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Fun with fungi The Wild Mushroom Show drew fungi fanatics to Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary on Sunday, offering hundreds of mushrooms to look at and learn about. The show was put on by the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society, which offered attendees a chance to bring in their own mushrooms for identification. Jacob Zinn/News Staff
Public feedback will guide design of McKenzie interchange Travis Paterson News Staff
When the province reached out to Rob Wickson about the pending construction of an Admirals-McKenzie interchange over the Trans Canada Highway (announced in July), the president of the Gorge Tillicum Community Association was expecting an ongoing conversation. Although he now believes the Gorge Tillicum association will have its voice heard at least once more, he was wary until a recent letter. “There’s going to be a big impact on Admirals, Helmcken and surrounding routes. This has to be done right or it’s not going to solve anything,” Wickson said. “We have a lot of ideas to share with them, I hope they listen.” The province has launched a dedicated McKenzie Interchange website where it
now seeks feedback from the public and has announced an upcoming open house, 3 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 17, at St. Joseph the Worker Parish Hall, 753 Burnside Rd. West. “We are taking an important next step towards making the McKenzie interchange a reality,” said Premier Christy Clark. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone wrote that “the interchange will improve safety and efficiency for drivers, and it will improve safety on the popular Galloping Goose trail, which crosses the intersection.” Stone added that the province is committed to transit priority as a key component of the new McKenzie interchange. “We have started the design on the Highway 1-Douglas Street bus priority lane project, which will extend the existing bus lanes on Douglas Street northwards from Tolmie Avenue.”
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Coun. Dean Murdock is pleased the province is acting collaboratively and hopes the consultation process will be similar to that of the Sayward Road intersection at Highway 17. “Sayward was a good consultation process,” Murdock said. “But really it’s what they do with the feedback and design that’s crucial, they can’t just be about moving cars thorough the intersection. It has to work for cyclists and pedestrians too. We don’t want to see a clover leaf dropped in that intersection.” Right from the initial announcement of the interchange, president Ed Pullman of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition said they’ll hold Stone to his word that there will be a safe option for pedestrians and cyclists. “We believe [the Galloping Goose] should be continuous [at McKenzie],” Pullman said.
One way to do that is with a westbound underpass for traffic that could potentially include a lane for cyclists and LRT, said Wickson, and a westbound on-ramp that carries traffic directly onto McKenzie. The total pricetag for the interchange is estimated at $85 million, with $52 million coming from B.C.’s 10-year On The Move plan and nearly $33 million from the federal government’s New Building Canada Fund. Construction is slated to start in 2016. “Along with input from the public, we are working closely with other stakeholders and local governments to ensure the new McKenzie Interchange reflects the needs of the people of Vancouver Island both now and well into the future,” Stone said. Feedback is welcome by emailing mckenzieinterchange@gov.bc.ca. Visit the province’s new McKenzie Interchange website at engage.gov.bc.ca/ mckenzieinterchange.
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Saanich recognized for diverse workforce Jacob Zinn News Staff
Following its proclamation of October as Community Living Month, the District of Saanich is being praised for its leadership in employing individuals with developmental disabilities. Last week, Community Living B.C., a Crown agency that provides funding for services that help adults with development disabilities, honoured the district for its efforts in hiring such individuals at an event at the Gordon Head Recreation Centre. Mayor Richard Atwell was on hand to highlight the contributions of self
advocates, citizens and community members, and note the help of personal support networks, families and employers. “Community Living Month celebrates the achievements of people with developmental disabilities, including independent living, workspace accomplishments, and community and social participation,” said Atwell. “Saanich is a recognized municipal leader in the Capital Regional District in employing individuals with diverse abilities. “Saanich’s vision is for all people with disabilities to have equal opportunities to participate in our community.”
Atwell noted the district’s parks and recreation department is in the process of working with Community Living B.C. to find employment opportunities for self advocates, adding that the Saanich Police has had success hiring employees from Community Living Victoria to wash their fleet of squad cars. “These employees are dependable, hard working and personable, and Saanich Police members embrace Community Living employees and value their friendship and their partnership,” said Atwell. PLEASE SEE: Community council celebrates differences, Page A4
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Mayor Richard Atwell, pictured with Jennifer Deakin of Community Living B.C.’s South Island Community Council, was at the Gordon Head Recreation Centre last week to celebrate October as Community Living Month, honouring the district for employing individuals with developmental disabilities.
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Tillicum elementary gets seismic upgrades Work completed on $2.6 million project to make school safer in event of an earthquake Jacob Zinn News Staff
After 98 years, Tillicum Elementary has received some much-needed seismic upgrades thanks to a collaboration between the provincial government and the Greater Victoria school district. On Monday, Education Minister Mike Bernier appeared at the wood-frame K-5 school in Saanich to highlight the innovative construction techniques used to make the school safer in case of an earthquake, as part of the government’s Seismic Mitigation Program. The improvements totalled $2.6 million, with $1 million coming from the school district’s restricted capital. The upgrades were completed this past summer and included adding a seismic steel beam support system, concrete shearwalls and steel restraint beams, as well as brazing corridor columns with steel columns. “When I was driving up to this particular school, it was hard, when I looked at it, to fathom that this is almost 100 years old,” Bernier told reporters. “I know it’s had a couple of renovations in the ’40s and ’60s, but in saying that, it just looks amazing on the outside and it’ll be great to see all the hard work everybody’s put into it. “As a province, we’ve ensured that we have the money available for any school that needs to be seismically upgraded, but that’s also making sure that we work closely with the school boards to make sure that work takes place.” Bernier toured the school with district engineers Graham Taylor and Jim Soles, as well as district architect Brad Shuya, along with three student ambassadors. Through the Greater Victoria board of education’s partnership with the B.C. government, 14 out of 24 projects have already been completed at schools in the area. The district used “swing space” to house students
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Education Minister Mike Bernier (centre) chats with architect Brad Shuya (left) and district engineer Graham Taylor about new steel beams inside a classroom at Tillicum elementary on Monday. The 98-year-old school recently received $2.6 million in seismic upgrades from a partnership between the provincial government and the Greater Victoria board of education. during upgrades at other schools, including Quadra, Margaret Jenkins, Willows and George Jay elementary schools, and Central middle school. “The Greater Victoria school district is happy to be working with the Ministry of Education on the seismic upgrading of our school buildings so our schools are healthy and safe places for our students to learn,” said board chair Edith Loring-Kuhanga in a statement.
