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Saanich-Gulf Islands candidates tackle youth unemployment The Saanich News asked the candidates in Saanich-Gulf Islands the question: Canada’s youth unemployment rate is at 13 per cent, what would your party do to help more young Canadians find work?
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Robert Boyd – Conservative All Canadians should be able to fully participate in the Canadian economy. Our government has developed specific initiatives to help young Canadians make a successful transition into the labour market such as: Increasing funding for the Youth Employment Strategy, investing over $330 million annually in youth programming to provide skills development and work experience for youth at risk, summer students and recent post-graduate students; Supporting 5,000 more paid internships for recent postsecondary graduates and confirming support for Pathways to Education Canada, a not-forprofit organization that works with youth to increase rates of high school completion; Investing up to $14 million in Futurpreneur Canada, from 2015-2017, to support young entrepreneurs; and Funding about 1,000 internships in 2014-2015 through the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Program in innovative small and mediumsized companies.
Alicia Cormier – NDP Young Canadians have more talent than ever. But after 10 years of neglect by Stephen Harper, this generation is facing double-digit unemployment. They earn less and carry more debt than their parents
students; Restore a modernized Youth Service Program, providing $25 million per year to help young Canadians gain valuable work and life experience while travelling the country, participating in community building projects; and Waive EI premiums for 12 months for any employers who gives someone between the age of 18-24 a full-time job.
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Saanich-Gulf Islands candidates Robert Boyd (Conservative), left, Alicia Cormier with the NDP, Liberal Tim Kane and Elizabeth May from the Green Party listen to a question from the crowd at an all-candidates forum last week in Saanich. did. Liberal and Conservative governments have backed away from investments that help young people get started in life, like education, housing and childcare. Instead, Stephen Harper has spent billions on corporate handouts – handouts Justin Trudeau says he’ll continue. The NDP will: restore the federal minimum wage and raise it to $15 an hour; create quality jobs in small business and green industries; give interns the same protections as other workers and make life more affordable by investing in childcare, housing and transit. In partnership with small business, industry, NGOs and government, the NDP will help 40,000 young Canadians get jobs, paid internship or
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Tim Kane – Liberal Young people have 182,000 fewer jobs today than before the recession, placing a heavy burden on them and their parents.
Conservatives refuse to recognize the problem, and have cut 20,000 positions from Canada Summer Jobs. A Liberal government will help young Canadians gain the skills and work experience they need by investing $1.3 billion over three years to: Create 40,000 youth jobs each year through a new, annual investment of $300 million in a renewed Youth Employment Strategy; Create 5,000 new green jobs for youth, as part of the renewed Youth Employment Strategy, at Parks Canada and with environmental organizations; Invest $40 million annually to help employers create new co-op placements for science, technology, engineering, mathematics and business
Elizabeth May — Green Party Youth in Canada are getting a raw deal. The youth unemployment rate is more than double the average national rate, at 13 per cent. When youth are able to find a job, it is often precarious and even unpaid. The Green Party will ban unpaid internships. We will also make significant investments to end the high levels of unemployment among Canada’s youth. Green MPs will boost access to apprenticeship and training programs, and invest $5 billion to develop a Youth Community and Employment Service Corps. This program will provide paid employment for 40,000 youth every year for four years, for a total of 160-000 youth positions. At the successful completion of each year-long program, we will award a $4,000 tuition credit to each participant, to apply to further education and training.
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Riders from the Tour de Rock stopped at St. Michael’s University School on Thursday as they wound through Saanich on the way to the finish line. The two-week ride went through dozens of communities on Vancouver Island, raising money for pediatric cancer research.
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It has been an incredible two weeks for cops on the Tour de Rock. The annual Cops for Cancer fundraiser, which saw more than 200 police officers bike through dozens of Vancouver Island communities, came to a close on Friday, with the officers raising $1.13 million for pediatric cancer research and support programs. For Reserve Sgt. Nick Mandryk of the Saanich Police, the 1,100-kilometre ride was, at times, gruelling physically, but also took an emotional toll on the riders. “On our first full day of riding in Port Hardy, I met and spoke with a young guy who is 14 who had just been diagnosed with cancer and was getting treatment for a large tumour in his brain,� he recalled. “It was really impactful, and to start a huge tour like this on day one and have to come face to face with someone dealing with that at such a young age, it was a pretty hard
thing to get over.� Mandryk said he and the other riders were “overtrained� in the seven months leading up to the Tour de Rock so that the physical challenges would become second nature and they could better handle such emotional stories from people along the way. “We didn’t really have to worry about the physical part because the emotional part was going to be a fairly heavy undertaking,� he said. “That’s probably the next biggest thing, if not the biggest thing, the emotional side of it.� The Tour de Rock rolled through such cities and towns as Campbell River, Qualicum, Nanaimo and Sooke, with many stops at local schools to greet students and gather donations. In Saanich, Reynolds secondary showed tremendous support for the ride, raising more than $52,000 with its annual head shaving fundraiser. Mandryk said the response from the communities – big and small – has been huge for them. “There are a lot of places that we
