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Julie Harman has offered her time as a volunteer to help children and families on the Peninsula through her work with the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock event that raises money to help fight cancer.

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HeartHeartThe annual Hearts The annual Hearts of the Community of the Community volunteer awards volunteer awards were handed out were handed out yesterday. Read yesterday. Read about the people about the people and groups who and groups who work to make the work to make the Peninsula a better Peninsula a better place.place.Stories start on Stories start on page 3.page 3.

District amenities not bribesNorth Saanich still working on development impact contribution policySteven HeywoodNews staff

Faced with development pressures the likes of which the municipality hasn’t had before, the District of North Saanich is in the process of creating a policy that would have builders con-tribute to the upkeep of local infrastruc-ture.

Called an amenities policy, it is not yet complete and how it’s being applied at this stage to individual rezoning and housing development applications, is rasing concerns in the community.

Reacting to a staff report outlining the district’s request for an amenities con-tribution of $16,500 for a proposed lot subdivision — and the owner’s coun-ter offer of $10,000 — some citizens wondered aloud whether the payment amounts to a bribe paid to the district to speed up the approval process.

Heather Gartshore spoke to coun-cil on Monday, Feb. 18, questioning the amounts on the table and asking where the numbers came from in the first place.

Springfield Harrison also wondered about the amenities contribution, which he said looked a lot like “a large cash payment to the district to further the application process.”

The implication was clearly made that some people in the audience at the meeting thought this payment amounted to something of a bribe — a charge council denied.

PLEASE SEE: District policy is unclear, page 2

Terminal deal doneB.C. Assessment and B.C. Ferries reach a deal on property values that will last five years, page 11

Rare rocksOne Peninsula curling team sure has the stones — all eight of them, in the house, page 12

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The district has few policies requir-ing developers or land owners to con-tribute to the ongoing maintenance or expansion of municipal infrastruc-ture — or a payment sought when growth could have specific impacts on roads, water and sewer services or require additional park space. District director of financial services Theresa Flynn pointed out when lots are subdivided the owners are required to pay for a sewer connec-tion.

An amenities policy, known as development cost charges (DCCs) in other jurisdictions, would levy a fee to have developers contribute to the municipality’s infrastructure reserve funds. Under typical DCC laws, the money cannot be used for anything else.

Mayor Alice Finall said the district has nothing like this in place. A pol-icy in the works now is essentially playing catch-up with ongoing appli-cations.

Councillor Ted Daly said the ameni-ties package is being created to help pay for the impact of development.

“There needs to be some kind of fee,” he said. “I take offense at com-ments that this is bribery.”

Coun. Dunstan Browne urged resi-dents to learn what an amenities package is, before they start calling it bribery.

Yet, Browne pointed out later that council really doesn’t know what it’s talking about, as the policy is not yet approved.

Despite this, Coun. Celia Stock said North Saanich needs the policy in place, noting there are four subdivi-sion proposals on the books that will be asked for an amenities payment.

Yet, council isn’t sure what the amount should be and staff are say-ing they based the latest request for

a fee of $16,500 on what the district charged to a larger development pro-posal.

The owner of a lot on Bourne Ter-race, in turn, offered to pay $10,000, based on a suggestion by Director of Planning Mark Brodrick that a lower amount could be paid for compas-sionate reasons.

Brodrick added during the meet-ing that the amenities fee is flexible at this stage, because staff are still working out an appropriate rate. He said those who pay it now could receive a refund — or even be asked to pay more — once the policy is approved by council.

Council took exception to the fluc-tuating fee.

“I feel the policy has to apply equally to everybody,” said Stock. “There still needs to be work done on this.”

Council has been debating its amenities policy since last summer. Brodrick said he still could not offer a firm date when council would be able to review or approve a final ver-sion. Staff time, he noted, is stretched thin.

Coun. Elsie McMurphy noted that council and developers both need to know what the rules of the game are. She added she was embarrassed the Bourne Terrace property owner was offering to pay the District in order to continue the application process.

McMurphy suggested that coun-cil defer the matter until the policy is complete and an actual fee deter-mined. This was rejected by a major-ity of council.

Daly recommended the Dis-trict proceed with asking for a fee of $16,500, move the subdivision request forward in the process and look to repay the land owner should the final fee be less. This was passed, 4-3, by council.

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NORTH SAANICH — NDP leader Adrian Dix will be the featured speaker at a fundraising dinner on Monday, Feb. 25 in North Saanich, as the NDP campaign heats up in one the prov-ince’s closest election races.

“We’re delighted to have Adrian here so soon after the Liberal government’s suppos-edly balanced pre-election budget,” said Gary Holman, NDP candidate for Saanich North and Islands. “This will be a great chance for people to see the clear contrast between the priorities of the B.C. Liberals and the change in direction offered by Adrian and the NDP.”

Holman came within 260 votes of winning

the seat in the 2009 election.“Gary is a strong advocate for sustainable

land use, environmental protection, public transit and skills training in this community,” said Dix in a media release.

The dinner takes place at the Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club, 1050 McTavish Rd., starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $150 per per-son. A reduced price is available for low and unwaged persons who want to attend.

For details, contact Allan Collier at [email protected] or 250-656-6063.

— Submitted by the Saanich North and the Islands NDP constituency association

Dix coming to North Saanich Housing consultation continuesSteven HeywoodNews staff

Additional community meetings have been announced in the District of North Saanich’s ongoing public consultative process on housing growth and density issues.

Two neighbourhood meetings have been set for March 6 and 7, although specific locations and times have not yet been announced.

An initial open house was held Jan. 29

and a second on is planned for later next month. Watch the News Review for infor-mation as it becomes available.

The ongoing consultation process was on the agenda at council’s Monday, Feb. 18 meeting, where councillors pro-posed to add more names to the consul-tant’s list of key informants to interview on the subject of housing density. Those plans fell through, after citizens cited past council directives not to interfere with the process.

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2013LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD WINNER – JOAN ETHIER

Lifetime of volunteering in the communitySteven HeywoodNews staff

“Her long term dedication to her vol-unteer jobs has made a difference in thousands of people’s lives, both in her community and those visiting her home town.”

