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Each morning when the parking stalls at the Park and Ride fill up, BC Transit users start parking their cars in the West Shore Parks and Recreation lots reserved for either the seniors centre or the recreation centre patrons.

“I’ve seen eight cars of seniors (at a time) driving around who can’t find a spot to park,” said Linda Barnes, WSPR administra-tor. “If they can’t find parking they have to go home.”

While this has been an ongoing issue, it has become more apparent since the additions to the weight room and senior centre.

The additions have increased the number of WSPR patrons, creating more demand on parking.

“It was about a year ago since we noticed a big increase,” said Wade Davies, WSPR manager of operations. “(Transit riders) have always been using it, but it wasn’t a problem before.”

There are two Park and Ride parking lots near the bus stops. Each morning the nearly 175 parking spots are full around 8 a.m.

Starting this week signs have been posted around the lots explaining the parking is to be used by WSPR patrons for no longer than four hours at a time.

During the beginning stages of enforcement a WSPR staff member will be in the parking lot early in the morning talking to Park and Ride users explaining the new policy.

WSPR hopes people will voluntarily com-ply with the new policy, but it is prepared to issue warnings, tickets and even tow vehicles.

Parking in the lower parking lots around Bear Mountain Arena are offered for people wanting to park for more than four hours. BC Transit Park and Ride users are welcome to use the parking in the lower lots as well.

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An ammonia leak kept emergency crews busy Wednesday morning and into the afternoon.

The leak occurred from a cylinder in the newly opened Westhills Arena at City Cen-tre Park. It was discovered around 8 a.m.

“Ammonia is common for cooling arenas,” said Scott Davidson, assistant fire chief, Langford Fire Rescue.

Witnesses saw a large cloud of ammonia hovering over City Centre Park shortly after the leak was detected.

“The cloud was emitting from the left-hand side of the building,” Davidson said.

Businesses in the area were evacuated as well as some residents on Jenkins Avenue.

“We are asking that people stay away from the area,” said West Shore RCMP Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz while manning a road block on Langford Parkway.

West Shore RCMP, several fire departments, Capital Regional District Hazmat team and BC Ambulance were on scene.

All roads and pathways leading to City Centre Park were blocked off until shortly before 11:30 a.m.

The arena and other facili-ties were deemed safe and reopened around 2 p.m.

“Basically it’s self-mitigating. The hazmat team needed to

make an entrance to stop the leak first,” Davidson said adding that after the leak was stopped they worked on increasing the ventilation of the building.

A comfort centre was set up by Langford Emergency Support Services at the Lang-ford Legion. Nearly 40 evacu-ated people took refuge at the centre.

“We were set up 45 min-utes from the call out and staffed by seven people,” Tom Burchill, director of Langford ESS.

The cause of the leak is still unknown. When the leak was discovered refrigeration con-tractors were on site, but it is not clear if they were working on the cylinder or not, David-son said.

No injuries have been reported, but anyone showing any signs of ammonia expo-sure is asked to seek medical assistance, said Rochlitz.

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West Shore RCMP officer, Const. Marc Julien wears a gas mask near the intersection of Langford Parkway and Jacklin Road, before attending the ammonia leak at City Centre Park.

Ammonia leak spurs evacuationLeak originated in Westhills Arena, cause unknown

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In a mountain village three days drive from Kathmandu, Nepal, each day hun-dreds of boys and girls and a dozen teach-ers pile into three school buildings.

Less than three years ago, prospects of a quality education for these Nepalese kids were as remote as the village. But dogged, determined fundraising by a Belmont sec-ondary teacher has left a legacy at the roof of the world.

After a Himalayan trek in 2005, Troy Har-ris, a physical education and leadership teacher at Belmont, spearheaded the effort to build a school — any school — in the village of Sanitar, population 1,000.

Four years after founding the Canadian World Education Society (CanWES), Ever-est English School has 17 classrooms in a three-building campus, employing a staff of 14. The third building was opened just a few months ago, giving the institution edu-cation from kindergarten to Grade 12.

“No one has to leave the village for a quality education, or leave to get trained teachers,” Harris said. “If the kids have to walk an hour each way to school, they can’t do their chores, so parents will say it’s not an option to go to school. Now it’s a 10 minute walk.”

Harris, fellow teacher Kevin Harrington, and 10 Belmont students plan to travel to Sanitar for three weeks this month. Harris will get to check up on the results of Can-

WES fundraising. The students will help teach conversational English to their Nep-alese counterparts.

“It will be an experience of a lifetime for these kids, as it was for me when I went years ago,” Harris said. “I want them to see how lucky they are to live in the world we live in, and that they can make a difference in the world. It’s a tough concept to grasp at their age.”

The Belmont students will also get a first hand look at a traditional society that was extremely reluctant to allow girls to

receive an education. When Harris opened his first school building, it was a fight to get girls in the classroom. Now he wants to start getting special needs kids into school.

“Giving opportunities to women allows society to improve. It wasn’t easy, but that became a focus for me,” Harris said. “I wanted to educate girls and encourage education for girls.”

Grayson Kerr and Marie Schamhart learned about the Everest school two years ago in Harris’s Grade 10 social stud-ies class.

“Just seeing the videos of the kids, it seemed like a really good thing,” said Schamhart, 17. “I’ve been working all sum-mer to save for this.”

“I’m looking forward to seeing something different,” Kerr said. “We’ll get to see what life is like if we lived there.”

It’s not a Sooke School District sanc-tioned trip, but Harris said the district supports the goals of the CanWES society, which has a volunteer board of Belmont grads and past and current teachers.

Harris plans to focus funds on improv-ing the school’s infrastructure and buy a few computers. The village is unlikely to get the Internet, but being familiar with what a computer is will help those stu-dents who go on to university in Kath-mandu.

Fundraising for the school project is relentless — CanWES must come up with about $9,000 every three months to pay teacher salaries. On top of that, the third and largest building came in at about $25,000, a drop in the bucket for construc-tion in Canada, but plenty for the small vol-unteer group.

“The school would dissolve if the soci-ety was not there. The entire school relies solely on CanWES,” Harris said. “I’m lucky I’ve had the support of family and friends, and great connections.”

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The countdown is over for Belmont teachers Kevin Harrington and Troy Harris (rear) and students Grayson Kerr and Marie Schamhart, who are part of the group travelling to Nepal this month to visit a school built by Harris’s non-profit society.

Building a school on top of the worldTen Belmont students travel to Nepal this month to teach English at a new school

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Since 1950, when Walter Parker and Bill Johnston founded their company on principles of quality, service and integrity, Parker Johnston Industries has thrived, its heart firmly at the centre of the local community.

From its start providing Victorians with roofing and insulation services, tiles, flooring and building sup-plies, Dan Parker brought a second generation to the company in 1967, expand-ing the company’s work to the entire Island.

Throughout its history, the focus has always been one of hard work, integrity and service – to customers and community. By 1999, Parker Johnston chose to special-ize in roofing and cladding. Today, under leadership from a third generation, Rod Parker, the company has become B.C.’s largest family-run commercial and residen-tial roofing company, notes Dan, who adds with a laugh that he’s already grooming the fourth-generation Parker, 16-month-old Thane, a frequent visitor to his Vanalman office.

A firm believer in equal opportunities for its employees, some who have been with the company for more than 40 years, Parker Johnston is proud to employ a diverse staff, including female roofers, for example. “We’re concerned with people

– those who are most efficient and work with integrity,” says Dan, who has shared his philosophy and experience as a men-tor through the University of Victoria’s MBA program.

The company’s long history is key to Parker Johnston’s commitment to the

Island towns in which it does business. “Our family homesteaded here in the early 1800s so my father brought those values to the busi-ness. He was a strong proponent of commu-nity involvement and was a member of the Gyros (service club) for 68 years and a founder of the South Vancouver Island Rangers,” says

Dan, himself an honourary citizen of the City of Victoria.

“We feel fortunate every day to be able to work and provide employment in this community and we like to make sure that we show our appreciation for that oppor-tunity by sharing our good fortune with others,” adds Rod, past-president of the Roofing Contractor’s Association of B.C.

The list of the company’s community involvement is long and diverse, from the Navy Lighting Contest and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to the United Way and local sports teams, a nod to Rod’s connection to organizations like Velox Rugby. There’s been sponsorship of the Pacific Sport golf tournament and the

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FAST FACTS■ Founded in 1950 by Walter Parker and Bill Johnston, today Parker Johnston employs approximately 200 people as one of the largest roofing and cladding contractors on Vancouver Island.

■ Parker Johnston Industries enjoys an A+ rating from the local Better Business Bureau, the highest rating possible. As part of its commitment to quality and service, the company is also a long-time member of the Roofing Contractors Association of B.C.

■ For more information, contact Parker Johnston at 250-382-9181 or visit online at www.parkerjohnston.com

The Parker family, including Rod Parker, above, and his father, Dan, and their staff enjoy giving back to the community in appreciation for the support Victorians have given Parker Johnston.

Congratulations Parker Johnston on over 60 years of quality service!

“You work hard, you help the community – it’s a proven formula that has worked for Parker Johnston for more than 60 years.”

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Victoria Rebels football, Parker Johnston Racing, the BC Cancer Foundation’s Jingle Mingle event, Dan’s chairmanship of the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival and service on the Chamber of Commerce and CRD Housing boards.

But it’s not only about the Parker fam-ily, Rod notes, pointing out that this com-mitment extends to their more than 200 employees, who contribute both hours and financial donations to many local organizations.

In a true “win-win”, Parker Johnston recycles used metal from its projects, donating the proceeds to its Employee Fund, administered by a committee of staff members who allocate support. For example, “Queen Alexandra has been important because of the long family con-nection,” notes office manager and com-mittee member Janice Solotki. “A lot of the employees at Parker Johnston have been with the company a long time – something not often seen in the construc-

tion industry – and they’ve adopted the same spirit.”

