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Dr. Paul Sobkin shows off the old interventional angiography system at Royal Jubilee Hospital. The Victoria Hospitals Foundation kicked off a campaign to raise $1.5 million to purchase two new machines for Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals.

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Steve Palen lived with Hepatitis C, which attacks the liver, for more than four decades, before he was also diagnosed with liver can-cer in 2007.

“My wife Liz and I put a downpayment on a condo that was being built and we weren’t sure if I was going to make it. We didn’t talk about it too much, but we knew the possi-bility was there,” said the 62-year-old local resident.

“It’s scary. At first you think ‘oh my God.’ But I’m a positive person, and I wasn’t going to let it get me down.”

Doctors in Nanaimo, where he was living at the time, told him they couldn’t do any-thing else for him.

It wasn’t until Palen met Dr. Paul Sobkin, clinical section head, angiography/interven-tional radiology at Royal Jubilee Hospital, that things took a turn for the better.

Sobkin told Palen there was hope and that he needed to be put on a transplant list, an option not presented to him by his previous doctors. Sobkin then began using the interventional angiography system to perform two treatments on Palen.

First, Sobkin injected the tumours with alcohol and when that method was no longer effective, he found the arteries that supplied the tumours, filled them with che-motherapy and closed them off to deprive them of their blood supply.

Using the angiography system, it kept the cancer under control until Palen eventually received a liver transplant in 2012.

“Without those treatments, I wouldn’t have been able to last long,” Palen said. “Dr. Sobkin saved my life.”

Palen is just one of thousands of patients who have benefited from procedures done by the angiography system.

However, the roughly 13-year-old “work horse” machine is outdated and the Vic-toria Hospitals Foundation has launched a campaign to help the raise $1.5 million needed to purchase two new medical imag-ing systems for Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals.

Currently, doctors at both hospitals use the machines for roughly 10 to 12 proce-dures a day.

The new minimally invasive machine allows doctors to see inside blood vessels and internal organs, providing virtually real-

time images as doctors manipulate cath-eters. It can be used for more than 60 simple to life-saving procedures to treat a variety of conditions such as stroke, renal failure and osteoporosis.

“By giving us better images, better accu-racy, it gives us greater confidence to expand the scope of our cases to maybe people we wouldn’t have been able to treat before and allows us to take on new projects,” Sobkin said. “It’s a workhorse. It’s used day-in and day-out. It’s very broadly applied and a lot of people can benefit from it.”

The hospitals hope to have the equip-ment up and running by the new year.

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To the relief of Oak Bay residents, Canada Post suspended its pro-gram to convert door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes. But that freeze leaves questions for neighbouring communities.

The Crown corporation announced Monday (Oct. 26) it’s “temporarily suspending” deploy-ment pending discussions with the incoming government “to deter-mine the best path forward given the ongoing chal-lenges faced by the Canadian postal sys-tem.”

“It’s welcome news. One of the concerns I know council and many of our residents had was this was being done without con-sultation with communities such as ours,” said Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen. While the municipal council hadn’t been approached yet, they heard rumblings the community mailbox program was “rolling in.”

“Now that things are on hold it would provide an opportunity to engage Canada Post. If they want to continue with the program, one of the things we have continually requested is our community be con-sulted about the impact it has on us here,” Jensen said.

Top considerations for Oak Bay include placement and criteria for determining ideal locations.

“Canada Post didn’t come to the table during our official community plan review … we’ll want to go back to that plan to see the imposition of these super mailboxes would impact our streetscapes, which we’ve heard from our residents is really important to our neighbour-hoods,” Jensen said.

Effect on the streetscapes, traffic

and garbage continue to be high pri-orities if the program gets a restart.

“There’s also a concern for safety. Where would these be placed so as not to be safety hazards from a traf-fic point of view and a pedestrian point of view?” Jensen said.

Canada Post said it was attempt-ing to put the program on hold in an “orderly fashion” for the roughly 460,000 addresses across the coun-try currently in the process of con-verting to community mailboxes.

“The announcement is one I wel-come. That they’re going to sus-

pend the program ... is good news for Oak Bay, Fairfield and James Bay," said MLA Murray Rankin. “It’s the other ones that are

mid-way through the process like Vic West that I’m worried about."

“I agree it’s good news. The Liber-als and NDP are aligned that this is a misguided policy by Canada Post.”

Canada Post said in neighbour-hoods where the conversion pro-cess is complete, customers will collect mail and parcels at their community mailbox. That process is already underway in the V9A postal code – Vic West and Esqui-malt – part of Rankin’s riding.

“They’re going to get a letter over the next few weeks apparently advising them of their mail ser-vice,” Rankin said. “There was no announcement of return of home delivery to those who have lost it already … that’s the punchline for me.”

He hopes Canada Post will revisit revenue-generating initiatives sug-gested during the previous govern-ment. “I want to make sure I work with this government to see if some of those revenue-generating ideas might bear fruit,” Rankin said.

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Members of Victoria’s Muslim and Christian communities are coming together to help bring Syrian refugee families to Victo-ria.

For the first time, the Mas-jid Al-Iman mosque joins the Oak Bay and St. Aidan’s United churches to hold a joint event this weekend in hopes of draw-ing attention to the refugee crisis in Syria.

Rev. Michelle Slater, with the Oak Bay United Church, said members of the congregation were moved to action after see-ing images of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach. Kurdi drowned after the boat his family was on from Turkey to Greece capsized.

The photo, which surfaced in September, has since garnered international attention and ignited communities across the world to help refugees.

“We were not only shocked, but felt deeply called to do some-thing concrete,” Slater said, add-ing the partnership gives mem-bers the chance to learn more about the Muslim faith and build community relationships.

“We immediately thought that the Muslim community would be a vital ally in the work because we assume that most refugees from Syria and the Middle East are Muslim in faith and will need that kind of spiritual support.”

