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Music for MomConservatory hosts annual garden and music tour

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Craigdarroch stained glass sparks idea for new silver coin

Craigdarroch Castle’s collection of fine stained glass will soon be featured on a new silver collector coin by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Officially unveiled Tuesday, the coin, which features a replica of one of the stained glass windows that adorns Craigdarroch Castle, is the first in the Royal Canadian Mint’s Stained Glass series of coins.

Coated in glass-like enamel, the $20 coin shines and reflects light much like the exqui-site Victorian residential stained and leaded glass collection for which Craigdarroch Cas-tle is renowned.

“This stunning coin is a wonderful cel-ebration of the stained glass windows that are admired by the thousands of people that visit Craigdarroch Castle each year,” said John Hughes, executive director of Craigdar-roch Castle.

“It’s an honour for us to work with the Royal Canadian Mint, and to see our stained glass collection’s timeless beauty and crafts-manship forever immortalized on this fine coin.”

The focal point of the coin’s design is made up of a grouping of six brightly coloured flowers.

To create a stained glass effect, each petal is filled in by hand with blue, purple and red translucent enamel and green translucent enamel is painted as veined leaves.

A diverging brick pattern, like that of the castle’s original windows, serves as a back-drop to the flowers, while the obverse of the coin features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth by Canadian portrait artist Susanna Blunt.

A national historic site, Craigdarroch Cas-tle’s stained glass collection is believed to be one of the most exquisite in North America.

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Spider, manXing Chen, the new owner of the Victoria Bug Zoo, makes friends with Jane, a Mexican red-legged tarantula. On May 1, Chen and his family purchased the business from founder Carol Maier. The Victoria Bug Zoo, located at 631 Courtney St., continues to be one of the city’s top tourist draws.

Chard Development pays city $10,000 for more heightDaniel PalmerNews staff

The developer of a 10-storey residential building planned for downtown Victoria will pay the city $10,000 in exchange for more height.

Under the city's land lift analysis program, developers can build above zoned height restrictions by paying into the city's public realm and heritage seismic upgrading funds.

Escher, an 84-unit Chard Development Ltd. building slated for a parking lot at 838 Broughton St., is the first test of the new program, and president David Chard said he's relieved with the result.

"We were a little bit worried, because there's really been no examples yet where this economic analysis has gone through the city. It's been an interesting process for us and for the city," he said.

The land lift analysis program was cre-ated in 2011 to help fund the city's public realm improvements and seismic upgrading of heritage buildings, a model adopted by many North American cities.

Chard spoke about his upcoming projects from the rooftop of Duet, a 90-unit residen-tial project on Michigan Street in James Bay, on schedule for completion by November. The units are currently about 50 per cent sold, he said.

The project is the fifth Chard building built in or around the downtown core since 2006, which has given Chard a unique per-spective on the Victoria real estate market.

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COMMUNITYNEWSIN BRIEF

Unifor helps feed Victoria food bank

Members of Unifor Local 333 in Greater Victoria is putting its best foot forward to help food banks in Greater Victoria.

For the last two weeks, the union has been collecting food and other donations at its worksites for Victoria Mustard Seed Food Bank and Church.

Tomorrow (May 10), the union will host a 12-hour food drive at Save-on-Foods on Blanshard Street and in Sidney. The goal is to raise $10,000 in food and cash donation.

The food drive runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

CFB Esquimalt marks National Day of Honour

Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon wil be among the dignitaries during the National Day of Honour ceremony at CFB Esquimalt this morning (May 9).

The ceremony will recognize those who fell, fought and contributed to Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.

Over the 12-year campaign, more than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members served in Afghanistan.

The ceremony begins at 9:45 a.m. in front of the Wall of Valour, located below the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Wardroom.

Forum debates open government

Former Oak Bay mayor Christopher Causton will lead a forum Tuesday (May 13) on accountability of municipal and regional governments.

A Town Hall Dialogue will be held from 7 to 9 p. m. at the Cook Street Activity Centre, sponsored by the Open Victoria Initiative Society.

Panelists include Leslie Campbell, editor Focus Magazine; David Flaherty, former B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner; Kevin McArthur, vice-president of the Open Data Society of B.C.; and Matt Wright, press secretary for Oak Bay MLA Andrew Weaver.

Music conservatory hosts annual Mother’s Day fundraiser this weekend

Daniel PalmerNews staff

A typical Mother’s Day in Victoria involves a nice lunch or afternoon tea followed by a stroll along Dallas Road or through Beacon Hill Park.

But the Victoria Conservatory of Music is offering a more unique take on the perennial celebration of mom: the 32nd annual Music Mother’s Day Garden Tour.

“This is one of the longest running fundrais-ers in Victoria – people come from all over the Lower Mainland and Washington,” said Cynthia Funnell, VCM spokesperson.

On May 10 and 11, gardening aficionados from as far away as Sequim, Wash. (where the annual lavender festival takes place) will make the trip to Victoria for the conserva-tory’s annual garden tour.

The all-weekend event puts musicians in the heart of each garden, where a VCM stu-dent or faculty member serenades the crowd.

The 10 gardens on show include a “bamboo heaven” in Esquimalt, where more than 50 varietals of bamboo grow from a few centime-tres to nine metres tall.

Over in Fernwood, traverse a rock and alpine garden in an intimate urban setting.

To wrap up the weekend, VCM is putting on a “foot-stomping, hand-clapping” $10 concert featuring the Victoria Soul Gospel Choir with Checo Tohomaso at Alix Goolden Hall,” Fun-nell said.

“It really is a gift to the community at $10,” she said. “We want mothers, daughters, grand-

mothers, everyone to celebrate with us.”Funnell also hopes to educate the Greater

Victoria community about the variety of pro-grams on offer at the conservatory, from clas-sical to modern, amateur to professional pro-grams.

“We’re a community school and our goal is

to bring more music to the community,” she said. “Our youngest student is four years old and our oldest is 92. The majority of our 4,300 students are at all levels and ages.”

For tickets or more information, visit vcm.bc.ca or call 250-386-5311.

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Gardens, music and Mother’s Day

Photo by Sandy Henderson

Victoria Conservatory of Music student Eehjoon Kwon performs during the 2013 Music Mother’s Day Garden Tour. The event attracts visitors from the Lower Mainland and Washington State each year.

Medical health officer earns lifetime honourWhen it comes to promoting and

protecting kids’ health, Dr. Richard Stanwick’s efforts are hard to match.

From advocating for smoke-free air, to helmet safety standards, to setting guidelines for scald injury preven-tion, his dedication to advancing the health of children has been recog-nized by his peers.

Next month, Stanwick will receive the Lifetime Membership Award from the Canadian Pediatric Society.

“Dr. Stanwick has contributed an impressive body of work which has had a significant impact on the lives of children and families on Vancou-ver Island, and this award aptly rec-ognizes him for that achievement” said Dr. Perry Kendall, B.C. provincial health officer.

The Canadian Pediatric Society Life-time Membership Award makes Stan-wick one of few Canadians to hold lifetime memberships in two distinct professional organizations. He also holds lifetime membership status in the Canadian Public Health Associa-tion, where he has been recognized for making significant contributions to the advancement of public health.

“As Island Health’s long-serving chief medical health officer, Stan-wick is a tireless advocate for public health, most notably for the safety of children. As a pediatrician, he is very deserving of this award and we are very proud that he is being recog-nized by his peers in this way, ” said Dr. Brendan Carr, Island Health CEO.

Recently, the UBC School of Popula-

tion and Public Health awarded him their George Elliot Award for lifetime achievement in public health.

Stanwick has fellowships in pediat-rics and public health, working tire-lessly in both fields. Early in his pub-lic health career, he served as the pro-vincial epidemiologist in Manitoba, where in 1990 he became medical health officer for the city of Winnipeg.

Stanwick was medical health officer for the Capital Regional District from 1995 to 1997, a position that expanded to include director of research when the function amalgamated to the Cap-ital Health Region in 1997.

The Canadian Pediatric Society will hold its conference in Montreal June 25 to 28.

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Pandora Street McDonald’s manager Mike Gregory puts volunteers Bernadette Coupe and Jenn Neufeld through the paces at McHappy Day on May 7. McHappy Day is the restaurant’s biggest fundraiser of the year for Ronald McDonald Houses and children’s charities across Canada.

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CITY COUNCIL NEWSIN BRIEF

No rationale to change speed zones: report

Victoria council directed transportation staff to study the need for lowering speed limits along several key arteries in the city last November. The recommendation from transportation manager Brad Dellebuur? Don’t do it.

