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Greater Victoria saw three tight races between B.C. Liberal candidates and those representing the New Dem-ocrats in the 2009 provincial election.

But as the writ dropped to officially begin the 2013 B.C. election campaign Tuesday, the leafy neighbour-hoods of Oak Bay-Gordon Head were being touted as a key provincial election battleground.

Adding to the drama in that upscale riding is the pres-ence of a high-profile B.C. Green party newcomer, who threatens to turn it into a potential three-way race.

In a region dominated by the B.C. NDP, veteran B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Ida Chong held on to her seat by 561 votes in 2009 to edge NDP hopeful Jessica Van der Veen. The two go head-to-head again, joined by Green candidate Andrew Weaver, a headline-making cli-mate scientist from the University of Victoria.

Whether Weaver and the Greens become a factor, pull-ing votes from the Liberals or NDP, is the question.

UVic political science professor Jamie Lawson said that dynamic is a hard puzzle in a riding that includes some of the wealthiest postal codes in the region and has a large concentration of seniors.

Weaver could play the spoiler for the NDP and split the vote to re-elect Chong for a fifth term – the race could be a “war between the non-Liberal parties and the centre-left,” Lawson said.

“Ida Chong may (also) face a meltdown by the Liber-als. If that’s true, (Liberal) voters may sit on their hands, or will choose between NDP and Greens,” he said. “Vot-ing Green isn’t as scary for a pro-market voter who might usually vote Liberal, but who believes climate change exists.”

It seems less likely for B.C. NDP supporters to migrate to Green, Lawson said, as the NDP vowed to shut down the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, what he calls the “litmus test” for provincial environmental platforms.

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Speed readersVictoria police Const. Kristen Greffard checks drivers’ speeds on Fernwood Road in front of Vic High, along with partner Const. Ryan Koropatiniski. The speed trap was set up last week in response to complaints by area residents that too many vehicles were exceeding the 30 km/h speed limit.

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Victoria runner gets scare in BostonTravis PatersonNews staff

If it wasn’t for a missed subway stop, a trio of Victoria residents would have been at the Boston Marathon finish line when two explosions occurred Monday.

Fitness instructor Pam Glover, who teaches at Cedar Hill Recreation Cen-tre, ran the marathon with a target of four hours and was redirected a half mile from the end within minutes of the finish.

Her daughter Dana, Dana’s boy-friend Aztec King and friend Susan Rogers had all made their way to the finish line anticipating Pam’s arrival.

But the trio of supporters got off at the wrong subway station and were out of sight of the finish line at the time of the explosions, which occurred around noon Victoria time.

At News press time, two people were reported dead and more than a hun-dred injured from the blasts.

“They were minutes away and were trying to get to (the area) where the bomb hit, but got off the train a stop early,” Glover said of her supporters. “They were upset about that actually, so it’s like a miracle that none of us were there.”

She heard the explosions during the last mile of her race, but had no idea what it was. “As I rounded the

final corner and could see the finish line, there was a barricade with police-men telling people to go away, and I’m thinking, ‘this is not the finish line.’ I know my time was right on, I was about two minutes from finishing.”

Police told runners and spectators to head to the nearby river. A Good Samaritan gave Glover warm clothes and helped her get her bearings and connect with her family.

“It was chaos,” Glover said. “This woman, she was my angel, all of a sud-den she was by my side and said, “I’ll lead you to safety.”

An expanded version of this story appears at vicnews.com.

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All for oneAmalgamation could mean merged services.

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Regionalized services provide first step

As discussion around amalgamation grows, regionalized services are increasingly seen as a good place to

begin implementing the idea.Across the Capital

Region, there are four police departments, three RCMP detachments, 13 fire departments and a transit commission dominated by urban representatives.

During the half-hour drive from North Saanich to downtown Victoria, three separate 911 call centres are responsible for emergency dispatch.

“We could, in theory, dispatch for the whole peninsula by adding one more console to our (communication) centre, but there seems to be a fear to push the discussion,” said Victoria police Chief Const. Jamie Graham, a vocal proponent for a single regional police force.

Several integrated police units operate in the Capital Region, including the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team, a homicide investigation unit and a domestic violence unit, the latter formed in the wake of a 2007 murder-suicide case in Oak Bay.

But the units rely on a shared funding model, which presents an inherent problem each year as budget evaluations begin and cities look for cost savings.

“As has been shown recently (when VicPD pulled one of two officers from the domestic violence unit), if I don’t think it’s working well for me, I’ll pull out and that leaves the other agencies in a lurch, which isn’t fair,” Graham said.

Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins, an opponent of municipal amalgamation, has shepherded a year of frustrating negotiations around regionalized police services, both with the B.C. Justice Ministry and the Victoria Police Board. (In June 2012, Esquimalt was forced to stick with VicPD services, despite its desire to save money by contracting the township’s policing to the RCMP.)

But as Victoria and Esquimalt near completion of a framework policing agreement, Desjardins is singing a decidedly more optimistic tune, in hopes other municipalities will buy in.

“If we are able to reach an agreement, then there’s a huge opportunity to go forward and be a model for further regionalization,” she said.

The fear is that every municipality

outside Victoria and Esquimalt would lose service and pay more under a regional police force. But Graham said the framework agreement may be able to woo other municipalities with an easy cost-sharing template that would prevent ballooning property tax bills.

“There is also this never-ending fear, I think most unfairly, that if we become a regional force, other officers will be sucked into the downtown core to deal with problems, but that’s simply not true,” he said.

While Victoria struggles with its disproportionate expenses brought on by core-city syndrome, the region’s fire departments use mutual-aid agreements to balance and co-ordinate coverage across the region.

“If there’s an issue, we call each other up and have that discussion,” said Lt.-Insp. Brad Sifert of the Victoria Fire Department.

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In 2011, Colwood and View Royal inked a progressive automatic aid agreement, where resources are shared without having to go through formal request channels. The model could prove viable for other adjacent municipalities in the future, Sifert said.

Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Carole James said the community-led discussions around regionalized services and amalgamation is long overdue.

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group lobbying for a non-binding vote on amalgamation to gauge public support on the issue.

“It’s long overdue to give the public a voice in all of this,” James said. “There have been discussions about the cost savings … but nothing based on best practices or facts.”

Liberal MLA Ida Chong and Green Party leader Jane Sterk have also said they support a discussion on amalgamation, as long as the majority of the population is in favour of it.

Desjardins, who counts herself among the naysayers for the time being, said municipalities will likely fiercely oppose taking on debt from other communities, but anything that saves money is going to be an easier sell.

“If there’s ever been an opportune time to have this discussion, it’s likely to be in the next little while,” she said.

Consistent transit fundingcritical: commission chair

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communities on a rotating basis.Last August, an independent review

panel recommended changes to the urban-weighted commission, including opening the door to Capital Regional District control of transit or expanding to nine appointed members.

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Brice will hold talks with transportation ministry staff next week to discuss options for the commission. Meanwhile, B.C. Transit is expected to make public its short-term recommendations to improve rapid transit by the end of April.

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Its been nearly eight months since the traffic pilot project in Beacon Hill Park started.

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“It’s easier to walk through the

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“Even with the partial road clo-sures, there are still lots of cars in the park,” Gardiner noted. “The more we make the park pedestrian friendly, the more we’ll see people use it.”

The pilot, which was originally intended to last three months, has been extended to this August. The City of Victoria is still compiling public feedback on the changes in the park to determine if they will be made permanent.

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“It is terrifying to go to bed with a job and wake up without one.”

Morgana Braveraven and 24 of her co-workers woke up Fri-day morning to find an arson-ist had torched their workplace, the ABC Country Restaurant on Maple Street in Saanich, attached to the Accent Inns hotel.

“It is absolutely devastating and mortifying. These are people with families, people with finan-cial obligations, people who live paycheque to paycheque,” said Braveraven, a supervisor and former hiring manager at the two-year-old restaurant.

And then, out of the ashes, support for the displaced ABC staff started to pour in.

Braveraven posted an ad on Craigslist Saturday morning, appealing to fellow managers in Greater Victoria looking to hire “stellar team members who are punctual, reliable, fun to work with, and who thrive in a very fast paced environment.”

Half a dozen employers – from restaurants and cafés to adven-ture tourism operators – had replied to the ad by Monday.

