Feb.24,2012 OakBayNews

OAK BAYNEWS Youth driving change

Belfry gets tech savvy

A group of local youth staging a weekend conference hope to turn global passion into local action.

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Causton noted for community leadership ability Former mayor earns award for efforts on CRD boards Former Oak Bay mayor Christopher Causton was among those honoured at the annual Victoria Leadership Awards ceremony Tuesday.

Causton was selected for a Rotary community leadership award, along with CTV staffer Bruce Williams. Causton was singled out for his work with the Capital Regional District, for which he served as parks board chair. In that role he helped bring about the popular regional parks levy and was a driving force behind the E&N Rail Trail.

Climate scientist Andrew Weaver took home a University of Victoria award. The professor at UVic’s School of Earth and Don Denton/News staff Ocean Sciences has Christopher Causton been a lead author for speaks at the Victoria the UN IntergovernLeadership Awards gala mental Panel on Climate Change’s ongoon Tuesday. ing scientific assessments.

Kathy Stinson, executive director of the Victoria Cool Aid Society, was honoured by the United Way of Greater Victoria. Stinson led the creation of the Access Health Centre and participates in the Coalition to End Homelessness and Downtown Service Providers.

Leanna Hill won the Vancity Youth Award for her work as youth program co-ordinator with Volunteer Victoria. She co-authored UNESCO’s Youth Engagement in National Commissions Toolkit, used internationally as a model of youth engagement.

Other recipients were Mary Ellen Purkis, Jeannette Hughes, Sherry LeBlanc and the Pacific Centre Family Services Association. Earlier this month, pharmacist and philanthropist Naz Rayani was announced as winner of the lifetime achievement award. rholmen@vicnews.com

We know it’s

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Oak Bay park services manager Lorne Middleton, who retires today after 36 years with the municipality, kept a close watch on Windsor Park in his time with the parks department. The well-utilized Windsor Park pavilion, in the background, is one of his proudest achievements.

Going, going, green …

Longtime parks dept. manager says so long today after 36 years Ryan Flaherty News staff

Eighteen years is a long time to spend in any job. But it doesn’t seem so long when you’re not stuck in an office all day.

“I really liked the idea that the job entails office and outside (work). It’s probably a 60/40 split,” says Lorne Middleton, Oak Bay’s manager of parks services.

“That was real appealing.”

Middleton, 55, is reflecting on his switch from being the maintenance supervisor for the Oak Bay Recreation Centre to taking the parks position in 1993. Today (Feb. 24) is his last day on the job, as the longtime public servant is retiring after more than 36 years with the municipality.

During his time with the parks department, Middleton has overseen many improvements to Oak Bay’s green spaces.

Projects he’s particularly fond of include renovations to the Carnarvon Park water park and replacement of the Windsor Park pavilion, not to mention the native plant garden at the corner of Margate Avenue and Beach Drive.

“That was just a heap of mess, with a

pond somewhere in that mess, back in the day,” he says.

But the changes aren’t limited to the cosmetic.

Since Middleton took over, the department has rid itself of 95 per cent of the above-ground pipes it once used for irrigation and moved to an underground system. Much of that network is also computerized, meaning it can be managed from the office and will notify parks staff when there are problems.

“That’s huge. It freed up a lot more time for staff to do more hands-on things than picking up pipes and laying them out,” Middleton says.

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Oak Bay High students Erin Haight, left, and Courtenay Roskelly bag compost as part of last year’s track and field team fundraiser.

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There are many aspects to building a dynasty in team sports.

From quality coaching to the creation of an atmosphere that attracts top athletes, various elements can help propel a team to the top of their game.

The Oak Bay High track and field team, winners of nine provincial championships in the past 10 years, appear to have a secret weapon as well.

They shovel manure-laced compost together every spring.

“Everybody works hard on it.

It’s good team-bonding,” Grade 12 discus and shotput specialist Riley Shew says of the team’s primary fundraiser. “It’s like a workout and it contributes to training.”

Residents around the neighbourhood have become used to the pungent aroma that takes over the school parking lot for one weekend in early spring.

This year, manure madness happens April 12 to 14. That’s when student-athletes will once again climb atop huge piles of the brown mixture and shovel it into bags for customers who

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pre-order the stuff for their gardens.

The legwork happens in the leadup to the big, stinky weekend.

Athletes looking to raise money to defray travel costs pound the pavement securing orders for the bags of compost.

Last year the team travelled to a meet in Hawaii and in 2013, Disneyworld is on the competition agenda.

“It’s hard work and not fun while you’re doing it, but in the end it pays off,” says Grade 12 middle distance runner Emma Thomson. “Hawaii was so much fun. We got to become closer as a team, but we also got to travel someplace fun.”

Mike Sheffer, who assisted former Oak Bay coach Keith Butler for years, is in his first full year at the reins, after Butler moved up

to coach with the University of Victoria Vikes full time.

The compost sale? “That’s always been my big, ugly, steaming baby,” Sheffer says with a laugh.

Last year more than 10,000 bags – they weigh, on average, about 16 kilograms each – were sold, stuffed and delivered to customers by students and their families. That’s 24 full dump truck loads, Sheffer says.

“The minimum they have to sell is 50 bags, but we averaged almost 200 bags per student.

It beats selling chocolates and books, it’s something you can use right away.”

Bags cost $6 each or $25 for five and orders are being taken now. To order, send an email to mwsheffer@hotmail.com or call Sheffer at 250-598-3361. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Improving our world, one kid at a time Change Conference empowers youth to take action Ryan Flaherty News staff

Youthful exuberance will be on full display this weekend at Glenlyon Norfolk School.

The middle and senior school campus on Bank Street is playing host to the annual Change Conference, a gathering of young people from southern Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland.

This year’s theme, Global Passion – Local Action, focuses on making a positive difference at an international level by getting involved in community initiatives.

“That stemmed from the idea of (the organizing committee) being passionate about things that we see on a global scale a lot of the time, but not necessarily having the power to do that at this point,” said committee co-chair Conor Hannigan, a Grade 12 student at GNS. “Local action is, in a sense, the way to show global passion.”

Hannigan hopes to see close to 80 students at the conference, which happens

today (Feb. 24) and tomorrow.

“There’s a lot of youth in Victoria who are inspired or encouraged about the idea of getting involved with change, but they don’t necessarily know how to start,” he said. “That’s the great thing about our conference.”

Delegates will attend workshops, listen to guest speakers and work on art projects over the course of the two days.

On Saturday they will spend the afternoon engaged in one of three community service initiatives. Some will pitch in at Woodwynn Farms in Central Saanich while others will serve food at the Out of the Rain Youth Shelter in Victoria. A third group will visit Oak Bay’s Cattle Point to assist with a Garry Oak restoration project.

“In the past (the conference) has been a really great opportunity for youth. It’s been inspiring, it’s been fun, but we’ve never really come out with an end product from it,” Hannigan said.

“It’s been a thought

process, but we’ve never actually done anything tangible.”

This year’s keynote speaker is Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian journalist turned humanitarian who was abducted in 2008 while on assignment in Somalia and held captive for 15 months.

Once free, she became an advocate for women’s rights and founded the Global Enrichment Foundation to help the Somali people through education and economic initiatives.

Lindhout’s presentation is open to the public and takes place Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the school, 801 Bank St. The entire weekend is student-driven, though they do receive some guidance from teachers.

“It is really neat to see kids from different interests coming together with a common goal of producing a conference for other students to help them feel empowered,” said Gina Simpson, one of the organizing committee’s teacher-sponsors.

Don Denton/News staff

Leah Kuzmuk and Conor Hannigan are the co-chairs of Change Conference 2012, happening this weekend at Glenlyon Norfolk School’s senior campus.

