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duce full four-year degree programs over the next three years. Overall, the school is looking to have 1,400 students studying on campus, and a total full time student body of 4,000 by 2017, up from 2,500 now. International students, who typically pay thousands of dollars more in tuition than Canadian students, will help fill those undergraduate seats. Azeez Ogedengbe, a 26-yearold from Nigeria in the masters in global management program, said the accelerated one year program was key for him to apply to RRU.

An independent, external review of a stillborn birth at Victoria General Hospital has concluded the availability of anesthesiologists was not a factor in the case. The review, however, did make several recommendations to improve obstetrics on the Island. The Vancouver Island Health Authority commissioned the review Aug. 19 after anesthesiologist Dr. Sue Ferreira publicly raised questions about a possible link between the incident and a shortage of anesthesiologists. On Aug. 9, a woman came to the hospital in labour. After several hours, the fetus showed sudden signs of severe distress. An obstetrician made two failed attempts to deliver the baby with a vacuum suction and forceps, according to the review. The patient was then moved to the operating room for a cesarean. Upon delivery, however, the baby had no heartbeat, did not breathe and attempts at resuscitation did not work. “After examining this case detail the review team was quite satisfied that there was no delay in the provision of anaesthesia care to the patient,” wrote review lead Dr. Ward Flemons, a professor of medicine at the University of Calgary and board member with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. “Although for a short period of time the anesthesiologist was responsible for two patients, which although not an ideal situation, did not have any untoward impact on either patient.”

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They filed into the opulent Hatley Castle last week — 50 students representing 15 countries, a group that underscores Royal Roads University’s aggressive new push to broaden the international flavour of the campus. Over the next five years, RRU says it intends to significantly boost the number of international students studying at the Colwood-based heritage property. Where the university sees about 100 foreign students per year now, that could rise to 500 to 700 in the years to come, say RRU officials. “We are changing focus to have more (students) on campus, including the number of international students,” said Thevi Pather, RRU director of international programs. “We want all our learners to be global citizens, to engage with students from a variety of cultures. We are actively recruiting students from all around the world.” As part of that broader strategy, RRU has issued a request for expressions of interest around developing a series of four-storey residences on the campus. The development would focus on lands near the front gate, and envisions a “village” with four residences and a din-

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Elizaveta Semenova, from Russia, Rachel Karlapudy from India, and Azeez Ogedengbe from Nigeria, are part of a new wave of international students attending Royal Roads University.

“We are actively recruiting students from all around the world.” –Thevi Pather international programs director, Royal Roads University

ing hall, totalling 406 dorm rooms and 200 parking stalls for its first phase. The entire project has a potential build-out of 1,323 units in 14 buildings. “It’s all part of the growth strategy of the university,” said Paul Corns, vice-president of

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Saanich police want to speak with victims of a money-lending scam that targeted people desperate to borrow money. So far three victims have come forward saying they made contact with an individual who guarantees them money, but asks for an upfront fee — typically hundreds of dollars — to pay for legal fees and closing costs. The money promised never comes, supposedly because the deal has fallen through or the borrowers were turned down. The money paid upfront is not returned. Police are aware of the person involved in the fraud and say he was convicted of similar offences in Metro Vancouver. “We believe there are more victims out there,” said Sgt. Dean Jantzen. Saanich police can be contacted at 250475-4321.

Small groups of people plan to hold prayer vigils at the intersection of Helmcken Road and Island Highway for the next 40 days. Members of Choose Life Victoria are hosting a vigil each day due to abortions performed at the Vancouver Island Women’s Clinic. “We are praying for women and their unborn children,” said Steve Weatherbe, Choose Life Victoria president. “We are praying for women to change their minds and to keep their babies and deliver them.” Members are standing outside a 30-metre buffer zone and praying in shifts during business hours of the clinic. “This is not a protest or to scare anyone ... it’s a prayer vigil,” Weatherbe said. A clinic staff member indicated the women’s centre had never had protesters before. Staff declined to comment on the vigil. At the start of the prayer vigil Wednesday morning, West Shore RCMP officers were on hand investigating vandalism in the clinic parking lot and on the sidewalk of Helmcken Road. The words “Pro Choice,” and “Everyday for Choice” were spraypainted on the sidewalk. The vandalism occurred sometime in the evening of Sept. 27 or early on Wednesday.

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Catholic chaplain Father Dean Henderson leads the start of the prayer vigil Wednesday morning at the corner of Helmcken Road and Island Highway, across from the Vancouver Island Women’s Clinic. A reproductive rights group says the vigil amounts to harassment of women. Charla Huber/News staff

Although the Choose Life Victoria members say the vigil is to pray for support for the women, not all groups feel this way. “I think the tactics they use are meant to intimidate women who have chosen to access a legal medical service, and that is harassment,” said Tara Paterson, spokesperson for the Victoria-based Reproductive Justice Organizing Coalition. “I am appalled it is going on for 40 days, but I am glad it is not everyday.”

Groups from Canada, the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia are taking part in 40 Days for Life Vigil from Sept. 28 to Nov. 6 “These vigils are being held in about 300 cities,” Weatherbe said explaining that the 40 days reference comes from the bible. “Christ spent 40 days in the wilderness.” Vancouver Island Women’s Clinic offers a variety of women’s sexual health services, including abortion, IUDs and surgical completions after

a miscarriage. Paterson is organizing a counter rally called “rock for reproductive justice” on Oct. 22 at Centennial Square in Victoria in response to 40 Days for Life campaign. “We hope to broaden the conversation to more than just abortion,” Paterson said. “Reproductive justice includes the right not to have children, the right to have children and the right to parent.” reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

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Opponents of BC Hydro smart meters were out in force both inside and outside the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Tuesday. Mayors and councillors, many of them from Vancouver Island, questioned wireless radiation health risks, privacy concerns and the ultimate costs of the meters at a convention forum. They heard assurances from Hydro officials and health offi-

cers that the meters are safe and won’t steal personal information. Surrey’s deputy fire chief told delegates the meters could actually make cities safer by giving advance warning that a transformer is getting dangerously hot before it sparks a fire. The devices are supposed to detect power outages faster, catch electricity-stealing pot growers and encourage users to be more efficient. Victoria Coun. Marianne Alto said her council heard from hundreds of concerned residents before proposing Hydro freeze the $930-million rollout, undertake more public consultation and allow households to opt out. “There needs to be time to have that conversation,” she said.

“For me it’s about choice.” Alto said the issue echoes the defeat of the harmonized sales tax, adding the meters again raise the spectre of a big government body rushing to impose something that many residents fear will hurt them. “Had Hydro done a quality public information and consultation piece far in advance there would be less concern,” she said. Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who chaired the smart meter session, said he has no concerns about them. “Look at all the ubiquitous use of cellphones and all the other frequencies that are in our airwaves,” he said, adding smart meters would be on less than a minute a day.

Various Wi-Fi networks blanket much of the Lower Mainland – some of them installed by local cities. Moore noted some B.C. cities, including Surrey, are installing their own wireless smart water meters at homes to electronically monitor real-time water use. Others have installed wireless parking meters. Another fear of smart meter opponents is that BC Hydro will eventually use them for time-ofuse pricing, forcing users to pay more at peak times in a bid to smooth out electricity demand. Hydro denies it has any timeline for such a move. UBCM delegates were scheduled to vote later this week on the smart meter issue — although

what they do won’t be binding. Hydro crews have already installed 100,000 smart meters across B.C. and that’s to rise to 250,000 by later this fall. Energy minister Rich Coleman vowed the conversion will not be stopped. Another resolution before delegates, meanwhile, demands highspeed Internet and cellphone access be extended across the province. BC Hydro launched its own counter-offensive this week, telling UBCM delegates their radiation exposure from the wireless networks in the Vancouver convention centre adds up to 4,590 minutes this week, equivalent to years of exposure to a household smart meter.

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Langford gears up for Tour de Rock Edward Hill News staff

When the Tour de Rock riders roll into Langford on Wednesday, Donna Fraser will greet her husband with the largest Cops for Cancer party the city has ever seen. Fraser, wife of tour rider and West Shore RCMP Const. Rod Fraser, has spearheaded the Tour de Rock-West Shore community celebration at Veterans Memorial Park, offering the public a chance to meet the riders. In past years, the tour would hit a number of West Shore schools and a hold a stopover at Westshore Town Centre for a head shave event before riding to Sooke. Now Langford will become the major and final stop of the day. “The cancer society wanted a larger event. Now they’ll bike here and end their day here,” Fraser said. “Riders will be introduced and will mingle with the crowd. We see this as the first annual event. We want it to grow for next year.” The event kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with live music,

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Donna Fraser has helped organize a community celebration for Tour de Rock riders at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday. vendors and sponsor tents — along with traditional head shaving and leg waxing. The Tour de Rock has a stop at Willway elementary in Langford before pedalling to Sooke. Riders are scheduled to arrive at Veterans Memorial at 3:45 p.m. for a barbecue. Backed by a few dozen volunteers, Fraser said organizing the event has gone smoothly — the only

crimp in the plan could be the weather. Sponsors have plenty of tents, she noted. “Everyone wants to help — Thrifty Foods, Coast Capital, community policing, RCMP,” Fraser said. “Support from the community has been awesome. It’s overwhelming.” Tracie Clayton, a TDR organizer with the Canadian Cancer Society, said the larger celebration in

Langford is the product of a strong and dedicated volunteer base. “We are always looking to develop relationships in communities, but it depends on volunteers,” Clayton said. “If you have committed volunteers for an area who are willing to put in the work and develop a presence for the tour, it makes events more successful. Volunteers make events blossom.”

