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Urban poaching maims deer

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Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie holds an approved screening device, used to test breath alcohol concentration on drivers suspected of being drunk. Drivers who blow over the legal limit can avoid a criminal charge with an immediate roadside prohibition, but face steep financial penalties for driver education, the ignition interlock and reactivating their licence.

Last call – and your last beer of the night – has come and gone. Was that your third or fourth drink?

You walk to your car and try to gauge your vertigo with each step. You’re off-kilter, but not too much. “I’m alright to drive,” you tell your-self.

As you crest the hill on Douglas Street you’re met with the flashing

red and blue lights of a police check-point. This is when you start to panic, only now regretting your decision to drink and drive.

“Good evening. Have you con-sumed any alcohol in the previous six hours?” the officer says.

It doesn’t matter what you say. The officer smells the alcohol on your breath the moment you answer.

You’re instructed to pull over and get out of your car.

Your heart races as you watch the officer affix a fresh mouthpiece to the handheld Alco-Sensor device; you know full well you shouldn’t have tried driving home.

Drinking and driving hits the wallet

Kyle SlavinNews staff

The discovery of two deer suffer-ing from arrow-related injuries has police concerned an urban poacher is back at work in Saanich.

The first animal was found dead in a yard in the 2400-block of Alpine Cres. near Ten Mile Point last Friday (Jan. 18). When Saanich pound offi-cers attended, they found the deer had entry and exit arrow wounds in its lower abdomen.

“That wouldn’t have been an imme-diate kill. It probably ran off and suf-fered a slow and painful death,” said Peter Pauwels, a conservation offi-cer with the province’s Conservation Officer Service.

Conservation officers located the second deer in Ten Mile Point on Tuesday morning, alive and walking around with a crossbow bolt sticking out of its head.

Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie says area residents called police mul-tiple times in the last couple of weeks, reporting a deer walking around with an arrow in its head. Police and the conservation officers were unable to locate that animal until Tuesday morning.

The deer was ultimately contained and killed by conservation officers.

“Any time there’s an incident of urban poaching, it’s obviously very much a concern,” Eassie said. “It does pose a real, large threat to the public.”

PLEASE SEE: Deer poaching on the rise, Page A13

PLEASE SEE: The $4,040 night out, Page A3

Kyle SlavinReporting

Animal found with crossbow bolt lodged in head

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Ever wish you could turn back the clock and experience life as a child once more? Unless the fountain of youth springs up in Centennial Square, Greater Victorians will have to settle with a trip to The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, where an exhibit of children’s art work showcases young perspectives on urban living.

The Child in the City Project was not initially aimed at producing visual art, but when early childhood educators asked four and five year olds for their take on their city, the results were expressed in hundreds of photographs, mapping, clay, painting, drawings, and more interactive proj-ects involving puppets and modelling. Works col-lected from seven centres across Greater Victo-ria, as well as three short videos documenting the project, will be on display in the main gallery space at the centre until Feb. 3.

“In the end we had this wide variety of materials and having come from children in such a visual way, it seemed like such a natural fit to exhibit that in the gallery,” said project co-ordinator Gil-lian Petrini.

The Child in the City Project – supported by PLAY Victoria, United Way Success By 6, Saan-ich and the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria – had two core objectives: to hear what children have to say about their experience in the city and to inform the community of the findings with the intent of including the voice of children in future planning.

“If we’re building child-friendly cities, we’re really building people-friendly cities,” Petrini said. “We’re creating planning and policies that support local children and their families.”

One of the city’s most notorious architectural items sparked a contribution from Victoria partici-pants, five-year-olds Jaydan and Piers.

“Our project began as Piers took a blue piece of corrugated material to create a road,” said the duo’s early childhood educator Tanya Kuhn. “He bent the material to form a road. Jaydan noted that the road reminded him of the Blue Bridge, and the two boys created a city around it.

“The children focused more on the people and activities in their city. We saw a sense of commu-nity and co-operation, and of course a familiar landmark that was visited often by the children and their families.”

In conjunction with the exhibit, families are invited to attend Creative Kids Creating Com-munities, an opportunity for children to explore what they find most important in their community through activities such as clay building and map-ping. The free event is also located at the Arts Cen-tre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd., on Saturday (Jan. 26) from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.

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Piers, left, and Jaydan are two of the participants in The Child in the City Project at the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill until Feb. 3

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digital screen. Tonight, your breath alcohol concentration is found to be at least 0.1 per cent. (The Criminal Code blood alcohol content – BAC – is .08 per cent.)

The officer offers, and you accept, to issue a second breath test on a different device. Once again, you fail. Based on the “fail” reading, he issues you a 90-day imme-diate roadside prohibition (IRP).

Starting now, your driver’s licence is revoked for 90 days, and your car is impounded for 30. You’re also now man-dated to participate in the responsible driver education program and have an igni-tion interlock device installed (and moni-tored) for 12 months on any vehicle you drive.

The IRP program was implemented in B.C. in September 2010 by the Superinten-dent of Motor Vehicles to tighten the prov-ince’s drunk driving laws.

The IRP program gives law enforcement officials an administrative option to deal with drunk drivers, rather than charging someone with impaired driving under the Criminal Code.

“This was all about saving lives and pre-venting injuries. That’s what the program’s focus was and what it continues to be,” said Steve Martin, B.C.’s Superintendent of Motor Vehicles. “We wanted (a program) that would provide enough disincentive to drivers to have an impact on their behav-iour.”

These disincentives, he says, come in the form of immediate, remedial and financial penalties. From towing away your car to having an interlock device, each penalty comes at a steep cost.

Add on the administrative sanctions and the fees to get your licence back, and even a first-time offender will be out-of-pocket at least $4,040. Drivers with multiple infrac-tions on their licence would also face increased insurance premiums from ICBC.

“There’s a high percentage of B.C. driv-ers that are aware of these sanctions, and I think the behavioural change that we’re seeing further backs that up,” Martin said. “We’re seeing sustained fatality reductions in the 45-per-cent-plus range. And that’s just unprecedented. That’s not been achieved in the period of time anywhere in the world that I know of.”

While a minimum $4,040 in disincentives may seem harsh, Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie puts that number in perspective.

“Consider if they had received a Criminal Code impaired driving charge and are found guilty. That comes with a fine, a minimum one-year driving prohibition, there’s lawyer fees and now they have a criminal record for life,” he said.

Additionally, convicted impaired drivers can be ordered to participate in and pay for one or both the responsible driver program and ignition interlock program, and could also face jail time.

“The administrative IRP program seems pretty punitive, but it’s not when you com-pare it to the repercussions it could have on the individual if they went through the court system,” Eassie said.

IRP system saves time, saves money

One of the most noticeable benefits of the IRP program for police is that it saves time.

“Before IRP, cops just didn’t have the time to properly process impaired drivers – one impaired driver would take an officer off the street for four hours on a busy shift,” Martin said.

“So with the IRP tool, police can process drivers efficiently at the roadside and not have to go back to the police station for hours on end. Therefore they’re actually able to be out on the street and touch more impaired drivers.”

Statistics show law enforcement offi-cials in B.C. are taking full advantage of the streamlined program.

Between September 2010 and November 2012, officers handed out 40,034 IRPs in B.C. More than half of those (22,164) were as a result of “fail” readings. (There are also shorter, less punitive IRPs issued for hav-ing a breath alcohol concentration between .06 and .099 per cent, known as the “warn” range.)

The number of impaired driving cases to go through B.C.’s court system dropped from 7,225 in 2010 to 6,691 in 2011. Between January and November 2012, just 3,898 impaired driving cases went to court.

“The immediate roadside prohibition pro-gram has seen a reduction in the number of drinking and driving cases going to court,” said a spokesperson from the Ministry of Justice, on behalf of B.C.’s Criminal Justice

Branch. “While it will take time for the program’s

full effects to be known, considering the number of concluded impaired driving court cases over the last three years does give some indication that the overall num-ber of cases is dropping.”

