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Chasing spiritsLooking for ghosts at the Victoria Golf Club
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NEWS: Province to overhaul liquor licence rule /A4ARTS: Celebrity art sale to help fix synagogue /A12SPORTS: Glenylon runner sets course record /A22
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Pumpkin carving 101Dressed as Lalaloopsy dolls, Rylieh Legault, 7, struggles to make the first cut on a pumpkin with sister, Bella, 5, at the Vic West Halloween Fun Fest at the Vic West Community Centre on Sunday. The event also featured a costume parade, Halloween craft-making, safety tips and face painting, among other activities.
Five years since its inception, VICOT boasts significant results in the cityRoszan HolmenNews staff
Four months in hospital.That’s the average total length of
time some of Victoria’s most vulnera-ble people spend in an acute-care bed
over the course of one year.The estimated cost to the health
care system of that care: $97,000 per person.
This is only one of the costs associ-ated with the standard approach to the homeless, mentally ill and addicted. A newer approach, however, is showing it can bring these numbers down sig-nificantly.
Five years since it launched, the Vic-toria Integrated Community Outreach Team has published its first set of data showing results over three years.
“It’s been so successful,” said Joe Power, manager of mental health and addictions with the Vancouver Island Health Authority, one of the team’s funders.
VICOT is an interdisciplinary team providing intensive, collaborative sup-port to the region’s most street-en-trenched population.
Last week its 2011 annual report was made public.
Ferries chartsa new courseThe News embarks upon an investigation into corporation
Dan PalmerNews staff
When B.C. Ferries was made an independent com-pany in 2003, the minister in charge heralded the move as a cost-saving measure.
“(The province) wants B.C. Ferries to meet its poten-tial, to sail on time, to have clean facilities, a good selec-tion of food choices and friendly services and, of course, to remain affordable,” said then-transportation minister Judith Reid.
But fares have remained anything but affordable, increasing by an average of 80 per cent in the past eight years. At the same time, the corporation is still losing money – $16 million last year alone.
Facing an order from B.C. Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee to find $30 million from service cuts, the province will be gathering pub-lic input from communities that depend on ferry service as a life-line, navigating the stormy waters
of increasingly cash-strapped residents and frustrated commuters.
It’s a crisis Macatee acknowledged in his January 2012 report on the Coastal Ferry Act. “Current ferry fares and the proposed increases have reached the tipping point of affordability and are imposing significant hardship on ferry dependent communities,” he said.
As the provincial government launches its formal public consultation at coastalferriesengagement.ca, The News is taking a comprehensive look at B.C. Ferries in a four-part series. We’ll give an overview of the challenges that lie ahead in the wake of lower ridership, higher fares and year-over-year red ink on the company’s books.
First, we’ll tell you how we got here and where your money goes. Next, we’ll explore the impact of increasing fares on the major routes between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
Part three will look at the southern Gulf Islands and the potential impact of a looming reduction in sailings that will save an estimated $21 million.
In our final piece, we’ll look to the future of B.C. Ferries and find out what it can do to stay afloat.
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Victoria Golf Club wears its history in a mantle of weathered brick, leaded carriage lights and elegant
woodwork. It’s quiet, dignified and quite exclusive. The club, after all, used the traditional black ball system to vet new members for more than 100 years and its 660 golfing members are still a fairly elite group.
Still, it’s not the living golfers that concern me. I’ve come to determine if
the club has some uninvited, less corporeal guests.
It all began as a bit of a lark. I was asked to set up a feature story, wherein a famous haunting spot is checked out just before Halloween. Do the investigation and write up a fun feature for the holiday. But things took an
unexpected turn as I did the background for the story. I talked to staff at the club and while some were dismissive, others grew very sombre, recounting their own strange experiences inside the building.
Then I talked to John Adams, Victoria’s resident expert on ghostly legends. “It’s very haunted there,” he warned me. “You may not believe . . . I didn’t at first, but over the years . . . I don’t know. There’s something there.”
It’s dark, and a misty rain hangs in the night air as I wait for Susanne Gilby and her crew to arrive at the ele-gant front entrance to the golf club, on the Oak Bay waterfront.
Gilby is head of the Paranormal Victoria Inves-tigations and Research Society (PARAVI), whose members kindly agreed to conduct the ghost hunt – in fact they were thrilled with the opportunity.
When they roll up with suitcases of cameras, dig-ital recorders and mag-netic field meters, it’s apparent that they're tak-ing things very seriously. We enter the silent build-ing and immediately I feel a chill. It’s probably the rain, I tell myself.
We’re in an old build-ing, yet not as old as the club that was founded in 1893. The clubhouse was built in 1928 and soon after burned to the ground, but was rebuilt on the site later that year. An ominous beginning.
The building has hosted its share of luminaries: Rudyard Kipling, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, the Prince of Wales (later to be King Edward VIII), Ben Hogan and a host of others. They all played the course and relaxed in this very building. In the gloom, I can almost see their shadows moving through the front doors and into the darkened foyer.
Perhaps the best-known guest of the club, however, was never famous in life. Doris Gravlin was 30 years old when she went for a walk on the course with her estranged husband, Victor, on the night of Sept. 22, 1936. Her beaten body was discovered on the ocean-side seventh fairway five days later. Four weeks later, Victor’s drowned corpse was found floating in an off-shore kelp bed.
The apparent murder-suicide might have been forgotten had Doris not reput-edly returned to haunt the golf course in a series of well-documented sightings that continue to this day.
A cynic by nature, I still feel an inexpli-cable sense of apprehension as the team sets up its equipment. They’re bright, enthusiastic and perfectly normal folks: well-educated and not at all flighty. Still, they believe in the paranormal and claim to have had real experiences of spiri-tual contact. What if my cynicism is mis-placed, I worry.
As the evening progresses into night, I follow behind the investigators as they slowly walk the halls. The lights have been extinguished and the stately clubhouse has taken on a decidedly eerie feel. The two-storey downstairs locker rooms turn out to be a warren of well appointed hall-ways and alcoves leading to even more cubbyholes and dead ends. One of the investigators, medium Karen Bellas-de Zwart, stops suddenly. “I don't like this room,” she whispers. “There’s a lot of sad-ness here. And I can feel movement.”
Several times team members stop at so-called psychic hot spots to invite contact from whatever entity might be lurking about. I actually find myself listening for responses. Increasingly spooked by the experience, I feel the hair at the back of my neck rise. I round a corner and come face-to-face with a horrid visage that looks as shocked as I feel, my heart thumps as I realize it’s a floor to ceiling mirror.
Later, I clearly hear footsteps down the hall, but discover that no one is there. I put it off to imagination, but it leaves me
with chills.In a most disturb-
ing occurrence, I feel as though I walk through a spider’s web. Investigator Ed Sum sees me repeat-edly running my hands over my head and asks if I have “that cobwebby feeling.”
I wonder how he knows. “People get that feeling when there’s paranormal energy in the room,” Sum says. “This place has a lot. Don’t worry, you get used to it.” I opt to leave the basement for a while, but the feeling persists for the rest of the night.
As dawn nears, the group wraps up and we make our way in the cold and moonless night across the wet grass to the seventh fairway in search of Doris’ disembodied spirit, but she fails to appear. We say our goodbyes and I start the drive home only to find myself
checking the rearview mirror to ensure that I’ve got no unwanted passen-gers in the back seat. I notice the feeling of cob-webs across my face is gone.
PARAVI’s report on the night lists a series of sub-jective occurrences. Jac Andre reports hearing a whispered voice and the discovery of an inexpli-cable sprinkling of ice on a downstairs carpet hours after the building had been closed and vacated. Bellas-de Zwort reports feeling some-thing touch her hair and the clear presence of an entity with “much sad-ness.” All the investiga-tor’s reports recount strange sounds and feel-ings but the final analy-sis of the film and sound
recordings is still underway.One strange anomaly has surfaced,
though. A series of photos, all taken within seconds of each other, has one shot in which a bulletin board appears to have a framed picture mounted in its centre. The picture appears in only one of the series of photos. All the others show the same board empty of any postings. Strange, indeed.
Do I believe in ghosts? No . . . but then there was that cobwebby feeling, and the question of those photos. And where did
that ice come from?Then I remember what John Adams
said about how “we don’t want to believe, but there’s something there.”
Perhaps there is. [email protected]
Tim CollinsReporting
DARKNESSDelving into
Haunted tales from theVictoria Golf ClubFootfalls at night in an empty building? Objects moved in the dead of night? The foyer piano playing notes with no one around? Some of these stories have become a part of the folklore of the staff at the club.Here’s a few more:
■ As the last two staff members left for the night, the mantle clock near the main entrance began to chime. The chimes had never before functioned. A subsequent inspection by a clockmaker found that the sounding mechanism was fused, rendering the clock incapable of chiming.
