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If we’re living in Christmas present, the Asset Investment Recovery warehouse is a graveyard of Christmas past.

At the Glanford Avenue depot, bins over-flow with flip-phones, once-beloved Black-Berrys, dimly remembered Palm Pilots and long forgotten Apple Newtons.

Towering stacks of computer towers and rows of bulky cathode ray tube monitors offer a reminder that household technol-ogy was once heavy and cumbersome. Even the pioneering generations of flat-screen TVs are piling up.

While families revel in the best technol-ogy 2013 has to offer with gifts and holiday shopping, the depot holds what technol-ogy five years ago – or even one year ago – had to offer, and has since been surpassed by the latest iPhone or Galaxy or tablet or Playstation.

As households make way for the new, what is old often ends up on the doorstep of Asset Investment Recovery in a growing and now annual ritual, whether the facility open for business or not.

“We definitely see a big influx, over the month (of January) anyway,” said Les-lie Walden, director of Asset Investment Recovery centre. “People can bring elec-tronics and small appliances to use for recycling and be environmentally respon-sible. We want to decrease what goes into the landfill.”

The Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services department accepts “e-waste” and small household appliances for free for the Encorp Return-It Electronics

recycling program. The program is funded by the environmental handling fee paid at the time of purchase.

People can drop off electronics and small appliances for free at most Bottle Depots or Return-It centres, but Asset Investment Recovery is the only loca-tion in B.C. with a machine, named Eddie, designed to shred computer hard drives and other storage media. That service comes at an extra charge.

In a loading bay at the depot, a half dozen tubs hold nothing but shredded plastics and metals from discarded cell-phones and memory.

In the past nine months the depot has shredded 4,445 hard drives from the pub-

lic, government ministries, police and pri-vate sector businesses, 4,316 cell phones and 3,600 kg of CDs and DVDs. Overall the facility diverted 279,000 kg of electronic waste from the landfill.

Electronics, appliances and shredded hard drives are shipped to four approved electronic recyclers on the Mainland under a program designed to prevent the dump-ing of e-waste in developing nations.

Circuit boards for instance are smelted to recover metals and rare earths in Can-ada, the U.S., Japan and Belgium, according to Encorp.

Of course not every household object falls under the recycling program, although people often leave “anything with a plug,”

staff members say. Employee Ryan Massey found a sewage

pump dumped off one year. He also noted people will try to recycle electronics that are working.

“A lot of people drop off goods that still have use. We had a perfectly good 17-inch flat screen that came in and the owner said it still works,” Massey said. “I asked him to give it away. Please donate to somebody first. It will come back here eventually.”

Asset Investment Recovery is open Mon-day to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

See return-it.ca/locations/capital-regional-district for a list of recycling depots in Greater Victoria.

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Recycling the technology of Christmas pastSaanich depot braces for annual influx of obsolete electronics

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Leslie Walden, director of Asset Investment Recovery Centre, holds a handful of shredded hard drives and cellphones at the warehouse on Glanford Avenue. The centre is the only place in B.C. with a shredder specifically designed to destroy electronic media and memory devices in a way to make data recovery impossible.

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Greener Garbage Collection Cart Delivery STARTS!Starting January 2nd through February 2014, garbage and organics recycling carts will be delivered to households. Please store your new carts until the program begins with your first scheduled collection pick up in April 2014. The carts will be clearly marked belonging to the District of Saanich and registered to each property address by serial number and electronic tag. Your Kitchen Container, which includes important information and a sample pack of compostable bags, will be delivered inside one of your carts.

Start separating your kitchen scraps from your garbage after your last scheduled garbage pick up in March 2014. Place your new carts, garbage and organics recycling (including yard trimmings) curbside by 7:00 am for your first scheduled collection pick up in April 2014.2014 Collection Schedules are available on our website, while you’re there, sign up for a reminderand never miss a collection day.

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Dangerous algae blooms at Elk/Beaver Lake

Users of Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park are being warned to stay out of the water – and keep pets away, too – after the presence of blue green algae was confirmed in the water last week.

CRD parks staff conducted water tests near the Brookleigh boat launch, at the north end of Elk Lake, near a visible sheen of blue-green on the water.

Blooms of blue-green algae, also known as pond scum, appeared on Elk Lake in winter 2009 and 2011, and in January 2013.

According to Health Canada, blue-green algae usually forms in “shallow, warm, slow-moving or still water.”

Human health concerns regarding ingested blue-green algae include headaches, fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Health Canada says animals can get extremely sick or die as a result of ingesting blue-green algae.

For the most up-to-date water quality advisories for CRD lakes, visit crd.bc.ca/parks.