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The man who drove his truck into the side of a Saanich home has now come forward to police. A 37-year-old Central Saanich man says he was asleep at the wheel when his truck crashed into the Nigel Avenue home of Andrea Deman and her two children in the early morning hours of Sept. 23. The truck plunged off Ravine Way and down an embankment before striking the dining room of the home, completely destroying a small deck before landing on the driveway below. “I heard a loud bang and then the house shook and I heard a crash. I thought it was an earthquake,” said Deman, The owner of the white 2015
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the discussion,” Haynes said. “We have 1,200 co-op housing homes in this municipality. This is an important voter block so I imagine they’ll pay attention.” All attendees, candidates included, may speak for two minutes. Patty Shaw, president of the Co-op Housing Federation of B.C., will introduce the session with a 10-minute presentation. Haynes will also speak. Earlier this year the Capital Regional District passed five resolutions to make housing more affordable, including co-ops. Similar resolutions were supported at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities annual conference. Thursday’s meeting (Oct. 8) begins at 7:30 p.m. in Saanich council chambers, 770 Vernon Ave. Visit chf.bc.ca/island for more information. reporter@saanichnews.com
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Anyone who has not yet received a Voter Information Card is advised to With the federal contact their local election less than two Elections Canada weeks away, those office, call the registered to vote toll-free national should by now have number 1-800-463received their Voter 6868 or visit the Information Cards in website Elections. the mail. ca. “Those are “If you think you’re personalized cards not registered or your that provide you address might not very important have been updated information,” said … there is an online Dorothy Sitek with registration tool Elections Canada. on the Elections Among the Canada website,” information provided said Sitek. “Fill in the on the cards are the required fields and name of your riding it will confirm for as well as your polling you whether you are location. registered or not.” “Unlike in the The Elections provincial elections, Canada offices in all where you can go to 42 B.C. ridings are any poll to vote, for now open seven days the federal election a week. Sitek said you must go to the voters can go to any poll assigned to your Elections Canada address,” said Sitek. office to register or The polling get information if locations for the it’s easier to access advanced polls – an office outside running Oct. 9 to 12 your home riding. from noon to 8 p.m. Residents can also – can be different m the best vote at Elections than the ones used on nced instructors have educated all types of drivers Canada offices, or election day – Oct. 19 d safety. We are the only driving school with in-class 7 driving a.m. courses, to 7 p.m. ffer ICBCfrom approved corporate and by mail, up until News Staff
government-issued ID, you will need two pieces of identification, both with your name on them and at least one with your current address. The elections. ca website has the full list of approved pieces of identification, which include bank statements, utility bills, social insurance card, library or transit card, even the label from a prescription bottle. With about 80 per cent of Canadians voting on election day, chances are there will be lineups at the polls. Sitek said bringing your Voter Information Cards can streamline the process. “The reason I suggest people bring their VIC with them to the polling station is that you can be fast-
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Oct. 13. They must apply online to vote by mail and provide the necessary identification to vote at an Elections Canada office. The identification needed when you head to the polls has also changed since the last election. Sitek says 86 per cent of Canadians vote using their driver’s licence as identification, and that will still allow you to mark your ballot this election. “If you have a government-issued ID that has your photo on it, your name and current address, you’re good to go,” she said. “You just need that one piece.” If you don’t have a driver’s licence or
tracked,” she said. “It just makes things faster for you and the election worker.” And you can still register to vote at the polls on Oct. 19.
You will just need to bring the required identification. If you don’t have anything with your current address on it, Sitek said you will need to
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Comments come back to haunt candidates Potential politicians take note: that silly comment you made yesterday could severely limit your opportunities tomorrow. The steady stream of candidates dropping from the federal election race grew by two more last week, with the seemingly endless torrent reaching the shores of Vancouver Island. Victoria Liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas dropped out of the race last week after comments she previously made on Facebook came to light. Thomas, who has worked in the Middle East, described mosques as “brainwashing stations” in a post from 2013. In another post, Thomas wrote Santa Clause has to be white. “You can’t have a brown guy with a beard sneaking into your house in the middle of the night! You’d be calling the bomb squad.” That comment was derived from a joke from Russell Peters Christmas Special in December 2012, but Liberal Party officials weren’t laughing. Thomas joined fellow former Liberal candidate Maria Manna, who resigned from the race in Cowichan-MalahatLangford a couple days previously over comments she had earlier made questioning the origin of the 9/11 attacks. But the resignations are not limited to the Liberal Party or British Columbia’s west coast. All three major parties have been forced to dump candidates for reasons that run the gamut from crude remarks about the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz to urinating in a client’s coffee mug. With the comments being so easily exposed by political bloggers, one has to wonder why the political parties aren’t doing a more thorough vetting of their candidates. You can bet that they will be in future campaigns. That will likely limit the chance of an October surprise cropping up to haunt one of the political parties. But the certainty gained by the parties will no doubt bring a blander brand of politics to the voters. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.
