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Captain Inspector Ken Gill of the Oak Bay Fire Department will be retiring from the department after more than 17 years at the department and 32 years as a firefighter. Arnold Lim/News staff

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Gill made that choice and his customeroriented personality, professional attitude and open-minded approach were strengths he brought to the department every day. “He has been a great ambassador for fire. He just built a wealth of knowledge which we are losing through his retirement,” Cockle said. “He’s also a longtime member of the International Association of Firefighters as an executive member involved with community organizations. He is just a really wellrounded individual. He will be missed.” PlEASE SEE: Communication key, Page A23

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After 32 years, Captain Inspector Ken Gill is hanging up his helmet. Best known as the Oak Bay Fire Department’s fire prevention officer for 17 of those 32 years, Gill said his connection with the department will be missed and, despite not being an Oak Bay resident, he felt welcomed both by his peers and the community. “I think there’s a real sense of pride and honour in our fire department. All our people are aware and cognizant of the history of the department and where we

whom spent time as firefighters. come from and how we are depended on “My father put in 40 years as a volunteer by the community,” he said. “There is no with Sidney Fire Department. I grew up call too small ... that gives us a sense of with him responding to the being part of the community sirens, so I grew up around whether you live there or not. “There is no fire service and grew up I spent all my working hours call too small ... that the around the fire hall,” he said. here and you become part of the Oak Bay culture.” gives us a sense of “I was also very interested in getting into policing. … Gill began his career as a being part of the It was a toss up and some fire dispatcher with Langford community.” opportunities came up and in the early 1980s, moved to I felt like I was more suited the Department of National - Ken Gill for a fire background than Defense at CFB Esquimalt and police.” eventually to his post with the Oak Bay Having worked with Gill for years, Oak Fire Department, following in the footsteps Bay fire chief Dave Cockle said he is glad of his father and father-in-law, both of

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Chris Sturrock and friend Joe Babity put up nest boxes for Purple Martin birds at the Oak Bay Marina. Arnold Lim/News staff

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Chris Sturrock balances precariously on a ladder. With outstretched arms, he jimmies a home-made wooden box, partially wrapped in wire mesh, onto a wooden piling at the Oak Bay Marina. Finished, Sturrock slowly makes his way down the ladder onto the dock and looks over the new home, for what Sturrock says, is a very special bird. “They are not your typical bird. … (Purple Martins) are entertaining, very cheeky and very acrobatic. They are really beautiful to watch, the movement and their song it is really neat,” he says. “They have certainly enriched my life and I think a lot of people are not aware that these birds are struggling to survive because of habitat destruction and loss of good nesting sites.” The longtime sailor is doing something about it, working with the B.C. Purple Martin Recovery Program, building nesting

boxes at a workshop underneath his Saanich home and installing them onto pilings at local docks where Purple Martins now make their homes. He has built nine such nesting boxes already, spread out over several sites including the Oak Bay Marina and Royal Victoria Yacht Club, both of which even agreed to fund the projects, More are planned for destinations as far as Sidney and North Saanich. The conservation effort that started with a study in 1985 that found only five nesting pairs of Purple Martins remained in all of B.C., has grown into an initiative that has helped cultivate the population to more than 900 nesting pairs today.

“If volunteers had not started putting up nest boxes, there wouldn’t be Purple Martins in B.C. now,” said Georgia Basin Ecological Assessment and Restoration Society (GBEARS) coordinator Charlene Lee. “The old untreated pilings (former nesting sites for the birds) are all falling down and if people hadn’t noticed the birds were reducing in numbers, they wouldn’t be here.” The Purple Martins, the largest in the swallow family in North America, are marked by their vibrant bluish-purple males, speckled greyish-brown breasted females and their unique and lively chirping song. The social birds were once commonly found in woodpecker cavities

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Tea time for Monterey club reps The second annual Special Appreciation Afternoon Tea is planned in the Garden Court for June 25 at 1 p.m. for the Oak Bay Seniors Activity Association Club reps and committee members. This is to thank and recognize the work these members do

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The B.C. Teachers’ Federation plans to start one-day rotating strikes at schools around the province on Monday, rejecting the offer of a $1,200 signing bonus for an agreement by the end of the school year. BCTF president Jim Iker said Tuesday the bonus doesn't make up for the government's wage offer of 6.5 per cent over six years. A simultaneous plan to cut teacher wages 5 per cent or more because of strike action is “just so disrespectful, so unnecessary, and we'll be dealing with it at the Labour Relations Board,” Iker said. Unless there is some compromise on major issues, one-day strikes with picket lines will be staged at one group of school districts in each of the first four days next week, with teachers returning to work across the province on Friday, May 30. Strike action is set to take place in Oak Bay (SD 61) on Wednesday (May 28). Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the signing bonus and reducing the contract term from 10 years to six were significant efforts to move toward a settlement. “Unfortunately the announcement today says that the BCTF feels that disrupting

classrooms, affecting children and their families is going to help to reach a settlement,” Fassbender said. Iker reiterated the union's position that more pay, more