Tree chipping by donation around region

Christmas is all but a distant memory – so Greater Victoria Lions Clubs say this is the per-fect weekend to dispose of your tree.

Five makeshift tree recycling depots will be set up around the region for the 27th annual Chip-In for the Kids fundraiser for Easter Seals.

Lions Club members and vol-unteers from Davey Tree Ser-vices will be accepting dona-tions to chip your tree.

Locations are Tillicum Shop-ping Centre, Broadmead Village, University Heights, Safeway (Fort Street and Foul Bay Road) and Westshore Town Centre. The events run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 4 and 5.

On Saturday, for a minimum $10 donation, volunteers will come to your house to pick up your tree. Call 250-370-0518 or email [email protected].

The Knight of Columbus is also holding Christmas tree recy-cling by donation at St. Joseph The Worker, 753 Burnside Rd., on Jan. 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Kyle WellsNews staff

Nowadays when one thinks of a photo-graph the likely association is a duck-faced selfie taken on an iPhone with no print life beyond an Instagram posting.

For some though, this simply will not do.Victoria’s Luz Studios is in the business of

making the old new and the new old, using seemingly antiquated techniques to add an old-fashioned spin to modern photography.

Through owners Quinton Gordon and Diana Millar’s own work, as well as through workshops run by the couple, the studio strives towards bringing a hands-on relation-ship back to the process of capturing images.

“It was the frustration of the digital age tak-ing it further and further away from being physically connected to what you’re doing,” Gordon said of the idea behind founding the studio. “There’s muscle memory in all of it. It’s what craftsmanship is, it’s you have to develop a hand and an intuition for it, as well as a technical knowledge.”

One of the main techniques the studio uses is the collodion process, a wet plate photo-graphic process developed in the 1850s and used during the American Civil War. Specifi-cally, the pair work in tintype, a colloidal pro-

cess which creates a direct positive image on metal.

The process itself is one of speed and pre-cision. The photographer has about 10 to 15 minutes to prepare the plate, take the photo-graph and develop the image, or else it sim-ply will not work.

Despite the notable clarity and detail of the image, the nature of the process was seen

as a major limitation and it fell out of favour when the new, more convenient gelatine dry plate technology came along.

“We’re drawn to the characteristics of pho-tography that originally were seen as its limi-tations,” Gordon said. “The need to work with that immediacy.”

Millar said the process is also unusual for the person being photographed, in the case of a portrait.

“There’s a slowness in there and you actu-ally get to connect and relax,” Millar said. “There’s that one picture and you can be part of that process almost from start to finish.”

The pair run workshops on a variety of photographic mediums and have run tintype workshops in locations such as schools and a farm in Saanich. They have built portable dark boxes which can be used in the field to develop photos.

Workshops are often geared towards youth, but also adults who are interested in trying their hand at some old time plate and film photography. For some of youth especially, the old technology can be quite a shock.

“One of the boys comes up to me and is like ‘I think broke the camera,’ and it was actually the film rewinding, that sound. He had no idea,” laughed Millar. “We know the excitement we get from making this art, and so the workshops are a great way to filter that down.”

For more information on the studio, mem-berships for access to darkrooms and work-shops visit luzstudios.com.

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New light on old technologyStudio reconnects with lost art of photo developing

Quinton Gordon photo

An example of a photo developed using a wet plate technique originally developed in the 1850s.

Quinton Gordon and Diana Millar are making what's old new through their photography business Luz Studios. The couple uses many seemingly antiquated photography techniques to put a unique, old-fashioned spin on modern photography.

Kyle Wells/News staff

The coins are counted, and once again Greater Victoria residents have shown their generosity to those in need.

The Black Press-Greater Victoria Coins for Kids campaign raised $951 during the 2013 holiday season, with all proceeds ben-efitting the Salvation Army Stan Hagen Cen-tre for Families.

“This year we helped 1,500 families and indi-viduals with Christmas food hampers and over 500 families with toys for their children,” said Kyla Ferns, Salvation Army spokesperson.

“We would like to express our sincere appreciation to every-one who donated to the Coins for Kids campaign. Every dona-tion made will help us change lives in the community.”

The Stan Hagen Centre for Families is a deserving recipient of this year’s cam-paign contributions, said Kevin Laird, Black Press-Greater Victoria editorial director.

“Every day, hun-dreds of families in the Capital Region quietly struggle to make ends meet,” Laird said. “Stan Hagen Centre con-nects local residents with financial, legal and emotional support throughout the year. We’re happy to sup-port their good work.”

The Saanich penin-sula also held a Coins for Kids drive to ben-efit peninsula-based organizations.

Coins for Kids (for-merly Pennies for Pres-ents) has raised more than $600,000 since its inception 17 years ago.

