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Debate will rage on for two Oak Bay High school students. Sarah Broitman and Rory Hills were disqualified from the Canadian Senior Nationals Debate Championships after the school failed to pay a membership fee to the non-profit Debate and Speech Association of B.C. Late last week, the disqualification was reversed and the two will be allowed at the competition. Oak Bay High principal Dave Thomson said the girls were in no danger of missing nationals. “The debate was basically a non-issue once people talked,” Thomson said. “Our coach had missed paying one of the fees. The DSABC didn’t want the kids to miss (it) so they worked with us on a solution.” The school and association agreed the requirements for membership were not met by the school, due to human error by the school. In a statement from its board, the association said numerous reminders were sent to the school and the team was allowed to participate in regional tournaments, because “coaches confirmed that payment had been submitted.” However, payment was never received. “From the outset, everyone involved has been uncomfortable with the ultimate consequence that deserving students would lose out on an opportunity to represent their province and hone their debate skills at a national level,” the board statement continued. Broitman, 17, and Hills, 18, placed fifth in the provincial debate championships held between Feb. 28 and March 1. PlEASE SEE: Student makes YouTube plea, Page A6
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Municipality of Oak Bay horticulturist Dan Bell counts down the days, hours, minutes and even seconds until he retires at the end of March. After 30 years of creating garden masterpieces around the community, Bell will keep busy playing soccer, cooking and maybe volunteering to drive the bus on outings for the Monterey Recreation Centre.
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The Oak Bay traffic island where Fort Street, Cadboro Bay and Foul Bay roads meet is normally just a space where pedestrians wait before crossing. However, that space turns into an attention grabber every spring as the green space on the island becomes a canvas for horticulturist Dan Bell’s creativity. His first display 18 years ago was a sailboat, which he made,
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No more just ‘catching bad guys’ New chief’s focus is on crime prevention Christopher Sun News staff
Andy Brinton was drawn to public service at an early age. He grew up in New Brunswick and joined the RCMP when he was 19. His first posting brought him across Canada to Gibsons, B.C. “I lucked out with that,” Brinton says. “I have been on the coast for most of my career.” Brinton has been with the RCMP for 32 years. He worked in Prince Rupert at the West Coast Marine detachment, he was a watch commander in Parksville, detachment commander in Boston Bar, did plain clothes duties in Burnaby and he also served in Whistler and Powell River twice. He has been the Powell River RCMP detachment commander for the last five years. “Throughout my career, I have done lots of different functions, from working in an isolated community to being
says mayor and police board chair Nils in a large community like Burnaby,” Jensen. Brinton says, adding he has enjoyed the “He comes with the kind of experience diversity that comes with being a police we are looking for and a commitment officer. to community policing which “There’s something new is the mainstay to Oak Bay,” every day. You never know Jensen says. “We have a ‘no what call you’re going to do call is too small’ approach next.” which is what our community After three decades of wants.” “catching bad guys,” he has Brinton says he and his wife found an appreciation in have always wanted to live in developing and fostering the Victoria area and when positive relationships with his the Oak Bay posting came, he officers and the community. jumped on it. He prefers the community “Mark Fisher (current Oak policing approach to crime Bay chief constable) was prevention and punishment, Andy Brinton in the RCMP and I worked which he described as more with him when he was in than regular policing. Courtenay,” Brinton says. “So when I “It’s about looking at the whole saw this opportunity, I didn’t hesitate package to come to a conclusion,” in picking up the phone to get more Brinton says, citing connecting people information (from him).” with substance abuse or other issues Brinton and his wife have two grown to agencies that can help them as sons. The oldest who is 20, is studying an example. “It’s pretty rewarding as in Toronto. His youngest, 18, is a student opposed to just response-type policing, at UVic. which you see in larger centres.” Brinton starts in his new role April 22. It is that community focus that got him reporter@vicnews.com hired as Oak Bay’s new chief constable,
Park clean-up uncovers mystery in the weeds Christine van Reeuwyk News staff
Claudia Parfitt didn’t anticipate detective work when she volunteered to pull invasive plants in a park near her home. “I was just pulling ivy and I pulled up this wallet,” Parfitt said last week at Bruce Hutchison Park. After scrubbing decades of muck from the red wallet she discovered a social insurance card, driver’s license and a 1977-78 Oak Bay senior secondary ID belonging to Nicola Mary Ker. Parfitt phoned all the Kers listed in the Greater Victoria phone book, but had no luck tracking down the owner. She assumes Ker married and changed her name, or moved away. “It would be nice to return it to her,” Parfitt said. “I could give it to the police, but I don’t know if they’re interested in returning a 37-year-old wallet.” If you have any information to help track down Nicola Ker, email reporter@ saanichnews.com. reporter@saanichews.com
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Claudia Parfitt shows off an Oak Bay senior secondary school ID from 1977-78 and a red wallet she discovered while pulling invasive species at Bruce Hutchison Park.