A brief history of health spending continued under Brian Mulroney, The federal budget document began Liberal finance minister Paul Martin with an ominous warning about deep rose briefly to the top job. cuts. Social programs, justice and In 2004, Martin staged meetings with corrections would be spared as much premiers, emerging with what was billed as possible, but no department would as “a fix for a generation,” with federal escape the knife. health transfers to rise six per The stark truth was cent each year into the future. revealed in a table of figures. The future for Martin’s Health care spending, the government lasted only two core of the Canadian state, years, as his minority was was cut by 3.8 per cent in replaced with one led by just the first year of the fiscal Harper. plan, as population and need These galloping increases continued to grow. continued until the No, this is not from the Conservative majority of Stephen Harper budget of 2011, after which then-finance April 2015, or any other in the minister Jim Flaherty came to last decade. It’s from the Jean Chretien budget of 1995, more Tom Fletcher Victoria to inform provincial finance ministers of the new than 20 years ago. That’s the B.C. Views plan. (I was there, and the joke last time anyone actually cut was that this was as far from health care spending. Ottawa as Flaherty could get without But wait, you may say. Didn’t I hear leaving Canada.) that Harper has slashed health care The six-per-cent increases, by that spending by $30 billion? Yes, you time triple inflation, would continue for probably did hear the biggest, most another five years. Starting in 2017-18, brazen lie of this election campaign, increases would be tied to economic either from the government unions that growth, with a minimum hike of three advertised it or the politicians who per cent, still well ahead of today’s parrot it. If health care really is everyone’s high- inflation. That remains the Conservative plan today. priority issue, as pollsters have long All provinces east of Saskatchewan assured us, voters should at least know pitched a fit. Manitoba’s NDP finance the facts. minister termed it “un-Canadian.” After cutting provincial health and Lefties immediately called it a cut, to social services transfers for years to which Flaherty replied that transfers to end the string of operating deficits provinces would rise from $30 billion to that began under Pierre Trudeau and
$38 billion in 2018-19, and continue to grow after that. In B.C., then-finance minister Kevin Falcon praised the long-term approach, acknowledging that health spending was ballooning to half of the provincial budget and had to be brought under control as baby boomers start to retire. B.C. has largely accomplished that, with spending increases below three per cent and health care outcomes that continue to lead the country. As the current election campaign turns into the home stretch, Statistics Canada has announced a milestone. For the first time in history, the number of seniors exceeds number of children. This demographic shift is inexorable, predictable and must be addressed by whoever wins the Oct. 19 federal election. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is on record that he will scrap the Conservative formula for growth-based increases that he pretends are cuts, returning to six per cent every year while balancing the budget. Little detail has been provided on how this would be done. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau announced in Surrey last week that he will ante up an extra $3 billion over four years for health care, and “sit down with the provinces immediately” to renegotiate, a rerun of Paul Martin’s political theatre. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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LETTERS Balanced budget achieved through transfer from EI Just one thing about Mr. Fletcher’s speculation regarding balanced budgets: in his cheerleading for the right side of the political spectrum, he calls Justin Trudeau’s reason for the Harper government’s surplus “Wrong and wrong” – and he is entirely correct, in that there are several reasons that brought about this so-called “surplus”. The main reason for the Harper government “surplus” though, was a transfer of something approaching $3 billion from Employment Insurance to general revenues. This amounts to
nothing less than theft (and yes, other governments have done this in the past) of monies that should have been put towards increased employment and/or benefits. But Mr. Fletcher chose not to mention this (even though I presume he had at least the same access to this information that I have). What it amounts to though, is that the Harper government did not in fact run a surplus of $1.9 billion, but a (continuing) deficit of at least $1.1 billion. So the answer to Mr. Fletcher’s question about balance budgets is “apparently not” (as long as the “correct” party runs them.
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A shout out of appreciation once again for Tom Fletcher’s latest brilliant article. What many of your readers may not realize is that Tom is an adherent to the principals of libertarianism, something championed politically by people like Ron Paul in the U.S. It’s a hard swallow for progressives, I know, for the very reasons Tom espouses. I can claim having been in both camps and now am in Tom’s, but yearn for the day progressives will see the absolute essential values of respect for individual freedom and autonomy that are missing from their idealism. It is the very core truth of our existence, and to trample it with excess government good intentions is a grave error. But Tom, even though I haven’t gone down the 9/11 rabbit hole myself, don’t dismiss those people until you’ve followed in their footsteps of in-depth research…it’s not in the same ballpark as most of your material. Paul O’Brien Saanich
So far serious issues such as climate change, the high cost of prescription drugs and how a national pharmaceutical policy could reduce costs substantially, First Nations reconciliation, the potentially costly ISDS clauses to the public in free trade agreements, proportional representation, the powers of the PMO, the expanding influence of corporate lobby groups that potentially skews government policy, the lack of accountability of candidates who avoid local candidate debates, and foreign policy matters haven’t been discussed in any depth during these so-called debates. Instead, what we hear are repetitive and superficial one liners carefully manufactured by professional think tanks and talk about knockout punches. It is incomprehensible how these leaders continue to get a free pass or are denied the opportunities to express themselves when there are so many relevant and pressing issues during this apparently most
important election. Ted Woynillowicz Saanich
Citizens’ input needed Saanich is a solid community that has a lot going for it, but in order to maintain and improve this status further there should be open, honest, unfiltered input from its citizens. This makes for an evolving, vibrant state of affairs. This includes the good, the bad and the ugly. Yes, warts too. All comments and opinions should be welcomed by Saanich council. The staff and management are mature enough and competent enough to handle this objectively, unlike some of the councillors. Coun. Haynes’ attempt to Potemkinize Mayor Atwell’s Facebook page belongs to the 1700s of Catherine the Great’s Russia, not in 2015 Saanich. Such Potemkinization of a Facebook page is less than honest and is misrepresentative. That’s not the Saanich we know and want. Mayor Atwell, stick to your philosophy of openness and
For instance, he opines: “NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has promised to balance the budget every year of his mandate, should he form Canada’s first-ever socialist government. He will spend the rest of the campaign trying to reconcile this promise with the grandiose spending plans he has piled up.” Well, to backtrack one opinion piece recently written by Mr. Fletcher, in which he called Quebec’s daycare program a failure, economist Pierre Fortin, an economics professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal, concluded: “For every
transparency. That is the route to go. Sylvia Walsh Saanich
Legacy based on pollution If Shell Oil receives permission to drill for oil off Nova Scotia, with 21 days to attack a spill, it will be clear that