Coins for Kids campaign wraps up

Health science union members have voted 75 per cent to accept a five-year “growth sharing” wage agreement with the B.C. govern-ment.

First to accept the groundbreak-ing proposal are 16,000 specialists in diagnostic, clinical and rehabilita-tion services.

The agreements include guaran-teed wage increases of about 5.5 per cent over five years, plus extra money in years where the B.C. economy grows beyond indepen-dent forecasts.

The deal is also for an unusually long term and has been reached three months before current con-tracts expire.

Val Avery, president of the Health Sciences Association, said the “modest wage increases” were in addition to employer commitments to recruiting and retaining profes-sionals in highest demand.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the health science agreement is “unique to the needs of the employers and employees.”

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The Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence has plenty going for it – an all-weather sports field, high-tech sports laboratories, an old camper con-verted to a cardio heat chamber. Only a running track has remained un-ticked on its wish list.

Until now. Or two years from now. The sports centre based at Camosun College

Interurban announced a gift to itself for its five-year-anniversary: a four-lane, 400-metre athlet-ics track circling its sports field, plus a 100-metre straightaway extension, and spectator seating. The project is expected to cost $600,000.

“PISE has always intended to have a training track around the existing field. An outline for the track is there,” said PISE CEO Robert Bettauer. “This project is key to completing PISE. As a sports institute we need a premier track.”

At four lanes, the track would have half the lanes needed for athletics competition, but it could act as a training track for high-performance athletes. Bettauer envisions the facility as an ancillary site for track and field meets held, for instance, at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium.

Bettauer noted that the price of an eight-lane track is three-times as expensive due to having to relocate light standards and blasting and levelling a rock outcrop.

The institute has $100,000 for the project and is looking to raise $1 million for the track and to build a cover over 185 square metres of the 835 square metre outdoor training patio.

Part of the motivation for a track, he said, is to attract more national athletic programs to the city.

High-performance athletes in triathlon, middle-dis-tance running, swimming, men’s rowing and rugby train in Victoria.

“Per capita we have more high-performance ath-letes than any other part of Canada,” he said. “We have the climate and the quality of life. A training track at PISE will help high-performance groups decide where to set up.”

The track will be a durable, rubberized surface, but Bettauer said the institute would consult with athletics organizations, sports engineers and the public on the optimal surface structure.

He suggested it might make sense to match the make of UVic’s track.

PISE is aiming to have the track built by 2015, or 2014 if the funding comes through. It would be wheelchair accessible for para-athletes and open for use by the public and members of PISE. The institute will be hunting for funding from govern-ment, private business and the community.

“We feel after five years we’ve established a strong reputation and a lot of credibility,” Bettauer said. “Victoria realizes PISE is an important entity to access physical activities and to improve com-munity life.”

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The Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It! (MEND) program is kicking off in Greater Victoria in January to pro-mote healthy lifestyles for youth.

The third round of Saanich’s free MEND program will kick off on Jan. 11 and run until March 31, for a total of 20 two-hour sessions. The program is for children seven to 13 years old who are “above a healthy weight,” and who must attend with at least one parent or caregiver.

“Overweight and obesity in Cana-dian children is near epidemic,” said Dr. Tom Warshawski, a pedia-trician in Kelowna and chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation.

Warshawski said statistics show 31 per cent of Canadian children are overweight or obese, compared to about 15 per cent in 1978. While rates of overweight children have doubled, the number of obese chil-dren has tripled.

While he agrees children need to learn to accept themselves, War-shawski said the health implica-tions of being overweight means steps need to be taken to create healthier lifestyles.

“To simply say ‘just be happy,’ that’s doing a disservice,” he said. “It’s no one’s fault per se, there’s no villain here, but nonetheless this is a problem.”

Anxiety and low self-esteem can be the worst effects for younger

overweight children. As a child gets older, the psychosocial affects can continue, along with emerging chronic problems, such as high blood pressure, blood-sugar abnor-malities and hypertension. Going into adulthood, the problems can escalate into heart problems, diabe-tes or cancer.

“It has profound implications for someone’s lifetime trajectory,” Warshawski said. “And as a parent, we all want our kids to be happy, successful, confident and healthy. If they graduate from their teen years into adulthood overweight or obese, all those goals you have for your child are compromised.”

While the statistics and words of warning focus on weight, the MEND program is about having a healthy lifestyle, not counting pounds.

The sessions focus on nutrition, behaviour change, goal setting, self-esteem and exercise.

“The idea is that it’s co-operative a fun, and everyone is meant to have a good time,” said program co-ordinator Janine Drummond.

