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Looking down at her late son’s gradua-tion cap, Janet Munro reflected on the last few years of studying, raising awareness and fighting for a new vaccine for menin-gitis in B.C.

On April 25, her hard work paid off.The B.C. Ministry of Health recently

announced a vaccine for Grade 9 stu-dents to protect them against four strains of meningitis bacteria instead of just one.

The vaccine is known as the MCV4, which protects against the A, C, W-135 and Y strains. Medical Director for immunization programs at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, Monika Naus told the PNR this is something they’ve been discussing for a few years. For the longest time, the only vaccine in the province was the Group C, which has been part of the routine immu-nization program since 2003.

“As a result, we’ve not had a Group C case in British Columbia in a young per-son since 2008,” said Naus, adding they’ve

even rediced it in older individuals.Naus said there have been cases of the Y

strain in B.C., the more serious ones result-ing in death.

“Our sort of peak of that was really back in 2011/2012,” she explained. “We did have deaths, one in each of those years in uni-versity age students. Those were tragic cases and we have been looking at bring-ing this vaccine in since that time, recog-nizing that it’s a very rare disease.”

Carlie Connolly/News staff

Janet Munro sits at her son Bradley Munro’s memorial site at Royal Oak Burial Park with his graduation cap. Bradley died November 4, 2011.

Meningitis battle gets a boostAs Janet Munro continues fight, the province introduces a new vaccine

Please see: Meningitis vaccine program, page 5

Steven HeywoodNews staff

A new skateboard park will be built at the north end of Sidney’s Tulista Park.

Monday night, councillors voted unani-mously to use that portion of the green space for a skateboard facility that will replace the town’s existing one south of the Mary Win-spear Centre, next to the Pat Bay Highway. Park users, however, will have to wait until the spring of 2017 — the anticipated date of completion.

Sidney will spend an estimated $300,000 on a design provided by consulting firm New Line Skateparks. The new facility was created after a pair of public open houses, during which users provided feedback on what they’d like to see built. Tim Tanton, Sidney’s director of development services, engineering, parks and works, says council chose New Line’s first option, which better reflected what people said they wanted in the new park. Full design details are available from the Town of Sidney.

Tanton confirmed Sidney has set aside $150,000 this year and the same amount next year for the project. Staff will also be looking for grant money.

“I think this is a great contender for grants,” Tanton said.

Some of that money will be used for pre-construction costs, Tanton said. Council approved a plan to preload the Tulista Park site. What that means, Tanton said, is a pile of rocks and earth to help compress the soil at the site.

Skate park is ready to rollSidney approves new design and $300,000 to build in Tulista Park

Please see: New skate park could be ready, page 4

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Cohousing and CoffeeCENTRAL SAANICH — Cohousing is a

neighbourhood design developed by and for resident owners. There are three completed cohousing neighbourhoods on Vancouver Island, and Saanich Peninsula Cohousing is leading an initiative to be the fourth.

On Thursday, May 5, Saanich Peninsula Cohousing is holding an information ses-sion at 7 p.m. at the Brentwood Bay Village Empourium. It’s a free event. — Submitted

Sidney tax rate goes up 0.81%SIDNEY — The Town of Sidney council rat-

ified its 2016 general tax rate Monday night.The general municipal tax rate increase this

year will be 0.81 per cent.That’s the portion controlled by the munic-

ipality. Other levies within peoples tax bills include Capital Regional District, library, B.C. Transit, school and hospital taxes, among others.

Sidney’s Chief Financial Officer Andrew Hicik outlined the 2016-2020 finaincial plan on April 25. The Town is expecting an $848,000 surplus this year, based on a little more than $19 million in expenditures.

The average homeowner in Sidney, Hicik said, is looking at a jump in their tax bill. On the average home, which in Sidney is worth $441,331 according to BC Assess-ments, owners will pay $1,368. In 2015, when homes were valued, on average, at $425,861, they would have paid $1,357 in municipal taxes only. That’s an increase of $11. The rate will vary, he noted, depending on the actual value of people’s homes.

All tax sources combined, homeowners will, on average, pay $2,085 in tax — com-pared with $2,059 last year. — News staff


A memorial service is planned for Thursday, May 5 to honour the late Ian Henni-gar, who died April 22 in hos-pice care at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Hennigar had been the senior manager of the Pan-orama Recreation Centre since 2010 and involved in a variety of community initia-tives and activities.

He was, at one time, the executive director of the Mary Winspear Centre and enjoyed a long career as a speed skat-ing coach. Hennigar and his wife Brenda, were instrumen-tal in establishing the Saanich Peninsula Speed Skating Club, which continues to run out of Panorama. Ian was a national-level speed skating coach.

Nineteen months ago, Hen-nigar was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Brenda said the fam-ily, who were all around him when Ian died, were very for-tunate to have the extended amount of time they did, fol-lowing that diagnosis.

In the days before he died, Brenda said Ian was able to see some of the people in his life. One was Hamish Black, a speed skater who learned the sport from Ian and who has since gone on to national-level training.

“Hamish saw Ian on the Wednesday,” said Brenda, “and (Hamish) was able to share the news that he’d been invited to the national team.”

Ian was honoured late last year by Canada’s speed skat-ing community during a trip to Calgary.

Wayne Ruffle, chair of the Peninsula Recreation Com-mission for the last four years, said Ian was well-respected by staff at Panorama, as well as many other people across the

Saanich Peninsula.“He’s going to be missed by

everybody he worked with and by the people he knew,” Ruffle said. “He was good to work with and he really enjoyed working at Panorama. He did an excellent job.”

Niall Paltiel, the District of Central Saanich’s liaison to the rec. commission, added Ian’s loss is a blow to the com-

munity.“He was an outstanding vol-

unteer and community per-son,” he said. “Ian is known and remembered as an out-standing man, father, husband, committed to his friends and family, the community and the citizens he served.

“Not only is Ian well known for his CRD commitments, but also his work with the

Mary Winspear Centre and, of course, the speed skating and hockey community.

“Our condolences go out to Ian’s family at this very diffi-cult time.”

The memorial service takes place on May 5 at 1 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney.

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Ian Hennigar, pictured here with one of his speed skating protegés, Hamish Black, died in hospice care on Friday, April 22.

Ian Hennigar remembered as dedicated to his communityAfter a battle with cancer, Ian Hennigar died Friday, April 22

NORTH SAANICH — A team of 17 people from Panorama Recreation Centre have formed Hennigar’s Heroes and will be walking in this Sunday’s Hike For Hospice in downtown Victoria.

Shannon Flaherty, an employee at Pan-orama who knows the Hennigar family well, created the team after visiting Ian Hennigar in hospital prior to his death late last week.

“The Hike for Hospice sparked Ian’s interest,” she said, “and he wanted to be able to go.”

