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On Women’s Day, pioneering science work remembered Groundbreaking scientists left lasting legacy in plant pathology Travis Paterson News staff

Studying a dying leaf of an arbutus tree on the edge of Francis-King Park in Saanich, Dr. Brenda Callan points out the different patterns of fungi that turn the iconic tree’s green leaves brown during winter. “It’s winter distress and it’s pretty common as the arbutus are on the northernmost edge of their territory here,” says the research scientist with the Pacific Forestry Centre. “It doesn’t mean they’re dying, though they certainly are vulnerable.” Callan, whose work focuses on fungi and trees, has fielded calls for the past 25 years from residents concerned about the health of arbutus trees in Greater Victoria. She’s also a local mush-

room specialist, on call to emergency rooms where she identifies poisonous mushrooms eaten by unsuspecting victims. Under her arm, Callan carries three reference books – two from the 1920s and one from the 1940s. All are originals produced by female scientists and still relevant today, but from a time when women were rarely recognized as leaders in their field. The demographics of the science field today look starkly different on the eve of International Women’s Day (March 8), but the anniversary holds special significance for Callan. She relies regularly on the work of four Canadian women who were pioneers in the field of fungi and their effect on trees and wood: Dr. Irene Mounce (1894-1987) of Cumberland, Dr. Clara Fritz (1889-1974), Dr. Ruth Macrae (1903-1993) and Dr. Mildred Nobles (19031993). PlEASE SEE: International, Page A5

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Judi Caldwell of Sawyer Sewing Centres in Saanich shows the state-of-theart Janome 15000, left, a computerized machine easily programmed to spend three hours embroidering handsfree. Meanwhile, the operator can work simultaneously on a second machine, possibly an antique such as the cast iron workhorse Janome on the right.

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Environmental award nominations now open Nominees are now being accepted for the Saanich Environmental Awards, which closes on April 10. Winners will be chosen by the Saanich Environment and Natural Areas Advisory Committee (ENA). There are seven award categories: individual environmental achievement, volunteer organization, business achievement, youth group/school, biodiversity conservation award, sustainability and, long term environmental achievement. Awards aren’t limited to Saanich residents but are based on efforts within the District of Saanich. Nominees who work in the environmental field are eligible, assuming their work exceeds their job requirements. Visit bit.ly/1Nh2mmO for more information.

Sewage committee members to be chosen Applications for membership to the Eastside Public Advisory Committee (EPAC) closed on Tuesday (March 3) and the Eastside Wastewater and Resource Recovery Select Committee will begin the process of selecting 10 members for EPAC. Members will be selected from three participating municipalities based on population: one member from Oak Bay, five members from Saanich and four members from Victoria. EPAC members will provide advice on the public consultation process required to develop a wastewater and resource recovery plan for Oak Bay, Saanich and Victoria. The CRD Board will discuss the selection at their March 11 meeting.

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Digital advances mean sewing isn’t just grandma’s domain Travis Paterson News staff

Embroidering, or the ability to execute complex designs at home, might be the greatest change in modern sewing, according to Judi Caldwell, a 31-year veteran at Sawyer Sewing Centre in Saanich. Caldwell will be demonstrating her own tricks of the trade on Pfaff sewing machines (her favourite but only one of her specialties) at the Creative Stitches and Crafting Alive show in the fieldhouse of George Pearkes Recreation Centre, March 13 and 14. “The more sewing changes, the more some things stay the same, but it’s the technology of the (computerized) sewing machines that has really changed the industry,” Caldwell said. Sawyer Centre has had booths at Creative Stitches – the region’s

biggest expo for crafting – since it started 20 years ago. The show is back again this year after a oneyear hiatus. Pearkes will have 80 booths showcasing sewing machines, fabric, kits, darn, scrapbooking, sewing, knitting, craft booking and more. Creative Stitches will host 70 classes with a particular focus on technology to reflect the evolving industry, said show organizer Nori Richens. “The idea is it’s your ultimate creative destination, an all inclusive one-stop-shop for creativity under one roof,” Richens said. “People love to be inspired.” Sewing machines such as the Janome 15000, a Japanese-made leader in the field, is well worth its $8,000 price tag, Caldwell said. “I paid $300 for my first machine in 1968. I was making $1.35 a week at Woodwards, so you can see