■ A food worker was last in the kitchen, cleaning after an event. The building was locked. Suddenly a single cherry tomato rolled out of the darkness to stop at the man’s feet. The worker left the building and never returned.
■ The last staffer in the building went to the locker areas to ensure that all doors and windows were locked and the lights turned off. He returned upstairs, but a moment later heard a sound from the lower levels. Returning downstairs, he found that every light was back on and all windows and doors were open.
Tim Collins/News staff
Above and inset: is it a ghostly apparition, or merely a reflection? (Below) Susanne Gilby, left, and Yvonne Fried set up equipment in the Victoria Golf Club’s dining room.
Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Victoria historian and ghost-tour guide John Adams, sitting in the apparently haunted Minstrel’s Gallery in the Fireside Grill restaurant in Saanich, acknowledges spirits visit Victoria Golf Club in Oak Bay.
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Province promises to change liquor policyDaniel PalmerNews staff
The minister responsible for liquor in B.C. has promised to take a “common sense” approach and repeal a law that shut down a local arts fundraiser.
The Belfry Theatre was forced to cancel its annual Crush wine auction, scheduled for Oct. 28, after being denied a special occasion licence 10 days previous.
At the time, the theatre was told provincial regulations prohibit the auctioning of alcohol unless it is first pur-chased directly from a govern-ment branch or agent.
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“Our goal is to get rid of these outdated liquor laws that unnecessarily restrict British Columbians and to regulate alcohol responsibly in the process,” Coleman said in a statement.
Ivan Habel, general man-ager of the Belfry, said the announcement comes too late for his fundraiser, but he is happy the province is tackling the issue.
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Sleeping it off fails to work for morning-after driverA routine speed trap in
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Harbour authority aimingfor another record seasonDaniel PalmerNews staff
The departure of the last cruise ship at Ogden Point last week capped a record-breaking year. But the increase in traffic continues to be watched closely by area residents.
In total, 503,675 passengers on 224 vessels arrived in Victoria between April and October, according to the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority.
“The significant growth in cruise (business) over the past 10 years has brought many benefits for the community,” said Sonterra Ross, the authority’s chief operating officer.
The 2013 season will see the visit of the first Solstice-class vessel, a massive 315-metre ship that carries 2,850 passengers.
The largest ship this season was 296 metres in length.
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Fraudster Thow granted paroleConvicted financial criminal Ian
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In January 2012, the board denied Thow’s application for parole after finding he lacked remorse and dis-played a sense of entitlement.
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The numbers show that before being referred to VICOT, an average client spent a total of 121 days in an acute care bed over 12 months.
In the first year of support, that number dropped to an average of 35 days. In the second year, it dropped even further, to 11 days.
Multiplied over 65 clients – VICOT’s aver-age caseload – the sav-ings to the health-care system equals roughly $6 million per year.
“What this doesn’t capture is emergency room visits and ambu-lance rides – so (there are) significant savings, hence the justification for these teams,” Power said.
VICOT comprises a team of 12 people, including nurses, outreach workers, social workers, a probation officer, a police officer and a Minis-try of Social Development assistance worker.
They share an office and meet daily to share information about clients.
In the first year, clients’ lives stabi-lize as they build a relationship with their team. In year two, they begin the rehabilitation process, Power said.
The annual report also presents data about police intervention.
Police calls related to VICOT cli-ents dropped from 95 in the year before their acceptance into the pro-gram to 31 the following year.
The types of police calls also changed, said Trudy Chyzowski, VICOT team leader.
“I think sometimes we always
think about police calls as being a negative encounter,” she said. “The one thing that has changed … is that some of the clients are seeing posi-tive encounters with police – perhaps they’re calling in to report crimes.”
Despite its successes, VICOT faces some ongoing chal-lenges.
Finding housing for clients is a constant struggle, Chyzowski said.
“Any change in indi-vidual’s lives is not going to be significant unless somebody has a roof over their head first and can create some stability in their lives,” she said. “Try-ing to change a drug addiction problem … when somebody is liv-
ing on the street is near impossible.”Another challenge is tracking.To date there has been no com-
prehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of the program over time.
“We’re in the process of gather-ing the longitudinal, the evaluational data,” Power said. “Information and data gathering is always a challenge (with limited staff resources).”
For instance, the total cost of the 12-member team isn’t known, but elsewhere, similar teams have a bud-get of $1.4 million.
Also not tracked is client progress after graduating from VICOT’s sup-port program.
“What we hope to find, and we expect to find, is that a certain subset of the clients will no longer need the services of the team at some point and will become productive mem-bers of society,” Power said.
Continued from Page A1
Street community members making healthy progressas part of VICOT program
At a glanceVICOT clients’ average use of services in the 12 months before and after being referred to the support program: ■ From 95 to 31 – number of calls logged to police■ From 121 to 35: number of days spent in acute care
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Timeline: A short history of B.C. Ferries•
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Late 1950sA strike by employees of the Black Ball Line causes the provincial government to decide that the coastal ferry service in B.C. needs to be government-owned.
1960B.C. Ferries’ first route is created, running between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen and using just two vessels.
• 1960-1970B.C. Ferries takes over operations of the Black Ball Line and other major private companies providing vehicle ferry service between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland.
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Mid-1960sThe ferry system expands and begins servicing other small coastal communities. B.C. Ferries builds more vessels, many of them in the first five years of its operations, to keep up with the demand.
• Mid-1980sB.C. Ferries takes control of operations of the saltwater branch of the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways, which runs ferry services to small coastal communities.
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1998-2000The “fast cat” program is launched in 1998, with three catamaran ferries built for the major routes. The program is mired in political scandal.
Daniel PalmerNews staff
If there is one collective cry from the three major stake-holders in B.C. Ferries, it is this: Things need to change.
The independent B.C. Ferry Commission, the two-man office tasked with providing oversight and regulation to North America’s largest ferry service, has declared a “tip-ping point” in affordability, recognizing that the $2.5 bil-
lion needed for ferry replacement over the next decade needs to be accompanied by a longer-term vision than business as usual.
In the meantime, fares will continue to rise – capped at 12 per cent over the next three years – to help meet the bottom line in the wake of a 13-year low in vehicle traffic and a 21-year low in ridership.
Many of the residents who depend on the 25 coastal routes believe it’s an issue of simple mathematics: lower the fares and
ridership will increase.Tempting as this theory seems, it doesn’t tell the entire
story.B.C. Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee spent most of last
year consulting with more than 30 coastal communities before setting the maximum fare increases and instructing the ferry corporation to find $54 million in efficiencies.
While he sympathizes with the added financial burden to tax-payers, he agrees that there is a “huge risk” with cutting fares to stimulate higher ridership.
Macatee said the drop in marine ferry traffic is roughly equiv-alent to that seen on free-of-charge B.C. inland ferries, those that connect the highway system throughout the Interior.
And the much-publicized CoastSaver program, where week-end fares on the major routes were reduced in May and June, failed to produce any increase in ridership from the previous year.
“It’s hard to refute the fact that a 30-per-cent price reduction didn’t result in any lift in ridership,” he said. “And if ridership doesn’t rise, the company is in trouble.”
SPECIAL REPORT: ROUGH SEASA four-part series on B.C. Ferries
Don Denton/News staff
A passenger walks up the passageway to Berth No. 5 at B.C. Ferries’ Tsawwassen terminal to wait for the arrival of the ferry from Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island. In the background a ferry heads out on the Tsawwassen-Duke Point run.
A sea of changeB.C. Ferries at ‘tipping point’ of affordability: commissionerPart 1
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• 2003The province announces that B.C. Ferries, which had been in debt, will be reorganized into a private corporation, with the government the sole shareholder.
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2004Controversy hits in July when B.C. Ferries announces it has disqualified all Canadian bids to build three new Coastal-class ships, and that only proposals from European shipyards are being considered. The contract is estimated at $542 million for the three ships. The first ship, Coastal Renaissance, enters service in March 2008.
• 2011B.C. Ferries reports a loss of $16.5 million due to falling ridership, with vehicle traffic dropping 3.5 per cent and passenger traffic 2.8 per cent. Critics point to increased fares as causing the reductions.
• AUGUST 2012B.C. Ferries announces it will cut 98 round trips on its major routes starting in the fall as part of a four-year plan to save $1 million on these routes.
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OCTOBER 2012B.C. Ferries plans to raise ferry fares by 4.1 percent in 2013 and expects to have similar increases in each of the next three years.