Fraser said she can’t wait to welcome her husband home, but is proud he is riding the tour. She wasn’t surprised Rod took up the challenge — many of their relatives have been lost to cancer. Rod had also taught curling to Luc Savage, a Colwood teen diagnosed with leukemia in 2010. “The last straw for Rod was the young fellow he coached. Luc Savage gave him that extra push to do something to make a difference,” Fraser said. “He wanted to be able to do something, especially for the kids.” Tour de Rock Day West Shore is Oct. 5, from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. White Spot will be barbecuing up burgers and Serious Coffee will serve hot drinks. Entertainment starts at 1:30 p.m. A bouncy castle and face painting will be on site for kids. Riders are scheduled to be at the park from 3:45 to 6 p.m. To schedule a head shave or leg waxing during the event, email Donna Fraser at df2336@telus.net. For more see www.tourderock.ca.

Metchosin boy perishes from fall A five-year-old Metchosin boy has died in hospital after suffering severe head injuries from falling 10 feet off a bridge at Gordon Bay Provincial Park earlier this summer. Lake Cowichan RCMP Sgt. Dave Voller called the August incident “extremely unfortunate” and “unforeseen,” noting RCMP have ruled out foul play and handed the case over to the B.C. Coroners Service. The boy was airlifted Aug. 17 to Vancouver hospital from the government park, near Honeymoon Bay. The boy died in hospital on Sept. 19. Police investigation revealed the boy had been walking with his father and three-year-old sister over the bridge when he fell off of the side and struck his head. The Vancouver Police Department’s special investigation section interviewed the mother at the hospital as requested by the RCMP. “It’s just really unfortunate,” Voller said. “I don’t know how long it’s been there but I do remember camping there at Gordon Bay when I was a teenager and the bridge was always there then.”

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From the farm field to the dinner table Oak Bay butcher runs Metchosin abattoir to help meat remain local Charla Huber News staff

Metchosin farmer John Buchanan drives his tractor through his beautiful pasture nestled in the hills off of Lindholm Road. Buchanan cuts the hay that will soon feed his sheep. Each year Buchanan, of Parry Bay Sheep Farm, raises about 600 lambs at his farm, which are eventually turn into dinner for people across Greater Victoria. He even has a white donkey that acts as the sheep’s keeper. Buchanan raises the animals, but when it comes time for them to be used as meat, he sends them to the abattoir in Metchosin, operated by Mike Windle. More than half of Buchanan’s sheep are sold to Windle, the coowner of the Village Butcher shop in Oak Bay. “It’s easier for me,” Buchanan said. “I don’t have enough cus-

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Metchosin farmer John Buchanan doesn’t need to ship his lambs far when the time comes. The abattoir in Metchosin, the only such facility in the region, has been kept going by a butcher.

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tomers to sell (all the lambs) I have.” Out of the abattoir Windle offers a cutting service for the lamb after they have been processed. The next time Buchanan sees his lambs, they come back as loin chops, racks of lamb and legs of lamb. He also gets some ground lamb and stew meat. “I like roasted leg of lamb myself,” Buchanan said. At this time, the abattoir in Metchosin is only licensed to process lamb, sheep, goats and rabbits — no hogs or cattle. “Some people bring in two (animals) at a time and oth-

ers come with 30,” Windle said. Farmers from the West Shore, Sooke, East Sooke, Saanich and the Gulf Islands depend on Windle’s abattoir to process their animals. It is the only red meat abattoir in the CRD. “We don’t slaughter pork, but I Mike Windle would like to,” Windle said adding he is always getting hog farmers calling to see if he offers the service.

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Although Windle is unable to slaughter hogs at his abattoir, he does purchase whole hogs from Metchosin farmer Tom Henry after they have been processed. From there he cuts them and cures hams, bacon, hocks and feet. “Anything you can make out of a pig we will make ourselves,” Windle said. Windle, a butcher for 15 years, had bought sheep processed in Metchosin for years. When he heard the former abattoir owner wanted to retire, he decided to keep the facility operating to ensure he had local product for his store. “(Running the abattoir) is fantastic, I think it’s the best thing I could do for my customers,” he said. “I am the one who connects the farmers to the people. “I am not making any money at this, I am just trying to supply my store with meat of local animals,” said Windle, who has been operating the abattoir since July 2009. After Buchanan’s lambs have been processed and cut at the Metchosin site, he is able to sell some of his meat through local farmer’s markets and a farm store with fellow Metchosin farmer Tom Henry of Still Meadow Farm. Henry is well-known for the 200 hogs he raises to produce pork products for the community each year. His hogs are sent to an abattoir near Duncan and cured pork products Henry sells at the farm store are prepared by a butcher in the Cowichan Valley. As for processing his own meat, “It’s pretty rare for a farmer to do it all,” Henry said. “It takes a set of skills and I have no desire to do that, I can hardly cook a pork chop, let alone cure a ham.” “Buying local meat helps with the reduction of food miles and saves fuel,” Buchanan said. “It supports the local economy and landscape. The only way you can do that is to support this kind of agriculture.” Buchanan and Henry’s farm store is open on Sundays 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 4198 Still Meadow Road in Metchosin. news@goldstreamgazette.com

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Breastfeeding challenge set for Saturday Natalie North News staff

Babies and books converge next week as a global parenting event takes on a new twist on Vancouver Island. On Oct. 1, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Vancouver Island libraries are partnering for the 10th annual

munity to support breastfeeding families,” said organizer Peggy Strass of VIHA. This is the first year on Vancouver Island that the event will be co-ordinated via public libraries. The challenge runs from 10:30 a.m. until noon at all locations, including the Juan de Fuca branch, 1759 Island Highway.

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“That most of the students are professionals, it seems like a great opportunity to meet a diverse group of people,” Ogedengbe said. After going to university in Ontario for a few years, he said moving to Colwood was an easy decision. “It’s not a big adjustment, it’s a relaxed pace here,” he said. “I’m looking forward to the weather. I’ll take the rain over snow any day.” Royal Roads, originally set up to house cadets in close quarters as a military college, doesn’t have near the capacity to shelter hundreds of students. Until modern residences are built, most of the international students will live in home-stays in Langford and Colwood. “Because we are a small, specialized university, we don’t have the required on-campus housing,” Pather said. “We’ve reached out into the community, we’re tapping into the community as a resource.” Before RRU’s development plan — called the Uplands Village concept — sees the light of day, it needs a partner with deep pockets to outline a plan for financing, construction and operation of the residences. The property owner, the Department of National Defence, also needs to weigh in. “We need to make sure we do our due diligence with DND, with seeking approvals and that any development aligns with our overall sustainability plan,” Corns said. People interested in hosting a student can contact www.canadahomestayinternational.com. editor@goldstreamgaztte.com

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Sangster elementary student Emily Lait, 7, takes a gander at junk collected along Esquimalt Lagoon on the Royal Roads side for the Great Canadian shoreline cleanup last Friday. About 150 kids participated in the annual cleanup of the migratory bird sanctuary in Colwood.

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While a second anesthesiologist and obstetrician were called in, their service was not required, and the C-section began within about 20 minutes from the time it was called. The timeline meets the guidelines by the Society of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists of Canada. Ferreira, who prompted the review, resigned from her position at VGH in June over what she said was a chronic lack of anesthesiologists. Beyond the particulars of this case, however, the review also examined obstetrics more generally in Victoria. It made 21 recommendations. They include the need for a dedicated obstetrical anesthesiology service as soon as possible, and a call for VIHA to establish an equitable pay plan for its obstetricians and anesthesiologists. In response, VIHA says it is working toward all the recommendations. The report and VIHA’s response is available at www.viha. ca, under Hot Topics.

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NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT HOURS OF SALE FOR LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria, BC from The Loghouse Pub & Liquor Store, Ltd., operating the Loghouse Pub at 2323 Millstream Road, Victoria, BC, to change the hours of sale on Monday through Thursday, and Saturday and Sunday nights from the currently approved hours between 11a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday; and 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Sunday to 11a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday; no change Friday; 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Saturday; and 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Residents and owners of businesses located within an .8 kilometre (1/2 mile) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by writing to: The General Manager Liquor Control and Licensing Branch PO Box 9292, Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9J8 PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. To ensure the consideration of your views, your letter must be received on or before October 28, 2011. Your name(s) and address must be included. Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Chris Synesael sets up a sandwich board for West Village Church outside of the Cineplex in Langford, where he leads Sunday sermons aimed at people who have never been to church.

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 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 for the purpose of hearing representations respecting a new Official Community Plan. OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 811, 2011

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Easy going pastor tries to boost church attendance Sam Van Schie News staff

Chris Synesael would be the first to admit he’s not your average preacher, if the place he’s holding Sunday service didn’t give it away. In the plush chairs of the newly opened Langford Cineplex Odeon, Synesael will lead the congregation of West Village Church through scripture, prayer and song — projecting the words on the big screen for folks to follow along. “We’re a church for people who wouldn’t usually go to church,” the 32-year-old says. “We’re all about breaking down the boundaries that keep people from coming to church.” The music is contemporary, the dress code is nonexistent, and no topics are off limits. Synesael was a youth pastor at Saanich Baptist church for 10 years before starting West Village, so he’s used to tough questions and he welcomes them. He describes his style of preaching as, “unapologetically truthful.” And if the 100 people that come every Sunday are any indication, it’s something young adults are particularly attracted to. The average age of adults in the congregation is around 30 years old, much younger than most churches. A lot are young

families with kids. “What we’re doing might offend some church people,” Synesael said. “But the people we want to engage are people that would be offended by the traditional church, who don’t like the structure.” Synesael decided to start West Village after learning that West Shore has the low-

“The people we want to engage are people that would be offended by the traditional church.” –Chris Synesael

est church attendance in the region. Only 1,600 West Shore residents, or two per cent of the population, attend church on the average Sunday, according to Synesael. He began the church last February with 25 people meeting in his living room. By April, West Village started meeting monthly at the Caprice movie theatre, and when the Cineplex opened they made it their weekly meeting place. “The theatre is neutral territory. You know where it is and your way around it, you don’t have to ask where the bathroom is,” Synesael said. “It’s less intimidating than going somewhere totally new.”