Those words are part of a biography submitted to the Hearts of the Commu-nity Award judges and neatly sum up a lifetime of service to the Peninsula by one of its longtime residents.

Joan Ethier has earned this year’s Life-time Service Award by putting in a com-bined 88-plus years of volunteer service to the community. That’s 30 years at the Tourist Information Centre, 30 years at Beacon Community Services and 28 years as a volunteer with local blood donor clinics. That’s not to mention her time as a volunteer in her younger days with thrift shops, softball, square danc-ing, curling and even as a sewing teacher at the SHOAL Centre.

And, at age 93, she’s still volunteering in her community.

These days, she’s having more diffi-culty with her mobility, but she forges ahead each day and finds time during the week to volunteer. During an inter-view with the News Review, she even took a phone call to confirm where she was going to be later that week.

“People need help,” Ethier said of why she thinks it’s important to be a volun-teer. “And for me, volunteering helps me get out among people. It keeps my mind active, to a degree.”

She said she started volunteering 60 years ago or so and the first thing she did was coach a girls softball team in Sidney. Her daughter was on the team and she used to play as well.

Ethier grew up on a farm, near where the Victoria airport sits today and close to where the B.C. Aviation Museum is located. Her family would move away to Vancouver to open a confectionery store and run it for around 10 years.

They would return to Sidney, and that’s where Ethier met her husband,

Bernard, who was with the Royal Cana-dian Air Force. They moved around a bit because of her husband’s job and he ended his career in Comox. They even-tually made their way back to Sidney, where they ran the Sidney Bakery and Sidney Drygoods for a time.

Ethier’s husband was a member of the local Rotary Club at the time and through them Ethier became a volunteer with their blood donor clinic. It used to be run out of a local hotel, before the Red Cross, then Canadian Blood Ser-vices took over. Ethier continues to vol-

unteer with blood donor clinics to this day, there to offer clients their refresh-ments and stickers afterwards. Interest-ingly, in all of her years as a volunteer at the clinics, Ethier said she has never given blood herself. These days, she’s too old to do so.

Ethier also found the time to volunteer at local thrift shops, starting with Penin-sula Old and New some 30 years ago. Today, she volunteers behind the cash register at Beacon Community Services’ thrift shop. She is proud of the fact she can still count out people’s change by hand, despite all of the new technology that makes running the till easier.

A long-time knitter, Ethier added vol-unteering at the Mount Newton Daycare to her resumé — where she offers to knit gloves, slippers, Christmas decora-tions and more. She has been doing this for close to 10 years.

“I can knit whatever I darn well feel like and they like it too,” she said.

Volunteering, Ethier said, saves peo-ple a lot of money. Places like thrift shops and activities like softball cannot survive without them, she said.

“Volunteers do a lot of good work. They serve many groups and organiza-tions in great need.”

Living in a Sidney seniors community these days, Ethier said it’s a wonderful place with plenty of activities and social opportunities. She gets out to play Bridge on Mondays (she can still drive), volunteers at the Beacon Community Services thrift shop on Third Street at least once per week and continues to work at local blood donor clinics.

“I do keep the mornings to myself these days,” she added.

Ethier has dedicated a significant por-tion of her life to contributing to the well-being of her community — a fact not lost on those who nominated her for the Lifetime Service Award:

“(Joan) has seen Sidney grow and develop into the vibrant community it is today and through her volunteer activi-ties has contributed ... throughout her lifetime.”

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Lifetime Service Award winner Joan Ethier has been a community volunteer for a combined 88 years.

Hearts of the Community Award coverage

■ In Wednesday’s News Review:Photos and coverage from the actual Hearts of the Community Awards presentation event at the

Mary Winspear Centre.Be sure to pick up the News Review on Feb. 27 for a wrap-up of the annual volunteer celebration.

■ CongratulationsThis year’s Hearts of the Community Awards received 24 nominations. Congratulations to all

of this year’s nominees for helping make the Peninsula a better place.Thanks, too, to the sponsors and judges for making it happen.


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Celebrating our history

This year’s Heritage Week theme, Heritage Homes and Neighbourhoods, is tailor-made for Greater Victoria.

From Sidney to Sooke, our heritage is all around us. And whether we make a regular habit of admiring it, thinking about it, talking about it or helping preserve it, our history deserves to be acknowledged.

Along with built structures either designated as heritage properties or simply restored to past glory, we have parks, roads, even trees that have historical designations.

The West Shore has a significant piece of our heritage puzzle in Fort Rodd Hill, while the Peninsula has The Butchart Gardens. Victoria’s downtown core includes many fine examples of historical architecture, while clusters of heritage homes in Victoria, Saanich and Oak Bay help define our neighbourhoods and give us a sense of community.

As we celebrate Heritage Week this week, we recognize many local groups that work regularly to preserve our past. Among them is the non-profit Hallmark Society. Its volunteers assist in the preservation, conservation and restoration of our built heritage and work towards greater public awareness and understanding of heritage.

Like many proclamations made by the provincial or municipal governments, Heritage Week may seem to some like a forced recognition of an element of our society. But if we stop to consider the fact that the stories of those who came before us are wrapped up in local buildings, homes and museum collections, it makes this celebration of heritage much more personal.

We encourage readers this week to take stock of our history and try to appreciate the rich legacy that surrounds us.

It’s an opportunity to reflect on how our communities have grown over the years and consider how we can all play a part in preserving the history that helps make our region a special place to live, work and play.

Individuals and groups preserve our heritage

It wasn’t until I was being driven around a landfill that it really hit me about what we put in the ground.

The former manager of the Highwest commercial landfill in Highlands matter-of-factly told me it would only last for about 25 more years.

As a journalist I am paid to ask why, so I did.

“Because it will be full,” he said, giving me the kind of odd look that said I should have known the answer. In all honesty I didn’t. I had never thought about a landfill reaching capacity.

After seeing empty craters several metres deep, the knowledge that they would be filled to capacity in that amount of time sickened me.

It’s easy to pretend things aren’t happening when you don’t physically see them. I have never been to a landfill before, although I know the Hartland landfill offers annual public tours.

The Saanich facility’s clock is ticking, with an estimated 2035 closure. That’s why we are strongly encouraged not to put paper products or other recyclables in our garbage. Food waste is the next to be cut out. Its diversion will extend the life of the dump.

