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West Shore Parks and Recreation expects to tighten its belt next year after seeing revenues shrink as families reduce spending. Lousy weather, full-day kindergarten and the new ice arena in Langford have conspired to gouge key sources of revenue at the public complex. On top of that, there are signs people are cutting discretionary spending, such as attending sports games. Les Bjola, chair of the West Shore recreation board of directors, said recreation spending is a fair barometer of the economy. Noticeably poor attendance at Shamrocks lacrosse during the finals, for one, he said, is a sign of things to come. “The reality is the global economy effects us. Discretionary income is being pulled back. The first thing to go is sports,” Bjola told the board of directors, who represent the five West Shore municipalities. “The budget will be exceptionally difficult this year. These are lean times we are entering.” Administrator Linda Barnes stressed the operating budget is not in dire straights — revenues are down, but so are expenses. The facility is about 20 per cent under projected income for the first half of the year, but it scaled back staff time and maintenance as needed. The operations budget has a $150,000 surplus for the first half of the year. “The organization is in a better place than it’s been in a long time,” Barnes said. PLEASE SEE: New Langford arena, Page A8

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Wild ARC to share in $2.5 million legacy gift Charla Huber/News staff

B.C. SPCA wildlife manager Sara Dubois stands near an aging pool used to care for aquatic animals, which drains much of the facility’s water tanks. A generous legacy gift will allow the animal rescue centre to hook into regional water.

Metchosin facility eyes long-awaited water line project Charla Huber News staff

Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin will finally build a water line to its property after receiving a major share of one of the largest legacy donations in BC SPCA history. About $500,000 of a roughly $2.5 million legacy donation has been earmarked for Wild ARC's long awaited project to connect to the regional water

system. The centre, based on Malloch Road near Pedder Bay, currently trucks in its water. John Hoole, senior manager of BC SPCA’s planned giving department, said the unexpected $2.5 million gift is the largest legacy donation he’s ever seen. Most legacy gifts fall in the range of $10,000 to $20,000. The donor of the money, whose name has not been released, stipulated she wanted it spent in Greater Victoria and on SPCA infrastructure projects. “This is a huge amount that enables us to support capital projects,” Hoole said. “This money will help Wild ARC with the safety and survival of wild

animals and in the long run it will pay for itself.” “The water project fits perfectly for this criteria,” said Sara Dubois, BC SPCA manager of wildlife services and who managed Wild ARC from 2004 to 2008. “We need the water line, that’s always been our No. 1 priority. We ran out twice this summer.” Wild ARC has about 22,000 litres of water delivered every two days in the summer, costing about $25,000 per year, to help clean and care for the 2,000 animals that pass though the facility. The water line will be built by the Capital Regional District starting in January or Febru-

ary. Wild ARC expects to have piped water by spring 2012, the busiest season for the facility. “Not having water on the property, no pun intended, as has been real drain on resources,” quipped Dubois, a native of Langford and a Belmont secondary grad. Wild ARC uses water in pools for aquatic animals, cleaning the facility and for drinking water. The timing of the legacy fund couldn’t be better — the centre is currently building a $100,000, 1,500-square-foot aquatics facility featuring five rehabilitation pools. PLEASE SEE: Piped water, Page A5

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Tour de Rock cyclist and West Shore RCMP Const. Rod Fraser, aloing with the rest of the team, bid farewell to Victoria on Saturday at Thrifty Foods in Colwood. The tour started Sunday in Port Alice and will cover 1,000 kilometres for the annual Island-wide childhood cancer fundraiser. The tour will arrive back on the West Shore on Oct. 5. Follow the Tour de Rock at goldstreamgazette.com and tourderock.ca.

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West Shore RCMP major crimes investigators arrested two more teenagers on Thursday in relation to a violent home invasion in View Royal this week. Four young men in hoodies entered a townhome in the 1400 block of Craigflower Road on Sept. 19 at about 4:20 p.m. They bound and assaulted two teenage males in the residence and stole a number of items. One person needed medical attention after the home invasion. RCMP Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz said the two victims and the four assailants are not known to each other Leonard Fellows and John MacInnis, both 18, have been charged with robbery, unlawful confinement, breaking and entering and wearing a disguise with an intent to commit and offense. Both are known to West Shore RCMP. Fellows and MacInnis remain in custody and will appear in Western Communities Courthouse via video on Oct. 6. A 17-year-old male arrested on Wednesday in connection with the home invasion remains in custody, and faces the same charges as the other two suspects. He is scheduled to appear in court by video today (Sept. 28). Police are still seeking the fourth male involved in the home invasion. According to court records, Fellows was already due in court in October on separate charges of assault with a weapon and uttering threats from a May 1 incident in View Royal. editor@goldstreamgazette. com

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Metchosin adopting texting for public emergency alerts Charla Huber News staff

Metchosin residents will soon be notified of emergency situations with a vibrating pocket. Whether for a road closure, fire or a storm, residents of the district will have the option of being notified by text message or email from the Metchosin emergency operations centre. In winter and fall, Metchosin is often hit with heavier snow and windstorms than other parts of the region and can be subject to longer power outages than urban areas. “This is just another resource to contact the public with,” said Stephanie Dunlop, co-ordinator for Metchosin emergency programs and the district’s fire chief. Getting the message out using texting and email is usually much faster than radio, television or word-of-mouth, she

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Metchosin emergency co-ordinator Stephanie Dunlop is using social media for public notifications.

said. “The old-fashioned style of phone tree takes time.” But Dunlop stressed this system is only as reliable as people’s Internet service provider or cellphone company, so established phone alert systems will not be abandoned. Metchosin emergency personnel and District staff have used text messages and emails to relay internal information for a

long time, but the service should be open to the public by Oct. 1. Dunlop said 50 residents have sign up so far. Most recently Dunlop texted and emailed out information about the 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 9, informing district staff that there was no tsunami warning or local damage. The Metchosin emergency operations centre has also created Facebook and Twitter accounts to allow residents to follow the up-to-date information through social media. “We want to use as many resources as possible,” Dunlop said. To subscribe to the text message or email alerts, email Dunlop at eocchief@metchosin.ca. To follow Metchosin EOC on Twitter go to twitter.com/ MetchosinEOC and for Facebook search “Metchosin EOC” and add as a friend. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

RCMP release image of flashing suspect West Shore RCMP have released a sketch of a man suspected of exposing himself to a teenage girl on Goldstream Avenue two weeks ago. On Sept. 12 at about 2 p.m., a man in his 30s approached and West Shore RCMP image flashed a 16-yearRCMP are looking old girl on Goldfor this man in stream Avenue relation to an near the Jacklin Road. The girl ran indecent exposure away and was not incident. followed by the suspect. The male is described as caucasian, in his 30s, 5-foot-10, pale complexion, light brown and orange hair and slim to medium build. He was wearing a gray shirt and greenish gray pants at the time. Anyone who recognizes the suspect or has information about the incident, call West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Keeping an eye on the Arctic ice Arctic navigation course at CFB Esquimalt one of two in the world Erin McCracken News staff

Lt.-Cmdr. Mark Raeburn peers out the Canadian frigate’s windows. Ahead, layers of ice coat the surface of the Arctic waters against a backdrop of snowcovered hills. Snowflakes begin to fall. This is the Arctic — only the view from the ship's bridge is computer-generated, just as the snow and scenery are. Raeburn works the control panel inside the simulator at Venture, the Naval Officers Training Centre at Work Point in Esquimalt, and the snowflakes disappears. The school recently made Canadian naval history when seven students were put through their paces during a new Arctic operations course. The navigation course is one of four in the world, and one of two that provides Arctic training. For five days, three Canadian and four New Zealand naval ship commanders, navigators or

operations officers learned what it takes to sail Canada’s Arctic waters. “Aside from going up there yourself, this is about as (realistic) as we can make it,” said Raeburn, head of navigation training at Venture, and one of five instructors who taught the pilot project. “It’s very hard to get this kind of experience.” The course, which took a year to develop, will next be offered in February 2012 as part of a full Arctic training program. The navigation portion, including simulator training, will be offered at Venture. For three days in the classroom, students learn about Arctic regulations and sovereignty, ice formations, ship design and manoeuvring through ice. They take what they learn and apply it to situations they face in the simulator. “It’s a very challenging environment and certainly you do need some kind of training before you’re up there, especially when it comes to ice — 90 per cent of it lies under the surface and that’s what you have to worry about,” Raeburn said. Even veteran mariners face countless challenges in the Arctic, such as limited global positioning system coverage. Navigating the Northwest Passage — a sea route through Canada’s Arctic archipel-

