OAK BAYNEWS Quidam brings magic Cirque du Soleil turns Memorial Centre upside Page A15 down.
BOORMAN’S SINCE 1933
Real Estate Insurance
NEWS: Tracking Medal of Honor recipients /A3 ARTS: UVic student’s film screens at TIFF /A14 SPORTS: Major rugby championship landed /A18
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Property Management 2045 Cadboro Bay Rd, Victoria
250-595-1535 www.boorman.com
Watch for breaking news at www.oakbaynews.com
Berry bonanza Martin Anderson looks for the plumpest blackberries as he braves the brambles on the corner of Cadboro Bay Road and Cedar Hill X Road. Anderson picks as many of the berries as he can and freezes them to eat with his cereal during the winter months. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Offering sight earns Oak Bay man award CNIB volunteer recognized for more than 20 years of giving Christine van Reeuwyk News staff
The CNIB (formerly Canadian National Institute for the Blind) office on Richmond Road has a library named for Bob Carter. The annex is called Carter-Ainsworth. It’s a tribute to Carter and his partner of 45 years Frank Ainsworth. The weather drew them to Oak Bay from
Toronto 22 years ago. They moved in July, He started reading books onto tape – and by November both were signed up with despite not being big on reading – and proOak Bay Volunteer Services. “When you’re gressed to being a right hand document retired and relocate you man for Phil Crowson. don’t have the friends you “He’s done a lot for me,” “It makes you left, so you go looking for said Crowson, who’s in contact,” Carter said. charge of intake and referappreciate your own Not long after, he was for Vancouver Island situation. That you have ral inspired by a longtime Regional District of the friend losing her vision to your sight.” CNIB. “He’d read things add the CNIB to his volunfrom client files to me - Bob Carter teer duties. and helps fill in the client “Volunteering is a twoform.” way thing,” he said. “You meet so many As a sighted aide, he set up a file system people and get to understand their happi- and continues to organize those files for the ness and problems.” busy Crowson, who nominated Carter for
OAK
BAY
tomf@vreb.bc.ca
the award. “It makes you appreciate your own situation. That you have your sight,” Carter said. “Now they’re changing the computers and systems so there isn’t quite the need for sighted help there used to be.” There’s still work for the sighted volunteers in creating welcome packages for the increasing clientele. “He comes in now and helps me do mailouts and other things for clients,” Crowson said. PLEASE SEE: Volunteer honoured by award, Page A4
This home has it all, completely renovated top to bottom to the highest standards, successfully creating an open floor plan. Features include a wonderful master bedroom with 2 more bedrooms on the main, a dream kitchen, beautiful HW floors, custom trim and detail throughout. The home is very bright and spacious and flows wonderfully into the AMAZING private, sunny, west facing park like grounds. Enjoy outdoor entertaining conveniently located off the kitchen on the fabulous slate tile deck ideally situated with SW exposure. The home sits on a quiet cul-de-sac on a 17,284sq.ft private lot located in a very desirable Oak Bay location. The lower level is finished to a high standard as well offering a 4th bedroom, family room with lots of room for the in-laws. Offered at $1,090,000
Buying or selling in Oak Bay? Give me a call. Area specialization does make a difference!
Royal Le Page Coast Capital Realty INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED