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Bye-bye Bambi Oak Bay council catches deer in its headlights Christopher Sun News staff
Oak Bay will spend $12,500 to trap and kill 25 deer, which will then be butchered for meat. On Tuesday, council voted to confirm Oak Bay’s participation in the Capital Regional Districts’s deer management pilot project, outlined in a 51-page report from August. Oak Bay is the first municipality in the CRD to formally join the urban part of the program. View Royal has expressed interest and Esquimalt said it will join if threequarters of member municipalities also join. Central Saanich has already signed on to the rural version of the pilot project. Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen said something needs to be done as the number of deer deaths has increased from zero in Oak Bay six years ago to 33 so far this year. Last year, 23 were killed, usually after being struck by a vehicle. “The number of deer killed on roads and in backyards is increasing and those deaths are inhumane and we can’t let that continue,” Jensen said. “In a number of occasions the deer have been so badly injured by car or by hopping a fence and not making it that the police needed to come and put the deer down, which is not humane.” Please see: Cull could continue, Page A7
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Beth Grayer builds a toolbox for her Women in Trades Discovery Program at Camosun College Interurban, where students sample a number of trades. The province recently announced funding to boost the number of seats at Camosun that allow students to experience trades training without having to secure an apprenticeship.
Helping students pick their path Pre-apprenticeship programs help trades students find their niche Edward Hill News staff
In Camosun College’s sheet metal workshop, students hammer and contort metal for HVAC systems and toolboxes. Whether they stick with this trade remains to be seen, but the college and the province are trying to make entry into trades education as easy and enticing as possible. The Ministry of Advanced Education
announced recently that it is granting Camosun $349,000 for 68 seats in carpentry and electrical foundation programs, introductory trades training without the onerous requirement of securing an apprenticeship. That ministry funding also opens 32 seats in the discovery skills program, a pilot project where students dip their toes in a number of trades at the Interurban campus. “What is intended here is to provide the opportunity to have a more informed entry into trades,” said Olaf Nielsen, chair of trades development and special projects at Camosun. “This helps make a more informed career decision.” Ministry of Advanced Education-funded seats adds to the 336 funded by the Industry
Training Authority at Camosun for foundation programs. The ITA focuses mainly on apprenticeships, and funded 1,812 of those seats at the college this year. Nielsen said foundation programs help expose more people to less well known but still highly employable trades. “A lot of individuals don’t JEWELLERS have a good picFINE CUSTOM ture of the pathways into trades. A lot gravitate towards traditional trades,” he said. “We see some undersubscribed programs where there’s not a lot of awareness, like pipe trades, for example. A lot of students don’t know about being a steamfitter or gas fitter.”
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Victoria Golf Club at 120: wooing younger players Members here are more than simply status seekers
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he “members only” sign visitors see upon arriving at Victoria Golf Club might seem designed more to keep people out than encourage newcomers. Yet the people who run this venerable institution – at age 120 Canada’s oldest golf course still on its original site – appear more interested in creating an inclusive environment than one of exclusivity and privilege. Alistair Davies, an expatriate Brit and self-proclaimed “keen golfer” who was installed this year as the club’s first director of sales and marketing, has played some of the top courses around B.C., Canada and the U.K. Unlike some high-end clubs where people pay top dollar to join but seldom set foot on the Don Descoteau property, he says, the majority of Reporting Victoria Golf Club members are keen players who love the game and enjoy the camaraderie that develops as a result. “I came here from Calgary with my wife, and I think we have about 80 members from Calgary here now,” Davies says. “They come for the golf but they discover the social life.” Joining the club isn’t inexpensive: the entry fee for an active adult membership is $35,000 – easily the highest in Greater Victoria – and monthly dues run $303. At last count the club listed about 1,200 members, 940 of whom hold golf memberships. The rest carry social memberships, which come with an $850 entry fee and $82 a month dues. “We like to call them ‘non-playing members,’” Davies says with a knowing grin. Members give up the game for various reasons, not least of which is failing physical health, but they are reluctant to give up the social aspect of membership. Davies, sitting at a table in Macan’s Lounge in the clubhouse, describes a typical Monday afternoon scene: “There’s usually about 20 tables of four in here with people playing bridge.” * * * Formed Nov. 7, 1893 by a small group of
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Victoria Golf Club member Dan McDonagh watches his tee shot at the first hole during a recent round at the course in Oak Bay. The club celebrated its 120th anniversary last weekend. enthusiasts rounded up by Harvey Combe, during a meeting at the Temple Building on Fort Street, the club started to take shape the following year on a section of pasture land owned by the Pemberton family. As described in the history book written by member Peter Corley-Smith for the club’s centennial in 1993, one of the early expanded layouts saw players hit balls back and forth across Mount Baker Avenue (later renamed Beach
Drive) on two separate holes. While no major injuries appear to have been reported, the configuration was changed in 1923 to eliminate cross-road play and ease the fears of the many passersby. Early club member A.V. Macan, who would go on to design what would become Royal Colwood Golf Club in 1913, came up with major changes to the Victoria layout that were instituted in the 1950s and largely remain today.
