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Textbook tackleSt. Michaels Blue Jag Josh Graffi, bottom, upends an Oak Bay Barbarian with Owen Sudul, right, during the annual Rees Boot rugby game, held April 8 at the University of Victoria’s Wallace Field. The Barbarians trailed 22-0 at the half, but rallied to score 26 consecutive points for the 26-22 win. For upcoming rugby games, see Page A25.

but council OKs reportNo apology for spyware,

Daniel PalmerNews staff

Saanich council is embracing five rec-ommendations made by B.C.’s privacy commissioner that address the munici-pality’s improper use of spyware on the mayor’s computer, but public calls for an external, independent investigation are going unheeded.

On Monday night, Saanich Mayor Rich-ard Atwell put forward nine motions to address a scathing report released last month by B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham on the District’s use of Spector 360, an employee monitoring software program that intru-sively recorded keystrokes, screenshots and other information on 13 municipal computers.

“Despite the fact the spyware was installed on my computer without my knowledge, and after only one day in office, which beleaguered by initial progress, we now have the opportunity to reset,” Atwell told the packed council chambers.

Atwell hoped to offer public apologies to anyone who was known to be moni-tored using Spector 360, and to ask staff to detail how personal information col-lected using the spyware had been iden-tified and destroyed. The report also set out to establish the duties of a dedicated privacy officer, who could then conduct an audit of the District’s IT systems and its compliance with the Freedom of Informa-

tion and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) within 60 days.

“To date, I’ve only received minimal support regarding the spyware issue from some of my council colleagues, which has been disheartening,” Atwell said. “We will fully move ahead when we address the unanswered questions that have been left behind from the privacy commissioner’s report.”

Coun. Judy Brownoff, who chaired the portion of the meeting that addressed Atwell’s report, began by reading to the sometimes boisterous crowd a statement on respectful workplaces.

Soon after, Atwell tabled his report as the last agenda item of the evening.

“It’s now clear from the commissioner’s report that serious mistakes were made following the election last November with the hurried and illegal installation of Spec-tor 360,” Atwell said in his opening state-ment. “The public must be satisfied if we are to have their confidence going for-ward. … It’s our elected duty to restore public trust.”

The report sparked a steady line of pub-lic speakers who expressed anger, disap-pointment and sadness at the spyware scandal. Most called for an independent, external investigation to address linger-ing questions left by the privacy commis-sioner’s report.

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The Lake Hill Lawn Bowling Club holds its annual open house on Saturday, April 25 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Located at 3930 LaSalle Street at Reynolds Park, the lawn bowling club invites anyone to try their hand on the green, meet friendly members and tour the facility. See more at lakehilllawnbowlingclub.com or call Mary at 250-385-3323.

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The Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day Event is open to people of all faiths on April 19 at 11 a.m. at the Jewish Cemetery, located near the intersection of Fernwood Road and Cedar Hill Road, just south of Hillside Ave.).

Members of the local Jewish community and friends will be remembering those who died in the Holocaust as well as recognizing the strength of survivors and the lessons to be learned for all peoples from the tragic events. Personal stories from a Holocaust survivor and several descendents of survivors will be heard. For more information, email [email protected].

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Families invited to free Shelbourne rideCycling event celebrates fifth anniversary SundayTravis PatersonNews staff

What started as a car-free day to honour Earth Day is now celebrating its fifth year. Saanich’s mass-participation Big Family Bike Ride follows a five-kilometre route along the Shelbourne Corridor and McKenzie Avenue.

It’s part of the Saanich Cycling Festival at the University of Victoria, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

“We’re very excited it’s been five years since myself and others sat down to create a non-car event in support of our climate action,” said Coun. Judy Brownoff, co-creator. “It’s been on Shelbourne because it’s a key corridor for us to focus on improving cycling, though we might, for the first time, consider moving the route next year.”

The event will be very similar to last year’s. A Saanich Police cruiser will guide the

Big Family Bike Ride from Camosun College ending at the festival headquarters at the University of Victoria’s Parking Lot No. 10 where all participating cyclists will end up with stage entertainment,

bike demonstrations, a Pedalheads skills challenge, face painting, a bouncy obstacle and giant slide, a mobile bike park, a bike rodeo, concessions, Ace the Saanich Police mascot and a kids’ treasure hunt contest for a new bike.

The designated Kid’s ride around UVic, for cyclists six and under, will be lengthened from the regular two-kilometre route, Brownoff said.

“I talked to kids last year who told me it was too short, so we’ve lengthened it,” she said.

The Big Family ride starts at 11 a.m. at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus route will feature a slow, welcoming pace for riders as young as seven, and Saanich Police will provide rolling street closures along the Shelbourne and McKenzie Avenue.

Free parking is available at UVic Lot No. 6, and cyclists are asked to use Henderson

Road to access Camosun College Lansdowne prior to the ride.

The Kid’s ride begins at the University of Victoria at 11 a.m. in parking lot No. 10 as well. Look for the inflatable start/finish archway. The District of Saanich has partnered with 20 community organizations, businesses, groups and associations to put on the family-friendly event. Visit saanichcyclingfestival.com for more information.

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Participants cruise down Shelbourne Street during the Saanich Cycling Festival in 2013. This year’s Big Family Bike Ride takes place on Sunday and begins at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus.

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Public input shake-up launches next weekTravis PatersonNews staff

Overshadowed by talk of an investigation into the Spector 360 spyware program, a final reading of a reformed approach to public input and participation at Saanich Council meetings flew under the radar.

As of Monday, April 20, the new bylaw will allow residents five minutes to speak on agenda items, as well as a monthly open forum session for public concerns not on the agenda following council meetings. The new model will replace public input that was previously restricted to committee of the whole agenda items.

The changes also allow up to two delegations, or scheduled presentations, to present at council. Oak Bay now becomes the only known B.C. municipality that does not allow delegations at council.

“One thing that stands out is the three-minute cap at the monthly open forum, which me might have to revisit in six to

eight months, based on how it goes,” said Coun. Colin Plant, who tabled the public input reform in January.

The three-minute open forum isn’t necessarily capped at three minutes, as the chair has the discretion to allow the speaker to go over the allotted time, he said.

“If it’s clear the topic is valid and the speaker is nearly finished making their point, I’m sure they’ll be allowed to finish. We’re not going to cut someone off who’s nearly finished,” Plant added.

Easing public access to council was something the rookie councillor and all candidates touted during the November election campaign.

By giving residents a chance to speak or question agenda items, situations such as former mayor Frank Leonard’s governance review question on the Nov. 15 ballot would likely have happened differently. In that case, the governance review passed with little public questioning by council, but would now be subject to public response.

“Under the previous model brought there was less opportunity for public to provide feedback, and that scenario would now be open to all,” Plant said. “The perception of open governance is something I thought will help make Saanich great.”

Plant credits Mayor Richard Atwell for suggesting an additional opportunity to allow delegations to speak, which is limited to two parties per council and must be registered ahead of time. Applications for delegations to speak at council should be showing up on the saanich.ca website later this week.

It’s important to remember that the intention of open forum meetings is not to provide an opportunity to question staff, Plant noted. Staff are available at municipal hall if residents want to get in touch with them.

“We can’t fix things on the spot,” he said. “The open forum is a chance to share ideas and concerns with council.”

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“I’ve never seen a report like this throughout my career,” said Karen Harper, a former Chief Information Officer and senior vice president with the B.C. Pension Corporation. Harper told council she was tasked with overseeing compliance with FIPPA at the Crown corporation before her retirement.

“There’s a significant gap in (the privacy commissioner’s) report. And that gap, which needs addressing, is how did this happen,” Harper told council.

In her report, privacy commis-sioner Denham said the District failed to properly notify employees about the installation and use of Spector 360. Denham also found “the District’s submissions to my office demonstrate a deep lack of under-standing about the most basic tenets of the (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy) Act, such as what constitutes the collection of personal information.”

Haji Charania told council he was shocked by the “absolutely unnec-essary, wasteful and wrong” use of spyware at the District.

“The first time I heard this, I was surprised. It sounded like an old James Bond movie,” Charania said.

Carmel Thomson, a soft-spoken Saanich resident best known for her stewardship of Maltby Lake, felt com-pelled to apologize to Atwell herself.

“I’d certainly like to apologize

to the mayor, it’s very unfortunate about what’s happened,” Thomson said.

When the public speakers con-cluded, council approved the five recommendations laid out in Den-ham’s report. The first two recom-mendations – removal of Spector 360 and the destruction of all data col-lected through its use – have already been completed, according to Saan-ich’s interim CAO Andy Laidlaw, who is currently on vacation. Denham’s further recommendations include an update to District privacy policies and the creation of administrator logs to track when anyone accesses IT systems that store personal infor-mation. (Denham could not deter-mine if anyone had accessed infor-mation collected by Spector 360 and was told there were no digital access records.)

The privacy commissioner also recommended the District of Saan-ich implement a comprehensive pri-vacy management program, and that a privacy officer be hired who can then ensure the municipality com-plies fully with FIPPA.

“Even though one never likes to have their shortcomings pointed out, I think we’ll turn this around to make our organization even stron-ger,” said Coun. Susan Brice.

“We need to address those prob-lems,” said Coun. Vic Derman. “I’m more than comfortable taking action as quickly as we can to ensure we’ve done that.”

Derman then moved that Atwell’s report be referred to staff for con-sideration, sparking a tense debate between Atwell and most council-lors.

“I think there are some good intents here from the mayor … but there are issues that are quite likely in-camera,” Derman said. Those issues include potentially identifying individual staff members, he said.

Atwell’s report would have directed staff to explain sev-eral errors from Jan. 13 and 14 District press releases about the spyware’s installation. Those inconsistencies include District officials’ assertions that “there was no reason-able expectation of privacy by employees” while using work-place computers, that the spyware was installed in response to conclu-sions from a May 2014 security audit and that it was installed to enhance the security of the IT system. The spyware actually made Saanich’s IT security less secure “by concentrat-ing the personal information of key employees and officers in one loca-tion, creating a ‘honeypot’ for exter-nal attackers,” Denham wrote in her report.

“We haven’t looked at this more wholesomely,” said Coun. Colin Plant, the only councillor to support Atwell’s defeated motion to issue a public apology to anyone monitored using Spector 360 at the District.

(Coun. Fred Haynes was absent on business.) “While I appreciate Mayor Atwell saying let’s look at the media release, I think it needs to be far broader than that,” Plant said.

Plant argued for a complete staff report on the installation of Spec-tor 360, which was unanimously approved. Plant’s additional motion to soften a spyware apology to a

“regret” was then voted down by all but Atwell.

Carrie MacPhee, Saa-nich’s director of legisla-tive services and acting CAO, said an internal spyware report, once pre-pared, should first be dis-cussed in secret because it involves accusations made of District staff, and council can then decide

how to proceed.“My respectful suggestion would

to be get all of that information first,” MacPhee told council. “Once council has that report, you would be able to determine how you could like to respond.”

Coun. Leif Wergeland received the most audible audience reaction of the evening when he noted Atwell “has taken this personally.”

After the jeers subsided, Werge-land continued. “But it (spyware) was put on our computers, too.”

Two shared workstations avail-able to councillors were also being monitored by Spector 360, Denham’s investigation revealed.

When the meeting concluded around 11 p.m., Atwell said council should have embraced more of an oversight role by being prescriptive about the information it wants from staff.

“(Council) sliced and diced this and left it for the CAO to handle,” Atwell said. “Few are interested in having conversation with me, even about my own motions. And I am the first among equals but I am an equal and the respect I was given tonight with my own motion, I think shows the state of Saanich council at the moment.”

Atwell also expressed concern at the “shoddy paper trail” left by senior staff when they met on Nov. 19 and decided to install monitoring software. There are no minutes nor an agenda from that meeting, Atwell said.

Outside council chambers, Werge-land said council’s adoption of the privacy commissioner’s recom-mendations shows the municipal-ity is ready to move forward, and he stressed the election campaign is over.

“We’re saying to the public, ‘There were some changes and mistakes that were made in the process that we hope to make right,’” Wergeland said.

It was not immediately known when the in-camera report on the installation and use of spyware at the District would return to council.

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Saanich celebrates hundreds of emergency volunteers Long-time volunteer has delivered more than 2,600 presentations for emergency program

April 18 marks the end of Volunteer Appreciation Week and the Saanich Emergency Program is celebrating its 120 volunteers who support its programs throughout the year.

Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Social Services, Communications and Search and Rescue teams are supported by a small army of generous residents each year, said Dep. Fire Chief Frank Macdonald.

“Thankfully disasters and large scale emergencies are rare events here in Saanich,” he said. “To keep skills up to date and emergency response plans current, our volunteers are continually training and are ready to respond.”

Emergency Program volunteers provide emergency preparedness presentations, assist residents displaced by fires, participate in search and rescue operations and wilderness training exercises, and provide communications support to large public events.

“Saanich Emergency Program volunteers make an incredible contribution to our community. Volunteers not only help build our response capacity, they learn new skills and grow their relationships,” Macdonald said.

Saanich Emergency Program volunteer Terrance Berscheid is a perfect example of the greater impact of volunteering. Terrance gives countless hours to his community. He has volunteered with the Saanich Emergency Program since 2004 as a core member of both the Communications and Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program teams.

Since his first Emergency Preparedness presentation in October 2007 to the Tillicum Terrace Blockwatch group, Terrance has delivered an amazing 141 Emergency Program presentations to 2,601 people.

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Saanich Emergency Program volunteer Terrance Berscheid receives the Norm Ellison Honourary Lifetime Member Award for exemplary commitment and leadership from Deputy Fire Chief Frank Macdonald last December.

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Billed as “Victoria’s largest building, renovation and decor show,” the 2015 Victoria Home Expo will be taking over the buildings and arenas of West Shore Parks and Recreation in Colwood this weekend.

Some of the features of this year’s event will be the furniture and mattresses to try before you buy, closet and personal organizers to help you control your clutter, cutlery and cookware to restock your kitchen and even food items to find cooking inspi-ration from.

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It’s also free admission this year to take in the almost 300 exhibits, booths and demonstrations.

After the turnout at the Victoria Early Spring Home Renovation and Decor Show – held Feb. 27 to March 1 in Saanich – which was free for the first time this year, organizers have decided to con-tinue that trend and make the Home Expo a free event for visitors, as well.

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Spyware needs independent review

Saanich council should call for an independent body to investigate the spyware scandal.

The use of Spector 360 involved the collection of personal information in violation of provincial privacy law as determined by B.C. Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.

There are some who still debate the seriousness of that fact. Some councillors and District officials balked after Denham relayed the “near-complete lack of awareness and understanding of the privacy provisions” in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act she observed from the staff members she interviewed.

Under Denham’s mandate, she was able to offer recommendations or orders as a result of her investigation. She chose the former option, believing the District would act quickly to address her concerns. It seems the municipality and elected officials support doing just that, but only when it comes to implementing Denham’s tightly restricted administrative recommendations. What Denham was unable to answer, what was left hanging after her report – and what council displayed an unwillingness to clearly address in the public arena on Monday night – was whether there was malicious intent when Spector 360 was installed on the computer of Mayor Richard Atwell, the Chief Administrative Officer and 11 others. Instead, council picked apart Atwell’s complex set of motions and chose instead to ask for an internal staff report on the murky period between Nov. 19 and Jan. 20, when spyware was deemed a reasonable fix to IT security shortcomings. Now, senior staff – with the exception of interim CAO Andy Laidlaw – will be reporting back to council in-camera on their own highly questionable decision made after a single meeting with no minutes for reference. Council said it will then decide how to proceed.

A motion for an independent investigation didn’t make it onto the floor on Monday. Atwell said he thought it was doomed to fail, based on the opposition to his other motions. But he or another councillor should have put it forward, if only to demonstrate the lack of support for such a move.

It’s proper to give staff a chance to explain themselves in most cases, but independent review is necessary when those implicated are investigating themselves. What was needed Monday night was resolve. What council demonstrated was its fractured dysfunction.

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Re: Feeling disillusioned after a day observing in the B.C. legisla-ture, Opinion (April 1)

Loved, loved, loved the guest column on page A7 on April 1 about being disillusioned by the B.C. Legislature by Tessa Hawkins.

Well written, detailed and most importantly - and horrific - is how true it is! Sadly!

I hope all those people who were part of this terrible day read this article to see what we see.

Cari TaylorSaanich

Council spyware meetingfrustrates observer

At Monday night’s Saanich council meeting, Mayor Richard Atwell put forward a motion that Saanich do a media release to say that Saanich apologizes for the spyware scandal. No one on council would second the motion.

Coun. Colin Plant then moved that the wording be changed to “Saanich regrets”. Only Councillor Plant and the Mayor supported

the motion.The audience (a packed house

with standing room only) had been restrained up until this point, considering the gravity of the subject. But at the defeat of the second motion, some in the room erupted in cries of shame.

Earlier in the evening, numerous Saanich residents spoke to the Mayor’s original motion, urging the council to appoint an independent investigator to get to the bottom of the spyware scandal.

Council did not address these suggestions and instead voted for an in-house report that potentially will have the same people who implemented the spyware

investigating themselves.It was very clear to this

observer that some incumbent council members were doing everything they could to sweep the whole spyware scandal under the carpet, and appeared to be deliberately thwarting the Mayor’s every move.

In an emotional but extremely controlled statement after the vote, Mayor Atwell reiterated that the law had indeed been broken, and if council doesn’t respect the law, he had no comment.

This is a sad, sad day for the municipality of Saanich.

Bob EtheridgeSaanich

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The countless volunteer efforts of Saanich resident Haji Charania were celebrated at St. Andrew’s Regional High School earlier this week.

Charania was honoured dur-ing National Volunteer Week (April 12 to 18) for his work with the Junior Achievement B.C., which he’s been with since 2006, providing 10 years of consistent and unwavering volunteer service to our orga-nization, said Junior Achieve-ment regional manager Debo-rah Wakeham.

