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Director of Vikes athletics and recreation Clint Hamilton, left, and CanAssist executive director Robin Syme show off the lobby of the newly completed Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Abilities (CARSA), which opens today.

Cordova Bay deaths ruled murder-suicide

Daniel PalmerNews staff

Two people found dead inside a burning Cordova Bay home on April 21 are being identified as Peter Khurana, 58, and Julie Cox, 56.

Saanich Police Department released the information on Wednesday after media reports identified the couple and Cox’s family spoke openly about the deaths and a history of domestic abuse.

The couple were both found dead inside the home after a neighbour reported seeing smoke coming from the home at 4904 Cordova Bay Rd.

“It is apparent the incident took place within the home that resulted in the death of one of the deceased,” said Saa-nich Police Sgt. Steve Eassie. “The other deceased appears to have taken their own life at some time following the incident.”

Eassie said the fire and other damage made identification of the bodies difficult and time-consuming. He said police had conducted a comprehensive examination and search of the scene and the home was released to a family member of one of the deceased last week.

Eassie confirmed there was no apparent risk to the public and said police won’t be sharing further information about the specific causes of death.

“We will not be sharing information about the mecha-nism of the deaths,” Eassie said. “The evidence located at the crime scene supports the events were confined to the inside of the residence.”

Anyone who may have information relevant to the inves-tigation is asked to contact the Saanich Police Department at 250-475-4321, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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A world-class facilityTravis Paterson News staff

The next era in athletics begins at the University of Victoria today as the doors open to the Centre for Ath-letics, Recreation and Spe-

cial Abilities.At 190,000 square feet,

and with a $77-million price tag, CARSA is a big leap for-ward for the university and athletic community.

“I’m feeling a lot of excite-ment, we’re so pleased to

be opening the doors to the community with a open house activities,” said Clint Hamilton, UVic’s director of athletics and recreation who was a driving force to make the project happen.

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What do you think the priorities of the Greater Victoria School District should be for the next five years?

That is the question the school board has posed to students, teachers and parents to help them draft its first-ever strategic plan to establish priorities for students and its multi-million dollar budget over the next five years.

“We really felt that our district needed to have a strategic plan moving forward. We have a budget of over $200 million. We’re the sixth largest organiza-tion employer in Greater Victoria and yet we didn’t have a plan as to how to move forward,” said Edith Loring-Kuhanga, board chair. “We were con-cerned about the changing climate of public education.”

The strategic plan will help bring the board together for a “common pur-pose.”

“We’ve had some challenges coming together as a board, so we hope that will help with the process, but also help us establish priorities for the school district over the next few years,” said

Loring-Kuhanga.Over the next few weeks, the board

will be seeking public input through an online survey to see what they should focus on.

It has hired a planning consultant to conduct personal interviews as well.

Outgoing superintendent Sherri Bell was tasked with looking at examples and researching other school districts’ strategic plans from across the country.

“Some of the ones that I looked at were quite large and you actually have to see that there’s going to be action taken. You don’t want 15 goals with 100 actions,” said Bell. “You want some-thing succinct so the public can look at it and see what the actions are that are going to be taken and how they relate to the goals.”

Loring-Kuhanga wouldn’t speculate on what the priorities could look like, but expects to have a draft completed by October.

“That’s why the question is so open-ended so that everybody could have an opportunity to look at it,” she said.

The survey will be online from May 1-18 and can be found at sd61.bc.ca.

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School trustees set priorities for education over next 5 yearsVictoria School District drafting first-ever strategic plan

“We’re the sixth largest organization employer in Greater Victoria and yet we didn’t have a plan as to how to move forward.”

Edith Loring-Kuhanga,

board chair

Travis PatersonNews staff

Camosun College’s Interurban campus will expand its trades training enrolment by 370 full-time spaces next fall as 14 B.C. post-secondary institutions bump up critical-trades training, thanks to $6.1 million in new provincial funding.

The announcement was made Monday near the construction site of Camosun’s Trades Education and Innovation Complex.

The new spaces should reduce wait lists by an average of 44 per cent for students entering high-demand trades, said Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson.

“This important funding is the welcome operational complement to the Province’s earlier investment in Camosun’s new Trades Education and Innovation Complex set to open this fall,” said Camosun’s interim president Peter Lockie. “It allows us to address critical wait-lists and deliver training to more students in our trades foundation programs, particularly in the areas of electrical, carpentry and welding.”

Many of the trades-training seats are designated in support of the skilled-labour requirements for the construction of the Site ‘C’ dam. The

breakdown includes 783 foundation seats and 646 apprenticeship seats in critical trades such as electricians, plumbers, heavy duty mechanics, pipe fitters and power engineers.

Last year, the government committed nearly $7 million towards creating 1,488 critical trades seats and another $4.4 million to trades equipment. Camosun is one of three campuses building a new trades centre along with the Okanagan College in Kelowna and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt.

Camosun’s Trades Education and Innovation Complex is set to finish construction this fall and will eventually accommodate 370 new full-time seats in trades training programs.

The expansion costs $30 million, $29.2-million of which is from the province. Students receive credit for the first level of apprenticeship training in a specific field by the Industry Training Authority upon successful completion of the Camosun program. The province anticipates one million job openings by 2022, and the government says nearly four-fifths of those jobs will require a form of post-secondary education. About half of jobs are expected to be in skilled trades and technical occupations.

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The deadline is midnight tonight (May 1).

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Curious carverThis weekend (May 2 and 3), Maarten Schaddelee, pictured, and Nadina Schaddelee will open their Maarnada studio and sculpture garden for the 22nd annual Spring Art Show between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Visitors to the 4635 Vantreight Dr. studio can view new artwork as well as the newly completed Nature’s Cathedral meditation garden. The 2015 spring show has a particular emphasis on the birds and animals that share Maarnada with the Schaddelees. See maarnada.ca for more information.

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It was fascinating to feel the pent up anger among the 300 attendants of the Environmental Development Permit Area information session held on April 28 at the Victoria Citadel, 4030 Douglas St.

The EDPA bylaw was created by Saanich in 2012 and is like no other bylaw found in B.C. Its intent was to protect eco-sensitive parcels of land. The results have identified property that have been indicated by aerial mapping. Saanich has placed a restrictive covenant on some properties and have not adequately informed the affected owners.

Generally, we’ve learned that if you own waterfront property, rural forests, Garry Oaks, Douglas firs, mosses and Camus flowers, the bylaw states you must not interfere with the soil. If your property is adjacent to a park that has this environment, you are now included in the eco-sensitive zone. Simply, you cannot put in a garden, sundeck or tidy up your backyard for your own enjoyment.

If you do, you could be fined as an attempt to restore your

property back to its original state.

We were told that violators have been fined, yet records are not kept as to the location or the amount of the financial penalty. If you allow your property to be overgrown with invasive species or noxious weeds, you will obligated to clean it up.

Many people spoke of the intrusion into their lives and private properties. Soon, it is to include several thousand more Saanich properties. Retired lawyers, bureaucrats, landscapers and real estate agents clearly explained how the bylaw has devalued properties and intruded on private property.

It will cost a minimum of $2,500 to get a certified biologist to assess the shrubs on your land. Many stated that the aerial map is incorrect and that the 10-metre buffer zone around the

environmentally sensitive areas is inaccurate. Many stated that Saanich staff is ignoring citizens’ appeals to be excluded from the eco-sensitive boundaries.