The cost of the interlock program starts at $1,730 for the year, while the responsible driver program – which consists of either one eight-hour educational session or 16 hours of group counselling – costs $880.

Martin says the IRP program is essen-tially cost-neutral for the province. For each “fail” reading, the province receives $750 in administrative penalties and licensing fees, and $150 to monitor the interlock program – all of which is used to cover the cost of keeping the program staffed and opera-tional.

Under the IRP program, roadside screen-ing devices are set to err on the side of the driver, not the police. (The device’s “warn” range activates at .06 per cent, as opposed to the legislation’s imposed .05 per cent. The “fail” range activates at 0.1 per cent, as opposed to .08 per cent.)

“Say they blow .08 on a breath screening device, their blood alcohol is 10 to 20 per cent higher than that,” Martin said. “We’re giving drivers a real significant cushion because the breath alcohol gives a lower reading than the actual blood alcohol would be.”

As you stand in the chilly January air – now car-less and unlicensed – your mind wanders to a moment some 30 minutes ago – even before you made the poor decision the get behind the wheel. You think back to settling up with the bartender. Few people would imagine a $40 tab for the night would turn into a $4,000 bill.

“One does not have the right to drive, nor drink. If planning on doing one, leave out the other,” said Saanich police Const. Matt Cawsey, who spent five years on Saanich’s traffic safety unit. “We realize alternative transport can be inconvenient or limited in certain areas, but (drinking and driving) is just not worth it.”

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Food for Families raises a record $274,000Steven HeywoodNews staff

It’s hard to say why people responded the way they did over the six weeks of Thrifty Foods’ Food for Families fundraising effort, but Greater Victoria food banks are glad they did.

The in-store campaign raised a record $274,000 for 16 B.C. food banks between mid-November and early January.

The money is welcome news for food banks as they work to keep up with increasing demand for their services.

Brent Palmer, a director with the Mustard Seed Food Bank in Victoria, says the $87,000 they received as a share of the program was used to buy more food for their hampers. They have close to 7,000 people who come to them each month, in need of food to help make ends meet.

“We are thankful for people’s response to campaigns such as this and the donations they make directly,” he said.

“They definitely responded to our call. It was a tough year last year. Seven thousand people we serve – that’s the size of a small city.”

He was at a loss, however, to explain why donations got off to a slow start at the beginning of fall and winter, then took off over Christ-mas.

“People are generally more gener-ous at that time of year,” he said, noting that the Mustard Seed and

other food banks continue to oper-ate throughout the year.

Campaigns such as Food for Fami-lies and KOOL 107.3 FM’s Fill the Truck effort help keep the shelves well-stocked when public donations dwindle, he said.

“I think (the public responded) due to our efforts of promotion and signage in the store,” said Vivian Chenard, Thrifty Foods’ manager of community relations. “There were also community food drives and the efforts of the Mustard Seed and other food banks to reach people.”

Thrifty Foods has run the Food for Families campaign for five years.

Palmer said the Mustard Seed also gets a great deal on its purchases from the grocer, meaning the charity group’s dollars go further.

“Children are the biggest victims of this,” he said of the need for food banks in general. “Any medical expert will tell you that for a child to learn, he or she needs good nutri-tion.”

The Mustard Seed works with nutritional services for the Vancou-ver Island Health Authority to create healthier options. Thanks to dona-tions from customers of Thrifty’s and other stores all year long, they have plenty of options, Palmer said.

Money raised during the Food for Families campaign also went to the Sidney Lions and Westshore food banks in Greater Victoria, plus to food banks in Mill Bay, the Cow-ichan Valley, Salt Spring Island, the north Island and the Mainland.

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David Pollack knows exactly where his beef comes from – his fam-ily farm.

“I like having cattle on my farm, they are a very interesting animal. Some people say they are stu-pid, I wouldn’t go that far, but they certainly aren’t the sharpest ani-mal,” Pollack said.

The View Royal farmer prides himself when a meal on his table is compiled of ingredients grown fewer than 100 metres away. A homegrown meal may include grass-fed steaks with potatoes, carrots and raspberries for dessert.

When it comes time to slaughter a cow, it’s often done on site at the Atkins Road farm.

With B.C. regulations, Pollack can only share his farm-raised beef with family members.

“I could sell a live cow to someone and then whatever happens to that cow when it leaves the farm is none of my business,” Pollack said.

Pollack’s family has been farming on the prop-erty since 1922. Cattle is important to balance the farm, the meat is just a by-product.

A decade ago, the farm didn’t have cows for two years due to Pollack’s father’s health concerns.

“The farm was unbalanced, we didn’t have enough manure and I had to buy some and then I had unsold hay,” he said.

To sell the meat to the public, Pollack would need to have it slaughtered in an inspected facil-ity. The closest abattoir that processes cows is in Cowichan Bay, a trip that would cost $150 per cow. That extra money would be reflected in the price of the meat.

“There needs to be a local abattoir,” Pollack said.

Once a year, Langford business Glenwood Meats is able to sell a small amount of grass-fed beef to the public. It’s ordered from a farm in Cobble Hill.

The small November order of 18 sides sold out quickly, said business owner Rick Fisher.

“It could have been timing, it was right after the XL beef (recall),” said Fisher. XL Food Inc. recalled thousands of pounds of beef after E. coli

was detected at an Alberta facility last September. The plant was able to resume at the end of October.

While the demand and interest in grass-fed beef is increas-ing, Fisher said the only way to get it to the public would be to increase the amount of slaughter facilities available.

Mike Windle oper-ates an abattoir in Metchosin that pro-cesses lamb and he sells grass-fed beef at his other busi-ness, The Oak Bay

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els of omega fatty acids. The saturated fat con-tains the good cholesterol not the bad,” said the butcher, adding the beef has a higher nutritional level because cattle are designed to eat grass, not grain.

A small portion of Windle’s beef is produced locally and his main supplier is in Dawson Creek.

The grain-fed cattle has more fat inside the mus-cle which creates marbling that many people look for in their meat.

The Metchosin abattoir operates twice a week for lamb, and as much as Windle would like to see the supply and demand of grass-fed beef rise, he said there is still not enough demand in the Capi-tal Regional District for a cattle slaughterhouse.

“For me I would need a whole new building, my ceiling is not high enough for cows,” Windle said. “It’s been slow to catch on. It’s going to be an uphill battle for people to sell something that costs more money.”

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The case of Oak Bay homeowners who spent $700,000 on a government-ordered archeological dig is among those included in a new book that argues properties are devalued by government regulation.

“If government wants something for a public end, whether its to protect archeological artifacts or to put a highway through … there’s a case to be made for compensation, especially when it gets to such an egregiously high levels as it has in Oak Bay,” said Mark Milke, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of Stealth

Confiscation: How Governments Regulate, Freeze, and Devalue Private Property – Without Compensation.

Milke discusses the 2007 situation that saw Oak Bay residents Wendi Mackay and her husband Robert Edwards pay $200,000 for an archaeological dig after having discovered remains during redevelopment of their property. The couple claims to have spent a total of $700,000 after all the fees and legal costs were tallied – a cost they managed to afford, Milke said, but one other property owners would find an insurmountable hurdle to development.

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when they start to cost that much money, we’re not talking about buying a parking permit for your street… It really becomes akin to expropriation. If it’s designated as public good – and this idea of archaeological preservation is – then there has to be some attention given to the possibility of compensation, otherwise there are a lot of people who won’t be able to do anything with their properties.”

Also covered in the book: the remains discovered on private property near the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, a find which halted plans to build a $1-million home and sparked a police probe into

allegations that the property’s owners violated the Heritage Conservation Act.

