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Guide dog proves a barrier to employment Discrimination hinders Saanich resident’s efforts to rejoin workforce Travis Paterson News Staff

Two years removed from completing a masters of arts, Tessa Hawkins is still seeking permanent employment. In her experience, landing an interview hasn’t been a problem. She’s had well over a dozen since 2013. But the job offers are few and far between. The Saanich resident has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Victoria and a masters from the University of Alberta. She also has epilepsy, and because she suffers from seizures, is accompanied full time by a working dog. Because she brings the dog to interviews, she finds she is unfairly discriminated against. Just last month, a Victoria business employee told Hawkins “they didn’t have room for pets,” and removed her from the competition. Though the company later apologized and re-inserted her to the competition, it doesn’t matter, Hawkins said. Naturally, Hawkins felt obligated to tell employers about the dog but has since become very sensitive to the fact that it’s personal medical information she’d prefer not to share with a “virtual stranger.” Unfortunately it’s a catch-22 situation, she says. “Whether I say something or not there are negative consequences. If you withhold the dog… get the job, and inform them after, you won’t start out on a good note with your employer.”

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Tessa Hawkins and her guide dog Merlot are hoping the new Guide Dog Act will make a difference. Hawkins says the presence of her dog has kept her from being considered for a job. Compare that to a heart condition, she says. “You don’t walk around wearing a sign that says you have a heart condition, but you happen to find out that I have epilepsy because the dog says I have epilepsy,” Hawkins said. “My medical bracelet also says it, but I don’t walk into a room saying ‘I’m Tessa, I have epilepsy.’” Hawkins attended about 14 interviews between 2013 and 2014 with her since retired guide dog Kash, she said. Following one of them, she was informed by a friend on the interview

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panel that her guide dog was in fact a deciding factor in the final decision. It’s illegal, as the dog is permitted by law to accompany her everywhere, but following up with action is stressful. It’s also disheartening to take action, especially if the outcome is to get a job somewhere she no longer wishes to work. Out of frustration, Hawkins left the dog at home for her next interviews. Early last year she was offered two jobs over a three-day period. She accepted one, a temporary placement at

of the key changes is the ability of owners to obtain a licence for themselves and their working dog. If someone interferes with their access to a facility, the police can be called and instantly issue a fine. However, it doesn’t state anything about employment rights, which falls under employment standards. “Probably in most cases, it’s prudent just in case your future employer has to make accommodations, or if someone has allergies, so they can accommodate both persons,” said William Thornton, CEO and co-founder of the B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs. Thornton was saddened to hear of Hawkins’ case, saying it’s not the first time he’s heard of highly capable people unable to secure appropriate work because of a condition or disability. Ideally, Hawkins would like to work in the arts field, consistent with her education. However, she’s happy to work in an administration type role for its stability. “As soon as I am labelled as ‘disabled’ with my guide dog, my ability to work is called into question regardless of what is on my resume and my successful employment and academic history,” she wrote in a letter to Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Michelle Stilwell. “If it were my choice, I would prefer to focus on my qualifications and education rather than the breed of my dog guide… many individuals continue to be uneducated about the programs and the lack of education continues to negatively affect handlers’ daily life. “I can only hope that more measures are put into place to further epilepsy research and educate the public.”

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Spectrum students aim to empower youth Event will encourage students to tackle important social issues Jacob Zinn News Staff

Would Demi Lovato come to Saanich to speak to teens about eating disorders? What about Archbishop Desmond Tutu to tell of his fight against apartheid? A few high school students sure hope so. Spectrum seniors Kelsey Griffin and Tami Mitrofanova, along with dozens of other student leadership and social justice students, are organizing a Youth Empowerment Day to encourage other teens to be better citizens while addressing hot-button issues. The event is similar to We Day, the annual, international youth celebration in which inspirational musicians, actors, politicians and speakers perform and talk about topics affecting young people. Tentatively scheduled for the week of May 12, the Youth Empowerment Day is Griffin and Mitrofanova’s final project for their Grade 12 social justice class, which takes a deeper look at such issues as homelessness and poverty, addiction, LGBTQ issues and animal rights. “We couldn’t decide on what topic we wanted to address, so then we were like, ‘Let’s just do all of them,’” said Griffin with a smile. “We thought that was a perfect idea to incorporate all of them.” Griffin said she was partly influenced by last year’s We Day in Vancouver – which featured astronaut Chris Hadfield, Canadian pop-rock group Hedley, Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin and legendary American actor Henry Winkler – as well as a “mini We Day” organized by Spectrum teachers in September. “We decided to do it as a way to better the school spirit and culture – it was sort of a surprise,” said social justice teacher Tom Gordon. “It was a pretty ambitious endeavour, but a pretty cool thing that we did.” The Youth Empowerment Day will be the first studentdriven event of its kind at Spectrum, with guidance and some assistance from their teachers. Griffin is currently working to line up speakers and performers for the event who can educate Spectrum students about a broad range of issues. “We have Amanda Todd’s mom, who talks about teen suicide and bullying, and we have a First Nations lady coming to talk about residential schools,” said Griffin. For entertainment, country singer Mike LeBlanc – who is outspoken against bullying and has a song dedicated to Amanda Todd – is scheduled to perform. In addition to the Youth Empowerment Day, Griffin and Mitrofanova are planning a dinner open to the