Many mentioned they were afraid to approach Saanich. Another elderly gentleman explained how he is distraught over the financial burden Saanich has placed upon him.

It has become Saanich citizens versus Saanich Municipal Hall. It has become voters/taxpayers versus power and authority.

In fairness, if this bylaw is to be, then affected property owners should be receive a property tax reduction as they are subsidizing the others who are not affected.

There will be little economic growth in Saanich as red tape will add to the cost. The audience appeared to be healthy and will be voting for many years into the future.

If this bylaws remains, the concerned citizens will not only “take back City Hall” they may have it demolished and return the soil to its original state.

Art BickertonSaanich

EDPA meeting shows real concern

The EDPA bylaw was created by Saanich in 2012 and is like no other bylaw found in B.C.


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Re: Residents’ group debates folding as volunteers wane, News (April 15)

The Camosun Community Asso-ciation was born following the bliz-zard of ‘96. Residents had concerns about community spirit and long term vision. Over the years the Association has promoted and sup-ported Block Watch, Bowker Creek restoration, Royal Jubilee Hospital Redevelopment, Shelbourne Local Area Plan and resident’s traffic con-cerns.

Block Watch is a worthwhile independent program. The Friends of Bowker Creek helped with a Master Plan that has been adopted by Saanich, Victoria, and Oak Bay. The Royal Jubilee is still redevelop-ing and working slowly towards a

master plan. Early traffic concerns, including parking, were addressed with traffic calming devices and Resident Only parking signs. Other than the odd development concern, our last major issue was the pres-ervation of the Richmond School property.

Past success has included activities that brought neighbours together. Sometimes it was with speakers on topics of interest or hosting all-candidate’s meetings. Other times, like with the picnic, it has been a time of fun to celebrate our green space. I am proud of our input into the redevelopment of Browning Park and with our having been a partner in establishing the Shelbourne Community Kitchen.

Despite past success, it seems that there is now little interest in the CCA. Support has dropped steadily. The AGM attracted only two new faces. This despite an ad and an article in Saanich News, email dis-tribution and posting on both Face-book and the web.

Being unable to replace retir-ing members, from a Board that is already too small, has left no choice – the CCA is folding.

I would like to thank past board members for their service and the community for the opportunity to serve. I do not know what will hap-pen to fill the void, but I regret to advise that this chapter has ended.

Michael CrowePast President , CCA

A good run for community group

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You would think the devastating earthquake in Nepal last week, and to a lesser degree, a quake off our shores in Haida Gwaii, would be stark reminders of the need to be prepared for natural disasters.

Unfortunately, these calamitous events are noted and then for most of us quietly put in the recesses of our mind to soon be forgotten.

Scientists and emergency management professionals remind us that we must be ready for an imminent future disaster. We

live in one of Canada’s most seismically active regions.

Yet, sadly few of us are ill-prepared for the aftermath of an earthquake of any other disaster that might strike the Greater Victoria Region.

Each year, thousands of people face emergency situations that could change their lives forever. Don’t be caught off-guard. Know the hazards in your area and take the time to assemble your family emergency kit.

During an emergency, you and your family could be on your own for an extended period of time. Emergency services may not be readily available, as increasing demands are placed on responders. It may take emergency workers some time to get to you as they help those in most critical need. As well, access to phones, gas, water, sewer and electrical services may be cut off. These providers recommend everyone has enough water, food and amenities to survive for up seven days without assistance.

Luckily, plenty of help is available to begin preparing.

Next week is Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada. This will provide plenty of opportunities find out more about creating a plan and preparing you and your family in the event a disaster strikes. Having a family emergency plan will save time and make real situations less stressful. Be prepared.

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It was fascinating to feel the pent up anger among the 300 attendants of the Environmental Development Permit Area information session held on April 28 at the Victoria Citadel, 4030 Douglas St.

The EDPA bylaw was created by Saanich in 2012 and is like no other bylaw found in B.C. Its intent was to protect eco-sensitive parcels of land. The results have identified property that have been indicated by aerial mapping. Saanich has placed a restrictive covenant on some properties and have not adequately informed the affected owners.

Generally, we’ve learned that if you own waterfront property, rural forests, Garry Oaks, Douglas firs, mosses and Camus flowers, the bylaw states you must not interfere with the soil. If your property is adjacent to a park that has this environment, you are now included in the eco-sensitive zone. Simply, you cannot put in a garden, sundeck or tidy up your backyard for your own enjoyment.

If you do, you could be fined as an attempt to restore your

property back to its original state.

We were told that violators have been fined, yet records are not kept as to the location or the amount of the financial penalty. If you allow your property to be overgrown with invasive species or noxious weeds, you will obligated to clean it up.

Many people spoke of the intrusion into their lives and private properties. Soon, it is to include several thousand more Saanich properties. Retired lawyers, bureaucrats, landscapers and real estate agents clearly explained how the bylaw has devalued properties and intruded on private property.

It will cost a minimum of $2,500 to get a certified biologist to assess the shrubs on your land. Many stated that the aerial map is incorrect and that the 10-metre buffer zone around the

environmentally sensitive areas is inaccurate. Many stated that Saanich staff is ignoring citizens’ appeals to be excluded from the eco-sensitive boundaries.

Many mentioned they were afraid to approach Saanich. Another elderly gentleman explained how he is distraught over the financial burden Saanich has placed upon him.

It has become Saanich citizens versus Saanich Municipal Hall. It has become voters/taxpayers versus power and authority.

In fairness, if this bylaw is to be, then affected property owners should be receive a property tax reduction as they are subsidizing the others who are not affected.

There will be little economic growth in Saanich as red tape will add to the cost. The audience appeared to be healthy and will be voting for many years into the future.

If this bylaws remains, the concerned citizens will not only “take back City Hall” they may have it demolished and return the soil to its original state.

Art BickertonSaanich

EDPA meeting shows real concern

The EDPA bylaw was created by Saanich in 2012 and is like no other bylaw found in B.C.

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The Saanich Fire Department is remind-ing residents to be pre-pared for the big one in the wake of Nepal’s cat-astrophic earthquake.

Increasing family pre-paredness to survive a natural disaster or emergency is an impor-tant focus of Emer-gency Preparedness Week, May 3 to 9.

“While emergency preparedness is a shared responsibil-ity among all levels of governments, prepar-ing ultimately starts at

home,” says Dep. Fire Chief Frank Macdon-ald. “Making sure your home has enough non-perishable food, water and medical supplies is essential if something unexpected were to happen.”

Residents need to be prepared to be self-suf-ficient for a minimum of seven days based on lessons learned from events around the world, he says.

Macdonald recom-mends families add one or two items to an

emergency kit each day over the course of next week using the follow-ing schedule:

Day 1: Water – It’s recommended that families stock four litres of water per person per day. The recommended amount of water is two litres for drinking, two litres for cooking and cleaning/hygiene per person per day, and don’t forget about pets. Most bottled water has a two-year shelf life so rotate stock with new purchases to keep sup-plies fresh.

Day 2: Food – Set aside food that won’t spoil, such as canned food, energy bars and dried fruits. Make sure it’s food that everyone in the family will eat, and make additional purchases if necessary. Replace once a year or prior to expiry so that it doesn’t go to waste. If storing canned foods ,make sure to include a manual can opener with the kit.

