Oak Bay News, November 13, 2013

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With more than a decade under her belt working as an auto journalist, Driveway columnist Alexandra Straub knows a thing or two about being on the road.

In this Friday’s edition (Nov. 15) of Driveway, she writes about the importance of training yourself to be a safer driver.

“Poor driving habits – not shoulder checking, not using your signals, driving in the left lane when you’re not passing – are minor details in the grand scheme of things, but have a large impact,” she says. “It’s never too late to refresh the basics and then pick up a few new good habits.”

Also this week, Zack Spencer test drives the 2014 Cadillac GTS while Bob McHugh looks at the benefits of buying used, specifically the 2010-2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans.

Driveway is the weekly automotive section that runs in Black Press community newspapers in B.C.

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Drivewayspotlightssafe drivingIn Friday’s News

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Fun at tea timeOcea Goers, left, and Jackson Poletz, both 2, have a tea party at the Oak Bay Parent-Owned Preschool. This Saturday (Nov. 16) the school hosts its eighth annual fall silent auction fundraiser to help the non-profit co-operative cover operating costs. Story on page A3.

Massive cometto passby Earth

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A 3,000-kilometre-wide comet will be visible to the naked eye starting Friday, but you will have to be up early to see it.

The Comet Ison will be most vis-ible 30 minutes before dawn, from Nov. 15 to Dec. 25. It will reach max-imum brightness Nov. 28, when it comes closest to the sun’s surface – about 1,165,000 km.

While NASA is sometimes con-cerned about potential collisions of comets with Earth, amateur astronomer Bill Smith said Ison is expected to come no closer to us than 64 million km, on Dec. 26.

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The Carter home in Oak Bay was one of 1,048 households that were part of a 2006 pilot project in the municipality.

The family was utilizing a backyard compost at the time, but it was not without its prob-lems. Such food items as egg-shells attracted raccoons, bones and kitchen grease were not compostable and yard clip-pings took up a lot of space.

As Oak Bay prepares to go full-scale with its kitchen scraps collection, Ron Carter recalled how easy it was to adjust to bagging up waste material from a kitchen catcher and dropping it into the rolling green tote for pickup.

“It just becomes automatic,” he said, comparing the ease of the system to the blue box recycling program. “We keep it (the kitchen catcher) on the counter while preparing food and whatever ends we chop off go instantly in. It’s actually con-venient to have this little thing sitting around when creating meals. It’s been great. Nothing organic goes into the garbage.”

Kitchen scraps collection, with bi-weekly, curbside pickup

for all homes in Oak Bay, begins in January. Leftover food, bones, paper napkins and cooking grease are among the many organic items that will be accepted.

Homeowners will receive a brochure this month introduc-ing the program and the bins and bags are scheduled to be delivered in December.

The response from the pilot project was positive, with many outside of the select neighbour-hoods patiently waiting for it to be expanded, Mayor Nils Jen-sen said.

“It’s an excellent project, one that has been anticipated by many of the residents,” he said.

“This program is going to be in place right throughout the CRD (Capital Regional District) which means substantially less material going into Hartland (landfill).”

The kitchen scraps program is part of a CRD mandate to ban all organic waste from regu-lar garbage by 2015. The CRD aims to divert 30 per cent of all waste currently going into the landfill by then. Homeowners be charged an extra $45.99 on their property tax to pay for the program.

Public works superintendent Phil Barnett said the CRD cur-rently charges Oak Bay $107 for every tonne of garbage that

goes to the landfill, with a $20 rebate for being part of the CRD. That rebate changes to a 20-per-cent surcharge if kitchen scraps are found in the gar-bage. Random checks will be done at the landfill and if the pilot is any indication, compli-ance won’t be an issue.

“We’re not going to start this by opening people’s garbage,” Barnett said. “If it becomes an issue at the landfill then we’ll have to.”

More information about the kitchen scraps collection pro-gram can be found at oakbay.com or by calling public works at 250-598-4501.

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Retired O.B. officer mournedChristopher SunNews staff

Former Oak Bay police Sgt. Dan McLean could never sit still and wasn’t going to let an annoying thing like cancer change that.

One week before he died at 62 on Nov. 5, he met many visitors at his Oak Bay home, never turning anyone away due to fatigue from the illness. One of those vis-its saw Mayor Nils Jensen and members of the Oak Bay police present him with a Chief Constable’s Commendation. Another brought out a very deter-mined McLean, who wanted to go out with friends for a beer.

“He said, ‘I want to go out and have a pint, I’m going out,’” said McLean’s wife of 32 years, Barbara. “It was so hard for him to do it, but he said, ‘I’m going to do it,’ and he did.”

McLean was born in Cranbrook and graduated high school in 100 Mile House. He studied political science in Edmonton then took a year off to travel through Central and South America.

He joined the Edmonton police in 1980 and was hired in Oak Bay in 1986, retir-ing in 2007. In those 21 years, he was active in the community. A huge baseball fan, he coached at various levels and served a stint as president of Oak Bay Little League. He also volunteered with Oak Bay Kiwanis and organized a collec-tion of baseball equipment from around the region for children in Nicaragua.

Oak Bay police Deputy Chief Kent Thom said McLean really cared about the community and his fellow officers.

After he retired, McLean stopped by the police station and asked Thom if he had had his prostate and colon checked. When Thom responded no, McLean, who had just beat prostate cancer, insisted he get it done, explaining why and the importance of early detection.

“He left quite an impact on the people he met,” Thom said. “He’s probably one of best-liked police officers we’ve had.”

McLean was diagnosed with liver can-cer shortly after his prostate episode. During his long battle with cancer, he wrote a book about the history of the Oak Bay police and taught himself Italian.

McLean is also survived by his chil-dren Jimmy and Coralie. A celebration of life will be held Saturday (Nov. 16) at Windsor Pavilion at 1:30 p.m.