Lt.-Cmdr. Mark Raeburn stands against a backdrop of frosty Arctic scenes splashed on training simulator screens at Venture, the Naval Officers Training Centre at Work Point. The school recently made Royal Canadian Navy history when it launched a new Arctic operations course that teaches ship captains to navigate the icy north. Don Denton/News staff

ago that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans — is also risky. “As soon as you start straying off those (routes), you’re actually operating into unknown territory,” said Raeburn, who has travelled to the Arctic and Antarctic. The timing of the Venture course is no accident, given the federal government’s move to assert its authority along 162,000 kilometres of Arctic coastline. Currently, Canada’s naval vessels aren’t able to sail year-round in northern waters, especially when there is ice, but that will change when two federal ship-

Video online This story has accompanying video images at www. goldstreamgazette.com. building contracts — worth a combined $35 billion — are awarded, possibly later this month or in October. Up to eight armed Arctic and offshore patrol ships will be built to navigate and crunch through ice-filled Arctic waters, conduct surveillance, enforce Canada’s

sovereignty and do search and rescue operations. “We’re actually looking then at extending the navy’s reach into the Arctic, and that’s why we have to start these courses now, for us to get a corporate knowledge of the Arctic and start building that back up again,” Raeburn said. “We’re trying to generate that now so that in five years’ time, when we start operating these vessels, we won’t be going up there blindly. "We’ll have a good idea of what we’re getting ourselves in for.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Adult day care fills gap for special needs teens Sam Van Schie News staff

Four West Shore special needs teens too old for high school have found a temporary place to spend their days together. The 19-year-olds and their three support workers have taken over the main room in Colwoodbased Open Hearts Adult Day Care, where they’re continuing the life skills training they were receiving at Belmont secondary before they aged-out of the program. “It’s so important to have them out and learning,” said Lynne DeFrane, whose son Ben has autism and requires one-on-one care. “Leaving Ben at home by himself is not an option.” The group, who call themselves West Shore InclusionWorks, includes Ben, Shayne Downton— who has speech and motor skills similar to a three year old due to Dravet syndrome—and two women in wheelchairs, Corrine Eisenstein and Ciarra Blahitka, who have cerebral palsy. The four spend part of their days at Open Hearts with an instructor from South Island Distance Education School and often make trips to the West Shore recreation centre or shopping mall. Everyone helps with household chores and grocery shopping. They convinced BC Transit to designate a Kelly Road bus stop as wheelchair accessible so the

Shayne Downton picks out a DVD to watch with support worker Linda McCulloch at Open Hearts adult day care. The Colwood-based facility is providing space for a day program for four special needs teens. Sam Van Schie/News staff

women could be picked up there. “We’ve had a chance to test run the program (at Open Hearts), so we have a better idea of what we need for a permanent location,” DeFrane said. The West Shore InclusionWorks parents had to scramble earlier this year to set up a day program for their young adults after finding out attending Belmont was no longer an option, and that no intensive special needs programs

exist on the West Shore. Open Hearts, a private facility originally aimed at day care for elderly adults with dementia or Alzheimer’s, has filled the gap, at least for now. The parents are still hoping to find a more permanent apartment or a suite in someone’s home to move the group. The group only needs the space during business hours. “It doesn’t have to be

huge,” DeFrane said. “As long as it’s wheelchair accessible, or could be made wheelchair accessible, and close to a bus stop. We want to stay on the West Shore.” “We’d be perfect tenants for someone who works during the day,” said support worker Linda McCulloch. “We’re gone in the evenings and weekends — they’d

never even know we were there.” Open Hearts owner Nicole Donaldson rented her space to the group for two months while she works on a plan to make her day care service more affordable for families caring for a person with dementia. She believes the cost is the main reason she’s had few clients, so she’s asking Vancouver Island Health Authority to consider making Open Hearts a publicly funded centre. “I’m asking them for a two year trial period,” Donaldson said, explaining that many people with dementia wind up in hospital beds while they wait for placement in a full-time care facility. “It would help free up beds to have some of those people here.” She says her service costs half what a hospital bed does and would save the hospital $1.5 million per year if she was operating at her full 10-client capacity. “I don’t want people to think Open Hearts is shutting down,” she said, noting that she’s still available to meet with clients and will have the facility back to normal at the end of October. If you have space that may fit the needs of InclusionWorks, or want information about the adult day care for people with dementia, call Open Hearts at 250-3919827.

Piped water on track for spring Continued from Page A1

cent of the cost and Wild ARC would cover the remainder. Some residents also truck in water to their homes. Hooking up to regional water will raise the homes’ property values and lower fire insurance

rates, Dubois said. “This is only happening because someone supported us,” Dubois said. “This is something that has been in the works for years. The reality is we could not have done this alone.”

Once the centre has piped water, Dubois said the water bill will be fraction of what it is now. “Then the extra money can go to food for the animals,” she said. Wild ARC has been working on getting Capital Regional District piped water since 2006. The non-profit was told Notice of connecting to the closest regional waterline would cost $400,000. “I didn’t see any other grants significant enough to get The Capital Regional District (CRD) invites applications from residents interested in the $400,000. The only sitting on the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission to option was waiting for provide advice on parks and recreation in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area (Willis Point, a gift,” Dubois said. Malahat, East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley/Jordan River, Port Renfrew). Wild ARC’s water East Sooke 1 Position, 2 Year Term line will connect to a Malahat 1 Position, 2 Year Term dead-end of an existOtter Point 2 Positions, 2 Year Term ing pipe under Liberty Port Renfrew 1 Position, 2 Year Term Drive. Once the work Where representation from the areas above cannot be achieved, a representative begins this winter, the may be selected from the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area at large. project will take about six to eight weeks to Meetings are held at 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Juan de complete. Fuca Planning ofﬁce, #2 – 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC. Appointments will be for “We hopefully want a two (2) year term commencing January 2012. our neighbours to tap Send us a one-page summary telling about yourself, your area of knowledge and why into the line and pay you would like to serve on the Commission. some of the portion,” Dubois said. “We want Deadline for receipt of applications is October 27, 2011. to put it in and share Mail, fax or email your application to: it.” In 2007 most resiJuan de Fuca Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission dents on Malloch road PO Box 283, #2 – 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0S9 and a few on Liberty E: wmiller@crd.bc.ca Drive agreed to colT: 250.642.1500 ext. 208 lectively chip in 20 per F: 250.642.5274

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stand here and let anyone get in by acclimation,” Cooper said. “You've got to fight for it.” Cooper served as a Metchosin councillor from 2002 to 2005, and was chair of highways and public works committee. He was sidelined after failing to earn a council seat in the 2005 and 2008 elections. “I attend council meetings. I can see what is going on,” he said. “The taxpayer is going to take a real beating.”

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Former councillor Ed Cooper plans to challenge Metchosin Mayor John Ranns for his seat in the November civic election. Cooper, 81, a 51-year resident of the rural community, said he’s unhappy with how Metchosin is handling its spending, particularly the District’s recent purchase of road maintenance equipment. Metchosin bought a Watson seeks backhoe, a grater and other gear from a longcouncil seat time roads contractor for Ed Cooper about $50,000 after the Cooper’s ally and longcompany shut down. Cootime Metchosin politician per has sparred a number Karen Watson, 62, said of times with the mayor at she will seek one of four council meetings over the council seats this time purchase of road equiparound. ment. She served seven years “We are not in the as councillor and six excavating business. We years as mayor through shouldn’t be competing the 1990s and first half with private business. of 2000s. She is a 32-year It’s insane,” Cooper said. resident of the commu“Somebody’s got to say nity. something.” After two-terms as Karen Watson He’s also critical of mayor, Watson was Metchosin widening some unseated by Ranns in roads and taking away from the 2005 in a heated race that hinged on rural character of the community. the level of property development He said Kangaroo Road in particular rural Metchosin should accept. She looks like a “super highway” after tried and failed to regain the mayrecent repaving. “We should have or's job in 2008. rural, windy roads. Not edge to edge Similar to Cooper’s concerns, blacktop,” Cooper said. Watson wants to look into whether Ranns has said he will seek a sixth the District should be operating its (non consecutive) term as mayor. own public works department and Cooper said he feared no one else if it should be contracting out other would run and the incumbent municipal positions. mayor would be reelected by accli“My main stress is that residents mation. get the best value for their tax dol“There is no way I'm going to lars,” Watson said.

