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Victoria duo research Sedin twin’s successful use of ‘servant leadership’ Travis Paterson Victoria News
Before the Sedin brothers were great in the NHL, they were great in Sweden. But the transition to North America during their rookie National Hockey League season of 2000-01, and a few years following nearly derailed them. An ongoing study by Carolyn Crippen, a professor of education at the University of Victoria, and doctoral student David Nagel, explains how the Sedins – Daniel and Henrik – are glowing examples of the servant leadership philosophy. Using traits exhibited by successful servant leaders, the Sedins prevailed as honourable, respectful athletes in a violent and intimidating arena. Crippen and Nagel captured the research in two international journal articles about serHenrik Sedin vant leadership. “Their decision to stay was a crucial stage in their development,” said Crippen, a Rockland resident who never watched hockey until she stumbled on the Sedins in 2011. The Sedins’ bush red beards of the time stood out. “They were called soft, they were called sisters, they were called lots of things, but they decided to stay in Vancouver and it was a key moment of their life,” Crippen said. The study includes site visits to games, practices and interviews with the brothers at Rogers Arena, with television and print media members Dan Murphy and Ian MacIntyre (who’ve watched the Sedins since Day 1), and countless hours of documenting the brothers behaviour on the ice. If it’s game night, Crippen has the TV or radio on, scribbling constant observations. PlEASE SEE: Sedins learned their values, Page A4
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Commuters were anticipating a smoother commute with the expected opening this morning of the new road connecting Victoria West to the Johnson Street Bridge. The new road on West Side of Johnson Street Bridge, from the intersection of Esquimalt and Harbour Roads, was set to open before the morning rush. The move will create more usable space for the contractor during construction and will minimize future impacts to motorists, the city says. The new road will eventually connect with the new bridge.
Mayor Dean Fortin was pleased to see the road opening to commuters ahead of schedule. “We’re excited to see it open earlier than originally anticipated. It will make it easier for drivers right now and as we go through the construction process, and it will make it easier for (construction crews),” Fortin said. The new route should help alleviate some of the congestion that has arisen through construction and will offer a greater sense of the final vision in terms of greenspace and public areas, he said. The new approach to the bridge includes a temporary sidewalk and an extension of
the cycling lanes on Esquimalt Road. The road remains single-lane traffic in both directions and the area is an active construction zone with a posted speed limit of 30 km/h. The E&N Trail connection at Kimta Road will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists with the existing pathway to the south side of the bridge maintained. Harbour Road will remain closed to vehicles at Esquimalt Road as work continues at the intersection until mid-November. Pedestrian and cycling access will be maintained on Harbour Road. In mid-November, a new two-way extension of Harbour Road south of Esquimalt
Road will open, providing access to the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort and future waterfront green space. In 2016, public land on the south side of the bridge will be consolidated to create more than two acres of waterfront park space. The new intersection will be complete by November and will include new traffic signals and improved accessibility for pedestrians with crosswalks along all four sides of the intersection. The existing Johnson Street Bridge will continue to remain open throughout construction. For current details, please go online to JohnsonStreetBridge.com editor@vicnews.com
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The number of passengers brought into Victoria via cruise ships is down this year compared to last year, but the positive impact on tourism was still strong. “The cruise ship business is our secret weapon to introducing hundreds of thousands of people to Victoria for the first time,” said Paul Nursey, CEO of Tourism Victoria. Bruce Carter, CEO of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce added: “We’re not a oneindustry town, but tourism and cruise ships are incredibly important for our economy.” According to the Oxford Economics Review of Victoria Cruise Impact study
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The cruise ship season in Victoria ended Monday. Carter said the current goal is to increase the length of stay for cruise ship passengers, and encouraging them to return to Victoria in the future. “We’d like to find a way if we can make the stays longer for the cruise ships,” Carter said. Nursey said although the stays are short, once visitors come to Victoria, they are highly likely to return. “The challenge is getting people to come the first time,” he said. However, not everyone is happy with the way the cruise ship industry is currently being operated in Victoria. “The advisory level for emissions was
exceeded several times this year,” said Marg Gardiner, president of the James Bay Neighbourhood Association. Gardiner said buses transporting cruise ship passengers in the city cause high traffic volumes, noise levels and high emissions. She does not believe the economic impact from the cruise ships is necessarily a benefit. “If you want to get a benefit you have to net costs,” she said. “You have to offset the economic impacts with the social and environmental costs. When you look at an impact without looking at the environmental or social cost, you are not being very forthright in declaring your full impact on a community.”