“It warms my heart to no end the outpouring of support from the local community,” she said.

The ABC Country Restaurant at the corner of Burnside Road and Douglas Street is rejigging its schedule to offer shifts to as many employees as possible.

Saanich police said Mon-day they are trying to link five arsons in a span of 12 hours in the municipality.

Saanich fire crews found

wooden pallets and two dump-sters with garbage on fire in an alley near Dupplin Avenue and Douglas Street at about 9:45 p.m. on Thursday.

Fire crews responded to a dumpster fire at the ABC restau-rant at 10:50 p.m., but it quickly spread to the structure. The hotel was evacuated and none of the staff or guests were injured.

Then at 2 a.m., Saanich fire responded to a wooden back-yard shed engulfed in flames in the 100-block of Burnside Road East, at the corner of Irma Street.

Fifteen minutes later, Saanich and Victoria crews, 22 firefight-ers in all, responded to a struc-ture fire in the 3300-block of Whittier Avenue.

Around 8:30 a.m. Friday, a fifth fire was found in the 3200-block of Eldon St., which is one block from the wooden shed fire.

Saanich police arrested a 25-year-old man early Friday morning, but he has since been released without charges. Sgt. Steve Eassie says he remains “a person of interest.” Because the

Whittier Avenue fire began after police had arrested this person of interest, Eassie said investiga-tors “believe there is a probabil-ity of another person involved.”

Accent Inns spokesperson John Espley said hotel staff evacuated guests from 68 rooms at the 118-room hotel. Besides minor smoke damage, fire didn’t spread to the hotel due to the firewall between the restaurant and the main building.

Espley expects the restaurant will be rebuilt, although “it will take a long time.”

For the ABC staff, many now jobless, the future is looking slightly brighter, thanks to the goodwill of Victorians, Braver-aven said.

“We’d like to thank the Victoria community, the business com-munity, on behalf of all the staff, management team and owners, for their tremendous support in this challenging time for us,” she said. “Our hope and our goal is to rebuild.”

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Ben GawletzNews intern

Its been nearly eight months since the traffic pilot project in Beacon Hill Park started.

Any initial grumblings from motor-ists who found they could no lon-ger take the same routes through the park have since quieted down, said Marg Gardiner, president of James Bay Neighbourhood Association.

The traffic calming pilot project that started with some resistance last August has more recently been “getting accolades,” she said.

“It’s easier to walk through the

park with mobility problems,” Gar-diner said.

She recently had hip surgery and uses walking sticks on her tours through the park. The closed roads allow people using walkers, canes and other mobility aids to see more of the park without having to risk more challenging trails or be as wary of traffic, she said.

“Even with the partial road clo-sures, there are still lots of cars in the park,” Gardiner noted. “The more we make the park pedestrian friendly, the more we’ll see people use it.”

The pilot, which was originally intended to last three months, has been extended to this August. The City of Victoria is still compiling public feedback on the changes in the park to determine if they will be made permanent.

[email protected]

Beacon Hill traffic complaints easing

Colourful canapéFireside Grill executive chef Morgan Milward adds bacon to his canapé creation, themed in pink, during the annual Colour Your Palate fundraiser at the University of Victoria’s University Club last week. Milward, assisted by line cook Candice Whitworth, won best tasting canapé and people’s choice award on the night, which raised about $13,000 for the Octa Collective’s ArtsReach school arts program.Don Descoteau/News staff


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Freshly painted sky blue walls surround two of the four class-rooms at the recently reopened Victoria School for Ideal Educa-tion on Belmont Street.

One of those spaces has already been nicknamed the “beach” room, as illustrated by a hand-coloured sign taped to the outside wall.

Visitors to the expanded build-ing shouldn’t be surprised at the soothing colours chosen for this independent alternative school’s classroom environments. Daily meditation and yoga are integral parts of the learning experience.

“It’s very bright and children are generally able to relax when there’s more room,” said principal Ginny Lovick.

A teacher at the tiny school for all of its 25 years, Lovick is a big believer in “consciousness-based education,” the type of teaching used here.

The school adheres to the pro-vincial curriculum, but adds ele-ments of outdoor education and the inner work more often prac-tised by adults seeking some form

of relaxation or stress release.As such, the students tend to be

intensely present and open to new ideas and concepts of the world around them, Lovick says. “The children are very focused and understand things at a very deep level.”

Opening the day with medita-

tion – younger students do a walk-ing, silent version – helps create orderly function in the brain and provides a framework from which to grow, she adds.

“At the same time we’re expand-ing knowledge, we’re expanding the container of knowledge,” says Helen Foster-Grimmett, a former

public high school teacher who is on the Victoria School for Ideal Education board.

Parent Mariann Peeke-Vout, whose precocious seven-year-old, Charlotte, is in Grade 2 at the school, said when she and her husband were looking to enrol their daughter three years ago,

the key was finding someplace where Charlotte would be seen as an individual.

“It really clicked for us,” Peeke-Vout says. “She could express herself and be herself. She’s chal-lenged here, but on her terms.”

Charlotte enthusiastically dem-onstrates the yoga positions she and her classmates run through daily before working on a craft project along with fellow student Isobel Olthof, 8, for a photo.

“Everyone’s really cheerful and nice here,” says Charlotte, whose favourite classes are social stud-ies and science, where she enjoys learning about plants and doing experiments.

While class sizes are limited to 12, to ensure plenty of one-on-one time between teachers and students, the school is looking to expand its enrolment with the added space.

Currently, the 18 students at the K-7 school are in mixed classes, with children in early grades work-ing side by side with older stu-dents. The aim is to have three full classes next year, Lovick says, and eventually top out at 48.

As a group 1 independent school, tuition is subsidized 50 per cent by government, Foster-Grim-mett said. For more information on the Victoria School for Ideal Education, visit vsie.ca or call Lovick at 250-383-6654.

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Grade 2 students Charlotte Peeke-Vout, 7, left, and Isobel Olthof, 8, work on a marionette craft under the guidance of principal Ginny Lovick during a 25th anniversary celebration and reopening of the expanded Victoria School for Ideal Education on Belmont Avenue.


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As voters tease out how their own interests mesh with political party prom-ises, Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidates – including B.C. Conservative Party newcomer Greg Kazakoff – officially launched their 21-day campaigns and door knocking yesterday.

Weaver is banking on recent federal Green Party support spilling over into the provincial election – voters in Gor-don Head largely backed the federal Greens in 2011, as did large portions of Oak Bay in the last winter’s federal by-election.

“The (2009 provincial) polling is not indicative of reality today,” Weaver said.

“We know from our evidence that the race is between the NDP and the Greens. We can’t find people who’d admit they’d vote Liberal.”

Weaver took aim at the NDP’s fiscal platform which he, along with the B.C. Liberals, said would drive the province further into debt. He also called Lib-eral plans to develop liquid natural gas exports in B.C.’s north a “pipe dream,” which is at least a decade away, if ever, and faces serious competition from places like Russia.

Van der Veen doubts the Greens will find footing in Oak Bay-Gordon Head – she said the race will be a “squeaker” between her and Chong.

“Ida has a very strong base. She’s been here for 16 years,” Van der Veen said. “I represent the renewal of government. That is where my focus is.

“What I’m hearing is that people are ready for change – they volunteer that word ‘change,’” she said. “They are very concerned about the lack of perfor-mance from this government and want a

new kind of government.”Chong, most recently the Minister

of Aboriginal Relations and Reconcilia-tion, characterized this election a choice between NDP-driven debt and higher taxes, and a B.C. Liberal vision of bal-anced budgets and economic stability.

“Today’s B.C. Liberals are not the same from even when I first ran (in 1996),” she said. “(Christy Clark) has a vision to get the economy back on track and put us in the position to pay off the provincial debt.”

Chong agreed that Liberal scandals of the past months and years could hurt her at the polls. However, she said she’s been effective in government – reading the writing on the wall – and as an oppo-sition MLA. “I think this is a three-way race,” she said.

“This riding is always a swing riding, a close riding. That’s why I don’t take the job for granted and people know they have a representative who is hard work-ing and puts 100 per cent into the job.”

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Faces change for Liberals, NDP stands patMany pundits

point to Oak Bay-Gordon Head as a key battleground riding on the South Island for the B.C. Liberals, in their fight to retain power in the prov-ince.

