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Police chief facing two more investigations Pamela RothVictoria News

Victoria’s police chief has received another blow — the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) has ordered two public trust investigations into his conduct and one of them involves allegations of workplace harassment.

It all began last August when the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board launched an internal investigation after a concern was brought to their attention regarding private messages that were exchanged on Twitter between Chief Frank Elsner and the wife (a female officer from Saanich) of an officer under his command.

An independent lawyer investigated the matter and concluded there was no inappropriate relationship, but there was inappropriate use of direct messaging and social media. What those messages said has not been revealed.

On Dec. 4, the police board voted to keep Elsner on as chief, but imposed undisclosed

discipline. A few days later, the

police union said it has no confidence in the way the board and its chairs handled the incident. The union also has no confidence in Elsner’s ability to continue to lead.

As a result, a report on the investigation was sent to the OPCC — a civilian watchdog that oversees police conduct — to determine whether it was necessary to order a public trust investigation into the matter.

Now the review is complete and police complaint commissioner Stan Lowe is calling for an external investigation into five allegations of disciplinary breaches of trust.

In a lengthy report on his decision released Friday, Lowe touched on a number of issues he had with the internal investigation and revealed more allegations surrounding Elsner while it was taking place.

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Location sought for temporary shelterPamela RothVictoria News

The search is on for a temporary location to house more than 50 campers living outside the Victoria courthouse, and Our Place has been tasked with finding and running the appropriate site.

Earlier this month, the province announced it was providing $400,000 to fund a new 40-bed temporary shelter with

Victoria and Island Health. An additional $25,000 will go towards start up costs.

The shelter will operate until the end of April and provide meals and other supports. It will also remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week as opposed to regular shelters that are only open at night.

Our Place spokesperson Grant McKenzie is still waiting for specific details about the project, but hopes to bring the campers indoors with their gear by the

end of the month.“They want a place where the people

who are at tent city will feel comfortable. What exactly that will look like is difficult to know,” said McKenzie, adding it’ll boil down to the location on whether the campers will be able to pitch their tents indoors.

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The patch of green space along Burdett Avenue is owned by the province, therefore police need a request to remove the campers like they do in city parks where bylaws only allow sheltering between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.

With no police forcing campers to pack up and leave every morning, the

green space has become popular among the city’s homeless. Some of those who live nearby, however, aren’t too fond of their new neighbours, and claim there’s been a spike in crime and disturbances as more tents arrive.

Premier Christy Clark has said if the campers don’t move to the new shelter when it opens, they will be asked to leave the courthouse.

According to McKenzie, everybody

at tent city wants housing.

“Some of them have had bad experiences in shelters and one of the troubles with shelters is a lot of the time it’s very similar to camping in that you are setting up at night, packing up in the morning and moving on,” said McKenzie, adding there will always be a need for shelters until more permanent housing becomes available.

“The idea behind this shelter is to make it 24/7 so

that people have a permanent bed. We really want this to be the first step towards permanent housing for everybody.”

The new shelter will be in addition to the 150 year-round homeless shelter spaces in Victoria, along with the 145 shelter spaces that are available during extreme weather.

The City of Victoria is chipping in $75,000 in rent supplements and the United Way will contribute $25,000.

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The tent city outside the Victoria courthouse continues to grow.

According to the report, Elsner is alleged to have had conversations with two witnesses related to the ongoing investigation, even though he was under direction not to speak with witnesses related to the matter.

There is also an allegation that Elsner met with a member under his command and provided him with inaccurate and misleading information, in circumstances the chief knew would influence the member in the decision they had to make as to whether he wished to initiate a complaint or request a public trust investigation.

“The false information provided

by the chief was consistent with an attempt to mislead the member as to the nature of the chief’s conduct involving the member’s spouse,” wrote Lowe in his decision. “This conduct, if substantiated, would constitute the disciplinary breach of trust of discreditable conduct.”

The report also criticizes the way police board co-chairs Lisa Helps and Barb Desjardins handled the internal investigation, noting they did not adequately update board members along its course, tell the commissioner’s office when new allegations arose and misinformed the media about the existence of an

investigation. Lowe said the

internal process and procedures in the matter did not meet the level of procedural fairness, accountability and transparency contemplated by the Police Act. Instead of all interviews being audio recorded, they were documented by handwritten notes made by the interviewer, he noted, and there was no opportunity provided for witnesses to review the summaries.