But the development of the course is ongoing, notes head golf professional Mike Parker, who joined the club as an assistant in 1969 and has spent the past 29 years as head pro. “A golf course is a living thing,” he says, noting that every green and every tee has been tweaked during his days at the club. Changes have been At last count made over the club listed the years about 1,200 to make the members, 940 of course more challenging in whom hold golf some spots memberships. and less The rest difficult in carry social others. More memberships, recently, a golf which come with architect was an $850 entry fee contracted to and $82 a month help create a long-range dues. plan for the course. Parker points out that such decisions come from the members, some of whom have played golf all over the world. “We draw on the expertise of those folks,” he says, adding the bar is continually set higher to improve the course. “You can never go backward, you can only go slow and do it right the first time.” * * * Victoria Golf Club has long been considered a trendsetter, from welcoming women players pretty much from the beginning, to offering a lower-priced intermediate membership for players 18 to 29, to raising major dollars for charities around the region. “The club has a long history of being a very progressive organization,” Davies says. It also looks at youth players as its future. “Most weekends, the juniors lesson program is very busy. That’s good, because the club needs to have a healthy base moving forward.” Over 120 years, members have come and gone, plenty of stories have been told and change has almost been a constant. One thing that will always remain, Davies says, is the colourful past, much of which can be found on the walls surrounding Macan’s. “The history here is extraordinary. A lot of us members feel like we’re simply the custodians of the course and are just passing through.” ddescoteau@vicnews.com
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Man’s best friend laps up unique offering from Moon Under Water Brewpub
Brew enjoys a taste of his nutrient-rich, alcohol-free dog beer at the Moon Under Water Brewpub.
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Breakfast was delicious, but now it’s time to get to work. I ride to the job site in the company bus, keeping a somewhat laissez-faire guard on the product in the back. We arrive and I suss out the place to see what’s new. Suddenly, a visitor appears who is unknown to me. No problem, I think, I’ll give him a warm greeting regardless. And what’s this? I’m being offered a postbreakfast apéritif out of the cooler? I know it’s still just 10:30 in the morning, but why not, I say, and down the tasty beer quickly. Ah, the benefits of being a brewery dog … nnn
Brew, the hulking, four-legged surrogate child of Chelsea Walker and Clay Potter, co-owners of Moon Under Water Brewpub, was guinea pig for their new non-alcoholic, hop- and carbonationfree “beer” for dogs. “We were looking for something that the whole family could enjoy, to have a beer together after work,” Walker says, the mirth evident in her voice. Dog owners are increasingly being targeted by niche retailers in Greater Victoria. So for Walker and Potter, who serve a lot of “dog people” at their Bay Street brewpub, offering a complementary product to their regular offerings made sense. “We’re a very pet-focused town already and a very craft beer-focused town. It’s a good combination of the two,” Walker said. The process, brewmaster Potter said, starts early in the brewing process, during a pre-
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fermentation stage when the natural sugars are dissolved out of the grain. Ordinarily, a certain amount of liquid is removed and sent down the drain, with the remaining husks and spent grains collected to be given to local farmers as feed. “It’s a high-protein, high-fibre, low-sugar liquid,” he said. From there, it goes through another process in which glucosamine and salmon oil are added, and, depending upon which flavour is being brewed, chicken or beef flavouring. The couple spoke to experts at pet food stores for advice on healthy ingredients. Walker admits the couple dotes on their dog, but she sees selling “dog beer” as a “marketer’s dream.” So far, they’ve sold out whatever they make quickly at $4 a bottle. “We’re recycling waste and it’s a fun idea,” she said. The brewpub recently officially launched its beef and barley dunkel and chicken and peanut pilsener brews for dogs. Proceeds from sales of the products will be donated to Flirting with Fido (flirtingwithfido. com), a Victoria dog rescue program. Walker and Potter support the cause. They rescued Brew, whose flop-eared image graces the label of the beef variety, from a harsher fate some years ago. For more information on the dog beers, call 250-380-0706 or stop by 350B Bay St. ddescoteau@vicnews.com
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Eric Sehn, Camosun’s dean of trades and technology, said apprenticeship numbers tend to rise and fall with the economy and infrastructure spending. If companies aren’t hiring and sponsoring apprenticeships, fewer people enter trades training. Trade foundation programs help fill the gap, Sehn said, and gives graduates school credit toward an apprenticeship. “It’s important during times when the economy is quite soft and vulnerable. Students can join the foundation program without a sponsor,” he said, not-