While a lot of water has flowed under the bridge in four years of governing since the 2009 provincial election, a look back at the results from that vote show that two other Greater Victoria ridings had even closer races.

The two Liberal candidates in those races, however, are gone.

Murray Coell is retiring after four successive terms as Saanich North and the Islands MLA, and Robin Adair has been replaced by Rishi Sharma in Saanich South.

The NDP’s slate for Capital Region ridings is exactly

the same as in 2009.The five reigning MLAs are

out to defend their seats and 2009 runners-up Jessica Van der Veen (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) and Gary Holman (Saa-nich North and the Islands) are back for another try.

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Victoria-Swan Lakex-Rob Fleming (NDP) 13,119Jesse McLinton (Lib) 5,754David Wright (Green) 2,628Robert Savage (Reform) 174

Victoria-Beacon Hillx-Carole James (NDP) 13,400Dallas Henault (Lib) 6,375Adam Saab (Green) 4,106Saul Anderson (Ind.) 319

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Saanich Southx-Lana Popham (NDP) 11,697

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As the B.C. NDP launched its election campaign last week with a package of income tax hikes, higher than those in the B.C. Liberals’ election budget of February, a third party leader confirmed his own plan to increase personal and business income tax rates.

It’s not readily apparent from his recently released “fiscal framework” document, but B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins told me his plan to phase out B.C.’s carbon tax does indeed include raising income tax rates that were lowered to make the carbon tax “revenue neutral.”

I reached Cummins in Prince George, where he was continuing his aggressive courtship of northern B.C. with an announcement that federal gas tax revenues would be redirected to a new fund for locally determined road improvements. Earlier he vowed to study the deplorable state of northern ambulance service.

Cummins has more good news for the north: that’s where a regionally phased elimination of the carbon tax would begin.

It’s also the area of thinnest population, meaning the impact on the B.C. treasury would be less. This is, after all, a tax budgeted to bring in $1.2 billion in the current year.

The B.C. Conservatives continually remind people that the

carbon tax falls disproportionately on rural, remote and particularly northern folks who face long

distances, long winters, and public transit options ranging from slim to none.

This has ceased to be much of an issue for the urban B.C. majority, who are focused on bridge tolls, ferry fares and the like.

The B.C. Conservatives decry the population decline of rural B.C., with international immigration almost exclusively going to big cities,

while temporary foreign workers increasingly fill agricultural and industrial jobs in the Interior.

The party’s still-evolving platform echoes the NDP’s call for more skills training and increased completion rates for trade apprentices.

Cummins is in favour of the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline and the massive buildup of infrastructure needed to add liquefied natural gas to B.C.’s energy export mix. He sees that enormous industrial expansion as the path to shift population growth beyond the south of the province.

Cummins is surprisingly cool to one industrial project, the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River, calling himself undecided. He also sounds skeptical about the B.C. Liberal plan to extend B.C.’s electricity grid and use that to develop further independent power.

This sounds to me like political

positioning rather than economic analysis. Anti-Site C independent candidate Arthur Hadland has significant support in Peace River North, creating a three-way struggle for a key B.C. Conservative target.

The B.C. Conservative platform also totals up the billions in long-term electricity contracts with private power producers and suggests the price for this clean energy has been set too high. This is another echo of the NDP’s vague position.

So if the B.C. Conservatives are gung-ho on oil and gas and think the carbon tax is a mistake, do they think there should be any effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions?

Cummins sidestepped that question, preferring to talk about conventional air pollution, whether it’s in the Fraser Valley or as a byproduct of a northern industrial boom.

As a longtime former Reform and Conservative MP, Cummins is acutely aware that the urban media will leap with extra vigour on any perceived gaffe of the right wing. Should a Conservative let slip that he’s skeptical about global warming, or worse, express a rustic view on social issues, all hell would break loose.

The B.C. Conservatives have started with the most detailed, costed platform of any party. Don’t count them out.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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‘Cummins sees pipeline, LNG buildup as key to shift of B.C. population growth.’

Time for a voteon amalgamation

Amalgamation shouldn’t be a scary word.No one is taking an eraser to the Capital

Region map and removing the borders that separate your municipality from those of your neighbours.

Often the discussion around amalgamation tends to drift towards the hypothetical best-case scenario (or worst-case scenario, depending on who you ask) of creating one municipality that spans from Sooke to North Saanich.

Talk of such a drastic change usually derails any objective discussion.

That’s why the concept needs to be reframed. We need to get away from arguing about hypothetical borders and specific solutions and focus on studying amalgamation as a positive step for our region.

Amalgamation Yes is taking the right approach by focusing on getting a referendum question onto the 2014 municipal election ballot. Put the question to the residents of the 13 municipalities and see if there’s an appetite to explore the option of amalgamation.

Municipalities have nothing to lose by asking the question.

The overarching goal of amalgamation is to save money by finding efficiencies in service delivery and by removing redundancies.

What ithe end result would look like in Greater Victoria is still unknown.

Proponents and opponents can point to Halifax or Abbotsford or Toronto and pick and choose their facts to back up their positions. But until we have a case study that properly examines the ins and outs of amalgamation as it relates to Victoria, no interest group, organization or politician can offer a definitive solution.

Until something concrete happens, the conversation isn’t going to move forward in a meaningful way.

Instead, people will continue to speculate about the potential successes and hazards of amalgamation, without a sound understanding of its local impact.

Change can be scary. But looking at amalgamation as a potential option to save us time and money shouldn’t be feared.

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Esquimalt barber is tired of fighting city hallOnce again our local councils

have come to an unreasonable decision by closing the Craigflower Bridge for eight months.

The closure will level all existing business in the area including mine, Floyd’s Hairstyling for Men, which has existed on Admirals Road for 14 years. As I type this letter at 11:08

a.m. I have not seen one client yet today. Clients are staying clear because they believe the area’s traffic issues are not worth fighting with.

Since the bridge closure, Admirals Road is not busy at all, and in fact, is easier to navigate than prior to the bridge closure.

Why is it that Saanich and View Royal councils cannot see the

damage to local businesses when they make such a decision? Have they never owned a business, or struggled year after year through decisions like this, and not felt the pain due to not having money to pay rent or feed their family?

And what about so-called loyal clients? Do they not realize the damage they do independently when they change

their behaviours due to road construction? I survived the construction of the intersection at Admirals and Colville roads that took two years to build. Now this.

And after that, Esquimalt council has plans to “traffic calm” Admirals Road.

I am left to wonder if there is anything left to fight for? I have

been self-employed for 28 years and lately have wondered why I am fighting so hard when local governments keep getting in the way.

Perhaps it’s time to get rid of all these small local governments in favour of larger, more competent representation.

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Readers respond: Attack ads, Carbon Trust, safe cycling

Negative attack adspointless in campaign

Every provincial election, a few “experts,” “pundits” and “concerned citizens” emerge to proclaim negative advertising will save us all and we should cast our vote according to their political persuasions.

While polls may indicate that negative ads influence some voters, I find them silly, offensive and downright annoying. They are a waste of time, an infringement on my TV viewing and a huge waste of somebody’s money.

Let’s stop the foolishness of these negative ads and let voters determine which party they want to govern the province for the

next four years. So let the games begin – let’s have all the political parties advance their platforms and get on with debates to determine the feasibility of each of their positions, as they apply to major issues.

The voters will then assess the results in their own minds and will indicate their decisions at the polls based on common sense, not from fear-mongering advertising.

Martin BattleVictoria

Carbon Trust Fundcould fund more projects

Re: Greenhouse gas leaks from Trust, (B.C. Views, April 5)

I think there is a simple and

obvious solution to the problems with the Pacific Carbon Trust Fund.

Just change its name to the Pacific Enviro Slush Fund and pump a lot more money into it, so many more grants can be made available for important enviro-friendly projects.

For example, I am working on a detailed plan to protect all of the kermode bears in the Greater Victoria area.

In exchange for a government grant of just $1 million, I can absolutely guarantee that the number of kermode bears in this area will never drop below the current level.

Gordon PollardVictoria

Cyclists should stay in their lanes

Re: Driver remains fearful of riding in traffic in the city (Letters, March 22)

This letter emphasizes concern for cyclists not wearing helmets, and their responsibility to do so in order to prevent brain injury caused by automotive accidents.