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From left, Spectrum student leadership teacher Jeff Marchi, seniors Kelsey Griffin and Ceilidh Helmer, and social justice teacher Tom Gordon. Griffin and classmate Tami Mitrofanova are spearheading a Youth Empowerment Day in May, similar to the annual We Day initiative across the globe, to encourage teens to be better citizens and educate them about social issues. public, with food prepared by students from the school’s culinary arts program. The dinner will feature a condensed version of the afternoon’s speaking schedule. To pay for speaker honorariums, the school will be selling tickets to the dinner, as well as running fundraisers such as silent auctions leading up to Youth Empowerment Day. The event is a tremendous undertaking, and as Griffin’s friend Ceilidh Helmer can attest, the high school senior already has a lot on her plate. “Kelsey does a lot of stuff, and this is adding onto all the stuff she does,” said Helmer. “It’s another leaf on her already considerable pile,” added student leadership teacher Jeff Marchi. But Griffin is enthusiastic about the event, even

though it’s four months away. “I’ve actually had a lot of fun organizing it,” she said. “It’s a bit stressful, but there’s so many other people helping us.” While Griffin and Mitrofanova are in the process of contacting potential speakers and performers, they are open to anyone looking to speak about a social issue at the event. Likewise, anyone interested in donating items to the silent auction can drop them off at the school’s office. For more information about the Youth Empowerment Day, or to inquire about presenting at the event or donating to the silent auction, email Marchi at jmarchi@ sd61.bc.ca or Gordon at tegordon@sd61.bc.ca. jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com

Suspected drug deal leads to New Year’s stabbing Saanich Police are following up on an apparent New Year’s Day drug deal gone bad that ended in a violent robbery with two being stabbed. Police say two groups of people, totalling six, and all between the ages of 18 and 20 years old, met at about 8:30

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at all.” Police recovered three handguns, ammunition and evidence “consistent with drug trafficking,” including one kilogram of cocaine and half a kilogram of methamphetamine. The male was arrested on an outstanding warrant and now faces additional charges. In August 2015, the VicPD CRU and Strike Force sections, and the GVERT, searched the man’s residence in the 2900 block of Quadra Street, where investigators found one kilogram of methamphetamine, half a kilogram of cocaine and a significant amount of cash.” “It is concerning to us when people are engaging in this type of criminal behaviour in our communities,” said Sgt. Iain Campbell of VicPD’s Crime Reduction Unit in a statement. “We’re very glad to have these drugs and guns off our streets.” According to Victoria Police, the approximate street value of a kilogram of cocaine is $50,000, while a kilogram of methamphetamine is worth $25,000. jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com

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It’s been four months since a near-death experience changed the life of Saanich’s Lada Cumpelik and his wife Diane Caetano. Cumpelik, 37, was cycling to work along West Saanich Road at about 6:40 a.m. when he slid underneath a right turning semi-trailer. Without time to think, and no time to get out from under the moving tractor truck, Cumpelik clung to the undercarriage and hung on while scraping the pavement for 473 metres. Only then did a dramatic turn of events lead to his release. Locals dubbed it the “Indiana Jones cycling accident” but it was only a matter of survival, Cumpelik said at the time. “People who called it Indiana Jones then should see the Indiana Jones now,” said Caetano last week. “He’s still in the wheelchair, still struggling to walk.” Cumpelik is nowhere near ready to return to his job with Saanich parks and recreation, though he hopes to be walking with the help of a cane by summer. He’s healed from shoulder surgery, as well as major road rash to his backside, arms and legs. Following the accident he soon learned walking wasn’t going to come easily. Even playing video games took time to master as he had lost a lot of dexterity, though mostly it’s his legs, which continue to suffer intense spasms. At home he uses a wheelchair to get around, while in public he uses a walker. “You notice in public how often other males, younger or similar aged, look at [Cumpelik],” Caetano said, “you can sense their curiosity.” For now, Cumpelik’s foreseeable future is filled with physiotherapy and rehab. HIs daily workouts include arm exercises using elastics to rebuild strength and dexterity, as well as time spent on a stationary recumbent cycling machine. “It’s a full-time job and you have to stay positive,”

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Lada Cumpelik sits with Diane Caetano in their Goward Road home near Prospect Lake. Cumpelik is still recovering from being dragged under a moving truck for nearly half a kilometre. Cumpelik said. “You can’t let the frustration get to you.” He’ll need additional surgery on his right shoulder as the movement of his right arm is at about half of what it was before his initial surgery following the incident. He can’t raise his arm past his shoulder. It might be that one of the screws installed into the shoulder is too long, but whatever it is, the doctor believes a surgeon might be able to fix it upon opening it up, he said. Making matters worse, this winter is the first in 18 seasons that Cumpelik hasn’t had a season’s pass to Mount Washington, ironic as it’s the first good ski season in years. “It’s almost a blessing that the accident came just before winter, a time when it’s dark, you want to stay in a bit more and watch TV anyways,” Caetano said. When Cumpelik does leave the house, it’s usually to visit the physiotherapist, which he gets to thanks to much relied on support from his father. The support from friends and family has been tremendous. Cumpelik’s parents, who still live down the

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Another thread in the tapestry Canada is a mosaic of cultures and peoples, and proudly so. From the First Nations who settled this land, to the waves of immigrants from many countries and many religions: Irish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, German, Asian, Christian, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, you name it, they are probably represented here. Sadly, with the arrival of Syrian refugees, we’re seeing a number of comments expressing ideas that are less than accepting of their culture. At best, these comments could be described as well-meaning but ill-informed; at worst, racist and bigoted. ISIS, Al Qaeda and similar groups already condemn our way of life. The surest way to convince them they are right is to act in ways to confirm their views. These refugees, both the families that are already here and those yet to come, have been through enough. Years in refugee camps, without a place to call home, and many indignities along their journey to a new country. The last thing they should experience in Canada, whether they are here for a short time or forever, is more intolerance. In his work We Are More, poet Shane Koyczan describes Canada as “cultures strung together then woven into a tapestry … an experiment going right for a change.” That’s a pretty beautiful vision of Canada. On the other hand, grey people living in a grey world is not an ideal to strive for. Because this planet would be a much less interesting place if we were all the same, with everyone acting just like everyone else, all marching to the beat of the same drummer. So let’s show these refugees – and each other, for that matter – that Canada really is a welcoming place, and that they are another thread in that tapestry, making us a stronger whole. 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.

