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“I got interested at just the right time, it was serendipitous,” Minaker says. “Had I waited five more years, they would have been gone. Gorge’s story would have been so much drier and thinner.” Minaker couldn’t believe no one had documented the Gorge as its own entity, so he took on the project himself. It led to his 1998 book, The Gorge of Summers Gone, A History of Victoria’s Waterway. PLEASE SEE: Heroes of old frequented Gorge, Page A5

Former Saanich mayor Frank Leonard is taking over as chair and interim CEO of the Agricultural Land Commission, agricultural minister Norm Letnick announced last Thursday. Leonard will hold combined duties as the board chair and CEO for a period of five months while he leads the search for a new CEO. He will take the helm at the ALC under new regulations taking effect to manage the Agricultural Land Reserve with two zones. “It’s a challenge I’m excited about, an incredible honour. ALR is something I care about,” said Leonard, who was in orientation with ALC staff in Burnaby last week. “This is unique as I have a steep learning curve and I am essentially replacing myself.” Outgoing board chair and CEO Richard Bullock will receive a severance consistent with the rest of his contract, a five-year term that was meant to wrap up in November. The B.C. government has been at odds with Bullock since early in his five-year term, when he stopped appointing commissioners to six regional panels around the province. Energy Minister Bill Bennett, who pushed through the two-zone system under the auspices of his core review of government services, said a year ago that Bullock found the regional panels to be “a pain in the ass” and preferred to run the commission from its head office in Burnaby. So the government mandated regional appointments in legislation along with the two-zone concept. Leonard takes over as the ALC deals with a vast Interior “zone two” with relaxed rules for second residences and non-farm activities. Commissioners are also expected to deal with applications by a British manufacturing giant buying B.C. Interior farms to turn back to forest for European Union carbon credits. NDP agricultural critic and Saanich South MLA Lana Popham discredited Bullock’s early dismissal and Leonard’s appointment, saying it weakens farmland protection. “By replacing B.C.’s agricultural watchdog with someone with no background in agriculture, the B.C. Liberals are making it clear that their attack on the ALR has only just begun,” Popham said. PLEASE SEE: Land use work is valid experience: Leonard, Page A4

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The Cadboro Bay Residents Association is readying for another fight to save Haro Woods after the Capital Regional District’s Westside Solutions Technical Team identified the area as technically feasible for a sewage treatment facility. The site was one of 20 identified in Saanich, Victoria and Oak Bay as part of the early exploratory process to identify new sites for the ill-fated secondary sewage treatment project, which stalled after Esquimalt council rejected a rezoning application for McLoughlin Point in 2013. Immediately following their election at the association’s annual general meeting on May 13, members held a special executive meeting to reactivate the land use committee to protect Haro Woods. Elected CBRA include Eric Dahli, chair; Peter Meekison, vice chair; Jerry Donaldson, secretary; Lyn Wray, treasurer; Dave Lynn, Barbara Raponi, Michael Tripp, Eric Ochs, Jennifer Kay and Bill Dancer. See more at cadborobay.net. editor@saanichnews.com

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James Reimer remembers the endless hum of his artificial lung machine, the constant presence of his wife, Adena, and a fire inside that kept him fighting death for six months in Toronto General Hospital’s intensive care unit. Every breath James took in those days of early 2013 was a battle against a foe he had been fighting since birth, one that only two years prior had destroyed one lung and had claimed victory over the other. “The fact I’m alive right now is a miracle after what I went through. There was so much that went wrong,” says James, standing cheerfully in the courtyard of his Mt. Tolmie neighbourhood home. Today, you’d never know James has cystic fibrosis and two foreign lungs, save for the T-shirt he proudly displays trumpeting this fact (a gift from Adena). James’ older sister was also diagnosed at birth with CF, a genetic disease that mainly attacks the digestive system and lungs. She died before her fourth birthday. After his first lung transplant in 2011, James was doing well, newly married and back in Greater Victoria. Nearing the two-year anniversary, his lung capacity dropped 30 per cent overnight and he was rushed back to Toronto General, where the country’s transplant team could then re-evaluate his condition. “When I went over, I had to jump through all sorts of hoops to show I was committed to (getting another transplant). I had to gain weight, fight off bugs. After a year of trying to get on the list, I made it on.” The second transplant was an even more difficult experience. James had been recently married, and his lung function suddenly dropped 30 per cent overnight. He consulted with a Vancouver transplant team, but because he was still within a year of his first transplant, he had to go back to that province to get on the transplant list.