What about the responsibility of riding safely instead of putting themselves in harm’s way when they suddenly, without advance notice to the driver, ride in the vehicle’s space? I would be affected for life if I were ever to hit a cyclist. That is my main concern.

Claire-Laura DurocherVictoria

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Zeroing in on TargetWork is progressing on the new Target store currently under construction on the site of the old Zellers store in Hillside Centre. The new two-level, 147,000-square-foot store is not scheduled to open until some time in 2014.Don Denton/News staff

Municipalities benefit from students’ eco-researchBen GawletzNews intern

Esquimalt hopes to put the find-ings of a group of Camosun Col-lege students to use in planning the township’s cycling infrastruc-ture.

The students gathered the infor-mation via the Capital Regional District’s Ready, Set Solve learning competition.

They were one of 18 teams of students from Camosun, the University of Victoria and Royal Roads University that were given two months to solve an existing

climate-related challenge in the Capital Region.

The first-place team from Camo-sun: Jessica Shamek, Oliver Terry, Jane Patterson, and Ashley and David Bronaugh, were tasked with creating an inventory and map-ping bicycle parking facilities and amenities in Esquimalt.

The group found a total of 4.56 kilometres of bike lanes, 42 bike racks, 124 signs and road surface stencils referring to cycling and 303 bike parking spots.

The findings provide a start-ing point for determining how to improve cycling infrastructure in

Esquimalt, said Marlene Lagoa, the township’s sustainability co-ordinator.

“This is very valuable for us as a template so we can move forward fixing gaps that were found,” she said.

“They updated our biking maps (and determined) we did not have any information on the amount of bike racks.”

The information gathered will help the township determine such things as where best to place bike racks to better access businesses districts in the municipality.

Esquimalt could promote more

activity in its parks if more racks were installed within them, Lagoa added.

The information can also be used in conjunction with guide-lines from the CRD’s Pedestrian Cycling Master Plan, which directs planning and investments for cycling and walking in the region.

Esquimalt has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gases by 38 per cent from 2007 levels by 2020.

“Esquimalt is a great place to ride your bike and we hope our project will help the municipality to become an even more cycle-friendly place,” said Shamek.

Royal Roads students Jesse Johnston-Hill, Alyssa Beurling, Dione Hunter and Tysha Mur-phy placed second for their work designing and developing plans for a Youth Climate Action Camp for Victoria parks and rec.

And the UVic team of Jaime Chong, Julia Warren, Kate Wil-liams, Katie Liébault placed third for their development of a natural playscape plan for the Oaklands Community Centre’s Neighbour-hood House.

A full list of projects can be found at http://bit.ly/11esS7B.

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Weeds be goneSiegrun Michel, who lives in the nearby RV park and has multiple sclerosis, weeds a sidewalk outside the West Bay Marina in Esquimalt. Michel heads out on her scooter almost every day and has kept the area free of weeds for more than a year. She says the activity is enjoyable and allows her to help keep the area clean.Sharon Tiffin/News staff


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Staff and administrators at École Quadra elementary are beginning a major packup job in anticipation of a move to the for-mer Richmond elementary.

Quadra, its main building con-structed in 1914, is one of a num-ber of schools in the Greater Vic-toria School District that have had funding approved for seis-mic upgrades.

“We’re looking forward to the school being a safer place for the students,” said Quadra principal Marilyn Campbell.

Getting the green light on fund-ing for the upgrades has been anticipated for the past year.

“There are lots of areas that need repair,” Campbell said. “Most of the seismic work will be done in the oldest part of the school.”

During an announcement last week at Quadra detailing the province’s $584-million seis-mic upgrade program for B.C. schools, George Jay elementary was also listed as receiving fund-ing confirmation.

School principal Sheila Lee confirmed, however, that George Jay has not been asked to pre-pare for a move next year.

Other Greater Victoria School District facilities slated for upgrades include Tillicum and Cloverdale elementaries and Shoreline and Cedar Hill middle schools.

Cordova Bay and Lochside ele-mentary in the Saanich School District are also among the 45 schools on the upgrades list.

“This takes care of SD61’s high-risk schools,” said Peg Orcherton, chair of the board of education.

“We’re happy that they’ve acknowledged and are moving more quickly to having those schools seismically upgraded, for the safety of the students and staff who work in those schools.”

The upgrades will be spread out over the span of three school years, beginning in 2013-14.

While the announcement came in the final days before the provincial election campaign formally began, Orcherton saw it as secured money. “We have every expectation that this will be done by whichever govern-ment is formed post May 14.”

The cost of upgrading the

Greater Victoria and Saan-ich schools is still unknown. Orcherton says the next steps require the districts to pro-ceed to a design and construc-tion phase, outlining the scope, schedule and budget for each individual project.

Meanwhile, Campbell and her staff are working on a busing plan for students for the fall.

“We’re the only district in all of Canada that doesn’t have bus-ing,” she said.

The work at Quadra is sched-uled to be completed in time for the start of the 2014-15 school year, during which it will cele-brate its centennial.

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Victoria MP Murray Rankin is calling on the federal government to fund a special division of the Canada Revenue Agency to target international tax evaders.

Earlier this month the U.S.-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released a massive cache of information on thousands of individu-als, including 450 Canadians, who have been using tax havens abroad.

While Rankin hasn’t seen the documents, he said the list is only the tip of the iceberg of tax evasion, which the NDP estimates could be hiding between $5.3 to $7.8 billion in Canadian tax revenue.

“We need to hire more people, estimate the tax gap and train a special divi-sion of CRA to go after international tax,” Rankin told the News.

Canada Revenue Minister Gail Shea has called on media outlets involved to provide the CRA with the tax evasion documents.

The government’s 2013 Economic Action Plan provides new measures to fight tax evasion, Shea said in a statement following the release of the infor-mation. They include such measures as paying whistleblowers and increasing the onus on Canadians with foreign investments to report more information.

“Over the last six years, the CRA has conducted approximately 8,000 com-pliance actions and reassessed in excess of $4.5 billion in federal taxes as the

result of its efforts,” Shea said.But Rankin said the CRA budget is being slashed

at a time when it needs more forensic accountants and expert lawyers to pursue complex tax evasion cases.

“I fear the government is going to go after the low-hanging fruit, the obvious tax evader with money off-shore not declaring it. But that’s not where the money is. The money is in corporations with sub-sidiaries, nominee directors in different jurisdic-tions,” he said.

Last week Rankin and other NDP members of the all-party federal finance committee called on Shea to answer questions about CRA budget cuts.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being slashed from the CRA budget beginning this year, mostly by closing service centres and forcing residents and businesses to file their taxes online.

Rankin and his committee colleagues recently submitted their recommendations for improving compliance from Canadians using tax havens.

“I want the skills that are in CRA to be brought to bear so we can go after where the real billions of dollars are,” he said.

A report from the finance committee is expected in the coming months, Rankin said.

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Leaders to debate on TV, radioB.C. party leaders will take part in at least two

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CKNW radio is hosting a leaders’ debate at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 26.

Invited to take part are B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark, NDP leader Adrian Dix, Green Party leader Jane Sterk and B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins.

A one-hour television debate is set for April 29 at 7 p.m. on Global TV, also featuring the four major party leaders.

Clark said she is challenging Dix to a one-on-one televised debate proposed for May 6. Dix said it would be “disrespectful” to voters and other party leaders to exclude them.


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High school student fired up about marine sciencesVictoria teen looks to inform public of human impacts Ben GawletzNews intern

Faelan Prentice wants to use his enthusiasm and love of the marine sciences to raise aware-ness about the importance of marine environments at home and around the globe.

The 16-year-old Reynolds sec-ondary student joined youth from around B.C. at a forum over spring break at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre. After tak-ing part in field trips, labs and discussions on human impact to marine life, Prentice is inspired to speak out on the issues.

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Prentice is in the process of writing to magazines and news-papers about his experiences at Bamfield and his recent visit to the Galapagos Islands, hoping to lend his voice to causes support-ing the oceans.

He believes young people can have a positive effect on people’s viewpoints on such issues.

“If people see that youth are ready to be engaged about topics like this, people can take it seri-ously and maybe learn from the things I am seeing.”

Prentice hopes to have a career in marine sciences in the future and is tailoring his high school studies around biology and chemistry. He has also applied to Pearson College near Metchosin to expand his education in that field.