She registered the team at the Victoria Hospice website — victoriahospice.org —

and already they have raised more than $4,000, far exceeding their expectation in such a short time.

“People close to the family have been looking for a way to help,” she said, “and this is an option for people to help make a difference.”

All money raised goes towards Victoria Hospice. To donate to Hennigar’s Heroes, visit the website and search for the team name under the Hike for Hospice 2016 link.

The Hike for Hospice takes place Sun-day, May 1 at 10 a.m. in Fisherman’s Wharf Park in Victoria. — News staff

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“We conducted a foundation and geo-technical assessment of the area and found two meters of com-pressible soil there, or soft clay.”

Tanton said there are two options: either remove the clay or pile weight upon it (preload-ing) to compress it and allow water to drain. The latter option is less expensive, he added, noting that all cost and

work estimates at this point are tentative.

Sidney is still working on final design draw-ings and costs with the consultant.

If the preloading option goes ahead, Tan-ton said the site would see a one to two-meter pile of rock and earth for six months, starting this summer.

“You have a new skateboard park guys,”

said a pleased Mayor Steve Price on Mon-day, addressing a small group of park users at the council meeting.

The Town decided to replace its skate park once they decided to proceed with plans for two major projects on the land south of the Winspear Centre — a large parking lot and a replacement fire hall. Residents and park users pushed the Town to look at replacing it, before they tore it down.

Tulista Park was cho-sen as the site, accord-ing to the Town, based on location, access to services and available space.

The choice to use the north portion of Tulista did, however, not go by unchallenged. Some nearby residents opposed the move.

Councillor Bar-bara Fallot acknowl-edged those concerns and said she listened to people who were opposed to the move.

“Now, I don’t see any real conflict there,” she said. “The skate park does not use up the entire north block of

Tulista.”Fallot added she feels

it will enhance the site.“There’s a desire in

this community to be welcoming and have as wide a range of activi-ties for as many people as possible.”

Coun. Mervyn Lougher-Goodey noted there was a worry expressed about con-flict between pedestri-ans and skateboarders on nearby sidewalks. Tanton noted dur-ing the meeting that it’s currently illegal to skateboard on side-

walks in Sidney.‘Yet, I have found

there to be a polite sit-uation right now,” he said.

He noted options council could explore include ticketing skate-boarders on sidewalks, or widening the side-walks around Tulista Park to prevent con-flicts.

The new park will also be a graffiti-free zone. How to enforce that, Coun. Tim Chad noted, will be part of future council policy discussions.

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New skate park could be ready to ride by June next year

Town of Sidney

The chosen design of Sidney’s new skate park will be built at the north end of Tulista Park along Lochside Drive.

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Munro’s son, Brad-ley died in 2011 from the meningitis Y strain. Ever since his death, his mother, the founder of meningitusbc.org, has been working hard to create awareness on meningitis.

“My son and four other B.C. kids died from the Y strain in the year 2011/2012,” she said.

After fighting for the four strain vaccine and continuing to further her research over the past four years, April 25 was a good day for Munro, marking a real improvement in menin-gitis prevention in the province.

“(April 25) was the brightest, sunniest day and it was like an explo-sion with our kids’ memories and feeling their energy. The skies opened up and finally, our children are being honoured. They’re not sacrificial lambs any-more, they’re being honoured …”

“Providing the quad-rivalent booster in Grade 9 gives adoles-cents the best protec-tion as they enter the peak years outside of infancy for contracting meningococcal disease, which are between 15 and 24 years of age,” said Dr. Perry Kendall, B.C.’s provincial health officer.

Meningococcal bac-teria can cause menin-gitis, an infection of the lining of the brain, and septicemia, an infection of the blood.

Munro has sent infor-mation to graduating students in School Dis-trict 63 (Saanich), in hopes that parents will think about protecting children from the five

most common strains of meningitis. Shots are available for the multi-component meningo-coccal B and the MCV4 (A, C, W-135 and Y) strains.

Munro’s son was vaccinated in 2005 and graduated from high school in ‘06. Yet he was only vaccinated against one strain, Men- C.

“I didn’t know that there were more than one strain. I thought it was one shot and he was good,” she said.

With the four strain vaccine announced this week, implementa-tion will take place in September. On aver-age, Naus said there are around five cases a year, with half of the cases being in individu-als from ages 15 to 24 and the other half being middle age.

Naus said individuals get the infection from

what’s called respira-tory secretion, which means that some indi-viduals carry it in their throats for brief periods of time and contract it from kissing, shar-ing utensils, etc. She added the occasional person will become infected and will go on to develop the disease while others won’t.

“The interesting thing about these vac-cines is they actually reduce the carriage of the organism in the throat ... there are good studies to show that the peak for carriage of these is in late adoles-cence,” she said, add-ing that is a time when people are extensively engaged with their social network.

Bradley Munro died at age 23 while at university. Since his death, his mom has been doing everything

she can to make peo-ple aware of the vac-cines and for parents and students to make an informed decision to get vaccinated. By spreading awareness, it helps Munro to talk about her son.

“This is a way of hon-ouring him, because we loved him so much and if we had known, he would have been vac-cinated.”

Bradley had flu-like symptoms before his death: fever; headache; vomiting. But the fam-

ily didn’t know it was meningitis.

“I tried phoning him on the Wednesday … I knew something was wrong. I couldn’t get a hold of him,” said Munro. “When we got to Kamloops, we just couldn’t believe it.”

Munro has been working to not only study the deadly dis-ease, but also to try and come to an under-standing of why the MCV4 hadn’t been implemented in the B.C. Public Immuniza-tion Program when it was done so in eight other provinces and territories.

On April 25, Munro and Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer announced a proclama-tion before the B.C. Leg-islature to recognize April 24 as World Men-ingitis Day in Victoria.

The first dose of the Men- B strain will be available May 6 with the second given on June 10. The clinic for the MCV4 that Munro is offering is on May 18 at the Saanich Fair-grounds. For more information on the price and the vaccines, students and their par-ents are encouraged to visit her website at meningitisbc.org.

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Janet Munro and her husband Brian with their late son Bradley Munro during his high school graduation

“The skies opened up and finally, our children are being honoured. They’re not sacrificial lambs any more, they’re being honoured.”

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Community involvement a priorityT

here’s a common thread running through many of the stories on local women in the Peninsula News Review’s Women on the Peninsula special section included with today’s newspaper.

That thread is community involvement.For each of the women profiled in this year’s

publication, they have found success not only in their professional lives — but their personal as well — by stepping outside the office doors and getting involved in their communities.

And by ‘communities’, we are talking about the different organizations and groups within

their respective municipalities — all of which contribute to the greater whole, making the Saanich Peninsula

a better place to live.In our special section, there are women who take

part in local sports organizations — whether it be for themselves or their families — fundraising efforts, service groups and some have even gone so far as to create entities that fill a gap that no one had thought of filling before.