“The common link between all the cases is that governments increasingly avoid expropriation directly and instead regulate the property for some public purpose,” Mark added. “Governments are increasingly using regulation in the same way, except there’s no compensation attached.”

Milke will be discussing these cases during a Fraser Institute policy briefing at the Union Club on Jan. 29. Tickets to the talk are $40, available through fraserinstitute.org.

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Keiler Totz, a Grade 12 student at St. Michaels University School is one of two high school students in the country selected for a $150,000 Blyth Cambridge Common-wealth Trust Scholar-ship. He got the news earlier this month after having completed a rigorous application process, which cul-minated in an intense interview last Novem-ber in Toronto before a panel of judges, including the head of admissions for the highly regarded Eng-lish university. By the time he knew he had risen to the top of the 34 students short-listed nationally, he was sold on the expe-rience abroad.

“The more and more I learned about the Cambridge envi-ronment, the more I knew it would be the right place,” Keiler said. “I’ve always been really academically driven, studied really hard and try-ing to get the best grades and learn enough as possible. It looks absolutely amazing.”

Keiler hopes to enter the field of engineering, then biomedical engineering, ultimately ending with a career in research, though still 17, his plans could change.

“I always thought he’d be getting an athletic scholarship,” said Keiler’s mother, Suzanne. “It’s one of the most prestigious there is; almost like a needle in a haystack.”

Keiler attributes his love for physics to his teacher, Richard Curry, himself a Uni-versity of Cambridge alumnus. Curry, also St. Michaels’ rowing coach, has encour-aged Keiler to trade in his basketball for a seat in a skull.

Keiler hasn’t spent too much time con-templating all of the possibilities, however, instead participating in soccer, regularly volunteering at the Royal Jubliee Hospi-tal and completing 11 advanced placement courses prior to grad-uation, including a first-year math course at the University of Victoria.

Keiler also spent last summer conduct-ing cancer research on an internship with the B.C. Cancer Agency.

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get the grasp of the lab, it’s an amazing feeling,” Keiler said of the experience staining tumour tis-sues.

Keiler’s father Karlheinz has watched his son excel academically throughout life – including picking up Mandarin while the family lived in Sin-gapore – and doesn’t describe the scholarship as much of a surprise.

Student earns full ride to Cambridge “There were two in all of Canada

chosen for his age, so that shows that the child is quite bright,” he said.

Keiler was featured in the News in 2011 when he attended Deep River Science Academy at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories in Ontario. As the only student from Greater Victo-ria admitted at the time, he worked on a remote control vehicle to mea-sure ambient radiation levels and

record internal visual conditions inside buildings slated to be decom-missioned. He hopes to return to the academy which affirmed his desire to obtain an undergraduate degree in education this summer as a tutor, a role Suzanne once held during her first year of university.

“He’s absolutely in heaven right now,” she said.

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St. Michaels University School grade 12 student Keiler Totz won a $150,000 scholarship to the University of Cambridge. He worked at the B.C. Cancer Agency doing research last summer, is a volunteer and basketball player.

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I’m a hockey fan. Always have been, always will be. I’m just not sure how much of an NHL fan I am anymore.

When news broke a few weeks ago that the NHL lockout was over, a col-league and I were discuss-ing the event and he said something that struck a nerve with me. He said he didn’t really care about the owners and players. He just cared about the games he watched on TV.

That got me thinking about the average hockey fan, the strike and the state of hockey fandom in general.

Here’s the thing.Pro hockey is changing and I’m

not just talking about the new con-tract.

The real, physical hockey world (players in arenas) doesn’t really seem to matter to the NHL. Yes, there are and will be games, fans will attend and players will play.

The thing to understand is that NHL hockey is simply a product to be monetized and the actual play in an arena merely creates that prod-uct. One of Shakespeare’s famous quotes is “The play’s the thing,” but for the NHL, the replay’s the thing.

It’s all a show. The owners are the producers, coaches the directors, and the players the actors.

That arena world is not really open to the average fan anyhow.

Average fans can’t afford ticket prices. Average fans often don’t live near an NHL team so they are con-

nected, not by reality, but by the NHL creation of a team.

The fan never actually sees a real game, they just follow the season on television, online or maybe by radio. They interact online with hockey bloggers and other fans, not hockey players.

They buy shirts with the names of people they’ve never met on the

back. It’s so common we don’t even stop to think how odd that is.

They consume the product. They don’t actually take part in the real-life process. They can watch the scene, but they don’t often experi-ence an actual real game. They are fed an edited version, a company version, a registered trademark of a game.

They are virtual fans following virtual hockey. They are sport soap opera fans watching a soap opera on ice. What does that mean long term? I’m not really sure.

Every contract the players sign puts more control into the hands of the owners. It does seem to open the door to a sport that over time might more closely resemble TV wrestling, where rivalries and per-sonalities are manufactured and

controlled tightly by the league. I think we, as fans, will get a much

better return for our time and enter-tainment dollar if we transfer our affection for the game of hockey to our local teams.

The hockey experience is more than just watching action. It’s about the feel and smells of the arena. Even in the newest arenas it still smells like hot dogs, hot choco-late and that strange cheese-like stuff on nachos – even the arena ice has a certain smell.

Real hockey in real arenas. Hockey you can feel when the play-ers crash into the boards in front of your seat. Hockey with players and staff that you can meet in the street. Hockey that’s about sitting in the stands and sharing the experience with your friends, seatmates and even that annoying guy with the horn behind you.

We have some fine local hockey. The Royals and Grizzlies, not to mention the Cougars, Braves, Wolves and Panthers, provide real hockey. Hockey you can see in person, hockey with jump and enthusiasm and at prices you can afford. Hockey you can see, hear and smell.

Hockey that’s about the game and not just about money and TV exposure and Twitter feeds.

That’s hockey that matters.Don Denton is photo supervisor for

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Hockey that matters is not on TV

Shifting the cost of drunk driving

When B.C. launched Canada’s toughest drinking and driving laws in 2010, not everyone embraced the initiative with open arms.

A year after police were given powers to suspend a licence for 90 days on the spot and impound the vehicle for 30 days, with little recourse for appeal, a judge ruled the laws went too far and violated the Charter of Rights.

Last May, the provincial government eased up on those regulations, slightly, and gave people a better chance to fight what are significant financial penal-ties for drinking and driving.

The Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehi-cles is reviewing 1,200 cases of people caught under the immediate roadside prohibition (IRP) system just prior to the laws being thrown out in 2011.

But for everyone else, the tough rules are the law of the land (at least until another constitu-tional challenge) – blow a “fail” and you’ll lose your licence for 90 days, your car for 30, be forced to install an ignition interlock system, take a driver education program, and face fines. All told, the fines and fees add up to about $4,040 at minimum.

An IRP appears punitive on the driver, and to a large degree it is. But the crux of the system, besides acting as a deterrent, is that it removes drinking and driving from the criminal justice sys-tem.

The courts in B.C. had to deal with thousands fewer drinking and driving cases last year. Instead of those criminal cases gumming up an already cal-cified court system and costing taxpayer money, the financial burden has been downloaded to the accused drunk driver.

Being criminally prosecuted for drinking and driv-ing certainly comes with financial penalties, the potential for jail time and a criminal record, but due to the overwhelming caseloads in many jurisdic-tions, there is always a chance that the case could drag out and eventually be thrown out of court due to a lack of a speedy trial.

The IRP process, “immediate” being the key word, provides a summary punishment and puts the onus on the accused drunk driver to appeal the fines and penalties.

The pendulum of law, it seems, has distinctly swung to the side of law and order rather than the assumption of innocence, in terms of drinking and driving. Statistics over the past decade show that drivers in B.C. weren’t getting the message. Perhaps they will now.

