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Stephen Olsen, executive director of the Royal Oak Burial Park, and artist Paula Jardine are preparing the park for the sixth annual Summer So(u)lstice celebration, a day of music, poetry and refreshments with a community feel slated for Saturday, June 20. The community-owned cemetery puts on the positive, friendly event in the hope that more residents will feel comfortable exploring the 134-acre property.

Burial park shows there’s more to death than sadness Daniel Palmer News staff

As Paula Jardine reflects on planning her father’s burial, she remembers how the offerings for a sombre affair didn’t feel quite right. A local artist by trade, Jardine started took it upon herself to

research funeral rights across the world in an attempt to create a more celebratory event for her next visit to a cemetery. “I just thought, ‘We must bring more beauty to this,’” Jardine says. For the past six years, that’s exactly what Jardine and her friends have been doing at the Royal Oak Burial

Park in Saanich. Each June, musicians, poets, local residents and many who have loved ones buried in the park gather for Summer So(u) lstice, an afternoon event that focuses on the positive memories of life. PlEASE SEE: Royal Oak Burial Park, Page A4

With unseasonably warm temperatures, dry weather and lack of moisture, local fire departments are bracing for a long season of grass and mulch fires. “With the way things are right now, things are really dry out there. Our hazard rating in Greater Victoria, certainly in Saanich, is at high and that means the surface fuels are very dry. So grass fires are very easy ignited,” said Capt. Richard Pala of the Saanich Fire Department. Saanich Fire responded to 59 grass fires in 2014, but they’ve already seen 20 grass fires this season – 14 of which took place in May and three this month. The main culprit is cigarette butts. “People go out and have a smoke break and in two hours it’s gone from smouldering to flaming,” said Pala, noting that many of the fires occurred in front of businesses such as gas stations, offices or bus stops. Broken glass, which can magnify the rays of the sun, are also cause for concern, he said. Victoria Fire Department has also seen a significant increase in the number of mulch fires. From January

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Grant applications open now through Victoria Foundation The Victoria Foundation is now accepting applications for its popular Community Grants program. Last year, Community Grants provided nearly $1.5 million to 86 nonprofits on Vancouver Island, bringing the total granted by the Victoria Foundation in 2014 to $13.3 million and over $144 million since the organization’s inception in 1936. The Victoria Foundation Board of Directors has established both food security and homelessness as priority areas for three-year strategic granting. “This signifies our intention to help drive significant, ‘systems level’ improvements on these issues. We encourage qualified organizations whose mission strongly aligns with one of these priorities to apply for new project funding,” said Victoria Foundation Board Chair Rasool Rayani. Community Grants have ties to Victoria’s Vital Signs, an annual community report card produced by the Victoria Foundation and sponsored by Island Savings. Applications will be accepted until Aug. 11. See victoriafoundation. ca for more information and for a list of Vital Signs areas of focus. editor@saanichnews.com

Mike Seal is co-ordinating the fifth annual pickleball tournament, which takes place June 12 to 14 at Pearkes Recreation Centre. Travis Paterson/News staff

Great Pickle-balls of Fire! Annual tournament at Pearkes draws avid players from outside Vancouver Island Travis Paterson News staff

With a guarantee of nine games, and a likely 10th, the biggest draw for the annual pickleball tournament at Pearkes Recreation Centre is the number of games, says organizer Mike Seal. “That’s why we get people coming from Vancouver. This isn’t one of those tournaments that eliminates you after two games.” Pickleball – for those still unsure of exactly what it is – is a blender version of tennis, badminton, ping pong and squash. It’s meant to be fun, easy to learn and play, and with a focus on co-ordination, control and patience. “Like playing a giant version ping pong and you’re actually standing on the table is how I

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65-plus at 4:20 and open age at 4:40 p.m. “The event is free and we encourage all to come and watch, the playoffs especially are great for spectators,” Seal said. “We are truly lucky to have Saanich provide this space and handle the registration for the tournament.” Pearkes Recreation Centre field house is one of seven indoor pickleball venues in the region, and hosts drop-in pickleball on Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. is reserved for advanced level players, followed by an open play from 1 to 4 p.m. The pickleball tournament social is Saturday night at Szechuan Village, 110 Burnside Rd. East, Visit victoriapickleball.org for more information. reporter@saanichnews.com

