Hurrell fell in love with James Bay when she was staying in an older home that had been converted into apartments.

So when it came time for her to look for a home to purchase, she knew what she wanted: to stay in the neighbourhood and to find a heritage home.

Last fall she moved into a cozy James Bay house built around 1910. Finding a place that was not only full of character, but “move-in ready” was like a dream, she says.

“The home inspector told me (this) was a real gem,” she says. “I really kind of hit the jackpot with this home.”

The previous owner had done a fair amount of restoration work, from replacing the flooring with hardwood Douglas fir to returning the windows to their original leaded stained glass style and installing various updated but period-style fixtures. Despite its relatively small size, the home has three bedrooms and plenty of room for what she needs, Hurrell says.

She advises people looking to purchase heritage or

Don Denton/News staff

Lara Hurrell sits by a stained glass window in the front room of her James Bay heritage home. The house was restored to heritage standards by its previous owner. character homes to do their research and make sure they know what they’re getting into.

“The initial house I saw, I knew it needed a lot of work,” she said, adding her realtor advised her that home might eat up a lot of her savings. “I was lucky. This one was move-in ready.”

In her research with the Victoria-based Hallmark Heritage Society, Hurrell, who was specifically looking for an older house, found her future home had been

moved from across the street and was raised in 1929.

Dave Layzell and his wife, Sharon, recently sold Dashwood Manor, a large bed and breakfast on Cook Street at Dallas Road, after operating it for eight years.

He says older homes have a special appeal and keep people rooted in the past.

“When you do live in that kind of heritage home, it is very difficult to ignore the sensation of knowing there’s been several generations of people living there before

you,” he says.

As Hurrell found, not all heritage homes are created the same or are in the same condition. But veteran realtor Patrick Skillings says the numerous well-kept heritage homes in the region are a big part of maintaining the visual appeal of our city from a tourism standpoint.

“Victoria is the No. 1 city for heritage retention in B.C. by far,” he says, noting that New Westminster is a distant second. “The beauty of older homes is the streetscape they engender

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Skillings is a definite fan.

He is a director on the Hallmark society, the Capital Region’s watchdog for built heritage preservation, and spent eight years on the board of the Victoria Heritage Foundation, a City of Victoria program that educates owners of character homes about available restoration grants and the heritage designation process.

While the market for heritage homes can be tricky to navigate – younger buyers are more likely to be interested in newer homes, he admits – there will always be buyers looking for the unique materials – like solid wood – and design features that older homes include.

“Assuming the house is well-maintained, the quality of construction will win the day,” he says.

Hurrell, who lived in Calgary previous to her apartment stint, put to rest the misconception that owners of designated heritage homes are handcuffed by regulations when it comes to making alterations.

“A lot of people are under the impression you can’t change the interior of the house and that’s generally not the case,” she says. “Talk to the heritage foundation about what you can and cannot do. Once you do your due diligence, if you find the outside works for you, then the inside is no problem.” ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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Garlic Sausage

On Sale

99

¢

Per 100g

Friday, Jan 31st to Tuesday, Feb 4 th, 2014 ONLY

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