James Reimer stands outside his Mt. Tolmie area home with a T-shirt made by his wife, Adena, after James survived two lung transplants related to his cystic fibrosis. Daniel Palmer/News staff

the Extracorporeal Membrane “You have to bring a zillion pills Oxygenation (ECMO) system while on with you everywhere you go,” the transplant wait list for the second says James, sweeping plastic drug time. The artificial lung machine containers to one corner of his living oxygenates the blood and can also act room table. “I still have a tupperware as an artificial heart. full of medications, like anti-rejection “I broke all kinds of records on that drugs to keep the lungs in my body.” thing,” James says. “Usually you only About one in 25 Canadians carry survive on ECMO for a few weeks.” an abnormal version of the gene He remembers responsible for CF his childhood on and while many “The fact I’m alive a Saltspring Island don’t manifest right now is a miracle farm as relatively symptoms, there remains a 50 per after what I went through.” normal, but admits parents sheltered cent chance that two - James Reimer him from group carriers will pass on childhood activities those genes to their and preschool on doctor’s advice to children, and a one in four chance that two carriers will have a child with lessen the risk of catching viruses or other infections. cystic fibrosis. “I was always on antibiotics and I A 2014 study published in the was always seeing doctors. That was European Respiratory Journal based on numbers from Canada’s CF registry always a part of my life,” he says. shows life has improved drastically for “That’s something everybody with CF is hyper-aware of. We have to be CF patients over the past generation. germophobes in some ways, but that The median age of survival has leads to isolation from peers.” surpassed 50, up from just 32 in 1990, Today, Adena remains grateful for putting Canadian CF patients at one of the highest survival rates in the world. each healthy day she has with James. Her memories of the tough years are James, now in his early 30s, is still painful; she remembers saying nearing the two-year anniversary goodbye to James more than once of his second lung transplant. He with his mother, Kathy. believes he broke a medical record “James and I tried very hard to by surviving for three months using

remain hopeful (during our time waiting for transplants), but I lived with constant fear,” Adena says. “James’ mother and I started to make funeral arrangements. … We know that everything can change again overnight. Our lives still feel very precarious, but I am grateful for that, because it reminds us that our time together is precious, too.” James is now fundraising for the local Great Strides Walk, a CF fundraising event taking place on May 31 at Clover Point. The money goes to CF research, which has indeed made great strides with advances in genetic medicine. “We’re closer than ever to a cure to this disease, and it’s been amazing watching the technology and medicine get better,” James says. editor@saanichnews.com

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Leonard pointed to Saanich’s longstanding support of ALR protection and his decades of experience with B.C. policy. Approximately onefifth of Saanich is ALR land. “I love policy and I’ve made land use decisions for 28 years in a public forum. My judgment in dealing with land use applications is quite relevant,” Leonard said. “Saanich’s land use policies were very protective of the ALR. We wanted those who own land in the ALR for it to be economically variable, but certainly the rest of B.C. doesn’t look like Saanich.” Since ending an 18-year run as Saanich mayor in November, Leonard has become chair of Parkbridge Lifestyles Communities, vice-chair of the Municipal Pension Plan and joined the board of directors for the Victoria Airport Authority. Leonard’s pay is $625 per day as chair/ CEO of the ALC, a part-time role that will be close to full time for the first five months. Letnick said with new Bill 24 regulations taking effect to manage the ALR, it was time to make a change and let Leonard and the board choose a new CEO. Letnick said the regional panels

Frank Leonard. are up and running, and he doesn’t expect the change at the top to cause delays in making decisions on farmland use or exclusion. Leonard assumed control of the ALC the same week Saanich councillors approved moving forward with a rezoning application for the Alberg property in Gordon Head. The contentious site will need approval from the ALC for ALR removal at some point before residential development begins, pending council approval. Leonard will split time between the ALC head office in Burnaby and his home in Saanich. - With files from Tom Fletcher reporter@saanichnews.com

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Heroes of old frequented Gorge

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Dennis Minaker, above, will be hosting a Gorge history walking tour on May 23.

12-year-old boy with a bike and wagon who would deliver meat from the Saanich side, across the bridge in Esquimalt. He had to walk the bike, navigating over the unstable planks,” Minaker says. Another man was nearly 101 years old when he recounted to Minaker the spring of 1911, when he tipped his canoe under the bridge. The man went into the Gorge Tavern (Gorge Point Pub) soaking wet and cold, and was served his first glass of whisky. “That whisky resuscitated him. He never forgot it.” The Gorge history walking tour starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at the Canoe and Kayak Club, 355 Gorge Rd. West. The walk will venture across the bridge and back and includes some stairs. For more information, call 250-385-8884. Minaker’s book is available locally at Bolen and Munro’s bookstores. Saanich offers a neatly mapped tour of the neighbourhood on its website at http:// www.saanich.ca/discover/artsheritagearc/heritage/pdf/gorgetour2.pdf. reporter@saanichnews.com

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The book has sold thousands of copies. In particular, people love the story of 100-foot dive tower, Minaker says. “It was at Curtis Point and it was not for anyone. It was for two daredevil boys, about 19-years-old, who would dive as a spectacle,” he says. The water depth today is only about 3.5 metres, but it may have been a few feet deeper as silt could have built up since then, Minaker adds. “The duo even did night dives, circa 1922, wearing an asbestos-lined suit lit on fire with flames trailing all the way to the water. One of them broke his back diving off the tower a couple years later and died three years after that. Sad story,” Minaker says. Canadian swimming champion Audrey Griffin of Saanich recalled the diving story clear as day. “She was the rescuer who pulled him in, just her. When she told me, it was as clear as a story from last week, but it was 75 years later,” Minaker says. Griffin was a popular athlete of the time, a regular in the Gorge three-mile swim meets that would start in front of the Empress hotel and finish near the Tillicum bridge, which was a central area for all six swim clubs. The swim clubs were on shore or on piles and would use logs to create a weir. The age of the automobile had yet to take full effect, and as a result, people flocked to the fairground at the end of the streetcar line in Electric Gorge Park (now Esquimalt Gorge Park). “B.C. Electric bought 10 acres at Gorge Park in 1905, creating an amusement park. It had a

bandshell stage, outdoor stage, dance hall, amusement rides, roller coaster and a shoot the chute waterslide,” says Minaker. Vaudeville acts visited the park and the swim meets invited world champions. Johnny Weissmuller came prior to his Hollywood fame as Tarzan. Hawaii’s Duke Kahanamoku, a world champion swimmer and the father of modern surfing, not only came to compete but also performed on the stage with his ukulele. “The crowd loved it,” Minaker says. The house that is now the Gorge Rowing and Canoe Club is the only building remaining in a stretch of houses and mansions in proximity to the bridge. Young couples would rent a canoe and head up Portage Inlet, which at that time was still heavily forested but with cabins and quiet little corners. It was reputedly great for moonlight paddles. In 1890, businessman Joseph Loewen of the Victoria-Phoenix Brewery built a mansion slightly up the hill from the Saanich side of the Tillicum bridge. Loewen died in the early 1900s and the estate served as Estella Carroll’s brothel, known as Carroll’s Castle. Saanich Police were said to have conducted midnight raids before it burned to the ground in 1923. “The stories go on, I have too many,” Minaker says. The bridge itself is the seventh generation. Prior to its construction in 1960, the crossing was only about two metres wide, but was a dangerous arrangement of rock. When the early bridges would fail, the crossing would default to a few tipped logs or planks. “I was told the story of a

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The Curtis Point high dive tower, which stood at 100 feet, was used for daredevil dives by two local teenagers along the Gorge Waterway around 1922. One diver used an asbestos-lined suit which he lit on fire before diving to increase the spectale, according to local historian Dennis Minaker.

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Gorge Waterway deserves revival The Gorge revival is on. Sure it’s a slow process, but it is happening. There’s something about water that draws people near. The annual Gorge Swim Fest is popular with as many as 600 Swim Fest participants jumping in at either of the three locations: Banfield Park in Vic West, Saanich’s Curtis Point, and the Gorge-Kinsmen Park beach. Certainly the annual number of Gorge swimmers today is a far cry from the waterway’s heyday of 100 years ago, or even in the 1940s, when Saanich’s Tommy Wellburn (of Wellburn’s Grocery) lined up for a chilly December race. But hundreds more have showed up in support of Swim Fest, despite their unwillingness to take the dip. It’s safe to assume then, if thousands are in support, thousands more could be convinced. Swim Fest is booked for Aug. 9 this year, and it’s just one reminder that the Gorge remains healthy and loaded with potential at its epicentre, between the Esquimalt Gorge Park, Saanich Gorge Park and the Tillicum Bridge. For a one-day event, the Swim Fest likely rivals a summer Sunday from the Gorge’s golden era. We also know that canoeing and rowing was madly popular in the early days (see our Page A1 story), with tales of lovers coming home late from a moonlit paddle up Portage Inlet. It’s not unlike the number of stand-up-paddlers quietly slinking their way along the shores today, happily passing the outriggers, rowers and kayaks. The Gorge’s swimming hole demise began with the Crystal Pool’s opening in 1926. Then came leaking oil tanks, the thoughtlessness of old cars jettisoned into a water grave and other sources of pollutants that have since been identified and re-directed. We should be grateful it’s here. Will we see a return of one-hundred-foot diving towers? Probably – and thankfully – not, but we’ll be happy to talk about it at the Gorge Canada Day Picnic on July 1. Go spend some time on your Gorge today. 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.

Orange wit another bull’s-eye Re: Is the Orange tsunami headed West?, B.C. Views (May 13) Leave it to Canada’s preeminent fantasy writer, Tom Fletcher, to score another bull’s-eye with his deliciously dark and wonderfully camp, “Is the Orange Tsunami headed West?” In it, Tom treats us to a vivid look deep inside the mind of a 1950s cold war journal writer. We can almost feel his horror as he cowers beneath the covers watching wave after wave of zombiefied (and dare I say, unionized) Alberta reds emerge from beneath his bed. With flesh pallid from excessive hours scrounging in their mothers’ basements, muscles flaccid from lack of hard work and grasping hands outstretched, the socialists stream toward the nearest welfare office in a macabre line of fiscal doom. The situation is so dire that even the tale’s hero, a plucky champion of the working poor, is forced to abandon his elected post and run. It is a truly apocalyptic

nightmare. I won’t spoil the climax for those many who haven’t read it, but will note that Mr. Fletcher employs his trademark literary device, the fizzling end, to his usual standards. A must read for anyone seeking a good dose of political terror seasoned with a healthy splash of inadvertent comedy. Dave Western Saanich

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It was not surprising that Mr. Fletcher, in his latest column, pointed to teachers and nurses as part of the reason for Alberta’s financial problems, going so far as to accuse them of ratcheting up wages across the country. Nothing about that government infamously squandering rather than saving, as Norway has done. Instead, we see his frequently expressed contempt for teachers, nurses, unions and the NDP. How tiresome. Perhaps it’s time for someone with a more open mind, or at least a few different prejudices. F. Mary Hogan Saanich