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Garrison introduces bill to protect transgender rights Sam Van Schie News staff

A high profile private members’ bill to protect transgender people from discrimination was re-introduced by Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison in the House of Commons last Wednesday. The bill, originally put forward by former NDP MP Bill Siksay, passed three readings in the House last February and was awaiting senate approval when the federal election was called. Now it’s back to square one for the bill that would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to add the word “gender expression” and “gender identity” as prohibited grounds of discrimination. It would also modify the Criminal Code to recognize discrimination based on these means as a hate crime. “This is a very important question of equality for all people,” said Garrison, who is the NDP’s critic on lesbian, gay,

bisexual, transgender and trans- members bills are voted on is determined by a lottery, which sexual (LGBTT) issues. took place last This is the first June. Garrison is bill introduced into number 38 on the the House by the list. rookie MP. While priJust below him, vate members bills in the 40th spot, don’t often become is Vancouver Cenlaw, Garrison thinks tre MP (Liberal) this one has a good Hedy Fry who chance, particularly also planned to rebecause of the orange introduce Siksay’s wave in parliament. bill. She brought “If the NDP unaniforward her bill mously supports the Esquimalt-JDF two days before bill — as they did in MP Randall Garrison. the last session — I Garrison “I have great suponly need 15 votes port from my party, from across the aisle,” and from Bill (Siksay), to move Garrison said from Ottawa. So far he’s counted six return- this forward and it fits within my role to represent LGBTT ing MPs that supported the bill issues,” Garrison said. in the last session, and he’ll “There are many trans people have at least a few months that face discrimination in Canato lobby others for support. da—they are our friends, in our Private member bills are not families and part of our commusubject to party discipline, nities—and they deserve the meaning each individual MP is same basic rights as the rest of free to vote however he or she us.” chooses. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com The order in which private

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The word “amblyopia” is Greek in origin and it quite literally means slow vision. The term “lazy eye” is often used to describe amblyopia to patients. If an eye is to become amblyopic, it will do so during the period of visual development between birth and about ten years of age. One eye is sending a weaker signal to the brain; therefore fewer connections will be made to the brain for that eye. This condition can occur if one is born with eyes significantly different prescriptions. Over time, the ability to use both eyes at once is diminished. The brain has many cells requiring input from both eyes. These cells, devoted to binocular vision and depth perception, are unable to develop if both eyes are not sending a strong signal, consequently the weaker eye wanders. Researchers disagree about the exact age up to which amblyopia can be successfully treated. They do agree however that the key to remediating amblyopia is early detection and treatment. Remember, the first eye examination should be at around the third birthday.

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The new OCP will also include policies relating to social well-being and social development; the preservation, protection, restoration and enhancement of the natural environment; and a regional context statement. TAKE NOTICE that more detailed information concerning the subject bylaw and any other reports, studies or other documents that may be considered by Council in relation to this Bylaw can be obtained at the Town of View Royal Municipal Office, Development Services Department, 45 View Royal Avenue, Victoria, B.C. (Phone: 250-479-6800) between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday to Friday, from September 23, 2011 September 30, 2011 and between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm October 3 to October 4, 2011. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity at the public hearing to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw that is the subject of the hearing. If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written comments may be mailed, facsimiled, emailed or hand delivered to the Town of View Royal by no later than 4:30 pm on Tuesday October 4, 2011. Development Services, Town of View Royal, 45 View Royal Ave, Victoria, BC. V9B 1A6 Facsimile: 250-727-9551 Email: info@viewroyal.ca Mail:

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions concerning the subject Bylaw after the Public Hearing has concluded. Dated September 22, 2011

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TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Sections 890 and 892 of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearing will be held at Town of View Royal Town Hall, 45 View Royal Avenue, Victoria, B.C. at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 for the purpose of hearing representations concerning the following proposed amendment: Bylaw No. 800, 2011 proposes to amend Land Use Bylaw 1990, No. 35, as follows: 1. Schedule “1” Zoning Map referred to in Section 42 of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, is amended by amending the zoning and zoning boundaries for lands shown as “Park” within lands legally described as SECTION 98, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN VIP87918, containing 210.7 square metres which is currently zoned One Family Residential: R-1C, such that the zoning for the aforementioned property is established as follows: a) 210.7 square meters, more or less, as shown outlined and labelled “Park” on the sketch plan attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw as Schedule ‘1 ’ is zoned Park and Recreation: P-3. 2. Schedule “1” Zoning Map referred to in Section 42 of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, is amended by amending the zoning and zoning boundaries for lands shown as “Park” within lands legally described as SECTION 9, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN VIS6845, containing 241.7 square metres which is currently zoned One Family Residential: R-1A, such that the zoning for the aforementioned properties is established as follows: a) 241.7 square meters, more or less, as shown outlined and labelled “Park” on the sketch plan attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw as Schedule ‘2’ is zoned Park and Recreation: P-3. 3. Schedule “1” Zoning Map referred to in Section 42 of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, is amended by amending the zoning and zoning boundaries for lands shown as “Park” within lands legally described as SECTIONS 91 AND 93, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN VIP87092, containing 1,420 square meters, which is currently zoned One Family Residential: R-1A, such that the zoning for the aforementioned property is established as follows: a) 1,420 square meters, more or less, as shown outlined and labelled “Park” on the sketch plan attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw as Schedule ‘3’ is zoned Park and Recreation: P-3. 4. Schedule “1” Zoning Map referred to in Section 42 of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, is amended by amending the zoning and zoning boundaries for lands shown as “Park” within lands legally described as SECTIONS 91, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 42866, containing 1,518 square meters and 655 square meters, which are cur rently zoned One Family Residential: R-1A, such that the zoning for the aforementioned properties is established as follows: a) 1,518 square meters, more or less, as shown outlined and labelled “Park A” on the sketch plan attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw as Schedule ‘4’ is zoned Park and Recreation: P-3. b) 655 square meters, more or less, as shown outlined and labelled “Park B” on the sketch plan attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw as Schedule ‘4’ is zoned Park and Recreation: P-3. 5. Schedule “1” Zoning Map referred to in Section 42 of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, is amended by amending the zoning and zoning boundaries for lands shown as “Park” within lands legally described as SECTIONS 98, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, VIP63467, containing 3,152 square meters which is currently zoned Business Park Commercial: C-7, such that the zoning for the aforementioned property is established as follows: a) 3,152 square meters, more or less, as shown outlined and labelled “Park” on the sketch plan attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw as Schedule ‘5’ is zoned Park and Recreation: P-3. 6. Schedule “1” Zoning Map referred to in Section 42 of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, is amended by amending the zoning and zoning boundaries for lands shown as “Subject Property ” within Schedule ‘A’ of draft Bylaw 775 (Road Closure and Cancellation) such that the zoning for the aforementioned property is established as follows: a) 1,890 square meters, more or less, as shown outlined and labelled “Park” on the sketch plan attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw as Schedule ‘6’ is zoned Park and Recreation: P-3. TAKE NOTICE that more detailed information concerning the subject bylaw and any other reports, studies or other documents that may be considered by Council can be obtained at the Town of View Royal Municipal Office, Development Services Department, 45 View Royal Avenue, Victoria, B.C. (Telephone: 250-479-6800) between the hours of 8:00 pm and 4:00 pm Monday to Friday, September 23, 2011 to September 30, 2011 and between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, October 3, 2011 to October 4, 2011. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person, by a representative or by written submission on all matters contained therein at the above-noted time and place. If you are unable to attend the Hearing, written comments may be mailed, facsimiled, emailed or hand delivered to the Town of View Royal by no later than 4:00 pm on October 4, 2011. Mail: Facsimile: Email:

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Please note that Council may not receive further submissions concerning the subject Bylaw after the Public Hearing has concluded. Dated September 22nd, 2011

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Computer scam via phone still making rounds in region Kyle Slavin News staff

A Saanich senior learned a lesson about fraud the hard way after a computer hacker accessed her hard drive and corrupted files. “It’s really scary because I’m very aware of these things. I read about scams all the time,” said Margaret Boyes, 60. “What can someone (convince you to) do on the phone? I tell ya — a lot.” Last Tuesday, she received a call from someone purporting to be a Microsoft employee. “He says he can tell that my computer’s running slow. If he can tell that he must be legitimate.” He wasn’t. A convinced Boyes logged onto her computer and downloaded, as per the caller’s request, a free program that gave him the ability to control her hard drive remotely from the comfort of his own computer. “He took over the computer and I have him on speakerphone and he says he’s cleaning up a couple files. And after talking for 10, 15 minutes he said, ‘Your files are corrupted. I can fix them for $149.’” That’s when the red flags shot up. Boyes’s suspicions skyrocketed and she said she immediately hung up the phone. When she checked her computer she found that hundreds of her personal files were deleted — articles and stories she’s written — and

years of emails are all gone. “I’m just horrified that I allowed this to happen,” Boyes said. Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen said this type of scam has been around for quite awhile. Police even put out two warnings this summer. “The primary concern is that once remote access is gained to the computer, anything can then be done as if someone was sitting at the machine,” Jantzen said. “Offering someone you don’t know remote access to your computer over the Internet is like giving them the keys to your house. Once access is gained, a virus or (spying) software can be placed on your computer to monitor what you’re doing or access your banking information.” Boyes didn’t provide the caller with a credit card number, but she’s concerned that there were files — from having done online banking and shopping — that could have such compromising information. Fraud investigators have looked into the scam and don’t believe it’s targeting personal information, Jantzen said. Rather the callers use a high-pressure, dishonest way of selling overpriced software. “Be wary of any solicitation that comes to you over the phone or to your door,” he said. “It’s unlikely that Microsoft is going to contact you. … It’s not typical for them to shop around for your computer problems.”