The program runs Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Colquitz middle school. To register call 250-475-5412 or email [email protected].

The YMCA-YWCA is running a MEND program for children from five to seven years old, starting Jan. 12. To register call 250-896-1198 or email [email protected].

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Civic resolutions for the new yearAs we burst into the new year this week,

shaking off the rust of 2013, it’s time to make some promises to ourselves.

Change is scary but necessary to improve our lives and communities.

With that in mind, here’s a list of resolutions we feel local communities, and their councils, should embrace as we embark on 2014.

Saanich is the largest municipality in the region and has a vast rural treed component. Between 2005 and 2011, that district lost 378 hectares of tree cover and gained 532.8 hectares of impervious surfaces like roads and buildings.

To stem tree canopy loss in the district, Saanich resolves to come up with a more stringent set of policies, applicable to public and private lands, so trees are equally treated, no matter where they’re located.

The City of Victoria will see a new city manager starting in February whose “leadership philosophy rooted in accountability, innovation and relationship-building” according to Mayor Dean Fortin. As well a new police chief officially took the helm last week. He too speaks of passion about partnerships and working with the community.

Victoria resolves to see a shift in culture and embrace change at city hall.

In Oak Bay the official community plan review is near completion, and expected to finish in June. While some continue to protest developments and larger homes, a survey shows the community wants to see things such as secondary suites to accommodate growth.

Oak Bay resolves to create a progressive approach to development.

While the stigmatized amalgamation word is tossed around routinely among the Capital Region, the West Shore has an opportunity to achieve success created by working together, while maintaining individual characteristics. The communities can share stories of success, and hash out failures by sharing information on cross-border issues.

West Shore resolves to meet inter-municipally on a regular basis.

Hopefully councils will keep these resolutions until we’re shaking off the rust of 2014.

YOUR VIEW

Fees persuade most smart meter holdouts (B.C. Views, Dec. 18)

I am one of the 19,380 B.C. residents who have not accepted a smart meter. The fee has not “persuaded” me.

What struck me in Tom Fletcher’s column was the B.C. Utilities Commission’s reported rejection of Donald Maisch’s presentation on behalf of Citizens for Safe Technology because his “consulting livelihood depends on public fears and concerns about radio frequency exposure.”

Am I to conclude that when hiring a consultant, one should make sure the individual hired is dismissive of one’s concerns?

What about the consultants who dismiss many research conclusions that might put a speed bump in the way of EMF proliferation and associated corporate profits, and whose livelihood depends on persuading us that ever increasing radio frequency exposure is completely benign? I imagine the BCUC found their presentations quite credible.

To “reject” claims made by a consultant because the consulting practise depends on representing people who want those claims considered seems to me to be a deeply flawed process, and contemptuous of any conclusions but the foregone ones.

Diane McNallyVictoria

No road closures in Beacon Hill Park

Just wanted to write to say that I have to agree with the letter that Robert McInnes wrote in the Dec. 18 edition of the News, regarding cheaper solutions available to reduce speeding in Beacon Hill Park.

He is right on. I’ve been saying this all along.

Please acknowledge the fact that there is no serious problem in Beacon Hill Park that can justify closing the roads.

What it has done is add more traffic down Southgate and Heywood streets for residents.

Also, I feel it is cost prohibitive to do the road work, when it is not necessary.

A E CooperVictoria

Many benefits of oil pipelines

Some taxpayers are not thinking of the positive sides of what pipelines can do for them financially. If the pipelines do go ahead, large royalties will be paid to the B.C. government, which is really us.

B.C. taxpayers could have a few options: eliminating the provincial sales tax or medical premiums or even receiving an annual royalty cheque. In Alaska, the Alyeska pipeline has provided the average

citizen an annual cheque of $1,108.45 a year for 30 years. It’s better than buying lottery tickets.

Some people ask, “What’s the risk of an oil spill?” which is real. But these same people get up every morning and do not know what will happen to them.

Going on a vacation? What if the plane goes down? You might have a car accident. Some of us have jobs that can end in an accident. Our health can suddenly deteriorate.

In summary, we all take chances every day. So why not take the benefits of the pipelines?

Joe SawchukDuncan

Victoria’s summer more spectacular than usual

While I agree that the summer weather was a highlight this year, your article almost seemed to imply that dry sunny weather was unusual for Victoria. I would have rephrased it to something like this: “According to Environment Canada statistics, even in an average year Victoria gets drier, sunnier summers than any other city in Canada, but this year the summer was even more spectacular than usual.”

Steven MurrayVictoria

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“I was here everyday anyway,” Rachel said. “I was on (maternity) leave, so I can’t imagine not being here.”

