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Squeaky spray cangets the greasefor Sidney residentPotholes on Allbay Road prompt call to Review

Don DescoteauNews staff

Willi Fanning is an exception to his fellow residents on Allbay Road in Sidney.

He is no doubt one of few people to regularly traverse the tucked-away road on the north edge of Roberts Bay on a preci-sion road racing bicycle, com-plete with lightweight rims and ever-so-narrow tires.

The condition of the pave-ment on Allbay in the section near his home is rutted, cracked and interspersed with potholes, all of which force him to ride on the wrong side of the road to reach his house.

Having complained about the road condition in the past and seen crews do intermittent patch jobs, he’s upset that the Town of Sidney’s work sched-ule doesn’t include a repaving of the roadway until 2015.

“I think I’m living in the best area of Sidney,” he said, “but the condition of the road is ter-rible.”

Even when he drives his van on the road, he added, the bumps leave him all shook up.

Fanning has sprayed around some of the deeper holes with

brightly coloured paint, to give drivers and cyclists the heads up about the ruts and holes. The paint only lasts about as long as one good rain and gets washed away, he said.

Fanning’s neighbour Jim McLeod, who lives next door with his 91-year-old mother, said she is leery about walking on the street due to the condi-tion of the pavement.

“Her doctor has told her to go walking for her health, (but) she doesn’t want to go out there with a walker. It’s tough, because her mobility is not so good,” McLeod said.

Sidney’s administrator Mur-ray Clarke was surprised to hear Fanning had gone to the media first with his concerns.

He clarified that the work plan doesn’t call for complete repaving of that section of All-bay Road until 2020, five years after storm, sanitary sewer and water lines are designated to be replaced.

The plan does call for a patching of the top surface on sections dug up for the various lines. But Clarke was prepared to be accommodating, saying that if a group of residents feel the work should be done now, the municipality would send a crew out to have a look.

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Allbay Road resident Willi Fanning has taken to spray painting the potholes and ruts on his street, in an attempt to both warn neighbours of areas to avoid, and prompt the Town of Sidney into repairing the damage. The municipality says it will look into the road damage.

Sidney Spit closed for hunting by aboriginalsPublic access denied due to safety reasons

A portion of Sidney Spit in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve will be closed to the public until Feb. 29 to allow for fallow deer hunting by Coast Salish First Nations.

The area south of the day-use area at Sidney Spit on Sidney Island will be off-limits to the public during the hunting period, but the mooring buoys and the day-use area on the spit itself will remain accessible.

The routine closure has been happening annually since 2005 as a way to enable Coast Salish people to hunt safely and with a high success rate.

According to Parks Canada, the fallow deer hunted on the island are an overpopulated, introduced species.

In the absence of natural predators, the deer have damaged the island’s natural environment through excessive grazing.

In past, approximately 100 hunters per year have participated in the deer hunt, which provides an additional source of food security for Coast Salish communities.

Visit www.pc.gc.ca/gulfislands or call Gulf Islands National Park Reserve at 1-866-944-1744 for details.

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Joanne Egan slips around Sidney and North Saanich streets seemingly unno-ticed. She always has a partner in the car seat next to her and a cellphone on hand.

“You’re alert, you’re looking,” she says. “I’m always exhausted the next day.”

Egan is a member of the Citizens on Patrol Society that keeps watch over the area.

“We get in our own vehicles and we drive around for four hours,” she says. “Anything we see that’s out of the ordi-nary, we call it in and the police take over.”

On nearly every shift Egan makes a call to dispatch to report something. The volunteers are always on the lookout for the obvious – such as illegal beachfires – or situations where their intuition throws up a red flag.

Egan and her husband started volun-teering after retirement. In her career, Egan worked in a civilian capacity along-side police and felt the COPS program was a good fit.

“I wanted to give back to the commu-nity,” she says.

“It’s a very nice feeling to be patrolling in this community. It feels like a very safe community to me.”

The first patrol went out in July 2009, in response to Sidney-North Saanich RCMP’s tackling of the vandalism prob-lem.

“We started as a result of Sgt. (Wayne) Conley’s desire for a patrol program to

be a set of eyes and ears for the uni-formed members,” says society presi-dent and founding member Bill Rothery, who worked 22 years as a civil member with the Esquimalt Police Department.

In conjunction with the Town of Sidney and the town’s Police Advisory Commit-tee, of which Rothery was a member, they researched and implemented COPS.

“It’s a partnership between the town, police and volunteers, collaborating together to enhance public safety and reduce property crime,” says Conley. “Right from the get-go, there was total support from the Town of Sidney. They made it a priority.”

The objectives for COPS are to reduce crime against property and people, reduce graffiti and enhance traffic and pedestrian safety.

“They help focus on some specific areas to make the community safer,” Conley says.

Alongside other policing strategies, the volunteer program is having an impact, he says, with three straight years of reductions in vandalism.

“It’s very difficult to measure … but what I see is we have volunteers who care about their community. And we know that the community and police have to work together. It’s an added enhance-ment to policing.”

At the start of a shift the volunteers go out with a bag of supplies: flashlights, fire extinguisher, high-visibility vest, clip-board with report forms and a gas card, GPS and computer. With the laptop, COPS volunteers participate in the Stolen Auto Recovery program run by ICBC. They routinely check license plates in search of stolen cars.

At the end of the shift, the volunteers complete an observations report that goes back to the local detachment, pro-viding another resource for officers.

While Rothery and Egan have worked alongside police agencies before, that experience isn’t necessary. Volunteers are interviewed, asked to submit to a police background check, then trained before heading out on a COPS shift.

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Joanne Egan, left, Sgt. Wayne Conley and Bill Rothery are just three cogs in the wheel of the Citizens on Patrol Society, which sees residents patrolling area streets keeping watch for unusual or suspicious activities.

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After a few-day rain delay, Team Vector defeated all comers in the Harbour Road Fall Classic street hockey tournament.

Raven Marine Services at 2266 Harbour Rd. provided the pave-ment on Oct. 25 and area employ-ees assembled four teams to bat-tle for the coveted trophy and raise money for the United Way of Greater Victoria.

The fourth annual fund-

raiser included teams from Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites, as well as Vector Yacht Services.

Cheering could be heard down the street and across to the Van Isle marina, prompting specta-tors to investigate what all the excitement was about. In the end, Team Vector was victori-

ous with a 3-2 win over Marcia’s Meteors. Vector Yacht Services on Harbour Road are proud holders of the rather hefty hand-built, propeller trophy.

The fundraiser also included a barbecue, bake sale and raffle. The event raised close to $1,000 for the charity, pushing the four-year total to nearly $4,000.

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Team Vector warms up during the Harbour Road Fall Classic road hockey event, which raised money for the United Way of Greater Victoria.

Road games raise cash

Kyle SlavinNews staff

Not one penny.That’s how much financial sup-

port the Capital Regional District can expect from the province to help tackle problems with the region’s burgeoning deer population.

A report presented to the CRD’s planning, transportation and protec-tive services committee on Oct. 27 stated that “no financial resources would be available” from the Minis-try of Environment to support a deer management plan.

“I believe it has to be a multi-pronged approach. I see the province, ICBC and ourselves — as the Capital Region — implementing probably a three-stage solution,” said Oak Bay Mayor Christopher Causton.

He suggests the first stage would involve an education campaign and stricter bylaws around feeding the animals. The second would be a tran-quilization and relocation of deer and the third would be a selective cull.

“The municipalities have to agree to a plan and then the province needs to indicate they’re taking this seriously now. It can’t go on explod-ing,” he said.

The issue around deer manage-ment resurfaced at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Septem-ber where Causton chaired a panel meeting on the subject.

The CRD report doesn’t offer sug-gestions for managing the deer. It includes one recommendation: to

prepare terms of reference for a plan and seek out funding partnerships.