ing that while shipbuilding is ramping up, some construction related trades have taken a hit over the past few years. “It can be really challenging to find an apprenticeship when the economy is down and employers aren’t taking on staff.” The discovery skills program, which covers everything from electrical to auto repair to metal work to welding, is the “trades sampler,” Sehn said, and can lead to a foundation program or even an apprenticeship. This is the first time the Ministry of Advanced Education has funded discovery skills and opened it to
a wider audience – previously the curriculum was focused on specific trades programs for women and aboriginal students. “It all has the same goal, giving people the opportunity to experience trades training to see what it most aligned with their inter-
ests and skills,” Sehn said. “I’m most happy when I see someone in discovery skills move on to a foundation program. If I see them year after year, I know they are on their way. That’s what we want to see happen.” editor@saanichnews.com
Call for nominations 2014 Vancity Board of Directors’ Election
The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking Vancity members to fill three director positions in the 2014 election. Each position is for a three-year term, commencing after the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Prospective candidates are strongly advised to attend an information session which will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Vancity Centre, 183 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver. Please contact the Governance Department by no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 to register for this session. Prospective candidates are required to submit confirmation of their intention to run by no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter. Specific details about running for election can be found in the Candidates’ Package posted on our website, vancity.com. If you require a hard copy of this information, please contact the Governance Department at 604.877.7595.
Returning Officers We are seeking returning officers to assist with the election in selected branches between Friday, April 11 and Thursday, April 17, 2014. If you are a Vancity member and are interested in becoming a returning officer, please visit vancity.com for details on how to apply. All applications must be received by no later than Friday, January 17, 2014. Only successful applicants will be contacted by Friday January 31, 2014. Past experience as a returning officer will not guarantee re-employment.
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yphoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines last weekend, flattening towns and a city in its wake, leaving desperate refugees seeking shelter, medical aid, food and water. Canadians of Filipino descent and Canadians in general have responded with an outpouring of cash and supplies. The federal government has promised to match donations given to registered charities, and has mobilized disaster response teams to assess conditions on the ground in the Philippines. Images emerging from cities like Tacloban, a once thriving economic hub, shows a wasteland of rubble and splintered wood, reminiscent of the aftermath of the Japanese tsunami of March 2011, the Haiti earthquake of January 2010, and the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Each of these disasters has been met with the outpouring of aid and good intentions, but getting help to refugees in a timely manner and without wholesale looting and graft remains a challenge. Even now with the international community hopefully better versed at delivering aid to large-scale disaster areas, reports coming out of the Philippines suggests relief efforts are being paralyzed due to shattered transportation links and little available fuel. Donations are piling up and resources like field hospitals are waiting to deploy. Relief organizations are in a tough position, both on the ground and in terms of avoiding donor fatigue. The magnitude of devastation in the Philippines is immense, but as Canada and Greater Victoria enter the Christmas season, many worthwhile charities are seeking your dollars. Church-based and social welfare groups are ramping up campaigns for Christmas food hampers, presents for underprivileged kids, and dinners and clothing for homeless people. The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is seeking millions for much needed medical equipment. With the disaster in the Philippines, local families are being asked once again to find a few more dollars to what is undoubtedly a worthwhile humanitarian cause. Pressures to donate are real and can stretch the budget of any family, especially around December. But in times of crisis, be it here or half a world away, it pays to be compassionate and giving. It’s important to remember that thousands of Filipino people have made Victoria and the Lower Mainland their home, and are an integral part of the greater community. Their plight is our plight.