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Gracepoint an economic bonus The filming of Gracepoint is about to wrap up. It’s based on the British mystery TV show, Broadchurch. It airs on the U.S. Fox Network next fall. I’ve got a few observations about the shooting in and around our communities which I’d like to share. Forgive me if you don’t agree with my assessment. For about 10 weeks now, the production has been shooting in various communities in and around Oak Bay. Oak Bay was a centre point for the shoot. Oak Bay Ave. was turned into Gracepoint main street – a ‘community by the sea’ where tourists come to mingle and hang out at the local establishments. The former pharmacy at the corner of Oak Bay Ave. and Foul Bay Road was the Gracepoint Journal – a fictitious newspaper, which reports on the murder of a young child. Through it all, the crew shot on local streets, pubs, beaches, etc. and not once did I hear a negative comment about them or the inconvenience that was imposed on us. In fact, many of my friends were affected by the shooting schedule – my street alone was impacted four times during the 10-week shoot. Big trucks, catering trucks, portapotties, lighting trucks, etc. were all around my neighbourhood. The crew was respectful, friendly, accommodating and their clean-up was amazing. You’d never know they were there when waking up the next morning. As an added bonus, they’ve dropped into our local community about $5 million of economic stimulus. That’s more than worth the inconvenience that was imposed on us. I value this type of economic development and hope that others feel the same. Christine Ash Oak Bay

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get her wish to parade the beauty at and we began working nights and weekends restoring it. My dad was not upcoming Mustang 50th anniversary a body man or mechanic and was selfcelebrations. trained but was handy, so we figured it The car will have its grand unveiling out as we went along. at the Vancouver Collector Car Show “I spent many hours passing tools to and Auction at the Pacific National my dad as he worked on the car. It is Exhibition grounds in June. some of the best hours of my life, true Over the next few weeks, we will quality time with my dad. I officialreveal that this is not just any Mustang ly received the car as a graduation By age four, Laura (one of only 453 built in 1967) and present.” Ballance already walk you through its restoration proLaura drove the car throughout grade cess. One that is a daunting experience 11 and 12 and during her early years as knew what a Ford a journalist. Mustang was and, as for many seasoned car collectors let “Eventually I purchased a new car alone a proud mother with a passion she approached 16, and my Mustang went into storage as for her old car. The world of automoshe wanted to own old cars often do. I got married, had tive restoration is fraught with probchildren and a 1967 Mustang wasn’t and drive one. lems; the one that comes to mind is conducive to car seats and strollers. the final invoice. An old rule of thumb by Nigel Matthews “The 50th anniversary of the Mustang for the realists has been to get an coincides with my oldest daughter estimate and then double or triple it! receiving her driving license in 2014, so for the past We will see how this exciting project plays out five years I’ve been looking for someone or a compabetween now and mid-June. ny to restore my Mustang.” One of her clients, Jason Heard, of the Vancouver Nigel Matthews is the director of sales and Classic Car Show and Sale, recommended 360 marketing for Hagerty Insurance Canada. Fabrication in Abbotsford. The boys at 360 are now working their magic on this rare car and Laura will nmatthews@hagerty.com

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Over the past six weeks, we’ve spoken with numerous people about the role of school teachers and the positive impact they have in our communities. Through a series of stories published in Black Press’ community newspapers, we’ve prompted readers to think about the excellent educators in their schools and nominate them for recognition through our Great Teachers campaign. Co-presented by Staples’ School Tools and supported by Thrifty Foods, Great Teachers is a way of honouring individuals who are making a difference with their work inside and outside the classroom. “We are in the final days of the campaign and we’d like to encour-

age parents and others to nominate a special teacher,” said Black Press group publisher Penny Sakamoto. “It’s not too late. It’s a great way to end the school year and concentrate on the positive impact of teachers and how schools are the core of community life.”

Readers nominating teachers at vicnews. com/contests have used such words as “positive relationship,” “significant impact,” “patient and kind,” “leader” and “above and beyond” to describe nominees. The submissions are inspiring and indicate the high regard in which

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THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking a Junior Accountant to join our Finance team located in Port McNeill, BC. You must be well-rounded and hands on with at least two years accounting experience and the ability to work independently. Candidates will have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels. Attention to detail and a high level of proficiency with Excel are essential. This position will be best suited for a flexible individual who is willing to assist with administrative and accounting duties as needed. Forestry experience will be considered an asset. Please forward your cover letter and resume to hr@lemare.ca

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LOST: MAY 14, in the middle of Azalea Place (circle) off of Calvin, a white wheel cover for a motor home. Call 250-2083898 and leave a message.

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HomeFinder

GREATER VICTORIA MARKET UPDATE » AS OF MAY 22/COURTESY VICTORIA REAL ESTATE BOARD NET UNCONDITIONAL SALES, MONTH-TO-DATE/MAY 2013

420/659

NEW LISTINGS THIS MONTH/ TOTAL FOR MAY 2013

931/1,428

TOTAL ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS/PEAK, MAY 2013

4,574/4,783 Greater Victorians are no stranger to strange homes. Narrow livin’ – In 1994 Joe Loiacono built a 1,200-square-foot house that measures only 10-feet wide. After a failed attempt to have his setbacks reduced on the 25-foot-wide lot, Loiacono built the twobedroom home to code at 244 Cadillac Avenue in Saanich. Apparently his neighbours weren’t impressed. How could you not be? Do you have a homebuying or selling story you’d like to share with us? Email ddescoteau@ vicnews.com To advertise in Homefinder, contact Oliver Sommer at: osommer@black press.ca

Find a place to call home

DID YOU KNOW? | Not a single nail was used in the construction of Oldfield’s circular steel structure.