Sean Pendergast, a wildlife biolo-gist with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions, says the City of Cranbrook’s “community-owned management plan” is an effective approach to alle-viating the issue.

Greater Victoria’s issues, he said, are the result of urban spread.

“We’ve done a very good job in our urban and rural areas of eliminating all predators … so the deer numbers are able to increase unencumbered,” Pendergast said. “And hunting is becoming less acceptable, even legal hunting practices, so really the only predator they have these days is automobiles.”

Relocation isn’t in the best inter-ests of the animal, he said. It puts them at a disadvantage, survival-wise. “But quite often (relocation is) a public desire before even mention-ing a cull.”

The province is willing to provide staff support through the planning process and allow for the borrow-ing of equipment – clover traps, net guns, tranquilizers – during the implementation.

“I think we’ve lit a bit of a fire under the CRD – things are moving along,” Causton said, acknowledging that he first asked regional staff to look at a management plan a year ago.

“We’ve got to step up from what we’ve got now, which is nothing.”

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Dignan subdivisionapproved, multiple homes

Central Saanich council passed third reading of a bylaw to allow a small subdivision at 1196 Dignan Rd. At a public hearing, neigh-bours expressed concern that the design plans be adhered to and that promises made by the district and developer be kept.

“(The property) could be sub-divided to allow two homes of 4,000 square feet or it could allow one 8,000-sq.-ft. home,” Des Basset of Vic Davies Architecture said of the existing zoning.

The new plans call for five 1,600-sq.-ft. that he called “appropriate to the size of existing

homes in the neighbourhood.”District staff will bring the bylaw

forward for final adoption at a future council meeting.

New Verdier Park facilities to be constructed

New washrooms will be built in Verdier Park near the Mill Bay ferry terminal.

The District of Central Saanich recently awarded the contract to Saanichton Developments for $71,645. The construction will be partially funded by an anonymous donation of $50,000. The building will be a simple, 240-sq.-ft. struc-ture with two stalls, and will have a vandal-resistant design.

Leonard Sherwood, left,

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brother, Eric Jr., walking along the

Eric Sherwood Trail near the

Panorama Recreation

Centre. The trail was recently

named after the men’s father.

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Trail honours rec pioneerChristine van ReeuwykNews staff

Don Caverley can almost envi-sion the late Eric Sherwood walk-ing the trail that curves around Panorama Recreation Centre.

In fact, he happily spent a few minutes this week walking the one-kilometre trail with Sher-wood family members Eric Jr., Leonard and Leonard’s wife, Glo-ria.

“They were saying, ‘This is something dad would’ve really liked, because it’s very quiet and very natural’,” Caverley said.

The Peninsula Recreation Commission named the fitness trail in honour of Sherwood, a driving force for the creation of the centre and former North Saanich mayor. He died in 2009.

“Eric was an original com-mission member back in 1977 and he was truly a community focused leader,” said Ian Hen-nigar, senior manager at Pan-orama Recreation Centre. “He was also a resident with a vision

to provide a healthy commu-nity on the Peninsula. And that’s what we see today is the legacy of Eric’s vision.”

Said Caverley, who spear-headed the naming project, “Eric had the vision, the foresight to see that something could be coupled with the North Saanich municipality.”

Eric Sherwood grew up in Eng-land and worked in steel mills before coming to Canada. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a wireless operator/air gunner.

In North Saanich he was a businessman, running a TV and radio servicing business, as well as being elected to council.

“Eric was a long-time mem-

ber of the community, having become a Canadian citizen in 1959,” said Caverley. “He was a very, very strong advocate for agricultural land preservation and for recreation. For kicks, if I could use that reference, he liked to play the piano.”

North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall recalled that Sherwood, after he left office, was the “ener-getic organizer of the annual Sidney/North Saanich cricket match.”

He also served as president of the North Saanich ratepayers group, was a Legionniare and volunteered with the local air cadets group.

“He was a man who always cared about his community and did something about it,” Finall said. “I did note in his memo-rial that he preferred being alderman, where he could stir up trouble, rather than being mayor, where he had to keep the peace.”


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“… he preferred being alderman, where he could stir up trouble, rather than being mayor, where he had to keep the peace.”

– Alice Finall

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North Saanich Voters are encouraged to take advantage of the Advanced Voting Opportunities listed below to avoid possible waiting times on General Voting Day. ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be open to all qualifi ed electors of the District of North Saanich on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 and Wednesday, November 16, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following location:

North Saanich Municipal Hall 1620 Mills Road

GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualifi ed electors of the District of North Saanich on Saturday, November 19, 2011 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at North Saanich Municipal Hall 1620 Mills Road.For more information please visit www.northsaanich.ca or contact Curt Kingsley, Chief Election Offi cer or Jackie Gretchen, Deputy Chief Election Offi cer at 250-656-0781 during regular offi ce hours.

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Mayor candidates: Jack Barker and Larry Cross

Council candidates: Marilyn Loveless Mervyn Lougher-Goodey Steve Price Melissa Hailey Lois Weaver Michael Barwick Garry Crispin Tim Chad Kenny Podmore

If you had the opportunity to attend the “All Candidates” meeting at the Mary Winspear Centre sponsored by the Sidney Business Association, you would have come away with some insight into what each candidate has to offer in moving forward to complete the vision for Sidney. We have wonderful waterfront walkways, parks, and art and cultural venues. We now need to focus on building our business community to sustain these wonderful special things we all enjoy. We need to draw in people, businesses and industries into both downtown Sidney and Sidney West as we move forward in our plan to make Sidney a happy and prosperous place to work, live and play. Working together we can achieve almost anything we strive for.

Sidney has come a long way from the time when an article was written in the Times Colonist many years ago which started by the comment – I have been asked to write an article on Sidney, What can I say “dull and boring Sidney”. My how that comment spurned us on to change this concept of Sidney! We haven’t looked back since. We started the market which has not only put Sidney on the map, but has made our town a Thursday night destination for people from across the country. It has become a main source of advertising for the businesses of Sidney and the surrounding area. As people attend the market they discover our wonderful shops, restaurants, coffee shops, waterfront walkways and arts and culture venues. Most of us could not afford this type of advertising. We pay only the small price of sharing Beacon Ave. with several thousand people one evening a week for two months of the year and we enjoy the benefi ts of new clients all year long. Once people discover us on Thursday night many return bringing family and friends on other days to stroll our streets and waterfront walkways, shop in our stores and dine in one of our many fi ne restaurants. Sidney has also been so fortunate in having the Shaw Discovery Centre on our waterfront, a fascinating place which draws tourists to our town but also offers incredible educational experiences for children and adults alike. It is time to choose who we wish to assist and guide us in keeping down town Sidney and Sidney West moving forward together in a positive, prosperous manner. Who are the best people to bring every one together so we are all working for the good of Sidney? As we all know “Together we conquer – divided we fall” We have done a lot of falling these last few years and it is time to step up to the plate and pull our weight to protect our town’s business communities.

Everyone please come out and cast your vote on November 17. (early voting is available on Nov. 9 and the 16th at town hall). Be well informed and choose carefully. Our business community is depending on your decision.

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I’ve been really steaming this week with the latest news out of teacherland, that the report cards my kids will bring home this month will be little more than glorified attendance records.

The idea that fully filled-out report cards, with letter grades and comments thoughtfully (I hope) prepared with my kids in mind, are strictly an administrative duty does more to damage the teachers’ public relations efforts than make any kind of negotiating point.

Sure, the ploy is a union strategy aimed at disrupting the system and making things difficult for administrators – that’s principals and vice-prin-cipals, many of whom teach too. But rather than just annoying the heck out of their bosses and leaving them with more work to do, it has the net effect of frustrating parents who look to report cards for a sign of how their children are progress-ing.

