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Rudi Hoenson fell in love with a good cup of coffee as an 18 year old living in Java, Indonesia. The year was 1941, and he was fascinated by the daily ritual of roasting and grinding the beans before pouring hot water from two feet above the mug. “It makes the grinds swirl around,” says Hoenson, now 91. “I still make mine the same way to this day.” Hoenson’s life story goes far beyond a good cup of coffee, but getting him to tell the tales takes some doing. He prefers to focus on his philanthropic work at the Lodge at Broadmead senior care home, where he’s donated over $600,000 including a $100,000 (and counting) matching donation to help Broadmead install overhead lifts. The $1.3 million project will benefit 115 Second World War and Korea War veterans and another 110 seniors who live at the lodge. “What am I going to use the money for,” says Hoenson, a WWII vet and former prisoner of war at a Japanese encampment. “I can identify with the people (at Broadmead). A lot are veterans and they also went through the terrible times.” The facility is the primary provider of residential care and day programs for veterans on Vancouver Island. A native of Holland, Hoen-

son moved to Indonesia (then a Dutch colony) with his dad, who was stationed there. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour on Dec. 7, 1941, Hoenson immediately enlisted with the Dutch forces. He fought the Japanese in the Indonesian jungle before he and about 500 Dutch soldiers were caught and imprisoned. He remained a prisoner of war for three and a half years, until U.S. soldiers showed up a month after the war’s end in 1945. “I went in at 130 pounds and when I came out, I was 80 pounds. I could have survived maybe a few more years, but some guys, they either refused to eat, which was suicide because they’d beat you to death, or they got sick and died,” he said. The prisoners’ diet was mostly rice, sometimes with a bit of squash, and if they were really lucky, some vegetables. “Twice, maybe, there was a bit of excess whale blubber with the rice, which we gobbled up because we needed it so badly.” Hoenson can still recall his first proper meal upon release from prison, when he was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Chenango. “It was so rich (for us), most of us threw up,” said Hoenson, who still includes rice in his daily diet. “We couldn’t eat that way anymore.” PLEASE SEE: Veterans’ care facility, Page A5

Saanich’s Rudi Hoenson has matched more than $100,000 of the community’s donations for the Lodge at Broadmead, which is fundraising to install overhead lifts that will cost $1.3 million. Hoenson was given the Generosity of Spirit Award in 2013 by the National Philanthropy Day Committee on Vancovuer Island for his previous donations and fundraising efforts. Travis Paterson/News staff

Thieves target insurance, licence plates Unlocked cars irk police as thefts spike in North Quadra Nine thefts from vehicles were reported over the past week in a three-to-four block radius around Lochside Drive between Cedar Hill Cross Road and Nicholson Street, on the north side of McKenzie Avenue. In most of the incidents, the vehicles were left unlocked, which once again prompted Saanich Police to remind residents to lock parked cars. Stolen items included sunglasses, iPods, car chargers and other valuable and mobile acces-

sories. One emerging trend that alarms police is the theft of insurance and registration papers, said Sgt Steve Eassie. “Registration papers can contain personal (banking) information,” Eassie said. “Most insurance (agencies) will remind you to remove those papers from the car, and we want to remind people to do that as well.” An additional four incidents of missing validation tags from license plates were reported over

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Knife pulled on UVic cyclist An unknown suspect approached a 22-year old University of Victoria student cycling through the 4000block of Dawnview Cres. early Monday evening, wielding a four-inch folding knife while uttering profane language and threats. When the cyclist retreated, the suspect blurted something similar to: “Yeah that’s what I thought,” and casually walked away, said Saanich Police Sgt. Steve Eassie. “We’re bringing this forward as it’s very concerning that someone would draw a knife on someone else,” Eassie said. Saanich PD couldn’t deploy canines due to the high foot traffic in the area. The suspect is thought to be about 20 years old, between five-foot-10 and six feet tall, and was wearing a dark hoodie with red piping or accents on sleeves, light-coloured jeans and lightcoloured running shoes. Anyone with information is asked to call Saanich PD at 250-475-4321.

