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hree long-term Oak Bay police officers are hanging up their hats, while three new members come in to replace them. After 28 years with the department, and five years with the RCMP before that, Sgt. Don Symes is retiring from the force. Symes filled a variety of roles during his career, including working in the detectives office and on patrol. “He was well-respected within the department and the community,” said Chief Const. Mark Fisher. Also calling it a day after long careers are Const. Bill Bellwood and Const. Art Goodwin, who started their careers together and will now be finishing their careers together. Bellwood has already retired, while Goodwin will be saying goodbye toward the end of June. Bellwood and Goodwin went through RCMP training together in the early 1970s. Their respective careers took them in different directions,

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New Oak Bay Police constables Alex Omoding, left, and Brian Lucas at the station in Oak Bay.

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Firefighters aim to replace failing bus for Oak Bay High Natalie North News staff

While the Ministry of Education announced plans to build a new $50-million state-of-the-art school and Neighbourhood Learning Centre at Oak Bay High in 2011, the province overlooked one key element of school life that needs updating: its 17-year-old bus. The 24-person chariot has carried students to music events and athletics championships locally and provincially since it was purchased in 1997 with benefactor funds, but now the some $7,000 annually in repairs has begun to outweigh the cost of purchasing a new bus, despite its hefty price tag of about $90,000. Like other high schools in urban districts where regular bus service isn’t offered, schools within the Greater Victoria School District are left to fundraise the cost of extra-curricular activities on their own – including purchasing school buses. “Everyone’s after more money,” said Keith Butler, vice-principal of Oak Bay High and former coach at the school. “In some ways our district does more to support our coaches than a lot of districts do, but if we want a bus to help our coaches out and make our program run, it is (the athletics department’s) responsibility to do it.” The District has allotted $28,000 toward secondary school athletics – $4,000 per school – and pays $50,000 annually to the Lower Vancouver Island Secondary School Athletics Association, which helps offset costs of participation in provincial and national championships. It simply does not have the funds available to purchase $90,000 vehicles. Enter the Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation. The firefighters have long backed

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Members of the Oak Bay High track teams join Oak Bay firefighters Riley Ireland, left, and Greg Swan, second from right, as well as former Oak Bay High coach Don Horwood around the school’s 17-year-old bus they hope to replace. greater way, and the students and parents students through their annual Christmas of those schools.” tree chipping event to raise bursary funds. The gala is set for June 7 at Victoria This spring they’ll show off the formal Golf Club and includes a prime rib dinner, manifestation of their support with the auction and words from official launch of their Don Horwood, a coach at newly registered charity “If you’re playing Oak Bay High from 1969during a gala evening to sports and getting 78, former head coach at buy the school a new bus. “It’s in pretty sad shape opportunities to travel and the University of Alberta and three-time recipient from a safety standpoint,” play other teams, there’s a of the Canadian Intersaid foundation University Sport coach of spokesperson and former value in that for the kids.” the year award. Tickets to Oak Bay student Greg - Dave Thomson the event come in at $200 Swan, of the school’s bus. The Charitable Foundation also supports each or $350 per couple and include wine and a tax receipt. Mustard Seed, C-FAX Santas Anonymous “The ultimate goal is $90,000. It’s a little and the Terry Fox Foundation. lofty in one night,” Swan admitted. “But community-wise,” Swan added, The concept of booster club funding “we’re looking to support the schools in a

isn’t a new one, Butler said, adding that he hopes the community will come out and support the community event, regardless of any political reasons for underfunding. “If you’re playing sports and getting opportunities to travel and play other teams, there’s a value in that for the kids,” said Dave Thomson, Oak Bay High principal. “You’ve gotta figure out a way to pay for it.” “This is not something that every school has and we know it’s a big part of our support mechanism,” Butler said. “For team-building, it’s the best way to travel because you have everyone together.” To purchase gala tickets, or to learn more about the Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation, visit oakbayfirefighters.com. nnorth@saanichnews.com

Plans underway to rebuild St. Michaels Junior School Victoria Avenue building stands to be levelled in favour of new digs Natalie North News staff

Renovations have been a long time coming at St. Michaels University’s Junior School, but the end is near for staff and students working in the dated space, which school officials say is not fit to the demands of

today’s model of collaborative education. The 1959 building was last updated in 1997 and the independent school says a longoverdue facelift is in order – most likely in the form of a complete tear-down and new building construction. “Because it’s a 1950s building, it doesn’t really suit the kind of education we’re trying to give our kids these days,” said Laura Authier, director of marketing and communications for St. Michaels University School. “The issues we’re dealing with are primarily

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around space.” The smaller classrooms aren’t conducive to the 21st century learning, now mandated by the province, she added, noting poor lighting and a lack of meeting space also came into play. In January the school hosted a group of community members who voiced their concerns – mostly of parking, traffic and view – associated with the upcoming construction. “So far (the neighbours) have been really willing to work with us,” she said. “We’ve found the process really positive so far.”

St. Michaels hosts its second opportunity for the community to offer feedback during a community open house on May 27. “It’s a long-term process and we know it’s about a year and a half, at least, before any construction can begin. There are a lot of steps to go through and we want to make sure we do this properly.” School officials hope to have the master plan completed within the next six months, though no hard deadline has been set. Without a design, the project is also void of a budget at this

point. There will likely be one last opportunity for the public to provide input, when the master plan is complete, before St. Michaels brings a proposal to Oak Bay council. “We want to make sure that we address all of the issues that come up from the community as we go, so we can factor them in to our final plan,” Authier added. Elements of possible design features will be revealed at the open house, which runs from 3:30 to 7 p.m. May 27 at St. Michaels Junior School, 820 Victoria Ave. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Two apartment complexes with coin-operated machines in common laundry rooms were compromised and coins stolen May 13. Police received calls of one theft at an apartment complex in the 2200-block of Bowker Ave. and the other in the 2100-block of Haultain St.

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A new driver learned the limits of his novice driver’s licence restrictions on May 15. Police spotted the 23-year-old Oak Bay man backing up into the intersection of Foul Bay Road and McNeill Avenue just before midnight. The driver had alcohol in his blood, a restriction of the novice licence, in addition to having failed to display his novice driver sign. He received a 12-hour driving prohibition and had his vehicle towed.

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Sony Vaio laptop computer with a Japanese keyboard, as well as a camera and cell phone were stolen. Saanich forensic identification section recovered fingerprints, footwear and DNA evidence. May 17: Concession booth at Fireman’s Park. A small amount of cash from the float was stolen. May 18: 100-block of Foul Bay Rd. Approximately $600 worth of items were stolen from an apartment complex storage compound. May 19: 3100-block of Beach Dr. A residence was entered via an unlocked rear door. The file is still under investigation.

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ictoria has come a long way from the days of big drafty homes with thin single-pane windows, no insulation in the walls and heated by large inefficient furnaces. These days new homes come with lowflush toilets and double panes, energy efficient appliances and better overall construction to keep indoor environments comfortable for as low a cost as possible. In reality, this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of home energy efficiency. Heating through oil or natural gas or electric isn’t getting cheaper and huge strides can still be made in terms of “normal” efficiency for the average home. Provincial and federal governments need to fund continuous and much more aggressive incentive programs to actually make a dent in terms of energy savings for homeowners. Successful provincial subsidy programs such as LiveSmart B.C., according to its website, invested $110 million into home energy upgrades and has helped homeowners cut their heating bills from 15 to 28 per cent. Despite this, LiveSmart ended on March 31 this year (FortisBC and BC Hydro have extended aspects of the program for another year). Programs to improve homes shouldn’t be a passing fad – it’s one of the most direct ways governments can help its residents save money. From the passive home recently built in Saanich that will likely have a heating bill 90 per cent less than an equivalent conventional home, its clear that there is a lot of room for improvement in home design, and for a price that demands a little more up front in return for utility bill savings each month. The Eco-Sense house in Highlands too – a house made of cob, that generates its own power from photovoltaics and solar panels, and recycles its grey water and wastewater – demonstrates that homes don’t have to be outrageously wasteful and damaging entities on the landscape. B.C. is looking to upgrade its building code for better minimum efficiency standards. This can’t come quick enough. The technology to build affordable, highly energy efficient homes is here. Developers need to provide it, and home buyers need to demand it. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The OAK BAY NEWS is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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our uniformed officers in all Saanich ommunity policing is a conschools. This has a great payback, cept that you may often hear but usually in the long term. myself and others speak of – Students in the early but just what exactly is it? grades are learning Years ago, community they can interact with policing meant opening the police and in senior neighbourhood police stagrades, the two-way tions – and this was done communication is valuby the City of Victoria. able but hopefully never They staffed them mostly needed in terms of law with volunteers and they enforcement. have all since closed. Another is the commitSaanich police started ment to crime prevention literally placing tables at programs. Block Watch the entrance to shopping malls with staff at hand to Frank Leonard programs for houses, multi-family dwellings interact with citizens – but Guest column and businesses are when our uniformed offilabour intensive yet procers started referring to themselves as ‘Wal-Mart greeters,’ it vide thousands eyes and ears for our department. These programs was time to move on. should not be taken for granted Today it is a key policy within though. When budgets are tight, Saanich police’s strategic plan – so these programs are the first to be we better know what it is. Our misconsidered for cuts – and some sion is to provide quality service municipal police departments by working with the community to have cut back on school liaison for keep Saanich safe. example. Yet I think you’d be hard-pressed Community policing also has to to define it by anything physical. be backed up by operational poliInstead I see it as an attitude. Our cies. None are as significant as our officers need to interact more with “no call too small” theme. This is the “good guys” than the “bad guys.” Community members are our mocked by other departments, but we believe that you can’t tell partners in reducing crime and we community members that they need to work with them. Our staff are your partners, but then simply needs to reach out through orgatake names and numbers over the nized programs like Block Watch but also need to reach out to every- phone. Examples are false alarms, day citizens every day. Officers noisy house parties and break and need to be approachable but also enters. We respond to these types need to be outgoing. of calls while other departments There are some key measures of don’t. Admittedly, we don’t always a police department’s commitment respond right away because there to community policing. You’ll find

may be higher priority calls but we do believe that we can’t ask you to be our partner in crime and then not have the time to attend to your home when trouble occurs. Community policing does not mean everything is dealt with locally though. There are several support and specialized services that are integrated with other municipal departments and the RCMP, such as dispatch, the emergency response team and detective units. These are effective and valuable so I’m proud to say Saanich is now a member of all integrated units. All of this comes at a price. It would indeed be cheaper to eliminate our “no call too small” policy. And like some of our neighbours, we could reduce costs from withdrawing from some of the integrated police units. Yet we believe that public safety is a priority and that we can keep Saanich safe by providing the best of both worlds: excellent quality community policing backed up by integrated regional units for specialized and support services. So what do you think? Are you willing to pay for the cost of this community policing model? Would you be willing to give up our “no call too small” policy? Do you support paying more to join integrated units within the region? We’d welcome your feedback. Comment on the Saanich News website or on Twitter @frank_leonard with the hashtag #mayorsview. Frank Leonard is the mayor of Saanich.

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Self-righteous NDP lost election on their own Re: Electors in B.C. fooled by Liberals (Letters, May 17) I suggest that it is the lack of comprehension of the real reason for the NDP failure and non mea culpa attitudes of the likes of Mr. Perkins that may well keep the NDP out of office for some considerable time. The election was lost by the NDP, rather than won by the Liberals. Simply put, the majority

of the electorate had three main issues the NDP inadequately addressed. The first, second and third were concern about the economy. With the current world financial uncertainty, it is natural that thoughtful voters would be uneasy with a party which has traditionally focused on redistribution of wealth, rather than creation of wealth. The

NDP put forward an election platform which called for spending on a plethora of social programs before knowing if they were affordable or how they could be financed, other than simply by increasing taxes to corporations and the rich. I would also suggest that the NDP’s self-righteous view, that all of B.C. is against oil pipelines and more tankers in the straits of

Juan de Fuca, is off the mark and cost them crucial votes. It would be wonderful to have a government that would simultaneously champion economic growth and have rewards shared more equitably; one that increased spending on social programs and education, commensurate with financial resources, and reviewed key environmental issues with the

objective rationale of risk versus economic benefit, rather than driven by political dogma. Alas, I fear that neither of the two main parties in B.C. have the will or the ability to deliver what may be viewed as a utopian wish. Oh, for a middle of the road party for middle of the road voters. Hope springs eternal. James McMillan Victoria

Readers respond: Election time columnist, sewage plant, native place names, parking beef Better background check was needed Re: Poor choice for B.C. pre-election piece (Letters, May 17) I found John Palmer’s letter interesting. I, too, thought that the preelection article by Gwyn Morgan (Think hard about B.C.’s future before voting May 14; Opinion, May 10) sounded like a Liberal advertisement. Now we learn more about the elusive Mr. Morgan. He is on the board of the Fraser Institute, but more importantly he recently retired as board chairman of SNC Lavelin, which is presently involved in court proceedings. Black Press rightfully highlighted Mr. Palmer’s letter, which told us of this behaviour, but it would have been better if Black Press had done proper background checks on Mr. Morgan prior to the election, not after. Ginny Gareau Victoria

No sewage plant in my backyard Re: Don’t pass sewage buck (Our View, May 15) I have a suggestion for

anyone who would suggest that locating a biosolids treatment facility on Viewfield Road is “probably the best of a hard situation:” Let’s build this facility right next to your house, and less than two blocks from where your children go to school. Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins’ suggestion of a site on Burnside Road farmland may not be an ideal option. But let’s be clear about two things: Locating this facility on Viewfield Road is completely inappropriate, and it is totally unacceptable to those who live, work and attend school in the communities surrounding this site. Jeff Lukovich Esquimalt

Native place names need verification Re: First Nations to reclaim name of Mount Doug (News, May 17) I am in favour of restoring aboriginal placenames. Ethnographer Wilson Duff also had an interest in seeing them preserved, and devoted much of his career to ensuring these traditional designations not be lost.

Parking lot mishap produces a beef A beef to the person who scraped the back bumper of our black truck between 12:15 and 1:15 p.m. in the Sidney Thrifty Foods parking lot on May 20. The least you could have done was leave a note with your phone number or say you were sorry. Elizabeth Favelle Victoria

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Tsawout First Nation chief Eric Pelkey, shown here atop Mount Douglas, hopes to see the rocky outcropping renamed Pkols, its traditional First Nations name. One reader agrees with the idea of restoring aboriginal names to local landmarks. He regarded his native informants as friends, and believed that documenting pre-colonial place names could help B.C.’s First Nations establish aboriginal title. In the 1960s, Duff consulted three Songhees elders who volunteered information about a site called Pkaals or Pkols. Two of them told Duff it was “the name of Mount Tolmie,” while the third

said it referred to a “beach outside Cadboro Bay.” I respect the efforts to restore the name Pkols, but would like to know to which place does it refer: Mount Douglas, Mount Tolmie, a beach near Cadboro Bay, all three? I question the likelihood that Gov. James Douglas and his clerks embarked on a day’s ride through the bush and up a mountain (which had no road to

its peak in 1852) to sign a treaty, when he could have the signatories visit him at Fort Victoria, as others had done, and where they frequently came to trade. I understand this contradicts oral history, but no other sources suggest that Douglas (or any colonial officer) would have been so accommodating. K. Dussault Saanich

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If you asked Mike Stevens where the heart of the country resides, he’d say, the North – where the struggles of some of our most vulnerable aren’t so different from those closer to the 49th parallel. Canadian harmonica virtuoso, Stevens, has taken time away from his own charity, ArtsCan Circle – a group of musicians and artists who travel to remote Canadian Indigenous communities to link creative artists with youth at risk – to come to Victoria for Literacy Victoria’s largest annual fundraiser, the Peter Gzowski Invitational, May 28 at the Belfry. Working with aboriginal youth in remote communities and funding accessible literacy programs for adults share the common bond of empowering the

often most disenfranchised and vulnerable members of society. And Gzowski, Stevens said, is not only the founder of the PGI golf tournament and subsequent fundraisers in support of literacy, but the late CBC broadcaster remains a true legend in the North. “If you go into an arctic community and talk about Gzowski, people really know him,” Stevens said. “He knew that the heart and the soul of the country was out there. He was championing literacy as a way to give these people a voice. … These communities really have something to say to the rest of Canada.” Stevens has recorded nine studio albums and spent the better part of the last 30 years travelling the world with his harmonica. He now splits his time between touring and ArtsCan, which he founded shortly after meeting youth who were solvent sniffing in Goose Bay, Labrador in 1999. Stevens broke into bluegrass circles by criss-crossing the

country, passing the hat, at a time when he was considered a musical outcast for his instrument choice. “Early on bluegrass didn’t want harmonica. Some people are so strict about what they’ll accept into the fold and call ‘real bluegrass,’” he said. “There was mandolin and guitar and acoustic bass, sometimes dobro, but there wasn’t harmonica. I’d face people who turned their backs to me while I played, or retune their instruments, so I couldn’t play with them.” He persevered through the rejection for years before eventually finding acceptance and greatness in the genre. “Every time it happened, I just got more pissed off and I wanted it to work even more.” Now, he has taken the stage at the Grand Ole Opry more than 300 times. Despite a prolific career, the 55-year-old from Brights Grove, Ont. will play Victoria for the first time ever this month. His set list is undetermined, as always, as Stevens doesn’t know from one

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Mike Stevens brings his harmonica playing talents to town to help raise money for Literacy Victoria on May 28. moment to the next quite what he’ll be playing, but he does know a little about who he’ll be playing it with. Russell deCarle of Juno award-winning country roots group Prairie Oyster is also on the bill for the evening and they will be performing together. “I’m doing something that I really love and believe in and it’s

absolutely honest for me to do it. There are no smoke and mirrors, no schtick involved. Stevens’ no-holds-barred, impassioned performances have resulted in seven hernias – and zero softening of his style. PLEASE SEE: Literacy, Page A11

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Literacy Victoria welcomes Stevens along with fellow bluegrass, folk and roots performers for their biggest fundraising event of the year. Funds support a variety of workshops and equipment used to teach oft-stigmatized adult learners a range of literacy skills including communications and technology training. “Some people are still quite embarrassed about (seeking literacy training), but a lot of people are saying: ‘OK, enough of this hiding it; time

to get at it,’” said Ruth Derrick, executive director of Literacy Victoria. “It’s great, because the confidence that they instantly receive from achieving the things they thought they’d never achieve – it’s incredible.” Clients often face chronic health or family issues that make it hard for them to complete their education, or are further weighed down by a sense of worthlessness, Derrick said. Her message: “Everyone can learn at any point in their life.” See Stevens, deCarle, Steve Briggs and Denis Keldie, as

well as humourist Arthur Black and host Shelagh Rogers, this Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. at the Belfry for PGI Plays the Belfry (1291 Gladstone Ave.) Tickets are $45 for the show, and include pre-show appetizers, or $100 for the VIP package, which comes with a post-show party with the artists and a $50 tax receipt. Tickets are on sale at the Belfry box office: 250-385-6815 or online at belfry.bc.ca. Since its inception in 1986, the PGI events have raised more than $12.5 million for literacy. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Forty-two-year-old Omoding can identify on several levels with Nanaimo-raised Lucas, who also came to policing after working in hospitality. Lucas, 10 years Omoding’s junior, filled a number of roles on the West Shore over his fiveyear run at the post, including co-ordinating the detachment’s auxiliary constable program and general duty policing. He is also a member of the Vancouver Island Tactical Unit. Lucas, originally from Campbell River, recently purchased a home in Oak Bay with his wife Christie and his two-yearold son Jack. Also new to the Oak Bay department is Eric

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Payne, now finishing up a nine-year stint with the Victoria Police Department, where he worked in patrol division and the integrated mobile crisis response team. Prior to his policing career, Payne worked as a helicopter pilot for 20 years which included flying border patrols in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait in the early 1990s. Growing up in Victoria, Payne would often spend time at his grandparent’s house near Willows Beach, the house Payne now lives in. Payne has also worked with the Oak Bay Volunteer Services since 2003. Payne starts with Oak Bay on June 24. “It’s been good timing and an opportunity to attract some younger members, which is good for us and the community,” Fisher said of the changeover. “They’re a little more junior in service, but come with life experience to the department.” “Coming from Uganda, where police are hated and there’s a lot of corruption, this is a place where if you do the job well, it’s very rewarding,” Omoding said. “I like to see the differences that I make.” editor@oakbaynews.com

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Trevor Tuckwell first came into the 1Up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre as a single dad who wanted to be better at it. He began to volunteer and was so helpful, 1Up soon found him a job. Four years later, he’s one of 1Up’s four full-time staff, and witness to the ever-evolving role of 1Up for single parent families in the region. “I never get bored here. I get to help people, I get to be creative and there’s always something going on,” Tuckwell says.

Even as he spoke, visitors hustled in and out of the 1Up building, a converted heritage house on Gorge Road. New members signed up as others from the community showed up to drop off clothes and toys. There’s an average of 500 visits just to the clothing room each month. “In all, 1Up experiences about 1,500 client contacts per month through visits, courses, counselling and phone contact,” Tuckwell notes. With a steady job and an

11-year-old son happily enrolled at Cedar Hill middle school, Tuckwell is well ingrained in the community, the end goal for all 1,600 members and families the centre helps. “People come without knowing what they need or want, they just come in because life is chaotic,” says Lhinda Achtem, 1Up’s educational programs coordinator. That’s not to say the stereotype 1Up staff feel is often applied to the organization

is true – a belief that moms and dads show up in disrepair, disheveled at their wit’s end. “The reality is we’re constantly reminded how resilient people are, children and parents,” says Cheryl Dyck, the 1Up counsellor. Dyck also co-ordinates the organization’s 65 volunteers. “Parents grappling with challenges are trying to be as graceful as they can, trying to handle things with integrity. It’s a lot of strong people that come in here.”

Administrative co-ordinator Trevor Truckwell first came to 1Up as a single parent before becoming a volunteer, and now an employee. He helps keep track of the 1,500 or so visitor contacts coming through the 1Up centre on Gorge Road. each week. Travis Paterson/News staff

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Pet “sanctuary” A menagerie of pets came and went in the years my daughters were young – but none was quite as memorable as the ■ SUSAN LUNDY pair of cockatiels FEATURE WRITER that swooped into our lives. Their appearance was unexpected given the fact that in 10 years of marriage I had never heard the girls’ father utter a word about the concept of “pet birds.” But one spring morning as the girls and their father chatted, I suddenly picked up on “enthusiasm,” “excitement” and small whooping noises. Derrick had given in to his love of birds and found a pair of cockatiels. Would the girls like new pets? Duh. So they arrived. Nine weeks old. Cute. Quiet. Beloved by children and man, grudgingly accepted by mom as “whatever.” (I had to work a bit with Sierra, however, finally correcting her enough times that she stopped telling people we had new cockroaches.) Danica immediately sat down and read the thick cockatiel handbook from cover to cover. I skimmed through it, my horror mounting at the immensity of caring for birds. The first night, we carefully covered the cage with a towel and said goodnight. “They need a night light,” Danica

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If there was any stereotype consistent with the truth, it’s that the vast majority of single parents in the region are moms, about 80 per cent, estimates executive director Liz Bloomfield, and one in five of those moms are living below the poverty line. Such is the growing demand for food and clothing, an area which 1Up provides some relief with bread and clothing rooms.

“It’s not therapy,” Achtem says. “We work from the inside out to let parents know what’s going on at the deeper level with their child and what the child is going through at the body level. We try to impart on parents that you are the best parent for your child.” Often parents are reassured at how well they’re already doing and are taught strategies which can be applied to their situation. In terms of counselling, it’s I try to normalize the listening and hearing, giving stressed or parents’ situation and isolated and lonely validate what they’re going parents a chance to tell their tale, Dyck through, let them know says. it’s okay to feel the way “I try to normalize the parents’ situation they do.” and validate what they’re going through, let them know it’s okay to feel But the real benefit of 1Up the way they do.” comes from the counselling, 1Up is always in need of up to 10 free sessions with a donations, be it money, clothes certified counsellor, as well or household items for families as the life skills courses 1Up in need. Money and smaller provides. items can be dropped off at the All are targeted at helping centre at 602 Gorge Rd. parents view their situation Visit singleparentvictoria.ca from the inside out through for more information. ● education, support and sports@vicnews.com counselling.

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An association of four Oak Bay community groups is looking forward to the OCP Review and we urge residents to get involved, and in particular, to attend the two open houses May 25 and June 4 and visioning sessions. For specific locations, times and details, please visit the website fobn.org The review process has been developing over the past few months. Serious concerns are becoming more apparent to those who have been closely following the process. These concerns include a lack of transparency in what is being considered at public meetings, very brief minutes that are posted months in arrears, and the appointment of a Vancouver-based consultant. This consultant will lead a series of “visioning workshops” to be attended by invited persons with limited seating for the general public as well as a random survey of 3,600 residents – equal to about 20% of Oak Bay’s population of approximately 19,000. [Note: All residents, including owners and renters, should be included in this survey – not just a select few. Further, as the nominal response rate expected for most surveys/questionnaires is about 20% (or 720 out of 3,600 residents), it is unlikely that such a limited survey would produce either representative or statistically valid results.]

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Lydia is a Grade 12 student at Oak Bay High. She enjoys being involved in the fine arts at her school, such as this year’s musical theatre production “Grease,” as well as the Oak Bay dance and choir programs. Lydia is an avid soccer player with the Bays United soccer club. This year she has ran with Oak Bay High’s cross country team and is currently on the track and field and girls rugby teams. Lydia has enjoyed volunteering with the Step Up Youth Leaders in Training program and her school’s Cops for Cancer campaign. Last year Lydia initiated and led a fundraiser for World Vision. The proceeds helped a young girl gain primary education in a developing country. ●

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May 31- June 2, Oak Bay Tea Party. The 51st iteration of the classic community event comes to Willows Park once again. New this year, the celebration begins on the Friday with five hours on midway rides from 4 to 9 p.m. Highlights include the kick-off parade Saturday morning, a variety of bands, kids’ activities, bathtub race and the ever-popular mayor’s challenge floating teacup race. The Oak Bay Tea Party runs until June 2 at 7 p.m.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS REHABILITATION COUNSELLING: An Introduction Mount Joy College is providing a series of seminars introducing a Christian-based rehabilitation program for drug addicted youth. May 25, June 8, June 22, 9 am to 4 pm. To register call 250-642-2844 or www.mtjoycollege.com. PROFESSIONAL/ MANAGEMENT

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE An Alberta Oilfield Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction (780)723-5051.

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BRENTWOOD BAY: 942 Peggy Anne Crest., May 25, 10-3. Tools, baby items, etc... CADBORO BAY. Sat. May 25, 8am-1pm. Everything must go! 3887 Cadboro Bay Rd. E. SAANICH, Lutheran Church Of The Cross, 3787 Cedar Hill Rd., Sat, May. 25, 9am-12pm. Parking at 3781 Cedar Hill Rd.

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OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday

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Find more details on the Open Houses below in the May 24 - May 30 edition of Real Estate Victoria

306-75 Songhees, $698,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

107-250 Douglas, $231,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291

pg. 10

209-2529 Wark St, $205,000 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

pg. 7

Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Diana Winger, 250-999-3683

pg. 7

pg. 1

Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-818-3216

pg. 2

pg. 11

2941 Cedar Hill Rd, $485,000 Saturday 12-2 Sotheby’s International Don St. Germain, 250 744-7136

pg. 10

pg. 5

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Lisa Redding, 250-384-8124

pg. 10

404-935 Fairfield Rd, $259,900 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

pg. 5

pg. 27

pg. 7

1673 Warren Gardens, $1,099,000 Saturday 1:30-3:30 Pemberton Holmes Eli Mavrikos, 250-384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Colin Gareau, 250-812-3451

Friday 3-5:30, Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty John Byrne, 250-479-3333

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

pg. 5

pg. 10

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Joanne Brodersen, 250-360-6106

pg. 7

2237 Windsor, $749,000 pg. 10

Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Graham Bavington, 250-415-1931

pg. 25

A-1142 Craigflower Rd, $363,888 Saturday 2:30-4 & Sunday 12-1:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 10

404-520 Foster, $218,000 Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Cheryl Curley 250 477-1100

pg. 10

Friday 3:30-5 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

pg. 11

2706 Dorset, $899,800 pg. 10

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd. Patrick Skillings, 250-382-8838

Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250-818-6662

pg. 12

2152 Meadow Vale, $634,900 pg. 12

pg. 6

6-278 Island Hwy, $309,900

1653 Pembroke St.

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

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577

pg. 14

pg. 7

1105-620 Toronto, $349,000

pg. 5

134 Gibraltar Bay, $539,900 pg. 8

Sunday 1-3 Burr Properties Ltd John McMillan, 250 382-8838

pg. 12

pg. 5

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cassie Kangas, 250-477-7291

pg. 7

pg. 13

pg. 15

pg. 5

pg. 14

pg. 10

pg. 13

pg. 9

pg. 7

3972 South Valley, $685,000 pg. 15

101-4394 West Saanich, $349,900 Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100

pg. 10

pg. 3

pg. 6

pg. 13

pg. 17

401-9776 Fourth St, $669,900 Tuesday-Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Ross Shortreed, 250-858-3585

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Paul Hartigan, 250-656-0911

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara, 250-384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Colleen Bonney, 250-656-0911

8410 Alec Rd, $789,000 Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

pg. 16

1016 Clarke Rd, $575,000 Sunday 11-1 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 17

pg. 6

pg. 16

pg. 15

6770 Jedora, $489,500 pg. 18

101-2286 Henry, $229,900 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Karin Batters, 250-656-0911

pg. 16

9694 Seventh, $570,000 pg. 16

pg. 10

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kent Roden, 250-656-0911

pg. 16

8655 Forest Park, $699,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Vern Totten, 250-656-0911

pg. 16

1690 Texada, $1,099,000

104-2550 Bevan, $649,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Steven Klipper, 250-656-0911

pg. 16

9710 Fifth St, $599,500

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Paul Macris, 250-656-0911

pg. 15

Sunday 3-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

Sunday 12-1 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

pg. 15

pg. 14

pg. 16

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ron Bahrey, 250-477-7291

pg. 27

11340 Pachena, $674,900

8723 Cordero Cres, $749,900

3672-1507 Queensbury, $534,900 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frank Chan, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1:30-3:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Henry Van Der Vlugt, 250-477-7291

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Lorne Klipper, 250-656-0911

301-79 Gorge Rd

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-920-6868

pg. 16

8520 Ballenas, $729,000

3926 Jean Pl, $589,000 Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co. Real Estate Ltd. Colin Moorman, 250-383-7100

pg. 16

8930 Tumbo Pl, $1,075,000

102-2360 James White, $234,000

4541 Pheasantwood, $899,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton group West Coast Deborah Kline, 250-661-7680

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Willy Dunford, 250-656-0911

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Josy Widmer, 250-656-0911

9220 East Saanich, $497,000 pg. 13

313-3277 Glasgow Ave, $189,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Debra Bartlett, 250-656-0911

312-9650 First, $439,000

pg. 13

4030/4040 Borden St Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250-658-0967

202-9809 Seaport, $719,000

39-10520 McDonald Pk, $529,000

101 Kiowa Pl, $1,123,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Angele Munro, 250-384-8124

pg. 16

2025 Ardwell, $494,000

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

pg. 1

pg. 24

pg. 14

2867 Murray, $589,888

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353

1279 Tattersall, $685,000

1661 Freeman, $459,000 Saturday 11-1 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

Daily 11-5 Re/Max Camosun Travis Lee, 250-744-3301

pg. 15

201-2278 James White, $339,000

See Ad for Instructions, $215,000

pg. 24

pg. 25

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

117-900 Tolmie, $229,900 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

pg. 17

pg. 5

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kent Roden, 250-656-0911

pg. 1

1620 Mortimer St, $495,000 Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

pg. 24

Daily 11-5 Re/Max Camosun Travis Lee, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

315-1010 Bristol Rd, $249,900 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty David Stevens, 250-477-5353

pg. 16

2329 Oakville, $575,000

115 Hampton, $429,900

pg. 14

6-3968 Cedar Hill, $319,000 Saturday 2:15-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

pg. 14

220-1680 Poplar Ave, $166,900 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Jeff Shorter, 250-384-8124

Saturday 11-1 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250-818-6662

206-150 Gorge Rd. W, $272,900

223-1680 Poplar, $182,900

982 Mckenzie, $299,900 Tuesday-Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353

pg. 24

3316 Quadra St, $292,900 Daily 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jennifer Scheck, 250-477-1100

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

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

See Ad for Instructions, $300,000

pg. 9

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Arlin Baillie, 250 477-7291

218-405 Quebec St, $329,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

948 Mckenzie Ave, $579,000 pg. 10

pg. 6

2094 Ferndale, $769,000

4030/4040 Borden St Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250-658-0967

pg. 14

535 Carnation, $328,888

4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900

Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Zane Willis, 250-479-3333

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

pg. 16

13-10471 Resthaven, $369,950

pg. 6

3338 Wordsworth, $569,000

3963 Juan De Fuca Terr.

204-1715 Richmond, $230,000

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

Saturday 12-2 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 11-1 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250-818-6662

pg. 11

6-330 Waterfront, $599,000

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Deborrah Robertson, 250-592-4422

1023 Decosta, $648,000

304-1618 North Dairy, $329,900

102-640 Montreal St.

Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

pg. 18

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron, 250-656-0911

2428 Mt St Michael, $549,000

1578/1580 Jasmine, $798,000

122-3969 Shelbourne, $249,500

2-1041 Southgate, $429,900

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

2606 Midnight Pl, $648,500

Saturday 2-4 Sutton group West Coast Komal Dodd, 250-479-3333

107-2529 Wark St, $194,000

1501-620 Toronto St

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

Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

804 Beckwith, $529,900

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

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

4096 Dawnview, $599,000

Saturday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

3661 Dartmouth, $529,000

209-2529 Wark St, $205,000

107-2560 Wark St.

Saturday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291

839 Elrick Pl, $949,000

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Tricia Basi, 250-384-8124

pg. 1

4011 Birring, $899,500

121-1680 Poplar, $192,900

1703-1020 View St, $799,000

770 Fisgard St, $589,900

206-399 Tyee Rd, $439,250

Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883

pg. 9

1072 Colville Rd, $509,000 pg. 28

pg. 9

205-2349 James White, $274,900

Saturday - Sunday 1-4 Sotheby’s International James Leblanc, 250-812-7212

2-909 Carolwood, $499,900

Sunday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

11-1880 Chandler, $539,000

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Sandra Kamper, 250-514-1224

pg. 28

4020 Rainbow Hill, $799,000

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dean Innes 250 477-5353

646 Langford St, $560,000

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

3022 Cedar Hill, $342,900 Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910

pg. 20

pg. 10

401-20 Olympia, $289,000

401-649 Bay St, $262,000 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rosa Perez, 250-384-8124

Sunday 2:30 - 4PM Re/Max Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250 478-9600

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

114-1110 Willow St.

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353

409 Chadwick Place, $1,179,900

402-2757 Quadra, $199,900 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Paul Holland, 250-592-4422

Saturday 2-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Daniel Weiss 250 383-1500

104-2608 Prior St, $285,000

3161 Alder St, $535,000 Sunday 1-4 Access Realty Ltd. Dave Vogel, 250-588-8378

pg. 2

275 Plowright, $699,000

523 Michigan, $699,000 Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

15-5187 Cordova Bay, $749,000

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

2700 Herbate, $1,095,000

207-2520 Wark St, $204,000

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas) Saturday - Monday noon - 5 pm Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715

68-14 Erskine, $409,900

207-2529 Wark St, $204,900 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Diana Winger, 250-360-6106

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pg. 16

Saturday 1-3 Burr Properties Ltd John McMillan, 250 382-8838

pg. 15

34-1287 Verdier Ave, $379,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Wendy Herrick, 250-656-0131

pg. 5

OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, May 24, 2013 1145B Verdier, $528,000

Sunday 1:30-3:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Henry Van Der Vlugt, 250-477-7291

410-606 Goldstream, $259,000 pg. 15

pg. 9

pg. 7

pg. 16

pg. 10

Sunday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

706-1400 Lynburne Pl, $254,900 Saturday 10-12 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

711-1400 Lynburne Pl, $467,500 Saturday 10-12 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100

2586 Legacy Ridge, $479,900 Saturday 12:30-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Brad Forrest, 250-508-1973

pg. 19

pg. 18

Saturday & Sunday 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jennifer Scheck, 250-477-1100

404-606 Goldstream, $279,000 pg. 19

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

525 Saltspring View, $589,000 pg. 7

Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-920-6868

pg. 17

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

pg. 19

pg. 17

223-1400 Lynburne Pl, $529,900

2578 Wentwich, $475,000 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

917 Bullen, $419,900 pg. 19

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Jeff Bishop, 250 477-7291

pg. 8

pg. 7

Saturday 12-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Michael Dick, 250-642-6056

3582 Pechanga, $449,000 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

pg. 8

3849 Peache Dr, $492,000

2372 Church Rd, $399,900

202-606 Goldstream, $229,000

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

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

3689 Ridge Pond, $549,900

9-639 Kildew Rd., $334,900

838 Pears Rd., $475,000 pg. 21

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-920-6868

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124

303-608 Fairway Ave, $299,900

658 Rason, $579,900

3766 Duke Rd, $714,000

Saturday 10-12 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

117-643 Granderson, $355,000 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gregg Mah 250 384-8124

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

933 Step Moss Cl, $699,000 pg. 19

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Susanna Crofton, 250-888-6648

368 Selica, $429,900

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

2075 Hedgestone, $774,900 pg. 19

pg. 25

294 Hatley Lane, $799,800

Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 10-12 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Karen Scott, 250-744-3301

3766 Duke Rd, $714,000

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

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Susanna Crofton, 250-888-6648

672 Strandlund Ave, $349,900

2421 Marlene, $459,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642

210-663 Goldstream Ave, $239,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

108-1244 Muirfield Pl, $629,000

12-10471 Resthaven, $369,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Irene Dunic, 250-656-0911

3547 Desmond, $594,500

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

593 Latoria Rd, $294,000

9948 Swiftsure Pl, $515,000 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 592-4422

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Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gregg Mah 250 384-8124

pg. 21

pg. 19

2160 Erinan, $739,000 pg. 9

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353

pg. 9

5575 Medberry Cl, $579,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

500 Corfield, $332,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max of Nanaimo John Cooper, 1-866-956-6228

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41. Loss of coordination 43. 74801 OK 45. Highest playing card 46. Scottish cap 47. Molten rocks 51. Meissner effect machine 56. Wraps hay or cotton 57. One of the Greats 58. Carbonated soft drink 59. Forearm bones 60. Esau’s descendants (Bible) 61. Small integers 62. A man’s facial hair 4. Small European finch 63. Finished 5. Scorns through ridicule 64. Affirmative! (slang) 6. Degraded 7. Bird shelter DOWN 8. Opposite of acid 1. Pop 2. Keeps records or accounts 9. Layered pieces 10. Arabian Gulf 3. List of candidates 11. Naked 12. Scrambled or poached 13. The sheltered side 21. Hawaiian dance 22. 4th planet from the sun 27. C6H12N3OP insect sterilant 28. Pickerel genus 29. Georgian monetary unit 30. Urban gym 31. Large muscles of the chest 32. Indian wet nurse

33. 1/60 of an ancient talent 34. Ship’s bow 39. Went into 40. Scorch the surface 41. The academic world 42. Tupinambis nigropunctatus 44. A master of ceremonies 45. Bird’s embryonic sac 48. Hatfield’s enemy 49. Turn away from sin 50. European sole genus 51. Selling at reduced prices 52. Longest forearm bone 53. Anjou or bartlett 54. Annual mass calendar 55. Skin inflammation 56. Guy (slang)

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Rock & Roll for Little Souls Children’s Health Foundation fundraiser marks 10 years with a dance and three-day classic car show Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation. For a decade, the Saanich Fire With a fundraising target of Fighters Charitable Foundation has $50,000, “this is the biggest event of been rocking to the tune of helping the year for the Charitable Foundalocal children in need. tion,” Przybysz says, also recognizing Last year, the group’s annual Rock event supporters Wheaton GM, Steve & Roll for Little Souls dance added Drane Harley Davidson, Island Sava car show component as a way to ings and A&W. increase awareness of the invaluable As this is a fundraiser for Chilwork of the causes it supports. dren’s Health Foundation, car enthuAnd this year? Well, this year will siasts are encouraged to “bring a be bigger and better than ever! kid to a car The show” when Saanich “This is such a worthwhile cause – the largest firefightindoor hot ers, along we have so many families rod show on with benefitting from this.” the Island Children’s – Rick Przybysz rolls into Health Pearkes. FoundaClassic car tion, the buffs of all ages can view more than Angels Chopper Bike Club and the 75 vehicles, from antique fire trucks Rogues Car Club, are presenting a to hot rods, including three feature three-day event, beginning with the vehicles, two “rat rod” hearses from annual dance, Friday night, May 31 the United States, a 1931 Chrysler in the Green Rink at Pearkes Rechearse and a 1928 Hudson hearse, reation Centre. Guests can dance along with an award-winning 1952 the night away as local rock band Ford F1 truck from Duncan’s Ben “RuKus” recreates the sights and Verduin. Verduin and son Mika were sounds of the Golden Age of Rock both winners at the recent Grand & Roll. National Roadster Show in Pomona, The car show rolls into the adjaCa., Ben with a Class Award for cent fieldhouse, where in addition to Radical Pickups and Mika for his being able to catch some terrific clascustom-built scooter, built from sic cars and unique hot rods, visitors can enjoy entertainment, a kids’ area, parts off a 1959 Cadillac. Bike fans will also enjoy a variety of classsic refreshments and more, notes Rick motorcycles on display. Przybysz, executive assistant for the “The car show has doubled in size

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from last year,” says Rogue Car Club member Larry McMillan. “It was overwhelming – we had a very good response.” For those who would like to drive their own special ride to the show, classic car parking will be available at the rec centre, on a first-come, firstserved basis. New to the event this year is the addition of the Angels Chopper Bike Club, founded by Mike and Annabelle Harrington with the idea of giving children and youth from five to 15 the opportunity to design and build their own bicycles under supervision. Operating for seven years, under the theme “changing lives one bike at a time,” the group also has a dance group component that will be performing during the car show on Saturday and Sunday. RuKus will also play from 12 to 3 p.m., with additional performances by a local dance troupe representing Dansko Studios. Sunday is family day, with sponsorship from Island Savings Credit Union, featuring facepainting and the BC Hazmat Tom Thumb safety pedal cars which young visitors can guide around a pint-sized course. Throughout the weekend, kids will also receive a special “build-yourown” race car model kit to take home.

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Tickets to the dance are $20 per person, while car show admission is by donation. All proceeds from the event will benefit Children’s Health Foundation’s Bear Essentials Program, which provides funding for families to cover unexpected or extraordinary expenses related to their child’s health and special needs. “This is such a worthwhile cause – we have so many families benefitting from this,” Przybysz says, encouraging everyone to come out, join the fun and “bring a kid to a car show.”

WHO: Saanich Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation, with Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, Rogues Car Club and the Angel Bike Club. WHAT: Rock & Roll for Little Souls Dance and Car Show WHEN: Dance: May 31, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. Car Show: May 31, from 6 to 9 p.m.; June 1 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; June 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Pearkes Recreation Centre HOW: Tickets $20 per person, with 10 per cent discount for groups of 10 or more people with reserve seating. Reserve yours at info@rockforlittle souls.com For more information: • www.rockforlittlesouls.com • www.childrenshealthvi.org

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lsland readers love their local newspaper David Black believes in the power of hometown connections Teresa Bird Black Press

Are small town newspapers a good business investment? In light of today’s technology many people believe newspapers are dying, but David Black, owner of Black Press and the Oak Bay News doesn’t agree when Black Press Vancouver Island it comes to commuCommunity News Media nity newspapers. • North Island Midweek “I think that week• North Island Gazette ly newspapers are • Campbell River Mirror good business,” says • Comox Valley Record Black. “I don’t see • Parksville Qualicum News the internet threat• Alberni Valley News ening that.” • Nanaimo News Bulletin Black knows what • Ladysmith Chronicle he is talking about. • Lake Cowichan Gazette He got his start in • Cowichan News Leader Pictorial the newspaper busi• Peninsula News Review ness humbly enough • Saanich News when he bought • Oak Bay News the Williams Lake • Victoria News Tribune in 1975 • Goldstream News Gazette from the owners, • Sooke News Mirror one of whom was his • Monday Magazine father. • bcclassifieds.com “I never intended • UsedEverywhere.com to be a newspaperman, I studied engineering and took

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my MBA,” says Black. “I ended up as a �inancial analyst for the Toronto Star for a couple of years and started to like the (newspaper) business. I particularly liked the weeklies.” When his father told him that the Tribune was being sold, Black asked if he could buy it. “He just laughed and said, ‘Why do you think I told you?’” recalls Black fondly. The young Black family moved to Williams Lake “for a couple of years” but “fell in love with small town living” and stayed for a decade. While there Black learned the business at the grassroots level. “I learned a lot about the weekly newspaper business,” says Black. “When somebody left, whether it was an editor or a compositor or a sales rep or a circulation manager or … I ended up doing the job until we found a replacement. I really helped me the rest of my career because I actually know what it takes to do the job.” And from Williams Lake, Black began to expand his career and business. In 1980 he purchased the Ashcroft Journal (now the Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal). Today David Black lives in Victoria and Black Press includes more than 190 publications, in B.C., the Prairies, Washington State and a daily in both Hawaii and Akron, Ohio. So why has Black Press been so successful? “I understand business, I have a head for business. But the trick is people. If you can surround yourself with people who are really good, you will succeed,” explains Black. “We have really good staff.” And that is part of the reason why community newspapers aren’t as threatened by the internet, say Black. “We are putting out as good a local paper as we can afford editorially. It shows in the numerous awards we receive every year and our readership.” says Black. “I think weeklies will continue very much the same, I don’t see huge changes in towns the size of Oak Bay where

David Black in his Victoria office. the local newspaper has the local information people want. We have not seen any fall of readership in our weeklies.”