As a renter in Langford, I have had little control over kitchen scrap recycling or building a compost heap in the backyard. That’s

been my excuse for a while about throwing food waste in the trash, but it’s not anymore.

I have looked into composting businesses that will pick up my food waste, but the cost is more than I can afford. So I made my own little compost bin out of an old garbage can. If I have to move, I’ll bring my compost with me.

I rarely buy packaged foods other than the occasional box of crackers for my daughter. In my house we are making all sorts of changes to reduce our

waste. Making all of our food from scratch has drastically lowered the amount of items in the blue box. If we make our own crackers there is no box. If I make my own milk kefir in a Mason jar – it’s a cultured dairy food high in probiotics – there is no plastic tub to recycle.

But it’s not enough to make the change to recycling instead of dumping it in the landfill.

For the past year, I have been making my own laundry soap and storing it in old juice jugs. More recently I have begun making my own dish soap for the sink and dishwasher, as well as my own toothpaste, lotion, salves, shampoo and conditioner.

Making these products isn’t for everyone. You have to get over having bubbles in the sink when

washing dishes. And the shampoo won’t lather either, but everything still gets clean.

All you need to make liquid laundry soap is a bar of soap, washing soda, Borax and water. It takes 30 minutes to make four litres and costs about 50 cents. I will never go back to store-bought detergent.

Other than saving money, it’s nice to believe that the dish soap bottle beside my sink is the last one I will ever own. Same goes for the shampoo and the rest of the products.

I have always been a crafty person and making these things is fun. I get my daughter involved and we make it an afternoon project.

My three-year-old loves the sense of pride she gets brushing her teeth with her homemade paste.

The almond extract and orange essential oil give it a great flavour that no kid could say no to.

On a side note, I was a gardener at the Pilgrim Community Church garden in Colwood for nearly five years and was disappointed when the church decided to close it down recently.

When the landfills reach their capacity, another large area of Earth will need to become the next one.

If we are looking for public uses for our land, I’d rather have another community garden than another landfill.

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‘I had never thought about a landfill reaching capacity.’

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Board pays lip service

Once again the needs and well-being of a District 63 teacher supersede those of our children. I refer to the recent re-instatement of Mr. Winkler, the Grade 4 Brent-wood Bay Elementary teacher who was put on paid leave in December, 2012.

He reportedly played a very inappropriate, sexually-suggestive video to his class of nine-year-old children, one of whom was my grandson. He was upset by what was taking place in his class and was asking to be excused to the washroom so he could remove himself.

This is not my first experience with attempting to have a teacher removed from this school district without success. You are paid lip service by the board and the teacher is protected by the board and the union.

And the children? They can-not escape this man’s class-room, no matter how adversely affected, unless they are removed to another school or home-schooled.

My grandson has attended Brentwood school since kinder-garten and absolutely refused to return to Mr. Winkler’s class. The principal refused to move him within the school. Wake up, peo-

ple. These are our children’s lives we are playing with.

To the superintendent, the principal and the teacher, shame on you. I hope you sleep well at night and with a clear conscience.

Debbie ToddSidney

Less bureaucracy pleaseRe: Letter from Hugh French

and the productive work of the Heritage Advisory Commission (HAC) in North Saanich.

I don’t agree with Mr. Fraser’s call for an apology from council-lor (Dunstan) Browne for com-ments about the committee.

Why should a councillor have to worry about speaking his or her mind?

We should be thankful for ‘plainspeak’ and welcome more straightforward dialogue and practical suggestion/ solutions.

The 2007 Heritage Strategic Plan was fairly comprehensive and detailed (six years ago) so let’s work with that.

Quoting Mr Fraser: from Oct/2010 to Jan /2012 the HAC reviewed, recommended imple-mentation, prepared a 4,000 word document, presented it to council so that council could receive and approve the work of a former committee membership with the

help of consultants, Luxton & Associates.

I do appreciate the willingness of citizens to step forward to serve on municipal committees and I thank those who contrib-ute responsibly, but please, less bureaucracy and more practical solutions/approaches.

Norm FriesenNorth Saanich

Everything to everyoneRe: Boutique agriculture at best,

PNR, Feb. 15, 2013.I must disagree with some of

Mr. Shick’s interpretations and emphasis. Although earnest and likely well-intentioned, he is paid to advocate for one of the develop-ment proposals currently before (North Saanich) council.

The current housing debate is a very important debate which high-lights the choices foisted upon the community — housing policy dic-tated by developers and by where they happened to purchase land, versus housing policy guided by the community with the assis-tance of professional planners as expressed in the OCP.

It is as simple as that. There is nothing automatically bad about land speculation, let’s just not con-fuse it with community planning.

All the other mumbo-jumbo

about complete communities, workforce housing, boutique agri-culture, climate change and inclu-siveness are mostly red herrings introduced to muddy water that is naturally clear.

I do not advocate that local workers should live elsewhere. However, the figures I have seen from the Industrial Group and StatsCan do not convince me that worker commutes for this area are worse than elsewhere in the CRD. In North Saanich, 875 more work-ers live here than work here.

While I agree with Mr. Shick that North Saanich is a very incom-plete community, I do not see this

as a problem. Has he never been to Sidney?

Taken together, both communi-ties form a very synergistic whole as endorsed in the OCPs of each jurisdiction.

Why must North Saanich offer “different forms of housing”, what-ever they may be? Should Sidney correspondingly offer different forms of agriculture?

These statements illustrate the absurdity inherent in insisting that every municipality be everything to everyone.

Springfield HarrisonNorth Saanich

Teacher reinstatement, heritage commission kerfuffle, housing issuesReaders respond:

Growth requires clear electoral supportI

am a new resident of North Saanich. I left Surrey behind for a reason and selected North Saanich for a rea-son. I am not anti development and understand that change happens.

When approving change, the District must make sure the changes are supported by the electors, will meet the future needs of residents, and actually be sustainable development.

It is necessary to take a holistic approach. Housing, commercial/retail, industrial and agricultural land needs to support and be supported by transporta-tion links, job opportunities, schools and recreation. All the stuff that is in the Dis-trict’s Context Statements and the Offi-

cial Community Plan.If we are going to increase population

here, it must be done within regional guidelines and economically for current residents.

