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Canada’s top rugby athletes have settled into the national training facility opened in Langford. Sports, Page A17

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A fireball spits boiling oil after View Royal firefighter Heath Bevan dumps water onto a pan of burning canola oil during a kitchen fire demonstration last Thursday. See the story on page A5. Check out the video at goldstreamgazette. com.

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tract lacks a dispute resolution mechanism and isn’t clear on future expenses for technology upgrades, such as the aging console at Langford. “With Saanich, we know what the costs will be today and for the next five years,” Cameron said. “With Langford and the CRD, that is all unknown. “I’m not blaming Langford. This is a service negotiated with the CRD.” Langford has dispatched for 18 communities in the south Island since 1989, including the Gulf Islands, the West Shore, Sooke and Juan de Fuca electoral area. View Royal pays about $37,000 per year and Colwood about $63,000 for fire dispatch. For Saanich dispatch, that would rise to $45,000 and $76,000 respectively.

The Langford man accused of the violent sexual assault and robbery of a Victoria street sex worker faces new charges in connection with the assault and robbery of a second sex worker. Edward Charles Burman, who was in custody at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre since his Jan. 12 arrest, was released Friday on a $10,000 surety. The 31-year-old was arrested at his home in the 2840 Aldwynd Rd. near Goldstream Avenue by Victoria police. He is charged with assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault causing bodily harm and robbery. A 30-year-old female sex worker reported she had been attacked by a customer after they had consentual sexual relations in the 3000-block of Douglas St. on Feb. 19, 2011. Following Burman’s arrest, Victoria police announced they had matched DNA from that case to forensic evidence from a December 2009 incident in which another Victoria sex worker alleged her money had been stolen. New charges of aggravated assault and robbery in connection with that case were sworn against Burman on Jan. 17. The bespectacled heavy-set man, wearing a jail-issue red shirt and red jacket, appeared in Victoria court last Friday morning by video. His family, defence lawyer Chris Massey and Crown counsel Steve Fudge heard provincial Judge Susan Wishart list several conditions which Burman must abide by after his release.

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Fire halls leave Langford dispatch Colwood, View Royal sign on with Saanich Edward Hill News staff

Colwood and View Royal fire departments are breaking away from Langford’s fire dispatch system after nearly 25 years, and will hire the call centre run by the Saanich fire department. The move underscores what fire chiefs at View Royal and Colwood say is growing frustration and “historical dissatisfaction” with the existing fire dispatch system under the purview of the Capital Regional District. The move also further cements the close relationship between Colwood and View

Royal fire departments, which includes an automatic aid agreement. For serious emergencies, both departments effectively work as a single unit. View Royal and Colwood councils have agreed on a five year contract with Saanich, to begin later this year, under what is called a “full dispatch service.” Saanich dispatch will cost taxpayers more each year, but both fire chiefs say the service is worth the money, and offers criticial safety benefits for the community. “Saanich has done a great job building infrastructure. It’s got the technology, it’s got the staffing, it’s in a purpose-built post-disaster building,” said View Royal fire Chief Paul Hurst. “Saanich has clearly demonstrated its ability to deliver a costeffective, robust dispatch model.” Hurst and Colwood fire Chief Russ Cameron say the existing CRD-Langford con-

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Public meetings for new high schools start this month Edward Hill News staff

The Sooke School District will move into the community consultation phase of its $100 million new high schools project in February. The district has hired Alkins Project Services to facilitate the public process in upcoming weeks and months. The community will have input on school design features, names and what has “high value for the community,” said Jim Cambridge, superintendent for SD 62. The community will also have input on community space at the school sites, known as neighbourhood learning centres. The West Shore Chamber of Commerce, among others, is advocating a theatre at the Colwood location. “A big one is the Emily Carr theatre,” Cambridge said. “But it could be a lacrosse box, and expanded gym, a day care or a library. It could be anything nonprofit.” Any neighbourhood learning space would be leased by the district to non-profit or public sector agency. Meanwhile, SD 62 officials are working on providing the Ministry of Education enrollment projections for the high schools, which will be used by ministry staff to draw up a more precise budget for the project. “The ministry has given its approval (for the project) in principle,” Cambridge said. “We need to prove enrollment size. The ministry doesn’t want to give money for seats not filled.” The ministry awarded SD 62 two new high schools, one in Colwood’s Royal Bay and the other at the closed Glen Lake elementary site in Langford, last October. SD 62 is committed to selling the current Belmont site to help pay for the schools. Cambridge expects the high schools will need capacity for 1,200 students each. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Colwood offers free home energy kits Charla Huber News staff

Keith and Keli Encinas are transforming their home into an energy saving haven. They are also one of the first families to pick up a free energy saving kit offered through Solar Colwood. Colwood residents can now pick up an energy saving kit from Colwood city hall. Each kit offers families a lowflow shower head, a waterproof timer to keep track of shower lengths and kitchen and bathroom aerator nozzles. “(The aerators) force air through the water so you get the same pressure but less water is being used each time,” said Paula Steele, Solar Colwood outreach co-ordinator. The Encinas, a family of seven, have already taken advantage of grants through Solar Colwood to install a solar hot water system and a ductless head pump. Their five children are between the ages of 14 and three. “We try to limit how much hot water and energy we are using,” Keith Encinas said. “I am pretty conscious about conserving energy ... it’s about changing behaviour.” The family’s ductless heat pump was installed at the end of November. They’ve seen a 20 per cent decrease in home heading costs, Keith said. The solar hot water system was installed at the end of December and the family

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Rio Encias, 3, with a shower timer, and his brother Jace, 4, with a low-flow shower head, show a few pieces of the energy saving kit their family picked up for free from Colwood city hall. is waiting to see the results. “From June to September we should be getting free hot water,” he estimated. The energy saving kits are just another way the family hopes to save money and energy. “These kits are really easy to install and an easy way to save $50 to $100 on your water bill (in a year),” Steele said. “This is a great first step for water conser-

vation and a great first step for energy saving solutions.” The kit can be used to help reduce water consumption and Steele suggests using the shower timer to have family contests to see who can shower the fastest. Steele has already implemented these energy saving items in her home. “I just use less water and I have no limits in my lifestyle,” she said.

“I don’t really even notice it.” There are a few hundred kits available to Colwood residents at Colwood city hall. “The kits are being offered until they are gone,” Steele said. “Solar Colwood wants to provide something for everyone.” Call Colwood city hall at 250478-5999 about the kits, or check out www.solarcolwood.ca. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

Note related to UVic theft found in Langford Kyle Slavin News staff

It might be a break in a big case or it could be just a clever ploy to lull potential victims of identity theft into a false sense of security. Electronics believed to be stolen from a break-and-enter at the University of Victoria earlier this month have been located. However, what concerns police is an unencrypted flash drive that stored confidential information for nearly 12,000 employees was not returned. Canada Post workers found a garbage bag containing the electronics deposited in a mailbox in the 1300 block of Bear Mountain

Parkway in Langford on Jan. 18. The thief also apparently included a note with a typed apology, with the claim that no one’s personal data was compromised. “We think this is someone trying to pull a fast one on us,” said Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen. “We think this is a ruse by someone who wants to allay the public’s fears. But what they may have done is transferred the data, they’ll sit on it, and then go ahead and start defrauding people in a couple of months.” Two flash drives were stolen in the break-in, which happened on Jan. 7 or 8. Two drives were in the garbage bag, but one wasn’t the same as the one stolen.