Perhaps the teachers’ union doesn’t realize how important these written signposts are to working parents.

These days it’s very common to see households where both par-ents, or the lone parent in some cases, work full time to make ends meet. Kids are expensive to feed and clothe and be provided

with money for their incidental expenses, not to mention the cost of extra-curricular and out-of-school activities. The reality of that need-

to-work scenario is that many parents don’t have much chance to sit down with teachers for an hour or so right after school, as the teacher’s union is sug-gesting they do.

For certain, email has been a great addition to the teacher-parent commu-nication system, but not all teachers are tech-savvy or willing to take that valu-able step in connecting with parents.

Luckily, my son’s teacher continues to send out updates on what the class is working on and what deadlines are coming up for class projects. In my experience over the years of my children’s schooling, this is somewhat rare – an educator who understands the demands placed on parents and makes an extra effort to involve them in the process.

For those parents who haven’t taken the opportunity to either meet with their child’s teacher or carefully read the aforementioned emails, report cards not only pro-vide a sign of their child’s academic progress, they can be an indicator of other things that aren’t attached to a letter grade, such as work hab-its, social interaction or leadership abilities.

It’s nice to know whether your best efforts as a parent are paying off somehow, especially at times when the job of keeping your child on track with their schoolwork gets particularly tough.

The other day my partner and I were commiserating about how we expect our kids to be self-moti-vated, at least a little bit, to get their work done without near-constant supervision. We realize parents need to provide a home environ-ment for children to be able to suc-ceed, and need to be available as often as possible when they ask for help. But sometimes that’s easier said than done, especially when work commitments come into play, and believe me, kids rarely ask for help.

It may seem at times unfair that we rely on teachers, who spend as much time with our children as we do, to help us keep our kids on track. Given that reality, I will always argue that teachers’ work should be highly valued.

That said, I am making a plea to the teachers’ union to reverse its decision on filling out report cards, at least by next term if negotiations continue to go nowhere. Hopefully, an acknowledgement of teachers’ importance in the three-way rela-tionship that includes students and parents will convince them to do so.

Don Descoteau is the editor of the Oak Bay News.

[email protected]

OUR VIEW

Teachers leaving parents in dark

‘The reality is many parents don’t have much chance to sit down with teachers.’

New schoolsare just the start

It came as an early Christmas gift to the region but it’s also just one step in repairing a provincial education system that has appeared a little tattered as of late.

Education Minister George Abbott announced earlier this week what many people have been waiting to hear for years: Belmont secondary will be replaced in a new location and a new high school will be built in Royal Bay. Abbott also confirmed that the province will help fund the replacement of Oak Bay High to the tune of $50 million.

Combine that project with the budget for the West Shore schools, estimated to cost $100 million, and many local tradespeople can count on being employed for years.

Replacing Belmont is long overdue. Maintenance staff in the Sooke School District have done yeoman service to keep the patchwork of buildings in safe and working order. Duct tape fixes, a long-running joke at the school, are but a minor problem. The city block-long structure needs a seismic overhaul.

To the relief of school staff and district trustees, the Education Ministry wisely opted to build two schools, as opposed to a single building, which was hinted at earlier this year.

A long and often frustrating lobbying campaign by trustees, superintendents, students and local politicians played no small role in swaying the highest levels of government to release capital funding. As acknowledged by Abbott, in this case the squeaky wheel does indeed get the grease.

His announcement also shows the B.C. Liberals will hand out money for good projects, regardless of the political stripes of area MLAs.

And that might be the bigger message. Our province once had a reputation across Canada for the quality of our education system. Sadly, after decades of political partisanship creeping into the system, B.C. no longer enjoys that reputation.

It’s time to push back against any agenda that doesn’t have students as the top priority in our education system. Schools should not be built simply to impress voters and extend a government’s mandate. These institutions are vital for the future of our province and decisions affecting them are truly larger than politics.

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OPINION

Re: Nothing wrong with rewarding hard workers (Letters, Oct. 21).

This letter writer is entitled to his own opinion and there may be “nothing wrong with rewarding hard workers,” but there is everything wrong in thinking this way and cruising through life totally blind to all the suffering, poverty and injustice to those who do not have wealth and fortune attached to their namesake.

Yes, many people have worked extremely hard for the things they have in life, but there are many people in this world who go hungry every single day, who live with AIDS, whose cars are their homes, or who simply sleep cold on the streets.

A well-known line from the movie Spider-Man is appropriate here: “With great power comes great responsibility.”

And therefore I believe all the hard workers who earn a disgusting amount for the jobs they do every day (some

justified, others not) should reach out to those in need, and do good with their affluence.

Spread the love, man, not the greed. Laura Bates

Victoria

Math doesn’t work for reader’s proposed pay scale process

Re: CEOs’ hard-earned wealth should be shared with employees (Letters, Oct. 28)

I agree with B. Horsfall’s letter that CEOs should share their wealth with their employees. But where is your math?

Each employee should get 10 per cent of the CEO’s pay – $200,000 if the CEO gets paid $2 million? That means, 10 employees will share the CEO’s wealth.

But what about the other hundreds or perhaps thousands of employees? They don’t get even one extra dollar?

The idea is good but the application needs work.

Ulrike LocklinVictoria

Protests are against wealth concentration, not hard workers

Re: Nothing wrong with rewarding hard workers (Letters, Oct. 21).

The letter writer asks what’s wrong with a system that rewards hard-working entrepreneurs who end up employing thousands of people, and he’s right: hard work deserves rewards. What critics of the current system decry, however, is the concentration of wealth at the top, not the fact that anyone has wealth at all.

Owning a spacious home, eating well and providing a secure future for your family are all signs of wealth. Owning a yacht, driving a $75,000 car and flashing

diamonds are signs of grandeur. They are not necessities, and their absence shouldn’t be an impediment to a go-getter.

Innovative thinkers such as Steve Jobs or Jim Pattison thrive on success, not on promises of ostentatious self-aggrandizement; raising their tax rate to bring everyone else up a bit wouldn’t steer them away from business exploits that employ many.

What is sinisterly implicit in arguments against increased parity of wealth is the assertion that millionaires have earned every cent through superhuman effort and the poor have earned their sad lot through unparalleled laziness.

Neither is true: most needy people have worked extremely hard their whole lives, and many wealth-hoarders are rich through questionable business ethics, greed, and luck.

R. BernardiVictoria

Spider-Man mantra should apply to affluent CEOs

school funds, feeding familiesReaders respond: An open letter to premier on education funding

Honourable Christy Clark:I support B.C. teachers.

I believe they have a right to negotiate the terms and conditions of their employment. This talk of locking out teachers is ridiculous. Teachers have chosen job action that has relatively little effect on families and continue to teach our children. With talk of locking out teachers, the government threatens to stop teaching our children and disrupt families.

Further, children are the future of our society and should be one of our first priorities — this means proper funding for their education.

As my son entered kindergarten last year I was shocked and appalled that the principal needed to ask the Parent Advisory Committee to purchase chairs for the school.

Schools should be able to purchase items such as chairs and books out of the school operating funds, yet we have to fundraise for such items. As fundraising is needed to make up the slack in funding, it sets up a dynamic of haves and have nots: public schools in less affluent areas have a much harder time fundraising and end up with a much smaller budget than public schools in more affluent areas.

Premier Clark, you have promised to put families first. Supporting teachers and properly funding our school system should be a prime part of your plan to put families first.

I urge you to support families by supporting teachers and providing appropriate funding to schools.

Conan WebbEsquimal

Hungry kids points to economic issues

Re: Grants cuts from program to feed needy kids (www.vicnews.com)

There were at least two things in the article that pushed me to comment. First, I take exception to the quoted statement by Tertia Yates that stigmatizes parents who receive welfare. She claims that some make an “easy trip to the pub” rather than buy enough groceries to make lunch for their children.” This seems to be gratuitously supporting the blame-the-victim mentality that is paving the way for the slashing of our social programs.