dollar Quebec invests, it recoups $1.05 while Ottawa receives a 44-cent windfall”. Hardly a failure, Mr. Fletcher – and if Mr. Mulcair does form government in Ottawa, should he not balance the budget, he would hardly be the first not to do so, as demonstrated by Mr. Harper (who regaled us on his economic prowess) for this last decade. The question Mr. Fletcher should be asking is: “If balanced budgets don’t really matter, is the money being spent being recouped elsewhere?” Richard Weatherill Saanich
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Harper’s “management of the economy” is based on pollution and environmental devastation. Plenty of jobs to clean up the mess, but at whose loss? Some legacy. We deserve better. M. Meagher Saanich
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Training is turning a surprising 40 years old. There’s been a distinct lack of notoriety for the centre, which has
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helped 15,000 people (a safe estimate) in the Greater Victoria region, and beyond, since its 1975 inception. Which is why this year the non-profit’s annual fundraising is going big, with jazz great Ian McDougall and friends anchoring a night of music and celebration at the Hotel Grand Pacific on Oct. 17. “Over the years we haven’t been as well known as we’d like to be,” said counsellor Bill Cole, who’s been with the centre since 1986. “We’re not a traditionally vocal group though we’ve been steadily seeing clients all along.” The centre relocated from its downtown location in 1995 to its current home on the grounds of St. Luke’s Cedar Hill Anglican Church (3821A Cedar Hill Cross Rd.) in Saanich. Cole is one of seven counsellors on staff. The centre does not turn away clients, who pay on a sliding scale. Counsellors help
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Bill Cole and Caroline Donelle on the welcoming steps of the South Island Centre for Counselling and Training in Saanich. The centre is selling tickets to it’s 40th birthday gala on Oct. 17 at the Hotel Grand Pacific. The annual fundraiser is crucial as the centre provides counselling to all comers regardless of income level. clients overcome grief and work through lifetransitions, trauma and much more. “Because of the
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Guitar god and gospel group coming to town Jacob Zinn News Staff
A Montreal guitar hero and a Grammywinning gospel group are headed to Saanich this fall for two outstanding concerts. The Victoria Jazz Society recently announced shows by Juno Award-winning bluesman Steve Hill and The Blind Boys of Alabama – both of which are sure to enthral audiences on the Island. Hill – who recently cleaned up nicely at the 2015 Maple Blues Awards, taking home four – is set to bring his intense live show to the Tally Ho Sports Bar & Grill on Friday, Oct. 16. The master fretburner is known for his highoctane original tunes, raucous renditions of Jimi Hendrix songs and multiinstrumental talent, playing a bass drum, snare and hi-hat while strumming out riffs and licks. “Steve Hill is clearly at home on the stage, inviting audiences to catch a glimpse of musical madness in the form of blues and rock ‘n’ roll,” reads a press release from the
jazz society. Tickets to his show are on sale now and cost $19 in advance and for members of the Victoria Jazz Society or $22 at the door. The doors open at 8 p.m. And the show starts at 8:30 p.m. A few months later, The Blind Boys of Alabama will put on their special holiday show at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium, with songs off their 2014 Talkin’ Christmas! and Go Tell it on the Mountain albums. The Dec. 15 concert marks the gospel quintet’s return to the Island after eight years. The boys have five Grammys to their name and have been performing together for more than seven decades. “Over the past 76 years, the Blind Boys of Alabama have established themselves as an American institution and living legends of gospel music,” reads the press release. “Known for crossing musical boundaries, the Blind Boys create remarkable interpretations of
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Professor says signs can bring name recognition Kendra Wong Black Press
With the federal election less than two weeks away, hundreds of campaign signs are popping up on street corners and lawns all
over Saanich. But are those signs effective? One University of Victoria professor thinks they are to an extent. Janni Aragon, assistant professor in the department
of political science and the director of technology integrated learning, said signs help with name recognition when voters head to ballot boxes on Oct. 19. “They’ll think ‘oh
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yeah, on the corner of Arbutus and Gordon Head, there are six to eight signs. I remember seeing Elizabeth May, Tim Kane and Robert Boyd’,” she said, adding incumbents tend to win re-election as part of name recognition. “(It’s) the money they have and they’re tried and tested. They have a track record,” she said. “Regardless, name recognition is good for new candidates as well.” Randy Worthingham, campaign manager for EsquimaltSaanich-Sooke Liberal candidate David Merner, said the roughly 100 large signs and 200 to 300 lawn signs put up in the riding have helped
“There’s more tendency in this election to connect to the party leaders and I haven’t witnessed that in Victoria before.” - Janni Aragon
voters recognize the newcomer’s name. “It’s key to getting the name of our candidate, David Merner, known. If you don’t have that presence, it’s detrimental to the campaign,” he said. “David’s recognition has increased since the signs have gone up. When he goes to the door, people know who he is. Previously, the name recognition wasn’t as great.” A spokesperson with NDP Victoria candidate Murray Rankin’s campaign said they’ve
put up hundreds of signs on private property so far and have ordered 500 more because they’re in high demand. Stephanie Rae, communications manager for Esquimalt-SaanichSooke Conservative candidate Shari Lukens’ campaign, said they’ve put up hundreds of signs in high-traffic areas in the riding. Candidates are also affiliating themselves more closely with party leaders on signs, something Aragon said
she’s never seen in Victoria before. “There’s more tendency in this election to connect to the party leaders and I haven’t witnessed that in Victoria before,” Aragon said. “It just shows how important the party leader is to this election or the ways in which the parties are making it about the party leader.” But Aragon said there is a downside to the barrage of campaign signs — it can cause election fatigue and could turn some people off from voting. In the 2011 federal election, the voter turnout was just over 61 per cent across the country.
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Transition the topic at RON Talks Tonight’s RON Talks features CFAX news anchor James Gardner and the organizers behind the new Repair Cafe Saanich. Gardner will share the story – an already public story – of his transition from female to male. He’ll also debunk some myths about being transgender, while discussing the future of
transgender rights in North America. It’s very topical given the indignant treatment of a transgendered woman by Crystal Pool staff in Victoria last week, said organizer Colin Plant. The Claremont secondary teacher runs RON Talks outside of his role as a Saanich councillor.
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Greater Victoria residents seem to be a little more positive about their standard of living and their sense of belonging and engagement this year. However, views on local transportation aren’t quite as optimistic. These are just some of the results revealed at Tuesday’s launch of Victoria’s Vital Signs, the annual community report card produced by the Victoria
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and satisfied with many aspects of their lives, but some are struggling with issues such as the high cost of living, housing, employment, food security and other financial stresses. In fact, almost a quarter of all workers in the region are involuntary part-time workers, and 23 per cent could not pay their bills on time at least once in a given year, according to
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There were high fives all around as the CIBC Run for the Cure got underway at UVic Sunday. The Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band (below) led the way at the start of the run.