Day 3: Flashlight and radio – Store a separate flashlight and portable radio with the emer-gency kit. If they are battery-powered, make sure to include extra batteries and to replace them once a year. Wind-up radios and flash-lights are ideal.

Day 4: First-Aid kit – Store first-aid kits in a dry place and replace used or outdated con-tents regularly. If you don’t have the neces-sary supplies at home to make one, there are numerous safety sup-ply stores that sell first-aid kits.

Day 5: Special items – This will be different for every family but may include items such as prescription medica-

tions, infant formula, pet food and equip-ment for people with disabilities.

Day 6: Other essen-tial items – Extra keys for the car and house. Also include cash in smaller bills, as there may not be electricity for bank machines or debit; change for pay-phones as cellphone towers may be down; a solar charger for small electrical devices; can-dles, matches or light-ers (remember to store and use these items with caution).

Day 7: Assemble sup-plies and family emer-gency plan – Prepare a family emergency plan including out-of-area contact information and a family reunifica-tion plan. Store this plan along with assem-bled supplies in a suit-able container or bag in a safe and accessi-ble area in or near the home. Water may need to be stored separately due to size and weight.

Day 8: Sleep well – Congratulate yourself on a solid foundation created by having a complete emergency preparedness kit. Addi-tional recommended supplies could include extra clothing and foot-wear, sleeping bags, a whistle, garbage bags, toilet paper, safety gloves, basic tools such as a hammer and screwdriver and a small camp stove and fuel.

The Saanich Emer-gency Program helps all Saanich residents pre-pare for natural disas-ters. To learn more about emergency pre-paredness, educational courses, or howto vol-unteer with program, call 250-475-7140.

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Nepal earthquake a reminder to prepare at home: Saanich Fire

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n The federal government has also created the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund to match donations made by Canadians to relief efforts. The government has donated $5 million towards humanitarian assistance funding to respond to devastating effects of the earthquake.


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The Saanich Fire Department is remind-ing residents to be pre-pared for the big one in the wake of Nepal’s cat-astrophic earthquake.

Increasing family pre-paredness to survive a natural disaster or emergency is an impor-tant focus of Emer-gency Preparedness Week, May 3 to 9.

“While emergency preparedness is a shared responsibil-ity among all levels of governments, prepar-ing ultimately starts at

home,” says Dep. Fire Chief Frank Macdon-ald. “Making sure your home has enough non-perishable food, water and medical supplies is essential if something unexpected were to happen.”

Residents need to be prepared to be self-suf-ficient for a minimum of seven days based on lessons learned from events around the world, he says.

Macdonald recom-mends families add one or two items to an

emergency kit each day over the course of next week using the follow-ing schedule:

Day 1: Water – It’s recommended that families stock four litres of water per person per day. The recommended amount of water is two litres for drinking, two litres for cooking and cleaning/hygiene per person per day, and don’t forget about pets. Most bottled water has a two-year shelf life so rotate stock with new purchases to keep sup-plies fresh.

Day 2: Food – Set aside food that won’t spoil, such as canned food, energy bars and dried fruits. Make sure it’s food that everyone in the family will eat, and make additional purchases if necessary. Replace once a year or prior to expiry so that it doesn’t go to waste. If storing canned foods ,make sure to include a manual can opener with the kit.

Day 3: Flashlight and radio – Store a separate flashlight and portable radio with the emer-gency kit. If they are battery-powered, make sure to include extra batteries and to replace them once a year. Wind-up radios and flash-lights are ideal.

Day 4: First-Aid kit – Store first-aid kits in a dry place and replace used or outdated con-tents regularly. If you don’t have the neces-sary supplies at home to make one, there are numerous safety sup-ply stores that sell first-aid kits.

Day 5: Special items – This will be different for every family but may include items such as prescription medica-

tions, infant formula, pet food and equip-ment for people with disabilities.

Day 6: Other essen-tial items – Extra keys for the car and house. Also include cash in smaller bills, as there may not be electricity for bank machines or debit; change for pay-phones as cellphone towers may be down; a solar charger for small electrical devices; can-dles, matches or light-ers (remember to store and use these items with caution).

Day 7: Assemble sup-plies and family emer-gency plan – Prepare a family emergency plan including out-of-area contact information and a family reunifica-tion plan. Store this plan along with assem-bled supplies in a suit-able container or bag in a safe and accessi-ble area in or near the home. Water may need to be stored separately due to size and weight.

Day 8: Sleep well – Congratulate yourself on a solid foundation created by having a complete emergency preparedness kit. Addi-tional recommended supplies could include extra clothing and foot-wear, sleeping bags, a whistle, garbage bags, toilet paper, safety gloves, basic tools such as a hammer and screwdriver and a small camp stove and fuel.

The Saanich Emer-gency Program helps all Saanich residents pre-pare for natural disas-ters. To learn more about emergency pre-paredness, educational courses, or howto vol-unteer with program, call 250-475-7140.

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Family first.It’s a motto Rajen Shakya, the

co-owner of Mint restaurant, and his wife Nina Kansakar know all too well.

The Victoria couple spent the weekend getting in touch with their family in Nepal after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayan nation between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara on Saturday.

The quake caused buildings to collapse, destroying several his-torical sites and triggered an ava-lanche on Mount Everest that bur-ied part of the base camp, killing 16 and injuring 61.

More than 3,000 people have died and the death toll is expected to climb in the coming days.

Shakya and Kansakar initially heard about the earthquake from a cousin in Australia.

“I was shocked. We were just going to bed and we started try-ing to connect, but all the phone lines were down. It took us three hours to connect with everyone,” said Kansakar, whose family was in Kathmandu, one of the hardest hit areas.

She found out Sunday night that the body of her great aunt was found under the rubble and her cousin was still missing.

Shakya was able to find most of his family at a cousin’s wedding

also in the Kathmandu Valley during the quake.

“It was quite a relief. All my mom’s side of the family was there,” he said. “Those two hours of waiting were the hardest. My mom said she never felt anything like that before.”

Shakya said the home he grew up in is gone.

“It’s in ruins,” he said. “For me, when I see all those monuments that have fallen down — those are the places I used to play as a kid, we’d climb up and down the stairs, watch the sunsets and watch the world go by and it’s all gone now.”

Just the magnitude of the destruction and the casualties – it makes me cry everyday.”

They were in Nepal only two months ago with their two chil-dren and took photos of the monu-ments that are no longer standing.

“I feel like I’ve lost the place that

I grew up. All the historic things, I was so proud of Nepal architec-ture,” added Kansakar. “When I see the pictures of it crumbling down, it’s devastating. What am I going to show my kids now?”

In the aftermath, Shakya said the best way to help is to donate to organizations such as the Red Cross.

According to Phyllis Argue, man-ager of government relations for B.C., Yukon for the Canadian Red Cross, a field assessment coordi-nation team has been deployed to Nepal to assess the situation and find out what additional support is needed.

She said the best way to sup-port their effort is to make a finan-cial contribution.

“One of the values of giving to the Red Cross is our presence in countries that have national Red Cross Societies. They are working in the moment and can mobilize immediately,” said Argue.

Red Cross also offers a family link program where people in the affected area can update family members on their condition. Peo-ple searching for family can also post online who they are search-ing for at www.redcross.org/find-help.

Families searching for Canadi-ans who may be living or travelling in the affected region can contact Foreign Affairs Canada at 1-800-387-3124.