“The one key flash drive is not included in the (returned) materials,” Jantzen said. “(By giving us a different flash drive), they’re trying to make us think we recovered all the stuff. This is fairly devious if that’s the case.” Also of concern to police is that all the electronics that were returned were “professionally destroyed.” Anything with a readable hard drive no longer works. “In other words, we cannot confirm that (an item) has or has not been compromised,” Jantzen said, calling the methodical destruction of the electronics “sophisticated.” There has yet to be concrete confirmation that these electron-

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Oil and water don’t mix, West Shore cleans up after multiple windstorms reminds View Royal fire Edward Hill

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West Shore was walloped last week after the region was hit with a third windstorm in a month. About 600 homes in Metchosin and more than 1,340 B.C. Hydro customers in north Langford, Highlands and the Malahat area went without power last Thursday, a replay from the previous weekend. Ted Olynyk with B.C. Hydro said each windstorm weakens trees and roots making it easier for branches and debris to come down in subsequent storms. “The first storm did all the dirty work for the next two storms,” Oynyk said. “First you get intense ground saturation with water, and that makes it a lot easier for stuff to fly down.” B.C. Hydro continues to steel its power grid through vegetation management and connecting vulnerable circuits to redundant loops, but Olynyk said they’ll never eliminate outages. “We can only hope to lessen the impact of duration and frequency,” he said. When the smart meter grid comes online, Olynyk said B.C. Hydro will be able to pinpoint power outages as they happen, but people won’t be out of the picture. “We still need people to call in if a tree is on a line or a line is down,” Olynyk said. “Smart meters won’t tell us the line is

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Jessica Andrews, 13, looks at the tree that slammed into her Colwood home Thursday morning during the windstorm. Nobody was injured in the home. down. We need people to call in for safety reasons.” Windstorms and trees with weakened root systems also damaged houses across the region. At a Park Drive home in Metchosin, a family had a tree slam into their roof at 1:45 a.m.

Thursday morning, just missing the bedroom of a sleeping nineyear-old boy. The family was shaken but no one was injured. Marylene Andrews and her four kids moved to the basement for the rest of the night. “I thought the whole house had caved in,” she said.

View Royal fire Lieut. Heath Bevan created an explosive fireball worthy of a Hollywood movie, it was an effective display of why of oil, heat and water don’t mix. A rash of household grease and oil fires over the past few years has spurred View Royal Fire Rescue to remind the public that flaming oil doused with water can have disastrous results. “It’s a frustration for fire departments because this actually a simple type of fire to put out if you have the proper education,” said Lieut. Rob Marshall. “But if you panic during the situation and pour water onto (the fire) it creates quite an explosive situation.” During a media demonstration on Thursday on an outdoor demonstration stove top, Bevan used half a bottle of canola oil in a pot, fired up the stove burner and waited 10 minutes. At 250 C, the oil started smoking and at 400 C flames danced on the surface of the liquid. In full turnout gear, Bevan poured on a cup of tap water, and a roiling fireball of boiling oil burst from the makeshift stove. “The water molecules expand 1,700 times itself. When you throw

one cup of water into the grease, that turns into 1,700 cups of steam,” Marshall said. “So it literally explodes on the inside and throws the flaming grease up into the air.” View Royal FD has seen about 12 grease fires in the past few years, including most recently on Jan. 22 in the upper suite of a Helmcken Road home. The resident placed a pot of fiery oil into the sink, turned on the tap and witnessed a fireball shoot up the wall. The suite was charred enough to be uninhabitable, but the resident and her daughter were lucky to escape unharmed. “The fire last week pushed it for us to get the message out that grease fires are easy to deal with if you deal with them properly,” Marshall said. “If you deal with them in the wrong way, it can be bad.” If faced with a oil or grease fire, turn off the stove element or source of heat first, and cover the pan with a metal lid if possible. Marshall recommends letting the pot cool for at least 30 minutes. Don’t move the pot or place it in the sink. “At that point leave it alone. Don’t touch it for about half an hour. That oil in there is still above 400 C so a real extreme burn hazard.”

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Co-op loses court battle on member info Erin Cardone News staff

A Peninsula Co-op member who fought — and won — to have members’ contact information distributed said it’s a victory for democracy. “The members are going to benefit from this,” said Randy Pearson, the Saanich farmer and Co-op member who took the issue to the B.C. Supreme Court in January 2011. “The more you engage people in the policies of the Co-op and what the future of the enterprise can be, the more people are going to be paying attention and the better the Co-op will be, the more accountable the directors will be to the membership. “That’s the one underlying element of the Co-op, is it’s meant to be run by the membership.” On Jan. 25, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Gaul ruled the Co-operative Association Act says members’ contact

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The cost increase is worth it, the fire chiefs say. Saanich dispatch has detailed automated digital record keeping of all calls, dispatchers constantly monitor radio chatter of scene commanders for redundant safety, and the system will allow both departments to free firefighters from manning the fire hall radio room. Moreover, Saanich dispatch is backed up by the larger E-Comm dispatch in Metro Vancouver should Saanich go down. Langford dispatch has a backup through a laptop computer, should the fire hall lose power and its generator backups fail, which happened in 2009 for about 30 minutes. “Saanich has spent a lot of money on their (dispatch) infrastructure. Russ and I have a level of comfort that they will deliver quality service,” Hurst said. “The key is redundancy and backup. If Saanich goes down, in the flick of a switch E-Comm will go live.” Last year a CRD review of fire dispatch

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and probably the most undemocratic meeting I’d seen in my life. I was just appalled,” Pearson said. “I left there and I thought, you can’t do this stuff, it’s so bad.” Pearson launched an arbitration soon after and in early 2010, arbitrator Jakob de Villiers nullified the 2009 election, and ordered a fresh election. “I’m a member of this co-op and I want to speak out against (the development). That’s what brought me to the (election meeting),” Pearson said. “But when I saw how it was run and when I saw the general manager get up on the podium and say vote for the incumbents … it was so wrong and so bush league. That’s what motivated me.” Heal couldn’t confirm whether Peninsula Co-op would appeal Gaul’s decision. “We’re going to assess our options on how we can continue to keep that information secure. I don’t know right now where that avenue is going to take us.”

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Beckett couldn’t say if the remaining fire halls would pay more when Colwood and View Royal opt out. The current contract between CRDLangford and the 18 fire departments expires May 31. Beckett said Langford is seeking to renew the contract and that the review will address questions of costs, governance and operating models for fire officials to take back to their respective councils or area directors. “Our review process looks at the needs for today and tomorrow,” he said. “Our report will run the gamut of options and opportunities.” Colwood and View Royal, meanwhile, argue the Capital Region should only have one fire dispatch service, not four as it has now. Victoria, Langford, Saanich and CFB Esquimalt each have fire dispatch call centres. “In my opinion, the region shouldn’t have and can’t afford four fire dispatch centres,” Cameron said. “We need to have one. (Colwood) moving to Saanich is part of that solution.”

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info can be released by request, if the requester plans to use it for corporate purposes. For Peninsula Co-op general manager Ron Heal, it means a breach of privacy for its 56,000 members. “We take the privacy of our members’ information very seriously,” Heal said. “It was our opinion and belief that the Personal Information (Protection) Act prevented us from releasing that information to members. We felt that the two acts contradicted each other.” Under the Co-op Act, corporate purposes include “(influencing) the voting of members, investment shareholders or debentureholders of the association at any meeting.” Pearson’s application to the court stems from a 2009 election for the Coop’s directors, during the time the Co-op was applying to build a grocery store on land it owns on West Saanich Road. “It was an absolute chaotic situation

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Input sought for LRT funding Laura Lavin News staff

The public has until Feb. 5 to fill out a survey at lrtlocalfunding.ca and have a chance to be selected for a focus group to help find funding options for the Victoria Regional Rapid Transit Project. A special task force has been established to investigate potential funding options for the project. The task force will investigate alternative funding and transit incentive options that could be used to fund the local share of the capital and operating costs of a light rapid transit project that is proposed to connect Victoria to the West Shore. “We can’t stand still on the transit issue,” said Saanich councillor and Capital Regional District director Judy Brownoff.

