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Honouring the peacekeepers Former Victoria Police Department officer Rick Anthony takes a moment to compose himself during the 22nd annual Peacekeepers Memorial Day service in Victoria on Saturday. Anthony, now an Oak Bay police officer, is a veteran of the 2001 United Nation’s Peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. The ceremony recalls the deaths of nine Canadians killed when a missile hit their aircraft over the Golan Heights on Aug. 9, 1974. Forty years later, the tragedy continues to represent the most Canadian lives lost in a single incident as part of a military peace operation since the Korean War. For more on the ceremony, please turn to page A11.

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junior triathletes (16 to 23), including 2016 Olympic hopefuls Kirsten Sweetland (25) and Matt Sharpe (23) of Saanich, who recently represented Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Kelly now coaches in Hong Kong with the Hong Kong Sports Institute but says in the claim that his reputation within the international triathlon community has been damaged by Whitfield’s attacking comments. They came in a specific tweet on Aug. 4, 2012, followed by additional comments overheard among journalists that day, and then spoken in a media session the next day. Here’s an excerpt of Whitfield’s comments in the claim, which remain unproven. “Patrick Kelly endorsed a rushed recovery plan for Paula Findlay … Over and over and over again, they just kept driving the car into a brick wall, and in the end, they all finally said, ‘She’s dif-

hadn’t been served and was still waiting to respond, though he confirmed having read about it in the newspapers. Kelly’s background goes far back in Victoria. He was part of the city’s first wave of triathletes in the early 1980s. As well as coaching Canada’s elites, such as F i n d l a y, Kelly was best known in Greater V i c t o ria as the National Simon Whitfield Triathlon Centre program co-ordinator for most of the last decade. The NTC was based out of Saanich Commonwealth Place, where Kelly coached dozens of up-and-coming

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Simon Whitfield has been praised for his passionate expression on Twitter. But a civil suit filed this week is suggesting he went to far in targeting Paula Findlay’s coach Patrick Kelly following her disappointing result, finishing dead last in the women’s triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Now Whitfield is the target. The retired Olympic athlete and Fairfield resident is the defendant in a notice of civil claim filed with the Supreme Court of B.C.on Aug. 1, by triathlon coach Patrick Kelly. As of Monday morning Whitfield

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Ninety teams from throughout the Pacific northwest will race all day Saturday and Sunday in divisions ranging from novice to elite. General Manager Glenys Haskins said that the society’s acquisition of the Gorge Paddling Club earlier this year will help keep it connected with Victoria’s dragon boat community. “From the paddlers’ perspective, this means the festival can be more in touch with what they will appreciate,” Haskins said. “We can act as a guiding hand for the growth of the sport, we can go beyond just being a once a year festival and add a year-round component.” The festival begins on Friday at 1 p.m. with a blessing by Songhees and Esquimalt elders, followed by the traditional eye-dotting ceremony, in which Taoist priests dot the eyes of each dragon boat in order to awaken them before racing. Racing begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, with qualifying teams moving on to the semi-finals at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Awards will be given to paddlers on Sunday afternoon, followed by a closing Paddlers’ Dance at 4:30 p.m. Aside from racing, participants can enjoy live music at the main stage at Ship Point, as well as dance, Tai Chi, Kung Fu and hip-hop performances at the cultural stage next to the Forbidden City Food Court. Food trucks will be on-site and historic First Nations and Chinese walking tours will take place each afternoon. reporter@vicnews.com

Three get special honour at dragon boat gala event The Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society’s 20th anniversary gala tonight (Aug. 13) will see three community leaders receiving lifetime memberships to the society. The recipients are: Don Yuen, founder of Fairway Market; Mel Cooper, president of Melco Management; and Captain Cedric Steele of the Royal Canadian Navy. The recipients were chosen based on their support, either personal or financial, of the Dragon Boat Festival and the dragon boat community over the past 20 years. reporter@vicnews.com

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Victoria from the sky

A trip in a small plane gives a bird’seye-view to our region – and we’re a lot closer than you think Don Denton News staff