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Annual fundraiser happens this Saturday

Christopher SunNews staff

Parents in the classroom is not just the norm but expected at Oak Bay’s parent-owned pre-school.

The co-op preschool is hold-ing its annual fundraiser this Saturday (Nov. 16), with pro-ceeds going towards maintain-ing this unique and affordable educational model.

Parents are expected to vol-unteer for various jobs and assist with classroom activities, under the guidance of a paid

early childhood educator.Kirsten Pite, preschool presi-

dent and a mother of two, said the fundraiser is critical.

“We rely on it a lot,” she said. “It’s one way for us to keep tuition cost low. Every-body should be able to get an awesome education for their children, regardless of their income.”

Parental involvement in a child’s early education and the ability to get to know other kids and parents appealed to Roy Brooke, whose son Nathan, 3, is enrolled.

“Next to homeschooling, there is no other hands-on way to be part of his (educational) life,” he said. “With this model, we own the school, in effect, through our work and effort.”

Brooke is co-ordinating the fundraiser, while his wife par-ticipates in three “duty days” a month, in which she volunteers as a teacher’s aide.

Having parental involvement in the school’s operations cre-ates a close-knit community, Pite said.

“You are suddenly in a com-munity of like-minded people who are in a similar stage of life with young children. All of a sudden you have a new group of friends and people you can rely on.”

The preschool, one of 14 sim-ilarly run schools on the Island, has operated in St. Mary’s Church for more than 40 years and offers options for children aged two to four.

The preschool’s goal is

to raise $10,000 at the fund-raiser to help cover operating expenses.The festive event will have live music, appetizers and a cash bar. Some of the items up for bidding include luxury hotel stays, framed artwork and gift certificates for restaurants, various events, services and travel.

The silent auction happens from 7 to 10 p.m. in the upper hall at St. Mary’s Church, 1701 Elgin Rd. Tickets are $10 and available in advance only at silentauction.oakbaypreschool.com.

The preschool also runs a Christmas tree sale fundraiser in December. For more infor-mation visit oakbaypreschool.com.

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Oak Bay resident Phil Barnett, left, joined by Mayor Nils Jensen and Oak Bay public works director Phil Barnett, show off the kitchen scraps collection containers that will be distributed across the municipality in mid-December. Curbside pickup starts in January 2014.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Co-op preschool encourages parent participation

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OUR VIEW

Reaction was swift and scattered after the “framework agreement” on new oil pipelines announced last week by B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford.

First, here’s what it doesn’t mean.

“B.C. blinked,” according to one Toronto commentator, based on the popular notion that B.C. gave up its claim to a share of Alberta’s resource royalties from heavy oil. Clark never made such a claim, so it would be difficult to give it up.

Her often-repeated condition of a “fair share” of revenues from any new oil pipelines is purposely vague, but after repeated protests from Alberta, Clark clarified as far back as last June that provincial royalties are not on the table. There is no constitutional way to make such a demand, a point Redford has made several times.

NDP leader Adrian Dix and the usual chorus of professional protesters claimed that Clark flip-flopped, opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal before the election and then embracing it once she was re-elected.

This is also inaccurate. Clark’s five conditions were set out before the May election, demanding approval by a federal environmental review, “world-leading” spill prevention and response capability on land and at sea, meeting legal

requirements to consult and share benefits with aboriginal communities, and the undefined

“fair share” for B.C.Clark said numerous

times during the campaign that the conditions have not been met, and made pessimistic noises about Northern Gateway, but she very carefully did not campaign against it. The B.C. Liberal platform also endorsed a Kitimat-area oil refinery proposed by this newspaper’s owner, and Clark repeatedly

referred to that sort of industrial expansion as one of the potential “fair share” components for B.C.

The B.C. Liberal government made its opposition to Northern Gateway “as currently proposed” official on May 31, two weeks after the election, in its final submission to the federal review panel. If Clark had wanted to jump on the anti-pipeline bandwagon for political gain, that move could have been made earlier.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert said the B.C. government has taken the position that more oil will reach the West Coast, by rail if not by pipeline. I’m not sure if or when that claim was made, but it’s true that rail shipments are already permitted.

Here’s what Redford and Clark agreed on. Redford accepts B.C.’s five conditions, provincial royalties

excluded, and Clark endorsed Redford’s proposed “Canadian Energy Strategy,” which B.C. rejected last year.

A draft of the strategy released last summer contains no specifics on how it would facilitate a pipeline project from Alberta to B.C. It talks about developing Canada’s energy reserves and at the same time somehow reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and promises a final version next spring.

Oh, yeah, Quebec refuses to participate.

Ottawa has sole jurisdiction over inter-provincial projects such as Northern Gateway and the proposal by Kinder Morgan Canada to expand the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline to Burnaby and refineries in Washington.

If there is to be some extra revenue for B.C. from oil traffic, it could theoretically take the form of a toll on pipelines. Redford pointed out the problem with that idea in her speech to an energy forum in Vancouver last week. She noted that 42 per cent of B.C. natural gas is piped through Alberta to markets. If B.C. can toll Alberta oil, the same could be done with B.C. gas.

None of B.C.’s five conditions has yet been met. Legally, they don’t have to be, except for the one about accommodating aboriginal title.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com

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Dining out helps feed less fortunate

The restaurant business in Victoria has weathered hard times over the past few years, so it’s encouraging to see local eateries stepping up in terms of helping those who struggle to afford a meal and groceries.

In recent weeks, a trio of entrepreneurs launched Mealshare with a handful of downtown restaurants (Canoe, Zambri’s, Lido Waterfront Bistro and West Coast Waffles), where the purchase of a particular menu item means a meal is donated to Our Place Society.

At the same time, a charity called StreetSmart is running a two-month program with a group of restaurants (Sooke Harbour House, 10 Acres, Ça Va, Cafe Brio, Milestone’s, Pescatores, Cheryl’s Gourmet Pantry, Relish and The Marina Restaurant) that gives diners a way to donate cash to the Mustard Seed food bank through a restaurant bill.