Source: B.C. government, B.C. Ferries, Black Press
Since 2003, provincial legislation binds the publicly owned but pri-vately run corporation to deliver a minimum number of sailings on each route.
Hours of operation, minimum capacity and frequency and num-ber of trips are all dictated by a core service agreement between B.C. Ferries and the province.
It prevents the corporation from easily reacting to lower ridership, but it’s meant to ensure the corpo-ration stays anchored in its found-ing notion.
“People still need to have the ability to get to work, get to school, buy their groceries, get their sup-plies,” Macatee said.
Transportation Minister Mary Polak announced on Monday that a formal public consultation on the future of coastal ferry service will run until Dec. 21. It will result in $30 million in service cuts over the next three years.
“We intend to make (the con-sultation) as broad as possible,” she said.
Town hall meetings are being held in 30 communities across B.C., and feedback forms can also be submitted online at coast ferriesengagement.ca.
Polak’s office has already identi-fied $9 million in sailing cutbacks on the major routes between Van-couver Island and the mainland.
That means another $21 million must be trimmed from among the money-losing minor routes of the Gulf Islands and the North.
“It’s very difficult to take a look at specific sailings and try to sur-gically make changes to ones that are not reaching their capac-ity, because you have issues like labour agreements and fuel costs. You can’t simply flip a switch and have a ferry turn on and off,” Polak said.
Eighty per cent of B.C. Ferries’ expenses are comprised of fuel and labour costs.
The price of marine diesel has risen nearly 150 per cent since 2004 and ate up $121 million of the 2012 budget. The volatility of the “dirty” fuel compelled Maca-tee to push B.C. Ferries on alterna-tive energy sources.
“Liquified natural gas (LNG) is abundant in B.C.; it’s very low-cost and environmentally superior,” he said.
The company estimates it would reduce its fuel costs by 60 per cent with a switch to LNG.
But the expense and time com-mitment of retrofitting mid-life ships means that only the 11 ves-sels slated for replacement in the coming decade will be consid-ered.
Macatee said fuel savings can still be found with careful scrutiny. B.C. Ferries saved 700,000 more litres of fuel last year by mak-ing simple changes like reducing idling time and reducing the speed of ships.
“When you pay attention to things, you find a way to save.”
Efficiencies in labour costs could prove more difficult in the coming years.
Public outcry over ex-CEO David Hahn’s salary, bonuses and pension prompted a legislative change that means new execu-tives will receive compensation
more in line with senior public sector managers.
B.C. Ferries’ executive team was trimmed from 17 to nine positions in 2008, but unionized labour posi-tions aren’t likely to change, with only a 0.5-per-cent reduction in employee numbers since 2003.
Transport Canada regulations require a set number of employ-ees on each vessel based on maxi-mum passenger capacity, which is a big factor in the $257 million spent each year on labour.
“A lot of people acknowledge that there’s a lot of overtime ... and that’s one area that needs to be looked at, along with manage-ment,” said Gary Coons, NDP ferry critic.
While management positions have ballooned from 261 to 594 in the past nine years, it doesn’t tell the entire story.
“These are positions such as senior chief engineers, chief engi-neers and senior chief stewards, so they are not new positions to the company,” said B.C. Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall.
The management jobs were converted from union to exempt positions, she said.
Polak said she has been impressed with the ideas coming forward from coastal communi-ties in the early stages of consulta-tion, particularly with developing a long-term vision for B.C. Ferries.
“Many of them have already been giving a lot of thought to potential solutions, ideas like the use of water taxis or the use of passenger-only ferries,” she said.
But a new plan is a long way from completion.
UP NEXT: The concerns of southern Gulf Islands communities
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The B.C. Ferries vessel Spirit of British Columbia arrives in Tsawwassen.OUR TEAM
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Did you know?The Sidney-Anacortes
ferry, operated by Washington State Ferries, costs $47.90 US each way for a driver and vehicle, the equivalent of about $16 less than the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen run on B.C. Ferries.
The Washington ferry takes about three hours and adds about 100 kilometres of drive time, depending on where you’re travelling to on the mainland.
It also requires two border crossings, which can be unpredictable for wait times.
In the fall and winter seasons, only one ferry leaves the Island via Sidney, at noon, and return trips take place once a day at 8:30 a.m.
A bonus for SmartCar drivers: The Sidney-Anacortes ferry is even cheaper at only $38.35 US for a driver and vehicle.
B.C. Ferries does not have reduced rates for SmartCar drivers, who have to pay the standard $64.10 one-way rate.
– Daniel Palmer
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B.C. Liberal delegates gathered for their convention on the weekend at the Chateau Whistler, the same luxury hotel where Gordon Campbell fired up the troops in 2008.
Back then the advertising slogan was “Keep BC Strong.” Unveiled at Premier Christy Clark’s pre-election pep rally: “Together. Building BC.”
This slight change hints at the big difference. Campbell led a front-running party to a third straight majority, while Clark is a struggling underdog pleading for unity to turn back an NDP tsunami.
Hence “Free Enterprise Friday,” a discussion open to non-party members. Clark began with an upbeat speech urging party members to “reach out our arms, open the tent and be as big as we can possibly be.”
So did they? Dashing between three concurrent sessions, I missed a fair amount of it, but there were some provocative suggestions to appeal to those inclined to support the resurgent B.C. Conservatives.
An accountant spoke to a packed room about the growing unfunded liability of public sector pensions, most of which are still of the “defined benefit” variety. Based on bond interest rates that have since sunk to all-time lows, these government-guaranteed pensions are now a free ride for those lucky enough to have them, funded by
the taxes of private sector workers who in many cases have no pension plan at all.
There was talk of passing a law that all new public sector hires be restricted to a “defined contribution” plan where the employee and employer contribute equally and the pension is based on what those contributions yield. This would provoke the mother of all confrontations with the B.C. Federation of Labour, but there was
no evidence yet that this is going beyond the talking stage.
The resolutions continued the theme of confronting the labour movement, ritual combat that seems to be an inescapable part of B.C. elections.
Delegates passed two motions, one calling for public sector unions to disclose what they spend on salaries, political activities and lobbying, and another advocating a ban on unions spending compulsory dues on political campaigns.
This is a pet project of Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, whose constituency sponsored both motions. Rustad presented a private member’s bill last year to require detailed disclosure, but it was left to die on the order paper.
Like all the policy resolutions debated at the convention, these ideas are not binding on the government. Again, there is no
actual change on the horizon.Delegates rejected another
motion that would have made membership in the B.C. Teachers’ Federation optional. This would have been a declaration of war on B.C.’s most militant union, just as Clark and Education Minister Don McRae embark on a long-shot bid to end the decades of confrontation that have defined that relationship since teachers were relegated to the industrial union model of labour relations.
There was a brief debate on a motion to scrap the carbon tax, sponsored by northern members who see it as unfairly punitive on those who endure cold weather and long highway drives for themselves and the goods they need to have trucked in.
This was rejected too, after delegates were reminded that the tax now takes in more than $1 billion annually that is used to reduce business and personal income taxes. Scrapping it would amount to announcing across-the-board income tax hikes, contradicting 12 years of B.C. Liberal policy just before an election.
The good news for Clark is that the 2012 convention was a high-energy, well-attended event that contradicts the notion of a party in disarray.
The bad news is nothing has really changed.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
Little new in B.C. Liberal renewal
‘The resolutions continued the theme of confronting the labour movement.’
Latest quakea wake-up call
The 7.7-magnitude earthquake and resulting aftershocks, based below and around Haida Gwaii, left many residents of coastal B.C. wondering what would happen next.
While the end result saw little to no damage done, even in the areas most at risk for a tsunami, we hope the province learned some lessons from this latest close call.
One of the biggest was that people need to know where to turn for the best information in the event of a potential or real disaster. Twitter and Facebook – both prone to the spread of unsubstantiated rumours – may not be the best source for accurate details, especially early on in an emergency.
The province’s emergency information website, a logical place to turn for up-to-date information, besides local radio, appeared to be overwhelmed with the high volume of traffic.
That left residents of Tofino and other coastal communities on Vancouver Island, including those in Greater Victoria, worried about the potential risk and looking for instructions. Justice Minister Shirley Bond defended the province’s response and said the southwest coast of Vancouver Island wasn’t under immediate threat from a tsunami.
Nonetheless, people were left wondering what they should do. Part of the problem stems from a lack of understanding around the terminology used. The meaning of such terms as warning, alert and advisory could be made more clear to the average person.