‘NHL hockey is simply a product to be monetized’

Don DentonA Thousand Words


More to film tax creditsthan meets the eye

Re: Movie business feeling the squeeze (News, Jan. 18)

The film industry of B.C. seems to think that becase Ontario and Quebec receive better tax credits, they are losing ground in the struggle to entice production companies to come here to our province for filming.

This could very well be true, but let them remember that both Ontario and Quebec have higher provincial taxes than those in B.C. Ontario’s finances are in a

shambles and Premier Dalton McGinty is quitting, and Quebec is no glowing example for the way a province should be run. Perhaps giving out generous tax credits has a lot to do with the financial situation in both provinces.

Bob BeckwithVictoria

Bus fare increasewill deter travel to town

My husband and I usually take the bus downtown three or four times a month to wander around,

have a snack and do a little shopping.

However, with the fare increase for seniors we will no longer be doing this.

The monthly ticket is of no benefit to the casual traveller.

I am sure many seniors will feel the same and cease using the service. As a result, downtown shops will miss this senior spending.

We visited Scotland last year where resident seniors can travel by bus to shop locally or anywhere in the country without charge and act like tourists.

Restaurants, shops, hotels any many other types of business countrywide benefit from this economic stimulus.

Could something like this be tried here?

Elizabeth WhiteOak Bay

Re: Victoria revs up speed limit debate (vicnews.com, Jan. 18)

Bravo to Victoria for taking the lead on this important initiative. While there have been many negative comments on lowering speeds, the public doesn’t seem to be aware of the benefits to be had.

Rather than increasing congestion, studies done in areas where the speed has been lowered to 30 km/h have shown an increase in the efficiency of traffic flow. More vehicles can get through a given area in the same amount of time.

The average individual urban journey takes no more than one minute longer. That is because most of one’s time in an urban setting is spent waiting at intersections.

A lower speed has a dramatic effect on fatalities, with the probability of death

dropping from roughly 80 per cent if struck at 50 km/h to in the range of 10 per cent at 30 km/h.

There are many other benefits: lower traffic noise, lower pollution, lower vehicle maintenance costs, less stress. And it encourages more people to use the streets for walking and cycling, which in turn means more walk-by traffic for local businesses. It’s a win-win for everyone.

Bob EtheridgeSaanich

Lack of enforcementweakens speed zone idea

The notion of reducing street speed limits to 40 km/h is a feel-good, do-nothing gesture, because there is no policing of dangerous drivers who ignore playground

and school zone signs.Esquimalt already tried that on

Craigflower Road, with the result that safe drivers are even more likely to be tailgated by jerks despite the presence of speed monitoring signs.

Some drivers are simply careless – and have tunnel vision. They need to be re-educated, which police presence would do.

Many, however, deliberately drive over the speed limit, deliberately tailgate, and deliberately pass in congested areas – even speeding faster through playground zones to do that. If challenged they threaten the citizen. The only thing they’ll respect is police in their face repeatedly, preferably taking some off the road.

Didn’t the experiment on the Malahat prove that continual police presence

dramatically reduces accident rates? Most drivers do not live on the Malahat, a great proportion of them live in Saanich, Victoria, and other fiefdoms in the Greater Victoria area. They need to be re-educated where they live.

More police presence on the street would have general effects of spotting drunk drivers and being able to respond much more quickly to emergencies and reports of dangerous drivers, as police would be near intersections and in neighbourhoods. It would also get more novice drivers on the right track early.

Will voters insist that politicians and police do something substantive to protect people by nailing the jerks who endanger good people?

Keith SketchleySaanich

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Tender loving garden care Volunteer Mark Salter makes arrangements by phone with an irrigation company to look after the Rainbow Kitchen’s garden, situated beside Esquimalt United Church at Admirals Road and Lyall Street. Volunteers moved the entire garden from the charity kitchen’s former home in Vic West to the Esquimalt site, where it provides herbs and fresh vegetables for meals. A work party gets together once a month to clean and maintain the garden for the new season.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Lower urban speed limits accrue many benefits

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Delegates at the Truck Loggers’ Association annual convention gave a cool reception last week to Forest Minister Steve Thomson’s adjustments to log export fees and rules.

Thomson announced a 20-per-cent increase in the export fee on logs exported from B.C.’s south coast and southern Vancouver Island, the main source of B.C. log exports. He also unveiled a two-year trial where the export fee on lower-grade log exports from the mid-coast region will be reduced to $1 per cubic meter, the same minimum rate as applied to Interior logs.

Thomson said only 10 per cent of the annual allowable cut in the mid-coast region is being har-vested, and reducing the fee is an effort to gener-ate more logging activity in a remote region with no sawmills.

TLA president Bill Markvoort said the fee increase for the south coast deters export sales at a time when the industry is not cutting all the trees allowed under provincial harvest rules.

The TLA estimates that since 2000, 41 million cubic metres of coastal timber has been exported as logs. During the same period, 58 million cubic metres that could have been logged under sustain-ability rules were left standing.

Rick Jeffery, CEO of the Coastal Forest Products Association, said the changes represent a success-ful balancing act by the province between supply-ing B.C. mills and keeping loggers working to sup-ply export markets.

“People should know that for every log that gets exported, between two and three logs end up in front of a domestic mill,” Jeffery said.

NDP forest critic Norm Macdonald said the increased export fee for south coast logs isn’t enough to stem the rising tide of log exports.

Thomson also announced an increase of 500,000 cubic metres of timber to be auctioned through B.C. Timber Sales this spring.

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B.C.’s new Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) says her first audits to probe spend-ing in local cities will be under-way by the end of April.

Basia Ruta started work in Sur-rey this week.

The Ontario chartered accountant and senior fed-eral bureaucrat will lead performance audits of munici-palities and regional districts and deliver non-binding recom-

mendations to help improve local government efficiency and effectiveness.

“I think the mandate allows us to really provide some meaning-ful information,” Ruta said.

She hasn’t decided which com-munities she’ll scrutinize first.

Ruta intends to meet municipal representatives, financial execu-tives, chambers of commerce and other stakeholders before formulating a service plan and deciding on initial audits within the first 100 days.

“It doesn’t have to be just

focused on one community,” Ruta said. So you can have broad-based issues, broad-based objec-tives that you go and pursue.”

Procurement procedures and policing costs are examples of topics where Ruta said she might examine multiple cities’ practices simultaneously.

The AGLG was created by the provincial government despite objections from some B.C. poli-ticians who feared it could turn into a witch hunt that failed to take into account differing municipal priorities.

Municipal auditor sets up shop

Export fee bump worries loggers

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Contemporary art can instill fear in a person – fear of exposing one’s ignorance to a genre so often cited and yet so hard to encapsu-late.

The chasm between observa-tion and comprehension of these works seems daunting, too wide to venture across with frail curios-ity alone.

But on Feb. 1, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria aims to allay this fear as it morphs into an evening cocktail lounge and performance venue and offers a crash course in its latest contemporary exhibi-tion.

The gallery’s quarterly social event, Urbanite, was realized seven years ago as a way to attract a more eclectic audience and offer accessible tours in a social envi-ronment, said Tanya Muir, educa-tor of public programs.

“It was a building process, but the last few years have been a booming success,” she said.

Urbanite features live music as well as interdisciplinary perfor-mance groups from theatre, dance

or film backgrounds to flesh out the themes behind exhibitions and provide entertainment throughout the evening.

“Everything is thematically related to the exhibition,” she said.

To compliment the opening

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Using paper cutouts and hand-held lights, Mere Phantoms draws on shadow puppetry, animation

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“It’s very playful work,” said Jaimie Robson, who established the collabora-tive studio in 2009 with Maya Ersan.

“There’s something magic that happens when people take the light in their own hand and start moving it. It’s unex-pected.”

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trial towers.While the duo has teamed up

with musicians in the past, Robson is excited to integrate her work with the three artists curated for Traces by the AGGV’s Nicole Stan-bridge.

