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The annual Oak Bay Light-Up in the Village gets everyone into the Christmas spirit. Photo essay, Page A3

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Boats on parade Bundle up for bonfire and boating evening Laura Lavin News staff

Thirty boats twinkling with anywhere from 500 to 1,000 lights each will illuminate the waters beyond Willows Beach Friday night (Dec. 2). Thirty-one foot navy sailing vessel HMCS Oriole will lead the seventh annual Sea of Lights parade of lighted boats, which leaves the Royal Victoria Yacht Club at 6:45 p.m. and passes in front of Willows Beach around 7:15. Among the entries is perennial favourite, Pegasus, skipper Don Craigmyle’s sailboat. His decorating efforts do not go unnoticed by his fellow boaters. Brian Shorter, skipper of Pampero, notes, “He spends the latter half of the sailing season getting ready for it. It’s fully computerized.” The yacht club is still accepting registrations for power or sailboats to join the flotilla. Registration is free, at www. rvyc.bc.ca. “It’s open to everybody. You don’t

Tibbie and Robert Adams decorate their 32-foot boat, Meander, at the Oak Bay Marina as they get ready for the upcoming Sea of Lights parade of boats. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

UVic’s underwater Internet back online Engineers complete underwater manoeuvre, repair subsea network Natalie North News staff

A team of engineers and technologists returned to Victoria last week after successfully repairing a system of data and power cables 100 metres below the surface of the ocean near Bamfield.

On Sept. 20, NEPTUNE Canada, the world’s first regional-scale cabled observatory network, experienced a complete network shutdown. The system collects live data from 800 kilometres of sea floor and transmits it back to the University of Victoria and to the rest of the world using high-speed fibre-optic communications. Battling the darkness of the ocean, it took the crew one week to identify and repair the issue: a faulty connection between cable lines at Folger Passage in Barkley Sound. “It (required) heavy equipment and a big

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ship with dynamic positioning to stay on location amidst bad weather conditions,” said Kate Moran, director of NEPTUNE Canada. Experience gained from the repair will be shared with builders of similar systems around the world, including researchers in the United States who are in the first stage of installing a complementary subsea system scheduled to go online by 2014. The estimated $1-million cost of the work is covered under NEPTUNE Canada’s maintenance budget. nnorth@saanichnews.com

need to be a club member – the more the merrier,” said Shorter. The best viewing is from Willows Beach, where a bonfire will be tended by Oak Bay firefighters, and hot chocolate and cookies served up at the Oak Bay Kiwanis tea room by donation. The Kiwanis use their proceeds to support a wide variety of youth activities in the area. “Everything we raise goes back into the community,” said member Brian Beckett. This year the Kiwanis will also be selling Christmas cakes for $20 each, as well as lottery tickets in support of the Kiwanis Pavilion Foundation. With the Christmas hamper season now underway, other donations are being accepted at the site. The Salvation Army will accept non-perishable food and cash donations. “Last year’s parade raised a bumper (crop) of donations for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Hamper Fund and the Oak Bay Kiwanis charity,” said Sea of Lights spokesperson and active boater, Tibbie Adams. PLEASE SEE: Sea of Lights, Page A22

Did you know? ■ NEPTUNE (North-East Pacific Time-Series Underwater Networked Experiments) collects data used to research everything from earthquakes and tsunamis to fisheries and climate change, through a range of sensors, including a series of seismometers. ■ Anyone with Internet access can observe the ocean floor across the Juan de Fuca plate at Neptunecanada. ca. “We’re looking to the broader community – citizens and scientists – to help us understand some of the data, because it’s a new way of doing oceanography,” said Kate Moran. “We’re connected to the oceans 24-7.”

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LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT

United Way halfway to objective United Way of Greater Victoria has raised half the money it needs to reach its fundraising target for 2011. The charitable organization will continue to gather donations into the new year. On Sept. 28, the United Way of Greater Victoria launched its annual community campaign. After raising $6.21 million last year, it set a goal to raise $6.3 million this year. As of Nov. 21, the campaign had generated half that amount: $3,150,000. The final tally will be calculated in January 2012. “Raising money for our community is truly a team effort, and as we pass the halfway mark we have to keep the momentum going,” said campaign chair Greg Conner. “If you are in a workplace that doesn’t have a campaign or want to contribute as an individual, it’s not too late.” Contact the United Way office at 250-385-6708, or go online to www.uwgv.ca. editor@oakbaynews.com

Oak Bay Mayor Christopher Causton and Oak Bay police Chief Constable Mark Fisher plug in the lights at the Oak Bay Light-Up Sunday on Oak Bay Avenue. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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Master of ceremonies Bill Murphy-Dyson, above, leads the singing of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” with some help from a handful of youngsters out of the crowd during the Oak Bay Light-Up.

