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A new residential care facility for seniors is welcome news, but focus should also be put on the quality of home care, say advocates

A new $70-million residential care facility for seniors with dementia in Victoria will replace two facilities that are expected to close, but experts say there needs to be an increased focus on the quality of home care as well. B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie said Wednesday there needs to be sufficient support for those who wish to remain living in their own homes and also increased support for the caregivers. “It’s not clear that all of those supports are being provided across the board in the province and even here in the south Island,” said Mackenzie. “There are some people in residential care who could, if there were better supports in the community, be cared for in the community.” The new 320-bed residential facility, Summit at Quadra Village, will house seniors with dementia and who require complex care. It is expected to be completed in 2018. Summit at Quadra Village will replace Oak Bay Lodge and Mount Tolmie Hospital, which consist of 580 beds and will close once Summit opens. The remaining 260 beds that will be lost once Oak Bay Lodge and Mount Tolmie Hospital close are located at the new Heights at Mount View Village. There are currently no plans to add any more beds, said Cailey Hopkins, with the Capital Regional District. This makes the net total of beds the same in the end. “We might [need new beds], we might not,” said Mackenzie. “What we need to do first is make sure that we have provided the supports in the community for people to live independently to the greatest possible extent that we can, and I don’t think we’re doing that yet.” PLEASE SEE: Family members, Page A2

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Family members need respite, too Continued from Page A1

One of the main issues people say will force them out of their homes and into a residential care facility is the fear of not having proper home support, said Mackenzie. “Your ability to live independently is, for the most part, determined by whether or not you have a spouse or a family member who can live with you,” she said of seniors with dementia. “But if you look at the family composition of seniors that are going to come up behind the current group of seniors, far fewer of them are married, and far fewer of them have children.” If these seniors do have family members or community health workers that can take care of them day and night, it is important that those caretakers too are being supported in terms of getting breaks, said Mackenzie. “It’s vitally important that the caregiver gets respite, and I don’t think we’re doing that piece very well at all,” said Mackenzie, adding that often times it is due to budget cuts that decisions will be made to eliminate or reduce respite care. “It’s easy to say it’s not critical. But what they are doing is giving relief to the wife or the son or daughter who’s caring 24 hours for that person, and that wife or son or daughter needs to be able to get a break or they are going to break.” Another element that could help keep seniors with dementia in their homes longer is more education for workers in the community that come into contact with people with dementia, said Barbara Lindsay, director of advocacy and public policy with the Alzheimer Society of B.C. This could include retail workers, bank tellers and community centre employees, for example. “That will make a big difference in how people with dementia and their families live in the community, and it could really help to keep people at home longer,” said Lindsay, adding this would make the community a safer place for people with dementia by providing community members with strategies on dealing with and responding to them. “Even if there is a bed for every single person who [has] this disease, what we really need to do is have communities that are ready for people with dementia.”

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Clowns spread special kind of sunshine Sunshine Clown Band goes beyond comedy into realm of social work Christine van Reeuwyk Black Press

Clowns aren’t just for kids. The long-held belief that laughter is the best medicine holds true for adults and even seniors. Oak Bay is a home base of sorts for the Sunshine Clown Band. The dozen or so clowns in this troupe endeavour to stretch beyond entertaining and into the realm of social work. They produce a show called Dancing with Fish, a multifringe festival performance they also put on this fall at the Oak Bay United Church, which happens to be where they store their costumes and props and practice their craft. Aside from that show, they have year-round impact in longterm care homes around the region as care clowns. “You should see the effect clowns have on people in care facilities. They just light up,” says founding member Jim Ricks. “We sing with them and play and do silly things. We give hugs and stickers that say ‘I hugged a clown today’. We’ve got some interactive things we do … all of it is important. We pitch ourselves at the level the people are.” The Sunshine Clown Band started a little over six years ago, says Ricks. He and his daughter Amanda Gafter-Ricks and pal Scott Smith were in a choir together and decided to form the band. “We weren’t musically as together as we needed to be,” Ricks says. “If you want to be funny doing music you better be good at it. You can’t just be bad.” The clown band idea quickly grew into something more socially responsible. “We do some singing and dancing but it’s more a clown show. That’s where we’ve evolved to,” Ricks says. Gafter-Ricks, a registered drama therapist, started clowning many years ago and remembers it as, “fooling around and playing around the piano.”

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Amanda Gafter Ricks interacts with a resident at Beacon Hill Villa during a Sunshine Clowns visit late last year. Already a professional, she’s toured and worked as a clown. Gafter-Ricks, though, knows the keen difference between getting the laughs and providing a service. “We are not about entertaining. We are about connecting with the individuals we are meeting. Ultimately it’s about connecting on that human level as opposed to entertainment,” she says. “All of our clowns have a social service background. We have really arrived at the conclusion that anyone who’s coming in to do care clowning has to have those fundamental skill sets around social service and being in service for others, ideally.” The clowns’ experience runs

the gamut from childcare to working with seniors. “Those skills that you learn and those professions really do translate as care clowns,” Gafter-Ricks says. She points out newer clown Ann Sorensen, who joined this spring after retiring from 26 years working at the Queen Alexandra Centre. All Sorensen originally knew about therapeutic clowning was what she gleaned from Patch Adams, the movie starring Robin Williams, where the titular character made those in the most dire medical situations smile. It left her intrigued, and Sorensen knew upon retirement she’d be seeking to fill the void of years spent working with children.

How to train your clown The Sunshine Clown Band have four senior clowns and a number of newer ones. They’re considering another training in the spring to prepare another crop of caring and empowering clowns. “It takes about a year for clowns to come up in their character and feel comfortable care clowning,” says Amanda Gafter-Ricks. “We’re looking to grow but we don’t want to do anything that compromises our work. Whatever we do we want to take on mindfully and well.”