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Someone took advantage of a faulty lock to enter a home in the 800-block home of Mallwood Terr. last weekend. The break-in took place between 6:30 p.m. Saturday and noon on Sunday, when the entry was discovered. The garage side door was locked but it proved faulty. The owners were likely home sleeping during the incident, said Sgt. Steve Eassie. Power tools were reported stolen. Police believe the thief likely ventured no further into the home than an office room near the garage, where a Nikon film camera and three lenses were also stolen. reporter@saanichnews.com

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The former site of Mayfair Lanes bowling alley at 760 Tolmie Avenue, in the heart of Saanich’s commercial and retail district, is owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd. The Real Canadian Superstore parent company has owned the lot since 2005 but has yet to build on the site. On Monday, Loblaw’s announced it will invest more than $1.2 billion into its Canadian business in 2015 including construction projects for dozens of new and existing stores.

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Mum’s the word on a vacant Saanich lot that was previously slated for a Real Canadian Superstore, after Loblaw Companies Ltd. announced Monday it plans to spend $1.2 billion on expanding and bolstering its Canadian business in the coming year. The 13,670 square-metre lot at 760 Tolmie Ave. is the former home of Mayfair Lanes bowling alley, which was torn down after Loblaw purchased the

property in 2005. The lot has sat empty ever since, but its prime location could be one of the 50 units Loblaw plans to “build from the ground up.” Neighbouring Mayfair Shopping Centre, the property is valued by B.C. Assessment at $11,725,000 for 2015. Saanich Planning has had a development application for the site on hold since 2010 pending variances for parking and siting. “We’re not currently breaking out the details of the announcement,” said a Loblaw

spokesperson in a statement. “At this point, there will be more than 50 stores built from the ground up and more than 100 undergoing renovations or improvements. To point to one region or store banner would understate the nationwide and business-wide impact we expect this investment will make.” The Brampton-based grocery chain, which owns the Real Canadian Superstore and Joe Fresh clothing brand, says its stores will staff between 20 and 300 employees, and its

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chance. And with the count falling on spring break, it likely means more kids were available to count, MacDonald said. “It seems there’s more counts coming in from school and I’ve got triple the amount of calls this year. We had one school in Colwood call in with 4 billion blooms, which isn’t

investment this year is expected to create more than 20,000 jobs. Its latest application to Saanich features a main floor of 84,360 sq. ft. and underground parking, with entrances off Tolmie Avenue and Roderick Street, as well as 42 more parking spots outside. Last month, Whole Foods announced it would bring its first Vancouver Island location to Uptown. That grocer is expected to open sometime in 2016. reporter@saanichnews.com

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The March 11 story “FOI results on spying software reveal big costs” contained an incorrect date. Saanich council was sworn in on Dec. 1, not Dec. 2. The cutline for a photo with the March 11 story “Flattened Saanich frogs prompt conservation reporting hotline” contained incorrect information. The photo displayed a redlegged frog, not a Pacific treefrog. The News regrets the error.

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“Our stocking program supports about 50 per cent of all the fishing activity in the province.” -Don Peterson, Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. enforce fishing regulations. At Prospect Lake, the society will stock 4,000 catchable trout this spring and another 5,000 in the fall. At Elk and Beaver lakes, another 14,000 rainbow trout will be stocked by year’s end. The society stocks hundreds of B.C. lakes with rainbow, kokanee and eastern brook trout, mostly to provide catchable fish for recreational purposes. Society president Don Peterson said B.C. took a risk when it transferred responsibility for recreational fishing to a non-profit organization, but independent status has allowed it to set up innovative programs such as Learn

to Fish and Fishing in the City. He said 250,000 residents and visitors go fishing in B.C. each year, supporting 1,000 fishing-related businesses and an estimated 7,000 jobs. “Our stocking program supports about 50 per cent of all the fishing activity in the province, and now fishing on stocked lakes in B.C. is the best it has ever been in the history of the province,” Peterson said. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the creation of the society was one of the moves made by the B.C. Liberal government in its first “core review” in 2002-03. “There was a religious fervour about the opportunity that we had at that time to improve the way government operates and to spend less of your tax dollars,” Bennett said. Lake stocking projects planned for 2015 can be found atgofishbc.com under “fish stocking reports.” editor@saanichnews.com