Next, while mentally applauding Kids Klub for their generous work and the school district for its lunch program, I was stopped by the underlying questions: Why are there so many hungry school-age children in Victoria? And what about the

parents and younger siblings? Aren’t they hungry, too? Why are they hungry?

Yates said she blames worsening economic times and unemployment (along with the above-mentioned parents on welfare). And yes, those are symptoms of something going wrong. But what’s the cause?

We need to restructure our society so that it is for the 100 per

cent. For all of us — we shouldn’t be split into the top 10 per cent and the bottom 90 per cent. There is enough for everyone, if we care enough.

I give thanks to the People’s Assembly in Centennial Square for caring. They are peacefully standing up for the need for change.

Sumitra McMurchyVictoria

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I’ve been really steaming this week with the latest news out of teacherland, that the report cards my kids will bring home this month will be little more than glorified attendance records.

The idea that fully filled-out report cards, with letter grades and comments thoughtfully (I hope) prepared with my kids in mind, are strictly an administrative duty does more to damage the teachers’ public relations efforts than make any kind of negotiating point.

Sure, the ploy is a union strategy aimed at disrupting the system and making things difficult for administrators – that’s principals and vice-prin-cipals, many of whom teach too. But rather than just annoying the heck out of their bosses and leaving them with more work to do, it has the net effect of frustrating parents who look to report cards for a sign of how their children are progress-ing.

Perhaps the teachers’ union doesn’t realize how important these written signposts are to working parents.

These days it’s very common to see households where both par-ents, or the lone parent in some cases, work full time to make ends meet. Kids are expensive to feed and clothe and be provided

with money for their incidental expenses, not to mention the cost of extra-curricular and out-of-school activities. The reality of that need-

to-work scenario is that many parents don’t have much chance to sit down with teachers for an hour or so right after school, as the teacher’s union is sug-gesting they do.

For certain, email has been a great addition to the teacher-parent commu-nication system, but not all teachers are tech-savvy or willing to take that valu-able step in connecting with parents.

Luckily, my son’s teacher continues to send out updates on what the class is working on and what deadlines are coming up for class projects. In my experience over the years of my children’s schooling, this is somewhat rare – an educator who understands the demands placed on parents and makes an extra effort to involve them in the process.

For those parents who haven’t taken the opportunity to either meet with their child’s teacher or carefully read the aforementioned emails, report cards not only pro-vide a sign of their child’s academic progress, they can be an indicator of other things that aren’t attached to a letter grade, such as work hab-its, social interaction or leadership abilities.

It’s nice to know whether your best efforts as a parent are paying off somehow, especially at times when the job of keeping your child on track with their schoolwork gets particularly tough.

The other day my partner and I were commiserating about how we expect our kids to be self-moti-vated, at least a little bit, to get their work done without near-constant supervision. We realize parents need to provide a home environ-ment for children to be able to suc-ceed, and need to be available as often as possible when they ask for help. But sometimes that’s easier said than done, especially when work commitments come into play, and believe me, kids rarely ask for help.

It may seem at times unfair that we rely on teachers, who spend as much time with our children as we do, to help us keep our kids on track. Given that reality, I will always argue that teachers’ work should be highly valued.

That said, I am making a plea to the teachers’ union to reverse its decision on filling out report cards, at least by next term if negotiations continue to go nowhere. Hopefully, an acknowledgement of teachers’ importance in the three-way rela-tionship that includes students and parents will convince them to do so.

Don Descoteau is the editor of the Oak Bay News.

[email protected]

OUR VIEW

Teachers leaving parents in dark

‘The reality is many parents don’t have much chance to sit down with teachers.’

New schoolsare just the start

It came as an early Christmas gift to the region but it’s also just one step in repairing a provincial education system that has appeared a little tattered as of late.

Education Minister George Abbott announced earlier this week what many people have been waiting to hear for years: Belmont secondary will be replaced in a new location and a new high school will be built in Royal Bay. Abbott also confirmed that the province will help fund the replacement of Oak Bay High to the tune of $50 million.

Combine that project with the budget for the West Shore schools, estimated to cost $100 million, and many local tradespeople can count on being employed for years.

Replacing Belmont is long overdue. Maintenance staff in the Sooke School District have done yeoman service to keep the patchwork of buildings in safe and working order. Duct tape fixes, a long-running joke at the school, are but a minor problem. The city block-long structure needs a seismic overhaul.

To the relief of school staff and district trustees, the Education Ministry wisely opted to build two schools, as opposed to a single building, which was hinted at earlier this year.

A long and often frustrating lobbying campaign by trustees, superintendents, students and local politicians played no small role in swaying the highest levels of government to release capital funding. As acknowledged by Abbott, in this case the squeaky wheel does indeed get the grease.

His announcement also shows the B.C. Liberals will hand out money for good projects, regardless of the political stripes of area MLAs.

And that might be the bigger message. Our province once had a reputation across Canada for the quality of our education system. Sadly, after decades of political partisanship creeping into the system, B.C. no longer enjoys that reputation.

It’s time to push back against any agenda that doesn’t have students as the top priority in our education system. Schools should not be built simply to impress voters and extend a government’s mandate. These institutions are vital for the future of our province and decisions affecting them are truly larger than politics.

Don DescoteauHumble Pie


Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce presi-dent John Treleaven called it the ultimate “employ-ment interview.”

Eight of the nine candidates for North Saanich council sat before more than 200 residents at the Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church last week, fielding questions covering topics from fire halls to seniors housing during the all-candidates forum.

As the final council hopeful finished her intro-duction, a pager sounded in the back of the room. A half-dozen volunteer firefighters left on a call. They returned a short time later, just in time to hear candidates answer a question surrounding last spring’s referendum over the district’s borrow-ing to rebuild North Saanich’s Wain Road fire hall. Residents voted 77 per cent in favour of doing so.

All of the candidates agreed that if the money was available, the new hall should be built.

Jack Thornburgh and Celia Stock both admitted they voted “yes” in the referendum.

That was as hot as things got, though the room got a bit stuffy, as candidates answered questions ranging from what issues would threaten to divide the community, to senior’s housing.

“There’s going to be a few divisive issues,” said Celia Stock, giving municipal amalgamation as an example.

Conny McBride and Dunstan Browne both see the Sandown proposal as a major “divisive” issue in the district. “The municipality, they’re either going to be landlords or they’re going to be farm-ers,” McBride said.

Other divisive issues suggested by the candi-dates included “Finding a balance,” according to Thornburgh, who referred to taxes and spending, another top answer.

“The issue of fiscal responsibility,” added Craig Mearns.

Ted Izard harkened back to his role on the advi-

sory planning commission, when development proposals for the Canora Road area came to coun-cil. “They’re going to surface again,” he said. “How we deal with that is a good question.”

“Allocation of resources,” said Elsie McMurphy. “If I look back (issues) have sprung up when (there was) a gap between what was promised and what was delivered.”

To support or not support seniors-only housing was also on the agenda. The question focused on whether a seniors-only model was the best hous-ing to support in the district.

“We just don’t have the infrastructure,” Mearns said.

“We don’t have sidewalks and gutters and street lamps … seniors want to be where they can walk.”

“Aging in place is a challenge for North Saan-ich,” McMurphy said. “The needs of people vary so greatly.”

“Most people who want to move into a facility would find North Saanich too sparse,” Izard said.

“We don’t have the provisions,” Browne said. “The seniors that are here can cope with their requirements. If they don’t, they go to Sidney.”

“It’s really a shame they have to leave and go to Sidney,” McBride responded during her turn answering the question.

“As a first step you need to have public trans-portation available,” Collier said. “That’s what we need to work on.”