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With its mild climate, lush parks, the Pacific Ocean hugging its shorelines and even the occasional palm tree, Victoria is Canada’s closest comparison to a tropical paradise.

Perhaps that’s why a familiar Hawaiian instrument, the ukulele, has seen a resur-gence in popularity as of late.

“There’s been a growing ukulele commu-nity in Victoria,” said Paul Laverick, a man-ager at Larsen Music and organizer of the fourth annual Victoria Ukulele Week.

“There’s a lot of young people playing it now. I think it’s the social aspect of playing and singing together.”

Running April 18 to 28, Ukulele Week has been so successful partly because the uku-lele is so easy to learn and play, Laverick said.

Hawaiians created the ukulele in the 19th century, modelled on the Portuguese cava-quino, a small four-string guitar.

The instrument generally appeals to peo-ple who like to “make their own entertain-

ment,” Laverick said.“It is sort of a goofy instrument, and the

people who play are usually up for a bit of silliness.”

Self-proclaimed “uke guru” Laverick has been teaching ukulele classes at Larsen Music since 2008, and he has several work-

shops planned in Esquimalt and Victoria throughout the week.

There are also several concerts taking place at venues like Black Hat Bistro and Hermann’s Jazz Club, while professional ukulele performer Ralph Shaw will strut his skills at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Ave.,

on April 26.Shaw will also be running his own work-

shop on April 27, which concert goers can attend for free.

A decent ukulele costs about $40, but the top-of-the-line instruments can cost $1,800, Laverick said.

“It’s a nice thing to carry around with you,” he said. “I got stopped the other day on the way to work, someone saw my uku-lele and asked me to play Happy Birthday for their friend. … I definitely know people who have ukuleles stashed in every nook and cranny, so there’s always one to have around.”

The week culminates in the annual Uke Mass Love-In finale concert, where last year about 250 people filled Market Square with the sweet sounds of the ukuleles in unison.

The free event takes place April 28 between 1 and 3 p.m. at 560 Johnson St., and Laverick hopes to break last year’s attendance record.

“We’re also doing a beginner workshop where you can show up at the music store with nothing and we can provide you with an instrument there to have a feel and try a few chords,” he said. “Otherwise, I would suggest keeping one on your person at all times during the week.”

For a full listing of events, visit larsenmu-sic.ca or call 250-389-1988.

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Paul Laverick, among a wall full of ukuleles at Larsen Music on Cook Street, will be teaching a ukulele beginners class during Ukulele Week which runs April 18-28.

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Alt-folk band Fish & Bird is headed out on a short tour through B.C. before heading into the studio to create the follow-up to their double nominated 2011 album Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void.

Fish & Bird has enjoyed a lot of success and attention since releasing the album – two Western Canadian Music Awards nominations (2011 and 2012), three official invites to the International Folk Alliance Conference, major Canadian folk festivals, rave reviews and international attention, and the top most frequently played album on Galaxie’s Folk/Roots channel for 2011.

The future is even more promising though, as the band is touring the UK next fall after being picked up by an agent at Folk Alliance.

Fish & Bird’s fourth album is slated for a winter release, so keep your ear to the ground on what’s to come.

The new album will be recorded on Mayne Island at Fiddle Head Studios. The yet to be titled album will be released in early 2014, and the band will be breaking out some new material on this tour.

Hear Fish & Bird along with Dougal Bain McLean and Seattle’s Impossible Bird, a duo featuring Nick Drummond, former frontman and songwriter for Seattle band The Senate and Victoria native fiddler Tyler Carson, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Upstairs Cabaret. Tickets are $14 and are available at Sitka.

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“It’s overwhelming,” said Saanich Mayor Frank Leon-ard of acquiring the beauti-fully landscaped West Saa-nich site better known as Glendale Gardens.

“It’s been a dream of ours (to own this property), but we thought it was unrealistic to achieve.”

Leonard credits late Saan-ich mayor Mel Couvelier, a fervent supporter of the cen-tre and the gardens, for the 41-hectare land transfer.

“In his last days as an advo-

cate he took the opportunity to lobby for this Crown grant with Christy Clark,” Leonard said. Couvelier passed away in May 2011.

“Without Mel Couvelier, the site itself wouldn’t exist,” said Roger Charles, the cen-tre’s executive director.

Couvelier established a non-profit society in 1979 and fought hard to acquire use of the land, on which he helped build the gardens. “He was instrumental in making this happen,” Charles said.

Every year the prov-ince allocates Crown land, through sponsored Crown grants, to municipalities and districts around B.C. The property was previously leased by Saanich, which subleased it to the centre.

“Obviously having it gifted now and it being owned by the people of Saanich, our direct relationship with the centre is going to give it a much brighter future,” Leon-ard said.

Charles anticipates little change in the day-to-day operations.

“Our ambitions to con-tinue to be the pre-eminent horticultural centre in the province haven’t been for-sworn,” he said. “Our expec-tation is that we owe to (Saa-

nich and the province) the ability to transform this land and continue to grow and build the organization, as we seek to put our stamp on Saanich and the Island.”

Saanich’s last sponsored Crown grant was in 1992 when the municipality

acquired the 188-hectare Mount Douglas Park.

“It’s once in a generation you get a Crown grant this large. And we’re twice now in (21) years,” Leonard said.

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Linda Petite, head gardener at Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, tends to daffodils. The province has officially transferred ownership of the property to Saanich.


Teen’s peace posterbest in the countryColourful picture draws attentionEdward HillNews staff

World peace is tough to visualize as a snapshot, but a Saanich student captured its spirit in a drawing that won top spot nationally, plus an international award of merit.

Arbutus middle school’s Xuan Emma Lu earned an award of merit from the Lions Club International peace poster contest, one of 23 granted worldwide. Her strik-ing portrait of doves flying above a praying girl, who is holding a ribbon of national flags, and with iconic struc-tures in the background, caught the eyes of judges in three separate competitions to make it to the finals.

“It seemed challenging and fun, and it’s for a good cause, to promote peace in the world,” Lu said. “I thought peace was like birds. I drew what I thought was peaceful.”

Jim Hoskins, past-president of the Gordon Head Lions Club and district chair of the poster contest, said he had

187 entries in Victoria from seven schools. In all, the Lions Club received 400,000 drawings around the world.

“Hers is the only entry in all of Canada to get a merit award, so that’s pretty big,” Hoskins said. “I’ve been doing this contest for 22 years and only one other time have we won an award of merit. It is a phenomenal drawing.”

Humble but talented, the 13-year-old is already building an art portfolio that includes designing the logo and writ-ing and designing the website for the Victoria Titans Vol-leyball Club, which she plays for. She also designed her school yearbook and logos for T-shirts for her environ-mental leadership class.

Her original drawing will be on display in Hamburg, Germany in July at the Lions Club International conven-tion.

For her effort, Lu won a total of $755 from three rounds of judging. Some of her friends entered the contest too. “They were sur-prised (I won). They made me buy cupcakes for the class,” Lu said, laughing.

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Arbutus middle school Grade 8 student Xuan Emma Lu, 13, shows a print of her artwork that earned her top marks in Canada and a world award of merit in Lions Club International’s 25th annual peace poster contest.

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Rugby Canada’s Langford factory is now producing a full line of products.

The nation’s locally based rugby pro-gram held its first annual awards dinner at the Westin Bear Mountain on Satur-day.

Of the dozen award winners, seven were players who’ve trained regularly with the under-20 and senior national teams at Rugby Canada’s Centre of Excel-lence at City Centre Park in Langford.

It’s all part of Rugby Canada’s newly established development model, with players coming through the provincial channels and into the under-20 and senior national programs at the COE.

Tyler Ardron was named the men’s 15s Player of the Year.

He is quick to attribute his success to the amount of time he’s spent on the Island in the past few years. For Ardron, a former McMaster Marauders CIS rugby player, it’s meant relocating to Langford full time, twice.

“When I came out in 2012 I didn’t know where to live,” Ardron said. “Now there’s about 10 of us who live in Langford. And it’s starting to catch on (with the com-munity), people recognize me now.”

Though the men’s and women’s national programs have been more-or-less based in Victoria for over a decade, having players living in Langford is a new phenomenon.

Next for the COE is a dormitory to

house players for short and extended training camps, though Ardron was unsure about staying there over the long term.

“I don’t know how that will change things but it will be very helpful to play-ers coming here for the first time.”