“Tillicum elementary school is an essential facility in our district and we are very pleased that it has been made safer for our students, staff and the community.” According to a press release, the board is in the process of seismically upgrading Cloverdale Traditional school, and are in the planning stages for three other facilities in the district. jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com
Council looks to improve public consultation process Travis Paterson News Staff
Saanich’s goal to better include the public in the financial planning process is moving ahead while recognizing a potential overlap with the soon-to-benamed citizens advisory governance review committee. It was suggested by Coun. Susan Brice during the Oct. 26 council meeting the governance review committee could itself be targeting a public consultation process for Saanich’s financial plan at some point. It coincides with a project Coun. Vic Derman initiated earlier this year, to find a way for the public to make meaningful comments on how Saanich spends money.
“For the public to [make] the new governance “For the public to committee. [make] meaningful meaningful changes, it has to review “When I brought changes, it has to be be earlier in the process. We it forward we had earlier in the process. We want that to start want that to start in May or no structure for the governance review,” in May or June of the said Derman, who now previous year,” he said. June of the previous year.” - Vic Derman believes it is something “I’ve looked at the that will be reviewed budget process for in depth by the years, and by the time governance review. we have it presented “But that doesn’t mean we can’t make to council and ready for public opinion, it’s finished. You can make small changes meaningful changes at this point.” In light of the governance review but the basic bones are established.” committee, council unanimously voted Staff prepared and delivered three against a motion for a $26,700 third-party reports on the matter over the course of contract to have a contractor design the summer but instead of hiring a thirda meaningful community engagement party consultant to explore solutions, process for the financial plan. council revisited the situation based on
Instead, Derman forwarded a new motion, which council approved, that directs staff to “request the Saanich Community Advisory Committee (SCAN) to provide feedback on increasing public involvement in the financial plan process, and that SCAN be further requested to obtain broad input from community associations and other interest groups.” Derman said he’ll also spend time creating a report of ideas to canvas fairly broadly without it costing much money. The consensus among councillors continued to be the eventual creation of a website where residents could respond to a questionnaire or make suggestions into the financial plan process. reporter@saanichnews.com
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Internet flips for Saanich videographer Clip of orca tossing harbour seal goes viral
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Footage of an orca whale flipping a harbour seal about 80 feet into the air has brought millions of eyes to the film company of a former Lambrick secondary school graduate. Mike Walker grew up in Saanich and now runs Roll. Focus film production company with his wife Amanda Eyolfson. Walker shot the video on Oct. 23 while recording footage for client Eagle Wing Tours off the coast of East Sooke [he posted it the next day]. As of last week, the video had been viewed nearly five million times through Roll.Focus’ YouTube channel as well as the websites and social media services of Time Magazine, Global TV, CBC, Huffington Post, National Post, two Australian newspapers and more. It’s also aired on national TV stations in Canada and in Germany. “It’s actually hard to keep track of as it’s in so many places,” Walker said. “The biggest thing has been dealing with requests to use it from all corners of the globe,” Walker said. “We’ve had to hire a distribution company to take over that execution of it.” Of course, the video isn’t without a touch of irony. Walker and Eagle Wing owner Brett Soberg had made repeated attempts to capture the orca in Canadian waters so they could launch Walker’s drone camera (which required permission from the Canadian authorities). The day of the seal flip, Soberg actually located a family
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Orca T69C whips a harbour seal (seen about 10 feet above the tail fin) off the coast of Whirl Bay (Sooke). Roll.Focus proprietor Mike Walker caught the footage and posted it online, where it’s gone viral internationally with about five million views. of four transient orcas (known as T69), by checking the Race Rocks webcam. Having tracked down the whales, Walker sent up his drone and got 4K quality aerial footage of the T69 family swimming in the shallows just two metres off shore. “The irony of the video going viral is that nobody cares about my opening aerial shot of the orcas swimming along Race Rocks, and it might be the best footage I’ve ever shot,” Walker said. “As far as I’m aware, no one has captured transient orca hunting from above.” Soberg and Walker followed the transients from Race Rocks up to Whirl Bay where they spotted a bait ball, which is a huge school of fish corralled into a small area by a group of hunting seals. But with hundreds of seagulls flying above, Walker was unable to safely launch the drone. Walker settled for shots of the orca family from the deck. That’s when he watched the big male of the group, T69C,
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Postal system still must adapt The news that Canada Post is halting installation of community mailboxes across the country will surely be greeted as good news by many. Opposed by both the union representing postal workers and residents who prize door-to-door delivery, the Crown corporation’s efforts to move towards community boxes was always going to be a tough sell. The conversion program was made more difficult by Canada Post themselves, who, in the face of evidence of widespread theft from the boxes, clamped down on information and went into a shell. There are a number of reasons for Canada Post to abandon home delivery of mail, cost savings being the biggest. And for most people it’s not a major challenge to walk down to the mailbox at the end of the block each day, or every few days, considering that less and less people and companies are making use of the postal system But what about those people that do find it a challenge? The elderly and people with disabilities or other forms of restricted mobility? For most people, walking 200 metres to pick up your mail might even seem like a nice bit of daily exercise. But for those not as agile as they once were, that quick jaunt can become a much more daunting task. The days when mail delivered by post was the dominant form of communication are long gone, but that doesn’t end Canada Post’s responsibility to the Canadians they serve. While re-evaluating the concept of community mailboxes, we would hope Canada Post will take some time to develop a plan serving the needs of all their customers, and find a compromise that ensures those with mobility issues still have easy access to their mail. 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.