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“But this is not a big expansion time,” Barnes noted. “We are doing good job maintaining what we have. It’s about keeping a high-quality status quo.” Some of the budget hits, such as kids moving to full-day kindergarten and teams moving to Westhills ice arena, were known a few years out, but officials say it’s hard to immediately recover that lost revenue. Barnes doesn’t expect ice time at Juan de Fuca or Bear Mountain arenas to sit unused for long. But having hundreds of tots who used to attend half-day programs at the rec centre is a tougher hole to fill. To some extent, after school programs are helping ease the pain. “Full day kindergarten is a big bite. We operated a lot of programs during the day for kids,” she said. “It’s about a $50,000 revenue loss. It’s significant.” Damp and rainy weather in the spring and first half of summer also cut into revenues. Teams rented far fewer fields and parents were reluctant to send kids to summer camps, a trend seen at rec centres across the region. West Shore recreation reduced staff and maintenance costs

to compensate. “Parents weren’t putting their kids into early summer programs. It didn’t feel like summer,” Barnes said. “Programs suffered because of the cool and terrible weather. There is stuff that is out of our control.” After the weight room expansion, the addition to the seniors activity building, and upgrades to the parking lot, capital spending will likely be ramped down in the future. The cracked foundation under the Juan de Fuca rink, for one, is being monitored but won’t be repaired in 2012. As recommended in a recent capital planning consultant report, the rec centre expects to concentrate on maintenance to keep existing facilities in working order. Barnes also noted any increase to user fees or rates on ice or field time is unlikely. Money is still coming in — budgeting just needs to be more conservative. “The pool, the weight room and Bear Mountain (arena) are making significant money, just not as significant as the amount projected for this year,” Barnes said. “But it’s not so much doom and gloom. We are still making money, just not as much as expected.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Langford suffered two simultaneous crash scenes Thursday morning resulting in minor injuries and tied-up traffic. Around 10:30 a.m., a blue Mazda driving south on the Malahat Drive lost control, drove into the ditch and then veered into the oncoming lane. The small car was T-boned by a large pickup truck, said West Shore Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz. The Mazda came to rest against a rock wall north of the Goldstream park entrance. Langford Fire Rescue crews extricated a woman from the Mazda and she was transported to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Nobody else was hurt.

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It’s unclear what prompted the crash, although the highway was still wet from overnight rain. Rochlitz said alcohol wasn't a factor, but the driver may have been going too fast for the conditions. There was a similar crash in on the Malahat the same area the previous night, she noted. "I think we can say road conditions played a factor," Rochlitz said. "People still think it's summer driving. We're going into

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n this day and age of seemingly endless financial crises and spending cutbacks, it’s refreshing to see that generosity hasn’t become a notion of the past. Someone, likely a person who lived in Greater Victoria, left the B.C. SPCA about $2.5 million as a legacy donation, presumably in their will — details on the circumstances of the gift are thin. But the donor’s generosity will go a long way for wildlife and animal welfare in this city. The gift is specifically earmarked for SPCA infrastructure projects in Greater Victoria,. It’s not clear what priorities the donation will benefit, but a healthy slice is earmarked for the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. The centre rehabilitates about 2,000 injured wild animals per year in a remote, rural property, and is dependent on mostly volunteer staff. The facility has grown over the years, building a barn-like raptor flight centre for eagles and owls on the mend. Most recently it started construction on a new aquatic centre for water fowl and animals such as otters. For these construction projects, Wild ARC depends heavily on donations from the public and volunteer labour. But the project that volunteers couldn’t build was a water line from the property into the closest connection to the Capital Regional District system, estimated at $400,000 four years ago. The generosity of the unknown donor has made this project a reality and allow Wild ARC to wean itself off more expensive trucked water. Having regional tap water could seem a minor detail, but a consistent supply of fresh water is critical to Wild ARC’s operations and continued financial health. The legacy donation won’t allow the B.C. SPCA or Wild ARC the luxury of cutting back on fundraising, but it will give the organizations much-needed breathing room. And it provides an outstanding example of how someone can leave a lasting legacy in our region.

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on that announcement, saying remier Christy Clark’s “B.C. it proves that the B.C. Liberals Jobs Plan” took some hits as starved the regional offices. she was finishing her weekHe’s right on that. long publicity tour to roll it out. For example, the The serious damage resource ministry’s wasn’t from her political regional director for opponents on the left and Skeena told the Bulkleyright. The body blows Nechako regional district came from Europe, the board this spring that he United States and China, has 30 per cent less staff where the storm clouds than five years ago. of a second recession Some of that is a result continued to gather. As of ending duplication world leaders offered up a of forest, energy and chorus of warning about other ministries, but by debt and falling consumer demand, commodity Tom Fletcher this spring there were 65 independent power markets for metals, coal B.C. Views projects waiting for and petroleum tumbled approval in Skeena alone. along with stocks. Of course the NDP would fix that One of the few firm targets Clark backlog by killing off the projects, offered was that eight new mines should be up and running in B.C. by and presumably break up the natural resources ministry again, to 2015, with expansions or upgrades ramp up their beloved government to nine more existing mines. That jobs. is the total arrived at after detailed The NDP also jumped on B.C. meetings with the industry. But Liberal MLA John Les for going if China’s factories slow down to high-unemployment Nanaimo because fewer Americans and and suggesting people should look Europeans buy their goods, those north where jobs are going. projects can fade as quickly as the Construction company price of copper. Ledcor had job fairs in Prince Total provincial spending for George and Chetwynd in early the B.C. jobs plan comes out September, looking for hundreds around $300 million. The bigof truck drivers, heavy equipment ticket items were contributions operators, drillers, blasters, to port and rail facilities at Prince mechanics, surveyors and Rupert and Tsawwassen. Another labourers for the Willow Creek coal $24 million goes to staff natural mine in Tumbler Ridge. resource permit offices, which are Another job fair was held in Fort backlogged after the amalgamation St. James around the same time, of various ministry functions. looking for equipment operators NDP leader Adrian Dix leapt

for the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine. I had a chat a couple of weeks ago with a grader operator in Dawson Creek, working in the gas patch. Most of the pickups he sees on job sites have Alberta licence plates. So let’s say you’re an able-bodied unemployed guy sitting in Nanaimo, waiting for a job to come to you. If that’s how you think the economy works, it’s no surprise if your preferred political message is Dix’s 1960s socialist blather about the government forcibly sharing the wealth. And it’s no surprise that you’re unemployed. B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins trashed the Prince Rupert port announcement as a payoff to local aboriginal people for a potash facility. “The usual Liberal policy of giving natives a veto on new projects has got to end,” Cummins said, demonstrating once again that he understands nothing about the evolution of this issue in the past 20 years. In summary, Clark’s jobs plan is to continue Gordon Campbell’s Pacific gateway strategy. The opposition parties are reheating decades-old failed options they hope will smell better than a stale three-term government. And B.C. is, as always, at the mercy of world events. tfletcher@blackpress.ca —Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Protecting what’s left of the natural world A

fuels, shelter and freshwater to ccording to a study pubmore than six billion people is lished several years ago driving the wholesale conversion in the journal Science, few of forests, wetlands, places on our planet grasslands and other have been untouched by ecosystems. Researchmodern humans. ers have discovered Satellite images taken that farmland and pasfrom thousands of kiloture now rival natural metres above the Earth forest cover in extent, reveal a world that covering 40 per cent of has been irrevocably Earth’s land surface. changed by human land On the other hand, use over the past few Canada’s rugged and decades. inaccessible terrain, From Arctic tundra David Suzuki small and concento primeval rainforScience Matters trated population, est to arid desert, our and relatively recent natural world has been history of urban and resource fragmented by ever-expanding development have spared us towns and cities, crisscrossed from the scale and intensity of with roads, transmission lines land-use change that many other and pipelines, and pockmarked regions have experienced. by pump jacks, flare stacks, and A review of the state of Canother infrastructure used to drill, ada’s forests and woodlands frack and strip-mine fossil fuels by Global Forest Watch Canada from the ground. concluded that we are one of the The need to supply food, fibre,

few countries with large tracts of forests relatively undisturbed by human activity. About half of Canada’s forests are still intact. Most are found in the greenbelt of northern boreal forest that stretches across the country. One of the largest areas of untouched boreal wilderness left in the world straddles eastern Manitoba and northern Ontario. The local Anishinabe First Nation calls this massive 43,000-squarekilometre region Pimachiowin Aki (Pim-MATCH-cho-win Ahh-KEY). In English, it means the “land that gives life.” Home to such threatened species such as woodland caribou, and dotted with freshwater lakes, wild rivers and wetlands, Pimachiowin Aki has remained more or less unchanged for some 5,000 years, roughly as long as recorded human history. It is the very absence of clearcuts, mines, hydroelectric dams,

transmission lines and other industrial infrastructure that makes Pimachiowin Aki so exceptional. First Nations communities want to protect it as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As Sophia Rabliauskas, a Pimachiowin Aki leader from the community of Poplar River, says: “As First Nations, we already know the value of this land — because we live on it, and live with it every day. Now we want our neighbours, people who live in cities and people around the world, to understand just how important it is.” Fortunately, the Manitoba government has listened and is working with First Nations to protect the area for its unparalleled ecological and cultural richness. If they succeed, it would join other world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Pyramids in Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and the