This time of year, Dan is particularly fond of the Santa Claus Parade, which Parker Johnston was instrumental in returning to downtown streets after years without it. He remembers enlisting the help of a local teacher to have his shop students create a sleigh for the parade. The teacher was skeptical the local busi-ness community was taking on the proj-ect without expecting anything in return, but when Dan explained it was part of both his family’s philosophy and that of his Rotary Club, the teacher not only took on the sleigh construction but joined Rotary, too!

Continuing the holiday spirit, Parker Johnston employees have earned the Team Award for several years now from the annual Christmas Bear Wear event for the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children, an invaluable local organization the company has supported for many years.

“We do expect a lot out of our people, in terms of their commitment to the com-pany and clients, but in turn, we give a lot,” says Dan. “You work hard, you help the community – it’s a proven formula that has worked for Parker Johnston for more than 60 years.”


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Last Christmas, Tracy had wooden train set wrapped under the tree for her daughter — a gift that wouldn’t have been there if it weren’t for the West Shore Christmas Hamper Fund.

Tracy, whose last name has been withheld for privacy, is a single mother of two, and her ex doesn’t paid child sup-port. Her family was among the 750 on West Shore to receive a Christmas hamper last year.

“I’d just moved here and was starting over from scratch,” Tracy recalled. “It meant a lot to me, being able to have a simple Christ-mas with my family with gifts under the tree.”

The Hamper Fund, which oper-ates out of the West Shore Food Bank, is now in full swing and accepting donations of non-perish-able food, unwrapped toys and cash.

It’s a hectic time for the Hamper Fund — with just over two weeks to collect everything it needs for the hampers, volunteers work around the clock sorting donations.

Cec Cancade, 76, co-ordinates food donations, while his sister Anna Semenowich, 89, manages the toy room. The pair have been helping out at the food bank for eight and 20 years respectively, which is long enough to know that donations always come through.

“We always come in here at the beginning of December thinking we don’t have enough, but this community is so generous — our shelves will be full by the time we start putting the hampers together,” Cancade said.

Each hamper recipient gets a box filled with all the fixings for a special holiday meal, including fresh vegetables and a grocery store gift card to pick up a turkey or ham. A hamper can be for one person or a large family and they’ll be as full as donations allow.

“We like to put in enough food for three of four days, so they have something to put in the

cupboards,” Cancade explained. “Whatever we get through the door goes out in a hamper, as long as it’s not expired.”

Expired food can be given to peo-ple who sign a waiver to accept it, but it’s not included in the hampers.

Often the Hamper Fund will also receive donations of hygiene prod-ucts, such as soaps and shampoo, and clothing such as socks and mittens. Those get divided up and put in the hampers as well.

Families with children under 12 also get to pick out a present from

the toy room, which Semenowich is in charge of. “We get a lot of dolls and trucks (donated), and

more stuffed animals than you can imagine,” she said. “It’s nice the parents get to pick out something special for their kids, we don’t choose it for them.”

For teenage children, the food bank gives gift certificates to Walmart.

Chiristmas hampers start go out between Dec. 19 and 23, and it will take a small army of volun-teers to put them all together.

“It’s a real community effort,” Cancade said. “We’re like elves in, working all night to make sure everybody gets a Christmas.”

How to donate■ Donations can be dropped off at the West Shore Food Bank, 761 Station Ave, Monday to Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. For more information call 250-474-4443.

Sam Van Schie/News staff

Anna Semenowich and Cec Cancade will help sort the donations pouring into the West Shore Christmas Hamper Fund, which will provide food an gifts for 750 local families.

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Don’t tell Don Clarke a penny can’t make a difference.

The 94-year-old Langford resident, who grew up as a child during the great depression, recalls every penny making a huge differ-ence to him.

“For one cent you could get five to six pieces of candy,” said the resident of the Alexander Mackie Lodge. “For a nickel you could buy a bag of candy you could hardly carry out the door.”

Having lived through “the dirty thirties” where a multi-course meal could be had for a dime, he still appre-ciates the value of a penny today.

Clarke remembers shoveling a quarter-mile long driveway for 10 cents, before accidently drop-ping his dime into the cracks of a wooden walkway and losing hours of his hard work for nothing.

“Most people (today) don’t know what a penny is,” he said. “They think it’s something to spend. We thought it was something to save.”

For years Clarke “rode the rods”

sneaking onto the tops of trains and lived from meal to meal in search of his next penny and knows the feel-ing of having nothing.

“Those that have experienced tough times like myself (under-stand),” he said. “People who have

been through it know what it is like to be without.”

These days, drop-ping a penny or a dime might not be worth the effort of picking up -- but it could make a dif-ference in the lives of the less fortunate.

Black Press’ 15th annual Pennies for Presents is an opportu-nity for those with a lit-tle extra jingle in their pockets during the holiday season to drop off their change in sup-port of those without. Whether the need is

food, services or support, the need continues to be great.

Continuing on through Christmas day, all money collected in the coin drive go to the Mary Manning Cen-tre, Threshold Housing Society, Vic-toria READ Society, the Young Par-ents Support Network and suicide prevention group, NEED2. The initia-tive collected more than $12,000 in 2010 and more than $600,000 since it’s inception.

How to help■ Cash donations can be dropped off at the Goldstream News Gazette, 117-777 Goldstream Ave.■ For a list of businesses accepting donations, watch for notices in the Gazette.■ If your school or business would like to collect pennies, call Kyle Slavin, 250-381-3633 ext. 269.

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Don Clarke, 94,looks through spare change at his home at the Alexander Mackie Lodge. Clarke hopes that others will give generously to Black Press’ Pennies for Presents coin drive.


Aside from skeletons, have anything gathering dust in your closet?

If you have antique collect-ables you are unsure of, there may be an opportunity to find out just where and when it came from — and it might even net you some cash.

The Canadian Collectors Roadshow makes a stop at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Langford for a six-day visit where professional appraisers keep their keen eyes open for the next hidden treasure.

“If there is anything out there you are not sure about, and it has just been sitting there and want to know about it or make

some money from it come to our show,” said collectables expert Eric Dvorkin.

“There are people to help you and guide you in terms of what you have that may be very important to you you might want to learn about as well.”

The free appraisals don’t require appointments and have yielded surprisingly big-ticket items including a Scottish paint-ing from a resident of Nanaimo valued at $30,000, and a $20,000 solid gold chainmail purse stud-ded with jewels traced back to the Kelowna resident’s mother who was gifted the item from a Russian general 100 years prior.

“We give them knowledge and info from experts that have been in the business for a num-ber of years,” Dvorkin said. “Then we give them an offer if we are interested in buying it.”

Big ticket items get resold to big-time auction houses such as Maynards, Christie’s of Sothe-by’s while the smaller-ticket

items are often sold to antique shows and private collectors.

The road show will look at almost all items big or small regardless of value and it doesn’t need to be an extrava-gant item to appraise.

He expects between 300 and 1,000 people during the visit bringing everything from War memorabilia, porcelain or wax dolls, and gold and silver in all it’s forms from jewelry and cut-lery to coins. The more history the better.

“We have helped a lot of people with information if any-thing,” he said. “I like helping people recover a lot of lost memories they weren’t able to uncover before.”

The show runs Dec. 5 to 10 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mon-day to Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

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Youth poverty and homeless-ness are the most important issues for young people who participated in the Victoria Foundation’s 2011 Youth Vital Signs report.

Among respondents, 71 per

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On the transportation front, more than half of respondents call for more frequent and later-night bus service.

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“We have been very generous to give up some our spots to Transit, this is just more about moving people,” Barnes said. “(Down below) they could have 500 spots if they wanted.

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full,” Barnes said add-ing the walk up the hill only takes a couple minutes. “We have lots of parking on the prop-erty, but it’s not always convenient as people would like it to be.”

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The RFP springs from a report on medi-cal imaging issued last September by Dr. Doug Cochrane, chair of the B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council, who outlined the case of a radiologist in Comox who began using a new CT scanner without training on the equip-ment.

“We’re going to be working together with coastal and Fraser health authorities who have recently begun a manual peer review process,” said VIHA spokesperson Shannon Marshall.

“VIHA is taking the lead on the project because we do have advanced, existing infrastructure in our electronic imaging sys-tems.”

The system should allow random or selected intercep-tion of medical imag-ing interpretations to verify, or challenge, the initial interpretation.

The first phase of this project, aimed at sharing data between health authorities, the ministry and the B.C. College of Physicians, is expected to be in place within VIHA late next spring.

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VIHA leads radiology peer review systemNatalie NorthNews staff

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Ruling may stop police from impounding vehicles when drivers blow over 0.08Tom FletcherBlack Press

The toughest of B.C.’s new impaired driving pen-alties infringe people’s constitutional right to a fair trial, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.

Ruling on a challenge to the new roadside pen-alties Wednesday, Justice Jon Sigurdson said the increased roadside penalties for blowing in the “warn” range of blood alcohol, from 0.05 to 0.08 per cent, are permissible.

But drivers who blow more than 0.08 should have a chance to defend themselves in court before their vehicles are impounded for 30 days and they face thousands of dollars in administrative penal-ties, Sigurdson said.

Imposing the most severe roadside penalties “is not a reasonable limit which is demonstrably justi-fied in a free and democratic society,” the judgment says.

Defence lawyer Michael Shapray told Black Press the ruling leaves the B.C. government and the police with little choice but to back down on the harsher roadside penalties.

“They’re going to have to revert back to the crim-inal law and take people back for breathalyzer tests at the [police] station,” Shapray said. “They’ll have

a right to go to court and challenge those charges.”Sigurdson ruled that B.C. is within its rights to

impose the “warn” penalties. A blood alcohol read-ing in the “warn” range can result in a three-day driving ban, a $200 “administrative penalty” and another $250 fee to have a driver’s licence rein-stated. Drivers may also have their car impounded for three days and be billed for towing and storage.