“Based on a review of operating speeds, and roadway features/physical environment, there is no technical data to support the reduction in speed limits on the arterials,” Dellebuur wrote in a report to council.

The areas being considered for 40 km/hr speed limits are Richmond Road, Douglas Street south of Belleville Street; Bay Street and Gorge Road.

Council will discuss the report Thursday at its governance and priorities committee meeting, where they may also choose to proceed

to public input on pilot lower speed limits.

Victoria mulls derelict Gorge boats

Council is set to take action on permanently moored boats in the Gorge waterway, north of the Selkirk trestle, after ongoing complaints of unsightliness and water contamination.

Staff are recommending the city develop new bylaws that would limit the use of the Gorge waterway to recreational activities and prohibit live-aboard use or long term anchoring of boats.

The plan would also include applying to the province for a 10-year licence of occupation for the Gorge Waterway, after which the city could manage “nominal rent” for boat moorage in the area.

The plan requires $126,000 spread over two years from the

city’s contingency fund.

City parks director leaving post early

City of Victoria parks director Kate Friars departed city hall five months ahead of her scheduled retirement last week for a new job in Nova Scotia.

Victoria Conference Centre general manager Jocelyn Jenkins, who recently served as interim city manager, will take over Friars’ responsibilities until a replacement can be found.

Friars headed the parks department for the past six years and was one of the city’s top earners, taking home $178,000 in 2012.

This marks the second high profile departure at city hall recently: former finance director Brenda Warner resigned last month after delivering the 2014 budget.

VICTORIA HOSPITALITYAWARD WINNER

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Jay StefanisAura at the Inn at Laurel Point

What is the Victoria Hospitality Award?The Victoria Hospitality Awards Society believes

that over-and-above outstanding hospitality deserves to be noticed! Each month committee members meet and select a winner from all nominations received.

September’s winner is Jay Stefanis from Aura at the Inn at Laurel Point and here is what Donald Wright wrote to us:

“My name is Donald Wright and I am currently sitting in Room 259 of the Inn at Laurel Point. I wanted to take a mo-ment to relay to you my experience with Jay from Aura:

My significant other and I stopped by Aura for a drink after walking around Victoria for several hours. Jay intro-duced himself as our waiter and was very outgoing and easy to speak with. He was very accommodating when it came to modifications to our drinks and was very attentive during our afternoon “pit stop”.

What made our experience here even more exceptional was his attention to detail regarding our order and his effort in going out of his way to make sure that we really enjoyed the best of what this hotel has to offer and also what Victoria has to offer. Allow me to elaborate. My significant other has a taste for sweets – pastries to be specific. Before returning to our room, she casually asked him for recommendations regarding local bakeries that would suit her taste buds. Not only did Jay offer options from his own experience, but he also solicited options and opinions from the restaurant staff and the pastry chef. To take his dedication up another notch, he personally delivered his list to our room and briefed us on each of the individual places and their specialities. His dedi-cation impressed my girlfriend and me tremendously.

I find this type of service so rare that it prompted me to take the time to pen this letter to you. He is not only an excep-tional waiter, but he is also a rare asset to this establishment. I hope you will take the time, energy and make the effort to recognize his can-do attitude and his dedication to his job. What a rarity!”

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Up to the challengeChrist Church Cathedral School students Daniel Eupen, left, Amancio LeRoux, Jayden McLaren and Finn White-Robinson put their winning self-propelled gondola in action at the 3M Let’s Talk Science Challenge. The challenge is a national event held at university campuses. Ninety-two middle school students from the South Island competed at the event at the University of Victoria last week.

Between May 2 and June 13, more than 18,000 randomly selected resi-dents of the Capital Region will be invited to take part in an anonymous community well-being survey.

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Best teachers provide biggest impact: students

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Teachers who have a special way of getting their points across that make us feel good or look at things differently do so through per-sonal connections.

So who better to ask what makes a great grade school teacher than students who

are living that experience daily?

In continuing our look at outstanding educators, part of Black Press and Sta-ples’ Great Teachers initia-tive, supported by Thrifty Foods, we heard from some well-spoken middle and high school students around the Capital Region.

We hope the teachers on their list of favourites, those who are really making a dif-ference, will be nominated for Great Teachers awards at vicnews.com/contests.

Oak Bay High’s 2014 valedictorian Moham-med Abousaleh says the best teachers are those who capture students’ attention and “make every class, every hour, engaging.”

Not only that, instructors who are organized also get high marks from this honour roll stu-dent.

“When you’re making use of all the time you have in class, it kind of motivates you to look at other aspects of life,” he says.

While he appreciates teachers who aren’t afraid to change their mind, and those who encourage students to draw their own conclu-sions on discussion points, there has to be bal-ance between flexibility and structure. “One of my teachers is very strict in (that) homework is assigned every night and checked every day. I appreciate that, because it disciplines me in my own learning.”

Direct involvement with students strikes a chord with some.

Grade 9 Spencer middle school student Dan-iel St. Laurent, lit up when talking about a shop teacher who builds things and puts them up around the school.

“I help him with some of his projects,” Dan-iel says. “(He also) helps people step out of their comfort zones and try different things.”

Mixing things up also keeps things interest-ing, he adds. “One of my teachers teaches in three different ways. One day he’ll do it through video, another day it’ll be using work-sheets and the next it’s talking lessons, having discussions.”

Personal connections also allow teachers to make more in headway with individuals who may be having troubles in the classroom, says Spectrum Grade 11 student Dezy Manuel.

“The best teachers go into a class where everyone is struggling and they make them better. They get people passionate about the subject and use that to their advantage,” she says.

“I love teachers who can relate to a student. If they can’t relate (to their teacher) they’re not going to have that (same level of) interest in the subject.”

Adds Sophie Adams, in Grade 11 at Edward

Milne Community School in Sooke: “To me a great teacher is someone who doesn’t con-sider themselves a teacher, but a mentor, and a mentor is someone who is passionate about what they’re teaching and develops great rela-tionships with students.”

Knowing more about individuals, such as whether they work a part-time job outside school and have a lot on their plate, is impor-tant, she says.

Grade 9 Vic High student Avery Paul, who spent a year-and-a-half being home schooled, is big on relationships, especially given the way she learns.

“I like to work at my own pace, I have my own specific learning style. I’m really visual and like to work with my hands. I like when a teacher allows me to be flexible with my learn-ing style. That shows they care about their students.”

Tristan Knapp-Fisher, in Grade 12 at Park-land secondary in North Saanich, agrees.

“When you connect (with students), it’s almost like you’re a friend. You can get more of them,” he says. “If (students have) a sense that ‘the teacher really wants to help me,’ they’ll open up a bit. It’s about being a little more human instead of just having it be your job.”

Students easily perceive when teachers are not entirely present, he adds. “It’s helpful when the student knows (the teacher is) not thinking about things they have to do (later); they’re being present and actually wanting to help.”

Manuel, who serves as a teacher’s assistant in a learning strategies class, adds that excel-lent educators have something else that differ-entiates them from others.

“They’re usually not just a great teacher, they’re usually just a really great person and they’re positive role models.”

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Celebration time■ Black Press, Staples and Thrifty Foods encourage you to nominate a grade school teacher you feel is making a difference in the community. From all nominations, one teacher each from the elementary, middle school and secondary levels will be honoured at a gala in June. To nominate, visit vicnews.com/contests/ and click on Great Teachers. All nominators are entered to win a $50 Thrifty’s gift certificate.

Harmen Berghuis, general manager for the Staples School Tools program, says store staff who work with students and families get a sense of how teachers think outside the box when it comes to assignments.

What sticks out in his mind are the science fair or heritage day projects on which students aim to

reach a little higher.“What we see, especially on the projects

that are done by a couple of students or a team of students, is that teachers build into the assignment the ability for co-operation and collaboration, even a bit of leadership, perhaps,” he says.

Students learn by teachers ‘thinking outside the box’

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OUR VIEW

An explosionof information

If there is an emerging theme to the 2010s, it is that many basic assumptions – no matter how cherished or long-held – are no longer enough to support our decision-making.

We are faced with issues of such magnitude, whether globally (climate change, radioactive contamination from Fukushima, for example) or locally (the presumed and actual support of the Northern Gateway pipeline) that we can’t afford to trust the old simplistic, assumption-based arguments anymore.

The downside of the information explosion of the past few decades has been information overload – and this has not been ignored by those, whatever their political stripe, motivated to coax us in one direction or another.

Pseudo-facts can be cobbled from elements of the truth and tailored to fit pre-existing assumptions, and the combined result can be promulgated endlessly across the Internet, not just in a matter of hours, but in seconds.