In other words, they are innovators in business as well as in their personal lives. They don’t shut off the creativity just because they change from their work clothes to more relaxed apparel.

Their efforts, or at least a small part of them, are on display in our annual publication and it serves as a positive example for other women — and men for that matter — on how to build community. In fact, more than one of the women who we’ve written about this month were quick to point out that the lessons they’ve learned and the advice they impart, apply to just about anyone.

These are just some of the mentors that we have on the Saanich Peninsula.

They have made themselves available to readers and are sharing their wisdom and experience to help improve their community.

We would like to thank each and every one for participating and hope our readers find value in learning about what makes some of the Peninsula’s movers and shakers tick.

Re: Our View, Road use debate unfair?

A poor response by residents? I don’t think so. This is an honest response by people who care ,and who are not prepared to stick their heads in the sand and hope every-thing will be all right when they surface.

The residents are feeling very frustrated with the lack of common sense. It should be immediately apparent that this road will not stand up to the kind of use Mr. Gray intends to inflict on it. Mr. Gray him-self admitted in media reports that the road is not suitable for large trucks in the long term. There does not appear to be any long term plan in place.

So, that would make us, the long term plan.

This lane was not built with the intention to support consistent, daily, industrial, heavy truck traffic but only to access a few small acre-ages and the usual machinery and farm equipment associated with that.

I would agree that all the com-plicated bylaws, etc. could have been avoided if some transpar-ency and common sense had been shown in the beginning and some respect shown toward the people who would be most affected — the residents — and had the council backed their own plan of appropri-ate land use.

Elizabeth and Larry SmithCentral Saanich

Rural road not suitable I found myself rolling my eyes

while reading your opinion piece on Hovey Road.

There’s a difference between hay delivered four times a year with a semi-truck and having semi-trucks roll by four times a week, along with daily passage of five-ton box trucks and other large trucks. And those semi-trucks have a hard time just turning the corner at Hovey and Tomlinson. From time to time it is necessary to have large trucks service farms and residences — for home or property maintenance or for farming purposes. That type of road usage is common sense and is very different from the daily truck traffic created by an industrial oper-ation.

Even Kevin Gray, owner of VI Pallet which is responsible for the increased truck traffic, is reported as saying that “Hovey Road is not suitable for large trucks in the long term...” in media reports.

The District of Central Saanich’s own Structural Analysis of Hovey and Tomlinson roads states “...the road was determined to be defi-cient as the loading exceeds the structural capacity by a factor of seven...”

Businesses requiring heavy truck traffic should be able to be accessed by truck routes which have been designed with safety and load-bearing in mind. They should not be accessed by a single-lane dead-end rural road.

Patricia WallCentral Saanich

Just what’s unfair? Re: Road use debate unfair.There is a lot about Hovey Road

traffic that is really unfair.Hovey road was signed as a no

through road for decades until some unknown person for an unknown reason removed that sign. A no comment from the municipal hall makes that unfair.

Hovey road past the last farm was an undeveloped right of way owned by the municipality that one day was illegally developed by persons unknown and never prosecuted.

An honest response by people on Hovey

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In other words, they are innovators in business as well as in their personal lives


This is in reference to the boy riding his bike on the Pier and being unjustly attacked by an older man. Perhaps teaching children proper biking etiquette and how to read road signs would go a long way for the safety of both bikers and pedestrians. And a bouquet to the constable for sending the boy home.

Common courtesy is taught at home, and not by making excuses for bad behavior or calling down those who work hard to keeping us all safe.

A.B. Smith

I have a severe vision problem, needing the use of a very expensive magnifying glass. I use it while shopping.

Unfortunately, I left it at the cash desk of my local grocery store. But it was not turned in to

the lost and found — even though it was so obvious how badly I needed it. I lost it

on Feb. 6.If anyone finds it, please contact the Peninsula News

Review.

Eileen MacFarlane

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That seems unfair.Hovey road suddenly acquir-

ing regular commercial use over five months ago, that the municipal council is reluctant to deal with for reasons they refuse to share with the resi-dents, seems unfair.

Hovey road even being char-acterized by our mayor as being an unsafe situation yet being allowed to continue to be such also seems unfair.

Commercial truck traffic that runs a dozen or more times per day is much different from farm traffic that happens a few times per season. Residents here have no concerns with farm vehi-cles as most of us have farm backgrounds. We knowingly purchased and live on agricul-turally zoned land not commer-cially zoned land.

If you, the editor, had moved into the area knowing it was actually signed as a no through road and then one day you dis-covered the sign removed and a dozen commercial trucks going back and forth down the one lane which has no shoulder, you might think differently about calling the residents’ reaction a poor one.

Before characterizing a situ-ation unfair it might be a good idea to find out what is really unfair about it.

John PlantingaCentral Saanich

Hospital parkingQuadra Island-based Strath-

cona Regional District director Jim Abram makes a strong case for the elimination of parking fees at new hospitals on the north island.

Parking charges flout the founding principles of the Can-ada Health Act.

The Act sets out the primary objective of Canadian health care policy which is “to protect, promote, and restore the physi-cal and mental well-being of res-idents of Canada and to facili-tate reasonable access to health care services without financial

or other barriers.” The sicker you are and the

more you frequent hospitals, the more parking fees you pay. Visitors have to pay and yet by the very act of visiting they pro-vide comfort and affection to patients which is all part of the healing process.

People rushing to the emer-gency department with what they believe to be an emer-gency condition should not have to be fretting over finding change for the parking meter.

I wonder if Judy Brownoff, or James Hanson or Health Minis-ter Terry Lake realize that for a person of limited means, visit-ing a loved one over a period of weeks or months can impose a financial strain.

The Canadian Medical Associ-ation Journal contained an edi-torial advocating the abolition of hospital parking fees as they are a barrier to health care.

They have been abolished in England, Scotland, and Wales.

Clive BrutonNorth Saanich

Rejoicing premature? The BC Supreme Court

recently approved a request by the Sidney and North Saa-nich Memorial Park Society to update their Trust Agreement (PNR, 15 April, 2016).

Apparently initiated at the behest of the town of Sidney, this change claims to pave the way for construction of a new Sidney fire hall.

The rejoicing accompany-ing this announcement may be

premature. In paragraph 31, “The Attorney General submits that the contemplated use of the Trust Property by the town of Sidney, even if focused on public safety, which may be of benefit to the Residents, does not constitute “use” by the Resi-dents of the Trust Property for ‘community, cultural, athletic and recreational purposes’…”.

In paragraph 123 the Judge underscores the concern that the proposed lease may not conform to the charitable pur-poses of the Trust.

The Memorial Park Society Trust administers the Mary Winspear Center and associated properties for all Peninsula resi-dents north of Central Saanich, not just those of the town of Sidney.