“As a non-profit organiza-tion, we hope that our volun-teers will generously donate their time in two classrooms each school year. In the case of Haji, it’s a bit different,”

Wakeham said. “Looking back through ten years of files and records on the volunteer con-tributions that Haji has made, one would expect to find record of him volunteering in 20 classrooms.

“But over the 10 years of vol-unteer services provided, Haji has volunteered in over 100 school classrooms.”

It’s not only the time that Charania gives but it’s the shar-ing of his knowledge, experi-ence and expertise with youth that Junior Achievement of BC is grateful for, she added.

Junior Achievement is a world-wide non-profit orga-nization celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

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CRD groups review sewage technology

The Capital Regional District’s core area waste-water committee needs to tread carefully with new technological information, says CRD chair Nils Jen-sen.

The CRD received 10 submissions to its request for technical information, which staff said contain, “a significant volume of technical information which should prove useful to the Westside and Eastside select committees and the technical support teams working to develop conceptual options as well as the technical team that will undertake the detailed analysis and costing evaluations.”

They were offered up to the core area liquid waste management committee for comment last week.

“One of the things P3 Canada has made clear is they will only support proven technology, technol-ogy that has been shown to be effective and used elsewhere. They want to take as little risk as possible with their money,” Jensen said.

“Some of these leading-edge innovate technolo-gies are very exciting and very interesting. Some are five and 10 years away from being usable, so there’s a high risk with some of these technologies.”

Industry representatives will present their submis-sions to the CRD’s Request for Technical Information during Innovation Days at Royal Roads University on April 27, 28 and 29.

“The job of the committee now is to work our way through this and see what kind of technology is suit-able for our particular region,” Jensen said. “That weighing process is not easy but certainly it involves looking at the track record for those technologies. When there’s a $750-million investment on the line, you have to be very careful in choosing the right technology.”

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The spring grizzly kill started April 1 and extends for several weeks, followed by a second fall season. By year’s end, several hundred will have died at the hands of humans, close to 90 per cent shot by trophy hunters.

The government plans to allow foreign interests and

corporations to buy and run guide-outfitting territories previously run only by B.C. residents. Local hunting organizations say the new rules put them at a disadvantage.

In the controversy over regulatory changes, we’ve lost touch with the fact that the grizzly trophy hunt is horrific, regardless of whether bears are killed by resident hunters or big-game hunters who pay thousands of dollars for the chance to kill a bear here – often

because it’s illegal in their home countries.

Grizzlies once roamed much of North America, from Mexico to the Yukon and from the West Coast through the Prairies. Habitat loss and overhunting have since shrunk their range by more than half. In Canada, 16 subgroups are on the brink of extinction, including nine in south-central B.C. and Alberta’s entire grizzly population.

Just how many bears reside in B.C. is in dispute. The

government claims more than 15,000 grizzlies live here, but Raincoast Conservation Foundation science director Chris Darimont, a University of Victoria conservation biologist, puts the number closer to the government’s earlier estimate of 6,600 – before it doubled that in 1990 based on a single study in southeastern B.C.’s Flathead area.

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Simply put, most British Columbians are against the grizzly trophy hunt. It’s time for the government to listen to the majority rather than industry donors and ban this barbaric and unsustainable practice.

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Watching grizzly bears catch and eat salmon as they swim upstream to spawn is an unforgettable experience. Many people love to view

the wild drama. Some record it with photos or video. But a few want to kill the iconic animals – not to eat, just to put their heads on a wall or coats on a floor.

The spring grizzly kill started April 1 and extends for several weeks, followed by a second fall season. By year’s end, several hundred will have died at the hands of humans, close to 90 per cent shot by trophy hunters.

The government plans to allow foreign interests and

corporations to buy and run guide-outfitting territories previously run only by B.C. residents. Local hunting organizations say the new rules put them at a disadvantage.

In the controversy over regulatory changes, we’ve lost touch with the fact that the grizzly trophy hunt is horrific, regardless of whether bears are killed by resident hunters or big-game hunters who pay thousands of dollars for the chance to kill a bear here – often

because it’s illegal in their home countries.

Grizzlies once roamed much of North America, from Mexico to the Yukon and from the West Coast through the Prairies. Habitat loss and overhunting have since shrunk their range by more than half. In Canada, 16 subgroups are on the brink of extinction, including nine in south-central B.C. and Alberta’s entire grizzly population.

Just how many bears reside in B.C. is in dispute. The

government claims more than 15,000 grizzlies live here, but Raincoast Conservation Foundation science director Chris Darimont, a University of Victoria conservation biologist, puts the number closer to the government’s earlier estimate of 6,600 – before it doubled that in 1990 based on a single study in southeastern B.C.’s Flathead area.

According to a Maclean’s article, in 2000, the government “suppressed the work

of one of its own biologists, Dionys de Leeuw, for suggesting the hunt was excessive and could be pushing the bears to extinction. De Leeuw was later suspended without pay for having pursued the line of inquiry.” The government then pursued a five-year legal battle with groups including Raincoast Conservation to keep its grizzly kill data sealed.

Allan Thornton, president of the British Environmental Investigation Agency, which has studied B.C. grizzly management since the late 1990s, is blunt about the government’s justification.

“The British Columbia wildlife department does not use rigorous science,” he told the Vancouver Observer. In 2004, the European Union banned imports of all B.C. grizzly parts into member countries after its analysis found the hunt to be

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According to polls, almost 90 per cent of B.C. residents oppose hunting grizzlies for trophies. Scientists say it’s unsustainable. The Coastal First Nations coalition has banned grizzly hunting in its territories, but the government doesn’t recognize the ban. The Raincoast Conservation Foundation has bought hunting licences in an attempt to reduce bear kills on the coast.

Simply put, most British Columbians are against the grizzly trophy hunt. It’s time for the government to listen to the majority rather than industry donors and ban this barbaric and unsustainable practice.

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Saanich resident, Black Press exec earns prestigious newspaper award

Kevin LairdVictoria News

The first time you meet Bob Grainger, it can be intimidating. The retired Black Press newspaper executive is an imposing presence.

But ask anyone who has worked with Grainger and they’ll say you couldn’t meet a nicer guy.

“He definitely has a game face that is rough and tough, but he cares more about people and newspapers than anyone,” says longtime friend and co-worker Mark Warner, who has known Grainger for 22 years.

To Grainger, it’s always been about the people and “doing a good job.”

So, it shouldn’t be surprising that Grainger will be honoured with the prestigious Eric Dunning Award for Dedication and Service to the Community Newspaper Industry, when the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association meets for its annual convention at the end of April.

“I’m very surprised about the award,” says Grainger, 71, a Saanich resident.

From hardware salesman to being the right-hand man of Black Press founder David Black, Grainger’s 33 years in the newspaper business has been colourful.

It began in 1976 when Black was the owner and publisher of the Williams Lake Tribune and was in need of a sales manager for his growing newspaper.

Black wanted someone who was aggressive and well-respected in the business community.

It took a little convincing, but before long, Grainger joined up with Black and a unique partnership was formed that would last more than 30 years.

In 1978, Grainger became the publisher of the Williams Lake Tribune and by 1980 he was the president of Cariboo Press, making Grainger responsible for the chain of newspapers Black had put together throughout the Interior of B.C.

In 2000, Black Press

had expanded greatly taking in most of B.C. and Washington State, not to mention Hawaii, and Grainger took on more responsibilities by becoming president of the Prairie Group as well as Cariboo Press.

He was named chief operating officer in 2002 and moved to Victoria from Williams Lake to work alongside Black.

“David trusted me explicitly,” Grainger said. “We were very good friends. We did all the good things together and all the bad things together. I loved his family and they loved me.”

Black said Grainger was a quick study and an asset to the company.

“I’m not surprised he stayed around for so long. I was always able to give him new challenges, and he got the job done,” Black said.

“He was a lot of fun to be around, too.”

Grainger always remained committed to his community,

and expected the same from his newspaper staff.

For him it started with the minor sports his kids were involved with – hockey and football – and soon morphed into other areas such as service clubs, community boards and organizations like the Williams Lake Stampede and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

When he came to Greater Victoria, Grainger became the honourary chairman of JDRF and raised thousands of dollars for the charity.

“I want to leave this world with some confidence that I helped change some people lives and I think I did that,” Grainger says.

Warner, who nominated Grainger for the award, says his former boss was a mentor to many people and organizations.

“Bob is wonderful. Staff and community residents know him as a forthright leader and an honest man with an engaging personality,” Warner says.

For Grainger, it was all in a day’s work.

Since his retirement, he’s played it low-key. He does a little fishing, hunting, golfing and has had more time to devote to his woodworking hobby.

One thing he does miss about working, though, is the people.

“I miss people amazingly. It was the best ride. It was the best thing in my life,” he says.

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For her first two years at Spectrum Community School, Katelyn Smith showed up every month for the band’s bottle drives.

Now in Grade 11, Smith still shows up when she can.

“It’s fun, we split into sorters and collectors for the first few hours then we all sort from 11:30 a.m. to about 1 p.m., and make a big lunch,” she said.

On Saturday, Smith and her bandmates will receive a $3,700 cheque from The Bottle Depot, as Spectrum returned the most containers in The Bottle Depot’s year-long contest that ended in Feburary.