One moment you are trundling down the airport runway and then, impossibly quickly it seems, you are lifting off, the tiny craft twitching and shifting with the wind. Few people experience flight in a small plane. Most of us fly in a large jetliner, viewing the world from the vantage point of a small window high above the earth protected from the outside by what feels like a thick skin of metal. Our view is vast and often interfered with by passing clouds. In a small plane you enjoy looking out through a larger window and you are so much closer to the earth. You still have a unique bird’s-eye view but you are low enough to spot small details. The first thing that strikes you is how close everything actually is. The topography that shapes our land travel flattens out under our sky high eye. Elk Lake may seem a long ways from the Cordova Bay Golf Course though really it’s the ridge that separates them that creates the distance. Heading towards downtown Victoria, details that stand out are the large playing fields of the University of Victoria and the light-coloured roofs of Uptown glowing with reflected sunlight. Royal Jubilee Hospital appears as a surprising interruption in a sea of residential housing. We pass over Royal Athletic Park, the ball diamond clear to the eye, if only the HarbourCats were playing now we could easily see each player at his position. Looking to our right, the green fairways of the Gorge Vale Golf Club stand out on the horizon, looking from this angle like the runs of a ski hill. We view roads, houses and apartments interspersed with industrial areas and we clearly see and perhaps for the first time really understand, how our various waterways affect our travel and construction. In the harbour, the wake behind boats and taxiing seaplanes stand out against the dark water. Over downtown, we recognize so many buildings and areas: the construction site that surrounds the Johnson Street Bridge, the unique sinuous shape of the Shutters condo complex in the Songhees, the MV Coho ferry at dock and the iconic Empress Hotel and B.C. legislature building, still impressive from the air. We spot our favourite parks, many just small green squares, but Beacon Hill is a large presence with it’s heavily treed areas contrasting with the, at this time of year, dried out grassy fields. We note the number of trees along streets. Too soon this short flight is done and we turn to return to the airport, a descent that brings us back to our street level view of life and leaves us looking up and envying the eagle soaring above. ••• Don Denton is a staff photographer with the Victoria News.

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Car show fundraiser shifts gear to Saanich Peninsula Vancouver Island Motor Gathering, Aug. 17, supports Children’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver Island and the Saanich Peninsula Foundation Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

Rows of shining vehicles will help keep a pair of sparkling health foundations highlighting community and children’s health this year. The German Auto Import Network hosts the 2014 Vancouver Island Motor Gathering on Aug. 17 with funds raised supporting the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver Island and the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation. For many years, under many different names, the car show was held on the grounds of the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health. It has decades-old roots as a fundraiser for what is now called the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver Island. “It is a longstanding community event, it has raised awareness,” said Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island CEO Linda Hughes. It has also raised tens of thousands of dollars for the cause, she added. This year the funds raised will go toward early intervention for children’s health. “When a child is born and you know that child

is facing some health This year, we wanted to be challenges … The earlier able to support another some strategies can local charity as well.” be learned and extra They added the Saanich assistance the more Peninsula Hospital prepared they are as they Foundation, which funds become older,” Hughes equipment and programs at said. “They can become their community hospital all they can be (and) be fit their desire for a charity included in their family and with community roots. The community.” SPHF current campaign is Despite not being to raise $2.4 million for a “a sophisticated car CT scanner. It has raised aficionado” $2.3 million she finds to date and “We love cars. This will also the show amazing – a a live is our business and it’s host blend of new auction and old cars, just something we feel of a 1990 as well as Rolls Royce some unique we can do.” at 1 p.m. vehicles. during the - Cindy Mui, German Auto The show Vancouver Import Network includes Island Motor motorcycles Gathering. as well. “These “They’re amazingly kept charities seemed like a fit and people take such pride for us … we support as in these vehicles,” said much local as possible. Hughes. That’s our main focus,” Mui Pride in vehicles is said. something the German Auto Black Press staff, Import Network shares and representing Island-wide part of the reason they took community newspapers will over organization of the put their efforts forward as event last year. well. “We love cars. This is Working with the Salmon our business and it’s just Farmers Association of something we feel we B.C. and Truffles Catering can do,” said Cindy Mui, they’ll host a by- donation marketing director, German salmon burger barbecue Auto Import Network. with proceeds going to the ”We raised over $52,000 two charities the event and that was just in cash. supports.