Surrey has shown that growth for growth’s sake does not reduce tax loads or improve livability.

Development will result in the densifi-cation of areas like mine, the south east quadrant. The area would appear to be ready for it now in terms of there being large lots serviced by sewer and water with a significant number of older homes such as mine.

We must keep higher density away from the smells and noise of productive

farms in the ALR and away from sensi-tive environmental areas.

It is nearly impossible for the District to designate the end users of develop-ments.

Market conditions will rule. You can have some influence by design

and densities allowed. For example, three floor walk up town houses with three bedrooms would probably attract cou-ples with young families and won’t likely sell to seniors while similar floor sized ranchers would likely be snapped up by retirees.

I would suggest that while the current District Council may have the voting strength to change the OCP, it lacks a

mandate from the voters.It is my understanding that those now

pushing for change to the OCP ran on a promise to not increase taxes and did not discuss the housing policy changes currently being discussed.

It is my opinion that changes contem-plated to the OCP require validation in an election.

While I might very well argue for increasing residential growth in North Saanich and changing the OCP to accom-modate this, I do not support making these changes without clear electoral support.

Murray WeisenbergerNorth Saanich

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2013SERVICE TO SENIORS AWARD WINNER – HELEN THOMAS

Weaving her way into the fabric of communitySteven HeywoodNews staff

Helen Thomas keeps her loom in what her grandchildren call her “Gran-Pad”. It’s a small space in her Sidney home where she continued a hobby she has enjoyed for years — and has shared willingly with many seniors on the Pen-insula.

Thomas has only been in her house in Sidney for a few months. She moved into a new neighbourhood after living a large portion of her life in Brentwood Bay. She spent 11 of those years in Cen-tral Saanich volunteering her time and skills at the loom with the Central Saan-ich Seniors Centre.

“I taught people how to weave,” Thomas explained, “and helped other seniors with their projects.”

She said she didn’t do a lot of her own weaving at the Centre, instead acting as a mentor to others and helping estab-lish an active, although small, group of people active in fibre arts.

“I learned to weave after my husband and I came to Victoria in 1974,” she recalled. “My husband gave me a small loom for Christmas in 1975.”

She called her experience with the group a good way to learn — both for herself and for her peers.

Thomas said she has always been involved in fibre arts in some form. One of her first memories, she said, was as a youth in Wales during the Second World War, being handed yarn “in the grease” at school in order for the students to weave socks for soldiers.

“In the grease”, she pointed out, means it was yarn that still had the lan-olin coating on the fibre — it was pretty much fresh off of the sheep.

Thomas’ family moved into Central Saanich 25 years ago and found ways to volunteer her time and be involved with her community. For a time, she was a Girl Guide worker, having started with the movement in Northern Alberta, where she had lived for a time, before

coming to the Island.In addition to her weaving group

work, Thomas also got involved with the extended care unit at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital. There she was a true volunteer, helping to feed seniors in care who could not do it themselves. She said she had gotten involved there after a friend went into the hospital.

“I felt that I needed to do something like that,” she said. “I was there to help

a friend before they died and I ended up staying there as a volunteer for more than 10 years.”

Thomas is no longer volunteering at the Central Saanich Seniors Centre, since she moved into Sidney. But she said she is happy with the stable group of seniors who are still weaving there — a group she helped establish. They have a Facebook page these days and Thomas does keep tabs on them from time to time.

“They are great people up there and are doing very, very well. They don’t need me anymore.”

Thomas said, however, she is not done volunteering. She is looking for-ward to getting to know her new com-munity and finding a place among other volunteers.

“One sometimes learns to depend on (volunteering),” she said. “It’s not for everybody, but I enjoy it.”

Thomas said being a volunteer means putting yourself out there and making a firm commitment to whatever it is you’ve volunteered to do.

“You have to show up, to be there,” she said. “There’s none of this putting it off and not showing up.”

Thomas said she has seen a lot of peo-ple volunteer their time and continues to see more and more people step up.

“My experience has been that if you want something done by a volunteer, you ask. People don’t always offer it.”

By asking, she said, you can find out what other people do have to offer. It’s a chance to learn from each other, she continued, and join together in a com-mon interest.


Helen Thomas, a weaver of many years and great experience, has taught many seniors how to work with fibre and improve their skills. She also volunteered at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital in extended care.

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2013OVERALL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD WINNER – JOAN GIBB

Gibb: The heart of the Dominion Brook Park

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

A Retired Facilities Manager of the Centre for Plant Health describes Saan-ich Peninsula volunteer Joan Gibb as the “heart of Dominion Brook Park.”

In 1999, Gibb was instrumental in the creation of the Friends of Domin-ion Brook Park, a society which has now succeeded to return the park to a vibrant and popular place for residents of the Saanich Peninsula to spend time.

“I became involved with the Park as a favour to a dear friend,” explained Gibb.

“She asked me to sit in and just listen at a meeting of the interested parties regarding the Park. She was the same person who involved me in the Penin-sula Garden Club by offering me cookies and, needless to say, my involvement with the Park became more doing than listening.”

Shortly after, Gibb became the first vice-president of the society and since then has held various positions includ-ing executive positions, acting as the field director, working hands on as a grounds worker and as the park’s unof-ficial archivist.

“Because of my involvement with the Park, not only as a grounds worker, but also identifying and cataloguing the plant material, I was asked to work on the Dominion Experimental Farm pho-tos and textual material at the Sidney Archives,” explained Gibb, adding that at the time, the collection was the larg-est in the archives with over 4,000 pho-tos.

With access to material at the archives, the identifying and cataloguing of plant material went quickly for Gibb and because of her work with the pho-tos, she was asked to do a picture dis-play featuring the Dominion Experimen-

tal Farm for the Museum. The piece now resides in the Centre for Plant Health Pavilion.

Apart from her work with the Friends of Dominion Brook Park, Gibb has also been involved in the Peninsula Garden

Club and the Newman Farm Project. Gibb said volunteering with various

organizations gives her satisfaction of working towards a goal and complet-ing it.

