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Pieces fall into place for West Shore emergency youth shelter Edward Hill News staff

Social service agencies are within a few months of establishing the first West Shore emergency shelter for teens and young adults, based in Langford. A permanent shelter remains in planning, but a Langford business has offered free space for a temporary shelter, and at least two West Shore property developers have offered apartments, said Bill McElroy, chair of the West Shore emergency youth housing task force. “This is going to happen in the next few months,” McElroy said. “We don’t know exactly what it’s going to look like, but I know the community is in the mood for this to happen.” The task force, a consortium of youth service and housing agencies, non-profit groups, teens, and business owners, emerged last October after the Bright Ideas youth conference in Langford. Teens at the conference pointed out emergency shelters remain an ongoing need on the West Shore. Unlike the more obvious homelessness in downtown Victoria, West Shore youth who leave or are kicked out of their homes often couch surf, drift downtown or sleep outside, near the shopping district at Westshore Town Centre, for instance. “The last thing I want is West Shore youth to do downtown and find no (shelter) beds and wander around. Drug users and predators prey these kids,” said McElroy, a long-time social worker who heads up the Capital Region action team for sexually exploited youth. PLEASE SEE: Hard to see, Page A4

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(From left) Indie band Fir Cone, consisting of Heather Lee, Griffon Simms, Kieran Campbell, Nathan Oshiro, Rae Gallimore and Claire Brady have made the top 10 in Youthink's B.C's Best Teen Band and need voters to send them to the top three.

Langford teen band aims for best in B.C. Arnold Lim News staff

Langford’s Fir Cone hopes to be the last band standing. For the second consecutive year, the road to B.C.’s best teen band runs through Greater Victoria, as the Langford sextet jammed their way into the top 10 one year after Victoria’s The Archers took the title B.C.’s Best Teen Band in Youthink magazine . “When I found out, I freaked out,” said Fir Cone vocalist Nathan Oshiro. “It is awesome to be in the top 10. It is a big deal because it is across the whole province.” Keyboardist Heather Lee, drummer Griffon Simms, guitarist Kieran Campbell, violinist Rae Gallimore, bass guitarist

from themselves or hermit down or put up shields (on stage) and those guys definately don’t. I think that is what is really cool about them.” With voting currently underway, Caleb believes a combination of their rare maturity for a band of 17-year-olds with less than six months together, and their folksy West Coast sound will propel them to the finals against challengers from the Queen Charlotte Islands, Vancouver and Salt Spring Island. “I think they are really dedicated to their music and their friendship,” Caleb said. “Fir Cone is a blast from the past. They have definitely gone back in time and put a fresh new spin on it. They have a different sound.”

Youthink’s website is open to voting through Feb. 20 and Fir Cone currently sits in a topthree position. Finalists perform at the Electric Owl in Vancouver to a panel of judges who determine the winner. Fir Cone is practicing every evening, anticipating the opportunity to perform in the finals. “We are just really having a good time and play things we like to hear,” said Oshiro, a Belmont secondary student along with the rest of the band, except for Brady, who attends Esquimalt secondary. “We don’t like what the mainstream is putting out so we are putting our own stuff in.” Voting takes place at bandcontest.youthink.ca. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Victoria man charged with prostituting teen girl Edward Hill News staff

Pamela Saddler and Kathleen Davis show off two rescued and recovering pups. The women run the volunteer Broken Promises animal rescue society. Edward Hill/News staff

A last chance for abused pets Volunteers dedicate lives to saving animals Edward Hill News staff

Kathleen Davis holds Petey in her lap, a friendly little poodle cross with cropped black fur. Until you wave a hand or snap a finger, it’s hard to know Petey is mostly blind and deaf, the result of severe neglect. When Broken Promises animal rescue got a hold of him, his nails were growing into his feet, his teeth were rotten and infected, and one of his eyes had collapsed. “His hair was so matted we didn’t know which end was his face,” grimaces Pamela Saddler, who with Davis and Cora Timothy, make up a volunteer animal rescue squad. They pride themselves on saving the most neglected, most medically complicated animals which land in the pound system. Animal shelters in B.C. won’t destroy animals to make room, but at times animals with severe and expensive medical prob-

lems may be put down. “We are working to help the ones overlooked in shelters due to their breed or health,” says Saddler, a Langford resident who works for Camosun College. “We pull in the ones where it’s their last shot.” Veteran animal rescuers, Davis and Saddler have decades of experience patching up abused strays and finding them good homes. Saddler started 15 years ago after rescuing a box of kittens abandoned on the side of a highway. Davis works for the Capital Regional District pound and started fostering dogs and cats at her Saanich home. The women joined forces, creating the non-profit Broken Promises in December 2010, with the main goal of saving those animals too abused and broken for shelters to mend. Beyond the Capital Region, they receive animals from shelters in Chilliwack and as far as Terrace, thanks to free air transport by Pacific Coastal Airlines. Finding and vetting foster homes, fundraising money, organizing medical checkups and surgeries, amid the constant influx of animals, can become an

all-consuming, full-time job. “I do this every waking moment outside my day job. It’s 20 to 30 emails a day that need responses, scrambling to make vet appointments,” Saddler says. “It’s taking them there, picking them up, doing home visits for adoption and foster homes. “It’s a lot of running around. It has to be a right fit for everybody, not only the animal, but the family too.”

“I do this every waking moment outside my day job.” –Pamela Saddler Broken Promises animal rescue To date, the group has rescued and rehabilitated 35 dogs and 25 cats, with the majority adopted out, but any overflow falls to the women. Saddler cares for a small herd of cats at her house, and she feeds feral cat colonies living in forests around Langford. Davis usually has a few extra dogs at her home keeping company with three she owns. As a society, they’ve spent

$35,000 on veterinary and medical bills over their first year of operations — typically neglected dogs and cats come in with infected teeth and claws, skin infections, diseases and sometimes broken limbs. “We help who we can at the time, but we can’t take everybody,” Davis says. “We’re fortunate we’ve never said no yet.” Saving animals is such an integral part of their lives, Davis and Saddler find it hard to pinpoint why they go through the effort, especially when they’re forced to spend more money than fundraising brings in. “I found one cat in a ditch, deaf and blind,” Saddler says. “She lasted two months and died loved, instead of in a ditch. That is why we do it.” And not all saved animals live long lives, but they live better lives. Davis doesn’t expect Petey the poodle to survive long after the trauma he went through, but will have a comfortable life from now on. “This dog doesn’t have a huge life expectancy,” Davis says. “All this dog wants is to be held and snuggled.” See www.brokenpromisesrescue.com.

After a year-long investigation, a 22-year-old Victoria man has been charged with forcibly prostituting a 16-year-old girl through a number of websites. The West Shore RCMP detachment received information in November 2010 that a 16-year-old was being solicited on the Internet in Greater Victoria, based out of the West Shore. West Shore RCMP, the regional crime unit and provincial RCMP resources uncovered evidence leading to an adult male investigators say was controlling the girl. RCMP Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz said it took investigators about six months to locate the suspect and a few more months to amass enough evidence to charge the man. Rochlitz said the female victim is now “in a safe environment moving forward with her life,” but couldn’t say if the girl is with her family or in the custody of youth services. The suspect and the victim aren't related, and Rochlitz couldn’t say how long the girl was being sold as a prostitute. Rochlitz did say the crimes of forcing the girl into prostitution, living off prostitution and kidnapping took place on the West Shore. “I don’t believe we’ve ever had a file of this nature involving such a young person,” she said. “It doesn't mean it doesn't happen. But this is a classic case of a criminal targeting vulnerable youth. “At-risk youth are lured with money and drugs, and in the end the young person is left as a victim.” Stephen Charlie, 22, is charged with procuring, aiding, abetting or compelling a person to carry on prostitution, living off the avails of prostitution, kidnapping and assault. He was charged on Jan. 19 and remains in custody on unrelated charges involving breaking and entering, assault and robbery in Victoria last May. Charlie’s next court date on the prostitution, kidnapping and assault charges is Feb. 9, 10 a.m. at Western Communities Courthouse. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Hard to see, but need exists for shelter Alleged scammer Continued from Page A1

“We want these kids to stay on the West Shore. They’re better off to be in a place they know, near friends, than be downtown.” It’s hard to know how many youth are homeless or in unstable housing at any given time. From speaking with teens on the task force, McElroy guesses 50 to 60 kids are on the street or surfing couches. Mitzi Dean, executive director of Pacific Centre Family Services Association and a member of the task force, said at least a few dozen of her clients struggle to find consistent shelter. “I’d say 10 to 20 per cent (of our clients) are at some point of instability in living situations — couch surfing, getting in an argument and getting thrown out late at night, moving between other peoples’ houses,” Dean said.