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BCTF will be pushed to settle The provincial government is quite predictably getting some flak from the B.C. Teachers Federation and the NDP over a plan to pay parents of children (up to 12) $40 per day for each school day missed in September – if the BCTF strike is not settled by then. While the move is certainly political, it does recognize the fact that parents are hit hard by the teachers’ strike, through extra daycare and other costs. The government saves a boatload of money – $12 million a day – as a result of the strike. It is not unreasonable to share some of those savings with those who are paying extra money in day-to-day expenses, as a result of this strike. It also should serve as a reminder to BCTF members that there will be no paycheques in September if the strike isn’t settled by then. Finance Minister Mike de Jong is right that it would do little good to legislate teachers back to work. That tactic has been used far too often in the past. There needs to be an actual agreement between the two sides, for their own good and for the good of students and parents. The bargaining system involving the two is in terrible shape, but hard negotiations could result in an agreement — if there is some genuine willingness on the part of both sides to do so. Teachers who are caught up in this dispute will have to carefully consider their actions over the next month or so. Many are already feeling the financial squeeze. Several weeks out of work in September will really hurt, particularly as they are not getting strike pay. Will they put pressure on the union to try and settle? The government holds almost all the cards. It will face no political pressure of any consequence, with an election three years away. Settlements with other unions will eventually force the BCTF to toe the line. The question is, how long will it take? And will kids pay the price again by losing instruction time this fall?

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Farm changes a leap forward the restrictions on on-farm The B.C. government’s intentions processing could allow the for the Agricultural Land Reserve establishment of abbatoirs (large, have been clarified by a public small or mobile) on farms, to serve consultation that proposes new surrounding cattle, game or poultry commercial and industrial uses on farms.” Then there’s cheese, fruit farmland. Political watchers may recall that juice and even medical marijuana products. this was the hill the NDP And did you know that was prepared to die on wineries and cideries are this spring. It was going allowed on farmland but to be a farmland looting breweries, distilleries and spree for right-wing meaderies aren’t? (Mead property developers and is made from honey, all hope of “food security” and doesn’t have to be would be dashed. drunk from a bronze mug As I attempted to while wearing a horned explain at the time, helmet.) the changes have little Now that we’ve or nothing to do with Tom Fletcher discovered that breweries ALR exclusions. Now a B.C. Views don’t have to be giant discussion paper poses a urban industrial plants series of questions, some of which illustrate the need to bring producing mediocre lager that all tastes the same, possibilities farmland regulations up to date. abound. The first one deals with On-farm wine and cider sales restrictions on retail sales, a case have similarly quaint retail space study in arbitrary state control. and product origin restrictions. There is a strict maximum floor The government proposes to allow space. A minimum one half of retail sales of products not made on site, sales must be produced on that as long as they’re made in B.C. farm. Food packing, preparation This could make more local retail and processing are similarly beverage co-ops viable. Or it could restricted. spawn a wave of unregulated rural This requires multiple duplicate operations of questionable viability. liquor stores that create chaos on country roads. You decide. It brings to mind Mao Tse Tung’s On a more serious note, there Great Leap Forward, where farmers are a couple of questions about all had little iron smelting furnaces changes to the newly created “zone out back to make tools. But I two,” the Interior, Kootenay and digress. North regions. One repeats the “Amongst other things,” the government’s intention to open up discussion paper says, “lessening