7.7 million-hectare Ténéré Nature Reserve in the Sahara Desert region of Niger. However, obtaining international recognition for Pimachiowin Aki as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is no easy task. The Manitoba government and local communities have had to make difficult decisions to sustain the ecological integrity of the region in the face of industrial pressures. Most notably, the government decided to reroute a multi-billion dollar hydro transmission line away from the area. Many environmental groups and scientists, including the David Suzuki Foundation, support the government’s difficult decision. Pimachiowin Aki must be protected as a place where rivers run wild, caribou roam unfettered by industrial development, and its indigenous peoples are honoured and respected.

LETTERS Colwood showing fiscal leadership Re: Three years of tax gouging in Colwood, Letters, Sept. 21, 2011. When I arrived on council three years ago, money that should have been in reserve funds was not there. Coupled with lost development revenues and higher costs such as policing, this contributed to unpalatable property tax increases of 17 per cent in 2009 and another nine per cent in 2010 (there was no property tax increase for average homes in 2011), despite laying off staff and reducing levels of service. It’s easy to simply vote “no” to higher taxes, but those who voted against the budget did not bring ideas to the table con-

cerning which services the City should cut in order to balance our budget, nor suggestions to broaden our tax base and find new revenue sources. Others on council worked as a team to create new partnerships that have provided services to Colwood at no cost to the taxpayer, and championed new development that meets our official community plan goals. We secured more than $4 million dollars of grant money for the Solar Colwood program that is reducing energy costs for homeowners, reducing operating costs at Colwood’s fire hall, and generating jobs and new economic activity in the community. Colwood is being recognized for its leadership approach, and we need to move forward with a new council that continues to

show leadership and innovation. Our citizens deserve nothing less. Judith Cullington Councillor Colwood

Latoria speeding out of hand I assume those drivers who travel at excessive speed along Latoria Road (especially between Veterans Memorial to Metchosin Road) putting pedestrians, cyclists, and pets at risk must enjoy the free rein that they have. The West Shore RCMP obviously doesn’t rank this issue as a very high priority. If they did they would respond to inquiries and emails on this matter and patrol the area with

speed traps. Will it take a serious mishap? I guess the residents will just have to wait and see. Brian Belcher Colwood

Others should chip in for new bridge Re: Craigflower bridge to be replaced in 2012, News, Sept. 16, 2011. Why is Esquimalt not paying for the new bridge taking Admirals Road across the Gorge waterway? Esquimalt gets the most benefit from the bridge, which especially helps the navy base they get taxequivalent money from, as well as benefitting from business and residential taxes they wouldn’t get without the base. Most of the heavy trucks I’ve

reminded Saanich engineers of are servicing the navy base and Slegg lumber. Letters continued on Page A12

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People in First Nations lands get great benefit from the bridge, which provides easy access for residents and businesses operating on their land. View Royal gets a benefit in easy access to the businesses they tax on Admirals Road. To me the bridge is part of a highway used by people from many fiefdoms to get to jobs at the navy base and commercial dockyards — shouldn’t the provincial government be contributing? The bridge is used by Saanich students going to Shoreline middle school in View Royal and Esquimalt and First Nations students going to Craigflower elementary school. Wouldn’t the existing bridge carry the weight of students, other pedestrians, and bicyclists for many years to come? If Saanich really wants the bridge, a proper contribution from Esquimalt, First Nations, View Royal and the province would allow building it to proper width and alignment for a long future. Otherwise vehicle

tolls should be put on it to obtain funds to do the job right. The current plan of Saanich and View Royal is not fair to Saanich taxpayers. Keith Sketchley Saanich

Government spends to cut spending This is ridiculous. A $20 million contract, at $90,000 per day, for an independent consultant, who is going to tell our federal government how to find $4 billion in cuts to balance the federal budget. Come on, now. What about the working class? I’m sure we could give the same advice as any “super-consultant” at a fraction of the price, and time. It simply comes down to spending priorities. Ask the average person where the money should go. It’s simple and does not need to be complicated. The people in government who are in charge of spending, have proven they are not good at it. The reason for that is that

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they did not work with us. What kind of advice could this consultant give us for such a huge price tag? Probably along the lines of “don’t spend more money on subs, warplanes, large-scale companies and the wages of your officials.” There you go, I just saved us a couple billion dollars. Stefan Mieczkowski Langford

No smoking policy needs teeth Although I am happy that Westshore Town Centre has reinstated its no smoking sandwich board signs, I am dismayed at the lack of enforcement. Many times I have encountered smokers all around the entrance to the mall. Every other mall prohibits smoking anywhere on their property. I am tired of exposing myself and grandchildren to the dangers of secondhand smoke every time we visit the mall. Linda Bessant Sooke

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY

VIEW ROYAL GARDEN club meeting on Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m., Shoreline school, 2750 Shoreline Drive. Visitors welcome. For more information call 250-220-5212. RRU’S MARY-ANNE NEAL presents her experiences in Kenya, Sept. 28, noon to 1 p.m., fourth floor Learning and Innovation Centre.

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SUNDAY

HARP AND PIANO concert, Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m., St. Mary the Incarnation church, 4125 Metchosin Rd. BLESSING OF THE animals service, Oct. 2, 9:30 a.m., St. Mary the Incarnation church, 4125 Metchosin Rd.

WEST SHORE CHAMBER community awards, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Westin Bear Mountain. Call 250478-1130 for tickets. See www. westshoreawards.ca.

METCHOSIN FARMERS’ MARKET, Sundays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4450 Happy Valley Rd. See metchosinfarmersmarket.blog.com. Runs to Oct. 30.

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METCHOSIN VILLAGE FARMERS’ market, old Metchosin elementary grounds, Sundays, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4495 Happy Valley Rd. Runs to Oct. 30.

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Transit scores new revenue after tackling transfer abuse Attempts to bolster its coffers are working after BC Transit made changes to its bus transfer system in the Capital Region. Bus transfers that were being used repeatedly and traded on the street turned

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Man arrested for city hall bomb scare Erin Cardone News staff

Police officers guarded each entrance to Victoria City Hall Thursday afternoon. Staff milled about in the courtyard off Pandora Avenue as they waited to return to work. Outside the building, Sgt. Mike Chicorelli and police dog Max walked through plantings and inspected garbage bins in search of explosives. In the end, no bomb was found. At about 12:40 p.m., someone called city hall and said there was a bomb inside. Staff immediately evacuated the building, according to their emergency plan. About 250 staff left the building for about two hours while police searched inside. Meanwhile, staff at the VicPD communications centre scrambled to trace the origin of that call. They tracked it to a gas station in Maple Ridge, and just more than half an hour after the threat was made, Maple Ridge RCMP sped to a gas station in the 2100block of Lougheed Hwy. and arrested a man. The 53-year-old suspect is a resident of Maple Ridge. Police are considering charges of public mischief against him. This was the second bomb threat at Victoria city hall this year — the first happened Jan. 7 and was also a hoax. No one was arrested in that incident. Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin said he felt safe with "the best (police) dog in the world" searching the building — Max and Chicorelli won a gold medal at the World Police and Fire Games earlier this month for vehicle searched and a bronze medal for building searches.