Christine van Reeuwyk/News staff

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In 56 years ending in May 2010, the Standard and Poor/Toronto Stock Exchange composite index has enjoyed 12 distinct bull mar-kets and has suffered through 12 bear markets. It has been, and

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When investing in equities, no magic approach exists which guarantees consistent returns. In an attempt to chase opportuni-ties, trading frequently is not the answer. More often than not, such an approach will, over the long term, reduce potential returns.

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In the early hours of Oct. 30, offi-cers were called to the 6200-block of Robin Way for a complaint of noise and people spilling out onto the roadway. When officers arrived, they discovered the homeowner had shut the party down and the noise was from partiers leaving.

A short time later, around 2 a.m., officers headed out to East Saan-ich Road near Jeffree Road for a complaint of people laying on the roadway. Officers again found sev-eral people walking, likely leaving a nearby party. Officers drove two people home for safety reasons.

Driver suspendedA Central Saanich man is with-

out his car after being stopped by police on Oct. 30 around 10 p.m.

An officer on patrol in Saanich-ton saw a vehicle without a licence plate and pulled the driver over in the 7700-block of Central Saanich Road. The driver showed signs of alcohol consumption, police said, and after a roadside screening he was issued an immediate 90-day roadside prohibition. The vehicle was also impounded for 30 days.

Quiet side of Sidney

Things were pretty quiet in Sid-ney on Halloween, leaving the extra officers put on shift by Sidney North Saanich RCMP with a less-than-taxing workload. It was a typi-cal Oct. 31, according to RCMP, with a few fireworks seizures and big kids scaring littler kids and calls of possible impaired drivers.

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If it’s a body of water, Taylor Hanley can ride it.

From roadside ponds to Elk Lake, the flexibility of wakeskating means even a flooded culvert is ideal for the new sport.

Wakeskating is a cross between wakeboarding and skateboarding. The “skater” is pulled by a boat, Sea-Doo or even a 30-metre winch, and skims the surface of the water on a board with no bindings.

Wakeskaters even wear ordinary sneakers.

“The better they drain, the better they’ll work,” said 19-year-old Hanley. “Nike makes some mesh shoes but if there’s nothing else, Van’s classics will do.”

In August, Hanley flipped his way to a national title at the 2011 Canadian Wake Championship on the Thomp-son River in Kamloops. Most events involved wakeboard-ing as wakeskating has yet to “blow up,” Hanley said.

“Wakeskating has grown rapidly over the last five years but its still under the wake-boarding (category),” said Kim McNight, executive director of Water Ski and Wakeboard B.C.

“Wakeboarding is still grow-ing, but wakeskating is grow-ing faster.”

McNight and the commit-tee oversee towed water-sports in B.C. and are based in Esquimalt on Admirals Road.

McNight figures about 15 per cent of wakeboarders are wakeskating.

In fact, the sport has actu-ally been around since the late ’90s but is mostly big in Flor-ida and the U.S., the home of pro wakesports.

The opportunity to do more tricks on a wakeskate,

like spinning the board under-foot while in mid-air, is what attracted Hanley to the sport four years ago.

“I wakeboarded a lot but there’s just so much more freedom on a wakeskate, I never went back.”

Still, despite being national champion and with a few sponsors already, the money isn’t enough to keep the Cla-remont grad afloat. Hanley is apprenticing as an electrician

and hopes to make it to Flor-ida next year, where pro wake-boarders like Saanich’s Kevin Henshaw have a permanent residence.

Fortunately for Hanley, he won’t have to practise alone. Three years ago he convinced his girlfriend to take up the sport.

Hayley Zedel had no board riding experience when Han-ley insisted she try wakeskat-ing.

“I couldn’t stand up,” said Zedel, a UVIc student who graduated from Stelly’s in June. “We had to put me on a wakeboard until I got the hang of the muscle memory out there. Then I switched back and it’s been wakeskating ever since.”

Zedel tied for second of the four girls who competed in wakeskating at the champion-ships in Kamloops, and she won the provincials in Deep Cove (Vancouver) earlier this summer.

The two continue riding the warmer waters of the fall, with neoprene socks and gloves as they continue into the colder months. Most often they wakeskate behind a Sea-Doo on Elk Lake but they try to make as many trips to Sproat Lake as possible.

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Wakeskater Taylor Hanley performs a flip on Elk Lake.

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Peninsula Panthers and Kerry Park Island-ers play the final in a three-game series tonight at Panorama Recreation Centre. The two VIJHL clubs battle at Panorama Recre-ation Centre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4.

The Panthers defeated the Islanders 4-3 on Oct. 28 on home ice.

The Panthers sit in second place in their division — behind the Victoria Cougars — with seven wins, six losses and an overtime loss.

They face Oceanside in Parksville tomor-rown night.

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Peninsula Players is breaking in its 60th season with an ‘aha’ moment.

“Agatha Christie produces one of her famous surprise endings in this one,” said Sid Clarke.

Clarke directs the community theatre groups’ presentation of the Agatha Chris-tie whodunit The Unexpected Guest.

“In terms of its outcome it’s proved to be quite a polished performance,” Clarke said. “We’re in 60th year now so we hope to put on a pretty good show.”

There’s experience in the lead roles with Kathy Macovichuk as Laura War-wick.

“She puts on quite a performance,” Clarke said. “She has quite a bit of experi-ence. It shows.”

Macovichuk, in her first role with the Players, has experience with St. Luke’s Players and in the Langham Court The-atre productions of The Odd Couple, Sil-ver Dagger and Picnic. She was also part of several productions in Calgary before moving to Victoria a few years ago.

Supporting her is Perry Burton as Michael Starkwedder, also in his first Pen-insula Players performance. Burton also has extensive experience, performing across Canada for decades. He settled in Victoria three years ago and has per-formed with St. Luke’s, Langham Court

and Shakespeare in the Summer. Clarke’s skill as a director is also a key

ingredient, according to producer pro-ducer Chantelle Schieven.

“He has such a way of really pulling out of the actors what he really wants. He has an idea of who the character is and how to really pull and develop that character,” Schieven said.

The Unexpected Guest opens as a stranger walks into a house to find a man murdered and his wife standing over him with a gun. But the woman is dazed and her confession unconvincing. Rather than report her to the authorities, the unex-pected guest decides to help her blame the murder on an intruder, someone with a clear motive to kill. Christie keeps the crowd puzzling and guessing to the very end.

At least first audiences of the Peninsula Players’ version did.

“It was very well received,” Schieven said of the first performances. “The audi-ences that came, they really seemed to enjoy it.”

Fresh off performances at The Berwick in Saanich, they’ll shift to the stage at The Centre in Brentwood Bay before working

it to the large stage of the Charlie White Theatre.

“I was doing sound for the last show in the back of the theatre and after it was over, I had a couple people get up and say ‘that was just a good show’,” she said. “It goes through a twist of whodunit. and I think that’s the biggest thing. That ‘aha’ moment.”

Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors/students available at The Centre, or Charlie White Theatre in advance, or at the door 30 minutes prior to curtain. Visit peninsulaplayers.bc.ca to buy tick-ets online.

Tickets for the Charlie White shows will be buy-one-get-one for veterans in hon-our of Remembrance Day.

“It’s important to bring that in because we’re performing that day,” Schieven said.

The Unexpected Guest runs at The Cen-tre, 1229 Clarke Rd. in Brentwood Bay on Nov. 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.

Performances in the Charlie White The-atre are Nov. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.

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Actors Richard Warwick (David Fisher), Miss Bennet (Katya Delancey), Jan Warwick (Nevada Prinz) and Laura Warwick (Kathy Makovichuk) will keep audiences guessing in the Peninsula Players’ The Unexpected Guest.

‘Aha’ a Christie to remember

The Victoria-raised, tenor performs his annual holiday concert. Tickets start at $32.50, available at the Royal or McPherson box offices or at www.rmts.bc.ca.

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Show moves to The Centre this weekend then Sidney’s Charlie White Theatre

The Palm Court Light Orchestra will enchant an audience at the Charlie White Theatre.

Some Enchanted Evening will feature Vancou-ver baritone Andrew Greenwood. The orchestra salutes American musical theatre with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, The King & I , and Oklahoma. The show also includes selections by Jerome Kern, Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate, and Ste-phen Sondheim’s Gypsy.

Soloist Greenwood has enjoyed a career in Can-ada and Europe. His Canadian credits include Vic-toria, Vancouver and Edmonton operas and per-formances with the Victoria, Vancouver, Prince George and Kamloops symphonies. For his debut with the Palm Court Light Orchestra, Greenwood will perform Oh What a Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma, O’l Man River from Showboat, Jerome Kern’s All The Things You Are, It’s a Grand Night For Singing and The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha. The orchestra concludes the concert with selections from Les Miserables.

Some Enchanted Evening is in the Charlie White Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $30 and are available at the Mary Winspear box office at 250-656-0275.

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Peninsula Players’ 60th season continues with what has become a Chrst-mas tradition, the panto-mime.

This year they’ll offer Robin Hood — the panto written and directed by

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The season is set to end with a little laughter, with Alan Aykroyd’s How the Other Half Loves, directed by Sid Clarke.

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Accordion to herOne of the foremost classical accordion performers of today, Jelena Milojevic performs in the Mary Winspear Centre Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office by calling 250-656-0275.

A new Victoria-based ballet troupe is putting on a production of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf.

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Troupe tackles Peter and the WolfActors love their LucyDon DescoteauNews staff

Taking an idea and running with it was the evolution of the Cana-dian College of Per-forming Arts’ upcoming event and fundraiser.

The Lucille Ball, a tribute to the late comedienne and mad-cap star of stage and TV, began with an idea to auction off an item of memorabilia.

“Richard Lucas, a tal-ent agent in Vancouver who ended up teaching on our faculty, has an authentic Lucille Ball gown and he wanted it to go to charity,” said college director Ron Schuster.

After conversations around how to best do that, they came up with the idea to host an all-Lucy event in Victoria.

“We’ve got 24 lovely Lucies that will be float-ing around — all of our

students will be dressed as Lucy or (fellow I Love Lucy characters) Fred or Ricky Ricardo or Ethel,” Schuster said.

Among the festivi-ties will be a recreation of the classic physi-cal comedy scene fea-turing Lucy and Ethel working on a chocolate assembly line.

Lucas will be on hand to share stories about times on set with Ball.

Among the silent auc-tion and raffle items are a Warhol-style portrait of Lucy by local artist Christopher Lucas, and a Hawaiian holiday.

The dress auction proceeds will be split between the college and the Vancouver Per-forming Arts Lodge.

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ON-CALL WORKERS re-quired for newspaper fl yer in-sertion Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursdays. $10.23 per hour. Evenings 5pm to 1am. Also occasional 9am to 5pm shifts available. No experience required. Please apply in per-son between 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday at Gold-stream Press (Island Publish-ers). #200-770 Enterprise Crescent.

THE LEMARE GROUP is currently seeking:• Chaser• Hook Tender• Off Highway Logging Truck Driver• Boom Man• Loader Operator• Hoe Chucker• Heavy Duty Mechanic• 2nd Loader Bucker manAll positions are camp-based for the Northern Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Fax resumes to :250-956-4888 or email offi [email protected].

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

HELP WANTED

OINCOME PPORTUNITY

Secret Shoppers Wanted! Earn $$$ While You Shop!

We seek Shoppers for well paying survey jobs. You can earn money while shopping. It’s a stress free part time job which won’t disturb your present work; also if unem-ployed you can work it as a full time job. Interested applicants should refer all resumes/appli-cations to our email: [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXPERIENCED Machinist needed for a busy shop in Penticton. Must be able to weld and line bore in ad-dition to machining. Contact us at: (250)492-2412 or [email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

ORGAN & KEYBOARD LESSONS

In your own home on your own instrument

KEITH CLARKE 1-250-743-9669

EDUCATION/TUTORING

IN-HOME TUTORING All Grades, All Subjects.

Tutor Doctor. 250-386-9333

FINANCIAL SERVICES

$10 MILLION AVAILABLE for Land Purchase/Development and Joint Ventures. Management Consulting and Business Plan services. Call 1-866-402-6464.

NEED CASH TODAY?

� Do you Own a Car?� Borrow up to $20000.00� No Credit Checks!� Cash same day, local offi ce

www.REALCARCASH.com250-244-1560

1.877.304.7344

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

HELP WANTED

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HELP WANTED

WE’RE ON THE WEB

PERSONAL SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD?Guaranteed Record Removal

since 1989. Confi dential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating

assures EMPLOYMENT &TRAVEL FREEDOM.

Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET1-8-NOW-PARDON(1-866-972-7366)

RemoveYourRecord.com

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, ed-iting, add/remove objects/peo-ple. Tribute posters, home mo-vies to CD/DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

PETS

PET CARE SERVICES

SENIOR LADY available for pet sitting in my home. Prefersmall dogs. Referencesavailable. Call 250-652-1167leave message.

HELP WANTED

GARAGE SALES

CEDAR HILL Sat, Nov 5, 10am-2:30pm

16 stall Annual BazaarJewellery, Linens, Books, “Good as new” items, Toys, Christmas store, Internation-al treasures, Handbags, etc. Thrift Shop open (inclds white elephant, china, & garage sale). Lunch. ATM on site. St. Aidan’s Churchnear Richmond at Cedar Hill X Road.

GARAGE SALES

N.SAANICH. ESTATE Sale. Sat. & Sun., Nov. 5 & 6, 9am-1pm. Everything to go! 8569 Ebor Terrace.

SIDNEY. SAT. Nov. 5, 9am. 10177 Melissa St. Downsizing Super Sale - lots of top quality items. Rain or shine.

WE’RE ON THE WEB

Garage SalesGarage Sales

CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS

www.bcjobnetwork.com

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PETS AND LIVESTOCK

PETS

TOY FOX Terrier, 28 mos. Reg’d male, all shots + ac-cess’s, $750, 1-250-932-8426

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland In-dustries, (250)885-4531.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

UNDER $300

TRAMPOLINE, SAFETY sur-round, $300 obo. Basket ball hoop, $20 obo.(250)656-6832.

FREE ITEMS

FREE: ASSORTED auto fus-es, bring bag. Call (250)655-6642.

FRIENDLY FRANK

2 OIL electric heaters (digital), new, 1500 watts, $40. each. Call 250-381-4180.

3-SEATER SOFA, $65. Cof-fee table, glass top, $25. (250)881-8133.

6 LARGE Spider Plants- $2/each. 250-652-4199.

ANTIQUE RESTING chair, from CPR Royal Alexander Hotel in Winnipeg, $25. Call 250-727-9425.

DOWNFILLED SOFA sacrifi ce $99. Call (250)721-9798

FLAT SCREEN Computer, speakers and printer - $75. 250-652-1232.

LARGE LITTLE Tykes Table 2 chairs, $35. Fish Tank, 10g+ more. $40. 250-544-4322.

LEG MAGIC exercise equip. w/ DVD, $50 obo. Small GE TV, $20 obo. (250)477-3370

PEACH DRAPES- lined, $99. 250-598-1265.

SMALL TRUNK, lock and key, $50. fi rm. 250-595-6734.

SUNBEAM BREAD maker, 2 lbs, like new, $30. Call (250)658-8137.