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Royal Oak Burial Park puts on community event Continued from Page A1

“Death is a difficult subject for people to talk about generally,” says Stephen Olsen, executive director at the park. “There’s usually a lot of sadness around being here, and we just wanted to create a more uplifting environment for people, to let them know it’s not all about sadness and death.” Established in 1923, the 134-acre grounds are only about half developed right now, Olsen says. “A lot of people come in and don’t realize how large and beautiful this cemetery is,” Olsen says. Music throughout the park will include Erin Onyschtschuk’s woodwind improvisations in the Woodlands along with harpist Gwyneth Evans. Victoria-based choral group Ensemble Laude will sing in the Mausoleum at 2:15 p.m. and Vancouver’s Homegoing Brass Band will perform processional music at 1:30 p.m. and again at 3:00 p.m. to end the day. Visitors can create unique floral tributes, messages and parchment memory flags. Local poets will also be on site to turn visitor’s memories into poems. “The celebration has just evolved in a really beautiful way. Everybody who has come to work on it has brought something new to it,” Jardine says. Royal Oak Burial Park is operated and maintained by the Board of Cemetery Trustees of Greater Victoria, created on behalf of the City of Victoria and the District of Saanich. “This is our cemetery and it’s communityowned,” Olsen says. “It was visionary of Saanich and Victoria to establish and set aside this much land for a cemetery back in 1922. We’re not facing nearly the same issues of declining space as other urban municipalities.” Summer So(u)lstice takes place Saturday, June 20, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free, suitable for all ages and is wheelchair accessible. Light refreshments will also be served. “We just hope people come out and listen to some great music, and learn about the history of this community,” Olsen says. editor@saanichnews.com

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Habitat raises $100K with 100 donors One hundred local women have pledged $1,000 towards a Habitat for Humanity project in Saanich that will provide a home for a single mother and her two boys. This past February, Habitat for Humanity Victoria launched an ambitious fundraising campaign to raise $100,000 in 100 days by encouraging 100 local women to donate $1,000 each. Just over 100 days later, the organization reached is goal of $100,000 with 100 women pledging support.

“The response from local women ... has been nothing short of extraordinary.” - Yolanda Meijer, Habitat Victoria executive director The full amount raised was $109,000, all of which will go directly into funding construction the home for a local single mom, one of four homes being built at 4000 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. The charity covers its administrative overhead through the net proceeds of its ReStore, which sells new and gently used building supplies, appliances and home goods. The campaign was launched to help build a home for Amanda, a single mom of two young boys. Even though Amanda has a stable job, she’d had to uproot her family multiple times in the last 10

years because of unfit living conditions and increasingly unaffordable rents – at times spending upwards of 70 per cent of her income on housing. “The response from local women to help fund the building of a home for a local single mother and her kids has been nothing short of extraordinary,” says Habitat Victoria executive director Yolanda Meijer. “One thing we heard over and over during the campaign is that women really identified with Amanda’s story. Several women shared that they, too, had been in a similar situation and helped by others. Being able to ‘pay-it-forward’ and help someone struggling through the same challenges was deeply gratifying for them,” Meijer says. Campaign chair Sybil Verch of the Verch Group at Raymond James said Greater Victoria is a giving community and that local women step up when it counts. “What I love about Habitat for Humanity’s program is that it gives parents working hard for a brighter future a hand up at a critical time in their lives,” Verch says. Habitat Victoria is looking forward to thanking many of the donors in person at an appreciation event being held next week, inviting all of the 100 women to celebrate this remarkable accomplishment and to personally meet Amanda.