“We know the need is there. Our staff work with youth all the time who don’t know where they will sleep at night.” Pacific Centre Family Services has secured grant funding for the task force from the United Way. Dean said the housing effort has $40,000 worth of funds and in-kind donations, enough to run a temporary shelter for four months. A consultant is scheduled to release a report to the group on Tuesday outlining the demand for youth shelter. Following that in February, McElroy said they’ll examine the types of shelter models that would work for this area. It could be a group home or an intake centre, he said, and would be run by an existing housing non-profit. Ashley Frerichs, a 20-year-old who sits on the youth housing task force, saw first hand the level of need five years ago when she couch surfed for

four months, while still attending school and working a job. A small subculture of semi-homeless, adrift youth congregate around the mall area, and couch surf or camp near box stores or in the woods along the Galloping Goose trail, she said. “So many I know went into the bush and set up camp. One buddy camped for a year near Langford lake,” Frerichs said. “There definitely exists a need for (housing).” Creating a temporary emergency shelter would at least allow social services to identify youth on the street and give them access to resources, she said, instead of them just falling off the radar. “Ideally we’ll set up transition housing to provide stabilized living for youth, some kind of living environment where they know there’s food, a bed and people there to help them,” Frerichs said. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Kids get hands-on with science at hobby show Arnold Lim News staff

Peering into a busy Colwood garage, there isn’t a vehicle to be seen. Instead, the space is a fenced 12 by 12 foot playing field, complete with ramps, balls and a robot whizzing and whirring at the behest of a young man with two remote controls. A picture of concentration, 13-year-old Duncan Silversides extends the arm of his home-made robot and punches a bucket of balls over. He has scored. “I like building robots,” he said. “(Because) you can build anything.” As his robot zooms along a playing field where a car would normally sit, a smile spreads across his face as Potter the robot, named after Harry Potter, hoists a crate up as high as his head. A member of the Victoria Robotics Club where children build and program robots to solve various theme-based challenges, Silversides has created everything from an underwater breathing apparatus, to a safety shirt for bicyclists. His passion for science a driving force in the young home-schooled students life. “I think science is fun and interesting,” he said. “You can do things no one has thought of, solved, (or) done before.” His passion for his favourite subject is

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Science lover Duncan Silversides, 13, shows off his home-made robot Potter at his home in Colwood. Silversides will be demonstrating his creation on Saturday.

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Metchosin demands a revised budget from West Shore rec Charla Huber News staff

Metchosin is refusing to pass the West Shore parks and recreation’s budget until staff provide more detail on how money will be spent. During a presentation to Metchosin council last week, Mayor John Ranns had tough questions for the rec centre’s financial officers. Shaun Wysiecki, chair of the society’s finance committee and Sue Dickson, the rec center manager of finance, are presenting the 2012 budget to all West Shore municipalities, including Metchosin. West Shore recreation is requesting a 5.5 per cent or $244,000 increase from the five West Shore owner municipalities to help fund repairs, maintenance and wage increases. Requisitions from the owners provides about 48 per cent of the revenues for the West Shore rec centre. Metchosin’s portion is $423,000 this year, a $12,800 hike. During the presentation, Dickson explained the how Bear Mountain arena has seen a sharp drop in attendance to commercial events, including Victoria Grizzlies hockey and Shamrocks lacrosse. Two Armageddon Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fights at Bear Mountain, normally sell-out events, had the lowest attendance yet, Dickson said.

Ranns pointed out Bear Mountain arena lost about $446,000 last year. “Nearly half a million dollars is a big bite in revenue,” Ranns explained, noting that the loss is more money than Metchosin even contributes to the rec centre in a year. Commercial events held at Bear Mountain arena and other venues at the rec centre help subsidize community programs, such as aquatics, soccer and hockey. “Minor hockey is not a money making business,” Dickson said. Ranns asked for a detailed breakdown of how commercial events subsidize community programs. Another key issue for the mayor is the Juan de Fuca par 3 golf course losing $23,000 last year. In the early 1990s Ranns was on the recreation committee at WSPR and voted to bring in the golf course. “It was supposed to make a healthy profit,” Ranns said. Ranns noted Metchosin has two golf courses that compete with the Juan de Fuca course. Property taxes from both the Metchosin Golf and Country Club, and Green Acres par 3 and driving range, are used to pay Metchosin’s share of the rec centre budget, he said. If the WSPR golf course is losing money, Ranns would like to see the land used for more playing fields. Ranns does acknowledge

there may just be nuggets of information missing from the budget, and said if the rec centre can show how these amenities are generating revenue, and not showing losses, council will gladly approve the budget. “Perhaps the grass cutting equipment is being charged to the golf course, but is used on all of the fields,” Ranns suggested. Dickson and Wysiecki noted that recreation centres across the region are weathering a tough economy and are seeing fewer users and less revenue. West Shore rec took a hit last year when some hockey programs shifted to Westhills arena in Langford and when full-day kindergarten cut into daycare programs. “Our rec centre has had the least revenue decrease out of all the rec centres in (Greater Victoria),” Dickson said. “We did make money, but we didn’t make as much as we had hoped.” Ranns also told Dickson and Wysiecki that Metchosin shouldn’t be charged for the upkeep and maintenance for the weightroom expansion and new fitness studio. Metchosin and Highlands objected to and opted out of that project. “We (Metchosin) are always going to be branded as the obstacle, but we don’t want to be,” Ranns observed. “It’s the only way we can get information.”

infectious and for the second year in a row, hopes to pass that along at Let’s Talk Science, an outreach program through the University of Victoria making its way to the Hobby Show at Westshore Town Centre on Saturday. With Potter and other smaller robots in tow, he will be part of 10 science displays where kids and adults alike get a hands-on experience and learn more about science. “A lot of students don’t understand they use science on a daily basis,” said LTS coordinator Heather Stewart. “We just want to bring that knowledge to them.” She hopes the fun and practicality of science, and hands-on displays, rub off on young minds making their way through the mall. They want to prove to young and old that science applies to everyone’s daily lives. “It is important because the youth today are our next generation ... and they may take an interest in something they didn’t know that they had,” Stewart said. “When you see the light bulb click, (it) is so exciting when you see they are getting it and enjoying it.” Let’s Talk Science runs Feb. 4, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Westshore Town Centre. The larger Hobby Show runs Feb. 3 to 5, and features trains, model boats, and arts and crafts, among other hobbies. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Shoko Inoue and Ryan May are present classical music with an environmental beat during a cross-Canada tour. Inoue’s program includes Bach-Busoni’s Chaconne, Bach’s English Suite, Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata, Schubert’s Impromptu, and Ravel’s La Valse. Inoue, described as a distinct musician who combines profound emotion with dazzling technique, began playing at age three. After dozens of prize-winning competitions throughout Japan, she studied under full scholarship with the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Later, she received her MA in piano performance from the University of Montreal with the highest rating ever awarded to a pianist. Her career has included performances in prestigious venues, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Rome’s St. Cecilia Hall, and live for the CBC at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. She has even enjoyed an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. With a degree in ecology, agriculture, and environment

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Meeting aims for new conversation about regional amalgamation Roszan Holmen News staff

Greater Victoria residents are invited to join in Tuesday (Feb. 7) on what organizers hope will be a different kind of discussion about regional amalgamation. The “conversation” aims to avoid the pro- or anti- factions in this hotbutton topic. Finding speakers that are open to the shades of grey, however, is proving difficult, said co-organizer Shellie Gudgeon. If none are found, the event will morph into more of a cafestyle discussion. “Probably six months ago, if you asked me if I was for amalgamation, I would have said yes,” said the new Victoria city councillor. Through her election campaign and first few months on the job, however, her perspective has changed through talking to many passionate people. “What I learned is that

this in not a black and white issue,” Gudgeon said. “We picked the word amalgamation after much debate …. We could have talked mergers or integration or working together, but I don’t think it would ignite the public like the ‘A’ word.” On the table, however, is a discussion about all sorts of options for joining forces — not necessarily erasing municipal boundaries. Instead, she sees Victoria pointing fingers at the rest of the region for not contributing to regional problems centered in the downtown core. She also sees suburban municipalities pointing the finger right back, complaining the city reaps all the business taxes. “It’s an excuse in my humble opinion,” said Gudgeon. “A conversation about amalgamation” is at S.J. Willis school, 923 Topaz Ave., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7 to 9 p.m. Entry is free.