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Wood responded that the RB Trees project targets only “marginally productive” land such as pasture, abandoned farms or those that have been up for sale for long periods. Former Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson raised the issue in the legislature in 2008, noting that Crown land near Vanderhoof had been sold for farming, bought by a numbered company and then “flipped” for around $1 million to RB Trees. In the Cariboo, as in other rural B.C. areas, aging farmers want to retire and young people keen to work seven days a week are in short supply. So naturally there is pressure to sell. Perhaps Letnick is right, and the ALC will stop productive farmland from being turned back into forest. While we’re waiting for that, here are a couple of other questions. What happens when these forests burn? The first big forest fire of 2015 grew out of control near Prince George last week. And since aspen doesn’t last 100 years, what is its real carbon offset value?

How’s that European carbon trading market doing? It’s a mess, with the cost of emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide fallen far below what’s needed to be effective, and Interpol investigating various schemes to game the system. Remember B.C’s own Pacific Carbon Trust? This Gordon Campbell brainchild to sell carbon offsets was quietly greenhouse gassed after the Auditor General revealed its first two

big projects were of questionable value, to say the least. Finally, does anyone really think that returning B.C.’s scarce farmland to forest is a good way to change the weather? Would it offset the loss of local production and trucking in farm produce from elsewhere? ... Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com

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A trio of students at Royal Roads University are behind a new run in Saanich on the 2015 race calendar. The Great Island Run will start and finish in the Beaver Lake Park on June 20, with distances of 10, five and one kilometres. Proceeds from the run will benefit therapy programs at the Mount St. Mary Hospital residential care home in Victoria. It was a cause the students immediately clicked with when a representative to spoke to their professional communications class at RRU earlier this year, said Alex Illingworth, a 26-year-old from Guayaquil, Ecuador. “We wanted to do something for the community and to bring the community together. People know the legacy of (the

Sisters of St. Ann, we thought it’d be something palpable for the city.” Illingworth brings previous experience in advertising and is passionate about presentation. He admits to deferring to project teammate and former collegiate track-and-field athlete Dmitriy Kuleshov when it comes to race logistics. “The one kilometre walk-run is for kids, we want everyone to feel welcome, but we are also inviting competitive runners, runners of any level,” said Kuleshov, who is here from Calgary. “This race is to raise awareness and funds for the therapy programs, we were inspired by the residents at St. Mary’s,” he said. The Great Island Run is shaping up nicely with sponsors on board, but there’s always room for more, Kuleshov said.

“The group haven’t faced any challenges, the Capital Regional District and insurance company for the race have all been very co-operative.” The run was originally scheduled for May 8 but the project team, which includes a third partner, Karen Velazquez, moved it to June 20 and has put the extra time into making it that much better of an event, Illingworth said. “We know you have to build something step by step and even though I won’t be here next year, that doesn’t mean we aren’t hoping the torch will be passed, it would be amazing if it ran annually.” Chief Harvey Underwood of the Tsawout First Nation will be part of the opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. followed by the 10km run at 10 a.m., and Visit greatislandrun.com for more information.

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The Fraser River Gold Rush in the mid 1800s was a defining moment in Victoria’s storied past. The gold rush of 1858 drew thousands of men from all over the world to the town’s harbour. Over a four-month

period, more than 30,000 men camped along what is known today as James Bay and the waterfront. And there they waited for the water levels of the Fraser River to lower enough so they could wade out and mine on the shores. “The gold rush in 1858 totally