The group hopes to sponsor two or three families to Victo-ria, by not only providing finan-cial support for living expenses (they’ve raised more than $58,000 so far), but also exper-tise in English as a second lan-guage training, childcare and

helping people negotiate the medical system.

They’ve also committed to provide furniture, household goods, clothing, food and other basics when the families arrive.

Imam Ismail Nur said the event acts both as a fundraiser and as a way of bringing aware-ness to the refugee crisis.

“At the end of the day, what really matters is helping people in need because these are real people, real lives, and our action and inaction affects those kinds of people in that situation,” he said.

“We agreed that even though Christians and Muslims, they have their differences but the things that bring us together far outweigh those differences and one of those things is helping people in need.”

The event takes place this Saturday, Oct. 31, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Masjid Al-Iman Mosque (2218 Quadra St.) and will include speakers from the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society and the British Columbia Muslim Association as well as a tour of the mosque.

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Imam Ismail Nur, from the Masjid Al-Iman Mosque, and Oak Bay United Minister Michelle Slater are working with others from St. Aidan’s United Church to bring two or three refugee families to Victoria. The public is invited to learn more at an event this Saturday, Oct. 31 at the mosque.

“Liberals and NDP are aligned that this is a misguided policy.”

– MP Murray Rankin


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Slow down and keep your eyes open out there

With this week’s heavy rains, roads are getting busier as those who might otherwise walk, cycle or skateboard climb into their cars and out of the wet.

While the West Coast is supposed to be spared a long cold winter – should the meteorologists be correct – we can definitely expect more wet weather. Add to that the shorter days brought with this Sunday’s falling back to standard time, and local road conditions become a whole lot treacherous.

According to ICBC, statistics show that 105 people are killed each year in speed-related crashes in B.C.

Each October the province has an average of 121 crashes resulting in injuries or death in B.C. due to people driving too fast for the conditions. That number nearly doubles in December to 234 as conditions worsen.

Further, “each time you double your speed, your braking distance is multiplied by four. In wet or icy road conditions, it’s even more,” ICBC notes.

While busy lives mean we often try to squeeze in just one more email or one more sip of coffee before heading out the door, commit to giving yourself a little extra time to get where you need to be.

When on the road, make a point of noticing your surroundings, watching for animals, children and other road users who might not be easily seen among the sidewalk shadows and reflecting vehicle lights. (This goes for all road users – pedestrians and cyclists must also do their due diligence when it comes to seeing and being seen)

Oak Bay readers have been quick to point out that certain streets and intersections are notorious for speeders, and that’s certainly true, as police reports reflect, however drivers needn’t be travelling very quickly to lose control on slick roads – especially when applying the brakes suddenly.

Let’s all be careful out there.

Re: Rankin returns to office, Oak Bay News, Oct. 21

It is natural for Green leader Elizabeth May to seek explanations of her party’s disappointing per-formance in Victoria and elsewhere on Vancouver Island.

But if the explanations she offers in your Oct. 21 story are indicative, I’m afraid her hubris has over-whelmed her ability to think straight.

In particular, she is badly off the mark in suggesting that voters were duped into believing that an NDP vote was the only way to defeat Stephen Harper.

With the Conservative candidate so obviously a non-factor, Victoria voters knew they could choose

between the Greens and the NDP without fear of helping Harper retain power.

If Ms. May wants to understand why 6,500 more voters chose the NDP, I’d suggest she start with a couple of explanations. First, if you want to capture the green vote, run a can-didate with at least moder-ately strong environmental credentials.

Second, do not insult vot-ers’ intelligence by making pie-in-the-sky promises, such as free tuition.

I appreciate Ms. May’s contributions, and hope that she will be able work with Vancouver Island’s NDP MPs to influence the Trudeau government’s positions on climate change, other environmen-

tal issues and electoral reform.

But if she wants to con-tribute to the construction of alliances of progressive voters, she needs to stop demeaning those who don’t vote for her.

Jeremy WilsonOak Bay

The election is over; signs need to go

The election campaign is over, let's get those signs down, people.

I am seeing more than a few lawns with the charm-ing “I Vote CBC” signs still out.

The by-law enforcement officers have to start doing their job.

These are clearly politi-cal in nature, and while we

all put up with other points of view during the cam-paign, we should not have to stomach this any more.

Nadine Buchan

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Letter writer bang on about deer management

Re: Council needs to get it in gear over deer, Oak Bay News letters, Oct. 23

How I wish I had writ-ten the letter Jack Lowther composed.

His condemnation of the current and past local poli-ticians' lack of purpose is bang on. They are so afraid of offending anyone.

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Mutual aid agreements have been a fixture in fire services for a very long time. They are often relatively simple in nature and purpose; they do not stipulate how individual communities will organize fire services but focus on a commitment to help one another in times of need.

The fact the current agreement between the core municipalities has been unchanged for 35-years reflects the narrow scope of traditional mutual aid agreements. The real and surprising news in your recent story concerning the future of mutual fire assistance is that, in the future, no such agreement may be required.

Chief Dave Cockle says the opportunity here is to move beyond mutual aid to a core service area agreement or, more specifically, to an integrated fire service. The significance of this comment receives little attention in your story.

Unlike the current situation, an integrated fire service would concern itself with how fire ser-vices are organized and delivered for each com-munity. Equipment purchases would reflect the needs of the entire coverage area and perhaps reduce the need to duplicate expensive equip-ment, such as ladder trucks, in each individual community.

The development or replacement of fire halls would be guided by the need to manage response times throughout the coverage area, not neces-sarily the need to have a facility where facilities now exist.

Unlike the current situation, fire dispatch would be integrated. Other changes related to staffing might also ensue.

If Chief Cockle and his colleagues are success-ful in bringing forth a plan for an integrated fire service they will have accomplished something we see too little of in the core municipalities.