Santa Claus arrives on a fire truck in Oak Bay Village during the Light-Up festivities Sunday afternoon. Don Descoteau/ News staff

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Brittany Forshner of Victoria mugs for the camera with a hungry-looking cougar perched on the Galey Farms float that was parked in the Village for the Oak Bay Light-Up.

What’s December without a little sparkle and trim? The Greater Victoria Public Library supplies the craft-making materials and samples, and participants supply the imagination and enthusiasm. Everyone is welcome. Children under age three must be accompanied by an adult at the event, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Oak Bay Branch. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Soldiers’ tales

Victoria author launches ninth book in a series telling Canada’s war stories Natalie North News staff

During a Remembrance Day ceremony in Kelowna in the mid-1990s, Mark Zuehlke overheard veterans discussing the Battle of Ortona in Italy. It was a December 1943 bloodbath between German paratroopers and the 1st Canadian Infantry Division and a battle Zuehlke knew little about. “I had no idea how horrific it was, so I went and thought I was going to read a book about it and discovered that there wasn’t one,” he said. “I decided that it needs to be a book, so I guess I better write it.” Ortona: Canada’s Epic World War II Battle, became a Canadian bestseller and transformed the former journalist’s career as he began documenting, from start to finish, Canada’s involvement in the Second World War. Zuehlke has released the

ninth instalment in his Canadian Battle Series, Breakout from Juno, chronicling Canada’s role throughout the Normandy campaign following the D-Day landings. Since Zuehlke began his research into Canadian military heritage, the dwindling number of Second World War veterans has led the Victoria resident to rely more heavily on previous interviews, historical records and regimental histories. He’s accessed the special collections area of the University of Victoria’s McPherson Library. And details from his stories also spring from local records of the Canadian Scottish Regiment and Fifth Field Artillery Regiment. “I take all that, munge it all together and tell a story so it looks like you’re looking over the shoulders of soldiers and going through the battle rather than being off in the distance. It’s intense and very close up.” In preparation for his latest work, Zuehlke travelled to French battlefields, many of which are well-preserved. Verrieres Ridge was one such loca-

Our Place on the hunt for new executive director Sandra Danco moves on to greener pastures Roszan Holmen News staff

Mark Zuehlke tion and the scene of a major battle over a five-day period during the campaign. The village of Verrieres has disappeared, yet a small chapel remains. Inside sits a memorial to Gerard Dore, a 15-year-old soldier from Montreal who was killed outside the chapel on July 23, 1944. Since his death, locals have maintained a memorial, marked with a candle, Canadian flags and newspaper clippings from his hometown. “It struck me as very poignant when I was in Normandy, to realize that a lot of soldiers’ sacrifices were being well-recognized by the French,” Zuehlke said. The next edition of the Canadian Battle Series will be released in August 2012 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the raid on Dieppe. nnorth@saanichnews.com

After less than five months on the job, the new executive director of Our Place Society is packing her bags. Sandra Danco left her a job in Edmonton to take the position left by Rev. Al Tysick, on July 4. “I just found a better opportunity,” Danco explained. Her last day was Nov. 25, after which she was set to leave B.C. to

take on a position she said is more in line with her career goals. Society board chair, Shannon Renault, said it’s a “bit of a disappointment.” With Christmas approaching, “we’re at a hugely busy time of year,” she added. The board will soon begin a search for an interim director to provide leadership during the transition, until a permanent replacement is found. rholmen@vicnews.com