Spectrum band’s monthly bottle drives collected and returned 141,661 items, the most of the 50 or so organi-zations that competed in the The Bottle Depot contest at the vendor’s three locations: 3961 Quadra St., 655 Queens Ave. and 4261 Glanford Ave.

“Spectrum returned about 20,000 units above everyone else, we’re thrilled to give them the cheque for it,” said operations man-ager Kelly Gorman of the The Bottle Depot.

Spectrum won $1,500 cash for the contest and earned another $2,200 in one month from the proceeds of The Bottle Depot’s charity bins.

There is a method to Spectrum’s success,

Gorman said. For one, the band

runs bottle drivers reg-ularly. They also hold the drives following long weekends, which has proven fruitful.

“They follow the trends of when people consume more, and it has paid off,” Gorman said.

Of course, bottle collections have their drawbacks.

“It’s the stickiness, or when your gloves break, that’s the worst,” said band member Trent Walker, who’s enjoyed the best and the worst of bottle col-lecting.

“People also leave their bags of empties in the driveway for months, that can be really gross especially

if it spills out every-where,” Smith added.

“The kids work hard, they’re very dedi-cated to the band,” said band leader Jamie Davis, who added the money will be used to purchase a new bari-tone saxophone for the band, and any leftover amount will go towards sheet music.

“We have a couple of baritone saxophones, but we’re in need of a new one. It’s common for the bigger school bands to provide some of the larger, more unique instruments such as the baritone sax, which isn’t neces-sarily as affordable for students as some of the instruments.”

Fundraisers are part and parcel for Spec-trum band members, who sell homemade apple pies in the fall, poinsettias at Christ-mas and Mothers’ Day flower baskets.

But the biggest money comes from the bottle returns.

“We are indebted to the community,” Davis said. “We have people who phone us to ask when our next bottle drive is .And anyone can donate them to The Bottle Depot, you just have to say it’s for the Spectrum band when you donate.”

Spectrum is host-ing an upcoming New Orleans Jazz Night with the school’s junior and senior jazz bands and jazz combos, 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 in the Spectrum gymnasium. Tickets are $10 at the door. Desserts will be available from the school’s culinary pro-gram.

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lecture seriesWednesdays, April 22 through April 29 | 7 p.m.

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Please register for the free lectures by calling 250-721-6369 or emailing [email protected]. Plan to arrive early, as seating is limited.More info: uvic.ca/masterminds

UVic is accessible by sustainable travel options including transit and cycling. For those arriving by car, parking after 6 p.m. is $2.50. The stadium parking lot is recommended.

The mostexciting time to be atSlegg is NOW!

Since the change in ownership on January 1, 2015 when Slegg was purchased by WSB Titan our business continues to transition and evolve. The aspect we are most proud of is our ongoing commitment to our customers and employees. It is our mission to be the best in class in the building materials industry across Canada. WSB Titan has 39 locations nationally with over 1200 employees and is looking for people at all of our 12 locations across Vancouver Island. New strategies are being developed and implemented, and we now have more opportunities to offer than ever before.

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Surrey resident Linda Webster is now the proud owner of a Nissan LEAF, as the winner of our Plug-In to Win contest.“I’m so excited because I’ve taken an interest in electric cars for some time but never dreamed I would own one,” said Linda, as she clutched the keys outside of Jonker Nissan, in Langley.“I’m going to really enjoy seeing how much I can get out of each charge… I’ll let you know!”With a range of in excess of 120 kilometres on a full charge, Linda figures she will be able to visit friends and family in Vancouver.British Columbia’s SCRAP-IT Program kindly sup-plied us with the eco-friendly sedan for the contest, which attracted a record-breaking 34,558 entries, the biggest Black Press contest ever. The five-seater car was displayed at the SCRAP-IT booth at the recent Vancouver International Auto Show, where it attracted thousands of admiring looks.SCRAP-IT announced its new incentive program in Driveway just before the show. It’s offer-ing a $3,000 rebate for electric car purchasers if they scrap a year 2000 or older vehicle. This is in addition to the newly announced provincial government program.SCRAP-IT Program CEO Dennis Rogoza revealed: “Ve-hicles model 2000 or older emit up to 60 times more emissions than later models and electric vehicles have even much lower emissions.”Qualifying electric vehicles are listed on the SCRAP-IT.ca website.

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Family wagon with sporty genesCompact crossovers are perfect for moving families around in comfort and confidence, especial-ly when equipped with all wheel drive (AWD).With so many new entries coming into the market, challenging the established frontrunners like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Escape, each manufac-turer needs an angle. Mazda’s approach with the 2016 CX-5 is a sporty attitude and upscale amenities. Mazda has taken the original CX-5, which first arrived in 2013 and has given it more features, a new front design but kept the same “Zoom-Zoom” attitude.LooksThe Mazda CX-5 is not as big as the CR-V or Nissan Rouge but larger than the VW Tiguan or Hyundai Tucson. It is small enough to make city manoeuvering easy but large enough for an average family. The updates to the exterior for 2016 include a new, more bold front grille, reworked front bumper and on the top GT (seen here), LED headlights, fog lights and taillights. The GT also gets great looking 19-inch wheels, and the lower trim levels are fitted with 17-inch wheels.InsideWhat sets the CX-5 apart from much of the

competition is a class-above dash and interior. Most of the products in this class come fitted with hard, cheap-feeling dashboards and utilitarian feeling switches and dials. Mazda has invested heavily in the interior, producing a soft touch dash, smooth and sophisticated looking and feeling switchgear, all making the cabin more upscale. On the base model, buyers must invest in the $1,900 convenience package to get essential items like Bluetooth, radio controls on the steering wheel and the new HMI centre control unit that interacts with the 7-inch centre screen. This brings the price to $26,795, placing it right in the middle of the compact market. The middle

$29,249 GS trim will be the volume seller, thanks to a bigger engine and a new height adjustable passenger seat, two USB connectors in the centre console, and blind spot moni-toring system. The top $34,895 GT trim (seen here) adds automatic climate control, standard navigation, 19-inch wheels and leather interior. Unfortunately, none of the CX-5 models come with a power tailgate. DriveMazda has stuck with the 155hp 2.0L direct injection engine and a manual transmission in

the base model. This combo is only available with front wheel drive (FWD). If the base en-gine is paired with the all wheel drive (AWD) system, then the buyer needs to choose the 6-speed automatic. The middle GS and top GT trim come with the more powerful 184hp 2.5L 4-cylinder. The GS can be equipped with FWD or AWD and all GT models come standard with AWD. What sets this apart from the competition is the handling and dynamic feel Mazda bakes into its products. The CX-5 can be thrown into corners with true confidence but the suspension is never jarring. The GS and GT also come standard with a sport setting for the transmission that is too aggressive for daily use. The base setting works the best and when more power is needed, I tended to flick the transmission to manual mode for a more precise experience.

Verdict It might not be the least expensive vehicle in this hot compact crossover segment but due to a conventional 6-speed automatic and class above amenities, it’s certainly in the running as a segment leader.

The LowdownPower: 155hp 2.0L or 184hp 2.5L 4-cylinderFill-up: 9.8L/7.9L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $24,895-$36,995

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A Victoria resident’s heroic efforts during the Second World War will be honoured with a new Royal Canadian Navy ship that will be named after her.

Margaret Brooke learned of the honour when Defence Minister Jason Kenney had a telephone conversation with her on April 10, which was also her 100th birthday.

The following day Commodore Bob Auchterlonie, commander Canadian Fleet Pacific, made a personal visit.

Brooke, a Royal Canadian Navy Nursing Sister, was decorated for gallantry during the Second World War. The actions followed the torpedo and subsequent sinking of the Newfoundland Ferry SS Caribou on Oct. 13, 1942.

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Margaret Brooke will be built this fall, part of a fleet of six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships named after naval heroes.

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“I was and remain very proud of my years serving in the Royal Canadian Navy and thank all who were involved in making my 100th birthday an even more memorable occasion,” Brooke said in a written statement.

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Women will get the opportunity to learn about leadership in the workplace at an upcoming women’s conference.

Investors Group is hosting the event on May 8 and 9 in partnership with Bridges for Women.

A panel of three women will be at the forum on Friday night starting at 6 p.m. They will be available to answer questions and have a discus-sion with those who attend. There will also be a network-ing session and a trade show that will exhibit businesses that cater to women.

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Okell in third down south

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Joe Huffaker, left, and Saanich’s Bill Okell celebrate finishing first and third respectively in Sacramento over the weekend. Huffaker helped Okell drop two seconds from his average lap time.

Fifteen members of Saanich’s Falcon Gymnas-tics showed an impressive display of talent, skill and discipline, earning them 17 medals and 22 top ten ribbon placements at the 2015 Artistic Gym-nastics B.C. Championships in North Vancouver for the last weekend.

The event brought together over 500 athletes from across B.C., competing to earn a spot on Team BC and represent the province at the Cana-dian Gymnastics Championships in May.