The municipalities should ensure the chief and his colleagues have the resources they need to

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develop a plan. As for Mayor Nils Jensen’s com-ment that the negotiations will not come to next year, let’s hope that the chiefs’ work will be based on professional expertise rather than parochial interests.

We should all get a look at how the experts would organize an integrated fire service. If the municipal leadership then chooses to negotiate something else, we will have a basis to either applaud their action or hold them accountable.

James MurtaghOak Bay

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Urban forest preservation on the agenda in Oak BayChristine van ReeuwykOak Bay News

Most tree loss across Greater Vic-toria is on private property, leaving a role for landowners to preserve urban forest.

With that in mind, Oak Bay Parks and Recreation, Habitat Acquisition Trust and Friends of Uplands Park host the Urban Forest Symposium, slated for Nov. 3 in Oak Bay.

“The focus is the work Adam Tay-lor (of Habitat Acquisition Trust) has done,” said Chris Hyde-Lay, manager of Park Services for Oak Bay. “It’s an overview of the challenges the whole region has on loss of canopy with development … a discussion on how we’re going to cross those bridges.”

With its Urban Forest Stewardship Initiative, Habitat Acquisition Trust completed land cover mapping of Greater Victoria. It shows significant tree loss between 2005 and 2011.

“We have a great host of expert speakers,” said Hyde-Lay. Those include Taylor, executive director of HAT, Ron Carter, certified arbor-ist, educator and professional tree and landscape consultant, Matt Fair-barns, regional biologist, and Jill Rob-inson, stewardship co-ordinator with HAT.

The session will cover how trees benefit the community, property val-ues and how landowners can sup-port the urban forest. Speakers will also define urban forest, discuss the state of our region and outline natural areas and how they relate to urban forests.

Margaret Lidkea leads many vol-unteers on invasive plant pulls each year in ongoing work on public urban forest lands with Friends of Uplands Park.

“Volunteering is huge,” Lidkea said. “With natural areas there is no way any municipality is going to be able to afford to manage wild areas.”

The Urban Forest Symposium is Nov. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Windsor Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Rd.

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Tree talk at Windsor Park

Oak Bay hosts its Tree Appreciation Day and Urban Forest Walk Nov. 8.

Meet at the Uplands Park sign at Beach Drive. From 10 a.m. to noon, help plant native plants in areas cleared of invectives.

Bring your family, trowels, gloves and shovels. From 11:30 to 1 p.m., join HAT and Friends of Uplands Park experts for a walk through Uplands Park and then join Dr. Larry McCann, a UVic expert on on the Uplands development, for a walk through the neighbourhood.

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Firefighters light the blaze around 6 p.m. on Monterey


Flames built of piles of clean pallets are far removed from the decades-old community dump pile, but the popular-ity of the community bonfire becomes more entrenched in Oak Bay each Halloween.

The Kiwanis club and fire department tradition of a com-munity bonfire adjacent to the fire hall at 1703 Monterey Ave. started in 1949, organized by the first fire chief, Ed Clayards.

“He was also a Kiwanis mem-ber so it was created as a com-munity event,” said Capt. Rob Kivell, of Oak Bay Fire’s fire prevention divi-sion.

Back in the day the community used to pile on their yard trash and other garbage,

but these days they stick to a more environ-mentally sound pile of clean wood from VI Pallet Recovery.

For more than six decades, Kiwanis Club of Oak Bay has provided the hot dogs – in

the range of 800 these days – and drinks along with prizes for costume parades. Modern parades include pets.

“The Kiwanis always pro-vides for a band too,” said Dep-uty Chief Tom Pearse.

“The fire department sets up the stage and lighting and cor-dons off the areas … it can be pretty busy.”

Around 6 p.m. firefighters set the blaze and by 6:30 kids and pets are showing their cos-tumes. Oak Bay Fire keeps a few nozzles on the flames and ensures the youngsters have a hand keeping the bonfire under control.

“(The hoses) are there to control the fire but we’ll let kids splash the fire. We get quite a lineup,” Kivell said, adding they get a lot of kids dressed as firefighters.

“It’s a really good commu-nity event. It’s become tradi-

tion. People look forward to it every year.“We anticipate this to be one of our largest

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Oak Bay Kiwanis will once again sell snacks at the Halloween bonfire at the Oak Bay Fire Hall Saturday. The holiday tradition has welcomed families each Oct. 31 since 1949.

Oak Bay Coun. Hazel Braithwaite gets into the Halloween spirit with large black spiders casting an eerie web over her home. Such spooky sightings are sure to increase as Oak Bay welcomes All Hallow’s Eve.

UVic students ‘trick or eat’ Pint-sized pumpkins won’t be the only ones knocking

on your door this Halloween. Students from the University of Victoria are again

going house to house on Saturday, Oct. 31 to scare up food for the hungry.

The UVic Circle K International student club co-ordi-nates this annual event in support of the local Mustard Seed Food Bank as part of the national Meal Exchange’s Trick or Eat campaign.

For more information about the national non-profit program, visit mealexchange.com. People can give food at the door or donate online at trickoreat.ca.

Trick-or-Treat on the AvenueOak Bay Village hosts a giant community trick-or-treat

with Oak Bay Avenue merchants, 2 to 5 p.m. from Foul Bay Road to Monterey Avenue. Look for the pumpkin poster in the window of participating merchants.

Enjoy entertainment and a costumed pet parade, beginning at 4 p.m.

Halloween at the rec centresHead to the Oak Bay Rec pool tonight (Friday, Oct. 30)

for a Halloween Kids’ Fun Swim from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 brings a Halloween Kindergym to

Henderson Rec Centre from 11 a.m. to noon, while from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m., Oak Bay Rec hosts an Everyone Wel-come Orange and Black Skate.

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From the Oak Bay Star, mid-1950s, a young Aleda Lowman (now Bates) enjoys the annual Oak Bay bonfire with her Irish setter, Lassie, also dressed for the event.