The silence of the email servers substance of which is blanked out, and Premier Christy Clark’s government offers to discuss the situation by phone. has been steadily backed into a corner Here’s an exchange between NDP on its apparent deletion of emails MLA Adrian Dix and Citizens’ Services involving sensitive government topics. A week-long barrage of accusations by Minister Amrik Virk: Dix: “Can the minister explain why the NDP opposition peaked with their the Office of the Premier, the Deputy most damning evidence of a cover-up, Minister to the Premier, has no records in the long-running case of eight health and why the successive researchers suspended or fired Deputy Minister of Health had from drug approval studies. one record over two years?” Most have been paid Virk: “The suggestion from settlements or reinstated the member opposite that after the biggest personnel there are no documents management blunder in is false…. There are more memory. One committed documents now that the suicide. Ombudsperson has conduct of We are now into a second the matter and is undertaking independent review of a comprehensive review. I this tragic case, after an fully expect that he will do a independent lawyer was unable to determine what went Tom Fletcher comprehensive review and will consent to the release of more wrong, because she couldn’t B.C. Views documents.” compel testimony or demand There will be more sound records. It is now in the hands of B.C.’s new Ombudsperson, Jay Chalke, and fury over this, but only Chalke’s report can provide new information. who has that authority. And even then, the damage is done, Everyone agrees that the deputy settlements and non-disclosure deals health minister of the day, Graham have been signed, and Clark and Health Whitmarsh, was legally responsible for Minister Terry Lake have formally the decisions and records. Yet somehow apologized. the only record released to the NDP for The larger issue is how freedom of the two-year period of the firings and information legislation should work. subsequent investigation was a heavily Should the opposition be able to secondblanked-out update from his successor, guess decisions of bureaucrats by going Stephen Brown, to the premier’s deputy, through their emails? John Dyble. The traditional answer is no. Elected It refers to an “update on litigation officials are responsible, even if they resolution from investigation,” the
had no actual role, as should always be the case in hiring and firing ministry staff and awarding government work contracts. The buck stops with Lake and Clark, not their deputies. There are sound reasons for this. Consider another sensitive decision, to shoot wolves from the air in a last-ditch effort to preserve dwindling mountain caribou herds. Protesters, pop stars and politicians can sound off as they like, but these hard decisions are made and carried out by wildlife experts working for or consulted by the province. The minister, in this case Forests Minister Steve Thomson, authorizes the use of helicopters and rifles and takes the political consequences. One can imagine the agonizing discussion that goes on behind the scenes, as provincial and First Nations wildlife experts watch caribou herds dwindle despite widespread habitat protection efforts. They not only make the technical call, they have to pull the trigger. Would wildlife biologists be able to provide frank advice for or against this decision if they knew their names and opinions could later be used in a political battle in the legislature and in the streets? No. And can you run a public service if everyone is subjected to the scrutiny that only politicians choose to endure? No. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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LETTERS Trade agreements can carry negative consequences Mr. Fletcher, in his self-appointed role as cheerleader for trade deals, this time around the TPP, asks: “Can we compete in health sciences, engineering, architecture, digital media, and information technology? Do we want to?” I recall something that Prime Minister Brian Mulroney allegedly uttered upon the signing of the original FTA. It went something like this: “Why should we make it when we can buy it?” So, using this criteria, the answer to Mr. Fletcher’s question is “No”. We should continue, and at an ever more frenetic pace to chop down, dig up, pump out, dam up, or trap out our resources, believing them to be “inexhaustible” (as was commonly thought 200 years ago). And the reason we should continue doing this? Well, if we adhere to Mr.
Balancing freedom and security My political science class is to blame for my recently peaked interest in Bill C-51, and I wish to provide a 19-year-old’s perspective on the topic. In an ideal world, Bill C-51 would help prevent terrorist attacks and guarantee the safety and rights of every Canadian citizen. However, in reality, this will not be the case. People are tempted by power, even law enforcement officers. Bill C-51 excessively empowers law enforcement and, consequently, this will cause corruption. For example, law enforcement officers would be allowed to search and arrest ‘suspicious’ people without actual evidence. It is obvious that having this ability would improve the efficiency of protecting Canada. However, there will always be corrupt officers. And allowing corrupt officers access to that much power is an open invitation to a catastrophic downward spiral of our country. Besides, terrorism seems to be fairly rare in Canada, so why the need of this new bill? Bill C-51 is far too ambiguous. It refers to “[CSIS being able] to take measures, within or outside Canada, [in order] to reduce threats to the security of Canada.”
Mulroney’s dictum, we will need money, lots and lots of money, to buy the goodies and services that other countries produce. Mr. Fletcher seems to think this acceptable. But Mr. Fletcher should take note that resource “harvesting” (some would say pillaging) is increasingly automated, requiring less and less people to pay wages out to. Uh oh, this seems to be presenting a bit of a conundrum: less and less money for increasingly fewer people to pay for everyday living expenses, never mind the “goodies” taunting us from offshore. And one more thing: Mr. Fletcher has neglected (or has been careful not to) research the history of trade deals Canada has signed, the “big one” up to now being NAFTA. This is just a snippet of a Huffington Post article on the 20th
Please – for the love of God – elaborate. What is deemed as a threat? For all we know, CSIS could find the way you breathe a threat. It is our responsibility, as a society, to create a thought-out, balanced law; one with equal freedom and security. Leah Nelson Saanich
Recreation restricted We are dismayed at the restriction of parking along Glendinning at our favourite entrance to Mount Douglas. I belong to a small group of women ‘of a certain age’ that have always enjoyed meeting to walk and allow our dogs a safe off-leash run. We have not been able to get together there since the parking restrictions were instigated. We can’t car pool as we come from all corners of the district, so have given up trying to meet there. It has always been a healthy walk in a beautiful and restful setting and we miss it. With various health concerns, it is the best place for us to exercise ourselves and our dogs. Parking farther away is not an option. Please reconsider this decision and think about ways to open up more parking. I am sure it can be done. In the meantime please remove the no parking signs and let
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anniversary of NAFTA, and concerns the U.S. economy: Such outcomes include a staggering $181 billion U.S. trade deficit with NAFTA partners Mexico and Canada and the related loss of one million net U.S. jobs under NAFTA, growing income inequality, displacement of more than one million Mexican campesino farmers and a doubling of desperate immigration from Mexico, and more than $360 million paid to corporations after “investor-state” tribunal attacks on, and rollbacks of, domestic public interest policies. Does Mr. Fletcher consider this a “successful” trade deal? Is so, for whom? I leave you with these questions, Mr. Fletcher. Richard Weatherill Saanich
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Mayor has open-door policy Re: The letter “No response” in the Oct. 23 Saanich News. Having trouble contacting Mayor Atwell? He has an open door policy, Tuesdays and Thursdays, when members of the public are welcome to book an appointment to sit down with him and talk through their concerns. We met with him recently and he is available, smart, easy to talk to, a great listener, and really “gets it” about the district. And he enjoys talking to the public to boot. So, don’t write; drop in and see him. You’ll be glad you did. If you can’t do that, then maybe your concern just isn’t big enough. And, whatever you do, please don’t wish for the old days. Not too many of us want that back. Dave Poje Saanich
Opposite experiences In response to Sarah Wakefield’s comment (Saanich News Oct. 23) about how she feels ignored by the current mayor and how Frank Leonard replied to her letters: “I must admit, I miss the
connection Mayor Frank Leonard afforded me with my concerns.” Well Sarah, I experienced the opposite. I wrote Frank Leonard countless times and didn’t hear even a peep back from him during his long reign. As well, for the Saanich News to print something from someone who wrote two letters and didn’t hear back seems petty. There is so much going on in our community that is more print-worthy than two letters that didn’t get a reply. Donna Van Dyke Saanich
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Jane Unwrapped an adventure set in the Egyptian underworld Leah and Kate Rooper are a pair of young Saanich authors. The pair recently published a young adult mythological fantasy, Jane Unwrapped, with the publishing house Entangled Teen Crave. Mummification was not the kind of experiment teen scientist Jane thought she’d be conducting – especially not when she winds up trapped in the Egyptian underworld. If that’s not bad enough, the snarky (but outrageously handsome) god Anubis has sworn to devour her soul. Her only ticket out of the underworld? Go back in time and steal the heart of King Tutankhamen. Time to test that hypothesis. Between posing as a priestess, trying to murder the intriguing young pharaoh, and
them both ... even if it means rebelling against all the gods of Egypt. Jane Unwrapped can be purchased through entangledpublishing.com/janeunwrapped/.