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“We will be at gridlock in both directions if we stop planning now. We have to try to look at opportunities for LRT and we have to have some way to pay our share.” Anticipating that LRT costs will be shared between all levels of government, B.C. Transit and CRD boards formed the joint task force to find funding for the local onethird share of the projected $950 million project. The Victoria regional transit system currently relies on a variety of funding sources including fares, property and fuel taxes, provincial funding and advertising. Other sources could include a portion of the provincial carbon tax, additional vehicle registration fees, road tolls or a special tax. CRD staff will contact the focus group participants between Feb. 5 and 9.

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One man’s trash is another’s treasure and that has never been more true than at Art from the Attic. Unwanted art dropped off at the Coast Collective by collectors looking for new homes for “gently experienced treasures,” will be on display at the scenic lagoon-side gallery in Colwood. Collective manager Sharlene Stushnov-Lee said the work is truly one of a kind. “It is a very eclectic collection of work, we didn’t know what we were going to get,” Stushnov-Lee said. “It is interesting

to see what other people collect and what they have in their homes.” It is the first time the gallery has hosted such an event and with the quality of art received during the call, she hopes to make it an annual treasure hunt collectors can look forward to every year. “It is work they have had at their homes they loved at one time but doesn’t fit in with their lifestyle anymore so they are moving it out and we are happy to facilitate that,” she said. “When you come in you will see something that will have you coming back again.” Until Feb. 5, collectors can take in everything from a Durer litho print made in the 1500s, to European porcelain dolls, a Russian spinning wheel, vintage photographs, collages and a

hand-painted hurricane vase. “I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t think (we would get) some of the high-calibre work that came in,” said gallery director Deborah Czernecky. “There is a lot of good artwork people don’t know what to do with. It is a win-win situation.” Joining the show on Feb. 4 and 5 is an art garage sale with secondhand and used art supplies, such as oil paints, frames, canvasses and tools. “Being in the art world I have learned that someone else might like it even if I think it is horrific,” Czernecky said laughing. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” The Coast Collective is open Wednesday to Sunday noon to 5 p.m. at 3221 Heatherbell Rd. Check out www.coastcollective. ca.

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eninsula Co-op pleaded protection of its members’ contact information when it responded to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling issued last week. General manager Ron Heal told the Black Press the Co-op had withheld members’ names and addresses, despite requests for the information, for the sake of privacy. Under the Co-operative Association Act and as upheld by Justice Geoffrey Gaul, that information must be released if it requested for certain purposes, such as contacting members before election time for its board of directors, which happens this spring. In signing a Peninsula Co-op membership application, members agree their information can be used for “communicating with you regarding your membership or other matters of concern to the Co-op and its members” and “meeting legal and regulatory requirements.” Some members will be dismayed to hear the ruling. Part of the problem might come from the somewhat ambiguous wording on that application form. It’s doubtful many Co-op applicants would read the Co-op Act before signing up. Peninsula Co-op must be more forthright with its members about the use of their contact information by rewording that application form. For the sake of democracy, members must be contacted at election time — annually — to inform them of who the candidates are and what they stand for. Most importantly, the Co-op can’t continue to hide behind its perceptions of information protection laws. The 2009 board of directors election was nullified by an arbitrator due to its “oppressive” style that tried to turn results in the incumbents’ favour. The popularity of the co-op model is evident by the 56,000 members who subscribe to it. A co-op is meant to be run by its members, for its members. Its nature is different than other types of businesses. Peninsula Co-op should take a hard second look at why it is withholding this information and return to the values behind its namesake.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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ting, conflict-weary parents can eachers in parts of B.C. wore expect to hear of new legislation to black on Friday to mark the address the class size and 10th anniversary of special needs support legislation that their union issue. And there will likely insists “stripped” their also be an imposed con“right” to control staffing tract, with the two-year levels in public schools. “net zero” wage mandate This crucial managethat has already been ment tool was abruptly accepted by most other taken back in 2002 by government unions. the B.C. Liberal governAfter months of fruitment’s huge majority. Too less meetings, political abruptly, according to a posturing and work-toB.C. Supreme Court judge last year. Tom Fletcher rule action, the BCTF finally tabled a revised The court decision B.C. Views contract offer last week, stemmed from a landmark typically by staging a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that led to $80 million in com- news conference in Vancouver before sharing the offer with the pensation for contract-breaking in government’s bargaining agent. the B.C. health care support sector It called for wage increases of at around the same time. three, six and six per cent, plus In the B.C. Teachers’ Federation benefit improvements that tinkered case, the judge gave the provinwith the breathtakingly extravagant cial government a year to consult demands the union tabled last year. and come up with a replacement The BCTF estimated the package to the offending legislation, which would cost a mere $300 million in will then cease to be in effect. That the first year. year is running out, with no more “Show your work,” my math progress being made than the talks to replace the BCTF’s expired union teachers used to tell me, but the BCTF didn’t show its calculations. contract. Union officials dismissed the B.C. The pattern of all this is drearily Public School Employers’ Associafamiliar. The B.C. government has tion’s $2 billion cost estimate of already tabled legislation to wrest the their initial demands as “enorcontrol of teacher discipline away mously inflated,” but didn’t show from the union, after an outside how or by how much. expert found that a convicted drug BCPSEA crunched what numdealer and a sex offender had manbers the union gave them in the aged to get their teaching credennew proposal, and came up with tials restored. a first-year cost of nearly $500 milAfter the legislature resumes sit-

lion. The BCTF, again to the media rather than at the bargaining table, allowed that its total package would cost $565 million. Again, no calculations were produced. BCPSEA estimates the union’s proposal would cost an additional $880 million over three years. And that’s not counting the union’s demand for $300 million a year to reduce class sizes and increase special needs support staff. Teachers are still being compensated under the final terms of a contract that provided 16 per cent in wage increases over five years, in the midst of a harsh recession. And here’s a fun math fact. With percentage wage increases, three plus six plus six doesn’t equal 15. It’s closer to 16, because later raises are calculated on a larger base. So on wages alone, the BCTF wants the same in three years that it just got in five, at a time when private sector unions take layoffs and wage cuts, and the province is billions in the red. The president of the Langley Teachers’ Association went on CKNW radio and succinctly summed up the BCTF’s position. Raise income taxes across the board. Gordon Campbell cut everyone’s taxes by 25 per cent in 2001, and cut education to pay for it. They’re still fighting the 2005 election. tfletcher@blackpress.ca —Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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he ongoing pipeline debates resources. But we have no plan to guide us in the way we extract have become mired in conand use them or in how we get spiracy theories, distracenergy to Canadians. tions, and misinformaIndeed, one rarely tion. Is there nothing we reads of a national can all agree on? energy plan withWho would deny that out seeing a referour most basic human ence to the “hated” needs are clean air National Energy Proand water, productive gram brought in by soils, and a diversity Prime Minister Pierre of species? It isn’t conTrudeau’s Liberal govtroversial to argue that ernment in 1980 and we must protect these killed after Brian Mulnecessities of life. David Suzuki roney’s Progressive We also need Science Matters Conservative governenergy — from a mix ment won in 1984. of sources. Oil will be That plan was a response to in that mix for the foreseeable the 1970s energy crisis, when oil future. But surely we can agree prices skyrocketed. Its aims were that burning fossil fuels is not to promote energy self-sufficiency healthy for humans and the enviand Canadian ownership, mainronment. Rational people also tain supply, keep prices in check, agree that doing so is driving promote oil exploration and dangerous climate change that alternative energy sources, and threatens human existence. increase government revenues. Where does that leave us? But it ticked people off in Alberta. Canada has tremendous natuThey saw it as federal meddling ral wealth, especially energy