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“I really knew little about hockey before this started,” she said of the research study which has “taken on a life of it’s own.” With the Vancouver Canucks organization on board, granting the researchers full access, there studies are now focused on a third article due in 2016. That’s in addition to their initial paper in a 2013 edition of the PHEnix Journal (2013) and this summer’s update in the International Journal of ServantLeadership (2014). The Sedins learned their values from a family and community that stressed inclusivity. They speak highly of their elder brothers, who modelled the parents values of fairness. “When the Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2011, the players were upset, and the Sedins were the only players who stayed to answer every question from the media,” Crippen said. “They didn’t try to avoid what happened, they were forthright and honoured their role and responsibility.” For Nagel, it’s been a treat to study the sport he always loved. Now a father in a young family, Nagel can still recall listening to the games on radio while falling asleep during his elementary school years. He even gives back, part of a group coaching a Victoria Ice Hawks
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University of Victoria doctoral candidate David Nagel and education Prof. Carolyn Crippen are studying the Sedin twins. house league midget team (ages 15 to 17). “In a way (it’s changed the way I think about hockey) but I think aging has had more of an affect than anything else,” he said. “Victoria Minor Hockey Association takes a ‘whole person’ developmental approach, which I think is part of the reason that I like to be involved, using hockey as a vehicle for supporting growth in individuals.” In that sense, it coincides with servant leadership, he added. editor@vicnews.com
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Promises, promises Here’s a simple request for candidates seeking election in the upcoming school board and municipal election: Only promise what you can deliver. That might seem an obvious request. But all too often, candidates vow to achieve things they clearly cannot. They either fail to provide the true cost of their promise, or they promise something outside the legal mandate of the office they seek. Call it exuberance. Call it ignorance. Either way it doesn’t serve the voter and it disrespects the process. For example, there are some fairly severe limits on what a city can and cannot do. It must work within the provincial legislation that governs its existence. A promise to silence every train whistle within the city boundaries might sound attractive, but trains are a federal responsibility. City council can’t make them do anything. Likewise, a promise by a school board candidate to hire more teachers won’t happen without an explanation of where the money to pay for those new employees will come from. School districts (unlike the federal or provincial government, or even a city), cannot, by provincial law, run a deficit. Which brings up the second point: Money. Rarely does a promise come without a cost, and candidates have an obligation to identify what that cost will be. A promise to double the number of parks in the city, for example, might draw support. But what will it cost to maintain those parks, and what impact will the removal of that land from the tax base have on city finances? A promise to cut taxes, or at least hold them at zero, must also include details on where the cuts in services will be made (or alternate revenue found) to accommodate that plan. None of this is to suggest candidates can’t have ideas or voice creative and imaginative solutions to the problems communities like Victoria and Esquimalt face. But they have an obligation to voters to ensure that what they promise is practical – or even possible. And we as voters have the responsibility to do the research and ask the tough questions to ensure these lofty ideas have some grounding in reality. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The 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 does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, P.O. Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
Oil a slippery slope for cities purview…. If you want to do social Every year when B.C.’s municipal politicians get together to preach to policy, get your butt elected to the provincial legislature.” the provincial cabinet, there comes Burnaby, New Westminster, a point in the maze of resolutions Victoria and Vancouver were where things go sideways. undeterred. In taxLast year it was a rich urban centres misinformed, impossible one can make a living demand to ban all traces at local politics. And of genetic engineering. grandstanding works. Before that they thumbed Burnaby Coun. Nick their mobile phones Volkow rattled off a and denounced wireless jumbled history of power meters. Both refineries in his region, votes passed by narrow noting that the sole margins in a half-empty surviving Chevron plant chamber, with many is bringing in crude by delegates focused on Tom Fletcher trucks and trains because the serious community B.C. Views the 60-year-old pipeline issues they are elected to is over-subscribed. He address. didn’t explain how stopping a This year it was a charge led by Burnaby to denounce the proposed pipeline upgrade would keep it open, or improve oil safety. Trans Mountain oil pipeline Volkow repeated the protester expansion. And this time it was myth that a new pipeline would defeated. introduce diluted bitumen to the Credit for this sudden attack coast. Trans Mountain started of common sense goes largely to shipping dilbit in the late 1980s. North Cowichan Coun. Al Siebring. Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar Here’s part of his address to the and others from along the Interior recent Union of B.C. Municipalities pipeline route pointed out another convention in Whistler: flaw. If southern cities want to “Ladies and gentlemen, we are wander outside their mandate to elected to handle things like roads make this gesture, why target only and water and sewer and land use, this pipeline and ignore rail lines police, fire, garbage. We’re not here and highways that cross the same to talk about social policy, child poverty or heaven forbid, pipelines. rivers and streams? Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan “Those kinds of things dilute boasted that after his first court our credibility as an organization. challenge to the National Energy We’re becoming a social policy Board was tossed out, his highactivist group rather than a group priced eco-lawyer found a of municipal politicians. constitutional angle. Cha-ching! “Half of this resolutions book Meanwhile, professional is stuff that’s outside of our
protesters bike-lock their necks to the fence at Burnaby’s Westridge oil terminal, and a radical Simon Fraser University professor revives his Occupy Vancouver team to step up the ground war if courts falter. The comedy of all this was illustrated by Coun. Robin Cherbo from Nelson, who assured delegates he uses synthetic oil in his vehicle. Is that derived from organic sunflowers? And what significance does that gesture have compared with the gasoline and jet fuel that carried 1,200 delegates to Whistler? Cherbo assumes that Ottawa can simply direct Alberta’s oil industry to start refining all the heavy oil there. Half a century into this industrial mega-project, this stuff should just be banned from pipelines. Peace, man. This is why election-time posturing by local politicians is a slippery slope. Not only do they lack authority, they and their staff lack the required expertise and information. The Trans Mountain pipeline starts in Alberta and branches into the U.S. It is by definition federal jurisdiction. NEB hearings on its expansion continue, with expert input, especially on shipping risks, from the B.C. government, Green MLA Andrew Weaver and others. Municipal politicians should pipe down and defend their own performance. ••• Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca.
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Rules for ‘vaping’ applauded by medical officer Don Descoteau Reporting
Province proposes regulating e-cigarettes the same way as tobacco
Some Greater Victoria malls have taken the step to ban the use of nicotine vaporizers indoors. News that the province is prepared to regulate e-cigarettes the same way it does tobacco, governing their sale by the same provincial restrictions, is being applauded by the man largely responsible for prompting the Capital Regional District to institute indoor smoking bans. Dr. Richard Stanwick, chief medical health officer for Island Health, said his department will likely ramp up its offensive against the growing trend of “vaping” after the civic election and the new slate of CRD directors have been installed. A presentation was made last spring to the local politicians about the existing knowledge and science around “vaping.” Not only has the e-cig industry “exploded” since then, he said, knowledge about the chemical makeup of the vapour emitted and the liquids vapourized is becoming more available. Plus, other jurisdictions have instituted their own localized rules. “Given how much has happened since the spring, clearly what we present to them would be dramatically different,” he said.
Hillside and Mayfair centres have banned e-cigarettes in their shopping areas. Westshore Town Centre in Langford uses Health Canada guidelines on smoking and asks mall staff and customers to take e-cigs outside, despite the lack of a definitive stance on vaping from the federal body. The City of Vancouver is considering extending its smoking bylaw to e-cigarettes and adding the word “vaporizing” to its no-smoking signs. Red Deer, Alta. has already adding “vaping” to its smoking bylaw. Stanwick noted the marketing and packaging of e-cigs is unregulated, and their use encouraged to a full spectrum of potential clients, including youth. He compared the scenario to the 1950s, when cigarette companies used the “cool factor” to market their products. While smoking e-cigs is definitely safer than smoking tobacco, he said, some smokers use juices that contain nicotine. Recently, a research report stated that fine particulate matter has been detected in the vapours that can potentially be harmful to people who breathe it in second-hand. Delegates at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention
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powered vaporizers instead, but added the province will act within a year if Ottawa does not. The goal, he said, would be to ensure e-cigarettes face most of the same bans or restrictions that apply on regular ones under B.C.’s Tobacco Control Act, particularly the ban on the sale of tobacco to minors and the rules on advertising and display. Lake wouldn’t yet say if the provincial ban on smoking in public buildings and workplaces, or within three metres of their doors and open windows, would also apply to vaping, but he noted cities can pass their own bylaws to restrict use of e-cigarettes. Provincial law also bans smoking on all school grounds and in vehicles carrying youth under 16. Stanwick acknowledged it will likely be some time before CRD directors address vaping from a general public health standpoint. “At the end of the day, our elected officials have the final say. My job is to make sure they have the current information and are absolutely informed to the best of my ability,” he said. “Then they make the decision.” – with files from Jeff Nagel editor@vicnews.com
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City, church meet to hammer out deal on Cathedral school Andrea Peacock Victoria News
The Anglican Diocese and the City of Victoria are one step closer to reaching an agreement on the Cathedral School on Niagara Street. The diocese and the city have been at odds since the diocese applied for a demolition permit of the building at 520 Niagara St. The school is on the city’s heritage registry, but it is not legally protected as a heritage site. On July 24, the City of Victoria ordered that the site be subject to temporary protection for 60 days, which ended on Sept. 22. Protection of the building has been extended for another 30 days, ending late October. During that time, the diocese and the city are negotiating the potential for a rezoning application of the property, which the diocese still plans to sell. “The intent is to protect the existing structure in a new zoning category, which would identify what development potential there is on the site around the
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Symphony commemorates anniversary of First World War As the world recognizes the 100th anniversary of the First World War, the Victoria Symphony will premiere The Piper, a uniquely Canadian work by Victoria composer Tobin Stokes. The concert takes place Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. at the Bay Street Armoury and kicks off a community collabora-
tion entitled Lest We Forget. With The Piper, Stokes tells the story of J.C. Richardson, a Victoria Cross recipient and a famous Canadian piper who inspired his troops into battle. He was lost on the battlefield on the Somme although his pipes were eventually recovered and returned
to British Columbia where they reside on public display in the B.C. legislative buildings. “With this special concert of remembrance, we’re able to present music that honours the incredible sacrifice of our veterans,” said Tania Miller, music director of the Victoria Symphony.
“We are grateful for the participation of the Canadian Scottish Regiment, and for the opportunity to perform in the Bay Street Armoury which provides unique surroundings for this moving tribute.” The concert also includes a performance of Vaughan Williams’ London Sym-
phony, Mvt. 2, and the Lark Ascending, Adams’ The Wound Dresser, Ives’ The Unanswered Question, and the traditional MacPherson’s Lament featuring the pipes and drums of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (St. Mary’s). The culmination of the Lest We Forget initiative is
the Victoria Symphony’s presentation of Britten’s War Requiem, Nov. 8 and 9 at the Royal Theatre.
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Victoria-developed website helps those with life-threatening illness Online site provides resource and fundraising information Kevin Laird Victoria News
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Arts council presents classical music Andrea Peacock Victoria News
Listening to worldclass classical music in an intimate heritage building is a treat Greater Victorians can enjoy once a month thanks to the Township Arts Council. Formed in February of this year, the Township Arts Council has already put on three major events in Esquimalt: the Memorial Park Music Fest, Esqui-
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I learned some patients are not able to meet these financial burdens and deemed ineligible or are choosing to forego treatment.” It’s a situation Mahoney called “inhumane, just crazy.” As she was recovering, Mahoney thought she could create an online tool that would help people create a fundraiser for themselves. The idea for caretohope.ca was born. Tailored much like a crowdfunding website, such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, caretohope. ca takes a more minimalistic approach. “This is really the first niche crowdsourcing website in Canada,” Mahoney said. “Nobody else has zeroed in to do it in a small way.” And its packed with free information about Canadian and regional
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Cougars push win streak to 5 The Victoria Cougars have pushed their win streak to five following three wins over their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League rivals last week. On Thursday, Michael Fretz and Robert Zadra notched three points each, and Anthony Ciurro stopped 17 shots for his second shutout of the season, as the Victoria Cougars cruised past the Saanich Braves 5-0. Fretz (2), Ryan Carson, Wade Johnson, and Howard Howden scored for the Cougars, who outshot Saanich 43-17. Making his debut on the Cougars blue line, former Kamloops Storm defenseman Aiden Silzer-Hooker was paired with Jake Stolz. The streak continued Friday when Mark Van Helvoirt and his troops moved to within a point of the idle Westshore Wolves in the race for top spot in the South Island Division after a convincing 6-1 win over the Braves. Hitting hard right out of the gate, the Cougars’ Carson (2), Fretz, Zadra, Kyle Ljunggren and Sam McMullen each scored for Victoria while Nick Guerra replied for the Braves.