“Based on the information that I have received, I am of the view that some individuals who have a direct interest in this matter were not accorded sufficient informational rights, were not provided a

sufficient right to be heard, and did not receive a decision which clearly identified the basis upon which the co-chairs decided the matter,” wrote Lowe in the decision.

Lowe has now appointed retired judge Carol Baird Ellan as the discipline authority on the matter. Chief Superintendent Sean Bourrie of the RCMP has been assigned as

the chief investigator and will have a team of senior officers with the Vancouver Police Department. The investigation must be completed within six months.

In the second investigation, which is unrelated to the first one, the OPCC said on Dec. 11 it received information from a representative of the Victoria Police Union in relation to allegations made by four employees of workplace harassment by Elsner. The allegations relate to alleged conduct that has been occurring on an ongoing basis since early 2014.

Lowe said the climate within the department appears to be “in a state of tension

and dissonance” and wants investigations into three allegations of disciplinary breaches of trust investigated. No further information has been released.

Elsner has since offered an apology, saying he was completely humiliated by the whole situation. He also stated he did not initiate the messages and stopped it “before it became more ridiculous than it was.” Elsner’s usually active Twitter feed has been quiet since Dec. 6.

Leading up to the OPCC decision, acting president of the Victoria Police Union Glen Shiels said much of the conversation amongst officers has been centred around Christmas gifts and

plans for the holiday season. But what will happen with Elsner’s position as top cop is still a topic of discussion that isn’t going away any time soon.

“People are just waiting to see what happens next,” said Shiels, adding moral is still “pretty good.”

Knowing the details of the messages would be interesting, he added, “but kind of irrelevant.”

“For me, I am comfortable knowing that a full investigation was done and I’ll rely on the police complaint commissioner to make sure that it’s dealt with appropriately. We are trying to be as respectful as we can to the people involved.”

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An Oak Bay bank robbery led to a region-wide police pur-suit that ended in an arrest last week.

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Dec. 15, a man demanded cash from a teller at the TD Canada Trust in Oak Bay and fled with money. The suspect did not produce a weapon or threaten bank staff and there were no customers at the time.

The suspect was spotted leav-ing in a black Dodge Ram pickup truck with a dark-coloured can-opy.

“We believe that the vehicle used in this incident may be related to the report of a theft of a vehicle reported to police earlier this same day,” said Sgt. Steve Eassie of Saanich Police.

“The vehicle description of the stolen truck matches that of the vehicle used to flee the area by the suspect.”

Later that night, Victoria police discovered the stolen black pickup in the parking lot of the Wendy’s restaurant in the 700 block of Bay Street. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle the driver backed into another car, climbed the curb and fled from police. Police identified the driver and recom-mended a variety of charges.

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It was a Christmas miracle for families in Greater Victoria as navy ships returned home to CFB Esquimalt last week.

Roughly 40 regular and reserve sailors on board HMC ships Brandon and Whitehorse were reunited with their fami-lies one week before Christmas.

“There were excited fami-lies on the jetty. There were a couple individuals jumping up and down, kids were calling out for their parents,” said Lt.-Cmdr. Desmond James from the Mari-times Forces Pacific. “It was a great Navy day for everyone and they're home just in time for Christmas which is always a great feeling.”

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Many questions remain in chief scandal

In the past week, discussions amongst officers with the Victoria Police Department have mainly centred around Christmas and plans for the holiday season.

What will happen with Chief Frank Elsner’s position as top cop is also a topic of discussion that isn’t going away any time soon.

Ever since an internal investigation (on inappropriate Twitter messages between the chief and the wife of one of his officers) was forwarded to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) for review earlier this month, officers have been patiently waiting to hear whether a public trust investigation will be ordered.

Now officers have an answer. The OPCC has ordered not one but two

public trust investigations into the alleged conduct of Elsner. The second relates to allegations made by four employees of workplace harassment by the chief.

In a lengthy 13-page document that criticizes the internal investigation (conduced by an independent lawyer through the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board), the commissioner elaborates on the allegations made against Elsner.

Some of those allegations are a bit surprising — like Elsner having conversations with two witnesses related to the ongoing investigation, even though he was under direction not to speak with witnesses related to the matter.

But one key detail that’s still missing is what was said in those direct Twitter messages between Elsner and his officer’s wife.