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Be sure to disconnect on vacation With only a few weeks to go until schools close for the summer, kids’ camps and vacations are on the horizon. And while the extra at-home time with kids can be an added stress for families, there’s usually at least one or two weeks where both parent and child can kick back together. For most nine-to-fivers, summer vacation tends to be the choicest of time off. Christmas break is far too manic with gift-buying and family and cultural events; long weekends during the fall, winter and spring months are too short. But summer vacation – that’s the stuff of legend. Unfortunately, too many of us are still wired to our work while on leave. A 2012 survey by California-based Good Technology estimated 57 per cent of working adults checked work emails on family outings, and 80 per cent used mobile devices to keep working outside regular working hours on weekdays. This three-year-old data has undoubtedly worsened with the proliferation of smartphones and digital work. Overuse and misuse of technology at work has allowed work hours to expand dramatically, not just on vacation or afterhours, but inside the workplace as well. The pressure to constantly check email while completing a dozen other digital tasks means thought processes are often disjointed, leaving employees distracted and unable to keep up –which leads to chronic stress, burnout and other health problems. This result is bad for both employer and employee. By applying 20th century thinking to modern technology and the need to do more with less, a lot of companies are fostering a sick workforce. Study after study shows that employees who are given a set amount of work to do – and who are free to set their own hours – are more productive and happy people. They’re better for business. The bottom line? Vacation is you time, not work time. You won’t remember responding to emails on your deathbed, so kick back and enjoy yourself. Work can wait. 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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Harper most competent PM ever Re: Mackay’s farewell reveals sorry state, Our View (June 3) It is disingenuous in the extreme to use the comments of one of the most virulent anti-Harper media types in Canada to degenerate the career of a departing Conservative politician, Peter Mackay. Surely the editorial could have had some political balance. Perhaps they might have mentioned the million dollar, recently retired NDP politician, Libby Davies who has never held a private sector job in her life, or perhaps all of those million-dollar retired Liberals like Jean Chrétien, living the good life at the behest of the Canadian taxpayer. Mackay, conveniently forgotten by the writer, just happened to be the Defence Minister during the Afghanistan conflict, brought on by the way, by the Chrétien Liberals, and which turned into the longest war Canadians have ever been involved in. And the outstanding state of equipment in the CF these days, on the ground, in the air and at sea, is the result primarily of Mackay’s superb efforts. To suggest he was “ a blip on the

political screen’’ is quite simply, an outrageous comment not worthy of a further statement. History will prove that Harper is the most competent Prime Minister this country will ever see. He weathered Canada through the financial turbulence commencing in 2008 and balanced budgets are now state of the art. His major efforts on the relentless side, are to ensure that all Canadians have a secure financial future and Canada, in the face of a real terrorist threat, will be safe and secure today, and into the future. Pension splitting, income splitting and low tax rates for all, does not seem to me to come under the heading “deviations on environmental and social policies” to me. The new NDP government in Alberta has been in office over a few coffee breaks, however the editor comments that “ change is in the wind”. Give us a break ! Every NDP provincial government in Canada, including here in BC, has been turfed from office as a result of pure incompetence, and Alberta will be no different, and you can put that

comment in the bank. Alberta is heading for a financial meltdown. Mulcair, true to NDP form, runs around the country making commitments with no budget projections or financial accountability. His preposterous promise to restore home delivery of mail, in the face of the head of Canada Post stating that without change, by 2020, Canada Post would see a deficit of a billion dollars, means nothing to a financial lightweight like Mulcair. Canada is the greatest country in the world and I would suggest most Canadians would agree; and are quite content with the way the country is currently functioning. And the loss of a few outstanding cabinet ministers such as Baird and Mackay will have no effect at all. Competence in the Conservative ranks abound. H.J. Rice Saanich

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Sarah and John Pruyn are riding across Canada to raise awareness about the treatment they and others received at the hands of police during the 2010-G20 protests in Toronto. They want an enquiry into why police were allowed to attack peaceful protesters. Steven Heywood/Black Press