Jobs forecast: bright spots amid slow growth More than 20 per cent of Greater Victoria businesses expect to hire more workers over the next three months, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. The bad news? Seven per cent anticipate cutbacks. “A modest hiring climate is projected for the second quarter of 2014, with new business growth at its weakest in five months,” said Byrne Luft, vice-president of operations for Manpower Canada. “There are some bright spots amidst the slow growth, with employers in the construction, transportation and public utilities industry sectors expecting the strongest gains.” editor@oakbaynews.com
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CRA cuts make tax time worse It’s tax time again, a point on the calendar that most Canadians dread. Pulling together our receipts, filling out forms and paying for help are not activities we usually embrace. While the Canada Revenue Agency is probably not on everyone’s Favourite Government Agencies list, the CRA has been able to help out taxpayers by supplying tax forms, advice and one-on-one help for those of us who can’t afford professional help or just find filling out paperwork a challenge. This role, like many other federal government programs, has been sharply curtailed in recent years as the feds continue to download responsibilities to the provinces, cities and non-profit groups. They have cut back on the availability of paper forms, pushing the citizenry to online tax filing. This particular trend has hit a couple of groups harder than others: seniors, lower income individuals and those with disabilities. These groups, for obvious reasons, may have a harder time dealing with online forms, understanding advice delivered via the phone or finding the extra funds to pay for an accountant’s help. It’s exceptionally curious in the case of seniors, a demographic that has traditionally been supportive of the current Conservative government. This is a group that has not grown up with computers, is less likely to own one and faces diminished financial resources and health issues that can complicate communication that is not face-to-face. Luckily, volunteer groups have stepped up to fill the governments’ responsibilities. Several local non-profits, such as the Together Against Poverty Society, James Bay New Horizons, Silver Threads and the Victoria Cool Aid Society, offer tax preparation clinics and advice. Kudos should be extended to these organizations for their efforts, but it highlights a troubling trend. The federal government is continuing to turn its back on some of our most vulnerable citizens and in an area that we are forced, by law, to deal with. Unlike the federal government, Canadian citizens can’t walk away from our tax responsibilities. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.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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Green machine gathers in B.C. Coast Environmental Law, Wildsight Canada’s sleek, imported green and Seattle-based Conservation propaganda machine rolled into Northwest. the capital last week for a couple of Tides is itself a front days of meetings. for wealthy charitable You wouldn’t have foundations based mostly heard about it, because in Seattle and California, they didn’t stage any funded by billionaires who protests or press see “saving” B.C. as their conferences. Instead personal eco-project. they met quietly with Their hired activists selected reporters as met with Environment well as politicians from Minister Mary Polak both sides of the aisle. to discuss her justThey didn’t invite me for introduced Water some reason, but from what I can gather, it was Tom Fletcher Sustainability Act. This was to demand a friendly networking B.C. Views heavy fees and choking session. regulations on water used When I speak of for “fracking,” that nefarious gas our U.S.-directed environmental drilling technology so demonized in movement, many people still don’t fake documentaries and celebrity know what I mean. They see the protests. sign-waving on TV and assume Tides no longer attempts to hide it’s all spontaneous, driven by its strategy of targeting energy passionate volunteers. Nuke the development in B.C. and Alberta. Whales for Jesus, as we used to Its tactics are well known, too. joke in the 1970s. Environmentalists need high-profile It’s an industry now, and as with wins, and the economic pain is best our automotive industry, Canada is inflicted outside of the U.S., the a branch plant of the U.S. biggest polluter in world history. The Victoria event was an annual Organizing for Change’s stated conference called Organizing priorities for the year are the “last for Change, sponsored by Tides stand of the Great Bear Rainforest,” Canada. Thanks mainly to the work the “Sacred Headwaters” and the of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, Water Sustainability Act. this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Professional protesters are Foundation now at least identifies mainly just taking credit for the itself while it pulls B.C.’s political 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas strings. licences around the headwaters of Organizing for Change currently the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. includes Ecojustice, Greenpeace, Tahltan Central Council declared Sierra Club B.C., ForestEthics that territory theirs in 1910, and Advocacy, ForestEthics Solutions, having pros roll in with slogans and Georgia Strait Alliance, Dogwood graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to Initiative, Pembina Institute, West