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Lodge decision technically right In terms of representing their electorate, it’s no surprise that Oak Bay council turned down a proposal to replace Oak Bay Lodge with a much larger facility that would cater to dementia patients. They could not, as a group, go against the wishes of the people they serve, many of whom wanted more opportunity to give input on the form and design of the buildings. While the facility is seen by many in the municipality as a Unfortunately, community home for local seniors unable Oak Bay council live independently, missed big picture to Oak Bay Lodge does not cater solely to the community of Oak Bay. It attracts residents from across the Capital Region and as such is a regional facility. The proposed Garry Oak Village may have been larger and more imposing than the Lodge, but it was also to be a purpose-built facility designed to accommodate residents requiring complex care and those suffering from dementia, a condition that is on the rise among seniors in British Columbia. The timing of the decision was unfortunate. The outgoing council, at the very end of its mandate, felt forced to make a quick decision on whether to grant a zoning variance for the project, given the emphasized time and funding constraints of developer/operator Baptist Housing. Tabling the decision – in essence leaving it for the incoming council – could have allowed for more discussion on the form of the buildings and perhaps the type of care offered at the new facility, between community members, Baptist Housing and the Vancouver Island Health Authority, which would oversee the operations. Now VIHA, charged by the province with determining the best use of resources and the geography of patient care in this region, has been sent back to the drawing board to figure out how to improve eldercare in Greater Victoria. This project was a large piece of that puzzle. We hope it’s not too late to get the discussions going again. 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. 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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Court system close to collapse reversed. More sheriffs have been One of the last exchanges in the trained, and 14 provincial court B.C. legislature’s fall session was judges have been hired in the past over the state of the court system. two years. Drug dealers are walking (Meanwhile, provincial free, NDP leader Adrian judges are suing the Dix reminded Public Safety deficit-laden government, Minister Shirley Bond in demanding a six-per-cent the final question period. raise.) Dix referred to a Prince Bond also pointed to George case this fall long-term strategies being where a convicted cocaine implemented to relieve dealer racked up more the flood of court cases. trafficking charges while It’s this kind of systemic he was on trial, and then change that has the most was released because Tom Fletcher potential for long-term he couldn’t be tried in a B.C. Views reform of our archaic timely fashion. system. The NDP was picking Right now there are an estimated up on an unusually political speech 2,000 cases in provincial court that last week by B.C. Supreme Court are running long enough to risk Chief Justice Robert Bauman. being dismissed due to delays. Speaking to the annual B.C. judges’ It’s not a crime wave; a quarter conference in Las Vegas, Bauman of all cases in provincial and B.C. warned that funding cuts have the Supreme Court are family disputes B.C. court system “going over a cliff over kids and property. in slow motion.” The Family Law Act has been in The cuts are real. By next year, the works for years, and it sailed court service budgets are expected through the legislature with NDP to be down 10 per cent since 2008, support. It encourages out-of-court and staff down 15 per cent. The settlements in family breakups, provincial court is down 17 judges equalizes common-law rules with from 2005. There aren’t enough those for married couples and does clerks. And the federal government away with the terms “custody” is about to push through new and “access” that suggest children sentencing guidelines that will add are to be fought over as if they are more inmates to B.C.’s overflowing property. prison system. Bond also pointed to B.C.’s harsh Bond, the overworked B.C. new administrative penalties for Liberal minister doing double duty drinking and driving, which have as Attorney General, replied that kept most routine impaired cases some of the budget cuts are being

out of court. Police have the authority to impound vehicles and impose heavy fines on the spot, when drivers fail a roadside breath test or even blow in the “warn” range of 0.05 to 0.08 per cent. Bond points proudly to a 40-per-cent decrease in alcohol-related vehicle deaths in the first year. Of course this is being challenged as an infringement of the right to go to court and try various drunkdriving defences. A judge will soon decide if the hazards of impaired driving justify such an infringement. Justice Bauman acknowledges that courts have to clean up procedures too. Set aside the baseless conspiracy theories around the Dave Basi-Bobby Virk saga, and you have two small-time crooks whose lawyers were allowed to spin the case out for seven years in a tangle of evidence disclosure demands. As the legislature adjourned, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined previous mayors, from Conservative Party member Sam Sullivan to Mike Harcourt, in calling for marijuana to be legalized and regulated. Not on my watch, replied Prime Minister Stephen Harper. So instead, we’re getting de facto legalization of crack cocaine. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘The B.C. court system is ‘going over a cliff in slow motion.’’