The City of Victoria issued a tsunami “advisory” late Saturday, asking people to avoid entering the ocean and move away from beaches or docks. By comparison, residents in Haida Gwaii and the North Coast were given tsunami “warnings” Sunday following aftershocks from the big quake.
When it comes to emergency information, confusion in the minds of the public leads to panic, which doesn’t help facilitate an orderly response.
We don’t need to get paranoid about the potential for disaster to strike. But this latest scenario offered yet another wake-up call to at least have a plan in place before it’s too late.
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
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OPINIONRegion backpedaling headlong to tax ruin
A story about the future of cycling on the $220-million needed to complete cycling paths in the Capital Region is generating plenty of debate, especially among the struggling working poor, the unemployed and one-parent families.
The struggling business community is concerned about the impact on taxes. Here’s another viewpoint on some of the current mega-projects from a beleaguered taxpayer and a senior on fixed income.
While I enjoy an occasional spin, the idea of a lengthy commute to work or elsewhere is foreign to me. Like the vast majority of the public, I have no inclination to dress in spandex, develop a skinny butt, race through stop signs, or pound my testosterone-laced chest.
That said, I recognize cycling is generally associated with improved health and well-being.
Mind you, reports on overuse injuries to back and neck, sexual impotence, exposure to air pollution, weather limitations, long, impractical commutes or car collisions causing serious injury or death suggest there are downsides to covering the entire region in bike paths at great cost for a few thousand cyclists.
At this point, the embattled
taxpayer is more than a little nervous about current and proposed projects and ballooning costs, and lack of fiscal restraint and oversight.
On March 15, Victoria councillors approved a staff recommendation to increase
the budget for the new Johnson Street Bridge to $92.8 million,
up $15.8 million from the $77 million calculated in June 2010. While costs are shared amongst three levels of government, the City of Victoria taxpayer pays for any cost overruns.
On top of this, Greater Victoria homeowners are bracing to find out what the major increases will be to their annual property tax bills, now that the federal and provincial governments have recently committed their share of the $782-million cost of building sewage treatment infrastructure.
Residents in the seven invested municipalities of Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal and Colwood will have to absorb the tax hikes until the project is completed in 2018. Of more concern is that local taxpayers will again get to pick up any cost overruns.
At an estimated cost of $950-million, a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system from downtown to Uptown and
then to West Shore has been recommended by the Victoria Regional Rapid Transit Project (VRRTP) and endorsed by the B.C. Transit and Capital Regional District boards and councils in the affected municipalities. The estimated cost and the business case has been submitted for funding under the Provincial Transit Plan.
An alternative LRT view comes from the Capital Regional District Business and Residential Taxpayers Association (www.crdtaxpayers.com). They chronicle in detail the inflated ridership numbers, inaccurate cost projections and the ability of a small region of 360,000 people to pay for this. It’s unclear which taxpayer would pick up the cost overruns that seem to invariably accompany big projects.
These mega-projects are planned during the most turbulent economic period in several generations. The downturn has resulted in thousands of job losses, including hundreds in Greater Victoria.
During this period of restraint, the game plan should be to address only essential infrastructure and to make prudent decisions in a prioritized, disciplined fashion.
More importantly, let some
of these projects play out and find out the real costs and tax implications.
Although city hall doesn’t want to release an itemized list to the public, in Victoria alone, there’s an estimated $500-million infrastructure deficit that should be the priority.
Capital city residents are already coping with significant power, water and other utility increases, something that seems to escape empire-building politicians and Capital Bike and Walk Society and Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition lobbyists. It’s time for taxpayers in the Capital to tell its several hundred politicians their limit has been reached.
In the meantime a cost-shared and user-pay system is worth looking at for the spandex crowd: an annual lottery, some corporate private fundraising, or the introduction of mandatory licensing to include a skills course.
Backpedal on this $220-million dream – based on inflated bike path usage numbers – and stretch it over 50 years.
Stan Bartlett is a retired journalist and a member of the Capital Regional District Business and Residential Taxpayers Association. He lives in Fairfield.
Stan BartlettGuest column
Ferry fares change islands’ demographic
Re: Fantasies won’t keep ferries afloat (B.C. Views, Oct. 17)
Tom Fletcher calls ferry subsidies “a welfare program for the reclusive and the rich.” Actually, it is high ferry fares that are turning our islands into summer homes for rich Albertans and Americans.
Fifteen years ago, I lived on one of the small islands. The people I knew there were not reclusive and certainly weren’t rich. Like me, they were drawn by the community’s warmth, and strong sense of participation and responsibility. Residents enjoyed living closer to nature, in a place where community change moved at a digestible pace. Especially during the off-season, you knew your children were safe without having to shepherd them everywhere by car.
Most families would have enjoyed a materially better standard of living in a city, but placed more value on living
in peaceful surroundings in a small, active community.
The islands used to be an affordable and enjoyable destination for those who lived nearby. Another group that has lost out, though Fletcher never mentions them, are the many Vancouver Islanders and mainlanders who used to enjoy day or weekend trips to the nearby small islands.
Remember those days? Now, a day trip from Victoria to Salt Spring can cost $75 for a family of four. Visiting Hornby Island could cost up to $116 (depending on children’s ages).
The ferry service is indeed a part of the highway system. Or does Fletcher know of any other viable way to transport children to high schools, sick people to hospitals, to bring in police, to transport food and other necessities?
It is Tom Fletcher’s fantasy that it’s a “financially illiterate cliché.”
It is sad indeed that B.C.’s policies have contributed to re-creating the islands as vacation havens for the
wealthy from elsewhere.Grace Wyatt
Victoria
Council’s weaknessa head-scratcher
Re: Council requests more oversight in bridge building (News, Sept. 28)
This story about the Johnson Street bridge project tells a bizarre tale, suggesting that council has little authority over the bridge team.
I thought that the bridge is in Victoria, on a street for which Victoria is responsible. I thought that the bridge replacement was initiated and authorized by council. Doesn’t council employ the team? Something’s missing.
This appears to go with a recent article saying that Victoria council had to pass a motion requiring staff to advise council of every report they’ve received. Then backtracking somewhat due to volume.
Isn’t reality that staff, including the bridge team, work for council, thus council
has full authority to direct their work and get reports from them? Yes, council could try to micro-manage and engage in other bad practices, but I think they have the legal right to do so.
What’s going on?Keith Sketchley
Saanich
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20/20 is the average visual clarity obtainable by normal healthy eyes. Since it is an average, it means that there are those that see better or worse than 20/20 and yet still have healthy eyes.
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Through bake sales, concerts, car washes, raffles and infamous head shaves, Greater Victoria students raised nearly $200,000 toward supporting kids with
cancer for the 2012 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock campaign.
Students at Reynolds secondary in Saanich topped the list of highest
fundraisers, gathering $109,253 in just 12 days.
Esquimalt High collected more than $10,000, an all-time high for the school, according to teacher-sponsor Jonathan Schneider.
Since its inception in 1998, the two-week bicycle journey in which police officers ride the length of
Vancouver Island has raised $16.6 million for pediatric cancer research.
This year’s grand total has yet to be announced, but is estimated at $1.1 million.
Donations can still be made at [email protected]
Area students raise $200K for Tour de RockEsquimalt High’s campaign hits an all-time high
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Esquimalt High student Sarah Smith looks for support from fellow teens as she has her head shaved during a Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock fundraiser at the school earlier this month. The students’ campaign brought in more than $10,000, a record since the school began raising money for Tour de Rock.
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Kids know what’s fun and what’s bor-ing on the playground, and next week they’re invited with their parents to a pair of public open houses to tell city staff all about it.
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Information panels and the survey will be available on the City of Victoria website and at the parks office in Bea-con Hill Park from Nov. 8 to Nov. 30. To arrange an appointment, call 250-361-0600.
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Works by famous local and nationally renowned artists will be on the auction block, along with many other items, as Canada’s oldest synagogue raises money for much-needed repairs.
Congregation Emanu-El, 1461 Blanshard St., is a designated National Heritage Site and, as it approaches 150 years old, is the oldest synagogue in Canada in continuous use.
There is a history of community involvement with the synagogue that stretches back to its beginnings. When it was built in 1863, people came together from throughout Victoria to help raise funds for the small community of Jewish residents who were committed to establishing
the synagogue. “There were more than 200 people who made
contributions towards the synagogue,” board vice president Jean Dragufhan said. “That’s quite impressive given that there were only about 35 members of the synagogue at that time. So it just shows you the level of community support.”
The congregation hopes to once again rally sup-port from the wider community for its Nov. 22 auc-tion to raise money to go towards repairs, namely for the roof. The building is showing its age and a large crack has formed in the centre of an arch toward the back of the synagogue.