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of History, features rare objects, archival photos and historical documents on display that tells the story of the gold rush in B.C. “They can expect to see the story and understand the story and explore the story from a number of different perspectives — from First Nations, Chinese, women and understand what really took place here,” said Jack Lohman, CEO of the museum. “This is a story not only of great achievement by those lucky people to find it, but it’s also of war too . . . it’s a once-in-alifetime opportunity to see these objects.” There are more than 400 objects on display such as the Turnagain Nugget, the largest existing gold nugget in the province, a stagecoach on loan from the Historic O’Keefe Ranch in Vernon, a $1-million gold coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, and a collection of gold nuggets that will all be presented

together for the first time. It also features a companion exhibit called Allure of Gold, featuring 137 pieces of pre-Hispanic gold art from Columbia, in the museum’s first-ever collaboration from the Museo del Oro in Bogota. “Gold has different meanings, but there are many connections between the stories that we wanted to show,” said Maria Alicia Uribe, director of the Museo Del Oro. “Gold became a very valuable material that brought cultural diversity, influenced the history of our countries and these are important histories that people should know in both countries.” According to Lohman, this is the first time Columbian gold will be on display in North America as well. Gold Rush ! El Dorado will be on display until Oct. 31, before it travels to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec. editor@saanichnews.com

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Highway crash doesn’t deter UVic hybrid team Travis Paterson News staff

After spending eight months building an open-wheel formula hybrid race car from scratch, nothing was going to derail the University of Victoria Hybrid Team – not even a freeway car crash. It was after midnight when the truck and trailer encountered an oncoming car (driving the wrong way) on the freeway near Livingston, Montana. The team’s truck swerved but the oncoming car smashed the trailer, containing the car. “The race car wasn’t as badly damaged as they had thought it was but it certainly couldn’t race,” said Stewart Erwin, a team member and UVic business student. Despite never racing their car, the team still won first and second place in two of the four categories against other university teams at the recent Formula Hybrid Competition, hosted by Dartmouth University in New Hampshire. It was enough to earn them third overall in the Hybrid Vehicle category. “They ended up winning first for project management and second for engineering design, we’re very proud,” Erwin said.

The core team of UVic engineers originally banded three years ago and built two eco-cars before moving into the world of formula hybrid. Up to 25 UVic students contributed to get the car where it is. With locally raised funds, the team hand built the race car using a 250 cubic-centimetre dirt bike engine that combines with an electric motor to produce 87 horsepower. At just 650 pounds, it can hit 150 kilometres per hour. “Despite our disappointment that we

weren’t able to compete in the dynamic events in New Hampshire, we’re proud of this year’s accomplishment and look forward to the 2016 Formula Hybrid competition,” the team posted on their Facebook page. Six UVic Hybrid members plus professor Zuomin Dong embarked on the trip to New Hampshire. The mechanical support members returned to UVic after the highway crash as their services were no longer needed. “Personally I’m graduating and so are a

core of the team leaders who were original team members but the team will move forward with new leadership,” Erwin said. They’ll use the same car and plan to add to it this summer and continue to fundraise. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the UVic Hybrid team also won the Formula Hybrid Competitions’s gracious professionalism award. Visit the team’s website at hybrid.uvic.ca for more information. reporter@saanichnews. com

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Rotarians, Victoria Foundation unite to rescue wasted produce The Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria is joining forces with the Victoria Foundation and 11 local Thrifty Foods grocery stores to bring one enormous food rescue project to life. Representatives from Rotary, the Victoria Foundation, Thrifty Foods, the Food Share Network and The Mustard Seed gathered at the Cloverdale Thrifty in Saanich to launch the new partnership on May 14. “Our aim is to provide funding for a major food recovery system that will see perishable food items move from grocery stores and other sources to the vulnerable populations in the CRD through the Food Share Network” said Lorna Curtis, Rotary assistant governor. “If we succeed, this same system could be implemented in other communities, and we know the need is there.” The goal is to create infrastructure to move fresh produce quickly enough – while maintaining food-safe refrigeration levels at all points of travel and storage – so that it can be used safely and responsibly rather than go to waste. Rotarians for Food Rescue are hoping to raise $100,000 by selling raffle tickets ($5 each, or 3 for $10) toward the grand prize draw of a 2015 Nissan Rogue. All funds raised will be matched by the Victoria Foundation, said CEO Sandra Richardson. Richardson said her organization has been working hard to identify gaps in the current food system and find solutions. “No one group can do this alone. We believe in collaboration to ensure that everyone in our community has access to affordable and nutritious food,” she said. Thrifty Foods Senior Director Retail Operations Ralf Mundel said food waste can be painful for everyone. “We’ve all known that pain – whether it’s tossing out a spoiled head of lettuce at home and regretting the waste, or when we remove a slightly damaged but still edible piece of fruit from the shelf at work.