“It’s a matter of working with great

people towards a common goal,” she explained. “Without volunteers in every field, we would be a poorer community. It’s fulfilling to be of service to some-thing that is of interest to me.”

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Joan Gibb describes her volunteer experience as “a matter of working with great people towards a common goal.”

Joan Gibb has turned her green thumb into a successful volunteer effort on the Peninsula

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Volunteering is second nature for Grade 12 student Tiana Paltiel.

The Stelly’s Secondary student has been volunteer-ing for close to 10 years and is headed off on her latest endeavor next month.

“I’m heading to Nepal in (March) with Stelly’s Global Perspectives to volunteer there so I’m really looking forward to that,” she said.

Paltiel has volunteered in many capacities including as a swim coach for Pira-nhas Swim Club and Bay-side Middle School, a coor-dinator for Healthy Schools Week at Stelly’s, a leader at a local girls’ group, a server at Our Place in Vic-toria and as a volunteer at the Saanich Fair. But it has been her work with people with disabilities that has inspired her the most. Pal-tiel spends multiple days out of her week (when she’s not at school) working as a respite care provider for families who have children and family members with disabilities.

“I spend time with mem-bers from three families right now doing respite care,” she explained, adding she has worked with five families since she started.

“Right now I work with a young girl who has Down Syndrome and we do things like go to the library and the park, and we do yoga. I

also work with a young man who has Cerebral Palsy and find activities and things we can do together.

“I get a lot of satisfaction from knowing that not only am I helping those with a disability but that I’m also helping their parents and families because they get time to do the things they need to do as well.”

Paltiel’s interest in work-ing with people with disabil-ities began early.

“I started being interested in respite care really early on when my poppa was in care. I was young, but when I started going to see him in care I thought to myself that was something I liked doing.”

Paltiel took the Respite Course through Queen

Alexandra Hospital and has since been inspired to turn her interests to nursing.

“I’m applying to the nurs-ing program at Vancouver Island University so hope-fully that’s what I’ll be doing,” she said.

Along with traveling to Nepal, Paltiel is looking for-ward to volunteering for the second year in a row with Operation Trackshoes (OT), an event dedicated to giving youth with dis-abilities an opportunity to compete in track, field and swimming events.

“It’s a really rewarding experience to be able to give those kids an oppor-tunity to be themselves and spend time together as a group,” Paltiel said. “By the end of the event you really see personalities come out and it’s so great to be able to give the kids an environ-ment where they feel safe to be themselves.”

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2013OUTSTANDING YOUTH VOLUNTEER AWARD WINNER – TIANA PALTIEL

Helping children find places to be themselves


Tiana Paltiel finds it rewarding to volunteer with children with disabilities.


HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2013SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AWARD WINNER – JULIE HARMAN


It was her father’s cancer diagnosis that spurred Pen-insula resident Julie Harman to start volunteering with the Canadian Cancer Society and since then she’s dedicated much of her time to rallying for the cause.

Most recently, Harman was an integral part of getting the Saanich Peninsula involved with Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock 15 years ago.

In 1997, Harman saw a need in the community to help raise money for families bat-tling cancer and became the organizer for the Tour de Rock Sidney event. She spent many long days organizing and preparing for the event each year and she even helped to support a local family who’s young son, Henry Down, was undergoing cancer treatment.

“Cops for Cancer was always something I supported because as a parent of three, you know you could have so easily been one of those fami-lies dealing with a sick child,” explained Harman.

“I enjoyed helping the kids and giving back because we were fortunate enough to have three healthy children. A lot of what Cops for Cancer does is show people there is hope for these kids.”

Not only did Harman con-tribute many years to the Tour de Rock but she also spent 10 years volunteering in the office of the Canadian Cancer Society after the death of her father.

“Volunteering in the office doing administration work and as a volunteer driver for cancer patients was a way for me to give back to the society

which helped us during the time my father was dealing with cancer,” said Harman.

But Harman’s volunteering hasn’t only included the Cana-dian Cancer Society. Prior to volunteering with that orga-nization, she was heavily involved in baseball, which her sons played and her hus-band coached.

“When your kids get involved in baseball you do to,” she laughed.

Harman spent many years coaching t-ball, as a member of the executive for the Sidney Little League, as the conces-sion manager at the Rotary Park Field of Dreams and as the manager of the conces-sion at the Babe Ruth Ball park in Central Saanich.

“It was always busy but vol-unteering was just something I did,” said Harman.

Harman now works as a medical office administrator and volunteers regularly, even after announcing she was stepping down as the Tour de Rock Sidney organizer, a role that will be taken on this year by Laura Lavin.

“This spring I’m looking forward to volunteering with the World Men’s Curling,” said Harman, an event she’s vol-unteered for before when it came to Victoria in 2005. Har-man also volunteered with the Scotties Tournament of Hearts when it came to Victo-ria. Although Harman stepped down from her position as organizer of the Tour de Rock last fall, she still intends on staying involved.

“I will definitely be there to help out in one way or another,” said Harman of the event. “I’m not going to disap-pear, that’s for sure.”

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The B.C. Liberals’ pre-election budget proposes to implement income tax increases on business and higher-income individuals, similar to proposals from the NDP opposition.

The corporate income tax rate would rise one point to 11 per cent effective April 1, accelerating by a year an increase announced in 2012. NDP leader Adrian Dix has repeatedly promised to increase the corporate rate to 12 per cent, where it was in 2008.

In Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s budget, tabled Tuesday, personal income taxes for those earning $150,000 or more would rise 2.1 per cent to 16.8 per cent for two years, starting next January. That increase is to

be rolled back to the cur-rent rate of 14.7 per cent in 2015, de Jong said.

Dix has indicated that if the NDP forms government, he would impose an income

tax increase for those earn-ing $150,000 or more a year, with specifics promised in the NDP election platform.

De Jong stressed that B.C.’s personal income tax

rates are still the lowest in Canada for those earning up to $122,000 a year.

With a provincial election set for May 14, this budget will not be passed by the

time the brief legislature session ends in late March. Its measures are part of a campaign platform for Clark’s government, and the winner of the election must

pass a budget in the fall.Also proposed is a tobacco

tax hike of $2 per carton of cigarettes. De Jong said the effective date is held off until Oct. 1 to give people time to quit smoking, with 100,000 B.C. residents cur-rently taking advantage of a provincial program offering free nicotine patches, gum or approved prescription drugs.