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Hot ticket: The Melville Boys, Langham Court Theatre, opens Sept. 29

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Choristers go Deutsch for opera opener Flying Dutchman has large local contingent Sam Van Schie News staff

On the opera stage you’ll see them: filing through street scenes or dancing in party scenes, creating crowds where crowds are needed. The local men and women who fill Pacific Opera Victoria’s choral roles are used to being in the background. Their songs move the action forward and help explain what’s going on. It’s rare for them to be as central in the action as they are in the company’s upcoming production The Flying Dutchman. “They’re alone on stage, without any of the leads, for 15 minutes in the third act,” explained chorus manager Joey Pietraroia. “We needed one of the largest choruses in POV history for the show.” The story is set on the coast of Norway, much of it aboard two ships – one belonging to the Dutchman and the other to a Norwegian whose daughter the Dutchman hopes to marry. The men’s chorus is cast as sailors on the Norwegian ship, and recruits from the Victoria Choral Society are the Dutchman’s crew, who audience members only see in the third act when they’re singing back and forth with the other sailors. “It’s a lot of people to fit on stage,” said Pietraroia. The Dutch crew will actually be elevated above the stage on a riser, he added, which will allow them to stand together and sing the way they’re accustomed to with the Choral Society. “Not everyone has stage experience, so it’s a way they can feel a little more comfortable up there.” Even still, it’s a challenging gig. The opera, written by Richard Wagner in 1843, is sung

into the songs.” Choristers get their parts a month before rehearsals, to start practising on their own. Then they have two weeks of rehearsals with Pietraroia and the rest of the chorus to get the words down. After that there’s staging, dress rehearsals, and finally, a week and a half of performances. “It’s a huge commitment,” Pietraroia said. “A lot of them work other jobs, so we’re meeting late in the evening on a very intensive schedule. We need them four or five nights per week.” And when one show is over, many will start preparing for the next. This year’s Pacific Opera season also includes the world premiere of Mary’s Wedding, an English opera set in the Canadian prairies during the First World War; the sexy French opera Carmen, about a woman who tempts her lovers into her life of crime; and the Italian classic Maria Stuarda, about the queen who tried to claim the English throne from Queen Elizabeth I. The Flying Dutchman opens Courtesy Pacific Opera Victoria Pacific Opera Victoria chorus manager Joey Pietraroia at the Royal Theatre on Thursdirects a larger-than-normal contingent of local singers day, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with subsequent performances on for the upcoming production of The Flying Dutchman. Oct. 8, 12 and 14 (all 8 p.m.) in German, not the easiest language to make and Oct. 16 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets range from $37.50 to $132. They’re sound good. And there isn’t much repetition available at the Royal or McPherson box in the verses. offices, by calling 250-386-6121 or going online “It’s a lot to memorize,” Pietraroia said. “They need to learn the words and what to www.rmts.bc.ca. news@goldstreamgazette.com they mean so they can put the right emotion

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Vox Humana recalls ship’s fateful journey

Tonight (Sept. 28), Victoria chamber choir Vox Humana presents “MS Estonia Remembered.” It’s a musical tribute to the ship that sunk in the Baltic Sea and the 852 passengers and crew who perished in the disaster seven years ago to this day. The concert features the music of Estonian composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, including the piece “Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae” (Song of Maritime Calamity). Start time is 7:30 p.m. at the Maritime Museum of B.C., 28 Bastion Sq. Tickets, $20, are limited and are available at Long & McQuade Music, Ivy’s Bookshop, by calling 250-483-4010 or visiting www. voxhumanachoir.ca.

New UVic professor blends cultures in manga

A First Nations artist who is credited with creating a new genre known as Haida Manga has taken on a post at the University of Victoria. Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is the school’s second Audain professor in Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest. In addition to blending of Haida design with Asian culture to create Haida Manga, Yahgulanaas embraces many other art forms. He will provide an overview of his work and display images and music videos at a free public lecture tonight (Sept. 28) at 8 p.m. in UVic’s visual arts building, room A162. emccracken@vicnews.com

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The Victoria Jazz Society is taking a new approach to its fundraising efforts this year. For the first time, the group is hosting a single concert event with the sole purpose of raising money for its student outreach programs. Music For Youth, set for Friday (Sept. 30) at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, will feature performances by the Victoria Soul Gospel Choir and a ‘hybrid’ of local show band The Midnights and the Vic High R & B Band. Net proceeds from the concert will support the outreach programs, which take two different forms. The first sees local jazz combos visit area high schools for performances and workshop clinics. Aspiring musicians have a chance to meet the performers and find out what options are available if they’re interested in pursuing a career in jazz. The society also puts on workshops featuring touring jazz musicians performing in Greater Victoria. Both programs are free for students. The $6,000 to $7,000 cost for this year will be covered by the proceeds from Friday’s concert. “It’s (the students’) first exposure to jazz, and hopefully we’ll get some students interested in pursuing jazz

music,” said Darryl Mar, jazz society executive and artistic director. “It develops and ensures that the jazz genre is continued in our community.” The evening will also feature a musical presentation soliciting support for World Vision Canada, whose mandate to help children and their families fits well under the Music For Youth theme. The Victoria Soul Gospel Choir has been involved with the Victoria Jazz Society for the past four years. The group is led by Vancouver-based Checo Tohomaso, whose career highlights include playing with Marvin Gaye, The Commodores and others. In true gospel fashion, the choir has a tendency to bring audiences out of their seats. The Vic High R & B Band has been part of the school’s music program for nearly 20 years. Music director Eric Emde eventually formed The Midnights out of a collection of former and current Vic High students, as well as assorted local musicians. Currently operating as a 12-piece outfit, The Midnights have become an audience favourite with their highenergy sets of soul, Motown and dance-floor classics. The Music For Youth fundraiser concert gets underway at 7:30 p.m. at the Goolden hall, 905 Pandora Ave. Doors open at 7. Tickets, $25, are available at the jazz society office, 1031 Vancouver St. (250-388-4423), Lyle’s Place and Ditch Records and the Royal & McPherson box office (250-386-6121, online at rmts.bc.ca). editor@oakbaynews.com

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Films entered in the CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers’ Reelto-Reel Music Video Challenge will be screened at the Victoria Event Centre tomorrow night (Sept. 29). The competition randomly pairs filmmakers with local musicians and bands, with the goal to create a short musical film to

the soundtrack of an original song by the artist. The finished films will be screened and voted on by the audience and a jury panel comprised of arts-and-culture writer Amanda FarrellLow, May Street Productions producer Erin Skillen and Zone 91.3 presenter Jeremy Baker. The winning filmmaker will receive

$300 in cash, while the audience favourite receives a $200 prize. Local comedian Wes Borg hosts the evening. Chris Ho and his band will perform. Tickets are $10, available in advance at CineVic, 1931 Lee Ave. or at the door, 1415 Broad St. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more informa-tion visit www. cinevic.ca. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Helium balloons could help Saanich decide on condo height Six storey building inflates concern Kyle Slavin News staff

Saanich councillors want to use helium balloons to help make their job easier. The balloons were a suggestion last Monday night from council regular Ken Whitcroft, an Inverness Road resident concerned about how much of a view he and his neighbours will lose if a six-storey condo is built down the road. He wants height markers — helium balloons, as discussed by council — raised on the property to demarcate how high the proposed buildings will be and to get an idea of what skyline will be blocked out. “Who doesn’t like balloons?” joked Coun. Dean Murdock. “It’s worth having a look at how high these buildings might be.” The buildings are part of a planned condo complex at Inverness and Quadra Street

that would see two five-storey and one six-storey condos erected. Council has seen multiple proposals come forward for this lot over the last seven years including plans for an eightstorey condo, plans for 10 townhomes and a four-storey condo and, most recently, plans for three six-storey condos. But public consultation and concerns about building height spurred applicant Jim McLaren to reduce the height of his proposed buildings. “I’ve listened and listened and tried to incorporate (neighbours’) ideas into it,” he told council. “We’re trying to do everything we can to mitigate the problems, but I’m at a loss for things to do to make this work.” Though there remain concerns about the heights of the three buildings that make up the 92-unit complex, council unanimously supported the proposal and moved it to public hearing. “We’ve zeroed in on some of

the main features. … Now we’ll have to make up our our minds, as a council, to move forward on this or not,” said Coun. Wayne Hunter. Mayor Frank Leonard asked the applicant for geodetic mapping that will provide a more concrete diagram of the building heights because, as Coun. Judy Brownoff pointed out: “If it’s windy, balloons won’t work.” No date has been set for the public hearing or when the helium balloons will be set up on the property. Brownoff stressed that thorough public notification should be done to inform neighbours of when it happens. Though the idea of “long poles on a tripod” was also suggested, by Coun. Vic Derman who said it’s “important that people get a sense of how high (the buildings are).” Coun. Leif Wergeland acknowledged hot air balloons may be the easiest option. “All we need to do is buy balloons and have some politicians blow them up.”

