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Monster making Frank Mitchell is one of the artists displaying her art in the Metchson Art Gallery’s Monsters show. See story page A15. Charla Huber/News staff
Royal Roads staff spread word on labour dispute Kyle Wells News staff
Flags were waving and pamphlets were handed out, but it wasn’t a strike, as Royal Roads University (RRU) Canadian Union of Public Employees members gathered last Thursday to spread information about their bargaining woes. Members of CUPE Local 3886 formed two picket lines during their lunch hour at the
university to distribute information about the union’s current bargaining concerns. Handing out decals, information pamphlets and small first aid kits reading “No more Band-Aid solutions. Budget cuts hurt us all,” the members spoke to passing students and staff to raise awareness of the situation. The move comes in support of provincewide job action by CUPE members in the university sector, including members at the University of Victoria who have been
involved in job action since Sept. 5. Members at Simon Fraser University, the University of Northern B.C., Thompson Rivers University and the University of British Columbia also served notice to the Labour Relations Board and were expected to picket last Thursday. Local 3886 president Paul Allison said the union’s primary concerns are the government cutting funds for education and the union’s difficulty in negotiating a wage
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Clockwise from the top: Tour de Rock riders greet students at Ruth King elementary last Wednesday. West Shore RCMP Tour de Rock rider Const. Harrison Teed loses his locks for Cops for Cancer during the stop. Tour de Rock media rider and Black Press reporter Kyle Slavin waves to the students of Ruth King. Kindergarten students Hayden Tanner and Neil Bharmota ring their cowbells in support during the visit. Three West Shore RCMP members also shaved their heads after Westshore Towing offered up $2,200 for the act.
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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, October 10, 2012
NOTICE Omnibus Amendment to Section 3.12 of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 (keeping animals for domestic purposes)
Courtesy Metchosin Fire Department
Firefighters tend to an unusual simulated crash as personnel from 17 departments across B.C. participate in an auto extrication training session in Metchosin.
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earing and peeling steel is part of the learning experience for firefighters. The Metchosin fire department hosted a vehicle extrication training expo, Sept. 22 drawing in 17 fire departments from Greater Victoria and across the province. Organized by the B.C. Extrication Society, firefighters learned new techniques and practised old ones using manual and hydraulic tools during the event. “It’s a great Charla Huber o p p o r t u n i t y Reporting for firefighters. You get hands-on and the vehicles are set up like actual car crashes,” said Metchosin fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop. “On the road when there is an actual crash is not the time be learning. You need learn the tools before someone's life is at risk.” At the event 25 cars, two
buses and a limo were sent through the ringer. “We had eight crashes going on at one time,” Dunlop said. Of the vehicles was a 1982 Volvo belonging to Metchosin Coun. Bob Gramigna. “The fire department said that Volvos are very difficult to cut,” said Graminga who was inside the car playing the role of crash victim when firefighters cut into it. As the crew worked on the car, a medic talked to Graminga. After 22 minutes of work with the steel-ripping Jaws of Life, Gramigna was removed from the car and moved to a back board. Firefighters from Beaver Creek worked on the car. “It showed my the value of the departments,” Gramigna said. “It was seamless, just amazing. I hope no one ever gets into an accident, but if you do believe me, you are in good hands. This is one of the highlights of my council career.” Many of the simulated crashes were designed to prepare firefighters for the worst. Some of the crashes included two cars on top of each other
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and another had an upside down vehicle with a log skewered through. “We wanted to make what would be one of those ‘oh my God’ scenes,” Dunlop said. With several fire departments working together at the session, Dunlop said it helps build camaraderie among the firefighters and prepares them for mutual aid calls. Colwood firefighter, Lieut. Greg McClelland was one of the instructors and said events such as this allow the firefighters to work in the “golden hour.” He said the first hour after a crash is crucial and the goal is to get the patient out of the car within 20 minutes so they can get medical attention as quickly as possible. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
The City of Langford’s Planning, Zoning and Affordable Housing Committee will be discussing possible changes to Sec. 3.12 of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 (the keeping of animals for domestic purposes, including, but not limited to chickens, ducks, pigeons and rabbits). Where: Council Chambers (3rd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue) When: Monday, October 22, 2012 at 7:00pm Anyone whose interest in land may be affected by changes to Langford’s land use regulations with respect to the keeping of animals for domestic purposes on residential property is encouraged to attend this public meeting and discuss these possible changes to Langford’s land use bylaw with the Committee. For further information, please visit the City of Langford website at: www.cityoÀangford.ca, or contact: Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP City Planner City of Langford 2nd Floor – 877 Goldstream Avenue Langford, BC V9B 2X8 (250) 478-7882 planning@cityoÀangford.ca
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Fireworks and horses Metchosin finds middle ground for Halloween celebrations Charla Huber News staff
Loud bangs can be startling to horses, but Halloween fireworks will continue in Metchosin. After meeting with several concerned horse owners, Metchosin fire chief Stephanie Dunlop made a few changes to the Halloween celebrations at the fire hall. After her meetings with the horse owners, Dunlop agreed to run the fire siren for about one minute prior to the fireworks as a warning to horse owners.
“The horses are used to the siren,” Dunlop said. Several horse owners have said in the past that specific fireworks cause the horses more grief. The department hopes to work around that by comparing the owner’s descriptions and the firework catalogue descriptions when placing orders. The department will also be using no-report fireworks again. The fireworks have a little less of a “bang” than standard fireworks. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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Election limits rejected again Tom Fletcher
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The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a second attempt by the B.C. Liberal government to restrict third-party election advertising before the next provincial election. In a ruling released Thursday, the three-judge panel unanimously concluded that extending restrictions for 40 days before the formal 28-day election campaign is still an undue infringement on freedom of expression. An earlier restriction, extending 60 days before the 2009 election campaign, was struck down after a group of public sector unions challenged it in court. Attorney General Shirley Bond said the government will not appeal the latest ruling or attempt new restrictions in advance of the May 14, 2013 vote. Bond said the latest legislation met some of the court's tests of fairness, but the gov-
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– Shirley Bond ernment was not able to show that third-party advertising had unduly influenced voters. She said the U.S. election system shows what can happen when unlimited spending by wealthy interest groups dominates elections. “I think the court has provided us with a very thorough analysis and clear reasons, and have concluded that any restrictions to the advertising in the pre-election period is unconstitutional,” Bond said. “We sent this case to the B.C. Court of Appeal for advice, and we are going to accept that advice.” Former attorney general Wally Oppal made the original amendments to the B.C. Elections Act in 2008, saying they were needed to prevent election debates from being “hijacked by third parties.”
The amendments limited political parties to spending $2.2 million in the 60 days before the official 28-day election campaign, and groups such as unions and business groups can spend only $150,000 during that time. Oppal, his successors Mike de Jong and Bond have all argued that more restrictions are needed since B.C. went to scheduled elections every four years, which allow interest groups to time their advertising to avoid the caps imposed during a formal 28-day campaign. The B.C. Teachers' Federation, the B.C. Nurses' Union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators originally challenged the spending restrictions in court. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
Kyle Christopher Mostowy’s next court appearance has been set for Thursday, Dec 6. Mostowy is charged with five counts of sexual assault against female employees of his Langford construction company, All Canadian Construction Ltd. The crimes allegedly took place between Oct. 2010 and Sept. 2011.