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Crossover cruising in Beautiful BC Exploring beautiful British ing Isto explore Salt Spring Columbia for the first time land. At this point, it was should be enjoyed in the time for my father to get comfort and views offered his hands on the wheel by a high-end sport-utility to see what the RDX was vehicle. “really made of.” Having recently moved to Our joint verdict is the the province from Nova RDX offers great hanThe pleasure of Scotia, it was time for my dling with an agile yet cruising the coastline secure feel – the vehicle parents to make their first was amplified by the integrates Amplitude trek to this side of the country, so the pressure Reactive Dampers that views offered from was on to find an appropri- the RDX’s raised analyze the driver’s ate vehicle to show off my input against the road stance. new ‘home’. conditions to adjust the A 2015 Acura RDX was drive to the road you’re Hayley Thomas available in the media travelling. fleet: Its 273-horsepowLike most dads, mine er, 3.5 litre V-6 engine, along with never needs directions. However, when a 6-speed automatic transmission, we were on our way to the Saturday persuaded me it would get us where we Market we “somehow” ended up on a needed to go. dead-end back road. Luckily, the GPS My parents, Nadine and George Thomnavigation system gave my mum a as, started their trip in Vancouver, in the much-needed break from map reading. heart of the city. On the first evening I The system has the ability to pinpoint offered to take them for a drive around your location almost anywhere in North town to show them the hot spots. The America, and is equipped with two RDX offers soft leather seats featuring options of relaying your route: either by 8-way power adjustability, coupled with voice or a real-time moving map. This a very sleek and stylish exterior, which feature is a sure-fire way of ensuring incorporates an aerodynamic efficient you get to where you need to go, while body. To say we felt cool driving it removing any second-guessing from the through the city, with music pumping equation. from the 360-watt audio system, is an We continued our adventures on Vanunderstatement. couver Island from Nanaimo through Within a few days, we were on our way the Vancouver Island mountain ranges.

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Realtors have information at their fingertips Victoria sales in May up 26.8 per cent from May of previous year Dan Ebenal Black Press

Victoria’s scorching real estate market is putting an even greater emphasis on potential buyers being ready to close the deal. The Victoria Real Estate Board reports a total of 905 properties were sold across the region in May, a 26.8 per cent increase over the 714 properties sold in May 2014. “May was another great month for local real estate. It’s been a very active month for sales and listings, and we continue to see consumer confidence in our market as people continue to purchase properties,” said Victoria Real Estate Board president Guy Crozier. “We’ve not seen this many sales in May since 2007 when we saw 963 properties sell in the month.” Real estate agent Cassie Kangas of DFH said the potential for a quick sale is yet another reason for buyers to be pre-approved and ready to close the deal. “Knowing the house you’re looking at may have an offer the first day, you need to have everything ready. Could be the difference between getting it or not.” Kangas points to a house that had come on the market on a Saturday morning, she took her clients to see it that same afternoon. “We were in the house when the realtor phoned me to say ‘My clients are on their way to the office, there’s already two offers,” she recalled. “We hadn’t even looked in the basement yet. You have to be prepared, because if you’re not you’re not

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Cassie Kangas looks over the lot plans for a home. Realtors can help identify potential complications in the sale and purchase of a home. going to get it.” Having financing in place is just one of the areas where realtors can assist their clients in buying or selling their home. “The big thing is that every house is different, and there is information you need when selling your house.” Kangas said she regularly needs to come up with information on items such as building permits, zoning and bylaw information. “We need to have so much information. People who try to sell their houses by themselves don’t understand the questions that are going to come up so they don’t have all that information at their fingertips all the

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time, and they don’t know where to get it,” said Kangas. She said permits can be a major issue that can have serious ramifications on the sale of a house. “People do work without permits or they just don’t know what kind of permits are required,” she said. “If someone does come and inspect your house for some reason and they realize you have done all this work incorrectly, they can make you take it out.” She said checking for possible oil tanks on a property is another issue that should be investigated before a sale, along with going over strata documentation. Kangas advises

going over a strata’s rules, bylaws, 24 months of minutes as well as any depreciation reports. “There could be an assessment coming the next year for $60,000 and you’re on the hook for it. You have to read that stuff,” she said. Kangas said it’s important for realtors to have good relationships with local governments as well as those in the banking and legal fields in order to address any issues that may arise. “There’s stuff that buyers have no idea they should be asking and there’s stuff that sellers have no idea they should be disclosing. We’re here to know all that.”