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Football fans packed the fieldhouse at West Shore Parks and Recreation in Colwood last Monday to see the Grey Cup trophy up close and to meet B.C. Lions top players. Grey Cup championship MVP and quarterback Travis Lulay, and CFL outstanding player recipient and kicker Paul McCallum, sign footballs and team photos as part of a provincewide tour of the Grey Cup.

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ews that municipally-owned Cedar Hill golf course has been bleeding money has opened up a Pandora’s box for residents around the region. The facility operates at a loss covered by Saanich taxpayers, who will eventually be the ones to decide on the fate of the course. But the golf course represents a much bigger issue. The vast majority of people in Greater Victoria acknowledge that public subsidies are needed to provide recreational facilities that are in the interest of the greater good. It’s the reason Langford built the $14-million City Centre Park, complete with two turf fields, and ice arena and a dry floor arena. It’s why municipalities of the Saanich Peninsula kicked in for extensive renovations at Panorama Recreation Centre. There is even the municipally-operated Juan de Fuca golf course, though it is closer to a pitch and putt than the Cedar Hill course. While neither are money-makers, Cedar Hill will lose upwards of $300,000 this year — a much harder figure to swallow than the $23,000 that Juan de Fuca will cost West Shore taxpayers. The Cedar Hill golf course has a long history, stretching back 80 years. It has done an admirable job of providing the public with an alternative to more expensive private or exclusive members-only clubs. For a long time, Cedar Hill served a purpose that was essentially the same as what is offered now by public skating rinks, swimming pools and leisure centres. Saanich politicians may be loath to do so, but they may want to examine how Langford operates its public recreation at City Centre Park. The City owns the buildings, fields and land but gets private operators to run and manage the facilities, providing a level of protection to taxpayers for cost overruns. As difficult as it may be for the passionate supporters of Cedar Hill to accept, it’s time for Saanich council to consider whether the sport of golf still merits taxpayer subsidies. 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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nothing as drastic as a subdivision consider myself a history lover. or at worst, a razing, takes place I enjoy reading about the past without further discussion. and discovering interesting The owners of a home with details about the people, places and historical, and in the eyes yes, buildings, that over of some, architectural the years have become significance, recently woven into the fabric of defended to Oak Bay our region’s story. council their request for I have great admiration a permit to demolish the for old buildings that are house to make room for close to their original new structures on their state, or at least relatively double lot. so, given the necessity To anyone who has to do earthquake worked hard for the upgrading and add other ability to either build, safety features to an old Don Descoteau purchase or redesign the structure. Humble Pie house of their dreams, the I have little use for strategy, on the surface, buildings or homes would seem a logical step. that cling minimally to the initial But Oak Bay Heritage design, having been added onto, Commission members argued covered up or otherwise changed against the action. The house, dramatically from their original which served as a boarding home design or footprint. in the 1920s for St. Michaels School, Should such structures qualify to is an excellent example of the be on a heritage registry? Perhaps. Craftsman style of architecture, Surely, making radical changes they said. It is part of an identified disqualifies them from being considered for heritage designation, neighbourhood of similar style homes, and is, in their view, in unless the owner plans to restore reasonable enough condition to the original exterior. warrant saving. Homeowners often shiver when The situation begs the question, they believe someone in a position should the owner of an older home of authority considers their home be permitted to let their house a candidate for heritage protection. deteriorate to the point where the They worry that having their home cost of upgrading is massive and identified as such heavily limits leaves demolition as the primary and controls what they can do to option? Or does a municipality change it. spend money to keep closer watch For heritage designation, that on non-registered heritage homes, much can be true. But far fewer to head off the possibility of a limitations exist for homeowners demolition request? whose houses are put on a local Unless the state of such a house, heritage registry. Such a distinction or the actions of its owner, are only means heritage advocates are causing problems for neighbours, keeping an eye on the house so

there is little a municipality can do to enforce against letting a house fall into disrepair. It can prevent the demolition of such homes where it sees a significant heritage threat. But that stance can be tested in court and local governments are often reluctant to commit to spending thousands on legal fees to defend their position. I appreciate that certain people and groups have taken a stand over the years to say our built heritage is important enough to preserve. That said, there needs to be some kind of incentive available to give homeowners with no intention of restoring or preserving their older home a viable alternative to knocking it down or trying to sell an old, run-down fixer-upper. The City of Victoria has had great success with its downtown heritage tax incentive program, which offers building owners a 10-year property tax holiday in exchange for renovating or restoring the structure. Such a strategy could work for residential properties. The bottom line is, preserving heritage doesn’t come without a cost. It’s not as simple as saying a property has historic significance and leaving it at that. Those who argue for the protection of our heritage must somehow find a way to make such a concept a win-win situation. Otherwise, the value of heritage will be decided in the courts, where everyone loses. editor@oakbaynews.com —Don Descoteau is editor of the Oak Bay News.

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LETTERS Parents forced to line up for K class I am a parent of a seven year old and a four year old here in Langford. This week was kindergarten registration for the school year 2012, which my son will be registered in. I will wake up at 5 a.m. to be at the school with a blanket, coffee, book and lawn chair two and a half hours before registration starts. This is what I have to do to get my child a spot in my catchment school. I am saddened that our education system can’t even ensure a spot for my child to attend kindergarten in the same school as his sister unless I get there before the line up of other parents wanting the same thing. Beth Harris Langford

become terrified of humans and stay as far away from us as possible. Humane? I don’t think so. Dale Lovell Langford

Slim majority for ‘yes’ on suites The discussions in Metchosin council and committee meetings regarding detached secondary suites were mainly sparked by the figure of four per cent advantage for the “yes” side. But look back to the math: 968 “yes” plus 887 “no” makes 1,855 votes, and 968 out of this is 52.19 per cent, what means a majority 2.2 per cent instead of four per cent. Metchosinites should be aware of this in their future considerations. Dietrich Heinicke Metchosin

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Re: Metchosin weighs in on legalizing pot, News, Jan. 18, 2012. The move of several municipalities to urge the legalization of cannabis will, I hope, have some influence of national policy, or at least police enforcement. It is common sense to deal with cannabis as we deal with nicotine, since it is both less harmful than nicotine, and has in some cases medical benefits. Both these reasons have personal significance for me. I lost my elder son to a nicotine related heart attack, and I now have a medical condition which cannabis would ameliorate. (My doctor, while approving of the use of medical cannabis, is forbidden by his malpractice insurance to prescribe it.) As has been remarked, a young man will go to prison with a BA in stupidity, and come out with an MA in criminality, gained at taxpayer expense. The federal omnibus crime bill will be a social and economic disaster. At least cannabis should be removed from that bill. J. McRee Elrod Metchosin

Re: Questioning U.S. ‘environmentalists,’ B.C. Views, Jan. 25, 2012. Tom Fletcher, using populist tactics, writes “Haisla members told the throng of out-of-town professional protesters to sit down and shut up. They don’t need self-appointed urbanites to speak for them.” In the old days populist tactics were used to rouse people against the corporations. We have fallen so far now that populist tactics are used by corporations against the people. There are many different reasons to object to the tar sands pipeline to Kitimat. The local people make one kind of protest: the importance of the place to their lives and culture. That is an important and valid concern and must be voiced. There are other more technical reasons to oppose the pipeline. Working through the science and the engineering required to understand and explain this type of reason may well require help from urbanites. The reviled elites: the folks who have university degrees and study issues related to pipeline engineering, route geology and oil tanker navigation. As far as being self-appointed goes, if people do not volunteer to present the other side of this case, who would? Would Enbridge produce an unbiased document? It is possible, but should we rely on that? Would the government present the other side of the case? With the Stephen Harper government laying off civil servants from the environment ministry with both hands, not much chance there. Does the government fund opposition analysis of these issues? Liberal governments

Nothing humane about a deer cull Re: Deer cull humane thing to do in urban area, Letters, Jan. 27, 2012. There is nothing in Catherine Culley’s letter to suggest she is concerned about being humane to deer. In fact she seems to regard them as another form of welfare bum who have migrated to Vancouver Island cities to take advantage of our good life. Her message is clear — we need to kill enough deer so they

used to fund challenge cases. Harper cancelled this funding. So, without these self-appointed urbanites, where would we get something other than the corporate view? Brent Beach Victoria