She found some care clown training in Montreal in 2012 and there learned of the Sunshine Clowns back home and joined up. “The word is getting out there, but there are a lot of people that don’t know much about care clowning or even that it exists,” Sorensen said. “They’re making a huge difference in a really sweet way.” Now her character Mimsy is a part of the Sunshine roster. “There are aspects of it where, it’s beautiful that you tap into a childlike part of yourself and you reach people in a different way. It means so much to people who can be so isolated. It’s a wonderful way to connect with people,” she said. “I’m new, and with clowning you take on a clown persona but the clown persona has aspects of you in it. You take a characteristic that isn’t your best quality and you exaggerate the dickens out of it.” Mimsy tries hard, but drops things and wears a bicycle bell as a ring. “She does her best,” Sorensen says with a laugh. Mimsy works with others such as Bungle (Ricks) and Goldie Rae (Gafter-Ricks) on

routine schedules at three regional facilities: Beacon Hill Villa, Cridge Village and Luther Court. A routine session entails two clowns and a handler. “It’s as much a gift being in service as it is receiving services. I have always found that laughter, music, touch and that fundamental human connection is vital to all of our health, let alone someone who is now aging, who has lost autonomy,” Gafter-Ricks says. “It also really translates to people who visit the people we have visited. They get to see that somebody else cares and had an impact.” For three years they’ve provided hugs to the 80 residents of Beacon Hill Villa in Victoria. “It’s extremely important. I’d seen the power of clowning at a conference I was at on arts and healthcare,” said Kristy Brugman, therapeutic recreation department manager at Beacon Hill Villa. “I witnessed things that can unfold when you’re being playful. We see a lot of people come out of their shell. When a clown comes around it gives you permission to step out of your normal routine and play.” The clowns use body language and eye contact to read the situation, then extend a playful invitation and the resident either engages and invites them in or gives them a sign to go away. “They are really experts at what they do … they’re inviting people to engage.” Brugman recalled a man, who sulked in his room, forever lamenting there was nothing to do. He was stuck in a bored state of mind. “I came back around after the clowns had been in his unit. He was laying with his mask on his face,” she said. “He had his finger above his head dancing with a red clown nose on it – giggling.” Moments like that are the norm, not the exception, Brugman says. “In a busy environment, this is something that offers people just that moment to truly decide what’s going to happen. They have some autonomy in that moment. They get to choose how they want to interact and whether they want to interact.” Learn more about care clowning and their philosophy online at thesunshineclownband.com. editor@vicnews.com

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New year, new taxes Tax and fee increases have become as sure a sign that a new year has arrived as champagne and fireworks. According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, B.C. residents can expect to see hikes in the rates they pay for MSP, EI, CPP, B.C. Hydro, ICBC and B.C. Ferries. Among the increases for 2015, the Medical Services Premium Tax goes up $33 a year for individuals and $66 for families; EI and CPP taxes will go up $23 in 2015; BC Hydro announced a six per cent hike in electricity rates for April 1, which amounts to an estimated $72 for the average home; B.C. Ferries will boost fares 3.9 per cent; and ICBC is expected to raise basic auto insurance, estimated to be $36 for the average car. “Every government and agency seems to get their pound of flesh, and one wonders when enough will be enough,” said Jordan Bateman, B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The simple answer to that question seems to be never. B..C Ferries shows that even the threat of decreasing revenues and a damaged economy can’t restrain the Crown corporation’s temptation to gouge its customers. But perhaps the most troubling increase is the one to basic auto insurance premiums. The increase comes despite the government funnelling more than $150 million from the Crown corporation into provincial coffers, and it will be targeted at safe drivers along with those actually responsible for any increase in claims. It’s clear that when it comes to fee hikes, fairness and financial returns play no part in the equation. It’s just a new year’s plunge into the taxpayers’ wallet.

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Readers respond: politics and clean air Victoria is far from conservative Re: Sewage, Blue Bridge on mayor’s must-do list (News, Jan. 2) I disagree with Mayor Lisa Helps that Victoria is a “very, very conservative place.” Many decades ago Victoria was “stiff upper lip,” a bit of jolly-old England city and very conservative. If one wanted to have a beer at a pub you would have to go out to another municipality for that pleasure. Many downtown businesses were closed at noon every Wednesday and Sunday movies were taboo. Now that was very, very conservative. Fast forward to the present where homelessness was one of the main issues in the municipal election. If conservatives ran the city, able-bodied homeless people would be encouraged to find work but small “L” liberal thinkers have taken over and believe the homeless should be

given shelter and three square meals a day. Begging is found on every street corner of the downtown area. Victoria is the only city in Canada where a Green Party candidate has a good shot of getting elected in any election and the NDP candidates (backed by CUPE) will always be at or near the top in a municipal, provincial or federal election. A conservative running for anything in the city hasn’t got a snowball’s chance. Rather than being a “very, very conservative place,” Madam Mayor, Victoria is just the opposite! Bob Beckwith Victoria

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There’s plenty we all can do to clean our air Re: Health advocate (News, Dec. 19) We can definitely control to a large degree the amount of air pollution. Start by banning outdoor burning, then monitoring chimney smoke. The next step would be enforcement. Wood stoves can be operated cleanly with no smoke but most people don’t bother. Use well seasoned wood, burn hot with lots of air and the EPA stoves, anything less than 25 years old, are relatively clean. Motor vehicles? Yes, people use them too much; most of these problems are more easily solved on a provincial or national level. Anita Thyer Gillmore Victoria

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The morning of Dec. 28 began like many others for Kevin Light. With a 5:20 a.m. start, the former Olympic rower, gold medalist and Saanich resident beat the break of dawn and headed towards Elk Lake, where he previously trained until his hands bled. But Light was headed for another boat that day: the 7 a.m. ferry to Tsawwassen and then on to Seattle for NFL gameday. “(Dec. 28) was my sixth Seahawks’ game, and I have to say I’ve become an NFL fan now but I wasn’t when I started,” said Light, a freelance photographer who attended the sidelines of CenturyLink Field prior to the Seahawks’ kickoff versus the St. Louis Rams that day. “It’s actually easier to take photos of the game when you’re not a fan, because you don’t get wrapped up in the game,” he said. “But now, I get excited about the opportunity and the event surrounding the game. Just the excitement of it, it’s a cool vibe that falls on Seattle. You feel it walking to the game.” The fever and hype isn’t for nothing, as the defending NFL champion Seahawks have found the magic of late. That fever is also becoming a significant tourism driver for a growing number of Seahawks fans in Greater Victoria and across B.C. A Seattle trip involving B.C. Ferries can take anywhere from five to eight hours, depending on border lineups. But it’s all worth it, said Grade 12 Lambrick Park baseball academy student Jake Bosence, who made the trek that day with his dad, Tod. “I’ve been to a Canucks playoff game, I’ve seen some other games, but the