being stalked by Anubis – who can’t seem to decide if he’s going to kiss her or kill her – Jane has to make a choice: do the logical thing and steal Tut’s heart, or find a way to save
Editor’s note: Are you a resident of Saanich and interested in submitting your self-published book for Reader’s Corner? Email editor@saanichnews. com and tell us about your book in no more than 400 words. Include a photo of yourself and a PDF or .jpg of the book cover for consideration. Books are not reviewed and publication in Reader’s Corner is not a recommendation to readers on the quality of any book.
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Saanich residents Leah and Kate Rooper recently published a young adult mythological fantasy, Jane Unwrapped.
New sidewalk in the works for Cadboro Bay Road The District of Saanich is moving ahead with plans for a sidewalk improvement project on the south side of Cadboro Bay Road near Cadboro Bay Village as well as on Penrhyn Street. “The works will improve pedestrian accessibility within the village area and towards Gyro Park. The works will also improve cycling accessibility as this portion of Cadboro Bay Road is identified as a Local Connector/ Touring Route on the district’s Bikeway Network,” according to a report from project manager Ivan Leung. Construction is expected to begin late this year or early in 2016.
The project consists of the construction of a twometre wide concrete sidewalk along the south side of Cadboro Bay Road, between Sinclair Road and Penrhyn Street, as well as a two-metre wide asphalt sidewalk on the south side of Cadboro Bay Road extending about 70 metres east of Penrhyn. The existing bus stop would be moved east of the Penrhyn Street intersection where a bus shelter would be installed. A 1.8-metre wide sidewalk would be installed on the south side of Penrhyn Street, connecting the existing sidewalk to the Gyro Park access.
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Newsnote: Staff Are you Editor’s a resident of Saanich Jazz legend Roy Reynolds and interested in submitknew the importance of hearing ing your self-published protection that’s why he book for Reader’s– Corner? visited schools in the Saanich Email editor@saanichnews. area tous educate com and tell about music your students preventing hearing loss. book inabout no more than 400 words. Include a photo Reynolds was aof client of yourself and Deaf a PDF .jpgof Hearing Island & or Hard of the book Centrecover until for his condeath in 2010, sideration. Booksthen, are not but before he started eviewed publication in Bash, theand centre’s Big Band Reader’s Corner concert is not a featuring recan annual Photo Photosubmitted submitted ommendation to readers on money jazz ensembles to raise Island Leah Big Band the Our a Lady of SaanichThe residents and will Kateperform RooperSaturday recently at published young he quality of any book. for the non-profit charitable Fatima Portuguese Royal Oak adult mythological fantasy, Hall JaneinUnwrapped. organization. Now the fundraiser is headed benefitted from appointments the centre, including the family into its eighth year, with the at the centre and want to give and community program, the Island Big Band, the Swiftsure something back. hearing health service program Big Band and the Commodores “I’m from the U.K. where and the employment program. Big Band all returning for the people don’t have to pay for “All of them are going to show on Saturday at the Our hearing aids, so it’s quite a benefit from this,” he said. Lady of Fatima Portuguese Hall difficult thing to know there “People who maybe have in Royal Oak. are people who struggle with hearing loss and are having “He was really thrilled with their hearing but don’t have the difficulty finding a job or have the work that Island Deaf & money to pay for hearing aids,” certain requirements for a job, Hard of Hearing was doing, he said. our employment counsellors not only with him but other “There are directions that we will work with them. individuals, and so he decided can help point them in to make “The family and community to ask some of his buddies their lives a little bit easier.” program will help with, say, in bands to put on a night of The concert takes place this somebody who is profoundly music and help raise money,” Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Our deaf and needs interpreting said IDHHC executive director Lady of Fatima Portuguese for medical appointments or Denise Robertson. Hall, located at 4635 Elk Lake “The bands continue to come something similar.” ect consists of dedicate the construction Dr., with the doors opening at out, they their timeof a two- The concert raises money e concrete sidewalk along the south sidethrough of 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 each or ticket sales and a and they do it all for free in ay Road, between $350 for a reserved table of 10. silent auction. MacAskill said Roy’s legacy.”Sinclair Road and Penrhyn well as aAudiologist two-metre wide asphalt sidewalk on of the auction items To buy tickets or for more many Donald MacAskill side ofsaid Cadboro Bay Road extending 70been donated from information, visit idhhc.ca/newshave the fundraiser helps keep about t of Penrhyn. events/big-band-bash-2015. clients of the IDHHC who have numerous programs running at ting bus stop would be moved east of yn Street intersection where a bus shelter nstalled. A 1.8-metre wide sidewalk would d on the south side of Penrhyn Street, g the existing sidewalk to the Gyro Park
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Saanich runner claims Island title Brendan Hoff wins second cross-country championship Travis Paterson News Staff
For the second year in a row Reynolds Roadrunner Brendan Hoff is the Vancouver Island high school senior boys crosscountry champion. Mount Douglas Rams runner Hannah Henry finished second overall among the senior girls. Hoff defeated the boys field at last week’s Island championship at Beaver Lake Park with a time of 20 minutes and 54 seconds, well ahead of the star Oak Bay High duo of Jack Stanley (21:23) and Max McCulloch (21:30.16). They’ll race once again at the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, Saturday at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park. Oak Bay won the Island XC senior boys team category as Vlad Lyesin and Marcel Petruzelli came in seventh and eighth, respectively,
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and fifth, respectively, amongst all team participants. Saanich’s Spectrum secondary was seventh in senior girls standings with Gina Kirker (17th), Erica Ferrero (25th), Gina Lalev (29th) and Lara Cannito (30th). Seventh place Chrissa Tromp led St. Michaels University School to eighth. Despite not being able to field a complete Reynolds junior boys team, the school had two in the top six as Kalum Delaney was first among all junior boys with a time of 14:31, and Evan Wills was sixth (15:39). Delaney’s pace of 3:28 per kilometre put him with the very best per-km paces of the senior boys though the seniors raced six kilometres to the junior boys’ four kilometres. Reynolds teacher Brad Cunningham believes both Delaney and Hoff are favourites to win at the upcoming B.C. High School Cross Country Championships. St. Andrew’s Bridget Mateyko (Grade 10) was second overall in the junior girls category and first among team participants.