Kyoto withdrawal makes sense Re: Canada must set an example for the world, Guest Comment, Jan. 27, 2012. Elizabeth May knows full well that although China and India may have signed on to the Kyoto Protocol, as “developing countries,” they were given a “pass” on establishing emission targets until after 2012. I therefore stand by my comment that some 85 per cent of current world emissions are not covered by Kyoto targets. To suggest that China, by way of example, has “done far more than Canada” in reducing emissions is unadulterated rubbish. China is now the largest emitter of emissions in the world, surpassing the U.S. far sooner than expected. In addition, the carbon dragon’s surge in coal use is now the biggest source of emissions in the world. One can just imagine the targets they will have to achieve after 2012, if in fact targets for such countries are ever established. And under these circumstances, China had the audacity, supported by May, to criticize Canada for its plan to exit this failed protocol. One can understand, given the circumstances, why Russia and Japan are also withdrawing from Kyoto. No doubt there will be more to follow. And for May to suggest that there are no penalties associated with failing to meet emission targets in the first commitment leads one to wonder if in fact we are reading the same Kyoto-related documents. Although there are no direct

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that, in the opinion of many, is far too optimistic. Canada was absolutely correct in withdrawing from this flawed protocol and other countries, without doubt, will follow the lead of Canada, Russia and Japan in avoiding heavy non-compliance penalties. Be proud of the fact that Canada is leading the charge to develop emissions targets which will apply to all countries. Harry Rice Saanich

financial penalties, the protocol specifically states that failure to achieve targets in the first commitment would result in second commitments where countries must make up the difference between increased emissions and targets in the first commitment, plus an additional 30 per cent penalty. As well, a country’s ability to sell carbon credits would be suspended. It was in this context that Environment Minister Peter Kent made the $14 billion estimate, an estimate

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sons many do. It fit nicely between semesters at the University of Toronto, where she studied English literature, and it offered an opportunity to earn a lot more money than most other summer jobs. But where some do the job for perhaps a summer or two while they’re in school, Ryan Flaherty Gill found herself going back year after year, News staff starting in Ontario and eventually working Mention tree planters, and the first image her way west to B.C. “It’s one of those things that’s really that comes to many peoples’ minds is of a scruffy looking young adult, often a univer- appealing because of its adversity,” Gill says. sity student, who smokes pot and probably “We test the limits of our own human endurdoesn’t have a very large collection of per- ance, and there’s something very appealing in that.” sonal hygiene products. The simplicity of life in such Though there are tree plant“We test the remote areas was also a big ers who fit that description, draw. they’re certainly not represen- limits of our own “You go to work, you do tative of the group, says the human endurance.” your job, and at the end of the author of a book on the subject - Charlotte Gill day, you’re finished,” says Gill. who is appearing in Victoria “You don’t bring any stress next week. “If you’re out in the bush for most of your home with you. You have no briefcase full life it doesn’t matter if you have dreadlocks of homework.” After nearly 20 years on the job, including or a beard down to your chest, the only thing that matters is the job,” says Charlotte a dozen on Vancouver Island, Gill planted Gill, author of Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big her last tree in 2008. Eating Dirt is a collection of Gill’s experiTimber and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe. “A lot of (tree planters) though look like ences as a tree planter, as well as an exploski instructors or golf pros. They look like ration of the value of forests and the relationship between humans and trees. regular, normal, average people.” She also examines the inner conflict Gill, 40, is a “career tree planter” who originally took up the job for the same rea- many tree planters go through trying to

rationalize doing something good for the planet on the heels of the destruction created by clear-cutting. “It’s hard to be an environmental idealist when your wage is being paid by a logging company,” Gill says. “It’s a complex issue with a lot of layers to it, and there are no easy answers.” The subject is one of many that Gill will address when she appears in Victoria on Tuesday (Feb. 7). The author will read from Eating Dirt and answer questions about her life “on the cut”. Gill will be joined by fellow author Barbara Stewart, whose book, Campie tells of another isolated job, that of a camp attendant for oil rig workers. Life in the forest is certainly not without excitement, says Gill, and the memories are plentiful. “It’s quite possible to see sea lions, a whale and a grizzly bear all in one day,” she says. In the book, there’s a chapter about an especially memorable encounter with a bear. “It’s one of those things when there’s danger, you really see what people are made of. It’s a really illuminating experience.”

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Author Charlotte Gill breaks the myths of tree-planting in her new book Eating Dirt. Gill hopes that in reading this book, people will gain a better understanding of treeplanting, and the people who do it. “I’m really proud to be a tree planter.” Charlotte Gill will be at Cabin 12, 607 Pandora Ave., at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7. reporter@vicnews.com

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Lola grabs the stage Laura Lavin News Staff

Victoria Dance Days culminates with an evening performance of the Lola Projects. The Lola Projects are named for the late Lola MacLaughlin, an important contemporary choreographer who worked with Dance Victoria producer Stephen White to devise a program that solicited proposals for new works from Victoria dance artists. On Sunday evening, artists Jung-Ah Chung, Anne Cooper, Robert Halley, Iris Wing-chi Lau, Kyung Eun Lee, and Treena Stubel will take the stage to premiere new works forged under the guidance of the Lola Project. “It’s an honour to be selected,” said Halley. “Unlike Vancouver, Victoria is a lot smaller outlet for professional dance artists.” Halley has choreographed a piece called Shift Happens for the performance. “I’m a yoga teacher so I’m always about trying to feel lighter – stress free.

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Going beyond bluegrass Take a few musicians with bluegrass roots, grow them up on Canadian soil, nourish them with influences like the Band, Blue Rodeo and Neil Young, and cultivate their talents in the tree-planting camps of Northern British Columbia and you’ll get the Breakmen. It is an award-winning West Coast indiefolk outfit and worthy heirs of the Canadiana tradition. Having won the Vox Pop Award

So I thought I’d explore it in a theatrical-dance way.” He has spent 10 years interpreting other peoples’ Miles Lowry photo work and embraced the Treena Stubel performs at the Lola chance to express himself Projects Sunday evening. fully. “It was nice to be and performing without having able to dabble in the creative outside perspective – someone and make my own work. It’s to bounce ideas off. In the hard when you’re alone in the time Joe was not here, Robert studio and you have a thousand and I have been there for each thoughts of your own that are other, watching runs, talking a source of inspiration – that’s back and forth about them. It’s where the joy of mentorship challenging to be alone, to have comes in.” someone to reflect with is great Halley and Stubel both – it’s a huge gift.” benefited from the talent of The Lola Projects is presented Vancouver-based choreographer by Dance Victoria, Feb. 5 at Joe Laughlin to help them 7:30 p.m. at the Metro Theatre, prepare their works. 907 Pandora Ave. Tickets, $15, “We create it ourselves, are available at the door. See but Joe Laughlin provides an outside eye,” said Stubel. “When a preview of Halley’s work at YouTube.com. you’re working on a solo work llavin@vicnews.com you’re doing things, creating

for Americana Album of the Year at the Independent Music Awards, and two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations for their previous album, When You Leave Town, the band is now embarking on round three of its tour to support its latest release, Heartwood. Hear the Breakmen for yourself 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at Hermann’s, tickets $15. llavin@vicnews.com

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I Small Trees for Urban Yards Join the City of Victoria Parks Department for a public workshop, Small Trees for Urban Yards – Planting Tips and Pruning Guidelines this Saturday. Taught by Chris HydeLay, assistant supervisor of the arboriculture department, the session will explore how to choose interesting small trees for urban yards, pruning trees for structure and form, mature tree care and tree planting tips and guidelines. The course will be held at the Parks office classroom (accessed through the gate at Cook Street and Leonard intersection). Pre-register at 250361-0732.

n 1887, Robert Dunsmuir embarked upon the construction of a home befitting the Island coal baron’s family. While Dunsmuir died in 1889 before the house was completed, in 1890 his wife, Joan, their three unmarried daughters and two orphaned grandchildren took up residence in the castle, overlooking the city from its Rockland site. Today, the stately house museum invites visitors to see how life was lived by the upper classes in Victoria at the end of the 19th Century. During that time, handicrafts were a big part of daily life and locals can now try their hand at some of the projects their counterparts 120 years ago might have undertaken, with the castle’s Winter Craft Series. “In the Victorian age, handicrafts were a huge part of contemporary culture,” notes Elisabeth Hazell, Craigdarroch’s Manager of Operations and Development. In developing the series, Hazell looked for crafts not generally offered at other local venues and those that fit with the story the castle is telling. Taught by local experts in one of the unrestored rooms of the castle, the workshops have been well-received by the local community. Following the workshops, participants