“Something that was always on my mind was him thinking the nurses are his parents, because, you know, he’s fresh into the world and that’s all he sees,” Lewis said. “With Rachel being here eight hours a day, I think it really helped with him getting to know us.”

As recently as 40 years ago, parents would not have had any opportunity to interact or be involved with their premature baby, but the attitudes towards parent involvement are evolving.

Now an ongoing research project at VGH is seeing parents of premature babies become more involved with their child’s care during his or her stay.

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Parents are taught how to care for their newborn, about what special needs the child may have as a premature baby, and about the medical attention the child is receiving, to help the parent feel involved and assured.

For the infant, the extra level of care is meant to lead to faster healing, quicker growth and a shorter hospital stay. It also gives a child an earlier chance to bond with his or her parents.

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Justine Sparks had her baby Emma at just under 32 weeks, about nine shy of the average newborn and with bradycardia,

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“(The program) appealed to me because I really wanted her home and if it made things easier for her, it was something I wanted to do,” Sparks said. “You went from being scared, the big unknown, to being really comfortable and knowing exactly what’s going on with her.”

Emma spent three weeks in the unit and by the time mother and daughter headed home, both were doing much better and were on their way to a normal, healthy future, Sparks said.

“It’s amazing. She’s growing like a weed.”

Certain conditions must be met for the infant to be eligible to participate, including a certain level of health. At least one parent must be able to spend eight hours a day at the hospital with their child.

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Rachel and Lewis Freeman hold their

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Each child is enrolled in the Victoria Japanese Heritage Language School, and while the kids say the weekly sessions learning and practicing the Nanchu Soran Dance are “fun” the students may not realize each is developing his or her heri-tage while forging friendships.

Most parents, like Harumi Shimada, volunteer and share the school’s goal to help students develop an understanding and appreciation of their culture within Canada’s mosaic.

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“That brings us together. It’s good for the school, to let people know we are here,” said parent and participant Noriko Prezeau.

Soran Dance is performed with the Japanese traditional song Soran Bushi, a sea

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Yellow sashes tied in a bow across waists and foreheads augment t-shirts emblazoned with bright yellow characters of the school’s name. They shake rhythm instruments called naruko and enthusiastically shout the words after leader Shimada: “dokkoisyo, dokkoisyo, soran, soran.”

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“One teacher comes up and introduced this dance, and music. And the teach-ers tried to cooperate to make a group of dancers. They started to practice,” she said. “It started to spread out (through) all of Japan.

Elementary schools and junior high schools across the country have since begun forming groups and staging perfor-mances, Shimada said.

The students and teachers went on to win the Prime Minister’s grand prize at the 10th Japanese Folk Song dance competi-tion and the story of Nanchu and their Soran dance was aired on Tokyo television. Since the broadcast, many other teachers in elementary, junior and senior high schools have introduced the Soran dance into their classes as part of their physical education programs.

The VJHSL students and parents have performed at a variety of events such as the Nikkei Society and Japanese Friendship Society Mochi-making event and the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami charity event.

“Hopefully they feel that’s the Japanese way,” Shimada said. “They are having fun, but after five years, 10 years in the future … when they hear this music (they’ll remember) ‘Oh I did that’.”

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A mid-season exhibition series with two iconic NCAA hockey teams is cutting Brad Hoban’s holiday break short.

The 22-year-old West Shore native is currently third in scoring on the UBC Thunderbirds hockey team with four goals and 14 points, his second year with the club.

This week he’s back in Vancouver a week early as the Thunderbirds are part of a four-team tournament with visiting NCAA Div. 1 clubs North Dakota (formerly the Fighting Sioux) and the Princeton Tigers, as well as the Simon Fraser University men’s hockey club, which plays in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League with UVic.

It’s a rare West coast match-up between CIS and NCAA teams though it happens somewhat regularly in the East.

Hoban is excited about seeing the famous UND and Princeton logos at the other end of the ice, though he’s not rushing out the door to leave his family and friends.

“Last year we had an NCAA tourney but they were Div. 3 teams, so it’s exciting this year to play a team (such as) North Dakota and see a lot of (former) top B.C. and Alberta junior Hockey League players,” Hoban said.

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“I anticipate (UND and Princeton) will have pretty good speed and skill, they’ll move the puck really well,” Hoban said.

Back when he was a Juan de Fuca midget player attending Belmont secondary, Hoban chose the WHL over the BCHL and a potential NCAA scholarship.

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The CIS is a league where players make a lot less mistakes at five-on-five compared to the WHL, Hoban said, which makes it a special teams game.

On the power play is where his team gets the bulk of their offensive opportunities. But it’s been a “frustrating start” for the Thunderbirds with only five wins in the first 16 games.