For roadside readings of 0.08 per cent or higher, police have been imposing a 90-day driving ban, a $500 fine and impounding the vehicle for 30 days. That suspension can cost a driver $3,750, including $700 for towing and storage and $1,420 to take a mandatory “responsible driver” course.

Sigurdson did not immediately strike down the new penalties, but asked for submissions from the province and the driver who challenged the penal-ties to determine what comes next.

Last week Premier Christy Clark and Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond celebrated the results of the new roadside penalties, a 40 per cent decline in alcohol-related deaths in the first year.

The ruling comes as B.C. launches its annual Christmas CounterAttack campaign, with increased roadblocks across the province to look for impaired drivers.

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It has only been a couple months since the Salvation Army thrift store in View Royal has been collect-ing household appli-ances for recycling.

Although some peo-ple are using the ser-vice, Jeff Reindl, ware-house manager, Sal-vation Army national recycling organization, said, “It’s been a little slow to get going. Peo-ple don’t know about it.”

The Unplugged program began Oct.1 across the province. It enables B.C. residents to recycle small appli-ances at more than 100 locations across the province. The View Royal Salvation Army thrift store is the only West Shore location.

Almost all small household appliances are accepted from toasters to vacuum cleaners.

While Reindl is happy to see people using the program, one issue is people dropping off unsani-tary items. All items

dropped off for recycling need to be cleaned prior to arrival.

“People bring in vacuums with the dirty bags still in them or deep fryers with fat in them,” Reindl said.

“We aren’t set up to clean those things safely. We’ve found toasters with toast in them. If it’s mouldy toast then it goes in the garbage.”

When items are unable to be recycled due to safety concern they end up in the landfill.

“We all want to recy-cle it,” Reindl said.

Dropping off the items is free. All the collected items will be taken apart and sorted into groups such as plastic, glass and metal.

A fee has been added to new appli-

ances at point of pur-chase to pay for the transporting and disas-sembling the items.

Metals are melted down and recycled into other metal prod-ucts, while plastics and glass are sorted and sold or reused in vari-ous manufacturing pro-cesses.

Recycling fees on new items vary from

$0.25 for an air fresh-ener up to $10 for a large microwave. For household items such as blenders, cof-fee makers and bath-room scales, the fee is around $2.

“We can take any household non-com-mercial items. We can’t take restaurant equip-ment,” Reindl said.

The Salvation Army also collects most home electronics for

reycling, but doesn’t accept cellphones.

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Jeff Reindl, warehouse manager for the Salvation Army National Recycling Organization, shows off just some items collected for recycling by the View Royal Thrift Store. The store collected both household appliances and electronics for recycling.

Unplugged program seeks appliancesMost small appliances can be recycled through provincial program

“We can take any household non-commercial items.”

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Ambulance chaser gets $483 ticketKyle SlavinNews staff

As a speeding ambu-lance raced through rush-hour traffic, a driver from Cobble Hill tried to slip into the wake of the flashing lights and blaring siren.

She passed other drivers who had slowed down and pulled over, eventually driving right through a speed trap set up on the Trans-Canada High-way.

Saanich police were set up, around 6 p.m. on Nov. 19, at the north end of Douglas Street near Uptown when they saw the approach-ing ambulance.

“They saw a truck following the ambu-lance, with its lights and sirens on, trying to let it part the sea while she follows too closely behind,” said Saan-ich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen.

The grey Ford F150 was clocked travelling at 95 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

The driver, a 25-year-old Cobble Hill woman, was issued a $483 ticket and her truck was impounded for seven days.

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OUR VIEW

We’ve barely dipped our toes into December and already many of us feel like we’re running late for Christmas. It seems a sense of guilt has become one of the cardinal emotions of the holiday.

In Oak Bay, for example, the Town’s business community has purchased carbon offsets to mitigate the environmental damage wrought by the exhaust fumes from Saturday’s lighted-truck parade.

It’s likely just a clever move by the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association to earn a little extra publicity. But the need to clean our conscience in a season of excess can make the next few weeks feel overwhelming.

Consumers are told they need to buy now while the deals are hot — an idea reinforced by the growing acceptance of the term Black Friday in Canada. It’s traditionally the busiest shopping day in the U.S. and falls on the holiday created by our neighbour’s November Thanksgiving.

In Canada, the busiest day for consumers is usually one or two days before Christmas or on Boxing Day, which isn’t observed down south.

However, more and more Canadians are buying into the message that the pressure is on to shop lest you drop before getting something for everyone on your list. It might be great for retailers and everyone getting presents but feeling like you’re failing will just take the fun out of what should be a happy time.

So, before the crowds make you mad, relax, grab a hot cocoa and keep a healthy perspective. There are plenty of things to take in during these darks December nights.

More importantly, this is a critical season for most charity organizations that count on the generosity and goodwill of the public to stay afloat. We encourage everyone to enjoy the light ups and sail pasts and truck parades happening in communities around the region.

Now if only some kind of credits were available to offset the sense of envy many of us are feeling because our home’s Christmas light display seems so out matched by our neighbours’ technicolour wonderlands.

Penny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorEdward (Ted) Hill EditorOliver Sommer Advertising Director

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What do you think? Give us your comments by email: [email protected] or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

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On Southern Vancouver Island we have 13 different districts, towns and cities as well as

one electoral area. Each of them supports mayors, regional direc-tors, councils, fire departments, municipal hall staff, CAOs, build-ings, you name it. In the 14 differ-ent jurisdictions there are 77 councillors most paid more than $10,000, probably aver-aging about $15,000. That’s about $1.1 mil-lion.

For the mayors, add another $500,000 or so. The CAOs each get close to $150,000 per year year depending on the size of the com-munity. Then there are the other well paid pro-fessionals, etc, etc. etc. The num-bers are huge.

Yes, we do need professionals; yes, we need councils and mayors and fire chiefs; yes, we need to run our communities. But are we at risk of becoming even more overbur-dened with bureaucrats and govern-ment employees?

The issues that councils face are not unique to each jurisdiction but each time something comes up the wheel is reinvented. I’m pretty sure if there was a little more commu-nication and sharing of ideas and solutions most municipalities could reduce their corporate structures, legal fees and personnel.

We need to think about the cost and the future of this ever expand-ing public work force. Around the

world, countries such as Greece are imploding because of the cost of retaining such a huge civil service. Municipalities in Canada are also flying headlong into the same sort of abyss.

Where is all of this money to sup-port this political infrastructure

supposed to come from? Naturally it is the taxpaying public.

Amalgamation is an issue that would need to go before the voters and they should decide whether it is an idea whose time has come.

So what is the solution? For one thing we already have regional districts which, in a sense, are a fourth level of governance, which also gets paid through property taxes. With a little creative

adjustment perhaps we could amal-gamate communities and have less, if any, use for a CRD. The same people are already sitting around the table making regional decisions. We already have regional services, including the RCMP. Does Oak Bay still need its own police force? Saan-ich? Does it cost taxpayers less to have smaller police forces?

On the south Island we have natural boundaries and these could be used to divide the region into four larger municipalities. What would this look like? Could bigger communities deliver more services for less money? Or will this create a unimaginable quagmire of red tape and inefficiency? We know residents want to be able to speak with the elected people about their issues in

their own community — and they could providing each community had representation at the table based on their populations.

So, we would have the greater municipality of Victoria made up of Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich and Esquimalt; Peninsula made up of North Saanich, Sidney and Central Saanich; West Shore made up of the communities of Highlands, View Royal, Langford, Colwood, Metcho-sin and East Sooke. The Sooke municipality would consist of the area stretching from Sooke to Port Renfrew. No one seems to realize where the boundaries of each of these municipalities are anyway.

We all realize that politicians, in whatever hierarchy they exist, want to keep control over their own fiefdoms. Planning advisory committees made up of un-elected community members could assess the municipalitys’ needs and make recommendations to their elected public servant. They would, of course, have to carry some weight and there should be some sort of obligation to take their recommen-dations seriously. So what would we end up having?

Four municipalities with fewer councillors, CAOs and staff; an amalgamated police force; rapid transit paid for by all the municipal-ities; shared municipal works yards; a louder voice at the provincial and federal level; and broader planning for road networks, to name just a few benefits. What would we lose?

[email protected]—Pirjo Raits is the editor of the Sooke News Mirror.

Dare I say the “A” word?

‘ Could bigger communities deliver more services for less money? ’

Pirjo RaitsHard Pressed


Smart meters not best use of money

BC Hydro appears to have missed the lesson learned by those who tried to shove the HST down the throats of British Columbians.

I have a smart meter on the side of my house, and I have no health concerns about it being there.

However, I do object to what residents of B.C. are being told

about the advantages to them — such as that it’ll save them money.

That’s only true when day-of-time rates are imposed. Then if folks cook dinner mid-afternoon rather than around 6 p.m. or run the clothes dryer at 11 p.m., they’ll save money.

Seems to me, with support from our provincial government, such utility efforts would be bet-ter directed toward alleviating our dependency upon the two

aging transmission lines that cross to the mainland, one of which we almost lost in winter a few years back.

What we need desperately are alternate generating options, one of those not being running a gas line underwater from the main-land.

Why not install wind turbines up Island where stiff winds are available? Why not put solar pan-els on top of commercial build-ings and houses where appropri-ate?

And, why not create some jobs by using some of our resident coal, along with the best current chimney scrubber technology, to produce electricity?

Any added pollution can only be a pittance compared to the levels coming from the approved Alberta tar sands, with that being a pittance compared to what hov-ers above India and China, per-haps drifting our way.

In Canada, rationally, we should be responsible, but need to strike a proper balance between soci-ety’s needs and what best suits our environment.

Don Wilkes Langford

Loving Langford’s Christmas lights

As someone who works nights driving in the West Shore area, I just wanted to write in to com-mend the workers who were out putting up the Christmas lights and signage on Goldstream Ave-nue this past week. It was raining very hard and the winds were gusting, yet they still managed to do a fine job.