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Victoria’s historic Craigdarroch Castle is hosting handicraft classes exploring skills of an earlier time. are also welcome to tour the nineteenth-century home. “This is a real treasure in terms of the city’s heritage and we want locals to be able to appreciate it,” Hazell says. Among the possibilities offered in the 2012 Winter Craft Classes for Adults are Victorian Embroidered Sachet Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a cost

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on March 3, instructor Jean Betts will show participants how to make needle woven buttons using small amounts of yyarn, like those Victorian woven buttons used from about 1850 until 1920. Other topics include Intermediate Crochet, Feb. 18, Victorian Floral Watercolour Painting, Feb. 25, Needle Tatting, March 10, Fabric Flowers, April 14, and Leather Venetian Bookbinding, April 21. In addition to the adult classes, Craigdarroch Castle is also offering a series of Spring Break workshops March 12 to 23 geared to local teens: • Modern Day Silhouette Art • Introduction to Embroidery • Introduction to Knitting • Introduction to Crochet • Victorian Stencil Art • Teacups into Pincushions For more information, call 250-5925323 or visit www.thecastle.ca

not for profit Through Feb. 15 – Stelly’s Secondary students are collecting donations of clothes, toiletries (shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, etc.) and warm socks for those in need tomhand out at Our Place. Donations can be brought to Stelly´s Secondary School, 1627 Stelly´s Cross Rd. to the main office or Mr. Syme´s class (room 152). The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria is accepting submissions for its Artist in Residence Program. The program must engage youth 14 to 17 years of age in a visual arts project. Selection is by jury and artists may apply individually or as a team. The program provides funding for artist and materials. The application deadline is March 2. FMI: www.cacgv.ca or 250-475-7123. Feb. 3 – Fantastic Fridays at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road, featuring Messy Church. Free, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. A family-friendly time full of fun, games, crafts, music and stories; dinner provided. Come as you are. FMI: 250-4776741 or www.stlukesvictoria.ca Feb. 4 – Garage Sale, Oak Bay United Church, corner Granite & Mitchell, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Furniture, household goods, jewellery, books, art and a new children’s boutique. FMI-250-5985021 Feb. 4 to 6 – Victoria Model Shipbuilding Society exhibits in the annual Hobby Show at Westshore Town Centre, with model ships displayed and in action under radio-control in the club’s portable pool. Talk with members and vote for their favourite vessel. FMI: 250-3859552. Feb. 5 – Victoria Junior Field Hockey is hosting a free Come Try the Game

Day at the UVic turf, 10 a.m. FMI: info@victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca or register online at www.victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca Feb. 5 – Free introduction, 2 to 4 p.m., to free four-week meditation course, the Philosophy and Meditation of Sri Chinmoy, Thursdays 7 to 9 p.m., Feb. 9, 16, 23, March 1. Information and registration: 250-592-6211. Feb. 11 – Third annual Cardiac Café, all about women and heart disease, our No. 1 killer, 10 a.m. to noon, UVic’s David Strong Building. Registration $10, incl. coffee and heart-smart breakfast goodies. FMI: 250472-4747 or www.uvcs. uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/ Detail/?code=HPHE221 Feb. 11 – For the Love of Africa Society fundraising concert at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre, “Sounds of Motown,” featuring the Vic High Rhythm & Blues Band, plus silent auction, appies and no host bar. Tickets $35, available online at www.fortheloveofafrica.org or from 250891-0762.

Feb. 11 – The Victoria Fibromyalgia Networking (Support) Group meets, 1 p.m. at First Metropolitan United Church, Quadra at Balmoral. Speaker: Compounding Pharmacist Bob Mehr, on the benefits of taking a magnesium supplement to help with Fibromyalgia muscle pain. $2 donation at the door. FMI: 250-381-5202 or 250-381-1182. Feb. 16 – Saanich Newcomers Club for women meets, 11.30 a.m. at Cedar Hills Golf Club. A guest speaker from Rogers’ Chocolates will follow the meeting. FMI: www. saanichnewcomers.com Feb. 16 – Native Plant Study Group presents the Royal BC Museum’s Native Plant Gardens and Favourites for Your Garden with Charles Knighton, 7 p.m. at UVic’s MacLaurin Bldg, Rm D116. Nonmember drop-in fee: $3. FMI: www.NPSG.ca

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Hospice Thrift Boutique auctions new bridal & bridesmaid dresses If there’s a wedding in your future, be sure the Victoria Hospice Thrift Boutique’s wedding dress auction is on your “to do” list. The boutique received a donation of 71 new bridal and bridesmaid dresses from a donor who was looking for ways to help others in a way that was in-keeping with her joy at helping brides-to-be find the dress they love. Beginning Feb. 13, the Victoria Hospice Thrift Boutique is featuring a special auction offering these

new dresses at extremely reasonable prices. View the dresses at 1315 Cook St. and place your bid before the auction closes on Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. (the successful bidder may try on their dress prior to purchasing it). For more information or to view on-line photos of these dresses visit www.victoriahospice.org/thriftboutique on or after Feb. 13. The generosity of donors and supporters of the Thrift Boutique and its auctions benefit the Victoria Hospice Society and its programs.

Harbour Towers’ Campaign aids Santas Anonymous Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites’ annual Friends in Need campaign raised more than $6,000 over the holidays for Santas Anonymous. “The successful holiday program benefits an incredible organization that focuses on children within our community, and the Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites is thrilled to kick-off the New Year with a donation to an amazing local program,” says Ian Jones, Harbour Towers General Manager. Harbour Towers donated $10 from room reservations from Dec. 21 to 27 to the campaign. Associates at the hotel also got involved, donating $5 to wear their jeans every Friday in December and hotel guests donated a loonie or toonie on their room charge, all

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Youth curlers prep for winter games Charla Huber News staff

West Shore supporters may be seeing double at the B.C. Winter Games with not only two Juan de Fuca curling teams, but also two pairs of siblings. Paul Henderson, 16, and his younger brother Timothy, 14 have secured their Team Henderson a slot in the winter games. Paul, the team’s skip, competed in the games once before, but for the rest of the team, it’s their first time. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, but for me it’s twice,” Paul said. The B.C. Winter Games are in Vernon from Feb. 23 to 26. Timothy plays lead, Benton Boychuk-Chorney, 13, plays second and Duncan Silversides, 13, is third. Jacob Zorn, 13, plays both lead and second. Team Henderson is a fiveperson team and players rotate positions, so they all get a chance to play. “We have five very talented young men,” coach Len Stewart said. “We didn’t want to strengthen any other team (by having a four-member team).” While four of the member have never been to a B.C. Winter Games, they do know the pressure of provincial-level curling. Duncan, Boychuk-Chorney and Zorn took silver at provincials this year. Duncan’s mother Christine Nicholls will be cheering more than her son at the games — her daughter’s team is also on the winter games roster. Katherine Silversides, 16, plays on Team Van Osch. “Watching two kids play is stressful. I have to watch both kids play simultaneously most of

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the time,” Nicholls said. The boys and girls teams earned a spot in the B.C. Winter Games after coming first in their divisions in Zone 6 (Vancouver Island) in early January at Cowichan Rocks Curling Club. “With my brother coming too it’s going to be a lot of fun,” Katherine said. “We have no quarrels. I play with him and against him all the time.” Team Van Osch, with skip Marika Van Osch, lead Sydney Brilz, second Katherine, and third Dallyce Gillespie are gearing up for the competition. The curlers enjoy the provincials, but the winter games offer the variety different winter sports competitions, such as hockey and biathlon. “At the winter games you get to see all the other sports,” Timothy said. When the teams aren’t curling during the games, they hope to watch other disciplines and cheer on other Vancouver Island teams. “Paul’s strategy is to cheer for the girl’s hockey team and so they come over and cheer for us,” said Stewart with a chuckle. Timothy said he just wants people to know that curling is a tough, demanding sport. “There is mental preparation and you have to practise just like you would any other sport,” Timothy said. For every game the boys’ play, they put in about six hours on the ice. “It’s just as hard as hockey,” added Boychuk-Chorney. Team Van Osch has never made to provincials before and the girls are busy training on and off the ice. “We going for a lot hikes and walks and mentally preparing ourselves too,” Brilz said. sports@goldstreamgazette.com

Open-water swim specialist Richard Weinberger of the UVic Vikes is zeroing in on an Olympic berth for Canada at the London Games. Weinberger won bronze in a FINA 10-kilometre swim in Brazil last weekend, with a time of two hours,

Juan de Fuca Team Henderson curlers (back row) Paul Henderson, Benton Boychuk-Chorney, Timothy Henderson and (front) Duncan Silversides and Jacob Zorn, are gearing up to hurry hard at the B.C. Winter Games, Feb 23 to 26 in Vernon. Charla Huber/News staff

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Walker in the wings Minnesota high schooler coming to life Travis Paterson News staff

Like all players before their first game in the Western Hockey League, Ben Walker was nervous. The Victoria Royals forward debuted with the team in Kamloops on Nov. 25. He didn’t register any points in a 4-1 loss, but the speedy redhead did manage to keep up with his linemates and wasn’t on the ice for any of the Blazers’ goals. However, as a highly

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Back when Marc Habscheid introduced himself to Victoria as coach and GM of the Royals, he also made it known this team had a deficit of 1993born players, with just Tim Traber and Jesse Zgraggen from the WHL’s 2008 bantam draft.