Instead of some basic, underlying incontrovertible truth (possibly our most dangerous assumption), we are too often left only with an impression of truth, geared to our emotions and fueled by scads of lobbying dollars.

Our responsibility, no matter how we wish to shirk it, is to stay informed and examine, critically, evidence from all sides of the issues.

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YOUR VIEW

Re: Columns by David Black, Bitumen spill threat is real (April 23) and Why B.C. needs an oil refinery (April 25).

Continued safe marine and pipeline transport of hydrocarbons is in everybody’s interest so Canadians can realize value for resources and oil producers can continue to deliver jobs and economic benefits. No one wants a spill of any product at any time.

The performance track record over the past 50 years is good, but even still, work is ongoing to improve prevention and ensure producers, transportation companies and spill-responders have the best information available to manage products safely and make the best plans possible for response, containment and clean-up in the event of an incident.

Black’s articles incorrectly suggested the Canadian oil industry is not interested in the proposed refinery project and that transporting diluted bitumen is more risky than transporting other types of oil because of its chemical properties.

Fact is, oil producers are seeking increased access to existing and new markets – in Canada, the United States and internationally – to satisfy market demand for increasing Canadian oil production. All options

to achieve that goal are worthy of study.

And diluted bitumen – oil sands bitumen diluted with natural gas liquids that allow it to flow – is no more dangerous than other types of crude oil.

Chemically, there’s nothing about diluted bitumen the transportation system cannot be prepared to manage. Whether it moves by pipelines or tankers, diluted bitumen meets all the same specifications and behaves the same as other crude oils.

Oil floats on water if it has an API gravity above water’s 10 degree API gravity. Diluted bitumen has an API gravity of 20-22 degrees. Any type of oil spilled in water, eventually “weathers” and can be driven below the surface by waves or currents. Diluted bitumen behaves the same way.

There have been several scientific studies completed on diluted bitumen. Earlier this year, the federal government released a research study that demonstrated diluted bitumen floats on salt water – even after evaporation and exposure to light.

The study was commissioned by Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Natural Resources Canada as part of the

government’s plan to implement a world-class prevention, preparedness and response regime for marine transportation. Results of the study will be used to inform spill responders and help guide more research.

Our industry is focused on responsible development of Canada’s resources. We welcome transparency on our safety and environmental performance, based on sound science.

As producers, we transport oil with care and attention at all times. We expect all transportation providers to deliver safe services in a responsible manner.

Greg Stringham,Canadian Association

of Petroleum ProducersCalgary

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For some reason, I’ve been thinking about the “baby years.”

Maybe it’s all those puffy pink blossoms triggering memories of a time when everything seemed coloured in pretty pastels. Maybe it’s Facebook. I keep seeing younger friends posting baby pictures and it reminds me that the world was once very, very small: about the size of my babies’ eyes.

I’m grateful Facebook didn’t exist in the baby years. I’d have been beyond obnoxious: here’s a photo of Danica looking at a tree; here’s a photo of Sierra sitting in a chair; here’s a photo of the girls smiling – it’s a bit blurry, but can you see the new tooth popping out of Sierra’s gums?

In those years, little existed beyond babies. I recall arriving at my parent’s home one morning with my firstborn, a burbling baby Danica. We walked into the bathroom and there I was in the mirror. But it

wasn’t me. I’d slept the night before with wet hair and now it sprung out in all directions like a furry Russian hat. My eyes were puffy and a spot of dried coffee sat in the corner of my mouth. Danica, on the other hand, was bright and clean, with combed curly

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Danica was nicely dressed in those days, but not in the way I had envisioned.

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I stuffed her into this pink mass of frills and lace, heaved her legs into white tights and stuck little black patent shoes on her feet. Worst of all, my mother took photographs of everyone’s favourite cherub so she will exist forever in pink.

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Sandy (a woman I met in pre-natal class) and I took to walking through town, pushing our offspring in strollers, talking about nothing that didn’t relate to babies.

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Christa Atherton, owner of The Apple Box, highly values family time with her husband, Blake, son, Ryder, 5, and daugh-ter, Piper, 3, and will soon see a baby boy added to the mix.

Q How do you find time for “you” outside of being a “mom”?

A That’s tough one. It’s a delicate balance between work and kids. Owning my own com-pany takes up a lot of time. On the weekends, anytime we have together is family time. But in the evening after I put the kids to bed, it’s a good time to catch up with my hubby and regroup. Even sitting with my friend and watching TV is like a mini vaca-tion.

Q What are you reading right now? What do you read with your son?

A Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon, an adven-ture-style novel. It’s a time-travel book based in Scotland with a lot of folklore. With the kids, we read something different every day. We’ve been doing the Barefoot Books. They come with a CD and you don’t need to censor them, which is good. They sit and listen to stories for hours.

Q What is your favourite family activity to share together?

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the Causeway and watching the entertainers is also a fun one. We like to maximize our time together.

Q The part of your day you look forward to the most?

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Greater Victoria Family

Kyle WellsNews staff

The seeds of literacy can be sown at any age. As such, many programs in Greater Victoria help parents give their children an early start on reading.

Jan Dupuis, a literacy out-reach co-ordinator in the Capital Region, helps various organiza-tions and families connect and collaborate.

The Greater Victoria Public Library and the READ Society, for example, host a range of pro-grams for families. They target children of any age, Dupuis said, though many focus specifically on the five-and-under group.

“Family literacy is focused on parents engaging with their chil-dren right from birth with liter-acy activities,” Dupuis said.

Programs focus on reading, writing and numbers at early ages then move to learning with technology later on. Other pro-

grams also encourage singing and cooking together as families, along with other activities.

“Literacy really involves those tasks that increase the levels of skill and confidence and self-esteem and really connect the family,” Dupuis said.

The Parent-Child Mother Goose program offered at vari-ous library branches and com-munity centres brings parents together with their young chil-dren to share stories and music.

The READ Society hosts the Noisy Kids Reading Club, an after-school program offered through school districts that sees children who could ben-efit from extra literacy support learn through reading, theatre and educational games.

Shantael Sleight is literacy out-reach co-ordinator with Your Lit-eracy Connection Westshore.

“We’re always looking to get a better understanding on where the needs are, where the gaps

are and what is already in place in terms of improving literacy at any level, “ she said.

Books for Breakfast sees fami-lies come together with facilita-tors to read books, sing songs and enjoy a snack, while parents learn effective literary skills to teach their children. Each fam-ily gets a new book at the end of each session.

The Family Learning Tour, a one-day event in January, sees families learn about informal reading, such as labels and reci-pes, along with the value of play as a learning tool. The program runs throughout the West Shore.

“(Parents) have grown to love reading with their children and showing them how much fun it can be,” Sleight said. “They feel more confident to get out there and try something new and learn with their children.”

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We donned many layers of clothing, including leather aviator jackets and fetching, matching yellow helmets, then strapped in. George at the wheel, me by his side as his nagivator. We pulled out on the Sea to Sky highway and that journey to Whistler brought tears to my eyes, as did the rushing wind. The twisty Duffey Lake Road beyond Pemberton was no challenge for the mighty Jag. It stuck like glue to the hairiest hairpins down to Seton Lake. A rest stop at that watery stretch of tranquility brought the sounds of silence to our ears.George broke the silence: “It goes like stink, Sid.” I completed his sentence. “And stops eventually.” Recalling a recent bit of hard braking that had me worried for a while.It was then on to Cache Creek and des-ert country before climbing to the snow line towards Logan Lake where my face froze. The shower at the Kamloops hotel

brought back some colour to my cheeks.The second day would take us by Monte Lake and Falkland and on to Vernon – in the pouring, icy rain. The rains stopped as we stopped to look at a ‘car graveyard’ where rusty examples of steel steeds past caught George’s eye. “Look, Sid, my first car – a Ford Prefect.” I then misdirected us to a second graveyard near Arm-strong, populated by Sunbeams, Hillman and even old Zodiacs. He took careful note of the location so that he might return for his next restoration project.The sun peeped out as we were welcomed by the rug-ged northern end of the Okanagan Valley. We buzzed along the Lake Country lanes that run alongside Okanagan Lake, between the vineyards.

Then we bypassed Kelowna and headed for Beaver-dell, admiring the evidence of the now defunct historic Kettle Valley railway. Then the chilling hail hit but a single glass of beer at Rock Creek restored us. We weaved our way north along the valley, through wine country, to Penticton.“Piece of cake,” said George the next day as he looked at the route to Hope. The winding back road trail to Princeton was a joy but the last stretch home was not.First, we were hit by snow, then hail that numbed our faces as we descended from Manning Park. I thought I had made a significant anatomical discovery when it appeared that the icy wind blasting up my right nostril seemed to exit through my left ear. Of course, it could have been the hole in the left side of my helmet.There was one other little challenge. The panel failed so I had to peer at my handheld GPS to figure out what speed we were doing then shout at the top of my voice when George exceeded the posted limit.We made it safe and sound. “Next year, Sid?” “I’ll get back to you, George.”