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Barrow’s use of overhead pro-jectors to adapt narratives is par-ticularly hypnotizing and haunt-ing, while Norlen compliments her well-known monumental draw-ings with wire sculptures of her sketched drawings.

Pien’s technique includes, among other works, the surgical removal of tiny shavings of paper from a single sheet, revealing a delicate web of design with tren-chant detail.

At Urbanite, Stanbridge will walk groups through the exhibition and demystify the themes behind each piece.

To purchase tickets to Urban-ite or find out more about Traces, visit aggv.ca.

“We strongly encourage peo-ple to buy tickets to Urbanite in advance, because we are start-ing to develop line-ups outside,” Muir said. “But we never want to turn anyone away from the art gal-lery.”

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Why is heart attack the number one killer in this country? Ninety-nine percent of doctors say it’s due to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and that cholesterol lowering drugs are the primary way to treat it. But I suggest cardiologists have closed minds and are ignoring facts that could save thousands of North Americans from coronary attack.

History shows mankind is not kind to new ideas. In 1847 one

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Vienna left in a coffin. Why? Because esteemed professors

ridiculed Dr. Semmelweiss, a colleague, for showing that by

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Years later Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Noble Prize winner,

is ignored for reporting that large amounts of vitamin C and

lysine are needed to prevent coronary attacks. Twenty-five

years ago Pauling reported that animals make vitamin C and

humans do not. That’s why sailors died of scurvy during long

sea voyages, but the ship’s cat survived.

Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the

glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is

needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes

collagen stronger. Pauling claimed it takes a mere 10

milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent

heart attack.

Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Wellington

University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right.

Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest

to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes

collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot

and death.

Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proved

that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took

retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses

of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures

showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries.

So what has happened to these monumental findings?

Bush, like Semmelweiss, has been ridiculed by cardiologists.

One has to ask whether cardiologists, by ignoring his results,

are condemning thousands of people to an early coronary

heart attack.

Fourteen years ago following my own coronary attack,

cardiologists claimed it was sheer madness for me to refuse

cholesterol-lowering drugs. Instead, I decided to take high

doses of vitamin C plus lysine with breakfast and the evening

meal, for several reasons.

I knew that Dr. Graveline, a physician and NASA astronaut,

had twice developed transient global amnesia from taking

Lipitor. I was also aware that patients have died from

CLDs. Others have developed kidney, liver and muscle

complications. I also believed the research of Pauling

and Stehbens irrefutable. Now, the work of Dr. Bush has

convinced me my decision was prudent.

But to take large doses of vitamin C and lysine requires

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This column does not recommend that those taking CLDs

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Most of today’s, cardiologists are impervious to persuasion.

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pharmaceutical companies. It reminds me of the saying that

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Saanich police dealt with a rash of deer poaching incidents in recent years. There were nine known instances in the fall of 2010, four in the fall of 2011 and at least two last year. In these incidents, people found animals with arrow wounds or with heads and limbs cut off, as well as reports of seeing living deer walking around with arrows sticking out of their bodies.

Of concern to police is the heightened risk to public safety. With the deer that was found dead on Jan. 18, the arrow was shot with such force it flew straight through the large animal.

“It is entirely possible that there is an arrow or a bolt out there. It could be in someone’s yard. It is very concerning for us because that (arrow) could’ve injured someone in the neighbourhood where this was fired,” Eassie said.

The two animals have been turned over to the conservation

service for investigation.“We’ve looked at the animals

and determined the cause of death, which was pretty obvious. But there’s not a whole lot we can do at this point,” Pauwels said. “In this type of situation we’re really dependant on tips from the public.”

Pauwels says it’s likely, given the manner of death and where the animals were found, the same person or people are responsible for both deer shootings.

While police acknowledge that the poacher or poachers are likely firing arrows inconspicuously at night, they are asking the public to be on the lookout for anyone suspicious in your neighbourhood. If there is a concern, call police.

Police are also asking anyone with information on any of these poaching incidents to call 250-475-4321. Tips can also be phoned in to the Conservation Officer Service, at 1-877-952-7277.

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Ready, aye, readyJackie Gay gets her 2.4mR keelboat ready for a practice sail at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Gay is in Miami this week to compete in the ISAF Sailing World Cup to begin her campaign to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Deer poaching on the rise locally

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Ben Walker is on the verge of returning to the Victoria Royals.

As of Tuesday the con-cussed forward’s symptoms had diminshed. If they held off through to today (Jan. 25), then he’ll likely be back with the team for tonight’s and tomorrow’s games versus the Vancouver Giants at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Walker hasn’t played with the Royals since Jan. 2 when he suffered the injury against the Kelowna Rockets.

In that time the Royals have turned their fortunes around and are 6-3, chasing down fourth spot in the West-ern Conference.

“The first couple games I was out (in early January) there was a couple of bad losses, so I was a little scared. Then they started winning so I though oh, well, they don’t need me to win. But it’s nice to see them playing really well and hopefully they keep it up.”

Even with the Royals cur-rent five-game winning streak, no one has climbed closer to Walker’s team leading plus-minus of plus-20. The next closest are captain Tyler Stahl and assistant captain Bran-don Magee at plus-seven.

“It’s always been my num-

ber one stat, more important than points and the one that I look at first after every game,” Walker said.

“If I end the night in the minus column, even if I get three points, it’s a bad night for me. If I get scored on it just kills me. I want to get five back.”

Last year Walker ended up a plus-2 despite the team’s struggles.

He was the only player to finish with a positive, with some as low as -40.

“It’s really every part of the ice I’m in. Since bantam, I had a coach who said defence cre-ates offence. This is a game

you have to play in all three zones because this league is full of guys who can score on you.”

Before his injury Walker was on a line with Alex Gogolev and Austin Carroll.

Due to Gogolev’s recent splurge in points, 12 in his past four games, that spot might be hard to come by. This week Gogolev was named the CHL player of the week. Steven Hodges could have won that award, connecting for eight goals through some magic chemistry with Gogolev.

Pink in the Rink Saturday (Jan. 26) is the

annual Pink in the Rink fund-raiser for breast cancer.

It won’t be the first time Brandon Magee wears a pink Royals sweater, having taken part in last year’s event, but it means a lot more to him this time.

“My aunt was diagnosed in the summer, and she’s been going through it, so it touches home and you realize how serious it is,” Magee said.

“It should be a fun night, hopefully we raise a lot through jersey auctions.”

The Giants were last here on Dec. 5 and the results was one-sided, a 7-2 win for the visitors.

“They came in and beat us pretty good, so it would be great to redeem ourselves this weekend and make it a seven-game win streak,” Magee said.

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Vikes first-year athlete Rachael Newman will compete in the Canada West swimming championships at Commonwealth Pool this weekend.

Vikes host Canada West swim meetMeet has different meanings for UVic Vikes swimmers Travis PatersonNews staff

After six kilometres of lengths, Rachael Newman and Ian Mattock were among the few remaining UVic Vikes still swimming at Saanich Commonwealth Place on Tuesday.

Newman and Mattock have already qualified for the CIS swimming championships in Calgary next month. So instead of tapering down this week, they’re training right on through as though the Canada West swimming champi-onships weren’t at Commonwealth Place today (Jan. 25), tomorrow and Sunday.

“It’s exciting to have the (Canada West) meet at home, with friends and family here. But I’ll probably be a bit too tired to be on the podium,” Mattock said.

Swimmers this weekend will be of two different inten-tions.

“It’s an odd mix in that some of the swimmers will go super fast, some have already qualified will be resting, so to speak,” Mattock said.

Some Vikes, such as fifth-year Eleanora Dalling and

fourth-year Allison Wood, still need to qualify for the CIS championships. To help their chances, they tapered down from 3.5kms of laps on Tuesday, to a rest day on Wednes-day, then 2.5km on Thursday.