the outcome. Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear Rainforest, which is continually portrayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas development. One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that has proven remarkably prophetic. As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were negotiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and market Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity. I’ve written before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale. Suffice it to say that while we have busloads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benevolent petro-states Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria. They’re not saving the whole planet, just the safe and lucrative parts. And as I mentioned after the protester-staged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amazing how American oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tankers remain invisible to this sophisticated network. NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too. He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust. That should take a while. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
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Humans not superior Re: Deal with deer (letters Feb. 26). The letter-writer says: “A big reason we can’t coexist is because wildlife refuse to follow human rules.” This is the most arrogant, selfish and short-sighted comment I have ever read about the deer and their interaction with humans. Why should wildlife follow human rules? What makes the letter-writer think that humans are so superior and separate and above nature that all other animals should follow the irresponsible behaviour and lifestyle which humans are trying to impose on everything
else on Earth? In fact, the very reason our planet is rapidly falling apart is the destructive, constant action of members of the Homo sapiens species against all natural laws. The deer wouldn’t be coming to town more and more if humans had not destroyed their habitat in the first place. It is the responsibility of humans, therefore, to remedy the problem (if there is any at all) but not through yet another destructive action like slaughtering bucks, does and fawns regardless of species, gender, age and
Only minority Remove all deer are pro cull As one of the so-called vocal minority tree huggers (I also drive gas guzzling vehicles and eat meat) I was amused by the letter from the woman who wants a deer cull done now (letters March 12). Obviously her irate letter showed how little she knows about the deer situation. How many deer are there in Oak Bay? If she knows then please tell council as they don’t. Lyme disease? Another myth beaten to death. Is she aware of the process put out by the provincial government regarding a cull or the permits required, let alone the brutal method in which it is proposed. I don’t think so and don’t think she cares. Maybe her gardens have had a few flowers eaten or maybe she is one of the frustrated persons who wants to speed past the golf course on Cadboro Bay Road. If she wants to avoid hitting a deer with her vehicle may I suggest she not drive in the country. I know that the real vocal minority are those who want the deer culled. William Jesse Oak Bay
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I think that Oak Bay council has a start. My disagreement with the plan is that all the deer should be removed, not just 25. One deer is too many, as there is never just one. Deer are prey to critters like wolves and cougars. Maintaining a population of deer is simply inviting them into the community. The recent report of cougars near a school in Cranbrook is testimony to that. I hope those who learned their wildlife management from Disney’s Bambi do not have to receive a hard lesson from such predators. Mel Scott Oak Bay
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The top five advance to nationals, which will be held April 11 to 13 in Winnipeg. After disqualification, Broitman posted a six-minute video on YouTube to persuade the association to advance her and Hill. By March 17, the video had been viewed 3,000 times. This is the second time this month that Oak Bay High students were disqualified due to staff error. The junior girls basketball team was disqualified from playing in provincials due to errors and late registration. The team was allowed to play after issuing a letter taking formal responsibility for the error and paid a $500 fine. Calls to DSABC president Lindsay Spencer were not returned by press time. reporter@vicnews.com