Throughout the summer, the church has held free barbecues outside Ruth King elementary after Sunday service. They set up bouncy castles, activities for the kids and invite everyone to hang out. This helped attract members. “People (non-church members) would come by and wonder who we were partying at the school, and we’d invite them to join us,” Synesael said. Throughout the week the church has social groups that meet in coffee shops and pubs. West Village’s first baptism will be this fall — at Thetis lake. Synesael has high hopes for the church, the first being that he’ll attract a large enough congregation to warrant moving into the deluxe 300-seat theatre with leather chairs. He also wants to become more involved in the community, beginning with supporting Ruth King by donating to programs there. “I want people to look back and think, I’m really glad this guy decided to start a church in his living room,” Synesael said. West Village Church meets at 10 a.m. Sundays at the Langford Cineplex movie theatre. It’s final community barbecue of the season, at Ruth King, will be held following after it’s grand opening service on Oct. 2. West Village is online at www. westvillagechurch.com. news@goldstreamgazette.com

Official Community Plans provide a degree of certainty to residents and land owners about the location and nature of anticipated changes to their community and serve as a guide to municipal councils in making decisions about development, zoning and the provision of municipal services. View Royal’s current OCP has been in place since 1999. The area covered by the Official Community Plan includes all water and land areas within the boundaries of the Town of View Royal. As required by the Local Government Act, Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 811, 2011 considers the following: • the approximate location, density and type of residential development necessary to meet the needs of the community; • the location, amount and type of commercial, industrial, institutional, agricultural, recreational and public use lands; • restrictions on the use of land that is subject to hazardous conditions or that is environmentally sensitive to development; • location and phasing of any major road, sewer and water systems; • location and type of present and proposed public facilities, including schools, parks and waste treatment and disposal sites; • policies respecting affordable rental and special needs housing; and • policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 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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t’s been called a water cooler chat for the province’s grassroots politicians. In many ways, that’s probably the best thing to expect will come out of this week’s meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. The gathering in Vancouver of 1,500 councillors, mayors and municipal staff is the best way for the collective concerns of communities to be raised with the levels of government that can make a difference. Take BC Hydro’s smart meter program, for example. While the cities of Victoria, Colwood and Metchosin have each called for the government to issue a moratorium on the installation of the devices, the declarations are little more than an attempt to appease their respective electorates. But if a majority of B.C. municipalities agree with the proposal, the UBCM can issue a statement that, theoretically, carries a lot more clout. The province has said smart meters are here to stay and it is unwilling to change that stance. This might be the best way to manage the program from a technical and administrative point of view, but politically it’s beginning to feel a little too much like the HST “debate” all over again. The reality is that — despite the fact we call municipalities local government — they are utterly subservient to their master, the provincial government. And while the province doesn’t have to listen to what individual mayors or councillors say, the annual meeting is a chance to spend a little one-on-one time lobbying a cabinet minister about an issue that he or she might not have the time for on a regular working day. Don’t expect municipalities to set any provincial policies once they agree on what they’re resolutions will be for this year. But we’ll be paying attention to what our local politicians are saying. With civic elections set for Nov. 19, voters will want to know which names on their ballot have been working to best represent their interests. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: 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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The non-standing variation was t was average at best, and undea celebration of lesser conquests, serving of the praise it got. while people would get to their feet A colleague of mine recently for outstanding feats. watched And Slowly Beauty ...‚ at Such is not the case today, sadly. the Belfry Theatre, yet another play Last year in New York I saw Mary about finding meaning in one’s life Poppins on Broadway. during a baby boomer’s Certainly, it was an entermid-life crisis. The script taining show, with elabowas born in Montreal rate sets, decent acting and translated to English and lovely voices. But the before the play made its performance garnered way to Victoria. The acttwo — yes, two — standing, good, but not outing ovations. One came standing. before the intermission, And yet, as the curtain the second at the end of drew closed, the audience the show. It was unbelievrose to their feet. Another standing ovation for Erin Cardone able. I don’t consider myself another underwhelming Off the Notepad a tough critic. I don’t performance, as it was know enough about thereported to me. atre or music to pick apart every It’s something I’ve experienced aspect of a performance and anamyself at many a concert. I’ve often been stunned to see my neighbours lyze it. But I have seen enough good acting and music to know what’s in the audience leap from their electrifying and what merely simseats after even the most basic mers. performance. It’s a trend that has I’m blessed to have lived in developed for several years now to Vienna, which is the home of one the point where audiences needn’t of the world’s best opera houses. give a second thought before Those performances earned their launching into a standing O — or standing ovations. rather, a standard O, if you will. Years and years of grooming went Performers themselves are into each show, the music sent shivmourning the days when a standers up my spine and the voices of ing ovation erupted from the crowd the opera singers brought tears to after a spectacular show. It seems the problem with making a standing my eyes on several occasions. Shows needn’t be of this magniO standard, is it’s lost all meaning. tude to deserve a standing ovation. Ovations, standing or otherThere’s plenty of top-quality acting wise, seem to have their origins in and music here in Greater Victoancient Rome.

ria that blow audiences out of the water, so to speak. Too many audiences, though, have checked their discerning tastes with their coats. The trend is having a real effect on performers. Recently, I’ve been looking into blogs about standing ovations. Actors and musicians are mourning the loss of meaning in standing Os. When it’s something that occurs after every performance, it no longer awards performers for putting in a spectacular effort. Some blogs attempt to uncover why the standing O has become so standard. Is it increasing ticket prices, and performance-goers need to make themselves feel they’ve gotten their money’s worth? Many point to peer pressure — the first few who stand up glare at the rudeness they perceive in others who don’t. Finally, a friend asked why any of this even matters. What’s the harm in standing in appreciation? Like tipping, standing ovations should be for the best of the best, but to the dismay of some, both have become common practice. We’re killing the best method of showing appreciation for a performance that went over and above our expectations. For the sake of those artists, standing ovations must die for all but the best performances. ecardone@vicnews.com — Erin Cardone is a reporter for the Victoria News.

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investments in people — our he fall sitting of the legislagreatest resource. Sadly, there's ture begins this week. I’m not much for businesses and looking forward to quesresidents of Esquimalttioning this government Royal Roads, or any for its lack of action on communities on Vanso many issues that couver Island. are impacting our community. Now that Premier A new Belmont Christy Clark has finally high school confirmed she is not going to call an election Our list of needs for until 2013, it’s time to the West Shore is long, really focus on the most and it starts with a new urgent issues. Belmont high school, a Maurine The premier promnecessity that has been ised a jobs plan that crying out for attention Karagianis would be “different for years — and has MLA Report from anything British been ignored for years. Columbia has seen,” When my colleague but it turns out her plan is no difJohn Horgan and I met with Eduferent at all. cation Minister George Abbott We’ve seen most of this before last spring, he assured us that a under former premier Gordon replacement school was a high Campbell. This plan puts self-propriority. motion ahead of substance and is We told the minister that our mostly an exercise in repackaging community cannot wait any lonexisting plans and programs. ger for action. The jobs plan lacks clear job A new Belmont high school is targets, and fails to provide vital essential for our students to get

the education they deserve. Construction of a new school will create much-needed jobs in our community. It would be a multi-million dollar project to really put families first, not just a slick marketing slogan that promises much and yet delivers little.

Child care must be a priority Last month, the provincial government cut funding to child care centres already stretched to the limit. Reduced funding to centres will mean higher child care fees, reduced staffing levels and increased operational costs. It’s more evidence that child care is a low priority for this government. Some parents are waiting years for affordable and quality child care, and that’s neither good for our economy or for the children. Affordable and quality child care must be a top priority.

HST going, but not fast enough The HST has been defeated, but we’re still paying it, and we will be for months to come. The provincial government says it will take until early 2013 for the HST to be replaced with the PST-GST system. That’s way too long. Families, businesses, homebuilders and all British Columbians should not have to endure another 18 months of uncertainty. I am urging the province to speed up the process. There’s no good reason the old system cannot be re-instituted within a year. The public has spoken, and now government needs to get on with it.

Moving regional transportation forward With the economy in neutral, and interest rates lower than they’ve been in 50 years, government should be moving forward

with infrastructure projects that will create jobs and help inject dollars into our community. The West Shore is growing and needs additional transportation capacity. Now is the time to get commuter rail in motion on the E&N corridor and work to reduce the number of vehicles on our roadways. More can be done to make the overall system work better. Too often, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. A south Island transportation authority would help to coordinate planning and operations of our transportation network. Much like Metro Vancouver’s Translink, it would be responsible for regional transit, cycling and commuting systems. I am encouraging the province to establish such an authority for the south Island. Maurine.Karagianis.MLA@leg.bc.ca —Maurine Karagianis (NDP) is the MLA for Esquimalt-Royal Roads.