If you are not in the habit of carrying around non-perishable food that are more often collected around Christmas time, adding a few bucks on a restaurant tab is a low-pressure way to help make sure the food bank has cash flow.

Thanks to generous deals with local grocers, food banks can stretch their dollars further –1.5 to two times more – than the average person in terms of buying food.

The Mustard Seed, the hub food bank that serves much of Greater Victoria and contributes to the food bank in Langford, constantly struggles to bring in enough donations and cash to serve the 5,000 people who can’t afford food for an entire month.

Increasingly, those are people who are employed but can’t make ends meet or senior citizens on fixed incomes.

Many local restaurants are already involved in charity efforts, and also support local farms and buying local, and should be applauded for extending that generosity.

As we transition into the Christmas season and hit the shopping malls and downtown stores, it’s worth remembering an unsettling number of people in this region struggle to get by. The social enterprises of Mealshare and StreetSmart can go a long way to make this time of year a little better for many fellow citizens.

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Getting dirty may be good for youFor much of human

history we lived close to the natural world. As civilization evolved we became increasingly urbanized, and most of us now live in cities. As we’ve moved away from nature, we’ve seen a decline in other forms of life.

Biodiversity is disappearing. The current rate of loss is perhaps as high as 10,000 times the natural rate. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s 2008 Red List of Threatened Species shows 16,928 plant and animal species are threatened with extinction.

According to an article in Conservation magazine, there is a link between biodiversity and human health. Ilkka Hanski and his colleagues at the University of Helsinki compared allergies of adolescents living in houses surrounded by biodiverse natural areas to those living in landscapes of lawns and concrete. They found people surrounded by a greater diversity of life were themselves covered with a wider range of different kinds of microbes than those in less diverse surroundings. They were also less likely to exhibit allergies.

What’s going on? Discussion of the relationship between biodiversity and human health

is not new. Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, says people who spend too little time outdoors experience a range of behavioural problems, which he calls “nature deficit disorder.” It fits with theories of modern ecology, which show systems lacking in biodiversity are less resilient, whether

they’re forests or microbial communities in our stomachs or on our skin.

Less resilient systems are more subject to invasion by pathogens or invasive species.

Hanski studied a region in Finland where few people move far. He randomly selected 118 adolescents in an equal number of homes, some in the city, others in the woods or on farms. The team collected skin swabs from subjects and measured the biodiversity of plants around each house. Their data revealed a clear pattern: higher native-plant diversity appeared to be associated with altered microbial composition on the participants’ skin, which led in turn to lower risk of allergies.

The immune system’s primary role is to distinguish deadly species from beneficial and beneficial from simply innocent. To work effectively, our immune system needs to be “primed” by exposure to a diverse range of organisms at an early age. In this way it learns to distinguish between good, bad and harmless.

If not exposed to a wide array of species, it may mistakenly see a harmless pollen grain as something dangerous and trigger an allergic reaction. We also know that bacteria and fungi compete. Fungi are often associated with allergies, and it could be that high diversity of bacteria keeps the fungi in check.

A conclusive explanation for Hanski’s observations is not yet available. But we know we evolved in a world full of diverse species and now inhabit one where human activity is altering and destroying an increasing number of plants, animals and habitats.

We need to support conservation of natural areas and the diverse forms of life they contain, plant a variety of species in our yards, avoid antibacterial cleaning products and go outside in nature and get dirty – especially kids.

Our lives and immune systems will be richer for it.

Setback decision affected pathway size

Re: Extra half-metre a sticking point for O.B. High paths (News, Oct. 30)

This is a great example of where leadership causes its own problems.

Mayor and council had Oak Bay High set back from Cranmore for six or so homes that felt they would be in a shadow once the new school was finished.

If that setback had not been allowed, I am sure there would be at least 60 centimetres to

spare for their pathways.Once again we are reminded

that our mayor and council need to take the time to look at what is better for the greater good instead of what is better for a few.

Scott PiercyOak Bay

Dog droppings problema mystery to resident

What is wrong with people in Oak Bay? In the last few weeks several articles have appeared in the Oak Bay News about dog issues.

I came from a city very similar to Victoria and Oak Bay municipality.

We had beautiful heritage homes, spacious well-kept parks, universities, clean streets, parks and lots of dogs.

People were civilized, well-educated, responsible and clean. Dogs were allowed everywhere: on buses, trains, shops, even in restaurants. We didn’t have any issues with soiled streets and parks.

I would like to know why we have this problem in Oak Bay?

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A Saanich man with a 20-year history of defrauding people faces a swath of new charges for scams this year in Saanich, Oak Bay and Nanaimo.

Justin Neal Jay, 47, is in cus-tody and has a bail hearing today (Nov. 13) on seven fraud charges. Saanich police allege Jay, a painter by trade, offered previous clients a chance to double their money by helping him buy wood flooring for a dis-count price, which would then be sold at a healthy markup.

Police allege that between two victims in Saanich, four in Oak Bay and one in Nanaimo, Jay collected $26,000. The victims either lost their “investment” or received back a small amount of cash, police say.

Jay has been convicted multi-ple times of fraud and theft since 1993 on the Island and mainland, and maintains a busy schedule with the courts to this day.

He was scheduled to appear in court in Surrey yesterday for a fraud charge and in Port Coquitlam on Nov. 18 for three other fraud charges.

Victoria court issued a war-

rant for his arrest earlier this year, but it was a Saanich traf-fic officer who happened to pull him over on Oct. 29, and found out Jay was a wanted man. Police are looking for more vic-tims to come forward.

“There are likely more victims who are too embarrassed or who haven’t determined what occurred was an offence,” said Sgt. Steve Eassie.

Anyone who thinks they were defrauded by Jay can contact Det.-Const. Janet Milligan of the Saanich police financial crimes section at 250-475-4377.

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“If the earth had been in position of (the com-et’s) path, the whole earth would have been deci-mated,” he said. “The collision would literally break earth into smithereens.”