Running total Pink, pink and more pink - that was the sight at UVic on Sunday for the CIBC Run for the Cure. More than a thousand people turned out to run the five-kilometre course and raise money for breast cancer research, as well as show support to breast cancer survivors and those currently fighting the disease.
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Incentives offered for oil tank removal Travis Paterson News Staff
The District of Saanich has added a $150 incentive to the first 50 Saanichites who upgrade from an oil tank home heating system to heat pumps. The grant can be combined with the province’s Provincial Oil to Heat Pump Incentive Program, which offers up to $1,700, and another $150 to the first 125 people who sign up from the Capital Regional District. “This is a way for people to get into less risk, and heat pumps are far more efficient than oil furnaces,” said Saanich Coun. Judy Brownoff, who chairs the CRD’s environmental services committee, and supports the program. Oil tanks are not only inefficient and have a heavy carbon imprint, but are also well documented for causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in environmental damage in Saanich and the surrounding region. To meet the Oil to Heat Pump Incentive Program requirements homeowners must install a qualifying, all electric central or minisplit heat pump and remove their oil tank and oil heating system. There are an
estimated 13,000 oil tanks still servicing homes in the CRD, Brownoff said. The CRD and Saanich $150 subsidies go towards the initial cost for a home energy evaluation, which is usually around $450. “It’s a great opportunity for residents to improve energy efficiency,
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save on home heating bills,” Brownoff said. Making the switch also eliminates the risk of costly environmental damage caused by home heating oil leaks, which has proven to be a major liability. “I’ve been told one person in Saanich declared bankruptcy
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Scott Zaichkowsky, assistant grocery manager, credits the friendly staff at Pepper’s and its wide range of local products for earning the store its latest award from the Independent Grocer Awards. The annual awards recognized Pepper’s for its community engagement and overall efforts to serve residents of Cadboro Bay.
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After 10 years, Pepper’s Foods made it back on the podium at the Independent Grocer Awards. The Cadboro Bay grocery store took bronze in the smallsurface category, which is open to grocery stores across Canada with less than 15,000 square feet of space. The award recognizes Pepper’s for its community engagement and ongoing efforts to serve customers in the area. “This year is big for us because we’ve kind of gotten back into the mix,” said Scott Zaichkowsky, assistant grocery manager, adding that a decade ago, the small surface area capped at 10,000 square feet. “We always competed in the smallest category, but they upped the size of it, so the competition has gotten larger. Bigger stores, bigger chains, so since then, we hadn’t really taken any awards home.”
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Up through 2005, Pepper’s – which is only 4,000 square feet – medalled five times in six years at the Independent Grocer Awards in the same category. While the pool of competitors increased, Zaichkowsky said their latest win confirms that they’re doing something right. “Ten years ago, when we had the smaller category, the competition wasn’t as intense. For us to come back 10 years later and establish ourselves… it’s a big honour for us, for sure,” he said. For more than 30 years, Pepper’s has been owned by John Davits, with his son, Cory, working as general manager. Prior to that, the store was called Shop Easy and was owned by John Pepper, after whom Davits named the current store. Zaichkowsky said the family-run Pepper’s has been a staple of
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Firefighters blazing a trail to brighten kids day Firefighters from across the region raise funds for pediatric care at VGH Katherine Engqvist Black Press
Having handed out little red hats to children they’ve met on their journey through Victoria General Hospital, a group of firefighters from across Greater Victoria huddle in the VGH pediatric intensive care unit. They have spent the past five years fundraising for the ward and are interested to see how they might be making a difference. The fivebed unit is empty the day of their visit, but as unit nurse Judy Riggs tells the group, that can change in an instant. “We’re like the fire department. It can
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agree, as they did when they originally began fundraising, that they could do more together as a group than they could as individual union locals. The firefighters from Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria and Esquimalt, representing the Professional Firefighters of Greater Victoria, weren’t just at the hospital to visit children last week. They had a special
cheque for $50,000 to present to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation as part of a 10-year, $250,000 pledge to support pediatric care at VGH. The cheque brought the total donated to $108,000, which has gone towards creating the family room for the neonatal intensive care unit, purchasing ventilators and other life-saving equipment. Last week’s donation will go towards the purchase
of an Omnibed, which is a type of incubator. Besides the cheque, a shiny yellow fire truck was on hand for the kids to see up close. The little faces lit up at the chance to sit in the driver’s seat and try their hand at directing a real fire hose. “This was the best part of the day,” said Victoria Hospitals Foundation executive director Melanie Mahlman, after watching children
climb into the fire engine. She was glad some of the children could have a day outside of the hospital, getting a chance to do what kids should be doing. “It reminds us all what this is really about.” Mahlman said less than two per cent of sick children need to leave the Island to undergo treatment in Vancouver, and support from groups such as these remind the community of treatment that is available close to home. “It demonstrates a deep commitment from our firefighters,” she added. Jared Barker, director of the Saanich Firefighters Charitable Foundation, tossed out a special thank you to the VGH staff. “You guys are the real heroes and inspire us every day.” On a previous visit to the hospital he was awed by the pediatric staff and the level of care they provide for every child. “They never turn away a kid,” he said. He was especially struck by how staff seemed to treat each child like their own. “They’re not doing it for recognition, which I think is pretty special,” he said.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 70S FRENCH Provincial Chesterfield & chair, mustard colour, cherry wood trim, excellent cond. Antique 3/4 bed, beautiful rosewood, very good cond. (250)656-0162. FROM SAWMILLS only $4,397. Make money and save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info 1-800-566-6899 & DVD: Ext:400OT or www.Norwood Sawmills.com/400OT STEEL BUILDINGS. Madness Sale! All buildings, all models. You’ll think we’ve gone mad deals. Call now and get your deal. Pioneer Steel, 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
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RENTALS MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT PARKING SPACE near Lansdowne Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (or more for long-term). Chris, 250-595-0370.