Passages of 2015: Stephen Harper with the Postmedia chain and the Globe I first met Stephen Harper when he and Mail pointing out that Trudeau’s was running for the Canadian Alliance rash promises didn’t add up. leadership in 2002. Endorsements were a brief Speaking to a group of Fraser Valley interruption in the media assault on members concerned that the party had Harper’s record. His government’s split over the leadership of Stockwell Day, Harper didn’t mince words because plan to welcome 10,000 refugees (over the next three years), unveiled way a local reporter had showed up on a back in January 2015, was portrayed Saturday morning. He explained his as heartless and feeble, while prediction that no matter Trudeau’s 25,000 by Christmas who leads the conservative represented the generous movement started by Preston character of the true Canada. Manning, the national media As it turns out, the Liberals would work against it. have been hard pressed “The press is owned by big-L to reach even the 10,000 Liberals and staffed by small-L mark. But they’ve put out a liberals,” Harper said. “Preston rash new promise to make it was too cerebral; Stock was 50,000 at some point in the not cerebral enough. I’m not future, so the media’s newsure where I will be, but the found message of sunshine, media will always be on the Tom Fletcher hope and change continues. other side.” B.C. Views Those modest $10 billion Harper’s cold war with annual deficits that Trudeau national media is a theme promised, and Harper warned against? that runs through his decade as prime Borrowing and spending will far minister, peaking in 2015 with the most exceed that, but we’re assured that’s slanted election coverage I’ve ever because they were based on inflated witnessed. The celebration continues Conservative financial forecasts. over Justin Trudeau’s victory, with In fact, independent private sector the supposedly non-partisan federal forecasts are now the key reference for bureaucracy cheering along with much government budgets at the federal and of the national media. provincial level. None of them predicted Harper’s assessment of major the further slump in energy prices that newspaper ownership is no longer continued through 2015. accurate, except for the Toronto Star. And cooking the books before an But the dying tradition of owners looking up from their accounting ledgers election isn’t really possible any more, thanks to the establishment of the to endorse a political party continued,

Parliamentary Budget Office. That was a Harper innovation, along with scheduled elections. And that Trudeau pledge to raise taxes on the wealthiest Canadians and use the proceeds to finance a tax cut for the middle class? That one didn’t add up either. For one thing, wealthy people have a variety of legal ways to reduce their taxable income. Here’s an actual front-page headline from the Globe and Mail, reporting this unfortunate fact, well after the election: “The way Liberals gauged response to new tax rate explains gap.” So it was just an understandable oversight, you see. Trudeau’s star turn in Paris, where he pronounced that “Canada is back” in the battle to control the world’s climate? The official submission from his bloated delegation to the UN climate meetings was actually the existing Conservative plan, which includes phasing out coalfired electricity generation. Harper generally represented a preference for the individual over the state, a concept that at one time was known as “liberalism.” This was illustrated by his preference for parents rather than a nanny state to administer child care. He advocated free trade, small government and low taxes. We’ll see how that legacy survives the new government and its media cheering section. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Trade deal levels the playing field Greg Holloway’s rant against the Transpacific Partnership trade treaty (Letters, Jan. 1) does not explain why getting fair treatment is somehow bad. I expect he would be quite happy to sue a company or a government for changing the rules to disadvantage him. One question is what Holloway means by “democracy”, which can be tyranny of the majority. Often that restricts honest people from trading values, under several guises including local content laws, subsidies and technical product rules that make trade impractical. Viking Aviation’s experience in Communist China seems a case, with the country of many slipshod products trying to claim that a product from a country with high standards, a product greatly improved since its beginnings, is not safe enough.

Views don’t reflect reality Arthur Ooms and Tom Fletcher’s utter failure to come to grips with the climate change situation is truly incomprehensible. Whether it’s their inactive sense of logic, poor math ability or whomever is deliberately financing their unconventional view of climate change in order to keep spreading doubt, is shockingly irresponsible. Cherry-picking a narrow fringe-study or two to represent the nay-sayer equation shows recklessness and indifference in the face of reams of data and world conferences suggesting otherwise (Tom Fletcher cited a single instance from the enormous NASA climate change website – really?). For you, Arthur Ooms and Tom Fletcher, to suggest that the numerous research organizations have somehow managed to collectively “pull

In contrast, Canada, the U.S. and European countries have substantially harmonized rules. Achieving that did take leaders such as Craig Beard, Gerry Marsters and Duncan Marshall, who turned regulations away from the not-invented-here attitude of earlier aviation regulation officials. An attitude that lived on in automotive matters, with a Canadian official claiming that rules of the country that led Canada to safer cars aren’t good enough for Canada. It all sounds like a conspiracy theorist who believes the fixed-pie drive-to-the-bottom teachings of the most murderous ideology of the 20th century – Karl Marx would be pleased to hear his anti-mind presumptions used. Keith Sketchley Saanich

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Saanich film entrepreneur boasts some big titles Travis Paterson News Staff