Mattock, a fourth-year from Sidney and Newman, a rookie out of Oak Bay, are part of the other group. They’ll compete to their best ability this weekend and use the meet as a barometer, knowing they want to peak for Cal-gary for the CIS national championships in February.

It won’t be the first time this season that Newman swims as hard as she can without worry of hitting any targets. The former Pacific Coast Swimming club member was named the Vikes Athlete of the Month for Novem-ber for her record-breaking attempt to make the finals in every event of a two-day meet hosted by Simon Fraser University, Nov. 3 and 4.

Known as the rookie challenge, the unofficial event is part of the SFU meet, and challenges rookies to swim in every single event, which Newman nearly did. She hit 32 of a possible 34 races, heats, finals and relays.

“I didn’t win anything but, I have to admit, it might be because I was a bit worn out,” Newman laughed.

Session one begins at Commonwealth today at 5 p.m. The last session begins Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Victoria judo athletes mine Saskatchewan gold

Fourteen year olds Tristan Alexander and Brennan Jolley, a pair of judokas from the Vic-toria Judo Club, each won gold medals at the Saskatchewan Open Judo Tournament last weekend.

The tournament was part of the Team B.C. 2015 Canada Winter Games Development Pro-gram. Alexander and Jolley also qualified to compete in Toronto at the Ontario Open in May.

Alexander (90-plus kilograms) and Jolley (60kgs) each fight in the U18 category, with Alexander winning his three matches in less than 45 seconds.

Chargers volleyball host Fraser Valley

The Camosun Char-gers volleyball teams are back on the court after a bye weekend, and will face the Fraser Valley Cascades tonight (Jan. 25) and tomorrow at the Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence.

The fourth-place Char-gers women swept their the College of the Rock-ies Avalanche in back-to-back wins Jan. 11 and 12. That week Morgan Marshall was named PacWest volleyball Athlete of the Week for helping the Chargers win.

Game time tonight is 6 p.m. for the women and 8 p.m. for the men. Saturday the women play at 1 p.m. and men at 3 p.m.

Chargers, Vikes hoops weekendLast week’s PacWest women’s basketball

Athlete of the Week Ella Goldschmid leads the Camosun Chargers on the road against the Kwantlen Eagles tonight and CBC Bearcats tomorrow.

The UVic Vikes men’s and women’s basketball teams are at Kamloops for a double header ver-sus the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack.

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Ben Walker, left, runs into Vancouver Giant Riley Keiser at Memorial Centre earlier this season. Walker is the team’s plus-minus leader for the second straight season.

Royals seek redemption

Chargers’ 6-foot middle Morgan Marshall was last week’s PacWest Athlete of the Week.

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Saanich Braves have one month to right the shipTravis PatersonNews staff

As coach Brad Cook seeks the answers to whatever is ailing the Saanich Braves during its recent slump, he can point to a number of facts, but none are excuses, he says.

Since the clock turned over on Jan. 1, the Braves (26-11-3) have won twice in eight tries, Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Penin-sula Panthers included.

“Call them excuses, call it what you want, there’s a combination of things,” Cook said. “The injury bug has been out of this world for us this season. Not much was said about it because we found a way to win. Well, it’s caught up to us.”

There are other symp-

toms, but it’s mostly inju-ries.

“I think the most telling tale is how many affiliates we’ve used. I figure we’ve used 62 afilliate call-ups right now, with Campbell River having used the next most in the league at 28.

“We haven’t had our full lineup for two games back-to-back since October.”

It’s enough to leave the coach sighing. This is sup-posed to be his team’s year. It’s loaded with talent, led by a core of 20-year-olds, captain Ty Jones and line-mate Josh Gray up front, and VIJHL veteran Tanner McGaw in net.

Through the first half of the season the Braves showed its hands to the league, and to the prov-ince, winning 22 of its first 28 games. Only the robotic-hockey-machine that is the Victoria Cougars (currently 36-1-2) held a better winning percentage.

Then came the January blues. It’s been a hard fall

for a team that looked to be on track to mimic the

success of their Esquimalt-based rivals.

General Manager Norm Kelly has worked with Cook to make trades and spent money to do it, all for a shot at the VIJHL title. Last week the team became the third club in the VIJHL to get its own dressing room, with the ribbon cut by Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard on Tuesday.

But it hasn’t worked, yet. Despite adding Max Mois

and Cole Golka, the top scorers from their respec-tive teams, the Westshore Wolves and Peninsula Pan-thers, they’ve taken time to gel. Both have fallen off their scoring paces since joining the Braves, though Mois seems to have clicked on the top line with Jones and Gray.

Then there’s been the defence by committee. Andrew White moved from forward to D before being traded away. Versatile for-ward Shawn McBride has taken several spins on defence. So has a merry-go-round of affiliates.

Alas, there is a light at the end of the tunnel with three key defenceman coming back from long-term injury.Brandon Parmar returned Tuesday against the Pan-thers, the same team which gave him a broken cheek on Nov. 29. Jordan Groenhyde and Tom Dakers are also back.

“The good news is we have about a month left, eight games, to get on a roll before playoffs,” Cook said.

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Slumping Braves still hope to contend

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Saanich Braves rookies Nick Guerra, 16, Seamus Maguire, 17, and Tom Dakers, 16, play key roles on the best Braves team to come along in a decade.

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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother and wife after a lengthy illness.

Bonnie was born in Victoria to Ruby and Allan Merriman. Throughout her married life she made a home in many cities throughout Canada and overseas in Lahr, Germany. She lived the past thirty-one years in Chilliwack. Bonnie’s love of children lead her to operate a daycare. She also had a passion for helping seniors and knitting baby sweaters for the hospital.

Bonnie is survived by her loving husband of fourty-six years, Carl, and her four children Lori (Andrew), Belinda (Roy), Carly (Mark), and Tom, her mother Ruby, and sisters Heather and Kathy, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her father.

We are very grateful for the many wonderful caregivers at Cascade Lodge. While her time there was short, their impact was great.

A private family service of remembrance will take place in Chilliwack in February. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the British Columbia Lung Association. Condolences may be sent to www.hendersonsfunerals.com

Bonita Jean Brackenbury (nee Merriman)June 18, 1948 – December 25, 2012

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PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

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free: 84 Architectural Digest (Apr/77-June/98). 21 Interior Design (July/80-March/85). Call 250-595-5365.

FREE: METAL bed frame with castors, in great condition. Call (250)595-0927 (Oak Bay).

FRIENDLY FRANK

BEAUMONT STOVE, works great, $75. Call 250 656-6413.

LA-Z-BOY rocker/recliner, green fabric, gently used, re-cently cleaned, $99 obo. Call (250)382-2422.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

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

FURNITURE

BUFFET, solid hard wood, 18”Dx50”Wx79”H, red/ brown tone, Made in Quebec. $155. (250)380-8733.

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APARTMENT/CONDO

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APARTMENT/CONDO

OAK BAY Junction: 2-bdrm in quiet, 55+ bldg. $850. Heat, h/w incl. Avail. Feb.1 N/P. Share purchase req’d. 1678 Fort St. (250) 595-4593.

SIDNEY CONDO: 55+, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, heat, hot water and basic cable incld. $1200, NS/NP. Call (250)665-6314.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

LANGFORD: PRIME Re-tail/Commercial Building, 2800 sq ft, parking & fenced area, (934 Goldstream Ave.), avail Feb. 1st. Call 250-(723)-4683 or (250)723-5841 (Att: Len).

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright newer 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. (250)514-7747.

HOMES FOR RENT

MILLSTREAM- (Close to VGH) 2 bdrms lrg den both bdrms have on suites, full bath, shared laundry, ample prking. NS/NP. $1250+ 2/3 hy-dro. Avail Mar 1. Call (250)391-7655.

