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Saanich boosts screening for reserve cops 26 officers sworn in last month underwent full background checks Kyle Slavin News staff

The newest crop of Saanich police volunteer reserve officers, sworn in late last month, underwent a much more thorough and stringent screening process than their counterparts of years past. Polygraph tests and full background checks – involving hundreds of interviews – were done to ensure the 24 new recruits were who they said they were. The departmental policy on screening reserve officers changed after former reserve constable Jason Walker was arrested in January 2010 after an investigation into his claims that he was a doctor and clinical counsellor determined two doctorate degrees hanging on his

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holds in the community, if they pass a criminal background check, which is k tailored toward their work as a volunteer, that’s what we look for,” Fast said in January 2010. The 26-member reserve class held its graduation e ceremony March 31 at the Lt. Gen. Ashton Armoury, following six months of instruction on such thingss as legal training, traffic enforcement and tactical communication. dged Reserve officers are badged dered “bonus” constables who are considered officers, not replacements for sworn members, Jantzen said. Their volunteer duties typically include providing support on weekend night shifts, providing security and directing traffic at community events. The new reserves range in age from

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Shared pain of residential schools explored Roszan Holmen News staff

hen the prime minister apologized on behalf of the Government of Canada to former students of residential schools, Peter Morin took the morning off work to listen. In hearing Stephen Harper’s words, he felt a great weight lifted from his chest, despite having never attended a residential school. Morin, a Tahltan artist, first assumed the weight he felt was for the aboriginal foster kids and their families, with whom he worked as an advocate at that time – kids, he said, who are still being removed and placed in non-aboriginal foster homes. “I thought, OK, that’s why,” says Morin, remembering his emotions from that day in June 2008. “Then I thought, no, that was mine. That was my own weight connected to this intergenerational shame and trauma.” Morin is Open Space Gallery’s aboriginal curator. Hearing the apology inspired him in 2009 to create 12 performance art “interventions” exploring the spiritual pain of residential schools. “I needed to understand my own connection,” says the 34 year old, whose Tahltan Nation homeland is located at Telegraph Creek in Northern B.C. “My work as a performance and installation artist is about creating an experiential space so that people can come with me to the Tahltan land.” Morin’s newest project has been funded Don Denton/News staff as part of Victoria’s 150th anniversary Artist and aboriginal curator Peter Morin, stands next to his artist’s statement in the celebrations. It addresses a legislative period known as the Potlatch Ban, in place Open Space Gallery on Fort Street. He is working on a performance art piece showcasing Victoria’s relationship with First Nations during the Potlatch Ban. until 1951, which forbade First Nations people from all acts of art in service of community expression, Morin explains. “(It was) the silencing of and she knew so much about our culture. She spoke our language artists and the silencing of the creative spirit of the people.” fluently.” Understanding the impact on the community, however, requires Morin plans to attend the Truth and Reconciliation Commission understanding the concept of art in the Aboriginal world view. event, being held in Victoria Friday and Saturday (April 13 and 14), There is no word for art in any indigenous language – a fact Morin which gives people affected by residential schools the opportunity learned from a teacher and friend. to share their experiences. “When I hear that, what I reflect upon is that every word is a word “I want to be there because it’s important,” he says. “These for art … It’s every creative act. That beautiful basket – it’s not on stories need to go outward. People need to understand.” the wall, it’s not beyond your reach.” For his high school audiences, Morin explains it this way: “You’re The Potlatch Ban interrupted this expression. Similarly, he says, five and somebody comes to your door and takes you from your residential schools interrupted this cultural, spiritual, emotional and mom and dad and you don’t see your mom and dad for 10 months.” physical mentoring. As the tears flow freely down his cheeks, he says, “There is a “When all of this is interrupted, I want to call it a spiritual pain whole history of people in my family and the indigenous families that exists. Grandparents, they have a desire and a need and a want who survived that. How incredible, because I don’t think I could.” to teach kids and when they’re not able to teach the kids, they Artists also have a role in articulating these experiences, he adds. experience spiritual pain.” Part of the purpose of Morin’s art is transformation. His own grandmother was held back from residential schools, but “I’ve had too many experiences where people would say to me, this, too, created pain. As the kid who stayed behind, she lost her ‘well, residential school is just an Indian problem,’” he says. connection to her siblings. “I’ll always remember this one person put their hand out and “My grandmother could only write her name, but she didn’t know they pushed the problem away, and I thought, well that can’t feel how to read,” Morin says. good for you … to push it away. My projects were specifically “It sets up a very sad dynamic between sisters. My grandmother about opening up the space where we could work together and felt sad that she didn’t know how to write more. She was also very acknowledge our shared history.” angry, but it’s funny, because she was such a beautiful woman rholmen@vicnews.com

Residential school survivors tell their tales Up to 3,000 people are expected to participate in a Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada event at the Victoria Conference Centre on Friday (April 13). The public can attend the two-day event, which is mandated, in part, to inform Canadians about what happened during the nearly 150-year history of residential schools. This understanding aims to guide and inspire a process of reconciliation and renewed relationship, according to the terms of the commission. Since Feb. 27, the national commission has been working its way down Vancouver Island, holding smaller hearings in Port Hardy, Campbell River, Port Alberni and Cowichan. In the days leading up to the larger regional event in Victoria, aboriginal groups are preparing to support their members emotionally through the process. “The impact of those schools is felt today,” said Bruce Parisian, executive director of the Victoria Native Friendship Centre. “Many people who come to programs and services in this organization know about it and are prepared to go and tell their stories. People have to get those stories out so they can move on with life and let the healing process continue.” The event is also an opportunity to document what’s happened across the country, he said. The commission was established with a $60-million budget. It is one part of the 2007 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, which resulted from a class-action lawsuit launched by former residential school students. Students, their families and people who taught at the schools are invited to share their experiences this weekend in Victoria. For more details or to register, visit www.trc.ca. rholmen@vicnews.com

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The municipality wants to know how well it’s doing at helping local businesses. The 2012 Business Survey was randomly sent to 1,500 Saanich businesses last week. Completed forms should be returned by Friday (April 13). “Obviously we love applause, but we’re looking to improve,” said Mayor Frank Leonard. “For the municipality

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Ride-and-dash passengers cause problems Cabbies may get to ask for a deposit in advance of ride

Blue Bird Cabs driver Rakesh Kohli, secretary-treasurer of the Greater Victoria Taxi Association, wants to reduce the number of customers who don’t pay their fare. The association, which represents 270 drivers, hopes to see a Taxi Bill of Rights introduced that would require customers to pay a deposit first.

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Taxi drivers in the Capital Region, faced with the growing problem of ride-and-dash passengers, are seeking the right to ask for an up-front deposit payment before the trip begins. A few months ago, Yellow Cab taxi driver Kuldeep Singh sat behind the wheel of his cab waiting for his passenger to return with the $30 fee for her trip. “She said, ‘I’ll come back.’ So you wait for 15 to 20 minutes. She never comes,” the cabbie said. “She left a piece of I.D. (as collateral for payment) and the I.D. is still at the office.” Singh says his experience is commonplace among drivers. Blue Bird Cabs driver Rakesh Kohli will never forget the time two young women got a free ride out of him. “They asked me to go on Gorge Road and by the time I got to the Bay and Blanshard traffic light they just opened up the door and ran away,” Kohli said. “What can I do?” The situation has prompted the Greater Victoria Taxi Association,

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Cars pass the rezoning sign at the site of the former KnockanBack Grill, located at the corner of Wilkinson and Interurban roads. An application to put a Cascadia Liquor Store in the empty commercial unit will go before Saanich council later this year.