Not only is this comet not expected to return to our part of the universe again, Smith added, there is a 50-50 chance it will explode.

“When it gets close to the sun, it will get bom-barded by solar winds and radiation. There is also the pressure made by gravity, and when it gets heated, you can imagine what will happen to an object that’s mostly made of water.”

Smith suggests one of the best places to view the comet in Greater Victoria is Cattle Point Urban Star Park, looking towards the southeast part of the sky.

The comet, also known as C/2012 S1 and Comet Nevski-Novichonok, was discovered Sept. 21, 2012 by two Russian amateur astronomers.

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Real estate salesstill catching up

Greater Victoria home sales were up 37 per cent in October over last year, according to figures released by the Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB).

According to the board’s multiple listing service system, 512 properties were sold last month com-pared to 373 in October 2012.

“While we are all very pleased with the October results, we are tempering our enthusiasm,” said Shelley Mann, board president. “After a slow mar-ket for the last half of 2012, we are still climbing back to previous sales numbers.”

The benchmark, or median price for a single-family home in Greater Victoria was $485,400, an increase of 0.15 per cent over last month but 3.18 per cent less than October 2012.

On the West Shore the median was $410,600, a decrease of 0.37 per cent over the past month and a 4.3-per-cent decrease from last year.

October saw 274 single-family homes sold in the region, up 29 per cent over the same month last year. October also saw 126 condominiums and 51 townhouse sales in Greater Victoria. Median prices for condos and townhouses were $283,100 and $393,100, respectively. There were 17 water-front homes sold in October and 16 homes sold for more than $1 million.

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Island Health is thinking about the future and wants the public’s input on what direction to move in.

The organization, formerly known as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, is developing a five-year plan to guide its activities to 2018.

“We want to hear their thoughts about the opportunities and challenges we’re facing,” Island Health spokesperson Sarah Plank. “In every community there will be different issues that will be important and prominent. It’s not a cookie cutter. We need to tailor the services that we’re providing.”

The authority has already identified population growth – especially on the West Shore – and aging as factors that will influence how health care is delivered in the future.

The “uneven distribution of health,” as an Island Health backgrounder on the process calls it, is another concern. Life expectancy for First Nations people, for example, is six years shorter than for other residents and the rates for chronic disease in those communities are higher.

Island Health wants public input on the areas of interest already identified, as well as new ideas on

the needs of specific regions.

Community open houses being held in Victoria happen Nov. 26 at the Sandman Inn (2852 Douglas St.), Nov. 27 at the Mary

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5:30 to 7:30 p.m.A short survey is

also available online at viha.fluidsurveys.com/s/ih2018. The strategic plan is intended to be complete next spring.

Island Health wants your help setting priorities

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Friendly food fightMonterey middle school students (kneeling, left) Eliza Baines, Kate Wedin, (standing, from left) Gabriella Pollock, Lexi Scherr, Milan Geisbrecht, Aida Hasey and Robin Butterfield hold food collected during the school’s Scare Away Hunger campaign. The three-day team challenge saw 483 items collected for donation to the Mustard Seed Food Bank.

Limit monster homesin Uplands: HerbertOak Bay council will discuss issue in 2014 Christopher SunNews staff

Limiting the size of large homes on large lots in the Uplands is an issue at least one Oak Bay councillor wants addressed.

Coun. John Herbert origi-nally raised the issue in 2011, after minimum side set-backs for large homes were increased in the upscale neighbourhood.

Herbert said he has observed an increasing

number of “very, very” large homes being built in the Uplands and wants to pre-empt future problems.

“You might get a house built that is out of context of the neighbourhood,” he said. “It’s the next step of enlarging the setback rules.”

Currently, Oak Bay homes are limited to 25-per-cent coverage of residential lots, including those in Uplands, which tend to be larger.

“On a two-acre lot, 25 per cent is a 1/2-acre home, Her-bert said. “You would never think anybody would do that, but if you look at the houses being built now, they are get-ting larger and larger. I would

like to look at that and see a reasonable way to deal with that before it happens.”

A report written by con-sulting planner Hope Burns acknowledged council’s con-cern over the potential for construction of very large houses that may not fit into a neighbourhood.

Burns cautioned coun-cil that a zoning change to restrict maximum home size would “generate significant concern” and “may generate opposition” if a proper impact study is not conducted first.

Council referred the issue to its strategic planning and priorities session for 2014.

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After a one-year hiatus, the Victoria Fiddle Society’s FiddleFest is returning for its fifth iteration this weekend.

It all kicks off with a barn dance at Brentwood Community Hall on Friday (Nov. 15).

The two-night celebration is anchored by a day full of workshops on Saturday, which draws fiddle enthusiasts from across the Pacific Northwest, as far away as Whitehorse. It’s followed by an all-star jam session featuring the workshop instructors on Saturday night, which is the only proper way to celebrate the fiddle, says VFS head Daniel Lapp.

“Somehow in this generation the fiddle became something seen in a concert hall, not that there isn’t a place for fiddling on the concert stage, but most fiddlers are playing because they love to play, and play-ing for dances is the better forum. There’s an interaction and connec-tion that’s more tactile. People are moving to your music.”

The topics of focus for Saturday’s series of workshops are the fiddle, naturally, as well as guitar, cello, voice, percussion and step dance. FiddleFest’s instructors will also be on stage Saturday night, including bands The Fretless and Qristina and Quinn Bachand, Oliver Swain, B.C. fiddle champion Sarah Tradewell, and Victoria fiddler Nellie Quinn.

“Ideas are exchanged throughout the weekend not just during the workshops,” said VFS vice president Ceri Osborne. “It never stops, people continue to share between the workshops too.”

It’s been nearly 20 years since Lapp launched his passion for fiddle music onto Victoria with the B.C. Fiddle Orchestra for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

It’s a scene that continues to grow – in Greater Victoria especially, says Lapp. He has seen such successful growth in the fiddle community, that the Canadian Folk Music Awards took time to honour Lapp with the Innovator of the Year award at the Nov. 10 event in Calgary.