Noel VadeLangford

View Royal must be business friendly

Re: Town not to blame for Thetis Cove failing, letters, Nov. 25, 2011

Councillor David Screech blames the economic atmosphere for the Thetis Cove development not proceeding.

If this were true, why has our neighbour to the west (Lang-ford) moved ahead in leaps and bounds with developments?

Speaking with residents and developers, View Royal has not been development friendly.

I stand behind my statement

that delays in the development process are one of the causes why the developer ended up bankrupt and the project did not move forward.

Council has to move ahead with projects to reduce the bur-den on residents and businesses.

My mayoral campaign commit-ment was to bring economic sus-tainability to View Royal. I hope Mayor Graham Hill and council heard what is needed and pro-ceeds accordingly.

Andrew BrittonFormer councillor, View Royal

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LETTERS

One of the last exchanges in the B.C. legislature’s fall session was over the state

of the court system.Drug dealers are walk-

ing free, NDP leader Adrian Dix reminded Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond in the final question period. Dix referred to a Prince George case this fall where a convicted cocaine dealer racked up more trafficking charges while he was on trial, and then was released because he couldn’t be tried in a timely fashion.

The NDP was picking up on an unusually political speech last week by B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman. Speaking to the annual B.C. judges’ conference in Las Vegas, Bauman warned that funding cuts

have the B.C. court system “going over a cliff in slow motion.”

The cuts are real. By next year, court service budgets are expected to be down 10 per cent since 2008, and staff down 15 per cent. The pro-vincial court is down 17 judges from 2005. There aren’t enough clerks. And the federal government is about to push through new sentencing guidelines that will add more inmates to B.C.’s over-flowing prison system.

Bond, the over-worked B.C. Liberal minister doing double duty as Attorney General, replied that some of the budget cuts are being reversed. More sheriffs have been trained, and 14 provincial court judges have been hired in the past two

years.(Meanwhile, provincial judges

are suing the deficit-laden govern-ment, demanding a six-per-cent raise.)

Bond also pointed to long-term strategies being implemented to relieve the flood of court cases. It’s this kind of systemic change that has the most potential for long-term reform of our archaic system.

Right now there are an esti-mated 2,000 cases in provin-cial court that are running long enough to risk being dismissed due to delays. It’s not a crime wave; a quarter of all cases in provincial and B.C. Supreme Court are family disputes over kids and property.

The Family Law Act has been in the works for years, and it sailed through the legislature with NDP support. It encourages out-of-court settlements in family break-

ups, equalizes common-law rules with those for married couples and does away with the terms “custody” and “access” that sug-gest children are to be fought over as if they are property.

Bond also pointed to B.C.’s harsh new administrative pen-alties for drinking and driving, which have kept most routine impaired cases 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 vehi-cle deaths in the first year.

Of course this is being chal-lenged as an infringement of the right to go to court and try various drunk-driving defences. A judge will soon decide if the haz-ards 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 evi-dence disclosure demands.

As the legislature adjourned, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robert-son joined previous mayors, from Conservative Party member Sam Sullivan to Mike Harcourt, in call-ing 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.

[email protected]—Tom Fletcher is legislative

reporter and columnist for Black Press and www.bclocalnews.com.

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Retraction and apologyThe Nov. 25, 2011 edition of the Goldstream News Gazette

included letters to the editor concerning the lands for the new Town of View Royal fire hall. Among other things, the letters stated that the Town, its council and town staff acted without due dili-gence in undertaking archaeological investigations of the lands, that the lands were bought with the knowledge that the lands contained graves of native and pioneers, that the Town removed graves and headstones from the lands, that the Town dug holes through graves on the lands.

The Goldstream News Gazette accepts the assertions of the Town of View Royal that the above statements in the letters are untrue and without foundation. The Goldstream News Gazette unreserv-edly retracts and withdraws the statements made in the letters and apologizes to the Town of View Royal, the members of its municipal council, and the members of the View Royal staff involved with the fire hall project.

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wearing diving equipment, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., fundraise for West Shore Christmas Hamper fund.

LANGFORD LIGHT-UP CELEBRATION, Dec. 3, 5 to 8 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park. Free hot dogs and hot chocolate, craft market, santa. Bring a food bank donation.

TRUCK LIGHT PARADE, Dec. 3, scheduled to arrive on West Shore at 7:30 p.m., driving along Old Island Highway to Goldstream Avenue to Veterans Memorial Parkway/Millstream Road. Ending at Western Speedway at 8:15 p.m.

SOROPTIMIST CLUB FOOD and toy drive to benefit Goldstream Food Bank, in the entry of Fairway Market at Westshore Town Centre, Dec. 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FOOD DRIVE AND barbecue fundraiser at Colwood Thrifty’s, held by BC Ambulance, Dec 3 and 4, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SUNDAYPEARSON COLLEGE CHRISTMAS concert,

Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Metchosin Community Hall. Bring a food bank donation.

WEDNESDAYCRAIGFLOWER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

project open house for public review of design options, Dec. 7, 2 to 8 p.m., at View Royal town hall, 45 View Royal Ave.

UPCOMINGHIGHLANDS FOLK MUSIC coffee house

featuring Bowker Creek, Dec. 10, doors at 7:30 p.m., $5 cover, at Caleb Pike House, 1589 Millstream Rd.

CHRISTMAS TREE FUNDRAISER to support Metchosin Co-op Preschool. Order trees for $35 before Dec. 7.

Pickup your tree at breakfast with Santa on Dec. 10. For info contact 250-478-9241 or [email protected].

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, Dec. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 4125 Metchosin Rd. Pancakes, kid’s activities, baking and craft sale.

FOUR SEASONS MUSICAL Theatre presents Bulby the Christmas Jackalope, a Christmas comedy for all ages. Free preview at the Juan de Fuca library branch, Dec. 15, 7p.m. And at Isabelle Reader Theatre, on Dec. 17, 2 p.m. and Dec. 18, 1:30 p.m. Tickets $12/$8.

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Community is on the menu as the Salvation Army hosts a free Christmas dinner for those in need.

“We want to be available for the community,” said George Katchanov of the Salvation Army. “It is really geared towards people who are finding themselves in a predicament financially. Shut ins, seniors, or someone who wants to have some fel-lowship.”

The free annual dinner, organized with the help of a number of West Shore churches providing turkeys for the dinner and West Shore business donating to the cause, which served more than 220 people last year.

More than 50 volunteers donate their time to make the event possible.

“We want to offer some moments of joy and make someone’s Christmas more delightful,” Katchanov said. “That is what it is all about, bringing some joy and Christmas cheer to peo-ple.”

Dinner is served Dec. 4, 6 to 8 p.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary church, 798 Goldstream Ave.

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With at least four members leaving due to retirement, the Vic-toria Regional Transit Commission left a firm message to newcom-ers: no reduction in service hours.

The commission, which is made up of politicians from Greater Victoria, met Tuesday to consider a provisional budget for 2012/13.

“Leaving it at status quo is a reasonable thing for this com-mission to do,” said Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard. While Victo-ria Mayor Dean Fortin suggested tapping the reserve fund for $1 million to balance the budget.

“If we tap the reserves slightly, that will get us through to the new commission,” Fortin said.

Transit staff had suggested leaving ser-vice levels as they are, which would cause a four per cent increase in property taxes.

The reserve fund is at $2.3 million, but could be needed to cover rising oil costs and upcoming labour negotiations.

“This is a provisional budget,” said Oak Bay Mayor Christopher Causton. “Person-ally I fall somewhere between what the staff has recommended and what Dean has said.”

Causton said taking a lesser amount from reserves would lower the tax increase with-out compromising the reserve fund.

“It will put the fund at risk, but we can draw it down slightly,” he said. “Then in Janu-ary or February we’ll have a better idea of what the reserve fund will be.”

Saanich councillor Susan Brice suggested they send a message to the new commission by making a motion that there be no reduc-tion in service hours and that the tax hike be mitigated by some use of reserve funds or other options.

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The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is applying for an increase to its mandatory basic vehicle insurance for 2012 to help cover an increase in claims and declining investment

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bert said Tuesday the corpo-ration’s bodily injury claims have jumped, contributing to a $200 million increase in overall claims in the first nine months of 2011. Annual bodily injury claims have climbed by

$350 million in the past five years, and are expected to reach $1.7 billion this year.

“We have not increased our rates since 2007 and there have been a number of rate decreases during that time,” Schubert said.

ICBC reported net income

for the first nine months of the year of $52 million, down from $331 million in the same period in 2010. Despite that, its rate change application to the B.C. Utilities Commission will seek to decrease rates on its optional coverage, where it faces competition from pri-vate insurance companies.

Finance Minister Kevin Fal-con cited ICBC losses in the

B.C. government’s worsening deficit position. Quarterly results for the provincial trea-sury show a projected deficit of $3.1 billion for the year ending in March, up $313 mil-lion.

Falcon said insurance com-panies have seen investment income fall off with the con-tinued economic slump in the U.S and instability in Europe.

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Enough is enough.That’s the message

lawyers in Victoria and throughout the prov-

ince are sending the B.C. government about the toll that decades of cuts have taken on legal aid services.

Lawyers staged four rallies on Wednesday

at courthouses in Vic-toria, Vancouver, Kam-loops and Penticton to fight for funding that would allow more peo-ple to access free legal services.

“This is a desper-ate situation that calls for strong words and strong action on the part of lawyers,” said criminal defence law-yer Paul Pearson, who spoke out on the court-house steps in Victoria.

The rallies are just the beginning.

Duty counsel law-yers, who assist recently arrested peo-ple who can’t afford to hire a lawyer, will be withholding their ser-vices at courthouses between January and April.

The job action is meant to pressure the government to restore funding so that people won’t have to represent themselves in court, which is hap-pening more often, said Pearson, a lawyer with Mulligan Tam Pearson, a Victoria firm.

Self-representation slows down the judi-cial process and places a greater financial bur-den on clients-in-need, taxpayers and the court system, he said.

“It’s an absolute cri-sis in the courts right now.”

The Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., which has 1,400 mem-ber lawyers, is leading the protest in response to the $50 million it says have been cut from legal aid over two decades.

The solution lies in the $100 million a year the province takes from taxes paid on legal fees and puts into general revenue, rather than legal aid, said Bentley Doyle, the association’s director of communications.

But B.C. Attorney General Shirley Bond said thousands of low-income people are being helped.

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In past years, world-class athletes have endured rain and sleet and even snow to try to best the record time of 32 min-utes and 58 seconds set by former two-time Olympic Mara-thoner Jon Brown.

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Devon Mihalyi, fifth among women in the 10K run, with Jeff and Elizabeth Fry.

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From Sidney to Saanich to Sooke, the Capital Region is home both to many heritage houses and many more designed in similar styles, from

formal Maclure-type residences to charming Craftsman bungalows.

If you’d like to lend an authentic feel to your decora-tions, take in a holiday visit to one of Victoria’s heritage sites.

At the Royal BC Museum, Helmcken House hosts an Old-Fashioned Christmas, from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 17 to 31. See the historic home come alive with the decorations and spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas in Victoria, and take the opportunity to discover the Christmas traditions of early Victorians through activities and crafts.

Inside the museum, enjoy Christmas in Old Town through Jan. 8, filled with the sights and sounds of Christ-mas long ago, including a 15-foot Christmas tree. See the cobblestone streets laced with festive garlands and the shops decked with seasonal finery.

Point Ellice House National Historic Site celebrates the holidays with Christmas teas and tours, offering a glimpse as well at how the O’Reilly family would have decorated for the holidays. Though surrounded by indus-try today, the protected property overlooking Victoria’s

scenic Gorge Waterway exudes the peace of its former quiet setting. At the holidays, the home is decorated in the style of the 1890-1920 era and will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17. Call 250-385-5578 or email [email protected] for information and res-ervations.

The grand dame of Victoria’s heritage scene, Craigdar-roch Castle, truly shines at the holidays, offering a stun-ning look at how the upper classes lived – and decorated – around the turn of the century. From the sumptuously presented dining room to beautifully decorated mantels, the castle is a wealth of inspiration. A variety of special events and family activities are also planned throughout the holidays.

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Children’s Hospital Foundation, at the Fairmont Empress throughout the holidays.

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The Victoria Real Estate Board’s Commercial Divi-sion presented its 20th annual Commercial Build-ing Awards Nov. 28 at the Delta Ocean Pointe.

Excellence Awards included The Atrium (in the Commercial/Office category), also the win-ner of the Judges’ Choice Award. Colonial Counter-tops Stone Division was recognized for its com-mercial renovation and Campus Infiniti on Oak Street for its new com-mercial/retail building.

Humboldt Street’s Camas Gardens was hon-oured in the Community category while the Hud-son earned the nod for its heritage renovation, Royal Roads University’s Learn-ing & Innovation Centre topped the Institutional category and “351 Cook Street / 1101 Oscar Street” won for Mixed Use.

Special awards were also presented to the Royal Jubilee Patient Care Centre and Olympic Vista Apartments while Merit Awards went to 947 Fort St., Thrifty Foods – Clo-verdale, Campus Acura, Rock Bay Landing and École Doncaster school.

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Be inspired by the local bounty at the Vic-toria Downtown Public Market Society’s Winter Farmer’s Markets, con-tinuing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 and 17 at Market Square.

The winter markets continue in the New Year with dates planned for Jan. 7 and 21, Feb. 4, March 3 and 17. For more details, visit www.victori-apublicmarket.com

Sweet homes support Habitat

Visit the Inn at Laurel Point this December for the third-annual Great Gingerbread Showcase and help support the valuable work of Habitat for Humanity Victoria.

A record 25 entries are displayed throughout the hotel through Jan. 2 – cast your vote for the People’s Choice award, in exchange for a donation to Habi-tat for Humanity Victoria. Last year’s event raised nearly $5,000 for Habitat for Humanity Victoria, building new homes for low-income local families.

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To Dec. 24 – Island-grown, fresh-cut Christams trees in support of Scouts Canada’s Camp Barnard, 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends at Royal Oak Canadian Tire Garden Centre.

To Dec. 10 – Celebrate-a-Life with Victoria Hospice at Hillside Centre, providing a unique way to remem-ber loved ones during the holidays. No charge, but donations in support of Victoria Hospice patient care and programs are gratefully accepted. FMI: 250-952-5720 or email [email protected]

Dec. 2 – SingYourJoy, Victoria’s new young adult singing group, hosts its first solo concert, 7 p.m. at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St. Tickets $10, available at the door, or from 250-598-5021.

Dec. 2 – Fantastic Fridays featuring Messy Church, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. Free, family time fun, food, games, crafts and more. FMI: 250-477-6741 or www.stlukesvictoria.ca

Dec. 3 & 4 – Victoria BCSPCA and WildARC annual Christmas Bake & Gift Sale, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Dec. 3 – Dickens Fair and Market, 3 to 9 p.m. at the James Bay Community School Centre, 140 Oswego St. Entertainment and refreshments. FMI: www.james-baymarket.com/events/dickens-fair. By donation.

Dec. 3 – Victoria Genealogical Society workshop: Access to the West, with Pat Rosson, 10 a.m. to noon at 947 Alston St. Members $10; non-members $15. FMI: 250-360-2808 or www.victoriags.org

Dec. 3 – Christmas treasures galore at Oak Bay United Church Annex, corner Granite & Mitchell, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Decorations, giftware, toys, furni-ture and more. FMI: 250-598-5021.

Dec. 3 – Scouts Canada Wreath Making Workshop, a drop-in workshop, 1 to 4 p.m. at Scout House, 505 Marigold Rd. Donations benefit Camp Barnard. Reg-istration & information: [email protected]

Dec. 8 – The Fringe that Stole Xmas, a celebration of music, art, refreshments and silent auction for Intrepid Theatre and the Fringe, 6 to 8 p.m. at 106 Superior St. Tickets $35 from ticketrocket.org or 250-592-6291.

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Mamma Mia! making its way to Greater VictoriaRyan FlahertyNews staff

For the first time in many years, a genuine, honest-to-goodness Broadway show is making its way to the Capital Region, as Mamma Mia!comes to the Royal Theatre next summer for an eight-show run.

The arrival of the popular musical, which uses the songs of Swedish supergroup ABBA to tell the story of a girl and her mother searching for the girl’s biological father, represents the culmination of nearly two years of hard work and negotiation on the part of Victoria native Henry Kolenko, whose company, Kolenko Pro-ductions, is presenting the show.

“If you look across Canada, Victoria is one of the largest markets that has yet to be tapped by major productions,” Kolenko said.

From day one, Kolenko wanted the show to be pre-sented at the Royal. “I’ve been at the Royal many times, I even did my classical guitar training there,” he explained. “When I saw they’d done a beautiful restoration at the front of the house, I was thinking ‘How could we bring something here?’”

Having already established a working relationship with staff at the theatre, Kolenko’s biggest challenge was acquiring the rights to the musical.

“The rights holder views the rights for Van-couver and Victoria as one place,” explained Lloyd Fitzsimonds, executive director of the Royal & McPherson theatres. “On the map, we’re only 60 or 70 kilometres apart. Vancou-ver’s no further away than Nanaimo on the

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this show in Vancouver and if Victoria wants to see it, they’ll come to see it,’” Fitzsimonds added.

But now that the case in Victoria’s favour has been successfully made, he sees a large, untapped market of people who are eager for a chance to see a big show like Mamma Mia! in their own backyard.

“There’s a much, much bigger market of Victoria citizens who aren’t going to consider going to Vancou-ver to a Broadway musical,” Fitzsimonds said. “Who’s

got two days to go to Vancouver and go to the theatre? We usually like to think of ourselves as, we like to serve the patron, and in this case the patron is very well-served. I suspect and sin-cerely hope that there are thousands of people in Victoria who will go to this show.”

Kolenko hopes that Mamma Mia! will be the first in a series of summertime Broadway shows at the Royal.

“This is a bit of an experiment. Sum-mer is a bit of a slower time for theatre,” he said. “For shows like this, summer

time is almost perfect. It will help put something into Victoria that will be in the tourism portfolio, something in the summer that’s going to be quite strong in terms of the quality of production.”

There’s still work to be done before the curtain goes up in July, but Kolenko’s very pleased with how things have progressed to this point.

“These things don’t happen overnight, and I’m really excited. I just hope people in Victoria get excited, too.”

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Mamma Mia! featuring the music of ABBA, comes to the Royal Theatre next summer.

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For many people, Ken Lavi-gne’s classically trained voice signals that Christmas is around the corner.

For the professional tenor however, his busy schedule is a sign the festive season has already arrived.

This week alone he had four performances, some of which required him to hop on a plane. Next, the Chemainus resident takes the stage for his Candle-light Christmas concert at the Royal Theatre on Monday (Dec. 5), at 7:30 p.m.

Some of the holiday classics he will perform “are quite epic

in scope,” and he felt inspired to give them a new sound.

“So we have a couple of old tunes that we’ve rearranged, (including) a new version of O come, O come, Emmanuel, which is an absolutely stunning piece,”

said Lavigne, who has four CDs, as well as a 2009 performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City, to his credit.

The songs’ melodies remain unchanged, but the artist wanted to make the show an exciting experience.

“Around Christmas, for me, there’s that sense of wonder, and we really wanted to instill that in the music,” said Lavigne, who will be joined on stage by a five-piece ensemble.

“We want people to be sur-prised and moved,” he said. “We want it to feel fresh and new to people.”

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[email protected] SPORTSBraves rise to second in south with unbeaten NovemberTravis PatersonNews staff

This, that and every-thing has the Saanich

Braves rolling through the Island’s junior hockey league on a seven-game win streak, unbeaten throughout the month of November.

Coach Brad Cook is so enthusiastic with the way his team has come together, he can’t point to anything that isn’t going well right now.