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Premier unveils jobs plan details The B.C. Jobs Plan also promises an upgrade to the Deltaport shipping facility by 2014, in addition to improvements to the Prince Rupert bulk port announced earlier in the week. Clark committed $50 million to improve the railway link to the port near the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, the first

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Premier Christy Clark unveiled the details of her jobs plan at a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon Thursday, including a target to have eight new mines in operation in B.C. by 2015.

stage of a $200 million Deltaport development. Clark also announced an additional $24 million to fund mining, water and land permit approvals and reduce the backlog for permits by the end of next year. She said the increased efficiency will not be at the expense of environ-

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The B.C. government will add an extra $3 million to its small business venture capital tax credit and set up an expert panel to review business taxes in B.C., Premier Christy Clark announced last week. The province currently budgets $30 million a year to provide tax credits to risk-taking investors who put money into qualifying ventures, Clark said. “One of the things we know is that the majority of new jobs in any economy are created by new businesses,” Clark said. “We’ll be expanding (the tax credit program) so more angel investors can get a 30 per cent refundable tax credit for eligible small businesses. And that means these job creators will get a leg up on capital, it means they’ll get a leg up on hiring and on receiving the strategic advice that they need from experienced investors in the marketplace.” The announcement is the third in a weeklong series of campaign-style stops to roll out an employment development plan that Clark is pitching as “the central mission of my job as premier.”

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National honours for science trio Vivian Moreau News staff

Growing up in a small town in northern Argentina, Julio Navarro would sleep outside on the patio and watch the starfilled sky. “The patterns changed all the time, sometimes here and there, but changes in a clockwork fashion. I thought it was fascinating,” said Navarro. Now an astrophysicist at the University of Victoria, he attributes those nights on the patio with instilling in him a love for the stars. He went on to receive a PhD at Harvard University and did post-doctoral work at Cambridge University in England before being hired at UVic in 1998. In November he will head to Ottawa with UVic geologist Dante Canil to be inducted into the Royal Society of Canada. The society is also awarding UVic climatologist Andrew Weaver the 2011 Miroslaw Romanowski medal for his research, writings and sharing of his work on climate change. The society, which honours outstanding scholarly work in the arts, humanities and sciences, is including Navarro because of his research, which includes the study of dark matter, a “mysterious substance in the universe.” His work involves build-

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Astrophysicist Julio Navarro is one of three scientists from UVic to be honoured by the Royal Society of Canada. ing computer simulations to hypothesize about what building blocks make up the universe. The answers, he said, would increase our knowledge of physics. Although humans know enough to ascertain the age of the universe (13.5 billion years), we don’t know the mechanics of how the universe came to be, Navarro said. “For example, this dark matter, we don’t even know what it is and yet it’s mixed with most of the universe,” he said. “And the Milky Way, whose stars go around in a plane — why that shape, why not a different shape? And why are there 10 billion stars and not 200 billion stars?”

Those are the kinds of questions Navarro builds simulations for, which run in large computer systems in Europe. Cosmology is in its golden age, he said. Scientists understand things about the universe, such as how it began, that were unknown just 30 years ago. “Now there is fairly good agreement within the (astronomy and physics) community that the Big Bang did exist and that it can be measured with accuracy. “This is an astonishing result. A hundred years from now scientists will look at this time and say ‘this is when cosmology grew into a mature science.’” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Support pours in for Sooke couple’s medical-marijuana raid Cavaco, a former RCMP officer serving on the Mainland in the 1980s, has late stage progressive multiple sclerosis leaving him housebound and on a plethora of medication from muscle relaxants to valium — marijuana is the only treatment that doesn’t come with severe side effects, O’Neil said. Since taking legal action, O’Neil said there has been a “tsunami of correspondence” from people letting them know they are not alone in this experience and that others are pursuing a similar course. “We have just had an overwhelming amount of thank yous, you know, thank you for fighting when we can’t. Lots of support to help to get people to understand this is not just a bunch of 15-year-old kids smoking pot,” she said. “These people are chronically and terminally ill, and stress kills. There has to be some kind of responsibility held to both Health Canada and the RCMP in

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If there is a silver lining to the anguish that Sooke couple Cam Cavaco and Marnie O’Neil have endured over medicinal marijuana, it is the support they have received from the community. The couple launched a lawsuit against the RCMP and Health Canada — both which declined to comment because the matter is now before the B.C. Supreme Court — last month for damages suffered after RCMP allegedly raided their home in late 2009, destroying their licensed medicinal marijuana production facility without a warrant. “The effect from that day is ongoing and my husband has lost abilities he will not get back,” said O’Neil, who suffers from fibromyalgia, a condition that causes muscle and connective tissue pain that is alleviated through the use of marijuana.

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this kind of process.” The biggest reason the couple is turning to the courts is education, said O’Neil who also spoke on her husband’s behalf due to his worsening condition. “A huge part of the responsibility lies with Health Canada. They have left patients in legal limbo that allow the RCMP a window (to raid), but there has to be some kind of responsibility to community policing. They had no understanding of our challenges.” The problem is a lingering stigma associated with the drug, said O’Neil. She waited over eight months for Health Canada to process her full licence, and Cavaco still hasn’t received a proper renewal despite being one of the first Canadian license holders in 2000. “It comes down to treating people kindly and communicating and understanding this is medication.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Crowd power Electric atmosphere fuels Royals’ win Travis Paterson News staff

It was a fightin’, cheerin’ and hittin’ affair as the sold out crowd of 7,006 energized the Victoria Royals to victory, 5-3 over the Vancouver Giants at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Saturday night. Royals head coach and general manager Marc Habscheid was flattered to see such a welcome return of the Western Hockey League to the Island. “The plays, the hits, the altercations, the fans were into it (all),” Habscheid said. “The doors were opened at 5:30 p.m. (for a 7 p.m. game), you don’t see that (often), it’s quite something for the team.” Royals’ forward Jamie Crooks scored the first goal WHL regular season goal in Victoria since 1994. Crooks’ goal came three minutes and nine seconds into the game, a wrist shot that clung to the netting under the crossbar as if posing for all to see and cheer. “The (atmosphere) was great,” Crooks said. “It was like having an extra skater out there, we never got tired.” With Royals jerseys not yet available

to the public, fans dressed themselves in the colours of their next favourite teams, including plenty of Canucks and Salmon Kings sweaters as well as a few Victoria Cougars jerseys. General reaction from the opening night ticket holders varied but there were some common themes — the fact the Royals’ next home game is against the Medicine Hat Tigers, rather than the Bakersfield Condors. And that the passion driving WHL players makes for exciting hockey though it may not be as technically sound as the minor-pro ECHL. “There’s nerves and inexperience (with junior players) and it leads to mistakes, which makes for exciting hockey,” said Habscheid prior to the first game. Playing against the Royals in their first game was particularly exciting for visiting Giants’ forward Teal Burns, who played in Victoria for the junior-B Cougars and the BCHL’s Grizzlies. “It’s great I don’t have to wait until Christmas to come back to Victoria and exciting to know I have support (in the stadium).” Though it was subtle, Burns heard the small chorus of whistles from friends and family who cheered his assist on Saturday when caller Cliff LeQuesne announced the Giants’ first-period goal by James Henry.

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Goalie Keith Hamilton stops Giants’ forward Dalton Sward during the Royals’ 5-3 win at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Saturday. For Victoria fans, Burns is on the wrong side of a heated rivalry and, not surprisingly, was disappointed in his team’s loss. “Having out shot (the Royals) pretty bad (51-24), we need to bear down on our chances. The assist is good I guess, it’s

nice to get the monkey off my back.” An extended version of this story and more on the Royals is available online at www.goldstreamgazette.com under the Sports tab. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Night league seeking wheelchair hoops players Travis Paterson News staff

Their group may be small but Jon and Jessica Vliegenthart know that players will come. The married couple have a long history with wheelchair basketball. Jon played for B.C. at the provincial level and Jessica is a regular with the women’s national team. Together they have taken over the basketball division of the Victoria Wheelchair Sports club. Their first order of business

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was moving the weekly practice into the gym of the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence at Camosun College’s Interurban campus. The non-compeitive group meets for skills and game action every Sunday night with nationallevel available from instruction from Jessica. But first, the club could use a few more recruits. There is no age limit and kids as well as adults are encouraged to try the sport, Jessica said. “We’ve got plenty of sport chairs. It’s important people LET’S GO.

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remember this sport is for anybody and everyone who tries it likes it.” For those seeking a more competitive outlet the group also puts together a competitive team travelling to the Mainland for tournaments. The first tourney of the year is Oct. 15 in Kelowna. They also want to remind people wheelchair basketball isn’t just for physically-disabled players. Currently, the Sunday group is carrying six players and three of them are able-bodied, including Jon.

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“It happens a lot, people come out with their friends in support and then stick with it,” Jessica said. Jon’s route to wheelchair basketball started just such a way in Quesnel 13 years ago. As a teenager he took it up so his recentlyinjured friend would have someone to play against. “(That friend) became the only physically-disabled player on a team of eight of us,” Jon said. Jon continued playing and eventually made the provincial team which led him to his wife.

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Stefanie Hatch of the Vikes looks to shoot against the Alberta Pandas at UVic on Saturday. The Vikes lost 1-0 but won by the same score in Sunday’s rematch.

