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Sound sisters Seven-year-old Saegeas, left, and her 11-year-old sister Satai are among five young composers who learn piano out of Langford to win awards at the B.C. Reistered Music Teachers Composing Competition. See story, page A 16. Kyle Wells/News staff

Lake residents capsize rowing plan St. Michaels University looking for new location Kyle Wells News staff

Langford city councillors have voted down a proposal to build a rowing facility on Langford Lake after listening to the concerns of nearby residents. The decision, made in-camera because it dealt with a property issue, was unanimous among councillors.

“The letters we were getting and the information we were getting showed that the people weren’t in favour of it,” Coun. Lanny Seaton said. “And we kind of said that it’s up to them.” The proposal was a joint venture between Langford and St. Michaels University School. The plan was for rowers to use the lake for practices from September to June, mostly after school. A rowing lane would have gone up the centre of the lake. A report posted on Langford’s website states that, according to a consultation

process, two out of every three residents on the lake opposed the plan. “There’s no sense in going ahead with something if most people are not in favour of it,” Seaton said. “I kind of think some people were right. I was open to what the people wanted to say but in my own mind it looked like it was kind of bunching the lake up a bit. It looked like it was quite a bit for one little lake.” St. Michaels director of finance and administration, Michael Murgatroyd, said council’s decision is disappointing, con-

sidering the time and effort that went into developing the proposal. However, he understands the decision. “It’s a community’s lake and they do have other activities on it,” Murgatroyd said. “We did think we had a chance, we thought we could fit in with them, with their activities, but they don’t agree.” St. Michaels is now looking for another practice location to house its rowers. They need a sheltered body of water somewhat close to the school, which complicates the search, Murgatroyd said. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Colwood girl gets second heart transplant Matt Curtis, facility maintenance worker, puts his paper towl in a special recycling bin. The paper towels at West Shore Parks and Recreation are now being composted instead of going into the landfill. Charla Huber News staff

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arbage cans stuffed with paper towels will soon be a thing of the past at the West Shore recreation centre. Staff at West Shore Parks and Recreation are in the process of revamping environmental practices. One of the major changes is that discarded paper towels will be composted instead of going to the landfill. “One of our biggest sources of waste here is the paper hand towels. The volume is unbelievable,” said Linda Barnes, WSPR administrator. Special bins will be placed by towel dispensers to collect the used paper. The change is one of many in the recreation centre’s strategic plan. In the two years since the plan was developed, staff have improved energy conservation and waste management. They’ve also conducted a natural systems inventory to help organize ongoing development of the site. For now the focus is on reducing waste.

■ Even before the strategic plan came into place, West Shore Parks and Recreation has been an early adopter of environmental practices, said Linda Barnes, West Shore Parks and Recreation administrator. ■ For more than 10 years, the recreation centre has used heat generated by compressors in the arena’s ice plant to help warm the swimming pool.

Special recycling receptacles and signage will help separate items such as beverage containers, paper and garbage. One of the first changes this year was an advanced recycling program for the day camp. For the first time, the camp’s kids separated all the waste from their lunches including paper, pop cans, sandwich bags, wrappers and food waste. Now the facility is working on overhauling its recycling practices and incorporating this sorting system on a larger level. Matt Curtis, facility maintenance worker,

is spearheading the plan to train all staff on the new system. “The kids are great with the new recycling program. It’s the adults our age that take a little longer to get used to it,” Curtis said. Now anything that can be recycled at the site will be, including old electronics and cooked food scraps from the cafeteria and the catering centre. West Shore Parks and Rec contracted reFUSE residential resource recovery to collect recyclables and compostable items. The plan is to use money saved on garbage collection to help cover the costs of added recycling. All of the new changes will be fully implemented by the end of October. “We don’t just collect the waste from the facilities we try to help guide them in the process,” said Jason Adams, who founded reFUSE in 2002. The company also collects recycling from Oak Bay and Panorama rec centres and services the parliament buildings, University of Victoria and Saanich’s municipal hall and police department. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

This spring, the Gazette brought you the success story of Evanne Fisher, the Colwood girl who had a life-saving heart transplant at just five weeks of age – a process made possible by financial support from the David Foster Foundation. On June 29 of this year, the seven-year-old fainted and was rushed to Victoria General Hospital, where doctors learned the heart she received at five weeks was damaged and she was in need of another heart transplant. Evanne was airlifted to B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver where she had a pacemaker/defibrillator surgically implanted on July 5. She has since been airlifted to Edmonton and back to Vancouver – during which time she endured two heart attacks and rounds of testing before she was placed back on the transplant list by the end of July. On the evening of Aug. 4, Evanne received her second new heart. According to family friend, Michelle Bressan, she is recovering well, but still has a long road ahead of her. Her mother Tamara Fisher, a single mom also raising a fouryear-old son, has taken time away from work to be with her daughter. Friends of the Fishers are now rallying to raise funds to cover some of the family’s living expenses during Evanne’s recovery. On Aug. 21 Evanne and Tamara flew back to Victoria to begin that process. Bressan is organizing a car wash and barbecue on Sept. 8 at the West Shore Canadian Tire, 855 Langford Pkwy., as well as a silent auction. For more details, or to donate auction items, contact Bressan at 250-474-6580 or mfbressan@shaw.ca. Donations to the family can also be made to the Evanne Fisher trust at any Coast Capital Savings branch. Follow Evanne's progress on Facebook by searching for “Evanne Fisher waiting for a miracle.” nnorth@saanichnews.com

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hen people are nearing the end of their lives, our health system needs public facilities that are safe and respectful, for the residents and their families. The need, while great now, will only increase over the next decades as this population of Greater Victoria ages. In the region, about one in every five people is older than 65. About six per cent are older than 80. Which is why breaking ground on The Heights at Mount View couldn’t come soon enough. Planned for 260 beds, this $60 million residential care facility on Carey Road in Saanich – part of what has been coined “the campus of care” – will replace two older care homes in downtown Victoria. It’s reasonable that some residents in the Carey Road area are peeved a seven storey building is going up in the midst of mainly single family homes. Saanich council heard the protests but recognized that the convergence of having public land, funding partners and the political will as too rare to pass up. Rezoning for density and height makes sense in this case, despite breaking the mould for the neighbourhood. Oak Bay council may want to take a lesson from this. That council denied a few variances to allow Oak Bay Lodge to be redeveloped with 320 care beds. It called the proposed building too big for the neighbourhood. If communities want their seniors to age in place and near amenities, communities have to play ball and be willing to provide the means to do so. There are no perfect locations, especially in urban centres, for large residential care buildings. But they remain a necessary option for seniors who can’t care for themselves. These projects just aren’t about replacing aging beds and old buildings with modern equivalents. As the operator, Baptist Housing, put it, it’s about moving away from the institutional model of caring for seniors. To say it another way, it’s trying to get rid of the warehousing of our most vulnerable citizens. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette 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.