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassifi ed.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FURNITURE, MATTRESS Sale, Up to 50% OFF. No HST on Tools & Hdwe. BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-ellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

BOOKS BOOKS & antique paper collectibles. Qualifi ed appraisers. House calls for large libraries. Haunted Book-shop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

REAL ESTATE

COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL

GROUND fl oor retail space for lease Ganges, Salt Spring Island - Grace Point Square. Visit our web-site saltspringisland.net or contact Matt Barr at [email protected].

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?

Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and

House won’t sell?Can’t make payments?

We will Lease Your House,Make your Payments

and Buy it Later!

Call: 1-250-616-9053www.webuyhomesbc.com

REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

SAVE ON COMMISSIONSell your home for $6900

or 1% plus $900 feesFULL MLS SERVICE!

CALL: 250-727-8437Jasmine Parsonswww.jasmineparsons.comOne Percent Realty V.I.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

CENTRAL SAANICH

Large luxurious 1 bdrm apt.

(250)652-4928 evenings please

CLOSE to downtown Sidney newer condo on Brethour Ave-nue. $1600 + utilities, no pets or smoking. 250-344-8259

ESQUIMALT (NEAR Naden), 1 & 2 bdrm suites, avail immed, on bus route, near shopping, clean & quiet. Start-ing at $700. 250-385-2004.

MALAHAT 1 & 2 Bdrms- Panoramic views. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclu-sive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

SIDNEY: 5TH St/Mnt. Baker area, 2 bdrms, 2 bath, 5 appl’s, parking, ground fl oor. Private entrance. $1200/mo + hydro. (250)656-1444.

SIDNEY- NEW building 1 block off Beacon Ave. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, lrg deck, covered prkng, 6 appls, 9’ ceilings, $1595.Darren, (250)656-8080.

SOOKE BASIN waterfront. 2 bdrm condo, recently renovat-ed. In quiet neighbourhood. $900. N/S, pets ok. Call 250-516-1408.

RENTALS

COTTAGES

DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood fl oors, acreage skylights $950 cat ok ns. 250-858-6511

SAANICHTON SMALL 1 bdrm cottage. References req’d. $750 inclusive. No pets. Avail immed. 250-652-3345.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

SAXE POINT- 1 bdrm & den in 3-plex, W/D. N/S pet ok, near park & bus. $850. Equi-tex, (250)386-6071.

SIDNEY, 3 BR, RECENTLY reno’d, garage, fenced yard, great location. Available now $1350. Dean 250-857-2210

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

SIDNEY: FURNISHED Deluxe suite, newer. Walk to ocean & town. All incl. 250-656-8080.

HOMES FOR RENT

SIDNEY- 3 Bdrm Rancher. Complete Reno. 1 bath, 1056sq ft fl at cul-de-sac lot. NS/NP. $1,600. Lease. Firm Management, 250-544-2300.

ROOMS FOR RENT

SENIOR LADY in Vic West, furn’d room, $455 incls utils, cable, local phone, small appli-ances, parking, park nearby. No cooking. 250-380-1575.

SIDNEY- Furnished room. satellite, laundry, heat, hydro, $525./mo. 250-654-0477.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM, (SINGLE) 1400sq ft, furn., deck & yard, lndry, hi-def TV, own bath. $650 inclusive. (250)884-0091

SUITES, LOWER

CENTRAL SAANICH: Now avail. 1 bdrm suite. $750. util’s incld’d, NS/NP. 250-652-0296.

SIDNEY- 1 BDRM + studio. In-door cat OK. Sep entrance, N/S. $800. (250)812-4154.

SIDNEY 2BDRM bsmt, private entrance, NS/NP, ref’s req’d $850/mo.+utils. 250-514-9618.

SIDNEY- 2 bdrm bsmt suite, 1 bath, priv ent, $1100 utils incl, Nov 15. NS/NP. 250-665-6987

SIDNEY: 2 bdrm, F/P, share W/D. N/S small pet ok. $1000. Avail immed or Dec. 1st. Call (250)655-5202.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

SIDNEY. SUITE lower - 1 br. pking, includes utilis, priv en-trance. NS NP ref’s $800. Avail. now. 250-656-4686

TRIANGLE MTN. Large 1 bdrm. Laundry, new SS appl’s. NS/NP. $900. inclds utils, cbl, phone, internet. 250-474-6469

SUITES, UPPER

SIDNEY: 9595 Canora Rd. 3 Bdrm, 2 Bath main fl r suite. F/S, D/W, W/D. $1450. Call Complete Residential at 250-370-7093.

TOWNHOUSES

SIDNEY, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 2 story townhome, F/S, D/W, close to beach & town, N/S, small pet neg, avail Nov. 1, $1300. Call 250-208-4894.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

AUTO SERVICES

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

CASH PAIDFOR ALL VEHICLES in

all conditions in all locations

250-885-1427Call us fi rst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all

dead & dying vehicles.Don’t get pimped, junked or

otherwise chumped!

Time for a

NEW car?

TRANSPORTATION

BEATERS UNDER $1000

CARS

$50-$1000 CASHFor scrap

vehicleFREE

Tow away

858-5865SPORTS & IMPORTS

2005 Mercedes Benz SL55AMG Kompressor AMG SportPackage, 5.5 litre V-8, 493HP. Hardtop retractable roof,31,000 km. Online auctionnow: www.bcacuction.ca. Info:250-952-5003

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP BATTERIES WantedWe buy scrap batteries fromcars, trucks & heavy equip.$4.00 & up each. Free pick-upanywhere in BC, Minimum 10.Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

VTRUCKS & ANS

$0-$1000 CASH For Junk Cars/Trucks Will tow away any car or truck in 45 mins. FREE!

TowPimp.com 250-588-7172

toll free 1-888-588-7172

HANDICAPPED VAN- modi-fi ed for wheel chair passenger.For more info, (250)478-4476.

MARINE

BOATS

$$$ BOATS Wanted. Any size. Cash buyer. Also trailersand outboards. 250-544-2628.

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.

RENO’S, Decks, Sheds. WCB coverage. Dave 250-216-2802

INSTCARPET ALLATION

MALTA FLOORING Installa-tion. Carpets, laminates, hard-wood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES

2 HARD working reliable la-dies. Reg cleans & Xmas cleans. Call 250-514-5105.


CLEANING SERVICES

MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residen-tial/Comm. 250-388-0278

COMPUTER SERVICES

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Des, 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONTRACTORS


CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

DEEP COVE Renovations. General Contracting. Special-izing in fi nish carpentry. Hon-est , Reliable. (250) 882-0897.


DRYWALL

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bond-ed. Free est. 250-880-0525.

MALTA DRYWALL & Paint-ing. Residential/Commercial. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MUD on the RUN. Small dry-wall repairs, textures & reno-vations. Ross (250)812-4879.

ELECTRICAL

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

ELECTRICAL Contractor for Hire. Installations, repairs. $40/hr. Bonded, Licensed, In-sured. (250)590-0952.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Resi-dential, Commercial, Renova-tions. #100213. 250-418-1611.


VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

FENCING

AAA. NO job too small. Fenc-es, decks, installation & repair. Glowing References. Insured. Affordable. 15+yrs. experience Call Les at (250)880-2002.

ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. Please call (250)388-0278.

FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

QUALITY INSTALLATIONS of Hardwood, Laminate & Tile. Insured, bonded, guaranteed!Call 250-884-5171 or online atshowroomdesignworks.com

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassifi ed.com


FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GARDENING

10% OFF! Fall Cleanups, Pruning, Hedge & Shrub Trim-ming. Hauling. 250-479-6495.

21YRS EXP Garden clean-ups weeding, etc. All areas of city. $25/hr. No tax. 250-656-7045.

250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: specialize; tree pruning, hedg-es, tree & stump removal, fall clean-up, hauling, power washing. 23yrs exp. WCB.