The amended Trust Deed (para 111) requires that every Tenant shall permit Residents to use the lands in the manner stipulated above and to confirm this conformity every five years.

Can a fire hall meet these con-straints?

In light of the above under reported aspect to this court ruling, one must ask if Sidney and the Memorial Park Society did very much homework on this file before approaching the BC Supreme Court.

Now, with these opinions from the Attorney General and Madam Justice Dardi, a rethink might be in order before the hole they have started digging gets any deeper.

Springfield HarrisonNorth Saanich


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When the shaking stops or the waters have receded, where will people go if their homes have fallen or they find themselves without shelter after a disaster?

That’s a question that emer-gency responders and volun-teers hope to answer this Sun-day, May 1.

Between 1 and 5 p.m., mem-bers of the Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization (PEMO) join volunteers at the Resthaven SDA Church for a community emergency fair.

Members of PEMO — includ-ing ham radio operators, service providers and more — as well as the North Saanich Fire Depart-ment, Salvation Army and Cen-tral Saanich Lions Club, will be on site to help explain the role of the church as a designated reception centre in the event of a disaster.

There are 13 such centres on the Saanich Peninsula, says PEMO Director Jean Galvin. They were chosen based on their abil-ity to host a large amount of peo-ple, with the facilities to house them for an extended period. Most of the reception centers are churches and community halls, which always seem to fit

the needs required — such as adequate bathrooms and access points.

“Do you know where your reception centre is?” asked Lau-ren Wiegel, a member of the Resthaven SDA Church congre-gation and one of the event orga-nizers.

She said this is an opportu-nity for education, a way to let people in the community know about reception centres and what to expect in an emergency.

Galvin noted people are being asked these days to prepare for being on their own for up to a week.

That includes having food, water and shelter available.

If a disaster does happen, she said, even the emergency recep-tion centers will take some time to open, as the people who run them have to care for their own families.

Sunday’s Peninsula Commu-nity Emergency Fair, while a more festive event to bring peo-ple out, carries with it a very serious message.

“We are passionate about being prepared,” Wiegel said.

“Be prepared, not scared,” added Galvin.

The Resthaven SDA Church is located at 9300 Willingdon Road, west of the McTavish inter-change, on the road to the Victo-ria International Airport.

Where will you go?Sunday event highlights local disaster reception centres

File photo

Members of the Canadian Red Cross set up tents in the parking lot of the Mary Winspear Centre for an emergency measures simulation in 2014. Other emergency reception centres on the Peninsula will be ready in times of disaster

By Gordon Hamilton

Despite headline-grabbing stories about million-dollar houses pushing home ownership out of reach in Canada’s large cities, there’s still plenty of opportunity for first-time buyers in certain segments of the Canadian real estate market, says Dominion Lending Centres Chief Economist Sherry Cooper. Single-family home prices have been surging in cities like Toronto and Vancouver, but that’s driven largely by a shortage of land: You practically need to knock down an older home in order to build a new one. It’s the supply-demand story, Cooper says. Land for single-family homes is in short supply while demand is strong, driving double-digit price increases. But that’s not the case in the condo market, where prices have not been escalating as quickly. Condos, and housing in those parts of Canada where the land supply is not an issue, are still an affordable option. “There are differences in the housing market depending on the sector and the region,” she says. “For example, condo prices in Toronto are rising at single-digit rates. Part of that is because there has been a dramatic increase in construction, so that the supply of condos is increasing very sharply.” At the same time, retiring boomers are often helping their children buy homes. Aid from mom and dad coupled with the increase in supply, has resulted in the rate of home ownership rising. “We are in a sweet spot in demand for housing right now because in Canada, the growth in the number of first-time buyers-- roughly aged 25 to 35--is at a relatively high

level. It’s stronger than what we have seen since the baby boomers came of age. First-time homeowners are still out there buying and in fact they represent roughly 30 per cent of new home sales, even in Toronto and Vancouver,” she says. “What’s different is that it now takes two incomes to buy

a home rather than one, as it was way back when, and also your first home may well be a condo and it may well be far

from the city centre and it may well be quite small.” But the reality is that low interest rates have helped to make housing more affordable. “But once you get in the door, there’s the whole notion that house prices will rise and you will have greater equity to move up next time around,” she adds. These differences between single-family housing markets and multi-family housing markets need to be recognized by governments in their attempts to make housing more affordable, Cooper says. Housing and construction are key strengths in the Canadian economy right now, and government intervention – like the B.C. government’s move to increase the property tax for expensive homes – needs to be carefully weighed. “You don’t want to dampen what has been a very significant component of economic growth”

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Members of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans’ Associ-ation (ANAVETS) have fended off a proposal that might have seen a massive redevelop-ment of a portion of downtown Sidney.

One week ago, their membership were asked to consider a plan, very much in its infancy, that would see the razing of at least four buildings between 3rd and 4th streets, bor-dering Sidney Avenue and facing the existing town hall.

Art Finlayson, of Fin-layson Bonet Architec-ture of Central Saanich, says they asked ANA-VETS members during a meeting a week ago, if they liked the idea. It would have meant sell-ing the property and either having to move or moving into a much different space.

That meeting set off a series of emails and rumours that even Fin-layson said he’d heard.

“They said no,” Fin-layson told the PNR

Tuesday. “They didn’t want to do it. It died with ANAVETS.”

Finlayson said the proposal dates back to 2008, when the Town of Sidney created its local area plans for various parts of the commu-nity. Those plans set out long-term revital-ization goals in Sidney’s downtown core, with a focus on “a high level of design for buildings and public space.”

The 3rd/4th street block north area plan set out a conceptual design that includes mixed use residential and commercial space,

a new town hall and significant pedestrian amenities — including a path link to Beacon Avenue. That concept is still on the books at town hall today.

Finlayson said dur-ing the years follow-ing the plan’s creation, three of the buildings were purchased by one group — buildings that are currently home to the Star Cinema, Good Fortune Chinese Res-taurant and the nearby laundromat.

Another area is owned by the Town of Sidney and is being used as a parking lot.

Finlayson noted that the Marker Group picked up a neighbour-ing site for their five-storey Meridian Resi-dences, but said they were willing to provide space to allow for the Beacon Avenue access point.

“The whole thing was a dream,” he continued. “If it was able to go, it could have solved a lot of problems in Sidney right now, specifically the parking problem.”

His proposal included approximately 200 new

residential units and underground parking. It also would have offered space for a new munici-pal hall and movie the-atre.

Finlayson added this plan was drawn up by his architecture firm and was being explored — no plans were ever shared with the munici-pality itself.

Now that the idea has stalled, Finlayson said he’s not aware of any fallback plans by the property owners to develop.

Sidney veterans fight off large downtown development idea

Town of Sidney

Sidney’s local area plan for the 3rd and 4th street north block shows conceptual drawings for a revamped area (left) and a town square (far right). The aerial image outlines the subject area.