in provincial affairs. Regardless of the successes and failures of the NEP, history shouldn’t prevent us from joining the rest of the developed world in getting an energy strategy in place. To that end, the David Suzuki Foundation is formulating a longrange plan, working with the Canadian Academy of Engineering on the Trottier Energy Futures Project. It’s where I find common ground with people ranging from industry and union leaders to Alberta’s new conservative premier, Alison Redford, and several other Canadian premiers. Redford calls her idea a “Canadian Energy Strategy” to avoid the dreaded NEP association. With so many bright people considering various plans, surely we can find a way to resolve some serious problems we’ve created. A solid strategy, developed with input from Canadians from all walks of life, would help

us make more rational decisions about the oil sands and pipelines, as well as about other energy sources, including renewables and cleaner alternatives. Should we send more of our raw bitumen to refineries in the U.S. or China via new pipelines? Keep in mind that the Keystone pipeline, now on hold in light of President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the current proposal, is not for supplying the U.S. with oil, but to take the bitumen to Texas for refining and eventual export. I agree with former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed, one of the NEP’s staunchest opponents, on this one. Lougheed has sensibly argued that shipping all our bitumen to the U.S. or China for refining means sending jobs to those countries instead of keeping them here. Lougheed has also argued that we should behave like owners of the oil sands; that we need to slow down development, get our

share of the wealth, and save some of the riches and resource for the future. I couldn’t agree more. We Canadians have to remember that oil corporations — whether they’re from China, the U.S., Canada, or wherever — are tenants on our land, not landlords. We should be calling the shots, and deriving the benefits. It’s time to get beyond conspiracy theories about small amounts of U.S. funding for environmental groups, insults about “radicals,” and cheap marketing slogans like “ethical oil.” We shouldn’t sell any more of our raw materials or resource industry, expand oil sands production, or build new pipelines until we have a plan in place to ensure that Canadians benefit first — from the energy, the jobs and the wealth. And we should make damn sure that whatever we do, we do it in a way that minimizes the impact on the environment.

LETTERS Letter writer inflammatory Re: View Royal needs to watch taxpayer money, Letters, Jan. 27, 2012. Once again Jim Powell writes a highly inflammatory and wildly inaccurate letter in regards to spending in View Royal. Given that Mr. Powell is a director of the View Royal Community Association (a position he attained by acclamation) it would perhaps behoove him to work in a constructive and collaborative manner with the Town. Instead, secure behind his keyboard, he continues a vitriolic campaign that discredits the Town, its staff, and its volunteers. This campaign began in 2002 when Mr. Powell vehemently opposed the Helmcken Road improvements. Perhaps the writer should attend the odd council or committee meeting. This might at least arm him with some facts upon which to base his assumptions.

All in all, the letter and the ongoing campaign speaks volumes more about Mr. Powell than it does about View Royal. David Screech View Royal councillor

Base light rail on sound planning Re: Time to get on with light rapid transit, Letters, Jan. 25, 2012. To the gent who wrote recently that “we’ve been talking about it for years; it’s time to get on with it.” About commuter light rapid transit service in town, I would have this to say: talk is cheap, just talking about it does not justify it or make it viable. I would add the following: commuter service, LRT or otherwise and along the old clapped out E&N should be based on sound planning and estimates starting with a solid ridership study (number of rides per day from origin to destination). Cost estimates should also cover total installed costs from

planning to commissioning, operation, training, rolling stock, maintenance and so on. Beware of pundits, punters, politicians and promoters who promise low costs and high returns on these infrastructure services that prove the exact opposite after the fact. Not to belabor the point, but strong interest in public transit and even commuter rail service is commendable, but it should be based on facts, viability, solid planning and estimates. That is not the case at this time. Pierre Vallee Colwood

‘Ethical oil’ aims to distract, confuse Oil industry front group “Ethical Oil” is trying to invalidate the claims of Canadian environmental groups by attacking their funding sources. This same group admits on their website that they “do accept donations from individu-

als and companies, including those working to produce ethical oil.” This attack is nothing but an industry-sponsored distraction from the very real issues of environmental protection, local governance, and economics. Mike Divell Victoria

Harper too close to provincial gov’t I have a rather cynical point of view on the acquisition of the new chief of staff for Premier Christy Clark. A $100 million of interest savings on the HST payback buys many favours. The acquisition of Ken Boessenkool looks more like an appointment by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The governance of this province will now come from the office of Stephen Harper, to which Christy Clark has reduced her status to nothing more than a mouth piece for the prime minister.

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Christy Clark has demonstrated to British Columbians she does not have the strength or the ability to govern this province. The B.C. Liberal party must now consider her future. Leo Vezina Central Saanich

Letter writing an effective protest

Most are by now aware that more than 4,000 people signed up to speak at the Joint Review Panel hearings for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project, but many may not realize that the panel is accepting letters of comment from the public until March 13. Letters can be submitted online at gatewaypanel.review-examen.gc.ca. Thus far, the panel has received only 360 letters. I encourage all Canadians to express, on the record, their views and concerns about the project while they still can. Leelan Stanjek Saanich

Religion at fault for persecution of Jews

for generating such hatred towards the Jews — since most of its members seem unaware of its involvement in the Holocaust. Otherwise I’m afraid that anti-Semitism will continue to rise to the surface from the depths of our culture whenever opportunity arises. Andy Mulcahy Victoria

harassed the Jews for many centuries. Furious that Jews would not convert, Luther among others demanded their expulsion from the land and accused them of killing Christ. Trouble is that anti-Semitism is ingrained into Western culture and unless we burn a pile of books, the only way we will ever be free from this curse is if the church openly accepts responsibility

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VICTORIA MODEL SHIPBUILDING Society hobby show at Westshore Town Centre, Feb. 4 to 6, during mall hours. Demos, model ships. HANDS-ON SCIENCE SHOW for kids, Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at WestShore Town Centre, near

Winners. Ten activity stations for kids. Reps from UVic, Natural Resources Canada on hand.

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PIANO RECITAL BY piano virtuoso Shoko Inoue, Feb. 9 7 p.m. Tom Lee Music Hall, Millstream Village, 2401D Millstream Rd. RSVP to 250383-5222. BELMONT SECONDARY YOUNG Playwright’s Festival, Feb. 9, Belmont Studio Theatre, 3067 Jacklin Rd., 7 p.m., doors 6:30 p.m. By donation. LITERARY SPEED DATING: Find your valentine at the Juan de Fuca branch library, Feb. 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. For singles age 25 to 40. Register online at www.gvpl.ca.

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VICTORIA AUTHOR KAY Steward discusses her novel which is set in and around Metchosin, Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Metchosin Community House, 4430 Happy Valley Rd. GOLDSTREAM CO-OP PRESCHOOL open house and registration for September, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 935 Goldstream Ave. SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE lunch at Church of the Advent, 510 Mount View Ave., Feb. 21, noon to 1 p.m. Adults $5; students $2.50; preschool free.

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Hot ticket: Jazz Vespers at St. Philip Anglican Church, 2928 Eastdowne Rd.