As the plot thickens, it’s not looking good for Elsner, but we must remember that these are all allegations and no charges have been laid. Those in charge of the investigation now have six months to complete it and determine what the next step will be from there.

Whatever the outcome, it would still help to know what exactly those Twitter messages said. Was it simply playful banter or how much did it cross the line?

NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at Victoria News.

TF: In the recent federal election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade?

JH: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade. We’re a trade-centred province. We’re looking across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higher-priced markets.

But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it.

TF: The NDP and unions have historically been protectionist. Do you see any need to modernize the B.C. party?

JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. And now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try

to stimulate economic activity here at home.

TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach. Do you support increasing the rate?

JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier’s [advisory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to. What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they’ve selected for a ramping up of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provincial election. So if I’m successful and form a government, I’ll have time to

look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the carbon tax.

For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alberta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time.

TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with commodities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had?

JH: Not good. I’ve always said price

will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a far-away place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch.

Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C.

TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year?

JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need.

If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Thirteen-year-old Mya Hewstan-Gates is the host of Verse, a roughly 10-minute You-Tube show, featuring interviews with guests from all walks of life from sports to science.

The first three epi-sodes feature guests like MMA fighting champion Jason Heit, trauma surgeon Dr. Alex Mihailovic and most recently, Victoria-born NHL player Geoff Courtnall.

The show also includes a “did it” ses-sion, filmed in a studio on Rock Bay Avenue, where Hewstan-Gates had the opportunity to learn basic mixed mar-tial arts moves, hockey skills and stablize someone's neck at the scene of an accident.

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The Lansdowne Mid-dle School student and aspiring actress origi-nally came up with the idea for the show a year ago with her aunt Chanone Smith, who is a producer at Stylux Studio.

“We want kids to explore all facets and ideas to get kids to think about their future, consider things and try some stuff on,” Smith said. “I'd like them (guests) to answer what is in their toolbox. It's more than just going to school, they have skills, dreams, desires, passions and maybe give some answers in an entertaining and inspiring way so that teens can learn from that.”

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Mya Hewstan-Gates is the host of the YouTube show Verse, which features guests such as NHL star Geoff Courtnall.

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Just three weeks into the season, Ballet Victoria's prin-cipal dancer Andrea Bayne was rehearsing so hard for an upcoming performance that she broke her foot.

Following a gruelling hours-long rehearsal for Ballet Rocks, the ballet’s first performance of the season and Bayne's per-sonal favourite, she went to her home in Cook Street Village and went to bed.

In the middle of the night, she got up and rolled her ankle.

“When it happened, I heard the crack,” Bayne said. “It defi-nitely hurt, but I think I was in shock.”

She started doing plies and tondues to see how badly she was injured, something she could do easily. She figured she hadn't injured herself that badly so she took a painkiller.

But two hours later, her ankle swelled up and she decided to go to the emer-gency room.

Bayne had broken her fifth metatarsal in her left foot (the first bone she had ever broken) and had a cast put on, which forced her off the stage for all upcoming performances.

For the next few months, Bayne focused all her efforts on regaining strength in her foot. She did Pilates, cardio training and physiotherapy daily to keep the blood flowing to her left foot.

Within six weeks her hard work and perseverance paid off — her foot healed fully and she returned to the stage with a stronger core as well.

“I turned something really devastating into something positive. I think that's some-thing we all have to do in life,” Bayne said.

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“She's truly committed to the art form. It shows dancers are very smart and very resil-ient,” he said. “Although this was a complete freak accident, she took the time to focus and really heal her body and that creates a stronger dancer.”

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annual Christmas performance of The Gift.

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Cook Street Village resident and principal dancer Andrea Bayne performs as Elsa from Frozen in Ballet Victoria’s The Gift at the Royal Theatre Dec. 27, 28 and 29.

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Sometimes the best brands start on a whim. That’s exactly what hap-pened when Driftwood Brew-ery named its India Pale Ale, Fat Tug.

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There will be no more political staff deleting email records in ministry offices, Premier Christy Clark promised last week.

Clark said she accepts all of the rec-ommendations made by Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and a follow-up study by a former commissioner to preserve email records that could be requested under free-dom of information law.

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Miller left the Ontario government when McGuinty retired and came to B.C. to work for the B.C. Lib-eral Party.