NCAA can wait Walker went against the grain by waiving his NCAA eligibility to play “professionally” in the WHL. Victoria (and B.C.) is a hotbed for NCAA hockey players, and Walker is the first to come the other way, having played youth hockey in the very rinks of NCAA teams back in Minnesota. “I talked to coaches and parents, and we kind of figured I could always go back to college at a later point,” Walker said. The Royals are in Spokane tonight (Feb. 3) and Tri-City tomorrow. Next week the Everett Silvertips visit for back-to-back

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one is bigger and faster but I’m just taking it day by day, playing my game,” said Walker, who could still add a little to his 5-foot-11, 175 lbs. frame. A lot went into his adjustment, including the switch to an NHL-sized ice. In the Minnesota state hockey league, some high schools have small ice surfaces and some use college rinks, which are Olympic-sized. “There were a few new things to get used to: learning new systems with the team, and a brief culture shock (attending) Vic High,” Walker said about the switch from a midwest suburb to the West Coast. “I’m pretty settled now.”

touted U.S. high schooler, more was expected from Walker than just keeping up. Last season Walker captained his junior Hornets with 32 points (18 goals,14 assists) in 24 games. The year before, the Hornets won their state title. After going scoreless in his first four games, Walker is finally showing signs of his potential with 16 points in his past 20 (as of Jan. 31). When the 18-year-old left Edina, Minn., to sign with the Royals, he’d never even seen a live WHL game. Neither had his parents until they made the trip to see the Royals in Brandon on Jan. 14. “For the most part, every-

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NCCP COACHES CLINICS: Dates to be announced. Contact your local park for more information. UMPIRES CLINICS: Adult Umpires Needed Level 1 (Tadpole & Mosquito) March 25th - Victoria • March 31st - Sidney Level 2 (Pee Wee & up) March 24th or March 31st- Victoria • April 1st - Sidney • Westshore TBA Info & Registration: Eric 250-592-7297 or www.bcbua.ca • Pre-Registration Required

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS CALL FOR ENTRIES 10TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Art & Bloom Festival. Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show. Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 19,20, 21 Applications for Artisans are available at woodlandgardens.ca or phone 250-338-6901

INFORMATION Attention, anyone who

may have witnessed a motor vehicle accident involving a green and cream colored motorcycle and a white SUV on the

15th of October, 2011 at the intersection of Spencer Road and the Island Highway, please contact Doug at 250-386-8130.

Greater Victoria Police Chorus

Now recruiting male voice singers. Police and community members welcome. Wednesday practices 7:30-9:30 pm. Guaranteed fun! Details: 250-383-7408

LEGALS WAREHOUSEMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given that Kustom Towing, (2009) Ltd, 3297 Douglas St, Victoria, BC, V8Z 3K9 will be selling: 2001 FORD TAURUS FAFP53U71G196793 Owner I. Lo Will be sold on Feb. 10, 2012. At 647B Dupplin Rd, Victoria, BC between 10am-2pm

PERSONALS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

DRIVERS NEEDED Part time and Full time. Requires Class 4 DL, Chauffeurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permit. Call Bluebird Cabs 250-414-6239.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

HELP WANTED An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051

to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication. Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition! Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca

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February 15, 2012. DELIVERY PERSONS

TELUS

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FUNDRAISER Clubs, Charitable Organizations, Schools / Church Groups, Sport Teams or Individuals!

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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

PDC Logistics Tel: 1-800-663-4383

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Mon.- Fri. 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Visit: www.pdclogistics.ca

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

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ACREAGE

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AIRCAST BOOTS, medical, like new, 1 sz fits all male & female, $95 obo. (250)380-2858 before 9pm. STROLLER- GRAYCO, for twins, excellent condition, $70. Call 250-727-7721.

FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE 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

GARAGE SALES

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.

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FREE ITEMS FREE ROOF Rack, adjustable w/keylock, skiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & poles. (250)479-8993.

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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WANTED: DELIVERY work for my E250 Van. Call (250)419-3598.

for BC on a one year contract â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 am to 5 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Obedience and dog training experience essential and valid drivers license. Must be prepared to travel with occasional overnightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s away. Training provided. Please fax resume to 613-692-0650 or email

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requires a Puppy Walking Supervisor

Mature persons with car or truck to deliver Telus Yellow Pages in Victoria, Langford, Sidney, and Sooke areas.

LOST: WOMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S zipper wallet, between Hillside/Cadboro Bay, Jan. 26th. 250-592-6573

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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No calls please. Closing date

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FOUND: KEYS on a ring, Goldstream Ave. (Bank of Montreal), Jan. 18. Please call 250-474-5740.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Be Your Own Boss! Attention Locals! People req. to work from home online. Earn $500$4500+ P/T or F/T. Toll Free 1.877.880.8843 leave mess.

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APPLIANCES WANTED: CLEAN fridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, upright freezers, 24â&#x20AC;? stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland Industries, (250)885-4531.

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

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

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sell? Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

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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.

MORTGAGES

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

DOWNSIZING and Moving sale. Inside and Out. Everything from lawnmower, gardening tools, knick knacks, antique dinning table(needs work), wall unit etc. No reasonable offer refused. One day only Feb 4, 2012 - From 9am to 4pm. 3378 Joyce Place, Colwood.

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

BUY WATKINS Products at Market Every Sunday 10-3. 679 Goldstream Ave. 250 217-8480. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm (behind Thriftyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) 1 bath. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. NS/NP. $1375+(250)656-4003

APARTMENT/CONDO GORGE VIEW APT 258 Gorge Road East Stes avail. - Some Immed. 1 Bdrm $860; 2 Bdrms $1120; 2 Bdrm & den $1125. Amenities inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 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

QUEEN-SIZE Mattresses $99.; Kitchen Chairs 4/$49. Storewide Clearance! No HST on All Like New & Used Home Furnishings & All Carpenter, Mechanic & Handyman tools & Hdwe BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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ESQ/GORGE, BRIGHT spacious, 2 bdrm grd level, on bus route, laundry, lrg fenced yard, N/S, N/P. $1100 mo incls all utils. Avail now. 250-384-5466

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

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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

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

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.

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 LANGFORD. 3-BDRM + den. 2 bath, double car garage, huge deck, on quiet street. $2300./mo. (250)686-4445. SOINTULA, (N. Island) ocean front/view suites/all inclusive. Weekly, monthly, $200 week. (250)230-6722

SUITES, LOWER BRENTWOODBRIGHT, quiet, 1 bdrm garden suite, priv entrance, W/D. NS/NP. $850 inclds inter-net & phone. (250)652-6264.

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 Langford- sunny 2bdrm bsmt suite, all amenities, share W/D. $1100. (250)721-2330. LANGFORD: 1 bdrm, main floor, W/D, NS/NP. $800 incld’s utils. (250)220-8750. LANGFORD. 2-BDRM, in suite laundry, parking, lots of closets. NS/NP. $1100. heat & lights incld. (250)686-4445.

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

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PLUMBING

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

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

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

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

DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.

SENIOR HANDYMANHousehold repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.

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

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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

CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748. 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 HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444. SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efficient. (250)508-1018

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

DRAFTING & DESIGN 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.

JKG PAINT, Drywall, Board, Tape, Texture, Plaster, Repair, Mold out. 250-588-3744.

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

778-678-2524

OVERGROWN GARDEN? Cleanups. Pruning roses, fruit tree, hedges. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & installations. Call (250)474-4373.

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

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

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M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

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

GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

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

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

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

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.