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onday night’s movie screen- against the neighbouring gas mines, ing started earlier than I’d which have slowly poisoned them figured. over the past two decades. I thought there was time Knowing that I was in to sneak home from work, the Eric Martin Pavilion, eat dinner and put my which traditionally cared kid to bed, before rushing for people with mental off to cover that Monday health issues, and knowmovie thing I’ve been hearing Saunders’ own pering about. sonal history with mental Turns out it’s the best health issues, I was ready kept secret around. for anything. I walked into the hallway So when white-linenof the Eric Martin Pavilion suit-guy got up and at 8 p.m. There’s someTravis Paterson walked around during thing about the smell of the climax of the movie, Island Insider an old hospital that can I judged not. He crossed slow time. By my count I the hall, opened a door was 90 minutes late for the start of to a lecture theatre, and disapthat night’s documentary, Wiebo’s peared inside. Boy did I feel smart War. when, through the open door, I No sooner was I through the door could see the dark theatre was full of the pavilion when I stumbled of people with the same movie on a onto the group. Five people, two giant screen. couches and a 30 inch tube TV. In Oh, that’s Movie Monday. the hallway? “We provide the TV and couches So this is Movie Monday?, I in the hallway so people can come thought. It’s smaller than I had preand go,” Saunders explained to me dicted, and it seems like a lot of later. “Some people don’t like to effort for just a few people. sit down too long, and we like to Organizer Bruce Saunders was accommodate if we can.” one of the five sitting in the wellWhen the movie ended I entered lit hallway, and I knew I was in the the main theatre. It was nearly full, right place. There was a giant Monand almost everyone stayed put as day Movie sign and everything. the lights came on. Saunders took I sat on the floor of the hallway the microphone, held it to a speakbehind the couches. erphone and phoned the director of Wiebo’s War, if you haven’t seen Wiebo’s War, David York. it, is a fascinating tale about Wiebo “Hi David.” Ludwig and the people of Trickle “Hi Bruce.” Creek in northern Alberta. And it York fielded 80 minutes worth of quickly drew me in. questions from the audience while The community, who are referred Saunders moderated. to as Ludwigs, explain their fight It was a great Q&A, full money’s

worth (admission is by donation and averages $2 per head). “Directors want to talk about their movies,” Saunders said. “But it’s common to get 10 minutes or so at a film festival.” And anyone who stuck around on Monday learned the true brilliance of York. Which means Saunders is essentially running a year round film festival. Saunders created the weekly viewings in the Eric Martin lecture theatre in 1993, following a stint as an in-patient after his second attempt at suicide. He got an idea to use movies to create a positive environment for people with mental illness, at least a better option than regular TV. He ran his first Q&A in 1993, his first year of running Movie Monday. It was for Benny and Joon, a movie that deals with schizophrenia, with director Jeremiah Chechik. In the 1990s he also ran One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, perhaps the most famed movie about mental health, and spoke with director Milos Forman. Saunders is all for breaking down stigmas around mental health, but he runs all kinds of shows. “The Canadian films in particular of all the films we run are much more creative and important than what Hollywood offers, but people just don’t know about them.” This Monday (Aug. 27) he’s showing Love That Boy, a 2003 comedy from Halifax. - Travis Paterson is the Black Press regional sports reporter. sports@vicnews.com

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Fewer folks ignoring Earth-warming evidence Most North Americans temperatures; increasing know that human-caused extreme weather events; global warming is real, even devastating droughts, if political leaders don’t floods, and wildfires; animal always reflect or act on that and plant species turning knowledge. up where they’ve According to a never been recent poll, only found before; two per cent record ice loss of Canadians in the Arctic reject the and Greenland; overwhelming melting glaciers scientific … The trends evidence that are exactly as Earth is warming climate scientists at alarming predicted. rates – a figure Meanwhile, David Suzuki that may seem one of the few with Ian Hanington skeptic climate surprising given the volume of scientists, nonsense deniers Richard Muller, (many of them funded by recently reversed his the fossil fuel industry) thinking. Muller and spread through letters to colleagues at the University the editor, blogs, radio callof California, Berkeley, ins, and website comments. studied climate data Polling indicates more dating back to 1753, then deniers live in the U.S., but looked at possible causes they still make up just 15 of the unusual warming per cent of that population. observed since the midIt’s getting harder 1950s. (Ironically, the study to ignore the evidence: was funded in part by the record high worldwide Charles G. Koch Charitable

Foundation, founded by climate change skeptics with heavy interests in the fossil fuel industry.) Their conclusion? It’s not the sun. It’s not volcanoes. The most likely cause is humans spewing massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, mainly by burning fossil fuels. This isn’t news to most climate scientists. As evidence builds, deniers are starting to change their tune. They once said global warming isn’t happening, and some claimed the world is actually cooling. Now, heat records are being broken worldwide – this past decade was the hottest on record. Many scientists say the situation is even more severe than first thought, with temperatures and impacts increasing faster than predicted. Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started

to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it. Muller’s study was just one of many to demolish that theory. Our climate has always changed, and natural variation is part of that. But scientists have long known that carbon dioxide and other gases trap heat in the atmosphere. Recent warming is occurring at an unprecedented rate that corresponds to burning fossil fuels. According to NASA, global average temperatures have been rising significantly since the 1970s, “with the 20 warmest years having occurred since 1981 and with all 10 of the warmest years occurring in the past 12 years.” North America just experienced the hottest July on record, and the first seven months of 2012 were the warmest, on

average, in more than 100 years. This evidence has caused some deniers to change their tune again. Yes, the Earth is warming, they say, but whether it’s from natural or human causes, we can’t do anything about it, so we might as well continue with business as usual, maybe employing technological fixes to help us adapt. There’s also a subset of deniers who see some nefarious conspiracy in climate science and “Agenda 21” (a nonbinding, voluntary UN agreement on sustainable development) to impose a world government or something, but their irrational arguments aren’t worth the time of day. The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels. We also

know solutions lie in energy conservation, shifting to renewable sources, and changing our patterns of energy and fuel use. Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It’s too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity and impacts. The side benefits are numerous: less pollution and environmental destruction, better human health, stronger and more diversified economies, and a likely reduction in global conflicts fuelled by the rapacious drive to exploit finite resources. We can all work to reduce our individual impacts. But we must also convince our political and business leaders that it’s time to put people – especially our children, grandchildren, and generations yet to come – before profits. Learn more at www.david suzuki.org.

Readers respond: Songhees islands, ICBC, pipeline and speeding taxis Seek ways to keep islands in public use Re: Songhees limit access to Discovery Island (News, Aug. 3) It will be sad to see Chatham and part of Discovery islands closed to public use because of a few inconsiderate jerks. I can understand the Songhees wanting to protect their property from harm and to keep it clean and tidy. My proposal is that the Songhees consider renting the islands to the federal or provincial governments, and let them take responsibility for patrolling and maintaining them, ban all fires, and impose heavy

Letters to the editor The News welcomes your opinions and comments. To put readers on equal footing and be sure all opinions are heard, please keep letters to less than 300 words.The News reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste. The News will not print anonymous letters. Please enclose your phone number for verification of your letter’s authenticity. Send your letters to: ■ Mail: Letters to the Editor, Victoria News, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 ■ Fax: 250-386-2624 ■ Email: editor@vicnews.com

fines for violators. I go fishing around Discovery Island most of the year, and rarely do I see anyone there, except in July and August, and very few even then. I do hope an amicable solution can be found that allows for the respectful use of the islands. Peter Gill Saanich

ICBC offers ‘best value’ to insurance customers Re: ICBC Executives Make Drunken Sailors Blush (Opinion, Aug. 22) Jordan Bateman must not have taken a look at comparable auto insurance coverage or the even more excessive executive salaries in the private sector if he thinks privatizing ICBC will be the solution to higher rates. Independent studies by Statistics Canada and the Consumers Association of Canada have shown public auto insurance gives the best value to customers. Since ICBC was established on March 1, 1974, British Columbians have enjoyed reduced insurance fraud, safer roads and lower rates. Part of this is because, ICBC was designed to operate on a non-profit, break-even basis. So where is the real issue? Executive salaries at ICBC are too high and should be dealt with, but that’s only exacerbated in the private sector. The biggest problem at ICBC, one that Mr. Bateman does not address, is

that the government hasn’t stayed true to ICBC’s breakeven mandate. Christy Clark’s government is treating ICBC as their cash cow, raiding over $1.2 billion from the corporation’s coffers even as they ask ICBC workers to continue their wage freeze and B.C. drivers to pay higher insurance premiums. If there are any savings coming out of the government review, how do we know they won’t be funneled back into government coffers? British Columbians need to know savings will be used to reduce rates for drivers and keep the unionized workforce at ICBC from falling further behind. When Manitoba’s public insurer was found to have overcharged its customers, they gave everyone a rebate. The government’s mismanagement of ICBC hurts both their employees and B.C. drivers. Siphoning off ICBC’s profits was never what was intended for our public insurance corporation. Jeff Gillies Vice-president, COPE 378