The 21-year-old captained Canada to second place at the 2012 Americas Rugby Championship hosted in Lang-ford back in October. Since then he com-pleted a full semester towards his eco-nomics and finance degree at McMas-ter University in Hamilton and is now back in Langford, continuing his stud-ies online, while preparing for a massive summer schedule on Canada’s sevens

and 15s teams.Ardron’s 15s Player of the Year coun-

terpart is Maria Samson, a second rower from Calgary.

Eleven of the trophies are brand new. Prop Hubert Buydens, a former Cast-away Wanderers player, won the resur-rected Canadian Shield, the national 15s Player’s Player of the Year award, as voted on by his teammates. The Cana-dian Shield was last awarded in 2006-07, shared between World Rugby Cup vet-erans Morgan Williams and Pat Riordan, who both played club rugby in Victoria.

Also winning awards on Saturday were Jen Kish and John Moonlight win-ning the respective women’s and men’s sevens Player of the Year trophies.

Bianca Farella and Lucas Hammond were named the respective Young Player of the Year (under-20) awards. Coach of the Year awards went to Chris Sil-verthorn (male) and Jen Ross (female). The Match Official of the Year is Andrew McMaster and the Provincial Union Award went to the Federation de Rugby du Quebec.

Volunteer of the Year Award went to Dean Kittleson of Calgary, Alta.

“The players will get their recogni-tion, so it’s really important to recognize everyone that makes the game happen, the volunteers, referees and administra-tors,” said Gareth Rees, manager of the men’s 15s team.

“(The awards dinner) is something that can become an annual event.”

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Fitzgeralds will return to GrizzliesSchool upgrades force triplets to postpone NCAATravis PatersonNews staff

The ice may be out at Bear Mountain Arena but there is already reason to look forward to the Vic-toria Grizzlies 2013-14 season in the B.C. Hockey League.

Namely, the return of the Fitzgerald brothers.BCHL fans should rejoice the Grizzlies’ are retaining the ser-vices of arguably the league’s most electric line of siblings Myles, Leo and Gerry.

Few lines bring highlight reel plays and competitive drive the

likes of the Port Alberni trio.Their play carried the Grizzlies to first in the

league for a good stretch of the season and, when an injury ended Gerry’s season, the Grizz’ season seemed to hit the injury reserve too – though the team bounced back to play two full playoff rounds.

The fact the Fitzgeralds are returning to Col-wood in September instead of entering Div. 1 of the NCAA to the Grizzlies is due to some missing pieces in their education to date.

After their breakout year in 2012-13 it’s clear the bros were ready for Div. 1 this September. The yhave a scholarship deal with the Bemidji State Beavers, but not until 2014-15.

“They’re Div. 1 calibre players, there’s no ques-tion about that, they just have to make themselves Div. 1 post-secondary eligible,” Bestwick said.

“Their focus hasn’t been academics. They’ve been given that opportunity now to focus on aca-demics while they play their last year of Jr. A hockey. I’m certain that they comprehend the value of the opportunity they have and I’m sure they’ll be successful,” Bestwick added.

Many Div. 1 hockey programs showed interest in the brothers, but the best offer so far is from the Bemidji State Beavers, who are willing to give all three a chance together. Bemidji is also willing to wait while the brothers upgrade their marks at Camosun College in the fall and winter semesters.

As for the Grizzlies, it will be hard for Bestwick to repeat the magic of this season. The esteemed coach, with help from Craig Didmon, overhauled the Grizzlies’ depleted roster last summer and cre-ated a league contender.

The club never recovered from a series of game-ending incidents against the Chilliwack Chiefs on Jan. 17.

“Unfortunately for us (that) debacle with Chilli-wack significantly impacted our uniform in rela-tion to suspensions,” Bestwick said.

From Jan. 17 onward the Grizzlies players were suspended a total of 33 games, including one to Bestwick.

“We’re very proud of what we accomplished, we also know we came up short getting the league title. We came up short of getting to the Coastal final and beyond. And when you don’t win your last game I think you’re always disappointed,” Bestwick said.

“We’ll make some changes, yes, but I don’t fore-see ever making as many as last summer.”

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Like it or not, the Victoria Cougars are settling for silver for the second year in a row.

The Cougars lost 4-1 to the Richmond Sockeyes in the gold medal final of the Cyclone Taylor Cup in Comox on Sunday.

Matthew Ho scored the only goal of the first period to put the Cougars up 1-0 and goalie Evan Roch held the Cougars in it with some good saves and some luck.

But the luck ran out as the Sockeyes scored three goals in the second period to chase Roch. Michael Herringer, a Victoria Royals prospect, came in to replace Roch, though the Sockeyes scored once more. Jeremy Hamagu-chi, Jake Roder, Liam Law-son and Rudie Thorstenson scored for the Sockeyes.

The Castlegar Rebels took home the bronze medal with

a 5-4 comeback win over the host Comox Valley Gla-cier Kings. The Glacier Kings went up 3-0 early on goals from Sheldon Brett, Tyson Rennie and Nick Tupper. But the Rebels came back with five straight goals, from Jamie Vlanich, Kody Disher, Vlanich again, Erik Alden and Travis Wellman. Glacier King Rylan Ball scored the only goal of the third period but the Gla-cier Kings couldn't draw even.

The Sockeyes, which three weeks ago won the Pacific Junior Hockey League title, went a perfect 4-0 in the Cyclone Cup provincial Junior B hockey champion-ship.

The Cougars finish 2-2, hav-ing defeated the Kootenay league champion Castlegar Rebels 1-0 and tournament host Comox Valley Glacier Kings 6-1.

The Sockeyes had the Cou-gars’ number all weekend,

winning 5-2 in their round robin game on Friday and then 4-1 in the final.

The Sockeyes now advance to St. Malo, Man., this week for the Keystone Cup, West-ern Canadian junior B hockey championship.

“(Victoria) is a good team

and our guys had to play real hard,” said Richmond head coach Aaron Wilbur.

The Cougars graduate sev-eral players from its core, including captain Brody Coul-ter and assistant captain Sam Rice.

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Victoria Cougars goalie Evan Roch, Richmond Sockeyes forward Jeremy Hamaguchi, No. 8, and Cougars defencemen Graham Zagrodney, No. 24, look for the puck during the gold medal final of the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial junior B championship on Sunday.

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St. Mikes win Boot trophy


The St. Michaels Univer-sity School Blue Jaguars

brought the Gareth Rees Boot Game trophy home with a 10-5 win over the Oak Bay Barbarians in high school rugby play last week.

The close-scoring game was played at Oak Bay with high winds making for an unpredictable kicking game.

Flanker Zach Khan scored the try for St. Mikes. Dowit Workie converted the try and also notched a penalty goal.

Oak Bay's Matt Carson scored his team's only try.

The win is a bit of an upset for St. Mikes. Oak Bay is

much bigger, and is led by a core of provincial level play-ers, Tyler McDiarmid, Conor McDiarmid, Jack Nyren and Morgan Tate (scrum half) in the backs and Evan Cam-bridge in the back row of the scrum. Which goes to show St. Mikes is also going to be a force among boys rugby high school teams this year.

But instead of running with the bigger schools at the AAA level, St. Mikes has chosen to play within their numbers at the AA level, though they'll play cross-over games with AAA teams in the city's high school rugby league. It should give St. Mikes a fighting chance when it comes time for pro-vincials.

The decision to play at the AA level is due to St. Mikes’ lack of physical size more than its lack of numbers, coach Ian Hyde-Lay said.

“This year’s team is tiny, they more than punched over their weight class (Wednesday).

“It will wear on them, we have eight games coming up, and it’s going to be an issue keeping them ready.

“We have some guys who are at the provincial level in terms of talent, but are in dif-ferent situations.”

The boot game was St. Mikes’ second win of the sea-son, having earlier defeated the Claremont Spartans 28-5.

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week. Michael’s won 10-5.Sharon Tiffin

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St. Mikes, Oak Bay qualify for rugby sevens provincialsTravis PatersonNews staff

The renowned Shawnigan Lake Stags rugby pro-gram reared reclaimed its dominant form winning the Vancouver Island Seven Aside Rugby Championships at UVic’s Centennial Stadium on Sunday (April 14).

The Stags won the Radu Shield in the final, 31-7 over the St. Michaels University School Blue Jaguars.