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Friday evening concert supports children’s education programs

Jennifer BlythOak Bay News

You can help chil-dren in Africa receive an education by taking in a concert tonight (Oct. 30) at Oak Bay’s Emmanuel Baptist

Church on Cedar Hill Cross Road.

Celebrating in song and dance, the African Children’s Choir lend its collective voice to well-loved children’s songs, traditional spiri-tuals and gospel favou-rites.

Concerts are free and open to all, but a free-will offering is accepted to support African Children’s Choir programs, including education, care and relief and development pro-grams.

The children visiting this week, nine boys

and nine girls from Uganda, range in age from eight to 11.

Working in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, the choir’s parent organiza-tion, Music for Life, has educated more than 52,000 children in its 31-year history.

“The organization is all about the potential of the African child,” says choir manager Tina Sipp. “There’s something very mag-netic about the chil-dren. I think what the western audiences really connect to is the spirit of the child.”

Travels have taken the choirs around the globe over the years, but most often they criss-cross North America and the UK, where the organization has offices that make it easier to co-ordinate.

The children have performed for Queen Elizabeth, for U.S. pres-idents and appeared on American Idol twice.

The organization has brought together 43

choirs in 31 years. The children selected all have their education paid for through high school and even post-secondary, giving them a chance at a future beyond subsistence living.

“What it means for them is (future) self-sustainability, not only for them, but their extended family,” Sipp says.

In consulting with the community Music for Life wanted to help, the message from the families in need was clear: “Education is the greatest perceived need, right behind food,” Sipp says. “This is what they want, this is what they say they need.”

They also return to their community to share all they’ve seen, experienced and learned.

“One of the things that is unique is that we are a family,” Sipp says, noting former choir members stay in touch with the organi-zation as they pursue

their education and even after. Many return to help as chaperones, to design costumes or help with music or choreography. “The tour is the very begin-ning.”

All volunteers raise their own money for travel costs, other than food and lodging, which is generally pro-vided by those hosting the choir, says Sipp, who was a chaperone for several years.

The experience can be very rewarding.

“The chaperones have an opportunity to profoundly affect these children’s lives,” Sipp says. “And there’s a tonne of fun.”

For those who can’t make tonight’s Oak Bay performance, the choir also performs Nov. 1 at North Douglas Pen-tecostal Church, 675 Jolly Pl., at 7 p.m.

The choir also has a new holiday CD coming out shortly, Emmanuel. Learn more at [email protected]

Children’s choir shares songs of Africa

The African Children’s Choir performs in Oak Bay this Friday, Oct. 30, at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. With charming smiles and beautiful voices the choir performs lively African songs and dances.Lynne Dobson photo

Do you have a military veteran in your life whose story you’d like to see told?

Oak Bay News would love to connect our readers with your family member or friend who served in the Armed Forces in the recent or distant past, during a war or in a peace-keeping role.

Our coming annual Remembrance Day trib-ute will be published in the Nov. 11 edition of your community newspaper.

To submit a story, please send us a brief biography, where they served and any inter-esting stories about their time in uniform.

Please limit submissions to 150 words and include a photo (preferably in uniform) with the veteran’s full name, branch of service and rank if available.

The submission deadline is Thursday, Nov. 5.

Send electronic versions to [email protected] or hand-deliver hard copies to our office in Athlone Court, 207A-2187 Oak Bay Ave. Submitted photos will be returned.

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Oak Bay author Maggie Bolitho releases her second book, Out-back Promise, on e-book Nov. 1.

Her first published adult fic-tion follows her debut young adult novel Lockdown, released by Great Plains Teen Fiction 18 months ago.

Outback Promise follows Ros and Grady six years after los-ing their only child to a hit-and-run driver. Then Ros discovers Grady’s infidelity and with their marriage disintegrating, they decide to take a three-month camping trip into the heart of Australia. The trip will decide the fate of their relationship: do they have enough strength and

enough love left to accept what life has put them both through?

“My husband and I actually took a camper trailer and went into the Outback for three months. It’s an experi-ence that for me was really chang-ing,” Bolitho said. “It made me feel really insignifi-cant and con-nected at the same time.”

The Oak Bay woman spent two decades living in Australia, and brought back a husband from that country. She returned

to the Island in spring 2014 when her first book came out.

Aboriginal lore of spirits that come out of the rocks and capture children seemed to plant the seed of the story.

“That spirit story stuck with me so I knew there was some-thing there, at that point I hadn’t

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For eight years she worked off and on.

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Outback adventure follows author’s Lockdown successit and take it out a year later,” she said. “It paralleled my writing training, as I learned more I got more confi-dent writing.”

They revisited that three-month Out-back adventure with another trek this sum-mer during a visit to Australia, where she made her HarperCol-lins connection.

“HarperCollins Aus-tralia have ‘manu-script Wednesday’ where you can mail in without an agent,” Bolitho said.

The e-book options, though not the ideal print-dream of most authors, offers a plat-form for authors start-ing out, she said.

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“They have been wonderful. You really do get good support,” Bolitho said.

Lockdown was named in The Cana-dian Children’s Book Centre’s “Best

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Bolitho says she has her next young adult novel ready to find the right publisher.

“It would be nice to get a momen-tum going,” she said.

Learn more about the local author at maggiebolitho.com and find Out-back Promise at harpercollins.com.au online.

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Maggie Bolitho releases her second book, Outback Promise, Sunday, Nov. 1.

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The first sedan rolled off the line at the Alliston plant in Ontario last week and yours truly had the opportunity to put 200 kilometres on the clock of an early production model.

Early examina-tion suggests the 1 0 t h - g e n e r a t i o n Civic will set a new benchmark in looks, performance, safety and fuel economy, to name but four areas important to today’s car buyers.

The base model, which includes a list of standard features that mock its lowly position in the model pecking order, lists at just $15,750 (excluding taxes). The loaded Touring version has base sticker price of $26,990.