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Film festival includes international flavour From Quebec to Switzerland, the Victoria Film Festival, which runs Feb. 3-12, crosses the globe in its 18th year. Here are a few impressions from our writers on a sampling of this year’s offerings. Lloyd the Conqueror (Alberta, 2011, 95 min.) The story follows three friends, Lloyd, Patrick and Oswald, who begrudgingly sign up to participate in a live action role-playing tournament, a fantasy world they know nothing about, in order to pass their community college medieval literature class. In an attempt to vanquish dark fantasy forces, led by their professor, the trio enlists the help of a local role-playing expert, known as the White Wizard, and Cassandra, a beautiful and tough-as-nails ex-cage fighter who Lloyd has feelings for. Directed by Calgary award-winning filmmaker Michael Peterson, the 95-minute feature film is laugh-out-loud funny. The charming narrative flick, co-written by Peterson and Andrew Herman, is brilliantly shot, lit and scored, and features admirably witty dialogue and top-notch acting. Comedic Toronto-born actor Harland Williams makes a hilarious appearance. It is a wonderfully told story of light versus dark forces, friendship, putting down the video game controllers for once and finding the leader – or conqueror – within. Older teen and adult audiences will not only treasure the epic fantasy battle scenes, but will also be charmed by each character as they Brian Posehn stars as a high- discover their inner raning wizard in the full-length hero. ✰✰✰✰ - Erin McCracken comedy Lloyd the Conqueror. 9:45 p.m. Feb. 4, Capital 6 Theatre

Lone Twin (Belgium/Ontario, 2012, 75 min.) Bonded in utero and forever connected by both genetics and societal fascination, twins share a kind of unique human experience most of us will never experience or begin to understand. Director Anna Van Der Wee quickly moves past the obvious in twin talk – of mythology, shared physical similarities and secret languages – to the darkness created when one twin dies. Unable to heal since the sudden death of her twin brother at 20, Van Der Wee embarks on a journey to find wholeness told through interviews with her daughter, past partners and lone twins from around the world. Sure, her narration may lean on a cliché or two, but it never gets in the way. And while the concept of lone twins is strong enough to stand on its own without watching Van Der Wee take a bike ride with an old flame, her presence in the film is more than merited by the lengths she goes to find answers – and closure. One question Van Der Wee doesn’t address, however, is the reasoning behind some documentarians relying on campy animation to set the tone for otherwise beautiful work. Regardless, anything lost in style is more than gained in substance. ✰✰✰1/2 - Natalie North 2:45 p.m., Feb. 4, Cineplex Odeon Theatre

Using a car crash as a catalyst to weave seemingly unconnected storylines together, Swiss film 180º takes a page from the Oscar-winning film Crash, but doesn’t execute it as well as its Hollywood counterpart.

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Many of the people in Fleury’s life, past and present, were interviewed for the film, and it’s clear that although Fleury may have come to terms with his demons, there is still much healing to be done. Though he should be commended for speaking out about his abuse, and serving as an inspiration for fellow victims -- an encounter at a book signing is particularly heart-rending -- it seems as though Fleury’s definition of healing and those of the people he alienated are quite different. And bubbling just under the surface, even boiling right over at times, is the lingering resentment Fleury feels toward those who he feels didn’t do enough to protect him. It’s an unvarnished picture of just how deep the damage of abuse goes. ✰✰✰✰ - Ryan Flaherty 9:15 p.m., Feb. 3, Capitol 6

(Switzerland, 2010, 93 min.) It’s impossible to sit through 180º without drawing comparisons to the very similar, and uber-successful Crash. And where the 2004 Oscar-winning film convincingly weaves unconnected storylines amidst poignant overarching themes, this Swiss entrant to the Victoria Film Festival apparently strives to do the same – but fails. The multiple stories told – from a gunman’s rampage (and toothache) to a Turkish family’s attempt to start anew in Zurich – mostly get glazed over, and lack the genuine depth required to pull them all together. There are redeeming aspects to 180º, though. While the plot never reaches the same gravitas of Crash, it does beautifully show how personal struggles and tragedies can change on a dime. For the cinemaphiles out there, a beautiful score and terrific cinematography are engaging enough to make this film worth seeing. Just don’t expect greatness on the whole – otherwise your hopes will crash and burn. ✰✰ – Kyle Slavin 9:30 p.m., Feb. 7, Odeon Lone twin director Anna Van Der Wee and her Theatre twin brother Dirk with their mother.

Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire (Alberta, 2011, 93 min.) Former NHL star Theo Fleury’s story is well-known. After being sexually abused as a teenager – by his junior coach – Graham James, Fleury went on to a successful pro career with the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks. However, the scars of his teen years lingered, and Fleury spiralled out of control into a life of substance abuse and destructive behaviour. Fleury’s struggles, and his effort to overcome them, are already the subject of a bestselling book, and now that story is told in this documentary, which follows him across North America as he revisits the places and events that shaped him.

Cerro Rico, Tierra Rica Rich Hill, Rich Land

(Columbia/Bolivia/USA, 2011, 110 min.) This documentary captures the landscape and working conditions of two nearby mining communities in Bolivia. Despite having little dialogue, it explores the myths, history of exploitation, and attitude toward the mountain and salt flats, which have been mined for centuries. Eight million indigenous Bolivian slaves died within deep tunnels in a search for silver for the Spanish. Today, the workers have organized co-operatives and the conditions are vastly improved since colonial days, but it’s still a grueling life with little payoff. Lithium, a valuable resource under the salt, is the next mining frontier. The yet-untapped resource, however, is unlikely to improve the lives of the people. The slow pace of this filmis enjoyable. Heavy on scenery, it is reflective and beautiful, but at 110 minutes, it cries out for a good edit. To anyone with a short attention span, stay clear. ✰✰1/2 - Roszan Holmen 7 p.m. Feb. 7, Odeon Theatre PLEASE SEE: Tatsumi, Page A15

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(United States, 2010, 87 min.) To Be Heard offers an authentic, honest glimpse into the lives of three teens living in the Bronx who use poetry and spoken word to express the complex The Girls In The Band emotions of growing up poor, in a society that offers little hope (United States, 2011, 83 min.) The Girls In The Band tells for a future. The film follows four years of Anthony, Pearl and Karina, three untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and friends bound by poetry, but who follow independent but intertheir ground-breaking journeys. The documentary doesn’t offer any mind-blowing insight into connected paths. Lauded by the New York Times, each piece women who simply wanted to play music over the decades. of the film opens a new window into the teens’ often gritty and It does however, confirm easily created suspicions. As femi- difficult lives. Despite frustration with the law, with nism brought on the belief women can boyfriends, and with poverty, poetry lifts achieve what men can, there continue to the teens above their circumstances. be tales of teasing, ridicule and pretty pink The youth remain resilient and optimisfrilly dresses that these musically talented tic throughout the film, despite serious women were forced to endure. obstacles that face young black men As expected, the music is incredible in and women surviving in the ghetto. The Girls In The Band. The women and Anthony, a profoundly talented but stories are interesting, each developing a troubled poet, sums it up: “When I write character as the interviews unfold. The a rhyme, that’s like my exit path, my gettimeline flows easily and follows history out-of-jail-free card. This city ain’t helpstarting from the 1930s to present day, withing us … they give us a basketball and out using a calendar to mark each decade. a gun and say shoot a basket or shoot ✰✰✰1/2 - Christine van Reeuwyk One of three teens featured in To Be each other.” ✰✰✰1/2 - Edward Hill 6:45 p.m., Feb. 6, Capitol 6 Theatre Heard, Pearl works hard to lift herself 7 p.m., Feb. 10, Cineplex Odeon out of poverty.