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A Victoria man is in hospital after being hit by a bus late last Wednesday on the Trans Canada Highway in View Royal. West Shore RCMP were called shortly after 9 p.m. Oct. 3 for a pedestrian struck by a transit bus in the south bound lane of the highway just south of Helmcken Road. Police say witnesses indicate the 22 year old stepped in front of the bus. The man was taken to hospital with serious but apparently non life threatening injuries. editor@goldstream gazette.com
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Saanich police are looking for witnesses to a stabbing outside Country Grocer in the Royal Oak Shopping Centre. A 22-year-old man was stabbed several times on Sept. 26, around 9 p.m. Police interviewed the victim who is recovering in hospital. Anyone in the area between 9 and 9:15 p.m. are asked to call Saanich major crimes tip line at 250-475-4356 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Wide net for beef recall Beef recalls due to potential e.coli contamination linked to the XL Foods meat processing plant has been expanded to included a broad number of grocery stores and products in Greater Victoria. Thrifty Foods, Safeway, Costco, Real Canadian Superstore, Save-onFoods, Wal-Mart and Country Grocer have recalled various beef items with a range of best-before dates. The recall potentially impacts dozens of beef products sold in late August, September and October. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency found a positive e.coli sample in the XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alta., on Sept. 4 and found two more on Sept. 12. The CFIA started issuing health warnings and ever-increas-
ing beef recalls a few days later. The plant was shut down Sept. 27. Thrifty Foods, which has the most outlets in the Capital Region of local stores affected, issued a statement noting that while it doesn’t often purchase beef from XL Foods, it bought “small amounts of whole beef cuts� during the period in question. Thrifty stores have since removed all affected products from its shelves. See www.inspection.gc.ca, and click Recalled Products under “CFIA investigation into XL Foods� to see the list of affected stores, the potentially tainted beef items and best before dates or product codes. editor@saanichnews.com
Capital Regional District Notice of
Public Hearing NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1444. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 15 October 2012, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1444 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1444 from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) Zone and adding to the New BP5 (Business Park 5 – McCallum Road South) Zone to allow a contractor works yard. Applicant: City of Langford Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1444 is 1010 McCallum Rd as shown shaded on the plan. COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Tuesday, 3 October 2012 to Monday, 15 October 2012, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw. Jim Bowden Administrator
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 890, 891 and 892 of the Local Government Act, that a Public Hearing: Will be held at: Malahat Fire Hall Located at: 935 Whittaker Road, Malahat, BC On: Monday, October 15, 2012 at 7 pm To consider adoption of: Bylaw No. 3721, cited as “OfďŹ cial Community Plan for Malahat Bylaw No. 1, 2012â€?. Bylaw No. 3721 covers the area referred to as Malahat, which is a part of the Capital Regional District (CRD), as outlined on Map No. 1 which is attached to and forms a part of this bylaw, and repeals the Capital Regional District Bylaw No. 3228, cited as the “OfďŹ cial Community Plan for Malahat Bylaw No. 1, 2004â€?. The proposed bylaw repeals the existing OfďŹ cial Community Plan by including: ä D *UHHQKRXVH *DV *+* 5HGXFWLRQ VWDWHPHQW ä amending the Development Permit Area No. 1: Steep Slopes by changing the lands designated from areas having slopes exceeding 20 percent or 11 degrees in slope over a minimum 6 metre run to areas having slopes exceeding 30 percent or 16.7 degrees in slope over a minimum 10 metre run, ä SURYLGLQJ DGGLWLRQDO exemptions for development permits, ä UHĂžHFWLQJ DGRSWLRQ RI WKH Parks Plan, and ä LQFRUSRUDWLQJ UHYLVHG mapping. The actual bylaw should be reviewed to determine speciďŹ cally how particular lands may be affected. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw will be provided an opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions, on matters contained in the proposed bylaw. A copy of proposed Bylaw No. 3721 and other relevant documents and information may be inspected at the Juan de Fuca Planning ofďŹ ce, 2 – 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday from October 5 to October 15, 2012, excluding statutory holidays, and are available from the CRD website at www.crd.bc.ca/jdf. Written submissions should be sent to the Juan de Fuca Planning ofďŹ ce, by mail to Box 283, Sooke, BC V9Z 0S9; by email to jdďŹ nfo@crd.bc.ca or by fax at 250.642.5274. Written submissions should be received no later than 4 pm on October 15, 2012 to ensure availability at the public hearing. Submissions will also be accepted at the public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, no further submissions or comments from the public or interested persons can be accepted by the CRD Board of Directors. The public hearing on Bylaw No. 3721 will be held by the Electoral Area Director, or Alternate Director, as a delegate of the Board of the CRD. A copy of the CRD Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with a copy of the bylaw referred to in this notice. For further information, contact June Klassen, Manager, Local Area Planning at 250.642.1500 local 206. S. Santarossa, Corporate OfďŹ cer
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Victoria offers Beacon survey
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CUPE Local 3886 member Peter Bosma hands out promotional materials to students and staff at an informational picket at Royal Roads University last Thursday.
Picket to raise awareness Continued from Page A1
The union has been without a collective agreement since 2010 due to prolonged negotiations. CUPE workers at RRU voted 96 per cent in favour of a strike should bargaining not move forward. Talks were set to continue yesterday (Oct. 9). The union must give 72-hour notice before any strike. “We’re hopeful that we’re going to be able to resolve things at the table, rather than at the picket line,” Allison said. “We’re almost there. I’m hoping that in the next couple of weeks we can sit down and just hash it out, because nobody wants to see any strike action.”
Allison said the province’s recent agreement with the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union gives CUPE hope an agreement can be reached. The 62 members of the union include custodial staff, gardeners, housekeepers, production workers, maintenance and other works at RRU. Allison said the union’s slogan for its action is “This university works because we do.” “We do our part and we just want fair wages in response to that,” Allison said. Members of the Royal Road Faculty Association were also at the information session to show support for CUPE. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
Visitors to Beacon Hill Park have had a few months to experience the new traffic patterns, including some road closures and new singledirection roadways introduced mostly through signage, lane painting and bollards. Now the city is looking for public feedback. If the response is mainly positive, the city will make the changes permanent by introducing curbing, new green space and multi-use trails. Take the online survey at victoria.ca and click on ‘What’s New.’ editor@goldstream gazette.com GoldstreamGazette.com
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Capital Regional District Notice of
Annual Water Main Cleaning Western Communities A water main cleaning program will be carried out in various areas of Colwood, Langford and View Royal between October 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water can be expected. Commercial establishments such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of flushing in their vicinity. If you require such notification, please contact CRD Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC, at 250.474.9619. In no case can responsibility be accepted for any damage arising out of the use of discoloured water.
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DISTRICT OF METCHOSIN 4450 Happy Valley Road Victoria, British Columbia V9C 3Z3 Telephone: (250) 474-3167 Fax: (250) 474-6298
DISTRICT OF METCHOSIN Notice of Tax Exemption Bylaw
Capital Regional District
This notice is given in accordance with Section 227 of the Community Charter.
Applications/Nominations for Membership Water Advisory Committee
Take notice that pursuant to Section 224 and 225 of the Community Charter, the Council of the District of Metchosin will consider adoption of Heritage Tax Exemption Bylaw 2012, No. 592 and General Tax Exemption Bylaw 2012, No. 593 on:
The Capital Regional District (CRD) invites applications/ nominations from residents interested in sitting on the Water Advisory Committee to provide advice on water supply, water quality, the stewardship of the lands held by the CRD for water supply purposes and water conservation measures. There are vacancies for members representing Fish Habitat, Resident/ Ratepayers Associations, and Other organizations. Meetings are held at 9 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at CRD Integrated Water Services office, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC. Appointments will be for a two (2) year term commencing January 2013. Send us a one-page summary telling about yourself, your area of expertise, which interest group you represent and why you would like to serve on the committee. Deadline for receipt of applications is November 2, 2012. For a copy of the Terms of Reference contact CRD at the address below or visit our website: www.crd.bc.ca/water/administration/ advisorycommittee.htm.
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The purpose of the proposed tax exemption bylaws are to exempt the organizations listed below from municipal taxes imposed under Section 197(1)(a) of the Charter for the year 2013 only. The tax amounts listed below are estimates of the municipal taxes proposed to be exempted, and do not include taxation for other governments such as School, Capital Regional District or Capital Regional Hospital District.