it was no small purchase,” she added. “It lasted 30 years and you can expect similar results from a machine for about $500 now, whether it is purely mechanical or uses a basic computer and display.” New sewing enthusiasts can enter the market with a new machine for as low as $200, but don’t expect it to be a workhorse, Caldwell cautioned. Modern digital machines boast eight-inch display screens and can be programmed to embroider for up to three hours hands-free. They also synch with smartphone and tablet apps to easily upload designs. It’s not a big learning curve, and it allows the operator to work simultaneously on a second machine, which is common, Caldwell says. “Technology is taking the perception of your grandmother’s craft, if you will, or something only

your grandparents or parents did, and updating it,” Richens said. “You don’t spend days learning, it’s pre-programmed, and it can also allow people from the older generation to continue sewing later into life.” New to the show this year is a Learn to Sew class for kids ages eight to 13, and among the free shows on the Fashion Stage is an All Kids Fashion show, displaying clothes made by kids. There are thousands of dollars worth of door prizes. The show runs Friday, March 13 (the busier day), from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission ($2 for kids) and there are additional charges for some classes. See creativestitchesshow.com or call 1-855-723-1156 for more information. reporter@saanichnews.com

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Transition houses get big donation Women’s transition houses across Greater Victoria will be able to continue helping women in need, thanks to a donation from Royal LePage. “[The] Royal LePage Shelter Foundation was started up by Royal LePage back in the late 90s to support local shelters across Canada,” said Bill Ethier, president and managing broker of Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty. The $42,157.93 raised by Royal LePage in 2014 was split evenly between The Cridge Transition House for Women, Victoria Women’s Transition House, Margaret Laurence House and Sooke Transition House.

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All four shelters received half of their portion of the money in the fall, around $5,000 each. Royal LePage presented them with the rest of the money this week. “We try to give it out in chunks throughout the year, because they need it as the year goes on,” said Ethier. Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty has raised almost $200,000 for local women’s transition houses since 1998. Joanne Specht, manager of communications and fund development for The Cridge Centre for the Family, said the centre relies on donations such as this. “We can’t do what we do

unless we have the community’s support,” she said. The money from Royal LePage goes specifically toward The Cridge’s Transition House for Women, which is a place for women with or without children who are escaping violent or abusive relationships. “It feels good to be able to do something that has a direct impact,” said Ethier. Women also receive support such as counselling or help accessing income assistance or court services. “Our staff are there to help them with whatever they need,” said Specht. editor@saanichnews.com

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Women’s expo at Pearkes features TV celebrities The Victoria Women’s Spring Expo comes to Pearkes Recreation Centre this weekend, March 7 and 8. One featured speaker is Jody Claman, a former star on The Real Housewives Of Vancouver and judge on Top Chef Canada. Claman will recount her story building a catering company from the ground up as a young, single mother.

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Dr. Brenda Callan, a research scientist who studies plant pathology out of the Pacific Forestry Centre, holds the vintage reference books produced by her predecessors, all of them women. The research field was pushed open by Canadian women nearly 100 years ago, including the study of how fungi affects arbutus and other trees.

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All four women were stellar scholars, picking up governor general awards for their marks and other honours at university. “Every time I go into the (PFC) herbarium I come across correspondence of theirs with handwritten notes, typed notes, all of it stored there with fungi samples and still relevant,” Callan says. “A lot of the techniques they used are also still relevant, aside from the DNA sequencing we use now.” Callan’s modern work includes the study of wood decay fungi on export logs to help decrease trade barriers, a vital part of the province’s forestry business. Callan can’t help but wonder about the challenges her predecessors like Mounce – who traveled to Haida Gwaii to study the decaying affect of fungi on “airplane grade” sitka spruce – must have faced. “To imagine (Mounce) in a skirt hiking through the woods to find samples, it’s not like now,” says Callan, wearing pants and comfortable hiking boots. “Actually, the women spent most of

their time in the research lab.” After studying at the universities of Manitoba and Toronto, and completing her field work at Haida Gwaii, Mounce made her way back to Vancouver Island to work at Saanichton’s Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology from 1942 to 1945. She would have worked longer, but had to resign at age 50 because she got married. Employment of married women was forbidden in Canada until 1955. “Imagine how much more she could have accomplished,” Callan said. “But you do have to credit the men who hired her.” Nobles never married, but instead worked at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa from 1935 to 1969. She identified more than 400 wood-decaying fungi now referenced at the PFC in Saanich. “I know the work environment a far more equal place to be in terms of men and women now then when they worked,” Callan said. “But I can’t imagine what it would be like to face barriers and challenges in their male dominated world, and come up with constant breakthroughs.”