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Family living wage jumps past $20 in Capital Region

The Greater Victoria living wage is surpassing $20 for the first time.

The Living Wage – defined as the hourly wage that two working parents with two young children in kindergarten and Grade 2 must earn to meet their basic expenses – is released each year by the Community Social Planning Council.

The wage does not take RRSP, debt or significant savings payments into account, but does cover rent, childcare, food and basic transportation and amenity costs.

“The Greater Victoria living wage rate demonstrates what many families already know: costs are increasing at a rate much faster than any

increases in wages,” said Deanna Ogle, campaign organizer with the Living Wage for Families Campaign, in a statement. “Thanks to the combination of a low-wage economy and lack of government supports, many families are struggling to make ends meet.”

The 2015 Greater Victoria living wage rose by $1.12 from the 2014 figure of $18.93/hour. This represents an increase of 5.9 per cent, significantly higher than the general inflation rate of 1 per cent for Victoria.

Child care and shelter costs are the two biggest drivers of the living wage increase. Child care costs rose by $83 per month, while rent costs were up by $90 per month.

“A $20.05 hourly living wage rate may seem high to some, but it is important to remember that this wage rate reflects the real cost of living for families,” said Marika Albert, research manager for CSPC. “And it also reflects a failure of public policy to ensure affordability and a decent quality of life for all families.”

Albert said Investing in universal affordable child care would significantly reduce the costs of raising a family and lower the living

wage. She said $10-per-day child care would reduce the local living wage by $3.61 per hour, bringing it down to $16.44.

The report also points out one in five children in B.C. is poor, and B.C. is the last province in Canada without a poverty reduction strategy.

Living wage rates have also risen faster than inflation for the Fraser Valley and for Metro Vancouver, to $17.27 and $20.68 respectively.

Thirty-seven organizations in Metro Vancouver, employing over 6,000 workers and covering many thousand more contracted service workers, have been certified as Living Wage Employers since the council launched the program two years ago.

These include SAP-Vancouver, Vancity, the Canadian Cancer Society – BC and Yukon Division and the City of New Westminster.

The council said 37 communities across the country are now calculating their local living wages and are campaigning to improve quality of life for low-wage workers.

See the full report online at communitycouncil.ca.

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Did you know?■ The Living Wage is based upon thehours worked per week by both parentsemployed all year, each working 35hours per week. If either parent isunable to work this number of hoursper week, or if either does not have year-roundemployment, the wage amount willhave to increase or the family will notafford their monthly expenses.

■ The Living Wage calculation does include a sick time benefit but does not include other employment benefits such as extended health, pension plans, bonuses or transportation incentives.

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2010 $17.31 $ 0.29 +1.7%

2011 $18.03 $0.72 +4.2%

2012 $18.07 $0.04 +0.2%

2013 $18.73 $0.66 +3.7%

2014 $18.93 $0.20 +0.1%

2015 $20.05 $1.15 +5.9%

What does the Living Wage measure? It is the hourly rate of pay that allows a family to enjoy an adequate quality of life. While it is more than a survival wage or minimum wage, it is not an affluent wage, and it is lower than what is needed to obtain much of what it considered normal in our community.

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December 2014

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Puroshini Pather will lead about 60 fellow St. Michael’s University School musicians on Friday.

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“I began working on (Quicksilver) in October after my first strings symphony, Hourglass, was played at the Remembrance Day Ceremony,” Pather said.

Pather wrote different pieces for each sec-tion, the violins, violas, cellos and double bass.

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An artist’s rendering of a packed house at the newly completed Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities gym at the University of Victoria.

CARSA’s list of offerings is a long one, from the state-of-the-art Ken & Kathy Shields, which will seat 2,100 fans, to the rowing ergometer centre, and of course, the 16-meter Peninsula Co-op Climbing Centre rock climbing wall and bouldering area.

The journey to opening the world-class facility has been a long road for UVic, though it wasn’t particularly controver-sial, at least once the back-and-forth with Saanich council and Cadboro Bay residents was set-tled. UVic has so far managed to raise the cost of the facility through its own means includ-ing the use of parking revenues, membership fees, donations and sponsorships.

Donations are still coming in. Earlier this year, UVic ventured into new territory by selling the naming rights to the rock climb-ing wall, with Peninsula Co-Op stepping up, just as the com-pany did with the Victoria High-landers and the track project at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence (PISE). The dollar amount for the climbing wall sponsorship was not released.

“As part of the fundraising efforts, there’s been the oppor-tunity for sponsorship naming at a number levels at CARSA,” Hamilton said.

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example, could bear a corporate title by the time Vikes basketball teams take the floor for Canada West play in the fall. The Ken and Kathy Shields Court remains off-limits for naming rights.

The university also remains open to a sponsor title at the highest level, but only if it’s the right fit, and nothing is in the works, Hamilton said.

And while one door opens, another closes as most of the Ian Stewart Complex is being decommissioned today, includ-ing the weight training area, squash courts, dance studio and the outdoor pool.

The Ian Stewart Complex’s ice rink and tennis and volley-ball courts will continue, though there is no saying what will become of the decommissioned space.

“UVic will retain decommis-sioned parts of the Ian Stewart Complex, I’m not sure what will become of those areas, it’s out of (the athletics and recreation department’s) hands,” Hamilton said.

Regular users of the outdoor pool saw the writing on the wall and gathered for one last splash back in October. They were right.

UVic recently announced the outdoor pool would not reopen, citing annual costs of $321,000 to operate for five months. In 2014 it generated less than $30,000

in revenue. They also said it will cost an extra $445,000 to address deferred and routine maintenance to keep the pool running for another five years.

CARSA does have a Phase 2 plan, which would include a new indoor pool.

There’s no timeline for Phase 2 as of yet, Hamilton said, as the McKinnon pool is in decent shape. The rest of the McKin-non building is about to undergo a series of renovations, and is being repurposed for the UVic School of Exercise Science.

“The pool, gym and weight room in McKinnon will remain in use by the athletics and rec-reation, we need it to meet the capacity of our recreational demand,” Hamilton said. “They’ll take over many of the office and training spaces.”

CARSA begins normal opera-tions on Monday (May 4). Users will require memberships to access the climbing wall and fit-ness and weight areas, which are distributed across two levels.

CanAssist also finds a home in CARSA, where the new space includes a machine shop where its researchers and technicians can develop technologies and programs that help people with disabilities improve their qual-ity of life.

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Less really offers so much moreEvery 90 seconds, Ford sells a Focus somewhere in the world.That’s a pretty staggering fact.And since the Focus’s introduction to the market in 1998, the North American automaker has sold 1.5 million units per year thereafter. Again, another sizeable number, but it’s not always about big numbers. So let me familiarize you with the Focus 1.0L EcoBoost: the smallest displacement engine the Ford brand offers in North America.It was seen first in Canada on the Fiesta in 2014 and now makes its way into the automaker’s compact sedan. The humble powerplant – complete with three cylinders – breeds 123 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque.Those aren’t really numbers that send car enthusiasts’ hearts racing, but for a lot of people, less is more. That saying holds especially true if the bulk of your driving consists of commuting to and from work.Chances are, a chunk of that drive time might just be comprised of inching along in the urban jungle or perhaps cruising along at highway speeds. Either way, the Focus 1.0L can accommodate your driving style.Its estimated fuel economy in the city is 8.1L/100km and 5.9L/100km on the highway. Even with my lead foot, I managed to use an average of 7.5L/100km, which was better than the estimated city fuel economy, since I did most of my driving around town.If looking for big horsepower and not as ideal fuel economy results, the Focus ST will be your best bet

right now. Initially, I was skeptical about this particular model’s abilities.In the Fiesta – which is a smaller and lighter vehicle – it seemed to fit symbi-otically. But adding additional weight and bulk to an already small engine had me thinking if it was going to work out as well as it did.I must stay I was pleasantly surprised. For daily commuting, this Focus does the job and does it well.Though you also have to take things at face value with this car. It’s not going to accelerate particularly quickly. So, if your plan is to try and merge ahead of other motorists from a stoplight, you might want to choose Plan B.