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The intersection where Wilkinson and Interurban roads meet Hastings Street has a notorious reputation as a bottleneck for commuters. But that same corner was also known for nearly a decade because of the restaurant with the peculiar name: the KnockanBack Grill. The 254-square-metre restaurant has sat empty for months. The location – former home of The Tin Whistle and the Fox and Hound pubs –is now slated to become a liquor establishment of another kind. A rezoning application

is currently in the works at Saanich to put a Cascadia Liquor Store into the vacant space. Gordon Fry, president of the Strawberry Vale Residents’ Association, says the economy is going to dictate what thrives and survives in that prime location. “The new liquor laws just put a kiss of death to (the KnockanBack),” he said. “We don’t have any liquor stores nearby. … I don’t know if I’d say (the area is) under-serviced, but a liquor store there will probably make money. It’s one of those economic realities that the liquor stores do good in bad times.” The News couldn’t reach the former owner of KnockanBack, but when we spoke with employees there in 2010 – two months after B.C.’s new liquor laws were implemented – they said the new rules had caused business to fall off almost 20 per

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cent. Marlene Todd, president of the Residents Association of Strawberry Vale, Marigold and Glanford, says she wants to see Cascadia Liquor’s parent company, The Truffles Group, get the community more involved in the rezoning process. “I have mixed feelings. Apparently they had a community meeting … and only one person showed up,” she said. “Our board is waiting to endorse something until we get more input from them, and we get the feel of the community.” Saanich local area planner Chuck Bell said the site is currently zoned as C-2 (General Commercial), but council will need to approve the change to C-2LRS (Liquor Retail). There is no set date, as of yet, for when the rezoning application will come before council. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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April 17 marks the beginning of cruise-ship season in Victoria, a year which will break records for both total visits and the number of passengers. But more than just higher numbers, the season will also see cruise ships in port five evenings a week for the first time. For some residents of James Bay, that means little respite from the noise of highway buses running by their houses, some nights until almost midnight. “If you happen to live in James Bay, the fact that those ships are in the evening mean that you get very large numbers of heavy bus traffic in the late-evening hours,” said resident Brian Scarfe, a sessional lecturer in economics at the University of Victoria who has studied the local costs and benefits of the cruise industry. Every ship brings roughly 384 vehicle movements and 42 highway bus movements down Dallas Road, he said. “The disturbance is huge.”

Traditionally, evening arrival and departures have only taken place Thursday through Saturday. Those are still the heaviest nights for cruise traffic, but in the last two years, the Carnival Spirit and Disney cruise lines have added Sunday and Monday to the evening roster. “We’ve got, more than ever, ships that are only here in the evening, and that means always less than six hours,” Scarfe said. “The economics (are) stupid, because quite frankly, people spend more money if (their ship is) here for 12 hours in the daytime than for (a few) hours at night.” This summer, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority will conduct a passenger survey to determine their spending patterns in Victoria. It is also working on a plan to mitigate James Bay’s traffic woes. That means encouraging more passengers to walk and take pedicabs or horse-drawn carriages, said harbour authority CEO Curtis Grad. He is also exploring the feasibility of a water shuttle to the downtown. If the GVHA builds a dock for such a purpose, it could share it with whale-watching companies. That would eliminate the need to bus the whale watch-

ing tourists from Ogden Point to the Inner Harbour to start their boat tour, Grad said. As well as encouraging alternate transit modes, the harbour authority is also looking to the market for buses that impact the environment less. In 2013, the contract for pick-up rights with the current bus operator expires. “When we set up a proposal call, we’ll be looking at performance standards,” said Grad, noting that those include noise and air emissions. rholmen@vicnews.com PLEASE SEE: Cruise-ship biz a balancing act, Our View, Page A10

Did you know? ■ In 2012, Ogden Point will receive 229 cruise-ship visits and approximately 476,000 passengers. Two thirds of the ships will arrive in the early evening and depart before midnight. Victoria’s cruise visits have shifted very slightly to evening, rather than daytime, since 2008, mostly due to the Disney line, which will add Victoria to its list of ports in this coming season.

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Spectrum school hosts fashion show to raise money for dry grad event Natalie North News staff

The grad class at Spectrum Community School is staging a fashion show in support of its first-ever dry grad event. Tomorrow (Thursday, April 12) students will model 96 outfits from local retailers while dance students supply the entertainment. Included in the $20 ticket price are desserts, provided by the school’s culinary arts students, beverages and more than $1,000 in door prizes and giveaways. The fashion show is just the latest in a string of efforts to raise some $17,000 for Spectrum’s dry grad “extravaganza,” an all-night alcohol-free party at Langford’s City Centre Park. The school’s roughly 300

Grade 12 students continue to host bottle drives and sell garden products to pay for the event, which, including entertainment, prizes and recreation centre activities, comes in at $25,000. “We’ve heard of stuff – very bad things – happening on grad night,” said Marcus Clayton, one of Spectrum’s two valedictorians. “Why not keep everybody together for the entire night? “It’s the last hurrah of school and we didn’t want anything to happen to any one of our friends.” Tickets for tomorrow’s fashion show are available through the school at 250-4798271. Contact Fiona Goudy for more information on dry grad and the fundraising effort at frgoudy@gmail.com. nnorth@saanichnews.com

UVic visual arts students host end-of-year show After mentoring from some of the top contemporary artists in the country, the students of both the University of Victoria Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts programs will unveil their graduate work at a pair of upcoming shows. BLINK, the annual BFA show, and the annual MFA graduating thesis exhibition are both free and open to the public in UVic’s visual arts building. A variety of art forms are on display, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, fabric, drawing, conceptual, alchemy and performance. BLINK opens April 20 and continues nightly from 7 to 11:30 p.m. until April 27. The MFA visual arts graduate show opens May 4 and continues from 7 to 11:30 p.m. until May 12.