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styling lines cover a new SkyActiv structure that’s lighter yet, according to Mazda, offers a 30 per cent improvement in torsional rigidity. The 3’s wheelbase has also been stretched by six centimetes yet it’s a tad shorter in overall length. Inside the cabin there’s more room, especially leg and head room for the rear passengers. Mazda3i GT Sedan: A top-line GT (Grand Touring) edi-tion of Mazda3 is available in Canada, but only with a larger 2.5-litre SkyActiv engine and an automatic transmission. The 3i GT that I drove in LA came with the smaller 2.0-litre SkyActiv engine and a six-speed manual transmission. The 2.0-litre engine was available last year in Mazda3, but the new body

allows a larger exhaust manifold and this improves its mid-range torque output. It’s definitely better, but still not great. That said, overall I really like this engine and crisp-shifting manual trans-mission combination. There was 312 miles (502 km) on the trip meter when I pulled into a gas station, for the first time, at the end of my stay. It took less than 9 gallons ($35) to fill the tank. That’s 34.8 mpg (U.S.), or 41.8 mpg (Imp gal) or 6.9 L/100 km, if you prefer metric and brilliant by any measure. My driving was a mix of city/highway and usual traffic hold-ups that are commonplace in the LA area. The EPA official com-bined fuel economy rating for this vehicle is 33 mpg. Canada vs US: Small cars are number one in Canada and we bought over 40,000 Mazda3 models last year, making it the fourth most

popular small car. Mid-size cars traditionally out-sell small cars in the U.S., and Mazda3 was only the 10th best seller in the small car segment, however, that’s still 100,000 plus sales. A no-frills, stripped base model is also the norm in the U.S., but not in Canada (got to have those seat heaters). Our American friends have a choice of six Mazda3 trim levels, while Canadians have only three.The base Mazda3 GX, with a start price of $15,995 in Canada, is a bargain. That’s $950 below the lowest priced Mazda3 sold in the U.S., the SV (stripped edition) at $16,945. At the top end, a Mazda3 Sky GT is $25,855 in Canada. The equivalent U.S. model is a Mazda3s GT (automatic) at $25,995.An extended version of this story is at drivewaybc.ca.

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Canadian versus U.S.DrivewayBC.caBOB McHugh

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Victoria Volunteers

Want to volunteer? Opportunities are available through Volunteer Victoria. For more information, please call 250-386-2269 or go online to volunteervictoria.bc.ca.

•••• The Robert Bateman Centre seeks

volunteer shop attendants to help answer visitor questions and direct patrons through the Thinking Like a Mountain shop.

• NEED2 Crisis Line and Information Centre is looking for board members to help support the agency in pursuit of its mission of service. Experience in governance in the non-profit sector is desirable.

• The MS Society is looking for someone to help assist clients participate in various social, arts and craft projects while providing support and companionship.

• The Luther Court Society needs volunteer walking companions to escort seniors on leisurely walks. Must understand the challenges of dementia.

• Victoria Marine Search and Rescue Society needs a treasurer. This position is best suited for those with professional experience in finance, bookkeeping, or accounting.

• Langham Court Theatre is looking for sewers to assist with the creation of the costumes needed for the Fall 2014 production of Pride & Prejudice.

• Selkirk Waterfront Festival is looking for volunteer helpers to act as general assistants to the sound-man, MC, and entertainers as needed.

• The Hope Through Achievement Foundation is seeking a volunteer financial mentor to assist the program participants on their educational journey specific to the financial practices of daily life. The Foundation is looking for a long-term commitment.

Three lauded for community workThree Victoria resi-

dents have had their good works acknowl-edge with the 2014 B.C. Community Achieve-ment Awards.

The awards were presented by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon and Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes at a recent ceremony at Government House.

The recipients included:

Don Brown: Brown had a distinguished career in the RCMP serv-ing in several locations throughout B.C. He has been a lifelong commu-nity leader wherever he

has served. In sports and recreation, for youth to seniors, he has volunteered as a coach or referee for soccer, curling, baseball, and track and field. On the civic side, Brown has been a school trustee

and a parks and recre-ation commissioner.

Daphne Goode: Goode exemplifies com-munity spirit through her professional career in media, commu-nity broadcasting and communications and

through her countless volunteer initiatives. She has impacted a wide variety of fields: arts and culture, envi-ronment, healthcare, business, philanthropy, education, women’s issues, seniors and

youth. Bonnie Leadbeater:

Leadbeater, professor of psychology at the University of Victoria, is honoured for her work on anti-bullying pro-grams for primary and middle school children. Leadbeater and her team have also made inroads into the chal-lenges of cyber bullying.

The B.C. Achieve-ment Foundation is an independent founda-tion established and endowed by the prov-ince of B.C. to celebrate excellence in the arts, humanities, enterprise and community service.

[email protected]

Bonnie Leadbeater Don Brown Daphne Goode

If you have politics running in your blood, don’t miss a unique opportunity to sample the lives of two local political figures and a controversial American president of 40 years ago.

At the May 17 auction and sock hop benefit for the St. John the Divine food bank, place your bid for a tour of the B.C. legislature and lunch

at the legislative dining room with newly-minted NDP Leader John Horgan; a walk through Emily Carr’s James Bay neigh-borhood with Victoria Coun. Pam Madoff; or signed birth-day and Christmas greetings and an official White House family photo from Richard Nixon, who resigned in 1974 over the Watergate scandal rather than face impeachment.

Besides the auction, the main attraction at the “Divine” sock hop is dancing – or for non-dancers, listening – to the high-energy music of Rukus, Victoria’s hottest retro rock ’n’ roll band.

Most of the 70-plus auc-tion items at the fifth annual event are more traditional, and some are unique: a signed and framed limited edition print

of a yellow warbler by Robert Bateman; dining at Vic’s Steak-house and other restaurants around town; tickets to a Victo-ria Harbourcats baseball game; a Victoria Royals hockey game; the IMAX Theatre, the Shake-speare by the Sea festival.

Tickets are $20, advance sale only, available at the church office, 1611 Quadra St., 250 383-7169.

Horgan, Nixon at the hop to benefit local food bank

MASSIVE STOREWIDE CLEARANCE EVERYTHING MUST GO!

HURRY IN FOR BEST SELECTION ON ALL STOCK

A20 • www.vicnews.com Friday, May 9, 2014 - VICTORIA NEWSA20 www.vicnews.com Fri, May 9, 2014, Victoria News

ReporterTEMPORARY POSITIONDo you have a way with the written word and a natural curiosity about issues and people?The Cowichan News Leader Pictorial, the Duncan area’s news source of record since 1905, is seeking a part-time reporter to fill a vacancy due to a maternity leave.The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to turn in engaging, accurate, objective news stories and features on tight deadlines for both our website and print product.Journalistic experience and knowledge of Canadian Press standards are assets. Photography skill and a reliable vehicle are required.The position opens immediately and offers a flexible schedule. It requires about 22 hours a week, with the possibility of additional hours as situations demand.The News Leader Pictorial is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with more than 150 newspapers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.Please forward your cover letter and resumé — including writing and photography samples as well as references — by Friday, May 9 to:

The Cowichan News Leader PictorialAttn: John McKinley, Editor#2 5380 Trans Canada HwyDuncan, BC V9L 6W4

email: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

EXPANDING INTOVICTORIA!

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

PSYCHIC CIRCLE SPRING FAIRPALM & TAROT

ESPBay Centre

MAY 5 - 11.

LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND

OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE of ALAN HOWARD FINLEY, late of 540 DALLAS ROAD, SUITE 201, VICTORIA, BC. DECEASED.

NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send them to the undersigned at Horne Coupar, 612 View St, 3rd Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 1J5, before the 6th day of June, 2014, after which date the Executors will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice.

Shirley Evelyn Finley,Donna Shirley Finley

and Mark HorneEXECUTOR

By their Solicitors,HORNE COUPAR

PERSONALS

REAL PEOPLE, Real Chat, Real Discreet Try FREE! 18+. Call 250-220-1300. Or visit on-line at: www.livelinks. com

LOST AND FOUND

LOST: GOLD sand dollar pen-dant, sentimental. In Sidney on 7th Street. Call (250)655-1070.