When Brent Hodge left Saanich in 2003 to study at university in New Zealand, it was all for business. And it was without any film experience that Hodge returned to Canada and settled in Vancouver in 2007. But he did have a business degree. So when he found success directing, and then producing, it was only natural the Mount Douglas secondary grad start his own film production company. “It just sort of happened,” said the 30-year-old Hodge. “I loved films, loved acting, and figured out I liked directing, and I knew I wanted to start a company.” Hodge started his company Hodgee Films in 2010 and it’s since turned out several documentary hits such as this year’s I Am Chris Farley, a star-studded recount of the comedian’s life, and 2014’s much acclaimed A Brony Tale. Hodge directed both features, which also included producer Lauren Bercovitch, one of the many “passionate, like minded people” Hodge says are necessary to succeed. “As long as you know your role is going to change, sometimes you’ll

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film on her dad, Big Lew. It’s the story of a baby born to Jewish refugees who escaped the war in the 1940s and makes it to Canada. Through perseverance, and timing, Lew becomes the first Canadian to sell a personal computer. “Lauren knew this story, she was going to do anything it took, and I admire that,” Hodge said. “In those cases, you have to get out of the

way and let her do the movie.” Hodgee Films will release the film, categorized as a digital short (less than 10 minutes), in 2016. For Bercovitch, the desire to tell her dad’s story grew beyond anything else with the start of a new family with the arrival of one-year-old daughter Georgia (granddaughter of former CBC Vancouver Island radio host Jo-Ann Roberts). “The only stories I want to tell right now are about family,” said Bercovitch, who credits Hodge as a keen collaborator and supporter. Having been at it for eight years now, Hodge has seen way too many documentary projects fall through the cracks. “Some are six years in the making, and they never get finished. It takes a lot to close a doc and I admire Lauren for that.” Hodge’s career sped forward with a job at CBC and the 2011 music doc Winning America with Vancouver band Said the Whale. It hit another level when A Brony Tale was selected to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In recent years Hodge has surrounded himself with a great team of like-minded people including Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame.

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A Saanich girl is inspiring teens to follow their dreams as part of a new YouTube show filmed in Victoria. Thirteen-year-old Mya Hewstan-Gates is the host of Verse, a roughly 10-minute YouTube show, featuring interviews with guests from all walks of life from sports to science. The first three episodes feature guests like MMA fighting champion Jason Heit, trauma surgeon Dr. Alex Mihailovic and most recently, Victoria-born former NHL player Geoff Courtnall. The show also includes a “did it” session, filmed in a studio on Rock Bay Avenue, where Hewstan-Gates had the opportunity to learn basic mixed martial arts moves, hockey techniques and stabilizing someone’s neck at the scene of an accident. Since the show launched in October, the three episodes have been viewed nearly 800 times. “We’re really focused on inspiring people to have a successful journey in life and find work that they really want to do,” Hewstan-Gates said. “There’s so many different jobs out there that people don’t really know about.” The Lansdowne middle school student and aspiring actress originally came up with the idea for the show a year ago with her aunt Chanone Smith, who is a producer at Stylux Studio.

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Small earthquake jolts southern Vancouver Island Jeff Nagel Black Press

Many B.C. residents were jolted awake late Dec. 29 by a small earthquake that briefly rattled homes across much of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. The magnitude 4.7 quake at 11:39 p.m. was centred about eight kilometres east of Sidney, between Victoria and Vancouver, according to Earthquakes Canada. The shaker lasted for just several seconds but stirred fears that it could just be the start of a much more serious quake, or might be followed by significant aftershocks. Neither scenario materialized. Nor was any tsunami warning issued. Social media was deluged with individual reports of what the quake felt like, with

some saying they first thought a vehicle slammed into their home. Natural Resources Canada said it had received no reports of significant damage and none would be expected. Many people felt their beds shake, heard dressers or windows rattle, and many small objects in homes were tipped over. SFU geologist Brent Ward, who chairs the university’s earth sciences department, said it was a crustal earthquake about 50 to 60 kilometres beneath the surface. Crustal quakes are much more common and closer to populated areas than massive 8.0-plus subduction zone quakes – often dubbed the Big One – that strike every few hundred years well off the west coast and would cause far-reaching damage.

“Of a bigger concern are these crustal earthquakes because we get them in a much higher frequency,” Ward said. He said larger crustal quakes than the one on Dec. 29 – in the 6 to 7 range – hit every 50 or 60 years in B.C. and the next one could be severe if it’s closer to the surface and near large numbers of people. “If it was only 10 kilometres deep the shaking would have been a lot more intense,” Ward said. A 7.2 crustal quake near Courtenay in 1946 caused extensive landslides, soil liquefaction and damage to brick buildings. Ward noted B.C.’s population at risk is much larger now. “You can imagine if we got a 7.2 earthquake underneath a populated part of Vancouver Island, there would

be significant damage and there would definitely be fatalities.” When B.C. released its new earthquake response plan earlier this year it did not model its worst-case scenario on a megathrust subduction zone quake, but rather shallow crustal earthquakes directly under our big cities. The result: an estimated 10,000 dead in Metro Vancouver, 128,000 seriously injured and 30 per cent of buildings receiving extensive damage in the event of a 7.3 magnitude crustal quake directly beneath Vancouver. A similar scenario of a 7.0 quake beneath Victoria yielded an estimate of up to 1,500 dead and 19,000 injured. Tuesday’s tremor was the biggest quake to be felt in the Lower Mainland since a 6.8 quake rocked Washington state in 2001.