‘Ask voters’ best pipeline suggestion so far Re: Ask voters if they want a pipeline (Opinion, Aug. 15) Although B.C. Premier Christy Clark tries to appear neutral and open-minded in regards to the Northern Gateway oil sands project’s potentially detrimental environmental consequences, it’s fairly clear that she’s hoping for

Victoria police reserve Const. Diane Luszniak keeps track of vehicle speeds along Oswego Street earlier this month. Police are monitoring traffic following concerns expressed by area residents. Don Denton/News staff

any piece of scraps thrown B.C.’s way by Alberta Premier Alison Redford. So your editorial is likely the best idea so far that I’ve heard. But as for Clark’s B.C.’s “fair share” ultimatum, hopefully Redford’s foolish, tight-fistedness will give only more reason for B.C.ers and perhaps even our government – not to mention fuel for the eco-warriors’ fight against the project – to just say, to hell with the whole thing. Frank G. Sterle, Jr. White Rock

No thanks to piping oil to the B.C. coast I am strongly against piping oil to the B.C. coast. Why does Premier Christy

Clark put a price on it when she doesn’t know the true value – like the cost of spills either on land or in the water. No thank you. Annette Maulding Victoria

Taxi speed, driving habits an issue Victoria-wide I read your articles about speeding taxis in James Bay. Taxis are out of control in Victoria – not just in James Bay. They regularly speed, make U-turns on Douglas Street, hold up traffic picking up customers. When the nightclub close, it is a complete zoo. It’s an accident waiting to happen. F. Reymerink Victoria

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Julie Payette doesn’t expect future generations to remember individual astronauts who assembled the International Space Station. But the 48-year-old Canadian astronaut, who logged 611 hours in space contributing to the mission, believes the engineering feat will go down in the history books. “It’s extremely humbling at times and it’s an extraordinary opportunity to contribute very slightly to a fantastic endeavour,” said Payette, the Canada Space Agency’s former chief astronaut. “(It’s) one of the most important things that human beings have done ... to construct in one of the harshest environments possible, outer space, for the sole purpose of advancing knowledge in a completely peaceful manner.” Payette, an electrical engineer and native of Montreal, was the first Canadian to board the International Space Station in 1999 during NASA’s second flight to the station on the spacecraft Discovery. After seven years as the Canadian Space Agency’s chief astronaut, and a decade after her first flight, Payette boarded the space shuttle Endeavour on its 29th mission to the space station. On that flight, Payette served as the flight engineer, the most senior position a non-American can obtain on a space shuttle. She was one of two Canadians and the only woman aboard. “After a while, characteristics like nationality, mother tongue or gender become very secondary,” Payette said in an interview from Washington D.C. “Other people expect you to do your job. If you do it well and with competence and you’re reliable, those little differences are secondary.”

While the shuttle was docked to the ISS, Payette operated three robotic arms, alongside a record 12 other astronauts from five different nations. “People work as a team,” she added. “That’s the beauty of it. They do not stop at these kinds of details. If we brought back some of those lessons to Earth a little bit more, it could be useful.” Despite her commitment to education and physical determination, Payette sees experiencing life inside a spacecraft as less of a personal accomplishment and more of a professional duty she has been hired and trained to execute. But she also admits it’s the best job in the world. “To ride a rocket is an amazing ride. To go around the Earth at 28,000 kilometres an hour, circling once every hour and a half – to see how beautiful our planet is is a huge privilege – then there’s weightlessness. It’s actually quite comfortable and a lot of fun to float.” In those moments of relaxation, Payette added to the experience by packing music from a range of Canadian artists – from Celine Dion on her first flight, to B.C.’s Theory of Deadman on her second – as a way to tribute the richness and diversity of the people she represents, she said. “It’s very peaceful to float to a window and see the Earth passing by below. … It’s the only place we have right now. More than seven billion of us share this one planet and at this moment there’s nowhere else we can go. It’s our common spaceship. Astronauts are trying to take meticulous care of their spaceship because it is what keeps them alive in the harshness of space. Well, so is Earth – for all of us.” Payette will share experiences and images from her space flights during The Earth from Above: An Astronaut’s Perspective at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27 in the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium. All seats to the free lecture are currently reserved, though more may be released through the box office at 250-721-8480. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Victoria Sept. 7. Free performances are anchored by an experienced group of local performers. “A lot of the acts we pride ourselves on are our locals,” Martin continued. “We have a rich condensed level of talent in Victoria and Vancouver Island so Blues Bash is a great way to lend a stage for these awesome performers.”

lues are back in town. The biggest compilation of blues music on the Island invades Victoria’s Inner Harbour when Blues Bash takes over Ship Point Sept. 1 to 3 for a three-day singlevenue outdoor music festival. “(Blues Bash) adds a very, “The blues just give you a beat very good vibe for downtown Victoria on Labour Day weekeveryone can hold on and grab onto.” end,” said BB communications – Paul Black officer Kendra Martin. “You can tell people are really alive during the weekend, it brings an energy The festival boasts a number of wellwhen you go downtown.” respected local acts including Lazy The 18th annual event kicks off with Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners, The free performances at Ship Point from Roper Show and Paul Black who makes noon to 5 p.m. before the venue is shut his fifth appearance at one of his favoudown then reopened for the feature rite events of the year. ticketed performances at 7 p.m. “The Blues Bash is the biggest (blues) The Victoria Jazz Society’s second of show in Victoria,” Black said. “You can’t two outdoor festivals drew 18,000 view- beat them. Being local you get a lot of ers in 2011 that again boasts a lineup the same people and familiar faces, it bursting with blues influences running is nice to play to a larger wider audithe gamut from contemporary and ence.” Memphis to delta and gospel stylings. The Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy Ticketed performances include three- and Jimi Hendrix influenced guitar time Juno-nominated Victorian and long- player and vocalist happened upon time blues stylist David Gogo playing blues music when he unknowingly took Sept. 1 at 7 p.m., and Joe Louis Walker in a performance by a legendary musikicking off his North American tour in cian that changed his life.

“The first time I listened to Stevie Ray Vaughn, man that gave me goosebumps. It was so intense, the feeling and intensity of it,” Black said. “The blues just give you a beat everyone can hold on and grab onto.” He came out of that concert with a new appreciation for musical stylings he wasn’t hearing on the radio and hopes that others who take in the festival feel the same way for him and his original music. “There are things that just grab you and send a chill up your spine, it is hard to describe. … It is not all wrapped around the mathematical, blues is all about feel,” the Victorian said. “I am not trying to get into MuchMusic, it is all about getting people to dig what you do and appreciate live music. I am trying to give other people goosebumps.” editor@vicnews.com

Bash basics ■ When: Sept. 1 to 3 ■ Where: Inner Harbour, Ship Point ■ Cost: free shows daily noon to 5 p.m., ticketed shows start at 7 p.m. ■ See the full lineup online at www.jazzvictoria.ca/blues-bash

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Eagles frontman offers Esquimalt park concert Joe Walsh and Kim Mitchell are on the bill at Bullen Park next week. Best known for his powerful guitar licks, Walsh has entertained the masses and captivated his peers for more than three decades with classics Funk #49, Walk Away, Life’s Been Good, and Ordinary Average Guy. This summer Walsh will release Analog Man, his first solo album in 20 years and will tour in support of the new record throughout 2012, both in the U.S. and abroad. His is a long and storied musical career. In 1969 Walsh found success with The James Gang, followed by a stint with Barnstorm, a trio he founded. In 1973 Walsh released his first solo album, which proved him a legitimate solo act and in 1976 he joined The Eagles, bringing a harder rock sound to the group with the acclaimed Hotel Califor-