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E-cigarette crackdown necessary Last week, the province announced legislation to regulate the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and associated products. Anyone who was paying attention saw the changes coming down the pipe, but are they appropriate? There has been a steep and swift uptake in the use of these products over the past few years, in part because of a perceived health benefit when compared to traditional tobacco products. The government is right that we need protection from products and actions that are possibly harmful to our health, including “vaping.” Ontario and Nova Scotia have already introduced similar restrictions, and the Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Paediatric Society support the B.C. government’s crackdown on e-cigs. It wasn’t that long ago that people openly smoked in the corridors of the mall, and restaurant patrons were asked “Smoking or non?” That would be unthinkable these days, even though the law was changed just a few short decades ago. It’s also notable the harms of e-cigs are supported by Island Health’s chief medical officer, but the longterm studies of e-cigs are lacking due to its relatively new use in North America. The government’s goal with new regulations is to “protect youth from the unknown effects of e-cigarette vapour and becoming addicted to nicotine.” But perhaps the Ministry of Health should start by finding out what “unknown” entails. In the end, it’s better to be safe than sorry when it comes to health. We’re better off to pre-emptively regulate a product that could prove harmful in the long run than we are to “wait and see,” only to find the damage has already been done. Just look at fast food: good luck putting the brakes on that low-cost option. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

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Council should focus on problems I’m pleased to hear that Colin Plant is coping with the fire hose treatment of learning Saanich government activities. He seems quite sincere, but comes across as naive in referring to Saanich staff as “dedicated” without recognizing serious problems – the handling of wetlands designation being the latest in a long string of possible incompetence. Saanich needs a CAO who will clean house, but Andy Laidlaw gave an impression of weakness in saying that the improper and unnecessary keylogging Spector 360 software might be re-installed later. As for the amount of detail and time facing Plant, I recommend he essentialize and work in principles for human life. Many people want to lobby for their pet spending out of someone else’s pocket, or pass more ineffective laws. Instead of supporting the protection of policing, they should be asked what government is really for and prioritize on that basis. Keith Sketchley Saanich

Lester Pearson would be proud I would like to congratulate the House of Lords in London for passing historic legislation which requires the British government to allocate 0.7 per cent of their GDP to overseas development assistance. Why this is of such interest to Canadians is that was our Prime Minister, Lester Pearson, who in 1969, challenged the developed countries to achieve this level of funding to those countries less fortunate than us. Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Luxemburg and now Britain have achieved that target.

Unfortunately, despite promises by several governments, Canada is still below 0.3 per cent in its GDP spending on overseas development assistance. Perhaps it is time for us to pass such a law in Ottawa and honour the memory of a great man. Sam Weller Oak Bay

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Municipal computers hit by virus Monday Travis Paterson News staff

A Saanich employee working in a recreation centre clicked on the wrong link Monday, inviting an invasive encryption virus to spread from one computer onto another through Saanich’s server. The virus was potentially damaging but Saanich’s IT department was diligent in backing up and protecting important information while removing it from the system, said interim CAO Andy Laidlaw. “I’m told by IT people it’s contained,” Laidlaw told the News on Tuesday. “The origin is over-

seas and it’s a similar virus to one that targets organizations. The threat of the attack leads to blackmail, but we didn’t reach that point or have that problem.” No one in Saanich’s IT department was available for comment. Viral attacks are common on local government networks, said Laidlaw, who was the CAO in Campbell River when that city and many more in B.C. experienced a similar attack in 2013. “We don’t know if it was an individual attack this time or even if it was intentionally targeted,” he said. A freedom of information

release given to the News Monday revealed Saanich spent at least $29,000 on employee monitoring software called Spector 360, which was disabled in January pending an investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of B.C. Saanich’s corporate services department, which oversees the District’s IT section, is requesting an additional $219,500 to maintain current service levels and licences for District computers in the 2015-19 financial plan. Council will meet to discuss the financial plan once again on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. reporter@saanichnews.com

New CEO for Victoria Harbour Authority The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has a new Chief Executive Officer, it was announced this week. The GVHA board of directors chose Ian Robertson as the new CEO. Robertson is currently the CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia Ian Robertson. (TIABC). He has over 30 years’ experience developing business solutions in companies ranging from Procter and Gamble through the Jim Pattison Group and Rocky Mountaineer.