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Vision Matters

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Shadow golfing Exactly one month before Christmas, golfers were out on the Victoria Golf Club course Friday, casting shadows across the grass as a sunny morning provided relief from the autumn rain. Dr. Neil Paterson

LETTERS

Better Vision for Older Adults

Lodge decision has detractors, support Opportunity lost for care facility I am very disappointed that the plan to replace the aging Oak Bay Lodge on its current site has been voted down. I have, in the past, worked as a social worker and administrator at Oak Bay Lodge, so I do have some knowledge in this field. The current building was not purpose-built and has never been ideal as a residence for the frail elderly. The fact that it succeeds as well as it does is a testament to the wonderful staff. Most of us do not like to think about what our needs

will be at the end of life. However, we do have a lot of elderly residents in our community and some of them will need residential care. At the moment, if they have a choice at all, it is for shared accommodation at Oak Bay Lodge, or a move to another community. Oak Bay residents deserve to have a purpose-built residential facility here in Oak Bay that will serve their needs when the time comes. I can understand the concerns of the people who own homes bordering on the property. However, this is a situation where we need to look at the

bigger picture and consider the needs of the community as a whole. Dorothy Roberts Oak Bay

Municipality shouldn’t incur project costs This is a case of a private company going to a municipality, which does not have jurisdiction over health care, asking permission to develop choice property and provide health care. A thorough study of the legal implications of involving the municipality in this decision, or the long-term consequences thereof, should

What you’re saying on OAKBAYNEWS.com : Re: School report cards not only method of communicating for teachers, parents (Letters) “It is also why we are seeking more preparation time at the bargaining table – to enable us to better work with parents and students …” This one is easy. Give back the PD days and there will be plenty of time for that prep time you covet. – Chip 1

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noticed a substantial increase in the amount of precious metals such as gold and silver coming to the Roadshow, which makes sense considering how high it’s currently trading at. He added, “The Roadshow is great because it puts money in people’s pockets, especially during such hard times. Lots of items that are just sitting around collecting dust in basements and jewellery boxes can be exchanged for money, on the spot!”

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young people into the musical world,” he said. “The best way to engage people in the music-making process is to make it as accessible as possible for them … we’re essentially investing in their future.” While the push is on to attract interest in the choir from young people, the average age of its singers is just 20 to 35. This year Vox Humana gained its youngest member yet, a 17 year-old alumnus of the Victoria Children’s Choir, Esther-Ruth Teel. Teel is a featured soloist during the Dec. 2-3 concerts. Following December Darkness, Vox Humana will stage two performances of Handel’s Messiah on Dec. 16 and 18 with the Victoria Symphony. On Christmas Eve the group continues its tradition of reading A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, complete with carols. The free community event is open to all at the Fairfield United Church. For details on all shows and recordings from Vox Humana’s debut recording Summer Rain, visit www. voxhumanachoir.ca.

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From the darkest depths of winter in Sweden comes December Darkness, a choral ode to Swedish holiday classics. It’s a concept born from Brian Wismath’s experience living in Stockholm and one the conductor of Vox Humana hopes to share with a younger during “The best way audience its Dec. 2 - 3 run. to engage people in “In North America, we’re used to the music-making tunes like Silent process is to make Night and O Come All Ye Faithful and it as accessible as we’re going to be possible for them.” looking at those - Brian Wismath familiar pieces from Swedish culture,” Wismath said. “… A lot of Swedish carols deal with that lack of light that exists there for so many months during the winter season.” The choir has held 23 concerts this year alone. “They work very, very hard to have the most professional sound as possible,” Wismath said of the 21-member group. “We try and constantly create an ensemble sound that represents a professional-level choir.” December Darkness will move beyond the Swedish songs to include lesser-known British and North American holiday compositions, such as “flashier” compositions by Alfred Burt and the Canadian premier performance of Swiss composer Ivo Antognini’s piece O Nata Lux.

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Vox Humana performs December Darkness, a choral ode to Swedish holiday classics inspired by the long nights of the winter season at St. John the Divine Church, Dec. 2 and at St. Barnabas Church on Dec. 3. And for anyone 25 and younger, the concert is free to attend.

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The Mount Douglas Rams will face the W.J. Mouat Hawks of Abbotsford in the high school AAA football final at B.C. Place on Saturday (Dec. 3). Mount Doug upset the province’s topranked football team, St. Thomas More Knights of Burnaby, 54-7 in Saturday’s semifinal at UBC. “I would not have expected the score to be that lopsided, even in my craziest, wildest dreams,” said Rams coach Mark Townsend. “It was a dominant performance by our team on both sides of the ball, but still we need to refocus and prepare for W.J. Mouat in the championship game.”