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Cruise-ship biz a balancing act When the Crystal Serenity ties up at Victoria’s Ogden Point pier early next Tuesday morning, it will signal the start of what could well be the most lucrative cruise ship season in Capital Region history. The Crystal Cruises vessel is the first of a record 229 ships scheduled to make a Neighbours’ port-of-call stop in the concerns are city between April and worth listening to October. That kind of number is enough to send dollar signs flashing in front of the eyes of many Greater Victoria tourism and retail operators, who count on the extra visitors to beef up their bottom lines through the heart of the season. Many other Greater Victoria businesses benefit from a robust cruise-ship industry, from shipyards to recycling firms. Economic impact studies estimate that the cruise industry provides in the neighbourhood of $25 million to local business. While it’s hard to argue against that kind of broad-based financial boost to the region, it’s important to remember that residents of James Bay, living in the neighbourhood that is home to the docks, must endure the comings and goings of cruise ship-related traffic. Residents have voiced concerns over the years about everything from air quality to traffic congestion and overall noise. City of Victoria officials and those from the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority have taken steps to mitigate the impact of the industry on neighbours, but aren’t going to say no to more vessels. Residents have especially good reason to be worried that the increased number of vessels leaving in the evenings from Ogden Point this season – and the considerable noise relating to those arrivals and departures – will affect their quality of life. We hope that between the harbour authority and the city, the added impact to the residents, many of whom are longtime homeowners in James Bay, will be addressed with more than just lip service and more studies. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Saanich News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Spotlight now falls on Cummins The information age might have second political career in B.C. sped up B.C. voters’ mood swings, Another legacy of Cummins’ but the basic dynamic hasn’t federal record is his support for the changed since the days of harmonized sales tax. As Social Credit. he hastens to clarify, he When familiarity breeds supported Conservative contempt, people vote legislation to enter into to reject the familiar and HST deals with any see what happens. Or as province, which Ontario one radio talk-show caller and B.C. subsequently did. summed up his decision Cummins said B.C. to climb on board could have brought in the B.C. Conservative the HST at a lower rate to bandwagon, he knows reflect its broader reach, two things about leader as Atlantic provinces did. Tom Fletcher But they tried to make John Cummins: “He’s not B.C. Views Adrian Dix and he’s not it a “tax grab” and now Christy Clark.” they’ve “poisoned the It’s been more than well” for many years. 21 years since Gordon Wilson “We’re going to have to pay the reshaped B.C. politics and launched price I guess, in the sense that the modern-day B.C. Liberal Party where it has been introduced, it with a single quip in a leaders’ has been shown to have grown debate between a bickering Rita business,” Cummins said. “Think Johnston and Mike Harcourt. tanks on both the left and the right Cummins has about a year to show have come to that conclusion.” he’s earned his rising poll numbers, To me this beats the NDP’s crude and to refute the conventional coffee-shop populism that simply wisdom that he’s the best friend the ignores HST benefits for small NDP has had since Wilson put them business and the poor. in power and later joined them. Speaking of crude, Cummins So let’s get to know Cummins further distinguishes himself from a bit better. He’s 70, and has an the B.C. Liberals by endorsing the 18-year record as a Reform-Alliance- proposed Northern Gateway oil Conservative MP. pipeline to Kitimat. He applauds His Ottawa days are mainly the federal government for moving remembered for battling treaties to place limits on submissions to and aboriginal-only fisheries, and federal environment hearings, citing for being the first Reform MP to the thousands of Internet sign-ups reverse himself and take the MP that have clogged the Northern pension. Gateway hearings. That pension pays him about His record on aboriginal issues $100,000 a year as he tries to build a suggests he has little sympathy

for territorial objections from First Nations, those with treaties or those without. The April 19 byelections in Port Moody-Coquitlam and ChilliwackHope offer a chance for the B.C. Conservatives to present policy alternatives. So far they’re against gas taxes, especially the carbon tax, against a second Metro Vancouver garbage incinerator, and in favour of fixing the “catch and release” justice system. These are the slogans that stand in for actual policies needed to govern. Cummins will be going door to door in the byelections, especially in Chilliwack-Hope, where he believes his upstart party has a real shot at winning. He offers a telling anecdote about the last time he was door-knocking in Port Moody, the premier’s former hometown. The B.C. Liberals have suggested the B.C. Conservatives chose Christine Clarke as their candidate to capitalize on the premier’s name recognition. That wasn’t what Cummins and his previously unknown candidate found when they first started campaigning. “She’d say hi, my name is Christine Clarke, and the doors would close rather quickly,” Cummins said. Now Clarke identifies herself first as the B.C. Conservative candidate, then gives her name. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘Cummins has about a year to show he’s earned his rising poll numbers.’

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LETTERS Readers respond: David Suzuki on science and religion, deer management Suzuki is the complete opposite of anti-science Re: Suzuki fails at tying science and religion (Letters, April 4) Surely the letter-writer must be joking. This letter only serves to lend more credibility to David Suzuki. I’ll critique on a per-quote basis: “First of all, his comment is a thinlyveiled attack on religion.” Not quite. He says he is “baffled” by irrational religious people who fool themselves into rejecting sound science even when they know nothing about the science. He is saying that people doing or thinking things without good reason or logic is bad for the world and he doesn’t understand why they do it. “Suzuki claims that the victims of his bluster put their misguided beliefs above rational thought. ... Yet Suzuki has, time and time again, refused to debate his views, or the science, and lambastes or attacks any evidence or opinions to the contrary.” The letter-writer is simply making the popular logical error of ad hominem – a logical fallacy. Now on to the factual errors: Suzuki is a scientist. He must defend his theories and papers and all his academic work against the critiques of the larger scientific community. Of course he has debated his views and even if he hadn’t, all the facts and arguments on religion have already been put out there by others. “He also complains that about (sic) the U.S. State of Tennessee allowing teachers to challenge existing theories on global warming. Yet this is exactly what science is about. Challenging existing theories.” Of course science is all about challenging existing theories, but only by using evidence gathered through observation – decidedly not by teachers who assume they know enough to teach against the consensus of thousands of climate scientists the world over. Suzuki even preemptively addresses this critique: “Yes, students should be encouraged to think critically and to question everything they are taught but, given the current political climate in the U.S., (allowing teachers who don’t believe in evolution or human-caused climate change to challenge existing scientific theories) is likely to lead to misinformation.” The writer writes: “If Suzuki had been born centuries ago, would he have advocated the execution of Galileo?”

I say: Of course he wouldn’t have and why would you think he would? Suzuki’s opinion piece was against the type of people who would execute Galileo. He says: “I recall a time when science and scientists were taken seriously, but lately they’ve been getting knocked around, especially in the U.S. and Canada.” “Does this sound like someone who knows his science, or someone who is just attempting to shout down all opposition as loud as he can?” Yes, he does sound like someone who knows his science and who is using reasonable and logical points to get his ideas across. “In the end, it’s Suzuki, and not the religious right, who is ‘anti-science.’” I can’t tell if the writer is joking because that is the silliest bit of nonsense I’ve heard. How can one possibly draw the conclusion that David Suzuki, the man with a PhD in zoology, the man from The Nature of Things, the Canadian poster child of the fight against ignorance on the science of climate change, is anti-science? Taylor McLeod Victoria

Deniers make it hard for science, religion to co-exist

line at the denials? Do we trust people who are fully interested and vested in an apocalypse as part of their religious beliefs, or do we trust scientists, who spend their lives helping humanity understand, adapt and grow as a world community? Those people who are anti-science see the equation of two and two are four, and question it, because in their book, written by ancient sheep-herders, it says something different. Norman Swan Victoria

Springtime brings deer, but they need to be managed It boggles my mind that the Capital Regional District is finally calling for volunteers to deal with the management of our deer population. This probably means that yet another year of discussion will take place before we see any plausible actions. Spring is here and we will soon be seeing another generation of deer in our gardens. The farmers, who produce food for our tables, are again facing the dilemma of what crops to plant and how to plant them. A sensible and safe culling method that prevents the deer from suffering needs further discussion. We need clear heads and common sense to end this problem sooner rather than later. L. E. Ferguson Saanich