And we know, as a community, that we can do better,” Mundel said. The Food Share Network, a collaborative effort between agencies seeking to address food insecurity in Greater Victoria, will divert perishables to a member agency that can immediately redirect the food to a food insecure family or individual. “We currently see a significant lack of quality fresh fruits, vegetables and proteins in the system for families and individuals who are experiencing food insecurity in the CRD,” said Mustard Seed executive director Colin Tessier. “This project will significantly increase healthy food options, and the frequency with which people can

access support, all leading to improved health outcomes and quality of life for thousands of people each month.” Raffle tickets are available online at rotaryraffle.ca as well as through a mobile ticket booth that will travel throughout the CRD from now until the

grand prize draw on August 9, 2015. For the diversion of perishable foods to be successful, the produce will have to be collected daily and incorporated into the Food Share Network distribution system across the CRD. editor@saanichnews.com

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

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PETS PETS JACK RUSSELL Terriers, 13 weeks old. Born Feb. 8, 2015. High energy dog, loving family friend. $600, 1st shot, deworming.(250)664-7470

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RENTALS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. warehouse space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared washroom. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.

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VIC WEST- June 1st. Bright, sunny, 3 bdrm, near ocean. Sunroom, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d bath, W/D. 5 appls, NS/NP. Refs $1650.+ utils. 250-383-8800.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION LANGFORD- SHARE large townhome. Quiet. Private bedroom/bath. All inclusive. NS/NP. Avail now. $650/mo. Call 250-382-9434. SIDNEY. SHARE 2-bdrm newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 900 sq.ft suite, with male. $800/mo (250)361-7338

SUITES, LOWER COLWOOD 2 lvl, furnished 1 bdrm, 5 appls. $900 incl., near bus. NS/NP. 250-380-0700. SIDNEY: 1-BDRM, Private level entry, laundry, parking, cat ok. $820. (250)812-4154.

TOWNHOUSES LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a quiet, bright 3 bdrm townhouse, W/D hookup, inside/outside storage, backyard. $1019/mo. Share purchase $2500. Gross income $45,000 +. Applications available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

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ALL HOME Renovation & Restoration: Kitchens, bathrooms, decks, additions, remodeling. We build custom homes. Comm/Res. 35 yrs exp. Call 250-213-7176.

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JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Reduced rates - Sun Decks, Fences and Siding. Call Ward (250)881-0296. McGREGOR HOME REPAIR Decks, doors, stairs, walls, etc. Sm jobs ok. 250-655-4518

CONCRETE & PLACING RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.

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(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate OVER 20 years experience, lawns, edging, clearing, pruning, design. Reasonable rates. Call Andrew 250-656-0052 or 250-857-1269.

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HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383.

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DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.

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

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FULL YARD SERVICES Spring Clean-ups, Lawns, Gardens, Pressure Washing & more. Keith (778)351-4328.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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GARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

KENDRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991.

WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.

250-507-6543. ALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured.

HAUL A WAY Junk & garbage removal. Clean & green. Free quotes. Sr disc. 778-350-5050

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

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JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774. PETEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928. Renovations Specialist Carpenter&Sons. decks, fence doors, windows, painting, drywall, kitchen, bath, Senior Disc. Lic, Ins. 250-217-8131

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

BUDDYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges. Insured. Call Keith, (250)474-3697.

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