And though the content may sound serious, Hannigan promises it will be a lot of fun.

“I hope they enjoy it, because that’s one of the

main reasons that we have this conference every year.”

Onsite registration for the conference starts at 5:15 p.m. today. The conference is open to any

Moves made toward ending teachers’ strike

POLICE NEWS

Local bargaining happens for first time in months

Board to examine cost of special events

Natalie North News staff

While no one knows when the dispute between B.C. teachers and the province will end, there are signs progress is being made.

For the first time since June 30 – the day the contract with 40,000 teachers expired – the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association sat down with local bargaining agents.

“It was a day of productive dis-

cussion and we hope it was the same on both sides of the table,” said Greater Victoria Board of Education chairperson Peg Orcherton, about the Feb. 15 meeting.

The sides were set to meet again Feb. 23 (after the News’ deadline).

“This was the first time we’ve really had a dialogue and discussion,” said GVTA first vice-president Bénula Giasson. “It was really optimistic.”

Giasson attributes the positive shift in part to the presence of board trustee Diane McNally, as well as Orcherton.

At the provincial level, progress will likely need to come from outside the B.C. Teachers’ Federation

or B.C. Public School Employers’ Association reps at the table.

A Labour Ministry fact finder appointed this month had until Feb. 23 to report whether common ground could be found between teachers and the province.

On Monday, the BCTF called for a mediator under the Labour Relations Board to help resolve the impasse.

Education Minister George Abbott has recently been publicly pessimistic about the two sides reaching a settlement on their own.

He said back-to-work legislation can be quickly drafted and passed.

– with files from Tom Fletcher nnorth@saanichnews.com

youth between Grade 8 and 12. Cost is $30.

For more information, visit changeconference2012. com. reporter@vicnews.com

IN BRIEF

Oak Bay police Chief Const.

Mark Fisher is concerned about the financial implications of having to provide police services for what he calls an increasing number of special events in Oak Bay. He brought the matter up to the police board Tuesday. His memo to the board outlined the need for discussion about creating a chargeback policy for the provision of traffic control and other services.

In the past the department has billed organizers of events such as movie shoots, jew-

elry auctions and the Tour de Victoria. But there is no formal criteria in place to determine which events merit extra billing.

Fisher suggested two options. One would see the department charge for police costs associated to events for which an admission fee is charged. The other would be to create a line item in the budget for overtime expenses attached to annual events whose requirements are consistent year-to-year.

The board asked for a report on the financial impact of such events. reporter@vicnews.ca

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Poul Hansen admits he might be crazy for investing the time necessary to become an American Orchid Society judge.

Hansen spent seven years attaining the title, though his love for orchids is lifelong.

He will be among the judges at the Victoria Orchid Society Show and Sale set for March 3 and 4 in the University of Victoria’s Student Union Building.

“Since I was a little kid, I’ve been fascinated with flowers, since tramping through jungles in Ecuador as a child,” he said.

“I’ve been fascinated with flowers my whole life.”

Hansen grows his own seeds and breeds plants in a greenhouse on his Prospect Lake property using simple methods he picked up in Hawaii in the 1970s. He remains a purist, refusing to clone his orchids – a mentality perhaps rooted in his encounters with the flower in its natural environments.

“I went to Ecuador a month and a half ago and saw them growing in the wild. I could not believe it – stompin’ through

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Poul Hansen checks one of his orchids, a Lycaste skinneri, the national flower of Guatemala, in his Saanich greenhouse. this kind of high elevation jungle,” he said. “It was incredible.

We saw hundreds and hundreds of orchids.”

Hansen, along with an international team of judges, will look for beauty, form and cultural superiority when he evaluates orchids from all four of B.C.’s orchid societies, including plants grown by Patrick van Adrichem of North Saanich.

Like Hansen, visiting Hawaii helped van Adrichem develop his interest in orchids. But the two men have taken divergent approaches to growing flowers.

Through much online research, van Adrichem learned to genetically manipulate the

flowers and now clones them and sells them around the world from his home.

“Back in the day, the people who knew about (chromosomal doubling) wouldn’t tell you,” van he said. “The Internet has been great, and I’ve helped a lot of people. If you want to find something out, it’s on the Internet somewhere.”

The Victoria Orchid Society Show & Sale runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 3, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 4. Admission is $7 for adults and $6 for students.

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Building bridges locally and around the world Jennifer Blyth Black Press

It was by happy accident that Xinia Villanueva discovered Bridges for Women as she was looking for her doctor’s office in the same building.

That discovery would not only change her life, it has had farreaching implications for women half a world away.

A native of Peru, Villanueva had been living and working in Greater Victoria for many years when illness threatened to force her retirement from a career in child care.

When she found Bridges and met mentor Gwyneth Thompson, Villanueva’s life turned in an entirely new direction.

Bridges for Women has been delivering innovative employment training and supportive programs in Victoria for nearly 25 years, helping women recover from the devastating impact of violence or abuse.

For the past four years, its mentoring program has forged relationships between women like Villaneuva and Thompson, offered learning opportunities and exposed women to the career of their choice. Mentors help mentees pursue career paths, introduce them to professional networks and share job-search techniques. “The program changed my life,� says Villanueva, whose match

who attend its programs. All funds Thompson says. “When adds. “When you heal the women, raised will support programming she gets stuck, we throw ideas around and see if you heal the families and when at the community agency, which you heal the families, you heal the currently has a waitlist for its sershe can get unstuck.� vices.

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Maureen Maloney, actively Bridges’ international exposure is working to bring the program to Peru – and influence – is timely as the involved in international goveras “Puente a la Espe- organization prepares for its Inter- nance, dispute resolution and ranza,� or Bridges to national Women’s Day celebration human rights projects in Southeast Asia, Iraq, China, Brazil, GuaHope. She plans to and luncheon, March 8.

With a goal of raising $10,000 temala and South Africa, will be fundraise to bring two Peruvian women to Vic- at this year’s event, themed “Con- the guest speaker. Tickets for the toria to experience the necting Girls, Inspiring Futures,� luncheon are $50, available from program, then take that Bridges will welcome an antici- events@bridgesforwomen.ca or knowledge and expe- pated 150 people to St. John’s by calling 250-385-7410.

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The gala will recognize the con- tors. Visit www.bridgesforwomen. teach others. “What I would like to tributions of women to society ca or call the above number for Jennifer Blyth/News staff Bridges for Women’s mentoring program see in Peru is exactly and celebrate the work and suc- more information. editor@oakbaynews.com co-ordinator Carrie Everett, left, poses what Bridges is in Vic- cesses of Bridges and the women at the organization’s office with mentee toria,� she says.

Xinia Villanueva and mentor Gwyneth Coming through Thompson, who are working to take the program, “you get the feeling that Bridges’ message to Peru. you really have to with Thompson is one of 65 since pay it forward.�

It’s not the first time the the program’s inception. “Gwyn wasn’t holding my hand through Bridges program has shared the program, she was walking its expertise internationally. beside me, and that gave me a In 2003, representatives of sense of strength. And she has the organization were invited to Prague to help launch a taught me how to have fun.�

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Restraint-style budget hurts Restraint has become a way of life for many Capital Region families who have seen their household costs rise while incomes fail to keep pace.

So it should have come as no surprise that restraint was the word of the day when the B.C. government handed down its budget Tuesday.

There were few frills in the document delivered by Finance Minister Kevin Falcon, one that promised to return the province’s books to the black by 2013-14, just in time for the next provincial election.

Falcon’s budget promises to hold the line on program spending, freeze public-sector wages and sell off $700 million in provincial assets to begin to dig their way out.

While the Liberal government is taking steps to get a handle on the province’s deficit – forecast at $969 million for the coming fiscal year – Capital Region families will have to tighten their belts just a little bit more.

MSP premiums will rise for the fourth time since the 2009 election. The newest hit of four per cent, beginning in 2013, will take about $60 a year out of the pockets of a family of three or more.

The budget delivered little, however, to stimulate the province’s fragile economy or open the door to the workforce for the unemployed.

A $10,000 tax break for first-time homebuyers is only for new homes, providing little help to young couples cobbling their pennies together to get into the housing market – an even tougher challenge in the Greater Victoria market.

And a $1,000 home renovation tax credit is only available to seniors. Eliminating those conditions for the tax breaks could have helped strengthen the softening housing market and opened up jobs in the construction sector.

The move to transition B.C. from the harmonized sales tax back to the PST left the minister with some tough choices to make.

This budget makes it clear Falcon wants to get those decisions out of the way now, saving the good news for next year’s pre-election budget.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The Oak Bay News 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.

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Unwelcoming gateway to the west slowing traffic for cars. The new Ever tried cycling across the Bay light at Harbour and Esquimalt Street bridge? If not, let me tell you, roads aggravated the problem. it’s terrifying.

Drivers rerouted to the Passing a cyclist on the Bay Street bridge, slowing narrow bridge is no easy down traffic there as well. feat as a driver, either.

And then there’s the Walking is only slightly dreadful possibility that better. The bridge’s the deteriorating Johnson solitary sidewalk, pressed Street vehicle bridge will up against fast-moving suffer the same fate as the traffic on the span’s south rail bridge. side, makes for a pretty The city is counting unpleasant stroll. on it lasting until 2016, The result of all this unfriendly infrastructure Roszan Holmen when the new bridge is expected to be is easy to see.

11th Hour completed, but I’m not Almost nobody crosses Musings confident. the bridge unless they’re For all of these reasons, sitting comfortably in I was a bit crushed to see the City a vehicle. That’s especially true of Victoria back away from its plan after dark. Add the slightly seedy to add a cantilevered multi-use trail elements of Rock Bay’s industrial to the Bay Street bridge, known park to the fact there are zero formally as the Point Ellice bridge. witnesses in sight and you’ve got a The project had been slotted into no-go zone. the city’s draft capital budget All of these factors flashed for 2011. This week, the updated through my mind the day the City of Victoria announced it was closing budget document shows it has been pushed it back to 2016. the rail portion of the Johnson It’s bad news for me as a Vic West Street Bridge due to an unexpected resident. But I think it also fails to level of structural decay. acknowledge the importance of the The out-of-the-blue closure back bridge as one of only two routes to in April changed the dynamics the downtown for the city’s fastestof rush-hour traffic quite a bit for growing neighbourhood. the 22,000 folks in Vic West and Two major ongoing developments Esquimalt, and many more from flank the Bay Street bridge’s west points further west. entrance. Both cater to a bikeIt forced all cyclists onto the friendly demographic and market Johnson Street vehicle bridge,

“Almost nobody crosses the bridge unless they’re sitting comfortably in a vehicle. That’s especially true after dark. Add the slightly seedy elements of Rock Bay’s industrial park to the fact there are zero witnesses in sight and you’ve got a no-go zone.” their location as an easy walk or cycle to the downtown, and yet, the nearest bridge doesn’t accommodate these trips.

There’s a cheeky map of Victoria circulating on social media.

It divides the city into quadrants based on common stereotypes.

“Hippies” live in the Fernwood area, the “Old, sick and dying,” cluster in the Rockland area, and James Bay is dubbed “Gay Bay.” Vic West takes the moniker “Island of Poverty.”

That’s not entirely accurate. Vic West has improved a lot over the decades, but only very slowly.

I’m not surprised Esquimalt and Vic West have had a hard time shedding these stereotypes. A welcoming gateway to the west would totally change the perception of these areas. rholmen@vicnews.com

‘The city is counting on the Johnson Street bridge lasting until 2016.’

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Crazy gas prices call for crazy buying strategy Greater Victoria’s gas prices have been going crazy since June 2011, when the ‘all stations at the same fixed price’ regime ended.

Since then, prices have fluctuated wildly.

Since the new year, it has been one brand driving both ends of the market – Chevron stations are usually the first to drop the price a little each day, and they are also usually the brand to crank the price up in a massive jump.

Case in point: on Tuesday Feb. 21, Chevron put the price lower to 103.9 at 8 a.m., but at 9 a.m.

Readers respond: Non-meat items key to traditional dinner at Sikh Temple I am writing regarding the recent News article Faiths fuse for cultural communion.

The article showcased the Food, Faith and Community cooking classes being offered by the Inter-Cultural Association and our partners. This project brings together members from different faith groups to create and share food dishes associated with different faiths.

While well written, the article incorrectly listed butter curry chicken as one of the dishes prepared at the Sikh Temple. I must point out that the actual dishes prepared at this event were all vegetarian, including non-meat dishes such as dahl, roti and other items. It is important to make this distinction as meat products are not permitted in the Sikh Temple kitchen and would be contrary to Sikh faith practices.

I would like to thank the News for addressing this oversight and also express our appreciation for your newspaper’s coverage of the Food, Faith and Community project that aims to increase understanding and inclusiveness in our community.

Steven Lorenzo Baileys, coordinator, multicultural outreach and training program

Why do the B.C. Liberals need more booze revenue?

Rich Coleman, our bright energy and mines minister, appears to now be looking for a new venue to create more alcoholics – movie theatres.

For the first time in Canadian history, B.C. Liberals passed tough drinking and driving laws, but the minute pub owners complained, Coleman started to try to make it easier for drinkers. Now we have a law that allows people to drink until 4 a.m. but that’s not enough. Coleman thinks of another plan: let’s attract people to the movies by letting them buy booze. It’s bad enough allowing this debauchery at sports events. How can we possibly expect the next generation to see how harmful alcohol can be if it’s made to look so great?

As the days go by, it’s obvious to me, a taxpayer, that the B.C. Liberals will do anything to get elected. They do not care about families or victims of drinking drivers.

We get asked to help the homeless, the drug addicts, troubled teens, pregnant teens,

What do you think?

Give us your comments by email: editor@ vicnews.com. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

they jumped up 20 cents to 123.9. Now the prices will dribble slowly downward again for the next week or so. An absurd marketing strategy indeed.

Area drivers seem not to know what to do with such prices, but the strategy seems simple enough – never fill up when the price has just gone up. Simply wait for it to come down again in a week or so, and fill up then (buy only $10 if you need some in the meantime).

Roel Hurkens Victoria

Sikh Temple, tax revenue but nothing will change as long as we have a government that does not care and encourages more drinking. Just look at the riot downtown Vancouver, just because the Canucks did not win.

That stupidity was caused by booze.

I think Rich Coleman and his minions need to go.

Eileen Nattrass Central Saanich

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Re: B.C. Ferries should be run as a business by businesspeople (Letters, Feb. 10) Mr. Smith writes, “let the government govern and businessmen run business because history shows you can’t do both.”

He’s unintentionally correct. Ferries are in lieu of roads which are needed to connect people for business and recreational purposes. All you have to do is look at the Province of Ontario’s major mistake in leasing its crucial Highway 407ETR north of Toronto to a consortium led by a Spanish company.

Highway 407ETR, which bypasses the 401 (running through the Greater Toronto Area) for anyone driving west, has a toll on it.

Does the toll money return to the people of Ontario? No. And the toll steadily has increased over the years. Private interests took advantage of a naive provincial government. Our routes of roads and ferries must be controlled by government.

Kathryn Haughton Oak Bay

True Christian teaching can only be found in the Bible Having been involved in restoration work at the Emanu-El Jewish Cemetery some 30 years ago following what was then considered a minor incident of vandalism, which was never reported in the press, it’s sad to think that the recent lunatic actions of a very, very small number of persons has brought us to the questionable statement in the second paragraph of Len Rudner’s letter to your newspaper! (News Feb. 10).

His suggestion that “Christian teaching” formed any part of the thinking behind Hitler’s Final Solution must be deeply offensive to the better informed and especially to those who actively opposed the Nazi regime.

See New Testament, Matthew 5:44, for for the official “Christian teaching” in this matter.

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Children can foster a finer appreciation for First Peoples in B.C. by making their own totem pole, drawing animal symbols and even using their teeth to make birch bark art.

The Royal B.C. Museum’s upcoming Wonder Sunday event (Feb. 26) will celebrate many aspects of First Nations life.

The showcase will feature storytelling and demonstrations on drum- and moccasin-making, and visitors can learn about living in a pit house. The closing ceremonies will include traditional dancing.

Pre-registration is not required. The event, suitable for children age 3 to 12, happens from 1 to 3 p.m. and is included with museum admission or membership.

For more information, visit www.royalbcmuseum. bc.ca. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Barry Till, curator of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, stands over an exhibit at the gallery. The Enduring Arts of China display runs there until May 6.

Ancient culture being preserved A passion for Asian Art keeps curator on the job for more than 30 years

“It’s not size, it’s the quality or the craftsmanship we look at for the value,” he insists.

The most intricate are paintings on pieces of ivory as small as a grain of rice. Then there are large paintings valued in the millions.

Till’s fancy though, is taken by the tomb figures, small replicas of people and animals made of terra Laura Lavin cotta clay.

News Staff “It shows what they thought they needed in the Ask Asian art expert Barry Till about the best next life. Horses, dancing girls, servants, guards or thing he ever found in China, and he’ll probably warriors, even camels and foreigners in case they needed to trade anything.” tell you it’s his family.

One of his favourite pieces is a horse that is curTill met his wife, Paula, there when he was a student. The couple eventually adopted their daugh- rently on display with the Enduring Arts of China, which runs until May 6 at the gallery. ter Jasmine from China as well.

“It’s well crafted, a perfect horse with great “It’s a kind of mini-United Nations,” he jokes.

Paula is originally Dutch and Till grew up in Sas- expression on its face – it’s quite intense. From a variety of angles it’s very interesting to view.” katchewan.

Along with finding items for the It’s a far cry from small-town Sasgallery, Till gives tours of the space katchewan to China, but Till, who “I like to talk and lectures about the exhibits. He has been the Curator of Asian Art about art, especially also spends hours immersing himat the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria self in the details of each piece. for the past 30 years, heard the call the art history aspect “I like to talk about art, especially of the ancient world early. “I always of it … if you focus the art history aspect of it … if you loved ancient things … I loved focus on the blood, sex and gore, museums ever since I was young,” on the blood, sex and people find it very interesting. he says. gore, people find it “I always tell the truth,” he adds.

Till’s eyes light up as he talks “I just concentrate on the more about the gallery’s Asian art collec- very interesting.”

- Barry Till exciting parts.” tion. It’s one of the best in the counOver his 30 years at the gallery he try, he says.

Till should know. He earned his masters degree built the Asian collection from a small, mostly Japin Far Eastern Studies at the University of Sas- anese grouping to what it is today, mainly through katchewan before attending England’s prestigious donations. “A lot of people collect Chinese art and will donate it. We borrow objects and once (the Oxford University, where he attained a PhD. While at Oxford he won a scholarship to study owners) see how much it’s appreciated and feel it in China and spent the next year in Beijing and two will go to a good home, they will donate it.”

Art from Tibet and South East Asia has added to consecutive years in Nanjing, studying and learning Mandarin. In Nanjing he was the first foreigner the growing collection as well.

“I’m very pleased to be located in a small place to be selected as a model student. “San hao xue sheng – it means to excel in the three aspects – with pretty much free rein to do my own exhibitions,” he says. “That’s probably what’s kept me study, sports and attitude.”

While studying in Saskatchewan, Till knew his here.”

Putting together exhibits and catalogues every path would lead one of two ways: toward being a professor or working in a museum. His years in three or four months also keeps him satisfied.

“I’m constantly reading. I’m forced to learn China solidified his goal of working with, and helpmore all the time. It’s becoming a challenge, learning preserve the culture he has come to love.

There are more than 8,000 pieces of Asian art in ing more and more – but it keeps the old brain the gallery’s collection – some 42 per cent of the going.” llavin@vicnews.com total pieces.

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A Greater Victoria MP says the federal government’s contentious Internet privacy bill – named the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act – is pure propaganda.

Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May said

deep concerns about this bill with child pornographers,” said May, leader of the federal Green Party.

Though she sees merit in certain parts of the bill (like making online harassment a criminal offence), May said there are too many unnecessary allowances in the bill.

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“I find the bill troubling on substantive levels, but I also find it really offensive that the communications and marketing strategy (for the bill) is to equate anyone with

is not begging for this and privacy commissioners, whose job it is to protect the privacy of Canadians, are saying this is wrong.”

At a conference in Victoria last week, B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner, Elizabeth Denham touched on Bill C-30.

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The bill’s requirement of Internet service providers to be ready, at a moment’s notice, to provide police with information on customers and their online activities also concerns May. “For one, this requires Internet service providers to make a substantial financial investment in being tech-ready … to intercept the communications of all their customers,”

May said. “But also once you keep a database (of customer information), you’ve created a hacker’s dream.”

The bill was sent to a special committee for review and amendments and will return to the House of Commons for second reading.

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It has also led to major improvements in water conservation.

The benefits of that work are not lost on Oak Bay’s mayor.

“When you look at the state of our facilities, he is just one excellent parks manager,” Nils Jensen says. “You look at how he put together the scented garden (in Windsor Park) as a good example, and how his crew has maintained the rest of the park system. He really has made an incredible contribution to life in Oak Bay.” Coun. Tara Ney, council’s liaison to the parks and recreation commission, sees Middleton as a community custodian.

“He’s taken care of Oak Bay,” she says.

“He’s taken care of our lawns, our streetscapes. We get compliments about them incessantly.”

That would not be possible without a strong support staff, says Middleton. “A lot of the staff has been there a long time.

There’s a good chunk of that whole parks and rec (department) that’s family. You don’t get that in a lot of places.”

But all good things must come to an end.

And though it feels bittersweet, Middleton says he looks forward to the next chapter of his life. An avid NASCAR fan, he and his wife are taking a trip to Las Vegas next month to take in a Sprint Cup race.

Beyond that, the future is wide open.

“I don’t know where the path is going to take me, but for the short term, I’m just going to have some time for Lorne.” reporter@vicnews.com

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Companies have to remove nests around their buildings’ vents, said Coun. Charlayne Thornton Joe. At first, council considered a blanket ban on feeding these three species of birds. Instead, it voted to restrict a no-feeding zone to a limited area.

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The new smartphone app, allowing users to pick up virtual multimedia at real geographical locations across the globe, is changing the way companies, including the Belfry Theatre, are doing business.

“Here is a new technology that may enable us to sell more tickets and engage with people in a different way,” said Belfry publicist Mark Dusseault. “If you are in marketing or communications, things like this offer tremendous opportunities.”

Currently only available on the iPhone, with apps for Blackberry and Android on the way, Repudo allows users to drop text, video, voice messages, photographs or music anywhere around the world for the public, or for specific users to retrieve.

Music singles, movie trailers, or even virtual geocaching-type scavenger hunts are just the beginning for the new technology.

Secret messages leading to free Belfry Theatre tickets have already been dropped at Victoria locations including a local yoga studio, in support of On the Edge, the current Belfry production in which one of the characters is a yoga enthusiast.

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Belfry Theatre publicist Mark Dusseault shows off the theatre on his iPhone. Tech savvy people can now use their own phones to get free Belfry tickets.

“As we gain knowledge there are going to be a number of really cool things we can do around shows,” Dusseault said. “This summer we will be doing a musical and there will be an opportunity to drop music in all

sorts of places throughout the city.”

Despite the Belfry being a heritage site, Desseault hopes to keep the approach to their work as modern and contemporary as possible and he believes social media,

including Repudo, will play a big part moving forward.

“The Belfry does contemporary work.

We address issues that affect people right now,” Dusseault said. “We intend to reinforce in a way (that) what we do on our stage reflects back on (our audiences’) own lives.”

Much like a physical object, Repudo objects can’t be copied for others, but can be passed on to others and then automatically removed from the iPhone.

Objects can be picked up once, or in select cases, many times over.

Already several Repudo users have collected Belfry messages and collected free theatre tickets for their efforts, but there are still more out there and more to come.

The Spark Festival, running March 12 to 25, is the Belfry’s next big event, and Dusseault hopes to include the app in the festival in one way or another. People may just have to keep their eyes and their iPhones open to find out what it is.

“It is important in marketing or communications (that) you are learning and have a knowledge these tools exist,” Dusseault said. “Who would have thought something like that would have caught on, but it is unbelievable. This is fantastic.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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For five Grade 12s on the Mount Douglas Rams, this weekend’s AAA Island girls basketball championship has been four years in the making.

Rae Griffin first coached the fivesome of Carly McAndrews, Julia Murray, Chloe Mead, Jamie Morch and Holly Dickinson as junior players in Grade 9.

Griffin took over the senior team the next year and brought with her all five girls, still in Grade 10 at the time.

Three years later, they are the core of the Rams’ senior team, and are taking their last stab at a provincial berth. The Rams host the AAA Island championships, which started on Thursday (Feb. 23) and culminates with the final at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

“Having five players who’ve been seniors for three years gives us a great base in leadership and experience,” said Griffin, an ex-Rams player herself. “Nothing is going to surprise them, and they know they’ll have to compete at an extremely high level this weekend.”

Of the five, Murray and Dickinson have received interest from college basketball programs in B.C. Mead is equally adept, if not moreso on the soccer field and will continue her athletic career in cleats.

Griffin, who played for the Camosun Chargers, has been amazed by the growth and development of her senior Rams in the last four years.

“We hosted Islands two years ago

with no Grade 12s. The goal then was to get to Islands, and we made it as the last seed. This year we are reaching for higher goals.”

Up for grabs this weekend are 2.5 spots at provincials, which run March 7 to 10 at Capilano University.

First and second place teams qualify automatically. Third place will play a mainland team in a challenge game for the final spot at provincials.

The Claremont Spartans enter as the first seed from the Lower Island and are looking for their third straight Island title, having won the Lower Island final over the Oak Bay Breakers on Saturday. Mount Doug beat the Spectrum Thunder by 25 points in the third place game – a 54 point difference from a recent game between the two teams, which the Thunder won by 29 points.

“It was Mount Doug’s biggest win of the year and has the team feeling really good going into Islands,” Griffin said.

On the floor, the Rams aren’t an overly tall team and rely on blocking out their opponents. The Rams came within four points of beating the Spartans in the Lower Island semifinal last Friday.

Griffin sees a lot of parity among the Rams’ seven guests: Claremont, Oak Bay and Spectrum, as well as the Stelly’s Stingers, Alberni Armada, Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) and G.P. Vanier Towhees (Courtenay).

The Armada, in particular, are on a roll, having defeated Dover Bay 55-45, for Alberni’s first North Island title since 1987.

City champions Claremont, however, are surprising no one, Griffin says.

“The Spartans have been forerunners since the beginning of the year.

They lost to Oak Bay early in the season, which shows there are no weaker teams in this tournament.”

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Carly McAndrews, Jamie Morch and Julia Murray are three of five graduating Mount Douglas Rams, are hosting the 43rd annual AAA Island basketball championships this weekend. The Rams finished third at last weekend’s Lower Island championship.

Rams toast tradition The Camosun Chargers women’s basketball program is leading the way this weekend in helping the Rams raise a cup to the legacy of the girls AAA Island basketball championship.

Previous athletes will be on hand, and a 10 person selection committee of female Chargers (five present, three alumni) and UVic Vikes players (one current, one present), will pick the weekend’s all-stars and MVP winner.

“We want to do this as classy as we can, and seeing ex-players coaching, and having ex-players coming back to support is a really clear sign that (this tournament) matters,” Griffin said. “It really promotes the importance and tradition from this tournament, something that gets lost in female sports.”

Griffin pointed to the many local high school teams coached by former college and university players.

Aside from herself, there are fellow Chargers alumni Carmen Lapthorne at Mount Doug; Vikes grad Kim Graves at Claremont; Vikes grads Rob Kinnear and Mitch Gudgeon, as well as current Vikes star Ryan MacKinnon, with Oak Bay; and ex-Charger and Spectrum alumnus Kate Carlson back at Spectrum. sports@vicnews.com

Girls’ AAA Islands sked ■ Friday: Consolation Round 1, 3:15 & 5 p.m.; Semifinals: 6:45 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.

■ Saturday: 5th/7th place: 9:30 a.m.

6th/8th place: 11:15 a.m.

3rd/4th place: 5 p.m.

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■ Top two teams qualify for B.C.s. Third place plays challenge game vs. Mainland team for provincial spot.

The St. Michaels Blue Jags and Lambrick Park Lions are up against the Island’s best as SMUS host the boys’ AA Island basketball championship this weekend, Thursday (Feb. 23) to Saturday.

St. Mikes opened against Highland on Thursday and Lambrick started against Mark Isfeld (results were past press time).

Brentwood College enters the AA Islands as the suprise No. 1 seed from the South Island, narrowly edging the Blue Jags 57-56 in the AA boys’ Lower Island final at Shawnigan Lake School on Feb. 18.

The top three teams qualify for the AA boys’ provincials, March 7 to 10 in Kamloops.

AAA cities going at Oak Bay High The Oak Bay Bays have the home advantage, the Mount Douglas Rams want revenge, and the Claremont Spartans are the dark horse no one wants to think about.

The AAA boys’ Lower Island championship is at Oak Bay High this weekend, Feb. 23 to 25. All three of the above teams are favourites to crack the top four and advance to the Island championship in Duncan next week.

Also competing are the Belmont Bulldogs, Stelly’s Stingers, Reynolds Roadrunners and Spectrum Thunder. sports@vicnews.com

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Pacific Rim U16 player Nick Miller cradles the ball as he is checked by Mission Mud Dawgs’ Liam Wallace during the Tier 2 field lacrosse provincial championships at UVic last weekend.

Pacific Rim’s U16 team (Saanich and Peninsula based) won bronze, and the U19 team won gold. Ethan Howes (Victoria Titans U12), Daniel Smith (Pac Rim U16) and Trevor Hansen (Pac Rim U19), as well as Victoria Titans U12 coach Brian Corbett earned Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play awards. Four Titans teams (U12, U14, U16 and U19) and two Pac Rim teams (U14 and U16) are competing in the Tier 1 provincials, underway in Burnaby today (Feb. 24) through Sunday.

Century-old rugby derby returns to Windsor Park It might be the biggest rivalry in all of Island sports, maybe the province.

The James Bay Athletic Association visit the Castaway Wanderers on Saturday (Feb. 25), part of the ongoing saga known between the clubs as the “100 years’ war.”