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NDP critics ques-tioned Clark in the leg-islature about her extra pay Wednesday, after sending a letter to Con-flict of Interest Commis-sioner Paul Fraser ask-ing him to review the

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The B.C. Liberal Party released totals for the premier’s allow-ance, showing she received $45,000 a year in 2013 and 2014, jump-ing to $50,000 for 2015 and 2016. Clark inher-ited the leader’s allow-ance from former pre-mier Gordon Campbell, and its existence but not the amount listed in her annual MLA dis-closure statements.

In a letter to Fra-ser Wednesday, NDP MLA David Eby said Clark’s party salary “is directly related to her small, high-cost, back-room and dinner par-ties because the benefit fluctuated depending on the party’s fundrais-ing.”

Clark rejected that suggestion, saying exis-tence of the leader’s allowance has been a matter of public record since 1993.

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cabin noise. No raised voices neces-sary unless your passenger is hard of hearing.Some of the route was sparingly paved. On those stretches, the ride struck a nice balance between a harder, sporty feel and the softness of those North American boats of yester-year. You don’t really get much feed-back through the steering wheel on regular roads and only a little more on the aforementioned bumpy patches. Suits me, especially as this car will find most use as a family traveler.The standard power unit is a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine (8.7 / 6.3 L/100 km city/hwy), which generates 160 horsepower. An op-tional 2.0-litre turbocharged unit adds another 90 horses (10.6 / 7.1 L/100 km, city/hwy). A hybrid is on the

way, featuring a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine and electric motor drive system (5.0 / 5.1 L/100 km, city/hwy).The 1.5 version matched to a six speed auto should find favour with most drivers though long-distance drivers would likely enjoy the 2.0 mated to an eight-speed auto.There are some interesting technology features, which I will explore in more detail during a local test drive. One is the Teen Driver system, which tracks the driving behavior of your young driver and reports to you!When switched on it mutes the radio if either front seat belt is unbuckled, when passengers are detected. There are programmable speed warnings, a radio vol-ume limit and those in-vehicle reports enable parents to review the maximum speed driven by Junior, the number of above-speed warnings issued, the total distance driven and how many crash alerts sounded while your offspring was behind the wheel.The Malibu L starts at $21, 745. LS - $24, 245, LT -

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Operating in a Central Saanich converted church since 1995, the Victoria Hindu Parishad and Cultural Centre has grown. The temple, which saw 50 families in its beginning, now sees around 200 families — or up to 800 peo-ple.

With its growth comes tight space in the current building on Cultra Avenue, so board mem-bers are looking for land or an older church within a 10 minute drive from Saanich, where most of the members live.

President of the Parishad Hari Sharma said they are constantly working to take part in various community initiatives but they are growing so much that people have to stand in the corners at times during service.

“As we are growing, we want to complete almost two to three times the hall (size),” he said, adding that this will also allow more people to gather for some more cultural programs too.

Trustee of the Parishad, Suresh Basrur added the tem-ple was adequate until early to mid-2000, but that now with the membership growing with a newer generation of 30 to 50 year olds, they are on the search for land.

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changed in terms of the number of members and activities and so on,” said Basrur, adding, “so that means providing more pro-grams, requiring more space… because there are occasions where we don’t have enough space for all the attendees inside.”

It was seven years ago when they started thinking of find-ing a bigger place but he said that requires a lot of lead time, money and availability of land.

“We’ve developed a bunch of criteria based on our member feedback,” he said.

One of the points was to find out what the members’ are look-ing for along with where the new

place is in terms of the distance from members homes.

They’ve been raising money, and are almost ready should a piece of land become available. They have approached munici-palities for options.

Sharma said they hope to have the land acquired within a year.

Coming up, the senior group at the Parishad will hold a garage sale on May 14, with all of the members donating various items to the temple. The sale will take place at the Parishad on Cultra Avenue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For information, visit victoria-hindutemple.com.

Hindu Parishad looking for more spaceTemple in Central Saanich needs larger facility

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Deputy Chief of Central Saanich Police Derren Lench, from left, Chief Les Sylven and President of Victoria Hindu Parishad Hari Sharma. Two cheques of $1000 were presented over the weekend to support the family of the late RCMP Constable Sarah Beckett. The money was donated to the Beckett Family Trust.

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After a tough 11.8 per cent down-turn in TSX

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Unfortunately, in Jan-uary oil prices contin-ued to drop and stock markets followed, add-ing to the losses of the previous year.

Time to bail from equities? The Royal Bank of Scotland cer-tainly thought so, dra-matically advising the conversion of all finan-cial investments to cash, to wait out what they predicted would be another major Bear market, akin to that of 2008/2009. As oil prices sank below U.S. $30 a barrel, Morgan Stanley reinforced the negative sentiment by predict-ing oil’s further decline to as low as $20. These two major institutions were not alone in their doom-and-gloom pre-dictions; many analysts and other market pun-dits followed suit.

As has typically occurred over the

decades, these head-line-grabbing predic-tions proved to be dra-matically incorrect.

Since, in the first four months of 2016, the directional perfor-mance of world mar-kets moved in tandem with Canada’s TSX Index, we’ll use the lat-ter to illustrate. During the first three weeks of January, the TSX fell by another 9 per cent, add-ing to its 2015 losses. Pity those who acted on the advice of the Bank of Scotland, cashing in all investments. After those first three weeks of swooning, equity markets rebounded, equally dramatically.

Over the three months to April 22, the TSX had recovered 17 per cent, thus neutral-izing not only the year-to-date downturn, but also recovering a good proportion of the 2015 decline. As could be expected, the prime driver of markets, over the same period, was a recovery in the price of oil. Far from plummet-ing to $20, it zoomed from its low of $27, to $43 — an increase of 55 per cent. So much for

“expert” advice.Given the long-

proven impossibility of predicting short-term financial market direc-tions, pundits and advi-sors would better serve the investing public by providing guidance on the construction of investment portfolios which minimize down-side risk, regardless of unpredictable changes in the direction of capi-tal markets.

Continuing with our Canadian TSX example, let’s examine more use-ful advice and practical action for the investor.

While prudent inves-tors limit their Cana-dian equity exposure, balancing it with U.S. and other International holdings, the impact of ignoring exchange

rates on Canadian dol-lar values can have an even greater effect on a portfolio than equity market gyrations.

On January 11, the Canadian dollar was at its lowest, purchasing only 69 cents of a U.S. dollar. Near the end of April, it purchased 79 cents U.S. — a 14.5 per cent increase in the rel-ative value of Canada’s currency.

What did this cur-rency change mean for a Canadian inves-tor holding U.S. equity investments? If the U.S. holding was not “hedged” against cur-rency fluctuations, the first 14.5 per cent of the U.S. market increase was effectively wiped out because of the stronger Canadian dol-lar.