Saanich Police sponsored the tournament, as the Shield is named for Saanich Police officer Roy Radu, a former captain of Canada’s 15s team.

The Oak Bay Barbarians finished third, defeating G.P. Vanier 19-15 in the third-place game.

The top four teams, Shawnigan, St. Mikes, Oak Bay and Vanier all qualify for the high school boys rugby sevens provincials at the University of B.C., April 27 and 28.

Brentwood finished fifth, Cowichan was sixth, Shawnigan Lake’s B squad was seventh and Lady-smith was seventh.

The Glenlyon Norfolk School Gryphons took down the Pacific Christian School Pacers 24-12 for ninth place.

Over 1,200 visit for Scrum Fest Schools from far and near scrummed down in the

Spartan Scrum Fest earlier last week, from Thursday to Saturday at Claremont secondary.

The fifth annual Scrum Fest featured 30 high school teams in the senior and junior boys divisions. The event drew approximatley 1,200 visiting players, coaches and parents said organzier Phil Ohl, coach of the Claremont Spartans.

This year’s tourney included a middle and elemen-tary school clinic and jamboree with instruction from UVic Vikes coach Doug Tate and B.C. Sevens youth coach Shane Thompson.

A high schoo. players clinic was put on by mem-bers of Rugby Canada’s men’s team.

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HELP WANTED

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN required at Jenner Chevrolet in Victoria BC. Rare opportu-nity for a top performing, quality & customer focused team player. Email: [email protected]

HEALTH DIRECTOR required by Kwakiutl Band Council in Pt. Hardy, VI. Enquire for job description /apply to [email protected] or fax 250-949-6066 by mid-night on April 30, 2013. P/t (0.7 FTE), salary commensu-rate with experience.

HOME CARE NURSE required by Kwakiutl Band Council in Pt. Hardy, VI. En-quire for job description / apply to [email protected] or fax 250-949-6066 by April 30, 2013. F/T, salary commensurate with ex-perience. Good benefi ts.

THE LEMARE GROUP is ac-cepting resumes for the follow-ing positions:• Coastal Certifi ed Hand Fall-ers-camp positions• Coastal Certifi ed Bull Buck-ers • 980 Operator-Dryland sort• Grader Operator• Line Machine Operator• Heavy Duty MechanicsFulltime camp with union rates/benefi ts. Please send re-sumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected].

MEDICAL/DENTAL

Registered Nurses &Licensed Practical NursesBayshore Home Health

Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered and Licensed Practical Nurs-es to support our Pediatric clients for home/school care in the Victoria area. Pediatric experience is an asset, al-though we do offer client specifi c training, Trach/Vent courses and other on-going training supports. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children, we would love to hear from you.

Interested individuals are encouraged to Fax resume

to our Burnaby offi ce: 1-866-686-7435 or

Email:pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca

SALES

SOUTH TEXAS and West Texas man camp/lodging fa-cility sales person needed. Must have previous relevant sales experience in the oil in-dustry selling housing prod-ucts. Salary and commission will depend on experience and will be discussed during the in-terview process. Please sub-mit resume to [email protected].

TRADES, TECHNICAL

CONCRETE FINISHERS & Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experi-enced concrete fi nishers and form setters for work in Ed-monton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided for out of town work; Fax 780-444-9165 or [email protected]

FRICTION CRANE OPERATOR

PCL Constructors West-coast Inc. is accepting resumes for the operation of a 230T Lattice Boom Friction Crane for the new Johnson Street bridge project in Victoria, BC. Cer-tifi cations, qualifi cations & experience in a Friction Crane are required.

Send resumes via fax 604-241-5301 or

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GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas In-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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MEDICAL HEALTH

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture, Baby +Family, Maternity. Home Mo-vies to DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

AUCTIONS

Auction Huge 3 Restaurant Like New Equipment Auction. April 20 @ 11 AM at Dodd’s Auction 3311-28 Ave, Vernon. 1-866-545-3259 View photos at doddsauction.com

FERTILIZERS

FULLY COMPOSTED Cow Manure. Call (250)893-1666.

FRIENDLY FRANK

DELUXE HIGHCHAIR, perfect cond. $35. 36” solid wood ta-ble $35. Call (250)658-2328.

EVENING VELVET coat, (brand new), black, size large. $85 obo. Call (778)440-6628.

SOFA AND love seat (fl oral), in good condition, $99 obo. Call (250)652-0549.


FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

FRENCH PROVINCIAL matching chesterfi eld and chair (green), both in very good condition. Wood and glass coffee table, wooden legs, glass top, in very good condition. Asking $250 for all 3 items. Call (250)592-0304.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

MEADOW PRO Respiratory care unit with Concentrator & Patient instructions. $2500. (250)478-3769.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m . Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

CONSTRUCTION TOOLS- Hilti Makita, Ridgid, Bostitch and more. Call (250)479-3950.

DJEMBE DRUM. 11” diame-ter, good sound. with stand, Reduced $250. Victoria (250)380-8733.

FORCE 7’x12’ variable speed mini-lathe. 5years, Seldom used. Extra tools include: Quick-Change Tool posts with individual carbide cutters, Knurling tool, HSS cutters, boring bar. $650.fi rm. Call Peter 250-658-0574.

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

RESTLESS LEG Syndrome & leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. Online www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca


MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

TRUCKLOAD MATTRESS Sale, All sizes, All models ON SALE! Sidney Buy & Sell 9818 4th St. Sidney.sidneybuyandsell.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite. Beautiful Ocean & City views. 0% Down! Easy to buy. Call (250)753-0160 for more info.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite. Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. 0% Down! Call (250)753-0160 for more info.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. Beauti-ful Ocean & City views. 4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Easy to buy. 0% down. (250)753-0160 for more info.

GARDENER’S PARADISE1 acre. 4-bdrm character

home, 1800 sq.ft. Wired shop, Shed. 1720 Swartz Bay Rd., $555,000. (250)656-1056.

MUST SEE: 3 Bdrm, 1 1/2 Bath, sep. offi ce with private entry nestled in Qualicum Woods. Just 5 mins to Village, beach, forest & 2 golf courses. Low maint. gardens, fenced backyard, offers privacy & peaceful surrounding. Lots of updates & reno’s, infra-red sauna in garage. $349,000.00 If interested call:250-594-5654

OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + balcony, unfi nished basement. 1766 sq ft & 956 unfi nished sq ft. $644,000. Call 250-598-6902.

VACATION HOME. Pent-house Condo, great view, La Penita (Mexico), 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies. For sale by owner. Please see:www.jaltembasol.com or [email protected]

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

RENT-TO-OWN4088 Quadra StOR JUST RENT!

NO BANK NEEDED!We will “Rent-To-Own”

you this 3 bdrm home with rented basement suite.

Quadra rent: $2700/mo (suite rented $950)Deposit required.

(OR: Rent Upper level only for $1,650/mo. 3-bdrms, 2 baths)

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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HOMES WANTED

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

SOOKE- TOP fl oor corner, ocean front 2 bdrm condo. Fresh paint, clean, new kitch-en fl oor. NS/NP. $850 mo. Call Cornelia 250-391-8484.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

ESQUIMALT- LRG 2 bdrm, $995 *1/2 month free*, W/D. 55+. NS/NP. (250)385-7256.

ESQUIMALTUnique Building

Must see

1 BDRM Very quiet, ocean views, Clean, well maintained.

Laundry, Sauna, Elevator, Hot Water, Heat. (250) 388-9384

GRANT MANOR Newly renovated

suites, Starting at

$675 per moTo view call 250-642-1900

JAMES BAY- spacious 1 bdrm, $795+ utils. NS/NP. Avail immed. (778)430-2116.

QUADRA, 11TH fl r view, 1 bdrm, D/W, new lam fl ooring, N/P, N/S, $975. 250-361-9540

SAANICH- 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1100, utils incld 250-479-5437

COTTAGES

METCHOSIN- 1 bdrm coach house. Avail June 1 or sooner. $750mo inclds cable, W/D. Utils not incld. NS/NP. Call (250)478-8438.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

MILL HILL area- 2 bdrm on bus route, W/D, nice yrd/porch, priv, sm shed. N/S sm pet ok. $1000 negotible w/yard work. (250)475-2303.