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Police in Greater Victoria say a growing black market for cigarettes could be fuelling three recent cigarette thefts linked to merchant purchases at Costco. Boxes of cigarettes worth $10,000 have been reported stolen in three separate incidents in Saanich since June. Most recently, on Aug. 17, $6,000 in cigarettes were taken from a locked storage at AM2PM convenience store at Burnside and Harriet roads. “This is the first occasion where it resulted in a break in and theft. The others were thefts from vehicles,” said Staff Sgt. Gary Schenk, with the Regional Crime Unit. Police are concerned about the common denominators in all three incidents: the cigarettes were all purchased at Costco and stolen within an hour. “The suspects appear to be watching people make purchases (of cigarettes at Costco), then follow them to see if the opportunity presents to make a theft,” Schenk said. In the Aug. 17 incident, an AM2PM employee had just returned to the store with the cigarettes. Within half an hour they were gone and the metal lock had been cut. In the other

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Two sisters from Highlands are among five young composers, learning piano out of a Langford school, who have won awards for compositions in the B.C. Registered Music Teachers Composing Competition. Satai,11, and Saegeas Miller, 8, are both aspiring young musicians who received recognition at the competition. The sisters and three other students are trained by PJ Music Studios director Pamela Smirl. The competition is held every year for students of private music teachers. Satai won first place in two categories. One was for her lyrical song “Have You Ever Dreamt of Heaven?” The other was for her instrumental “Video Game.” She won a national award as a seven years old, for her piece “Bat Dance” and has been playing piano for about six years. She is about to do her Grade six exam. Younger sister Saegeas won at the novice level for her instrumental piece “Bumper Carz.” Saegeas also placed second nationally the year before for “That New Black Magic” and earned first-class honours with distinction on her grade three piano exam in June. “Aren’t I lucky to have these guys?” Smirl said. Other winners are Carmyn Slater, 12, from Sooke, who won first place in the intermediate category for her piece “Echoes from Montreal.”

Seven-year-old Danae Kong won first place in the novice vocal song category for “Rocking a Hummingbird to Sleep.” Adult student Graham Roebuck won second place in the open category for his piece “Hildred’s Fixation.” Composition is always an option but never mandatory for Smirl’s students. “I try to encourage them to because creativity is huge and it’s a talent that you need in this world,” Smirl said. Satai said jokingly that her favourite part of composing is the candy they get as rewards. She came up with “Have You Ever Dreamt of Heaven?” while riding her bike around her deck. She said she was singing to herself when the tune just came to her. “(I) kept on going with the tune and then I made up words for the song,” Satai said. “So you just start with an idea and build off that.” Saegeas takes a somewhat different approach and prefers to play around at the piano with different notes and chords until something catches her ear. She then develops that, as she did with her piece “Bumper Carz,” until a song is borne. Both budding musicians started taking early childhood music classes at the age of three. The classes involve playing with drums and bells and having fun with the basics of music in a group setting. The winning pieces have gone on to the national level of the competition, the results of which should be released some time next month. In related news, eight-year-old Kevin Paulraj, a student of Smirl’s son Michael, is also being honoured for tying with Slater for best overall composition at the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival for his piece “The Carrom Board Master.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Greater Victoria seniors needing roundthe-clock care will have a modern 260-bed facility in about two years as construction gets underway this week in Saanich. The seven-storey residential care building is the next addition to the Mount View Heights campus of care on Carey Road, and will replace two existing seniors facilities in the city. The $60.5-million building, called The Heights at Mount View, includes 220 residen-

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dents, Johnson said. “We find that when people with light dementia move into complex care, they don’t fit in well with complex residents. Their level of care needs increases dramatically,” he said. “(Dementia care) is an intermediate step. Independence can be maintained for a longer time and you don’t decline as fast.” The other 220 rooms will focus on residential care, the highest, most complex level of health care for people who can no longer live independently. Johnson expects the facility to employ about 260 health care workers. The building itself will be cutting edge in terms of resident care and safety. Each room, for instance, will have a lift-assist machine. The Heights at Mount View will eventually replace Baptist Housing’s outdated Central Care Home and Mount Edwards Court. Both were designed 35 years ago in an era with far fewer seniors needing complex care. The Heights building is planned for seven storeys. The former school district property is mainly surrounded by residential neighbourhoods. The 260-bed building is half of a greater project to replace 580 care beds in Greater Victoria. Earlier this year Oak Bay council quashed a plan to revamp Oak Bay Lodge for 320 beds by declining a development variance for Baptist Housing. VIHA expects to tender a new request for proposal (RFP) this year for a 320-bed building in the region. “Baptist Housing is keenly interested at looking at the RFP that VIHA will come out with but until (the RFP) comes out I can’t emphatically say we’ll be applying,” Johnson said. The Heights at Mount View residential care will join Carey Place (55 units of affordable seniors housing), Vergo townhouses (18 units of affordable rental housing) and Olympic Vista (36 units for people at risk of homelessness) on the 3.3 hectare property. editor@saanichnews.com OUR VIEW Page A8

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This past spring, students in grades 2 and 3 at Elizabeth Buckley School in Victoria sprouted seeds as part of their study of plants. But instead of memorizing passages from a textbook before watering their seeds, the students formed hypotheses on how the plants might develop and eliminated possibilities through class discussion along the way. “We recognize that the kids learn very well in a hands-on kind of way,” said Roberta MacDonald, principal of Elizabeth Buckley School, an independent school on Kings Road that will become the first STEM school in the country this September. STEM – for science, technology, engineering and mathematics – schools have been cropping up across the U.S. for the past two decades and operate on the idea that literacy in each of these subject areas is as important as the development of language skills. Elizabeth Buckley will officially adopt STEM next month, but the school has long since implemented some of the teaching methods, which favour experiential learning over memorization. “We all recognize that literacy is very important, yet there are kids who feel they’re not very good at science and math,

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Nine-year-old Luke Shimizu uses a magnifying glass to have a closer look at a leaf with education assistant Kate MacDonald at the Elizabeth Buckley School. The school is the first in Canada to adopt a curriculum focused on literacy in science, technology, engineering and math. and write that off, saying ‘I’m just not a science person,’ or ‘I’m just not a math person.’” The phenomenon seems to be accepted, particularly with girls around the middle school years, said MacDonald, also an Elizabeth Buckley parent. “But what if your child came to you and said: ‘I’m just not a language person,’ would we accept that?” The school began 25 years ago for students with hearing

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had run science camps and wanted to find a way to meet an un-met need in science education. Subjects aren’t taught in isolation, rather in hands-on activities that foster discussion and critical thinking, MacDonald said. Music, physical education and math, for example, are taught through a game of clapping and moving to rhythms. Science, art and language are covered when kids create trading cards for various animals and elements of the ecosystem. Lessons on astronomy and First Nations heritage have been taught by local experts, partnerships the school hopes to build into the future. MacDonald is involved in developing guidelines for digital literacy – something Waye feels went unaddressed by the public sector. Greater Victoria Board of Education chairperson Peg Orcherton said part of the difficulties within public education is to maintain and upgrade technology under tight budgetary restrictions. Student achievement goals in the Greater Victoria district are built on literacy and numeracy in the early years to meet the needs of new technologies, she added. “There are so many different pedagogies on education,” Orcherton said. “Education is constantly chang-

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Royals Intersquad Game

SPORTS Back in the ring Victoria Royals rookie and main camps go this week and next with the annual Intersquad Game at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Former world kickboxing champ Stan Peterec to fight in fifth decade Travis Paterson News staff

It’s been awhile since Stan Peterec looked this good. The 53-year-old former world kickboxing champion dropped 45 pounds earlier this year during two months of training and coaching in Thailand. With the lost weight, he’s feeling good. So good, he’s getting back in the ring for the first time in more than a decade. This Saturday (Aug. 25) Peterec is headlining his annual event, Summer Slugfest VI, at Archie Browning Sports Centre. “When you’re fighting at this age, your heart and mind are in the right place,” Peterec said. “But the vehicle that is your body doesn’t run like it did.” Peterec last fought in 2000, a rematch of his 1997 mixed martial arts tilt with Dragyn Yoyanovic at the old Memorial Arena. “Stan still hits hard, which is what he’s known for,” said kickboxer Linsday Ball. The student of Peterec’s is a current world and Canadian title belt holder in the featherweight category, and regularly trains one-onone with Peterec. Until this year, Ball didn’t hold the pads for Peterec in training

sessions. But she now knows what Peterec is all about. “I’ve been bruised on my face and knocked to the ground from training sessions, even with the pads. You have to beware.” Ball spent the better part of the past year in Thailand, where she won a world title and then a world tournament in Korea. Peterec joined her at the same gym in February, and started “dropping weight like crazy.” “All of a sudden I lost 45 pounds, I was training and jogging everyday,” Peterec said. “He has the skills, so to watch him get into shape – it’s scary,” Ball said. “He started to out run me.” Ball is also fighting on Saturday night, against Kate McGraw from

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Lindsay Ball fights Saturday.