But when you rev the engine a little higher – upwards of 3,000 rpm – you quickly forget you have such a small displacement engine powering your vehicle.Helping me harness those 123 horses was the 6-speed manual transmission. Again, another pleasant sur-prise. Gear throws didn’t feel too long and they glided seamlessly whether up or downshifting. The clutch was light, so when I was stuck in construction traffic, I didn’t wish I was in an automatic! It just all worked very well together.To help in achieving my favourable fuel results, there’s an auto start/stop feature that reduces gas consump-tion and emissions. But it wasn’t just the manual transmission or the autostart/stop feature that helped my fondness grow for the Focus 1.0L EcoBoost.It came with some optional equipment that made it look better, and gave me a few creature comforts that came in handy.

The SE EcoBoost package ($1,600) adds fog lamps, a rear spoiler, a full body styling kit, and 17-inch machined alloy wheels.The Winter Package ($700 – not that I really put it to good use at this time of year) adds heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, all weather floor mats and a power/heated mirror.While visibility is pretty good from all angles, the Reverse Sensing System ($700) can always lend a helping hand.Overall, I quite liked this sedan. The Focus is comfort-able, compact and certainly has a convenient engine size for the city.When considering the Focus with the 1.0L EcoBoost, it’s only available on the SE trim (MSRP of $18,849) and comes as part of the aforementioned EcoBoost package ($1,600.)The price as tested on this vehicle comes in at $23,315 (which includes the $1,565 destination charge.)

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Euro styling, thrifty fuel economy, an extra roomy interior and good value features make the Nissan Rogue stand out in the hugely popular compact utility market segment.The first generation Rogue was voted `best new vehicle in class` by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), when introduced for the 2008 model year. Good consumer reliability ratings and excellent crash safety performance have helped make Rogue a solid and smart used vehicle choice. It`s also typically priced a little lower than more estab-lished competitors from Honda or Toyota ... another plus for prospective used Rogue buyers. We join Rogue`s first-generation product life story in 2011 when it got a styling refresh inside and out, and a new SV mid-range trim level was added to the model line. Rogue originally came in just S and SL trim levels. The S and SV trims can come with front-drive or all-wheel drive and a top-line SL is strictly all-wheel drive. The newer SV trim adds (compared to an S trim) 17-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, privacy glass, a polished stainless steel exhaust tip, a backup monitor, dual vanity mir-rors, a cargo cover, heated seats, a CD stereo with 4.3-inch colour display, and a USB port.Power in all trim levels comes from an advanced large capacity 2.5 litre 4-cyl-inder double-overhead-camshaft engine

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Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie also compared statistics for B.C. seniors in home and residential care with those in Alberta and Ontario, finding B.C. patients are prescribed more anti-psy-chotic drugs and receive less physiotherapy and recreation therapy than other provinces.

Mackenzie said the poten-tial overuse of residential care is “troubling on a couple of fronts” with the shortage of residential care beds for high-needs seniors.

“Most seniors would pre-fer to live independently than in residential care and so we want to ensure all supports and alternative living arrange-ments are exhausted before we move someone to residen-

tial care,” Mackenzie said. “If we are filling even five per cent of these scarce beds with folks who could live independently, that is 1,500 beds that could open up province-wide.”

Health Minister Terry Lake said the ministry is aware of the problems highlighted by the report, and is putting more resources toward home care and community health services, with spending up $1.2 billion to $2.8 billion since 2001.

Lake said B.C. has two pro-grams underway to deal with overprescription of medica-tions in care facilities. One is a training program for staff to more accurately determine psychiatric signs, and the other is working with doc-tors and pharmacists to find behavioural alternatives to anti-psychotic drugs.

Mackenzie’s review is based on assessment surveys given to B.C.’s 25,000 seniors in

residential care and 29,000 home care clients. It found that a third of residential care patients are being prescribed antipsychotic medication, but only four per cent have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Antidepressants are administered to almost twice as many patients as have that diagnosis.

The survey found 12 per cent of seniors in B.C. residen-

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“Getting seniors moving properly and keeping them moving is absolutely key to maintaining function and independence,” Mackenzie said.

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Two Victoria News staffers and a former Saan-ich News editor have won major awards through national and provincial newspaper associations.

Kyle Slavin won third place at the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association for a story on Jessica Lambrick and Isaac Miller and the tragic loss of their daughter, Hannah, at just four days old.

Victoria News photographer Don Denton earned a third place standing for feature photos presented by the B.C. Yukon Newspaper Association. The picture was of someone getting a pie in the face at a United Way event last November.

Victoria News Editor Kevin Laird placed third for national editorial writing for a piece he did on for-eign workers. The honour was bestowed on him by the Canadian Newspapers Association.

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Habitat for Humanity hits $50K in 100K in 100 Days campaign

Habitat for Humanity Victoria has raised more than $50,000 to build a home for a single mother, as part of its 100k in 100 days campaign.

The campaign challenges 100 women to donate $1,000 each to help build a home for Amanda, a single mom or two boys, with the ultimate goal of raising $100,000.

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Saanich’s Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence will host the sixth annual Family Sport Recre-ation Festival this Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event will include more than 30 mini-sport activities for kids of all ages to try. Also a great way to introduce kids and par-ents to sport, recreation and physical activity opportunities in Greater Victoria, activities include Adrenaline Zipline (by donation), numerous physical literacy and sport fundamental activities, outdoor rock climb-ing with experts from Boulders Academy, tennis, orienteering, karate and taekwondo, moto-cross, and adapted sports including wheelchair basketball, and bocce.

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This is the final week in the high school senior boys and girls rugby league play. The senior boys have five games on the ledger this coming week, all on May 7. For the Saanich squads, Claremont hosts Oak Bay, Spectrum hosts Edward Milne, Reynolds visits Esquimalt and St. Michaels visits Belmont.

Senior boys rugby playoffs begin May 11.

The senior girls will have their final games on Friday, May 1 with three mini-tournaments. Mt. Doug and Reynolds visitClaremont for an all-Saanich match-up, Oak Bay hosts Esqui-malt, and Stelly’s at Windsor Park, and GNS joins Edward Milne at Belmont. All games will begin at 3:45. The season’s final jamboree is next Friday, May 8, with the top six teams playing at Westhills and the bottom five teams at Goudy field. Games start at 10:20 a.m. with the Cup final starting at 2 p.m.

On the PBL diamond, the Victoria Eagles Premier Base-ball team is at home this Satur-day, May 2, when they host the Coquitlam Reds at Lambrick Park. First pitch will be at 12

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The Victoria Mariners Pre-mier Baseball club spends Satur-day in Vancouver before return-ing home to host the Coquitlam Reds on Sunday, May 3. First pitch of the doubleheader is at 11 a.m.