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An alliance of business groups opposed to the new Multi Material B.C. recycling system are demanding the province halt the planned May 19 launch and go back to the drawing board. MMBC, an industry stewardship group, is poised to take responsibility for curbside blue box collection – with more containers and material types collected than before – while charging businesses for the recycling of the packaging and paper they generate. But it’s been in a bitter fight with small business groups that complain they are set to pay punishingly high fees, which will then be passed on to consumers. The battle took a new turn March 10 when the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and eight other associations launched a campaign in B.C. newspapers and online at rethinkitbc.ca to amplify the pressure on Victoria. CFIB provincial affairs director Mike Klassen predicted job losses and some business closures as a result of the MMBC regulations and fees. “This is public policy run amok,” he said. “We are asking British Columbians to talk to the B.C. government to push the pause button on its reckless and red tape-laden program.” B.C. Agriculture Council vice-chair Stan Vander Waal said farmers can’t readily stop packaging strawberries and blueberries in plastic clamshells, because retailers insist that’s what consumers want. “We have to wear the cost,” he said, adding MMBC fees will cost his Chilliwack farm $60,000 to $100,000 a year. “It goes directly against growing agriculture.” Canadian Newspaper Association chairman Peter Kvarnstrom, who is publisher of a paper in Sechelt,
warned the new system will be “catastrophic” to B.C. community and daily newspapers, resulting in job losses in an already challenged industry and reduced service to communities. The opposition groups say they support the aim of the program – to make generators of packaging pay to recycle it – but they dispute the fees and say multinational consumer goods firms like Unilever and Walmart control MMBC and are manipulating it to their benefit, not that of local businesses. Most of the fees for container waste are double or even quadruple what businesses in Ontario pay to a similar agency. Newspapers say they face a $14-million-a-year bite out of their operations because of the 20 cents per kilogram they will pay on newsprint, compared to less than half a penny in Ontario. They contend a high proportion of newsprint is already recycled in B.C. through blue boxes. Kvarnstrom said newspapers are considering options to create their own newsprint collection system – a move that could also deprive MMBC of newsprint revenue and undermine the program’s viability. MMBC managing director Allen Langdon said MMBC’s higher fees are because they fully finance the program and ensure service for multi-family apartments and rural depots, in contrast to Ontario’s more limited focus on single-family homes. He said B.C.’s successful container deposit system also means there’s less recyclable material left here for container stewards to collect and sell, so fees have to be higher to cover the system costs. Environment Minister Mary Polak said most businesses are exempt from the fees if they have under $1 million of retail sales, generate less than a tonne of material or operate out of a single retail outlet, while generators of one to five tonnes per year pay flat fees of $550 or $1,200. editor@saanichnews.com
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and Oak Bay skating director Jamie McGrigor said the local club did exceptionally well. “We are the only club that had five people on the podium,” McGrigor said. “We had outstanding results.” Kennedy Kittleson, 13, placed first provincially for the Star 5 women; Gurshan Riarh, 11, placed second for Star 5 men; Marielle Timmins,16, placed second for senior women;
Mackenzie Poland, 14, placed third for senior women and Jessica Timmins, 16, placed third in junior women. The Super Series Starskate Final competition was held March 7 to 9 and is the final STARSkate event of 2013-2014 and crowns the Super Series Champions in pre-juvenile and Star 5 – Gold Free Skate with best of three scores determining the overall season winners.
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FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
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ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic. #3003. 30yrs exp. Renos, Knob & Tube Replacement. Sr.Disc.No job too big or small 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.
FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
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1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Yokohama tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $2500. Chris, 250595-0370 leave message.
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1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, firewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.
1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 bolt Vette motor and 350 Turbo trans installed in 1985. Seals done in 2008. A.C. works, New head liner 2014, a true time piece. $5,900 obo. Must Sell. Call Terry 250-478-1426.