This car is also a major Cana-dian business coup as it’s the first time Honda has designated a plant outside of Japan as the

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The sedan is the first in a series of models that will also include a

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Set alongside an original model from the 1970s that greeted us at the launch location, the

sleek car that goes on sale next month looks like a car from a high-speed computer game.

A Civic is now rolling off the line at the rate of one every 63 seconds during each day’s pro-duction, so a variety of versions should hit the media test fleets soon. A more comprehensive review will follow when there’s

an opportunity to put the differ-ent trims through their paces in local conditions. However, here are some quick initial observa-tions.

Two new engines are intro-duced: a 2.0-litre i-VTEC power plant propels the base DX with the assistance of a six-speed manual transmission. The LX/EX ditto, though there’s a choice of manual transmission or Con-tinuously Variable Transmission (auto) in the LX and the EX gets the CVT. The EX-T and Touring versions get the turbocharged 1.5-litre DOHC direct-injected engine 1.5-litre.

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The Touring trim tester I spun through rural Ontario drew its zip from the impressive 1.5-litre turbo unit. It moved smoothly through a much-improved CVT when accelerating on the flat and did not continuously search for the right gear on long inclines, as earlier examples typically did.

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What’s Up for November 2015? See all the phases of the moon by day and by night.

November weather can be challenging for backyard astron-omers, but the moon is a reliable target, even when there are clouds. The moon takes about 29 days to go around the Earth once. And it also takes the moon about 29 days to spin once on its axis. This causes the same side of the moon to always face the Earth.

On Nov. 3, the moon reaches last quarter when it rises at mid-night, and sets at noon. This is a great time to see the moon in the morning sky.

On Nov. 11, the new moon isn’t visible. The moon is between Earth and the sun, and the unlit side faces Earth.

In the days after the new moon, the slender crescent gets bigger and brighter. Look just after sunset, on Nov. 13 and 14 near the setting sun in the west-ern sky over Metchosin.

The next phase – on Nov. 19 -- is called the first quarter, because the moon has travelled one-quarter of its 29-day orbit around Earth.

The moon rises at noon and sets at midnight, so you can see it in the afternoon sky. It will rise higher in the sky after dark. Don’t forget, just like the sun

and all the planets, the moon rises in the east toward Mount Baker, and sets in the west over the Sooke Hills. You recall we call the “arc,” the ecliptic or in “Oak Bay speak,” the Salish Walk of the Planets.

That’s when you can look for the areas where all six of the Apollo missions landed on the moon.

You won’t see the landers, flag or footprints, but it’s fun and easy to see these historic areas with your own eyes or with bin-oculars. Look for three dark, smooth maria -- or seas. The middle one is the Sea of Tran-quility. You can see the images on the Cattle Point website at cattlepointstarpark.org

Apollo 11 landed very near a bright crater on the edge of this mare in 1969.

The Apollo 15, 16 and 17 land-ing areas form the points of a triangle above and below the Apollo 11 site.

The full moon is the next

phase, on the 14th day of the lunar cycle, Nov. 25. It rises at sunset and is visible all night long, setting in the west at sun-rise. This is a great time to see the impact rays of some of the larger craters.

You can learn about all of NASA’s historic and current lunar missions, and all of NASA’s missions at nasa.gov.

Kids of all ages, we hope you will join us for a special global sky-watching event at Cat-tle Point Urban Star Park at 7 p.m. next Saturday, Nov. 7. It’s called CE-5 and will be a great time to scan the horizon, even on a cloudy evening, looking for UFO’s and pondering the vast-ness of the universe. Bring your chair, blanket and hot choco-late. (See story below for more details).

Dark Skies to all friends of Cat-tle Point Star Park.

Bill Smith and the RASCals of Cattle Point are volunteers at Cat-tle Point DARK SKY Urban Star Park.

This summary is from the tran-script of “What’s Up In November 2015” by NASA announcer and astronomer Jane Houston Jones with specific permission for local-ization to Cattle Point Urban Star Park and the Oak Bay News.

What’s up in the November sky


Bill Smith plans to

celebrate CE-5 – a term describing a fifth cat-egory of close encoun-ters with extraterres-trial intelligence – with

an evening of dark reflection and respect.

“It’s a global event, literally millions of peo-ple take part,” said the

Darks skies offer optimal UFO awarenessOak Bay News “Dark Skies” columnist.

“I’m trying to bridge the typical UFO reac-tion – which is ridicule – with the people who are convinced they’ve seen things.”

He sees it as an eve-ning of fun and imagi-nation for all ages and to ponder the question: Are we alone in the uni-verse?

“People can basi-cally participate in this awareness session,” Smith said.

Bring chairs, blan-kets and hot drinks for the session Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Cattle Point Dark Skies Star Park.

“(There’s) no one in charge, just find a quiet spot and talk quietly amongst yourselves,” Smith said. “Do not expect human leader-ship.”


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What’s Up for November 2015? See all the phases of the moon by day and by night.

November weather can be challenging for backyard astron-omers, but the moon is a reliable target, even when there are clouds. The moon takes about 29 days to go around the Earth once. And it also takes the moon about 29 days to spin once on its axis. This causes the same side of the moon to always face the Earth.

On Nov. 3, the moon reaches last quarter when it rises at mid-night, and sets at noon. This is a great time to see the moon in the morning sky.

On Nov. 11, the new moon isn’t visible. The moon is between Earth and the sun, and the unlit side faces Earth.

In the days after the new moon, the slender crescent gets bigger and brighter. Look just after sunset, on Nov. 13 and 14 near the setting sun in the west-ern sky over Metchosin.

The next phase – on Nov. 19 -- is called the first quarter, because the moon has travelled one-quarter of its 29-day orbit around Earth.

The moon rises at noon and sets at midnight, so you can see it in the afternoon sky. It will rise higher in the sky after dark. Don’t forget, just like the sun

and all the planets, the moon rises in the east toward Mount Baker, and sets in the west over the Sooke Hills. You recall we call the “arc,” the ecliptic or in “Oak Bay speak,” the Salish Walk of the Planets.