Had the investor instead held “currency-hedged” U.S. equity investments, using for example, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), he/she would have gar-nered the full benefit of the U.S. market recov-ery.

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ment, currency-hedg-ing is but one way in which an investor can control market risk. Other avenues include minimizing annual holding costs; ensuring solid income streams (yield); sufficiently diversifying holdings outside Canada; and determining appropri-ate levels of asset allo-cation between equity and fixed-income hold-ings. Prudently incor-porated in a portfolio, these actions will limit the downside pressure in any market, while still preserving a solid potential for long-term capital appreciation.

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Tristan Thompson has quite a lot on his plate and the big piece is the release of his second album on May 2.

At age 12, right around the time when The King of Pop, Michael Jackson died, Thomp-son began his personal journey into music for the first time and how it felt to him. At the time, he knew who Jackson was, but didn’t know a lot about him, so he began YouTubing away, amazed by Jackson’s dancing.

“That was the first thing that came to my mind was his dancing,” Thompson told the PNR, adding that he later asked his father how to do the moon walk -— MJ’s signature move.

After studying him for years, Thompson felt ready to take to the streets of Victoria, dancing, busking and impersonating Jack-son. On one Canada Day, the Grade 12 Stel-ly’s student drew a crowd so large on Gov-ernment Street that the police had to break everybody up.

“Everybody was dancing, it was such a good time,” he said.

After singing at family functions, friends and family encouraged him to try singing professionally. And that he did, locking him-self in his room, practicing his singing. He later got together with a local production company called BG Soldiers when he was 15. They recorded a cover song and made a professional video of Swedish House Mafia’s, Don’t You Worry Child, which got the attention of Chatter Records.

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“So, there’s different styles for everybody. There’s pop, there’s a little bit of rock in there which I love and there’s some more alternative and R&B sounds. It’s very Prince-inspired.”

Big plans ahead for TristanTristan Thompson set to drop sophomore album May 2

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Tonight the audience will hear from singer Maureen Washington and pianist Karel Roessingh as part of the Sid-ney Friday Night Jazz Series.

The two have been working together for a few years and have sung together at various gigs around town.

“We really create great chemistry working together because you know exactly where each other is at all times,” said Washington.

Because of their connection, Washington said the music is elevated to a higher level, bringing a sense of humour and different emotions to the evening.

“There will be moments of shock, moments of laughter, moments of sadness, little bit of everything,” she said.

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always been in her life, how-ever she didn’t move into it professionally until her early to mid-30s.

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She said her mother would always say she could sing before she could speak, hum-ming melodies. Being busy with other things and having a family, Washington took a break before picking up sing-ing again in her later years.

“I always sang to my kids and taught them songs,” she said, adding that music and performing was always around.

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PlEASE SEE: Jazz performance, page 20

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Student music on stageThe Parkland Jazz Band and the Grade 8

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life Journeys opens tonightBeginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. and running

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The family of Dorothy Cheyne (nee McLean) wish to announce that she passed away

peacefully with her family by her side on April 17, 2016 at Saanichton Peninsula Hospital in Saanichton, BC. She was predeceased by her parents, her four brothers and two sisters.

Dorothy was born in Saskatoon and resided in Ocean Falls, Campbell

River and moved to Kitimat in 1969.Dorothy is survived by her husband

of 68 years, Maxwell, daughters Cheryl (Doug) and Barbara (Roy), grand-daughters Kellie (Bernie), Kim, Shannon (Jeremy), Tracee (Lonny) and Camille (Micheal) and great-grandchildren Hayden, Kassondra, Kelsea, Karlee, Joshua, Mackenzie, Harper, Luca, Jaxon and Kaia. She will be sadly missed by all her relatives and friends.Dorothy was a staple of many local community groups no matter where she lived. She volunteered for 60 years with the B.C. Association of Hospital Auxiliaries, was an original member of the B.C. Seniors Games, started the Kitimat Seniors Centre, active member of the Kitimat Tennis and Badminton Clubs, Leader in the Girl Guides Association, and long-time member of the United Church, including CGIT Leader. She was an avid gardener and accomplished seamstress.Dorothy and Maxwell moved to sunnier weather in 2014 to reside at Norgarden Estates in Sidney by the Sea.A Family Tea was held on Friday, April 22, 2016 in Victoria to celebrate her life. The family would like to thank Dr. Ambrose Marsh for his kind care during her last two years.Donations can be made in the memory of Dorothy to the Canadian Diabetes Association or a charity of your choice.

Dorothy Mae CheyneFebruary 7, 1928 - April 17, 2016

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Thompson wrote six songs on the album while Chatter Records wrote the other six.

Thompson said he often locks himself in his room at night, which is when he writes his songs.

“I have these things called hue lights and I control them off my computer and I can do whatever colour in my room and I give it an ambient feeling.

“What I basically do is I cre-ate a track with my keyboard, so my synthesizer,” he said, add-ing that he’s really into ‘80s pop, but modernizing it. He also loves funk.

For Thompson, he lets the songs write themselves.

“I don’t really try and write a song, it just comes to me.”

When asked about a good moment in his life, he said there have been lots of them looking back.

Most recently, he said he worked with producer and song-

writer, Alex Greggs, who did some work with N’Sync.

He produced Thompson’s

newest album and helped write and collaborate on one of the songs.

Thompson said he also had the opportunity to collaborate with producer and songwriter, Mischke Butler, who did some work with Jackson.

“So I got to collab with some big guys in the industry on this album, so I’m really excited,” said Thompson.

So what’s next for this up and coming artist?

The plan is to do some more television appearances and shows around town and around Canada.

A lot of his fan base he said is in Italy, so he hopes to do some-thing over there as well.

Those interested in purchas-ing his newest album can do so through iTunes or by visiting his website and online store at: http://tristanthompsononline.com/.

[email protected]

Thompson ready to take on CanadaContinued from page 16

When her husband could still attend her shows before his passing, they’d always dance, with Washington holding her cellphone up to record every

time they danced together.“So I have this little compila-

tion of the two of us at different venues and festivals and things like that where we would dance, so it’s got a real emotional attachment to me.”

Patrons can check out Wash-ington and Roessingh’s perfor-mance tonight at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church in Sidney. A donation of $10 is suggested at the door.


Jazz performance at St. Paul’s Church


Tristan Thompson had the opportunity to collaborate with some experienced names in music.