“People across Canada know about the fiddle community in Greater Victoria. Students are not only living the fiddle lifestyle, but taking it across the country.”

Lapp stresses the instrument’s powerful transcendence to any of his students, whether they’re members of the B.C. Fiddle Orchestra or fid-dlers in a 60-minute workshop.

The fiddle is not just any instrument but a vehicle for people to con-nect through music and dance, Lapp said.

“It’s one of those things that instantly connects people who’ve never met before.”

The Friday and Saturday shows are open to the public and Lapp hopes to see a full house.

“The music is for the whole community. People are hungry to inter-

act more and more. With less interaction happening, we’re hitting a point now where people realize they need it in their lives. Fiddle music represents that.”

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Friday (Nov. 15): Barn Dance, with Daniel Lapp & friends.

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Bayside Middle School, 1101 Newton Pl., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Fairfield United Church, 1303 Fairfield Rd.

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Two generations of roots and country musi-cians will come together for three nights of jamming and storytelling this week-end in support of ending hunger.

Barney Bentall is bring-ing his Grand Cariboo Opry show to Central Saanich, Victoria and Sooke Nov. 15 to 17 to benefit food banks in each community.

Expect an old country opry and live originals and covers, said Vancouver-based Bentall.

“It’s a good old fash-ion variety show with a bunch of great artists,” Bentall said of the show that raised $50,000 for Mustard Seed and Sidney Lions food banks last year. “There is such a great col-lection of music. It’s one of the most amazing things I’m involved with.”

Other artists on stage include Bentall’s son, Dustin, 54-40’s Neil Osborne, Paperboy’s singer and fiddler Kendel Carson, Ridley Bent, Matt Masters, Wendy Bird, Angela Harris and the Gold Rush Allstars, made up of Geoff Hicks, Rob Becker, Eric Reed and Scott Smith.

“These are people who are not your typical country-western singers,” Bentall said, adding that the music is more roots and “old-style country. These are people who appreciate and love country music in its purest form.”

This is the seventh year that Music in the Bay is pre-senting Bentall and his opry-style show, at Saanichton’s Friendship Community Church on Nov. 15, Victoria’s First Metropolitan Church Nov. 16 and at Edward Milne Community Theatre on Nov. 17. Monies raised will stay at food banks in each community.

This grand opry-style show has started as an idea while Bentall was at his ranch in the Cariboo. “I wanted to take that down to the coast and keep that Cariboo vibe to it.”

To date, more than $150,000 has been raised.

Tickets are $30, plus a $2 handling fee, and are available at brentwoodbay.info.

EvEntsWed. Nov. 13souper bowls of hope- ‘Then I took home the bowl!’ Victoria Youth Empowerment Society hosts a day of gourmet soup and auctions including celebrity-signed bowls in support of youth programs. From 11am to 1:30pm at the Inn at Laurel Point. Tickets are $25 in advance (250-383-3514) or at the door for $30.

FRI. Nov. 15All sooke Arts & CrAfts ChristmAs fAir - Two floors of Sooke vendors, entertainment and photos with Santa at Sooke Community Hall (2037 Shields). Free. Until Nov. 17. allsookeartsandcrafts.

Sat. Nov. 16teDx ViCtoriA 2013: emergenCe - Experience a day of inspiration around Victoria’s free thinkers and their ideas worth spreading at the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets, $83.50, rmts.bc.ca.

spin for strong kiDs - YWCA of Greater Victoria stages the third iteration of their street-side spin-off where teams face-off on stationary bikes at Quadra and Broughton streets to raise cash for youth programs. victoriay.com.

stagEWed. Nov. 13A tenDer thing - Imagine a remix of the greatest love story ever told: a Romeo and Juliet where the

young lovers grow old together. Ben Power’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece does just that. Until Nov. 23. Tickets, $25 - $40 at 250-385-6815 or tickets.belfry.bc.ca.

the skin of our teeth - Thornton Wilder’s 1943 Pulitzer-Prize-winning satire tours the ages with a pet dinosaur. Linda Hardy directs the absurdly funny and profound work. Until Nov. 23 at UVic’s Phoenix Theatre. Tickets, $14-22. 250-721-8000.

Wed. Nov. 13the AbbA show - Starring ABBAsolutely fABBAulous, the Australian show is a musical journey into the magic, talent and history that is the legacy of ABBA comes to the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets, $49.50-59.50, rmts.bc.ca.

thuRS. Nov. 14heroes - Three First World War Heroes are under siege as overbearing nuns and relentless repetition of days have them plotting one more escape. The character study of camaraderie and hope runs nightly at 8pm, except for Sundays and Mondays at Langham Court Theatre until Nov. 30. Tickets, $16-21, at langhamtheatre.ca.

Sat. Nov. 16feAr no operA: bAmboozleD! - The 2012-founded company of emerging artists presents a pastiche of staged scenes with a common surprise, mistaken identity or confusion – in a word, the characters are bamboozled. At 7:30pm at Spectrum Community School (957 Burnside W.) Tickets are $25/10. fearnoopera.com.

MusicthuRS. Nov. 14royAl wooD - Presented by Community Living Victoria, all proceeds from the Hope, Help, Home show go toward supporting people with developmental disabilities. 8pm at the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets, $47, rmts.bc.ca.

linDi ortegA - Classic outlaw country-inspired, Toronto-born songstress comes from her new home base in Nashville to Lucky Bar (517 Yates). With Jim Devin Cuddy, son of Jim Cuddy. Tickets, $15, at ticketweb.ca.

FRI. Nov. 15sonreAl- Acclaimed hip-hop innovator SonReal comes to Lucky (517 Yates) with special guests. Tickets, $15, ticketweb.ca.