That’s when you can look for the areas where all six of the Apollo missions landed on the moon.

You won’t see the landers, flag or footprints, but it’s fun and easy to see these historic areas with your own eyes or with bin-oculars. Look for three dark, smooth maria -- or seas. The middle one is the Sea of Tran-quility. You can see the images on the Cattle Point website at cattlepointstarpark.org

Apollo 11 landed very near a bright crater on the edge of this mare in 1969.

The Apollo 15, 16 and 17 land-ing areas form the points of a triangle above and below the Apollo 11 site.

The full moon is the next

phase, on the 14th day of the lunar cycle, Nov. 25. It rises at sunset and is visible all night long, setting in the west at sun-rise. This is a great time to see the impact rays of some of the larger craters.

You can learn about all of NASA’s historic and current lunar missions, and all of NASA’s missions at nasa.gov.

Kids of all ages, we hope you will join us for a special global sky-watching event at Cat-tle Point Urban Star Park at 7 p.m. next Saturday, Nov. 7. It’s called CE-5 and will be a great time to scan the horizon, even on a cloudy evening, looking for UFO’s and pondering the vast-ness of the universe. Bring your chair, blanket and hot choco-late. (See story below for more details).

Dark Skies to all friends of Cat-tle Point Star Park.

Bill Smith and the RASCals of Cattle Point are volunteers at Cat-tle Point DARK SKY Urban Star Park.

This summary is from the tran-script of “What’s Up In November 2015” by NASA announcer and astronomer Jane Houston Jones with specific permission for local-ization to Cattle Point Urban Star Park and the Oak Bay News.

What’s up in the November sky


Bill Smith plans to

celebrate CE-5 – a term describing a fifth cat-egory of close encoun-ters with extraterres-trial intelligence – with

an evening of dark reflection and respect.

“It’s a global event, literally millions of peo-ple take part,” said the

Darks skies offer optimal UFO awarenessOak Bay News “Dark Skies” columnist.

“I’m trying to bridge the typical UFO reac-tion – which is ridicule – with the people who are convinced they’ve seen things.”

He sees it as an eve-ning of fun and imagi-nation for all ages and to ponder the question: Are we alone in the uni-verse?

“People can basi-cally participate in this awareness session,” Smith said.

Bring chairs, blan-kets and hot drinks for the session Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Cattle Point Dark Skies Star Park.

“(There’s) no one in charge, just find a quiet spot and talk quietly amongst yourselves,” Smith said. “Do not expect human leader-ship.”


Got a storyto share?Share it with readers of the Oak Bay News. Call editor Jennifer Blyth at 250-480-3239 or email [email protected].

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With the University of Vic-toria men’s basketball team away in the Quinn Classic in La Grande, Oregon, the women’s team continues pre-season exhibition play at home.

The women’s first game is on Satur-day, Oct. 31 against Thompson Rivers at 2 p.m. at UVic’s new CARSA building, before the squad hits the hardwood against MacEwan at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, also at CARSA.

UVic’s men’s and women’s rowing teams are both competing at the Canadian University Rowing Championship in Antigonish, NS this weekend, but the universi-ty’s swim teams are competing locally at Commonwealth Pool in the Senior Circuit SCM on Sat-urday, Oct. 31.

The UVic Vikes men’s and women’s soccer teams are both competing in the Canada West quarter-finals this coming week-end. Head to Centennial Sta-dium on Friday, Oct. 30, when the men face Mount Royal at 7:15 p.m. The women play Fra-ser Valley on Saturday, Oct. 31

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On the soccer pitch, the Castaways High-landers Premier women take on Gorge F.C. at the PISE field Sunday, Nov. 1 at 12 p.m., fol-lowed by the Div. 1 Castaways at 2 p.m., kicking off against Nanaimo United.

Carnarvon Park features the Div. 2 Castaway women taking on the Lakehill Heat, while Bays United visits Peninsula at Blue Heron field.

At UVic’s Field 3, the Div. 1 women of Bays United host the Cowichan Cubs at 7 p.m.

The Victoria women’s field hockey league has a very busy

weekend. Starting on Saturday, Oct 31, the Blue Jays play the Sailors at 11 a.m., the Mariners face the Pirates at 12:30 p.m., and the Pirates take on the Dev-ils at 3:30 p.m.

On Sunday, Nov. 1, the Demons play the Lynx 3 at 9 a.m., the Lynx 2 face the Cardi-nals at 11 a.m., the Ravens play the Kestrels at 12:30 p.m., and the Renegades play the Stellers at 2 p.m.

Men’s field hockey hits the UVic turf on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Starting off the new month, the Rebels play the Hawks at 10:30 a.m., the Tigers play the Mutineers at 12 p.m., and Oak Bay plays the Marauders at 1:30 p.m.

Fall’s high school sports start heading into playoffs this week, with the field hockey AA BC Championships on Nov. 4 to 6 and single A senior boys’ soccer from Nov. 5 to 7.

Senior boys’ volleyball also heads into playoffs thisc oming week. For further details, visit lowerislandschoolsports.ca.

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The Uplands area is the last remaining neighbourhood to have a single pipe system to accommodate both sanitary sewer and stormwater flows. During heavy rainfall, the stormwater volume exceeds the capacity of the system and a combination of stormwater and raw sewage discharges into the ocean at the Rutland and Humber pump stations.

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Friday, Oct. 30Drop-in Family Storytime – from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.

The African Children’s Choir – Performing at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2121 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., at 7 p.m., by donation. Info: africanchildrenschoir.com.

Pumpking Art on the Avenue – Open nightly through Oct. 31 behind municipal hall. Admission by donation with proceeds to the Oak Bay Kiwanis Eliminate Project, which aims to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Victoria Chapter Federation of Canadian Artists 2015 Juried Fall Exhibition – showing through Nov. 26 at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd. Opening reception: Sunday, Nov. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. Info: victoriafca.com

Saturday, Oct. 31 Trick-or-Treat on the Avenue – Oak Bay Village hosts a giant community trick-or-treat with Oak Bay Avenue merchants, 2 to 5 p.m. from Foul Bay Road to Monterey Avenue. Look for a pumpkin poster in the window of participating merchants.

Bonfire at Fireman’s Park – The Municipality of Oak Bay hosts a giant bonfire in Fireman’s Park, adjacent to the Oak Bay Fire Hall. Enjoy hot dogs, hot chocolate, a Halloween costume contest, and a chance to spray fire hoses.

Monday, Nov. 2Small Works, Big Impact – Eclectic Gallery opens its new

show, featuring works by more than 20 artists priced at $500 or less, Nov. 2 to Jan. 9. Artists reception Nov. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 3Drop-in Family Storytime, for young children and their fami-lies, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fun-filled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.

Urban Forest Symposium – Habitat Acquisition Trust, Friends of Uplands Park and Oak Bay Parks & Rec host an expert panel exploring why trees play such an important role in the community. 7 p.m. at Windsor Pavilion. Info: 250-592-7275.

Tuesday Movie Nights at The Oak Bay Beach Hotel – Jurassic World. Enjoy new release movies in the comfort of the David Foster Foundation Theatre. Ticket ($24) includes gourmet theatre fare, dessert and house-made popcorn, plus option to purchase a beverage. Info or tickets: front desk or 250-598-4556.

Wednesday, Nov. 4 An Evening of Spirit – The I Am Genie Foundation hosts spiritual medium James Van Praagh, creator of the Ghost Whisperer, 7:30 p.m. atUVic’s Farquhar Auditorium, Tickets: 250-721-8480, tickets.uvic.ca or at University Centre. Proceeds support the I Am Genie Foundation.

Friday, Nov. 5The Threepenny Opera – by Bertolt Brecht, with music by Kurt Weill, this musical social

satire is set in a dystopic future, where money corrupts and crime pays. At UVic’s Phoenix Theatre Nov. 5 to 21, with previews Nov. 3 and 4. Info: phoenixtheatre.ca.

Saturday, Nov. 7Co-operative Wellness Fair – Displays in the Fairfield United Church lower hall, with presentations and demonstrations upstairs, plus mini-treatments. Topics range from “gardening for wellness” to music, reflexology, dance, meditation and more. Visit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8 at, 1303 Fairfield Rd. at Moss Street.

Diwali 2015 Cultural Show – Victoria Hindu Parishad celebrates one of the most significant festivals in Indian culture, at 6 p.m. at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets $15 from 250-721-8480, online at tickets.uvic.ca or in person from the University Centre ticket centre.

Sunday, Nov. 8 Book launch – Author Laura Bradbury vistis Bungalow Gift Shop, 2525 Estevan Village, 2 to 4 p.m. to launch her newest book, My Grape Year. Info: laurabradbury.com

Tuesday, Nov. 10Drop-in Family Storytime, for young children and their families, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fun-filled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.

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The people spoke, and awarded their CARE Award to the renovation of a 1940 heritage registry Oak Bay home dubbed “Moderne,” by builder Urban Core Ventures.

The winner of not only the People’s Choice Award at the Construction and Renovations of Excellence Awards, handed out recently by the Victoria Residential Builders Association, Mod-erne also took home awards for Best Accessory Building, Best Residen-tial Renovation or Restoration over $800,000, Best Bathroom under 160 sq. ft. and Best Media Room.

The home was designed by architect P.L. James in the Art Moderne style that followed Art Deco, explains builder and homeowner Leonard Cole. Cole’s reno-vation maintained the distinctive street view of the home, including restoring some elements that had been altered in earlier renovations, he says.

The property had sat on the market for some time, bringing fears the home might be lost altogether. However, the time allowed Cole time to look into the ins and outs of taking on a heritage renovation.

“Renovations like this are harder than building new. From a financial

standpoint, you don’t save a lot of money but it’s one-of-a-kind – you can’t replace it.”

Key was main-taining the distinc-tive ribbon-style design and glass block windows, along with the inte-rior piano wall and the over-exagger-ated original entry door with porthole window.

“It’s been really well-received – peo-ple are so happy that it was saved,” he says.

Inside, the lay-out was quite similar to today’s design preferances, so Cole retained the rooms in their original locations while creating an open floor plan to better reflect the flexible layout needs of today’s families. “The original floorplans were very forward-thinking for the era,” he reflects.

Located on a quiet oceanfront cove off Beach Drive, considerable focus involved adding 40 feet of floor-to-ceil-ing glass to the back of the home to

take in panoramic views of the Salish Sea and Olympic Mountains.

The kitchen boasts a large butler’s pantry (one of only two additions, along with a second garage) and a tra-ditional rectangle island with a raised, circular feature that allows guests to chat with their hosts while enjoying the views.

Oak Bay heritage reno is the ‘People’s Choice’

Photos submitted

Urban Core Ventures’ renovation of this Oak Bay waterfront home, including the retention of many of its heritage features, earned several gold Care Awards, including People’s Choice.