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Who’s the lame leader here? With Christy Clark trying not to appear as a lame-duck premier, NDP leader Adrian Dix has been doing his best not to put his foot in his mouth in the runup to the 2013 election. It’s interesting to compare and contrast Dix’s situation with that of Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Carole James, his predecessor as leader. James took the reins of the B.C. NDP in 2003, when people were getting wise to the Gordon Campbell Liberals’ strategy of gutting the public service to balance the budget. James pledged to build a broader base of support for her party, which was still feeling the sting of being annihilated by the Liberals in the 2001 provincial election. With anti-Liberal sentiment growing, the strategy seemed to work. In 2005 the NDP went from two seats to 33 and people began to talk of the once-vanquished party forming government in 2009. But James, doing her best to bridge the gap between big labour and big business, couldn’t get the party over the political hump. As such, she was ganged up on in caucus and unceremoniously given the boot in late 2010. Dix, the longtime party strategist and premier-in-waiting by most accounts, wants to please enough voters to gain a majority in the legislature. But he runs the risk of pleasing no one through giving little detail about his party’s stance on such key issues as oil pipelines, labour contracts and welfare rates. He’s politically fortunate that the popularity of Clark and the B.C. Liberals’ is low – even lower than when James was NDP leader. Dix hasn’t been completely silent on policy, however. During a speech to a business group last month in Vancouver, he showed nerve by pledging to raise corporate taxes if his party forms the next B.C. government. That sounds like the NDP of old, the party line James from which was so keen to distance herself and the party, in trying to appeal to more voters. We hope for more such policy pronouncements from Dix in the very near future. Waiting to lay out his party’s platform, so as not to alienate voters, makes him just as lame as Clark appears to be now. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: 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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Skills training ‘our mission:’ Dix My column on skills training a In his speech to the recent couple of weeks ago gave short municipal convention, and again shrift to the NDP position: tax at an NDP provincial council the banks and hand out grants meeting, Dix zeroed in on B.C.’s for women’s studies, apprenticeship system. sociology and other Since the B.C. Liberals worthless pursuits, while took it from trade unions skilled jobs go begging. and set up a Crown That’s a pretty crude corporation called caricature, so I sat down the Industry Training with NDP leader Adrian Authority in 2004, the Dix in his legislature office completion rate for last week to get a better apprentices has fallen to sense of his thinking on 37 per cent, he said. the subject. Dix assured me he isn’t Dix has been devoting proposing to “blow up” Tom Fletcher the ITA, or hand control a lot of time lately to B.C. Views skills training, in trades back to unions. They will particularly. He meets have “a voice,” along with frequently with business people business. now, and his recent speeches Speaking to the NDP executive, emphasize that every one of them Dix referred to Phil Hochstein, talks about the growing shortage of president of the non-union skilled employees. Independent Contractors and Dix credits Premier Christy Clark Businesses’ Association, as the and jobs minister Pat Bell with symbol of trades training decline. making some good moves recently, Not surprisingly, Hochstein has a announcing equipment upgrades different take. for vocational programs around The 37 per cent figure is the province. He says it’s because misleading, Hochstein said, because the NDP have been “pounding under the ITA there are currently away at them for eight months” 32,000 apprentices in the system, about freezing advanced education twice as many as when it was spending in their March budget. union controlled. Many drop out Dix calls that a crucial mistake in the first year, and Alberta claims and predicts the government will a better completion rate because reverse it soon. they don’t start counting until the “So I think, if we’re going to second year. have a mission for four years as a And when Dix touts Alberta’s government, if we’re elected, this is “mandatory” trade system, the mission: to start to address the Hochstein said he means returning skills shortage,” he told me. to a system where all work is
restricted to journeymen or registered apprentices of that trade. “What it does is impose union jurisdiction on the training system of the entire construction industry,” Hochstein said. “So multi-skilling, multi-tasking, organizing the work in the most efficient way is blown out of the water, and it’s stuck in the old craft system of training.” The marketplace has spoken on that restrictive system, he said, and unionized construction is down to about five per cent of the market, based on payroll. Hochstein said the NDP talks a great game about getting more young people into trades. But when unions have the upper hand, they will always favour seniority. A quota of two apprentices per journeyman means another one can’t be hired. Dix agreed with me that the public school system has overemphasized university, to the detriment of not just industrial trades but lab techs, chefs and other skilled workers that are in short supply. As B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair recently noted, tradesmen themselves often don’t encourage their kids, because they’ve been told all their lives that they are “tool monkeys” in a dead-end job. And would NDP student grants be targeted to need? Dix’s answer was a definite maybe. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘Dix assured me he isn’t proposing to blow up the Industry Training Authority.’
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LETTERS
Higher ridership key to easing money woes Re: Transit wants your thoughts on fare changes (News, Oct. 3) No, no and no. This is a typical accountant’s response to a balanced budget. If there are not enough funds, raise the price, or let people go. If this were done, it would backfire, as the public are already paying enough for a ride. Keep the price the same. Want to balance the budget? Get more riders. An increase in fares will reduce ridership, as the public could drive and park cheaper. The general feeling is that it is close now, and convenient to not have a car downtown. Compare the fare for two people of $5 one way or $10 round trip to the cost of driving: a car will only use $2 to $3 worth of gas, and a $2 parkade fee. And depending on the time and day, the parking is free. Don’t raise fares, instead raise ridership. Look at the major cities and notice they are all going to rapid transit or express busing. A major component of the Victoria travelling public comes out of the West Shore. Making “Park & Go” areas and starting the train running again as a commuter makes a lot of sense and a lot of money for transit. Making drivers more customer aware would also help. I have seen numerous times where buses have pulled away leaving people running behind them. That is not saying all drivers, as I have also seen some good ones who do wait. But they are few. I would say don’t slash and burn, build and expand. Get the ridership up and the budget will get balanced. Robert Jones Langford
Morning commuters have a front seat view from the top of a double-decker bus heading down the Old Island Highway in Colwood. Don Denton/News staff
Readers respond: deer, dogs and history Dodging dog poop drives reader response I am tired of dodging dog poop on every walk and for the fourth time I stepped in it ( that is so gross). I think if people are too lazy to pick up after their dogs they should not own one. We have faithfully picked up after our own dog so that places people walk are clean and enjoyable for everyone. What is wrong with the rest of you dog owners, are you just too lazy? Is walking your dog a way to keep the dog poop out of your yards so you don’t have to clean your yards? Stop being lazy. Sherry Carveth Colwood
and take a shot at the pigeons and seagulls. Imagine – flying free in the air, dropping surprises everywhere. What strikes me as a bigger irritant than the perceived ‘pests’, are the silent animalrights activists, who have been trying or not — and, generally, failing — to stop them. And why not? Now I’m sure that they will likely reach a settlement to permit them to accept the wrinkle in a practice that is so far untouched by lawsuits, animalcruelty citations, public-shaming campaigns and legislative efforts. Or, then again, it might not. William Perry Victoria
Culls: who or what is next on the cutback list
Deer convictions in two lines here hedd
Personally, I love the deer. Heck, I even enjoyed the rabbits up at the University of Victoria. I wonder how long it will take those maximally sensitive Victorians get their feathers ruffled
I am drawing my line in the sand and standing firm in my convictions respecting wildlife. Pardon my pun but I make no apology for being a voice for those who cannot be a voice for
John Horgan
themselves – deer. If you have a problem with the fact that deer need to eat and defecate like all other living creatures, tough beans for you. Would you propose killing all cats, and dogs and horses just they eat and crap all over the place? A deer does not choose to be a deer anymore than a cougar, bear or owl choose to be what it is. Since Mr. Raccoon never made the choice to put on a mask and be a raccoon we have no right to condemn him for behaving like a raccoon. Nor do we have any right to cull any of these animals and determine what their numbers ought to be just because we are living in their garden and in their bathroom. And as for letting me have some of yours well pardon my pun again but they are not your deer they are not Rhonda’s Wentzel’s deer they are nobody’s deer. Andre Mollon Langford
Maple leaf story goes back 200 years Lately, there has been much focused on TV about the War of 1812. It was during that conflict that Canada adopted the maple leaf as its emblem. It started after a large number of Canadian soldiers were shot because of the red uniforms they wore in the battle against the Americans. Their First Nations allies no doubt showed the Canadians the trick of cutting slits in their red blouses and inserting maple leafs for camouflage. This strategy saved the lives of many Canadian troops and gave them new confidence. The Americans had previously adopted the colour blue to distinguish them clearly from the British redcoats in the War for Independence. Canada could not outright defeat the American army of 1812, but they did check them and from that time forward, the maple leaf was Canada’s emblem. Joe Flynn Victoria
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A Town Hall Meeting on Bus #61 Join John on the #61 Bus! Friday, October 12. Leaves downtown at 4:20pm. Tell John what you think about the economy, transit, health care or anything else that’s on your mind. John Horgan, MLA Juan de Fuca Community Office Monday–Friday 10am–4pm 800 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria, BC T: 250-391-2801 email: john.horgan.mla@leg.bc.ca web: www.johnhorgan.ca