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“If I don’t knock (Hebert) out, I’ll have to work like a dog to keep him from killing me.” – Stan Peterec Los Angeles, Calif. “I’ve never seen Stan fight so I’m very excited.” Ticket sales and feedback are evidence that fans are excited to see Peterec back in the ring. Naturally at 53, there are also some who are worried about him, including himself. For starters, he’s fighting a 30-year-old named Tracy Hebert. “I’ve had most of my old pals saying ‘Why are you fighting this guy?’” Peterec said. “‘Take an easier fight,’ they tell me. And here I am taking on an in-your-face, high cardio guy who comes right at you.” About 10 years ago, Hebert came to Peterec’s for a few weeks to train and the two actually sparred, so they know a little bit about each other. Enough for Peterec to know he’s facing a very fit opponent. “If I don’t knock (Hebert) out, I’ll have to work like a dog to keep him from killing me.” Peterec has been organizing kickboxing and MMA fight cards since the ’90s, and fought a few times in the earlier days of MMA. But now he’s returning to kickboxing, the sport in which he was dominant as a world champion.

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Stan Peterec hits hard, but at 53, he’s a question mark as a prize fighter for this weekend’s Summer Slugfest VI at Archie Browning Arena. The former world champ wants to join a rare club, with fights in five different decades. Peterec also wants to be the first Canadian to fight in five different decades. “(Panamanian fighter) Roberto Duran is famous for it, and Jack Johnson did it too. But I’ve searched, and asked around, and I can’t find any record of a Canadian

having done it.” Tickets are available at Sports Traders, 508 Discovery St., and Peterec’s Gym, 831 Fisgard St. Doors open at 6, fights at 7 p.m. Also on the bill are local favourites Hal Kreisel, Mike Downey, Alex Tribe and Rob Doerksen.

Players wanted as girls rugby expands CW girls rugby enters year two Travis Paterson News staff

Earlier this year the Canadian women’s sevens team won two of the International Rugby Board’s first world tournaments ever sanctioned. Yet Greater Victoria, the same city that hosts the women’s national program, has no formal youth program for girls. Last year the Castaway Wanderers rugby club changed that by starting one. Marley Riordan stepped up to coach, and this year, CW is hoping to add an under-18 team to its girls program of players aged 11 to 16. “But for one or two high school girls rugby teams, which face their own challenges in terms of numbers, there’s nowhere for teenage girls to play,” said Riordan.

“Now we’re getting interest from some 17 and 18 year olds, plus some of our own players are aging up.” The coach is a former provincial champion with Burnaby Lake, and has coached high school rugby since she graduated high school in P.E.I. If the surname seems familiar, it is. Riordan adopted it from hubby Pat, the long time UVic Vikes forward who captained Canada at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Marley came here to be an officer with the Victoria police, and is now on maternity leave to care for the couple’s six-month old son, Leis. CW’s girls program was mostly spearheaded by David Crossley, who’s daughter Caroline graduated CW’s mini rugby program. As is common with girls by 11 or 12 years of age, there was a boys team but no girls program to train with. All ages partake in training sessions, and on Sunday mornings the groups will be split into U16

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Coach Marley Riordan instructs players from the Castaway Wanderers rugby club youth girls program during its first season last winter. The impact of women’s rugby at the 2016 Olympics won’t be realized until people see it, Riordan says. and U18 groups for competition, hopefully against high school and/ or club teams up-Island and on the Mainland. Youth rugby begins in September. Registration is this Sunday (Aug.

26) from 10 a.m. to noon at Windsor Park Pavilion. Players can also register online at cwrugby.com, or call Ian MacLean at 250-721-1527 for more info. sports@vicnews.com

Kickboxer Varga on world stage World champion kickboxer Gabriel Varga of Saanich has signed a contract to expand his career as a pro fighter. Varga, a former student of Stan Peterec, currently holds the World Kickboxing Network and World Kickboxing Federation belts in the super lightweight weight class of 135 to 140 pounds. The Lambrick Park secondary grad will realize his dreams next month by fighting in the K-1 organization in Los Angeles on Sept. 8. Varga, 24, will face Lerdsila Chumpairtour, 31, who has over 230 fights. Later this year Varga, who was the headliner of Summer Slugfest I in 2007, will achieve another goal, as he received permission to fight for the International Sport Karate Association’s pro title. sports@vicnews.com

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Club takes direction with general manager Lead executive named to West Coast League team Travis Paterson News staff

One name down, two to go. Owner John McLean of the Victoria Baseball Club introduced Holly Jones as the team’s first general manager at Royal Athletic Park, the team’s home park, on Tuesday. Jones is originally from Oregon but comes with a decorated sales and marketing resumé, including time spent at the National Basketball Association’s head office in New York. She also brings three years experience as the assistant general manager of the Corvalis Knights (Ore.), recent winners of the West Coast League. “This is meant to be an exciting league with promotions and giveaways every night and ideally that’s what we’ll have,” Jones said. As GM she’ll handle the day-today business side of the franchise and was already five days in, she said. First up is the next two names to be added to the club. One is the head coach, more commonly known around baseball as the field manager, who is responsible

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has family in Langford and works downtown.” Fortin, McLean and Jones each wore a black baseball hat bearing a white V that resembled the logo of the Stanley Cup-winning Victoria Cougars of 1925. But the hat is just a placeholder, same as the Victoria Baseball Club name, McLean said. Prior to the press conference McLean also clarified any confusion around the role of the GM, which in the big leagues is related to the roster. But there is no trading in the short, 54-game WCL season. The field manager does the recruiting and players sign a new contract every year, as long as they are NCAA eligible, which means they cannot be under contract to an MLB team. As for the stadium, Jones said she’s looking forward to using the Daktronics video board, which was installed and is owned by Darren Parker, owner of the now-defunct Victoria Seals (2009 to 2010). “I’m not entirely up to speed VICTORIA Travis Paterson/News staff on the (agreement of use) for the VICTORIA VICTORIA VICTORIA Holly Jones addresses the media at her introduction at Royal Athletic Park on Tuesday morning. scoreboard but we’ll do some digJones is the first general manager of the soon-to-be-named Victoria Baseball Club of the amateur ging to figure it out.” West Coast League, which begins in 2013. Victoria will enter the West Hair, Makeup & Fashion Shows by Coast League for of 2013Shows and Hair, Makeup &June byb Hair, Hair, Makeup &Fashion & Fashion Fashion Shows Show for the on-field product. The other ready for the end of September. Mayor Dean Fortin was also on play 27Makeup home games. Prior to June is selecting the team’s official nick- Right now we want everyone to hand to welcome Jones, saying it the baseball diamond of RAP will V name, which is underway through pitch their best ideas at victoria- didn’t take her a week toVICTORIA settle in be refit to NCAA standards. NANAIMO a name-the-team contest. baseballclub.com to name the as a true Victoria resident. sports@vicnews.com NANAIMO NANAIMO NANAIMO “We’ll have the name and logo team.” “She got a house in Oak Bay,

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SOUTH OAK BAY- 650 Victoria Ave. Solid 1939 2 bdrm, 1 bath, sunroom+ patio. 947 sq.ft.+ full 6’ bsmnt. Sep. wired garage, 49’ x 110’ lot. New roof. Natural gas. $550,000. ﬁrm. 1(250)653-9799.