Mount Doug Rams headed to football AAA final with top running duo in B.C. Travis Paterson News staff

here’s chill, and then there’s Mason Swift. The could-have-been, probably should-have-been all-star running back for the Mount Douglas Rams football team was taking it pretty easy while many football fans were glued to the Grey Cup on Sunday. In fact, he was having a nap. And so he should. The Grade 11 student was recovering from the Rams’ 54-7 upset of the province’s top-ranked St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) in Saturday’s AAA semifinal at the University of B.C., and is resting for the championship final against W.J. Mouat on Saturday. With provincial MVP Terrell Davis at the centre of the Rams’ hype – all of it deserved – many may not realize Swift has been virtually step for step with Davis, splitting the rushing duties. Swift and Davis (Grade 12) often line up on either side of quarterback Jordan Deverill. The running backs shared 31 carries in the Rams’ quarterfinal playoff win over Lord Tweedsmuir with Swift taking the ball 15 times for 153 yards, and Davis 16 times for 160 yards. In the semifinal win on Saturday, they split 28 carries with Swift totalling 75 yards and two touchdowns while Davis rushed for 163

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yards and three touchdowns. “Both Davis and Swift are powerful backs who like to run over defenders … they are very similar in that respect,” coach Mark Townsend said. As a defender trying to stop either, there is no lesser evil to choose from. Both are adept at keeping their legs driving on contact, often breaking tackles and carrying defenders for additional yards. Don Denton/News staff What Townsend also loves The Mount Doug Rams don’t always give the ball to is how unselfish their play running back Terrell Davis. In fact, half the time they is without the ball, “block- give it to 6-foot, 200 lb. Mason Swift, and he’s often ing their tails off for one just as good, considering he’s one year younger. another.” to let the Grey Cup interrupt his routine. But back to that nap. “For me, playing football is a way to get It’s all part of the plan to stay real, Swift the second level of education paid for. I’ve says. “We’re pretty high coming off beating (the had a couple of looks from universities in Knights) as badly as we did and we need to Canada, but I’m still waiting for those looks keep down to earth, stay mellow to get the from down south,” he said, adding a spot in Canadian university football would do win over Mouat.” Then again, Swift deserves his rest after just fine. The focus for now is on winning a B.C. putting in a two-sided effort as a linebacker, scoring one of his touchdowns in the semifi- championship. In their only previous meeting this seanal after scooping up a punt blocked by the son, Mount Doug and Mouat totalled 100 Rams’ Nik Larsen. Whatever the reason, Swift wasn’t about points in a preseason “track meet” that

ended in Mouat’s favour, 53-47. “We weren’t as polished,” Swift said. Maybe not, but the Saanich school certainly is now. After a close first quarter in the semifinal, the Rams began to pull ahead of the heavily favoured Knights, who had been named the sixth best high school team in Canada last week according to website Canada Football Chat. Mount Doug was listed as the 16th, but moved to sixth on Monday. “We didn’t feel it was close at all. (The Knights) couldn’t stop our offence.” • Also scoring in the semifinal was Terrell’s brother, Grade 10 player Marcus Davis, who had three carries for 40 yards, scored a touchdown and made an interception. Grade 12 QB Deverill also ran in a touchdown and threw for 70 yards, all of it to receiver Taylor Young, including one TD. Kicker Callum Duke converted six of the eight touchdowns. • For the second straight year the junior Rams are headed to the provincial championship as the Jr. Rams beat Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Ravens 23-18 in their semifinal. The rivalry grows between the Rams and St. Thomas More Knights as the junior sides will face each other in that AAA final at B.C. Place, also on the weekend. In 2009 the Rams won the senior and junior AA B.C. championships. sports@vicnews.com

Bays keep firm grasp on Island’s top rugby trophy The old Bays still got it. And they won’t let go. Led by a core of veterans, the James Bay Athletic Association won the Barnard Cup, Island men’s rugby championship against the host UVic Vikes on Saturday, 22-13, at Centennial Stadium. It’s the fifth straight year the sagacious Bays and brazen young Vikes have met in the Barnard final, with the Vikes winning just once, in 2008. Youngster J.T. Rowbotham scored two tries for the Bays, with longtime players Hugo Belanger and Dan Harlow scoring the other two. Former national player and Vikes graduate Jeff Williams kicked the Bays only try conversion. Vikes kicker Patrick Kay cut the lead to 12-3 in the first half with a penalty goal, and converted a try by Vikes forward Brett Beukeboom to make it

17-10 at the half. Kay later added a drop goal in the 66th minute to bring the Vikes within four, but that was as close as they came. Rowbotham scored his second try in the 80th and final minute of the game. • The Velox Valkyries are putting a mark of their own on the B.C. Rugby News trophy, initiated in 2008 for the Island’s top women’s club during fall competition. The Valkyries won the cup in 2008, 2010 and this year (without a championship final), going undefeated (8-0) in the six team Island league. This winter and spring the Valkyries will compete against mainland teams in the women’s premier competition, having lost in the provincial final to Burnaby in 2010. sports@vicnews.com

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James Bay’s Hugo Belanger, left, offloads while being tackled by UVic Vikes Tony La Carte during the Barnard Cup game at Centennial Stadium on Saturday. James Bay won its third consecutive Island men’s rugby title, 22-13, its 53rd since the trophy showed up in 1913.

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The Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons won’t admit it but there is a score to settle with the Lambrick Park Lions when the two meet in today’s (Nov. 30) Colonist Cup, the high school boys’ city soccer championship at the University of Victoria. Kick off is 5:30 p.m. under the lights at Centennial Stadium. GNS is the holder of the city cup for two years running, despite being one of the smaller schools in the city. Until this season the school had fewer than 81 boys in grades 11 and 12. That changed this year, though not by much, but GNS proved they really are an elite school team in the province, winning the provincial AA championship in Burnaby last week. Here’s the twist. Despite being the only team to defeat GNS (7-1) during regulation play this season (there were a couple of shootout losses in tournament play), Lambrick Park (8-0) didn’t make the AA provincials. Lambrick beat GNS during the teams’ only previous meeting this year. Host St. Michaels Blue Jags (6-2) upset the Lions 4-2 in the AA Islands semifinals earlier in November, and went on to finish 12th. “(That) was a disappointment, as (we) went in as the top team in the Lower Island,” Lambrick coach Steve Legg said. “SMUS probably knew they had to perform well and the fact we came out flat resulted in a loss. A hard lesson that our team had to accept and learn from.” Next to GNS, Lambrick is one of the smallest schools in Greater Victoria, with a perennial AA

The success of GNS’ soccer teams is nothing new in the local soccer scene. What is new, however, is the draw the school’s having. Families of would-be soccer players are starting to consider GNS as an option. “GNS is not an academy,” said Hugh Williams, the school’s soccer director. “Some people call us one because of our structure. But we don’t recruit.” Having said that, success breeds success. “We have a saying that ‘we grow our own’ but, we have (families) making the choice to (send their kids) to GNS (for the soccer).”

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Victoria Hockey League GP 12 14 14 14 15 13 14 12

Hockey Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League North GP Comox Valley 22 Oceanside 23 Campbell River 23 South GP Victoria 23 Saanich 21 Peninsula 21 Kerry Park 23

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L 7 13 15 L 4 7 9 13

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Sharks Stars Stingers Knights Tritons Lions Brewers Rangers Recent scores Nov. 25: Stars 5 Sharks 8 Nov. 26: Brewers 1 Rangers 1 Sharks 2 Stingers 1 Nov. 27: Brewers 3 Stars 9 Knights 6 Lions 1

GNS boys make it three It takes one to know one, as GNS ended the ‘Cinderella story’ of Burnaby’s Cariboo Hill Chargers in the AA provincial final with a 2-0 win. “Cariboo hasn’t won much, so this was uncharted territory for them,” said Williams. “But they beat pre-tourney favourites Sands and Okanagan-Mission (in a shootout), so were very deserving.” Fergus Hall headed in a Jyotish Khanna free kick for the first goal, and co-captain Sean Pickersgill scored on a breakaway that started at midfield. Pickersgill was voted tournament MVP with cocaptain Conor Hannigan named to the Commissioner’s 11. In Williams’ eyes there was no better goalie in the tourney than Rab Bruce-Lockhart of GNS though that award went to the keeper with Hugh Boyd secondary. sports@vicnews.com