Deer grid keeps driveway gate-free Travis Paterson News Staff

The deer grid in Colin Weaver’s Ten Mile Point driveway is probably not the first on Vancouver Island, but there was no pre-made option. Instead, he hired local contractors Joe Kelly and Gary Page to make it, the first they’d ever done. “They were already here working on the property when we talked about the idea,” Weaver said. “I much prefer the deer grid to the idea of gate, it’s easier, you can come and go without waiting [for the gate to open and close].” Deer are rampant in Ten Mile Point and the surrounding neighbourhoods. Many believe the deer are eating plants they normally don’t. Weaver doesn’t want his garden limited to deer-resistant plant species. “I grew up in [rural] England where cattle grids are commonplace and now deer grids are too,” he said. In fact, he found

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of the key challenges for us,” Weaver said. Eric Dahli, president of the Cadboro Bay Residents Association, admires the deer grid. He wants Saanich to consider raising the wall height of properties beyond the current limit of 1.5 metres. “They eat nearly everything you plant, but you can’t keep them out, why not,” Dahli said. Despite the deer grid, Weaver expects he’ll still have visitors of the ungulate type. They just won’t be as frequent. “If they want to get in, they can get in, they can jump six feet high. But they won’t do it through the driveway.” reporter@saanichnews.com

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Friday, Jan. 8 Fantastic Friday in St. Luke’s Hall (3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd.) 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. First Friday of the month through June (second Friday in January). Featuring Messy Church, free, dinner provided. Epiphany themed arts and crafts, music, stories. Visit www.stlukesvictoria.ca or call 250-477-6741 for more information. The monthly meeting of the Genesis chapter of the Word Guild will be meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at Christian Book and Music Store, 3090 Nanaimo St, Victoria (close to Mayfair Mall).

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SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - make money and save money with your own bandmill - cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info and DVD:

TILLICUM. 2-BDRM bsmnt suite. N/S, N/P. $1000. inclds utilities. Call (778)265-2975.

SUITES, LOWER

www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

HELP WANTED

FIELD REP WANTED Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for a Field Rep for its Sidney location. REQUIREMENTS: â&#x20AC;˘ 40 hrs per month â&#x20AC;˘ delivery of newspapers and hiring carriers.

RENTALS

KENWOOD EXCELON KFCX693 6X9 300 Watt 3-way car speakers. Brand new, , never opened, save $100+. $120. Call Chris 250-595-0370, chrissmyth54321@gmail.com

1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700. FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-86-9600045. www.dollars4guns.com

TRANSPORTATION AUTO SERVICES FREE REMOVAL of all vehicles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

MOTORCYCLES 2008 HONDA Motorcycle, 919 (red). Only 22,000 km. Just serviced. No drops. $4,900. Call (250)361-0052.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FREE ITEMS FREE: DINETTE table, leaf, 4 chairs, good cond. Pick up at corner of Pleasant and Malaview, Sidney.

FRIENDLY FRANK ANTIQUE SEWING machine, black Singer+ cabinet, electric. works $70. (250)388-6950.

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NEVER WORN! Sz 10.5, tan, Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hiker style boots. Surgery requires. Retail $190, will sell for $90. (250)208-8580 RUBBERMAID STORAGE container, hinged, 32x20x18â&#x20AC;?, like new, $20. (250)383-5390.

FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

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Complete guide to professional services in your community

250-388-3535 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

FENCING

GARDENING

HANDYPERSONS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PLUMBING

AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT bookkeeping or Payroll Services avail. Call (250)858-5370.

ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

CARPENTRY

GARDENING

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, 250-886-3383.

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fireplaces,flagstone rock, concrete, natural & veneered stone. Replace, rebuild, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsmasonry.com; Call (250)5899942, (250)294-9942.

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748. JEREMIAHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CARPENTRY Interior finish, weather proofing, decks, fences, laminate flrs, sm jobs. Reasonable. Insured. 250-857-1269. www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.

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

RENO SPECIALIST- Carpentry, drywall, plumbing, tiling electric. Kitchen & bath. 20yrs exp. Fully insured. Alain 250744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

(250) 858-0588 - Lawn & garden maint. - Landscaping - Fences & Decks - Hedge & Tree Services - Pressure Washing Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141. GARDEN OVERGROWN? Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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

GREAT TIME for pruning. Fruit, ornamental & native trees. Call Maxse for results. Senior disc. 250-634-0347.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

OVER 20 years experienceDesign, edging, clearing, pruning, lawns. Reasonable rates. Call Andrew 250-656-0052 or 250-857-1269.

Find us online: used.ca

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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights. 250-507-6543. ALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured. (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate

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CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

CLASSIFIEDS WORK HARD! Call 250.388.3535

MOVING & STORAGE

Refuse Sam

â&#x153;&#x201C;Garbage Removal â&#x153;&#x201C;O.A.P Rates Attics, Basements, Compost, Construction Clean up, Demolition

Fast & Friendly Service .

Call Craig or Mike 250-216-5865 .

HOME IMPROVEMENTS RENOVATIONS SPECIALIST decks, fence Doors, windows, painting, drywall. Kitchen, bath, suites. 250-217-8131

MASONRY & BRICKWORK RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Wishing all Happy Holidays! (250)-920-5108.

Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928

RUBBISH REMOVAL MT Trash Services Junk removal. Nothing too big/small. Free estimate (250)858-8585

WINDOW CLEANING 250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.

LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

COME CLEAN windows, gutters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shining for Youâ&#x20AC;?. Insured. Free est. 250-881-6385 www.ComeCleanWindows.com

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

DAVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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NEWS

Quality Local Products and Good Old Fashioned Service 100% Locally Owned and Operated

Prices in effect Jan. 5-11, 2016

DELI

MEAT

FRESH!

PEPPER'S

Gourmet Salads

FRESH!

Chicken Thighs

56 per lb / 7.85 kg

FRESH!

per lb / 8.73 kg

Pork Chops

per lb / 10.94 kg

PORTOFINO

per 100 g

Rustic Multigrain Bread

720 g

GOLDEN WEST

English Muffins

Roma Tomatoes

196

per lb /1.68 kg

6's / Asst.