Re: Suzuki fails at tying science and religion (Letters, April 4) From my rendering of this opinion, the letter-writer seems to not understand what raw data means, nor what he is even doing in terms of presenting his “logical fallacy” of calling David Suzuki’s support of raw climate data (compiled by thousands of other scientists around the world and supported by the majority of them) through the method of the “strawman logical fallacy” The News welcomes your opinions and or “argumentum ad absurdum.” comments. This is done when he compares To put readers on equal footing, and to be Suzuki to those who persecuted sure that all opinions are heard, please keep Galileo Galilei for his rendering letters to less than 300 words. of the cosmos, which takes the The News reserves the right to edit letters for opinion of Suzuki, and stretches style, legality, length and taste. The News will it to ridiculous extents, and not print anonymous letters. then criticizes that, instead of Please enclose your phone number for Suzuki’s real point: that the data verification of your letter’s authenticity or to is undeniable in stature. discuss using your letter as a guest column. The religious right have long Phone numbers are not printed. been advocates against science. Send your letters to: Some even say the age of the ■ Mail: Letters to the Editor, Saanich News, Earth is less than 10,000 years, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 and reject all evidence to the ■ Fax: 250-386-2624 contrary. ■ Email: editor@saanichnews.com Where must we draw the

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Making an international move to Canada is often overwhelming – something that a student entrepreneurship group hopes to ease. The University of Victoria branch of Students in Free Enterprise, a group comprised of 18 primarily business and economics students, has been hosting

a series of workshops aimed at imbuing newcomers to the region with a heightened sense of financial literacy. The group’s latest workshop, held March 31 at the university, drew 50 people who had recently moved to Canada and focused on the basics of credit. Their first talk in what is intended as a four-part series covered the basics of filing taxes. “The first initiative is to help newcomers adjust to the environment in Canada,” said Keita Yao, who originally hails from China. “Most of our group members are newcomers, so we want to help others (by sharing) the hardships we went through.”

Like other SIFE members, Yao speaks several languages and is able to assist with translation. The team, along with two financial advisors from Royal Bank of Canada, are able to translate from Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Russian and German, if needed. Prior to the workshop, members were trained by RBC representatives, who were also available for an open question-andanswer period after the talk. While a date is not yet set, organizers plan to hold the next workshop mid-May. Contact sife. uvic.newcomer@hotmail.com for more information. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Sumptuous is the word for Maria Stuarda Lavish Pacific Opera Victoria production opens this week

departments on track. Gaetano Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda is a tragic opera, first performed in 1834, and is a fictionalized story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I (Elisabetta) and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots Vivian Moreau (Maria Stuarda). News staff Donizetti “takes shameless liberties with history” a Pacific Opera Victoria Although it’s at least 7,000 sq. ft., the overview states, with a meeting between workshop at Pacific Opera Victoria’s Dis- the two queens that historians agree covery Street shop is crowded. never took place. Framing the room stuffed with moveTimothy Vernon will direct soprano able scenery backgrounds from the sea- Tracy Dahl making her debut at Pacific son’s productions is a line of six-metre- Opera Victoria in the role of Maria Stuhigh walnut stained panarda and soprano Sally elled walls that look like – known to opera “This production Dibblee they should be part of a goers from Pacific Opera 15th-century timber frame is very different from Victoria’s 2007 production manor. And they will be of Madama Butterfly – who once on stage for Pacific anything else this counters as Queen ElisaOpera Victoria’s produc- season.” betta. tion of Maria Stuarda, openMaria Stuarda includes - Ereca Hassell ing at the Royal Theatre this four painted 6.5 metre week. by 2.5 metre tapestries “This production is very different from designed by costume and set designer anything else this season,” says produc- Camellia Koo and constructed over tion manager Ereca Hassell. The large set the last four-and-a-half weeks by head will stretch 10 metres across the stage painter Jennifer Hedge and assistant accommodating a 22-member chorus Diana Nielsen. and six supernumeraries. Hassell points The scope of the production is a chalout that it’s rare for a company to build lenge, Hassell says. “It’s a very heavy its own scenery, most just rent props. paint show with lots of surfaces and “But this company is able to make that stained wood grain.” Painters used a work, (it’s) an opera that’s stolen some variety of techniques including stencilthings from theatre that work very well.” ing, freehand painting and spattering in Hassell should know. Since graduating the making of the tapestries. from the University of Victoria’s theatre Wardrobe staff have been able to program in 1988 she’s worked in many indulge their skills, incorporating elabproduction positions at theatres across orate materials, including embroidered the country, including the National Arts silk in Elisabetta’s cream Armada gown. Centre, Belfry Theatre and at the Shaw “It’s a period they don’t normally get to and Stratford festivals. do,” Hassell says. She then leaves us with Since joining Pacific Opera Victoria a dangle of mystery, that “this produclast summer she’s overseen three pro- tion will have a contemporary element, a ductions, keeping wardrobe and props really intriguing interpretation.”

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Victoria’s visionaries Art lovers may be interested in learning about the history of the art scene in Victoria and the artists vital to introducing art culture in the city. Join artist Robert Amos and Victoria visionaries, Herbert Submitted photo Siebner, Jack Wise, Martin Bates’ Pat Martin Bates Pat and Walter Dexter, Inscape: Day and Night as they share their in the Peacock's Everstories through a Watching Eye. lecture series at the Eclectic Gallery in Oak Bay. For 40 years, the Victoria Limners Society, a collective group of artists formed in 1971, proved to be a powerhouse of inspiration and exceptional art enriching the cultural scene in Victoria, and bridging the community to the global art world. Painter Herbert Siebner is recognized for his bold gesture and rich colour. Mythology, dreams, poetry and sensuality are all components of his work. Jack Wise is known for his calligraphy and believes in the importance and meaning of an individual brushstroke. Besides being an artist, he is also a teacher and poet. Pat Martin Bates is an award-winning, international printmaker and referred to as the pioneer of the monoprint. Walter Dexter is known as the pioneer of raku pottery, with his innovative techniques and highfire stoneware. The Victoria Visionaries Lecture Series with Robert Amos kicks off with Herbert Siebner and a lecture titled Modernism Comes to Victoria on April 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Eclectic Gallery, 2170 Oak Bay Ave. Advanced registration is required. Admission to each event costs $20. To register, call 250-590-8095. Other lectures include Cosmic Calligraphy with Jack Wise (April 17) and Living Limners with Pat Martin Bates and Walter Dexter (April 19). For more information, visit eclecticgallery.ca. reporter@vicnews.com

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David Gogo, one of Canada’s hardest-working blues-rock guitarists, is appearing in Victoria on Saturday, April 14. Gogo has garnered three Juno nominations, the Saturday Night Blues’ Great Canadian Blues Award for a lifetime contribution to the blues in Canada, WCMA Musician of the Year, and has twice been named Maple Blues Guitarist of the Year. Over the years, Gogo has performed with blues and rock legends B.B. King, Bo Diddley, George Thorogood, ZZ Top, and numerous others – most recently touring with Johnny Winter on Canada’s west coast. Gogo is touring in support of his latest release Soul Bender.