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Birds of a FeatherSophisticated Buyers, will flock to this Mid-Century 3/4 bedroomhome, combining all the very best of the era, with modern upgradeslike granite countertops, NEST thermostat, cherry hardwood andLEATHER flooring! Beautiful 1/3 acre sunny backyard; a gardener’sparadise located right in coveted Oak Bay! $720,000

Quality Built Zen Home This well designed 3 bedroom home enjoys a garden view open kitchen,cozy adjoining family room, and rare formal dining room, completewith gorgeous rock fireplace. Custom design is evident in the avante-gard open stairways and straight clean lines of its exterior. Beautifullylandscaped Japanese zen-like terraced backyard takes full advantage ofthe one acre property. Call Now! $750,000

Money, Money, Money!FANTASTIC opportunity. Located in desirable Oak Bay border area.Live in one, and rent the other! The main level retains the 1912 charm,while the upper level is recently updated. 7 ft height bonus inlawaccommodation in the lower area. Main floor presently usedcommercially, current revenue approximately $4643 per month (buyerto verify). Be quick on this one! (Floor Plans Avail) $899,000

Maximum Views with Precision DesignLuxury home w/ breathtaking ocean & mountain views. Precision builtfeaturing a cathedral entrance, smartly designed kitchen, formalsitting/reception rm & family rm. both w. gas fp, and a gracious diningrm. Sumptuous master bed w. generous walk-in closet/dressing rm. &ensuite. Lower level offers self-contained suite & wine celler.$959,000

Baby You Can Drive My Car Amazing executive Oceanfront home features 4397 sqft of open conceptliving including 5 beds (with master suite, walk in closet, fire place &spa like en-suite). Outside offers over 1700 sqft of deck space to takeadvantage of the spectacular views, water front fire pit & patio, hot tub& plenty of space for all toys in the 5 car garage. $1,099,000

You Have Arrived Elegant and stately .72 acre Oceanfront home features Control 4 lightingwhich integrates lighting with music, shades, locks, climate control, andvideo. Enduring construction is seen in the built-in cabinetry, and darkBirch HW placed in a bright ambiance of voluminous rooms. The customkitchen is a worthy match for Jamie Oliver! The convenient locationblends all the best in life seamlessly! $1,099,999

The Balvenie Executive NEW residence on 2.5 acres. Exceptional Quality & featuringluxury finishing throughout; including gourmet kitchen, stunning Greatroom with a double sided indoor-outdoor fireplace, and separate livingareas. Huge windows, triple garage, professional landscaping, and just20 min to the capital city, with proximity to ferries, & the InternationalAirport offers the ultimate in Living! $1,350,000

Wright for Frank Newly updated contemporary Oceanfront masterpiece + dock. Archi-tecturally designed taking advantage of the spectacular private location.Floor to sky windows create a true indoor-outdoor flow. At 3200sqft it will suit most circumstances & incl In Law. Once inside themost discerning buyer will be wowed by the Artistry! $1,499,800

Escape to the CountryA magnificent Schubart designed residence surrounded by 10 acresof natural beauty. Dream kitchen: custom cabinetry, elegant design,superior appliances. 2 excellent BRs & den. The lower floor has adelightful self-contained legal suite. A separate character farm house.Unspoiled beaches, golf courses, amazing outdoors & ocean activities.Just 30-minutes drive to downtown Victoria. $1,549,000

Splendour in the GrassDutch farm house meets West Coast design on this superb scenic 5 acfarm, overlooking Elk lake. Private and picturesque this 4 bed 4 bathwith 3 wings that provide separation for the growing family. Low farmtaxes. 3 excellent multi functional farm buildings. Excellent for horsesand animals. Large veg garden, fruit trees, & fish pond. A splendidcountry property. $1,690,000

Have Your Oceanfront & Swim There Too!Rare south facing Oceanfront offers full sun and Sensational sunsets!Amazing folding wall system opens for an indoor-outdoor feel, easy accessto the beach, and your own mooring buoy. The kitchen sizzles with a covetedInduction cooktop, double-oven, and sit-up counter for guests. Unwind inthe Master suite, or paint in the airy studio. Enjoy the Sauna and relaxing hottub. This is West Coast Living at its very best. $1,698,800

Builder’s Oceanfront DreamRARE opportunity to build an Oceanfront Estate in Victoria BC. This1.24 acre lot in Margaret’s Bay offers 195.5 feet of waterfront, with180° views across Haro Strait to the San Juan Islands. Choice locationprovides a panorama of mountain and island views. The neighbourhoodis serene and private, close to UVIC and all amenities. A blank paletteto create your dream! $1,698,000

A Sea of HoneyAn esteemed, private, south facing 1.24 acre ocean front enclave. Thestunning fjord view of the Saanich Inlet captures an awe-inspiringpeaceful vista. The 4500 sq ft home is rich in potential, and ready forthe next vision. The superb location provides an exceptional oceanorientation with outstanding views of sea & sky. $1,825,000

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Majesty of Sea and SkyCommanding an unforgettably picturesque panoramic vista of the setting sun, regal mountains and the eternity of the sea, this architecturally masterful private residence built in 1992 will impress the most discerning buyer. Ethereally landscaped gardens of native plants and rhododendrons surround a custom-constructed and splendidly organic two storey hill-top home in an exclusive neighborhood. Breathtaking natural views are embraced from every window and exterior deck. Interior features and finishes are without parallel for quality including mahogany trim, a soapstone fireplace, unique stained glass windows, stone columns, a conservatory style solarium, formally gracious living areas and a separately accessed self-contained maid's quarters. See 3D Tour on our website. $1,598,900

In an English Country GardenThe warmth and welcoming comfort of a lovingly maintained country cottage, surrounded by immaculate 1 acre gardens, is yours in this private two-level classic west coast oasis of woodland tranquility. Designed for enjoying outdoor living at its best, this inviting residence includes two large decks, one with an enticing hot tub. Vaulted ceilings, a master bedroom on the main level, and a full daylight basement are some of the special plus features. An oversized double garage, potting shed and generous storage encourage recreational living. A fenced Welsh-style vegetable garden has superb soil for growing fine produce (especially leeks).This is an excellent property in a coveted location. Hurry Home. See 3D Tour on our website. $739,000

The Secret of the CoveThis rare South-facing private and sheltered, warm Beachfront Cove with 130 ft of Oceanfront whispers stories of Sea Captain Smith, who modeled the 5,020 sqft home after his tropical residence on the Yangtze River. Vaulted Ceilings, solid Teak and Ter-racotta tile flooring with French doors; all lead to gracious Ocean view decks and luxuriously tended vibrant gardens. The 2.85 Acre Estate is perfect for entertaining, as another former owner, Mr. Millar of the famous Irish Rovers, would attest. Boasting a huge heated Workshop and a separate Coach House for guests above the extra garage, plus a nanny area in the lower level, there is room for kith and kin to be spell bound by the magical views! Call now to be enchanted. See 3D Tour on our website. $2,988,000