GROCERIES

MOTTS FRUITSATIONS

Fruit Rockets

276

SUN RYPE

Apple Juice

4 Pack / Asst.

CATELLI

Gluten Free Pasta

5/ 00 + dep. / 1 L

500

340 g / Asst.

Peanut Butter

326

500 g / Asst.

KOALA

VEGA

Protein Smoothie Sparkling Fruit Beverage Powders

1496

252-264 g / Asst.

300

ting Over 50 Years of Good Foo a r b e l e C Same Day Home Delivery! 250-477-6513

+ dep / 1 L / Asst.

+ dep / 355 ml Asst. Flav.

CLIF

Z Bar Granola Bars

326

each

ADAMS

OFF AT TILL

256

350 ml / Asst.

20%

RUMBLE

3 lb Grapefruit Bags

296

200 g

Nutritional Drink

U.S.

Salad Dressing

OFF AT TILL

EUGENE'S

NATURAL & ORGANIC

per lb / 1.46 kg

NEWMANS OWN

20%

540 g

Tzatziki or Homous

per 100 g

66¢

per lb /4.32 kg

each / Asst. Flav.

126

Acorn Squash

MEXICO

EUGENE'S

Pita Bread

Greek Salad

OFF AT TILL

per lb / 2.12 kg

each

PEPPER'S OWN

UVER VANCOGROWN D N A L IS

96¢

113 g

Green Zucchini

Large Navel Oranges

per 100 g / Asst. Flav.

25%

MEXICO

CALIFORNIA

Roasted Garlic & Herbs or Original Feta Cheese

PEPPER'S OWN

Delectable Quiche

WOOLWICH

Pin Bone Removed Previously Frozen

PRODUCE

BAKERY

276

Wild Sockeye Salmon Fillets

BONE-IN

Chicken Drumsticks per lb / 6.08 kg

Chicken Breast

LOCAL

FREYBE

Salami

5x36 g / Asst.

UNICO

Beans & Chick Peas

LOVE CHILD

Organic Baby Food

136

128 ml Pouches / Asst.

DAIRY

500

540 ml / Asst. ISLAND FARMS

LOCAL

Cottage Cheese OCEAN'S

Wild Sockeye Salmon

454 g / Asst.213 g

286

500 g / Asst.

OLYMPIC

Natural Yogurt

500

650 g / Asst.

Quality & Service Guaranteed – 100% Victoria Owned Ask about our senior and student discounts

each

Mon-Fri Excluding Holidays

Hours Mon-Fri: 8 am–9 pm, Sat: 8 am–7:30 pm, Sun: 8 am–7:30 pm

250-477-6513 • 3829 Cadboro Bay Road

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h s e Fr t r A Sta

BONUS

3QX

W E N ! R r u A o YE

to y

LE P I R T

W E D N E S D AY

J AN 6

RESTOCK & REPLENISH YOUR Q-POINTS!

Locally Raised BC Poultry

Sunrise Farms

Grain Fed Free Run

Refreshed

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

10 700gr, min. 4 per package

Sockeye Salmon Fillets

POINT S

Per

100 gr

25¢

from participating Dempster’s or McGavin’s products this January and February will go to the QF Community Health Endowment Fund in support of health care!

Last year we raised $10,000! Our goal for 2016 is $11,000!

2$ for

Danone

Activia Probiotic Yogurt

Dempster’s

Bagels

Danone

Activia Probiotic Yogurt 650gr

Selected, 6’s

McGavin’s

Bread

500-570gr

2$ for

3 8x100gr

2$ for

California

Navel Oranges 4lb bag

Prices in effect January 04 - 10, 2016

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Meat

NEWS

Sunrise Farms

Chicken Drumsticks

Canadian AA

Outside Round Oven Roast

2kg

Locally Raised BC Poultry

1kg

Grain Fed Free Run

Canadian AA

Canadian

Boneless Cross Pot Rib Roast

Lean Ground Bison

11.00 per kg

2kg PACK

Boneless Pork Butt Roast

Canadian

Stewing Beef

BIG

19.81 pe rkg

8.80 per kg

13.20 per kg

99 Per

Per

25¢ from each participating Dempster’s or McGavin’s products you purchase will help build the Quality Foods Community Health Endowment Fund

Kellogg’s

High Liner

FOOLPROOF FAMILY FAVOURITES

Special K Crisps or Bars

Fish & Chips 550-600gr

125-135gr

Dr. Oetker

McCain

2$ for

Guiseppe Pizzeria Rising or Thin Crust Pizza

Traditional Crust Pizza

416-433gr

465-900gr

High Liner

Kellogg’s

Special K Cracker Chips

113gr

for

Kellogg’s

Special K or Vector Cereal 310-553gr

399

for

Cheemo

McCain

815-907gr

1.45-1.5kg

for

499

499 High Liner

Lasagna or Spaghetti

Fish

Selected, 500gr or 700gr

454gr

Breaded Cod, 350gr

for

Bassili’s Best

Superfries

Perogies

Fish Sticks

2$ for

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Meat

Sunrise Traditional

Whole Frying Chicken

Canadian AA

8.80 per kg

Locally Raised BC Poultry No Animal By Products Used Antibiotic Free Grain Fed

Top Sirloin Grilling Steak

99 Per

Simply Poultry

Chicken Nuggets, Strips or Burgers

Mapleleaf

Lilydale

175gr

375gr

BOSS Superblender

ProKinetix® extra-wide, heavy duty blade and bowl system Designed with 3 powerful stainless steel blades contoured to the base of the jug for maximum cutting power and processing results including liquidfree processing. The wide blades create the Kinetix® motion, and eliminate food traps.