He previously held elected office for six years as commissioner of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, where he served as chair. Starting late this April, Robertson will oversee his first cruise season with over 500,000 passengers and 200,000 crew scheduled to visit Victoria. “I look forward to leading the GVHA team, and meeting with the many stakeholders who share an interest in Victoria’s spectacular harbour,” he said. Robertson replaces former CEO Curtis Grad, who left the GVHA last year to head a First Nations economic development group. The GVHA’s annual operating budget is $9 million, and the organization is responsible for Victoria waterfront properties that include Ogden Point, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Ship Point in the Inner Harbour. The authority also leases the CPR Steamship Terminal. editor@saanichnews.com

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active on private properties. CRD numbers show seven bucks and four does were captured and killed. The B.C. SPCA, which started voicing concern in 2013 over the cull and continued to publicly oppose the action, said the results don’t meet the definition of success. “To say it’s a success is really misleading. You’re not addressing solutions that you claim to have with urban deer conflicts,” said Sara Dubois, chief scientific officer for B.C. SPCA. “If (the CRD) were concerned about overpopulation you worry about females. If you are concerned about vehicle areas, you trap around roads. … They have no measures beyond political points here.” B.C. SPCA along with organizations such as DeerSafe Victoria say speed reduction, public education and a proper deer count haven’t yet been completed. “We don’t know what the population is,” Dubois said. “From a scientific perspective, no answers have been achieved from these actions.” The purpose of the Oak Bay pilot project was to reduce inci-

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Camosun Charger Lainey Jantzi smacks the volleyball during the Chargers loss in the PacWest gold medal final at PISE last week. The third-year middle was the player of the match in the Chargers’ semifinal win over College of the Rockies.

It’s go time as the Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s volleyball teams compete at nationals in Charlottetown, PEI. It started yesterday with the women facing Grand Prairie and the men vs. host Holland College. Here in town, tomorrow (March 14) will be a busy day at the UVic field hockey turf. The Vancouver Island Women’s Field Hockey League opens the day with the Patriots and the Mariners at 9:30 a.m., followed by the Flickers and Lynx 1 at 11 a.m. and the Cardinals and Lynx 2 at 12:30 p.m. The Stellers and Ravens play at 2 p.m., with the Kestrels and Renegades at 3:30 p.m., and the Pirates and Demons ending the day off at 5 p.m. Just two games hit the turf Sunday: the Sailors and Blue Jays play at 9 a.m., with the Kestrels and Ravens at 3:30 p.m. Several men’s games will also take the field Sunday, March 15. The Hawks and Marauders start the morning at 10:30 a.m., followed by the Mutineers and Oak Bay at 12 p.m. Finally, the Tigers and Rebels end the day with their 1:30 p.m. game. The boys of summer are back in action at Lambrick Park this coming week as the Victoria Eagles baseball club welcomes the Calgary Blues for the second annual March friendly tournament, March 20 to 22. The Victoria Eagles premier

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side of baseball at the 2015 BC Baseball umpiring clinics. Level 1 umpiring course runs March 23 and 25 at 7 p.m. and March 26 and April 2 at 6 p.m., at Central Middle School. The day-long Level 2 umpiring course will be held March 28 at 8:30 a.m. at Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence. On campus, the UVic Vikes premier men’s rugby team visits the Vancouver Rowing Club on Saturday, while the premier women Velox Valkyries host Bayside, 11: 30 a.m. at Velox. The Velox Valhallians, currently the Island’s top Div. 1 men’s side, play the UVic Saxons at 1 p.m., Wallace Field. Meanwhile the Saanich Junior Braves are looking ahead to next year with open prospect tryouts in June for players born from 1996 to 2000. The Braves’ junior development camp runs select days March 25 to May 29. Visit saanichbraves.ca for more. On Saturday, April 11, all four Capital Region minor lacrosse associations, including the Saanich Tigers, will participate in a 12-hour game of lacrosse as a fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation, at The Q Centre in Colwood. Players can register for $20. Email Brian Corbett (briancorbettvimlc@gmail.com) for details. - Devon Gall is an avid sports fan and athlete attending Grade 12 at Mount Douglas secondary school.

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The UVic Vikes men are the national university rugby sevens champions for the third year in a row. The Vikes prevailed over the UBC Thunderbirds in a rematch of last year’s final with a closely contested 17-12 win on Saturday at Westhills Stadium in Langford. Since it started in 2011, the Vikes have won the national trophy four times - McMaster University won it in 2012. With the score knotted at 12-12 late in Saturday’s final, the Vikes Doug Fraser scored the game-winning try with the clock winding down to the final seconds. It ended a series of phases by the Vikes to drive the ball down the pitch. Lucas Hammond, a former Canadian U20 player, cut through the middle of the pack and drew defenders before dumping the ball off to Fraser. Fraser’s winning try was his second of the match and

semifinal. The Vikes dominated all opponents by a score of 227-0. The Vikes entered to women’s teams, with it’s Blue squad qualifying for championship final only to lose 31-5 to the defending champion McMaster University Marauders.The Marauders were in control from the outset, scoring early and often to knock off hometown APshutter.com/UVic Vikes the The UVic Vikes are national univeristy rugby sevens champions for the Vikes side in impressive fashfourth time in five years. ion. Laura Crowe-Hutchon gave The Vikes answered with a made up in fine fashion for a yellow card he drew early little more than three minutes the Vikes their only points of in the first half which set up left in the first half on a great the match, taking the ball from the opening try of the game, effort by St. Michaels Univer- inside her own half and outscored by UBC’s Jorden Best. sity grad Luke McCloskey. He running an opponent down That gave UBC a 7-0 lead and managed to power his way the right flank to make it 17-5 marked the first points UVic down the right wing to the line McMaster at the break. The Vikes Yellow team won to set up a try, despite injurallowed in the tournament. ing his hamstring the consolation shield trophy. along the way. A second yel- Runner aims for gold low card to the Vikes for an UVic Vikes track runner intentional knock- Rachel Francois looks to win on put Victoria a fourth-straight gold in the down a man for a 600-metre as the Vikes comsecond time. The pete at the CIS Track and Field T h u n d e r b i rd s Championship, Mar. 12-14 at took full advan- St. Denis Centre in Windsor, tage, with Charlie Ont. Thorpe cutting his way through Vike shortlisted as POTY the Vikes defenders to even the UVic Vikes fifth-year forscore, setting the ward Chris McLaughlin was stage for Fraser’s one of five players shortlisted late-game hero- for the CIS player of the year ics. award, which was given to Victoria won Johnny Berhanemeskel, a fifthfive games in a year guard from the Univerrow on the way to sity of Ottawa. the final, includMcLaughlin is the Canada ing a 34-0 shut- West outstanding player of out of Queen’s the year. University in the reporter@saanichnews.com

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NEW TECHNOLOGY |Passive Houses use a ventilator to control air flow instead of a furnace for heat

Energy efficient building cuts heating costs by 90 per cent Andrea Peacock Victoria News

A house without a furnace or air conditioning may sound unbelievable in this region, but with an airtight, energy efficient passive house, it is possible. Father-son developer and contractor duo Rob and Mark Bernhardt built a custom passive house for themselves and their family in Saanich in 2013. Now, they’re building the first one to go on the market. The North Park passive house, located at 860 Queens Ave. in Victoria, is believed to be Canada’s first multi-unit strata project built to the passive house standard. The house contains six separate units. It is expected to cut heating costs by 90 per cent through its added insulation and design. “A passive house essentially uses about 10 per cent of the heat of a normal house to heat it,” said Adam Fawkes, architect with Hughes Condon Marler Architects. Passive houses are made with the same type of insulation as normal houses, only with more than double the amount, as well as insulation under the floors. This added insulation helps to keep the house warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. “In a typical house, you might spend about $12,000 on the furnace and all the duct work,” said Fawkes. “So you take that $12,000, and you put it towards a little bit of insulation. The mortgage is less than the savings on the heating bills. So in the end, instead of paying into the heating bill, you’re paying into the mortgage.”

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Adam Fawkes, architect with Hughes Condon Marler Architects, standing in front of the new energy efficient North Park passive house at 860 Queens Ave. The cost of building a passive house is comparable to the aver-

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age cost of building a conventional house, said Mark.

North Park Passive House will cost around $1 million by the time it is completed in August. Along with more insulation, the passive house is also fitted with triple-glazed windows, which prevent heat loss. While there is no furnace, all six units in the building have heated tile floors in the bathrooms along with a small electric radiant panel in the kitchen. “Together, those two (heaters) will produce about 668 watts of heat on average per unit,” said Mark. “Most people have hair driers bigger than that.” In the house, there is a heat recovery ventilator that mixes the heat around through the unit through air flow. The heat recovery ventilator uses about 30 watts and runs all day and night, although only costs a few dollars a month to run, said Mark. “The heating bill for each unit ends up being about $58 for the entire year.” Besides lower heating bills, another major benefit is the comfort level. “They are so dramatically more comfortable, it’s really even hard to describe how much more comfortable is it than a normal building,” said Mark. “It’s like walking around in a warm hug.” Because the building is air tight and with even airflow, there are no cold spots or drafts. “You can stand by a gigantic window on the coldest day of the year and be comfortable without a sweater on.” For more information, visit bernhardtcontracting.com/northpark andrea.peacock@vicnews.com