SPECTACLE LAKE (Malahat). Kool Mobile Open House, 3 bdrms, $106,900, Aug. 25th, 10am-4pm. D4 Spectacle Lake. Please See: www.windrifters.com/kool.html

Jasmine Parsons www.jasmineparsons.com One Percent Realty V.I.

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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!

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, ﬁrewood. $700-$1200 inclusive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250478-9231. LANGFORD TOP FLR 2 BR DEN 2 BA LUX CONDO w POOL, nr RRU; vaulted ceilings, gas ﬁreplace, u/g pking. Sept. No smokers/pets. 1 yr lease. $1550. 778-433-2239

Call: 1-250-616-9053

1984 Ingot Dr. Rent-to-Own in Cobble Hill, 2.47 acres, 5 bdrm 2 bath, secluded, nicely landscaped, with pond and fenced, bright & beautiful home close to Shawnigan Lake, 30 minutes to Victoria and 20 minutes to Duncan. $2500/m. $1000/m rent credit. Apply at island-rent-to-own.com (250)709-1062 BRIGHT AND spacious 3 bedrm, 2 baths near Colwood corner. Features new renovation, all appliances, good location. Part furnished if wanted. Available now for $1450. Please call 250.661.6422 for more details. LANGFORD, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, $1500 mo + utils, N/S, pets neg, large sundeck, W/D hookups. (250)478-6272.

METCHOSIN (near Metchosin Golf Course) 2 bdrm walk out suite (approx 900sq ft, 9’ ceilings). Bright, open plan with private entry, private deck w/view, 5 appls, F/P, storage, parking, quiet area. NS/NP. Refs. Avail Sept 1. $1200+ cable/internet/phone. Call 250)727-7878. SIDNEY BRIGHT 1bdrm suite, quiet, utils incl’d. NS/NP. Avail Sept. 1. $725. (250)655-1616. THETIS AREA: Lower Suite. 2 Bdrm 1 Bath 5 Appliance 1 parking. NS NP. References $1200 inclusive. 778-433-0092

COLWOOD: 3 or 4 bdrm + hot tub avail Sept. 1. Great family home located on quiet a cul de sac in the desirable Wishart area. $1900/mo inclds water, garbage pickup. You are responsible for 2/3 hydro (you have your own heat thermostat). Private laundry, D/W. Will consider pet (not a fenced yard). Pet deposit req’d, ref’s, Absolutely NO smoking. Call 250-478-4606.

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION LANGFORD, FURNISHED large rm, tv, internet, utils incl, $550. Sept. 15. 250-883-0157

SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.

SUITES, LOWER

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COLWOOD: 1 bdrm, avail. Sept. 1st. $790 incld’s util’s, cable. NS/NP. (250)474-5237

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LANGFORD, OCEAN views, priv deck, carport, 700 sq ft, 1 bdrm, $800 utils & W/D incl’d, NP/NS. Sept. 1. 250-889-0203

1999 ML 320 V6 Mercedes Benz SUV, good shape, low mileage. New tires, loaded, 4 wheel drive, $9000 obo. Call (250)478-5836 or cell (250)818-5754.

1984 380 SE Mercedes, 126. Daily driver, gold with sunroof. Leather interior, no rust. $1800. obo. (250)595-7573.

2004 CHRYSLER 300M, 135,000 kms. Fully Loaded, including Winter tires and rims. Asking $5300. 250-508-4663. 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 ﬁrm. 250-755-5191.

$50-$1000 CASH

LANGFORD: SPACIOUS 1 bdrm, 1 bath, laundry, $900 mo all util’s incl. Avail Sept. 1st. NS/NP. (250)389-0983.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

CARS

TOWNHOUSES 2 BDRM Townhouse for rent in Courtenay. 5 appls, 1.5 baths, carport. NS, NP, quiet and clean renter please. Refs rqrd. Available immediately. $850/mth. 250-923-2557.

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1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE, Class C Motorhome. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back and fold down double bed. Excellent and clean condition. Full shower with skylight, gas generator, air conditioning, second owner, new internal batteries (worth $600), new water pump, only 91,300 km. Reliable, clean and functional. REDUCED to $11,500. (250) 748-3539

For scrap vehicle

2004 VW TOUAREG. Only 135,000 km, economical, spirited V6 engine, all wheel drive and tow hitch with electric brakes. Unique 6 speed Tiptronic auto transmission. Well equipped interior, rear mounted CD changer. Beautiful, well maintained. $14,900 obo, 250658-1123 mjmarshall@telus.net

MARINE BOATS $$$ BOATS Wanted. Any size. Cash buyer. Also trailers and outboards. 250-544-2628.

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SOOKE- MAIN level, new bright 1 bdrm, separate entrance, own W/D. NS/NP. $695+utils. Call 250-415-7991.

with a classiﬁed ad

858-5865

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

CLEANING SERVICES

ELECTRICAL

GARDENING

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efﬁcient. (250)508-1018

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

10% OFF. Mowing, Power Raking, Hedge/Shrub Trimming, Clean-up. 250-479-6495

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.

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

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

TAX 250-477-4601

CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748. COMPLETE HOME Renos. Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licenced insured. Call Darren 250-217-8131. ROB’S RENO’SDecks, stairs, fences. Carpentry; interior, exterior. Concrete forming & placement. 250-8181798, (778)433-1788.

COMPUTER SERVICES A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519. COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

CONTRACTORS

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

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn & GardensYard or garden overgrown? Landscaping, hedges, blackberry, ivy & weed removal, 24yrs. WCB.

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood ﬂoor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualiﬁed, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com

FENCING

DPM SERVICES, lawn & garden, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525.

GRAHAM ROOF & CHIMNEY Gutters. Clean, Repairs, New, Torch-on ﬂat. 250-588-3744.

CLEANING SERVICES

ELECTRICAL

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, ofﬁces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

1st & last call- Auricle homes-commercial & strata’s Call 250-882-3129.

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.

DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.

CHIMNEY SERVICES

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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

BATHROOM REMODELING. “Gemini Baths” Plumb, Elec. Tile, Cabinets. 250-896-9302.

DRYWALL CARPET INSTALLATION

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

250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Expert: new homes &renos. No job too sm#22779.

QUALITY CEDAR fencing, decks and installation, pressure washing. For better prices & quotes call Westcoast Fencing. 250-588-5920.

FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462. U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.

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

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

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

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, bobcat work, masonry and renos. Free Estimates. Call 250-744-4548. 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 estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071 SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Small hauls. Call Fred, 250-888-5345.

✭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. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

RENOS BY Don, 25 yrs exp. New, renos, repairs, decks, fencing, bathrooms, kitchens. Senior discounts. Licensed, Insured, WCB, 250-588-1545.

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NEWS GAZETTE

SERVICE DIRECTORY #OMPLETEåGUIDEåTOåPROFESSIONALåSERVICESåINåYOURåCOMMUNITY

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

MOVING & STORAGE

PAINTING

PLUMBING

PRESSURE WASHING

STUCCO/SIDING

WINDOW CLEANING

CBS MASONRY BBB Accredited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior and student discount. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

COLOURS & IDEAS. Exterior/ Interior Painting. All work waranteed. Call (250)208-8383.

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

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

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterprooﬁng. Bob, 250-642-5178.