Unique homes require unique buyers Basil Oldfield’s historic home among the region’s most off-beat

Basil “Barney” Oldfield’s rotating house was built in 1977 and can still turn at the flick of a switch today. Inset: Rob Oldfield, co-owner of the home would like to see the piece of history stay in the family, along with the family business, Prospect Lake Garage, which Barney co-founded back in 1934.

Natalie North

ANOTHER UNUSUAL HOME

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Tucked away on the top of Saanich Mountain sits an unimaginably cool home. A break in the firs off Old West Saanich Road opens to its curious three-storey spherical structure. That this place was envisioned and expertly crafted by one man in the ‘70s is cool, but that it still revolves at the flick of a switch – unimaginably so. The owners reject the notion of selling the piece of local history. If the family were to put it on the market, as with any unique home, however, they would be facing certain challenges. “Unique means just that, and you need a unique buyer,” says Greater Victoria Real Estate Board president-elect Guy Crozier. “Value is directly related to supply and demand. If you have a lower demand, it could mean a lower value or a long search for the unique buyer for a unique home.” The visionary behind the house bears a family name well-known in the area: Basil “Barney” Oldfield. Though Basil has been gone since 1978, the lore he created with his revolutionary designs and somewhat off-beat ways remains. His nephew, Rob Oldfield now runs the family business, Prospect Lake Garage Inc., founded by Basil and his brother Brian Oldfield in 1934. At the garage, just a few kilome-

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tres down the road from the roundhouse, framed photos of Brian and Basil grace the top shelf behind the counter. Rob greets customers, recalls his uncle’s ways and offers what he can about the home – an in-progress project which only Basil understood. “He was sort of his own fellow,” Rob says. “He never got married; never had children, just puttered on his own up there and cut his own hair.” The building began in the mid’60s, and was to include an elevator. Basil fell ill with cancer before that could happen, but the home remains a mechanical marvel. Through a carport door beneath the home, its circular cellar reveals the heart of the house’s rotating mechanism. Doors marked with a high voltage warning conceal water and sewage pipes and presumably the three-quarter horsepower electric motor from a car transmission and two gear boxes. Shafts from the gear boxes propel

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rubber wheels on a metal track overhead. The robust thing of beauty is able to run at two speeds: low gear yields a oncedaily revolution; high gear will take you 360 degrees in just three minutes. Unlike other revolving structures, which tend to have a stationary centre, the entire welded steel frame structure rotates. Electricity is transferred through brushes in constant contact with the wheel. “How do you figure that sort of thing out in the 1950s and ‘60s?” Rob says. “No nails was his claim to fame, so it’s kind of a noisy house to live in because when you step on the outside porch, you step on the metal and the whole thing kind of moves a bit because it’s sitting on wheels.” The noise isn’t a factor for its inhabitants. One couple, Cathy Cook and Francis Sullivan, have called Basil’s home their own since

moving to Victoria in 1989. “It’s pretty wild,” Sullivan says. “When you think about the number of welds that went into this place, the amount of metal.” Sullivan is impressed by the craftsmanship, but clearly the novelty of living in a two-bedroom, one-bath home that rotates has faded. It’s the seclusion of the area that has kept the two long-term, though flicking the switch labelled “HOUSE” is a more of party trick he hasn’t forgotten. “After 25 years, it’s not a big deal anymore,” Sullivan says. “But it’s amazing that it still works after all these years.” And Rob would like to see it stay within the family for many years to come. If Basil’s great-niece, 22-year-old Christi Oldfield is any indication, there will be demand for creative living well into the future. “It’s important to me as an Oldfield to keep (the house) in the family,” Christi says. “I think it’s the coolest thing.” nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Saturday 12-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Justen Lalonde, 250-418-0613

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203-3252 Glasgow Ave., $192,900 Sunday 1-3 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

974 Fir Tree Glen, $799,900 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-744-3301

305-971 Mckenzie Ave., $224,000 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

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224-40 Gorge Rd. W., $254,900 Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Deanna Noyce, 250-744-3301

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3-1950 Cultra Ave., Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-479-3333

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110-9560 Fifth St., $215,000

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Gill spent many hours not only on the truck, but on commercial projects working with the fire suppression systems and fire safety in new building construction, including multi-million dollar projects at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel and the new Oak Bay High school. He worked hand-in-hand with the municipality’s building inspectors, including Oak Bay director of building and planning Roy Thomassen. “I think he has been a very dedicated fire prevention officer and worked well with other departments to maintain the safety of Oak Bay residents,” Thomassen said. “I think he just really communicated well with

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