Delhi to Dublin - Canada’s “United Nations of rock ‘n’ roll” takes time away from its international touring success to hit 9ONE9 (919 Douglas). Tickets, $21.50 (on sale Nov. 14 at 10am), ticketweb.ca.

gallEriEsWed. Nov. 13feDerAtion of CAnADiAn Artists, ViCtoriA ChApter fAll exhibition - See juried works from the 125-member strong Victoria branch during the annual show. At Dales Gallery (537 Fisgard). Weekdays from 10am until 5pm and Saturday 11am until 4pm. victoriafca.com.

FRI. Nov. 15hArDolD mortimer-lAmb: the

Art loVer - Robert Amos guest curates the exhibition on the early Canadian art photographer at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss) aggv.ca. Until Feb. 23.

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thuRS. Nov. 14i-goD: four VArieties of spirituAl but not religious experienCe - Siobhan Chandler delves into four different ways the term “spiritual but not religious” is being used as a form of religious self-identification.

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Once a month, hundreds of handmade perogies are expertly stuffed and folded by volunteers in the basement of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church.

In Victoria’s Ukrainian com-munity, it’s not hard to find help when needed, especially when it comes to food.

“Food is part of our culture,” says Kathy Walsh before switch-ing to Russian and exchanging pleasantries with older volun-teers.

November marks a sombre month for Ukrainians, who for the past 80 years have been com-memorating one of the darkest events in their history: Holodo-mor, which translates into Eng-lish as ‘death by hunger.’

In 1932, Soviet troops swept through much of Central and Eastern Ukraine to seize stock-piles of food and control an inde-pendence uprising.

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lion to 10 million people died from starvation and related sick-nesses by the following summer.

“I couldn’t speak about it, I wasn’t allowed,” said Nadiya Kravchenko, who still bears the emotional scars from her previ-ous life, where public criticism of the Soviet regime meant cer-tain jail time.

She moved to Victoria six years ago to be closer to her adult son, who like many younger Ukrainians know little about Holodomor.

“It was a manmade famine, it wasn’t war,” said Katharina Iwasyk, whose family immi-grated to Canada in 1950.

Iwasyk, 80, remembers the taste of spoiled sauerkraut masked with sugar as a two-year-old girl. It was the only food her mother could salvage in the winter of 1932. “I try not to think about it,” she said.

The Ukrainian government formally recognized Holodo-mor as genocide in 2006. And while many of the 1.2 million

Ukrainian-Canadians hold quiet annual ceremonies to commem-orate the event, the local com-munity wants to raise its public profile during Holodomor’s 80th anniversary.

The University of Victoria hosts a Holodomor workshop on Nov. 15 at 1:30 in the MacLau-rin Building, Room D110.

On Nov. 16, visit the Ukrai-nian Cultural Centre for a one-man play, Holodomor: Murder by Starvation, by Father Edward Evanko, a former Broadway per-former.

A commemorative ceremony also takes place Nov. 23 at Cad-boro Bay United Church.

“It’s an event about which so little is known, and people have no appreciation for a major trag-edy that is largely forgotten or hidden,” said organizer Robert Harchak, who oversees fundrais-ing and food production at the church.

“We’d like to change that,” Walsh said.

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Katharina Iwasyko, left, and Nadiya Kravchenk help with the monthly production line of handmade perogies in the basement of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Victoria. Both women were raised under a repressive Ukrainian regime that forbade them from speaking of a forced famine in the country’s Central and Eastern regions in 1932-1933.Daniel Palmer/News staff

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UVic historian speaks about South African women’s farm

Historian Elizabeth Vibert has spent three years studying a unique women’s farm in South Africa. Now, on the eve of that country’s 20th anniversary of democracy, she is sharing her find-ings in the second of a four-part lecture series, sponsored by the Victoria Grandmothers’ Advo-cacy Network and Cadboro Bay United Church.

Vibert, a University of Victoria professor, will highlight specific challenges of state violence, rural marginalization and the impacts of HIV/AIDS. She will also show how small communities can work together to build social resilience.

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Public notifications for two sex offenders living in Victoria are creating widespread fear, and scant meaningful informa-tion, says a local criminal justice expert.

Last month, two paroled sex offenders – James Camp-bell, 63, and Larry Takahashi, 61 – moved to Victoria halfway houses, prompting public warn-ings from the Victoria Police Department.

Takahashi was here on a temporary release and was due to return to William Head pen-tentiary Dec. 24, but returned to prison this week for unex-plained reasons.

Campbell received an auto-matic release after having served two-thirds of his sen-tence.

“Public notifications do cre-ate generalized fear,” said Blair Fisher, a criminal justice instructor at Camosun Col-lege. That fear often leads to false sightings and can strain police and parole office resources, Fisher said.

In recent weeks, VicPD received hundreds of calls about both men, but nei-ther have been caught vio-lating their conditions nor com-mitting crimes.

“In the case of Mr. Takahashi, even though (he had) a tempo-rary unescorted absence, all that means is he doesn’t have a specific escort tied to his hip,” said Patrick Storey, spokesman for the Parole Board of Canada.

“He (didn’t) have overnight leave and (he was) surrounded with watchful eyes.”

A high-risk offender is defined as any person who reasonably poses a significant risk of harm to a public individual or group.

From a police perspective, false sightings are a small price to pay to mitigate potential risk to the public.

“We have a duty to inform when there is someone we feel is dangerous in our midst,” said VicPD spokesperson Bowen Osoko, whose depart-ment issued a public notification on both men. “Those who live here are our eyes and ears.”

At any given time, there are roughly 50 high-risk offenders and another 250 convicted offenders living in Greater Victoria, according to VicPD numbers.

Only some of those men – including Takahashi and Camp-bell – end up at one of Victoria’s three halfway houses, where they face much more restrictive conditions.

“We see these guys up to six times a day, so we can tell when they’re acting strange or smell a whiff of alcohol,” said Dave Johnson, executive director of the John Howard Society of Greater Victoria, which runs a 15-bed halfway house.