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Luc Pearson, Stephen Seccareccia and Jacob Rumball are among the first wave of Rugby Canada high-performance rugby players training and living in Langford.

Elite rugby players at home in Langford Edward Hill News staff

For a group of young men and women living on the West Shore, breakfast is a scrum at Goudy field, and lunch is a workout in the Eagle Ridge gym. Canada’s top rugby athletes have settled into their routine of training on the turf fields at City Centre Park, now the epicentre for high-performance rugby in Canada. Players in the male U20 program say in the past, Canada’s international team would be mashed together with guys from either end of the country — a practice that didn’t make for a cohesive team. With one place to live, work and train, the nation is upping its international rugby profile. “There is no other place that just focuses on training, conditioning and rugby skills,” said Jacob Rumball, 19. “Training five or six times per week, we are going to have better rugby skills, better endurance. There is no other facility like this in Canada.” Luc Pearson, a 19-year-old from Ontario who played for the national U17 squad, said in the past he’d meet teammates selected from the West perhaps once before heading overseas. “We didn’t play as a team,” he said. “Now having B.C. guys and us together will make a huge difference. I can’t wait to see the results.” The Rugby Canada adminis-

tration and training office fired up the neon signs and officially opened in January, next to Bear Mountain Stadium. Two turf fields at City Centre Park have been approved by the International Rugby Board, a rare asset in Canada. Langford built the facility for Rugby Canada, which also includes a medical centre and gym in Eagle Ridge arena, for about $1.1 million, taken from a parks improvement reserve account. Langford clerk administrator Jim Bowden said Rugby Canada is repaying the City for the administration building and training facility through a longterm lease agreement. About 12 Rugby Canada administrators and high-performance coaches will staff the office full time. Male and female players will rotate through yearround for intensive training before travelling overseas for games. For the 45 or so high-performance athletes, a typical day involves skills training and weight training in the morning, and homework and online university courses in the afternoon. “The fact that players are here working together is exciting. Canada is definitely taking a step forward for success on the international stage,” remarked player Stephen Seccareccia, 19. “This is a great experience. I’ve got to thank Langford for providing this centre of excellence.”

Rugby Canada chair Rick Bourne expects Langford to play host to a number of international U20 test matches against Russia, Georgia and the U.S. this year. “Langford is such a welcoming community,” Bourne said. “It’s built a field, a stadium, a medical centre and a gym. We are so fortunate Langford has a vision for the future, to look after young Canadian athletes.” Rugby Canada has recruited outside talent to run the centre, including Mike Chu, who work for nine years with New Zealand’s national rugby program. Chu, now the general manager of rugby operations in Langford, said Rugby Canada’s vision of creating a dedicated, long-term system to develop elite rugby athletes drew him and his family to Canada. “The leadership is developing the culture and systems for success,” he said. “They want to create not a centre of excellence, but a sustained centre of excellence.” Citing Canada’s rugby women sevens recent victory in Dubai and the men’s sevens gold medal at the Pan Am Games in Mexico, Chu said Canada certainly isn’t starting from scratch as a rugby nation. “Canada is an emerging nation, but is going up in a very short time,” Chu said. (Rugby Canada) really wants to achieve. They want to get gold in the Olympics.” sports@goldstreamgazette.com

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Castaway-Wanderers reload for another run Premier rugby kicks off with national players watching from sidelines Travis Paterson News staff

A new rule limits the amount of national players in the Castaway-Wanderers’ starting lineup but on Saturday the club showed there’s still plenty of depth on its roster. The Castaway-Wanderers beat the UVic Vikes 28-27 in the first game back from the CDI Premier Rugby League’s mid-winter break. The Vikes took an early lead at Windsor Park with a try from eight-man Dustin Dobravsky, followed by two from national sevens winger Beau Parker. A solid kicking demonstration by Vikes fly-half Patrick Kay – converting all three tries, a penalty and a drop goal – added to the total. But it was all CW in the last 20 minutes, with size and experience pushing back over the youthful varsity squad. Scoring for CW were props Hubert Buydens and Andrew Tiedeman, with second row Dylan Jones and winger Johnny Morris crossing the line late in the match. Four tries meant getting the much needed bonus point for CW, while UVic earned one for being within seven points. The win puts CW (2-1) in third place with 11 points in the CDI Premier League. The Vikes sit in fifth. “I thought it was a typical first game of the season; a bit scrappy,” said CW coach Lee Lindwall. “UVic has a lot of speed

Joining CW from UVic this year are national-level props Tiedeman and Toby Peyton. Though Peyton was only briefly carded by Rugby Canada in 2011, it was long enough to make him the odd man out on Saturday. Instead, Peyton played Div. 1, while Tiedeman lined up in the front row for CW’s premier team with Rugby World Cup teammate Hubert Buydens and ex-national Mike Pletch, in from Velox (along with versatile back Pita Savea). CW also boasts highly touted Ontario Blues scrum half Kyle Armstrong, who’s carded, but missed the world cup campaign rehabbing a long-term injury. “Normally we wouldn’t play our carded guys in Div. 1,” Lindwall said. “But players want to come here because we provide such a good program. We’ll have to work within the rule.”

and talent and (they ran) away with it three times. “(But) we did a lot of the running of the play, and played with a lot more possession, and so we should have, we’ve got a lot of really good players this half.” While post-game talk centred around both squad’s high levels of skill and fitness, there was also a fair amount of chatter regarding roster changes and rules that affect them.

“It keeps the playing field a bit even, but it keeps a lot of the top guys out of the competition.” – UVic Vike Tony Lacarte This year the B.C. Rugby Union introduced a rule limiting the number of nationally carded players to three per starting roster in the premier league. University teams UVic and UBC aren’t affected, though UVic’s Bret Beukeboom was his side’s lone carded player – sevens stars Phil Mack (injured) and Sean Duke (away with national team) were unavailable Saturday. “It keeps the playing field a bit even, but it keeps a lot of the top guys out of the competition,” said Vike Tony Lacarte, who played scrum half in place of Mack. A former national level and CW player himself, Lacarte is playing out his university eligibility while studying geography. He is familiar with the many additions CW made for the winter season. They include both elite provincial and national level players crossing over from Velox and UVic to play for the reigning provincial champs.

Bays hop to first Across town on Saturday, James Bay hosted and defeated the up-and-coming premier team Abbotsford Rugby Football Club, 27-10. The first-place Bays (3-0) secured a bonus point with four tries, as Zac Coughlan, Hugo Belanger, Morgan Williams and Adam Drury all scored. Winger Pat Fraser kicked for goal, converting two tries and a penalty. The Bays could also be affected by the rule change but weren’t this weekend as Connor Braid is away with the sevens team and Sean White would be if not for injury. The Velox Valhallians will play their second straight season in the Okanagan Spring Brewery Tier 1. Velox visit the Vancouver Rowing Club at Stanley Park’s Brockton Oval this Saturday (Feb. 4). sports@vicnews.com

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DELIVERY PERSONS

TELUS

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FUNDRAISER Clubs, Charitable Organizations, Schools / Church Groups, Sport Teams or Individuals! EARN MONEY delivering the Telus Yellow Pages in the Victoria, Langford, Sidney and Sooke areas. No selling involved. Call, fax or visit online for more info.

PDC Logistics Tel: 1-800-663-4383

TRADES, TECHNICAL MILLWRIGHT JOURNEYMAN BCTQ certification mandatory. Fulltime opening @ West Coast Reduction Ltd in Vancouver. Competitive wage and benefits. Email resumes to rpretorius@wcrl.com.