LETTERS Latoria highrise against community plan Re: Highrise project proposed near Latoria, News, Sept. 7, 2011. Colwood council’s quest for tax dollars appears to be high density highrises and the citizens and the official community plan be damned. Minutes of the Aug. 29 council meeting show a contempt by some councillors for the citizens with whom they were to be consulting. Coun. Judith Cullington’s flippant response to concerns about a high rise in such a neighbourhood was that we apparently just look at ground level. Well, we are not all navel gazers. The landscape and design of our communities is very important. Plopping high rise buildings in the middle of suburban neighbourhoods does get everyone’s attention. Common sense and our community plan should guide the location of high rises. Coun. Cynthia Day noted the proposal is not consistent with the community plan which does not support such high density in the area. Coun. Gordie Logan stated the Latoria Walk development has a similar height and density. Some simple counting shows the current developments are a third of the height of the highrise Logan supports. Council feels they can disregard the OCP in exchange for more “amenities.” What is deemed an amenity should be open to question. These “amenities” would not be needed if counsel abided by the community plan in the first place and would likely be in place anyway if an OCP compliant development was done. Citizens questioned the ever present issues of traffic congestion to which the answer is apparently a $1 million traffic circle and a bus stop. A circle that leads to and from a single lane each way. For $1 million, let’s hope it has a really big flower pot in the centre.

How tall is the highrise? While 11 storeys is noted, the site planning guidelines note buildings more than six storeys will incorporate a “base building” that is two to six storeys high. Colwood has offered to sell the developer some of its own naturally vegetated land. I admit to not being well informed on the plans for the abundance of abandoned gravel pits in Colwood but it would seem odd that the development focus is on denuding green space when there is so much stripped land about. I’m not opposed to a development that is consistent with the OCP and the area. A high rise described as an “urban wall” doesn’t fit. This proposed development is not bold, it is hodgepodge planning. The the public hearing is Oct. 19. Perhaps this is a process that would be better put over so voters can hear where the candidates stand on the reliability of the OCP. Frank Potter Colwood

Smart meters a B.C. boondoggle Re: Smart meters key to a smart grid, Letters, Sept. 23, 2011. Despite the disclaimer by the representative of Itron (the company making the “smart meters”), the meters will, indeed, invade the privacy of every homeowner in B.C. Why else, according to Itron’s own documentation, do these meters contain a Zigbee chip? Not to connect wirelessly to the net grid. That’s a different and more powerful telecommunications device imbedded in the meter that’s destined to radiate the entire province with a 2B carcinogen. The Zigbee chip’s only purpose is to communicate (again, wirelessly) with the electrical appliances in your home. And to allay our concerns about it,

BC Hydro has assured us that it will not enable the chip until homeowners grant their permission to do so. There is so much nonsense spouted by these people that they can’t help but contradict themselves, often in the same propaganda release. Not to deny, of course, that there is a business case for this billion-dollar boondoggle. After all, it will allow the firing of all the meter readers. It will provide BC Hydro with the excuse to overcharge its customers as this smart meter initiative has managed to do in every country in the world in which it has been introduced. And, in a desperate but vain attempt by customers to lower their electrical bills by actually reducing their electrical use, it will free even more electrical power for BC Hydro to export to the U.S. According to San Diego-based Global Energy Network Institute: “B.C. sells a lot of excess electricity ... into southern California. It’s the cheapest electricity we have and they’ve been selling it to us constantly over the past decade.” Yes, it’s a sweet deal for all the well connected in this Liberal government scheme. But a bitter one for those paying the bills. Dennis Noble Colwood

Smart meters made to collect variety of data Re: Smart meters key to a smart grid, Letters, Sept. 23, 2011. Smart meters are advertised on Itron’s website to show exactly how they invade your privacy. My response is to the letter written by Tim Wolf of Itron Inc when he claims “these new meters do not allow the utility (BC Hydro) or anyone else to know what specific devices are used in customer’s homes or when.” I would like to draw his attention to his own company’s website, because that is

where the detailed information is provided on exactly how they do. Now as an Internet server administrator, I am fully aware that no home smart meter has the ability to host an Internet server inside of it. Therefore all the personal data collected is being transmitted by the smart meter to an Internet server hosted by and therefore fully accessible to BC Hydro and Itron. Lara Allsopp Langford Letters continued on Page A12

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Re: Colwood shells out for crossing guards, News, Sept. 21, 2011. I take some issue with the context of the article “Colwood shells out for crossing guards.” To clarify, according to my notes and City minutes, I did not say “Their primary responsibility should be for the kids getting to school safe, which includes crossing the street.” I certainly don’t believe that. However, I did say that the primary responsibility for funding crossing guards historically was a school board responsibility, and I wondered why they have pushed the local councils to now fund this when their budget is far larger than the City of Colwood’s. I think it’s great that wonderful people and organization’s have donated funds to ensure crossing guards. But elected officials and senior bureaucrats have budgets to oversee and be accountable for. If they are short of dollars due to provincial downloading or otherwise, they need to face those challenges, not assume because municipalities still have the right of property taxation, that this should just be shuffled off to local rate-

Colwood finances a matter of record Re: Colwood showing fiscal leadership, Letters, Sept. 28, 2011. I read Coun. Judith Cullington’s letter and felt obligated to make the following observations. Was this an admission that this person running for council did so without reading the financial reports that clearly indicated the reserve funds had been drained? This is a public record. Even if they hadn’t read the report they could have asked their colleagues as four members of council, including Mayor Dave Saunders, had voted to deplete the fund in these so-called previous administrations. (Source: Minutes committee of the whole, April, 30 2007.) Lastly why would anyone get recognized for a solar program that cost $500,000 more than they told us and filling in a hole they dug us into. John Tibay Colwood

B.C. playing politics with policing The fear that B.C.’s political flagship scheme — however well-intentioned — is simply unrealistic and unaffordable as the country braces itself for swinging budget cuts from Ottawa. In a nutshell, the province should be worried that those who are determined to drive through a provincial police manifesto will saddle the B.C. taxpayer with record numbers of officers — but no cash for patrol cars. It is a serious concern. The federal government subsidizes municipalities who contract the RCMP, whereas the residents of the 11 independent police departments pay 100 per cent of the cost. Those 11 departments cost more to deliver. Vehicles, equipment and specialized services provided by the RCMP would not be there, and the province would stick the 100 per cent of the cost on the taxpayer for going solo on policing. B.C. taxpayers have enough to pay for, and thanks to the defeat of the HST, an extra $2.2 billion deficit to contend with. Sign the contract and get on with creating jobs. William Perry Victoria

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SCRAP METAL DRIVE, Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sangster school, 3325 Metchosin Rd. Drop off unwanted metal appliances, barbecues. Call 250-721-3569 or email bluefaerie@live.com for more information. PANCAKES FOR PETER cancer fundraiser, Oct 1, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Langford Rona parking lot, with Organized Khaos performing. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR broom pull on Mill Hill in Langford for Oct. 1 and Oct. 15. Register at www.crd.bc.ca/ parks/millhill/broomsweep.htm or call 250-360-3329. NATURE OF ISLAND art show, activity day, Goldstream Nature House, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. See naturehouse.ca. MAASAI CHOIR FROM Tanzania performs on Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Isabelle Reader Theatre, 1026 Goldstream Ave. By donation.

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Musical medley part of VCM Presents series Concerts offer jazz, classical, new and re-arranged music Erin Cardone News staff

The haunting rumble of the 103year-old organ shook the pews in Alix Goolden Hall at the hands of seasoned organist Nicholas Fairbank. Immediately following him was the shiver-inducing voice of Kathryn Whitney, then a piano duel performance, followed by an improv jazz number. The mini-concert Tuesday offered “a taste” of what’s to come in the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s “VCM Presents” concert series, said conservatory dean and artistic director, Jamie Syer. The lineup “fits the idea that this is going to be a series that makes the music come off the stage.” Starting next month and running until May 2012, the series includes six shows from a wide range of musical talents from Greater Victoria and away. It begins with the Cecilia String

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Guitarist Rob Cheramy, left, bassist Joey Smith and saxophonist Gordon Clements perform a jazz number in the Alix Goolden Peformance Hall on Pandora Avenue. The trio were performing at the launch of the VCM Presents concert series. Quartet, which won the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition. The four women – MinJeong Koh and Sarah Nematallah play violin, Caitlin Boyle, the viola, and Rachel Desoer, cello – perform

Sunday, Oct. 16 at Alix Goolden Hall. The next day at 5 p.m. they play a special master class concert for conservatory students and the public in Wood Hall off Johnson

Street. Admission to the Monday performance is by donation. On Nov. 20, faculty members play a variety of compositions by conservatory artists, including two pieces that will be played for the public for the first time. The program includes rearrangements of contemporary music on cello, viola, guitars and percussion. The next concert is January Jazz with trumpeter/pianist Brad Turner. He’ll join up with faculty member Joey Smith on bass, George McFetridge on guitar and Gordon Clements on sax. Later comes “Duelling Pianos” in February, the Faculty Spotlight in April and Sara Davis Buechner on piano in May. “There’s very good variety,” Joey Smith said of the series. “It covers all the different aspects of the conservatory.” Syer said the goals of VCM Presents – it’s the first series of its kind at the conservatory – are to bring touring artists to Victoria, to give an outlet for faculty to perform and to create concert opportunities for people who love to play. People attending the concerts might find themselves enjoying a

different musical style, he added. “Whatever you think is your favourite (style), come for it all, because you might be surprised.” Ticket information is available at the conservatory office, 900 Johnson St., online at www.vcm. bc.ca or by calling 250-386-5311. All scheduled performances happen at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. ecardone@vicnews.com

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Orchestra takes fond look back The Palm Court Light Orchestra presents the first concert of its silver jubilee season tomorrow (Oct. 1) at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium, “Roses of Picardy.” The night features a grand smorgasbord of Palm Court favourites drawn from the last 25 years and the orchestra’s five commercial CD recordings. Joining the orchestra for this nostalgic look back is mezzo-soprano Sarah Fryer, who will perform six pieces. Tickets for this concert and others during the season are available at the UVic Centre box office, or by calling 250-721-8480. editor@oakbaynews.com

Mezzosoprano Sarah Fryer performs tomorrow (Oct. 1) with the Palm Court Light Orchestra in the kickoff concert to its 25th season. Photo contributed

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Maasai choir brings message of hope

Six members of the En-Kata choir from Tanzania are performing in Greater Victoria this weekend to start an international tour focused on hope, faith and celebration. “Hope of the Maasai” relays Africa’s story in the Maa language, as performed through songs and dance by choristers who have faced the horrors of HIV-AIDS, other diseases and poverty up close. The concerts are scheduled for tonight (Sept. 30) at 7 p.m., at the North Douglas Pentecostal Tabernacle (675 Jolly Pl.); Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Westsong Community Church (Isabelle Reader Theatre, 1026 Goldstream Ave.), and Sunday at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Glad Tidings Church

(1800 Quadra St.). Admission is free, but donations will be accepted, to go towards construction of schools in Tanzania.