The roof, which is the original, is shifting and the whole structure needs to be stabilized
“If we can’t do that, the building itself is in great danger,” Dragufhan said. “It’s alarming if you look inside because the crack is getting so large, chunks of plaster are now falling off. We’re still OK, but I don’t know for how long.”
The synagogue reached out to celebrities both local and from afar, along with local businesses, for items to auction. They answered generously and
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the synagogue now has more than 100 items for its auction.
Among them are a number of works of art from some big names in the art world. One is a signed print donated by Leonard Cohen, which comes with a certificate of authentic-ity. The work is the first in a series of 50 prints by the legendary Jewish-Canadian songwriter, poet and artist.
“We wrote him and asked him and he responded,” Dragufhan said.
Prints were also donated by local artists Robert Bateman and Phyllis Serota. Other celebrities who con-tributed items are Margaret Atwood, Marc Garneau and Morley Safer.
Also available are holiday packages to the Wickaninnish Inn and Pacific Sands Beach Resort in Tofino, tickets to events in Victoria, gift certificates for dinners in various restaurants, spa days, cooking classes and items from a variety of business.
“We got some wonderful
responses,” Dragufhan said. “There’s a whole range of items that will be up for auction so people can have some-thing small, they can bid on some-thing large.”
The goal is to raise $25,000 through the evening. In total the synagogue is trying to raise $900,000 to complete all needed repairs, including restor-ing stained glass windows, replacing the front porch and improving the seismic stability of the building.
Synagogue organizers are also planning events for 2013 to celebrate the 150th anniversary.
Tickets for the live auction are $50 and include hors d’oeuvres, care of The London Chef, and drinks. Leg-endary Victoria auctioneer Eric Char-man will be leading the live auction.
Tickets are available online at con-gregationemanu-el.ca or by mail at Congregation Emanu-El, 1461 Blan-shard St., Victoria, V8W 2J3.
Don Denton/News Staff
Rabbi Harry Brechner and Jean Dragufhan, synagogue vice president, show off a print by Leonard Cohen that will be auctioned off at the Congregation Emanu-El Benefit Auction Nov. 22. The proceeds will go towards rebuilding the synagogue’s roof.
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The music that flows out of Vancouver artist Steve Dawson is so natural and unforced that it’s possible to forget all of the work that went into producing it. Behind the organic, flowing guitar, the crisp arrangements and the laconic singing voice, resides one of the brightest, hardest work-ing musicians Canada has ever produced.
Dawson’s recent solo album Nightshade expands on the language of his guitar work and offers more complex songs than ever before.
When questioned about the lyrical content, Dawson said, “I read dark stuff, watch dark mov-ies and am drawn to that kind of subject matter. As far as musical influences, I count Joe Henry and Elliot Smith as a direct influence on my writ-ing. Their music is dark, but for myself, I don’t feel that dark as a person. Maybe writing music like this is a way to get it out of my system.”
Whatever therapeutic function creating the songs on Nightshade may have had for Dawson, it’s his audience that benefits, and local audi-ences will have the chance to hear for them-
selves as Dawson performs Nov 2, at 8 p.m. at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St. Go to hightide-concerts.net for more information.
For its first concert of the 2012-13 season, Saanich Peninsula’s Via Choralis chamber choir presents music for Remembrance Day, featuring Gabriel Fauré’s well-loved Requiem. The program will also include Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine and other music by Canadian composers Paul Halley, Pete Seeger, Larry Nickel and Linda Fletcher.
Pie Jesu from the Requiem will be sung by young Victoria soprano Gwendolyn Jamieson, who has sung for five years with Viva Youth Choir and recently was invited to join the adult women’s choir Ensemble Laude, one of the youngest members of that choir. She has performed as a soloist with the early music ensemble, A Great Noyse, on several occasions, and recently attended as the youngest participant at the Historically Informed Summer School in York, England.
Accompanist Braden Young studied piano performance focusing on collaborative piano at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and the University of British Columbia. He has also pursued studies in voice and in composition, and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards for academic excellence as well as performance.
The performance, directed by Nicholas Fairbank, is on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 10030 Third St., in Sidney. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students. For more information go to viachoralis.com.
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A decidedly spooky atmosphere has descended upon Oak Bay Village for Halloween, but it’s all in good fun.
The spirit of the holiday has possessed the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association, which is hosting Canada’s largest exhibition of Pumpkin Art, a display that has received rave reviews in Toronto, New York and a host of locations across Vancouver Island.
Pumpkin Art is the creation of local artist and events guru John Vickers. The man behind the Victoria Buskers Festival and the Chalk Art Festival, Vickers created the pumpkin art display as an event that would be consistent with his philosophy of providing free,
family friendly, public festivals and events to the people of Greater Victoria.
The pumpkin display has been a 12-year labour of love for Vickers, who has intricately carved upwards of 500 gourds (actually very authentic looking polyurethane pumpkin moulds). They represent themes ranging from
the humorous to the macabre.
“I like to create themed groupings of the pumpkins,” he said. “It’s great when people recognize something nostalgic – something that takes them back to another time. They’ll point them out and it’ll evoke other memories and conversations.”
Vickers adds new pumpkins to his display every year to
replace those which have been damaged or become dated. This year he’s added pumpkins that feature the faces of the mayor and municipal councillors of Oak Bay.
“They’re pretty good likenesses,” he said. “And it’s all pretty lighthearted, anyway.”
While the display first started on some front lawns in Victoria’s Fairfield neighbourhood in 1998, it soon outgrew that location and was hosted at Government House for several years. It has moved a few times since, but found a long-term home in Oak Bay in 2011.
“We’re thrilled to have Pumpkin Art back in Oak Bay,” said Heather Leary, the project manager for the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association.
She estimated
upwards of 2,000 people toured the display last year and she is confident the number will be much higher now that people are aware of the display’s new location.
The pumpkins are displayed on the back lawn of the Oak Bay Municipal Hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave., until tonight (Oct. 31). The display is free of charge, but donations
will be accepted for Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. Between 2 and 5 p.m. today, children are invited to trick-or-treat at shops on Oak Bay Avenue.
Pumpkin Art welcomed back to Oak Bay
Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Oak Bay Business Improvement Association project director Heather Leary is sandwiched between two of pumpkin carver John Vickers’ creations.
Oak Bay studio tour this weekend
The 13th annual Oak Bay Artists Fall Studio Tour features 26 artists who will open their homes to the public.
Janet Barclay, manager of Oak Bay recreation services, is behind the tour and is thrilled with the interest the program has generated, both among artists and the public.
In the past, she said, the artists have each had more than 400 people attend their studios, and the number keeps growing.
This year’s tour features artists whose work spans the full range of artistic endeavours including oil, acrylic and watercolour painting as well as ink drawings, china painting, pottery, jewelry, photography, collage and art crafted from wood.
The tour takes place on Nov. 3 and 4 between noon and 4:30 p.m.
A full map of the artists’ studios and details on the event can be found at oakbaybc.org/event/oak-bay-artists-studio-tour.
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Tom FletcherBlack Press
B.C. Hydro is getting close to the end of its installation of 1.7 million wireless electricity meters, but the “smart grid” won’t be functional until next spring.
Until then, meters will still be read manually or consumption estimated for billing purposes. And for one more winter storm season, people will still have to call B.C. Hydro to report a power outage, before the grid begins automatic metering and reporting of electrical failures.
Cindy Verschoor, Hydro’s communications manager for the smart meter program, said about four per cent of the meter installations remain to be done, mainly on the Gulf Islands.
Some of the old meters remain in locations around the province, either because they
are inaccessible or because owners have refused new ones.
Manual meter readings will be checked against automatic readings during the testing phase to verify accuracy.
Verschoor said there have been six meters replaced due to inaccurate readings or other defects, but generally the new meters are more accurate, and they eliminate human errors in reading or entering data required for mechanical meters.
“All of our meters have to be certified by Measurement Canada, which is a consumer protection agency, just like the pump at the gas station and the scale at the grocery store,” she said.
While B.C. Hydro owns the meter, the base and connec-tions are part of the owner’s electrical system and can be
placed anywhere. In some cases, garages or decks have been built over meters, and if they can’t be read, the bill is based on an estimate until a wireless meter is installed.
Verschoor said only two cus-tomers out of more than one million have opted to have the meter located away from their home. Those who refuse for whatever reason have their installation placed “on hold” while their concerns are addressed by B.C. Hydro.
After media reports of fires associated with the program, B.C. Hydro commissioned a study of residential fire reports by Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis and researcher Joseph Clare. It shows that electrical fires have
declined since the installation of new meters began.