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Collective blends fashion, creativity An all-female business branding.” collective quietly opened in the Groot was inspired to heart of downtown Victoria last create the collective after month, taking over experiencing firsta 4,200-square-foot hand the difficulty space in the 1400of connecting with block of Broad St. other small business “We are a bridal, owners. beauty and fashion “When you’re an collective,” said entrepreneur and Marion Groot, owner trying to move your of Ma-Luxe Studios business forward, it and brainchild behind can often be quite The Studio Collective. lonely,” she said. Ma-Luxe Studios “The women involved offers tiered definitely get a sense Don Descoteau of membership for camaraderie.” Biz Beat studio use and Ma-Luxe Studios is collaborative services. providing services for Current members include 110 weddings this year and is professionals in photography, booking into 2014. makeup and hair artistry, bridal – Daniel Palmer fashion and accessories. The studio space is also Child care centre available for private functions. opens in Uptown “We have our brides and Kids & Company, a Torontobeauty and fashion clients and based, corporate-sponsored then our commercial clients, child care company, opened in which tend to be branded Uptown last week, making it the clients … in Victoria and first shopping centre in Greater abroad, and we help them Victoria with a dedicated childdevelop visual content for their
Candlelight dinners demonstrate conservation Restaurants across B.C. will be dimming the lights, and offering special deals, to demonstrate simple ways to conserve electricity. The B.C. Hydro Candlelight Conservation Dinner takes place Oct. 25. There are 16 participating restaurants in Greater Victoria. Check bchydro.com/candlelight for a list. rholmen@vicnews.com
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Americans in Victoria ramp up for election Daniel Palmer News staff
With the NHL season on hold, Victoria bar owners and restaurateurs are lamenting the loss of a guaranteed seat-filler. But another bloodsport could attract an equally passionate crowd, should licensed establishments choose to deviate from sports programming. The first of three U.S. presidential debates between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney took place Wednesday. The remaining contests continue through this month. “We thought we’d
have a party to celebrate,” said Giles Hogya, chair of Democrats Abroad, Victoria chapter. The organization, which helps register expatriate U.S. citizens to vote, held a fundraiser and viewing party at the Sticky Wicket pub Wednesday night. “Although we are a political organization, our mandate is to register American voters,” Hogya said. Hundreds of U.S. citizens live on Vancouver Island, he noted. Through the website votefromabroad.org, expats can find information on registering to vote in their home state, a process that
often differs between states. The U.S. government also has an easy-to-follow website for expat voters, www. fvap.gov. “Many Americans’ votes may be disqualified because the new law says you must register for every single federal election, not just once,” Hogya said. Democrats Abroad Victoria held a Super Saturday in the spring from Victoria to Campbell River, registering roughly 200 U.S. citizens to vote in the presidential election. The group then initiated a campaign in August to target U.S. voters living in Canada from 11 key swing states.
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“No Republican candidate has ever won the White House without Ohio,” Hogya said. “We have sent thousands of votes to swing states. And I’m going to be looking … to see if our efforts have borne fruit.” He attended the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina earlier this month and said the national party is “very conscious” of the fact that Canada can deliver thousands of votes. “We’re major player,” Hogya said. Ontario-based Republicans Abroad Canada has no active chapter in B.C., said spokesperson Kelli White, but the streamlining of online voter registration makes the organization’s efforts to inform expats much easier.
“The website, fvap. gov, even allows you to download an emergency absentee ballot in case your official absentee ballot doesn’t arrive from your voting state,” she said. “With all of the accessibility and streamlining that technology has allowed, the number of absentee votes in almost every state has increased.” The next presidential debate takes place Oct. 16, with a vice-presidential debate Oct. 11. There are Democrats Abroad chapters in 51 countries and members in more than 120 countries, according to Hogya. For more information on Democrats Abroad email davictoriachapter@gmail.com. Find info on Republicans Abroad at republicansabroad.ca. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Being angry with George Bush got Frank Mitchell’s brush moving. As he got angry with the Bush administration and other leaders the more paintings came out. “Gradually I had a whole set of people,” said the Metchosin painter. Mitchell teamed up with Saanich painter Sylvia Bews-Wright for the show Monsters displayed at the Metchosin Art Gallery. The show opened Oct. 6 and will remain on display until Oct. 28. Both artists work in acrylic paints. Mitchell’s series of paintings is titled Axis of Evil, the name taken from Bush’s state of the union address in 2002. “This comes from me being angry and frustrated at the stupid and misguided behaviour of our southern neighbour. They are trying to solve all the problems by shooting people up,” Mitchell said. Mitchell will display 37 painting of “perpetrators, enablers and victims,” he said. Of his collection Bush and Dick Cheney make his list of perpetrators, Ariel Sharon is marked as an enabler and “the victims are anonymous, the victims are always anonymous.” The paintings were created between 2002 and 2009. “I am showing this to be interesting to other people, I want them to come here and think,” Mitchell said. It was coincidence that BewsWright was working on a series of paintings that would work well with Mitchell’s art. “All of my paintings were all based on leaders of the countries who committed genocide and killed their own people,” Bews-Wright said.
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images of Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong and Idi Amin. After painting all of theses “monsters,” Bew-Wright said she felt, “elated and cleansed.” For Mitchell it wasn’t that simple. “I am still frustrated at the nonsense that goes on,” Mitchell said. “It takes a village to raise a child. It takes more than one person to do terrible things.” The Metchosin Art Gallery is at 4495 Happy Valley Rd. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday. For more information call 250478-9223. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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UVic alumna, pianist Eve Egoyan will make a special appearance performing her solo repertoire for piano as well as a unique collaborative work with media artist David Rokeby. The show is at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, Sat., Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance. Call 250-721-8480, online at auditorium.uvic.ca.
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Season offerings Good Person of Setzuan Nov. 8 to 24 Directed by Conrad Alexandrowicz. Based on a Chinese parable, the Bertold Brecht play looks at being a good person in an immoral world – a tale originally set in 19th century Setzuan that remains transferrable to a modernday, North American Chinatown, Alexandrowicz said “It could be anywhere. In a lot of ways we’re in one big world now. Love is worked into this as well. The fact that love blinds us to what we ought to do and makes us make bad decisions, it’s incredibly cleverly put together.”
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tions that things go, but at the News staff same time it’s very rooted in common place. There are a lot Since graduating university, of heightened characters and Peter Carlone and Chris Wilson events that we definitely had have dabbled in growing up and fun creating, but there’s also a landing real jobs and now find chance to poke fun at things like themselves at the centre of a all of the annoying things in a murder mystery, though there’s washroom, like the automatic not much of a mystery left to taps not working.” solve. Since graduating, Carlone The narrator spoils the secret and Wilson have relocated to right off the top when he reveals Vancouver and won Pick of the the identity of the murderer in Fringe Awards in Victoria, VanPeter N’ Chris and the Mystery at couver and Edmonton, been Christopher Kattner photo Hungry Heart Motel, the fourth nominated for a 2012 Comedy show written and performed by Peter Carlone and Chris Wilson star Network Canadian Comedy Carlone and Wilson. The sketch in Peter N’ Chris and the Mystery at Award and toured North Amercomedy duo and Fringe stars Hungry Heart Motel. ica. were born of the University of Despite the accolades, the traVictoria theatre department in 2008 and have returned ditionally trained actor acknowledges a conundrum all to their home turf to kick off the Phoenix Theatre’s 2012- comedic performers are faced with. 13 season. “For comedy and comedians to be who they are, The whodunit detective spoof is more stylized than they can’t be taken seriously, but conversely, I don’t their previous works and is less of a sketch show. “We think that they’re taken seriously enough. You’re not do it in real Peter and Chris style, meaning the spooki- supposed to take them seriously, or even respect them ness isn’t allowed to take over, mainly because Peter that much because the whole point is to make people and Chris don’t get it,” Carlone said. laugh and entertainment is the priority. The two 27 year olds met in acting class at UVic and “Comedians have an important role in art and culbegan performing sketches at coffee houses and open ture, but if we started treating them like poet laureates mic nights around town. So far Wilson’s ability to mine and fancy people, then it would diminish how funny it any situation and conflate it until he finds the humour is.” and Carlone’s desire to make everything explode, have Peter N’ Chris and the Mystery at Hungry Heart Motel been a fruitful pairing. runs Oct. 11 to 20, 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee Oct. 20. “We have a mix of these outrageous ideas and direcnnorth@saanichnews.com
Reasons to be Pretty Feb. 14 to 23 Directed by Christine Willes. A recent import to Victoria since coming to pursue her M.F.A. in the department, Willes will be taking on the Neil LaBute piece, an examination of the modern obsession with external appearance told through four 20-something blue collar workers. It’s also a play with great writing for women, Willes said. “There’s beauty with the kind of generosity that we all admire in human beings, like kindness
and generosity and ethics,” she added. “We’re constantly reminded that somebody can be externally beautiful and not so nice on the inside.”