Leisurely Oceanfront Living Dramatic contemporary architecture, with Mediterranean inspired construction elements, crowns the landscaped natural beauty of this prime south-facing oceanside location overlooking Canoe Bay. Sails, sunsets and sandpipers create a memorably picturesque narrative along 70 ft of beach with moorage. This prestigious 3,700 sq ft home showcases a spectacular 40 ft long central gallery of light via a breathtaking barrel ceiling. The many appointments include Spanish terra cotta flooring, superbly designed kitchen, 6 piece master ensuite, a 2 bed/bath walk-out suite and many inviting decks, aswell as HVAC and heated double garage. This outstanding waterfront home offers a singular opportunity to live large in leisure. See 3D Tour on our website. $1,499,800

A Dream of TuscanyThe timeless character of the grand country villas of Tuscany inspired the vision for this superb showcase of architectural design. Every artistic aspect speaks to an impeccably integrated understanding of superior construction and historically nuanced elegance. Se-renely situated in Oak Bay amid landscaped terraces, this stunning home celebrates natural light and soaring ceilings, a graceful foyer with a formal double staircase, and the finest of imported fixtures throughout. French doors beckon to the delightful Mediterranean garden setting. The European styled kitchen offers superlative culinary design. Enduring beauty, impressive quality construction and exquisite architectural originality combine in a truly exceptional residence. See 3D Tour on our website. $2,450,000

Labour of LoveThis superbly renovated home with low maintenance yard feels like NEW. Recreated by the skilled hands of a Master, the result is significant room, and modern details throughout! Coffered ceil-ings, solid-Oak floors, and an Open design allows an effortless flow. Comfort is enhanced by large windows and skylights, a Romantic gas fireplace, and a Chic kitchen with Quartz countertops and Sophisticated cabinetry. A large Master with walk-in, heated floor Ensuite, Hot Water on Demand, and a newer gas furnace means never having to say you're Sorry! The uber large garage and WORK-SHOP is a Dream. Seaside Beaches, Parks and Trails abound, and your family will enjoy the quick est. 10 min walk to World Famous Butchart Gardens! CALL Now. See 3D Tour on our website. $719,000

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Young Life brings new home, reno projects to public Don DescoteauNews staff

Whether you’re looking for ideas on how to expand your home, build from the ground up or just enjoy seeing what other people do with their space, the Young Life Home Design and Renovation Tour has all those bases covered this year.

The 26th annual fundraiser for Young Life Victoria, happening April 30 and May 1, features 12 finished projects in Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Saanich, Victoria and Oak Bay.

They range from a kitchen and dining room upgrade in a Songhees waterfront townhouse to a completely remodeled 1950s home in Oak Bay that went from 1,100 square feet to more than 3,400.

Ed McDonald of MAC Renovations, whose company’s work is featured in the town-home renovation and in a complete home transformation project in Saanich on the tour, has been supporting the fundraiser for six or seven years. He said it’s a good way for people to see fresh ideas and bounce questions off representatives of the build-ers.

The question of whether to renovate or move into something different is one he often helps his clients answer. He gave as an example a couple who hired MAC to do their renovations.

“Their motivation was, they had a young family and they liked the area, plus it was going to cost them at least $15,000 to move with real estate fees and taxes,” he says.

Even modest renos can easily run higher than that, but homeowners need to weigh various options, such as how long they plan on staying put, before embarking on a reno-vation project, McDonald says.

“If you’re going to put that much money into it, it’s going to be something you’re not going to turn around and sell a couple years later.”

While some homeowners leave the upgrades for the next owner in this hot real estate market, McDonald cringes when he

sees “home handyman” renos done by peo-ple hoping that will get them more for their home. “When I see that happen, I don’t see a quality reno put in there at all. And some owner ends up inheriting (the problems).”

Also on this year’s tour, Chris Bowness, co-owner of Alair Homes Victoria, gets to show off his family’s brand-new, newly moved into Colwood home perched high on Triangle Mountain.

Built by his own company, the home provides versatility with the ability to host offices for two family businesses, as well as being constructed with the option of having a legal income suite. A fusion of classic and West Coast styles, it’s a great example of the kind of work Alair does, Bowness says.

“Whether (tour attendees have) heard of us or not, I think we’re happy to put one of

our show pieces of work onto the tour,” he says. “Having people be able to look at a fin-ished product and have a bit of information about what we do, we can show people how we accommodate the lifestyle vision of the owner-occupant.”

Home tour spokesperson Bill Okell says it’s good to see the event expand to 12 homes from 10 last year. The organization works with the Canadian Home Builders Association on the Island to get leads on contractors, and their clients, who are inter-ested in having their special projects be part of the tour.

One such standout stop on the tour is the Home of the Raging Bull. This remod-eled Beach Drive house not only had a West Coast post-and-beam style injected into it, the formerly dark and damp garage has

been converted into a custom showroom-like space for the owner to house his collec-tion of sports cars.

“That’s what really makes the tour for us is having something special, and unique like that,” Okell says.

While the tour will undoubtedly attract many women as always, a feature such as the “garage” is something sure to appeal to the men in the crowd, he says.

Admission passports for the Young Life Home Design and Renovation Tour are $25, available in advance at merchants including Cloverdale Paint, Capital Iron, Rona Lang-ford, Castle Building Supplies and Lumber-world.

Find a full list and more details at young-life.ca/victoria-home-tour. — Black Press

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This new home on Triangle Mountain, owned by Chris Bowness and his family, was built by Alair Homes Victoria. It’s among the dozen home projects on the 2016 Young Life Home Design and Renovation Tour.

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SPORTSSteven HeywoodNews staff

Crosstown Under 16 rivals Cen-tral Saanich Extreme and Penin-sula Baseball and Softball Asso-ciation (PBSA) faced off in their second game of the early softball season Tuesday evening.

For both teams, it was their fifth game of the young season. And for both, they are coming off success-ful 2015 campaigns that saw them advance to provincials.

Tom Lebbetter, coach of the U16 Extreme, says his squad has most of the players from last season back again. They’ll be looking to improve on their second place fin-ish in the district finals last time — they fell to the PBSA team.

Coach Mark Simpson over in the other dugout said his group are half veterans of the last cam-paign and half newcomers to the team this year.

He said for many of the young

players, it’ll be a learning year — but a fun one. PBSA’s U16 girls softball team won the Districts last season and also made the trip to provincials.

Tuesday night’s game took place at North Saanich’s Field of Dreams, which was abuzz with activity. PBSA President Eric Van Rooyen says the league has seen a 20 per cent uptick in players this season.

“We now have more than 100 kids on the younger teams,” he said.

New fencing around the dia-monds at the park was completed last year and he credited the Vic-toria Airport Authority (VAA) for accommodating them. PBSA leases the land from the VAA. The Authority also paid to chip seal the parking lot at the park — in exchange for being able to use it during the airport’s busy Christ-mas [email protected]

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Central Saanich Extreme third baseman Paige Gudjohnson and pitcher Hailey Telford, left, react to a hit. Right, PBSA pitcher Rachel Simpson delivers to an opposing hitter, as teammate Chloe Satre awaits the result.

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