Damaged meter sockets are usually the owner’s responsi-bility, but B.C. Hydro inspects them at the time of installa-tion and offers to fix them at no charge if they are damaged. So far, 1,200 meter bases have been replaced.
A house fire in Mission last spring took place three days after a smart meter was installed. Verschoor said the fire is still under investigation by the B.C. Safety Authority, but the meter has been ruled out as a cause. Despite media reports to the contrary, there have been no fires attributed to smart meters, she said.
City receives fixed-price bids on bridge
Roszan HolmenNews staff
Oct. 30 marked another landmark in the progression of the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project.
On Tuesday afternoon, the deadline passed for three engineering companies, pre-selected by the city, to submit their fixed-price bids on the job.
The deadline was twice extended to allow the companies more time to refine their bids. Each firm can submit multiple bids, offering different options.
Next, Victoria’s bridge evaluation team will analyze the proposals and submit the one that best matches the city’s criteria to council for approval.
The big question for council is whether the bids will fit within the project’s $92.8-million budget. The construction contract must come in at or under $66 million.
“The expectation is they will hit the mark we set for them,” said Coun. Chris Coleman. “If not, then we’ll have to have a discus-sion.”
The City of Victoria has already passed a bylaw to borrow $49.2 million for the proj-ect.
Construction costs must not exceed $66 million
Smart meter installations almost finishedHomeowners who refused upgrade have had install put on hold by Hydro
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Smart meters are tested at a B.C. Hydro laboratory. When the smart grid system becomes functional next year, customers will be able to see a graph on Hydro’s website that shows their hourly electricity consumption.
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Centennial Walkway takes shape in Memorial ParkJennifer BlythBlack Press
A lasting tribute to Esquimalt’s residents and businesses is taking shape in Memorial Park.
The initial brick work has been put in place for the Centennial Walkway Project, conceived as a way to honour Esquimalt’s past, present and future, explains Bruce Devitt, co-chair of the Esquimalt Centennial Committee.
The project is replacing the ex-isting asphalt path at Memorial Park with 17,000 bricks, many of which will be inscribed with the names of families and businesses that have helped shape the town-ship’s heritage.
“People have been really sup-portive,” Devitt says. “We wanted
to show the past, present and fu-ture fabric of Esquimalt and not just for the families but for the businesses as well.”
While the committee had ini-tially hoped to have the engraved bricks in place this fall, a fl urry of purchases in recent months has meant the engraving is taking a little longer that expected; once the 620 bricks purchased to date are completed, installation will be dependent on the weather.
Currently, the walkway grand opening is tentatively scheduled for this December, says Ritchie Morrison, the township’s com-munications co-ordinator.
From single bricks, like that commemorating the region’s fi rst baby of 2012 – who happened to be from Esquimalt – to multi-
generational groupings, the path-way is a true legacy project.
“I’ve heard some really inter-esting stories,” Devitt says.
“Some families have made a family tree, which might have six or eight bricks.”
As an on-going memorial de-signed to evolve with the town, bricks will continue to be avail-able for purchase, to be added over time. “That is the whole pur-pose of having a legacy project,” Devitt notes.
Inscriptions cost $100 for a four-by-eight-inch brick or $200 for an eight-by-eight brick.
To purchase a brick, visit www.esquimalt.ca or pick up an appli-cation form at the municipal hall or Esquimalt Rec Centre.
The Memorial Walkway Project is taking shape in Esquimalt’s Memorial Park.Lynda O’Keefe photo/Courtesy the Township of Esquimalt
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Fridays – Esquimalt Walking Group hosts free social, community walks leaving from the rec centre foyer at 10 a.m. year-round, rain or shine.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays – Esquimalt Lions Club meets at 6 p.m., at Esquimalt Legion Hall, 620 Admirals Rd. FMI: President John Higgs, [email protected] or 250-994-9288; Gerry Mullen, [email protected] or 250-480-7175
1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Kiwanis Club of Esquimalt meets, 7:30 a.m. at Gorge Vale Golf Club.
2nd & 4th Mondays – Esquimalt Photography Club meets, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the church hall of Esquimalt United Church. New members welcome, incl. all levels of amateur photographers. FMI: www.esquimaltphotoclub.org
Thursdays – Esquimalt Writers Group meets,
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Nov. 1 – Victoria Cougars host the Nanaimo Buccaneers, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www.victoriacougars.com
Nov. 5 – Esquimalt Council meets, 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. FMI: 250-414-7135
Nov. 8 – Victoria Cougars host the Kerry Park Islanders, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www.victoriacougars.com
Nov. 9 – A special Veterans’ Week edition of Wendy Morton’s Get Poemed program is at the Esquimalt Library, 2 to 4. Bring a personal picture, memento or story for inspiration, and Wendy will compose an original poem for you. All welcome. No registration required.
Nov. 10 – Pacific Mobile Depots Community Recycling, 9 a.m. to noon at the Archie Browning Sports Centre rear parking lot – soft and hard plastics, styrofoam, milk/drink
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Nov. 11 – Annual Veterans’ Cemetery Remembrance Tour with John Azar, 2 p.m., featuring stories of people and their times, from the Crimean War to the present day. Meet at Veterans’ Cemetery, off Colville Rd. near the Base Hospital. FMI: www.oldcem.bc.ca/tour.htm
Nov. 15 – Victoria Cougars host the Campbell River Storm, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www.victoriacougars.com
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Nov. 17 – National Children’s Day, with kindergym, facepainting, crafts, art displays at the Esquimalt Rec Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a Coast Capital Free Swim from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Bring the whole family for a free, fun-filled day. FMI: 250-412-8500
Nov. 18 – Victoria Cougars host the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, 3:30 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www.victoriacougars.com
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GNS Ben Weir sets course record at cross country IslandsTravis PatersonNews staff
Every few years a surprise team shows up as a major contender in the Island high school cross country series.
This year it was the Reyn-olds secondary boys team, taking the Island Cross Coun-try Championship team title at Beaver Lake on Oct. 24. Reynolds beat out perennial powerhouses Oak Bay High, which came second, and Nanaimo’s Dover Bay second-ary, in third.
Oak Bay won the girls team title.
“The (Reynolds) boys lost their minds a bit just because it was so unexpected,” said Reynolds coach Brad Cun-ningham. “We knew we had a deep team, but Oak Bay and Dover Bay are so strong, and (fourth-place) Mount Douglas too.”
Ben Weir of Glenlyon Nor-folk School set a course record as the top male, complet-ing the 6.7-kilometre course in 20 minutes, 42 seconds, just three seconds ahead of Liam Kennel of Oak Bay High. Thomas Getty of Mount Doug took third, 30 seconds later, a sweep by the trio of team-mates who train together at the city’s elite high school track and field program.
Pacing the lead group of male runners at Beaver Lake was Reynolds’ Seamus Magu-ire, as usual. Maguire is the reigning B.C. high school 800-
metre champion and a “front-runner” who likes to lead out. Close behind Maguire was Erik Evans, among the pack of Weir, Kennel and Getty. Evans over-took Maguire as they finished fourth and sixth, respectively. Key to the Reynolds’ win was getting five runners in the top 25, a feat that will prove chal-lenging against the rest of the province this weekend. Taylor Lyman, a Grade 9 student, fin-ished an impressive race at 16th overall, with teammates Thomas Thierbach in 19th and Jon McKay in 23rd.
“We’ve been fifth the last few years so it’s great we finally get to go to provincials,” Cun-ningham said.
The top four teams qualfiy for provincials in Prince George on Saturday (Nov. 3). Reynolds will be sending the maximum seven runners, same as with Oak Bay, Dover Bay and Mount Doug. Reyn-olds’ only cross country girl, Grade 11 Klara Hlavon, will also make the trip. She fin-ished 21st overall.
“We’re not a traditional cross country school, so this is a special year and it’s one that’s been four years in the making,” said Cunningham, a former competitive triathlete. “When Maguire and Evans came together four years ago I thought, ‘huh, we have some-thing here.’”
Reynolds is a “ragtag group” of exceptional athletes, Cun-ningham explained, as most of them have another sport that is their main focus.
Evans is a triathlete who trains under local youth coach Kelly Guest. Maguire is a Saanich junior Braves hockey player hoping to crack the B.C. Hockey League.
Thierbach is a competitive curler and McKay spends most of his time in the pool as an aspiring swimmer.
“In a way, they are good run-ners and had the races of their lives. They committed to this team even though they’re spe-cialized in other disciplines.”