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ROTARY CLUB OF SAANICH Meets every Monday (except holidays) at the University Club of Victoria at 6:15 p.m. www.clubrunner.ca/saanich

ROTARY CLUB OF OAK BAY Meets at noon Tuesdays at Oak Bay Rec Centre, 1975 Bee St. www.clubrunner.ca/oakbay

ROTARY CLUB OF COLWOOD

Meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Langford Fire Hall, 2625 Peatt Rd. www.colwoodrotary.ca

ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SHORE

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Other clubs in the region: • Rotary Club of Brentwood Bay • South Cowichan • Sooke •Sidney • Sidney-by-the-Sea

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Rotary celebrates 100 years Greater Victoria is celebrating a century of “Service above Self.” As Rotarians throughout B.C. mark 100 years of Rotary in the province, the Rotary Club of Victoria also celebrates this significant milestone. The Victoria club was established Nov. 14, 1913 as the 90th club in the world. Forty-one charter members joined Frank Higgins as the first president for the inaugural banquet at the Empress hotel. Over the years, club presidents included Victoria-area mayors and several MLAs and cabinet ministers. Hockey legend Lester Patrick was president in 1921-22. Over the decades, the Victoria club has contributed to numerous community services and amenities. In 1947 it raised $15,000 to construct the tourism publicity bureau that is now Tourism Victoria. The Island Highway, Crystal Gardens, Willows Fair Ground, United Way Victoria, YMCA, Royal Roads University and the Salvation Army are a few of the institutions that have been supported by the Victoria Rotary Club. In the past decade alone the club has provided more than $1 million to community groups and organizations touching every demographic, including Read Victoria, Mustard Seed Food Bank, Rainbow Kitchen, the CNIB, Victoria Police Victim’s Services, Esquimalt Neighbourhood House, Our Place, Victoria AIDS resource centre, Sooke Family Resource Centre, and the Mount St. Mary Foundation. The club has supported Rotary International’s efforts to eradicate polio, and through Operation Eyesight to help people in developing countries, as well as helping communities in rural Kenya with literacy, education, training and clean water. For more than three decades Victoria was the only Rotary Club in the region, established just 10 years after businessman Paul Harris founded the organization in Chicago. There are now 11 Rotary Clubs from Sidney to Sooke with 600 members in total. Rotarians are men and women from nearly every walk of life, who meet weekly for fellowship and to work on projects and community fundraising activities. At the Rotary Club of WestShore, for example, initiatives range from providing volunteers to read with First Nations children in Metchosin to helping found a successful girls’ school in Malawi, Africa. Other projects include water wells and children’s hygiene boxes in Africa and a play park for young

Colwood Rotary hosts ART & WINE FESTIVAL The Rotary Club of Colwood welcomes the community to Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites July 28 for the Art & Wine Festival. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., artists will display their painting, wood sculpture, ceramics, jewellery, photography, glass and much more. Tickets include door prize entry and admission to the wine garden to sample wine and selected foods at no additional cost. Proceeds will support Colwood Rotarians’ local projects, especially the Rotary Picnic Playground at Westshore Parks and Recreation and the Westshore Theatre and Performing Arts Centre. Visit www.colwoodrotary.ca

Saanich Rotarians have collected food and cash donations for the Mustard Seed valued at more than $250,000 since 1997.

stoves in Rwanda. Support has gone to the Canadian Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina and has helped provide “shelter boxes” to aid victims of natural disasters. Royal Oak Rotarians have supported everything from a landscaping project at the Garth Homer Society building to providing supplies for AIDS orphans in Africa. Recently, the club also supported the production of a DVD, Teachings from the Half-Boy: A Cultural Homecoming, which offers insight for Elders, parents and Residential School survivors seeking to preserve traditional culture for their children. It also speaks to nonAboriginal people about the importance of telling their story, knowing their history and cross-cultural understanding. The DVD can be ordered for $10, plus shipping, by emailing info@sccfs.com; proceeds support early learning programs. Formed in 1958, the Rotary Club of Saanich supports numerous local and international initiatives, from volunteering to serve breakfast at Craigflower Elementary School to Operation Trackshoes. Since 1997 they have collected donations of food and cash for the Mustard Seed Food Bank valued at more than $250,000, while internationally, Saanich projects have included three medical and education projects in Uganda.

visitors to Langford’s Alexander Mackie Lodge. Chartered in 1974, the Rotary Club of Oak Bay has grown from 22 charter memin Centennial bers to more than 60. From its first project – building Square Saturday four picnic tables in Uplands Park Greater Victoria’s Rotary Clubs celebrate 100 years of in 1975 – the club has continued Rotary in B.C. with a Rotary Fair this Saturday. to expand and in the past 12 years From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Centennial Square, members has donated more than $200,000 will celebrate the significant achievements of the region’s to local organizations, ranging Rotarians, including more than $3 million and hundreds of from the Carnarvon Water Park to thousands volunteer hours to support the local community Oak Bay Police & Cops for Cancer. and another $1.1 million for projects around the world. Internationally, Oak Bay Rotarians Learn about the many projects Rotarians undertake have raised more than $100,000 here at home and internationally, about Rotary over the last 12 years for projects membership, literacy, polio and Shelter Box programs including toilets and water storage and the many benefits Rotary offers. tanks for a school in Mexico, toilets A family-friendly event, enjoy live entertainment and septic tanks for villagers in South and a fun children’s area with face painting, India and fuel-efficient, wood-burning clowns, hot dogs, ice cream and more!

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Rotary Club of Victoria marks 100 years with polo & tea As Rotary celebrates 100 years in B.C., the Rotary Club of Victoria has a centennial celebration of its own. The 100-year-old club – the first in the Capital Region – is celebrating with a Centennial Cup Polo Match and Tea on Sunday, Aug. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. With all the pageantry of one of the oldest and fastest team sports in the world, the event will showcase Victoria Polo Club members at their home pitch on Wallace Drive. The event is an opportunity to celebrate Rotary’s good works in the community and raise funds for the Mustard Seed Food Bank, says Ali Edgell, the event committee chair. Tickets are available at the Rotary Club of Victoria’s Thursday luncheon meeting at the Union Club, by calling 250-590-1215 or by emailing aenikma@shaw.ca

Marquee Sponsor tickets, $100 – Includes seating in the Polo Clubhouse and high tea, including champagne, while watching the match. Valet parking included. Box Seat tickets, $50 – Includes seating under tents along the sidelines of the pitch. Tea and dessert are included and parking is free. Friends of Rotary, Friends of Polo, Friends of the Mustard Seed and general admission tickets, $20 – Bring your own chairs to watch the match. A food and beverage concession will be available for purchase with partial proceeds to the Mustard Seed Food Bank. Children under 10 are free. Parking is $5 per vehicle.

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