non-farm use rules to allow certain oil and gas service functions on farmland. This is to reflect the reality already on the ground in the Northeast. What other non-farm activities it may entail is not yet known, as the consultation and regional meetings continue until Aug. 22. There are proposals to bypass the Agricultural Land Commission for certain kinds of farmland subdivision in zone two. These are where the subdivided parcels are a quarter section (160 acres) or bigger, or where they are divided by a road or waterway. And finally there are proposed exemptions from ALC scrutiny of leases, to allow “intergenerational transfer,” so retiring farmers don’t have to plead for state permission to remain on their own property. Another exemption would “encourage the use of otherwise unfarmed land by existing or new farmers.” NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham, who circulated a photo of herself with a samurai sword in a theatrical “Kill Bill 24” campaign, continues to insist that these changes open up 90 per cent of ALR land for “development.” It’s a hypocritical as well as a misleading statement, since a portion of her own Saanich farm property is rented to a successful craft gin distillery. ••• Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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airport, so I kept my joy inside. As he came off the plane and we got him out of his kennel, I didn’t know what to do. Should I pet him? Can I look at him? Will he bite me? Ultimately, I chose option number 1. The bond between Diesel and I formed slowly. The first few weeks and months seemed like I was just a guy with a dog, which, in reality, I was. I was not yet a K9 handler. I could hold his leash, I could provide him the basics of life: food, water, bathroom breaks, companionship and exercise, but to say I knew what I was doing would be a lie. I would walk Diesel, go to a quiet park and lay with him, in hopes that he would show some interest in me, and start to understand that we were in this together. When that bond started to solidify, my world changed. I understand that being a police officer is not for everyone. I also understand that being a K9 officer is not for everyone, but the bond that forms between a handler and the dog is one that cannot be understood until you have truly experienced it. Diesel and I have made it through the four-month basic course for K9 handlers and have been on the road in the City of Victoria and the Township of Esquimalt since Jan. 1. It has easily

Diesel living with my family and I, and seven months working together on the streets, I have become closer to him than I could have possibly imagined. Yes, at times, my partner can get a little smelly. Yes, I am responsible for feeding him and picking up after his bathroom breaks and yes, I have

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Get ready to walk and run for a good cause; the Victoria Kidney Walk takes place this weekend at Clover Point. The event kicks off at 10 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 17). Funds raised go to the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Participants can choose between three events, a 2.5-kilometre walk, a five-kilometre fun run or a five-kilometre timed run sponsored by the Running Room. “The walk and the fun run are both free to participate in and are a way for us to get people out to support the foundation and raise awareness,” said Jamie Boittiaux, one of the

event’s organizers. For the timed run, participants are asked to pre-register ($35) online at victoriakidneywalk.ca. Race day registration is $40. “Last year we had around 100 people come out and participate so we’re hoping to surpass that this year,” said Boittiaux, who is also a kidney patient and well aware of the benefits of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. “I only became more involved with the foundation in the last couple of years,” she explained. “I’ve had three kidney surgeries and a kidney removed and afterwards I felt so alone. When I got involved with the Victoria chapter of the foundation I found that I wasn’t alone at all. My hope is that all people who are newly diagnosed with kidney problems will know they have somewhere to turn and the Victoria Kidney Walk helps with that.” The funds raised through the walks, which happen all over B.C. and Canada this month and

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Bocce, touch rugby and music are on the agenda for a three-way 60th birthday bash for a trio of Jrugby stalwarts, to be held at the Velox Rugby Club in Saanich on Saturday (Aug. 16). Barry Kelly, Bob McCliggot and Jim Turner decided to celebrate their August birthdays with some fun on the field and music in the clubhouse, all for a pair of good causes. Proceeds from the event will be split between The Prostate Centre and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation of B.C. and Yukon. Tournaments for bocce and touch rugby get underway at noon, while tunes from the Deb Rhymer Blues Band happen from 2 to 6 p.m. They’ll host a jam session starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 per couple or $10 for singles, available in advance only by calling Lori at 250-217-7817 or emailing Jim at cycles@ shaw.ca. editor@vicnews.com

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Canadian Forces Canadian politicians Forces members, members, politicians and cadet units rememand cadet units remembered Canada’s fallen bered Canada’s fallen peacekeepers on Saturpeacekeepers on Saturday. day. The 22nd annual The 22nd Memorial annual Peacekeepers Peacekeepers Memorial Day service was held at Day service was held at the downtown cenotaph the downtown cenotaph to honour members of to members of thehonour Canadian Forces the who Canadian have died Forces during who died during peacehave operations. peace Theoperations. ceremony The theceremony recalled deaths of recalled the deaths of nine Canadians killed nine when Canadians a missile hitkilled their when hitGolan their aircrafta missile over the aircraft over the9, Golan Heights on Aug. 1974. Heights Aug. 9, 1974. Forty onyears later, years later, theForty tragedy continues the tragedy continues to represent the most to represent Canadian livesthe lostmost in a Canadian livesas lost in of a single incident part single incident as part of a military peace operaa military operation since peace the Korean tion War. since the Korean War. Guest speaker at the Guest ceremony speaker at was the Victoria Victoria ceremony was former Victoria Police former Victoria Police Department officer Rick Department Anthony whoofficer took Rick part Anthony took part in a UN who peacekeeping in a UN peacekeeping operation in Kosovo in operation in Kosovo in 2001. 2001. klaird@blackpress.ca

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DID YOU KNOW? BBB Accredited Businesses must pass a comprehensive screening process. Look for the 2014 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 2014 BBB Accredited Business Directory

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.

1UP-VICTORIA Single Parent Resource Centre offers a 10-week daytime training program for peer helpers to single parents, on communication skills beginning Thursdays Sept. 18. Six-month volunteer commitment required on completion. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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 September 18 to November 20 from 12:00-2:30pm..

Interested individuals please contact Raina Pierce at: raina@1-up.ca or call 250.385.1114

INDUSTRIAL / AUTOMOTIVE SALES REPRESENTATIVES We are a large company based in Fort St. John, B.C that is looking for Industrial/ Automotive Sales Representatives to join our team. We offer an attractive compensation ($105,600/year), benefits and bonus program. Sales experience is not necessary but an industrial background would be a definite asset. Please forward your resume to: human.resources. depart1@gmail.com LIONS GATE FOREST PRODUCTS is accepting resumes for BC Coastal Licensed Scalers. * Camp/Local Positions available (Northern Vancouver Island) * Competitive wages, plus full benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to ken@lgforest.ca

SAVE ON FOODS MEMORIAL CENTRE JANITORIAL STAFF ALL SHIFTS â&#x153;ąDays. â&#x153;ąEvent. â&#x153;ąNight Exciting opportunity to work in sports & entertainment. Hours are event driven Contact Deb: 250-220-2638 or fax resume to 250-220-7887

MEDICAL/DENTAL

FERNWOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD Resource Group is seeking a reliable long-term driver with a truck to pick up bread donations on Wednesdays at 6:30pm and deliver them to the centre. The job takes 30-45 minutes. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269. VICTORIA WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Transition House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/

PERSONAL SERVICES

TragerÂŽ Bodywork allows you to move more freely with less pain and tension. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel deeply relaxed & have greater mental clarity. Rae Bilash

CertiďŹ ed Trager Practitioner Women only, call for appt. 250-380-8733 www.raebilash.ca * Also Hot Stone Massage

PEERS VICTORIA seeks applications for support volunteer roles including fundraising, cooking or serving lunch. An interview will be conducted to determine interests and types of support. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

HOUSES FOR SALE

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate Bugs- Guaranteed. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot. NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.

ANTIQUES/VINTAGE

APARTMENT/CONDO OFFICE CORNER computer desks, beech and green laminate with keyboard tray, filing drawer and stationary drawer. 72â&#x20AC;?x60â&#x20AC;?x24â&#x20AC;?, formerly used in professional office but would also suit home/student use. Excellent condition. Asking $100 obo. Call Jim at 250656-1151, ext.126.

AUCTIONS ONLINE AUCTIONS: Heavy & Recreational Equipment - Terex Dozer, Chris Craft Boat, Modified E-Tec Skidoo, Customized Sled Trailer, Gang Plank Edger, Motorbike & Glorious BC Mountain Ranch. www.mcdougallauction.com. 1(800)263-4193 PV#319916

FRIENDLY FRANK 2 LAWN chairs w/seat covers, new $15. Childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trike, like new $40. 250-388-6725 6 CORN flower pattern glasses, 8oz, used very little, $9. Call (250)383-5390.