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Why You Need Vitamin C and Lysine for Heart Health and More...

Vitamin C is arguably the single most important water soluble anti-

oxidant in the human body. Antioxi-dants play a key role in protecting cells against free radicals, which can cause damage and play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

It’s tragic that researchers are unaware that high doses of vitamin C and lysine cannot only prevent, but reverse atherosclerosis in coronary and other arteries in the body. Vitamin C is needed for the manufacture of collagen, the glue that holds cells together. A lack of vitamin C means poor collagen, resulting in cracks appearing between cor-onary cells thus setting the stage for fatal blood clot.

Recently, Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, made this monumental discovery. He took photos of the ret-inal arteries and then gave patients 6,000 milligrams of vitamin C and 5,000 of lysine (lysine adds strength to coronary arteries just like steel rods increase the strength of concrete). A year later he repeated the pictures. To his surprise, he found atherosclerosis fading away.

Millions of North Americans also suffer from osteoarth-ritis. Without sufficient vitamin C to produce collagen, a major component of cartilage, bone eventually grinds on bone. There would be fewer joint replacements if more vitamin C were available to produce healthy collagen.

Rheumatoid arthritis, the inflammatory type, also requires large doses of vitamin C. Every moment of the day our bodies are using oxygen to keep us alive. But oxidation results in metabolic ash, known as “free radicals”, which are believed to trigger an inflammatory reaction in joints. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps to reduce damaging free-radicals.

Patients often appear surprised when I tell them that vita-min C will help them keep their teeth a lifetime. By age 65 one in five North Americans has lost all their teeth and many of their teeth were normal. Rather, it was the gums that could no longer hold teeth firmly in place in part due to inadequate amounts of vitamin C. This vitamin is needed in large amounts to produce healthy collagen, the glue that holds cells together and keeps gums healthy. Without good mortar bricks fall apart and the same hap-pens when gums lacking collagen lose their grip on teeth.

The essential amino acid lysine is probably best known for its use in those with herpes simplex infections but several other benefits have been ascribed to the molecule, includ-ing favourable effects on blood pressure and stroke pre-vention but also a positive influence on mood and anxiety.

In addition to providing healthy collagen production and a healthy cardiovascular system, vitamin C and lysine sup-plementation helps support:

• Immune system health • Vision • Teeth and gums • Wound healing • Bones and cartilage • Recovery from shingles • Recovery from herpes outbreaks

This is why I’ve been taking high doses of vitamin C and lysine for the last 16 years following a heart attack. I be-lieve it saved my life. Medi-C Plus™, containing high doses of vitamin C and lysine, is available in powder and capsules.capsules.

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The recent Victoria Phoenix Walking Festival was a huge success, bringing 356 participants to the trails of Saanich.

Approximately 100 local walkers were joined by volkssport enthusiasts from across B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and the Northwest Territo-ries, plus the U.S. states of Florida, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Illinois and Hawaii, plus almost 50 walkers from Oregon and more than 75 from Washington State, said co-organizer Britta Gundersen-Bryden, of the Garden City Wanderers.

The Wanderers co-hosted the event with the Juan de Fuca Pathfinders and Victoria Y volkss-port group.

“We couldn’t have done this without the coop-eration of the District of Saanich and our volun-teers,” Gundersen-Bryden said.

“The high points were the wonderful trails and places to walk in Saanich, the Greek Commu-nity Centre and the food they provided and the friendly and helpful volunteers (plus the fabulous weather),” Gundersen-Bryden said.

Walking festival brings hundreds to Saanich

Travis Paterson/News staff

Members of the Volkssport Club of Medicine Hat participated in the Victoria Phoenix Walking Festival April 17 to 19.

help people understand what’s

help people understand what’s

actually going on. First, a lot of that

actually going on. First, a lot of that

red ink was B.C. Liberal blood from

red ink was B.C. Liberal blood from

dismantling the harmonized sales

dismantling the harmonized sales

digital media companies.

digital media companies.

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Another tweak in de

Jong’s budget was to

Jong’s budget was to

increase the low-income cutoff for

increase the low-income cutoff for

personal income tax from $18,000

personal income tax from $18,000

to $19,000. We will hear a lot about

to $19,000. We will hear a lot about

the burden on the vaguely defined

the burden on the vaguely defined

“middle class.” In B.C. they have

“middle class.” In B.C. they have

to dig deeper for car insurance,

to dig deeper for car insurance,

hydro, ferry rides and post-

hydro, ferry rides and post-

secondary tuition, while those top-

secondary tuition, while those top-

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on with their tax holiday?

on with their tax holiday?

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Well, not exactly. Here’s an

assessment from Philip Cross,

assessment from Philip Cross,

research co-ordinator at the

research co-ordinator at the

Macdonald-Laurier Institute and

Macdonald-Laurier Institute and

former chief economic analyst at

former chief economic analyst at

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BURNS, Jean Hunter1920 – 2015

Jean was born in Kirkintilloch, Scotland and came to Canada with her family at the age of 5. She is survived by her brothers Jim Burns of Kelowna and Bob Burns of Brooks, Alberta, and her sister Marion Alsbury of Galiano Island. She also had many loved nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Margaret Walkinshaw and brother Tom Burns.

Jean spent her life serv-ing God. She became a deaconess, joining the Methodist Holiness Move-ment. Her time in Canada was spent in missions in Nipawin and Swift Current, Saskatchewan. From there, she went as a missionary to Africa. She spent 9 ½ years in Egypt, up & down the Nile. The rest of the time stretching over 20 years was spent in Mauritania, Senegal, Eritrea and Ethio-pia. Her job was teaching girls in church-sponsored schools. The girls learned good home and child care, as well as getting a superb education.

Upon retirement, she and a fellow missionary, Marion Greenlease, moved to the Sunshine Coast. When Marion’s health failed, they moved to Sidney. Jean continued her mission here in many ways, helped by her beautiful sing-ing voice. Time was spent helping in her capacity at Sidney Intermediate Care Home, Saanich Peninsula Hospital and many more.

She loved little children and helped them at Sidney El-ementary School with their reading skills. Jean has many beautiful friends here and all over the world. She touched many lives and will be greatly missed.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 5 at First Memorial Funeral Services, 4725 Falaise Drive. Interment will follow at Royal Oak Burial Park.

Young, Carl Graham Edward Sept 27, 1954 - March 21, 2015

Suddenly and sadly, Carl passed away in a car accident on Old West Saanich Road on March 21, along with his loving dog Turbo. Carl is predeceased by his Mother Diane, Father Edward (Ted) and his brother Andrew (Andy). Carl was an avid Canucks, Blue Jays and car racing fan. Carl had an unusual memory for sports statistics and birth dates.

He could be found many times a day walking his dog Turbo in the Marigold area while socializing with his neighbours. Carl had a heart of gold and his door was always open to those who needed a safe haven, a Lucky, coff ee or a meal. Carl will be dearly missed by his many good friends.

In honour of Carl’s life, his many friends will hold a Celebration of Life on Saturday, May 9, from 11 am to 2 pm at the Downtown Community Centre, 755 Pandora.

Donations can be made to Victoria Cool Aid Society. Rest in peace Bro.