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Junior Olympic Level 6 (2004): Karley Telford earned Bronze on Bars and Beam and a Bronze medal All-Around.Ava Stewart earned a Silver medal on Bars and 8th place All-Around.

Junior Olympic Level 6 (2002-2001): Leonie Solo-mons earned the Gold medal on Bars, Bronze on Beam and Silver AllAround. Josée Simard earned the Gold medal on Beam and 9th place All-Around.

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Auto racing enthusiast Bill Okell is back at it for the 2015 Sports Car Club of America’s Western Championship season beginning with a pair of third place finishes on April 11 and 12 at Thunder HIll Raceway Park in Sacramento, Calif.

It was the first race weekend for the Saanich West resident since he finished 10th overall at the Sports Car Club’s national championship in October.

The next stop in the series Western Championship series is Button Willow in Sacramento, May 1 and 2. Okell will race as many of the 12 Western Cham-pionship races as he can to qualify fifth or better, for a berth in the 2015 National Champion-ships, which are at Daytona in

late September. In recent years Okell has

moved away from the B.C. sports car series based in Mis-sion for the bigger and better races of the Nasport Lite, which he’ll return to later this season with his race ready 1964 MGB. He’s now in his second cam-paign in the U.S. based Sports Car Club Western Champion-ship, in which he drives a an MG Midget from prepared by San Francisco’s Huffaker Engi-neering. Okell and Joe Huffaker, the owner and teammate, have partnered on upgrades for the MG since he first drove it last year. Huffaker also drives an MG Midget, and finished first and second at Thunder Hill.

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Okell in third down south

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Joe Huffaker, left, and Saanich’s Bill Okell celebrate finishing first and third respectively in Sacramento over the weekend. Huffaker helped Okell drop two seconds from his average lap time.

Fifteen members of Saanich’s Falcon Gymnas-tics showed an impressive display of talent, skill and discipline, earning them 17 medals and 22 top ten ribbon placements at the 2015 Artistic Gym-nastics B.C. Championships in North Vancouver for the last weekend.

The event brought together over 500 athletes from across B.C., competing to earn a spot on Team BC and represent the province at the Cana-dian Gymnastics Championships in May.

“This is a reflection of the many hours of training these athletes and their coaches have committed to the sport and marks this year as the most suc-cessful BC Championship in the history of Falcon-Gymnastics,” said spokesperson Petra Eggert.

Falcon provincal results: Junior Olympic Level 6 (2005-2007): Jaidyn

Olynyk earned Bronze on Bars and a Bronze medal All-Around.

Junior Olympic Level 6 (2004): Karley Telford earned Bronze on Bars and Beam and a Bronze medal All-Around. Ava Stewart earned a Silver medal on Bars and 8th place All-around.

Junior Olympic Level 6 (2004): Karley Telford earned Bronze on Bars and Beam and a Bronze medal All-Around.Ava Stewart earned a Silver medal on Bars and 8th place All-Around.

Junior Olympic Level 6 (2002-2001): Leonie Solo-mons earned the Gold medal on Bars, Bronze on Beam and Silver AllAround. Josée Simard earned the Gold medal on Beam and 9th place All-Around.

Junior Olympic Level 6 (2001-1997): Abby Stamper took the Gold medal on Beam and 6th place All-Around.

Junior Olympic Level 7 (2002-2003): Mia Butcher earned the Silver medal on Bars and 7th place All-Around.

Junior Olympic Level 7 (2001-1997): Kiana Phei-ffer took the Gold medal on Vault.

Junior Olympic Level 8 (2000-2001): Emily Schmidt earned a Gold medal on beam and Gold on Floor, placing 4th AllAround.

Junior Olympic Level 8 (1999-1997)Sara Keating earned a Silver Medal on Bars and

6th All-Around. Junior Olympic Level 9 (2000-1994): Emily Bolink

earned a Bronze on Bars and 9th All-Around.

Gymnasts land on 17 medals at provincials


Travis PatersonNews staff

After an unnerving sea-son in which the Premier Baseball League Victoria Mariners lost teammate Zack Downey to non-Hodg-kins lymphoma at 17 years of age, and Lisa Patterson, described as the “team Mom,” it’s little wonder the team is returning as a tight knit group this season.

“Team chemistry is through the roof, it’s the closest team I’ve ever been a part of and it feels like you’re playing for the guy beside you, not for yourself,” said pitcher Chris Lata.

The Mariners watched as the B.C. PBL season started last weekend, and the Mari-ners now host their own home opener with a double header on Saturday versus the North Shore Twins, 1 and 3 p.m. at Henderson Park. The Mariners are in Parksville on Sunday for a double header versus the Royals.

“Last year was a season of loss, it was a hard year,” said Mariners’ head coach Mike Chewpoy. “Lisa was always there, she did so much and she was really the team Mom, so to lose her right before Mother’s Day, and then lose Downey a few weeks later was brutal all around.”

Lisa’s son, Jeremy Patter-son, returns at second base. He’s the only Grade 12 on the team who doesn’t have a playing spot lined up at a

post secondary school for next year, but that’s out of his own desires, as Chew-poy said he’s certainly capa-ble.

“I’ll stick around, maybe work a bit and just take a year off before I move on,” Patterson said.

Baseball was big for him last year, he added, as it gave him an outlet and a

place to be during his time of grief.

The Mariners finished second in the PBL stand-ings but lost in the playoffs. They’re gunning for another top-four finish, even with a long list of PBL rookies, Pat-terson said.

“We had a good team last year but even with a lot of rookies this year we expect

to be strong, the new guys are really talented.”

Some of the rookies are actually in Grade 12, which is the second year eligible for PBL, including pitchers Nolan Bruce and Cole Rus-sell.

“It might be their first year in premier but they have been in the academy and in the junior program

for two years, they’re ready to go,” Chewpoy said. “We have a shortstop, Jason Willow, he’s been groomed since Grade 8 and he’s only in Grade 10. The key is all our guys are ready.”

Patterson is of the new-est generation of premier league players who don’t know what it was like to have one team in town. He

chose to join the Mariners junior team in 2013 over the Eagles. Patterson is one of many Mariners enjoying the unique coexistence with Eagles players in the Lam-brick Park baseball acad-emy.

Among the Mariners in the baseball academy are a pair of imports, Jackson Belanger and Nate Seltsam. Belanger’s parents recently transferred here from Prince George for work, and Selt-sam comes from Utah for a chance to play baseball while upgrading at school, Chewpoy said.

“Belanger just fell into our lap and he just happens to be extremely talented, and Seltsam played summer ball for a coach at Salt Lake College that knows (former Mariner) Chris Fougner.”

Imports show up from time to time but aren’t a reg-ular occurrence,

Chewpoy added. “Our season is already a success, every senior has a place to go in post secondary.”

That list includes Bruce, Russell, Belanger, Seltsam, Jake Bosence, Sam Glowicki, Nick Dawson, Brett Irvine and Mike Varley.

In good handsMariners premier outfield

rookie Sam Glowicki led the B.C. Junior PBL in runs bat-ted in last season with 45, which was 14 more than the next player. Fellow rookie Tyler Schindel had 30 RBIs (third overall) and led the league with 35 stolen bases.

Mariners regroup after season of loss

Travis Paterson/News staff

Grade 12 Lambrick Park baseball academy students Chris Lata, left, and Jeremy Patterson will swap the red for navy blue as they return to the lead the Victoria Mariners in the 2015 B.C. Premier Baseball League season.

Peninsula Co-op fuel PISE track

Peninsula Co-op is the latest business to step up in support of the new track at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.

Peninsula Co-op has donated $50,000 towards the $1 million PISE Track Project. It brings the total to more than 60 per cent of the funds required to secure the project.

The initial phase of the multi-purpose track, a training zone, adjacent to the build-ing, is currently being utilized by athletes, students and PISE members. Ground breaking for the sec-ond phase of the fully accessible four-lane, 400-metre training track is planned for later this spring, pend-ing full funding of the project. It will also house spectactor seat-ing to host events.


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It’s exciting enough to be preparing to play in a world-class tournament, but two members of Canada’s international women’s sevens rugby program have been thrilled by the level of support they’ve seen in and around their adoptive hometown.

Scrum half Elissa Alarie and centre/wing Paige Farries, who are roommates in Col-wood, get stopped reg-ularly by well-wishers when they’re out wear-ing their national team gear.

“Anywhere from Langford, Colwood, View Royal and Victo-ria, it’s amazing,” Far-ries says. “If you’re wearing the Rugby Can-ada emblem, people will stop you and con-gratulate you for how your team did, or even how the men’s team is doing or the women’s 15s are doing. It’s a really incredible culture around here; people don’t need to ever have played rugby to be a supporter of the game.”

As the Canadian squad gets ready to host 11 of the world’s

top teams for this week-end’s Canada Womens Sevens event at Lang-ford’s Westhills Sta-dium, the players can feel the excitement building, both within their ranks and in the community, Alarie says.

“We get to train at great facilities like PISE and at the (Rugby Cen-tre of Excellence in Langford), and so peo-ple see us a lot around town,” she says. “They’re often asking, ‘when can we see you play?’ And we’re always

saying ‘well, we kind of play internationally, elsewhere.’ Now for the first time it’s nice to actually say we play coming up this week-end, so get your tick-ets. People are really excited to see us play, finally.”