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Shaking head over traffic light priority Saanich municipality’s priorities for installing traffic lights at intersections are difficult to comprehend. The District is installing lights at Viewmont and West Saanich roads. As one who drives West Saanich Road frequently, I rarely see more than two vehicles waiting to cross or enter West Saanich. One does not know whether to laugh or cry when this intersection is given priority over others. Residents of Mann Avenue and its feeder streets have been asking for years for lights at Mann and Glanford Avenue. At times, there are up to 10 vehicles trying to make a left turn from Mann onto Glanford. Some impatient drivers make a risky dash when there is a small gap in the traffic. Glanford has become a busy street with traffic from West Saanich Road and Quadra Street using it to get to the southbound Pat Bay Highway via the ramp at Vanalman Road. Northbound traffic on Glanford is also held up when a driver wants to turn left onto Mann. Add to this vehicles coming from Wilkinson Road and using Mann to access Quadra Street and Glanford. How long do we have to wait for Saanich to get its traffic priorities straight? Ben Pires Saanich
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Saanich and like many of my neighbours, I like to walk and enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery. Lochside is part of the Lochside Trail and as such we have lanes on both sides of the road. With no sidewalks, we have to walk in these lanes. On the pavement is painted a diamond for restricted use, and a bicycle, and no indication is given that the lanes can and should be used by people who wish to walk, jog, skateboard etc. It is great that so many cyclists are using them, but some I have encountered really believe the lanes are for them only. In the past few months I have been told by cyclists to get out of their lane and in many cases had to move into the ditch or get hit. The problem seems to be getting much worse as there seems to be many more cyclists, especially on weekends. I have neighbors who tell me they are too scared to walk for fear of getting hit. If a diamond and a bicycle can be painted in these lanes, why couldn’t a person walking be also painted there to advise cyclists they have to share the lanes? Hopefully Central Saanich councillors can come up with a solution. David C. Petroski Saanichton
Noisy leaf blowers resident’s bane It’s autumn, and besides the colours and smells, we are
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Online News poll offended reader Re: Will you be attending Remembrance Day ceremonies this year? (Online poll, vicnews.com) I was somewhat put out by the questions in your online poll regarding Remembrance Day. Under the ‘No’ option it states that because I tick No it means I have no connection to any veterans nor do I want to attend something that glorifies war. Many people cannot attend for many reasons and just because they indicate ‘No’ it does not mean they subscribe to the conditions you put forth in your poll. A simple Yes or No for all of your polls would be more appropriate. William Jesse Oak Bay
Will you be attending Remembrance Day ceremonies this year? 75 responded YES 44% NO 14% MAYBE 17%
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Oath of office Jamie Cassels shares a laugh with Victoria MP Murray Rankin before being sworn in as the seventh president of the University of Victoria. B.C. Lieut.-Gov. Judith Guichon presided over Cassels’ oath of office at the fall convocation ceremony in the Farquhar auditorium. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
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Jensen noted the Songhees First Nation’s involvement is an important aspect to the cull. They will take the meat, along with antlers and hooves for ceremonial purposes. Coun. Carine Green was the lone councillor voting against the motion. Three options were presented to council. Option one was to not participate in the CRD pilot project. Option two, which council passed, has Oak Bay participating in the project in accordance to the terms of reference in the report. Option three was the same as option two, but with a caveat that participation is “subject to any additional requests or conditions that council may ask the CRD to consider.” Green wanted option three. “I just felt it would allow more flexibility, allow Oak Bay greater ongoing input,” Green said, adding she wanted that flexibility in writing. “I think it would add a bit more strength for local input and local influence.”