Before arriving in Victoria, parolees are assessed by Corrections Canada, the parole board and then screened by a local committee comprised of one VicPD detective, local halfway house directors and parole officers.

VicPD can offer opinion on high-risk offenders moving to the community, but it has no

authority to reject candidates.

“You don’t often see this discrepancy between the criminal justice system saying, ‘We think he’s an acceptable risk’ and the police saying, ‘No we don’t.’ Mr. Takahashi is a unique case in that regard,” Fisher said.

But there are sometimes tragic outcomes.

Roger Badour, a 63-year-old sex offender on a conditional release in Victoria, skipped town in 2011 and murdered a Princeton woman.

But the vast majority of parolees serve their time and overcome reintegration into the community, Johnson said.

Recidivism amongst parolees over the age of 50 is also lower than their younger counterparts (senior parolees have a seven to 12 per cent likelihood of re-offending after release, according to parole board numbers).

“Halfway houses have a great record of success, and I’d rather have them

going there then seeing them released to the street with no or minimal support,” Johnson said.

“The bulk of the guys that are in prison will eventually come out, so let’s make sure we give them the transitional support they need to keep the community safe.”

Campbell faces strict parole conditions which can be found at vicpd.ca. If you observe him violating these conditions, call police immediately.

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Nearly 50 high-risk offenders live here. Despite community concerns, few commit new crimes or break probation rules

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Lester Patrick’s Victoria Pros stand inside Patrick Arena, one year before the team competed for the Stanley Cup in 1914. The Pros introduced and perfected the forward pass in the wood-frame arena, which stood in Oak Bay until it burned down in 1929.

New book revisits the Patricks’ fight to improve hockeyTravis PatersonNews staff

It was the rule change to rule all rule changes.

A century ago, the innova-tive brothers Lester and Frank Patrick shaped the modern game of hockey, and they did it in Victoria.

But it wasn’t all rosy. When they opted to allow the for-ward pass, in the neutral zone only, they were scrutinized by the press and by other leagues. Even players “held a disdain” for the new rule.

Today, the Patricks are her-alded for their innovations, which are used in the NHL and ice hockey leagues worldwide. But people are unaware of the staunch criticism they faced. They were told they were going to ruin the game. It’s captured in Craig H. Bowlsby’s new book 1913: The Year They Invented The Future of Hockey.

“The Patricks were always looking for ways to better the flow of the game, not necessar-ily to increase speed,” Bowlsby says. “They wanted to prevent stoppages. Goalies going down would kill the play, so that was obvious, and they allowed goal-ies to fall to the ice.”

Thusly they allowed the for-ward pass. Outside of hockey, the pass had already been adopted by the U.S.A. rugby union, as that sport morphed into football as we know it.

However, forward pass-

ing wasn’t accepted widely in hockey until as late as the 1930s.

Bowlsby’s 1913 chronicles not only the backlash Frank and Les-ter faced from newspapers and their main competition that sea-son, the east’s National Hockey Association (which became the NHL in 1917), it also sheds new light on the brothers’ quarrels with each other. Their first sig-nificant disagreement was over the seven-man system.

“Frank tried to implement the six-man unit in 1913 but Lester said ‘no way.’ So when Frank said ‘no offside’ in the centre ice area, Lester had to back down,” Bowlsby said.

It was one of the few areas of the game the PCHA changed after the NHA. Lester refused to drop the seventh man and go to five skaters and a goalie.

However, it worked as lever-age for Frank to implement the forward pass in 1913-14, which Lester was also cold on. In fact, Bowlsby is almost certain Lester hated the forward pass.

Ironically, Lester repented soon into the 1913-14 season as his Victoria Pros proved the most capable of using the neu-tral zone pass in the PCHA. With it, they advanced from the PCHA to the 1914 Stanley Cup champi-onship held in Toronto, though they lost to the Toronto Arenas/Blueshirts of the NHA. In a twist of fate, noted hockey historian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has simultaneously released a book this month on the begin-nings of pro hockey in Toronto, including the 1914 champion Arenas.

“Frank and Lester both brought in the new ideas, and there was a dynamic between them, a tug of war,” Bowlsby said. “Frank championed some things, Lester others, and they didn’t always agree.”

At times they squabbled through the newspapers.

“Frank stated through The Vancouver Province: ‘there was no question it would be adopted.’ But two days later Lester repudiated that idea,” Bowlsby said.

“Shortly thereafter, (Lester) said in The Province on Dec. 1, 1913: ‘I am not greatly in favour of the new offside rule and will have to be shown where this rule will benefit the game before I will lend my support....’”

1913: The Year They Invented The Future of Hockey is avail-able at Chapters.Indigo.ca.

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They changed the game

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The brothers Patrick brooded over new ideas, tweaking the game in their minds as much as possible before each sea-son in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, which they ran from 1911 to 1924.

Some rule changes were sketched out at Frank’s house in Vancouver, while others were debated in the Pat-rick family house on Michigan Street in James Bay. They implemented them on the artificial ice of the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay. The Patricks con-tinued to tinker with the game until the PCHA folded in 1926, when Lester sold his Victoria Cougars, which became the NHL’s Detroit Cougars (Red Wings).

Picture thisCraig Bowlsby is

a Vancouver-based hockey author. He started collect-ing old hockey photos which led him to 15 years of part-time research and the self-pub-lished 2006 book, Knights of Winter. He assembled 1913: The Year They Invented The Future of Hockey, based on the three years of research he put into his mammoth release earlier in 2013, Empire of Ice: The Rise and Fall of the Pacific Coast Hockey Associa-tion, 1911-1926.

Tired playersThe forward pass

sped up the game and ultimately led to another Pat-rick innovation, or “allowance,” to increase the roster and allow line changes. The same six players used to play the entire game.

Rugged rulesThe Canadian

Football League didn’t permit a forward pass in the Grey Cup until 1929.