UPHOLSTERY

HOME REPAIRS

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AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

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UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

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WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190. GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss, Pwr Wash. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

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Real Estate Victoria

Select your home. Select your mortgage.

This Weekend’s

OPENHOUSES

Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com

Published Every Thursday

2239 Shelbourne St, $389,000

Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333 Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 12-2 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Bruce McCulloch, 250-479-3333

pg. 12

8-130 Niagra, $349,900 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

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2-1315 Gladstone Ave, $369,000 pg. 5

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Sunday 1-3 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Lorraine Williams, 250-216-3317

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pg. 12

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Debbie Hargreaves 250 384-8124

pg. 13

pg. 5

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882

pg. 14

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

pg. 32

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Robert Nemish, 250-744-3301

pg. 5

3175 Midland, $1,450,000 pg. 27

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10 Helmcken Rd

Daily noon-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 812-7277

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121 Paddock, $459,000 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131

pg. 14

6 Governors Point

pg. 14

pg. 11

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

pg. 11

1250 Craigflower, $449,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Paul Holland 250 592-4422

pg. 14

pg. 34

317-845 Dunsmuir, $829,900 pg. 7

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jenny Stoltz 250 744-3301

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Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Guinevere Howes, 250-477-1100

pg. 5

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

4582 Seawood Terr, $799,000 pg. 12

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

pg. 35

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais 250 655-0608

pg. 20

6681 Tamany, $699,900 pg. 18

14-3993 Columbine, $352,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Valerie Edwards 250-477-9947

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Cliff Halayko 250 744-3301

pg. 21

pg. 12

Saturday 1-3 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

pg. 3

303-2415 Amherst, $469,900

746 Gorge Rd W, $565,000 Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099

pg. 31

7945 Arthur, $569,000

pg. 19

Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 31

104-9655 First pg. 34

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bill Bird 250 655-0608

pg. 20

7-10471 Resthaven

17-478 Culduthel, $369,000

Sunday 1-3 Saanich Peninsula Properties John Romashenko 250 588-9246

pg. 35

1040 Burnside Rd W, $499,900 pg. 19

1622 Millstream, $799,900

33-610 Mckenzie Ave, $350,000 pg. 34

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

pg. 21

1616 Millstream, $799,900

5460 Old West Saanich, $1,199,000

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

Sunday 1-3 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

pg. 21

pg. 3

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

pg. 19

356 Sparton, $659,000 pg. 15

4046 Cavallin, $749,500

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chris Markham 250 477-1100

pg. 35

304-4535 Viewmont, $239,900

831 Rogers Ave, $699,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun George Wall, 250-744-3301

Saturday 11-1 One Percent Realty Valentino Prundaru 250-686-2242

Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663

3890 Braefoot Rd, $509,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

Saturday & Sunday 1-3:30 Saanich Peninsula Properties John Romashenko 250 588-9246

311-10461 Resthaven, $409,000

4674 Lochside, $1,088,000

Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Michael Gill, 250-595-1535

Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

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Saturday 11-1 Re/Max Alliance Ron Neal 250 386-8181

2298 Setchfield, $599,900 Saturday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

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907 Dawn Lane, $579,000

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

568 Whiteside, $489,900

pg. 32

209-1335 Bear Mountain, $380,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600

pg. 23

pg. 11

3463 Yorkshire Pl.

9336 Maryland Dr., $439,900

305-820 Short St, $359,888

38-909 Admirals Rd., $384,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

pg. 18

Saturday 2-3:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd Bob Innes, 250 477-7291

5005 Cordova Bay, $869,000 Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250 477-1100

pg. 20

1875 Rye, $499,900

407-5332 Sayward Hill, $814,500 pg. 10

1013 DeCosta Plc., $432,900 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley 250-592-4422

pg. 26

Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476

979A Landeen, $519,000 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Henry Van der Vlugt, 250-477-7291

2360 Amherst, $420,000

633 Jolly, $479,990

4520 Rithetwood, $799,000

Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino Prundaru 250-686-2242

934 Craigflower, $449,000 Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

N601-737 Humboldt, $649,000 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033

pg. 6

1817 Rossiter Plc., $599,900

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814

pg. 18

110-1505 Church Ave, $229,000

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

pg. 20

2132 Brethour Parkway, $529,000

1190 Maplegrove, $689,900 Sunday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gary Anderson 250 744-3301

303-9880 Fourth, $269,000

33-5110 Cordova Bay

Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577

pg. 11

3-828 Rupert Terrace

404-1012 Collinson, $259,900

pg. 15

pg. 18

4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Jonesco Real Estate Roger Jones 250 361-9838

203-1120 Fairfield Rd, $395,000

Daily exc Fri 12-5 Sotheby’s International Realty Scott Piercy, 250-812-7212

pg. 18

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Nicole Goeujon, 250-686-0078

pg. 8

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pg. 15

43-901 Kentwood, $488,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Michael Luyt, 250-216-7547

101-1501 Richmond Rd, $299,900

Saturday 1:30-3:30 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Betty ‘K’ 250-516-8306

9045 Lochside, $975,000

312-894 Vernon, $293,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jeff Shorter, 250-384-8124

pg. 33

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100

pg. 12

pg. 14

3401 Clovelly Court, $569,900 Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Glen Myles, 250-385-2033

Saturday 2:30-4 One Percent Realty Guy Effler 250 812-4910

620-188 Douglas, $599,900

Saturday 1-3 & Sunday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd May Liu 250 477-7291

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Eli Mavrikos 250 896-3859

4424 Torquay, $499,900

770 Linkleas

620-188 Douglas St, $599,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Laura Godbeer, 250-532-3272

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Jim Bailey 250-592-4422

3155 Westdowne, $928,000 pg. 32

Saturday 2.4 Address Realty Ltd. Adam Hales, 250-391-1893

Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

4017 Bow, $769,000

14-1741 McKenzie, $412,500

2226 Windsor, $895,000 pg. 32

834 Johnson, $349,000

6-407 William St, $698,808

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

pg. 14

1216 Beach, $1,378,000

203-670 Dallas Rd

1486 Dallas, $799,900

1639 Pinewood, $649,000

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

309 Kingston, $769,000

233 Irving, $829,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass 250-744-3301

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

Saturday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Mark Lawless, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rick Hoogendoorn, 250-592-4422

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Richard Gadoury, 778-977-2600

Saturday 11-1 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033

1020 Richardson

3108 Mars St, $578,800

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

pg. 11

202-1807 Oak Bay Ave, $349,000

101-1235 Johnson, $328,000

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Veronica Crha, 250-384-8124

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop 250-474-6003

1698 North Dairy Rd, $480,000

303-1400 Newport, $254,900

S805-737 Humboldt, $499,900

109-11 Cooperage, $929,900

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Troy Mitchell 250-896-9630

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino Prundaru 250-686-2242

pg. 10

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301

303-935 Johnson St.

Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333

pg. 13

580 Beach, $1,688,500

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Shane King, 250-744-3301

5-675 Superior, $639,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Percy 250 744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Shelley Saldat, 250 384-8124

1464 Begbie St, $464,900

2-1200 Richardson

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

pg. 34

1159 Heald Ave., $439,900

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram 250 385-2033

23-60 Dallas, $474,900

1021 Craigdarroch, $739,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey 250-385-2033

1929 Casa Marcia

pg. 8

301-380 Waterfront, $587,500

301-2757 Quadra, $167,000 Sunday 1-3 Sutton West Coast Realty Elke Pettipas 250 479-3333

pg. 13

Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

Feb. 2 - 8 edition of

107-1618 North Dairy, $330,000

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Paul Holland 250 592-4422

2-1012 Terrace, $359,000

110-1035 Sutlej, $299,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Toby Trembath 250 385-2033

pg. 10

302-2747 Quadra, $224,900

1121 Fort, $183,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 385-2033

937 Mesher, $859,900

2205 Victor, $439,000

504-373 Tyee, $310,000

103-3277 Quadra, $259,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Erin Kenny 250 477-7291

Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Real Estate Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

211-1525 Hillside, $229,900

S1006-737 Humboldt St., $868,800 Saturday 1-3 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Lisa Nohr 250-882-0729

pg. 8

206-1149 Rockland, $324,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jim Reslein, 250-216-6967

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the

107-75 Songhees, $850,000

314 Stannard Ave, $619,900

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pg. 6

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton,250-477-5353

pg. 21

pg. 24

2610 Selwyn Rd, $529,999

310-10459 Resthaven, $379,000 Saturday 1-3 Duttons & Co Real Estate

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Donna Gabel, 250-477-5353

pg. 1

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Lori Kersten, 250-474-4800

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Gamers set to occupy Pearkes Marathon gaming convention gaining popularity

“It’s really nostalgic for me ... it’s where we grew up and where we were inspired.”