The Bays edged Meraloma 16-10 last week while CW defeated Abbotsford 36-17 to take over first place in the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier Rugby League.

Earlier in the week, CW suffered a great loss, with the passing of Tom Stobart on Feb. 12.

He is described on the CW website as a “giant of a man and a giant, rock solid influence on a whole generation of men fortunate enough to play under and who came to know him.”

Stobart played for the Castaways of Carnarvon Park, long before the two Oak Bay clubs merged in the 90s. He also coached high school rugby at Belmont secondary and for the Castaways and Castaway Wanderers junior men’s teams.

He is survived by children Nicole, Buck, and Stephanie, and loving wife Susan.

A service in Stobart’s honour happens today (Feb. 24), 3:30 p.m. at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Profits go to cause The Castaway Wanderers expect the biggest crowd of the regular season on Saturday, with a raft of Bays’ supporters in the mix. It’s why the club has picked Saturday to make its annual

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Castaway Wanderers forward Kenny Goodland, right, scored a try in CW’s win over Abbotsford last weekend. donation to a charity or fundraising initiative, said CW man Brent Johnston.

This year, CW will support an initiative created after the recent passing of 18-year-old Tessa Beauchamp of Surrey, who overcame severe burns as a toddler and then fought brain cancer as a teenager.

Ticket revenue and additional donations will go towards the Tessa Beauchamp Bursary Program, called Never Complain Never Give Up.

From the scrum James Bay is second in the premier league with five wins and one loss, but CW (4-1) has gained more bonus points so far in the season. Last week, the Bays beat Meraloma 16-10 at MacDonald Park.

The UVic Vikes lost on the road to the UBC Old Boy Ravens 26-25, with former Vike Ed

Fairhurst converting the winning try with no time remaining. This week the Vikes (1-5) host Burnaby Lake (4-1) at Wallace Field, while neighbours Velox Valhallians visit Richmond in the Okanagan Spring Brewery League Tier 1.

The Velox Valkryies (3-0) host Capilano (0-3) in the Women’s Adidas Premiership at 11:30 a.m.

The Valkyries drubbed SFU Rugby 79-0, and are tied at the top of the premiership with Burnaby Lake and United (Coquitlam/ New Westminster).

Full story online at Oakbaynews.com.

Juniors help B.C. to title Castaway Wanderers junior Fergus Hall converted all five tries as Team B.C.-1 defeated the U.S.A. All-Americans 35-14 in the cup final of the recent Las Vegas International Sevens tournament.

B.C. entered two sevens teams, with all five players representing Victoria coming fro CW’s junior ranks.

Hall (Glenlyon Norfolk) was joined by Evan Cambridge (Oak Bay High), Alex Kanty (Oak Bay), Riley MacPherson (Oak Bay), Jeff Nishima-Miller (St. Michaels) and Morgan Tate (Oak Bay).

B.C.-2 won the plate final over Ontario 22-12.

On Thursday (Feb. 23) a team of Island selects played the men’s under-17 national team at Bear Mountain Stadium (results were past press time). sports@vicnews.com

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COOK ST Village area.

1bdrm, hardwood floors. Heat, hot water, storage, parking incl $795 ns or pets. 250-595-5162

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

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SIDNEY, BRIGHT 1 bdrm + den, above grd suite, new carpet, priv patio, all incl’d but cable/internet, N/P, N/S, $950 mo. Call 250-880-1414.

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

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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PETS JUVENILE MALE Boxer. Not neutered. High energy adult dog. Very handsome! Asking $400. Call 250-361-0052.

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WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland Industries, (250)885-4531.

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1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back & fold down double bed. Immaculate condition.

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

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

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm.

Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

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

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QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers.

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CLEANING SERVICES PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business.

Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training.

250-661-1237

#1 CAREBEAR CLEANING. Earth friendly products.

House, office & rental. Senior discount. $25hr. 250-217-5507 ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. Husband & wife team. Power Washing. (778)440-6611.

APARTMENT & CONDO cleaner. $10./ hour for first 3 hours, then price negotiable.

Carol Kenney (778)433-4299.

ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANING. Excellent refs & attention to detail. Keri (250)658-2520.

HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References.

250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

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CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers.

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FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery.

References available.

250-475-1462.

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Free no obligation estimates.

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PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

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

HAULING AND SALVAGE #1 JUNK Removal & Hauling.

Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250-818-4335. lalondejeff62@yahoo.ca

✭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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Reasonable rates, so call. Phil 250-595-3712.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount.

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FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

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

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.

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

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

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS SHORELINE ROOFING. Reroofing specialist. WCB/BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967. shorelineroofing@shaw.ca

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

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PRESSURE WASHING

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Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs.

250-920-8463.

QUALITY WORK. All Renos & Repairs. Decks, Suites, Drywall, Painting. 250-818-7977.

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CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all.

Call 250-361-6164.

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TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.

250-686-6046 PROF & custom installs of floor & wall tiles. Heated flooring, Custom Showers. Reno’s, new constr. Bob 250-812-7448

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WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190.

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Select your home.

Select your mortgage.

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

754 Humboldt, $198,900

Daily Noon-5 Concert Properties 250 383-3722

OPENHOUSES

Published Every Thursday

401-525 Broughton, $459,000 Sunday 1-3 Boorman’s Real Estate Michael Boorman, 250-595-1535

pg. 39

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pg. 30

pg. 9

3-828 Rupert Terrace

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

pg. 11

Sunday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Kevin Jones, 778-677-5878

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Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Veronica Crha, 250-727-1415

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Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033

Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co Real Estate

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Gordon Lee 250-385-2033

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

pg. 10

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

pg. 34

1071 Redfern, $489,900

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

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

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101-1151 Rockland, $229,000

pg. 18

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

2-1012 Terrace, $359,000

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

pg. 15

738-203 Kimta Rd, $499,900

404-1145 Hilda St., $329,900 pg. 18

Sunday 11-1 Newport Realty Sandy Berry 250-818-8736

pg. 12

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton 250-477-7291

Thursday thru Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200

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105-2210 Cadboro Bay, $349,900 pg. 19

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Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Michelle Vermette 250-391-1893 Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lucy Richardson 250 360 7399 pg. 15

Sunday 12-2 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dean Innes 250 477-5353

Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 35

pg. 19

Saturday & Sunday noon-2 Cornerstone Properties Ltd Kevin Wensley 250 475-2006

1366 Craigflower, $569,900 pg. 2

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301

pg. 22

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

pg. 20

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

pg. 39

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Tom Croft 250 592-4422

pg. 9

Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Scott Dickson, 250-886-5613

pg. 20

Sunday 1-3 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099

pg. 21

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen, 250-386-8875

pg. 20

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Matthew Oldroyd, 250-388-5882

4639 Lochside Dr, $549,000 pg. 5

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Deedrie Ballard, 250-744-3301

pg. 20

835 Rogers Ave, $699,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

Saturday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Mike Hanus, 250-857-4111

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

891 Claremont Ave., $799,000 pg. 18

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

4028 Shelbourne St, 799,000 pg. 21

2845 Rockwell Ave, $449,900 pg. 6

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deana Fawcett 250-893-8932

Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Diego Lauricella, 250-479-3333

pg. 22

409-4536 Viewmont, $299,900 pg. 20

3880 Synod, $499,900 pg. 14

pg. 5

48-14 Erskine, $449,900

pg. 30

212-898 Vernon Ave, $289,000 pg. 13

pg. 21

909 Lucas Ave, $599,900

402-1687 Poplar pg. 20

25-909 Admirals, $379,000 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Shelley Saldat, 250 384-8124

pg. 21

305-820 Short St, $359,888 Saturday 3-4:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