Did you know? n World Economic Forum’s 2014 Gender Gap report lists Canada at 19th in employment and wage equality, slightly up from its 2013 position of 21st, and one spot ahead of U.S. Iceland is No. 1. n Canada’s ratio of workers is nearly equal (.91 woman to every man) but wages for women are .71 per cent of that paid to men. n Canada also trails in the political realm, with just one woman in parliament for every three men and has never had an elected female prime minister (the provincial minister gender ratio is nearly equal). Advanced education continues to be a boon for Canadian women, who exceeded men in terms of post-secondary enrolment in 2014 at a ratio of 1.34 to 1.

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Council to staff, police board: find more budget savings Daniel Palmer News staff

Saanich council is asking staff and the police board to find further savings to bring down a proposed five per cent increase in the 2015 budget. On Monday, council held the third of its financial planning meetings, where they heard once again that 2014 saw slower development growth than in the last five years. That “new tax” usually helps absorb property tax increases by distributing the burden across new homeowners and businesses. “Traditionally, the growth in tax role has been the buffer for growth in our costs,” Coun. Dean Murdock said in an interview. “When we’re not able to absorb that through growth, that gets passed

on to existing taxpayers.” The average homeowner – defined as a property with an assessed value of $592,860 – would see a $99 increase in property tax in 2015 under the current budget proposal, representing a 4.48 per cent increase over last year. That same homeowner will also see a $43 increase in sewer rate, a $26 increase in water utility and a $5 increase in garbage collection fees. Murdock said one potential savings area is in the amount the municipality has been putting aside for its essential infrastructure replacement, which has been increasing for the past six years by .75 per cent to reach a $30-million target. The fund now sits at about $25 million, so

one option could be to taper back those capital increases over the next four years, Murdock said. “We’re now getting to within a range to say we have an appropriate allocation to replace critical infrastructure, and we will hit that target in the next four years,” Murdock said. “So the discussion we had was, ‘Are we close enough to reduce that number to half a per cent or .35 per cent?” Council is also directing the Saanich Police

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$55,000 in unused vacation time when he left. The severance payout represents an overall tax increase of about .42 per cent this year. Another anomaly in the budget appears as a $1 million request to upgrade the municipality’s telephone system. Atwell said council will need further information before approving that expenditure. Council must approve relevant bylaws for the 2015 budget prior to May 15. editor@saanichnews.com

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The Saanich News is published every Wednesday and Friday by Black Press Ltd., 104B - 3550 Saanich Rd., Victoria, BC V8X 1J8 Phone: 250-381-3484. Fax: 250-381-8777. Web: www.saanichnews.com

OUR VIEW

Funding transit a tough sell The Victoria Regional Transit Commission recently heard its 2013 request to add two cents per litre more to local fuel prices this year, to help cover transit service expansion, had been turned down by the province. Transportation Minister Todd Stone let the commission know the request will be reconsidered for 2016, but it brings up a question: who should be paying more to help transit expand in this region, the people who use it, drivers, or everyone? While two cents a litre isn’t a major hardship for drivers – after all, gas prices leapt 18 to 20 cents per litre in the past week or so – the gas tax is a hammer-on-the-head strategy penalizing drivers who may or may not choose to use transit in future. Raising transit fares again to raise the needed revenue, rather than taxing drivers more, is a tactic the commission has little appetite for, knowing that many of its regular bus riders are strapped enough for cash. For years, B.C. Transit has done its best to get more people riding the bus, here and in other urban areas of the province. In the big picture it’s the right thing to do: reduce gridlock and do less harm to the environment. But in reality, not enough people who could easily ride the bus more have committed to driving less as a way to help achieve those lofty goals. Over time, our dependence on our vehicles has led to regular traffic logjams on both major arteries into downtown Victoria. True, that problem is partly attributable to how Greater Victoria has developed. But when the option to take transit is there – a more userfriendly option from one year to the next – and drivers still don’t leave their vehicles at home, it’s a sign that the people in charge of the bus system still haven’t done a good enough job selling people on why taking the bus is a better choice. It’s kind of a Catch-22: many people won’t use the system until it’s better, but more people need to use the system to allow and pay for expanded service – unless of course, those other sources of revenue are tapped. The local politicians who make up the transit commission should ask for a public referendum on whether people are willing to pay more, either through taxes or fares, for expanded service. If the majority say no, commission members need to grit their teeth and direct B.C. Transit to stop expanding service until such time that more people choose to ride the bus.