The last tobacco tax increase was seven per cent when the harmonized sales tax was implemented in 2010, replacing the pro-vincial sales tax that didn’t apply to tobacco. That tax is to be retained when the province reverts to the PST on April 1.

De Jong’s budget also pro-poses to phase out school property tax credits for light industry for the 2013 bud-get year.

HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2013COMMUNITY SERVICE OR PROJECT BY A GROUP AWARD WINNER – COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER VOLUNTEERS

Steven HeywoodNews staff

There’s a group of Sidney volunteers and sponsors who have, for the last 13 years, given people who might otherwise be alone for the holiday, a place to enjoy a little Christmas cheer.

While many Canadians are gathered around the Christmas tree, all warm and snuggly at home, these volunteers are keeping warm over an oven, cooking dozens of turkeys and all the fixings for a community Christmas dinner.

The Peninsula Christmas Dinner Committee has, since 1999, sacrificed its Christmas Day to serve din-ner to folks who might not otherwise have a place to go, or are spending the holiday alone. Last Decem-ber, the group of dedicated volunteers estimated they would be serving dinner to 200-plus people at the Mary Winspear Centre.

“There are a lot of people who are alone, or don’t have any family,” said Committee spokesperson Wendy Warshawski. “They all have a story to tell and we invite them to Christmas dinner.”

While the dinner itself last only a few hours in the middle of the day, preparation of the meals takes a lot longer, starting the night before and into the early morning hours of December 25.

And what’s more, the organization of the location,

food, sponsors, entertainment and volunteers occurs throughout the year. The Committee event gets help from other service groups — like the Sidney Lions

Club — to ensure anyone who wants to come to din-ner, can.

“The dinner itself is for anyone who is in need of some fellowship or company at Christmas,” War-shawski said.

The dinner started in 1999 as part of the Silver Threads local group — it was then a simple summer dinner that expanded to Christmas for people on the peninsula — and as far away as the Gulf Islands — who are alone.

Since then, organizers have opened their doors to include anyone who wishes to come out. The event is one of fellowship and companionship and the coming together at Christmas of the people and businesses that make the event happen each year.

The meal is free to the entire community — espe-cially those who might not be able to get to see family, those who have no family or those otherwise alone. The committee, added Warshawski, collects donations at the event and at the Beacon Avenue Scotiabank, to keep the dinner running.

The Committee numbers some 35 to 40 volunteers, some of whom are out serving people. Others orga-nize the day, while more are in the kitchen cooking the Christmas dinners. Most volunteers are unsung, but their efforts are noticed in the overall spirit of the event.

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Serving dinner for 200 on Christmas Day

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Volunteers who plan, cook and serve join forces with community business sponsors to offer a dinner to people who might otherwise be alone on the holiday.

B.C. pre-election budget borrows NDP tax hikes

VICTORIA — Finance Minister Mike de Jong unveiled his government’s promised balanced budget Tuesday, bolstered by Crown property sales, increased income tax rates and eco-nomic growth expected to continue for three years.

De Jong’s projections call for spending to increase by 1.5 per cent overall in the coming three years, with health care spending increases of 2.3, 2.7 and 2.2 per cent over the same period.

“This is not enough even to main-tain existing health care services, given the cost of population growth and inflation, not to mention what’s

needed to make needed improve-ments,” said Debra McPherson, pres-ident of the B.C. Nurses’ Union. “As a result, health authorities will be forced to continue jamming hospi-tal patients into offices, lounges and other areas not designed for patient care, as well as using hallways to take up the slack.”

De Jong argued the government has a track record of containing the rise of health care funding in recent years. His budget also adds a four per cent increase in Medical Ser-vices Plan premiums to take effect next January, the latest in a series of increases paid by individuals or their

employers for basic medical care.Finance officials say 16 Crown

properties to be marketed this year are expected to produce a net return of $260 million. They include a for-mer hospital site on 152 Street and two vacant lots on 192 Street in Sur-rey, a vacant lot near Victoria Gen-eral Hospital and the former location of North Saanich Middle School.

The government expects to finish the current fiscal year with a defi-cit of $1.2 billion, the fourth straight deficit since the global economic meltdown that unfolded before the 2009 election.

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A B.C. Ferry arrives at Swartz Bay through the fog of an early morning. B.C. Ferries and B.C. Assessments have reached a deal on the value of their terminals.

Steven HeywoodNews staff

Central and North Saanich will lose tax revenue from B.C. Ferries terminals in their juris-diction — but not as much had B.C. Ferries succeeded in signifi-cantly reducing their property assessments.

The B.C. government has set-tled a dispute that had gone to court over the assessment for tax purposes of B.C. Ferries’ 49 ferry terminals, after an assess-ment appeal board reduced the value of the Horseshoe Bay prop-erty to $20 from its previously listed value at $54 million. With the settlement, the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal property is worth $47 million, a reduction of 12.4 per cent.

Swartz Bay, in North Saanich, went from a value of $45.5 million to $35.5 — a reduction of 22 per cent. For the municipality, that’s a loss of $96,000 to its annual budget, but a better result, says the mayor, than what could have happened.

“This is good news,” said Alice Finall. “It’s better than an out-right loss, court costs and hav-

ing to pay back tax money as a result.”

The loss of the $96,000 rep-resents approximately one per cent of the district’s overall bud-get, she said. The district now has to find savings or other sources of revenue to make up the difference.

Finall added the deal gives municipalities five years of cer-tainty, instead of worrying about B.C. Ferries continually appeal-ing the property values of their terminal lands.

In Central Saanich, the value of the Brentwood Bay ferry ter-minal property went from $1.4 million to $1.1 million — again a loss of 22 per cent, but only $1,895 from the district’s tax rev-enue.

B.C. Ferries has been appeal-ing the assessment value of its terminals since 2010, trying to reduce the level of municipal tax it pays for land that has few other uses than the current one. The decision to slash the value of the Horseshoe Bay land took the government and B.C. Ferries by surprise, said Bill Bennett, minister of community, sport and cultural development.