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2486 Sinclair Road Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty G-349 Foul Bay Rd., $599,900 Julie Rust, 250-385-2033 MLS 349238, Sunday 2-4 1-1080 Greenridge Cres, Pemberton Holmes $492,000 Richard Gadoury, 778-977-2600 203-1040 Southgate St., MLS 352274, Sunday 2-4 $274,900 Sotheby’s International Realty MLS 350200, Saturday 11-1 OAK BAY Pemberton Holmes 24 Sylvan Lane, $1,699,000 Canada Glynis MacLeod, 250-661-7232 Richard Gadoury, 778-977-2600 MLS 351834, Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty 2-3955 Oakwinds Street 1-225 Vancouver St., Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736 Saturday 11-1 $529,000 Newport Realty MLS 352077, Saturday 2-4 1016 Hampshire Road, Julie Rust, 250-385-2033 Pemberton Holmes $679,000 Richard Gadoury, 778-977-2600 MLS 352297, Saturday 2:30-4:30 301-3880 Quadra Street RE/MAX Camosun MLS 349451, Saturday 1-3 548 Agnes Street, $519,000 Daniel Clover, 250-507-5459 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Saturday 1-3 One Percent Realty Tania McFadden, 250-589-0248 945 Falkland Road, $669,000 Deborah Piper, 250-477-5353 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 4892 Lochside Drive 101-640 Michigan St., Glen Myles, 250-385-2033 Saturday 2-4 From $399,000 Newport Realty Daily 12-5 Chard Developments VIEW ROYAL Julie Rust, 250-385-2033 250-383-2999 7 Price Road, $659,888 MLS 351830, Saturday 2:30-4:30 2336 Hollyhill Place, 11-840 Craigflower Rd., RE/MAX Camosun $879,999 $200,000 April Prinz, 250-744-3301 MLS 350924, Saturday 2-4 MLS 351197, Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Pemberton Holmes ESQUIMALT Robyn Hamilton, 250-384-8124 Richard Gadoury, 778-977-2600 10-850 Parklands Drive 2489 Cadboro Heights Lane 2022 Romney Rd. $1,089,000 $345,000 Sunday 2-4 MLS 350486 MLS 348422, Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Newport Realty Julie Rust, 250-385-2033 Sukhmeet Grewal, 250-704-9794 Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736 102-1120 McClure St., $425,500 MLS 348642, Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Lorraine Stundon, 250-812-0642

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2693 Azalea Lane, $334,900 MLS 350363, Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Kevin Starling, 250-889-4577

2836 Murray Drive, $895,000 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-483-3562 454 Ker Avenue, $545,000 MLS 352293, Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-592-4422 1060 Laburnum Road, $689,900 MLS 349519, Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Deborah Kline, 250-661-7680

7182 West Saanich Road., From $364,500 Saturday & Sunday 1-4, Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Murray Lawson, 250-477-5353

301-3234 Holgate Lane, $519,900 MLS 351136, Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

11012 Oriole Ln, $1,149,000 MLS 350397, Sunday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath & Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