TRAVEL

GETAWAYS

LONG BEACH - Ucluelet -Deluxe waterfront cabin,

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TRAVEL

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

QUALITY CONTROLThe Lemare Group is seeking a Quality Control person for Northern Vancouver Island. Coastal/Dryland sort experi-ence an asset. Travelling required. Excellent wages plus benefi ts. Email or fax resumes to offi [email protected] or 250-956-4888, Attention: Jennifer.

WAREHOUSE WORKERVan-Kam Freightways Ltd. has a part time Dock / Warehouse position that is responsible for:

1)All LTL freight is cross docked 2)Schedules depart on time 3)High level of load factor 4)Quality loading to minimize damages

The successful candidate(s) will be working in a high pressure, high volume atmosphere with critical time frames and must be available to work days, afternoons, and evening shifts. A current forklift operator certifi cate is an asset.

Interested candidates should forward a resume and cover letter to:

[email protected] Fax 604-587-9889

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

We thank everyone for applying, however we will only contact candidates that interest us.

MEDICAL/DENTAL

SURGICAL RN, 1-2 days/wk, oral surgery offi ce. Resumes to 113 - 877 Goldstream Ave.www.drelizabethjohnstone.com

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Civil EngineeringTechnologist II

District of Kitimat, full time permanent, wage range $37.94 - $45.90, over two years. Civil Technologist diploma required. Duties include infrastructure investi-gations, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspec-tion and material testing on projects related to the municipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Profi ciency with electronic survey equipment and AutoCad 3D, plus a val-id BC driver’s license a must. Submit resumes by May 30, 2014, 4:30 pm, to: Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, fax 250-632-4995, or email [email protected] information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca

250.388.3535

YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CLASSIFIEDS

PERSONAL SERVICES

Trager® Bodywork allows you to move more freely with less pain and

tension. You’ll feel deeply relaxed & have greater mental clarity.

Rae BilashCertifi ed Trager Practitioner

call for appointment 250-380-8733

www.raebilash.ca* Also Hot Stone Massage

VOLUNTEERS

THE MS SOCIETY is looking for someone to help assist cli-ents participate in various so-cial, arts, and craft projects while providing support and companionship for 2-5 hours a week. Shifts are primarily available on Wednesdays from 10AM-3PM. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

THE NEED2 crisis line & infor-mation centre is looking for Board members to help sup-port the agency in its pursuit of its mission of service. Experi-ence in governance in the non-profi t sector is desirable. Please contact Jane or Chris at [email protected] for more information.

VICTORIA MARINE Search and Rescue Society is looking for a new board member to act as treasurer. This position is best suited for those with pro-fessional experience in fi -nance, bookkeeping, or ac-counting. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

HOLISTIC HEALTH

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

BEST HANDS Massage. Very exp. New to BC. Mon-Thurs 10-8. Affordable 778-265-8800

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

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

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

INGLIS 2 door fridge in white with ice and water dispenser. Like new. $500. Mans leather jacket, like new, size 38. $50. Call (250)744-1756.


UNDER $200

3 PIECE White French Provin-cial bedroom suite, good con-dition, $150. Deck furniture, ta-ble, 4 chairs, 2 chaises, $125. obo. (250)477-8442.

FREE ITEMS

FREE 1972 Stereo- needs fi x-ing, but beautiful French Pro-vincial cabinet, 50”w. 250-592-2196. [email protected]

FREE BARBECUEw/tank(empty). Electric lawn mower. (250)477-8442.

FRIENDLY FRANK

GARDEN ORNAMENT; Birth of Venus, reg is $246 asking $98. Call (250)652-4621.

NO NAME cell phone, barely used, leather case that straps to belt, $45. Drastically re-duced! (778)432-2822

ORIGINAL SHAMWOW 4 piece combo value pack, $15. (250)383-5390.

RECLINER, $30. Desk/chair, solid wood, $20. 2 end tables, $10/each. (250)477-8442.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

FURNITURE

BEDROOM SUITE. Beautiful 5-piece solid oak. $1500 obo. (250)881-8833. Please see usedvictoria.com ad #21580893

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

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

REAL ESTATE

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.• Distress Sales• Bank Foreclosures• Fixer UppersFree list with Pictures & addresses at:

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

Onepercent Realty VI


MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

TRUCKLOAD Mattress Sale,All siz-es, All models ON SALE! SidneyBuy & Sell 9818 4th St. Sidney. sid-neybuyandsell.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES

INVITE THE WHOLE NEIGHBOURHOOD

to your garage sale with a classifi ed ad

250.388.3535

Garage SalesGarage Sales

VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, May 9, 2014 www.vicnews.com • A21Victoria News Fri, May 9, 2014 www.vicnews.com A21 REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd fl oor condo. 1500 sq.ft. LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 under-ground parking spaces. Main-tenance fee includes hot wa-ter/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. View anytime. $339,900 Re-duced to $329,000. (250)753-9123

FOR SALE BY OWNER

NANAIMO: 1450SQ.FT, Open concept, 2bdrm, 2bath Ranch-er on 1/2 acre. Dbl garage, mature trees, greenhouse, RV prkg. $359,000. (250)753-5826 for more info google search 360264.

OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, every weekend, 1-4pm. New Home For Sale: 5887 Stone-haven Dr, 2050sq ft, 2 bdrm + den + rec room heat pump, 5 appls, central vac, $364,500. Near hospital. Quality homes at an affordable price. Call Gord (250)710-1947.

PRIME OAK Bay; New price $635,000. 1 block to Willows Beach, close to shops and schools. 1940’s 2 bdrm, bath. Full basement. 2516 Dalhou-sie St. (corner of Musgrave). Call 250-858-8475 or 250-472-8475.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM. 2614 Ernhil Dr. Totally renovated 3 bdrm, 2 bath home. New exotic H/W fl oors. Lrg 8’ shower of master bdrm. Large landscaped fenced lot. Must see. $448,800. Cash back $10,000. Phone (250)590-1632.

HOUSES FOR SALE

AFFORDABLE AND quiet. 55+ community in Ladysmith. Home of the famous Festival of Lights!!!! Carefree manufac-tured homes on easy care lots for as low as $119,700. Low monthly lot fee. On transit. Close to parks, community centre, pool and amazing trails. Only 50 minutes from Victoria and less than 20 min-utes to Nanaimo. New Home Warranty. Contact Duck Pater-son @ 250-246-0637 or email: [email protected]

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 Bdrm Suitesin Sooke

From $675 per moRefs required.To view call 250-642-1900

ESQUIMALTUnique Building

Must see

2 BDRMVery quiet, ocean views, Clean, well maintained.

Laundry, Sauna, Elevator, Hot Water, Heat. (250) 388-9384

UNDER NEWMANAGEMENT

Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. UnitsFully reno

5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager

Move in today250-588-9799

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

FRASER TOLMIEAPARTMENTS

1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St)

Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suitesBeautiful grounds with resort

style amenitiesINQUIRE TODAY: 250.477.6323 or

[email protected]

www.frasertolmie.caProudly Managed By

Bentall Kennedy Residential Services

RENTALS

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Sites available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly,

monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking,

fi shing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area.

www.resortonthelake.com250-754-1975 or

[email protected]

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Call Ray 778-433-1233.

TILLICUM Mall area- $575neg Bach/Bachlorett. Room/Suite Call 778-977-8288.

TILLICUM MALL: Furnished Rm in apt., all amens. NS/NP. $500 inclusive. 250-893-8727.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD 2 lvl, furnished 1 bdrm, 5 appls. $850 incl., near bus. NS/NP. 250-380-0700.

LANGFORD 1-BDRM grnd fl oor suite, own patio, full kitch-en, F/S, D/W, built-in vac, in-suite laundry. Utils incld. Close to shops, Galloping Goose, Royal Roads, golf course, bus route. NS/NP. $850. (Immed). 250-474-0079.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

LANGFORD- 2 bdrm luxury suite at Bear Mtn. 4 appls, pri-vate, yard, priv. patio, excel-lent view, garden. NP/NS. $1150./mo. Avail now. Call (250)380-9954 evenings.

LANGFORD: SPACIOUS 1 bdrm, 1 bath, laundry, $850/ mo includes all utils. Avail June 1. N/S. (250)389-0983.

WANTED TO RENT

SINGLE DAD in need of long term rental suite in house with yard. I have full-time secure employment and am looking for a 2 bedroom rental includ-ing amenities. My budget is $1000 per month. We are no pets, no smoking, quiet and respectful tenants. If you can help please reply to: [email protected] or call (778)433-1217 (home) or 250-480-3298 (offi ce), call anytime.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

AUTO SERVICES

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. ForALL unwanted Vehicles, anycondition. Call (250)885-1427.