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Pavilion has checkered past, uncertain future Iconic, neglected Beacon Hill Park structure now in hands of council Roszan Holmen News staff

t was 1931, and as the world sank into Depression, the City of Victoria responded with a relief program aimed at beautifying Beacon Hill Park after years of neglect. Up to 160 unemployed men were brought on, at $1.40 per day, to help the parks department clear trees, dig lakes and streams, and other maintenance work, park historian Janis Ringuette writes on her website (see box, below). In 1936, cheap labour also helped to build the Checkers Pavilion, which Victorians enjoyed for decades as a glassed-in lookout atop Beacon Hill. Old men played checkers, using long poles to move the pieces on one of two large boards painted on the floor. Young people knew the spot as a sort of lovers’ lane after

Photo courtesy of the Hallmark Society

The Checkers Pavilion atop Beacon Hill, shown here before 1995, when it was boarded up by the City of Victoria, once stood as a sheltered lookout for visitors.

hours. Today, these are distant memories. The boarded-up building has deteriorated into an eyesore after decades of indecision over its fate. The city is taking the first steps toward securing the building, but a plan to restore it for use and enjoyment is a long way off. An assessment of the structure is underway and a report is due by May. “All that’s going to do is tell us what would need to be done in order to protect its heritage integrity and its structural integrity,” ■ After years of vandalism, the said Victoria parks city removed the glass walls of director Kate Friars. the Checkers Pavilion in 1971, “Then we would transforming it from a lookout to a look at what the wind shelter. In both 1986 and 1994, restoration would city council considered demolishing look like.” the building. Neither council could That’s when the agree to knock it down or invest in it. tough decisions In 1995, the pavilion was boarded up begin. How to for good. Find further history at www. proceed, and even beaconhillparkhistory.org. whether to invest, continues to spark

A slow decline

disagreement among the park’s interest groups. “It stands in an aboriginal burial ground still sacred to First Nations,” Ringuette said in an email to the News. “I thought respecting the burial ground and rehabilitating the original Garry oak/camas meadow should be the main values.” The Hallmark Society, however, has listed the structure as one of 12 “endangered sites” in the region. “The Observation Pavilion is a reflection of the Beacon itself,” said president Ken Johnson, referring to the historical hilltop poles that once served to warn mariners. “In 1936, those were gone and we put up a pavilion so people could look out from Victoria to the sea.” The story of its construction by relief workers adds to its significance, he said. “There’s very little around to remember those guys. They dug a lot of holes and this is the only thing that’s left that’s substantial.”

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Restoration, however, will cost money and the city has little appetite to invest during today’s economic hard times. Recently, Heritage Canada rejected the city’s request for a Legacy Grant for upgrades. Restoration could be helped by a bequest by park lover, George Stone, made in two instalments in 1996 and 2002. With interest, the $400,000 bequest has swelled to $570,000. At the city’s request, a lawyer reviewed the bequest and determined the Checkers Pavilion to be an appropriate use of the funds, Friars said. But not everyone thinks so. “(George Stone) wanted a building which could be used for parks programs and for park meeting space,” said Roy Fletcher, chair of the Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society, who used to chat with

Stone in the park. Fletcher would prefer to see this money put toward a nature house at another site. The city is exploring possible uses for the pavilion. “We’ve had some preliminary conversations with some interested folks,” Friars said. “I don’t foresee the Checkers Pavilion’s future being anything more than a viewing pavilion. We don’t see it as a commercial venue, like a restaurant.” She envisions a nature and heritage interpretation centre, with information panels on subjects such as the history of the park possibly mounted inside. The fact the building has no power or water connections limits its potential uses. Adding these services would be very costly, Friars said, adding the city hasn’t ruled this option out. rholmen@vicnews.com

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March named athlete of year

Victoria Cougars in Abbotsford for Cyclone Taylor Cup

at least one connection. “You can say that, the way (the Canucks) use their discipline. I’m like (Alexandre) Burrows, or at least I try to be similar,” short of finger munching his opponents. Oh, and being Travis Paterson that first-place team that everybody News staff wants to beat – or beat up on. Though fighting happens less It’s a clean slate for the Victoria with the Cougars than other teams, Cougars who lose their reputation it’s still junior hockey, and Walton but not their identity as they start is the most likely combatant of the the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial Cougars’ forwards. junior B hockey championships in “If it needs to be done, it needs to Abbotsford tomorrow (April 12). be done,” he said. “But only in the The Cougars relied on a more dis- right time and place.” ciplined strategy Walton, a secondin 2011-12, and so year forward, was “The break has been far it’s worked, third in team penalwinning the Van- a rough go. It’s almost ties during the regcouver Island tiring on everyone’s bodies ular season behind Junior Hockey defencemen RobLeague champi- being so anxious to get out ert Zadra and Rhys onship for the there. It’s nerve-wracking Williams, collecting first time since most of his penalty but I don’t think we’d 2008. minutes by way of The strategy change anything. Whatever fighting majors and helped create a But happens is perfect for us.” misconducts. reputation that Walton was also fifth – Mark Walton the Cougars in scoring on the don’t fight back, Cougars, no small a reputation both feat on the No. 1the Kerry Park Islanders and Penin- ranked junior B team in the provsula Panthers tested in the playoffs. ince. At just 18, the ‘A’ on Walton’s And both paid dearly, as the Cou- chest is a testament to the team’s gars rode their powerplay to go 8-1 overall maturity and team chemisthrough those two series. try. “Mostly our team likes to get “We had a team day on Saturday under the skin of others and stay where we showed up early to the disciplined, and let our power play rink and played road hockey from capitalize,” said assistant captain 2 p.m. until practice started at 6:30 Mark Walton. “We’ve had it stressed p.m. It was fun, and it shows it’s all in our room. We aren’t out there to hands on deck and everyone’s super take stupid penalties.” focused right now,” Walton said. Though they’ve had similar seaOn a break since winning the sons, in terms of discipline and VIJHL’s Brent Patterson Memorial power play success, the Cougars Trophy on March 24, the Cougars don’t directly model their play after are coming out of their third “trainthe Vancouver Canucks. But in thinking camp.” Second training camp ing about it, Walton admitted there’s was back in February when the Cou-

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Mark Walton has four goals and three assists in nine playoff games with the Victoria Cougars. The feisty, Alex Burrows-type forward scored the first two goals of the Cougars’ VIJHL championship win over the Peninsula Panthers last month. gars enjoyed a first-round bye from the VIJHL playoffs. “(Coach Mark Van Helvoirt) has made sure our conditioning is kept up to par all year, so during this break we actually went through all the steps you’d do at the beginning of the year.” The team has been practising out of Bear Mountain Arena of late, closer to home for Walton, a Belmont secondary grad and former Juan de Fuca minor hockey player. “It’s odd to still be playing junior hockey while the NHL playoffs are on. And to see the Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) spring prospect camp going. That was me just a few years ago.” After attending Grizzlies camps for two straight seasons as a 15and 16-year-old, Walton tried out for the Powell River Kings the past two years. “You don’t want to let the Jr. A dream die, but if not, I’m excited to come back to the Cougars.” sports@vicnews.com

Oak Bay grads at front of rugby test Oak Bay High school grads Connor Braid and Sean White were front and centre as the Canadian Maple Leafs felled the Ontario Blues 31-18 at Bear Mountain Stadium on Saturday. The match was hosted by the new Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence.

Ontario’s provincial squad, the defending Canadian Rugby Championship winners, came through Langford in preparation for an upcoming tour to South America in May. The Canadian Maple Leafs, meanwhile, is a squad made up of athletes who are training at the Centre of Excellence.