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised) March 14 to 23 Directed by Fran Gebhard. Gebhard and her students couldn’t be happier about closing the season with the Peanuts crew. “The theatre department doesn’t do musicals often and the students are ecstatic,” Gebhard said. The show features an unusually musically-inclined cast. “I don’t have to bring anything new to it. The characters are so iconic and the relationships, even though (they were formed) in the ‘50s and ‘60s, they’re still the same with young kids. There are elements of bullying, confidence, being a part of a group, being excluded from a group … having crushes – all of the stuff we went through doesn’t change.” Tickets for all shows (except for Charlie Brown) range from $13 to $24, with $7 preview nights. Season subscriptions are $36 for three plays or $48 for four plays. For more information to to phoenixtheatre.ca or call 250-721-8000.
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Seuss lights up the stage “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
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Care building breaks ground Saanich structure to replace outdated residential housing Natalie North News staff
Greater Victoria is one step closer to achieving a health care goal as construction officially began Tuesday at the Heights at Mt. View, the latest addition to the Campus of Care. The seven-storey, 260-bed residential care facility is a joint effort between Baptist Housing, the Capital Regional Hospital District and the Vancouver Island Health Authority. The $60.5-million Heights at Mt. View will form one-third of the Campus of Care, a site devoted to seniors, housing for the homeless and affordable family housing. “The end is in sight,” said Charlie Nishi, chair of the Baptist Housing board of directors. “This road has had its challenges. “It’s been our concern for a number of years as we endeavour to provide quality residential care while working in buildings that weren’t always optimal for today’s needs.” Unlike other care facilities in the region, The Heights at Mt. View includes two, 20-patient houses specially designed for patients with early stages of dementia.
“They are able to be in a community with people that have similar dementia issues. Those residents actually respond better from a health perspective because they’re around other people like them,” said Howard Johnson, president of Baptist Housing. “In the past, people who suffer from dementia have been placed in care at a high level, and immediately their care deteriorates to the level of the residents who are around them.” The units are designed to feel home-like with private bedrooms, and a shared kitchen, dining room, living room and den area, and moves away from dorm-like facilities built in the 1970s. The Heights at Mount View will eventually replace Baptist Housing’s outdated Central Care Home and Mount Edwards Court. The project is at 3814 Carey Rd., on CRHD land and the former Mount View school site. The CRHD contributed $18.1 towards capital costs to retain public ownership of the land, which will be leased to Baptist housing for 25 years. VIHA will provide operating funding to Baptist Housing, which will also contribute monetarily through a $1-million grant. The building is slated to open in December 2014. nnorth@saanichnews.com
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Sections 890 and 892 of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearing will be held at Town of View Royal Town Hall at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 for the purpose of hearing representations concerning the following proposed amendment: Bylaw No. 845, 2012 proposes to amend Land Use Bylaw 1990, No. 35, by replacing Section 8 `Subdivision and Development`` in it`s entirety with a new version. The purpose of this bylaw amendment is to update the Subdivision and Development section of the Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No 35. It will eliminate unnecessary sections that are currently administered in provincial legislation and repeal schedules associated with these changes. TAKE NOTICE that more detailed information concerning the subject bylaw and any other reports, studies or other documents that may be considered by Council can be obtained at the Town of View Royal, Development Services Department, 45 View Royal Avenue, Victoria, B.C. (Telephone: 250-479-6800) between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, October 5, 2012 until October 16, 2012 except the statutory holiday on Monday October 8, 2012. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person, by a representative or by written submission on all matters contained therein at the above-noted time and place. If you are unable to attend the Hearing, written comments may be mailed, facsimiled, emailed or hand delivered to the Town of View Royal by no later than 4:00 pm on October 16th, 2012. Mail: Development Services Department, Town of View Royal, 45 View Royal Ave, Victoria, BC, V9B 1A6. Facsimile: 250-727-9551
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Please note that Council may not receive further submissions concerning the subject Bylaw after the Public Hearing has concluded. Dated October 3rd, 2012
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Mixed martial arts competitor John Alessio, a six-fight veteran of the UFC, returns to Victoria for a Nov. 3 match. Alessio has been a cornerman and a referee at AFC and but it’s the first time competing in the Victoria-based for the promotion 155-pound lightweight. Photo by Shane O’Neill Photography
John Alessio returns for first fight in Victoria since 1998 Travis Paterson News staff
John Alessio’s fighting career started when he was pumping gas at a Cowichan Valley Esso station 18 years ago. Jason Heit, a pro boxer living in Duncan at the time, pulled in for a fill up. “I had some Gracie MMA stickers on my car and (Alessio) noticed them and started asking
about them,” recalled Heit from his Island MMA gym last week. It was a chance meeting that’s led Alessio through a 15-year career as one of Canada’s best mixed martial arts fighters. “I didn’t have a gym yet, me and a few guys trained in mixed martial arts out of my garage,” Heit said. “(Alessio) was only 15 when he came out but mentally he was tough - no matter what you did to him in practice he took it and
came right back.” Alessio (36-14) is now based in Las Vegas but is returning to fight at Aggression Fighting Championship 13: Natural Selection, Nov. 3 at Bear Mountain Arena, against David Mazany (10-4), also of Las Vegas. His first fight came soon after that chance meeting, one that’s not on the books anywhere. Just 16 years old, Alessio fought a 29-year-old and won.
“He destroyed him,” Heit said. It was still the early days of the sport and some MMA events were running illegally, long before Heit and co-owner Darren Owen started the AFC. “Back in the 90s, we were in the ring in Surrey when there was a raid; 30 RCMP officers came in. I guess it wasn’t licensed,” Heit recalls. “Alessio was fighting and I was in his corner. I threw a hat and a sweater on him and we made it out of there.” By 1999 the two went their separate ways. Heit moved to Los Angeles in 1999 to pursue pro boxing but ended up doing much better as a bodyguard to movie stars such as Drew Barrymore, David Duchovny, Nicholas Cage and music star Robbie Williams. Alessio moved to Victoria to pursue his training with kickboxer Stan Peterec – who now shares his gym space with Island MMA – and pursued pro fighting. “After day one training with Jason (in 1994), I knew there was something inside of me screaming for that,” said Alessio from Las Vegas. “For some people it’s like touching that bad drug, something they keep chasing, and I’ve kept chasing it. “And now I’m back for my first fight in Victoria in 14 years.” Starting in 1998, Peterec put together a few modified MMA tournaments which were deemed legal enough for those days, and they became Alessio’s jumping off point. He was 7-3 when he signed on to fight at UFC 26 in June of 2000. At that time, Alessio began making regular stays in California to train at the Lion’s Den with famed UFC veterans Ken and Frank Shamrock, though these days he’s permanently based out of Vegas where he trains with Xtreme Couture, owned by UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. “Alessio is an MMA pioneer. He would say at 15-years-old, ‘I’m
going to fight in the UFC,’” Heit said. Back then, UFC was still on its way to becoming the preeminent MMA organization that it is today. Alessio lost that fight but has stuck around the MMA scene, and has won at various levels. In 2012, he returned to the UFC for the third time and, although he lost his July fight to Shane Roller at UFC 148, he’s a big draw for the AFC next month. “I just love the sport and always saw the potential of it,” Alessio said. “It’s grown so much and the difference now is the average person has accepted it. “It took a long time to happen, especially in the smaller parts of Canada, and that’s part of the reason I struck a deal with AFC, to help it grow.” Alessio has never shied away from fighting in back-to-back dates and, should all go well on Nov. 3, he’s committed to AFC 14, Nov. 23, in Edmonton. “It’s how I like it. You’re in shape, hopefully coming off a nice win, so you feel great and your adrenaline is going, so go make some more money,” Alessio said.