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305-409 Swift Street, $349,900

MLS 347256, Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Robert Young, 250-385-6900

423-405 Quebec Street, $282,900

OAK BAY

2680 Margate Ave, $1,250,000

MLS 346527, Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Jane Logan, 250-920-6868

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-744-3301

3026 Larkdowne Road, $799,000

304-90 Regatta Landing

MLS 345949, Saturday 1-3 102-608 Broughton Street, Pemberton Holmes From $219,000 Bruce Warburton, 250-893-0117 Wednesday - Sunday 12-5 Chard Development Ltd. 83 Saghalie Road, 250-590-9440 $560,654

8-159 Cook Street, $429,900

MLS 347316, Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Noah Dobson, 250-385-2033

203-1190 View Street, $318,800

Saturday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-477-5353

201-1015 Pandora Ave., $334,500 MLS 347016, Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

318 Irving Road

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jason Binab, 250-589-2466

MLS 347377, Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Julie Rust, 250-385-2033

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1060 Tillicum Road,

Saturday & Sunday 12-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty John Monkhouse, 250-216-6343

Daily 12-5 Bosa Properties, 250-382-2672

83 Saghalie Road, From $411,121

10-850 Parklands Dr., $349,900

MLS 345139, Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Bruce McCalla, 250-885-8487

Daily 12-5 Bosa Properties, 250-382-2672

9-3008 Quadra Street, $359,000 MLS 347376, Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Kellie Elder, 250-213-6360

102-2930 Washington Ave, $179,999 MLS 345010, Sat.& Sun. 3:30-4:30 RE/MAX Alliance Karen Love, 250-818-8522

101-1156 Colville Road, $289,000 MLS 345460, Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Connie Brown, 250-388-5882

SAANICH EAST

5454 Fowler Road, $1,499,000

MLS 347398 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sotheby’s International Realty Glynis MacLeod, 250-661-7232

4695 Bramble Court, $1,168,000

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MLS 347770, Sat.2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Ron Bahrey, 250-744-8772

MLS 347274, Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Cheryl MacMillan, 250-507-2435

3918 Orchard Lane, $859,900

MLS 347097, Sat & Sun 1-3 RE/MAX Alliance Karen Love, 250-818-8522

MLS 345141, Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

7328 Ridgedown Court, $664,900 MLS 347673, Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Robyn Hamilton, 250-384-8124

6-2115 Amelia Avenue, $375,900

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740 Travino Lane

Tuesday - Sunday 1-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250-477-5353

920 Burnside Road W., $630,000 MLS 346834 Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Realty Dean Boorman, 250-882-0234

3912 Carey Road, From $229,000 Saturday - Monday 1-5 Macdonald Realty 250-744-4441 Sheila Aujla & Sophak Sim

MLS 344487, Saturday 2-4 Boorman Investment Co. Dean Boorman, 250-595-1535

MLS 347533,

5-7768 East Saanich Road, Saturday & Sunday 2-4 $335,000 DFH Real Estate Ltd.

3683 Kathleen Street,

1063 Hyacinth Ave., $569,000

942 Peggy Anne Cres., $549,900

MLS 347789, Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131

491 Dunmora Court, $1,399,000

Sat. 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

2482 Orchard Avenue, $545,000

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-655-0131

488 Dunmora Court, $1,825,000

Roy Stevenson, 250-477-7291

2-2321 Island View Rd., $399,900 MLS 345374, Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

7344 Wallace Drive, $799,900

MLS 346736, Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

WEST SHORE

103 & 105-990 Rattanwood Pl., From $319,900

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Komal Dodd, 250-479-3333

2655 Sooke Rd., from $199,900

Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun John Percy, 250-508-1551

6280 Springlea Road, $569,900

2971 Glen Lake Road, $469,900

MLS 345912, Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Sukhmeet Grewal, 250-704-9794

Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Roy Coburn, 250-812-1973

859 Ankathem Place, $500,000 MLS 347543, Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Inder Taneja, 250-479-3333

3001 Charlotte Drive, $499,900 MLS 347790, Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

300 Selica Road, $579,900 MLS 347462, Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

863 McCallum Road, $439,900 MLS 347712, Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Roy Coburn, 250-812-1989

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