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Captaining the Maple Leafs was Team Canada fly half Ander Monro of the Castaway Wanderers. The Maple Leafs’ next game is May 13 against the CRC’s Newfoundland Rock, also at the rugby centre, part of a twogame tour for the Rock. sports@vicnews.com

Goddess run to support women’s transition house Boys, this isn’t your race. The newest race on the Victoria running schedule is for women only. The Victoria Goddess Run debuts Sunday, June 3 in Langford, a women exclusive run with a half-marathon, 10-kilometre and five-km distances. Over 900 women have already

Cyclone schedule ■ The Cyclone Taylor Cup opens Thursday with the Cougars facing the host team, Abbotsford Pilots at 7:30 p.m. ■ Game 1: April 12 Beaver Valley Nitehawks vs. Delta Ice Hawks, 3 p.m. Game 2: April 12 Abbotsford vs. Cougars, 7:30 p.m. Game 3: April 13, Beaver Valley vs. Cougars, 3 p.m. Game 4: April 13, Abbotsford vs. Delta, 7:30 p.m. Game 5: April 14, Delta Ice Hawks vs. Cougars 3 p.m. Game 6: April 14, Abbotsford vs. Beaver Valley. ■ Bronze medal: April 15, 11 a.m. ■ Gold medal: April 15, 3 p.m.

registered, nearing the cap of 1,500. The Goddess run will support four local charities: the Women’s Sexual Assault Centre and the Women’s Transition House, as well as Promotion Plus and Sport Assist. The race routes circle Glen Lake, with the half marathon then heading south into Lagoon Road in Colwood and Ocean Boulevard. Info at Victoriagoddess.com. sports@vicnews.com

Paracyclist Karen March was named the athlete of the year at the recent Celebration of Women in Sport awards gala brunch at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence. March, who represented Canada at the World Championships and Paralympic Games in 2004, retired from athletics to take up handcycling. Coach Allison Dobb, from Rowing Canada, was named coach of the year. Robb is a candidate to be selected to coach the men’s heavyweight doubles to the Olympics in London this summer. The builder award went to kettebeller Linda Gilmour, who has implemented a variety of programs, classes and workshops for girls and teens, and has created the competitive Victoria Kettlebell Team Iron Belles. Chantal Brodeur was named volunteer of the year for her time spent with the Special Olympics. The gala also awarded a lifetime achievement award to Irene Schell, event manager with B.C. Games Society. Schell has been involved in organizing B.C. Summer Games events for the past 13 years.

Wrestling comes to Luxton Hall Professional wrestling makes a rare return to the South Island – where it once flourished – as the Canadian National Wrestling Alliance hosts live wrestling at Luxton Hall in Langford tomorrow (April 12). Saanich’s own Lak Siddartha, the Middle Eastern Warrior, will fight The Cremator from Port Alberni in a battle of heavyweights. The full card also includes former WWE star Gangrel. Tickets are $15, show starts at 7 p.m. sports@vicnews.com

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That summer feeling Warm weather greeted the start of the B.C. Premier Baseball League season on Saturday (April 7). Victoria Mariners player Jesse Hodges connects with a pitch during Saturday’s game against the Nanaimo Pirates at Nanaimo’s Serauxmen Stadium. The teams split the doubleheader as the Mariners won 3-2 and lost 8-3. The Victoria Eagles fared better, sweeping the Parksville Royals 5-4 and 8-2 at Lambrick Park on Saturday. The Eagles visit Nanaimo this weekend while the Mariners visit the North Shore Twins.

Aggressive in Alberta Going forward, the events will continue in numerical succession from AFC No. 8 this weekend, to AFC 9 in Edmonton on June 8 and AFC 10 in Calgary on June 15. (Coincidentally, Aggression just did their eighth show, while AX has only held two, so it’s the best compromise as the trio of brands become one.) Travis Paterson Branding is a key piece of the puzzle for the News staff AFC’s success going forward, as the burgeoning organization seeks to be broadcast on TV. The Armageddon Fighting Championship is “We feel we are closer now to the opportunity expanding with an aggressive move into Alberta of securing a live TV deal, which is fundamental to – literally. our growth,” Owen said. The AFC, Victoria’s top mixed martial arts orgaAtop the list of immediate returns is the pooling nization and one of the most stable of fighters. outfits in B.C., is aligning with AggresSince AFC 1 at Bear Mountain sion MMA of Edmonton and AX ComArena in August of 2009, Armagedbat of Calgary under the new brand don has featured dozens of fighters, Aggression Fighting Championship. with a specific core of national-ready It’s a deal with immediate benefits talent. Victoria’s Derek Medler leads and a long-term goal to be Canada’s a group with Diego Wilson, Nick No. 1 MMA league, said Armageddon Driedger, Ryan Janes, Karel Bergen co-founder Darren Owen. and others who will benefit with “We’re as big as we can get in Vica chance to fight within the AFC’s toria. Now we can pool our resources suddenly expanded weight classes. and move into other cities across The merger is a great opportuCanada,” he said. “ nity for fighters to fight more often, Working hand in hand with profesOwen said. “Some guys want to sional fighter Jason Heit, Owen, a forfight five to six times a year, and mer Victoria Rebels football player, now they can.” Arnold Lim Photography spent years doing the heavy lifting The AFC also has two of the top needed to get Armageddon off the Robert Drysdale signed non-UFC welterweight (170 lbs.) ground. Owen and Heit finally got a four fight extension fighters in Canada, with Medler and the newly Edmonton’s Ryan Ford. Ford has a the green light from Colwood in 2009 with to begin hosting the “extreme fight- expanded AFC. history of training with Zuma Maring” events that the city of Victoria tial Arts in Victoria. wouldn’t allow. Armageddon also brings Robert This Saturday (April 14) is the eighth Armaged- Drysdale, who is perhaps the new organization’s don show, but the merger won’t impact what fans top name. The Brazilian jiu jitsu expert is a multisee just yet. Vengeance still has a card built almost time world champion and has coached UFC chamexclusively around Victoria- and Island-produced pions. His MMA campaign began with the AFC and talent. he just signed a new four-fight deal, Owen said. “Moving forward we’re going to become As exciting as the new venture is, the AFC has a national brand,” Owen said. “We’re trying to its challenges, too. AFC is in a battle for Edmontonbecome the biggest MMA brand in Canada and based fans and fighters, with the Maximum Fightattract the best fighters in Canada. ing Championship, run by boisterous promoter “(Once we reach that goal), the AFC title-holder Mark Pavelich. The MFC was recently struck with will either be the best free agent fighter not in the a tough blow, however, losing its TV deal when UFC, or is Canada’s top fighter for that weight Shaw dropped cable’s HDNet last month. class.” sports@vicnews.com

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ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE FACULTY AND STAFF OF CDI COLLEGE, WE’D LIKE TO SEND A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CDI COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO COMPLETED THEIR CAREER-TRAINING PROGRAMS LAST MONTH.

Hold your heads high, grads! You’re joining the ranks of nearly 690 career-ready BC students who have graduated from our six BC campuses over the past twelve months – and more than 3,600 CDI College grads Canada-wide in the past year! The vast majority of you will be working in your chosen ﬁelds very shortly, if you haven’t already been recruited by the company at which you completed your practicum placement! Historically, the employment rate for CDI College grads across Canada is approximately 82 per cent, so you’re certainly on the right track to achieving your career goals and living life on your own terms.

Year ﬁrst campus opened: 1969 Current number of CDI College students in BC: close to 1,000 Since 2007, almost 10,000 students have studied and trained at CDI College in Canada

National grad employment rate in education related jobs: 82% Percentage that acquire real work experience as part of their program: 100%

Why are CDI College grads so successful? Because every one of our programs is designed with close feedback from key industry partners, which ensures our students learn the skills, techniques and technology that are most in demand in today’s job market.