AFC here and there Darren Owen and Jason Heit merged the AFC with similar promotions from Edmonton and Calgary earlier this year. Each of the chapters runs its own events, but also pool their resources for “expansion” shows, like AFC 11: Takeover, which drew about 2,000 people to the Winnipeg Convention Centre last month. AFC 13 will also debut Kendall Grove of Hawaii, winner of UFC’s reality television contest, the Ultimate Fighter 3, in 2006. Locals entering the cage on Nov. 3 include Triston Connelly and Dillon Brown of Island MMA in Victoria with Diego Wilson, Ryan Jane and Alexi Argyriou of Zuma in Vic West. Tickets available through aggressionfc.com. sports@vicnews.com
Upcoming rugby internationals to make history in Langford Canada’s first steps to the 2015 Rugby World Cup are underway on Friday. The top domestic sides from Canada, U.S.A., Argentina and Uruguay will compete in the round-robin 2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship tournament at Westhills Stadium in Langford. The roster was released last week with two returning members of Canada’s 2011 Rugby World Cup team, prop Hubert Buydens of the
Castaway Wanderers and scrum half Sean White (Oak Bay High) of James Bay Atheltic Association, leading the way. Centre Mike Fuailefau of CW, a St. Michaels University School grad, is the only player to be named to the ARC roster and to the national sevens team headed to Australia for this weekend’s IRB sevens tournament. Fuailefau will miss the Oct. 12 ARC match while in Australia with sevens regulars Phil Mack and Sean Duke of
the UVic Vikes, Thyssen de Goede of James Bay, and captain Nanyak Dala, Chauncey O’Toole and Ciarn Hearn of CW. Local fly halves Connor Braid (Oak Bay High) of James Bay and Pat Kay (Cowichan secondary) of the UVic Vikes will represent Canada’s ARC squad, as will CW scrum half Kyle Armstrong. ARC matches will be streamed online at sportscanada.tv/RugbyCanada. sports@vicnews.com
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■ Saturday, Oct. 20: Uruguay vs. U.S.A. Kick off at 5:30 p.m. Canada vs. Argentina Kick off at 7:30 p.m.
■ Tuesday, Oct. 16: Uruguay vs. Argentina Kick off at 5:30 p.m. Canada vs. U.S.A. at 7:30
■ Tickets available at Rugbycanada.ca, Spank It Sports, 735 Cloverdale Ave., and Langford City
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Winning Royals can benefit from NHL lockout good hockey thing going on in Victoria right now. The Victoria Grizzlies are also off to a great start in Colwood. And never overlook the excitement and intimacy of a junior B game. The only team better than the Saanich Braves in the nine-team Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League is the firstplace Victoria Cougars.
Junior hockey teams off to great start in Victoria Travis Paterson News staff
No one in the major junior ranks is banking on it. But even if it’s just a little, the Western Hockey League stands to benefit from the NHL’s greedy antics. Last week the NHL cancelled its October games. The general consensus around the NHL lockout is Canadian junior hockey leagues could see a small rise in attendance, but not enough to warrant extra marketing. “Normally, we compete with Hockey Night in Canada on Saturdays, so that’s not happening,” said Victoria Royals owner Graham Lee at the start of the WHL season. “If the fans come out because we’re winning that’s great, if they come out because there’s no NHL, I guess that will be a benefit for us too. I’m more concerned with building a winning environment for the team,” Lee said. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, however, the Vancouver Giants grew their following immensely in Metro Vancouver. That year the Giants climbed out of their expansion cradle and began the path to back-to-back Memorial Cup visits in 2006 and 2007. And now the Royals look like a team poised to breakout, drawing a small but notable similarity. With the retooled leadership core of head coach Dave Lowry and general manager Cam Hope, a crew of talented 18- and 19-year-olds looking to prove themselves,
Hockey night in Victoria The Royals host the Kelowna Rockets Friday (Oct. 12) and Saturday nights, 7:05 p.m. at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The Kerry Park Islanders visit the Cougars tomorrow (Oct. 11), 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt. Friday night the Westshore Wolves visit the Saanich Braves, 6:30 p.m. at Pearkes arena. Shaw TV will air the Royals on Nov. 20, Dec. 5, Jan. 25 and Feb. 15.
Murphy leads Vees into den Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Eight-year-olds Ryan Kuhn and Hailey Lewis gear up to cheer on the Victoria Royals at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. and a bevy of top 15- and 16-year-old prospects yet to contribute, the Royals look like a team on the rise. The Royals won their first three games and are turning fans into believers with wins like last week’s come-from-behind victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers. Alex Gogolev scored to tie the game with a minute remaining and Brett Cote scored in overtime for the win. It’s still early, but that’s the kind of stuff winning teams do. It’s also the kind of stuff that draws on-the-
fence hockey fans, and displaced Canucks’ fans, off of their couches and into the local arena. Sportsnet and Shaw television have both said they will explore added coverage of WHL games, should the NHL lockout continue. The added games won’t air until at least November, however, and it’s likely only a few of them, if any, will be Royals’ games. This month is a chance for displaced hockey fans to get some live hockey and popcorn. And the Royals aren’t the only
Spectrum Community school graduate Wade Murphy and the RBC Cup national champion Penticton Vees visit the Victoria Grizzlies on Friday (Oct. 12). Murphy, who turns 19 on Oct. 22, was traded from the Grizzlies to the Vees last year and is in the top-10 in scoring in the BCHL. He’s committed to the North Dakota Fighting Sioux for 2013 and attended NHL prospect camp for the Calgary Flames this summer. Vees goalie Chad Katunar is also from Victoria, and started the season with seven straight wins. The Grizzlies host the Vees, 7:15 p.m Friday night and Alberni Valley Bulldogs, 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Bear Mountain Arena. sports@vicnews.com
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HELP WANTED
TRAVEL VISITING ARIZONA for the Winter? Meridian RV Resort. Good Sam-Trailer Life Top 100 RV Resorts in America. Check us out at: www.meridianrvresort.com or call 866-770-0080.
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Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: ďŹ sh@blackpress.ca EARN EXTRA cash! - P/T, F/T Immediate Openings For Men & Women. Easy Computer Work, Other Positions Are Available. Can Be Done From Home. No Experience Needed. www.HWC-BC.com
TWO FULL time position available immediately for Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealership in Salmon Arm, BC. “Dispatch /coordinatorâ€?-Applicant must possess automotive mechanical knowledge-strong work ethic, organizational skills and can multi task. “Journeyman Technicianâ€? -Applicant must have good attitude, quality workmanship. Both applicants must be able to produce in a fast paced environment. Excellent wage and beneďŹ t package. Please send resume: pat@brabymotors.com PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT
M’AKOLA Group of Societies Seeking Director of Operations for Victoria. Visit makola.bc.ca
TRADES, TECHNICAL RED SEAL Heat & Frost insulator. Steady work in the Victoria area, union wages & beneďŹ ts. $28.65/hr. + H&W and pension. 1-800-663-2738. Email: nmunro@insulators118.org
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NORTHERN ALBERTA clearing contractor seeks experienced Buncher and Skidder Operators for work in Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided; Michelle@CommandEquipment. com. Fax 780-488-3002.
BUSY Lower Mainland tire shop is looking for an Experienced Service Truck Tire Technician. Your own Service Truck is preferable but not necessary. Top Wages Paid. Please send inquiries to tireshop1234@hotmail.com
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RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture-Baby+Family Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. Call 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
PIANO LESSONS by experienced Teacher, RCM trained. Colwood/Metchosin area (all ages welcome). 250-391-7915
HEALTH PRODUCTS An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.