Seahawks is unreal, it’s out of this world,” Bosence said. It was the second straight year that Bosence attended a Seahawks game. Both games were against the last-place Rams because they were the cheapest tickets he could get for the season. Ironically, however, the Rams match-up was the biggest home game of the season to date and set the stage for this weekend’s semifinal against the Carolina Panthers. The Seahawks flourished in the second half of the Rams game, scoring two touchdowns and winning 20-6. It clinched a home berth in the NFL playoffs for the team. “Both times, we took B.C. Ferries to the game,” Bosence said. “One day, it’d be cool to go down the day before by float plane or the Victoria Clipper and spend the night, but I’ll do whatever to get down there.” Among the most luxurious ways to travel is Seattle’s Kenmore Air seaplanes, which flies harbour to harbour. The small-plane company is openly thankful to the Island’s Seahawks faithful, who have helped with a sig-

nificant boost to business since the lead up to last year’s Seahawks NFL championship. “On a typical winter weekend, we fly one or two (five-seat) Beavers to Victoria per day, but on Dec. 27th and 28th, we pulled (10seat) Otters from our San Juan routes and ran them all day long, which is only normal for a Friday,” said Colleen Eastman, marketing co-ordinator for Kenmore Air. “Our numbers have definitely picked up because of the Seahawks, but it’s hard to put a number on exactly how many, though a lot of the ridership is so excited they actually tell us,” Eastman said. Light estimated Bosence was one of about 10 obvious Seahawks fans on the 7 a.m. boat. The early 1:30 p.m. start forced a lot of fans to fly and sail down the day before. Victoria Clipper and BlackBall Ferry Line’s MV Coho also sail out of the Inner Harbour and are sure to be packed for this weekend’s Seahawks game versus the Panthers at CenturyLink Field. Kickoff time is at 5:30 p.m.

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Christine Knox can no longer do many simple activities like walk to the grocery store or go for a drink in the evening, but she hopes to support others suffering from a relatively rare disease through her passion for quilting. Knox battled constant migraines, an irregular heartbeat, muscle pain and fatigue for years before doctors discovered she suffers from mitochondrial disease, a debilitating condition where the energy powerhouses of the cells degrade or stop working altogether. “I was sleeping sometimes up to 15 hours a day. It was like having the flu all the time and never recovering,” says

Knox, who now takes a strict vitamin and pharmaceutical cocktail to manage her symptoms. Mitochondrial disease includes a variety of genetic mutations in the mitochondrial DNA that can lead to seizures, hearing loss, heart problems and even respiratory failure. One in 6,000 Canadians suffers from the disease but less than 10 per cent are diagnosed, according to MitoCanada, a registered charity that provides awareness and support for both patients and researchers studying its effects. Prof. Francis Choy, a human geneticist and member of the University of Victoria’s Centre for Biomedical Studies, is one of those researchers fascinated by the

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Christine Knox sits at her sewing machine with a near-finished quilt, destined for a patient with mitochondrial disease somewhere in Canada or the U.S. Knox started Quilts for Hope last year after she discovered she suffers from mitochondrial disease, which affects between one in 10,000 to one in 15,000 Canadians. disease and assessing treatments. Choy estimates between one in 10,000 to one in 15,000 people are born with a mitochondrial disease, though he stresses that number is still an educated guess. There’s no cure for

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the disease and current treatments are limited to managing symptoms and slowing disease progression, he said. “It’s a complicated diagnosis but it can be done if the practitioner is competent,” Choy said. The disease is terrible in its worst manifestation, but fortunately many mutations fall below a threshold that still allow patients to live relatively productive lives, albeit with limited activity, he added. In September, Choy and honours thesis biology student Kelly Turner published a paper in the Journal of Molecular and Genetics Medicine examining the current methods to prevent transmission of mitochondrial DNA defects from mother to child, a developing field of biomedical research that includes genetic diagnosis. While research is still in the early stages, some women with the most severe cases of mitochondrial disease can have children while avoiding transmission

of the genetic mutations. “Since the mitochondria are the powerhouses of our cells, they’re super important for the tissue that has high energy uses, so the brain or the muscles,” Turner said. “When there’s a defect in the mitochondria, it makes you sick because you don’t have enough energy getting to certain places in your body.” The disease may be less familiar among physicians who graduated before the mid1980s, when medical genetics became standard learning in medical training. But Choy and others continue to offer advanced genetic testing for those suffering from mitochondrial disease with the goal of developing better treatment and prevention methods. “Certain vitamin therapies have been shown to improve the symptoms. but it’s so hard to predict how a specific patient is going to react. It’s really an individual disease,” Turner said. Knox, who gets by

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Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is the featured speaker at the Canadian Club luncheon on Jan. 20 in Victoria. May’s talk will be on “Taking action on climate change: locally and globally.” The SaanichGulfs Islands MP has a long record as a committed and dedicated advocate for social justice, the environment and human rights. She is an environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer who has been active in the environmental movement since 1970. The luncheon is at the Harbour Towers Hotel, 345 Quebec St. Guests are welcome, but reservations are required. Please telephone 250-3701837 before Jan. 16.

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BC’S EYEWEAR HEADQUARTERS Hunters balk at rules favouring non-residents OPTOMETRIST ON SITE As B.C. hunters packed rooms to protest regulations giving guide-outfitters and their out-ofprovince clients a larger share of big-game permits, the provincial government argues that the shift is being exaggerated. The latest increase in the share of guide permits to hunt moose, grizzly bear and other restricted animals in limitedentry hunting areas of B.C. totals 618 “hunting opportunities” across the province per year, says a statement from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Based on the success rate of hunts for different species, “this model represents a transfer of approximately 186 animals from residents to guides.” The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s estimate the wild game allocation policy could result in 5,000 fewer hunting permits for resident hunters under limited entry hunting rules is “not accurate,” the ministry says. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said he made the decision on the latest allocation after a long consultation where the BCWF

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Moose are the most soughtafter species for hunters in B.C. and the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. couldn’t agree. The decision was to provide certainty for guide businesses, but also took away guides’ rights to pool regional game allotments and hunt in vacant guiding territories. “There are arguments over the number, depending on which base you use, and I expect those arguments will continue,” Thomson said. “At the end of the day we all want the same thing, which is healthy wildlife populations.” BCWF hosted hunter meetings in Kelowna and Langley recently, and spokesman Jesse Zeman said hunters were lined up out

the door in Langley. He said the latest changes are part of a longer-term shift going back more than a decade that has seen a loss of harvest share for resident hunters. B.C. hunters are concerned that the share reserved for guideoutfitters is now higher than anywhere else in North America. Under the latest policy, that share is 20 per cent for elk, 20 or 25 per cent for moose depending on the restricted region, 35 per cent for mountain goat, and 40 per cent for grizzly bears. Open season areas for moose and other animals remain in the southern Interior and northeast, where anyone can buy a license and tag to hunt. Abundant species such as mule deer, whitetail deer and black bear have no hunting quotas in any part of B.C. Zeman said for prized species such as Roosevelt elk on Vancouver Island, winning a resident tag in the lottery is rare enough to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As hunter numbers rebound, they increasingly face the choice to aim for another species, drive long distances to an unrestricted region or hire a guide. editor@vicnews.com