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 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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FREE: BUILT in white dishwasher, exc. cond. You pick up. Call (250)478-3797.

ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-3511783.

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

Strictly Strata Management oneflatfee.ca 250-588-4019 or strictlystrata@gmail.com

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PCL ENERGY now hiring Journeyperson: Pipefitters, Millwrights ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) for immediate shutdown work on an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked, travel and bonuses paid! We offer competitive wages and benefits. Call 780-468-8026, send resume: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com

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KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com

Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses to support our Pediatric /Adolescent clients for home care in the Greater Victoria areas. Pediatric experience is an asset. We do offer client specific training and support as required. If you are an RN and enjoy working with children, we would love to hear from you.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Interested individuals are encouraged to Fax resume to our Burnaby ofďŹ ce: 1-866-686-7435 or e-mail: pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca

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7 PIECE cherry wood dinning room set, $99. Call (250)6561271. AIR PURIFIER toaster oven (778)433-0108.

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CD STEREO, radio, 4 speakers, $99. Call (250)595-3729. CLASSIC PENTAX MZ-7 camera, 35-80mm lens, uses film, $99. (250)383-4506. LG CELL phone, almost new w/leather magnetic case, $66. Ask for Mike,(778)432-2822. NEW: 2 sleeping bags, $20 ea. 2 stacking coolers, $20. 1 folding camp table, $15. Call (250)652-3606. RUG, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;7â&#x20AC;?x8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $20. 3 bone-handled knives $20. 5 older golf clubs $10 ea. (778)265-1615. STIHL FS 45 gas string trimmer, used sparingly, $75. (250)656-9272.

CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSET! Call 250.388.3535

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. STEEL BUILDINGS steel buildings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;steel overstock sale!â&#x20AC;? 20x20 $4,055. 25x24 $4,650. 30x32 $6,586. 32x34 $7,677. 40x48 $12,851. 47x70 $17,899. One End wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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1 BDRM Very quiet, ocean views, Clean, well maintained. Laundry, Sauna, Elevator, Hot Water, Heat. (250) 388-9384

FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-9600045. www.dollars4guns.com.

FRASER TOLMIE APARTMENTS 1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St) Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suites Beautiful grounds with resort style amenities INQUIRE TODAY: 250.477.6323 or frasertolmie@bentall kennedy.com www.frasertolmie.ca Proudly Managed By Bentall Kennedy Residential Services

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

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FOR SALE BY OWNER CADBORO BAY- Queenswood. 5 bdrm character home, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Municipal assessment, $627,000. Call to view: (250)888-0609.

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SIDNEY. PATIO condo 45+, 1100 sq.ft. Upgraded 2-bdrm, 2 bath. N/P. Heat, H/W, locker, parking. $1350.(250)654-0230

GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, W/D, D/W, A/C, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Call Ray 778-433-1233.

SUITES, LOWER

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BEAR MTN area- suite in new house, 2 bdrms, ground floor. Laundry. $1150. inclds utils. Great views. 250-886-7755.

THE GLENSHIEL We are unique!

Bedsitting rooms, 3 full meals a day, housekeeping. In the heart of Victoria by the Museum. Family Atmosphere. BEST DEAL IN TOWN! Available immediately for 55 years & up. Summer discount; move in by October 1st and pay $1135 for the ﬁrst 6 months. Some conditions apply.

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING

CARS

We Buy Cars! $50 to $1000 Scrap Junk Running or Not! Cars Trucks Vans

250-686-3933

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HOMES FOR RENT ALBERT HEAD Lagoon. 2bdrm + den, 1.5 baths, F/P. $1600. + utils. (250)383-8344.

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BEAT MY Price! Best workmanship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

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250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

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

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

250-477-4601

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Specializing in small indoor and outdoor jobs and repairs. 20 yrs exp. Licensed, insured, registered. (250)857-1269.