Middle school student Desirae Ridenour of Cowichan Valley won the girls race with Caleigh Bachop of Mount Doug in second, Miryam Bas-set of Nanaimo secondary in third and Madelyn Brunt of Oak Bay High in fourth.
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Locals gunning for top spots at provincialsTravis PatersonNews staff
Even before the race started, running partners Caleigh Bachop, Madelyn Brunt, Brittany King and Megan Kinghorn found each other. With Miryam Bassett of Nanaimo, the crew formed a lead pack, as they usually do, and jumped out ahead of the 4.5-kilometre high school cross country champi-onships course at Beaver Lake.
No one noticed Desirae Ridenour, a Grade 9 student from Mill Bay’s George Bonner Middle School.
“We took our group out pretty hard, we didn’t see (Ridenour) at the beginning of the race,” said Bachop, a Grade 12 student from Mount Douglas secondary.
“We were running our usual race, but on the sec-ond hill (Ridenour) took off. We all thought ‘who is that?’ but I wasn’t feeling it for a push. We didn’t say anything, we just let her go.”
Ridenour went on to win the race, 16 seconds ahead of Bachop (second) and 19 seconds ahead of Bassett (third), who is last year’s champion.
Brunt, of the Oak Bay High champion girls team, finished fourth, while King and Kinghorn, of Spec-trum Community school, slipped to seventh and eighth.
Word on the street is that Ridenour is the younger sister of Chris-tine Ridenour, a former Canada Summer Games triathlon champion and national team member who transfered from UVic to the University of Guelph this fall.
“I had never seen (Ridenour) before, she ripped it up out there,” Bachop said.
The Mount Doug girls team finished fifth and missed the cut for provincials, just a few points behind Campbell River high.
Bachop will attend as the only girl from Mount Doug, a contender for top spot.
“It’s too bad we can’t go to Prince George as a team, we were so close,” Bachop said.
The middle distance specialist will return as a go-to member of Mount Doug’s track and field team this spring. She won the provincial 800-metre club championship in the summer and is weigh-ing her post secondary options for 2013. That includes the possibility of joining the Vikes, which would follow in her dad Steve’s footsteps.
Steve competed for Esquimalt High before set-ting the Vikes’ indoor 800m record, which he holds to this day.
Bachop isn’t going it alone in Prince George. She joins the Mount Doug boys team, which finished fourth, and her elite high school track and field teammates.
“Brunt, King and Kinghorn and I all go back and forth every race and they are highly fit right now,” Bachop said. “It will be a tough race.”
Now that they know about Ridenour, the crew can keep an eye on her just as they’ll be hoping to keep Kayla Stone of Vancouver and Regan Yee of Hazelton (north of Smithers) within reach.
Photo by Rob Wille
Caleigh Bachop of Mount Doug, No. 461, and Madelyn Brunt, No. 664, are part of the lead pack of runners at the high school cross country championships at Beaver Lake on Oct. 24.
Cross country locals stunned by Mill Bay middle schooler
Ragtag Reynolds win boys XC title
UVic Vike Carly Krestanovich
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Thunderbirds at UVic earlier
this season. The Vikes and
T-Birds travel to Toronto for the
CIS nationals this week.
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Vikes at nationalsThe UVic Vikes women’s field hockey team
is in Toronto for the CIS women’s field hockey championship, Nov. 1 to 4.
A 12th championship banner isn’t out of the question for the Vikes, but with 12 first and sec-ond year players on the squad, this year is more about experience and the long term plan.
Last week three Vikes were named Canada West All-Stars, local products Kyla Kirby and Annie Walters-Shumka, and Surrey’s Carly Krestanovich.
The national championship begin with round-robin play from Thursday to Saturday. The top two teams following pool play will advance to gold-medal final on Nov. 4. All 12 matches will be streamed on CIS-SIC.tv.
The Vikes (3-4-1) qualified for nationals by finishing second in the three-team conference ahead of Calgary, and behind UBC (8-0).
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Pink in the rink returns to PearkesTravis PatersonNews staff
Friday is the annual pink in the rink game for the Saanich Braves, and it’s a night the Island’s second place junior B team does not take lightly.
The Braves (12-3) host the Westshore Wolves (10-7) at Pearkes arena. There’ll be no problem finding motivation for the Braves. Not only is it breast cancer fundraiser night, it’s the first rematch since the Wolves shutout Braves 3-0 at Pearkes on Oct. 12.
“Goalie Alec Dhillon stood on his head that night and changed the momentum of the game,” said Braves coach Brad Cook.
“We started doing things out of character, which can happen on nights like that.”
The Braves bounced back from that game, which was only their second loss of the season, with a win. The Braves lost their next game to the Victoria Cougars, but have since won three straight, two against the Kerry Park Islanders and one against the Peninsula Panthers.
And now the Braves hope to make it four in a row with the expansion Wolves visiting.
“It comes down to playing a more structured game and limiting the Wolves’ chances. It could very likely be a goaltending duel,” Cook said.
Likely starting for the Braves is Tanner McGaw, who has 10 wins in 12 games. McGaw, a former Vic-toria Grizzlies tender, owns the league’s best save percentage of .928, and has the second best goals against average of 2.21 per game.
Defensively the Braves are still in a fix. Forward Andrew White has done an admirable job since moving to into the defensive core against the Oceanside Generals on Oct. 13. Cook said White will stay on the blue line until injured D-men Liam Sproule and Garrett Kemmler are healthy.
“Not having Sproule and Kemmler is a big blow to this club. We’ve used seven different affiliate players already and it’s still October.”
No surprise to anyone is the play of captain Ty Jones, last year’s MVP. Jones centres the top line with returnee Shawn McBride on his left and Josh Gray on his right.
Gray is new to the Braves this season, a dis-placed Kootenay junior B player who finished last year with the Texas Brahmas in the junior B West-ern States Hockey League. The 20-year-old scored
seven goals and 10 assists in 14 games with the Brahmas, and has 15 goals in 15 games this year.
“He’s blessed with a rocket of a shot and he’s a big strong kid who can destroy people out there,” Cook said.
Game time for pink in the rink is 6:30 p.m.
Cougars buck upThe Nanaimo Buccaneers visit the Archie Brown-
ing Sports Centre for the first time ever tomorrow (Nov. 1).
It’s the first of three games in three nights for Victoria Cougars, which visit the Panthers and Islanders on Friday and Saturday.
Puck drop for the Cougars and Buccaneers is 7 p.m.
Braves hungry for Wolves
Photo by Christian Stewart Photography
Saanich Braves forward Josh Gray carries the puck against the Kerry Park Islanders in VIJHL action, Friday (Oct. 26) at Pearkes Arena. The Braves won 3-1.
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UVic Vikes soccer player Andrew Ravenhill leaps over sliding tackler Anthony Tummillo of the Winnipeg Wesmen during the Vikes loss on Saturday.
Vikes into soccer playoffs
The UVic Vikes men’s and women’s soccer teams are heading to the Canada West playoffs.
The men bettered the Mount Royal Cougars 3-0 in the rain-soaked conditions of Centennial Stadium on Friday. The Vikes fell 2-0 to the Winni-peg Wesmen on Saturday, but are in the playoffs regardless. They’ll attend the Canada West Final Six in Edmonton this weekend, Nov. 3 and 4.
The Vikes women’s team, which is hosting the CIS nationals later in November, is on pace to win its way in. Janelle Smith, Jana Yates and Emma Greig each scored once in the Vikes 3-0 win over the Fraser Valley Cascades at Cen-tennial on Saturday. The Vikes women advance to the Can-ada West Final Four at Trinity Western University in Langley, Nov. 3 and 4.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
EARN 100% plus on our new product. I will be selling our bulk new product below cost to interested buyers. Please for-ward your interests by email. [email protected].
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
ARE YOU AN UNEMPLOYED YOUTH (age 18-29) with a business idea? Could you use $5,000 to develop your idea? If you live in the Capital Re-gional District, we may be able to help. For full details and to see if you are eligible, visit us online: http://www.ethoscmg. com/ymb.html or email us at [email protected]
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REMOTESITESAFETY.CA Online safety courses from $29.95: WHMIS, H2S, TDG and more. 1 - 2 hours each. No classroom, books, CD/ DVDs. Canadian Standards Compliant. Industry recog-nized certifi cates issued.