“I’ve told the guys it’s OK if we stumble, as long as we don’t fall. After you win seven or more — however long it goes — the next step (once the streak ends) is not to go out and lose seven of the next 10.”

But losing is the last thing on this team’s mind. The stretch began with the team’s annual Pink in the Rink breast cancer fund-raiser back on Oct. 30, a 5-3 win over the Victoria Cou-gars.

It was the second night of a home-and-home series with the Cougars, who were the Braves’ latest victims on Friday (Nov. 25). That game ended 4-2 with a brawl that saw eight player ejections. It was a show of frustration from the Cougars though they retained the league’s best record.

Of course there are a few key elements the Braves couldn’t do without. Goalie Tanner McGaw is in top form. The rookies are devel-oping quickly, with Jack Palmer (25 points) and Con-nor Krupa (21 points) aver-aging more than a point per game. And perhaps most important, captain Ty Jones has racked up a multi-point

game for every win during the streak, totalling 30 points in the last 12 games.

Overall, the team is buying every little thing Cook’s been preaching about.

“All our systems -— team defence, guys back-checking, puck management -— they’re sticking to it.”

Saying the Braves’ dress-ing room is a fun place to be right now is an understate-ment, Cook added.

“It’s the time of their lives. The biggest thing I like is it’s 100 per cent about the team. We don’t have any one guy pulling in a different direc-tion.”

Cook knows a thing or two about upbeat junior dressing rooms.

The Michigan native was on the “stacked” 1993-94 Detroit Jr. Red Wings in the Ontario Hockey League that finished second overall dur-ing the regular season and was defeated in the finals by the North Bay Centenni-als. The Jr. Red Wings were owned by current Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Kar-

manos, and was coached by Paul Maurice with Jim Rutherford as general man-ager. It’s the same triangle of management that was only broken up Monday when Maurice was relieved as head coach of the Hur-ricanes.

Cook was cut in 1995, but found his way to the Vernon Vipers where he won an RBC Cup.

He said his first step since returning to the Braves this year after a season away was teaching the team how to win.

“We lost about six one-goal hockey games and our third periods were our worst peri-ods. Now it’s like, where do we go from here? It’s only

November. So we’re taking these things in steps.”

It’s about a mix of young guys finding their game and older guys getting back to theirs.

“The younger guys were away at BCHL and WHL camps to start the year. They’re working their butts off all summer to make those other teams and when we finally get them they’re in great shape. It’s the 18-, 19- and 20-year-old guys who take a couple of months to get in shape. They’re work-ing full time, some live on their own, and they’re play-ing out their junior years. They’re not as fit over the summer but they know they’re going to be the better players in this league once they find their game.”

General manager and part owner Norm Kelly has been with the team for four years. The biggest win streak in that time was six in a row in 2009, also with Cook as head coach.

“This is the best year in terms of focus, drive and player dedication since I’ve been here,” Kelly said. “There are no bad apples, the guys love being together, they’re very self-motivated and want to succeed.”

It means all kinds of options for Cook, who rel-ishes having four lines he can rely on, with rookies he can play in any situation. Because the Braves started so poorly (2-7), they’d need to extend the streak a couple more weeks before they’ll be anywhere close to the Cougars for first in the south division.

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Braves captain Ty Jones carries the puck into the attacking zone ahead of Cougars forward Steven Axford at Pearkes Arena on Nov. 25. Jones continued his hot scoring streak with two goals in the Braves’ 4-2 win.

Game night■ Dec. 2: Braves host Comox Valley Glacier Kings, 6:30 p.m. at George Pearkes Arena.

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Un-slumping one’s self not so easily doneTravis PatersonNews staff

“When you’re in a slump, you’re not in for much fun, for un-slumping yourself is not easily done.”

Wise words to be sure, but little did Dr. Seuss predict a predicament as un-fun as the Victoria Royals recent stretch.

Be it one win or none in the last five or six, the Royals are still in the playoff mix. The Royals visit the Kelowna Rockets tonight (Dec. 2) and Kam-loops Blazers tomorrow night.

Things could be better. No team in the WHL has surrendered as many goals as the Royals though many have scored less.

Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Blazers left the Royals on a most prickle-ly perch.

Five games without a budge in the win column (Wednesday’s game was past press time). The eighth and final playoff spot is still the Royals’ to lose, but it’s the kind of scenario the Bruins, er... Royals, were hoping to avoid after starting over again in Victoria.

Jamie Crooks scored twice on Tuesday and could have emerged from the dressing room a lit-tle less depressed after the game. He could have said it was frustrating.

But he didn’t. “We had a few lulls in the game and that’s when

they scored,” Crooks said.“You have to work hard. I feel we’re coming out

of this.” There’s no reason not to believe Crooks. His

team was right there, playing ’til the end. It’s more stormy weather than it is weathering

a storm. Or, as Seuss put it, “Games you can’t win ’cause

they’ll play against you.”The Royals could have won Tuesday just as

they could have during Saturday’s 6-5 loss in Kel-owna. In that game, the Royals actually scored on a late surge, but it was a fraction of a second too late as the final buzzer had sounded.

Likewise on Tuesday, the Blazers scored against the flow – twice – while the Royals ended the game with a dominating effort, controlling the puck during a six-on-four advantage with the pow-erplay and goalie pulled for the extra attacker. But the puck had other thoughts.

The Royals didn’t win because sometimes you won’t. Nor should the Royals stew. Because bang-ups and hang-ups will happen to the Blazers too. With their helmets full of brains and their skates full of feet (speedy ones, that is), the Royals are too smart to extend this not-so-good streak.

The fans will be there again when Western con-ference leaders Tri-City (19-6) visit Tuesday (Dec. 6) and Wednesday.

So be your name Hamilton, Sundher or Crooks, enjoy your time in the ‘Dub.’ You’re off to great places — like Kelowna today.

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[email protected] SPORTSBraves rise to second in south with unbeaten NovemberTravis PatersonNews staff

This, that and every-thing has the Saanich

Braves rolling through the Island’s junior hockey league on a seven-game win streak, unbeaten throughout the month of November.

Coach Brad Cook is so enthusiastic with the way his team has come together, he can’t point to anything that isn’t going well right now.

“I’ve told the guys it’s OK if we stumble, as long as we don’t fall. After you win seven or more — however long it goes — the next step (once the streak ends) is not to go out and lose seven of the next 10.”

But losing is the last thing on this team’s mind. The stretch began with the team’s annual Pink in the Rink breast cancer fund-raiser back on Oct. 30, a 5-3 win over the Victoria Cou-gars.

It was the second night of a home-and-home series with the Cougars, who were the Braves’ latest victims on Friday (Nov. 25). That game ended 4-2 with a brawl that saw eight player ejections. It was a show of frustration from the Cougars though they retained the league’s best record.

Of course there are a few key elements the Braves couldn’t do without. Goalie Tanner McGaw is in top form. The rookies are devel-oping quickly, with Jack Palmer (25 points) and Con-nor Krupa (21 points) aver-aging more than a point per game. And perhaps most important, captain Ty Jones has racked up a multi-point

game for every win during the streak, totalling 30 points in the last 12 games.

Overall, the team is buying every little thing Cook’s been preaching about.

“All our systems -— team defence, guys back-checking, puck management -— they’re sticking to it.”

Saying the Braves’ dress-ing room is a fun place to be right now is an understate-ment, Cook added.

“It’s the time of their lives. The biggest thing I like is it’s 100 per cent about the team. We don’t have any one guy pulling in a different direc-tion.”

Cook knows a thing or two about upbeat junior dressing rooms.

The Michigan native was on the “stacked” 1993-94 Detroit Jr. Red Wings in the Ontario Hockey League that finished second overall dur-ing the regular season and was defeated in the finals by the North Bay Centenni-als. The Jr. Red Wings were owned by current Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Kar-

manos, and was coached by Paul Maurice with Jim Rutherford as general man-ager. It’s the same triangle of management that was only broken up Monday when Maurice was relieved as head coach of the Hur-ricanes.

Cook was cut in 1995, but found his way to the Vernon Vipers where he won an RBC Cup.

He said his first step since returning to the Braves this year after a season away was teaching the team how to win.

“We lost about six one-goal hockey games and our third periods were our worst peri-ods. Now it’s like, where do we go from here? It’s only

November. So we’re taking these things in steps.”

It’s about a mix of young guys finding their game and older guys getting back to theirs.

“The younger guys were away at BCHL and WHL camps to start the year. They’re working their butts off all summer to make those other teams and when we finally get them they’re in great shape. It’s the 18-, 19- and 20-year-old guys who take a couple of months to get in shape. They’re work-ing full time, some live on their own, and they’re play-ing out their junior years. They’re not as fit over the summer but they know they’re going to be the better players in this league once they find their game.”

General manager and part owner Norm Kelly has been with the team for four years. The biggest win streak in that time was six in a row in 2009, also with Cook as head coach.

“This is the best year in terms of focus, drive and player dedication since I’ve been here,” Kelly said. “There are no bad apples, the guys love being together, they’re very self-motivated and want to succeed.”

It means all kinds of options for Cook, who rel-ishes having four lines he can rely on, with rookies he can play in any situation. Because the Braves started so poorly (2-7), they’d need to extend the streak a couple more weeks before they’ll be anywhere close to the Cougars for first in the south division.

Brave new waves

Photo by Christian J. Stewart

Braves captain Ty Jones carries the puck into the attacking zone ahead of Cougars forward Steven Axford at Pearkes Arena on Nov. 25. Jones continued his hot scoring streak with two goals in the Braves’ 4-2 win.

Game night■ Dec. 2: Braves host Comox Valley Glacier Kings, 6:30 p.m. at George Pearkes Arena.

Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League

North GP W L T OL PtsComox Valley 23 13 8 0 2 28Oceanside 24 10 13 0 1 21Campbell Riv. 23 7 15 0 1 15South GP W L T OL PtsVictoria 24 18 4 0 1 39Saanich 21 11 7 0 3 25Peninsula 22 11 10 0 1 23Kerry Park 23 9 13 0 1 19

Un-slumping one’s self not so easily doneTravis PatersonNews staff

“When you’re in a slump, you’re not in for much fun, for un-slumping yourself is not easily done.”