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

1741 Ash, $644,900

4616 Ocean Park Pl., $999,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476

pg. 9

1421 Harrop pg. 22

4009 Blackberry, $529,000

462 Sturdee St, $609,000 Saturday 1:30-3 RE/MAX Camosun Diana Devlin, 250-744-3301

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422

4267 Westervelt, $879,900 pg. 22

3958 Hidden Oaks Pl

Saturday 1-3 One Percent Realty Maria Furtado 250 881-3754

13-1182 Colville, $425,900

3380 Upper Terr, $1,925,000 pg. 13

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301

4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577

pg. 22

3752 Ascot, $759,000 pg. 22

4034 Elise, $510,000

1116 Craigflower, $439,900

204-1400 Newport, $249,000

Saturday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

Saturday 2-3:30 Address Realty Ltd. Mike Chubey 250-391-1893

934 Craigflower, $449,000

pg. 9

pg. 13

pg. 13

3-709 Luscombe Plc., $619,900

303-1400 Newport, $249,900

Sunday 2-4 Sparling Real Estate Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Ruth Stark 250 477-1100

1366 Craigflower, $569,900

pg. 34

pg. 10

pg. 6

304E-1115 Craigflower Rd., $449,900

829 St Patrick, $895,000

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Bruce McCulloch, 250-479-3333

Saturday 1-2:30 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

306-520 Foster, $230,000

302-1270 Beach, $460,000

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

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

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

1929 Casa Marcia, $619,900 pg. 39

4636 Falaise

205D-1115 Craigflower Rd, $459,900

pg. 13

1190 Maplegrove, $689,900 pg. 14

pg. 13

pg. 34

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577

1912 Woodley Rd., $1,149,500 pg. 34

4665 Amblewood Dr

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jasmin Gerwien, 250-384-8124

pg. 34

20-934 Boulderwood, $579,900 pg. 14

3479 Bethune, $500,000

pg. 10

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Elfie Jeeves 250 477-7291

4046 Cavallin, $739,500 pg. 21

360-4488 Chatterton

Sunday 1-3 Boorman’s Real Estate Dean Boorman, 250-595-1535

pg. 21

215-2541 Church, $264,900

401-1620 Mckenzie Ave

205-848 Esquimalt, $189,900 Sunday 12-1:45 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

pg. 20

4549 Pheasantwood, $1,175,000

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

Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

pg. 21

2646 Foul Bay, $519,900

Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Patrick Achtzner 250-391-1893 Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

925 Devonshire Rd., $429,900

2226 Windsor, $895,000 Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Andrew Holenchuk 250 744-3301

4190 Kashtan Plc., $529,900

pg. 35

401-1012 Pakington St, $310,000 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663

Saturday 12-4 Newport Realty John Monkhouse 250 385-2033

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Vicky Turner 250 592-4422

205-2095 Oak Bay Ave.

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

107-420 Parry, $309,000

Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Tim McNaughton, 250-896-0600

pg. 12

205-2125 Oak Bay, $348,000

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

203-1593 Begbie, $319,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Erin Kenny 250 477-7291

3248 Service Rd., $499,888

103-101 Nursery Hill, $319,900

1001 Foul Bay Rd, $860,000

109-11 Cooperage, $899,000 pg. 14

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

pg. 30

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun David Silletta 250 744-3301

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

200-21 Conrad, $299,200

2631 Margate, $879,000

3108 Mars St, $578,800

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mette Pedersen, 250-744-3301

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

4692 Sunnymead

4674 Lochside, $1,048,000

Thursday thru Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422

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

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

3155 Westdowne, $899,000

301-380 Waterfront, $569,625

2205 Victor, $429,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Mike Hanus, 250-857-4111

pg. 5

1005-225 Belleville, $649,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476

pg. 19

300-21 Conard, $299,900

1148 Goodwin, $439,000

101-1235 Johnson, $319,000

604-75 Songhees, $698,000

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Chris Fairlie 250 386-8875

625 Cornwall, $599,000

402-1000 McClure

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Glen Myles, 250-385-2033

pg. 9

pg. 18

3-2828 Shelbourne, $485,000

301-1710 Fort, $334,900

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

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard 250-478-9600

7-704 Rockheights, $579,900

108-21 Conrad, $254,000

502-630 Seaforth, $385,000

304-1710 Fort St

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

pg. 15

402-1055 Hillside, $237,000

105-630 Speed Ave, $379,900

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

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291

C-707 Linden, $459,900

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dean Innes 250 477-5353

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

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

114 Lekwammen Dr, $269,888

206-1710 Fort St

B-707 Linden, $569,900

Sunday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Chris Barrington-Foote, 250-881-3668

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard 250-478-9600

pg. 11

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

508-1433 Faircliffe, $349,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rob Philip, 250-592-4422

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Dinara Talalaeva, 250-384-7663

pg. 6

305-1115 Rockland, $249,900

2-1315 Gladstone Ave

312-90 Regatta Landing, $299,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291

pg. 8

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353

Feb. 23 - 29 edition of

30 Lekwammen Dr, $326,900

1145 Johnson

203-439 Cook St, $299,900

1643 St Francis Wood, $799,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422

Daily exc Friday 2-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 385-2033

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

1636 Pinewood Ave.

23-60 Dallas, $474,900

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

pg. 18

1012 Gillespie Pl, $749,000 pg. 15

602-1015 Pandora, $349,900 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram, 250-385-2033

612-1630 Quadra, $194,900

1121 Fort, $183,900

1020 Richardson

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

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rob Philip, 250-592-4422

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

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the

105-630 Speed Ave, $379,900 pg. 16

BAY NEWS OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

This Weekend’s

309 Kingston, $749,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291

Friday, February 24, 2012 - OAK

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mark Rice, 250 588-2339

pg. 23

633 Jolly, $479,990 pg. 21

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

3132 Harriet Rd, $569,500 Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Connor Braid 250 661-0729

pg. 30

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OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, February 24, 2012

OPENHOUSES

This Weekend’s

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

Published Every Thursday 4752 Interurban, $679,000 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353

9378 Bitterroot Pl., $199,000 pg. 9

4027 Zinnia, $414,900

2368 Amherst, $419,000

Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron 250 656-0911

pg. 31

pg. 22

304-4535 Viewmont, $239,900

pg. 24

Saturday 11:30-1:30 Re/Max Camosun Peter Gray, 250-744-3301

Saturday 11:30-1:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

Sunday 2:30-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

pg. 6

1268 Tall Tree Pl, $714,900 pg. 22

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Ltd. Michele Holmes 250-656-0911

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

pg. 31

145 Crease Ave, $410,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Josh Ray, 250-477-7291

9-3993 Columbine Way, $369,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass 250-744-3301

pg. 3

71-4125 Interurban, $399,000 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422

pg. 10

103-3915 Carey Rd., $319,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry 250-818-8736

Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Steven Klipper, 250-208-3922

Sunday 12:30-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

pg. 23

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301

Sunday 2:30-4:00 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250-380-6683

304-2050 White Birch, $162,900 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Barbara Ronald 250 744-8211

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

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sylvia Schumann, 250-474-4800

10141 Bowerbank Rd, $729,900

pg. 23

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

pg. 14

1919 Venross, $544,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Cheryl Barnes, 250-413-7943

pg. 24

pg. 6

Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 474-6003

pg. 30

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

pg. 25

pg. 9

pg. 23

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Cheryl Barnes, 250-413-7943

pg. 27

pg. 39

pg. 24

pg. 27

pg. 27

pg. 40

pg. 25

pg. 34

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

Sunday 1:30-3 RE/MAX Camosun Diana Devlin, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Valerie Edwards, 250-477-9947