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LANGFORD: PRIME Re-tail/Commercial Building, 2800 sq ft, parking & fenced area, (934 Goldstream Ave.), avail Feb. 1st. Call 250-(723)-4683 or (250)723-5841 (Att: Len).

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. $650 inclu-sive. Ray, 778-433-9556.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD- 2 bdrm level en-try, shared W/D, NS/NP. Refs, $1100 incls utils. 250-391-7915

GORDON HEAD, 1-bedroom. Close to UVic, bus routes. Separate entrance, kitchen-ette and shared laundry. Quiet. No pets/smokers. Dam-age deposit, references re-quired. $670/mo. Free wi-fi , heat, hydro. Available Feb 1st. 250-727-2230; 250-516-3899.

LANGFORD, LRG 1 bdrm + den + sunroom, grd level, F/S, W/D, own ent, N/S, N/P, ref’s (Immed), $1000. 250-474-6057

MILLSTREAM- (close to VGH) above grd 1 bdrm, wood stove, ample prking. $690+ 1/3 hydro. NS/NP. Avail Mar 1. Call (250)391-7655.

SIDNEY- 1 BDRM, 1 bath ground fl oor suite, F/S, W/D, large kitchen & living room, lots of storage, N/S, no dogs. $885 + hydro. Available now. Call (250)654-0410.

TILLICUM/BURNSIDE- (3095 Irma St), 2 bdrm lower suite, shared laundry, own entry. $900 inclds hydro. Call 250-383-8282, 250-588-8885.

VIEW ROYAL. 2-bdrm $1100. Includes utilities. W/D. NS/NP. Feb. 15th. (250)474-2369.

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AUTO SERVICES

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CARS

1995 SAAB TURBO 9000- V6, 140,000 km. $3200. (250)592-2391.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

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1997 CHEVY Suburban Van- 1 owner, immaculate condi-tion, 240,000 km, V6, seats 7. $3400. Call (250)592-2391.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

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250-477-4601

INSTCARPET ALLATION

MALTA FLOORING Installa-tion. Carpets, laminates, hard-wood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES

AUNTIE MESS CLEANING Reliable, effi cient, honest, 40 yrs exp. $20/hr. 250-590-2946

HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Re-liable, Effi cient. (250)508-1018

COMPUTER SERVICES

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

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DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL:Small additions, boarding, tap-ing, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof instal-lation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193- RENO’S, res & comm. Knob and tube rmvl. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

(250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clear-ing. Call 250-478-8858.

FENCING

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

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GARDENING

J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and mainte-nance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677.

20% OFF Fall clean-ups, racking, mowing, hedge/shrub trimming. (250)479-6495.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

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Residential. New Year Contracts.

Clean-Ups & Landscaping250-915-1039

NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt, reliable service. Phone Mike (ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Clean-ing at Fair Prices!

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, De-mossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

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

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

HAULING AND SALVAGE

HAULING & Recycling. Call (250)889-5794.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999.

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Hon-est, on time. Demolition, con-struction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, top-soil, mulch), garden waste re-moval, mini excavator, bob cat service. 250-478-8858.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

Go With The Flow Installa-tions. All residential Heating, Ventilation & Custom Ducting. Call Tom at 250-883-8353.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

QUALITY INSULATION blown fi berglass. Affordable rates. (250)896-6652.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

& MOVING STORAGE

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


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A1 DIAMOND Moving- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.

A2Z WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s dis-count. Call Phil (250)383-8283

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING

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

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715

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PLUMBING

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


PLUMBING

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

FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing. New construction, reno’s, hwtanks, toilets, clogged drains.All of your plumbing needs.Call to talk with a plumber.24hr service. Free est. No jobtoo small. 250-704-8962.

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBBmember. (250)388-0278.

TREE SERVICES

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges. Insured.Keith, (250)474-3697.

UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine.250-480-7937.

WINDOW CLEANING

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. Li-cenced 25 yrs. 250-884-7066.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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OPENOPENHOUSESSelect your home.

Select your mortgage.

Oak Bay 250-370-7601Westshore 250-391-2933

Victoria 250-483-1360Sidney 250-655-0632

www.vericoselect.comChatterton Way 250-479-0688

307-4480 Chatterton, $530,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 8

3-833 Princess, $399,900Sunday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 6

407-1015 Johnson St., $334,900Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyNoah Dobson, 250-385-2033 pg. 10

306-75 Songhees, $698,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 6

1494 Fairfi eld, $299,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Brown Brothers Real EstateRobert Young 250 385-6900 pg. 3

1214 May St., $539,000Sunday 1:30-3:30JonesCo Real EstateMarilyn Ball, 250-655-7653 pg. 3

307-120 Douglas, $429,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesAndrew Plank 250-360-6106

733A HumboldtSaturday - Tuesday noon - 5 pmFair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 883-2715 pg. 1

828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalAlli Munro 250 477-5353 pg. 1

11410 Myrtle, $468,500Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunBrad Gregory, 250-744-3301 pg. 10

1610-647 Michigan St, $314,900Saturday 2-3:30Re/Max CamosunAdrian Langereis, 250-999-9822

354 Berwick, $649,000Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunJason Leslie, 250-478-9600 pg. 10

115-785 Station Rd, $399,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422 pg. 6

101-75 Songhees, $685,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 6

305-545 Rithet St., $289,900Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frank Chan, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

203-1120 Fairfi eld Rd, $359,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422 pg. 5

2657 Capital Heights, $469,000Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 9

S305-737 Humboldt St, $424,900Saturday 2-4JonesCo Real EstateRoger Jones, 250 361-9838 pg. 8

3380 Upper Terr, $1,790,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLynne Sager 250 744-3301 pg. 22

405-2125 Oak Bay Ave, $459,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunMiles Takacs, 250-999-9822

206-1148 Goodwin, $319,900Saturday 2-4Brown Brothers Real EstateRobert Young 250 385-6900 pg. 3

203-1477 Yale St, $455,900Saturday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunMiles Takacs, 250-999-9822

2276 Woodlawn, $1,098,888Saturday 12-2RE/MAX CamosunAndrew Holenchuk, 250-589-2897 pg. 11

108-2125 Oak Bay Ave, $414,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunMiles Takacs, 250-999-9822

302-1420 Beach Dr, $489,000Saturday 1-3Sparling Real Estate Ltd.Don Sparling, 250-656-5511 pg. 11

2-2151 Burnside Rd W, $599,900Thursday-Sunday 1:30-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyChuck Meagher, 250-477-1100 pg. 11

16-2319 Chilco, $449,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLarry Jeffs, 250-744-3301 pg. 10

16-1498 Admirals, $127,500Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunDoreen Halstenson, 250-744-3301 pg. 11

9-1529 Cooper Rd, $169,000Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell 250 744-3301 pg. 22

2168 Meadow Vale Dr., $634,900Saturday 1:30-3:30JonesCo. Real EstateIan Heath, 250-655-7653 pg. 3

11-1529 Cooper Rd, $198,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesEileen Jespersen, 250-686-4820 pg. 11

A-1142 Craigfl ower Rd, $369,900Saturday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 10

103E-1115 Craigfl ower, $364,900Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyShelly Reed, 250-213-7444 pg. 22

707 Rockheights Ave.Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

1054 Colville, $529,900Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 9

776/778 Lampson St, $488,800Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyFred Lerch, 250-479-3333 pg. 11

3806 Campus Cres.Sunday 2-4Boorman’s RealtyGraham Bavington, 250-415-1931

206-3252 Glasgow Ave, $179,999Saturday & Sunday 12-2Pemberton HolmesJosh Prowse, 250 661-5674

4029 Providence, $899,888Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 12

301-4040 Borden St, $289,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250-658-0967 pg. 6