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Western Hockey League Western Conf. GP W L Otl Pts 1 Tri-City 25 19 6 0 38 2 Vancouver 27 16 9 2 34 3 Portland 28 17 9 2 36 4 Kamloops 24 16 7 1 33 5 Spokane 21 11 7 1 25 6 Kelowna 25 10 12 3 23 7 Victoria 26 11 14 1 23 8 Seattle 23 10 12 1 21 9 Prince George 27 8 17 2 18 10 Everett 26 5 17 4 14 Recent scores Nov. 25 Victoria 1 Kamloops 4 Nov. 26 Victoria 5 Kelowna 6

Coastal Conf. GP W Cowichan 25 15 Surrey 23 14 Nanaimo 25 13 Powell River 25 13 Coquitlam 24 12 Victoria 27 13 Alberni Valley 23 10 Langley 24 10 Recent scores Cowichan 6 Victoria 2 Victoria 0 Cowichan 1

L T Otl 6 1 3 6 0 3 9 0 3 9 2 1 9 1 2 14 0 0 12 1 0 14 0 0

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B.C. Major Midget Hockey League GP W L T Pts Van. Chiefs 18 13 4 1 27 Cariboo 18 12 4 2 26 Van. Giants 18 11 3 4 26 Greater Van. 18 9 5 4 22 Valley West 18 10 8 0 20 Okanagan 18 7 6 5 19 Thompson 18 7 9 2 16 Fraser Valley 18 6 8 4 16 North Island 18 6 10 2 14 South Island 20 3 13 4 10 Kootenay Ice 18 1 15 2 4 Recent scores Cariboo 4 S.I. Thunderbirds 3 Cariboo 3 S.I. Thunderbirds 0

Vancouver Island Soccer Association GP W L T 1 Cowichan FC 11 9 2 0 2 GH Applebee’s 10 8 2 0 3 Bays United FC 9 7 2 0 4 Vic West FC 11 6 4 1 5 Gorge FC 10 5 5 0 6 Sooke Celtic 8 4 2 2 7 Nanaimo Utd. 10 3 5 2 8 Prospect Lake 10 2 6 2 9 Lakehill 12 1 10 1 10 Juan de Fuca 9 1 8 0 Recent scores Sooke Celtic 2 GH Applebee’s 4 Cowichan 4 Lakehill 0 Prospect Lake 0 Gorge FC 2 Nanaimo 5 Vic West FC 0 Bays Utd. 10 Juan de Fuca 1

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W 8 7 6 4 4 4 0 0

D 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 1

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TRAVEL GETAWAYS ITALY- VILLAGE house in beautiful central Italy for rent. Call Anita 250-655-4030.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783. Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

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PHARMACY TECH Trainees needed! Retail Pharmacies and Hospitals need certified techs & assistants. No experience? Need training? Local training & job placement is available. 1-888-778-0461.

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SKILLED WORKERS Always in demand. Pre-employment Welder, Millwright/Machinist program. 16 weeks and write first year apprenticeship exam. Be ready for high paying, in demand trades jobs. Starts Jan. 3, 2012. GPRC Grande Prairie Campus. 1-888-9997882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, savings plan for retirement, profit sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call for appointment or send resume to: Joe Bowser 780-846-2231 office, joe@autotanks.ca or Jamie Flicek 780-846-2241 fax; cindy@autotanks.ca.

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

MORTGAGES

QUADRA/MCKENZIE- 3 bdrm upper, 2 bdrm down. NS/NP. (250)595-7077 (after 5pm).

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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

COLWOOD: UTILS incl. Furn, on bus route, walking distance to beach & Royal Roads. NS, pets neg. $550. 250-889-4499.

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IN-HOME TUTORING All Grades, All Subjects. Tutor Doctor. 250-386-9333

MUST GO! 7’ Bamboo Entertainment unit, $200. Oval sofa, cream. $450. (250)361-3912.

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OAK BAY, 60 plus building, 1 Bdrm, 1 Bath above Oak Bay library, F/S, coin laundry $850. Call Complete Residential 250-370-7093.

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MENS 3/4 length black leather coat, zip-out lining, size 42-44, $65. Call 250-652-8142.

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

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

QUADRA/MACKENZIE: 3 bdrms, $1400+ utils, sun deck, laundry incld, street prkg. Avail immed, 250-516-5556.

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858-5865 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

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SOOKE, (2009) 3bdrm, 2.5bath avail immed, all appls incl’d, walk amens/bus/Sooke core, N/S. 250-642-0133.

Will tow away any car or truck in 45 mins. FREE!