The Cougars outshot Saanich 14-2 in the period and Zadra extended his point streak to eight games when he popped in his fourth goal of the season. Despite getting outscored 4-1 in the second period, Saanich outshot Victoria 14-11. Both teams had scoring chances in the third period but Payne and Ward made some nice saves to keep it scoreless. On Sunday, the Kerry Park Islanders pushed the Cougars harder, forcing them to claw back from a two-goal deficit to notch a 4-3 in overtime win. After trailing 3-1 midway through the third period, the Cougars completed the comeback at 1:07 of extra time when Carson converted a perfect pass from Fretz on a two-on-one rush. Mitch Moloney had moved Victoria to within one when his backhander beat Leighton Williams at 11:08, then at 16:50, Zadra tied the game at three apiece. Victoria outshot the Islanders 47-20 overall. The game marked the Cougars’ fifth consecutive win, improving to 8-1-1-0 on the season.
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Kwantlen Eagle Christina Brown breaks away from Haley Cabral of the Camosun Chargers during an exhibition PACWEST women’s basketball game at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey on Oct. 4. Camosun fell to the Eagles 65-54.
Royals fall to Broncos in overtime The Victoria Royals lost a 2-1 overtime result to the Swift Current Broncos Saturday at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Arena. Victoria trailed 1-0 in the third, when Austin Carroll scored a highlight reel goal to send the game to overtime. Veteran goaltender Coleman Vollrath allowed just two goals on 26 shots, while Broncos’ netminder Landon Bow turned away 36 of 37 shots. Next up for the Royals was one of the most anticipated games of the season, when the Portland Winterhawks were scheduled to return to the Save-OnFoods Memorial Centre Monday – the first time since knocking the Royals out of last year’s playoffs. editor@vicnews.com
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$20,022
$20,463
Capital Mental Health Association 1037 Lyall Street
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$17,018
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Any person who wishes to review a copy of the proposed tax exemption bylaws may do so by contacting the Director of Financial Services, Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, BC V9A 3P1. Telephone 250-414-7141.
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SPONDYLOARTHRITIS FORUM The Canadian Spondylitis Association and The Arthritis Society are sponsoring a free Spondyloarthritis forum in Victoria, BC on October 19, 2014. Patients and family members are invited to spend time with Rheumatologist Dr. Andy Chalmers who will do a presentation on the diseases in the Spondylitis group and answer your questions. âœąThe free forum takes place at the Fairfield Gonzales Community Centre 1330 Fairfield Rd, Victoria from 1:30 to 3:30pm. âœąParking at Sir James Douglas School next door. Please register by calling TAS at 1-866-414-7766 or online at: registration@bc.arthritis.ca.
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DID YOU KNOW? BBB Accredited Businesses must pass a comprehensive screening process. Look for the 2014 BBB Accredited Business Directory E-edition on your Black Press Community Newspaper website at www.blackpress.ca. You can also go to http://vi.bbb.org/directory/ and click on the 2014 BBB Accredited Business Directory
LEGALS WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Notice is given by A To B Moving Ltd, 878 Viewfield Rd, Victoria, BC that the contents of the following locker will be sold on Friday, November 7, 2014, if the monies owed are not paid and the contents are not removed from the premises: Peter Lam. Furniture will be sold as a silent auction and sold to the highest bidder. YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CLASSIFIEDS
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Creative Services Graphic Designer - Full Time The Victoria News is looking for a skilled graphic designer to join our community newspaper’s creative department. This full time position requires the successful applicant to be proďŹ cient in AdobeCS: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat on a Mac platform. Experience in digital media would be an asset. The position may require shift and weekend work. Creative design experience in graphic arts is preferred, and a portfolio is required. You are a self-starter, team player and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. We are a well-established, nationallyrecognized community newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio. Those interested in applying should submit their resumĂŠ by Wednesday, October 8 , 2014 to: Janice Marshall, Production Manager 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 E-mail: creative@vicnews.com Fax: (250) 386-2624 All inquiries and applications will be held in the strictest conďŹ dence. We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Stanley Herbert Matthews and Audrey May Matthews, deceased, formerly of 63 Gorge Road East, Victoria, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Stanley Herbert Matthews or the estate of Audrey May Matthews are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executors at 837 Burdett Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8W 1B3, on or before October 31, 2014, after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then has notice. Wendy Louise Elford and Stanley Robert Matthews, Executors Clay & Company, Solicitors.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING INSPECTOR for the DISTRICT OF KITIMAT (Regular Full Time Position) Under the supervision of the Technical Services Manager processes building permit applications, performs inspections, reviews drawings and construction for conformance with legislation, regulations and standards. Explains and enforces municipal bylaws. The successful applicant will have BOABC or Canadian Registered Building CertiďŹ cation (preference will be given to Level 2 certification or higher) and a minimum Class 5 driver’s license. This bargaining unit position has a wage scale ranging from $37.94 - $45.90/hour (over 2 years) with a 35 hour work week. Submit detailed resumes, including references by: October 29, 2014 to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat BC V8C 2H7, Phone (250) 6328900,Fax (250) 632-4995, or e-mail dok@kitimat.ca. Community information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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HELP WANTED An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.
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PRODUCTION WORKERS Canada’s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location. This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of newspapers and advertising supplements. REQUIREMENTS: • Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience would be an asset • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs and stand for long periods of time • Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment • Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail • Must have own transportation âœąAfternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour Interested parties may drop off their resumes between 8:30am and 4pm at:
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FALL CLEARANCE SALE50% Off All Plants. October 1 to 30. Brentwood Bay Nurseries, 1395 Benvenuto Ave.
KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com LANNA MASSAGE~ Traditional Thai and hot oil massage. #305-2722 Fifth St. Call (250)888-9782.
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HOME CARE SUPPORT SEMI RETIRED nurse helps seniors; baths, meals, errands, etc. Ref’s. Call (250)474-2635.
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FREE ITEMS FREE. CANNING jars, approx 2 doz. (250)592-6573.
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MEDICAL/DENTAL MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS needed! Employers seeking over 200 additional CanScribe graduates. Student loans available. Income-tax receipts issued. Start training today. Work from Home! Website: www.canscribe.com. Email: info@canscribe.com. Or call 1.800.466.1535.
QS DUVET COVER, new, beige $75. Make-up mirror on stand $20. (778)440-3334.
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VICTORIA WOMEN’S Transition House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/
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ROASTER; USA made, approx 14”, oval shape, like new. $8. Call (250)383-4578.
FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
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NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division. SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS. Gift-card give-away! 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 or visit us online: www.pioneersteel.ca
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(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&truck) Sr. Disc.
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(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
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PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.
DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. No travel time before or after local moves. BBB accredited. Free est. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.
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CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.
CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869. CHEERFUL CLEANER with own supplies. Good rates, great ref’s. Call (778)432-3588 EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, 10 yrs exp. $20/hr. Bondable, have own supplies except vacuum.(250)220-4965
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
GARDENING (250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Tree pruning, hedges. Blackberry, Ivy & weed rmvl. Hauling. Comm/Res contracts. Pressure washing. 25yrs. Refs 250-216-9476; LANDSCAPE carpentry design and build. BBB/Insured. Accepting new contracts. www.ftguland.com
EAVESTROUGH ABBA EXTERIORS Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg discounts. WCB. (778)433-9275.