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We are seeking a skilled, experienced and self-directed individual for a management position to develop, enhance and monitor opportunities for community inclusion for individuals with a developmental disability.

Applicants must demonstrate extensive experience as a Community Service Worker in a community setting. Supervisory experience, mediation and advocacy skills are assets.

The successful applicant will be an excellent interpersonal communicator and able to maintain a flexible schedule as necessary. She/he will also be a team player that is able to build relationships with individuals, staff members, home share providers and CLBC.

This position is based in Victoria. A vehicle is required and mileage will be provided. We offer competitive salary with an excellent benefit package. The closing date to apply is

May 20, 2015. Please submit resumes to [email protected]

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Advertising SalesRepresentative Black Press Community News Media is seeking a motivated and cheerful individual to join our growing advertising sales team.

The right candidate will bring excellent customer service and telephone selling skills and enjoys working with our sales team and advertising clients. You are creative, organized and thrive in a competitive market with frequent deadlines. Candidates for this position are results oriented and possess the ability to service existing clients, develop new business and understand meeting sales targets. Ideally you have experience in telephone sales or service environment with a focus on client interaction.

This position involves selling advertising for special features in the community newspaper group.

Black Press is Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company with over 180 community, daily, and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

We offer a competitive salary plus commission, plus benefits and opportunity to grow your career. Deadline to apply is May 8, 2015.

Please forward resume and cover letter to:Jim Parker Publisher, Black Press103-9830 Second St.Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C6or e-mail: [email protected]

www.blackpress.ca

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COMING EVENTS

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VICTORIA’S ULTIMATE HOBBY & TOY FAIRSUNDAY, MAY 3rd

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• Over 200 tables with items for sale

• Silent Auction for the MS Society

• Charity Carnival for BC Children’s Hospital

• Food Vendors • Costume Characters

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PERSONALS

HAPPY Senior (F) seeks nice gentleman companion for trav-el & more. Sense of humour, N/S, open-minded. Reply to [email protected]

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

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

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

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:

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

MEDICAL/DENTAL

Licensed PracticalNurses - LPN’S

WEEKEND POSITIONSBayshore Home Health is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses for Week-end Positions to support our Pediatric / Adolescent clients for home care in the Greater Victoria areas. Pediatric experience is an asset. We do offer client specifi c training and support as required. If you are an LPN and enjoy working with children, we would love to hear from you.

Employee Benefi t Package available.

Interested individuals areencouraged to Fax resume

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RN Home Support Supervisor for Hornby and Denman Is-lands. Summer coverage with potential for full time. Contact Lori Nawrot,l o r i @ h o r n b y d e n m a n -health.com Hornby and Den-man Community Health Care Society

VOLUNTEERS

ARBUTUS SINGERS Music Education is looking for choir volunteers to work with the Choir Director to support and encourage the children in the ChoirKids program, helping them to fully engage and par-ticipate, while emphasizing having fun and enjoying mu-sic. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

THE SALVATION ARMY ARC is looking for a kitchen helper and a dining server to help prepare and serve meals to ARC residents and community members. Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.


VOLUNTEERS

WEAR 2 START SOCIETY is looking for a boutique volun-teer to assist in outfi tting un-employed women in need whoare preparing for job inter-views and the workplace. Thevolunteer helps put the clientat ease and provides a posi-tive atmosphere. Call Volun-teer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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Spring Special $80.with Raindrop Therapy $90.

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Women only, men by referral250-380-8733

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Credit or No CreditCall: Joe Singh

Mortgage SpecialistDLC-Slegg Mortgage

Ph: 250-818-9636

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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AUCTIONS

ONSITE AUCTION - MAY 7, 2015 All Assets - Formerly Akari Japa-nese Restaurant 112 - 3000 Lou-gheed Hwy, Coquitlam, BC Com-plete Cooking Line, Sushi Cases, High End Furnishings & More!!!!.....View all lots ONLINE, Register to Bid & Bid via Live Broadcast. Visit www.activeauction-mart.com or call 604-371-1190 - [email protected]

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2 FULL sets left handed golf clubs w/bags, $130/each. (250)479-8830.

ROUND OAK pedestal table, $150. 45”diameter. Call (250)478-4010.

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FREE LAVENDER & 3 to 4’ Rosemary landscape ties and rich soil, good condition. Also, landscape rocks. Call 250-478-6363, 778-697-5999.

FRIENDLY FRANK

BARBECUE. NATURAL Gas (not propane). With side burn-er, rotisserie. Good working order. $75. (250)881-8833.

BERNARDIN JARS: Three 2L, six 1L widemouth, six 250ml, pkg 2-pce lids. All $15. 250-383-5390.

BLACK ADULT Wheelchair, good condition, $99 obo. Call (250)478-0906.

HYDROMETER, CONTAGRIP Boots, camp stove (missing hose). $10. ea. 778-265-1615.

OAK COFFEE table and 2 end tables, $95. Call (250)478-4010.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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


GARAGE SALES

MULTI FAMILY SALE. May 2, 9-2pm. 696 Camellia Place

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

RECLINING SOFA & chair- 6-piece pine bedroom & oak dining room suites, fi replace, patio set. Call (250)216-2699.

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.

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!Call 250.388.3535

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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

HOUSES FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

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 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.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

SIDNEY 1-BDRM apt, balco-ny, parking, quiet, near beach. $850. (250)812-4154.

TOLMIE AREA: 1 bdrm apt. H/W fl oors, $840. + hydro. Ref’s. Call/txt 250-216-5090.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

LANGFORD- 3 bdrms+ den, 2 bath, recently reno’d, carport, fenced yrd, sun deck, close to amenities. NP/NS. $1350. Avail now. Call (250)478-6457.

ROOMS FOR RENT

VICTORIA: FURNISHED room in newer house, $550 incl. n/p. May 1 (250)886-6855

SUITES, LOWER

SIDNEY: 1-BDRM, Private level entry, laundry, parking, cat ok. $820. (250)812-4154.

WANTED TO RENT

WESTSHORE 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

SELL IT FAST WITH CLASSIFIEDS!

250.388.3535

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

1993 BMW: 3.4 L engine, au-tomatic, Kashmir (beige/gold),4-disc brakes. Brakes, tiretread still in good shape, re-cent O2 sensor and throttleswitch replaced, rear wheeldrive, power windows/locks/sunroof, 2-12” subs and Ken-more amp. 200,000 km, all re-ceipts for work done. Very funcar to drive. $4000 obo. Call250-812-6008 or email [email protected]

We Buy Cars!Scrap Junk

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

250-686-3933

1984 FORD Bronco XLT, only 100,000 km on 351W on pro-pane, 10-1 compression, KeithBlack pistons, Comp cam. C6auto completely rebuilt. Havereceipts and specs. Body rustybut drivetrain better than new.Good 31” tires. $3500. CallMonty, 250-216-3408.

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.

CONCRETE & PLACING

RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.

DRYWALL

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

CHECK CLASSIFIEDS! 250.388.3535 or bcclassifi ed.com✔


ELECTRICAL

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

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 Lawn care. Comm/Res. Aer-ating, power raking, land-scape design, all planting, riv-er rock & patio stones, Ivy, blackberry & yard clean-up.

(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.


GARDENING

FULL YARD SERVICES Spring clean-ups, Lawns, Gar-dens and Pressure Washing. Free est. Keith (778)351-4328.

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.