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YOUR VIEW

What are sensitive ecosystems, anyway? Garry Oak Ecosystems are much more than Garry Oak trees. They have a rich diversity of wildflowers, native grasses, and creatures that are part of the functioning ecosystem. So says the Best Practices Manual produced by the Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team (GOERT). The report goes on to say that urban Garry oak trees now surrounded by lawn and daffodils do not have the same plant communities and ecological processes as the original Garry oak ecosystem would have had, and are therefore not considered to be a viable Garry oak ecosystem. The report for the Vancouver Island Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory by the joint Federal/Provincial government initiative indicates that a Sensitive Ecosystem must be in a relatively natural state. Sensitive Ecosystem units used by the District of Saanich were delineated on air photographs in the 1990s. If the original mapper had gone

on the ground to check those areas with Garry oak overstory and lawn/garden in the understory, they would have removed these areas from the Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory. The District of Saanich is basically protecting these mapping errors in its Environmental Development Permit Area (EDPA). Saanich’s own Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA) Atlas states “to be included in the ESA atlas, data must be from a comprehensive environmental inventory using technically acceptable standards.” It goes on to say that: “this atlas should be used as a flagging tool

and should not be used in place of individual site assessments”. The District of Saanich is not following its own guidance. Currently, there are side by side properties in Saanich that have the identical attributes of a Garry oak overstory with lawn and garden in the understory. One property has been mapped as being within the EDPA and the other has not. Neither property should be in the EDPA. The oak trees are already protected by the tree protection bylaw. Ted Lea, R.P.Bio. Vegetation Ecologist Saanich

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Sports cardiology testing at SMU Sports Cardiology B.C. out of the University of B.C. Hospital is conducting testing as part of its research at St. Michaels University School (SMUS) on Wednesday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The research is part of a study focusing on young competitive athletes (aged 12-35) who may carry a cardiovascular disorder that can lead to sudden cardiac death. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rare to find it but also leads to a tragic occurrence. The purpose of the research is to get an understanding of the prevalence of these disorders in our local population (B.C.) as a study like this has never been conducted in Canada. Testing is non-invasive and takes 10 minutes per athlete. Those interested can register at bit.ly/1EmpGeN.

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Mercedes-Benz B-Class earns an A in safety By Bob McHugh

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The Mercedes-Benz B-Class is probably the safest compact car sold in Canada.

Mercedes-Benz Canada went (adventurously) solo and brought the B-Class (not sold in US) to Canada in 2006, just as did with the original Smart Car.

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The tall, compact, front-drive hatchback, is a different kind of Mercedes. Yet many Canadian buyers like it and typically buy about 3,000 of them annually. We join the B-Class story when it got a modest redesign for the 2009 model year. Styling revisions included a new radiator grille with an extra-large Mercedes-Benz star in the centre. The front bumper has a larger air intake and the hood was also modified. Rear revisions included two-piece tail light assemblies, a new hatch release and a new-look rear bumper. B-Class vehicles have a unique safety feature built-in to its elevated floor-pan design. Mercedes calls it the "sandwich principle” and during a severe frontal impact the powertrain assembly is cleverly engineered to slide downward, under the cabin compartment, to avoid intrusion into the passenger space. The '09 B-Class came in B200 and the B200 Turbo models. A B200 comes with a 134-hp, 2.0-litre inline-4 engine mated to either 5 speed manual transmission or a CVT (continuously variable transmission) automatic. The reliability

of this CVT is questionable and in 2011 model year vehicles it was the spotlight of a major recall. It can be an expensive repair, if not covered by Mercedes. This torque-rich gas engine is a frugal fuel user that’s rated at 10.5 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 8.6 litres/100 kilometres on the highway with the CVT and using the new 5-cycle rating method. The manual transmission allows slightly better highway fuel economy. The turbocharged variant of the 2.0 litre engine boasts an impressive 193-hp, and is paired with a 6-speed manual transmission or the optional CVT automatic. This engine is rated at 10.9 litres/100