a cull, such relocating the CRD project manager animals, but Weightman said for deer management Jeff that is not a viable option. Weightman assured council “Deer don’t travel well. that even though option two There is a 50 to 60 per cent doesn’t explicitly indicate it, fatality rate,” Weightman they are willing to take input said, adding provincial and make changes throughout permits would be needed and the pilot project, which runs applications by others have until January 2015. been rejected. In B.C.’s “Deer are fight interior, Kimberly “Deer are fight or or flight animals. and Cranbrook flight animals. They They will have a have each heart attack or been given will have a heart break their neck permission from attack or break their from thrashing.” the province to Jensen cull 25 deer. In neck from thrashing.” explained he a non-binding - Jeff Weightman had been in talks referendum held with researchers Nov. 2, the town wanting to explore using of Invermere voted in favour SpayVac, a contraceptive of a deer cull. vaccine, but stumbling blocks “That number is what include lack of funding and the we anticipate because a need for both provincial and precedent was set in other federal approval. He indicated places in B.C.,” Weightman the vaccine would be a more said. “Typically the number to long-term solution. begin with is 25.” The CRD will now apply for After the first cull, deer the necessary permits and activity will be monitored and hire a contractor to do the results will dictate if there will cull. Once that is in place, the be more.” Council also discussed other cull could start immediately. reporter@vicnews.com options that did not involve
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Anyone dropping by the Bayanihan Community Centre on Blanshard Street on a Tuesday afternoon would usually find a locked door. Not today. The cultural home of the Victoria Filipino Canadian Association has thrown open its doors to accept donations for disaster relief in the horrific aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which rolled over the Philippine islands last weekend and has left tens of thousands of residents homeless or injured and at least 2,000 dead. Orlando Tuapin, a native Filipino and a congregation member at Central Baptist Church, is at the centre to find out how his church can help raise funds. “I know my family is safe,” he says, having spoken to his mother who lives on the northern island of Luzon, earlier in the day. That area received heavy rain and moderate winds, but didn’t feel the storm’s fury the way southern islands did. He tears up as he describes seeing news reports showing the devastation in some areas of the tiny country. “People are scattered like chickens over the ground. You feel helpless. We’re all humans.” Adding to the misery of residents there,
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Elk Lake athletes pull in national medals Seventeen-year-old wins junior bronze at national regatta Travis Paterson News staff
Bad weather limited the National Rowing Championships in Welland, Ont. last week but didn’t stop Elk Lake rowers from hitting the podium. Sofia Donnecke, 17, relied on her time from a qualifying heat to earn her a bronze medal in the junior
(under-19) women’s singles. “I’ll admit it was a disappointment,” said Donnecke, a Claremont Sports Institute athlete. “I was progressing as the fastest junior with a time that promised me a solid spot in the B final.” As much as she appreciated racing against seniors and under-23 athletes, she ended up facing one too many of them in the quarterfinal, in her opinion, as she was bumped to the C/D semifinals instead of the A/B semis. Turns out it was all for naught as the regatta was disrupted by high winds and Donnecke didn’t
race again after the quarter. “I never got to race the juniors who placed silver and gold (ahead of me), but the regatta experience held several valuable lessons for me that I will take onto next season,” Donnecke said. “It is great motivation to keep training to improve because directly comparing your times to those of the London Training Centre women... It’s not something infinitely out of reach.” Boat loads of South Island rowers made the trip, with two more junior athletes, Kelsey Farmer and Caileigh Filmer of the Victoria City Rowing
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Club, doubling up for gold in the junior women’s pair and bronze in the U23 pair. VCRC’s Adam Donaldson and Jacob Barker won gold in the junior men’s pair and Nicholas Frappell won bronze in the junior men’s single. Olympian Lindsay Jennerich from Saanich won silver in the senior women’s singles.The UVic Vikes were led by Will O’Connell, who won gold in the U23 men’s pair with Ontario’s Trofym Anderson and, Alex Walker, a Vic High grad, who won gold in the lightweight men’s U23 single.
week’s loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings in relief and has played ever since. The Royals (12-9-0-1) host the Thunderbirds at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for a two-game set tonight (Nov. 13) and tomorrow, 7:05 p.m. faceoffs.
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The AA Lambrick Park Lions won the Vic Lindal Cup city crossover volleyball championship over the AAAA Belmont Bulldogs on Tuesday, 25-14, 29-27, 26-24. Lambrick had beat Oak Bay and Belmont had beat St. Michaels University in the semifinals.