SPORTS & IMPORTS

ARE YOU a daddy for this Caddy? 2010 Cadillac CTS,(silver with black leather), topluxury 4 door model, fully load-ed, like new in every respect.Owned here in Toronto by lo-cal business man. Asking onlywholesale price, $22,000 fi rmand fair, no offers, paymentsor tire-kickers. Call anytime(289)296-7411.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant/ CPA

Bookkeeping, Payroll, HST.

Set up & Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

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

CLEANING SERVICES

EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, bondable, have own supplies except vacuum, $20/hr. Call (250)220-4965

HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 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.

COURIER/DELIVERY SERVICES

WESLEY’S ONE Hour Courier Service. Starting at $7.00 up. Call 250-920-9024.

DRAFTING & DESIGN

DESIGN FOR PERMIT

• 29 yrs experience• All home renos

Call Steven250-381-4123

ELECTRICAL

(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic. #3003. 30yrs exp. Renos, Knob & Tube Replacement. Sr.Disc.No job too big or small


ELECTRICAL

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

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

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

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

VICTORIA ELECTRIC LTD. Small jobs, renovations, new construction, commercial. Lic# 92679. Insured & bonded. Call (250)818-6086.www.vicelectric.ca

FENCING

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

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Hometown musician Daniel Lapp is hosting the mother of all fiddle parties as the B.C.

Fiddle Orchestra celebrates its 20th anniversary during the Joy of

Life Festival at First Metropolitan Church this weekend.

Tonight (May 9) at 7:30 p.m., hear The Joy of the Fiddle featuring musicians from across North America.

On Saturday, expect a party as the B.C. Fiddle Orchestra, Folkestra, the Joy of Life Choir and special guest and Juno winner Jim Byrnes rock out together.

Find tickets at Ivy’s Books or online at joyoflifefestival.ca.

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Expect comedy, sweet bluegrass as Martin’s first music tour in decades hits VictoriaNatalie NorthNews staff

Steve Martin is a writer, actor, author, standup comedian, master of the Twitter-verse and 68-year-old Grammy Award-winning bluegrass musician who has been developing his banjo style since he was 16.

Despite the credits, that latter entry on his CV is one oft-overshadowed by his prolific screen career.

This month, Islanders have a chance to see the creative chameleon at two nights of music and comedy in Nanaimo and Victoria May 11 and 12.

Martin spoke with the Newsabout his ever-evolving career, the music-comedy connection and Love Has Come for You, a 13-track collaboration with Edie Brickell, written through a process of emailing iPhone recordings while the two Texans were living on opposite coasts.

***NN: The concert

is pitched as a night of music and comedy, what will the audience be in store for?

SM: All of us are dedicated to doing the best and most entertaining show possible.

I always try to blend the comedy with the music. We do serious songs. We do funny songs. We do a lot of chat, talk.

Since incorporating Edie, the music has become much more lyrical than the type of music we were playing before. So, we might string three songs together then do some comedy. I think the show – whether you are aware of bluegrass or not – I’ve found it just doesn’t matter to people.

They seem to enjoy the music, just hearing it live on stage. The

musicians I work with, The Steep Canyon Rangers, are

really, really skilled and they do a song on their own. It’s just a big variety show.

NN: What’s the experience of sending off your personal work and receiving an entirely new take on it? Was there any tension between what you had hoped for the songs

and how she interpreted them?

SM: (Edie Brickell) always improved it, because a banjo song

is just a banjo song. It could be a good banjo song, but it’ll always be a banjo song, so when she started adding lyrics and making the songs really viable, I loved it.

Also, I never knew what she would come up with and I always liked what she was doing, so it was one of those rare things. Now we have much more give and take. She’ll say: ‘Can this chord change and I’ll say ‘Yes.’ And I’ll say ‘I think this line is a little hard to understand’ and she’ll fix it.

NN: Has the philosophy behind choosing your projects and your career path shifted over the course of your career?

SM: Yes. I was always involved in writing. I was going to say that I’ve become much more directly

a writer, but there’s been nothing conscious done in my career, about I want to do this now or that.

It’s always been on a train that’s moving along and events happen that lead me in a different direction. There’s no conscious effort.

It’s just my need. When I was doing more movies, I’d say: ‘I need a screenplay. I have an idea.’ And on Roxanne I tried to get other people to write it and no one would

do it, so I just

did it myself. And that was my first solo screenplay.

NN: How does self-consciousness or confidence in your art change as you move across genres?

SM: I just don’t worry about it. When I started playing a banjo on stage I thought: ‘I know what this looks like. It looks like a movie actor trying to become a rock and roll star,’ But I knew that wasn’t what I was doing and it didn’t seem to matter to people.

When I wrote a novel, it seemed to be accepted rather than laughed at. I don’t mean it was always wonderful praise, but it was taken seriously and not as an amateur trying to spread his wings.

So I’ve been really lucky in what I’ve branched out in and haven’t

received a terrible backlash.NN: How does developing your

own style or sound with the banjo relate to developing your own voice in comedy?

SM: I very consciously, in comedy, tried to develop my own voice.

I knew that was extremely important and that’s why when I was about 19 I got rid of every joke in my act and I started fresh with everything being something I wrote

myself.I thought

that was really important, that the audience couldn’t really

have seen anything like this before.

In terms of playing music, playing the banjo, there were so many great role

models. It’s a lot of work

just to learn how to play it, let alone develop your own style.

Lately ... I have developed my own style and people can hear it.

They know it’s me and I’m emphasizing things that I loved about the banjo when I first started playing, which are things like its melancholy, its drive.

Having the ability to play it and then knowing a sound you want in your head, that creates your own style.

***See Martin May 12 at the Royal

Theatre. Tickets start at $100.50 at hightideconcerts.net.

Editor’s note: See the full interview with Martin online at vicnews.com.

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Urbanite: The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s quarterly evening of music and visual sensory over-load, takes place once again on June 13. Pre-sale tickets, which always sell out, are available now at aggv.ca/urbanite.

Atomic Vaudeville: The cabaret group

celebrates its 10-year anniversary with shows featuring more than 30 cast members May 9 and 10 at the Victoria Event Centre.

Upcoming events


Natalie NorthNews staff

Prospective home buyers in Vic-toria may have a difficult time seal-ing the deal at month’s end when the country’s national housing agency does away with two insur-ance products – a move that could spark repercussions across the buyers’ and rental markets alike.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada’s leading provider of mortgage loan insurance and mortgage-backed securities, on April 25 announced the discontinuation of its second home and self-employed without a third-party income validation prod-ucts. After May 30, homeowners with one CMHC-insured mortgage will have to sell said property in order to become eligible for a sec-ond. Additionally, self-employed applicants must have two years of unaudited, independent third-party validation of their income, as opposed to stating income of year’s past to qualify.

While the Crown Corporation claims just three per cent of their business came via such products in 2013 and has no comment on what effects the change may spark, at least one local mortgage planner is willing to venture an educated guess.

Kam Brar, mortgage planner with Auxilium Mortgage Corporation in Colwood, puts forward a typical example of a young couple who has bought a new condo a few years ago when the Victoria mar-ket was at its peak.

“Now you decide to go sell that condo, however, for whatever reason – let’s say it’s not worth

what you owe, or any other rea-sons – you can’t get out of it right now and you decide you just want to rent it and then buy the other property,” Brar says.

Your choices: either sell it, or you live in it, or you find a 20 per cent down payment for the new purchase, to avoid CMHC.

“If you’re not turning them into rentals, you’re either going to be living in it or selling. Most of these upgrades are usually condos,” Brar said. “That’s usually the step-ping stone to the next property purchase. We’ll see what happens because they’re the feeder pool for the whole market. If you look at it as an eco-cycle. It starts with a small purchase and you move your way up gradually.”

Should many potential landlords decide to stay in their condos now, at a time when Victoria has a fairly high number of new con-dominiums recently completed, Brar says, a lack of used inventory could be quite helpful to develop-ers at this time.

With the changes still a matter of weeks away, CMHC isn’t willing to venture a guess at the possible side effects of the change.

“Basically we want to help Cana-dians meet their housing needs and our insurance business activi-ties need to contribute to the sta-bility of the housing markets and finance systems,” said Charles Sauriol, media relations for CMHC. “This is a business decision that we made and again, it’s just look-ing at our products and how they fit with our core objectives.”

Brar, underlining his view that CMHC’s products were intended to enable first-time buyers, not future land barons, has his own hypoth-eses on the timing of the changes.

“I think they are hearing from a lot of worldwide economists that the Canadian housing mar-

ket’s over valued; it’s a bubble. And they want to be seen as being proactive,” Brar says, quoting reviews made by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Insti-tutions following the 2008 the sub-prime meltdown.