Number of instructors and support staff CDI College employs in BC: more than 100

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED

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INCOME OPPORTUNITY EARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T Immediate openings. Easy Computer work, others positions are available. Can be done from home. No experience needed. www.hwc-bc.com

SALES TELEPHONE SALES persons required for a local fund raiser. Sales experience is an asset. Evenings Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm. $11/hr+ incentives. Please call 250-384-4427, leave detailed message.

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HELP WANTED SALMON HATCHERY Technician. Quatse River Hatchery, Port Hardy. Full time position, Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology diploma or equivalent facility experience. Assets include Swift water rescue, First aid, species identification, valid drivers license, public tours and good physical health. Reply to: Ken Fuller NVISEA Manager P: 250-949-9022 nvisea@island.net F: 250-949-5195 Job closes Apr. 16/12 HAIRSTYLIST WANTED Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters. Guaranteed $11/ hour, 25% profit sharing, plus benfits, plus paid birthday, plus annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call 250-360-1923 today for an interview.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO SERVICES

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GORGE AREA, large 1bdrm, main level suite, N/P, N/S, $800 + 1/3 hydro (approx $50 mo) Call Rob 250-727-2843.

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SIDNEY 1-BDRM, N/P, N/S, bus route, W/D, avail April 15. $800 incls utils, 250-656-9874.

all conditions in all locations

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

WANTED TO RENT

CLOSING OUT sale at Sidney Musicworks. 20%-50% off everything in the store! #5-2353 Bevan Ave. Store Hours: 11-5:30 M-F 9:30-4 Sat

HOST FAMILIES needed for Quebec and International High School students attending St. Margaret’s School (July 1 - August 4). Double placement. Remuneration $1600. Contact Michelle at 250.385.0583 or michelle@selsa.ca

REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE

2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 door, auto, top of the line & fully loaded including rare power sunroof option. Babied by 1 owner, garage kept, hwy commuter (76k). Dealer maintained. Burgundy with factory 5 spoke alloy wheels & a set of winters tires on steel rims. Full power-train warranty until Dec. 20 2012. $14,250 o.b.o. 250-466-4156

TRANSPORTATION Fraser Tolmie Apts 1 and 2 bdrms 1-877-659-4069 www.frasertolmime.ca 1 & 2 Bedrooms 1701 Cedar Hill X Road www.frasertolmime.ca for pics

COTTAGES

AUTO FINANCING

SIDNEY CHARMING garden cottage, sea view & beach access on bus route to Sidney & Victoria, near ferries & airport. Totally reno’d, with beautiful fir floors, 1 bdrm (fits queen or smaller), 1 bath (shower, no tub), open kitchen/dining & living area, 4 appliances, off street prkg. $1000. NP/NS. Opportunity to garden. Long term preferred. 250-656-3003.

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DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, editing, add/remove objects/people. Tribute posters, home movies to CD/DVD. 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm (behind Thrifty’s) 1 bath. Reno’d. NS/NP. $1375+(250)656-4003

HOMES FOR RENT

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

LANGFORD- 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 1200sq ft upper, fully renovated, deck, wood F/P, 6 appls, large south yard. Storage. Available Now. $1500, N/S, pet’s negotible. References. 250-516-3453. langfordrental@hotmail.ca OAK BAY- (near Uvic), furnished main ﬂoor, 2 bdrm+ study, 2 bath, piano, F/P, hardwood ﬂrs, 6 appls, sunny & quiet, garden. Avail now. $1350 (negotiable), all inclusive. 250-590-1012. SMALL 3-BDRM house. Newly updated. Large yard, storage shed, W/D. $1450.+ utils. Text or call (250)858-2763.

BUILDING SUPPLIES 75 60’l FLAT wood trusses, 200’x14” I beam, Air Con/H pump. 250-886-2658. METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

FRIENDLY FRANK ANTIQUE CHESTERFIELD, great condition, $99 obo. Call 250-544-4933. CHEST OF drawers w/ 4 drawers and a night table, $50 (both). Call 250-478-4703. GIRLS PINK Princess bike, medium cond, rides well, 12” wheels, $20. 250-658-0932. MAN’S SUIT, Grey, 36” waist, 5’8” height. $55. obo. Call 250727-9425.

ROOMS FOR RENT TILLICUM HOUSING, $400. to $750. Parents/ working. 778-977-8288, 250-220-1673.

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

FUEL/FIREWOOD

FINANCIAL SERVICES

250-885-1427 Call us ﬁrst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles. Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!

SIDNEY, BRIGHT, upper level 2 bdrm, full bath, yard, storage, new patio, parking, W/D, N/S, N/P, ref’s, 1 year lease, a May. 1, $1150. 778-426-4556.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

CORDOVA BAY. $609,900. 3 bdrm, 3 ba. Motivated. Priced below appraisal 250-818-5397

CASH PAID FOR ALL VEHICLES in

SUITES, UPPER

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Conﬁdential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

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HEALTH PRODUCTS

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ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391. CUT, SPILT, DELIVERED. Guaranteed cord. Reliable, outstanding reputation, over 12 years. Custom orders available upon request. Call (250)538-0022. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

PERSONAL SERVICES

NEWS

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, 2pm-4pm, Apr 7 & 8 and Apr 14 & 15. James Bay Seniors rental 202-455 Kingston Street, Services include daily meals, housekeeping, 24 hr staff+ more. Privately owned come to the Camelot. Call Luella at 250-519-0550.

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COLWOOD: UTILS incl. Furn, on bus route, walking distance to beach & Royal Roads. NS, pets neg. $550. 250-889-4499. C. SAANICH, room for rent (ASAP), $450. 778-426-2294 after 8:30pm or leave mess.

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OTHER AREAS

STORAGE

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NOVA SCOTIA Rural waterfront lots for sale. Country living at its best. Three bedroom apartments for rent. 45 miles to university town. 1-902-5222343 www.sawmilllanding.com waterfront@bellaliant.net

SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279

RENTALS

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ELECTRICAL

GARDENING

HANDYPERSONS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PLASTERING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Expert in new homes & renos. References. #22779 AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIAN. Reasonable rates. 250744-6884. Licence #22202. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981. WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Residential, Commercial, Renovations. #100213. 250-418-1611.

BETTER LAWNS & GARDENS Lawns, hedges, cleanups & maintenance. Reliable service. 250-721-2555

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245. BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071 RENO MEN. Ref’s. Senior’s Discount. BBB. Free Estimates. Call 250-885-9487. Photos: renomen.biz IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisiﬁx@gmail.com SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs. SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.

CBS MASONRY BBB A+. Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee.” Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, ﬁreplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.

Certiﬁed General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File

TAX 250-477-4601 PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237

CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748. CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, cedar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape). Call (250)588-5920. McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.