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A Holly, Jolly ChristmasNew Listing! Tucked at the end of a peaceful cul-de-sac in the heart of Arbutus, one will fi nd this private and charming, suite-able home. Upon entry, the gracious artistic design sets the stage for many more treats. The abundance of picture windows allows light to fl ood in, highlighting the relaxing open plan vaulted ceiling. From the elevated vantage point Mt Baker and the ocean can be seen.The entertainment sized main level w. feature fi replace in the living rm fl ows to the sweeping deck for your BBQ parties. New, view kitchen is a dream with acres of cabinets and granite. 5 beds, 4 baths and a large media rm/offi ce with storage complete this home. All within walking distance to UVIC and the Village. Hurry, what a beautiful home in a superb location! $848,800

A Lady With A PastStories of a pedigreed past, whispered in a beautiful entry of paneled hardwood, high-beamed ceilings, framed glass windows and period light fi xtures lead you in. 7 bedrooms with 3 accommodations, and a country ambiance with city convenience. Enjoy the drawing room with rare ceiling mouldings, and fi replaces of original tile artistry. Spacious suite, 5 fi replaces, and a MacLure inspired staircase enhance this period home. A heritage fruit tree, grape and veg. garden surrounds a Solarium on the huge 1,393.5 sq m property (min. R1B zoning is 460m2) therefore ripe for subdivision. This property promises a rich and varied future for the astute investor! Close to the RJH, Camosun, UVIC, and amenities. $799,000

Love Me DoA must see, close to the Lake! A duplex in body, but not in spirit, as it shows and feels like a single family dwelling. It’s a lovely, pristine, custom home; impeccably presented, and pro-viding a whopping 2645 sq ft of spacious living area and total privacy. You will enjoy the large kitchen with eat-in dining area, entertainment-sized formal dining room opening to the capa-cious living room with gas fi replace, and west-facing balcony to soak up the evening sun & view towards the lake. There are 3 roomy bdrms on the main, including a Den, and a beautiful master bdrm with ensuite, propane fi replace & walk-in closet. The huge suite downstairs is another jewel in the crown, and could easily be 2 bdrms. You will enjoy mature landscaping & lots of parking for the boat-RV. New Price! $459,000

She Walks In BeautyThis Architecturally designed .89 acre Haven off ers lovely Views over Todd Inlet. Placed high and peaceful in tune with the land, the interior of this light-bathed home is just as magical as the land that cradles it. Upon entry, you experience the 2007 Epicurean kitchen through to the multi-purpose home offi ce. Ascend the dramatic staircase to an elegant Master with Ensuite, leading to one of many sunny decks. Savour Butchart Gardens fi reworks in the summer, and the energizing Chi of a southwest setting. The fantastic fully-separate Guest area is amazing! Come home, where fi ne living and an active lifestyle exist in perfect Synergy. $1,088,000

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Tread Softly to Your DreamsHere in this peaceful idyll of Ocean View living, you fi nd your 1.14 Acre haven complete with a wonderfully separate 1 bed-room Suite, Workshop, or Studio space. This home will answer your Executive family dreams: beautifully updated, and close to an excellent Immersion School, Country Markets, amazing trails, parks , beaches, Vineyards, and all Sidney amenities! Tucked away at the end of a family friendly cul-de-sac, the expansive back Garden accessed from a massive deck area is south-facing, off ering a private sanctuary for children. Call now to live THE Lifestyle in your 4 bdrm - 4 bath, retreat with perfect indoor-outdoor fl ow for bbqs, and parties. $825,000

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Rule Brittania!New Price! Highfell is the quintessential replica of a British medieval revival home. The amazing 3783 sq ft home is custom-built and features solid Oak; fl oors, doors, trim, stairs and balustrades. It really is a must buy. Upon arrival at the entry, one is greeted by an exquisite hand carved Oak mural popularised in England during the 17th century. A very spacious suite home with Great room complete with Inglenook fi replace, and high ceilings to enchant party guests. Situated on 1.02 acres, the stately property has 3-4 bedrooms and 2 baths in the main house, and 1 bedroom, 1 bath in a new suite. All that’s missing is the minstrel. $625,000


The project’s award-winning mas-ter bath enjoys ample natural light and sweeping ocean views while the extensive use of glass and marble epitomize modern luxury and hon-our the home’s post-Art Deco era.

Rounded walls over the vanity purposely follow the curvy, Stream-line Moderne design of the home, continued in the streamlined, hori-zontal, double floating vanity whose lines continue through into the steam shower.

A massive and adaptable

1,200-square-foot media room with hidden theatre area also features a roomy home office.

Outside, the original boathouse remains intact by redesigning the three-walled structure to be fully enclosed with a bi-folding Nano door that offers both unobstructed views and greater security.

“I took advantage of the original concrete work done in the ’30s and added a slate roof and Nano door out front,” Cole says.

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Award-winning master bathContinued from Page A21

The back view of Urban Core Ventures’ refurbished Moderne house and waterfront boathouse, which are listed on the Oak Bay heritage registry.Photo submitted

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2022 Romney Road, $998,000MLS 348422, Saturday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-385-2033

VIEW ROYAL1900 Watkiss Way, From $259,000Saturday & Sunday 12-4RE/MAX AllianceRon Neal, 250-386-8181

ESQUIMALT2-1990 Rhoda Lane, $999,000MLS 353039, Sunday 2-4Sotheby’s International RealtyBrad MacLaren, 250-380-3933

SAANICH EAST404-870 Short StreetMLS 357133, Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Shelna Atkinson, 250-384-8124

113-3962 Cedar Hill Rd., $257,000MLS 357388, Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Robin Lewis, 250-477-7291

#205-976 Iverness St., $219,900MLS 355409, Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Jerry Mireau, 250-384-8124

SAANICH WEST3912 Carey Rd, From 249,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Macdonald RealtySheila Aujla, 250-744-4441

SAANICH PENINSULA2430 Henry AvenueSaturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Patrick Achtzner, 250-818-4726

1970 Cardinal Pl, $589,900MLS 356062, Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMike McCulloch, 250-592-4422

4-1144 Verdier Ave., $379,000MLS 356322, Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDon Beckner, 250-477-5353

WEST SHORE481 Tipton Ave. $489,900Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

2947 Burlington CrescentSaturday & Sunday 12-4RE/MAX of NanaimoJohn Cooper, 1-800-372-0304

118-3640 Propeller Pl., $415,000MLS 354285, Saturday 2-4Sotheby’s International RealtyBrad MacLaren, 250-380-3933

593 Latoria Rd, From $299,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Greg Long, 250-384-8124

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