Season underway for Vikes’ clubs Eight of the University of Victoria Vikes teams were in action on the weekend, including the men’s and women’s basketball teams’ annual alumni game and dinner. Both Vikes managed wins over the alumni teams with the men winning 89-87 and the women 56-46. The Vikes men will participate in the Carleton University’s House-Laughton Tournament from Oct. 14 to 16, while the women will play a preseason tournament at Calgary, Oct. 21-23.

Eye on nationals Things got better for the nationals-bound Vikes men’s soccer team (3-2-1) which picked up a pair of 3-0 road wins on the weekend. Andrew Ravenhill scored twice and Jordie Oberg once as the Vikes beat the Lethbridge Pronghorns on Saturday while Oberg, Miguel Romeo and Craig Taylor scored against the Calgary Dinos. Keeper Elliot Mitrou earned both shutouts. The men host the 2011 CIS men’s soccer national champi-

onship Nov. 10 to 13 at UVic.

National return Recent Canadian national team member Jaclyn Sawicki scored a goal as the Vikes women’s soccer team (3-2-1) also grabbed a pair of road wins defeating Lethbridge 2-0 on Saturday and Calgary 2-1 on Sunday. Sawicki and Maryse Reichgeld scored against Lethbridge, while Nathalie Scharf and Lindsay Hoetzel tallied against Calgary. The Vikes host Calgary Oct. 1 and Lethbridge Oct. 2 at Centennial Stadium with 12 p.m. kickoffs both days.

Pandas visit for split A Kyla Kirby goal on Sunday won the Vikes women’s field hockey team its first game of the season in four tries, shutting out the Alberta Pandas 1-0 at UVic. The Pandas edged the Vikes by the same score on Saturday. Next up are two road weekends at UBC, Oct. 1 and 2, and Alberta, Oct. 8 and 9. On the men’s side of the stick, James Kirkpatrick and Matt Sarmento scored as the Vikes (1-0-1)

tied the United Brothers 2-2 in Surrey on Sunday.

Rugged weekend The Vikes women’s rugby team suffered a pair of tough losses to the Pandas 36-6 on Friday and 53-0 to the Pronghorns Sunday. The women host Calgary on Sunday (Oct. 2), 11:30 a.m. at Wallace Field. UVic has fielded an extremely competitive men’s side despite five current players taking the semester off for the Rugby World Cup. James Bay erased a half-time deficit to win 23-22 over the Vikes (1-1) at MacDonald Park on Saturday. The Vikes play Gordon Head neighbours Velox Valhallians on Saturday, 2:45 p.m. at Wallace Field.

Podium posture Vikes Deirdre Moran and Cliff Childs won the individual titles in the women’s six kilometre and men’s eight-km races, respectively, helping the Vikes men’s and women’s cross-country teams win the St. Martin’s Invitational meet in Washington state on Saturday. sports@vicnews.com

Standings Coastal GP W Cowichan 2 2 Powell River 2 2 Surrey 2 1 Alberni Valley 1 1 Langley 2 1 Nanaimo 2 0 Coquitlam 2 0 Victoria 2 0 Recent scores: Cowichan 6 Victoria 2 Victoria 1 Cowichan 5

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Rugby Vancouver Island Rugby Union Standings Island Men’s Elite Team G W L B Pts James Bay 2 1 0 1 9 Cast.-Wand. 2 2 1 2 6 UVic Vikes 2 1 1 1 5 Velox 2 0 2 0 0 Sept. 24 results James Bay 23 UVic Vikes 22 Castaway-Wanderers 34 Velox Valhallians 0 Island Men’s 1st Div. North G W L B Pts Cowichan 4 4 0 3 19 Port Alberni 3 3 1 3 15 Nanaimo 3 0 3 1 1 UVic Jutes 3 0 3 0 0 South G W L B Pts UVic Norse. 3 3 0 3 15 Cast.-Wand. 3 2 1 1 9 JBAA 3 1 2 2 6 Velox 3 0 3 0 0 Sept. 24 results Cowichan 22 Nanaimo 17 UVic Norsemen 24 James Bay 5 Port Alberni 72 UVic Jutes 22 Island Women’s Elite Team G W L B Pts Velox 2 2 0 0 8 Port Alberni 1 2 0 0 4 UVic 1 0 1 0 0 Comox 1 0 1 0 0 Cowichan 2 1 1 0 0 Nanaimo 1 0 1 0 0 *Cowichan penalized one win for defaulting Sept. 17 game Sept. 24 results Velox Valkyries 51 Comox 12

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

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ROCKLAND AREA Apt, large 1 bdrm, incls heat & hot water, $860/mo. Avail Oct. 1. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.

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BRAND NEW 2 bdrm, unit, 5 min. walk to Whiffin Spit. 1 bath, patio, fenced yard, W/D, 4 stainless appls, $1050. + utils. Avail now. 250-642-0311 FLORENCE LAKE, 2 bdrm, 6 appls, 2 decks, close to all amens, N/S, small pet neg, avail Oct. 15, $1400 mo incls all utils. Call 250-391-1967. SIDNEY DUPLEX, SXS, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, F/S, N/S, N/P, fenced yard, refs, avail now, $1325 + utils. 250-656-4003.

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RENT & SHARE house with male senior, 3 bdrms available near bus stop & 6 Mile Pub. $500-$600-$700. Call (250)220-2232.

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GOLDSTREAM AREA, newly reno’d & furn’d, 1400 sq ft, lndry & H/D TV incl, lrg deck & yard, prkg, $650 mo, utils incl’d. Call Ray 250-884-0091.

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

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

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 ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

DRYWALL DRYWALL- NO payment required till job is finished. (250)474-9752.

ELECTRICAL AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

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

Fall Lawn and Garden Services. Insured, WCB, Free Estimates. 250-884-9493

cedarcoastlandscaping.ca GARDEN OVERGROWN? Big cleanups our specialty Complete garden maint. Call 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. MAINTENANCE, RENO’S, creative design installation. Ponds to patios, res. and comm. Call (250)474-4373 glenwoodgardenworks.com

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, bobcat work, masonry and renos. Free Estimates. Call 250-744-4548. BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Lowest Price. Free Estimates. Call 250-896-6071.

C.B.S. Masonry Brick, Stone, Concrete, Paving, Chimneys, Sidewalks, Patios, Repair, Replace, Re-build, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee” Free Est’s & Competitive Prices. (250)294-9942, 589-9942 www.cbsmasonry.com

MALTA HANDYMAN. BBB member. Best rates. (250)3880278.

JOHN’S STONEWORK. Free estimates. Over 30 years experience. (250)595-6099.

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WESTSHORE STONEWORKS Custom Stonework. Patios & Walkways. (250)857-7442.

MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

THE CARPENTER & Sons. Renos, Suites, Painting. Guaranteed. Darren (250)217-8131

CARPET INSTALLATION DARCY’S CARPET & LINO. Install, repairs, laminate, restretch, 35 yrs. 250-478-0883. MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES CARING BONDABLE cleaning since 1985 for lower Island areas. Supplies and vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869. FRIENDLY HOUSEKEEPER has immediate openings, MonSat. Ref’s avail. 778-440-3875.

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-220-0734. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. 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

MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residential/Comm. 250-388-0278

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

NEED HELP cleaning your house? Call Dorothy at (250)478-8940.

MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

COMPUTER SERVICES

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

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

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

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-382-8602.

MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, gutter guard, power washing, roof de-mossing. Call 250-889-5794. GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323. GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778. PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades, roof demossing. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440. V.I.P. GUTTER Cleaning. Gutter guards, all exterior, power washing, roof de-mossing, spray, windows. Package deals! Insured. (250)507-6543

HANDYPERSONS Aroundthehouse.ca ALL, Repairs & Renovations Ben 250-884-6603

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. ✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.

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ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.

A PROFESSIONAL WOMAN painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 22 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com

BLAINE’S PAINTING- Quality workmanship. $20 hr, 20 yrs exp. Blaine, 250-580-2602.

MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278. MALTA HOUSE Renos & Repairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278. M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204. RENOS BY Don, 25 yrs exp. New, renos, repairs, decks, fencing, bathrooms, kitchens. Senior discounts. Licensed, Insured, WCB, 250-588-1545.

CLIFF’S PROFESSIONAL painting Int/Ext, new const. Free Est. Call 250-812-4679. NORM’S PAINTING. Quality work. Reasonable, Reliable. Refs. 25 yr exp. 250-478-0347 OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

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

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS FOUR 12 ROOFING Licensed insured. BBB member. Re-roof new construction. 250-2167923. www.four12roofing.com SHORELINE ROOFING. Reroofing specialist. WCB/BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967. shorelineroofing@shaw.ca

RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178. RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

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

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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