LEMARE GROUP in Port McNeill is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team. Your skill set should include strong organization skills, effective time management, attention to details, excellent communication skills, computer literate and accounting knowledge. Fax resume to 250956-4888 or email jcornin@lemare.ca

COASTAL LOG SCALING COURSE

Nanaimo Based Log Scaling Co. is seeking motivated students. Course to Start in March (5 days/week.) Government Exam in June. E-mail for further info. scalingjobs@gmail.com

LOST AND FOUND

HELP WANTED

AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.

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HELP WANTED

THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking a Machinist. Fulltime union wages. Please send resumes by fax to (250)956-4888 or by email to office@lemare.ca.

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD WOKBOX (MILLSTREAM) needs Kitchen Helper immediately. Starting at $12.50/hr. Email resume to: wb23@wokbox.ca

INCOME OPPORTUNITY

PORT HARDY-Available immediately, working Bodyshop Manager. Painter/Bodyman. Competitive pay, benefits and bonuses. Also looking for a Journeyman GM Technician. Send resumes to Attention Cory, klassengm@gmail.com or fax 250-949-7440.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Seeking experienced PROCESSOR OPERATOR for falling & processing work on Vancouver Island. Full time & year round employment. Excellent wage & benefit package. Possibility of relocation cost coverage for the right applicant. TEL: 250-286-1148 FAX: 250-286-3546 kdcon@telus.net

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WESTERN LABRADORS Perfect Yellow Pups CKC reg. Champ. Bloodlines. $1200. w w w. w e s t e r n l a b r a d o r s . c a Wes 250-337-1814

PERSONAL SERVICES HEALTH PRODUCTS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

$10 CASH back for every pound you lose. Herbal Magic. Lose Weight Guaranteed! Call Herbal Magic now at 1-800827-8975 for more information. Limited time offer.

METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FRIENDLY FRANK

BUILDING SUPPLIES

AIRCAST BOOTS, medical, like new, 1 sz fits all male & female, $99 obo. (250)380-2858 before 9pm.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

ACREAGE

MORTGAGES

APARTMENT/CONDO

AUTO FINANCING

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

LANGLEY, BC, 31.24 acres

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

LAVENDER CO-OP accepting applications for a 1 bdrm, $574/mo. Quiet area, sm pet ok, W/D hook up, insuite storage, lrg bright kitchen. Gross income $25,000.+ share purchase is $2,500. Applications available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

In ALR, flat land, good drainage, creek. 10 acres in cottonwood trees balance in mixture of pasture & bush. Qualifies for farm taxes. Older barn. Lovely building site for dream home. Drilled well, plentiful excellent water, designated septic field. 5 Mins to hospital, shopping complex, and indoor pool. $1,800,000. (604)534-2748

HOUSES FOR SALE CORDOVA BAY (near Matticks Farm/Golf). Appraised at $615,000. 3 bdrm, 3 bath, water view, clean, good condition, recent upgrades, (suite $800). Quick sale, realtor chosen. Open house: Sat & Sun, 2pm-4pm weekly (until sold). 5177 Lochside Drive. Email: fadadu@hotmail.com

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161. M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, editing, add/remove objects/people. Tribute posters, home movies to CD/DVD. 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com

PETS

MODERN EXEC. Run-off desk w/round table section $175. Buff/hutch $375. 2 tall book units w/cupboards $80 ea. Excellent cond. (250)478-8702 MODERN EXEC. Run-off desk w/round table section $175. Buff/hutch $375. 2 tall book units w/cupboards $80 ea. Excellent cond. (250)478-8702

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

PARK WEST APTS 55 Bay Street Stes avail. - some immed. 1 Bdrms from $875; 2 bdrms from $1125. Close to Victoria downtown, Save-On, Starbucks & transportation. Please Call Wendy 250-590-7505 Email: pw@ramco.ca

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm (behind Thrifty’s) 1 bath. Reno’d. NS/NP. $1375+(250)656-4003

WETHERBY APTS FOR SENIORS ONLY 55+ Spacious stes Avail. - some immed. Bach $750; 1 bdrm $890; 2 bdrms $1075 & up. Close to buses, Hillside Mall, doctors, dentists all within walking distance. Seniors lifestyle of convenience & comfort. On site laundry, social room. Staff available. Please call Bonny 250-598-1650 Email: weth@ramco.ca

HOMES FOR RENT

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991

APARTMENTS FURNISHED SIDNEY: FURNISHED Deluxe suite, newer. Walk to ocean & town. All incl. 250-656-8080.

1250SQFT rancher, 2 bed + den, 1.5bath, quiet no-thru rd, ocean view, garage, shed, porch, patio, lrg yard, gas fp, hrdwd flr, appl incl, no smok, sm pet negot, avail Feb 1 $1,500 + Util. 250-652-2511

FREE CASH back with $0 down at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery. WANT A vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in February, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

AUTO SERVICES

CAREY RD. area, 2 bdrm bsmt, all utils incl’d, $1000, (avail immed) 250-386-8365.

CASH PAID

FOR ALL VEHICLES in all conditions in all locations

250-885-1427

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CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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SIDNEY, 2 bdrm bungalow, new kitchen, 5 appls, elec heat, air tight W/D, fenced yard, $1400 includes water. 250-360-6242, 250-656-3656.

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BUY & SAVE QUEEN-SIZE MATTRESS SALE!

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Langford- sunny 2bdrm bsmt suite, all amenities, share W/D. $1100. (250)721-2330.

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES

Eurotop 640 Coil Dreamland 2 Pc. Sets

LANGFORD. 2-BDRM, in suite laundry, parking, lots of closets. NS/NP. $1100. heat & lights incld. (250)686-4445.

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

Call: 1-250-616-9053

SIDNEY Waterfront- 1 bdrm bachelor. $1000 inclusive. Refs. NP/NS. (250)656-4003.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

SOOKE- MAIN level, new small 1 bdrm, sep entrance, full bath, sep. W/D. NS/NP. $600+utils. Call 250-415-7991.

SAANICH: FURNISHED large 1 bdrm suite. NP/NS. Avail Now. Refs req’d. $900/mo inclusive. Call 250-721-0281, 250-858-0807.

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250-655-0700

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

BETTER

LANGFORD: 1 bdrm, main floor, W/D, NS/NP. $800 incld’s utils. (250)220-8750.

STEEL BUILDINGS steel of a deal - building sale! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Antiques, books, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased.

$0-$1000 CASH

For Junk Cars/Trucks

LANGFORD. 3-BDRM + den. 2 bath, double car garage, huge deck, on quiet street. $2300./mo. (250)686-4445.

Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

Galleon Books & Antiques

TRUCKS & VANS

Call us ﬁrst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles. Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!

GLANFORD: FEB. 15. 1100 sqft 2 bdrm, quiet/bright. Reno kitch & bdrm closet. w/d, full bath, storage, priv entr., sm yrd, near bus, amens. NS/NP, $1030, ht, h/w, hydro/internet incl’d. Refs. 250-704-0197

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE STEEL BUILDINGS for all uses! Beat the 2012 steel increase. Make an offer on selloff models at factory and save thousands now! Call for free Brochure. 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

SIDNEY CHARMING garden cottage, sea view & beach access on bus route to Sidney & Victoria, close to ferries & airport. Totally renovated, w/beautiful fir floors, 1 bdrm (fits queen or smaller), 1 bath, open kitchen/dining & living area, 4 appls, off street prkg. $1000. NP/NS. Opportunity to garden. Avail March 1. Prefer long term. 250-656-3003.

CORDOVA BAY- 2 bdrms, W/D, hydro incld. Avail Mar 1. $945/mo. (250)658-4760.