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NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Profession-als: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area. Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746

SUITES, LOWER

MARIGOLD- cozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

WATERFRONT. NORTH Saa-nich. Above grnd, large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo + 1/2 utils. Possibly sm boat moor-age +. NP/NS. (250)656-5999.

TOWNHOUSES

SIDNEY 3-BDRM, 2.5 bath. 5 appl’s, gas F/P, garage, sun-room. NS/NP. $1600. + utils. Avail Nov. 15. (250)656-7456.

SIDNEY: NEW 3 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700/mo. Avail Now. Call 250-217-4060.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

AUTO SERVICES

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

250.388.3535

BUYING OR SELLING?

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 kmon rebuilt motor. Newer LucHigh Performance clutch, 5-sp trans, near new Hankooktires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (newmotors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter,sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 wayspeakers. Same owner since1990, have all receipts. $3000.Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

VEHICLES WANTED

2008 OR newer automatic, low mileage Cooper or CooperClubman wanted. Private buy-er will take over payments orbuy outright. 250-474-3667,leave message.

VTRUCKS & ANS

1990 DODGE 3/4 ton 4x4 longbox. Excellent shape, goodtires, exceptional loading ca-pacity. Welded top carrier.$1100. Pls call (250)727-7905.

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Specializing in small indoor and outdoor jobs and repairs. 20 yrs exp. Licensed, insured, registered. (250)857-1269.

CLEANING SERVICES

AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Is-land areas. 250-385-5869.

ELECTRICAL

(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN 30 yrs exp. New homes and Renos. Knob & tube replace-ment. Service calls. Senior’s Disc. Free est. 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.


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.

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Fall clean-up, hedge & tree pruning, weed & moss repair on lawns, blackberry/ivy re-moval, gutter repair/cleaning.

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS

www.hollandave.ca

JUBILEE LAWN & Garden; Hedges, fall-cleanups, lawns. Insured, WCB. 778-265-3903.


GARDENING

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

LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges-tree pruning, garden-ing/landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.

PREPARE YOUR Lawn & gar-den for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Paint-ing, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

HANDYMAN- Light mainte-nance. Leaky taps, caulking, stain removal, electrical outlets & switch. Call (250)818-2709.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

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

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


HOME IMPROVEMENTS

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com

ARAM RENO’S Basement, bathrooms, additions Free est. WCB/Insured 250-880-0525

COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Dry-wall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

FENG SHUI Consultations. Green Culture Holistic. 10% off for Seniors. (250)592-5355.

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

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $90/hr.

WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassifi ed.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.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyl-er at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING

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

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING

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

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


PRESSURE WASHING

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

TREE SERVICES

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

WINDOW CLEANING

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

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

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The Rotary Club of Saanich, which supports various initiatives to boost reading and writing skills, is hosting Raise a Glass for Literacy on Sunday (Nov. 17).

The special event, being held at the Blue Crab Seafood House in the Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel, includes a wine tasting, appetizers and a silent auction.

Tickets are $40, available by emailing [email protected] or calling [email protected].

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Shoppers Drug Mart employeehopes to inspire cancer patients

Shoppers Drug Mart cosmetician Doris Arzethauser has a very personal reason

for getting behind the national Look Good Feel Better campaign, which aims to help women manage the effects of cancer treatment on their appearance and morale.

Arzethauser has endured a partial mastectomy and radiation therapy for breast cancer. Now in remission and back to work at the Douglas Street branch of Shoppers, she hopes to pass along positive messages about dealing with the disease during the Holiday Snowflake gala fundraiser this Saturday (Nov. 16) at her store.

“I have always felt that Shoppers Drug Mart’s support of the Look Good Feel Better program was extremely important,” Doris said. “But now it has taken on a different meaning for me because I can add something of myself to the events and touch people in a different way.”

Customers at Shoppers stores around the province can take in the Holiday Snowflake event from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The $10 ticket, $5 of which goes to Look Good Feel Better, includes makeovers, skincare consultations, refreshments and snacks.

The event is open to anyone, not just women going through cancer treatment. Local Shoppers stores hosting the galas are on Fort Street, Douglas Street, Hillside Mall, Uptown, Royal Oak Plaza and Esquimalt Road.

Many familiar nameson top employer list

The list of 50 Best Employers in Canada, published recently by employer research firm Aon Canada, shows a number of companies doing business in Greater Victoria. Topping the list is digital communications firm Cisco Systems, which operates an office at the Vancouver Island Technology Park in Saanich. Many well-known national and

international firms operating here are also on the list, such as McDonald’s (#10) and Federal Express (#13). But some more localized companies also made the cut, such as Island Savings (#49, fourth straight year on list), Keg Restaurants (#16) and Vancity Credit Union (#31). See the full listings, as well as other rankings, at bit.ly/HLosAL.

Urban Barn donatingblankets to Cool Aid

Urban Barn in Uptown is once more accepting donations of cash and turning that into warm blankets to be donated to the Victoria Cool Aid Society. Starting Friday (Nov. 15) and running through Dec.8, for every donation of $5, the furniture and home fashions retailer will pass along one of its fleece blankets to the shelter provider. The initiative involves 40 Urban Barn stores in Western Canada. The goal is to give away 10,000 blankets.

Women in Businessdraw winner flying

Debra Simpson is up and away with Pacific Coastal Airlines, after winning round-trip flights for two between Victoria International Airport and Vancouver South Terminal. Simpson, who works at Arbor Memorial funeral services, won the flights at Black Press’ Women in Business gala Oct. 22 at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel.

Send your business news to [email protected].

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Photo courtesy Shoppers Drug Mart

Shoppers Drug Mart cosmet ic ian Dor i s Arzethauser went through treatment for breast cancer, but is back at work.

Wine tasting boosts literacy

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SIDNEYSidney Home Hardware2356 Beacon Ave.

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Capital Iron1900 Store St.

Oak Bay Home Hardware1911 Oak Bay Ave.

Ross Bay Home Hardware1584 Fairfi eld Rd.

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