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Hip with hip-hop stars and seniors too Inside When Chrysler resurrected the 300 It is amazing to see how much has nameplate (originally sold from the mid changed inside a modern sedan in the 50s until the late 70s) back in 2005, it was past 10 years. When the 2005 Chrysler met with the kind of enthusiasm of which 300 was introduced, the company was automakers can only dream. still addicted to hard, cheap looking plasHip-hop stars all the way to seniors chose tic. Today, the 300 is fitted with upscale the car with aggressive exterior styling materials and the latest infotainment. and full-size dimensions. In fact, the 2005 The changes for 2015 include a new inChrysler 300 wasn’t just a sales hit — it Much has strument cluster display that is bold and won more awards than any other vehicle bright. My preference would be to have to date. When Chrysler updated the car for changed in 10 years the ability to dial down the brightness 2011, the intention was to make the car for the 300, but the of the glowing instrument rings during less “brutal” looking, making it more ele- same goodness that the day, something that can be adjusted gant and sophisticated. This was achieved was in the 2005 at night when the headlamps are on. by opening up the glass area for better The award winning 8.4-inch uConnect outward visibility and minimizing the model is still here; infotainment screen is standard on all bold front grille. Now, for 2015, Chrysler is it is the refinement trim levels and it is a snap to learn. Also retracing its choices and going back to a that makes this a included now, on all models, is the rotary blunt look again. modern sedan. transmission controller, something that Looks becomes second nature after a few days The people who drove the 2005 model Zack Spencer of use. The rest of the interior is tailored welcomed some of the changes made in depending on the trim. The sportier S 2011. The glass area was improved by 15 model is covered in black with bold white stitching. It is per cent and the top of the front window was raised, the top Platinum models that get the opulent diamond making it easier to see traffic lights. This has not been stitching in the seats, a two-tone leather steering wheel adjusted for 2015; the revisions are kept to the front and open grain wood accents. and rear of the 300. The most noticeable update is the Drive return of a big, bold grille, which is 30 per cent bigger The reason for the standard transmission controller is than the aggressive grille found on the 2005 model. the standard 8-speed automatic transmission for both The way it is integrated is more polished, thanks to V6 and V8 equipped cars. The base engine is the same three distinct grille inserts depending on the trim level. 3.6L V6 with 292hp. The optional 363hp Hemi V8 is a The S trim (seen above) receives more black trim, not powerful upgrade but this car is no longer available just on the grille, but also the side window trim and with all wheel drive (AWD), this is something previous smoked 20-inch alloy wheels. This car has some of the V8 owners didn’t choose in great numbers, so it was attitude of the Dodge Charger in a slightly more upscale dropped. The 300 is now available with a sport setting package. Other refinements include LED lighting for for the transmission, engine management and steering daytime running lights, rear tail lamps and available feel, taking advantage of computer algorithms to LED fog lights. The rear bumper has been raised slightly extract the most out of the car’s strong engines. Unlike to make it look less heavy and integrated exhaust tips the sportier Dodge Charger, there is not an adjustable help refine the look.

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“Take me home Super Cruise” could be a command that future Cadillac owners may be saying to their automobile, in the not too distant future. GM’s luxury brand seems likely to be first automaker to offer a fully automated driving feature in a production vehicle. Super Cruise is one of three entries vying for the 2015 AJAC Best New Auto Safety Technology Award. A similar entry from Honda called AcuraWatch takes us to the brink of automation and another GM entry will be of interest to those who like to cruise the internet.

GM - Super Cruise:

Super Cruise is the working name that GM has given a yet to be released automated driving technology that will (or can) allow hands-off-the-wheel lane following, braking and speed control, in certain highway driving situations. The goal of this technology is to increase the comfort of an attentive driver on freeways, both in bumperto-bumper traffic and on long road trips. The claimed safety value

of Super Cruise is that it could mitigate many traffic collisions and improve traffic congestion. The system sends and receives basic safety information such as location, speed and direction of travel between vehicles that are approaching each other. It will warn drivers and can supplement active safety features, such as forward collision warning, already available on many production cars. Super Cruise will also add a new lane-centering technology that relies on forward-looking cameras and other sensors to detect markings, curves and other road characteristics. It will also use a series of alerts to communicate with the driver based on human factor research conducted on test tracks. A combination of radar, ultrasonic sensors, cameras and GPS map data are used by Super Cruise to provide 360 degrees of crash risk detection bubble around the vehicle and enhanced driver assist features. Super Cruise is still undergoing real-world driving assessments and is expected to make its way into Cadillac production models in 2017.

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generation of GM’s OnStar telematics system with 4G LTE has been rolled out in most of its 2015 model year vehicles. It basically turns the vehicle into a WiFi hotspot that allows occupants to connect up to seven personal devices (smartphones, laptops, tablets etc.) and have them work just like they do at home. The 4GLTE feature also enhances OnStar’s array of safety and security services and provides a more personal experience as the OnStar agent can stay on the line as they manage the vehicle data interface. A clever smartphone app, called OnStar RemoteLink Key Fob Services, allows an owner to lock or unlock doors, activate the horn and lights, and remotely start a properly-equipped vehicle. It’s included free for five years. OnStar is standard in all 2015 GM vehicles and advisors currently respond to approximately 185,000 calls every day.