1992 TRAVELAIRE. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Immaculate condition. Full shower with skylight, generator, air conditioning, 91,000 km. $16,500. (250) 743-6036

PETS

GORGE VIEW APT 258 Gorge Road East Stes avail. - Some Immed. 1 Bdrm $860; 2 Bdrms $1120; 2 Bdrm & den $1125. Amenities incl’s indoor pool, fitness facilities, above grnd and parkade pkg, on site laundry. Onsite staff avail. Please call Sue or Elena 250-380-6566 Email: gvapts@shaw.ca

SEAGATE APTS 707 Esquimalt Road Stes avail. - some immed. 1 bdrm $875 & up; 2 bdrms $1010 & up. Indoor pool, exercise rm and many other fitness amenities. Full view of Strait of Juan de Fuca. Please call Sylvia 250-383-1731 Email: sea@ramco.ca

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

COTTAGES APARTMENT/CONDO

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

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RENTALS

SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted! We BUY Scrap Batteries from Cars, Trucks etc. $4.00/ea. & up! Free pick-up Island Wide. Min. 10 (1)604.866.9004 Ask for Brad

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39”, 54” and King Size Sets also on sale!

29995 $ 95 WITH MATTRESSES 499

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

COMPUTER SERVICES

ELECTRICAL

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

LANDSCAPING

PLUMBING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Des, 250-6569363, 250-727-5519.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778. PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

AURICLE LAWNS- Hedge, tree pruning, winter clean, pwr wash, snow rmvl. 882-3129

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PRICED BY the job. No surprises. Guaranteed. 25 yrs, 2nd generation Master Plumber. 778-922-0334 Visa/MC.

Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File

TAX

250-477-4601 PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237

BUSINESS SERVICES

COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONTRACTORS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

DENIED CANADA Pension plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca

DESIGN FOR PERMIT. w w w. i n t e gra d e s i g n i n c . c o m Call Steven (250) 381-4123.

CARPENTRY

DRYWALL

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525.

CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, cedar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape). Call (250)588-5920. QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

CLEANING SERVICES CARING BONDABLE work since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869 SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efficient. (250)508-1018

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

DRAFTING & DESIGN

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

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Reno’s plus. Visa accepted. Small jobs ok. #22779 AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. LAKE ELECTRIC+20yrs exp., res/comm. & reno’s. Lic: 102849, call (778)679-1583.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CLARK’S HOME RENOVATIONS

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Residential, Commercial, Renovations. #100213. 250-418-1611.

EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GARDENING DPM SERVICES: lawn/gard, cleanups, pruning, hedges, landscapes, irrigation, pwr washing, gutters 15yrs. 250883-8141.

ELITE GARDENING MAINTENANCE Stratas & Commercial Contracts - Property Maintenance Professional & Guaranteed work

778-678-2524

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Ofﬁce: 250-642-5598 Cell: 250-361-8136

A1 -AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning. Gutter guards, power washing, roof de-mossing, repairs, windows. Package deals! Insured. (250)507-6543.

Renovations

Tubs, Surround, Sinks, Taps, Vanity, Drains, Hot Water Tanks www.clarkshomerenovations.ca

Rooﬁng, Framing, Drywall, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laminate, Decks, Fence, Painting www.victoriahomerenos.ca

• B.C. Business Licence • City Licence • WCB • Liability Insurance Fall Arrest Training & Equipment Free Estimates Senior Discounts

Aroundthehouse.ca ALL, Repairs & Renovations Ben 250-884-6603 AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245. HIRE-A-HUSBAND, 250-5144829. Specialize in bath/kitchen reno’s and accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23 years. IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com SENIOR HANDYMANHousehold repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.

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

CA$H for CAR$

A1 -DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, repairs, gutter guard, power washing, window washing, roof de-mossing. Free no obligation est. 250-889-5794. GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

CBS MASONRY BBB A+. Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee.” Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Fully insured. Estimates. Call 250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181

MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. ✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

OVERGROWN GARDEN? Cleanups. Pruning roses, fruit tree, hedges. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

(Family Owned & Operated Business)

Service Installation

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PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & installations. Call (250)474-4373.

CBS MASONRY BBB A+ Accredited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

250-888-JUNK www.888junk.com CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. GARDEN CITY Green Hauling & Recycle. Chris, 250-2170062. junkremovalvictoria.com I’VE GOT a truck. I can haul. Reasonable rates, so call. Phil 250-595-3712. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

RENOS BY Don, 25 yrs exp. New, renos, repairs, decks, fencing, bathrooms, kitchens. Senior discounts. Licensed, Insured, WCB, 250-588-1545.

HOME REPAIRS HIRE-A-HUSBAND, 250-5144829. Specialize in bath/kitchen reno’s and accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23 years.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SUMMIT SERVICES. Total property services. Including certified Irrigation & Landscaping, Site Maintenance inside and out. See what everyone is talking about! 250-883-1041. james@summitirrigation.ca

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-220-0734.

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

PLASTERING PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS STEPS ROOF & CHIMNEY Gutters. Clean, Repairs, New, Torch-on flat. 250-588-3744.

STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.

TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046

TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp. Bucket truck, chipper. We buy logs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

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Stolen bicycle returned to owner after 28 years Erin McCracken News staff

Stranger things have happened, but not to Tony Roche. The Esquimalt resident figured he’d never see his 10-speed Norco bicycle again after it was stolen in broad daylight outside a Victoria pub 28 years ago. Fast-forward to two Fridays ago when Roche arrived at the Victoria Police Department to pick up his bike that had been turned in by a citizen in late November. When Roche laid eyes on it “it all came back. Man, that was a long time ago,” he said. His reaction? “Kind of exciting, not Lotto exciting,” Roche quipped. “(The story behind the bike has) got a twist to it for sure.” Roche, now 49, was 21 years old when he and a friend rode their bikes to a Douglas Street pub. When they came out to ride home, Roche’s bike, a gift from his older brother, was gone. “Mine was locked and my buddy’s, which was a way better bike, wasn’t,” said Roche. “We were killing ourselves (laughing). Why would they take the locked one? That’s the irony of it.” When his wife Cheryl told Roche last Thursday that police

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Tony Roche with his returned 10-speed bicycle. He plans to fix it up and donate it to a charity. son why Roche is wary of taking had recovered his bike, he immediately thought of his elec- it for a spin. But the bike may still have some years left in it. tric bike, which had recently “I’m going to throw some been stolen. money at it if it’s worth fixing Where the 10-speed has been and then donate it,” said Roche. all these years is a mystery to “I’m sure some kid will say, police, who traced a nine-digit ‘Wow, this is cool.’ number stamped on the bike’s “Maybe all his friends will frame back to Roche. have brand new BMXs and his The bike’s chain is rusty and will be an original.” the tires are flat and bald, rea-

Province to manage PCC assets Roszan Holmen News staff

Management of key downtown Victoria properties, such as Crystal Garden and the CPR Terminal Building, is changing hands. On Jan. 24, the B.C. Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development announced the shakeup. The Provincial Capital Commission, an agency run by a

board of regional politicians, had its mandate broadened in 1977 to include stewardship of six downtown properties. Its governance, however, was publicly questioned in April 2011, after the PCC rejected all three proponents bidding for tenancy in the CPR Terminal. “In my opinion the (PCC) is not effectively managing the assets,” wrote Bob Wright of the Oak Bay Marine Group, whose bid was rejected, in a letter

to Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Ida Chong. In response, Chong agreed to have her staff look at Wright’s concerns, and examine the PCC board. The board will maintain its decision-making powers. However, financial services and property management services will now be handled by the ministry and by Shared Services B.C.

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