“Sometimes you wonder if the actions that you take lead to the

events that are the eventual out-comes, so if it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, if we do all of these things will we have basically interfered with the market, that same market that will correct and we’ll say that we were right?”

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REGULATION CHANGES

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DID YOU KNOW? | CMHC was formed 1946 to address Canada’s post-war housing shortage.

Mortgage products hit the bricksGenworth – Canada’s largest private residential

mortgage insurers, founded in 1995, has decided not to follow suit with

CMHC’s product changes. Announced last Friday,

Genworth will make one adjustment, however.

The maximum number of units allowable under the vacation/secondary home program will be reduced

from two units to one unit. There will no changes to the business for self program. Canada Guaranty –

The private investor group Canada Guaranty, formed in 2010 when the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and National Mortgage Guaranty Holdings Inc. acquired AIG United Guaranty Mortgage

Insurance Company Canada, took the same tack as Genworth in light of CMHC’s management plan. As of May 30 only

properties with a maximum of one unit will be eligible

under the Lifestyle Advantage mortgage

product. Previously, two-unit properties were allowed.

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"Victoria has been very good to us. Most of our purchases are Victorians. But what we are seeing is a little bit of a shift in our buyers, where residents of other provinces are

moving west," he said.The boom in residential builds in the downtown core will meet upcoming demand

spurred by the newly inked federal shipbuilding contract at Victoria Shipyards, a burgeoning tech sector and continued hiring from government and advertising firms, he added.

"And in construction, we've got 130 people working on (Duet) alone. And that 130 goes up and down, but it's over a two-year period. So we create a lot of jobs just with our projects which has a ripple down effect. But we're optimistic on Victoria as far as the economy goes."

Chard also owns an office building at 818 Broughton St., where The News is currently a tenant.

He said the building, which "looks a little ugly right now," will receive an exterior revitalization and energy efficiency upgrades in the next three to four months.

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We donned many layers of clothing, including leather aviator jackets and fetching, matching yellow helmets, then strapped in. George at the wheel, me by his side as his nagivator. We pulled out on the Sea to Sky highway and that journey to Whistler brought tears to my eyes, as did the rushing wind. The twisty Duffey Lake Road beyond Pemberton was no challenge for the mighty Jag. It stuck like glue to the hairiest hairpins down to Seton Lake. A rest stop at that watery stretch of tranquility brought the sounds of silence to our ears.George broke the silence: “It goes like stink, Sid.” I completed his sentence. “And stops eventually.” Recalling a recent bit of hard braking that had me worried for a while.It was then on to Cache Creek and des-ert country before climbing to the snow line towards Logan Lake where my face froze. The shower at the Kamloops hotel

brought back some colour to my cheeks.The second day would take us by Monte Lake and Falkland and on to Vernon – in the pouring, icy rain. The rains stopped as we stopped to look at a ‘car graveyard’ where rusty examples of steel steeds past caught George’s eye. “Look, Sid, my first car – a Ford Prefect.” I then misdirected us to a second graveyard near Arm-strong, populated by Sunbeams, Hillman and even old Zodiacs. He took careful note of the location so that he might return for his next restoration project.The sun peeped out as we were welcomed by the rug-ged northern end of the Okanagan Valley. We buzzed along the Lake Country lanes that run alongside Okanagan Lake, between the vineyards.

Then we bypassed Kelowna and headed for Beaver-dell, admiring the evidence of the now defunct historic Kettle Valley railway. Then the chilling hail hit but a single glass of beer at Rock Creek restored us. We weaved our way north along the valley, through wine country, to Penticton.“Piece of cake,” said George the next day as he looked at the route to Hope. The winding back road trail to Princeton was a joy but the last stretch home was not.First, we were hit by snow, then hail that numbed our faces as we descended from Manning Park. I thought I had made a significant anatomical discovery when it appeared that the icy wind blasting up my right nostril seemed to exit through my left ear. Of course, it could have been the hole in the left side of my helmet.There was one other little challenge. The panel failed so I had to peer at my handheld GPS to figure out what speed we were doing then shout at the top of my voice when George exceeded the posted limit.We made it safe and sound. “Next year, Sid?” “I’ll get back to you, George.”

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The Audi A7 a luxury fuel sipperAudi is one of the luxury brands under the massive Volkswagen Group, which includes Lambo-rghini, Bugatti and Porsche. By sharing engineering knowl-edge, platforms and engines across several different brands, (including the mainstream Volkswagen brand) enables VW to reduce costs and develop more products. One area of importance, in Canada, is the introduction of more and more diesel, or TDI engines, into the marketplace.The 2014 Audi A7 TDI is a perfect example of what the VW Group is doing right. The engine is a fuel-sipping diesel that saves roughly 25 to 30 percent over a conventional gasoline engine, yet still supplies the dynamic ride Audi owners look for.LooksThe body of the A7 TDI is the same as the gasoline versions and it could be one of the best-looking four-door luxury vehicles on the road. Actually, the A7 could be considered a five-door model, as the rear cargo rear is accessed through a massive hatch. This, in combi-nation with the sleek coupe-like silhouette is what makes this car different than much of the competition. Buyers who like

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big items might not fit in the cargo area. This is why Porsche produced the Panamera sport-back, with a much higher roof for full-sized adult passengers. The reality is that many professionals who can afford this car will more than likely have a family SUV for those times when larger adults or cargo needs to be moved. The front seats enjoy a view to a sumptuous dashboard and luxury filled experience. The best ma-terials are used and I find Audi’s computer controller to be one of the easiest on the market.DriveAudi uses a variation of its 3.0L direct injection turbo diesel in five of its models from the prac-tical Q5 and Q7 SUVs to the A6, A7 and A8 sedans. This A7, along with the Q5 and A6 get the new-est version of this engine sport-ing a bump in torque from 406 lb-ft to 428 lb-ft. Torque is what it is all about with diesel engines. The ability to get away from a traffic light and cruise along at highway speeds makes a diesel engine a rewarding vehicle to drive. Put the throttle down and this big luxury sedan just rockets away, the way a huge V8 would have in years past. The up side is that the driver gets all that power but also impressive fuel

economy, something that had eluded luxury buyers in the past. The A7 is rated at 8.7L/100km in the city and stingy 5.3L on the highway. In comparison, a 2014 Honda Civic is rated at 5.0L/100km on the highway. For fuel savings and power the diesel is the way to go.VerdictThe Audi A7 is a lovely car filled

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The right bike at the right priceYou’ve got your licence and proper gear, now all you need is a motorcycle. Here are a few things to consider before signing on the dotted line.BudgetEstablishing a budget is probably the most important thing when it comes to your new ride. Particularly if you’re buying used. You might be tempted to spend an extra couple of thousand on the bike of your dreams. But if the dream bike happens to be a nightmare and costs a fortune on repairs, you might find yourself in a pickle. New or used?There are differing benefits to buying new or used. New bikes have warran-ties, but a used bike that might not be too old could still have one. Is buying either way better than the other? Not necessarily. Buying used you could get a more upscale model for your budget.Private sale or from a dealership?Buying through a private sale can be a good way to go, especially on a budget. I found my bike online. But if you can’t pay cash up front, dealers generally have financing or payment plan options. Private sales don’t. Dealers also have most likely done a tune-up or some service in preparing the bike for the sale. Check the VINIt might cost you a few extra dollars to run a bike’s VIN through a trusted database but can save you multiple headaches in the end. It will show if the bike has been in any reported accidents and detail

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Five commonly replicated classic carsThe classic car world is full of “coulda, shoulda, woulda” stories of people who had the opportunity to buy something when it was affordable only to see it sail out of reach. If you didn’t buy a Shelby Cobra during the Nixon administration for 10 grand, the only alterna-tive for most people today is a replica. Replicas are all good fun unless someone tries to pass one off as the real deal. Here are five of the most common classic car counterfeits.1967 Shelby Cobra 427: The Cobra might just be the most desirable sports car on the planet. Not coincidentally, it’s also the most replicated. With bulging, macho good looks, a big block Ford V-8, side pipes, shattering performance and only around 300 originals made, it was a certainty from almost the beginning that supply and demand would never be equal. The originals have always commanded good money – by the late 1970s, they were ap-proaching $50,000, and around that time, cottage industries sprang up everywhere to build Cobra replicas. Some were quite good while others bordered on

undriveable. A lot depended on the skill (or lack thereof) of the builder. Even Carroll Shelby, the car’s original creator, got into the act. Some argue that the 1992 Dodge Viper was the ultimate tribute to the Cobra. Fortunately, it’s really hard to pass off one of the replicas as the real deal, the