kilometres in the city and 8.8 litres/100 kilometres on the highway with the CVT and using the new five-cycle rating method. So you should get a lot better performance with almost the same fuel economy. B-Class went essentially unchanged for the 2010 and 2011 model years and was temporarily discontinued for the 2012 model year. It returned as the completely redesigned B250 for the 2013 model year and there were no major changes for 2014. Standard features in 2013 included a fuel saving auto stop-start system,

LED daytime running lights, leather seating, 11 airbags, run-flat tires, plus Attention Assist, and Collision Prevention Assist systems. Yet, it still had an under-$30,000 start price. A new direct-injection four-cylinder turbo engine (208 hp) linked to new seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission was the only powertrain combo offered (no CVT). This engine can also produce an impressive 258 lb-ft of torque and it can move a B250 to 100 k/ hour in less than eight seconds. While this engine does like pricey premium fuel, it’s rated at 9.2 litres/100 kilometres in the city and 6.6 litres/100 kilometres on the highway using the 5-cycle rating method. The new automatic obviously has an important role in attaining those impressive highway economy numbers. The Mercedes-Benz B-Class is probably the safest compact car sold in Canada. Its brandnew (2015) start price is still under $30,000, however, popular add-

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for the National University 7s Rugby Championship. The University of Victoria men kick off play against the University of Calgary today (Friday, March 6) at 9 a.m. Additional preliminary Vikes games are scheduled for 11:34 a.m. and 2:08 p.m. March 6. On the women’s side, UVic has two teams partic aipating, with the yellow team kicking things off at 10:06 a.m. March 6 versus York. Victoria Blue opens against Calgary at 10:50 a.m. Crossover play continues on Saturday with the Cup Final set for 6 p.m. and the Plate Final slated for 3:18 p.m. Tickets for all games will be available at the stadium. For more information and the full schedule, visit www. canadianuniversity7s.com/ Also on the Vikes calendar this weekend is the 41st Elk Lake Spring Regatta for the Men’s and Women’s Rowing, Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8, and with this weekend’s predicted weather, it will be the perfect opportunity to cheer on the local rowers. For more details, visit govikesgo.com/regattainfo Victoria Junior Field Hockey returns to the pitch with a “Try field hockey for free” camp this Sunday, March 8, from 10 to 11 a.m. on the UVic turf. A great way for young athletes from ages four to 18 to try out the sport for no cost, upon arrival, they’ll be treated to free gear for the session, plus experienced coaching and plenty of fun! Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association opens play March 7 with the Renegades and

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Perfect sweep for Claremont’s lone wrestler Claremont’s Nolan Mitchell overcomes mono, ankle injury to win fourth straight provincial gold medal Travis Paterson News staff

Calm, careful and calculated, Nolan Mitchell searches out his words like he executes his moves on the wrestling mat. The Grade 12 Claremont secondary student quietly won his fourth straight B.C. High School Wrestling Championship gold medal on Saturday, but he’s not bragging. However, he’s no longer the rogue wrestler he was, a shy Grade 9 student who happily slid under the radar as the school’s unknown provincial champion. “It feels fantastic (to win), especially with the rough season I’ve had,” Mitchell said. Mitchell is quite possibly Claremont’s top athlete, despite not wrestling competitively at all this season until he arrived at the provincials in Abbotsford last week. After winning the B.C. championships from 2012 to 2014, a

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When city meets country Today my early-20s daughters live in cities. They’ve travelled widely — one backpacking through Southeast Asia, another traipsing around Nicaragua. They understand buses, subways and airports. They’re “city savvy.” They’ve come along way from their childhood. Growing up on rural Salt Spring Island, the girls were city innoSusan cents. For example, once when they were very little, we went with a group to see a musical in Vancouver. Arriving early, a few of us grabbed food in a restaurant and then strolled back along the sidewalks to the theatre. We came to an intersection and as four solid lanes of cars zoomed passed, little Danica looked up with a worried frown. “I hope,” she whispered above the roar of engines, “someone will stop for us.” She had no idea that the

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Rose Lee, co-owner of The Pedaler Cycling Tours, and Kala Hadfield, brewer at Spinnakers Brewpub. On International Women’s Day, March 8, Lee will be leading a women’s only craft beer tasting cycling tour as part of Victoria Beer Week.

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We can’t get drunk on bikes, so it really is a tasting.” The tour will also be a good way to showcase women that work in the beer industry, said Lee. One stop on the tour will be Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub, where Kala Hadfield works as a brewer. “A lot of women say,

‘I don’t like beer,’ [but] there’s such a wide variety of flavours [including] fruity, citrusy [and] red wine flavours,” said Hadfield. “It’s not just all fizzy, sweet, yellow stuff.” Lee echoed the thought that there is a craft beer for everyone. “I think women would be surprised that [if] they think they don’t like beer, they will find that craft beer they do in fact like.” The tour will also go to Driftwood Brewery, Moon Under Water Brewpub and end at Canoe Brewpub. Tickets are $59 each and include bicycles provided by The Pedaler, a chocolate truffle and craft beer pairing at several breweries. Participants are asked to meet at The Pedaler, 719 Douglas St. at 12:45 p.m. for a 1 p.m. start. The tour will finish at approximately 4:30 p.m. at Canoe Brewpub. Bicycles will be picked up from Canoe so participants can stay as long as they like. The ride is approximately 10 kilometres. All attendees will be asked for two pieces of identification. See victoriabeerweek.com for more information. editor@saanichnews.com

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SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR HOME The Saanich 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 editor Daniel Palmer at 250480-3239 or email editor@ saanichnews. com to share your ideas.

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Notaries bust home buying myths Let notary publics help avoid surprises Steven Heywood Black Press

If you have ever purchased or sold a home, you’ve probably met a notary public. They’re the folks who hold all the legal documents for you to sign at the end of the process. But, as two notaries public from Sidney’s Salvador Davis & Co. explain, there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes than you might think. Lisa Ehrlich, a partner in Salvador Davis & Co with Laurie Salvador, and Shawna Farmer say from start to finish of a single home sale, the work can last up to three months. “It’s not as simple as some people might think it is,” says Farmer. “We collect mortgage documents and information on behalf of real estate agents, lenders, mortgage companies and our clients.” Notaries, adds Ehrlich, often are the ones who discover builders’ liens against properties, outstanding taxes, covenants and other surprises that a purchaser might not be aware of. In Sidney, Ehrlich says, many seniors have taken advantage of property tax deferrals — and they might not remember how much money is owing to the

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Salvador Davis & Co notaries public Lisa Ehrlich, left, and Shawna Farmer. There’s more to a simple signing of documents for your real estate deal, they say. Notaries spend hours behind the scenes. municipality. While the purchaser is not on the hook for these outstanding taxes, Farmer says the property title cannot transfer to new owners until it’s paid. It’s all part of the negotiation process, she adds. Other non-financial issues, like rights-of-way, mineral rights and building schemes can be present on a property title. While notaries do not clear those items unless hired to do so, they do compile and help clear financial charges on title during the process of buying or selling

a house. A typical home buyingor-selling process starts, for notaries, with meeting a client, asking if they have specific needs and then gathering up all of the legal documents. Ehrlich says the next step involves the real estate agent, lender or broker in order to get the title free and clear of any issues. It’s throughout this process that all disclosures must take place — again, so there are no surprises. Closing day, “is a big day,” says Ehrlich. It means buy-

ers are transferring over a lot of money and sellers are receiving it. For many people, she says, it can be the biggest transaction of their lives. At this stage, or even earlier, adds Farmer, they like to ask their clients about how they want to hold title. For couples buying a home, it can be done in two ways: as joint tenants where both own right of survivorship, or; as tenants in common where both parties own a share of the property and upon the death of one, the

wishing of their will would be followed. It’s complex, says Ehrlich, and part of life planning. To make sure it goes smoothly, Farmer and Ehrlich say people need to trust their notary. In the case of Salvador Davis & Co, they say they get most of their business via referrals. That speaks loudly to their reputation in the community. “It’s what we do,” says Farmer. reporter@saanichnews.com

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208-455 Sitkum Road, $399,900 MLS 345989, Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Noah Dobson, 250-385-2033

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