What’s been a banner year for Belmont Bulldogs volleyball continues as the South Island champion senior girls host the AAAA Island Volleyball Championships starting today. Matches are scheduled from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today (Nov. 15) and 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The gold medal game starts at 3:30 Saturday in the South Gym. Teams are chasing a single Island berth to the AAAA provincial championships in Penticton, Nov. 28 to 30. Second and third place teams will earn a wildcard shot against a mainland team. Representing the South Island with the host Bulldogs are the Mount Douglas Rams, Claremont Spartans and Oak Bay Breakers. All four Bulldogs volleyball teams are in action this week as the Bulldogs junior boys competed in Chemainus, Nov. 12 and 13. Results were not available at press time. The Bulldogs junior girls are in Nanaimo today and tomorrow. The senior boys are competing in the AAA Island Volleyball championship at Oak Bay High this weekend. The Bulldogs senior boys won the Judy Bourne Cup combined AA and AAA city championship in four sets over the Oak Bay Barbers on Thursday.
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LOST AND FOUND FOUND AT Richmond & Fort quality men’s hat. Call to claim (250)477-5507. LOST: CAT, young male, black and very shy. From Topaz Park area. Please check yards and sheds. Call if found (250)381-6009. LOST SET of keys with a red coil plastic wrist band, about 10 days ago. 250-360-7906. LOST VW keys Starbuck’s, Sidney, Nov 12. If found please call (250)516-0041. LOST WALLETbetween Broad St along Cause Way into James Bay. If found please call (778)265-2549.
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
FRIENDLY FRANK
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
3-SEATER CAMELBACK sofa, very good condition, $75 obo. Call 250-382 8553.
YAMAHA PIANO, $500. Mahogany display unit, $275. 2 fabric swivel arm chairs, $75 each. Gold print sofa, $75. Patio furniture, $75. Call (250)592-6485
BOSLEY CAT Carrier, opens side & top, handle + shoulder strap, $25. (250)477-1819. DOG CRATE, Pet Cargo model 600. Dog height 23� max. used 1x. $90. (250)658-3859. NEW RUBBERMAID 6-piece microwave set, 1qt & 3 qt size $15. Call (250)383-5390. WOODEN 4X4s. Twenty, from old wood shed. $3. each.Call (250)474-6675.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
REAL ESTATE APARTMENT/CONDOS
ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
FURNITURE
NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd floor condo. 1500 sq.ft. LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 underground parking spaces. Maintenance fee includes hot water/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. $339,900 (250)753-9123
FOR SALE BY OWNER TWIN MATTRESS, Firm. Sears Kingsdowne Joplin. only used 3 wks with topper, so in pristine cond. Selling because at 11� thick is too high for new daybed.Sells in store for $800. see www.sears.ca for range from $449 - $800. + tax. Selling for $425. (250)380-8733. (pic is full size).
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
SPACIOUS 742 sq.ft CONDO in the Wave, 705-845 Yates St. Great investment close to all amenities downtown Victoria. (250)380-6934.
RENTALS
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RENTALS
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HOMES FOR RENT
TOWNHOUSES
CARS
4-BDRM HOUSE, near Commonwealth Pool. N/S, N/P. $2100. + utils. (250)920-6282 or (250)361-1569. LANGFORD: 3-BDRM + den. 2 bath, double car garage, huge deck, quiet street, 5 mins to all amens. N/S. $1900/mo + utils. (Immed). 250-686-4445. SIDNEY 3 bdrm 2 bath rec room close to schools, bus, shopping. $1500. Dean 778351-2244 TILLICUM- 2 bdrm, 1 bath. N/S. Avail Dec 1. $1000. (250)479-4779.
SIDNEY 3-BDRM, 2.5 bath. 5 appl’s, gas F/P, garage, sunroom. NS/NP. $1600. + utils. Avail Nov. 15. (250)656-7456.
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RV RESORT ON THE LAKE
SAANICH: 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1200. utils incld 250-479-5437
Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or
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$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.
SIDNEY WATERFRONT shop 30’x70’ w/20’ dock in Marine Park, Harbour Rd. $2500/mo. Avail Dec 1. 250- 656-3513, 778-678-7990.
NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area. Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746
$50 to $1000
SUITES, LOWER
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. Units Fully reno 5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager
Move in today 250-588-9799
SAANICH WEST- 1246 Hastings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban campus. Reduced price, $460,000. Call 250-477-4600.