TRANSPORTATION

toll free 1-888-588-7172

AUTO FINANCING

1987 FORD AEROSTAR- 7 passenger, in good running order. $790. (250)886-9173.

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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ESQUIMALTspacious 2 bdrm suite, lrg bdrms/kitchen/living room. NP/NS. $1000 utils incld, laundry negotiable. Call (250)885-5750.

TRIANGLE MTN. Large 1 bdrm. Laundry, new SS appl’s. NS/NP. $875. inclds utils, cbl, phone, internet. 250-474-6469

30” MAYTAG RANGE, selfcleaning, coil top, good condition, $99. 250-389-2937.

BIG BUILDING Sale... “Clearance sale you don’t want to miss!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

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

ESQUIMALT- 1 bdrm, self contained, new windows. Avail now. $650. N/S.(250)884-6790

LANGFORD. BRIGHT, new 1 bdrm. Lvl entry. W/D, NS/NP. $800. incl. utils (250)220-8750

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FOR ALL VEHICLES in all conditions in all locations

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $12,900 firm. 250-755-5191.

SUITES, LOWER

BOOKS BOOKS & antique paper collectibles. Qualified appraisers. House calls for large libraries. Haunted Bookshop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

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

AUTO SERVICES

COLWOOD, UNFURN’D room available, incls all utils, $580 mo. Dec.1. D/D. 250-858-6930

1930’s HANDMADE Quilt, not used, $95. 250-380-7559. TV,

ROOMS FOR RENT BROADMEAD- clean, quiet furnished room. All utilities included. NS/NP. $450. Call 250-744-9405.

FRIENDLY FRANK

27” SONY color (250)652-2327.

SIDNEY. BRIGHT 1610 sq.ft Rancher. 3-bdrm, 1.5 baths, 6 appliances incld. $1600.+ utils. Avail. Dec. 1st (250)656-9540.

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

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SIDNEY, 3 BR, RECENTLY reno’d, garage, fenced yard, great location. Available now $1350. Dean 250-857-2210

STOREWIDE No HST Sale on All Like New & Used Furniture, Mattresses, All Carpenter, Mechanics & Handyman Tools & Hardware. Mattress, B/Spr sets from $149., Vilas Rock Maple B/R Ste $699., Wood Bunk-Beds w/Mattresses $499., Sofa/Bed $99., MicroFibre Sofa Ste $399., Coffee Table Set $199., Lamps from $10., Solid Wood 5 Pc Dining Stes from $159., Desks, Bookcases from $69., Heaters, Axes, Splitting Mauls, Tarps Cheap, no HST. BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. We Buy, Sell, Trade. buyandsave.ca

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FOR SALE CABIN FROM THE FOUNDATION UP ONLY: Cabin must be moved from its current location at Brooklyn, BC. Please call after 5:00 250-365-6371 or email jbalfour@shaw.ca for details. Open to offers

ROCKLAND AREA Apt, large 1 bdrm, incls heat & hot water, $780/mo. Avail immed. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ﬁnancing options available to qualiﬁed applicants.

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GARDENING 250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: specialize; tree pruning, hedges, tree & stump removal, fall clean-up, hauling, power washing. 23yrs exp. WCB.

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

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with RainTek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129. www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

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MALTA HOUSE Renos & Repairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades. FALL SPECIALS! WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Sea of Lights gets the spirit going Continued from Page A1

For a second year, choral music will be key to the festivities at Willows. The crowd will be entertained with carols from the Canadian College of Performing Arts choir. Oak Bay Mayor Christopher Causton will judge the parade entries and prizes will be awarded at the yacht club afterward. “Don’t forget to clap and cheer

when you see us,” said Adams. “We can hear you and it makes it much more fun.” As part of the entertainment, the boats will “pirouette” in front of Willows Beach. They will then loop back along the waterfront to Cattle Point and Ten Mile Point, then sail past Gyro Park at approximately 7:45 p.m. Over on the Saanich side of the route at Cadboro Bay, hot chocolate and coffee will be

served by the 12th Garry Oak Sea Scouts at Gyro Park beach. Other boaters are being asked not to place crab traps down on the night of the Sea of Lights parade. “They are impossible to see in the dark and the lines foul the propellers of the parade boats,” said Adams. For more information, visit the yacht club website at www. rvyc.bc.ca. editor@oakbaynews.com

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