The tournament kicks off tomorrow (April 18) with an 11 a.m. match between France and China. With these fast and furious matches over in 20 min-utes, fans won’t have long to wait to see Can-

ada’s first game, a 12:50 p.m. showdown with Russia.

Pool play happens all day Saturday, with the playoff quarter-finals set for Sunday starting at 10 a.m.

Alarie, a native of Trois-Rivières, Que., was among 12 players selected by head coach John Tait to play in the Langford tournament.

Farries, who was in the lineup for the recent Hong Kong Sev-ens tournament – Can-ada defended its title for a second straight time, won’t be on the pitch this weekend. Nonetheless, she and others not chosen remain very much part of Tait’s roster puzzle for upcoming events on the IRB Women’s World Series.

“There’s always something to look for-ward to. We have a back-to-back tourna-ment coming up in Lon-don and then in Amster-dam. We’re leaving for it two weeks after Langford, so it’s a really quick turnaround,” Far-ries says.

On the seemingly rare times when Alaire and Farries are home, they split up the chores, more or less, with both doing some cooking. Asked whether she has introduced any Qué-becois cuisine to the household, Alarie says not really, but she is attempting to teach her roomie some French.

The Canadian women are tied with Australia for second place over-all in the series stand-ings. The top four qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics, when sevens rugby makes it debut.

Roomies ready for world

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Sevens players Elissa Alarie, left, and Paige Farries after practice this week at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence in Saanich.


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High school rugby schedule features four games in the senior boys league played for Saanich schools, Thurs-day with St. Michaels University School at Esquimalt, Belmont playing at Stelly’s, Spec-trum visiting Glenlyon Norfolk School and Edward Milne making their way to Reynolds Secondary.

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SACRED HEART Church Christian Charities Clothing & Spring Clothing & Attic Treas-ures Sale. Saturday, Apr 18, 9am-2pm. 4040 Nelthorpe Street. Clothing, fabric, bed-ding, linens, attic treasures and house wares. Free Admis-sion. Wheelchair accessible. All proceeds go to Charity.

COMING EVENTS

CALL FOR ENTRIES13TH ANNUAL

Kitty Coleman WoodlandArt & Bloom Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting

May 16, 17 and 18Applications for Artisans

are available at woodlandgardens.ca

250-338-6901

PSYCHIC CIRCLE SPRING FAIRPALM & TAROT

ESPBAY CENTRE

MAY 4 - MAY 10.

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LEGALS

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INFORMATION

DID YOU KNOW? BBB Ac-credited Businesses contractu-ally agree to operate by the BBB’s 8 Standards of Trust. Look for the 2014 BBB Ac-credited Business Directory E-edition on your Black Press Community Newspaper web-site at

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Accredited Business Directory

PERSONALS

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MAKE A FORTUNE with $6000, we know how! Free info pack. Call (250)384-9242.

DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DRIVERS WANTEDAZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake

• Guaranteed 40hr. WorkWeek & Overtime

• Paid Travel & Lodging• Meal Allowance

• 4 Weeks Vacation• Excellent Benefi ts Package

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.Apply at:www.sperryrail.com,

careers & then choosethe FastTRACK Application.

HELP WANTED

ROOFER’S HELPER. Some experience an asset. $12.- $14./hr. Experienced positions also available. (250)382-5730.

LEGALS

HELP WANTED

PRODUCTION WORKERSCanada’s Largest Independently owned news-paper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location.This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of news-papers and advertising supplements.REQUIREMENTS:• Prior bindery and/or

machine operator experience would be an asset

• Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks

• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time

• Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment

• Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail

• Must have own transportation

✱Afternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour

Interested parties may drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:

GOLDSTREAM PRESS#220-770 Enterprise Avenue, Victoria, BC

V8X 6R4

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

In Home Caregiver Attendant

for Person with DisabilitiesResponsible for client’s per-sonal care. Assist with feeding tube, electric lift and exercise routine. Housekeeping and home management duties.$12.35/hr, 40 hrs/ wk. Perma-nent, full time. Starting ASAP. 1-2 years experience with disabled person; First aid cer-tifi cate and criminal record check. Must speak, read & write English.Please Apply by mail to:Melie Scott, 291 Nicola PlaceVictoria, BC V8Z 1W2

VOLUNTEERS

CRD REGIONAL Parks seeks Trail Ambassadors help to pro-vide information and encour-age good trail etiquette on re-gional trails and at community events. Ambassadors will be present at peak times, three or four times a year. Shifts range from 2-4 hours depending on the event. Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.

HepCBC has opportunities for motivated students or young professionals looking to gain experience. Participants would help with administrative duties, organizing and promoting events, communication and advocacy, and researching and writing articles. Call Vol-unteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS BC, Victoria is looking for a head coach for their 10-pin bowling program. Practices are 1.5 hours per week. The head coach also prepares lesson plans and directs athletes and assistant coaches in the sport of 10-pin bowling. To learn more about this rewarding pro-gram, Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com

HOLISTIC HEALTH

Trager® Bodywork Gentle, effective & deeply relaxing. Move more freely with less pain and tension.

Spring Special $60.Hot Stone MassagePenetrating heat from

smooth basalt rocks softens tight muscles, melts tension

Spring Special $80.with Raindrop Therapy $90.

Rae BilashCertifi ed Practitioner

Women only, men by referral250-380-8733

www.raebilash.ca

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

MORTGAGEPre-Approved

Employed-Self EmployedRetired-New Immigrants

Call: Joe SinghMortgage SpecialistDLC-Slegg Mortgage

Ph: 250-818-9636

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

UNDER $200

USED TIRES P205/55/R16 on nice alloys for Subaru Impreza in View Royal, $120. Call (250)995-2992.

UNDER $400

CHESTERFIELD, LOVE seat & matching chair. Cost $2000, Sell $400 obo. (250)472-9355.

CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSET!

250.388.3535

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FOOD PRODUCTS

BEEF FARM GATE SALES. 1516 Mt. Douglas Cross Rd. Hours Friday & Saturday 10-4. Naturally raised, hormone free beef. Individual cuts sold, sharp, frozen & double wrapped. (250)477-3321.

FREE ITEMS

FREE- APPROX 300 20x20 exposed aggregate patio stones. You remove. (250)658-1053.

FREE ITEMS- 9’ & 7’ wood valance boards. 2 oak cabinet doors, 22’x22”. 6 light 36”x36” bathroom light fi xture. Call (250)658-7084.

FREE PRINTER Ink. Canon #8 – Black, Cyan, Yellow. Unopened.Call 250-656 6899.

FRIENDLY FRANK

As New, 33 copies, bathroom readers, $15. 2 items Carnival glass, $20/e. 250-384-1142.

CHROME ROTISSERIE oven for counter or patio, $45. Call (250)658-7084.

LIKE NEW- wood craving kit, $99. Call (250)388-6950.

THREE 8” Ceramic Flower pots, new, made in Germany. Pearl bone $21. 250-383-5390

Vintage Thermometer, $30. Size 7.5 runners, $5 Cabbage patch doll, $10 778-265-1615.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

GARAGE SALES

SAANICH: 1632 Dougall Ave., Sun., Apr. 19th, 9-3pm. Mov-ing sale; Everything must go, furniture and all!

SIDNEY CAPITAL City Yacht Club- 10630 Blue Heron Rd. Sat, April 18, 8am-1pm. Large group. Marine, collectibles, misc, something for everyone. Serving hot dogs, muffi ns, cof-fee & tea.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

PANORAMIC Ocean views, 2 bdrm & 4 bdrm income proper-ty in Nanaimo. 250-753-0160.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

IRMA ST- $164,500. 2 bdrms,1 bath, quiet, 45+ bldg. Smpets ok. No Realtors please!Info: 250-574-3350 or text.

HOUSES FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

SELLING?I charge far less commis-sion. For example only $6,900 on a $600,000 Sale. A Full commission realtor would cost you $21,000 at 6 and 3.✱When you buy with me, I give you $1000 to $9000 cash!

www.JimParsons.comCall me now at250-508-0739.JIM PARSONS

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins.Perched on a cliffside withpanoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenitieson-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly.Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria.Must have references! Call250-478-9231.

UPTOWN- studio apt inclds, laundry, heat, hydro, cable.$695 inclusive. (250)748-1310

BUYING - RENTING- SELLINGCall 250.388.3535

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APARTMENT/CONDO

VIEW ROYALVictoria’s Hidden Gem!

Christie Point Apts2818-3037 Craigowan Road

Reno’d suites:2 & 3 Bdrm & 3 Bdrm T/H

Pool & canoe rackT/H have in-suite W/D

On a 15 acre peninsula15 min to downtown

RENT NOW!On-site mgmnt. Open Daily!

(778) 747-3970www.realstar.ca

HOMES FOR RENTMAYFAIR- NEWER furnished 2 bdrm, new stainless steel gas kitchen, hot tub, sauna, outside bar, private garden. $700/wk. $2450/mth. Leases. Call (250)415-5466.