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amongst individuals in the team category. Reynolds was second in the team category with shorttrack specialist Taylor Lyman in fifth (seventh overall), JJ CarrCannings in 10th (14th overall) and Jonah Smith in 11th (15th overall). Claremont was fourth, St. Michaels in fifth, and Mount Douglas in sixth. Runners with no team run independent from the team competition, such as Desiree Ridenour of Cowichan secondary, winner of the senior girls race. Ridenour’s time of 15:46 was 26 seconds ahead of Henry’s 16:12. But Hannah (Grade 11) was first amongst the individuals competing for teams, with big sister Holly (Grade 12) in 10th overall but sixth among team participants. The Henry sisters led Mount Doug to second overall in the senior girls team standings with the help of Riley Tesch (20th) and Celeste Loganhume (26th). Wellington finished first in the senior girls standings, with Alyssa Mousseau, Amy Morris, Hannah Pow and Grade 8 Karly Dickinson coming second, third, fourth
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Thunder come up short in loss The Spectrum Thunder junior boys football team wrapped up its last home game of the season on Oct. 28 with a 28-21 loss to Nanaimo District secondary at Spectrum. “It was the best game of the year for the young team,” said coach Darren Vaux. Grade 10 student Riley Wilson scored two touchdowns and Grade 10 teammate Carson Vaux was named the Thunder MVP of the game for scoring the other TD and making a strong contribution on defence. The Thunder slip to 0-5 in its inaugural junior season in the Island division despite playing to another close finish, while Nanaimo climb to 2-2.. The Thunder trailed at halftime but rallied early in the second half to tie the game at 14-14. They couldn’t stop the visiting Islanders, however, which scored two more TDs. It is evidence of continued positive growth for the first-year junior team, part of an emerging football program at Spectrum, Vaux said. “We played our most complete game today. We felt coming into this game that we
needed to prove to ourselves we can compete.” The junior Thunder end the regular season Carson Vaux today (Nov. 4) at John Barsby secondary in Nanaimo. “Barsby will be a good rematch for us after they beat us at our home opener five weeks ago. We know what to expect from them, but they are still very difficult to play against.” The senior Thunder (0-2) are coming off a bye weekend and visit the Howe Sound Sounders (1-1) on Saturday (Nov. 7).
Vancouver College stifles Rams The Mount Douglas offence fell silent Saturday at Vancouver College as the Fighting Irish knocked off the Rams 20-0. At 4-0, the Fighting Irish move into first place in the AAA
Western Conference while the Rams are second (3-1). “Vancouver College, as expected, was the best offence and defence the Rams had faced thus far this season,” said Rams head coach Mark Townsend. “[Vancouver College] proved themselves to be an expected challenge at both junior and senior levels.” Unable to score, the Rams did have some small success offensively as Declann Michielin rushed for 60 tough yards and young quarterback Gideone Kremler connected on 12 completions for 159 yards. Receiver Gavin Cobb made four receptions for 58 yards and Gevhahn McNally-Hardisty had three catches for 45 yards. Michielin led the Rams with 12 tackles, followed by Aidan Kachanoski’s eight. The junior Rams fell 13-9 to the Fighting Irish on Friday. The Rams turn their attention to a crosstown rivalry versus the Belmont Bulldogs at Westhills Stadium on Friday. The junior sides play at 12:30 p.m. followed by the senior teams at 4 p.m.
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Diwali brings cultural celebration to UVic Jacob Zinn News Staff
The biggest and brightest festival in India is only a week away, and to celebrate, the Victoria Hindu Parishad & Cultural Centre is presenting its yearly variety show in Saanich. The Diwali Cultural Show returns to UVic’s Farqhuar Auditorium on Saturday, showcasing India’s rich cultural heritage and the talent of the VHPCC’s community members through lively entertainment. The 18th annual performance will include classical and semiclassical Indian dances, Hindi and Punjabi Bollywood songs, and traditional Bhangra music. “It’s an unbelievable amount of work,” said VHPCC director Jay Iyer. “Organizing the venue, decorations, the logistics of selling tickets, advertisements, fundraising – all of this is done behind the scenes by volunteers who work tirelessly. “We have kids taking part from the age of three all the way to adults. It’s all our community members who are
putting on this show.” Known as the festival of lights, Diwali is an ancient Hindu celebration that spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness. While rituals typically extend over five days, the main festival night coincides with the darkest night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. Putting together a show of this magnitude requires months of planning, said Iyer, with the volunteers brainstorming their performances, designing their own costumes and attending weekly rehearsals leading up to the big night. “The kids, the adults, they all come together a couple of months before the show and try to see what they can present – whether it’s a Bollywood dance or traditional Indian dance or singing, they come up with ideas and put them together as a group,” he said. The show attracts around 1,000 attendees every year and is the biggest annual fundraiser for the non-profit organization, with money from ticket sales going toward to
running various activities at the temple, said Iyer. “Our membership has been growing so much over the years that the present venue that we have is a bit small, so we would actually like to buy or build a new temple that will have a bigger cultural centre that will help all these Hindu families meet and share the culture of India.” Iyer said the feedback has been tremendous from previous years as they’ve wowed audiences with their bright and colourful performances, adding that people from Duncan and Nanaimo will be coming to see the show. “We have a lot of repeat audiences who look forward to this because they are able to enjoy a taste of India right in Victoria,” he said. Tickets are $15 each and are available at the UVic Ticket Centre, by phone at 250-7218480 or online at tickets.uvic. ca. Children two and under can get in free if they sit on a parent or guardian’s lap. For more information, visit victoriahindutemple.com. jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com
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Local dance group Bollywood Beats, which infuses traditional Indian dance styles with modern form, is just one of the performers at this Saturday’s Diwali Cultural Show at UVic Farqhuar Auditorium. The 18th annual show highlights India’s rich cultural heritage through lively entertainment.