Natalie North News staff

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for gamers, that is. Victoria’s broad spectrum gaming convention, GottaCon, returns for the fourth year to Pearkes Recreation Centre from Feb. 3 to 5. From the time the convention kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday, through to 7 p.m., Sunday, Pearkes fieldhouse will host a non-stop, allday-and-all-night extravaganza of video, board, trading card, roleplaying, and miniature games. In other words, GottaCon is about all hobby-based games, not just one or two, said co-organizer Evan Hatch. “A lot of people don’t understand what hobby-based gaming is,” Hatch said. “(It’s games) people play as their hobbies that are mostly entrenched in science fiction and fantasy, as well as some real-life situations. There’s no gambling.” Gamers can check out an improvised Dungeons and Dragons session, celebrity minute-to-

– Joanna Gaskell Standard Action Rob Hunt, director of Standard Action, films the fantasy/ comedy web series in Vancouver with writer, producer and actor Joanna Gaskell. The two grew up in Saanich and will return Feb. 3 to 5 as guests of honour at GottaCon, along with the rest of the Standard Action cast.

win-it match, one of the largest tabletop miniature-based events in the country, an expanded 50to 80-person Local Area Network party and fantasy costume contest. A series of guest speakers is also on the itinerary, headlined by the cast and crew of Vancouver-

OPENHOUSES

This Weekend’s Published Every Thursday 119-2733 Peatt Rd, $379,900 Friday-Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875

pg. 5

2246 Goldeneye, $569,900 Saturday 2:30-4 DFH Real Estate Deidra Junghans 250 474-6003

pg. 24

906-1400 Lynburne, $699,000 Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600

pg. 23

969 Glen Willow, $499,000 Sunday 2:30-4:30 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Chris Marrie, 250 920-8463

pg. 24

2078 Gourman Pl

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Elaine Wright, 250-474-6003

47-2817 Sooke Lake Rd, $124,900 Saturday 1-2:30 RE/MAX Camosun Tony Wick, 250-478-9600 pg. 23

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200

pg. 22

Saturday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Deidra Junghans 250 474-6003

pg. 22

594 Delora, $595,500

pg. 22

pg. 8

946 Gade Rd., $659,500 Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Brad MacLaren 250-727-5448

304-611 Brookside, $219,000 Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

828 Bexhill Pl, $659,900 pg. 10

2945 Andre Rd, $395,000 pg. 23

pg. 24

2141 Stone Gate, $652,900 Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683

pg. 21

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Donna Gabel, 250-477-5353

1019 Fashoda, $649,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Paul Holland 250 592-4422

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Jim Fields, 250-384-8124

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291

B-8865 Randys Place, $429,000 pg. 22

105-945 Bear Mountain, $499,000 pg. 24

507 Outlook, $749,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes-Sooke Fiona Phythian 250-642-3240

pg. 24

6539 Grant Rd. East, $398,800

pg. 23

Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Mel Jarvis, 250-478-9600

pg. 24

3338 Myles Mansell Rd., $449,000 pg. 24

Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250-360-6683

pg. 24

957 Shawnigan Lake, $319,900

3134 Wishart Rd., $449,500 Saturday 12-1:30 Re/Max Camosun Brad MacLaren 250-727-5448

Thurs & Fri 1-4, Sat & Sun 11-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Daniel Weiss 250 383-1500

pg. 21

pg. 9

pg. 22

3352 Mary Anne Cres, $444,900 pg. 24

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Feb. 2 - 8 edition of

867 Arncote, $449,900

Saturday 1:30-3:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Morley Bryant, 250-477-5353

3686 Wild Country, $579,900

pg. 21

103-996 Wild Ridge, $308,900 Saturday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250-380-6683

563 Brant Pl., $624,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Mark McDougall 250 888-8588

108-644 Granrose Ter Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

319-1395 Bear Mountain, $189,000 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600

based fantasy/comedy web series Standard Action — a project led by former Saanich residents Joanna Gaskell and Rob Hunt. “Standard Action really prides itself on getting out there in the community and gaming with people,” said Gaskell, writer, producer and actor in the series. “It’s

who admitted he may sport a Lord of the Rings costume to the event. Local comedy group LoadingReadyRun, creators of the Desert Bus for Hope fundraiser, are also among the speakers. In 2011 GottaCon saw close to 1,100 attendees. Hatch hopes to draw 1,300 to 1,500 visitors to the fieldhouse — a venue that suits the size and nature of the event, he said, noting the on-site concesContributed photo sion. Hatch, an expert in Magic: The really nostalgic for me and (series Gathering, and his co-organizer director Hunt) because we love and fellow lover of gaming Carto go back. It’s where we grew up son Upton, would like to one day and where we were inspired.” participate in events, though that The duo, who received $13,000 mightHOUSE not happen if the convenin fan donations to produce their OPEN DIRECTORY tion keeps growing, he said. next season, will likely discuss For event details, see gottacon. achieving high production values com. on a very low budget, said Hunt,

Saturday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

3019 Dornier

Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445

6519 Steeple Chase pg. 22

Saturday 12-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250-360-6683

Park Place, $370,000 pg. 24

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max of Duncan Kim Johannsen 250 748-7200

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Fernwood murder case hits pretrial stage Erin McCracken News staff

A civilian and West Shore RCMP officers helped a Sooke man escape his car when he slid into the icy waters of Bilston Creek last week. Submitted photo

Sooke man lucky to be alive after crash in creek News staff

Ron Hamilton knows he is lucky to be alive and he is grateful. On Jan. 26 at 8:30 a.m., Hamilton was driving on Sooke Road at the four lane stretch in Langford, when his Ford Fusion hit black ice. There was no salt, no sand to prevent his car from skidding off the highway into Bilston creek. Recent rains had likely washed it all away. “I went across two lanes and my car was air borne. I hit my head and my car was completely submerged,” Hamilton said. He was knocked out briefly and when he came to, the front end of his car was partially submerged and he was struggling to breathe. His thoughts were fuzzy, but he knew he didn’t want to die drowning. He had popped into the back seat after the collision and when he realized the water was staying in the car, he struggled to find an air pocket. “Don’t panic,” was his first thought, he said. “I don’t know how long I was out but I was within two seconds of drowning.” Luckily for Hamilton, there were other drivers out on the road and a call was made to 9-1-1. Just as things looked really bleak, Hamilton managed to kick out the window and find the door handle to let himself out. “My hands were so numb it was hard to feel things,” he said. He may have gotten out by himself, but he is forever thankful to the West Shore RCMP and a civilian who came onto the scene and jumped into the creek without hesitation. “This is what they are all about — jumping in without hesitation,” said Hamilton. “The cops reacted, they didn’t take anything off, even their guns.” Hamilton moved to Sooke last July from Mission and is amazed at the selfless actions of the RCMP team who came to his aid. Largely invisible black ice can crop up on Sooke Road on cold and clear mornings. Even the

ambulance driver who showed up at the crash scene came to a sliding stop. “Everybody tells me that is a vicious part of the highway,” Hamilton said. He was hypothermic and had a large bump on his head when he was taken to hospital, but otherwise walked away from the crash unharmed. “I just want to say thank you to the police and the other guy.” STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGU

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The pretrial conference of two men accused of murdering a Fernwood man in 2010 is now underway in B.C. Supreme Court. Andrew Belcourt of Victoria was 19 years old when he was arrested by Victoria police on March 3, 2010, 18 hours after he allegedly fatally shot Leslie Ronald Hankel inside his Fernwood apartment. Police responded to calls from witnesses who reported seeing a man carrying a shotgun in the 1200 block of Pembroke Street just after midnight on March 3. It was Victoria’s first homicide of 2010. Samuel Gregory McGrath was arrested eight months later on

Nov. 17, 2010 on the West Shore by officers with the Vancouver Island Major Crimes Unit, Victoria police and West Shore RCMP. The men each face charges of murder, robbery and break and enter. McGrath was brought into B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday, followed by Belcourt. They were each handcuffed and shackled at the ankles. After sitting in their separate enclosed prisoners’ boxes, they exchanged a quick nod at the start of the voir dire proceedings, which are under a publication ban. The pretrial conference began Jan. 23 and is expected to take about five weeks, Crown counsel Peter Juk confirmed, adding that a trial has been scheduled for five to seven weeks, beginning in April.

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