Shelby Club maintains a registry of the real cars by serial number and history.1955 Porsche 550 Spyder: The 550 Spyder (of James Dean death car fame) and the more common bathtub-like Porsche 356 Speedster have a long histo-ry of being replicated. Vancouver

company Intermeccanica makes very high quality Speedster rep-licas, while Beck in the U.S. has a great reputation for making 550 Spyder replicas. Because the originals were alloy and steel, respectively, and the replicas are fibreglass, there’s no danger of one being passed off as the

real thing. Real 550 Spyders are $4 million or so and Speedsters can bring more than $300,000. Replicas can be had for around $30,000, which combined with the fact that they’re quite fun to drive, explains their appeal.1961 250 GT Ferrari Califor-nia Spyder: Before Ferrari got serious about cracking down on violations of its intellectual property rights, its vehicles were among the most commonly knocked-off on the planet. A bogus California Spyder built by a company called Modena Indus-tries shot to fame as the hero car in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. About 50 were built between 1987 and 1989, before Ferrari said “basta!” Real ones start at about $9 million.Ferrari 308 GTS: After the Ferris Bueller car, the Ferrari with the most screen exposure was the red Ferrari 308 GTS that Tom Selleck drove on the TV show Magnum P.I. Conveniently, as the 308 reached the apex of its fame via the TV show, Pontiac came out with the mid-engine Fiero, whose space frame design combined with non-stressed removable plastic body panels made it the ideal platform for conversions designed to simulate far more expensive mid-engine

exotics. The most famous (or perhaps infamous) of these was the MERA, a replica of the Ferrari 308. While the proportions were off and the interior screamed cheap, we suspect that most of the then 20-something barflies taken in by the guy with gold chains and a polyester Hawaiian shirt driving the bogus 308 never suspected a thing.1935 Auburn 851 Speed-ster: Other than a slew of neoclassics that vaguely replicate Mercedes-Benzes of the 1930s, pre-war cars are seldom faked. But the Iconic Indiana-built Auburn Speedster (along with its equally stunning sister the Cord 810/812) is an exception. I’ve lost count of how many companies have built replicas over the last 40 years are so. Like the Cobras, some are quite good and some exhibit the build quality of a Sochi hotel room. A replica Speedster features in the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

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Collision Mitigation Braking system (CBMS), standard on the Elite, which is constant-ly monitoring the road for you. If it detects you are approaching another vehi-cle too quickly it will warn you with a flashing “brake” sign on the instrument panel and if the accident is unavoidable it will tighten the seatbelts and apply the brakes to reduce the severity of the impact. Another safety feature is the blind spot information system. This warns when a vehicle is in your blind spot and flashes an amber light on the inside of each side mirror warning you. Dual stage, dual threshold front airbags, front side airbags, three row side curtain airbags with roll over sensor, engine immobilizer theft deterrent system are some of the many safety features in this vehicle. I like the power folding, body coloured side mirrors with intergraded turn signals.Power is delivered by a

290 hp, 3.5 litre, i-VTEC V6 engine with a six-speed au-tomatic transmission with paddle shifters. The super handling all wheel drive (SH-AWD) suspension gives you the best ride while maintaining just enough control to keep you safely on the road.My tester was the MDX Elite that comes fully loaded. After driving around in this vehicle for a week, I started to get used to the technology and how the safety features start to perform, it became natural and helped me relax and

enjoy the drive. It is a powerful and very luxuri-ous vehicle, a real treat to drive. I would like to see a little more headroom and the six-speed transmission seemed to have a mind of its own. Lots of competition in this segment, from Lincoln MKT, Volvo XC90, Buick Enclave, and the Infiniti JX, so if Acu-ra wants to win you over, they have to keep deliver-ing a great product with as many standard features as they can while keeping the price in check.

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‘It is a powerful and very luxurious vehicle; a real treat to drive.’’Ian Harwood

A fleet of Nissan LEAFs took to the streets of a quiet village in the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region to mark the International Noise Awareness Day last week.The cars were filmed racing silently around the small French town while residents were video-monitored sleeping

through the stunt.The World Health Organization (WHO) states at least 13.5 percent of Europe-ans are exposed to road traffic noise at levels exceeding 55 dB, which is considered detrimental to health. Search Nissan LEAF 100% Electric - Silent Ride on YouTube to view the video.

A fleet of Nissan LEAFs took to the streets of a quiet village in the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region to mark International Noise Awareness Day last week. The cars were filmed racing silently around the small French town while residents were vid-eo-monitored sleeping through the stunt.Search Nissan LEAF 100% Electric - Silent Ride online to view the video.

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During a recent short stay in Los Angeles, I drove a Mazda3i Grand Touring. It’s a trim level not available in Canada, even though Mazda3 is more popular (comparatively) in Canada than the US. And price, well, that also turned out to be a surprisingly interesting comparison.It’s easy to understand why so many Canadians already love Mazda3. The 2014 edition is an improved all-new generation car that’s already been voted Canada’s Best New Small Car, by the Automobile Journalists Asso-ciation of Canada (AJAC). Softer, more flowing body styling lines cover a new SkyActiv structure that’s lighter yet, according to Mazda, offers a 30 per cent improvement in torsional rigidity. The 3’s wheelbase has also been stretched by six centimetes yet it’s a tad shorter in overall length. Inside the cabin there’s more room, especially leg and head room for the rear passengers. Mazda3i GT Sedan: A top-line GT (Grand Touring) edition of Mazda3 is available in Canada, but only with a larger 2.5-litre SkyActiv engine and an automatic transmis-sion. The 3i GT that I drove in LA came with the smaller 2.0-litre SkyActiv engine and a six-speed manual transmission. An auto-matic is an option in the U.S. and there’s also a 3s GT edition with the 2.5-litre engine (manual and automatic).The 2.0-litre engine was available last year in Mazda3, but the new body allows a larger exhaust manifold and this improves its mid-range torque output. It’s definitely better, but still not great. That said, overall I really like this engine and crisp-shifting manual transmission combination and the fuel economy was outstanding. There was 312 miles (502 km) on the trip meter when I pulled into a gas station, for the first time, at the end of my stay. It took less than 9 gallons ($35) to fill the tank. That’s 34.8 mpg (U.S.), or 41.8 mpg (Imp gal) or 6.9 L/100 km, if you prefer metric and brilliant by any measure. My driving was a mix of city/highway and usual traffic hold-ups that are commonplace in the LA area. The EPA official combined fuel econo-my rating for this vehicle is 33 mpg. Canada vs US: Small cars are number one in Canada and we bought over 40,000 Mazda3 models last year, making it the fourth most popular small car. Mid-size cars traditionally out-sell small cars in the U.S.,

and Mazda3 was only the 10th best seller in the small car segment, however, that’s still 100,000 plus sales. A no-frills, stripped base model is also the norm in the U.S., but not in Canada (got to have those seat heaters). In fact, our American friends have a choice of six Mazda3 trim levels, while Canadians have only three.

“We have a less compli-cated trim level strategy,” countered Sandra Lemaitre (National Manager, Public Relations at Mazda Canada). “One, to make it less com-plicated for consumers and two, to allow our dealers (to) carry inventory that consum-ers want. We also offer more option packages that allow consumers to add on, rather than making them commit to a specific trim.”PricingYou’ve probably read or heard of people saving thou-sands of dollars by buying a vehicle in the U.S. That may

be true for some high-end luxury or special-ty products, but not so in the price-competi-tive lower end of the market.Dollar for dollar a Canadian pays about the same, or less, than a U.S. buyer, for a similar new Mazda3. So, you will definitely save money by buying a new Mazda3 in Canada, when you also factor in the current 10 to 12 per cent difference in currency exchange rates and importation costs. The base Mazda3 GX, with a start price of $15,995 in Canada, is a bargain. That’s $950 below the lowest priced Mazda3 sold in the U.S., the SV (stripped edition) at $16,945. At the top end, a Mazda3 Sky GT is $25,855 in Canada. The equivalent U.S. model is a Mazda3s GT (automatic) at $25,995.“When we price our vehicles in Canada we look primarily at the competition and then at exchange rates with Japan. Our top priority is making it competitively priced within our market,” said Lemaitre. Looking aheadThe bad news is that there won’t be a di-rect equivalent to the Mada3i GT (2.0-litre) in Canada next year (for the 2015 model year). However, I did learn that a manual transmission will be available with the GT (2.5-litre) sold in Canada in 2015. It’s any-body’s guess where prices will be next year, but one thing is for sure, the Mazda3 is great little car and a great value in Canada right now.

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