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Junior curling rink earns B.C. crown Teams from Victoria and Kamloops will represent the province at the national championships after winning the 2015 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling Championships. The finals, held at Parksville Curling Club on Saturday, saw Team Henderson crowned the Junior Men’s champions – the fourth rink from Victoria Curling Centre to take the title in as many years. The five-man team, which comprises of skip Paul Henderson, third Duncan Silversides, second Benton Boychuk-Chorne, lead Timothy Henderson

and fifth Jacob Zorn, beat Abbotsford’s Team Tanaka 9-8 in the final. The Island rink had previously lost to Team Tanaka in the round-robin stage but Henderson felt this worked in the team’s favour. “Coming up against Tanaka, I felt like if anything there was more pressure on them since they had beaten us before. We were the underdogs with nothing to lose,” he said. That approach seemed to work as the rink gained an early lead, stealing three in the first end. Tanaka quickly bounced back with superb draw for

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mettle against some of the best young teams in Canada.” Team Henderson’s victory also means its coach Todd Troyer has now guided three different teams to the B.C. Junior Men’s title, as well as winning the 1988 Canadian Junior Men’s Championships as a curler. The rink will be hoping to emulate his success when it travels to Corner Brook, Newfoundland to compete in the 2015 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

Victoria, Esquimalt runners lace up for Island Race Series Victoria and Esquimalt runners are set to take part in the first race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series this weekend. The Harriers Pioneer 8K starts and finishes at Saanich Fairgrounds on Sunday (Jan. 11). There will be a strong elite field with many of B.C.’s best athletes competing. The race starts at 11 a.m. Runners can register at Frontrunners, 1200 Vancouver St. on Saturday (Jan. 10) or on race day. Eight races make up the Frontrunners Island Race Series. The Harriers Pioneer 8K will be followed by Cobble Hill 10K on Jan. 25, Cedar 12K on Feb. 8, Hatley Castle 8K on Feb. 22, Synergy Health Management Ltd Bazan Bay 5K on March 8, Comox Valley RV Half Marathon on March 22, Merville 15K on April 12, and Sooke River 10K on April 19. More than 4,800 registered for the 2014 series, now in its 34th year. editor@vicnews.com

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HarbourCats announce 2015 schedule Don Denton

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The Victoria HarbourCats Baseball Club has released its 2015 West Coast League schedule and start its season batting off against the Kelowna Falcons. The Falcons will be in Victoria for a threegame series on June 5 to 7 at Royal Athletic Park. The ‘Cats will play their first six games at home, taking a day off after the Kelowna series before welcoming division-rival Kitsap BlueJackets from June 9 to 11. The HarbourCats have made a tradition of starting the season with games against their B.C. rivals. The Falcons visited Victoria in 2013, the local team’s first year here and in 2014, Victoria opened in Kelowna. Other highlights include a Father’s Day home date (June 21), and additional exhibition games The first fireworks game is set for June 6. June 7 is notable as the first day game, and the team will hold a special day game on June 11. Tentative plans are for evening games to start at 6:35 p.m., with day games slated for 1:05 p.m. “The HarbourCats appreciate the intricate work that goes into preparing a league schedule, with all the challenges that come with it – working through facility availability, schedule rotations, and community requests that are so important to how West Coast League teams operate in their markets,” said general manager

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exciting new wrinkles that will increase the funfactor at HarbourCats games.” The 54-game regular season runs from June 5 to Aug. 9, with playoffs to start on Aug. 11. The three division winners and the wild card team (best record of non-division winners) advance to best-of-three semifinal series, with the winners meeting in the best-of-three championship series. Fans can check out the full schedule online at the team website at harbourcats.com.

The Victoria Royals have acquired forward Alex Forsberg along with a third-round pick in the 2015 Western Hockey League bantam draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft from the Saskatoon Blades. In exchange, the Royals have sent their first-round pick in the 2017 WHL bantam draft and the rights to forward Brayden Dunn (1998) to the Blades. A native of Waldheim, Sask., Forsberg comes to Victoria after recording 33 points (13 goals and 20 assists) in 36 games for the Blades this season. Forsberg has played in 167 WHL regular season games with the Prince George Cougars and Saskatoon Blades and has notched 43 goals and 77 assists for 120 points.

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The Victoria HarbourCats open their season on June 5 at Royal Athletic Park when they take on the Kelowna Falcons. Jim Swanson. “We think this schedule will give us a great chance to get off to a good start and we will have to be ready to play our division rivals for those key three-game series, starting with Kitsap coming to Victoria on June 9,” said Swanson. “Those divisional games are important for any team to contend, and we remain focused on getting the HarbourCats to the playoffs. From a fan entertainment perspective, the promotional opportunities with this schedule are endless, and we’ll work very hard at adding in all sorts of

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Community Calendar Friday, Jan. 9

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Thursday, Jan. 22

Victoria Royals vs. Prince George Cougars. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Victoria Cougars vs. Campbell River Storm. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars. com. Victoria Writers Festival’s January Salon.The literary evening celebrates book launches and readings by award-winning writers Shelley Leedahl and Michael Kenyon. Fairfield Market, 1275 Oscar St., 7 p.m. Info: victoriawritersfestival.org.

Victoria Cougars vs. Peninsula Panthers. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Cheryl at 250-385-8990. Victoria Cougars vs. Saanich Braves. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 3:30 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

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Thursday, Jan. 29

Robbie Burns Day. Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Info: ookstreetvillageactivitycentre. com. Victoria Royals vs. Kamloops Blazers. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7:30 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Victoria Cougars vs. Westshore Wolves. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

Saturday, Jan. 10 Esquimalt Recreation Open House. Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St., 8:30 a.m. to noon. Info: 250-412-8500. Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Evelyn at 250-370-0153. Moss Street Winter Market. Fairfield Community Centre, 1330 Fairfield Rd., 10 a.m to noon. Victoria Royals vs. Prince George Cougars. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Sunday, Jan. 11 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Marion at 250-477-9851. Polin: First Visit to My Ancestral Land, an illustrated talk and reading by Isa Milman. Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard St., 2 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Saturday, Jan. 17 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Hazel at 250-385-5439.

Sunday, Jan. 18 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Frontrunners Westshore, 755 Goldstream Ave. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Erna at 250.474-0808. Friends of the B.C. Archives. Victoria: A city goes to war, a look at the capital during the First World War. Royal B.C. Museum, 2 p.m.

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Robbie Burns celebrated Jan. 23 at Cook Street Village Activity Centre. Towers Hotel, 345 Quebec St., 11:45 a.m. For reservations, please telephone 250-370-1837 before Jan. 16 or go online to eventbrite.ca.

Wednesday, Jan. 21 Seattle Mariners Winter Caravan. Join Mariners’ representatives Dave Sims, Mariner Moose, James Paxton, Charlie Furbush and Steve Sinclair as they come to Victoria for a free fan session. Fairmont Empress Hotel, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Harbour Towers, 345 Quebec St. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Randy at 250.5907175. Victoria Royals vs. Kamloops Blazers. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals. com.

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Monday, Feb. 9 Family Fun Day. Victoria West Community Centre, 521 Craigflower Rd.

Friday, Feb. 13 Victoria Chamber Orchestra presents Beethoven concert First Metropolitan Church, 932 Balmoral Rd., 8 p.m. Tickets available at victoriachamberorchestra.org.