New exhibits at Winchester

Oak Bay resident and painter Avis Rasmussen travelled the Rhine River in July 2011 and painted to tell about it. Her watercolours were completed in the plein air of Zurich, Strasbourg, Speyer, Rudesheim and other towns. An exhibit of her resulting work opens tomorrow (Oct. 1) at Winchester Galleries, 2260 Oak Bay Ave. Rasmussen will be in attendance from 1 to 5 p.m. Also opening that day is an exhibit of illustrator Doug Fraser’s oil industrial paintings. Both shows run until Oct. 22.

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As the calendar turns to October, Victoria’s galleries have opened a whole slate of new shows, perfect for welcoming the fall arts season. On Broad Street, West End Gallery presents a show of bright, bold, dynamic landscapes by painter Paul Jorgensen, Oct. 1 to 13. Next, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 3 will be an exhibit of works by B.C. painter Rod Charlesworth. “With an abundance of dramatic scenery to choose from and endless inspiration readily available, this collection showcases the wonders of the land. Rustic scenery is painted with brilliant thick, broad strokes to emphasize the light and depth in each painting, creating a distinct and consistent style.” Downtown’s Madrona Gallery presents a solo exhibit of new works by Rick Bond Oct. 1 to 15, featuring pieces from his three most recognized bodies of work: West Coast landscapes, streetscapes and musicians. Join the gallery and artist for an opening

reception Saturday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria recently launched its show of Indian and Persian Miniature paintings from the collections of the Art Gallery and the Maltwood Collection of the University of Victoria. The exhibit, looking at beautifully painted book illustrations from 16th to 19th century Persia and 17th to 19th century India, continues through Nov. 20.

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In Oak Bay, through Oct. 15, Red Gallery presents I Love Lucy and other gallery favourites, followed

by Across the Generations with Glenlyon Norfolk art students Oct. 16 to 29. Nearby, Eclectic Gallery presents West Coast Images, en plein air paintings Continued on next page

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Every September, Shoppers Drug Mart® stores across Canada put up a Tree of Life, and you, our customers give generously to fill it with paper leaves, butterflies and cardinals, with 100% of all proceeds going directly to women’s health initiatives in your community. Over the years, you’ve contributed over $14.7 million and we’re hoping you’ll help us make a difference again this year. Visit your local Shoppers Drug Mart between September 17 and October 14 and buy a leaf ($1), a butterfly ($5), or a cardinal ($50) to help women’s health grow in your community. To find out which women’s charity your local Shoppers Drug Mart store supports visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca/treeoflife

The Oswego Hotel and The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria have announced a new collaboration to provide a high-profile, contemporary exhibition space to showcase Victoria’s leading artists. “Art at The Oswego” will launch with a public opening at the hotel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Every six weeks a new solo exhibition will open featuring an artist from the Art Gallery’s Art Rental & Sales Program. Artists will be available on-site at various times throughout each exhibition. Art at The Oswego will be housed in the hotel’s signature restaurant, The O Bistro. Victoria artist and finearts educator Krystyna Jervis will be the first exhibiting artist, with 25 works including assemblages under plexiglas, sand and acrylic paintings and other mixed media treatments.

Carving in Brentwood: On the Peninsula, the Brentwood Bay Lodge hosts a Wood Carving Demonstration with Don Bastian this Saturday, Oct. 1. Stop by from from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to watch a wood carving demonstration by the local artist and carver, whose creative furniture pieces are inspired by rugged West Coast nature.

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Take in an Island Heart to Heart Get the scoop on heart health this month with Island Heart to Heart, a seven-week series of talks open to all heart patients and their family members. The series runs from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday, from Oct. 4 to Nov. 15. Guest speakers include a cardiologist, pharmacist, dietician and social worker, addressing a variety of important topics of interest to all heart patients and their families. The sessions run at the Hillside Seniors Health Centre, 1454 Hillside Ave. (next to Aberdeen Hospital). The cost is $42 for the entire series. Register by calling Claire Madill at 778-678-8423 or email islandheart2heart@shaw.ca

Caregiving for someone with dementia? The Alzheimer Society of B.C. has support groups for caregivers. Contact the Alzheimer Resource Centre at 250-3822052 for information and to register. Fridays – Church of Our Lord Thrift Shop, 626 Blanshard St. (at Humboldt), 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Household items, clothing, jewellery and more. Parking at rear of church. FMI: 250-383-8915. Fridays – Oak Bay United Church Thrift Shop/Annex, corner Granite & Mitchell, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Furniture, household goods, gently used clothing including boutique, jewellery, art, books, etc. FMI: 250-598-5021, ext 0. Thursdays – Capital Mental Health Association free drop-in Anxiety Management Support Group, with Dr. Tom Lipinski, registered psychologist, Bridge Centre, 125 Skinner St. 7 to 8:30 p.m. FMI: 250-389-1211 or 778-433-3822. Oct. 1 – Oak Bay United Church’s first Fall Saturday Sale, corner Granite & Mitchell Sts.,10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fur-

niture, household goods, art, jewellery, toys, books. FMI: 250-598-5021 Ext 0. Oct. 1 – Victoria Genealogical Society workshop: Researching your ancestors in eastern Europe, 10 a.m. to noon at 947 Alston St. Members/$10; non-members/$15 Register at 250-360-2808. FMI: www.victoriags. org Oct. 1 – Free Qi Gong Workshop, 12 to 2 p.m. at Teas n Beans Café, 877 Goldstream Ave. Learn about Qi and Yin/Yang, how to balance and energize your Qi, “Ear Acupuncture” to cleanse the body and calm the mind, and more. Oct. 2 – Join local Olympic athletes and compete in “goofy Olympic games” in support of Team 4 Hope, a local team running in the Nike Women Marathon for kids with cancer, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Galey Farm, 4510 Blenkinsop Rd. Food, games and family fun. All proceeds directly benefit pediatric cancer research at BC Children’s Hospital and the BC Genome Centre. FMI: Lisa@thecampaignforhope@gmail.com

Oct. 6 – Royal BC Museum fundraising gala Artifact or Artifiction. Tickets $150 each (HST-free with a 10-per-centdiscount for museum members), available by phone at 250-387-7222 or online at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/gala Oct. 6 – Heads Up: An Introduction to Brain Health, a free workshop at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd., 1 to 3 p.m. Register, at 250-477-4401 Oct. 7 – Fantastic Fridays offers family fun at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., featuring Messy Church. Free, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner provided. FMI: 250-477-6741 or www.stlukesvictoria.ca Oct. 13 – Women & Heart Disease presentation by Mayo Clinic-trained heart attack survivor Carolyn Thomas, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Monterey Recreation Centre, All welcome; admission free, but seating is limited and pre-registration is required at 250-370-7300. Send non-profit events to jblyth@telus.net

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Continued from previous page by Victoria’s Desiree Bond. On exhibit from Oct. 3 to Nov. 12, with an open reception Oct. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m., the show reflects the West Coast of Vancouver Island that has provided the artist with endless inspiration. Oak Bay’s Winchester Gallery welcomes two exhibits this month, Avis Rasmussen’s Rheinland Plein Air Paintings and Douglas Fraser’s After Print, both showing Oct. 1 to 22. Join the gallery for an opening reception Oct. 1 from 1 to 5 p.m. Visit Saanich’s Burnside neighbourhood and the Morris Gallery to take in a juried exhibit by the Federation of Canadian Artists – Victoria Chapter. Showing from Oct. 1 to 31, with an opening reception tonight (Friday) from 7 to 9 p.m., up to 60 pieces will be chosen from more than 30 of the region’s top artists. Jenny Waelti-Walters and Frances Baskerville join together for What Bodies Say, showing through Oct. 23 at the Gallery Café, at the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. Join the artists for a tour and talk this morning (Friday) at 10:30 a.m. In the centre’s New Gallery, enjoy submissions from the Monday Magazine Photo Contest through Oct. 8, to be followed by Clearing Path: An artist’s personal war against landmines, featuring sculptures in welded steel and found objects from Jan Johnson and paintings, art installation and mixed media by Roberto Maralag. View the exhibit from Oct. 12 to 31, with an opening reception Oct. 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Head to Sidney Oct. 14 to 16 for the annual Sidney Fine Art Show at the Mary Winspear Centre, featuring juried artwork from some of the Island’s finest artists. Presented by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, the show is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 14 and 15 and until 5 p.m. Oct. 16. On the West Shore, join the Coast Collective Art Centre through Oct. 9 for Food for Thought, featuring work by more than 20 artists, followed by Aspect/ Strata by Paul Shepherd Oct. 12 to 23; meet the artist Oct. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Ottawa is threatening to start pulling the RCMP out of B.C. in 2014 if the province and cities don’t sign a new 20-year policing contract by the end of November. Solicitor General Shirley Bond characterized it as an “ultimatum” from the federal government in a briefing session with delegates at the Union of B.C. Muncipalities convention Tuesday. The federal move ups the ante from last month, when Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender publicly warned B.C. cities were prepared to consider abandoning the Mounties and forming a provincial force rather than sign an unpalatable RCMP contract. Some mayors at the UBCM briefing said it appears Ottawa has called B.C.’s bluff. So far both Bond and Fassbender — who represents cities — say they want to keep the RCMP in B.C., but not at any cost. “We are very concerned about the future of this negotiation,” Bond said. She said the notion of pursuing a “Plan B” — a provincial police force — is a “very expensive, very challenging” scenario to contemplate. “I’d be enormously disappointed as a Canadian to see the end of the national police force in Canada.” Bond said the federal negotiators have walked away from the

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RCMP officers, seen here during a Remembrance Day march in Langford, could be an icon of the past if B.C. and Ottawa don’t sign a new service agreement by the end of November. table and so far refuse to resume negotiations. “We simply want our partners to come back to the table,” she said. B.C. found itself in a weakened bargaining position this summer after Alberta and Saskatchewan broke ranks and agreed to a new long-term RCMP contract that includes no reform of the costsharing formula or any movement on B.C. demands for measures

to rein in the spiralling costs of policing. Worse yet, the two other provinces secured a me-too clause that gives them any improved terms B.C. might negotiate and leaves B.C. unable to cut its own deal. Fassbender cited inflated federal costs for everything from cadet training to the construction of the new RCMP E Division headquar-

ters in Surrey, which he said has ballooned from $300 million to a price tag of $1.2 billion.