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Even though Steve Palen was faced with death for a long time, he never spoke about it. Palen had been living with Hepatitis C, which attacks the liver, for more than four decades, when he was also diagnosed with liver cancer in 2007. “My wife Liz and I put a downpayment on a condo that was being built and we weren’t sure if I was going to make it. We didn’t talk about it too much, but we knew the possibility was there,” said the 62-yearold Victoria resident. “It’s scary. At first you think ‘oh my God’. But I’m a positive person, and I wasn’t going to let it get me down.” Doctors in Nanaimo, where he was living at the time, told him they couldn’t do anything else for him. It wasn’t until Palen met Dr. Paul Sobkin, clinical section head, angiography/ interventional radiology at Royal Jubilee Hospital, that things took a turn for the better. Sobkin told Palen there was hope and that he needed to be put on a transplant list — an option not presented to him by his previous doctors. Sobkin then began using the interventional angiography system to perform two treatments on Palen. First, Sobkin injected the tumours with alcohol and when that method was no longer effective, he found the arteries that supplied the tumours, filled them with
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Mobile medical unit rolls into Victoria Unit can be deployed anywhere in the province Kendra Wong Black Press
From the outside, the province’s mobile medical unit simply looks like a white truck. But stepping inside is like entering another world. The interior of the 16-metre, 1,000-square foot tractortrailer looks like the emergency room of a hospital. There are stretchers, medical supplies, monitors, portable X-ray machines, ultrasounds and crash carts. The high-tech hospital on wheels and additional support trailer, administered by the Provincial Health Services Authority, can be deployed anywhere in the province when disaster strikes or when additional capacity is needed to cope with emergencies or large-scale public events. With five full-time staff, the unit is deployed to the regional health authorities in the province throughout the year to help support hospitals and health centres undergoing renovation, hosting outreach clinics and providing disaster training and education with site clinicians. Its latest stop was Victoria General Hospital where they provided roughly 60 local clinicians with disaster training and trauma education. It also stopped in Esquimalt, providing pediatrics, asthma and allergy care to the Songhees First Nations. Alyshia Higgins, program manager for the mobile medical unit, said it’s flexible in the type of care it can provide during a deployment. “We’ve really expanded the scope of our program. Initially, the thought was that we would provide support for disasters and emergencies. But we really can fulfill a variety of means,” she said, adding a few babies have been born in the unit when they were in Pemberton. In 2012, the unit was deployed to its first emergency
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Community Calendar RON Talks will feature Susan Kim speaking on food security as well as John Vickers talking about community building from 7 to 9 p.m. at Crumsby’s Cafe at 4525 West Saanich Rd. Based on TED Talks, we are about building community. For more info email rontalks@ shaw.ca. Colquitz River Stewardship Group is holding a workshopstyle meeting from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Saanich Community Church, 4566 W Saanich Rd. A Saanich parks department rep will speak about the Wilkinson Bridge replacement project and resultant stream/ riparian restoration opportunities. RSVP by emailing the Peninsula Streams Society at peninsulastreams@ gmail.com. 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. Drop-in Family Storytime – Funfilled stories, songs, rhymes and puppets for young children and their families; children under 3 must be accompanied by an adult. From 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Nellie McClung branch, and from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the Saanich Centennial branch. No registration required. Drop-in Baby Time – For babies 0-15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. From 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. at the Bruce Hutchison branch. No registration required. The Goward House Society presents an Art Show and Sale by the Federation of Canadian Artists until Nov. 25. Viewing hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2495 Arbutus Rd. An artists’ reception will be held Nov. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5 Drop-in Family Storytime – Funfilled stories, songs, rhymes and puppets for young children and their families;
children under 3 must be accompanied by an adult. From 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Bruce Hutchison branch. No registration required. Drop-in Baby Time – For babies 0-15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. From 11:30 to noon at the Saanich Centennial branch. No registration required.
Friday, Nov. 6 Fantastic Friday in St. Luke’s Hall (Cedar Hill Cross Road at Cedar Hill Road) 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. First Friday of the month now through June (second Friday in January). Featuring Messy Church, free, dinner provided. Games, arts and crafts, theatre fun, music, stories. See www.stlukesvictoria.ca or call 250-477-6741 for more information. The Genesis Chapter of Christian Writers will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church (877 North Park St. in Victoria).