SAVE $100

• One Touch Functions • Minimum Intervention • Total Control

Happy Planet

499

U P S TA I R S I N S I D E Q U A L I T Y F O O D S I N :

Comox - Courtenay - Powell River - Qualicum

Offer in effect Jan. 4-10, 2016

Happy Chinese New Year!

Fruit Smoothie

Grissol

Croutons

February 8, 2016

325ml

Uncle Tom’s

EES EF

PLUS A

375gr

for

150gr

Golden Dragon

Long Grain Rice

Teriyaki or Soy Sauce

2kg

Selected, 455ml

for

Grissol

Smoothie

900ml

EES EF

PLUS A

for

Happy Planet

LICABL PP

Daystarters Gourmet Sausages

Per

Lilydale

Daystarters Cooked Turkey Slices

Natural Selections Sliced Meat

907gr

LICABL PP

13.20 per kg

2$ for

Happy Planet

Golden Dragon

500-650ml

Selected, 455ml

Sauce

Soup

for

Taipan

Farkay

398ml

397gr

for

4$ for

150-200gr

2$ for

Grissol

Noodles

Whole Young Corn

Melba Toast or Rounds

Crispy Baguettes

2$ for

130-135gr

2$ for

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Quality Foods an Island Original

Prices in effect January 04 - 10, 2015 General Mills

Crispy Minis

Crispbread

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread

Cracker Barrel

Cheddar Cheese

Quaker

Wasa

Kraft

Cheerios Cereal

100-214gr

200-275gr

Nabob Coffee Company

Selected, 390-500gr

Ground Coffee

227gr

907gr

for

Kraft

Cheese Slices

Shreds

Singles Process Cheese Product

220-240gr

300-320gr

3$ Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel

915-930gr

for

Becel

Weight Watchers

for

Weight Watchers

Soft Margarine

Smart Ones Gourmet or Morning Express

3$ for

Smart Ones Signature

907gr

Minute Maid

General Mills

241-290gr

170-328gr

Tassimo

Simply Orange Juice

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

Coffee

2.63lt

425-505gr

Selected, 108-472gr

Primo

Ocean’s

Wild Sockeye Salmon

213gr

Primo

Heinz

Tomato Ketchup

Beans

1lt

398ml

5 2

4$ for

Purex

LICABL PP

for

Selected, 6’s

Quaker

for

Kraft

Jam

2.25kg

Peanut Butter

500ml

LICABL PP

Kraft

Quick Oats

228-430gr

LICABL PP

Quaker

Instant Oatmeal

398ml

410-650ml

LICABL PP

BACK TO BASICS FOR BALANCED BREAKFASTS

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

5x200ml

1.36lt

Paper Towels

12’s

Heinz

Classico

Juice

Beverage

24x500ml

SpongeTowels

Double Roll Bathroom Tissue

SunRype

Demineralized Treated Water

Tomato Juice

500gr

Aquafina

for

Primo

Saputo

Bari Ricotta

for

EES EF

for

EES EF

for

SIMPLE SNACKS AND STRESS FREE SUPPERS Heinz

Bari Pizza Mozzarella Cheese, 454gr

Selected, 160-230gr

EES EF

for

EES EF

for

Mozzarellissima

540ml

Nature Valley

Granola Bars

4x107ml

680ml

Saputo Lite

Beans or Chick Peas

Dole

Primo

for

Selected, 170gr

Fruit Cups

535-550gr

4$5 4$

Ocean’s

Wild Pink Salmon

LICABL PP

PLUS A

Dad’s

Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce

900gr

796ml

PLUS A

Ocean’s

for

Pasta

Tomatoes

PLUS A

450-500gr

Primo

3$ Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water

Premium Plus Crackers

4’s

525-540ml

A Fresh to your NEW YEAR! Start

Christie

Lipton Soup Mix

Ready To Serve Soup

for

PLUS A

Knorr

Primo

for

EES EF

PLUS A

450gr

1kg

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Deli & Cheese

Maplelodge

Our Own Fresh Cooked

Roast Beef

Continental

Cooked or Smoked Chicken Breast

Old Fashioned Ham

69 100 gr

Sushi

Bavarian or French Herb Meatloaf

99 Fried Rice

Medium

Vegetable Chop Suey

Available at select stores only.

Medium

Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls

8 Piece

Deep Fried Prawns

Available at select stores only.

Per

100 gr

Natural Pastures

Brie or Camembert Cheese

Per 100gr

Medium

9 Piece Yin & Yam Rolls

100 gr

Per

Whole BBQ Chicken

Grimm’s

10 Piece California & Dynamite Rolls

Per

NEWS

9 75 7 595 95

180gr

Medium

Salad

Seafood • Quality Foods

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Previously Frozen

Boneless Skinless Basa Fillets

Skinless Halibut Fillets

Janes

Breaded Fish

Selected, 580-615gr

Mixed Nuts

With 50% U.S. Grade A Peanuts

49 Per

100 gr

Per

100 gr

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Peruvian Scallops 30/40 Size

Quality Fresh

Per

100 gr

Organically Yours

Sweet Treats Dark Chocolate Almonds

Family Favourites Ginger Slices

Per

100 gr

Organic Berry Nut Mix 200gr

300gr

599

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Bakery

Multigrain Buns

Raisin Bran Muffins

Alpine Bread

99 6 pack

for

6 pack

Bagels

Large Croissants

¢ 25

Selected

Golden West

4 pack

8” Lemon Meringue Pie

English Muffins

2$ 6 pack

Cream Puffs

25¢ from participating

Dempster’s or McGavin’s products this January and February will go to the QF Community Health Endowment Fund in support of health care!