ROOMS FOR RENT VICTORIA FURNISHED room in newer house, $550 incl. N/P. Avail now (250)886-6855.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION ACCESS TO water. Mature respectful quiet hygienic N/S. Bright 12x16 + ample closet ensuite. Sunny deck, 7 appl. $875+. N/P. (778)433-8822.
SUITES, LOWER DEEP COVE: lrg 1 bdrm, acreage, hot tub. W/D, cats ok, N/S. $850+. 250-656-1312
TOWNHOUSES LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a quiet, bright 3 bdrm townhouse, garage/storage, W/D hookup, fenced backyard. $1051/mo. Share purchase $2500. Gross income $47,000+. Applications available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.
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CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869. PROFESSIONAL FRIENDLY AFFORDABLE CLEANING SERVICES Ph 250-857-3412 or visit us on the web at www.IslandParadiseCleaning.ca
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ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.
“Fall Clean-Up Specials” Gutter & Window Cleaning Concrete Power Washing Vinyl Siding Cleaning Roof Sweep & De-Mossing Carpentry * Yard Cleanup Handyman Repairs Free Estimates WCB Insured, BBB Certified; Now accepting Visa/ MC *Seniors Discounts* (778)433-9275 www.abbaexteriors.ca
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HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413. HAUL A WAY Clean & green. Junk & garbage removal. Free est. Fall disc. 778-350-5050
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At 6 a.m., Acacia Spencer-Hills is out and about, walking through the forest near Pedder Bay Marina in Metchosin. She’s among a group of volunteers checking 15 nets every half hour set up in the area to catch birds. With each check, Spencer-Hills never knows what she’ll find. “It’s kind of exciting. Every time you go it’s different. Sometimes you’ll walk up to a net and there’s seven birds in it,” said the 28-year-old. “It’s like opening a present almost. You get to see a lot of different birds.” For the last 26 years, the Rocky Point Bird Observatory (RPBO) – made up of volunteers from across Greater Victoria – has been capturing and banding birds to track their migrations and learn more about various species. Two monitoring sites in the Pedder Bay area cover an area of about nine square kilometres. The locations have allowed RPBO to monitor more than 60 different species of birds. The banders catch approximately 3,000 birds at each station every year. The next few weeks are expected to be the busiest as birds get ready to head south for the winter. “It’s basically a precursor to any sort of study that you want to do,” said SpencerHills. “It’s interesting to see the variations in individual birds. You’ll get two fox sparrows, but their face will look different or they’ll have a different eye colour. It’s pretty fascinating.” Once the birds are carefully removed from the net, they are taken to one of the two central banding stations where their age, sex, species, wing length and fat deposits are recorded. At the banding station, Rebecca Clarke-Coates never knows what she’ll find when she reaches into a cloth bag with a bird inside. “I like to guess, based on the size,” she says, as she pulls out an orange-crowned warbler. Lying still on
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Acacia Spencer-Hills from the Rocky Point Bird Observatory holds a bird that was just banded near Pedder Bay Marina in Metchosin. The RPBO is made up of several volunteers from Victoria that capture and band birds to track their migrations and learn more about various species. its back, Clarke-Coates places a tiny band on the bird’s leg and measures the size of its wing. “The warblers are very calm. They don’t struggle. It’s nice,” she says. Once banded, the group tries to capture the bird again to determine how well it’s doing since its previous capture. The data is shared with conservation organizations, students and researchers. One of the most interesting things for Rick Schortinghuis is learning how long the birds live. On one occasion, a rufous hummingbird was captured eight years after it was banded. “That’s very exciting,” said Schortinghuis. “They go back and forth to
Mexico every winter so it comes back to the same house it was banded at.” In order to find out where some birds breed, RPBO conducted a study two years ago with fox sparrows, placing 30 geo locators the size of a nickel in a little backpack over the bird’s wings to measure longitude. The group recaptured 10 of those birds and found they were breeding in western Alaska. In a regular season, RPBO typically sees three to four species that are rare for the region, such as the grey cheeked thrush found last year – the first the group has ever recorded. This year the group caught a magnolia warbler that managed to fly over the Rocky
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Mountains even though they weigh 11 to 12 grams. “Having them in your hand is much more interesting than seeing them in the field. I found that saying – a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush is completely true,” said SpencerHills. “You see things with them that you’d never see perching in a tree.” The passerine migration monitoring and banding takes place until Oct. 15. The banding of northern saw-whet owls runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 31. Last season, more than 1,110 owls were banded. RPBO is volunteer run and almost entirely volunteer staffed. Anyone interested in volunteering can email volunteer@rpbo.org. Online at VIIC.ca Call 310-VIIC
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a.m. at the Bruce Hutchison branch. No Drop-in Family registration required. Storytime – Funfilled stories, songs, rhymes and puppets Thursday, Oct. 8 for young children and their families; Beware, Prepare, children under 3 must Don’t Despair – be accompanied by Come and learn the an adult. From 10:30 proactive steps you to 11 a.m. at the Nellie can take to retain McClung branch, your licence. 2 p.m. th House, and from 11 to 11:30 at Goward a.m. at the Saanich 2495 Arbutus Rd. Cost Centennial branch. No is $5 and includes a registration required. voucher for tea or Art Show and Sale coffee. Phone 250-477by Goward House 4401 to register. portrait painters runs Drop-in Family until Oct. 28 at 2495 Storytime – FunArbutus Rd. Viewing filled stories, songs, hours are Monday to th rhymes and puppets Friday from 9 a.m. to for young children 4 p.m. For a preview and their families; of the event, visit children under 3 must Gowardhouse.com/ be accompanied by artshow. an adult. From 10:30 Drop-in Baby Time to 11 a.m. at the Bruce – For babies 0-15 Hutchison branch. No months and their registration required. caregiver. Learn Volkssport Thursday songs, rhymes and evening walk. Meet fingerplays to use with at Harbour Towers, your baby every day. 345 Quebec St. From 11:15 to 11:45 Registration 5:45 p.m.;
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tickets: $12 available at Ivy’s Bookshop, Oak Bay Recreation Centre and online at www.beaconridge productions.com. Tickets are $15 at the door. Evil Acres presents Slaughter House Extreme: The Final Cut and The Darkness Maze: Phobia Edition at 10375 Wilson Rd., North Saanich. Open 6:30 to 11 p.m. Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 22 to Victoria’s 30. Halloween Night (Oct. 31) 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets available at theof Show gate, or at In Character Victoria’sCostume stores. Note:
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Monday, Oct. 12 Volkssport Monday and Wednesday morning walks. Registration 8:45 a.m.; walk 9 a.m. Contact Rick at 250-478-7020 or Jan at 250-665-6062 for current schedule. The fall season for the Victoria Mendelssohn Choir runs on Mondays at 7 p.m., at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 3939 St. Peters Rd. (off Quadra Street) in Victoria. Music will be Melodies from the British Isles. Two concerts will be performed in January 2016. Membership fee: $100 per person.