The Grandkid, 2 p.m. in St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. Presented by Bema Productions. Proceeds to Aboriginal Neighbours. Tickets $20 each at the door
or from St. Luke’s Office. See www. stlukesvictoria.ca or call 250-477-6741 for more information. Plant native plants including Garry oak seedlings, camas
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Refreshments. There will also be an Urban Forest Walk through Uplands Park from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at the Uplands Park sign at Beach Drive. Contact
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sold without tax to kids, without any age testing or any controls, is extremely frustrating,” Klukas said. The rate of illegal tobacco found in butts discarded at B.C. schools was 15.5 per cent, the highest in western Canada. Surrey’s Tamanawis secondary had the highest rate among B.C. schools – 19.7 per cent of discarded butts there were illicit smokes. The rate was nearly 39 per cent outside the Passport Canada office in downtown Vancouver, nearly 32 per cent at UBC and about 25 per cent at Terrace’s Mills Memorial Hospital as well as a federal government building in Surrey’s Newton area. The association argues high taxes and other government regulations have encouraged the underground tobacco business, where consumers can get cigarettes on the
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The province is being urged to crack down on the smuggling and dealing of untaxed contraband tobacco. cheap. “A lot of people are using these products and they simply don’t understand it’s not victimless,” Klukas said. Besides the estimated $120 million a year in lost government tax revenue, he said the trade helps fuel organized crime in B.C. and across the country. Most of the unauthorized smokes sold in B.C. are produced on aboriginal reserves in Quebec or Ontario and
are smuggled across the country, Klukas said. He said B.C. could follow other provinces and let municipal police forces keep the proceeds of crime, giving them a financial incentive to tackle smuggled smokes. Klukas also argues the province’s Finance Ministry doesn’t have enough staff pursuing fraud investigations. “Get some more boots on the ground and it will pay for itself,” he suggested. The top 10 B.C. cities with the
highest rates of illicit cigarettes found were: Vancouver at 28.7 per cent; Richmond at 21.2 per cent; Terrace at 19.8 per cent; Surrey at 17.6 per cent; Prince George and Prince Rupert, both at 14 per cent; Langford at 13.1 per cent; Chilliwack at 13 per cent; Kamloops at 12.2 per cent; Victoria at 11.6 per cent; and Port Coquitlam at 11.1 per cent. Klukas said the WCSA is not lobbying government to reduce tobacco taxes, but argues they can’t be increased without first getting control of the problem. Finance Ministry spokesman Jamie Edwardsen said B.C. will be requiring all legal cigarettes be sold with a new Health Canada stamp that makes them easier to distinguish from unauthorized ones. Provincial fraud investigators have an illegal tobacco tipline that accepts anonymous reports at 1-877-977-0858.
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8.79 per kg
3
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99
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399
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5
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2
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7
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4
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375gr
Selected, 375-450gr
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77
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4
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Black Diamond
Fruit Smoothie
535-500gr
1.5lt
Minute Maid
325ml
Simply Orange Juice
MacLaren’s
Black Diamond
Imperial Carefully Aged Cheese
Lactantia
Cheddar or Mozzarella Style Slices
Sharp Cold Pack Cheddar, 230gr
10
3 Delissio
Thin Crispy or Rustico Pizza
Cream Cheese
340-630gr
250gr
3
Cracker Barrel
4
2 Kraft
Heinz
Selected, 750ml
Miracle Whip or Mayo
475ml
2
890ml
99
2 Kraft
140-184gr
120gr
Robin Hood
Magic
10kg
450gr
99
Rogers
Rogers
Oats
Five Grain Granola
750gr-1.1kg
700-750gr
E.D. Smith
Skippy
Kellogg’s
Triple Fruits Spread
Peanut Butter
Corn Flake Cereal
500ml
500gr or 1kg
3
2
10
99
99 680gr
4kg
3
9
9
3
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Pop Up Bowl Gourmet Popping Corn
99
Rogers
Icing or Berry Sugar
170-225gr
1.2-1.4kg
for
Rogers
99
Chocolate Squares
for
5$
Granulated White Sugar
Baking Powder
Baker’s
Minute Rice
Instant Rice
4
99
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3
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Shake ‘n Bake Coating Mix
Stove Top Stuffing Mix
10
Kraft
Dressing
Tomato Ketchup
for
5
4
5$
99
99
10
2$
LICABL PP
150-196gr
581-888gr
99
for
Chewy or Dipps Granola Bars
Rising Crust or Pizzeria Pizza
300-320gr
10
5$
LICABL PP
Quaker
Delissio
Shreds
450gr
99
PLUS A
for
99
EES EF
for
99
5$
EES EF
10
2$
PLUS A
2.63lt
400-450gr
Kraft
Happy Planet
Cookies
Frozen Dessert
120-250gr
Cheese
Dad’s
Nestle or Christie
Dare
Breton or Vinta Crackers
1kg
Eagle Brand
Rogers
Demerara, Best Brown or Golden Yellow Sugar
2
Orville Redenbacher’s
300ml
Stash
Wasa
Tea
Crispbread
18-20’s
2
99
99
99
99
200-275gr
420-516gr
1kg
5
4$ for
4
4
2$ for
99
Green Giant
Green Giant
Frozen Vegetables
Valley Selections Vegetables
Perogies 815-907gr
750gr
for
10
5
2$ for
5
2$ for
for
Maxwell House
Tassimo
7
2$ for
5
2$ for
3
Ground Coffee 375-400gr
114-264gr
Green Giant
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Lasagna or Spaghetti & Meat Sauce
for
5
6
99
for
for
FAVOURITE FAMILY MEALS
Simply Steam Vegetables
4$
4
7 6
2$ for
99
O’Tasty
McCain
Tastie
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Superfries
1.45-1.5kg
5
4$
2$
99
Nabob Coffee Co.