Last year we raised $7500! Our goal for 2016 is $8000!

Dempster’s

Whole Grains Bread

6’s

600gr

for

2$ for

Quality Foods • Taste for Life Omega Nutrition

Rumble

Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

Nature’s Path

Supershake Nourishing Drink

946ml

Organic Hot Oatmeal

320-400gr

Truvia

299 Seva

Natural Dishwashing Liquid 650ml

750-907gr

Eco Pac Organic Cereal

1lt

Green Works

299 Nature’s Path

Organic Pure Maple Water

Calorie Free Sweetener From Stevia Leaf, 270gr

Organic Milk Jug 4lt

355ml

499

Dairyland

Household

Arm & Hammer

Lysol

2x Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent

Disinfecting Wipes 80’s

2.03-2.21lt

199

399

Seventh Generation

100% Recycled Bathroom Tissue

12’s

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Drop in between 4:00 & 6:00 PM for a fresh

h s e Fr A Start

NEW APPY SPECIAL!

W E N to your ! YEAR

B.C. Grown “Extra Fancy”

Spartan Apples

3.28 per kg

Per

California

Green or Red Leaf Lettuce

Peru

Red Globe Grapes

6.59 per kg

99 Per

Imported

Mini Cucumbers

Eat Smart

Sweet Kale Salad

for

12oz

Washington Grown

Mexican

Bunched Green Onions

Anjou or Bosc Pears

Mexican

3.28 per kg

¢ Natural Organics

4”

Quality Foods

NEWS

Bunched Radishes

Per

Spring Bulbs

Build Your Own Bouquet

99 2$ 7

Earthbound Farm

Baby Kales Salad

for

5oz

California Grown

Organic Red Chard

Earthbound Farm

Organic Baby Spinach 5oz

7 DAYS OF SAVINGS January 4 - January 10, 2016 MON.

TUES.

WED.

THUR.

FRI.

SAT.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES

SUN.

“Photos for presentation purposes only”

Qualicum Foods - 705 Memorial Port Alberni - 2943 10th Ave. Nanoose Bay - 2443 Collins Cr. Parksville - 319 E. Island Hwy. Campbell River - 465 Merecroft Rd. Powell River – 4871 Joyce Ave.

752-9281 723-3397 468-7131 954-2262 287-2820 (604)485-5481

customerservice@qualityfoods.com

Nanaimo – Beban Plaza – 2220 Bowen Rd. Nanaimo – Harewood Mall – 530 5th St. Nanaimo – Northridge Village – 5800 Turner Rd. Comox Valley – 2275 Guthrie Rd. Courtenay - 1002 -2751 Cliffe Avenue Westshore – 977 Langford Parkway

758-3733 754-6012 756-3929 890-1005 331-9328 (778)433-3291

www.qualityfoods.com

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SAANICH NEWS - Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Quality Foods an Island Original

Prices in effect January 04 - 10, 2015 General Mills

Crispy Minis

Crispbread

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread

Cracker Barrel

Cheddar Cheese

Quaker

Wasa

Kraft

Cheerios Cereal

100-214gr

200-275gr

Nabob Coffee Company

Selected, 390-500gr

Ground Coffee

227gr

907gr

for

Kraft

Cheese Slices

Shreds

Singles Process Cheese Product

220-240gr

300-320gr

3$ Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel

915-930gr

for

Becel

Weight Watchers

for

Weight Watchers

Soft Margarine

Smart Ones Gourmet or Morning Express

3$ for

Smart Ones Signature

907gr

Minute Maid

General Mills

241-290gr

170-328gr

Tassimo

Simply Orange Juice

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

Coffee

2.63lt

425-505gr

Selected, 108-472gr

Primo

Ocean’s

Wild Sockeye Salmon

213gr

Primo

Heinz

Tomato Ketchup

Beans

1lt

398ml

5 2

4$ for

Purex

LICABL PP

for

Selected, 6’s

Quaker

for

Kraft

Jam

2.25kg

Peanut Butter

500ml

LICABL PP

Kraft

Quick Oats

228-430gr

LICABL PP

Quaker

Instant Oatmeal

398ml

410-650ml

LICABL PP

BACK TO BASICS FOR BALANCED BREAKFASTS

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

5x200ml

1.36lt

Paper Towels

12’s

Heinz

Classico

Juice

Beverage

24x500ml

SpongeTowels

Double Roll Bathroom Tissue

SunRype

Demineralized Treated Water

Tomato Juice

500gr

Aquafina

for

Primo

Saputo

Bari Ricotta

for

EES EF

for

EES EF

for

SIMPLE SNACKS AND STRESS FREE SUPPERS Heinz

Bari Pizza Mozzarella Cheese, 454gr

Selected, 160-230gr

EES EF

for

EES EF

for

Mozzarellissima

540ml

Nature Valley

Granola Bars

4x107ml

680ml

Saputo Lite

Beans or Chick Peas

Dole

Primo

for

Selected, 170gr

Fruit Cups

535-550gr

4$5 4$

Ocean’s

Wild Pink Salmon

LICABL PP

PLUS A

Dad’s

Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce

900gr

796ml

PLUS A

Ocean’s

for

Pasta

Tomatoes

PLUS A

450-500gr

Primo

3$ Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water

Premium Plus Crackers

4’s

525-540ml

A Fresh to your NEW YEAR! Start

Christie

Lipton Soup Mix

Ready To Serve Soup

for

PLUS A

Knorr

Primo

for

EES EF

PLUS A

450gr

1kg