Wise words to be sure, but little did Dr. Seuss predict a predicament as un-fun as the Victoria Royals recent stretch.

Be it one win or none in the last five or six, the Royals are still in the playoff mix. The Royals visit the Kelowna Rockets tonight (Dec. 2) and Kam-loops Blazers tomorrow night.

Things could be better. No team in the WHL has surrendered as many goals as the Royals though many have scored less.

Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Blazers left the Royals on a most prickle-ly perch.

Five games without a budge in the win column (Wednesday’s game was past press time). The eighth and final playoff spot is still the Royals’ to lose, but it’s the kind of scenario the Bruins, er... Royals, were hoping to avoid after starting over again in Victoria.

Jamie Crooks scored twice on Tuesday and could have emerged from the dressing room a lit-tle less depressed after the game. He could have said it was frustrating.

But he didn’t. “We had a few lulls in the game and that’s when

they scored,” Crooks said.“You have to work hard. I feel we’re coming out

of this.” There’s no reason not to believe Crooks. His

team was right there, playing ’til the end. It’s more stormy weather than it is weathering

a storm. Or, as Seuss put it, “Games you can’t win ’cause

they’ll play against you.”The Royals could have won Tuesday just as

they could have during Saturday’s 6-5 loss in Kel-owna. In that game, the Royals actually scored on a late surge, but it was a fraction of a second too late as the final buzzer had sounded.

Likewise on Tuesday, the Blazers scored against the flow – twice – while the Royals ended the game with a dominating effort, controlling the puck during a six-on-four advantage with the pow-erplay and goalie pulled for the extra attacker. But the puck had other thoughts.

The Royals didn’t win because sometimes you won’t. Nor should the Royals stew. Because bang-ups and hang-ups will happen to the Blazers too. With their helmets full of brains and their skates full of feet (speedy ones, that is), the Royals are too smart to extend this not-so-good streak.

The fans will be there again when Western con-ference leaders Tri-City (19-6) visit Tuesday (Dec. 6) and Wednesday.

So be your name Hamilton, Sundher or Crooks, enjoy your time in the ‘Dub.’ You’re off to great places — like Kelowna today.

Rams’ evolution will be televised

Television viewers across the country can catch the Mount Douglas Rams and W.J. Mouat Hawks tangle in the B.C. AAA football cham-pionship game on Saturday night.

Cable network Sportsnet One will broadcast the final from B.C. Place at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow (Dec. 3).

The game will be repeated on Sportsnet One at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Actual kickoff time for the AAA final is 7 p.m., with the junior Rams facing the St. Thomas More Knights in the junior AAA final earlier on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Castaway-Wanderers in B.C. U19 final

Oak Bay’s Castaway-Wan-derers visit the Capilano rugby club at Klahanie Stadium in North Vancouver on Saturday for the B.C. U19 men’s cham-pionship. CW recently won the U19 Island championship Carson Cup over James Bay.

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A herd of Chilliwack Giants players tackle Carson Scotney, bottom right, of the Victoria Spartans during the bantam (12-man) semifinal game in Chilliwack on Nov. 26. The Spartans won 19-6 and continue on to the provincials in Langley this weekend.

A decade is long enough. The Victoria Spartans are headed to their first

provincial final since winning the bantam football championship in 2000.

On Saturday the Spartans defeated the Chilli-wack Giants 19-6, in Chilliwack.

Leading the team offensively was quarterback Carson Scotney and “unstoppable” full back Sam Varao, who had two touchdowns.

For a league of 14- and 15-year-old players, Varao’s 200 pound frame is quite effective, said

coach Paul Precious.“Our offensive line was fantastic all game long,

and on defence, linebackers Matt Pastro and Bryan Galbraith-McTavish were standouts.”

The Spartans (5-5) face the North Surrey Tigers (10-0) in the provincial final, Sunday in Langley.

The Tigers edged the Spartans 17-14 during the regular season, one of the closest games of the year for the Tigers, who beat Langley 59-12 in the other semifinal.

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Spartans ready for bantam final

Hockey

Fri. Dec. 2: BCHL, Salmon Arm Silverbacks at Victoria Grizzlies, 7:15 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena.

Sat. Dec. 3: BCHL, Powell River Kings at Victoria Grizzlies, 7:15 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena.

Fri. Dec. 2: VIJHL, Comox Valley Glacier Kings at Saanich Braves, 6:30 p.m., George Pearkes Arena.

Tues. & Wed., Dec. 6-7: WHL, Tri City Americans at Victoria Royals, 7:05 p.m. Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Basketball

Mon. Dec. 5: AA Girls high school, Glenlyon Norfolk School at St. Margaret’s, 5:45 p.m.

Tues. Dec. 6: AAA Boys high school, Belmont at Oak Bay, Mt. Douglas at Stelly’s, Spectrum at Claremont, 7:30 p.m. starts; A/AA Girls and Boys, Pacific Christian at St Andrew’s, Ed Milne at Vic High, 5:45 p.m. girls, 7:30 p.m. boys; A/AA Boys, GNS at Esquimalt, 6 p.m.

Soccer

Fri. Dec. 2: VISL, Bays Utd. at Gorge, 7 p.m. Hampton Park.

Fri. Dec. 2: VISL, Cowichan FC at Gordon Head, 8 p.m., Tyndall Park.

Fri. Dec. 2: VISL, Juan de Fuca at Lakehill, 8 p.m., Braefoot Park.

Sat. Dec. 3: VISL, Vic West at Prospect Lake, 4 p.m., Layritz Turf.

Sun. Dec. 4: LIWSA, Gorge at Prospect Lake, 12 p.m., Layrtiz Tuf.

Sun. Dec. 4: LIWSA, Vic Athletics at Lakehill FC, 12 p.m., Braefoot Park.

Sun. Dec. 4: LIWSA, Gordon Head Gold at Castaways FC, 12 p.m., Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence.

Field Hockey

Sat. Dec. 3: Men’s, UBC at UVic Vikes, 2 p.m., UVic Field Hockey Turf.

Curling

Sat. & Sun., Dec. 3-4: Junior Bonspiel at Victoria Curling Club.

Sports calendar

Sports statsRugby

B.C. Rugby Union

CDI Premier G W L T BP Pts PF PA Cast. Wand. 7 6 1 0 6 30 232 103 Meraloma 7 5 1 1 3 25 151 118 UBC Old Boys 7 5 2 0 4 24 174 102 James Bay 7 5 2 0 3 23 147 134 UVic Vikes 7 3 4 0 5 17 204 178 Burnaby 7 1 5 1 5 11 130 153 Bayside 7 2 5 0 2 10 143 233 Abbotsford 7 0 7 0 2 2 104 264

Ceili’s Cup G W L T BP Pts PF PACapilano 2 2 0 0 2 10 109 5 UVic Norse. 2 2 0 0 2 10 95 32Cast. Wand. 2 2 0 0 2 10 63 3 Burnaby Lake 2 2 0 0 2 10 108 34 Meraloma 2 0 2 0 0 0 13 13Abbotsford 2 0 2 0 0 0 18 97UBC Old Boys 2 0 2 0 0 0 26 93James Bay 2 0 2 0 0 0 17 61

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103-205 Kimta, $645,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesChuck Bennett, 250-384-8124 pg. 30

924B Richmond, $475,000Sunday 3-5Pemberton HolmesAndrew Mara 250 384-8124 pg. 12

109-11 Cooperage, $948,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastLynn MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 10

604-75 Songhees, $710,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 10

219-50 Songhees, $675,000Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 13

208-11 Cooperage, $498,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastLynn MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 10

1035 SutlejSaturday & Sunday 2-4Newport RealtySylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033 pg. 7

3-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 7

301-2757 Quadra, $169,900Sunday 1-3Sutton West Coast RealtyElke Pettipas 250 479-3333 pg. 12

403-1241 Fairfi eld Rd, $299,900Sunday 1-3Address Realty Ltd.Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893 pg. 5

2205 Victor, $439,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyLaurie Abram 250 385-2033 pg. 14

23-60 Dallas, $494,900Saturday 2-4MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 35

302-1110 Oscar, $349,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdBill Carnegie 250 474-6003 pg. 13

2614 Scott St, $469,000Saturday 2-4Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091 pg. 14

1554 MontgomerySunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceRon Neal 250 386-8181 pg. 36

1021 CraigdarrochSaturday 2-4Newport RealtyDavid Harvey 250-385-2033 pg. 15

301-50 Songhees, $549,900Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 13

101-1610 Jubillee, $169,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 14

309 Kingston, $769,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real EstateCassie Kangas 250 477-7291 pg. 14

308-300 Waterfront, $579,000Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 10

2731 Mt StephenSaturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalSharen Warde 250 592-4422 pg. 9

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2239 Shelbourne St, $399,000Sunday 2-4Boorman’s Real EstateRod Hay 250-595-1535 pg. 15

1058 SummitSaturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunVinnie Gill, 250-744-3301 pg. 15

13-949 Pemberton, $499,000Saturday 2-4Duttons & Co Real Estate pg. 1

1-2921 Cook St, $362,500Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyBruce McCulloch, 250-479-3333 pg. 6

654 Langford, $399,900Sunday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodBrian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100 pg. 15

303-1366 Hillside, $220,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalVicky Turner 250 592-4422 pg. 8

402-1366 Hillside, $199,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesMichael Luyt, 250-216-7547 pg. 10

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3155 Westdowne, $948,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLynne Sager 250 744-3301 pg. 18

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927 Devonshire Rd., $439,000Saturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 14

74-850 Parklands, $369,500Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 19

942 Reeve Pl, $399,900Saturday 1-3Address Realty Ltd.Rob Angus 250-391-1893

203-5350 Sayward Hill, $650,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 6