Cafe Instant Coffee Beverage Mix
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5
2$
226-250gr
300-500gr
5$
for
Selected, 108-472gr
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2$
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204gr
1lb
454gr
10
5$ for
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4$ for
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Prices in effect November 02-08, 2015
Black Diamond
Fruit Smoothie
535-500gr
1.5lt
Minute Maid
325ml
Simply Orange Juice
MacLaren’s
Black Diamond
Imperial Carefully Aged Cheese
Lactantia
Cheddar or Mozzarella Style Slices
Sharp Cold Pack Cheddar, 230gr
10
3 Delissio
Thin Crispy or Rustico Pizza
Cream Cheese
340-630gr
250gr
3
Cracker Barrel
4
2 Kraft
Heinz
Selected, 750ml
Miracle Whip or Mayo
475ml
2
890ml
99
2 Kraft
140-184gr
120gr
Robin Hood
Magic
10kg
450gr
99
Rogers
Rogers
Oats
Five Grain Granola
750gr-1.1kg
700-750gr
E.D. Smith
Skippy
Kellogg’s
Triple Fruits Spread
Peanut Butter
Corn Flake Cereal
500ml
500gr or 1kg
3
2
10
99
99 680gr
4kg
3
9
9
3
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Pop Up Bowl Gourmet Popping Corn
99
Rogers
Icing or Berry Sugar
170-225gr
1.2-1.4kg
for
Rogers
99
Chocolate Squares
for
5$
Granulated White Sugar
Baking Powder
Baker’s
Minute Rice
Instant Rice
4
99
Bake the world a better place! All Purpose Flour
3
99
Shake ‘n Bake Coating Mix
Stove Top Stuffing Mix
10
Kraft
Dressing
Tomato Ketchup
for
5
4
5$
99
99
10
2$
LICABL PP
150-196gr
581-888gr
99
for
Chewy or Dipps Granola Bars
Rising Crust or Pizzeria Pizza
300-320gr
10
5$
LICABL PP
Quaker
Delissio
Shreds
450gr
99
PLUS A
for
99
EES EF
for
99
5$
EES EF
10
2$
PLUS A
2.63lt
400-450gr
Kraft
Happy Planet
Cookies
Frozen Dessert
120-250gr
Cheese
Dad’s
Nestle or Christie
Dare
Breton or Vinta Crackers
1kg
Eagle Brand
Rogers
Demerara, Best Brown or Golden Yellow Sugar
2
Orville Redenbacher’s
300ml
Stash
Wasa
Tea
Crispbread
18-20’s
2
99
99
99
99
200-275gr
420-516gr
1kg
5
4$ for
4
4
2$ for
99
Green Giant
Green Giant
Frozen Vegetables
Valley Selections Vegetables
Perogies 815-907gr
750gr
for
10
5
2$ for
5
2$ for
for
Maxwell House
Tassimo
7
2$ for
5
2$ for
3
Ground Coffee 375-400gr
114-264gr
Green Giant
Bassili’s Best
Lasagna or Spaghetti & Meat Sauce
for
5
6
99
for
for
FAVOURITE FAMILY MEALS
Simply Steam Vegetables
4$
4
7 6
2$ for
99
O’Tasty
McCain
Tastie
Fully Cooked Dumplings
Superfries
1.45-1.5kg
5
4$
2$
99
Nabob Coffee Co.
Cafe Instant Coffee Beverage Mix
Coffee or Hot Chocolate
5
2$
226-250gr
300-500gr
5$
for
Selected, 108-472gr
BITE INTO GIANT FLAVOUR! Cheemo
7
2$
Spring Rolls
204gr
1lb
454gr
10
5$ for
399
399
5
4$ for
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Grimm’s
Freybe
Authentic Smoked Beef
Freybe
1
1
99 100 gr
Sushi
Natural Pastures
7
5
99
Nana’s
1
35
95
16 Piece Maki Platter
2
49
per 100 gr
Cold
Dinner for 3
Spring Roll
Available at select stores only. Available at select stores only.
Per
100 gr
Samosas
99
$
99
100 gr
Roast or Smoked Turkey Breast
Min. 180gr
49
Per
Sunrise
Camembert or Comox Brie
8 Piece Happy California Rolls
1
1
99
Per
7
Lyona, Beer, Summer or Ham with Garlic Sausage
Bottom Round
Smoked Bavarian Ham
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1
99
1
49
per 100 gr
Seafood • Quality Foods
49
Fresh
Fresh
Hand Peeled Shrimp
Sole Fillets
3
49
Per
100 gr
Per
100 gr
Frozen or Previously Frozen
King & Prince
Seafood Crab or Lobster Cakes 4 Pack 300gr
Chocolate Covered Almonds
1
49 Per
100 gr
6
99
Calico Scallops
1
49
SUPER
HOT BUY!
Quality Fresh
Quality Fresh
Organically Yours
450-500gr
175gr
200gr
Natural Brazil Nuts
Peach Slices or Wine Gums
7
2$ for
Per
100 gr
Organic Berry Nut Mix
399
5
99
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Bakery
Buttery Flake Rolls
Cake Donuts
Sunflower & Flaxseed Bread
2
2
49
99 8 pack
24 Pack Cookies • Chocolate Chip • Oatmeal Raisin • Ranger
Silver Hills
Bread
5
99
for
Udi’s
5
2$ for
Blue Diamond
3
Selected, 375gr
4
2$
99
for
Hodgson Mill
Ultragrain Pasta or Quinoa & Brown Rice
5
2$ for
4
Nature’s Path
99
Cereal
284-400gr
142-340gr
5
99
6
for
for
Bathroom Tissue 12-24’s
1.47-2.03lt or 23’s
1.7kg, 2.26lt or 16’s
4
Royale
Liquid or Ultrapacks Laundry Detergent
Dishwasher Powder, Gel or Action Pacs
99
Household
Purex
Cascade
Selected, 10-38’s
6
2$
2$
Freezer Bags
for
Manuka & Organic Honey
946ml
406-432gr
Ziploc
10
4$
Capilano
Almond Beverage
170gr
Cuisine
Signature White or 100% Whole Wheat, 600gr
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Pasta
Camino Hot Chocolate or Cocoa Powder
for
Bread
99
Annie’s
Bread or Tortillas
10
3$ Dempster’s
9
4
4
Vanilla Slice
Vanilla or Chocolate Cake
99
430-615gr
2$
Two Layer
224-336gr
for
12 pack
Apple, Blueberry or Cherry Bavarian Turnovers
Coffee Cake
4
2$
4
99
4
99
4
99
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Ambrosia Apples 3.28 per kg
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California Grown
5.49 per kg
Per
LB
3
99
Costa Rica Grown
Super Sweet Pineapples
Hawaiian “Premium”
Solo Papayas
2
Per
LB
California Grown
Fresh Green Beans 4.39 per kg
Taylor Farms
Caeser Salad Mix
1
99 Per
LB
10oz bag
99
California “Dole”
1
Fresh Cauliflower
4.39 per kg
99
Per
LB
Natural Organics
6”
B.C. Bouquet
49
Red Scarlet Royal Seedless Grapes
99 6.59 per kg
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2
B.C. Grown “Extra Fancy”
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Mum C
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15
99
8
99
1
49
California Fresh
Organic Celery 3.28 per kg
Per
LB
B.C. Grown “Fancy”
O I C
Organic Spartan Apples 3lb
E
3
99
Mexican “Hass Variety”
Organic Avocadoes 3’s
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