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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
EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call National Teleconnect today! 1866-443-4408. Or visit online: www.nationalteleconnect.com
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
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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.
HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.
AURICLE- Spring cleanups, lawns. Call for all your garden needs. 250-882-3129.
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
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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 PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-881-1221. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
MOVING & STORAGE (250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving. $70/hour. 4 ton / lift. Seniors discount. Call Philip. DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
PAINTING
ARAM RENO’S Basement, bathrooms, additions Free est. WCB/Insured 250-880-0525
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.
OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. I do it all! Free estimates WCB. 250-881-3886.
STACYANN SCHIFFNER Painting & Colour Design. WCB + Ins. Professional Guarantee. Free est.250-213-1054.
LANDSCAPING 250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com
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LICENSED. QUALITY work guaranteed, great rates, WCB. Free est’s. Seniors discount on labour. Norm (250)413-7021.
PLASTERING
TILING SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Free est. Call 250-686-6046.
TREE SERVICES
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-516-5178.
BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.
PRESSURE WASHING
WINDOW CLEANING
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning. Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS RUPE’S ROOFING: Torch on shingles or metal. Fully insured. References; ticketed roofers. Call Rupe 250-4157130 or Mike 1-250-533-9410.
PLUMBING
STUCCO/SIDING
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.
PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-516-5178.
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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Bell plans to continue on a creative path and it would have been difficult for me to leave Victoria. I was 30 years old and thought I’d try something Bell cited being a child of the ‘60s different.” and his travels as inspiration for his He got a part-time job doing work. Other popular displays he maintenance work at the Monterey created include the Cadborosaurus, Centre and while working there, he an ode to the mythical, local sea serpent; a bookworm covered in red decided on his next career. “I saw the parks department flowers, reading a titled classic each and how they operated and I week; and, last year, he honoured thought, gee, that’s something I the Oak Bay Fire Department would like to do because I’m an with a display celebrating its 75th outdoors kind of guy,” Bell said. “I anniversary. That display however, then got a horticulture degree from was his last. After 30 years working the University of Guelph through for the district, he is hanging up his correspondence.” clippers and retiring at the end of While pursuing his March. Bell was born in “I’m a Victoria degree, Bell was able get summer work Victoria at St. Joseph’s boy and it would to gardening for the parks Hospital. He grew up have been difficult department until a on Gorge Road in an permanent position area that was home to for me to leave became available. a number of sawmills. Victoria.” When Bell retires He spent his teen years on March 31, he has a living on Wilkinson Road - Dan Bell long to do list. He plans and attended Colquitz to study French and Middle and Mount View Spanish, spend longer vacations in High schools. Mexico, learn a musical instrument, He started his career as a play sports and embark on yet telecommunications technician, another career. installing and servicing radio “I want to write a children’s book systems on mountain tops or series,” Bell said, adding Dr. Seuss throughout the coast for the forest inspires him. “I am a child at heart industry. and I really don’t know if I can do it, After 10 years, he was let go from but I think I can. I like challenging his position and in 1982, he went myself. looking for a new career. “That’s how I created those “If I made the decision to stay gardens. It was something I thought in telecommunications, I would I could do.” have had to relocate to who knows Together Bell and his wife have where,” Bell said. “I’m a Victoria boy Continued from Page A1
five adult children, one grandchild and another one on the way. While he lives in Saanich, he will still be seen in Oak Bay as he plans to join the Monterey seniors’ centre, where his wife works. “I’ll miss my coworkers and I’ll really, really miss all the people I have met through the years,”
Bell said. “Years ago when I was having Chinese food, I opened this fortune cookie and it said ‘your creativeness will make you famous’ and in a small way, it did.” reporter@vicnews.com
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The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations. The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.
Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper,
Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.
How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.
The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC.
Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”
And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?
or pretty much anything else that comes in a package, businesses will be passing their increased costs on to you.
It’s time to contact Premier Clark and ask her.
What’s going on here?
Email Christy Clark at premier@gov.bc.ca or call 250-387-1715. For more info, visit RethinkItBC.ca. #RethinkItBC. This Message is brought to you by:
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