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EDUCATION/TUTORING TUTORING SERVICE in your home. CertiďŹ ed teachers, any grade, any subject. email: schooliseasyvic@gmail.com or call (250)483-5496. or go to www.schooliseasy.com/Victoria
FINANCIAL SERVICES
BUILDING SUPPLIES METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.
FREE ITEMS FREE: LARGE overstuffed Sofa, dark green, full size. Call (250)656-1056. FREE QUEEN bed, frame, box spring, mattress. Cordova Bay area. Call (250)477-3147.
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ELECTRONIC SCOOTER Shop Rider Voyager 778S. Used indoors except for 3 trips outside. Exc. cond., $1200 obo. Call (250)472-1361.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division. YAMAHA KAYAK roof racks, 2 locking bars, 1 side has 2 cradles, 2nd side has a Hullavator unit, drops to waste level. Seldom used, paid over $1200, asking $500 ďŹ rm. Please email: keebird@shaw.ca
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
8 SPIDER plants in pots, $4/ea. 8 Geraniums plants in pots, $4/ea. 250-652-4199. ADJUSTABLE ELECTRIC single bed w/ Certa mattress, incls bedding, $75 obo. Call (250)475-6627. AM/FM RADIO, CD, cassette player $10 obo. High quality Crystal stemware assort, $20 (778)440-3084.
LAKEFRONT PROPERTYDesirable location in Sooke, $575,000. View by appt. (250)658-9133.
Antique Kneeling prayer bench 2 compartments, great cond. $60 obo. (250)656-2477 RED RECLINER rocker, excellent cond, ultra suede type fabric, $99. 778-433-2855. DROWNING IN debts? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500 GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161. M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.
FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, ďŹ r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ďŹ rewood producer offers ďŹ rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
FURNITURE NEED TO OutďŹ t An OfďŹ ce? Executive Chair, desk, bookcase, 2 client chairs. Call (250)652-0793.
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SOOKE RANCHER Beautiful, immaculate, 1,649 sq ft executive rancher located in Whiffen Spit Estates, Sooke, BC. 10,000+ sq ft lot. Asking price $429,900. 250-686-5372
HOUSES FOR SALE $399,000. Next to VGH, 2 bdrm + 3rd or ofďŹ ce, 2 lvl, end unit, windows on 3 sides. Large family room, 2 ďŹ replaces, pet allowed. 71-14 Erskine Ln., Tel: 250-478-0269. Open House, 2PM-4PM, Sat & Sun. www.Comfree.com/367097 FOR SALE BY OWNER. #30 Lekwammen Drive. 55+ complex. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, den, family room, dbl. garage. LP $319,900. Irma (250)477-4117
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BUY LAND in Belize - English Commonwealth country in Central America. Caribbean Jungle lots - 3 miles from sea Starting at $11,000. All types available. For information call Patrick Snyder 778-403-1365.
COLWOOD, UNFURN’D room available, incls all utils, $450. (Avail immed). 250-858-6930.
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!
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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS URGENT SALE! Immaculate double-wide Lannon Creek $118,000 250-642-5707
RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO NEW WESTHILLS 1 bdrm suite- very private, sep entrance, beautiful view over the lake, patio for your barbecue, W/D, F/S, storage shed, close to all amentieties. NS/NP. $925 inclds utils, cable, internet, phone. Avail Oct 15. Call (778)433-1767. SOOKE: TOP floor corner, ocean front 2 bdrm condo. Fresh paint, clean, new kitchen floor. $995. Call Cornelia 250-391-8484. WESTHILLS: NEW 1 bdrm apt. $950+ util’s. Close all amens. W/D. NS/NP. Avail. Nov. 1st. Call 250-477-5610 or email scottman12@shaw.ca
COTTAGES REAL ESTATE SERVICES RIVERFRONT RESORT, Southern BC. Lots available as low as $61,900. Year round park, indoor pool & spa. Low maintenance fees. Inquiries: Jan 250-499-7887; Caroline 250-499-4233; www.riversidervparkresort.com
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DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood floors, acreage, skylights $950 mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.
1984 380 SE Mercedes, 126. Daily driver, gold with sunroof. Leather interior, no rust. $1800. obo. (250)595-7573.
VICTORIA HOUSING. $475$575 all incl, suits working/students, disability. 778-977-8288
2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
SUITES, LOWER DEEP COVE lrg 1 bdrm, acreage, hot tub. W/D, cat ok, N/S. $850+ util. 250-656-1312 FLORENCE LAKE, 2 yr old 1 bdrm ground level suite, large mudroom, F/S, W/D, & micro. 2 private entrances w/ sunroom & patio on 1 acre prop. Utils incl. N/S, small pet ok, $950. Oct. 15. 250-391-1967. LANGFORD- BRIGHT, new 1 bdrm. Lvl entry. W/D, NS/NP. $825. incl. utils (250)220-8750 Sidney Waterfront- furnished 1 bdrm. $1000 inclusive. Refs. NP/NS. Call (250)656-4003. UVIC/CAMOSUN area, 2 bdrm, priv ent, N/P, N/S, $900. Avail immed. (250)477-6652.
$50-$1000 CASH For scrap vehicle FREE Tow away DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
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TOWNHOUSES SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.
TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING
AUTO SERVICES BUY A car with Bad Credit! $0 Down, 24 Hour Approvals, Low Payments, No Credit OK. Approval Hotline Call 1-888222-0663 or Apply Online at www.CanadaDrives.ca $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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SIDNEY EXECUTIVE suite. near ocean & town. $1295. Short/ long term.250-656-8080
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HOMES FOR RENT
Call us first & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles. Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!
CENTRAL PARK area, 3-4 bdrm home, full bsmt, W/D incl’d, $1450. 250-479-6569.
1982 HYBRID Westphalia. Can run on diesel or veggie oil. 1.9l 1996 Jetta engine. $12K. Serious enquiries only. Nanaimo (250)591-3711.
‘99 SUNFIRE, Painted & inspected, $2500. 778-425-3604 250-532-0751
SPORTS & IMPORTS 1981 MERCEDES 300SD Turbo Diesel for sale. 281,000 KMS, (Champagne colour) in fair condition, asking $3000. Maintenance log available. Call 250-885-9010.
2005 TIFFIN Allegro bus 21,500 miles, 400 Cummins diesel, 6 speed Allison transmission, Freightliner Chassis, 3 slides, solar panels, star choice satellite, 7500 Onan generator, fully loaded, immaculate. $129,500. Small trades considered. Call 250656-5875 or 250-889-3042.
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES “2004 RAV4 4WD”- $13,500 firm. 4 cyl, auto, silver, Michelins, 120,000 km,Victoria only vehicle. Complete maintenance history. Lady-driven, no accidents, excellent condition, keyless entry. Model Recommended In Top 10 by Consumer Reports. (250)479-5545.
VEHICLES WANTED WE BUY All Cars! Not, we will Cars/Trucks/Vans. Car today with Phone call to: 8647.
TRUCKS & VANS
Running or buy it! Sell Any One Free 1-800-551-
1995 PLYMOUTH Voyager Van, 7 seater, 1 family owned, well maintained, woman driven, low mileage (164,000 KMS). Asking $2900. Call (250)477-4256.
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DENIED CANADA Pension plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca
PRIVATE HOUSEKEEPER. Has available openings. Exc ref’s. $25/hr. 778-433-4340.
AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525.
J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677.
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BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.
Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File
TAX 250-477-4601 CLEAN-UP SPECIALIST! Is your record-keeping piling up on you? Don’t have the time or enthusiasm to keep-up to date? Let me help- I am a qualified accountant with reasonable rates for “clean-up”, organization, data processing and other on going accounting services. Call Frances at (250)642-7700.
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.
CARPET INSTALLATION MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278
COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.
CONCRETE & PLACING ALL TYPES of Concrete & Carpentry work specializing in all types of retaining walls, large or small. IKON Construction since 1980. Call 250-4782898 or 250-880-0928.
CONTRACTORS
250-361-6193 QUALITY Electric. New homes, renos. No job too sm. Seniors disc. #22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.
FENCING
(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard a mess? Fall pruning & clean-up. Blackberry & ivy rmvl, weed control. 24yrs exp.
ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualified, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com
FURNITURE REFINISHING
AURICLE BSC. 250-882-3129 Fall clean up, Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
Clean-Ups, Pruning, Renovating older gardens, Horticulturist
778-678-2524
GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.
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GREAT RATES! Guar. cleaning since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. (250)385-5869
MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offices. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877
NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.
FALL CLEANUP special: $18/hr. Weeding, Pruning, etc: Free est’s. Steve 250-727-0481
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JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.
CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com JOHN’S STONEWORK. Free estimates. Over 30 years experience. (250)595-6099. ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Fully insured. Estimates. Call 250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
DEMOSS Dr. $499 per/roof. 2 years warranty. We also install new roofs? Call 250-589-4998
BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245. SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Call Fred, 250-888-5345.
PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
HOME IMPROVEMENTS HAULING AND SALVAGE
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 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. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, Guards, windows, powerwashing, roof de-moss, repairs. Insured. Call (250)507-6543. 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.
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.
MOVING & STORAGE
EWING’S MOVING & Hauling. 1 men & truck. $60/hr. Call Dave at 250-857-2864. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. ✭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.
RENOS BY Don, 25 yrs exp. New, renos, repairs, decks, fencing, bathrooms, kitchens. Senior discounts. Licensed, Insured, WCB, 250-588-1545.
INSULATION MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278
ACROSS 1. Scallywag 6. Part of actomyosin 11. Dr. Ross on “ER” 14. Shaft horsepower (abbr.) 15. Nerd 16. Mama 18. Nonreligious person 21. Talk (Olde English) 23. 19th C. couples dance 25. Carried out systematically 26. Heroic tales 28. Fawning in attitude or behavior 29. Ardent followers 31. Personal computer 33. Household god (Roman) 34. M.D. designation 35. Exterior faces of an object 38. More leprose 40. Orchis mascula
Today’s
PLUMBING
STUCCO/SIDING
EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.
PAINTING
PRESSURE WASHING
NORM’S PAINTING- Reasonable, Reliable. References. 25 yrs exp. 250-478-0347.
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.
WINDOW CLEANING
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
PLASTERING
GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB. WINDOW & Gutter Cleaning, minor repairs. Comm/Res. Insured, free est. (250)881-3684
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Sudoku
44. Pallidly 45. Mama partners 47. Organisms of the same ancestor 48. Removed a fish skeleton 50. Direct toward a target 51. Famous chair designer 56. Old world, new 57. Did the job 62. Move sideways 63. Incontrovertible truths
36. Slightly insane 37. Not happy 38. Prevents harm to creatures 39. Civil and religious muslim leader 41. Scientific workplace 42. Yeddo 43. Flat sections of a door 46. Sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons 49. White House city 51. Snakelike fish 52. Sweet fruit juice beverage 53. Metric ton 54. Extremely high frequency 55. A very large body of water 58. Chinese distance measure 59. Initials of “Titanic” star 60. Prior to AD 61. Exclamation “I’ve got __!”
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
Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
Today’s Solution
DOWN 1. Reddish browns 2. 38th state (abbr.) 3. Atomic # 18 4. Million gallons per day (abbr.) 9. Not out 5. Long bench with back 10. Greek goddess of vengeance 6. Brew 11. Albanian dialect 7. Stocky short-legged harness horse 12. Atomic # 58 8. Toward 13. A bumpkin 14. 40th state (abbr.) Answers 17. Person born in Media 19. Patti Hearst’s captors 20. Clothe 21. Small torn piece 22. Lays pavement 24. Hip living quarters 25. A kept animal 27. Scad genus 28. Skin lesions 30. Holiday (informal) 31. Whined 32. Co-founder of The Cleveland Clinic 35. Highly seasoned dried sausages
MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
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. DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
Crossword
RUBBISH REMOVAL
OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
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Thank you to our United Way of Greater Victoria 2012 Community Campaign Cabinet! They are an amazing group of community leaders who give their time and support to the United Way Community Campaign. John Guthrie Regional Director, Western Canada, CIBC
Ingrid Jarisz Realtor, The MastersGroup – Newport Reality Jawl Development Corporation
Chuck Rowe Retired Corporate Director, Wellness and Safety, VIHA
Greg Conner Vice President, Human Resources, League Financial Partners
Jim Schneider General Manager, Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Bruce Carter CEO, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Steve Chubby Senior Manager, Retail Operations, Island Savings Credit Union
Bruce Williams Manager, Community Relations, CTV Vancouver Island
Bill Murphy-Dyson Lawyer, Cox Taylor
Dave Wheaton President, Wheaton Chevrolet Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd
Sonya Strong VP, Public Sector BC, Sierra Systems
Kami Ramcharan Director General, Canadian Forest Service – Pacific Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada Vicki Laidlaw Base Campaign Coordinator, Department of National Defence
Wendy Magahay Coordinator Contract Training, Camosun College Allan Cahoon President and Vice-Chancellor, Royal Roads University
Kathy Stinson Executive Director, Victoria Cool Aid Society Jim & Bonnie Peacock Retired Realtors Mike Eso President, Victoria Labour Council Rebecca Grant Associate Professor, University of Victoria Chris Coleman Councillor, City of Victoria
Sharon Tiffin/News staff
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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Celebrating our new FULL SERVICE RV CENTRE FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY OCTOBER 12, 13, & 14 2012 LIGHT WEIGHT
ISLAND KITCHEN
2013 299 COUGAR HIGH COUNTRY FIFTH WHEEL List Price $49,900.
2013 3582 MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL List Price $72,900.
GRAND OPENING PRICE $41,900
GRAND OPENING PRICE $63,900 AS LOW AS
$478.00
AS LOW AS
PER MONTH OAC
20% OFF
ONE ONLY!
ALL PARTS & ACCESSORIES
2012 3400 MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL List Price $72,900.
GRANDAS OPENING PRICEPER$59,900 LOW AS
$448.19
MONTH OAC
(excluding batteries) 5 SLIDES
GREAT FLOOR PLAN
$492.90
PER MONTH OAC
AS LOW AS
00
100
$522.70
PER MONTH OAC
GRAND OPENING PRICE $19,900 AS LOW AS
2013 331 COUGAR FIFTH WHEEL List Price $48,900.
GRAND OPENING Price $41,900 AS LOW AS
Donation to SPCA
$170.08
PER MONTH OAC
$314.06
2013 28BHS HIDEOUT TRAILER LIST PRICE $26,900.
GRAND OPENING PRICE $23,900 AS LOW AS
NEW FLOOR PLAN
ALL NEW AND USED INVENTORY ON SALE!
$
2013 238 PASSPORT TRAVEL TRAILER List Price $22,900.
BUNK MODEL
GRAND OPENING PRICE $69,900
GRAND OPENING PRICE $65,900 AS LOW AS
ULTRA LITE
2013 3750 MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL List Price $82,900.
2013 3700 MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL List Price $76,900.
$314.06
PER MONTH OAC
PER MONTH
$198.57
PER MONTH OAC
FACTORY REPS ON SITE DOOR PRIZES
OAC
FOR EVERY NEW OR USED UNIT SOLD DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - GOLDSTREAM
NEWS GAZETTE
You’ll feel like family! C O U N T R Y V A L U E
CHINESE
Oriental Sun Mandarins
FIRST OF THE SEASON
1
Broccoli Crowns 5 Lb Box
97¢
Whole Pork Shoulder Blade Roast
Just Juice Blueberry, Pomegranate, Cranberry
$ 47
4
Lb 3.68 Kg
Ketchup HUGE SAVINGS!
Maple Lodge Chicken Breast Roast Plain or Smoked
in select Saanich News, Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette & Peninsula News Review
946 mL
HEINZ
Limit 2
IN THE DELI
FLYER EVERY FRIDAY
Lb 2.14 Kg
KNUDSEN
$ 67
Watch for our
600 g
CALIFORNIA
FRESH CANADIAN
1
Multigrain Multi l igra aiin Bread
$ 97
$ 97
4
IN OUR BAKERY AKERY
$ 97
2
1L
Limit 2
UNCLE LUCS
Organic Pure Maple Syrup #2 Amber
¢
97
100 g
Regular Price: $2.39 100 g
$ 77 500 mL
7
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Specials in effect Wednesday October 10th- Saturday October 13th, 2012
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Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only.