Bennett announced Feb. 14 that a negotiated settlement has been reached to retain most of the property tax income from B.C. Ferries to municipalities.

West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Joan McIntyre said wiping out the assessed value of the Horseshoe Bay terminal would have cost West Vancouver about $1 million, to be repaid to B.C. Ferries retroactive to 2010. B.C. Assessment Authority launched court action in an effort to reverse the $20 decision, and Bennett said the agreement will put an end to that case and both sides agreed to a five-year deal.

Nanaimo takes the largest reduction, with a 22 per cent cut in value for its Departure Bay and Duke Point terminals costing $150,686. Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan said he is pleased that the uncertainty over ferry termi-nal taxes has been resolved.

B.C. Ferries’ most valuable property, in Tsawwassen, had its assessed value reduced 19.4 per cent to $51.7 million. That change will cost Delta city hall $133,426 per year.

— with files from Tom Fletcher, Black Press

Ferry terminal tax dispute settledPeninsula communities will lose $98,000 in tax revenue

Megan ColeNews staff

B.C. Transit is continuing to play catch up with bus mainte-nance following three-month long job action by the Canadian Auto Workers Local 333. But as it attempts to get back to business as usual, ridership numbers are dropping.

“(Monday we had) 36 can-celled runs,” said B.C. Transit corporate spokesperson Meri-beth Burton. “We have about 3,200 trips a day Monday to Fri-day, so one per cent cancelled isn’t great but it’s better than we have been providing.”

B.C. Transit has been cancel-ling runs on some of its higher frequency routes in an attempt to provide maintenance to the 45 to 50 buses Burton said are parked at this time.

“I think we were just in sur-vival mode for the three months of the job action,” she said. “(The buses we have parked) require eight or more hours of repair on them.”

The Canadian Auto Workers have asked B.C. Transit to keep the work in-house and they are posting between 60 and 70 hours of overtime in each garage every day to get the system running as usual as quickly as possible.

“If it wasn’t for the job action our workers would have done the work already,” said Canadian Auto Workers Union Local 333 president Ben Williams. “At B.C. Transit we obviously perform all of the maintenance on the vehicles for Greater Victoria and that’s how we want it to stay.”

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Christine Comrie, who often uses transit daily, said she has noticed the cancellations since the strike ended.

“I find it frustrating not to have a bus come when you’re at the stop waiting for over 20 minutes, especially when you have to make it to work on time,” Comrie said.

In an attempt to keep from inconveniencing rural riders, Transit is cancelling runs on routes with frequent service. Riders who often see a bus come every 10 minutes on major routes, may be waiting 20 because of cancelled runs.

But as runs have been cancelled, ridership num-bers have dropped – something Burton said is cause for concern.

“Last year we had record ridership and I think we were as excited as we could be as a crown corporation. We’ve seen that any kind of drop is unacceptable,” she said. “Anytime you give people the opportunity to consider alternative modes of transportation, it’s a slippery slope and one we don’t want to go down. That’s why we’re working as hard as we can to get service back up.”

Though some riders have the option of using transportation alternatives, people like Comrie rely on transit as one of their primary sources of transportation.

“For someone in my income bracket, I can’t afford a vehicle,” she said. “I have to have faith that the transit authorities will provide the services we come to expect and depend on.”

Burton said the garages, logistics, the depot and operations are working together to get the system running as smoothly as possible, however it’s hard to say when it will be back to service as usual.

— Oak Bay News/Black Press

Continued from page 11

Transit dropping some bus runsDevon MacKenzie

News staff

A rare event happened for one curling team on the Penin-sula last week on Feb. 13.

The team, the Wednes-day night mixed league team, achieved what is known as an eight ender — an end where all eight stones score for one team.

It is a very rare occurrence, so rare in fact, that teams who complete an eight ender are recognized by Curl B.C. and the Canadian Curling Association.

“We didn’t really realize it was happening until the last couple of rocks,” said team member Ron Sera.

“The opposing skip attempted two draws through the port, but on his last rock, he was just slightly heavy and it slid just inches through the house which left us with the eight ender.”

The game finished with a total score of 12-3 after a few more ends were played between the teams.

Sera recorded the event and sent the information to Curl B.C. The team is now waiting to receive recognition from the organization on their impres-sive game.

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Curling team scores eight ender

Submitted photo

Glen Meadows Curling Club members (from left) Donnamae Wilson (lead), Lynn Wilson (skip), Darlene Sera (3rd) and Ron Sera (2nd) examine the eight-ender that was achieved at the club Feb. 13.


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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM

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GETAWAYS

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HOLBROOK DYSON LOGGING LIMITED- requires a full time processor operator to run a Tigercat H855C with Waratah HTH624 head. Full year work and union rates/benefi ts apply. Please fax resumes to 250-287-9259.

Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfi eld construc-tion company. Duties will in-clude servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equip-ment. The job will be predomi-nately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the fi eld. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEORETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture, Baby +Family, Maternity. Home Mo-vies to DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

PETS

PETSStandard Poodle Pups, CKC, $1300+. Red, Black Abstracts. Call 604-626-4683 or email: [email protected]

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FRIENDLY FRANK

IKEA LOUNGE chair with matching foot stool, like new, $40. Call (250)652-4621.

NOVELTY PHONES; teddy bear, Garfi eld and baseball for $99. Call (250)386-9493.

OLD FASHIONED antique sewing basket on legs (with things) $99 obo. 250-598-9348

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

DAN THE Wood Man. Taking Spring orders. Seasoned Fir. Call 250-889-5143.

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

FURNITURE

MOVING SALE; 2 electric bed frames, sofa, loveseat and ot-toman, occasional chairs, ta-bles, chest of drawers and oth-er misc items. Call for viewing (250)655-3010.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

WASHER AND Dryer (May-tag), Heavy Duty, 1 year old, like new, white, $850. Call (250)629-3102.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE

ACREAGE

$200,000, PRIVATE 18.5 acreage overlooking lake at Honeymoon Bay. Near park, beach, store, zoned A1. Call (250)709-9656.