3229 Cedar HillSunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunShane King, 250-661-4277 pg. 19

992 Cloverdale, $499,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyKellie Elder 250 384-7663 pg. 8

223-1680 Poplar, $179,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 14

3463 Waterloo, $795,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 20

4386 Elnido Cres, $594,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunLee Johnston, 250-478-9600 pg. 19

2927 Ilene Trc., $570,000Sunday 2-4One Percent RealtyValentino 250-686-2242 pg. 30

5-881 Nicholson, $565,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdDonna Foss 250 477-7291 pg. 13

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1698 North Dairy Rd, $499,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLaura Godbeer, 250-532-3272 pg. 19

3205 Kingsley, $549,000Saturday 3-5Pemberton HolmesAndrew Mara 250 384-8124 pg. 20

1663 Bisley, 629,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJacquie Jocelyn, 250-384-8124 pg. 19

109-1505 Church Ave, $239,900Saturday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 6

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4659 Lochwood, $819,900Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalPat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 20

5024 Cordova Bay, $999,900Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyBrett Jones, 250-385-2033 pg. 2

4029 Providence, $969,900Saturday 12-2One Percent RealtyValentino 250-686-2242 pg. 30

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4459 Fairmont Pl, $599,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Rusen, 250-386-8875 pg. 19

4763 Carloss Pl, $699,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Stephanie Peat, 250-477-7291

225-3225 Eldon PlSaturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer 250 384-8124 pg. 12

982 Meadowview, $685,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastEamon Coll 250 479-3333 pg. 21

203C-4678 Elk Lake Dr, $359,000Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunCraig Walters, 250-744-3301 pg. 20

4921 Prospect, $1,024,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDiana Winger 250-999-3683 pg. 35

618 Baxter, $524,500Sunday 1-2:30Victoria Classic RealtyShaun Lees 250 386-1997 pg. 30

1268 Tall Tree Pl, $729,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesBrendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240 pg. 20

107-10160 Third, $262,500Saturday 12-1:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMay Hamilton, 250-477-5353 pg. 14

11061 Salal Pl, $799,999Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunBev McIvor, 250-655-0608 pg. 21

1919 Venross, $549,000Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastInez Louden 250 812-7710 pg. 22

2-1893 Prosser Rd., $379,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunCraig Walters 250-655-0608 pg. 21

44-2070 Amelia Ave, $279,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frances Wade, 250-656-0131 pg. 21

231-2245 James White, $234,900Saturday 2-3:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMay Hamilton,250-477-5353 pg. 14

870 Falkirk, $1,499,000Sunday 2-3Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 22

309-9805 SecondSaturday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastInez Louden 250 812-7710 pg. 14

B-10470 Resthaven Dr, $549,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Judith Gerrett, 250-656-0131 pg. 21

305-10160 Third, $239,500Saturday 12-1:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMay Hamilton, 250-477-5353 pg. 14

1761 Forest Park Dr., $559,000Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoss Shortreed 250-858-3585 pg. 21

2176 AmherstSaturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Megan John 250-477-7291 pg. 21

10395 Bowerbank, $419,900Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 22

2118 Weiler Ave $429,900Saturday 12-2DFH Real EstateWendy Herrick250-656-0131 pg. 22

7945 Arthur, $569,000Sunday 1-3JonesCo Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath 250-655-7653 pg. 3

107-10160 Third St, $262,500Saturday 12-1:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMay Hamilton, 250-477-5353 pg. 5

8545 Bourne, $684,800Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalPat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 21

1826 MillstreamSaturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunShane King, 250-661-4277 pg. 22

1224A Goldstream Ave, $389,900Saturday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 24

103-996 Wild RidgeSaturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250-380-6683 pg. 23

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1193 GoldstreamSaturday 2-4Sutton West Coast RealtySimon Sheppard 250 686-0011 pg. 25

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2794 Lakeshore, $499,900Sunday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 24

302-627 Brookside Rd, $249,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunBruce Hatter, 250-744-3301 pg. 23

723 Windover Trc., $849,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Gallie RealtyBarbara Gallie 250-478-6530 pg. 24

1224 Freshwater, $659,900Saturday & Sunday 12-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

2390 Echo Valley Dr, $684,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Rusen, 250-386-8875

2186 Stone Gate, $664,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 24

101 & 201-608 Fairway AveDaily 1:30-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtySheila Christmas, 250-477-1100 pg. 5

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6995 Nordin RdThursday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4Re/Max CamosunJohn Vernon, 250-642-5050 pg. 5

1121 Fort, $183,900Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyBlair Watling 250 385-2033 pg. 11

108-6838 Grant Rd, $319,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 10

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A new headquarters is well underway at 443 squadron near Victoria airport.

The land is being prepared for construction of a new hangar, which is slated to be in place some-time before spring 2014.

“It’s just one more sign of progress that we get to look across and see,” said Lt.-Col. Peter Allan, commanding officer of 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron.

The combined operations and maintenance centre, budgeted at $155 million when it was announced in February, will consolidate all squadron functions under one roof. It’s going up across from the existing hangar off Kittyhawk Road.

The project includes a 20,000 square metre facility to replace the 60-year-old-plus hangar cur-rently in use. The building will house nine new CH-148 Cyclone helicopters scheduled to arrive in the spring of 2014.

“We are looking forward to it,” Allan said. “The Sea King is a great machine. It’s been a workhorse and I still put a lot of faith in the aircraft, but the mission systems are old and tired. We can feel they’re holding us back from doing the work we could.”

The Cyclones will replace the six Sea Kings cur-rently in use.

“The Cyclone is designed, at a more advanced level, to perform the same roles as the Sea King,” Allan said.

In the meantime, the squadron continues to train while preparing for the new aircraft. “We continue to work the Sea Kings as hard as we can, as hard as they have ever worked, probably.”

They’re doing incremental modifications to create a situation as similar as possible to the new helicopters “so we can start thinking about the processes we will have to use when we start using the Cyclone,” Allan explained.

Squadron helicopters are frequently attached to HMCS Calgary, Ottawa, Regina, Vancouver and Winnipeg in the Canadian Patrol Frigate class.

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During a show near Toronto, a woman came in with a jewellery box that she had just inherited from her late aunt. “I don’t wear jewellery,” explained Barbara Engles, “so it was an easy decision to come down to the Roadshow to sell it”. She was very excited when she was able to walk away with a cheque for over $2,100 for jewellery she was never going to wear anyway.

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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!”

At another Roadshow event, a woman, named Mira Kovalchek, walked in with a tin full of hundreds of old coins that were given to her as a young child by her grandfather. She nally decided to come in to the Roadshow and see what he had given her. She was ecstatic to learn she had coins dating back to the late 1800’s, some of which were extremely rare. Roadshow consultant Perry Bruce explains “We had uncovered an 1871 Queen Victoria 50 Cent piece, valued at over $2,000!! She had a nice assortment of coins that were not rare dates, but

she was able to sell them for their silver content”. She explains, “I never would have thought that my old tin of coins was worth so much! I can nally afford to renovate my kitchen”. Perry Bruce con-tinued, “Canadian coins prior to 1967, and American coins prior to 1964 are all made with silver, and we have noticed a large increase of customers coming to the Roadshow with coins and cashing them in for their silver value”.

Experts at the Roadshow will evaluate and examine your items, FREE OF CHARGE, as well as educate you on them. The Roadshow sees hundreds of people during a one week event, and they have been travelling across Canada to different cities and towns, searching for your forgotten treasures.

Trains, dolls, toys, old advertising signs, pocket watches, porcelain and bisque dolls, pretty much everything can be sold at the Roadshow. Any early edition Barbie’s are sought after by the Road-show collectors, as well as a variety of

Dinky Toys and Matchbox cars. Lionel Trains and a variety of tin toys can also fetch a price, especially if they are in their original box or in mint condition. If a collector is looking for one of your collectibles, they can always make an offer to buy it.

A man brought in a 1950’s Marx Tin Toy Robot, in fairly good condition, still in its original box. They were able to locate a collector for that specic toy within minutes, and that gentleman went home with over $700 for his Toy Robot and a few other small toys.

So whether you have an old toy car, a broken gold chain, or a Barbie sitting in the closet, bring it down to the Road-show, they will take a look at it for FREE and it could put money in your pocket!

See you at the roadshow!Local Roadshow Expert

Examines Some Gold Jewellery

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• COINS: Any coins before 1967 (Silver Dollars,

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• PLATINUM: Jewellery, Dental, Wiring and anything else made of Platinum

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GOLD ITEMS OF INTEREST: SCRAP GOLD • GOLD COINS • GOLD OUNCES • GOLD PROOF SETS • DENTAL GOLDNOT SURE IF IT’S GOLD? Bring it in and one of our experts will be glad to examine it for you!

We represent thousands of collectors who are all looking for a variety of collectibles! We have purchased a wide selection of items for our group of collectors. The CCG (Canadian Collectors Group) are a private group of collectors who are looking for unique items in a wide variety of categories.

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Th e same can happen in the event of an accident that can leave you unable to work or care for yourself for a time. But the right preparation can make all the diff erence.

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“We should try to make sure that if something happens to your health, you’re looked after.”

A variety of insurance options are available. Critical Illness coverage is designed to provide a lump sum payment once someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, such as cancer or a heart attack. Benefi ts are available in virtually any amount, and plans are even available that

return premiums should the individual never develop a serious illness.

Not only does this kind of insurance coverage provide peace of mind and some security should a n individual become sick, but it also off ers families additional options when it comes to seeking treatment or care, Collins notes.

In addition to Critical Illness Insurance, Disability Insurance is designed to pay an income of up to 66 per cent of a person’s current pay in the event that they are unable to work, she

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Th e best way to ensure your needs are adequately covered? Speak with a qualifi ed insurance advisor who will look at your personal situation and help you determine what you would need to keep you and your family comfortable in the event of a serious illness or accident, Collins advises.

Dec.2,2011 GoldstreamGazette

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