SIDNEY: NEW 3 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700/mo. Avail Now. Call 250-217-4060.
SIDNEY WHARFAGE avail at Shoal Harbour to 60’. Monthly or Annually. Call 250-6563513, 778-678-7990.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1.5 bath, NS/NP. $1375+ utils. Available now (250)656-4003.
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MARIGOLDcozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217. WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Above grnd, large 2bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo + 1/2 utils. Possibly sm boat moorage +. NP/NS. (250)656-5999.
1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.
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Scrap Junk Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans
250-686-3933
VEHICLES WANTED 2008 OR newer automatic, low mileage Cooper or Cooper Clubman wanted. Private buyer will take over payments or buy outright. 250-474-3667, leave message.
SELL IT FAST WITH CLASSIFIEDS!
CARS
TRANSPORTATION
TOWING FOR sale 24’x 8’ Enclosed car trailer custom built in 2013 to haul vehicles as well as freight. Seamless exterior heavy duty axles and toe hitch, Red in color. Selling for health reasons, never used. asking $13,000 or best offer way under market value. (780)-222-9886 shaman118@me.com
TRUCKS & VANS 1990 DODGE 3/4 ton 4x4 long box. Excellent shape, good tires, exceptional loading capacity. Welded top carrier. $1100. Pls call (250)727-7905.
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J&L Gardening yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. Call John or Louise (250)891-8677.
HANDYMAN- Light maintenance. Leaky taps, caulking, stain fabric/floor removal, electrical outlets & switch. Call (250)818-2709.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
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CARPENTRY JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Specializing in small indoor and outdoor jobs and repairs. 20 yrs exp. Licensed, insured, registered. (250)857-1269.
CLEANING SERVICES HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.
FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
JUBILEE LAWN & Garden; Hedges, fall-cleanups, lawns. Insured, WCB. 778-265-3903. PREPARE YOUR Lawn & garden for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
PAINTING
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
ARAM RENO’S Basement, bathrooms, additions Free est. WCB/Insured 250-880-0525
BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071
CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.
GARDENING 10% OFF! Fall Cleanups, Raking, Pruning, Hauling, Mowing. (250)479-6495.
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Fall clean-up, hedge & tree pruning, weed & moss repair on lawns, blackberry/ ivy removal, gutter repair/cleaning.
JACK NASH, serving Victoria since 1980. We do it all! Free estimates WCB. 250-881-3886
DRYWALL BEAT MY Price! Best workmanship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.
ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN 30 yrs exp. New homes and Renos. Knob & tube replacement. Service calls. Senior’s Disc. Free est. Lic.#3003. 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.
MASONRY & BRICKWORK 250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca AUTUMN CLEANUP. Raking, pruning, weeding, composting. Call (250)383-5144 ext 1022. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
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
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275. (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Painting, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.
CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS Call 250.388.3535
MOVING & STORAGE JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading
JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $90/hr. 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.
SAFEWAY PAINTING
High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB
Peacock Painting
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.
PLASTERING PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.
PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.
TREE SERVICES BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.
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WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY www.vicnews.com • A15
OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday
Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Nov 14 - Nov 20 edition of Real Estate Victoria
1444 Fairfield Rd, $895,000 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Marc Owen-Flood 250-385-2033
201-1063 Southgate, $317,500 Saturday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd. Patrick Skillings, 250-382-8838
110-1505 Church Ave, $199,900 pg. 8
pg. 6
Saturday 1-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588
pg. 8
199 Olive St., $839,900
Sunday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager, 250 744-3301
pg. 9 Saturday 12-1:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
406-1149 Rockland Ave, $379,000 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
pg. 5
376 Sylvia, $650,000
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
pg. 8
102-1110 Oscar St, $339,900
Saturday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900
pg. 3
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ally Guevin, 250-477-7291
Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
10-130 Niagara, $328,500
pg. 8
606 Speed Ave, $215,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250 477-5353
pg. 7
304-545 Rithet St, $259,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-2 Boorman’s Real Estate Michael Boorman, 250-595-1535
pg. 5
Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900
306-710 Lampson, $179,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Paul Holland, 250-592-4422
pg. 9
20 Phillion Pl, $624,900
101-1235 Johnson St, $289,800 pg. 8
pg. 9
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033
3982 Locarno, $1,025,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram, 250-385-2033
Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
pg. 10
202-1680 Poplar, $219,000
pg. 9
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302-327 Maitland, $275,000
Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Real Estate Rod Hay, 250-661-5448
pg. 6
pg. 9
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Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Deborah Kline, 250-661-7680
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Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Robin Lewis, 250-656-0131
pg. 9
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
105-10421 Resthaven Dr, $359,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess, 250 384-8124
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131
Wednesday - Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600
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1065 Verdier Ave, $609,500 pg. 6
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131
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305-1145 Sikorsky Rd, $289,900 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003