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

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

DEMOSS Dr. $499 per/roof. 2 years warranty. We also install new roofs? Call 250-589-4998

MALTA MOVING. Residential & Commercial - BBB Member. (250)388-0278.

Peacock Painting

PAINTING 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. DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.

250-886-6446 YOUR Personal Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert today for free quote. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

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

250-652-2255 250-882-2254 WRITTEN GUARANTEE Budget Compliance

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

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

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

NEEDS mine.

NEED REPAIRS? Use our community classiﬁeds Service Directory to ﬁnd an expert in your community

WINDOW CLEANING

STEREO/TV/DVD

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. 25 yrs. Cell 250-884-7066, 381-7127.

WANTED: FLAT screen TV (inexpensive) for a single parent. Please call 250-514-6688

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

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

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

250.388.3535

Crossword

Sudoku

ACROSS 1. Therapeutic resort 4. Kilometers per hour 7. Women’s undergarment 10. Afflicts 12. Geological times 14. House title (abbr.) 15. Hints 17. Type genus of the Ranidae 18. Tool handle 19. About blood 20. Muscat is the capital 21. 7th Hindu month 22. Our star 23. Wife of Saturn 25. A European Soviet 27. Women’s briefs 30. Islands 31. No. French river 32. Tax collector

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number 1 to 9 must appear in: • Each of the nine vertical columns • Each of the nine horizontal rows • Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes

33. Author Ernest’s moniker 39. Distant 40. Cr_____logy: police studies 41. Smart _____: annoyingly clever 44. Bar-rooms 47. New Army enlistee 50. Can be cut or cabochon 51. Tributary of the Rhine 53. Not Mama 54. Actor ___ Malek 56. Metrical foot 58. Long nerve fiber 59. Tehran is the capital 60. Advertising awards 61. Go for and obtain 62. Withered and dry 63. Small social insects 64. Point midway between E and SE 65. Comedian Ceasar 66. Young women’s association

Today’s Answers

Today’s Solution

Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

28. Small sleep 29. Slang for big trucks 33. Axes for cattle slaughter DOWN 34. Short account of an incident 1. Meistersinger author Hans 35. Formed a mental picture 2. 3 car + collision 36. World’s longest river 3 One who has a degree 37. About gnome 4. Lamp fuel 38. Romance 5. A baby carriage 39. Total cloth purchased 6. Grimm brothers birthplace 42. North Sea fishing unit of 7. Capital after Rio measurement 8. Plant for purifying a crude substance 43. Kings unit 9. Appositeness 45. Supplying a moniker 11. 3rd largest rorqual 46. Wooden shoes 13. Dropped below the surface 48. Goddess of the rainbow 16. Nova ______, province 49. Vetches grown for forage 18. Most common CA avocado 52. Kittiwake genus 24. Bird call used by birders 55. Ancient city in Syria 26. Rhode Island 57. Winglike structure

Local news. Local shopping. Your local paper. Read the Goldstream News Gazette every Wednesday and Friday

www.goldstreamgazette.com • A25

GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, August 24, 2012

This Weekend’s

Select your home. Select your mortgage.

OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday

Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com

2-828 Rupert Terrace Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814

406-1149 Rockland, $339,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

pg. 5

733A Humboldt Daily noon - 5 pm (exc Thurs & Fri) Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 480-3000

pg. 1

202-535 Heatherdale, $424,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Laurel Hounslow 250 592-4422

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad MacLaren, 250-727-5448

pg. 35

27-127 Aldersmith, $435,000 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jenny Stoltz 250 744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Elena Plotnikoff, 250-818-3232 Saturday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Roger Jones 250 361-9838

pg. 14

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory 250 744-3301

pg. 15

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Peter Veri, 250-920-6850

pg. 5

pg. 12

pg. 15

Sunday 2-3:30 Newport Realty Rick Allen, 250-385-2033

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663

22-897 Admirals, $349,900 Saturday 1-3 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-388-5882

pg. 12

pg. 16 Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

2-4318 Emily Carr, $539,000 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131

pg. 12

305-3010 Washington, $259,900 pg. 11

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

pg. 6

404-391 Tyee, $414,900 pg. 10

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais 250 655-0608

pg. 31

1505-620 Toronto St, $379,900 pg. 14

14-60 Dallas Rd, $544,000 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Clayton Jeffs, 250-744-3301

pg. 5

1035 Sutlej, $479,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033

pg. 16

66 Wellington Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Stephanie Pink, 250-385-2033

pg. 13

401-1146 View St, $239,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Karen Scott, 250 744-3301

pg. 6

Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

pg. 5

105-1157 Fairﬁeld Rd, $199,900

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291

pg. 3

pg. 12

pg. 17

pg. 13

pg. 11

pg. 7

407-3206 Alder St, $299,900

302-1318 Beach Dr, $374,900

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663

Saturday 2:30-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Jerry Mireau, 250-384-8124

pg. 6

Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Sheila Christmas, 250-477-1100

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

pg. 19

pg. 9

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301

pg. 20

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

pg. 19

pg. 20

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422

pg. 11

pg. 14

Saturday 3-5 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124

pg. 18

3833 Holland, $529,800

2428 Mt. St. Michael, $595,000 pg. 3

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

pg. 9

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422

pg. 14

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner 250 477-5353

229-1870 Mckenzie, $190,000 pg. 6

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

pg. 21

3304 Haida, $849,000

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Erik Rapatz, 250-686-3182

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 South Island Realty Peggy O’Connor, 250-213-2492

pg. 21

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

1250 Freshwater, $419,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-478-6003

1647 Dean Park, $529,900

990 Gade Rd, $949,000 9178 Mainwaring Rd, $599,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jack Windle, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Terry Kurash, 250-888-1187

pg. 23

pg. 20

pg. 5

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais 250 655-0608

pg. 31

pg. 20

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 27

pg. 18 Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

3382 Haida, $649,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

pg. 20

Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

7179 Skyline, $575,000

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jodie Farup, 250-477-1100

Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Patti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291

pg. 20

pg. 24

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

112-710 Massie Dr, $359,000 pg. 27

pg. 9

637 Kenneth St, $499,000

pg. 23

201-2829 Peatt Rd, $219,900 pg. 21

3072 Mallard, $585,000 Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 9

107-3540 Propeller, $424,900 pg. 27

pg. 12

4227 Wilkinson Rd, $439,000

pg. 24

1201 Millstream Rd Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

4-10035 Fifth, $564,000

pg. 23

125 St. Giles, $524,900 Sunday 12:30-2 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

15-2070 Amelia Ave, $214,900 Sunday 2:30-4:30 Sparling Real Estate Ltd. Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511

pg. 15

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

1-9628 Second, $795,000

pg. 29 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Lew Poulin, 250-384-8124

pg. 23

pg. 22

2741 Fifth, $389,000 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Karen Scott, 250 744-3301

pg. 23

664 Orca Pl, $549,900

3085 Island View, $639,900

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Sidney Bill Bird 250 655-0608

2361 Queenswood

pg. 31

3286 Hazelwood Rd, $499,900 pg. 8

4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967

pg. 21

pg. 3

303-7143 West Saanich, $320,000 pg. 12

pg. 27

1620 Mortimer, $499,900 Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Efﬂer 250 812-4910

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Giovanna, 250-477-5353

5336 Sayward Hill, $899,900

1590 Howroyd, $548,000

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Leslie Manson 250 744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Evelyn Brust, 250-889-0510

4767 Cordova Bay Rd, $739,900 pg. 19

Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roy Coburn 250-478-9600

3978 Birchwood St, $599,900 pg. 18

pg. 21

8541 Bexley, $529,000

pg. 31

2-4341 Crownwood Ln, $579,000 pg. 16

Sunday 12-2 Sparling Real Estate Ltd. Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511