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“It’s an agency that’s unaccountable,” he said, questioning why the province and local cities should have to help foot the bill for a policing building at four times the price per square foot of renting existing space. “It’s not acceptable,” Fassbender said. “To suggest that we’re just going to sign a blank cheque isn’t going to wash with any of us.” He called on B.C. mayors and councillors to lobby their local MPs and press the federal government to return to the bargaining table. Bond said she’s concerned Ottawa may want to terminate the entire contract policing model, which leaves B.C. out of step with provinces such as Ontario and Quebec that have their own provincial forces. Large cities currently pay 90 per cent of RCMP costs, while smaller ones shoulder 70 per cent. Civic reps want Ottawa to take on a larger share. The current RCMP contract expires at the end of March. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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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:

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:

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)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.

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.

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.

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:

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 currently zoned One Family Residential: R-1A, such that the zoning for the aforementioned properties is established as follows:

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)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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

Development Services Department, Town of View Royal, 45 View Royal Ave, Victoria, BC. V9B 1A6 250-727-9551 info@ viewroyal.ca

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

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

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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.

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

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

PAINTING

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

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.

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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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

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

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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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3238 Harriet

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

126-75 Songhees, $995,000 Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

pg. 9

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Shaunna Jones, 250-888-4628

6-100 Niagara

pg. 1

301-373 Tyee Rd, $439,900

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

3-828 Rupert Terrace

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

pg. 15

1537 Hampshire, $589,000 Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

pg. 14

770 Linkleas, $625,000 Sunday 1-4 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Judy Gerrett, 250-656-0131

Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dave O’Byrne 250 361-6213 pg. 12

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883

Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Mark Lawless, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Steve MacDonald, 250-477-7291

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250 477-1100

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114-10 Paul Kane, $589,000

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

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939 Inskip, $349,999 pg. 33

70-850 Parklands, $399,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gina Sundberg, 250-812-4999

pg. 18

7-704 Rockheights, $599,900 Sunday 2-4 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642

pg. 42

Saturday 3:30-5 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

pg. 40

454 Sturdee St, $969,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

pg. 15

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Dorothee Friese 250 477-7291

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Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender 250 385-2033

743 Rockheights Ave.

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942 Reeve Place, $419,900

295 Bessborough Ave pg. 12

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Laidlaw 250 474-4800

Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance Jason Binab, 250-360-1929

303-101 Nursery Hill Dr.

pg. 5

Sunday 1-3 Sutton West Coast Realty Elke Pettipas 250 479-3333

Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd Mike Pearce, 250-382-6636

pg. 36

pg. 3

17 Jedburgh, $487,000 pg. 13

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

pg. 8

Sunday 1-3 Ocean City Realty Suzy Hahn 250 381-7899

pg. 37

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Nicole Goeujon, 250-478-9600

828 Leslie Dr, $639,000 pg. 15

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

pg. 5

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

Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106 pg. 3

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pg. 41

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Rob Hosie, 250-385-2033

pg. 5

1178 Woodheath Lane, $714,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

pg. 20

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Tom Muir 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Steve Blumberg, 250-360-6069

Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Vinnie Gill, 250-744-3301

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Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jerry Mireau, 250-384-8124

pg. 6

3131 Esson Rd., $449,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Lorraine Williams, 250-216-3317

pg. 22

140 Kamloops, $514,900 pg. 20

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

pg. 37

2931 Earl Grey St, $499,900 pg. 41

Saturday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd Mike Chubey, 250-391-1893

4792 Beaver Rd, $1,195,000 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Scotney,250-384-8124

pg. 22

501 Pamela, $575,000 pg. 19

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Angele Munro 250 384-8124

425 Kerr, $399,900

2909 Phyllis St, $1,195,000

639 Ridgebank, $575,000

pg. 22

Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Limited Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

pg. 19

781 Canterbury, $624,900 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Stuart Price, 250-479-3333

pg. 21

1-630 Huxley St, $350,000

1877A Feltham Rd, $609,900

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Murray Clodge, 250-818-6146

pg. 22

36 Regina Ave., $569,000

5041 Lochside, $765,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dean Innes 250 477-5353

pg. 36

354 Gorge Rd W, $639,000

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033

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

Saturday 1-3 Sutton West Coast Mikko Ikonen 250 479-3333

Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Amy Yan, 250-893-8888

920 Woodhall Dr, $639,500

Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Derek Braaten,250-479-3333

4038 Carey Rd., $389,900

3945 Carey Rd, $679,000

4674 Lochside, $1,098,000 Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

pg. 21

3074 Millgrove, $399,000

4329 Faithwood, $744,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Percy 250 744-3301

pg. 21

245/247 Regina, $519,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Mike Shack, 250-384-8124

12-759 Sanctuary Crt, $539,900

Saturday 3-5 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

33-5110 Cordova Bay, $469,800

3833 Holland Ave, $534,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Darren Day, 250-478-9600

4190 Kashtan Pl, $549,900

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jacquie Jocelyn, 250-384-8124

890 Snowdrop, $450,000

785 Claremont Ave., $1,048,000

Saturday & Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

307-1009 Mckenzie Ave, $165,900

pg. 43

pg. 18

3815 Campus Cres, $679,900 pg. 11

111 Marler, $459,000 Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Robert Hahn, 250-744-3301

891 Claremont Ave, $888,000

76-14 Erskine Lane, $439,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis 250 514-0202

1616 Longacre Dr, $579,000

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Holly Harper 250 888-8448

Saturday 11-1 Burr Properties Ltd Chris Gill, 250-382-6636

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-479-3333

pg. 33

3-4771 Cordova Bay, $895,000

401-877 Ellery St, $309,900

pg. 19

2927 Ilene, $599,900

5015 Georgia Park Terr. $834,900 pg. 18

pg. 11

29-14 Erskine, $429,900

pg. 20

4268 Panorama, $542,500 pg. 18

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Northstar Rossana Klampfer 250 217-5278

1663 Bisley, $619,000

Saturday & Sunday DFH Real Estate Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

656 Grenville, $489,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Dana Reiter, 250 384-8124

pg. 21

4300 Maltwood Cl, $787,000

1064 Colville, $499,000

10 Helmcken Rd

Daily noon-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200

508-365 Waterfront, $429,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422

876 Craigflower, $549,900

927 Devonshire Rd., $439,900

19-127 Aldersmith, $474,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jenny Stoltz 250 744-3301

1515 Regents Pl., $827,500

654 Langford, $449,000

Sunday 11-1 Cornerstone Properties Josh Prowse 250 661-5674

4343 Cedar Hill, $575,000

1627 Hybury, $664,990

206-3252 Glasgow, $187,500

Saturday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967

1671 Elford, $499,900

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Deidra Junghans 250 474-6003

Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

357 Kinver St, $589,900

Sunday 2-4 Cornerstone Properties Josh Prowse 250 661-5674

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

4520 Rithetwood, $799,000

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

858 Parklands, $429,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd. Andrew Hobbs, 250-382-6636

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Colin Holliday-Scott, 250-384-7663

pg. 40

876 Colville Rd, $439,900

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

pg. 19

996 Owlwood, $689,900

1033 Wychbury, $465,000

3075 Eastdowne, $839,900

304-1593 Begbie, $324,900

924B Richmond, $475,000

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Kevin Sing 250 477-7291

pg. 43

112 Prince Edward Dr, $970,000

1106-707 Courtney St, $599,900

1551 Bay St, $399,900

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Brian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033

71 Government St, $489,000

402-1000 McClure, $244,900

Saturday 3-5 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124

pg. 10

307-951 Topaz, $299,900

303-1055 Hillside, $274,900

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

pg. 11

205-1593 Begbie, $249,900

608-68 Songhees, $1,349,000

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Dave Bhandar 250 384-8124

pg. 8

5-710 Linden Ave.