1442 Winslow pg. 5

Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns 250-478-0808

pg. 25

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Brendan Herlihy 250-642-3240

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pg. 25

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

pg. 26

pg. 25

pg. 13

pg. 15

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

pg. 12

pg. 39

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

pg. 29

2342 Coopers Hawk Rise pg. 29

1678 Wooden, $499,900 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Kerstin Sykes, 250-589-1310

593 Latoria, $285,000

pg. 39

pg. 14

303-631 Brookside Rd., $309,900 pg. 14

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

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Vinnie Gill, 250-744-3301

117-643 Granderson, $369,000 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gregg Mah 250 384-8124

4670 Goldstream, $748,000

Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Limited Shaughna Boggs-Wright 250-391-1893

2437 Gatewheel Rd., $578,800 Saturday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Ian Jules 250-380-6683

pg. 29

304-611 Brookside, $399,000 Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 27

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

pg. 14

1616 Millstream, $799,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

957 Shawnigan Lake, $319,900 pg. 40

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

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pg. 27

pg. 26

2694 Fergus, $364,900

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pg. 25

3363 Mary Anne, $499,900

3134 Wishart, $449,500 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Hans Hegen 250-858-0424

2687 Winster, $429,900 pg. 27

3945 Olympic View Dr, $1,595,900

304-611 Brookside, $198,000 Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

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

4980 Deer Park Trail, $1,199,788

662 Goldstream Ave., $219,900 Daily 1-4 Kahl Realty Jason Kahl 250-391-8484

pg. 32

22-172 Belmont Rd, $345,000

123-945 Bear Mountain, $515,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333

pg. 26

549 Delora Dr., $599,000

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

3292 Mary Anne, $505,000

468 Chapel Heights, $624,000

563 Brant Pl., $599,500 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 812-7277

pg. 25

1622 Millstream, $799,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301

pg. 24

Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

3689 Ridge Pond, $539,900

36-2771 Spencer, $259,000

1250 Parkdale Creek, $474,900

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

pg. 26

2298 Setchfield, $599,900 Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

2168 Kingbird, $535,000

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

28-2070 Amelia Ave, $247,500 pg. 24

pg. 24

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance Dennis Jabs, 250-882-7393

2366 Amherst, $420,000

107-10160 Third, $259,000

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Cheryl Barnes, 250-413-7943

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

2390 Echo Valley Dr, $684,900

pg. 23

9045 Lochside Dr, $975,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Bernie Wilkinson 250 477-5353

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

3326 Blueberry, $379,900

Sunday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ron Bahrey 250 477-7291

397 Pelican

633 Rason Rd, $519,900

386 Selica

pg. 31

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

301-2380 Brethour

pg. 24

907 Dawn Lane, $579,000

pg. 24

pg. 27

768 Willing Dr, $659,000

3418 Pattison Way, $472,500

pg. 23

Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Steven Klipper, 250-208-3922 pg. 34

pg. 23

333-2245 James white Blvd, $249,900

2208 Bradford Ave, $459,000

1050 Burnside, $519,000

Saturday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

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

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Peter Gray, 250-744-3301

7958 Galbraith, $520,000

3019 Dornier

13-2020 White Birch, $429,500

2208 Bradford Ave, $459,000 pg. 22

pg. 31

71-7701 Central Saanich Rd, $145,900

21-10457 Resthaven Dr., $645,000

Sunday 12-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683

2186 Stone Gate

2051 Brethour Pkwy, $428,900

10375 Allbay, $824,900 pg. 3

pg. 30

9637 Second St, $569,900

Saturday 2:30-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Bill Ethier, 250-920-7000

9-520 Marsett Plc., $589,700

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

Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Ltd. Michele Holmes 250-656-0911

21-7583 Central Saanich, $172,000

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

Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Roxanne Brass 250-744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

2141 Stone Gate

2478 Ocean Ave., $829,000

22-7070 West Saanich, $293,500

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Allen Tepper 1-800-480-6788

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Inez Louden 250 812-7710

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

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Feb. 23 - 29 edition of

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Friday, February 24, 2012 - OAK

Philanthropy

BAY NEWS

The Victoria Foundation & Black Press Working Together – how philanthropy shapes our community

Victim Services –

the emotional first responders to crime and trauma A

crime has been committed or a tragic accident has occurred. First responders to the scene might include the police, firefighters or paramedics. There’s another group of first responders, however.

They are the staff and volunteers of the Greater Victoria Police Victim Services.

“We provide the first response to the emotional side of an incident,” said Antoinette Warren, program director. “We provide emotional support to victims and their families, we refer people to appropriate services, and we explain the procedures that follow a crime or a serious incident.”

Warren’s team of staff and highly trained volunteers might be called to go with police to support a crime victim, or to help notify family members of a sudden death. At other times, police will ask Victim Services to contact a victim shortly after an incident. People are also welcome to contact the program themselves, regardless of whether they’ve reported a crime or incident to the police.

Sympathy and knowledge When contact is made, clients receive a sympathetic ear and a knowledgeable source of information about police, coroner and court procedures. While the Victim Services team does not provide counseling themselves, they do provide referrals to counseling and other support services. They also provide court support to clients. This ranges from helping to prepare a victim impact statement to accompanying a client to court.

“Most high-profile court cases you hear about will have one of our team members involved supporting the victim or the victim’s family,” said Warren, who explained that court support can go on for months – and sometimes years.

“I really appreciated and looked forward to the support worker calling every week – this was very comforting,” said one former client of Victim Services.

The Victim Services team works closely with each police force in the Capital Regional District, including the military police that serve Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. Core funding comes from the Capital Regional District and the provincial Ministry of Justice, which charges a 15 per cent surcharge to criminal fines to underwrite victim services programs throughout the province. All services are provided free to clients.

Targeting the under-served In 2011, Greater Victoria Police Victim Services opened close to 1,300 files but they noticed that some groups were under-represented according to the region’s population. Seniors, for example, only accounted for 27 of those files.

New immigrants and First Nations people were also under-represented.

That prompted Victim Services to apply for funding from The Victoria Foundation and the federal Department of Justice to develop a campaign to target those three populations. Print materials are being published in five languages and information sessions are being developed that will focus on issues of particular interest to each group.

The session for new immigrants, for example, will provide an overview of the B.C. justice system and democratic process in an effort to allay concerns of immigrants from countries where there is widespread distrust of the police and courts. Sessions for seniors will include information about elder abuse and those for Aboriginal people will incorporate respect for First Nations cultural traditions.

“The purpose of the campaign is two-fold,” said Warren. “We want to spread the word about the service and we also want to recruit more volunteers from these populations.”

Breaking through the isolation It’s all part of Victim Services’ goal to break through the isolation the surrounds people who’ve been the victim of a crime or a trau-

matic incident.

“Someone who’s been through trauma is not at their best,” she said. “And when you’ve been broken in to or been the victim of an assault, there’s a feeling of violation. It’s hugely meaningful to know you’re not alone – that there are people and organizations out there to support you.”

How you can help: • Attend an information session (starting in March) • Apply to become a Victim Services volunteer.

• Make a donation to The Greater Victoria Police Victim Services.

Learn more at www.gvpvs.org or email info@ gvpvs.org or call 250-995-7351.

To learn more about The Victoria Foundation, check www.victoriafoundation.ca

CHECKLIST

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A program director of the Greater Victoria Police As Victim Services, Antoinette Warren leads a team V of eight staff members and 39 volunteers who o p provide support to victims of crime and trauma.

Their offices are provided by the Victoria Police T Department, where Warren is pictured.

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For every 4lb bag of Buck Brand Organic

Navel Oranges you buy, we ll give

$

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to your local Hospital Foundation

Buck Brand is back!

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