SHARED ACCOMMODATIONLANGFORD- SHARE large townhome. Quiet. Private bedroom/bath. All inclusive. NS/NP. Avail May 1. $650mo. Call 250-382-9434.

SUITES, UPPERN.SAANICH 1-BDRM $950. Laundry, sun deck. Inclds utils, cable & internet. N/S, N/P Avail June 1st. (250)818-7672

WANTED TO RENTWESTSHORE WANTED: Em-ployed, hard working single mom with 14 yr old girl and well trained cat, looking to rent 2 bdrm suite, house, cottage (approx $1000-$1200/month). Exc. ref’s. Please call 250-208-0386, leave message.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

FREE REMOVAL of all vehi-cles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

CARS

1993 BMW: 3.4 L engine, au-tomatic, Kashmir (beige/gold), 4-disc brakes. Brakes, tire tread still in good shape, re-cent O2 sensor and throttle switch replaced, rear wheel drive, power windows/locks/ sunroof, 2-12” subs and Ken-more amp. 200,000 km, all re-ceipts for work done. Very fun car to drive. $4000 obo. Call 250-812-6008 or email [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

We Buy Cars!Scrap Junk

Running or Not!Cars Trucks Vans$50 to $1000FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1984 FORD Bronco XLT, only 100,000 km on 351W on pro-pane, 10-1 compression, Keith Black pistons, Comp cam. C6 auto completely rebuilt. Have receipts and specs. Body rusty but drivetrain better than new. Good 31” tires. $3500. Call Monty, 250-216-3408.

VTRUCKS & ANS

2003 CHEV Silverado Pick-up, 44,500 km, suberb condition, $12,500. (250)652-3606.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPENTRY

All Home Renovation and Restoration

Kitchens, bathrooms, decks, additions, remodeling.

We build custom homes. Comm/Res. 35 yrs exp.

250-213-7176

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY- Small repairs, interior fi nishing, weather proofi ng, decks, fenc-ing. Reasonable rates. In-sured. Call 250-857-1269 or www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Reduced rates - Sun Decks, Fences and Siding. Call Ward (250)881-0296.

McGREGOR HOME REPAIR Decks, doors, stairs, walls, etc. Sm jobs ok. 250-655-4518

CLEANING SERVICES

EXPERIENCED HOUSE-KEEPER- Reliable. Refs. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

DRYWALL

BEAT MY Price! Best work-manship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

ELECTRICAL

(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic.#3003. 25yrs exp. Any size job. Renos, new homes, knob & tube replacement. Sr. Disc.

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.


ELECTRICAL

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 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.

GARDENING

20% OFF! Pruning, cleanup, soil/mulch del (max 2 cu yd), hauling, aerate (250)479-6495

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Comm/Res lawn cutting. Weed/ moss & Blackberry/ ivy removal. Aerate/ De-thatch.

(250) 858-0588- Lawn & garden maint.

- Landscaping- Fences & Decks

- Hedge & Tree Services- Pressure Washing

Free estimates * WCBwww.mowtime.ca

Auricle- 250-882-3129 Spring clean up lawn aeration & ferti-lize-soil-hedges, irrigation

DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.

FULL YARD SERVICES Lawns, Gardens, Power wash, much more. Monthly rates, Free est. Call (778)351-4328.

WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.


GARDENING

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

LANDSCAPE & TREE Care Lawns, garden, tree prun-ing/shaping, hedge trimming, design, monthly maintenance. Insured, reliable. References. Call Andrew, 250-893-3465.

LEVEL GROUND LandscapingSpring lawn renovations. Complete garden & arborist Services. (250) 818 0587.

OVER 20 years experience, lawns, edging, clearing, prun-ing, design. Reasonable rates. Call Andrew 250-656-0052 or 250-857-1269.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, pow-er washing, de-moss, Insured.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs win-dows, PW. 250-380-7778.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA Exteriors Inc.“Spring Clean-Up Specials”Gutter & Window CleaningConcrete Power Washing

Vinyl Siding CleaningRoof Sweep & De-MossingCarpentry * Yard Cleanup

Handyman RepairsFree Estimates WCB Insured

*Seniors Discounts*(778)433-9275

www.abbaexteriors.ca

GUTTER CLEANING, de-mossing, grass cutting. Mike 250-474-3701, 250-813-1618.

HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

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

HAUL A WAY- Junk & gar-bage removal. Free quotes. Senior disc. (778)350-5050.

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

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

WE HAUL CHEAP! Moving & Hauling. (250)881-1910. www.wehaulcheap.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

RENOVATIONS SPECIALIST Carpenter&Sons. decks, fence Doors, windows, painting, dry-wall. Kitchen, bath, suites, Senior Disc. 250-217-8131.

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPE Services: plant-ing design/sourcing, irrigation, soil, sod/seed, ponds, water features, rock walls/pathways, etc. [email protected] www.mammothlandscaping.com250-388-4616 or 250-880-1433

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fi replaces,fl agstone rock, concrete, natural & ve-neered stone. Replace, re-build, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsma-sonry.com; Call (250)589-9942, (250)294-9942.

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.


& MOVING STORAGE

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- Free estimates!

ALLSTAR MOVING Delivery Service. From $59. Free local travel. Call (250)818-2699.

PAINTING

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

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.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or

250-472-6660Member BBB

PLUMBING

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


PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.

STUCCO MAN- All types of Stucco/ Painting. Repairs, ad-ditions, renovations. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

TREE SERVICES

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges. Insured.Call Keith, (250)474-3697.

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

ABBA EXTERIORSProfessional gutter cleaning &repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg dis-counts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensedand affordable. 250-884-7066.

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

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs win-dows, PW. 250-380-7778.

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Mike DaviesBlack Press

On your way up to one of the most well-known golf resorts in B.C., if not all of Canada, the back-hoes and bulldozers are hard to ignore. Develop-ment is seemingly still going strong up on Bear Mountain.

“There really isn’t another place like Bear Mountain,” beams Ruthanne Doyle of Ecoasis, the company that took over the reins of property sales at the West Shore resort community.

“There are golf resort areas that have residen-tial components, but they’re not 20 minutes from a capital city. It’s a huge strength for us to be in that kind of position,” she says.

The development allows people to have their primary residence at a high-end resort.

“When Ecoasis bought Bear Mountain (in Octo-ber 2013),” adds the company’s financial expert David Clarke, “one of the things we really wanted to focus on was not being so golf-centric. We love golf, we think golf is the great cornerstone here, we’re not messing with the golf, but we wanted to create other amenities to drive the value here – the value to both our current residents and our future ones.”

Mountain biking and tennis are both becoming a big deal up there, he says, which along with the well-established golf benefits, make a sort of tri-fecta of outdoor recreation pillars.

“We’re not taking focus off of golf,” Doyle says, “we’re broadening its appeal and enhancing it.

“We want people to ask, ‘where can I play, live and work all at the same time?’” Clarke says.

Right now, Ecoasis’ answer is Turnberry – their current focus in terms of residential develop-ment. The 51-lot subdivision is set along the ninth fairway of the Mountain course. Nestled in that serene mountain setting, its proximity to the ame-nities in the nearby village makes it a unique resi-dential opportunity that people are intrigued by.

“Any of the people who have come to look at the project absolutely love that aspect of it,” Doyle says. “It’s a quiet neighbourhood, but with easy access to everything people love about Bear Mountain.”

The properties that have sold – about 60 per cent of what’s available – are, as Doyle puts it, “a nice combination of end users and builders.” In other words, some people are building for them-

selves and others are building as a business.Unlike some subdivisions, where there are lim-

ited options in terms of home styles – the pro-verbial cookie-cutter neighbourhood – there are no repeated designs in Turnberry. There are cov-enants in place ensuring builders must follow cer-tain design principals, Doyle says, but each house will be unique, with homes custom-designed for the lot they’re on.

Ecoasis can point “end-user” buyers to archi-tects and designers to help create their ideal home and have it built. But with builders buying a number of lots in Turnberry, there will also be finished homes that people can just purchase and move into.

And while the overall focus is being broadened at the resort, each lot purchase still comes with a golf membership to Bear Mountain.

There are more projects in the planning stages, which Clarke says will likely diversify their offer-ings further.

The goal for the next few subdivisions is to have a mix of single-family dwellings, executive townhomes, smaller patio-type homes and pos-sibly even multi-family complexes or condomini-ums, as well as adding to the area’s commercial and retail offerings.

“This is the new Bear Mountain,” he says. “This is the start of a new vision for a sustainable long-term development, which takes what’s great about what’s already here and builds upon that.”

Feel free to call Ecoasis if you have any ques-tions about their offerings at 250-391-6100 or head over to bearmountain.ca/real-estate or ecoasis.com.

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Ecoasis and the new Bear Mountain

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Ruthanne Doyle of Ecoasis says Turnberry – their current offering – is approximately 60 per cent sold already, and Ecoasis has more plans in development stages, as well.