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TRAVEL GETAWAYS ITALY- Beautiful countryside, friendly locals, village house for rent. Anita, 250-655-4030.

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HAIR STYLISTS - $1000 Hiring Bonus. Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Must have hairstyling qualifications. $11/hr, benefits, paid overtime, vacation pay, 25% profit sharing, paid birthday, advanced training and advancement opportunities. For an interview call 250-360-1923

PRODUCTION WORKERS Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location. This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of newspapers and advertising supplements. REQUIREMENTS: â&#x20AC;˘ Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience would be an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks â&#x20AC;˘ Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment â&#x20AC;˘ Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail â&#x20AC;˘ Must have own transportation â&#x153;ąAfternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour Interested parties may drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:

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HOMESTAY Families needed Feb.18-26, 2015, with future hostings. Host 2 Japanese students, 13-14 yrs., $/night. No experience required. Apply ASAP to Canada Pacific College International (CPCI) via e-mail: victoria@toa-cpci.com

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Sooke News Mirror Do you have a nose for news? Are you curious and self-motivated? Are you a nature lover who wants to live in a small community near the ocean and forests. Then the Sooke News Mirror is looking for you. The Sooke News Mirror, is the community newspaper of record for the Sooke area. Our broad reach extends from East Sooke to Port Renfrew and everywhere in between. We are seeking a full-time reporter who would be responsible for sports coverage and community news. This position offers a solid grounding in community news and is a natural for anyone seeking a wide variety of experiences. The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to turn in engaging, objective news stories, interesting features and dynamic photographs. Journalistic experience and knowledge of CP style are assets, as is page layout using InDesign. A reliable vehicle is necessary. The position opens in January.

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We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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VICTORIA NEWSFri, -Friday, January Victoria News Jan 9, 20159, 2015 PERSONAL SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

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SUITES, LOWER

VIEW ROYAL Victoria’s Hidden Gem!

UVIC AREA: 2 bdrm, $1050 mo incls all utils, NS/NP, avail Jan. 1. Call 250-721-4040.

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 LANNA MASSAGE~ Traditional Thai and hot oil massage. Lady’s Special $50. Non-sexual. #305-2722 Fifth St. Call (250)888-9782.

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GORGEOUS CKC black lab puppies, immunized, ready now. $1200. (250)338-1562.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE UNDER $499

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COUCH, LOVESEAT excellent condition, $500. Persian rug, cream colour floral, $500. Call (250)655-4030,

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FOOD PRODUCTS BEEF FARM GATE SALES. 1516 Mt. Douglas Cross Rd. Hours Friday & Saturday 10-4. Naturally raised, hormone free beef. Individual cuts sold, sharp, frozen & double wrapped. (250)477-3321.

FREE ITEMS

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

GARDEN EQUIPMENT CLOSING OUT SALE SeaSide Home & Garden (aka The Victorian Bird House) is closing on Sat. Jan. 10th at 4 PM. ALL remaining stock 50-85% off. Bird feeders, bird houses, bird baths; garden tools, gifts, paper goods, jewelry, etc. 2428 Beacon Ave., Sidney. 250-656-5064

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.

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

REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE

FREE: YAMAHA console organ, roll top and bench, you pick up! Call (250)744-1836.

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 don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

3 LAMPS- 1 marble, 2 white metal lamps, desk & floor, $40, $20, $10. (250)656-9272. Musical Instruments- box of misc old drum parts. Must take all $10. (250)370-2905. PAPER SHREDDER 3 6 sheet cross cut, new, $5. Call (778)440-3084.

TRANSPORTATION

ROOMS FOR RENT 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. ✱I will also give you a minimum $1000 cash when you purchase a property with me as your Realtor! www.JimParsons.com Call me now at 250-508-0739. JIM PARSONS Onepercent Realty VI

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO

CARS

We Buy Cars! $50 to $1000

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OCEAN VIEW APTS

Scrap Junk Running or Not! Cars Trucks Vans

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.

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NORTH SAANICH: 1 lrg bdrm suite, fully furn., new futon, W/D. Near airport. Quiet, respectful female. $400+ utils. NS/NP. Call (250)654-0417.

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Rosalma Apts 841 Esquimalt Road, Victoria

$300 Move-In Incentive

QUALITY MANUFACTURED homes in quiet adult community in Ladysmith. Homes from $99,900. A selection of floor plans, styles and options. New home warranty. Call Duck Paterson 250-246-0637 or email to: info@lmfhomes.ca

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

VICTORIA FURNISHED room in newer house, $500 inclusive. N/P. Call (250)886-6855.

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WESTSHORE: 1 bdrm. Crystal View Dr. $850 utils incld. 250-474-5628, 250-893-1058.

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2 bedroom apt available, located at 1365 Alberni Hwy, Parksville. $650 per month. 250-954-9547

FRIENDLY FRANK 3/4 BED (48”), with box spring and mattress, $55. Call (250)475-0311.

Christie Point Apts 2818-3037 Craigowan Road Reno’d suites: 2 & 3 Bdrm & 3 Bdrm T/H Pool & canoe rack T/H have w/d hook-ups On a 15 acre peninsula 15 min to downtown

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SERVICE DIRECTORY SOLID WOOD Dining table and 4 chairs $90. Dryer, $9. Call 250-544-4933.

JAMES BAY- spacious corner 2nd floor, 2 bdrm on front of bldg. $1030 inclds heat, water, storage, parking. N/S, cats ok. Avail Feb 15. (778)430-2116.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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HANDYPERSONS

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PAINTING

PRESSURE WASHING

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

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

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383.

Kitchen Cabinet

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

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRYSmall repairs, interior finishing, weather proofing. Reasonable rates. Senior’s Discounts. Insured. Call 250-857-1269. www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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

STUCCO/SIDING

Call Douglas at

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

CLEANING SERVICES

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

MOVING & STORAGE

SAFEWAY PAINTING

CHEERFUL CLEANER, good rates, great refs. Call (778)432-3588. EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPERReliable. Refs. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

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

EAVESTROUGH ABBA EXTERIORS Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg discounts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

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

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

FENCING

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

GARDENING GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS (250) 858-0588 - Lawn & garden maint. - Landscaping - Fences & Decks - Hedge & Tree Services - Pressure Washing Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca BLACKBERRY CLEARINGWeedeater miracles! Hedges, Clean-ups, lawn cuts. John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.

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.

HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

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

Reﬁnishing and Bathtub Reﬁnishing Save 2/3 replacement cost

250-888-7999 (250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $75=(2men&4tontruck)Sr Disc. ALLSTAR MOVING Delivery Service. From $59. Free local travel. Call (250)818-2699.