3375 Turnstone Drive, $419,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

10217 Surfside Pl. $1,668,000 927 Lobo Vale, $384,900 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. MLS 346525, Sunday 2-4 Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003 Jonesco Real Estate Inc. 250-655-7653 Ian Heath & Marilyn Ball #103-611 Goldstream Avenue, 41 Lurline Avenue, $499,900 $287,900 MLS 351505, Sunday 1-3 WEST SHORE MLS 345925, Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty 740 Travino Lane 201-755 Goldstream Avenue, Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Troy Petersen, 250-858-1134 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141 $319,900 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty MLS 348158 Sat. 12-3 & Sun. 1-4 Scott Munro, 250-477-5353 310 & 312-1395 SAANICH Sutton Group West Coast Realty Bear Mountain $349,900 PENINSULA Alan Wiggins, 250-507-2759 104-3244 Seaton Street, 2030 Salem Terrace, Saturday 1-3 $159,000 $719,000 Sutton Group West Coast Realty 3351 Wishart Road, $419,900 MLS 351797, Sunday 2-4 MLS 351877, Sunday 2-4 Troy Petersen, 250-858-1134 Saturday 11-1 RE/MAX Camosun Newport Realty DFH Real Estate Ltd. Marsha Crawford, 250-744-3301 26-172 Belmont Road, Gordon Lee, 250-385-2033 Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003 $339,900 3912 Carey Road, From 3183-2600 Ferguson Road, Sunday 11-1 3692 Wild Country Lane, $249,900 $259,000 DFH Real Estate Ltd. $734,900 Saturday - Monday 1-5 MLS 345119, Sunday 2-4 Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003 MLS 349954, Sunday 1-3 Macdonald Realty 250-744-4441 Jonesco Real Estate Inc. Pemberton Holmes Sheila Aujla & Sophak Sim Ian Heath & Marilyn Ball, Greg Long, 250-384-8124 SOOKE 250-655-7653 21-1976 Glenidle Road, #302-4536 Viewmont Avenue, $157,000 $295,000 7859 Scohon Drive, $549,000 593 Latoria Road, From $299,000 MLS 345782, Sunday 1-3 MLS 349428, Sunday 1-3 MLS 350458, Sunday 1-3 Sat. & Sun.1-4 Pemberton Holmes Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Pemberton Holmes Ltd. RE/MAX Camosun Greg Long, 250-384-8124 Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141 Anna Bjelde, 250-888-9001 Ron Phillips, 250-655-0608 1230 Burnside Rd. West, $414,900 MLS 348120, Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Kevin Starling, 250-889-4577

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elegant, modern Group 5 Townhomes and chic new Contempo homes. Meet us in Paradise Falls at Westhills. Follow the Langford Parkway into Westhills, then follow the open house signs (and the music) to the Westshore Parkway and Paradise Falls.

Two new fully furnished Legacy Series show homes. Single Family Homes from $499,900 | Townhomes from $399,900

All prices include net GST

3 GREAT NEW HOME STYLES AT WESTHILLS.

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Verdelait er, Cr acked Pepp e iv Ch & lic Gar er or Pacific Pepp ght Random Wei

On Sale

PARTNER SINCE

2003 Natural Pastures Courtenay, BC

Cheese Selected 907g

SA1L5 16

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On Sale

9Each9

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Coke, Canada Dry

Sensations by Compliments

Extra Virgin Olive Oil “Remember to clip me before you shop, or use our FREE mobile app to show this coupon when you check out”.

GET

or Selected Flavours 6 X 710ml

On Sale

75 75

AIR MILES® Bonus Miles

or Pure Olive Oil 1L Regular Retail: $13.99–$15.99 Each

Per 100g

Compliments

DAYE

469

or more*

2 $4 for

*SA ME ITEM OF EQU LESS ER VALU AL OR E.

Extra Lean Ground Beef Family Pack Savings Size $8.80/kg

On Sale

2 $4

On Sale

399

*Valid at all Thrifty Foods locations, redeemable in store only. Spend in a single transaction. Original coupon must be presented at time of transaction and AIR MILES Card scanned as part of transaction. No cash value, non extendable and non transferable. Cannot be combined with similar minimum spend/receive offer. Excludes purchases of lottery, tobacco, gift cards, prescriptions, Tim Hortons ® coffee, applicable tax and/or enviro fees, deposits or charges and other goods and services as specified. Miles take up to 14 business days to appear on your account. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES international Trading B.V. used under licence by LoyaltyOne, Co and Sobeys Inc.

for

PLU: 95680

COUPON EXPIRES TUESDAY, JUNE 16th, 2015.

Per lb

Royale

Bathroom Tissue or Velour Bathroom Tissue 12 Double Rolls

On Sale

499 Each

Where this symbol appears, deposit & enviro levies are applicable.

Specials in Effect Friday

to Tuesday, June 12th–16th, 2015 ONLY