UPTOWN AREA, 5 bdrm, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1650 mo. Call Harj at 250-686-8847.

RENTALS

ROOMS FOR RENT

VIC WEST: Furnished room, cable, $475/mo. Call 1-250-748-1310, 250-380-7421.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d,d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. $650 inclu-sive. Ray 778-433-1233.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD 2 level, furnished 1 bdrm. 5 appls. $900. inclu-sive. NS/NP. 250-380-0700.

COLWOOD- BRIGHT, quiet 2 bdrm, $1100 incls utils, D/W,shared lndry, A/C, int hookup,N/S, N/P. Ref’s. 250-391-7915.

ESQUIMALT, 2 bdrms, har-bour views, sunroom, $910.Avail immed. (250)474-4453.

TILLICUM/ BURNSIDE area: 3095 Irma Street. 2 bdrm,$875./mo inclds utils, sharelaundry. Call 250-588-8885.

UPTOWN- Large 1 bdrm,ground level. Private yard &deck. Share laundry. $850 in-clusive. (250)386-0531.

SUITES, UPPER

BRENTWOOD BAY, bright 3bdrm, 2 bath. Gas F/P, D/W,own lndry, large deck & yard.NS/NP $1500. (250)589-9997.

NORTH SAANICH: 1 bdrm, 900 sq ft, ocean views, lrgdeck, lrg dining room. $900, allinclusive. Shared laundry. Call(250)656-9621.

TOWNHOUSES

SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den,W/D. NS/NP. $1600 mo. Availnow. Call 250-217-4060.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

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TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

TOP CASH PAID

For ALL unwanted vehicles.

Free Towing $$$ 250-885-1427 $$$

CARS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

SPORTS & IMPORTS

2004 FORD MUSTANG Con-vertible, 40th anniversary Spe-cial Edition. Black Beauty! 56,000 km, V-6 automatic, new soft top, fully loaded. $11,500 obo. Serious inquiries only. 250-474-1293, Barb.

TRANSPORTATION

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

2000, 26’ Golden Falcon 5th wheel, 3 way fridge, slide out, new hot water 10gal tank, queen bed. In exc. cond. Stored in Ladysmith. $7200 fi rm. Call (250)580-2566.

VTRUCKS & ANS

1969 CHEVY Pickup, 350 Au-tomatic, headers, dual ex-haust, runs mint, excellent condition, 60,000 miles. A must see to believe, asking $6000 obo. (250)893-9817.

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA 4x4- mint, 65,000 km, 4 doors, au-tomatic. Asking $26,700. Call (250)655-6558.

TRANSPORTATION

UTILITY TRAILERS

7’x12’ Deck Utility Trailer. Good for small tractors and quads. 4 wheels, loading ramps, green. $1350 obo. Call (250)384-7954.

MARINE

BOATS

1993 BAYLINER 2452, in ex-cellent condition, 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hy-draulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp. Best offer. 250-656-6136.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

INCOME TAX preparation, personal and small business, 30 years experience, starting $45. 250-477-7578.

BUSINESS SERVICES

ARE YOU applying for or have you been denied Canada Pen-sion Plan disability benefi ts? Do not proceed alone. Call Al-lison Schmidt 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca

CARPENTRY

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

COMPUTER SERVICES

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

CUSTOM BUSINESS soft-ware solutions powered by PYTHON. No project too small. Free project quotes. Email Jim [email protected].

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

EXPERIENCED ELECTRI-CIAN. Reasonable rates. 250-744-6884. Licence #22202.

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.


ELECTRICAL

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

FENCING

ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

THE LANGFORD MAN- decks, fences, quality work, competitive pricing, licensed & insured. Fred, (250)514-5280.

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Aerating, pwr raking, pruning. Weed, moss, blackberry, stump & ivy rmvl. 25yrs exp.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

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

www.hollandave.ca

(250) 858-0588- Tree Service - Landscaping- Lawn & Garden Clean ups- Hedge trimming & Pruning- Pressure washing - Gutters

Free estimates * WCBwww.mowtime.ca

BEST DEAL Yard main. Lawns, power raking, hedging, power washing, clean-ups. 250-217-6850

SPRING CLEANups, complete maintenance. Residential & Commercial. 250-474-4373.


GARDENING

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

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCERenovating Older

Gardens,Horticulturalist,

Clean-ups

778-678-2524

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, clean-ups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

1 J&L Gardening yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677.

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

LAWNCUTTING~ QUALITY mowing and trimming! Aver-age size city lots around $30. Call Andy @ 250-475-0424.

WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

11 DIAMOND DAVE- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free ests. (250)889-5794.

VIP GUTTER CLEANING

Powerwashing, de-moss-ing, roof sweeps, repairs, windows, gutter guards. Insured. Free Estimates.

250-507-6543.

HANDYPERSONS

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

AROUND THE HOUSE.ca ALL repairs & renovations. Call Ben 250-884-6603.


HANDYPERSONS

BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.

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

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

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

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com1.877.835.6670

HAPPY VALLEY Reno’s. Home repairs, small reno’s. No job too small. 30 years experi-ence. Call (250)474-7277.

M&S OXFORD Home/Com-mercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hard-wood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

SMALL JOBRENOVATIONS

& HOME REPAIR

Phone: (250) 213-5781• Kitchen and bathroom• Home suites to code • Fencing, decks, porches• 15% discount for seniors

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca

INSULATION

QUALITY INSULATION blown fi berglass. Affordable rates. WCB. (250)896-6652.


MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

MAMMOTH LANDSCAPING & Masonry - Have the luxury of masons and horticulturists working together on your pro-ject. For consult call Calvin Veenstra - 250-883-7666

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully in-sured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

DIAMOND Moving- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $80/hr. Call 250-220-0734.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

WRIGHT BROS Moving. $80/HR for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Philip (250)383-8283

PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

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

B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your Painting needs. (250)818-7443

ST PAINTING free est, written guarantee and full ref’s. WCB ins. Call Kaleb (250)884-2597.


PLUMBING

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

ISLAND POWER Washing.Driveways, patios, walkways.Free est. Chris (250)885-7494.

STUCCO/SIDING

RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50years experience. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

TREE SERVICES

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

WINDOW CLEANING

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

GLEAMING WINDOWS Gut-ters+De-moss. Free estimate.18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

NORM’S WINDOW Cleaning.250-812-3213. WCB.www.normswindowcleaning.ca

WINDOWS

ALFRED, ALFRED QualityWindows Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years Constructionexperience. 250-382-3694.

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The provincial government has spearheaded the construction of a new dock at Durrance Lake in Saan-ich as part of an effort to encourage urban fishing on Vancouver Island.

The six-metre -ong by three-metre-wide dock, complete with seating and aluminum rails, is wheelchair accessible and opens up fishing to just about anyone with a rod and reel.

Scott Silvestri, the project lead and a fish-eries biologist with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, said the province is improving accessibility to a number of urban lakes across the Island to encourage more peo-ple to take up freshwa-ter fishing, in the wake of steady declines over the past 20 years.

“There are not as many people fishing as there use to be,” Sil-vestri said. “As a result there’s a lot less money for conservation and recreation.”

About 75 per cent of revenue from fish-ing licences is funneled back to non-profit soci-eties that support fish and wildlife enhance-ment and conservation programs in B.C.

Last year Island resi-dents bought about 35,000 residential fish-ing licences. In the early 1990s that number was around 45,000.

Overall, B.C. sells about 70,000 fewer resi-dential fishing licences now than in the early 1990s, which translates into about $3 million less in licence revenues.

“That doesn’t fac-tor in boats, rods and gear,” Silvestri said. “Recent research indi-cates freshwater fishing (expenditures) are $500 million each year in B.C. That’s more than skiing and golf combined.”

Durrance Lake, in

Mount Work Regional Park, is the eighth project in the province’s urban lakes program. Silvestri is looking at improving or building docks at other popular lakes in the Capital Region, including Elk and Thetis lakes.

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation gave $16,000 and the

Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. $4,000 toward the Durrance Lake dock. CRD Parks donated $17,000 of in-kind work to prepare and excavate the ground and to install a fence.

For more on Durrance Lake, check out crd.bc.ca/parks/mountwork.

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New dock at Durrance Lake opens up fishing to allA wheelchair accessible dock sits waiting for anglers on the edge of Durrance Lake in Saanich.Scott Silvestri photo

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