Hoban believes the T-Birds are a lot better than their record shows.

“We haven’t been playing that well. It’s still fun, going to school and playing hockey, but it’s frustrating. We should be better.”

The Thunderbirds fly to Regina for a pair of games on Jan. 10 and 11 against the Regina Cougars.

Hoban is studying political science and will likely pursue pro hockey when he graduates.

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information, he’ll start doing some preliminary design layouts of where the tank might be located to have the least impact on the environment,” said Malcolm Cowley, Seaterra’s proj-ect manager for conveyance infra-structure.

Multiple design concepts are expected to be shared with the public as early as March.

“If we can locate the tank in an ideal location to mini-mize the amount of trees and vegetation that has to be removed, that’s certainly what our goal is,” Cowley said. “Eventually, once the tank is complete, the site will be restored back to a natural woodland.”

The 5,000-cubic-metre attenuation tank will be com-pletely buried underground. It will be used to store waste-water during peak stormwater flow conditions, typically in the winter, so sewage doesn’t overflow from pipes onto the ocean and beaches off Saanich and Oak Bay.

Cowley says construction is expected to begin in fall of 2014, and should last a year.

Haro Woods, an 8.5-hectare forest, is now 90 per cent protected, after Saanich and the CRD completed a land swap in July 2013.

Under that deal, the CRD gave Saanich 4.33 hectares of forest in exchange for 1.5 ha to house the attenuation tank.

For more information, visit [email protected]

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Preliminary work is underway in Haro Woods on the Capital Regional District’s attenuation tank project.

In November, the CRD’s Seaterra

Program Commission awarded a con-sulting contract for the design of the wastewater tank, including geotechni-cal and environmental work on the site.

“Once our consultant gets all the geotechnical and environmental

information, he’ll start doing some preliminary design layouts of where the tank might be located to have the least impact on the environment,” said Malcolm Cowley, Seaterra’s proj-ect manager for conveyance infra-structure.

Multiple design concepts are expected to be shared with the public as early as March.

“If we can locate the tank in an ideal location to mini-mize the amount of trees and vegetation that has to be removed, that’s certainly what our goal is,” Cowley said. “Eventually, once the tank is complete, the site will be restored back to a natural woodland.”

The 5,000-cubic-metre attenuation tank will be com-pletely buried underground. It will be used to store waste-water during peak stormwater flow conditions, typically in the winter, so sewage doesn’t overflow from pipes onto the ocean and beaches off Saanich and Oak Bay.

Cowley says construction is expected to begin in fall of 2014, and should last a year.

Haro Woods, an 8.5-hectare forest, is now 90 per cent protected, after Saanich and the CRD completed a land swap in July 2013.

Under that deal, the CRD gave Saanich 4.33 hectares of forest in exchange for 1.5 ha to house the attenuation tank.

For more information, visit [email protected]

Fall start for overflow tank in Haro Woods


Winter’s no time to slow downBob McLaren stretches on Cadboro Bay Beach while enjoying the sunshine and mild winter. McLaren usually exercises, stretches or paddle boards at the beach each day to keep in shape.

The top baby names for B.C. par-ents in 2012 were Olivia and Ethan.

Those choices replaced the 2011 top parent picks, Liam and Emma, which both fell to second placee, as compiled by the B.C. Vital Sta-tistics AgencyThe most popular

five girl names are Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava. The top boy names for 2012 were Ethan, Liam, Lucas, Mason and Logan.

The agency has posted a full list of B.C. baby names here: vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2012.html.

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SAANICH WEST- 1246 Has-tings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban cam-pus. Reduced price, $460,000. Call 250-477-4600.

SIDNEY- 2444 Amherst Ave. 1300 sq.ft. updated character home looking for a family w/2 children and a dog. Fenced south facing corner lot near the Salish Sea. Walk to town and schools. Organic gardens & fruit trees, fi replace, hot tub, 6 appls. Free TV forever.... New price- $484,000. (250)656-6136.

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VICTORIA606 Speed Ave, $215,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyScott Munro, 250 477-53535-1027 Belmont Ave, $639,000Saturday Jan 4, 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

ESQUIMALT404-520 Foster St, $199,900!Jan 4 11-1Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

SAANICH EASTMidtown ParkSaturday & Sunday 12-4RE/MAX AllianceRon Neal, 250-386-8181

SAANICH WEST3795 Burnside Pl, $549,900Saturday January 4 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

SAANICH PENINSULA110-10461 Resthaven, $164,900Sun Jan 5 11-1Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

WEST SHORE 3379 Vision Way, $339,900Saturday Jan. 4 & Sunday Jan. 5 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-590-3921

3467 Happy Valley Rd.Saturday, Jan. 4 & Sunday, Jan. 5 12-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445

3377 Vision Way, $339,900Saturday & Sunday Jan 4/5th 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

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Location, location, location.