DPM SERVICES: lawn/gard, cleanups, pruning, hedges, landscapes, irrigation, pwr washing, gutters 15yrs. 250883-8141. FREE MULCH on all Landscaping we install for you. Visit our Nursery and pick your plants! Call 250-391-9366. GARDEN DESIGN or redesign You install or we do, Huge Discount at our Nursery. Call 250-391-9366. LANDSCAPE & TREE care hedges/pruning/shaping. Lawn & garden. Maint. 18 yrs exp. WCB. Andrew, (250)893-3465. NEIL’S LAWNCUTTING Service. Reasonable. Reliable. Free Est’s. Call (250)385-3878 OVERGROWN GARDEN? Cleanups. Pruning roses, fruit tree, hedges. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Fully insured. Estimates. Call 250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181 SANDSTONE AVAILABLE in different shades of brown, gray & blue. Orders upon request. Speciality items in stock, top quality material. Call (250)538-0022. ✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FENCING CARPET INSTALLATION MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES CARING BONDABLE work since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869 MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residential/Comm. 250-388-0278 SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efﬁcient. (250)508-1018

COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONTRACTORS BATHROOM REMODELING. “Gemini Baths” Plumb, Elec. Tile, Cabinets. 250-896-9302. CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood ﬂoor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 J.D. SHIELDS Construction Custom Carpentry, New Construction, Reno’s, Home repairs. Quality workmanship for 35 years. Call 250-665-6943 Email: jds1956@telus.net

DRAFTING & DESIGN DESIGN FOR PERMIT. w w w. i n t e gra d e s i g n i n c . c o m Call Steven (250) 381-4123.

DRYWALL AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525. MUD on the RUN. Small drywall repairs, textures & renovations. Ross, (250)812-4879.

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#1 JUNK Removal & Hauling. Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250-818-4335. lalondejeff62@yahoo.ca $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

250-888-JUNK

GARDENING

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J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677 250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: Lawn & Garden. Specializing in aeration, weed/moss control, pwr rake, hedges & tree pruning. Stump, blackberry & ivy removal, 24yrs exp, WCB.

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.

(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualiﬁed, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com AURICLE Lawns- cln up lawn garden hedge pruning soil tests, rototill. (250)882-3129 I DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. (250)383-3995.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204. QUALITY WORK. All Renos & Repairs. Decks, Suites, Drywall, Painting. 250-818-7977. WEST HARBOUR Const. Ext/Int. Reno’s; Finishing carpentry, windows, doors, drywall, decks, painting, hardwood & laminate ﬂoor installation. Res/comm. 250419-3598, westharb@telus.net

HOME REPAIRS

SUMMIT IRRIGATION Services. Certiﬁed sprinkler systems. Property maintenance, more. Call James at 250-883-1041.

GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. DRYWALL REPAIRS & HOUSE PAINTING. Free estimates. If you, your family or friends need any of the above give Joseph Bronson a call 250-686-0663. Reasonable rates in a tight economy. I take pride in the end results. LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187. ST PAINTING free est, written guarantee and full ref’s. WCB ins. Call Kaleb (250)884-2597. YOUR PERSONAL Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert today for free quote. (250)886-6446.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, Guards, windows, powerwashing, roof de-moss, repairs. Insured. Call (250)507-6543.

GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

HAULING & RECYCLING. 250-889-5794. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS A&R ROOFING Ltd. Residential & Commercial. New & rerooﬁng expert. Torch-on, cedar shakes, roof repairs, gutter cleaning. WCB covered. Free estimates. Mike 250-516-3944

RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterprooﬁng. Bob, 250-642-5178. RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

250-889-5794. DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thorough Job at a Fair Price! Repairs, gutter guard, power/window washing, roof de-moss. Free no obligation estimates.

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734. MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637. QUALITY CEDAR fencing, decks and installation, pressure washing. For better prices & quotes call Westcoast Fencing. 250-588-5920. STEPS, DECKS, Fence, new repairs, rot, mould, interior/exterior concrete. 250-588-3744.

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp. Bucket truck, chipper. We buy logs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

WINDOW CLEANING BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Licensed 25 years. Cell 250-884-7066, 381-7127 msg DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190. GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

NORM’S WINDOW cleaning & gutters. Reasonable rates. 250-590-2929, 250-812-3213.

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

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.

FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

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Victoria Harbour Boat Show Experience Life on the Water

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Victoria Inner Harbour 10am – 5pm TICKETS Adult $10 | 3 day pass $25 | Students + Seniors $8 | 16 + under FREE

Walk-In Denture Clinic

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Jennifer Blyth Around Town

April 13 – Navigating the Coming Chaos, a lecture and workshop with author Carolyn Baker via Skype from Colorado, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Vic West Community Cen-

tre, 521 Craigflower Rd. Suggested donation $5 to $10. For more information: transitionvictoria.ning.com. April 15 – Victoria Autism 4K Walk and

8K Run, 9:30 a.m., incl. entertainment, kid zone, information booths, food and more. Check-in at 8:30 a.m. in parking lot No. 4 near UVic’s Centennial Stadium, and for TELUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS

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Sidney 9810 7th St. Offers available until May 22, 2012, to TELUS residential customers on a 3 year TELUS TV and Internet service agreement who have not subscribed to TELUS TV or Internet service in the past 90 days. Final eligibility will be determined by a TELUS representative at point of installation. Minimum system requirements apply. *Includes the Essentials, required for all Optik TV subscriptions, and Optik High Speed Internet service. Regular bundle rate of $65/month starts on month 7. †A cancellation fee applies for early termination of the service agreement and will be $10 for TV services and $15 for Internet services, multiplied by the number of months remaining in the term. Offer available while quantities last. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the HP Pavilion G6 laptop is $569.99. TELUS and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. reserve the right to substitute an equivalent or better laptop without notice. TELUS, the TELUS logo, Optik, Optik TV, Optik Internet and the future is friendly are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. HP and the HP logo are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © 2012 TELUS.

9:30 a.m. start. For more information: www.victoriaautismwalk.com. April 15 – Victoria West Lawn Bowling Club open house, 1 to 3 p.m. at 95 Bay St. For more information: admin@ vicwestbowls.ca or call Harvey at 250-388-9268. April 15 – SingYourJoy, Victoria’s new young adult choir, performs both new songs and old favourites, 7 p.m. at St. Aidan’s United Church, 3703 St. Aidan’s St. Tickets: $10 general; $25 families. For more information: singyourjoy@ gmail.com or text 250882-5668. April 19 – Saanich Newcomers Club for women meets at 11:30 a.m., Royal Colwood Golf Club, 629 Goldstream Ave. Chronicles of Crime bookshop’s Frances Thorsen will speak. For more information: www. saanichnewcomers.com. April 20 – Heartwarming: All About Women and Heart Disease, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Monterey Centre, 1442 Monterey Ave. All welcome. Free, but space is limited; preregister at 250-370-7300. April 21 and 22 – Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary Native Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Master gardeners on hand to answer questions. Free. For more information: 250-479-0211; plant list: www.swanlake.bc.ca/ plant-list.php. April 21 – Lakehill Lawn Bowling Club open house, 3930 LaSalle St., off Reynolds Road, at 1:30 p.m. Learn about the game, take a tour and try bowling. For more information: Visit www. lakehilllawnbowlingclub. com or call Haji, 250-4798072, or Nick, 250-4777635. April 22 – Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club open house, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wear flat-soled shoes. 2190 Harlow Dr. in Carnarvon Park. For more information: www.bowlsoakbay.ca, call 250-5921823 or e-mail bowlsoakbay@gmail.com. April 22 – Positive Living Centre of Victoria hosts “Worthshop” with Pat Zogar, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 3281 Harriet Rd. Registration is $25 with bursaries available. For more information: Cathy, 250-652-5329 or positivelivingcentre ofvictoria@ gmail.com.

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NEWS

GREAT JOB! THANK YOU! to all the kids who entered our Easter Colouring Contest! The winners are Oliver, Farah, Stuart, Georgia, Olivia

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279

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