3290 Maplewood, $495,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyFred Hiigli 250 385-2033 pg. 12

2220 Greenlands, $585,000Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoland Stillings, 250-744-3301 pg. 12

4040 Borden StSaturday & Sunday 2-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250-658-0967 pg. 7

1-1717 Blair Ave, $424,800Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGina Sundberg, 250-812-4999 pg. 5

20-1473 Garnet, $389,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalRosemarie Colterman 250 592-4422 pg. 8

311-1620 Mckenzie Ave.Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ed Ho, 250-477-7291 pg. 5

3666-1507 Queensbury, $497,000Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291 pg. 6

302-4480 Chatterton Way, $499,888Sunday 1-2RE/MAX AllianceKaren Love, 250-386-8875 pg. 9

3963 Juan De FucaSaturday 2-4Macdonald Realty LtdEleanor V Smith, 250 388-5882 pg. 12

4395 Torrington Pl, $529,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448 pg. 13

4953 Highgate Rd, $1,059,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesLu Ann Fraser, 250-384-8124 pg. 13

4021 DawnviewSaturday & Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLynne Sager 250 744-3301 pg. 22

110-1505 Church Ave, $209,000Saturday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 8

210-1642 McKenzie, $530,000Saturday 12-1:30One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er, 250-812-4910 pg. 22

4038 Cumberland, $499,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 13

3478 Calumet, $498,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodBrian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100 pg. 22

12-3255 RutledgeSaturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyHiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476

1905 Portway, $948,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real EstateCassie Kangas 250 477-7291 pg. 13

4294 Torquay, $539,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesKent Deans, 250-686-4141 pg. 12

403-1521 Church, $300,000Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291 pg. 8

2166 Ferndale, $875,000Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoland Stillings, 250-744-3301 pg. 12

1687 Brousson, $539,000Saturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 13

104-1521 Church, $239,000Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291 pg. 8

107-537 Heatherdale Lane, $408,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalMark McDougall, 250-477-5353 pg. 13

15-4619 Elk LakeSaturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLorraine Williams, 250-216-3317 pg. 13

316 Brunswick Pl, $519,500Sunday 2-3Re/Max CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448 pg. 13

573 Baker St, $459,800Saturday 12-2RE/MAX CamosunDale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

248 Obed Ave, $509,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyJodie Farup, 250-477-1100

580 Peto Pl., $499,900Saturday 2-4Boorman’s Real EstateMichael Boorman 250-595-1535 pg. 13

8-3957 South Valley, $549,900Saturday 1-3Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-509-7011 pg. 9

14 Gorge Rd W, $479,900Saturday 2:30-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er, 250-812-4910 pg. 22

736 Viaduct, $1,075,000Sunday 2-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250 658-0967 pg. 1

657 Ardmore Dr, $1,650,000Sunday 1:30-3:30JonesCo Real EstateIan Heath, 250-655-7653

9507 Inverness Rd, $699,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesJosh Prowse, 250-661-5674

3-9918 Fourth St, $494,000Saturday 1-2:30Macdonald RealtyGeorgia Wiggins, 250-415-2500

8930 Tumbo Pl, $1,198,000Saturday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunJason Binab, 250-744-3301

2437 Amelia, $579,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoss Shortreed, 250-858-3585 pg. 13

11075 Salal Pl, $599,900Saturday 1:30-3:30JonesCo Real EstateIan Heath, 250-655-7653

302-10160 Third ST.Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJames Liu 250-744-6639 pg. 6

9708 Fifth St, $599,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 14

306-1240 Verdier, $299,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 15

11125 Trillium, $659,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Judy Gerrett, 250-656-0131 pg. 14

2116 Brethourpark WaySaturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Stephanie Peat, 250-656-0131

633 Rason Rd., $548,800Sunday 2:30-4SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 19

101-608 Fairway Ave.Daily 1:30-4Century 21 QueenswoodChuck Meagher, 250-477-1100 pg. 9

223 Portsmouth, $578,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyJodie Farup, 250-477-1100 pg. 16

4488 William Head, $949,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunNoel Hache 250 744-3301 pg. 23

1051 Whitney Crt, $464,900Saturday 1-3 & Sunday 1-2:30Re/Max CamosunAdrian Langereis, 250-999-9822

978 Rattanwood, $319,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 18

622 Goldstream, $239,900Thursday - Sunday 1-4Kahl Realty250-391-8484 pg. 7

875 Wild Ridge Way, $369,900Saturday 2:30-4SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-216-7625 pg. 18

2455 Prospector, $599,000Saturday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 16

205-3220 Jacklin Rd, $318,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtySylvia Schumann, 250-474-4800 pg. 5

410-606 Goldstream, $269,000Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunClayton Jeffs, 250-744-3301 pg. 9

1188 Parkdale, $459,800Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003 pg. 23

202-606 Goldstream, $229,000Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunClayton Jeffs, 250-744-3301 pg. 9

2141 Bellamy Rd., $499,900Sunday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 15

2140 Gourman Pl, $574,900Saturday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

957 Preston Way, $429,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003 pg. 23

311A Milburn Dr., $579,900Sunday 12-2Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 15

15-486 Royal Bay Drive,Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalTara Hearn, 250-592-4422 pg. 9

2937 Creekside Terr.Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

905 Brock Ave., $349,000Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunJason Leslie, 250-478-9600 pg. 18

971 Gade Rd., $589,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422 pg. 18

3343 Wickheim, $539,900Sunday 2:30-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalPat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 18

2611 Pinnacle Way, $439,000Saturday 11-1Century 21 Queenswood RealtyDoug Sunray, 250-477-1100 pg. 15

3537 Promenade, $778,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastLynn MacDonald, 250-479-3333 pg. 18

933 Step Moss Cl, $729,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

304-3220 Jacklin, $334,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalPaul Holland, 250-592-4422 pg. 18

2521 Duncan Lane, $498,999Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Krupa, 250-883-8258 pg. 15

3063 Keparo Rd, $629,900Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesMike Williams, 250-384-8124 pg. 20

3582 Pechanga, $459,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalGary Bazuik, 250-477-5353 pg. 22

2997 Charlotte Dr, $434,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real EstateMike Hartshorne, 250 590-3921

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Two Worlds collide in museum showIndigenous media and performance art come

together in a special presentation tomorrow (Jan. 26) at the Royal B.C. Museum.

Two Worlds celebrates the intersection of tra-dition and technology in the work of B.C. First Nations artists with a show in the First Peoples Gallery.

Dance, spoken word and song merge with audio and video projection featuring the work of Janet Rogers, Peter Morin, Bracken Hanuse Corlett and Robyn Kruger.

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Muslim community welcomes publicThe British Columbia Muslim Association is

opening the doors to its new home, Masjid Al-Iman at 2218 Quadra St., for a pair of public open houses.

The first happens this Sunday (Jan. 27) from 3 to 5 p.m. and includes a tour of the masjid and a short talk about Islam. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions.

A second open house happens at the same time on Feb. 24. RSVPs are requested by the Saturday preceding, by phoning 250-995-1422. Depending on the turnout, more similar events may be held in future.

Free tele-workshop about dementiaThe non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. is

offering a free tele-workshop, Understanding Dementia, next Thursday, Jan. 31.

The one-hour session starts at 7 p.m. and explains the progression of Alzheimer’s dis-ease and other forms of dementia. Aimed at both patients and caregivers, it focuses on the symptoms and reactions that are likely to arise throughout the different stages of the disease.

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Take time out with your toddlerThe Oak Bay Parent & Tot Cafe is a free, drop-

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Gather with other local parents for a bit of adult conversation and play time for your little ones Mondays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Please note the Oak Bay Parent & Tot Cafe will not run on Family Day, Feb 11.

This group is open to all parents of children ages 5 and younger. Expectant moms wel-comed and encouraged. Adults must be in attendance. Free coffee. Contact Julita at [email protected] or 778-433-6117 for more infor-mation.

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