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or 250-472-6660 Member BBB

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

CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS 250.388.3535

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

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774. PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

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

NEEDS mine.

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

MOVING ON UP HOME SOLUTIONS *Moving * Deliveries * Hauling *Fully Insured *Free Estimates *Local & Long Distance 250-881-3982

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GRAND XTERIOR CleaningWe clean your neighbours house. Gutters, window, roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.

YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CLASSIFIEDS Call 250.388.3535

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

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HomeFinder SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR HOME The Victoria News is looking to help tell your stories about buying and selling your home. Homefinder is available to househunters and real estate agents with unique stories. Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a senior couple looking to downsize, contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives. You can call reporter Don Denton at 250480-3264 or email ddenton@ vicnews.com to share your ideas.

Do you have a house-hunting story you’d like to share with us? Email: editor@ vicnews.com To advertise in HomeFinder, call Oliver Sommer at Email: osommer@ blackpress.ca

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HOME INSPECTION| Visit consumerprotectionbc.ca/news/home-inspectors

Hogtying the home inspection industry B.C. on the cusp of regulating wild west of home inspection Travis Paterson Black Press

Prospective home owners rejoice, the cloud of confusion is soon to lift off the industry regulations governing home inspection in B.C. Clearing up the bureaucratic boondoggle has been on Christy Clark’s agenda since she was elected. On Jan. 15 the government will sit down with an advisory committee made up of representatives from B.C. Housing, as well as the two bigger home inspection agencies in B.C., the Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (B.C. chapter) and Applied Science Technologist and Technicians of B.C., and others. The goal is to improve the 2009 home inspector regulations overseen by Consumer Protection B.C., which aren’t strong enough, says executive director Helene Barton of CAHPI’s B.C. office in Kelowna. “The 2009 regulations were a start but Consumer Protection also approved other associations for licensing in B.C. and in turn not all organizations are following the policies and the regulations of the industry,” Barton said. “Now they’ll ensure every-

one is under the same standard so if you hire someone, it won’t matter which of the four associations they’re from.” Barton hopes to see the updated rules and regulations in place by April 1. While the decades long scenario is nearly under control in B.C. it’s still up in the air in other provinces. Alberta is considering the Canadian Standards Association’s scrupulous CSAA770, which demands an inspection so thorough it would take 16 to 32 hours, likely costing buyers more than $1,000 in labour. “In B.C. we’re 110 per cent against (CSA-A770), it’s a non-starter,” Barton said. And it’s not just Canada, as the lack of home inspection regulation is a rampant across North America, says Ontario home inspector Bruce McClure. His book Buy Or Run tries to answer the question of who really controls the home inspection industry in North America? “Alberta, in frustration, turned to CSA and said ‘write us a legislation for home inspections,” McClure explained. “That was tabled in September for a public input period, and the document is so far over the top so it doesn’t make sense, home inspectors across the country are up in arms.” The other problem McClure pokes fun at, but also wants to see dealt with (and which exists in B.C) is the impressive sounding credentials used by home

Bruce McClure wants to see a regulated home inspection industry that’s fair to real estate agents, buyers and inspectors. Submitted

inspectors which mean very little. “If you’re a registered home inspector it means you’re a member of CAHPI with 200-plus home inspections, and around 500 hours of education, peer reviewed by fellow inspectors. Or you

could be a certified master home inspector, which demands a $1,000 fee but with hardly any experience. Which sounds more impressive?,” McClure asks. Lost in the context of regulating the industry, of course, is ending the conflict

of interest that comes with real estate agents using a ‘thumbs up’ home inspector. “There are a lot of good home inspectors out there, but this is a floundering industry in need of regulation.” reporter@saanichnews.com

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VICTORIA NEWS -Friday, January 9, 2015

Victoria Volunteers Want to volunteer? Opportunities are available through these positions at Volunteer Victoria. Please call 250-386-2269 or go online to volunteervictoria.bc.ca. ••• Cridge Transition House for Women is looking for a transition house support volunteer to work under the direction of CTHW staff and enhance the services the CTHW provides to make them as welcoming, safe, and supportive as possible. The Salvation Army is seeking spiritual care volunteers with excellent communication and relational skills to work with vulnerable individuals for two to 20 hours per week. Experience in addiction and mental health, and a background in spiritual care are helpful. The YM/YWCA downtown is looking for volunteer coordinators to facilitate programs and provide customer service and support to the members and participants of the adult intermediate/advanced volleyball and badminton programs. Victoria Health Cooperative is looking for a volunteer for a few hours a week who can organize, file, create order out of something approaching paper-mountain chaos, and is willing to work in a home office. James Bay Community Project is looking for an organized and patient individual for a short term volunteer opportunity to help a senior organize their papers.

Special Olympics Victoria is looking for a volunteer who has good interpersonal skills, is a competent user of Microsoft Office, and who knows or is willing to learn to use MS Access to register athletes who wish to participate in their youth and adult programs. Rocky Point Bird Observatory is looking for volunteers to help sew the bags that keep birds safe, dry and warm while being transported from the nets to the bird banding table. If you can sew a straight line with a sewing machine, you are qualified. The Alzheimer Society is seeking volunteers to fill various positions for the Investors Group Walk for Memories. editor@vicnews.com

Let us know Have a newsworthy item for the Victoria News? If it involves a community event or other endeavour in Victoria or Esquimalt, send it along for consideration. Fax the information to 250-386-2624 or email it to editor@vicnews.com. For further information, please call the editor at 250-480-3265.