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Natural History Night – 7:30 p.m. in room 159 of the Fraser Building, University of Victoria. The Victoria Natural History Society presents this free event looking at black bear denning habitat, and if we can create new dens in natural structures or if bears will use artificial structures.
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2
Christie
SunRype
Wafers or Crumbs
Dressing
2
for
Dole
Pineapple
Apple Sauce
200-400gr
5
2$
99
99
99
398ml
625ml
for
10
7
for
7
2$
2$
for
10
5$ for
2
Pillsbury
Crescents, Biscuits or Rolls Selected, 227-340gr
Green Giant
for
5
4$ for
WITH GREAT FLAVOUR COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
Kraft
Philadelphia Cream Cheese Brick
Uncle Ben’s
250gr
Simply Steam Vegetables
4
2$
99
Family moments made easy! Stuff ‘n Such Stuffing
120gr
Ocean Spray
Uncle Ben’s
Green Giant
Cranberry Sauce
Classique Rice
Vegetables
348ml
170-180gr
Selected, 341-398ml
226-250gr
300-500gr
4$
Bick’s
5$
MAKE YOUR NEIGHBOURS GREEN WITH ENVY Libby’s
255-397gr
Pure Pumpkin
375ml
99
2$
2
99
99
McLaren’s
113-170gr
5
540ml
E.D. Smith
Shells or Puff Pastry
500-750ml
907gr
99
Wild Cocktail Shrimp or Crab Meat
142gr
for
Tenderflake
Beets
Cheddar Cheese
3
4$
4$
E.D. Smith
Bick’s
Cracker Barrel
Bick’s
Selected, 1lt
Ocean’s
4
4
5
99
99
2$ Pie Filling
Pickles
for
2lt
Mayonnaise
26-47gr
5$
Premium Ice Cream
Frozen Yogurt
2
10
Chapman’s
2lt
99
Hellmann’s
Gravy or Sauce Mix
Soup Mix
40-83gr
Chapman’s
225gr-1lt
Use your Q-Card and purchase any participating Unilever product to be instantly entered to WIN a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the fixings!
in the form of a QF gift card. One prize per store.
10
Cool Whip
Dofino Cheese
5$
6
99
5$ Kraft
Arla
2
2$
99
for
Christie
99
5
2$
Bits & Bites
125gr
340gr
99
for
Danish Brie or Camembert
Crackers
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
230gr
$100 value
10
5
2$
5$
5
2$ for
5
4$ for
4
2$ for
2
99
5
4$ for
5
3$ for
5
3$ for
5
4$ for
4 • www.saanichnews.com
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SAANICH NEWS - Wednesday, October 7, 2015
NEWS
Quality Foods an Island Original
Prices in effect October 5-11, 2015 Christie
Carr’s
Cracker Barrel
Dairyland
Crackers
140-200gr
Selected, 125-150gr
Shredded Cheese
Christie
Ritz Crackers
Crackers
Egg Nog
175-400gr
Nabob
Tassimo or Ground Coffee
946ml
Selected, 108-456gr
300-320gr
6
99
for
MacLaren’s
Stoned Wheat Thins
Kraft
Imperial Carefully Aged Cheese
600gr
4
Castello
4
for
175gr
165-200gr
7
for
for
Knorr
Knorr
for
5
Ocean’s
890ml
Smoked Oysters 85gr
5
for
Baby Clams
Ocean’s
Olives, Onions or Gherkins
for
2
4
Green Giant
Green Giant
Frozen Vegetables
Valley Selections Vegetables
Chopped Spinach 300gr
750gr
for
5
5
2$ for
796ml
12 Bick’s
Kraft
750ml
250ml
Banana Peppers
Premium Pickles Selected, 1lt
3
2
Christie
SunRype
Wafers or Crumbs
Dressing
2
for
Dole
Pineapple
Apple Sauce
200-400gr
5
2$
99
99
99
398ml
625ml
for
10
7
for
7
2$
2$
for
10
5$ for
2
Pillsbury
Crescents, Biscuits or Rolls Selected, 227-340gr
Green Giant
for
5
4$ for
WITH GREAT FLAVOUR COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
Kraft
Philadelphia Cream Cheese Brick
Uncle Ben’s
250gr
Simply Steam Vegetables
4
2$
99
Family moments made easy! Stuff ‘n Such Stuffing
120gr
Ocean Spray
Uncle Ben’s
Green Giant
Cranberry Sauce
Classique Rice
Vegetables
348ml
170-180gr
Selected, 341-398ml
226-250gr
300-500gr
4$
Bick’s
5$
MAKE YOUR NEIGHBOURS GREEN WITH ENVY Libby’s
255-397gr
Pure Pumpkin
375ml
99
2$
2
99
99
McLaren’s
113-170gr
5
540ml
E.D. Smith
Shells or Puff Pastry
500-750ml
907gr
99
Wild Cocktail Shrimp or Crab Meat
142gr
for
Tenderflake
Beets
Cheddar Cheese
3
4$
4$
E.D. Smith
Bick’s
Cracker Barrel
Bick’s
Selected, 1lt
Ocean’s
4
4
5
99
99
2$ Pie Filling
Pickles
for
2lt
Mayonnaise
26-47gr
5$
Premium Ice Cream
Frozen Yogurt
2
10
Chapman’s
2lt
99
Hellmann’s
Gravy or Sauce Mix
Soup Mix
40-83gr
Chapman’s
225gr-1lt
Use your Q-Card and purchase any participating Unilever product to be instantly entered to WIN a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the fixings!