604-75 Songhees, $725,000

Sunday 11:30-1:30 Cornerstone Properties Josh Prowse 250 661-5674

pg. 14

1146 Richardson, $419,000

1261 Rockland, $799,000

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

Saturday 10-12 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Brian Graves, 250-477-7291

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Hal Decter 250 385-2033

520 St. Charles St, $1,075,000

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

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

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

Saturday 11-12:30 Address Realty Ltd Mike Chubey, 250-391-1893

1001 Foul Bay Rd, $895,000

401-1325 Harrison, $285,000

Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd Chris Gill, 250-382-6636

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Jeannie Dewhurst 250 384-8124

pg. 8

105 Ladysmith St, $589,900

306-120 Douglas St, $449,000

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Ronan O’Sullivan 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Bruce Gibson 250 385-2033

3182 Wessex Close

604-373 Tyee Rd, $309,900

#31-416 Dallas Rd., $545,000 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

pg. 6

108-1560 Hillside

2239 Shelbourne, $399,000 Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

Saturday 2-4 Boorman Real Estate Dean Boorman 250 595-1535

pg. 6

2487 Eastdowne, $769,500

407-380 Waterfront, $429,900

1058 Summit, $559,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Amarjeet Gill 250 744-3301

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

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Avtar Kroad, 250-592-4422

305-75 Songhees, $625,000

Sunday 12-1:30 Burr Properties Ltd Mike Pearce, 250-382-6636

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

pg. 9

208-11 Cooperage, $498,000 pg. 11

pg. 17

304-2210 Cadboro Bay, $399,000

530 Harbinger Ave, $799,000

307-420 Parry, $334,500

Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Colin Walters,250-479-3333

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Tim Taddy 250 592-8110

780 Johnson Street, $419,000

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Kim Emerson, 250-385-2033

1169 Hadfield, $539,000

2360 Rosario, $699,000

Saturday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893 Daily 12-5 Sotheby’s International Realty Scott Piercy 250 686-7789

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Vernon, 250-744-3301

pg. 21

1217 Oxford St, $574,000

205-936 Fairfield Road, $345,000

Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co Real Estate 250 383-7100

3669-1507 Queensbury, $464,900

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099

pg. 21

9-4350 West Saanich, $399,900 pg. 19

Sunday 1-2 Re/Max Camosun Shane King 250-744-3301

pg. 22

OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

Real Estate Victoria

GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, September 30, 2011

OPENHOUSES

103-3157 Tillicum, $199,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Laurel Hounslow 250 592-4422

863 Brentwood Heights, $499,900 pg. 10

630 Sedger, $520,000

Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Roland Stillings 250-744-3301

pg. 23

pg. 5

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

pg. 3

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

pg. 23

851 Verdier Ave, $1,049,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Sotheby’s International Realty Scott Piercy, 250-812-7212

pg. 34

pg. 25

8784 Pender Park, $825,000 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Jean Thorndycraft 250 384-8124

pg. 24

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

pg. 44

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

pg. 25

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

pg. 26

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033

pg. 26

pg. 11

pg. 24

2320 Oakville Ave

Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Nancy McLean, 250-656-0911

pg. 6

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

Sunday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

pg. 25

Sunday 2:30-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131

pg. 24

Saturday 2-4 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642

pg. 41

pg. 3

pg. 6

pg. 41

pg. 11

Saturday & Sunday 12-5 Re/Max Camosun Keith Ferguson 250 744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roy Coburn 250-812-5333

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Deidra Junghans 250 474-6003

pg. 23

Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250-380-6683

pg. 6

pg. 42

Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 25

604 Stewart Mtn Rd, $729,000 Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay 250 217-5091

1826 Millstream Rd, $724,900 pg. 23

Sunday 3-4 Re/Max Camosun Shane King, 250-661-4277

Saturday 12:30-2:30 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250 380-6683

pg. 42

pg. 26

pg. 31

1919 Maple Avenue pg. 28

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Vernon 250-642-5050

pg. 10

121-6838 Grant Rd, $299,000 pg. 29

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

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jeff Shorter, 250-384-8124

pg. 30

pg. 11

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dennis Jabs, 250-386-8875

2540 McClaren Rd, $558,000 pg. 27

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Laidlaw, 250-474-4800

Friday 12-2 SmartMove Real Estate Melanie Meades, 250-812-4765

pg. 34

1019 Skylar Circle pg. 28

Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Deborah Coburn, 250-478-9600

pg. 28

Thursday, Friday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Alliance David Strasser, 250-360-1929

pg. 29

pg. 27

pg. 29

pg. 28

pg. 29

Daily 1:30-4:00 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd. Sheila Christmas, 250-477-1100

pg. 6

4252 Metchosin Rd, $499,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Darren Day, 250-478-9600

pg. 27

723 Windover Trc., $879,000 Sunday 1-3 Gallie Realty Barbara Gallie 250-478-6530

pg. 28

2200 Harrow Gate, $639,000 Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250-477-1100

pg. 26

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Vernon, 250-642-5050

pg. 27

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Darren Day, 250-708-2000

pg. 26

994 Dunford pg. 12

Daily 1-4 Kahl Realty Lyle Kahl, 250-391-8484

969 Glen Willow, $509,000 pg. 28

Park Place, $359,900

pg. 35

206-611 Goldstream, $247,900

541 Langvista Dr, $459,900 pg. 29

pg. 40

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

453 Atkins Rd, $584,900

2878 Canyon Park Pl, $469,900 pg. 26

2493 Boompond, $599,900 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

974 Wild Blossom, $599,900 Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445

pg. 43

Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes - Sooke Shayne Fedosenko 250-642-3240

962 Glen Willow, $354,900

Sunday 12:30-2:00 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250 380-6683

408-3226 Jacklin $279,900 pg. 26

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

pg. 42

620 Seascape, $1,149,000

3735 Ridge Pond, $619,900

3945 Olympic View Dr, $1,595,900 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Brendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240

Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Laidlaw 250 474-4800

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mel Jarvis 250-661-5180

3910 Metchosin, $1,084,000

306-2745 Veteran’s Memorial, $249,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Diana Winger 250-999-3683

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

3705 Wild Berry Bend

100 & 200-974 Preston Way Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun George Wall, 250-744-3301

pg. 29

2390 Echo Valley Dr, $689,900

116-996 Wild Ridge, $299,900

pg. 23

2034 Teale Pl, $465,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Gaye Phillips, 250-655-0608

pg. 28

201-3220 Jacklin Rd, $309,900

106-7088 West Saanich, $449,000 Saturday 11-12 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Jordan Thome 250 477-5353

pg. 27

6539 Grant E, $419,000

3463 Yorkshire Pl, $599,000

3686 Wild Country, $624,000

304-9880 Fourth St, $288,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

pg. 28

3330 Wishart Rd., $398,900

1722 Barrett, $649,600 pg. 23

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

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

422 Owens

613 Amble Pl, $499,900

23-2560 Wilcox Terr, $349,000

306-9900 5th St., $219,900 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Ron Phillips 250-655-0608

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

754 Braemar, $749,900

2024 Sunfield, $319,000 Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 23

6778 Central Saanich, $515,000

8903 Haro Park, $684,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Mark McDougall 250 477-5353

pg. 23

1580 Sylvan, $1,049,000

2420 Mount Baker, $699,000 Saturday & Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye 250-384-8124

pg. 24

1824 Mt. Newton X Rd, $549,000 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Mike Shack, 250-384-8124

pg. 10

101 & 201-608 Fairway, $299,900 Daily 1:30-4:00 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Sheila Christmas, 250-477-1100

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Daryl Ashby, 250-478-9141

pg. 28

2186 Stone Gate, $664,900

2694 Fergus, $364,900

pg. 26

1115 Sluggett Rd., $629,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Steve Alford 250-477-7291

pg. 25

Unit 63-1255 Wain Rd., $529,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. John Smith 250-477-7291

31-7401 Central Saanich

pg. 26

563 Brant Pl., $640,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200

pg. 7

3445 Karger, $589,900

974 Moss Ridge, $649,900 Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

pg. 41

241 Steller Crt, $469,900

Daily 1-4 Kahl Realty Jason Kahl, 250-391-8484

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Jim Bailey 250-592-4422

100-644 Granrose Ter, $429,000 Saturday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

pg. 27

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

224 Seafield, $479,000

3067 Alouette

104-2286 Henry Ave. Saturday 11-12:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Giovanna, 250-477-5353

8545 Bourne, $694,900

pg. 26

2415 Amherst, $419,900 Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

2032 Sunfield, $199,000

pg. 25

6566 Rey Rd, $579,900

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

1286 Knute Way, $499,999

pg. 24

9355 Village Way, $215,000 Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 29

3365 St. Troy Pl, $464,900 Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

803 Cecil Blogg, $519,900

662 Goldstream, $249,900

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty David Stevens, 250-893-1016

231-2245 James White

Saturday 1-2:30 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Giovanna Balaiban 250 477-5353

Saturday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

3134 Wishart Rd, $479,900

2023 Sunfield, $214,000 pg. 22

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Brendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240

6-2711 Jacklin Rd, $269,900

Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Sept.29 -Oct.5 edition of

31-2771 Spencer Rd, $274,900

pg. 23

6816 Jedora Dr, $548,800

2898 Murray

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Dorothee Friese 250 477-7291

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bev McIvor 250-655-0608

8330 West Saanich, $799,000

10-3338 Whittier Ave, $419,000 Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

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

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Chris Marrie, 250 920-8463

pg. 9

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Bear Mountain 10K race directors Nick Walker and Mark Nelson have added a halfmarathon course to their popular but notoriously difficult road race that follows the golf cart paths at Bear Mountain resort. Edward Hill/News staff

Canada’s toughest half-marathon? Bear Mountain race offers 21.1 km run Edward Hill News staff

It’s a run course so daunting, even the race directors hadn’t completed it when they announced the event. The Bear Mountain 10K, famed for being the toughest 10 kilometre road race in Canada, has added a 21.1 km half-marathon route around the two scenic but notoriously hilly golf courses at the Langford-based resort. “We’ve run the half-marathon course twice, and haven’t finished it all,” laughs Mark Nelson, the race director with Nick Walker. “The downhill pounds the legs, the uphill pounds the legs. It’s crazy how hard the course is.” This is coming from guys who are among the elite trail runners of Victoria. Walker is the two-time defending champion of the Xterra 10 km trail run held in Maui. Last