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On October 7, 2015, at the 1100 block of Bay Street, Victoria, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Victoria Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: a 1994 Mazda MX3, BCLP: BM513J, VIN: JM1EC4330R0300094, on or about 04:00 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in the commission of an offence (or offences) under Section 249(1)(a) (dangerous operation of a motor vehicle) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) and Section 249.1(1) (flight) of the CCC. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3186, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA

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Take notice that Wojciech Tomaszewski of 4575 Blenkinsop Rd., Victoria BC, Canada, declared to the registrar of civil status to be the father of Alexandre Goudreault, born on March 18, 1980 in Sept-Isles and son of Lise Goudreault.Therefore, the undersigned requests that the registrar of civil status register his/her name as father of Alexandre Goudreault on the act of birth of the latter and whose surname will be modifi ed to read as follows: Alexandre Goudreault.in addition, take notice that any objection from a third person to the Tardy Declara-tion of Filiation must be known to the author of the declaration, to the minor child of 14 years of age or over and to the Registrar of Civil Status within 20 days of the last publication of a Notice of The Declaration.

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ZONE CHECKERSThe Oak Bay News and the Victoria News are looking to hire Zone Checkers to service our growing distribution needs in Victoria (North Park/Oak-lands) and Oak Bay. The right candidates must have excel-lent communication and or-ganizational skills. Basic knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express is recom-mended. Your attention to de-tail and ability to work with minimal supervision sets you apart from other applicants. Duties include supervision of newspaper carriers, recruit-ment and hiring of new car-riers, canvassing new areas of delivery, monitoring carrier performance and follow-up on reader delivery concerns. A re-liable vehicle is a must. A Vul-nerable Sector Criminal Record Check is also manda-tory. These part-time positions are ideal for applicants available for afternoon and weekend shifts. Please email your resume to Cindy Brown, Victoria and Oak Bay News Circulation Coordinator: [email protected] phone calls please.

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VOLUNTEERS

CATTLE POINT Arts, Science and Culture Foundation seeks one or two board members to serve as secretary and treas-urer for this new organization. A passion for the Salish Sea is important, and legal or ac-counting expertise would be ideal. Call 250-386-2269.

SPEAKWELL CONVERSA-TION Program seeks facilita-tors, child minders and an ad-ministrator on Wednesday evenings from 6:30–9 p.m. at the Gordon Head Lawn Bowl-ing Club. The group facilitates discussions with new immi-grants and ESL students to promote fl uency and confi -dence in English, while deep-ening their connection with the community. Call 250-386-2269.

THE BC Alzheimer Society’s Victoria branch seeks a skilled communicator who can apply their knowledge and adminis-trative savvy to helping the So-ciety get the word out about its programs, services and events. If you have the skills and are available during the daytime, 2-3 hours a week, please Call 250-386-2269. Training and resources on de-mentia, caregiving and re-sources will be provided.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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SOLID WOOD Dining tableand 4 chairs $85.obo. Call250-544-4933.

TRICYCLE, CHILD’S, new, $30. New 23” Bolvia wallclock, $30. (250)388-6725.

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KINDLING $6/ Bundle, ap-prox. 1 cu.ft. Free Delivery,Min 10 Bundles 250-642-4790

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LEGO, 4.5lbs, 2 bins & 5 in-struction books, $50. Exercise ball & book, $10. Call (250)477-6390.



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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

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TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

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CARS

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JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Interior fi nish, weather proof-ing, decks, fences, laminate fl rs, sm jobs. Reasonable. In-sured. 250-857-1269.www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

ELECTRICAL

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KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaran-teed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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GARDENING

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

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.

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GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA Exteriors Inc.‘Winter Clean-Up Specials’Gutter & Window CleaningConcrete Power Washing

Vinyl Siding CleaningRoof Sweep & De-MossingCarpentry * Yard Cleanup

Handyman RepairsFree Estimates

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HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

CLEANUP SPECIALS! Full yard maintenance. Home con-struction/reno’s etc. Call Chad 250-507-9933 for more info.

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, 250-886-3383.

RENO SPECIALIST- Carpen-try, drywall, plumbing, tiling electric. Kitchen & bath. 20yrs exp. Fully insured. Alain 250-744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

AFFORDABLE JUNK RE-MOVAL 250-589-4285 [email protected]

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

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

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

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RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Wishing all Happy Holidays! (250)-920-5108.

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

PLUMBING

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PRESSURE WASHING

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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Free estimate

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CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS Call 250.388.3535


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Family business”. WCB, BBB Certifi ed; Now accepting Visa/

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