CLEANING SERVICES 15+ YEARS exp., cheerful cleaner w/ own supplies. Senior discounts. (778)432-3588. AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869. EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, bondable, have own supplies except vacuum, $20/hr. Call (250)220-4965

CONCRETE & PLACING BARBER CEMENT Finishing; Driveways, sidewalks, patios, form work. Free est. 40 yrs exp. Call (250)704-9053. RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.

CONTRACTORS MASTER CARPENTER does restorations, renovations, sun decks, fences. Good rates, work guaranteed. No job too small. Ward (250)881-0296.

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

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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

(250) 858-0588 - Lawn & garden maint. - Landscaping - Fences & Decks - Hedge & Tree Services - Pressure Washing Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

GARDENING (250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Landscaping and bed design. River rock or patio stones. Blackberry/Ivy removal. Yard clean-up. Ref’s avail. 25 yr exp 250-216-9476; LANDSCAPE carpentry design and build. BBB/Insured. Accepting new contracts. www.ftguland.com 250-882-3129; AURICLE Luscious lawns happy hedgesgrand gardens. Sprinkler design & repair. BLACKBERRY CLEARINGWeedeater miracles! Hedges, Clean-ups, lawn cuts. John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PLUMBING

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. GRAND XTERIOR CleaningGutter, windows, de-moss, p wash. We clean your neighbours house. 250-380-7778.

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

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully insured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

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

HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383. SENIOR HANDYMAN. Assists do-it-yourselfers. Household repairs. Fred, 250-888-5345 STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofing. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.

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. GARBAGE, DEMOLITION, compost, attics & basements. Refuse Sam. (250)216-5865. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413. JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood floors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. I do it all! Free est WCB. 250-881-3886.

HOME REPAIRS FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

LANDSCAPING ANDREW’S GARDENING. 20+ years exp. Mowing, weeding, clearing, woodwork, rockwork & planting. Insured. Call (778)967-1246.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK 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

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MOVING & STORAGE (250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&truck) Sr. Disc. DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. No travel time before or after local moves. BBB accredited. Free est. Call Tyler 250-418-1747. Moving to Lower Mainland? Empty Truck August 26/27 Exp’d Moving Company. What have you. Call collect: John Fitzpatrick 604-779-2278

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071 ✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫ (250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Quality Interiors/Ext. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

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

PLASTERING PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-516-5178.

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

STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-516-5178.

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

WINDOW CLEANING ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter & window cleaning. Power washing. Roof de-mossing. Pkg discounts. WCB. (778)433-9275. BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning. Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066. DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190. GRAND XTERIOR CleaningWe clean your neighbours house. Gutters, window, roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.

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NEWS

ICBC to mail out $38M in refunds ICBC is preparing to mail out 309,000 refund cheques ranging from $1 to $350 to optional auto insurance customers it overcharged since 2008. Wrong rates were used because of incorrect descriptions assigned years ago to many vehicles that are only now being fixed. The average customer who overpaid all six years will get a refund of around $108, ICBC spokesman Adam Grossman said.

The cheques will begin to go out around Aug. 20. The average overpayment was $18 per year. The refunds plus interest being paid total nearly $38 million. Nearly 370,000 other motorists were undercharged because of the glitches. ICBC won’t go after them for the $53 million in lost revenue. The faulty vehicle descriptions affected only optional insurance,

not basic rates. The refunds were calculated as part of two independent external reviews that checked millions of insurance transactions over the past six years. Auditors who examined ICBC’s handling of the issue concluded ICBC knew the problem was systemic as early as 2009 but management hid it from ICBC’s board of directors until mid-2013. Various fixes were contem-

plated but discarded, according to the auditors’ report. ICBC managers feared a solution might harm its relationship with brokers and that disclosure of inaccurate pricing would hurt ICBC’s business position against optional insurance competitors. The corporation ultimately opted to fix the errors and issue refunds as part of its sweeping $400-million technology upgrade program.

The long-running overcharges were finally made public in April by Transportation Minister Todd Stone – only after he was directly questioned by the media. ICBC’s board had intended to wait until it had a refund strategy ready to roll out. Customers renewing their auto insurance since July have been required to update their vehicle’s descriptions, Grossman said. editor@vicnews.com

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