in the form of a QF gift card. One prize per store.
10
Cool Whip
Dofino Cheese
5$
6
99
5$ Kraft
Arla
2
2$
99
for
Christie
99
5
2$
Bits & Bites
125gr
340gr
99
for
Danish Brie or Camembert
Crackers
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
230gr
$100 value
10
5
2$
5$
5
2$ for
5
4$ for
4
2$ for
2
99
5
4$ for
5
3$ for
5
3$ for
5
4$ for
6 • www.saanichnews.com
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - SAANICH
Deli & Cheese
New York Style Corned or Roast Beef
Rosemary Ham
1
1
99 100 gr
Sushi
Schneiders
2 Garlic Sausage Links
27 Piece Party Tray
Woolwich
150-170gr
125-150gr
113gr
5
7
Available at select stores only.
6 995 795
Fried Rice Medium
75
Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls Small
Dry Garlic Wings
Available at select stores only.
Seafood • Quality Foods Fresh
Dungeness Crab
Per
100 gr
3
49
Per
100 gr
Chevrai
3
5
99
99
75
Medium
Vegetable Chop Suey
99
Soft Cheese
99
Medium
10 Piece Sushi Lover
100 gr
Boursin
7
12
2
1
99
Per
Raincoast
Gourmet Crisps
$
99
99
Smoked or Roast Turkey Breast
69
Per
7
Sunrise
Vienna
Mastro
NEWS
Made Fresh Instore
Seven Layer Dip Min. 600gr
7
$
Tastee Choice
Fresh
Hand Peeled Shrimp
Shrimp Ring 227gr
10
2$
Per
100 gr
for
Fresh
Imitation Crab Meat Wild Spring
Maple Salmon Nuggets
25
% off
3
99 Per
100 gr
All Quality Fresh Tubs Excludes Organic
Price discounted at the checkout.
99
¢ Per
100 gr
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Bakery
Dinner or Crusty Buns
Raisin Bran Muffin
Raisin or Chelsea Bread
3
2
49
99 6 pack
for
12 pack
Strudel Bites
Cinnamon Buns
4
2$
Dean & Betty Arnold
Bread
2
2
99
99
6 pack
16 Piece Party Tray
6
2$
12 pack
for
Original Cakerie Cake Slice
Double Layer Cake
Quality Foods
680gr
Brownberry
7
• • • •
Decadent Chocolate Lemon Truffle Mocha Java Cookies & Creme
Bread Crumbs
300gr
9
99
99
5
2$ for
5
2$ for
Quality Foods • Taste for Life Farmer’s Market
SunRype
Stash
1.75lt
Selected, 18-20’s
Organic Pumpkin or Pumpkin Pie Mix
Tea
Premium 100% Juice
Simply Organic
Organic Gravy Mix 24gr
LICABL PP
EES EF
PLUS A
397-398gr
2
2
99
Frozen Coconut
Hidden Garden
Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert
Gluten Free Cookies
150gr
5
2$
99
for
Sensible Portions
142gr
473ml
4
3
99
99
Purex
for
Household
Glad
Seventh Generation
Double Roll Bathroom Tissue
4
2$ for
3
2$
Veggie Straws
Look
Extra Wide Seal Freezer Bags
Natural Dish Liquid
739ml
Large Oven Bags
2’s
15-20’s
8’s
3
99
5
3$ for
199
5
2$ for
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - SAANICH
NEW APPY SPECIAL!
Drop in between 4:00 & 6:00 PM for a fresh
California “Dole Label”
Fresh Celery
y p p a g n i v i g H ha n k s T 99 ¢
88 49 1 1.95 per kg
3
California “No. 1”
Strawberries 1lb clamshell
Per
LB
B.C. Grown
Fresh Green Beans 4.39 per kg
California “King Label”
C
H
Premium Yams 3.28 per kg
Per
LB
California “Dole”
Fresh Cauliflower 3.28 per kg
O I C
1
E
1
99 LB
B.C./U.S. Grown “Hot House”
Little Sweetoms Grape Tomatoes
49 2$ 250gr
Per
LB
for
6
Yellow Flesh or Red Potatoes
5 10lb bag
H
C
C
H
19 17
H
O I C
BIG
10lb BAG
99
B.C. Grown
Organic Russet Potatoes 5lb bag
O I C
E
3
99
Canada No.1 Fresh
Organic Cranberries 8oz bag
O I C
5
2$ for
E
California “Medium”
Organic Yams or Sweet Potatoes 3lb bag
7 DAYS OF SAVINGS - October 5-11, 2015 MON.
TUES.
WED.
THUR.
FRI.
SAT.
05
06
07
08
09
10
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES
88
Natural Organics
Pumpkin Pie Bouquet
99
Per
B.C. Grown “No. 1”
C
Golden Harvest Bouquet
NEWS
SUN.
11
“Photos for presentation purposes only”
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