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year Nelson ran 200 kilometres through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The owners of Langford Frontrunners said the time was right to expand the Bear Mountain 10K. Last year registration was capped at 500, but sheer demand pushed it to 650. This year it’s open to 750 runners for the 10 km route and 250 for the half-marathon. “Since they built the Valley course, we’ve always joked about doing a half-marathon,” Nelson says. “It was always on the back burner until we want to make sure we had high enough registration. We didn’t want too thin a field.” The organizers stand by the assertion that the Bear Mountain 10K is the hardest road race in Canada, and by extension so is the half-marathon. There’s a good reason why golfers can’t walk the undulating Mountain and Valley courses and are required to use golf carts. Walker pointed out no city would build roads with such steep grades and sharp switchbacks. “This is one of North America’s

toughest golf courses to play,” Walker said. “As far as a road race goes, this is definitely the hardest.” They’ve tried to soften the reputation of the Mountain course route by using names such as Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear to label three distinct lungbusting hills. Papa Bear, for instance, has a 130 metre elevation change over 1.6 kilometres, and gets steeper near the top. They describe the Valley course as having slightly less fearsome slopes and five kilometres of relative flatness, until the approach back to the Westin Bear Mountain hotel. “That last two kilometres (of the half-marathon) — that part of the race where you really start getting tired — will be a real grind to get back up here,” Nelson observed. As Walker and Nelson launch a new era of the race this year, they admit last November’s bitterly cold snow storm threatened to sink the event, possibly for good. If forced to refund entry fees, the

race would have been deep in the red, about $30,000. But Bear Mountain staff cleared snow drifts and salted 6.5 km of golf cart paths for a shorter run fraught with icy slopes and freezing wind. “If we had to cancel the event, there would be huge repercussions,” Nelson says. “We try to do a good job on expenses for the event. There’s not a lot of sponsor money. We pay fair price for services we bring in.” This year they plan to up the ante and bring in more hot tubs at the athletic club for post-race recovery, more food and a more festive atmosphere at the finish chute. “People like the challenge of this race. It’s a run were you feel you’ve accomplished something,” Nelson says. “The idea behind the event is not getting a personal best, but having a fun weekend and getting away.” The Bear Mountain half-marathon and 10K run is on Nov. 26. See www.bearmountain10k.ca. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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It doesn’t get better for football fans than a Friday night battle between the city’s only two high school clubs. Unfortunately, limited numbers on the Belmont Bulldogs is causing early havoc to the team’s season. The Island’s Tier-II champions in 2010 were to host the nationally ranked No. 17 Mount Douglas Rams at Bear Mountain Stadium in City Centre Park today, but the game is cancelled. It would have been the final preseason match for both teams. Belmont is coming off a tough 35-8 loss against their Nanaimo namesake last week, the John Barsby Bulldogs, a game that only made it to the half due to a shortage of numbers by Belmont. The Rams are a provincial contender to win the triple-A title despite losing 35-18 to a tough team from Bainbridge, Wash., on Sept. 16. The Bulldogs are scheduled to open the Island conference season against the G.P. Vanier Towhees at Belmont, 5 p.m., Oct. 7. Likewise, the Rams kick off their season in the highlycompetitive triple-A Western Conference against Vancouver’s storied Notre Dame Jugglers at Royal Athletic Park, 5 p.m., Oct. 7.

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Rebels at home in third Travis Paterson News staff

The Westshore Rebels’ 35-28 win over the Langley Rams last Saturday cracked the stalemate within the B.C. Junior Football Conference’s power hierarchy. The third-place Rebels (4-4) visit the fifthplace Kamloops Broncos (1-7) on Saturday. With the powerhouse Vancouver Island Raiders (8-0) atop the standings and the Okanagan Sun (7-1) just behind them, the season standings have been set in cement since August. Until last week the Rams held third, the Rebels fourth and the Broncos and Chilliwack Huskers (0-8) the fifth and sixth spots, respectively. Consider this: the Rebels beat the Rams despite the fact the Rebels couldn’t get close to the Sun earlier this season losing 49-7 on Aug. 20 and 69-0 on Sept. 17. The Rams, meanwhile, did much better against the Sun, losing 33-23

on Aug. 6, then nearly upsetting them in a 15-14 loss on Aug. 13. Yet the Rams had little answer for the Rebels offence Saturday as quarterback Catlyn Todorvich spurred a massive effort with 533 yards gained, 357 of them along the ground. The Rams nearly tied the score late in the fourth quarter but a game-saving interception by Michael Hansen sealed the win for the Rebels. The only remaining question now is whether the Rebels will enter the playoffs in third or fourth. The top four teams make the post-season. The Rebels face the Rams once more, Oct. 8 at Bear Mountain Stadium. The Rams can steal third place back with a win by more than seven points – even if the Rebels follow through as heavy favourites and take down the Broncos, and the Rams drop their game to the Raiders this weekend. sports@vicnews.com

‘Eh Blacks’ within reach of Rugby World Cup goal

Travis Paterson

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From the start of the the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Canada’s only realistic goal was a thirdplace finish. After a 23-23 tie with Japan on Monday that goal is now within reach. The Eh Blacks, as Canada’s (1-1-1) come to be known on home soil, plays the New Zealand All Blacks (3-0) on Saturday (Oct. 1). The game will be aired locally at 7:30 p.m. on TSN. With the draw against Japan, Canada earned two points and have six overall, one ahead of Tonga. The top two teams from each pool move on to the playoff rounds, which in Canada’s pool will almost certainly be New Zealand and France. The gift bag for finishing third, however, is something Canada would love to bring home. Up for grabs is automatic qualification to the 2015 RWC in England, saving Rugby Canada several hundred thousand in costs for qualifying games. It also gains Rugby Canada access to the International Rugby Board wallet, to the tune of increased funding by several million dollars. Lastly, Canada can expect big-name visitors next June as part of the IRB Test window – meaning top ten nations will do outbound tours in June to North America and accept in-bound tours from Canada in November. Recently Canada hasn’t been on that schedule - instead playing Tier II nations such as Belgium, Spain and Portugal. However, Canada can still slip to fourth. Tonga plays France today (Sept. 30) and it’s possible Tonga can earn two bonus points and push past Canada if the latter comes up empty against the All Blacks. sports@vicnews.com

Stats Soccer Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 1 GP W 1 Cowichan 3 2 2 Gordon Head 2 2 3 Prospect L. 3 2 4 Gorge FC 1 1 5 Sooke Celtic 2 1 6 Bays United 2 1 7 Nanaimo 2 1 8 Vic West FC 3 1 9 Juan de Fuca 3 1 10 Lakehill 3 0

L 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 3

T Pts. 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0

Calendar Soccer

Sat. Oct. 1: VISL Div. 1, Gorge at Bays Utd., 2 p.m. Blanshard field.

Sat. Oct. 1: VISL Div. 1, Lakehill at Juan de Fuca, 7p.m. at Goudy Turf (City Centre Park). Sat. Oct. 1: VISL Div. 1, Prospect Lake at Vic West., 6 p.m. Topaz Park.

Rugby

Sat. Oct. 1: VIRU, Castaway-Wanderers at James Bay, Div. 1 at 1 p.m., premier at 2:45 p.m., MacDonald Park. Sat. Oct. 1: VIRU Elite men, UVic Vikes at Velox Valhallians, Div. 1 at 1 p.m., premier at 2:45 p.m., Velox Field.

Hockey

Sat. Oct. 1: BCHL, Nanaimo at Victoria., 7:15 p.m. at Bear Mtn. Arena.

L 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 3

T Pts. 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0

Calendar Soccer

Sat. Oct. 1: VISL Div. 1, Gorge at Bays Utd., 2 p.m. Blanshard field.

Sat. Oct. 1: VISL Div. 1, Lakehill at Juan de Fuca, 7p.m. at Goudy Turf (City Centre Park). Sat. Oct. 1: VISL Div. 1, Prospect Lake at Vic West., 6 p.m. Topaz Park.

Rugby

Hockey

Sat. Oct. 1: BCHL, Nanaimo at Victoria., 7:15 p.m. at Bear Mtn. Arena.

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The Pointe is a townhome development within the 382-acre planned community of Sunriver Estates in Sooke.

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Premier Christy Clark has shuffled her cabinet lineup before the legislature reopens next week, replacing Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy with Surrey-Panorama MLA Stephanie Cadieux as social development minister. Bloy has struggled to defend the social development ministry’s restructuring since being appointed to cabinet this spring, following the closure and restructuring of group homes for developmentally disabled people. Most recently, Community Living B.C., the agency responsible for adult disability programs, delayed for a year a decision to end funding that employs 29 people at the recycling depot in Maple Ridge. Clark said Bloy will continue as minister of state responsible for multiculturalism, remaining in cabinet. Replacing Cadieux as labour minister is Vancouver-Fairview MLA Margaret MacDiarmid, who was dropped from cabinet when Clark took over as premier in March. Clark said Monday that MacDiarmid’s experience as a physician and president of the B.C. Medical Association, as well as a stint as education minister, make her well suited to take over the labour ministry as negotiations with doctors and teachers continue. NDP leader Adrian Dix said Clark’s decision to appoint Bloy to cabinet had more to do with his support for her leadership bid than his ability to defend the government’s policies. “It’s obviously an admission that she made a very serious mistake, and continued on with that for some time,” Dix said. “The people who have paid the price are people with developmental disabilities and other people served by the ministry.” Clark did not name a new attorney-general after Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner resigned from cabinet in August. Solicitor General Shirley Bond continues to serve in both roles, but Clark said a new attorney general will be appointed later. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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