You’ve heard it before, but what does it mean for house hunters on an island peninsula like Greater Victoria?

Even with the gamut of housing options between Oak Bay and Sooke, James Bay and North Saanich, there are still long-established rules that help determine the best buy for househunt-ers, says Tim Ayres, pres-ident-elect of the Victoria Real Estate Board.

“Probably the No. 1 determinant is close proximity to work and commute time,” Ayres says.

“The closer you are to work or opportunities for work, the better off you’re going to be.”

The obvious location features – proximity to water, view, lot size, access to recreation areas and amenities – are rare in combination, and most home buyers know they can’t have it all, Ayres says.

“I think everybody has

their particular location in mind. It’s usually the first question people ask themselves. Almost before, ‘How much can I afford,’ they’ll ask, ‘Where do I want to live?’”

But what if that detached Uplands man-sion on a half-acre threat-ens to break the bank? Try giving a little on one expectation and see what opens up, Ayres says.

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ciate being close to the beach, parks, trails, bike routes. Those are all huge considerations for any buyer,” he says.

Close proximity to a good school also ranks high for buyers with chil-dren, Ayres says.

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Keep an ear open for heavy truck traffic with homes that border main driving arteries. (Open the windows to test noise levels from inside a home if suspicious.) And be sure to ask neigh-bours about any distract-ing decibels that could drive down home value.

“A busy street takes away value, whereas a

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Have Your Oceanfront and Swim There Too!Rare south facing Oceanfront! Amazing folding wall systemopens for an indoor-outdoor feel. Easy beach, access and yourown mooring buoy. Unwind in the Master suite, or paint in theairy studio. Enjoy the Sauna and relaxing hot tub. This is WestCoast Living at its very best...waiting just for you! $1,698,800

Escape to the Country A magnificent Schubart designed residence surrounded by 10 acres ofnatural beauty. Dream kitchen: custom cabinetry, elegant design, su-perior appliances. 2 excellent bedrooms & 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

Almost New WaterfrontElegant.72 acre Oceanfront home features Control 4 lighting which in-tegrates lighting, music, shades, locks, climate control, and video. En-during construction is seen in the built-in cabinetry, and dark hardwoodplaced in a bright ambiance of voluminous rooms and custom kitchen!The convenient location blends all the best in life seamlessly!$1,099,995

Wright for Frank Newly updated contemporary Oceanfront masterpiece + dock. Ar-chitecturally designed taking advantage of the spectacular private lo-cation. Floor to sky windows create a true indoor-outdoor flow. At3200 sqft it will suit most circumstances & incl In Law. Once insidethe most discerning buyer will be wowed by the Artistry! $1,499,800

Song for the AskingPlaced high and peaceful, in tune with the land. This Architecturally de-signed one acre haven enjoys the best Ocean views over Sidney to JamesIsland, the Olympics, Mount Ranier, and the Saanich Inlet! The interiorof this light-bathed home is just as magical as the land that cradles it. Thisis a home for the thoughtful Executive, where fine living and an active,hiking-boating lifestyle exist in perfect Synergy. $989,000

I Can Sea Forever Ultimate Luxury this SW corner unit has panoramic Ocean views,and is so light and bright from all day sun. Three balconies! Thissteel & concrete building is second to none. It benefits from a worldclass restaurant and the full facilities of a 5-star hotel. You may evenrent your suite while you bask in the Caribbean winter sun. $963,800

A Honey of a Deal Custom 3006sqft home on a useable 1 acre featuring a spacious fam-ily room, elegant winding oak staircase, amazing lofty ceilings in theliving room with fireplace and hardwood flooring. The gourmet kitchenand dining area; offer a built-in oven, cook-top, and island for culinaryjoy. Downstairs there is even a spacious one bedroom ‘Sweet’!$675,000

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24 - 1525 COOPER RD MLS 331213Adult 55+ park. This single wide home with a lg. addition o� ers 1125 sq. ft. of space with 3 bdrms & 2 full baths. The layout o� ers a bdrm on each end of the home. Lg. kit. with skylight includes 5 appliances & roomy eating area with laminate � ooring. The living rm. has a built-in air cond. 2 barstools for breakfast bar. The mstr bdrm has an ensuite with soaker tub and walk in closet. New tile � ooring in the foyer and laminate � ooring in one of the bdrms. Two car parking & fenced yard. Small pets permitted.