2-9871 Second, $529,000

Sunday 2-4 Suzy Hahn Address Realty 250 381-7899

2-4341 Crownwood Ln, $579,000

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663

pg. 31

pg. 15

211-2100 Granite St., $199,000

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Laurie Mains 250 477-1100

Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Jinwoo Jeong, 250-885-5114

204-2360 James White, $244,900

pg. 11

Sunday 2-4 Suzy Hahn Address Realty 250 381-7899

3942 Aspen, $780,000

4273 Houlihan, $1,098,888 pg. 14

2740 Dewdney, $1,070,000 Daily Noon-5 exc Fridays Concert Properties 250 383-3722

pg. 19

5220 Worthington, $769,900

pg. 31

754 Humboldt, $398,900

pg. 19

203-1270 Beach Dr., $425,000

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Tom Dunn 250 384-8124

pg. 20

4032 McLellan St.

2046 Kings, $569,500

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124 pg. 10

pg. 19

204-4480 Chatterton, $429,000

407-1009 McKenzie, $229,000

308-1342 Hillside, $185,000

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

1044 Davie St, $799,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291

Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory 250 744-3301

306-75 Songhees, $750,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

4379 Elnido, $639,900

A-707 Linden Ave, $459,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Bill Carnegie 250 474-6003

1877 Feltham Rd, $534,900

4029 Providence, $899,888

1050 Pentrelew, $668,000 Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

pg. 27

102-2380 Brethour Ave, $349,000

pg. 1

1800 Feltham Rd., $499,000 pg. 6

1042 St Charles, $799,800 Saturday 2-4 Suzy Hahn Address Realty 250 381-7899

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mark Rice, 250 588-2339

pg. 10

3117 Tillicum, $649,900 Saturday 2-4:30 Sutton West Coast Mikko Ikonen 250 479-3333

4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900

Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

3120 Esson Rd, $464,900

pg. 12

2-1231 Mckenzie St

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

4-210 Douglas St, $299,900

Saturday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Dylan Hagreen 250 385-8780

8983 Mainwaring, $825,000

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033

3814 Rowland, $449,000 pg. 9

Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

101 Kiowa Pl, $1,295,000

410-1005 McKenzie, $289,000

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Inder Taneja, 250-479-3333

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

pg. 19

877 Falaise, $694,000

Sunday 2-4:30 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Mikko Ikonen, 250-479-3333

303-1580 Christmas

pg. 6

311-3931 Shelbourne, $350,000

406-976 Inverness, $278,800

1327 Lang, $489,900 Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Diego Lauricella, 250-479-3333

pg. 6

3329 Shelbourne St, $498,800

101-75 Songhees, $690,000 Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

301-6880 Wallace, $539,900

409-4536 Viewmont, $249,500

1010 Lucas, $569,000

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402-11 Cooperage, $438,000 Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333

Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301

4694 Lochside, $675,000

Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Gary Brailsford, 250-391-1893

934 Craigﬂower, $369,000 pg. 6

pg. 18

205-1571 Mortimer, $229,500

Saturday 11:30-1 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033 Sunday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Nancy Young, 250-896-2430

3-4073 Blackberry Ln, $459,000

71-14 Erskine Lane, $429,898

206-1014 Rockland, $344,900

pg. 8

1510 Jasper Pl

13 Jedburgh, $469,500

336 Stannard, $749,900

3-1070 Amphion St, $375,000 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Evelyn Brust, 250-889-0510

402-1694 Cedar Hill X, $299,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955

404-1145 Hilda St, $289,900

3-285 Superior, $499,000 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

441 Stannard, $735,000

3155 Glasgow, $518,000

311-2022 Foul Bay Rd, $169,000 Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Alison Stoodley, 250-477-1100

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Aug. 23 - 29 edition of

503-68 Songhees Rd pg. 7

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sylvia Schumann, 250-474-4800

pg. 5

822 Cuaulta, $798,800 pg. 31

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

pg. 23

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OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Aug. 23 - 29 edition of

727 Grousewood, $674,900

991 Rattanwood, $519,800

959 McCallum, $459,000

318-2710 Jacklin Rd., $289,900

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

Sunday 2-4 Suzy Hahn Address Realty 250 381-7899

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

pg. 23

318-2710 Jacklin Rd., $289,900

3367 Haidi, $795,000

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mel Jarvis 250-661-5180

pg. 9

pg. 3

pg. 23

3382 Haida, $649,900

14-2147 Sooke Rd, $275,000

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

Saturday 1:30-3 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

pg. 24

822 Cuaulta, $798,800

579 Tena Pl, $438,700

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale, 250-812-7277

pg. 10

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mel Jarvis, 250-478-9600

pg. 24

733 Percy Pl, $379,900

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141

Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Tom Brailsford, 250-391-1893

Westhills, $269,900

335 Chapel Heights, $825,000

571 Tory Pl, $579,000

2875 Pickford Rd, $479,900

650 Bay Rd, $479,900

Saturday & Sunday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445

Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Nevenka Kardum, 250-744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Sheila Duncan, 250-384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

pg. 6

pg. 24

pg. 23

pg. 25

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Ruth Bastedo, 250-710-0161

pg. 26

1915 Forest Hill Pl

786 Walfred Rd, $1,199,000

pg. 25

2534 Kinnoull Cres, $639,900

6539 Grant Rd. East, $375,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer 250 384-8124

pg. 2

pg. 23

pg. 26

2493 Boompond Rd., $519,000 pg. 31

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

pg. 9

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ooke RCMP Const. Steven Martindale is one of 18 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders who will cycle the length of Vancouver Island to raise money for pediatric cancer research next month. Originally from the Okanagan, Martindale, 39, has served with the Sooke RCMP for the last five years. After attending “How often do you and assisting get a chance to with various do something like Tour de Rock events as a this and make a police officer, difference?” Martindale became – Const. Steven interested in Martindale participating as a rider. “I was always asked, ‘When is Sooke going to have a rider?’ So I just decided, ‘Hey, I would do it,’” he said. His decision to participate was made definitive two years ago, when he had a growth removed from his head two days prior to the annual Cops for Cancer Red Serge dinner. Fortunately, the growth was later determined to be benign,

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Const. Steven Martindale chats with kids during a Tour de Rock meet and greet at the Coast Capital Savings Sooke branch. Pictured from left: Isaiah Beddows, 8, Aeron Waygood, 4, Martindale, Chase Burket, 7, and Hunter Burket, 11. which strengthened Martindale’s resolve to participate in the arduous bike ride. “How often do you get a chance to do something like this and make a difference?” Martindale asked, adding he also had plans to participate three years ago, but was unable due to a knee injury. “We’re simply just riding a bike, which is the easy part. It’s the kids who have to go through treatment, they’re the real heroes out of all this.”

Martindale has also lost an uncle and cousin, who had two young daughters, to cancer. “We’ve all lost someone, it’s kind of the one great unifier that everyone has a cancer story.” Although the Tour de Rock is a test of physical endurance, Martindale said it’s also about being part of a team, supporting a greater cause and bringing deaths from pediatric cancer down to zero. “Kids shouldn’t have to go through cancer,” he said. “Zero’s the number that

we’re striving for.” Along with regular training rides, Tour de Rock riders also attend regular events -- one of which was a visit to Camp Goodtimes in Maple Ridge, a camp for children with cancer. He said the experience was “uplifting,” as many of the children, although sick, behaved as they should -- like kids. The riders held a casinothemed fun night for the children, where many laughs were shared. To be able to give happiness back to a child who’s going through chemotherapy or cancer, is priceless, Martindale said. Although seemingly reserved and stoic, Martindale said it will be emotional once the ride begins Sept. 23. “It’ll be very emotional, too, going through all of these towns and seeing the support that perhaps the RCMP hasn’t had lately.” Tour de Rock riders will travel from Port Alice all the way down to Victoria over a 14-day span. The cyclists fundraise for their 1,000-kilometre bike ride to help raise money for pediatric cancer research and programming for children with – or who have had a history with – cancer. To make a donation, check out Martindale’s Tour de Rock page at: http://bit.ly/O0Oawp.

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