VICTORIA42 South Turner Street, $849,900MLS 348569, Saturday 1-2Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyMark Imhoff, 250-590-1775

402-1025 Hillside Avenue $239,900MLS 349453, Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Jim Fields, 250-384-8124

204-539 Niagara Street, $288,400Saturday 1:30-3:30Macdonald Realty VictoriaLynn Van de Kamp, 250-388-5882

3020 Quadra Street, $879,900MLS 342990, Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Shelley Saldat, 250-589-4014

2022 Romney Road, $1,149,000MLS 348422, Saturday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

83 Saghalie Road, From $411,121Daily 12-5Bosa Properties, 250-382-2672

101-640 Michigan StreetDaily 12-5Chard Developments, 250-383-2999

308-1436 Harrison Street $258,900MLS 348705, Sunday 2-3Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyMark Imhoff, 250-590-1775

102-1120 McClure, $435,500MLS 348642, Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunLorraine Stundon, 250-812-0642

83 Saghalie Rd, $560,654Daily 12-5Bosa Properties, 250-382-2672

507E-646 Michigan Street $499,899MLS 347831, Saturday 3-4Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyMark Imhoff, 250-590-1775

301-1137 View StreetMLS 348438, Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Nicole Bentley, 250-384-8124

200 Douglas St., From $429,900Saturday - Monday 1-4Macdonald RealtyHelene Roy, 250-883-2715

OAK BAY102-2768 Satellite StreetMLS 348368, Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Geoff Field, 250-477-7291

1524 York Place,$975,000MLS 349365, Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunPatrick Skillings, 250-370-7788

VIEW ROYAL#35-1498 Admirals Road, $99,888MLS 348619, Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRobert Nemish, 250-744-3301

SAANICH EAST2531 Sinclair Road, $1,298,900 MLS 349286, Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

207-1642 McKenzie Ave,$379,000MLS 348254, Saturday 11-1Boorman’s Real EstateDean Boorman, 250-882-0234

4918 Alamida Cres, $600,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-592-4422

4173 Buckingham Place $698,888MLS 349340, Sunday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Shirin Purewal, 250-382-8838

3918 Orchard Ln, $839,900MLS 349232, Saturday & Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX AllianceKaren Love, 250-727-5868

SAANICH WEST207-3133 Tillicum Road $209,900MLS 348818, Sunday 2-4Davis Realty CorporationJack Davis, 250-598-6200

920 Burnside Road W., $615,000MLS 346834, Saturday 2-4Boorman’s Realty Dean Boorman, 250-882-0234

3912 Carey Road, From $249,900Saturday - Monday 1-5Macdonald Realty Sheila Aujla & Sophak Sim, 250-744-4441

740 Travino LaneTuesday - Sunday 1-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyScott Munro, 250-477-5353

591 Carnation Place, $329,000MLS 349175, Saturday & Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunDon Bellamy, 250-655-0608

1063 Hyacinth Avenue$567,000Sun. 2-4 Boorman Investment Co.Dean Boorman, 250-595-1535

SAANICH PENINSULA74-7570 Tetayut Road, $225,900MLS 349180, Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301

7182 West Saanich Road., From $333,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4, Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMurray Lawson, 250-477-5353

305-7161 West Saanich Road, $278,800MLS 347819, Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

1166-2600 Ferguson Rd, $325,000MLS 349040, Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRon Phillips, 250-655-0608

879 Craig� ower Road, $479,900MLS 349144, Saturday 1-3Sparling Real Estate Ltd.Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511

1690 Lands End Road $997,000MLS 349467, Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunPhil Warren, 778-678-1124

7344 Wallace Drive, $799,900MLS 346736, Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

WEST SHORE2818 Pickford Road, $469,900Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

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2505 Prospector Way, $695,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMark McDougall, 250-588-8588

105-990 Rattanwood PlaceSunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyKomal Dodd, 250-479-3333

528 Stornoway Drive$449,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyShelly Reed, 250-213-7444

3532 Proudfoot Place, $785,000MLS 349508, Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Claire Yoo, 250-384-8124

2555 Crystalview Drive$549,900MLS 347948, Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301

300 Selica Road$569,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

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On your way up to one of the most well-known golf resorts in B.C., if not all of Canada, the back-hoes and bulldozers are hard to ignore. Develop-ment is seemingly still going strong up on Bear Mountain.

“There really isn’t another place like Bear Mountain,” beams Ruthanne Doyle of Ecoasis, the company that took over the reins of property sales at the West Shore resort community.

“There are golf resort areas that have residen-tial components, but they’re not 20 minutes from a capital city. It’s a huge strength for us to be in that kind of position,” she says.

The development allows people to have their primary residence at a high-end resort.

“When Ecoasis bought Bear Mountain (in Octo-ber 2013),” adds the company’s financial expert David Clarke, “one of the things we really wanted to focus on was not being so golf-centric. We love golf, we think golf is the great cornerstone here, we’re not messing with the golf, but we wanted to create other amenities to drive the value here – the value to both our current residents and our future ones.”

Mountain biking and tennis are both becoming a big deal up there, he says, which along with the well-established golf benefits, make a sort of tri-fecta of outdoor recreation pillars.

“We’re not taking focus off of golf,” Doyle says, “we’re broadening its appeal and enhancing it.

“We want people to ask, ‘where can I play, live and work all at the same time?’” Clarke says.

Right now, Ecoasis’ answer is Turnberry – their current focus in terms of residential develop-ment. The 51-lot subdivision is set along the ninth fairway of the Mountain course. Nestled in that serene mountain setting, its proximity to the ame-nities in the nearby village makes it a unique resi-dential opportunity that people are intrigued by.

“Any of the people who have come to look at the project absolutely love that aspect of it,” Doyle says. “It’s a quiet neighbourhood, but with easy access to everything people love about Bear Mountain.”

The properties that have sold – about 60 per cent of what’s available – are, as Doyle puts it, “a nice combination of end users and builders.” In other words, some people are building for them-

selves and others are building as a business.Unlike some subdivisions, where there are lim-

ited options in terms of home styles – the pro-verbial cookie-cutter neighbourhood – there are no repeated designs in Turnberry. There are cov-enants in place ensuring builders must follow cer-tain design principals, Doyle says, but each house will be unique, with homes custom-designed for the lot they’re on.

Ecoasis can point “end-user” buyers to archi-tects and designers to help create their ideal home and have it built. But with builders buying a number of lots in Turnberry, there will also be finished homes that people can just purchase and move into.

And while the overall focus is being broadened at the resort, each lot purchase still comes with a golf membership to Bear Mountain.

There are more projects in the planning stages, which Clarke says will likely diversify their offer-ings further.

The goal for the next few subdivisions is to have a mix of single-family dwellings, executive townhomes, smaller patio-type homes and pos-sibly even multi-family complexes or condomini-ums, as well as adding to the area’s commercial and retail offerings.

“This is the new Bear Mountain,” he says. “This is the start of a new vision for a sustainable long-term development, which takes what’s great about what’s already here and builds upon that.”

Feel free to call Ecoasis if you have any ques-tions about their offerings at 250-391-6100 or head over to bearmountain.ca/real-estate or ecoasis.com.

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Ecoasis and the new Bear Mountain

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Ruthanne Doyle of Ecoasis says Turnberry – their current offering – is approximately 60 per cent sold already, and Ecoasis has more plans in development stages, as well.


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Haema Sivanesan is the new curator of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

She begins the newly created curator position on June 1.

Sivanesan brings more than 20 years of experience from vari-ous positions in public galleries and artist-run centres in Canada and Australia, and she has significant experience in Asian art.

Hailing from Aus-tralia, Sivanesan first worked with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, in Sydney, as assistant curator of the Asian art department. She was also a curator of the Commonwealth Games Cultural Festi-val in Melbourne.

Most recently, Siv-anesan worked with the Mendel Art Gallery, where she co-orga-nized a major Indig-enous arts conference in partnership with the Alberta College of Art and Design, the Uni-versity of Saskatche-wan and Wanuskewin Heritage Park.

Local writer wins national prize

A Victoria writer is the grand prize winner of the 2015 CBC Short Story Prize.

Canada Writes announced the win-ners on Monday.

D.W. Wilson, from Victoria, won the grand prize for the story, Mountain Under Sea. It was selected from more than 2,200 entries from across the country.

Wilson will receive $6,000 from the Can-ada Council for the Arts, and his story will be published in the May edition of Air Canada’s enRoute magazine.

He will also receive a 10-day writing resi-dency at the Banff Centre.

To read Mountain Under Sea, go online to cbc.ca/books.

The French grand prize winner was Annie-Claude Theri-ault.

Runners-up were Sheri Benning, Salina Brydson, Kirsten Mad-sen and Tom McMil-lan.

Each runner-up will receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the [email protected]

A play written in 1890 is coming back to life at Craigdarroch Castle.

Hedda Gabler centres on Hedda, the daughter of an aristocrat.

Bound by the social restrictions of Europe in the late 1890s and beset by financial restrictions, Hedda’s unhappiness leads her to create her

own drama – toying with her new friends’ and relatives’ lives,

The show will run from April 28 to May 6. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Shows start at 7 p.mTickets are $20 and

are avalable online at the castle.ca/events/hedda-gabler/, by phoning 250-592-5323 or in person

at Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Cres.

The show will be set on the fourth floor of the castle.

[email protected]

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