891 Wild Ridge Way, $399,900 pg. 11
3008 Dornier Rd.
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445
3467 Happy Valley Rd.
Saturday & Sunday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445
695 Redington Ave, $359,000 pg. 11
304-2732 Matson Rd, $229,900 Wednesday-Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Neil Docherty, 250-478-9600
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610-9809 Seaport, $993,800 pg. 7
Sunday 1-3 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653
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519 Bickford, $529,900
Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808
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3371 Sewell, $515,500 Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Tom Croft 250 592-4422
6195 Marsh Rd, $259,900 pg. 19
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max of Duncan Don MClintock, 250 709-2910
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1469 Honeysuckle Pl, $689,900 Saturday 1-3 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath, 250-655-7653
Thursday thru Monday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory, 250 744-3301
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Shannon Jackson, 250-474-6003
13-10471 Resthaven, $344,900 Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
2655 Sooke Rd, $219,900+
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207-2490 Bevan, $244,900 Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
Saturday 2-3:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
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2-2115 Amelia Ave, $349,000 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Judy Gerrett, 250-656-0131
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
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10500 McDonald Park, $585,000
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1604 Dean Park, $649,000
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Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
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985 Gade, $675,000 pg. 11
7161 West Saanich Rd, $286,900
10230 Bowerbank Rd, $228,000 pg. 10
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
AUTO SERVICE GORDON HEAD 3993 Cedar Hill Road 250.721.1125
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8570 East Saanich, $569,000
Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
571 Caselton Pl, $629,900
1-9883 Fifth St, $599,000
4-3981 Saanich, $329,000
Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Brian Meredith-Jones, 250 477-1100
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4541 Pheasantwood, $849,000
4300 Maltwood, $849,000 Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ruth Stark, 250-477-1100
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883
13-4540 West Saanich, $369,000 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003
5510 Alderley Rd, $629,900
1580 Jasper Pl, $830,000
503-250 Douglas St., $299,000
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2013 Ferndale Rd, $968,800 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875
Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Keith Watson 250 744-3301
Saturday 12-1:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
1290 Eston Pl, $899,500
9820 Seaport, $499,500+
111-1505 Church Ave, $219,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rosemarie Colterman, 250 592-4422
708-373 Tyee Rd, $315,000
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara, 250-384-8124
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Arlin Baillie, 250 477-7291
Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 8
Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033
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301-1561 Stockton, $218,900
1075 Pentrelew Pl, $649,000
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sladja Stojkovic, 250 477-5353
Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Realty Jonas Solberg 250 479-3333
Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
3375 Turnstone
8739 Cordero, $675,000
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-818-3216
16-1701 McKenzie, $379,900
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Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422
Sunday 2-4 JONESco. Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838
3934 Cedar Hill X Rd, $860,000
4942 Cordova Bay, $848,000 pg. 3
Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291
733A Humboldt (200 Douglas) Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1-4 Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715
5-915 Glen Vale, $669,888
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952 Paconla, $519,000 pg. 10
5255 Parker, $1,795,000 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager, 250 744-3301
Saturday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588
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1690 Stanhope, $899,900
624 St Patrick, $848,888 pg. 8
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
1181 Union Rd, $465,000
4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900
3549 Murdoch, $679,000
101-2329 Bradford Ave, $479,500
2513 Rothesay, $949,000 pg. 18
4210 Quadra, $594,900
Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Eleanor Smith, 250-818-6662
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Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Keith Ferguson, 250-744-3301
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444
4034 Locarno Lane, $824,000
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
10-3968 Cedar Hill Rd, $312,000
2879 Richmond Rd, $439,900
4675 McMorran, $699,000
629 Toronto, $499,000 pg. 8
Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535
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