APARTMENT/CONDOS

Duncan, 2 bed, 2 bath adult Condo, #3-370 Cairnsmore St. Level entry, patio, small pet ok. Newly reno’d. $146,000. (250)597-8070

FOR SALE BY OWNER

VACATION HOME. Pent-house Condo, great view, La Penita (Mexico), 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies. For sale by owner. Please see:www.jaltembasol.com or [email protected]

HOUSES FOR SALE

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

WINTER VACATION Home in sunny Mesa, AZ. Gated 55+ community, 5 pools & hot tubs,Wood work shop, stain glass making, computer courses, tennis, etc, site café, w/live Music, nearby golf courses. 250-245-0295. $8,900. Email: [email protected]

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

1 BEDROOM apt in Landmark building Sidney. Ocean view. Non-smoking, no pets. In suite laundry, concrete building. Call 250-415-3984.

ARGYL MANOR 9861 Third St., 1 BDRM, F/S, common W/D N/S, N/P, HT & HW incl’d. $860/lease. Avail immed. Call 250-475-2005, ext 227.

CEDAR HILL- 1 bdrm, bright, clean. N/S, cat ok. $690. 250-655-5060 leave msg.

SIDNEY- 1 bdrm, corner, 2nd fl oor, redecorated. Balcony, prkg. $790 mo. (250)812-4154

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

SIDNEY: DUPLEX, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, rec room, ocean views, $1450. Call 250-656-5430.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747.

HOMES FOR RENT

LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128.

RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

SIDNEY, 3 bdrm, newly re-no’d, full bsmt, fenced yard, 1.5 bath, N/S, N/P, $1400 mo, avail immed. (250)710-4185 [email protected]

ROOMS FOR RENT

SIDNEY. FURNISHED room. satellite, laundry, heat, hydro, $500./mo. 250-654-0477.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. $650 inclu-sive. Ray, 778-433-9556.

VICTORIA HOUSING. $475- $575 all incl, suits working/stu-dents, disability. 778-977-8288

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD- 2 bdrm level en-try, shared W/D, NS/NP. Refs, $1100 incls utils. 250-391-7915

GLEN LAKE- cozy 1 bdrm in private home. NS/NP, utils incld’d, $750. (250)474-4682.

ONE BEDROOM suite in North Saanich available April 1st. Very private, separate from main house, 650sqf total. Off street parking, sun deck, laundry room. Includes heat, hydro, cable, internet. No smoking, no pets. $1000 month. 250-818-7672

SIDNEY FURN’D 1Bdrm suite, close to airport, $700 incl utils. Avail March. 15. 250-656-2613

SUITES, UPPER

SIDNEY- 2 BDRM main. yard, deck, garage, laundry. Pet OK. $1200. Call (250)812-4154.

TOWNHOUSES

SIDNEY: 3 bdrm in great loca-tion with nice yard, pet ok. 5 appliances. $1380./mo. Call (250)516-0104.

TRANSPORTATION

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TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

TOP CASH PAID

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CARS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

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SPORTS & IMPORTS

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VTRUCKS & ANS

1988 FORD 16’ cube Van, 176,000 KMS, good condition, $2950. Call (250)656-7132.

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MARINE

BOATS

12.5’x25’ BOAT house for sale- converted to fl oating workshop, small area for ten-der, fl oor can be removed, up-graded electrical panel. Moor-age at Van Isle Marina. Available for use otherwisemust be removed by Mar 31. $1500. (250)216-2835.

MOORAGE

MOORAGE AVAILABLE Westport marina has 20’ to 30’ slips available. Lowest rates inthe area, annual or monthly terms. Saanich Peninsula’s most sheltered marina. Keyed security gates, ample free parking, full service boatyard. 2075 Tryon Rd. N. Saanich 250-656-2832 [email protected] www.thun-derbirdmarine.com/westport

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

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CARPENTRY

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

INSTCARPET ALLATION

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

CLEANING SERVICES

LINDSEYS HOUSE Cleaning - Sidney-Brentwood - Excellent References - 250-896-0703MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Exp’d, Reliable, Ef-fi cient. Exc refs. 250-508-1018

COMPUTER SERVICES

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

DRYWALL

DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL:Small additions, boarding, tap-ing, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof instal-lation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.


ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193- RENO’S, res & comm. Knob and tube rmvl. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

(250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003.

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

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

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

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

STEPS, DECKS, Fence, new repairs, rot, mould, painting, concrete, brick. 250-588-3744.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

GARDENING

J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and mainte-nance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677.

20% OFF Fall clean-ups, racking, mowing, hedge/shrub trimming. (250)479-6495.

20+ YEARS Experience. Lawns, Pruning, Maintenance, Landscaping & more. Reliable. WCB. Andrew (250)656-0052.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.


GARDENING

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NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. Pruning, clean-ups. Winter rates. SENIORS DISCOUNT. Phone Mike 250-216-7502.

PRO IRISH Gardeners; prun-ing, clean-ups, landscaping, lawn care, weekly gardening. Free est. Call (250)652-6989.

WE-CUT-LAWNS(Peninsula Lawn and Garden services.) “Don’t let the grass grow under your feet.” Call us at 250-655-1956.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Clean-ing at Fair Prices!

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

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, De-mossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

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

Pay No Tax Special! Big Bear Handyman. For all your Home and Business maintenance needs. Free Est. 250-896-6071

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-no’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961


HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

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

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

SMART GUYS Hauling. Gar-den waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, cour-teous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca


INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

LANDSCAPING

JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Hedg-es & tree trim, lawn care. WCB. Call (250)217-3589.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone 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

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Small Excavating. Fully insured. Estimates. Call 250-588-9471.

& MOVING STORAGE

1,2,3, WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s dis-count. Call Phil (250)383-8283

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.

A1 DIAMOND Moving- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING

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

DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445


PAINTING

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

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

NORM’S PAINTING- Why wait till Spring? Reasonable, Re-liable. References. 25 yrs ex-perience. Call 250-478-0347.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

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

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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.

PRESSURE WASHING

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


RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

TREE SERVICES

LOCAL TREE COMPANY

30 yrs exp. Buck-et truck, chipper.

We buy logs. Insured. Call

(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

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. Licenced 25 yrs exp. Call 250-884-7066.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.

WINDOWS

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Coke, Canada Dry,or Selected Flavours2L

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