BLACKBERRY CLEARINGWeedeater miracles! Hedges, Clean-ups, lawn cuts. John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. C.R. LANDSCAPING: lawn & garden, tree pruning/shaping, hedging/brush cutting, fences. Clean-ups. Ins. 250-893-3465. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. HANDYMAN SERVICES. Small renos, fences, hauling, lawns, etc. (778)977-5854. HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383.
HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
CONCRETE & PLACING RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.
(250) 858-0588 - Lawn & garden maint. - Landscaping - Fences & Decks - Hedge & Tree Services - Pressure Washing Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca
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SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928
PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-516-5178. STUCCO, RENO’S, chimney repairs, soffit (metal, vinyl, stucco). Call (250)744-8081. STUCCO REPAIRMANStucco & Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.
WINDOW CLEANING BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning. Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066. DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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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.
GRAND XTERIOR CleaningWe clean your neighbours house. Gutters, window, roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
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PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-516-5178.
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COTTAGES DEEP COVE: cozy 1 bdrm, wood floors, acreage, skylights $950/mo+, N/S. 250-656-1312
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES COLWOOD- 2-BDRM suite in 4 plex on Ledsham Road. $1000. inclds hydro & water. Call 250-748-6574.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED SIDNEY: BRIGHT Vacation / Executive: bach $1200. 1bdrm $1500./mo. (250)514-7747.
HOMES FOR RENT
Fully renod 1 & 2 br. apts Avail. Immed. MOVE IN BONUS 5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager
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BUYING - RENTING- SELLING Call 250.388.3535
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SUITES, LOWER BEAR MTN area - 2 bdrms in new house, grnd floor. NS/NP. Laundry. $1150. inclds utils. Great views. 250-886-7755.
CHEVROLET Cavalier Z24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5-speed 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. Original owner, have all receipts. $2500. Chris, 250-5950370 leave message.
Sooke: Lrg 1 Bdrm + den grnd floor suite, f/p, laundry room, storage. all incl, pets OK $820 n/s,n/d, ref. req. 250-589-5337
SUITES, UPPER SIDNEY. BEAUTIFUL, spacious 2-bdrm + den upper suite. $1650. + 60% gas & hydro. (250)656-0006.
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VICTORIA: RETIRED senior man on low income, NS/NP. Looking to rent un-furn. 1 bdrm apt/suite in quiet area close to town. Can pay $500/mo. (250)380-9492 or leave message (250)479-4897
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MILL BAY- Large newer family home in desirable Upper Mill Springs area of Mill Bay. 4 bdrm/3.5 bath, open concept, over 3000sq ft. Large yard with walk-out from both family room and master. Easy commute to Victoria. N/S, pet negotiable. $1950+utils. Photos: http://goo.gl/ZtnvvC
SHARED ACCOMMODATION GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, W/D, D/W, A/C, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Call Ray 778-433-1233.
2010 CHEV Canyon, blk. SLE pkg. 5 cyl, 100,000 km. 4x4. Air shocks, T pkg, canopy. $20,750. or will accept trades. (778)350-5050.
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Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Event on Us! In celebrating our 37th year in business and Thanksgiving, Dodd’s is having its 16th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the less privileged. Complimentary meal to feed 800 people. Come and join our family for a wonderful time and a Hot meal.
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Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. October 8 - 11, 2014
Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986
Ocean Spray
Cranberries
1
B.C. Grown Premium Quality
46
Tender Brussels Sprouts
EACH
.87
Neowp Cr
Stove Top
Stuffing Limit 4 Total
Frozen Lilydale Grade A
Turkeys PMS 871
LIMIT 1 Per Customer Order Over $50 Including Turkey. Overlimit Price 1.39 lb/3.06 Kg C 100 M 0 Y 81 K 66
Pepsi Products 12x355 ml
Limit 6 Total
Cranberries
EVERY FRIDAY in select Saanich News Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette & Peninsula News Review
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348 ml
Bakery Counter 600 g
FLYER
3 1000 F O R
Royal City
lb 2.14 Kg
Pumpkin Pie
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120 g
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PMS 3435
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Limit 4 Total
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Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only
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