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

SPRING CLEANUP special: $20/hr. Weeding, Pruning, etc: Free est’s. Steve 250-727-0481

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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

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

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

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.

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.

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)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.

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At first glance the renderings for the Emerson, 14-unit condo building coming to 1015 Rockland Ave., suggest a renovated apartment building from Victoria’s earlier generation of brick build-ings.

The Emerson is in fact new (construction doesn’t begin until June) and is designed with a heritage feel to pay homage to the Rockland of old. It’s also a departure of sorts for Abstract Developments, offering up their most affordable condo units to date.

“In this case there were no specific restrictions that affected our design outside of the density and height limits of downtown Victoria,” said Sam Ganong, the vice president of development with Abstract. “The community plan actually calls for up to approximately six stories, but that would have been out of contrast with the surrounding neighbourhood.”

The first five of the 14 units have been released for presale, with one already gone.

The Emerson will feature high end finishing, typical with Abstract projects.

There are three one bedroom suites with 1.5 bathrooms and den, 650 sq. ft. starting from $349,900. There are seven two bedroom units with two bathrooms, ranging from 705 to 770 sq. ft., and starting from $374,900 , and there are four two bedroom, two bathroom and den, ranging from 985 to 1,000 sq. ft., starting from $504,900.

“Again, the finishings are high end, we pride ourselves on delivering a higher quality products because we feel it gives us an advantage in the market,” Ganong said.

Optimizing the most of the space is paramount and Abstract is always sure to pack a few trick up their sleeves. Three of the suites feature a slid-ing dining table that disappears into the kitchen counter, something Mad Men’s Roger Stirling would surely covet.

Parking is partially covered for 11 of the units, while the building will feature a full height base-ment, with bicycle and secure storage lockers that fits two bikes.

The end date for the construction is approxi-mately the summer of 2016.

“We thought this project has a huge opportu-nity to attract broader market base, delivering a refined specialize offering, which is one ofthe pri-mary reasons we looked at this project,” Ganong said.

“It’s on the edge of downtown, a quiet tree lined street, and it’s aimed at an older demographic, bringing to market an affordable Abstract prod-uct.”

Abstract is better known for one bedroom-con-dos in the $450,000 range, which has Ganong excited about the Emerson.

Looking into the future a little bit, each suite comes with a Modo Co-op car share membership.

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The learning landscape is constantly evolving as technol-ogy advances. And teachers are embracing those technologies as new tools.

“You see technologies perva-sive in our culture and because of that, there’s carryover in our classroom,” said Josh Elsdon, who teaches the Monterey Institute of Technology, an inaugural Grade 7 class that utilizes technology as part of its routine curriculum.

MIT is based in part on what Els-don had already seen as a teacher in the classroom, with students bringing in the technology of their everyday lives – tablets, laptops, smartphones – and teachers strug-gling to figure out the place of that technology in the classroom.

“The emergences, like the phones, that’s been interest-ing watching that evolution take place,” Elsdon said. “They are a powerful tool and I think at first the reaction by most people was to say, ‘They don’t have a place in the classroom’. I think as people recognize [phones] are not going anywhere – and if anything they’re getting more powerful and capable of handling bigger and better jobs – teachers are trying to find a way to harness them.”

Most educators are simply responding to advances in tablets,

laptops and phones as new tools to access and present information and organize thoughts.

It’s not really any different than when computers first came into the classroom and quickly became a necessity for any school to have.

“When our kids in middle school start wood shop, there are a lot of tools in there that have the ability to create things that are beautiful and functional. They also have the power to hurt and injure. Technol-ogy is the same way,” Elsdon said. “There are a lot of possible out-comes of having access to all of that information and some of them

are scary, because it does allow an avenue for inappropriate informa-tion to come into school. In the end one of the jobs we have as educators is to show how to use the tools available to us.”

The Greater Victoria School Dis-trict employs an educational tech-nology co-ordinator, a resource for teachers. The co-ordinator con-nects with educators across the system to research technology tools and to make the best use of them.

“In our district we have access to a lot of really good professional development opportunities,” Els-

don said. “A lot of it is just per-sonal exploration as well. The tools the kids are using are the same as those coming into the households of teachers. As we use them in our personal lives we see applications (for) the classroom.”

Reynolds secondary is one of those schools lucky enough to score big funding through a Staples program – Recycle for Education.

“They get a school lab worth $25,000,” explained Don Routliffe, general manager of the Tolmie Road store.

It blends the company’s passion for recycling, a passion shared by today’s youth, and engaging the community. “We are very engaged in trying to work with schools,” Routliffe said. “We get the oppor-tunity to help build relationships with that program.”

Monterey recently used tech-nology funding for 15 iPads that are used in multiple classrooms. Through shared-grant application, they’ve funded and purchased a 3-D printer.

“Our school has really invested in it … Monterey has made it a pri-

ority,” Elsdon said.“We have to maintain relevancy.

It’s hard to keep up with chang-ing technology, especially from a budgetary point of view, but when we give those opportunities to our students, it’s a sign that we are interested in meeting them in their reality and not just trying to prepare them for a life in the older generation’s reality.”

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Middle school students Luke Wilson, left, and Harrison Emery show teacher Josh Elsdon a map they’re working on as part of a science project in the Monterey Institute of Technology class.

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2014 Palomino 8B Folding Camping T.

2014 ColemanExpedition 16QB UL TT

2015 Keystone Bullet 210RUD UL TT

2015 Thor Chateau Citation 22E Class C

2015 BreckenridgeLakeview 42BH Dest. T.

MSRP $12,239May Open House FEATURE PRICE*





Spacious, fully-furnished and ready for adventure! Electric lift makes set-up a breeze. Upgraded ThermoFoil bed ends.

The biggest in our “mini” trailer lineup. Queen bed, dinette gaucho, full kitchen yet still only 3100lbs!

Thermal package, innerspring mattress, Correct Track, RVQ grill, power tongue jack, electric awning.

Sleeps 4-5 adults. 8000LB hitch, power patio awning w/LED lighting, Micro Quiet Onan gen., 3-burner high-output range with oven.

Residential RV with triple slides, coffered ceiling, hardwood cabinet doors, solid surface counters, ceiling fans, fireplace

$10,012 $16,980

$23,960 $83,890 $60,784

$54***BI-WEEKLY

OAC

$92***BI-WEEKLY

OAC

$100*BI-WEEKLY

OAC

$302**BI-WEEKLY

OAC

$219**BI-WEEKLY

OAC

2015 Grand DesignReflection 29RS 5th W.

2015 Thor Axis 24.1 Class A



Endless Summer + Power + Four Seasons pkgs on this triple slide 5th. PLUS en-closed, rounded glass shower, FS dining, rear FP & entertainment wall

A new breed of small, easy-drive A Classes are here! Hide-a-bed slide, rear twins can convert to queen. So much fun awaits!

$55,336 $103,980$199**

BI-WEEKLYOAC $103,980

$374**BI-WEEKLY

OAC

30 NEW PRODUCT LINES30 NEW PRODUCT LINES and BC’S BIGGESTBC’S BIGGEST

Residential RV with triple slides, coffered

www.pacificplaygrounds.com*Applies to purchases made AFTER OCTOBER, 2014

EXCLUSIVELY to everyARBUTUS RV purchaser*

FREE FREE 5-Day/4-Night stay

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M15N1594 S15N11393

saanich news, may 01, 2015

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