AURICLE LAWNS- Fall aera-tion & fertilize, hedges, irriga-tion blow-out, bulbs. 882-3129

COMPLETE PROPERTY maintenance programs. Monthly, weekly visits. Yard Cleanup pros. (250)885-8513.

JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Hedges tree pruning & fall cleanups. (250)217-3589.


GARDENING

PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & instal-lations. Call (250)474-4373.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, gutter guard, power washing, roof de-mossing. Call 250-889-5794.

GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, up-grades. FALL SPECIALS! WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER CLEANING. Re-pairs, Maintenance, Gutter-guard, Leaf traps. Grand Xteri-or Cleaning Services. WCBInsured. Call 250-380-7778.

Winter is coming, time to call & book your

gutter cleaning! Rob: 250-882-3134

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HANDYPERSONS

Aroundthehouse.caALL, Repairs & Renovations

Ben 250-884-6603

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths,basements, etc. Licensed &Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-nos. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

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HANDYPERSONS

MALTA HANDYMAN. BBB member. Best rates. Please call (250)388-0278.

SENIOR HANDYMAN- Household repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250-888-5345.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

HOME IMPROVEMENTS


IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and reno-vations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifi [email protected]

MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278.


HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MALTA HOUSE Renos & Re-pairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN insulation & batting. Removal. Best rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

C.B.S. Masonry Brick, Stone, Concrete, Paving, Chimneys, Sidewalks, Patios, Repair, Re-place, Re-build, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee” Free Est’s & Competitive Pric-es. (250)294-9942, 589-9942 www.cbsmasonry.com

& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.


PAINTING

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

DRYWALL REPAIRS & HOUSE PAINTING. Free esti-mates. If you, your family or friends need any of the above give Joseph Bronson a call 250-686-0663. Reasonable rates in a tight economy. I take pride in the end results.

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715

Member BBB

TOP NOTCH Painting Over 25yrs exp. Interior/Exterior Residential Reliable, Rea-sonable and Friendly Service. Call Brad 250-580-5542 paint


PAINTING

Peacock Painting

250-652-2255250-882-2254

WRITTENGUARANTEE

Budget Compliance15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

PLUMBING

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICES- Repair, mainte-nance & install. 250-360-7663.

PRICED BY the job. No sur-prises. Guaranteed. 25 yrs, 2nd generation Master Plum-ber. 778-922-0334 Visa/MC.


PLUMBING

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

PRESSURE WASHING

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FOUR 12 ROOFING Licensed insured. BBB member. Re-roof new construction. 250-216- 7923. www.four12roofi ng.com

SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB/BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967.shorelineroofi [email protected]

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

TILING

A1. SHAWN The Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046


TILING

TILES, GRANITE & glassblocks. (250)384-1132 or(250)213-9962.

TREE SERVICES

LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp.Bucket truck, chipper. We buylogs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine.250-480-7937.

WINDOW CLEANING

BLAINE’S WINDOW WASH-ING. Serving Sidney & Brent-wood since 1983. Averagehouse $35. 250-656-1475

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, SweepingRoofs, Pressure Washing,Roof Demossing. Call 250-361-6190.

WINDOWS

ALFRED, ALFRED QualityWindows Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years Constructionexperience. 250-382-3694.

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

Timeless 2011Fashion ShowDinner and Dance.Blend of east and west fashion. High energy and highlyentertaining event.Ticket $55 - Supporting BC Children’s Hospital

Tickets are sold at the...

www.marywinspear.caFor info contact 250-920-8379 ore-mail [email protected]

An Evening in Venice

The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Presents

5th Annual Starry Night Dinner & Auction

Ticket Reservation: Includes 1 complimentary drink ticket_____ Tickets at $85.00 per person or $160.00 per couple (Chamber member) + HST_____ Tickets at $100.00 per person (future Chamber member) + HST_____ One table (8 tickets) at $600.00 ( Chamber member) + HST

#209 – 2453 Beacon Avenue, Sidney BC, V8L 1X7Fax: 250-656-7111 • Phone: 250-656-3616Email: [email protected]

Friday, Dec. 2nd, 20116:00 pm Cocktails, Appetizers, Auction Viewing

7:15 pm Sumptuous Buffet Dinner with entertainment throughout the evening and dancing to follow the live auction

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THE PARKLAND GRADS are having a bottle drive on Sunday, Nov. 6. If you wish to donate, please leave your bottles in a bag at the end of your driveway, labelled ‘Parkland’ by 10 a.m. They’ll cover areas of Dean Park, Pat Bay, Deep Cove, and Curteis Point. Also drop off bottles

between 10 a.m. and 4:30 pm at the school. If you own a business and would like to donate, please contact the school at 250-655-2700.

THE NORTH SAANICH Residents Association will be hosting two all candidates meetings: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7 to 9 p.m., Saanich Peninsula

Presbyterian Church, 9296 East Saanich Road; doors open at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday Nov. 12, 2 to 4 p.m., Parkland secondary school theatre, 10640 McDonald Park Road; doors open at 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Geoff at 250-656-4562. Everyone

welcome.WREATH LAYING

CEREMONY at the Peacekeeping Memorial Cenotaph will happen under half mast at 11 a.m. on Remembrance

Day. The cenotaph is a Central Saanich municipal hall on Mount Newton X Road.

SHOAL ACTIVITY CENTRE fifth annual Christmas Craft

fair and bake sale is Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission $2. Door prizes and draws plus demonstrations in silversmithing, faceting, lapidary,

weaving, knitting, and crafts at 10030 Resthaven Dr, Sidney. Proceeds support Beacon Community Services Shoal Activity Centre programs.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

To b o o k y o u r h o t e l a n d f o r c o m p l e t e d e t a i l s : w w w. v a n c o u v e r s n o r t h s h o re . c o m

Don’t miss this first–time-ever international art and environmental educational festival atop Grouse Mountain. Over 50 master artists from around the world. International Exhibits, Art Workshops, Guest Lectures, Live Music, First Nations Performances, World Film Premier and much more. Free admission with paid skyride.

Where Art and Nature Live: November 5 - 13th

VIP Gala Event with Robert Bateman keynote speaker.

Art and Environmental Events atop Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, BC

Photo by Birgit Bateman

Vancouver’s North Shore

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DATE: October 11, 2011CLIENT: North Shore TourismPROJECT NAME: NST-083-11P Black Press VictoriaDUE DATE: October 12, 2011DESIGNER: SHARON WRITER: DIANEDIMENSIONS: 4-5/16” x 112 lines (8”) 4 COLOUR + SPOTSPOT COLOUR4 COLOUR BLACK + WHITE

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Minute Maid

Orange JuiceSelected1.75L

Kraft

Cracker Barrel CheeseSelected600–700g

899On Sale

Each

Coastal Waters

Stuffed Sockeye Salmon Pinwheelsor Stuffed SoleFrozenAssorted350–420gPackPackPack

799On Sale

Each299On Sale

Each

299On Sale

Each

On Sale

99¢Each 119

On Sale

Per lb

minute

Weekly Specials in effect until Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

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Where this symbol appears, deposit & enviro levies are applicable.

Per Package

50

Enter in-store for your chance to WIN a 2 Minute Shopping Spree*

One Winner in Every Store

*No purchase necessary. Entry by way of ballot form. There are twenty-seven (27) prizes consisting of a two-minute in-store shopping spree.Approximate retail value of the Prize is $1000.00. Selected entrant must correctly answer a skill-testing question. Contest closes on November 22nd, 2011. Full contest rules available in-store.

Chances of winning depend on number of entries received during the Contest Period.

Ocean Spray

Cranberry Cocktailsor Ruby Red GrapefruitAssorted1.89L

Quaker

Crispy Minis or Rice CakesSelected100–214g

Red Seedless GrapesGrown in California$2.62/kg

What willyou grab?

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Offers valid November 4th, 5th & 6th, 2011 only.

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