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is truly a fast cat brawnier of the pair, denoted by the “S” within the Coupe’s nomenclature. As I dropped my aging butt into the heavily conA third engine choice ups the testosterone imtoured driver’s seat of Jaguar’s new F-Type Coupe mensely. The supercharged 5.0 litre V8 beneath the the first thing I learned was that it was a long way hood of the F-Type R Coupe dispenses a massive down! 550 horsepower to the Jag’s rear wheels. All three High doorsills made ingress even engines are backed by a ZF QuickShift more challenging but the hardship of 8-speed automatic transmission with entry was well worth its cost. It’s a watershed shift paddles. With the introduction of its F-Type, With regret, I must inform our driving vehicle for the the storied British marque now offers that the F-Type – Coupe or storied manufacturer, purists hope to greying loyalists needing valConvertible – is not available with idation that sixty is the new forty. Re- and one deserves a manual transmission. Pity really. gardless of age, the machine rewards every bit of praise it Nonetheless, this cat has claws and its pilot with an exhilarating driving receives. plenty of forced-fed performance. experience more Porsche-like in its Unlike its more traditional siblings, Rob Rothwell the F-Type doesn’t impart the soothexecution than Jaguar-traditional. The F-Type – nominally regarded as ing qualities of a restrained engine today’s version of the revered E-Type note and supple underpinnings. Nope. – arrived on Canadian soil as a 2014 Nada. Rather, it is raucous, brash, and by some model, available only as a convertible roadster. For accounts – that being my better half’s – uncivil. The the 2015 model year, Jaguar put a lid on its edgy raunchiness is justified though given the exceptional two-seater with the introduction of the Coupe performance capabilities and egoistic essence of the version. Its stunning lines steal the spotlight from machine. the near-venerated convertible. Jaguar literature pins a 0-100km/h time of just 4.3 Surprisingly, the sensual body of the UK’s latest icon seconds on the F-Type R Coupe and 4.9 seconds on encompasses plenty of head and legroom, not to the slightly tamer S version. The base car arrives at mention decently sized stowage beneath its narrow 100km/h in 5.3 seconds, yet there’s far more to this rear hatch. But Costco capacity isn’t a hallmark of cat’s ability than sprinting. sports cars, the F-Type included. Of greater imporI particularly enjoyed my tester’s quick, precise tance is what’s beneath the bonnet. steering and exceptional road-feel. Communicative A range of three power plants are available, two of steering allows the driver to feel every little tug and which are supercharged V6 mills each displacing tag the road surface inflicts upon the wheels, which 3.0 litres yet developing 340 and 380 horsepower the F-Type delivers with little filtering. This quality respectively. The subject of this week’s review is the also enables the driver to sense the approaching By Rob Rothwell

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BLACK PRESS GREATER VICTORIA- Friday, January 9, 2015

Celebrities with classic car cred

DrivewayBC.ca PIC OF THE WEEK Volkswagen caused quite a stir across Europe when it announced rock singer Robbie Williams as its new marketing manager at a televised press conference. “For me, it’s a big change. It’s stepping out of the world of pop into a proper job”, is how the Brit singer described his new assignment at Volkswagen. He currently features in an advertising campaign for the new “Club & Lounge” special models. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

It’s no surprise that celebrities gravitate to cool cars. For the vast majority of them though, cars are just fashion accessories. Comparatively few celebs over the years have actually been obsessive enough in their enthusiasm for cars and motorsports to be considered accomplished drivers or lifelong gearheads. Here are six with real cred: Jay Leno is probably one of the best-known celebrity gearheads. His “Jay Leno’s Garage” website is well trafficked and his videos garner thousands of views on YouTube. Leno is no poser; he’s a consummate car guy and he has a very independent collecting philosophy — he’s out to impress no one. He buys what he likes and Jay Leno what he finds technically interesting, and he even has been known to turn a wrench or two. The King of Cool, the late Steve McQueen owned some of the greatest collectible cars of all time, from a one-of-16built Jaguar XK SS to a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso. Whenever any of the movie actor’s former cars hit the auction circuit, they sell for several multiples of what a non-McQueen car could expect to garner. Hell, even the guy’s sunglasses once fetched $70,000 at auction. Most people remember the Comparatively late James Garner as the laidfew celebs over the back private eye Jim Rockford years have actually who drove an equally cool Pontiac Firebird and devised been obsessive the trademark Jim Rockford “J enough in their turn.” The owner of numerous enthusiasm for cars classic cars over the years, and motorsports Garner starred in the 1965 John Frankenheimer racing to be considered epic “Grand Prix,” where accomplished the real drivers serving as drivers or lifelong technical advisers told him that he had serious talent. As gearheads. a team owner in the 1960s, his cars had frequent successes included taking five of the first seven places in the brutal Baja 500 race. As a New Yorker, it seems odd that comedian Jerry Seinfeld would turn out to be one of Hollywood’s most accomplished gearheads. Conventional wisdom holds that New Yorkers don’t own cars, and to the extent that they interact with them, they’re yellow and have a light on the roof. But Seinfeld has over the years become one of the world’s premier Porsche collectors. The exact extent of his collection is not widely known, but it is said to include some of the earliest Porsches from the late 1940s as well as some of Porsche’s most famous racing cars. Not a subscriber to the trailer and velvet ropes philosophy of collecting, Seinfeld actually drives most of his cars on a regular basis. “Grey’s Anatomy” actor Patrick Dempsey is a fixture at many of the big collector car auctions, particularly Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale sale in January, and he maintains a serious collection of vintage cars. But Dempsey’s biggest footprint is in the motorsports world. He’s competed at serious venues like Le Mans and Daytona and in the Baja 1000. At this point, it’s difficult to say whether Dempsey is an actor who races cars or a racer who acts. Paul Newman was no stranger to cool street cars. We loved him in the hockey epic “Slapshot” in a Gold 1970 Pontiac GTO and in the Porsche Speedster from “Harper.” Out of films and on the street, he tended to be more low-key though, famously taking to the streets of Westport, Conn., in an innocuous-looking Volvo wagon that hid a fire-breathing GM V-8. But it was on the race track that Newman earned his gearhead cred — successful showings at The 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona and numerous races in the SCCA Trans Am series were among his major accomplishments. Respect for him as a driver was universal and he was posthumously inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame in 2009. Rob Sass is the vice-president of content for Hagerty Insurance. Hagerty is the world’s leading specialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn more at hagerty.ca

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BLACK PRESS GREATER VICTORIA- Friday, January 9, 2015

Please help yourself to my valuable tools and equipment By Ian Harwood

If you leave your vehicle with your tools or valuables in it for just a moment and you might as well advertise free equipment for the taking. At job sites, fences have to be erected to keep people out and many end up hiring security guards so crooks can’t get at the valuable building products at night. Despite the level of awareness for the need for tighter security at building sites, too often it doesn’t extend to the vehicles used to transport the valuable equipment and materials. I have seen trucks and vans with upwards of $50,000 worth of equipment lying on the floor without any real security. People that drive open bed pickup trucks have a real challenge when it comes to security. You can buy a canopy and secure it that way, but sometimes you need to carry large and unusual shape objects and the rear gate of most canopies are not designed to be left open while driving. There are a few ways you can solve this problem. One way is to install a permanent toolbox that mounts to the rails of your truck box, and has either two lids or one large lid that opens from either side or back to front. These toolboxes are available in plastic, steel, and aluminum. I recommend steel or aluminum, which will cost you between $550

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