505 - 1433 FAIRCLIFF LANE MLS 330153 Best value in the complex!!! Million dollar view for only $249,900!!! Lovely south facing view, top � oor home sit-uated on a 2 acre parcel of land high atop of Moss Rock, popular,desirable Fair� eld neighbourhood. Panoramic views of the ocean, the Olympic Mountains, Clover Point, cruise ships and sailboats; it’s an ever changing, therapeu-tic outlook, just feel the stress melt away. Imagine what a wonderful location for your retirement years or your “Home Away From Home”. Top � oor, priced for immediate sale.

410 - 50 SONGHEES RD MLS 329685Stunning decor; beautiful inner harbour condominium is nothing more than spectacular as you will see when you view this work of skilled craftsmanship. Fine atten-tion to detail is wonderfully demonstrated in this taste-fully renovated home. From the brand new high end kitchen cabinetry to the 5 star hotel like bathrooms. It can be yours for this more than reasonable asking price. Everything has been renewed and no expense spared. Amazing location and the “world is your oyster”.

105 - 2829 ARBUTUS RD MLS 327642Views of everything from the San Juan’s and Mt Baker to the ever changing ocean and island vistas; 18 acres of natural surroundings combined with the beauty of the professionally landscaped grounds. Meticulously maintained, gated community indoor pool, hottub and sauna too. Walking trails, tennis courts & more. 3 bdrms, spacious lr & dining room, gorgeous kit., 2 fp, hdwd � oors, two sun-decks & a patio. Db garage with loads of extra parking & more storage than you’ll ever need.

1106 NEWTON PL MLS 330737Pristine modern home with many features. Custom gour-met kit. with high end wood cabinets, lg. fr with fp, sepa-rate lr with fp, vaulted ceilings, lg. open sep. dr, gorgeous hd � oors, classic staircase, 3 lg. bdrms and quality con-struction. Grand entrance area, 2nd fam rm, 4th bdrm or den, laundry and legal additional accommodation/inlaw suite. Rear lane access to lg db garage & private patio. The location is fabulous with easy access to schools, shopping etc. One of Brentwood’s � nest developments!

211 - 50 SONGHEES RD MLS 329439WATER VIEWS of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and Olympic Mountains; lovely vistas from this stunning SOUTH FACING condominium in Victoria’s world famous Inner Harbour. Lg END unit cond. o� ering 2 lg bdrms and two bathrooms. Wonderful � oor plan is the beautiful and spacious open design FAMILY ROOM right o� the kitchen. Don’t miss this rare opportunity. Stainless appliances as well! Great Views, downtown location, vacant and in move in condition! Excellent condition and is maintained impeccably!

1475 MILLSTREAM RD MLS 331119Situated on pristine two acre parcels of property you will � nd is this lovingly maintained 3 bdrm 3 bath home. Beautifully manicured yard featuring a sprinkler system with Gazebo. Excellent � oor plan with a large rec rm o� the mstr bdrm & full four piece ensuite spac. kit. for even the most discerning of home chefs & a large separated dinning area.Lg. double garage (26’x21’) o� ers loads of height (10’+) with a couple of outbuildings. Tip top shape; just buy it and move right in.

413 - 50 SONGHEES RD MLS 330895Lovely calming views of Victoria Inner Harbour, Parlia-ment Buildings and Olympic Mountains are yours in this extra large, 1436 sq. ft., 4th � oor, Inner Harbour condo-minium. Songhees Point complex features an impeccable depreciation report along with an ongoing commitment to easy care maintenance and high standard of living. Clean 2 bdrms, 2 baths, lg laundry rm. Large south fac-ing mstr bdrm along with a balcony which conveniently bridges the living room and bedroom.

3356 SEWELL RD MLS 325245Quality built 2010 grand 4 bdrm plus large den/o� ce home with a 1 bdrm legal suite. Main � oor features open concept design with high ceilings, high-end � ooring, lr � replace, dining area, gourmet kit. with stainless steel appliances and gas stove, breakfast bar, powder rm, and laundry rm. Large deck with views, ozy up to the outdoor wood-burn-ing fp. Mst bd with gas fp, juliet balcony, spa-like ensuite with soaker tub and separate shower. 1 bdrm legal suite with its own laundry located above double garage.

837 MANN AVE MLS 326680 Absolutely immaculate aptly describes this lovely, one level, home with many features. Naturally bright home due to its south facing back yard & 5 skylights; lg. windows and a glorious garden featuring a large modern patio &natural real rock fountain, peacefully & privately fenced. Open concept design kitchen, eating area and fam. rm; separate inline dr & lr for formal entertaining. $20,000 bathtub with side door, power lift seat & powerful mas-saging jets; there is a chair lift too in the garage.

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