HELP WANTED
1598327 ALBERTA Ltd. o/a Vine-Vera cosmetics in Vic-toria, requires F/T experienced Cosmetic Sales People $11.50Hr. & 1+ year experi-enced Supervisor $15.50Hr. Email: [email protected]
An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK PARTSMAN, EXPERIENCE is required for permanent em-ployment. Must have mechani-cal knowledge & be computer & keyboard literate. Attention: Norma, Bailey Western Star Trucks Inc, 1440 Redwood St, Campbell River, BC, V9W 5L2 [email protected]
SAVE ON FOODSMEMORIAL CENTRE
EVENING SUPERVISOR • Must be bondable &
reliable.• Must have excellent
communication skills and be able to man-age janitorial staff.
• Work hours are event driven.
Exciting opportunity to work in sports &
entertainment. Fax resumes to:
250-220-7887Attention: Deb Miller
HELP WANTED
MEAT MANAGER, Jasper Su-per A. Jasper Super A is look-ing for an experienced Retail Meat Manager. As Meat Man-ager you will be responsible for all aspects of the manag-ing the department, including cutting meat. You must have working knowledge of gross margins, expense controls and human resources manage-ment. The successful candi-date must have Grade 12 (or equivalent) and be able to provide a “clear” security clearance. If you have the skills and abilities please for-ward your resume to our Head Offi ce, The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) in confi dence to: Human Resources Offi cer, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellowhead Trail, Ed-monton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781. Email: [email protected]
ONLINE MEDIA Consultant Needed: Do you specialize in PPC, SEO, and Social Media? Apply to our job posting at http://tinyurl.com/93zreqk
Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a mini-mum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD
ATTENDANTS & SUPERVISORS
Mac’s Convenience Store o/a Subway is hiring Food Counter Attendants ($10.25/hr), Food Service Supervisors ($12/hr). All 37.50hrs/wk. Mail CV: 1520 Admirals Road, Victoria, BC V9A 7B1 or [email protected]
KITCHEN HELPER
Frankie’s Burger Enterprises Inc. dba Fatburger hiring for their location in Victoria, BC. Kitchen Helper ($10.25/hr for all locations); both 40hrs/ week+ben. Apply by Fax: (604) 637-8874.
OINCOME PPORTUNITY
EARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T immediate openings. Easy Computer work, other posi-tions are available. Can be done from home. No experi-ence needed. www.hwc-bc.com
TRADES, TECHNICAL
JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN required immediately for Chrysler/ Dodge/ Jeep dealer-ship in Salmon Arm, BC. Prov-en producer, good attitude, quality workmanship a must. Excellent wage and benefi t package. Contact Pat 250-832-8053, [email protected]
PLUMBER, JOURNEYMAN -Prepare, fabricate, install plumbing and heating piping systems. Good oral and writ-ten communication skills. Ability to follow instruction. Hold a valid drivers license. Professional appearance at all times. Must have plumbing trades certifi cations. Salary negotiable upon experience. Forward resume to [email protected]
TRADES, TECHNICAL
LEEMAR EXCAVATOR Com-ponents Requires a Red Seal certifi ed Heavy Duty Mechanic for in house and offsite repairs for a variety of West Coast Equipment. Successful appli-cants will have a minimum of 2 years work experience, be able to work independently as well as part of a team. Appli-cants must hold a valid driver’s license with an air endorse-ment ticket. Welding experi-ence is an asset. Leemar is lo-cated in Parksville and services Vancouver Island. We offer a competitive bene-fi ts package dependent on ex-perience. Please fax resumes to 250-248-4404 Attn: Shop foreman or by email to [email protected]
SIBOLA MOUNTAIN FALLING is looking for Certifi ed Fallers for seis-mic work in BC & Alberta. For more info contact Jordan at 250-596-9488 or [email protected]
PERSONAL SERVICES
HEALTH PRODUCTS
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EDUCATION/TUTORING
MATH TUTOR. Former UVic math student. Many yrs exp. Infi nite patience 250-592-4166
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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PERSONAL SERVICES
LEGAL SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO
RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture-Ba-by+Family Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. Call 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com
PETS
PET CARE SERVICES
IN TOWN cat sitter, my home. 250-588-6718.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
BUILDING SUPPLIES
METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.
FRIENDLY FRANK
5 SPIDER plants in pots, $1.50/ea. 250-652-4199.
6-DRAWER DRESSER, solid wood, extremely clean, $35. (250)380-9596.
FREE. 27” TV, good working order. Call 250-595-5734.
LADY’S PANT Coat, 50% wool, exc. quality. Red, black trim, sz 12. $35. 250-383-5390
LARGE DOG house, comes apart, excellent condition, $35 obo. Call 250-595-5734.
MIRROR, 28”x42”, $10. 2004 Heater (Kersone), $80. K-nex game, $9. 778-265-1615.
QUEEN BED Frame & slats, solid pine, nice design, needs a little TLC. $55. James Bay 250-380-8733
TFAL DEEP-FRYER, $20 works great. Call (250)656-6413.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
FURNITURE
HONDURAS MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD- 1930’s, 40”wx15”dx34”h, beautiful condition, $450. Call (250)656-3322.
SOLID AMERCIAN BLACK WALNUT. Gentlemen’s ward-robe (armoire type - original key) 44”wx24”dx54”h and chest of drawers, 54”wx25”dx30”h. Handcrafted in Quebec, 1930’s beautiful condition, $2800/pair. Call (250)656-3322.
DOWNSIZING/ SACRIFICE. Glass & white oak china hutch - wall mount or buffet. $200. White solid oak entertainment/ media storage centre $250. (250)656-9717.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FURNITURE
BUFFET/ HUTCH, solid wood 18”Dx50”Wx79”H, red/browntone, $265. Mikasa bone china‘Minuet’ large serving dishes $10.ea. Melba Rose bone chi-na gravy dish, 6 desert bowlsw/plates $20. (250)380-8733.
NEED TO Outfi t An Offi ce?Executive Chair, desk, book-case, 2 client chairs. Call(250)652-0793.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
2010 LEGEND 4 wheel scoot-er with jumbo basket, scootercover, walking cane, fl ag hold-er and canopy. Like new, al-ways kept in the house. Retailprice $4,357, now asking$2050 obo. (250)656-7786.
$5000- POWER CHAIR, newcond, $1500 or Trade for(good cond) 4 wheeled Scoot-er. (250)896-7160 after 6pm.
HALF PRICE! Never used;Folding power lift shower com-mode with chair ($1600).Wheelchair mint cond. (bestoffer). Call (250)818-4000 oremail [email protected]
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
500 RECENT paperbacks,$.50; Altas Lathe, $900; 1200hand crafted earrings/necklac-es, $2-$7, large amounts 50%off. Call (250)655-3347.
BERNINA 820 QE SewingComputer - high end sewing &quilting machine w/ 40 cm longfree arm, stitch regulator, dualfeed. $4500. (250)882-5465.
FOR SALE 1-200 KW/250KVA/300 amp 480 generatorCat engine 3406B c/w 1-1800litre double wall Tidy Tank.$7000. Call 250-949-8133.
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.
Osteoporosis~MS~Fibromyalgia? Increase Performance? Commercial Vibration ma-chine. Clinically proven. (250)287-2009.
SHIMPO potters wheel, bats included, $600. Olympic klin model# 2327h, 23”wx27”d, new wiring, needs some new bricks, also included klin sitter dial, thermometer 1 full shelf, 8 1/2 shelves, posts and stilts, $700. Ohaus chipper beam scale, 2610 grams, $35. Open to reasonable offers. 1(250)247-8152.
SKYWATCHER TELESCOPE and tri-pod. D-102MM F-1300MM. Only used once, asking $500. Please call (250)655-0051.
STEEL BUILDINGS - Cana-dian made! - Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
STOREWIDE LIQUIDATION. Furniture, Mattresses; Microfi b-re or Leather Sofa, Loveseat & Chair w/5 Built-In Recliners, Choice of Colour $999.95; Tools, Hdwe. Everything Goes! Nothing Held Back! Vic & Toni Retired! Also save on Heaters, Axes, Tarps, Bookcases, Bunk-Beds; Recliners 1/2 Price! BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C
YAMAHA KAYAK roof racks, 2 locking bars, 1 side has 2 cradles, 2nd side has a Hulla-vator unit, drops to waste lev-el. Seldom used, paid over $1200, asking $500 fi rm. Please email: [email protected]
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
408-3170 Irma St- $219,900. 2 bdrms, 1 bath, quiet, 45+. More info: (250)385-3547.w w w p r o p e r t y g u y s . c o m ID#192291
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + patio, new everything. 1766 sq ft & 956 unfi nished sq ft. $658,000. Call 250-598-6902.
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, No-vember 4, 1pm-4pm. 10353 Devlin Place, Sidney, BC.Call 250-655-1499. $485,000 De-tails at: w w w . p r o p e r t y g u y s . c o m ID#192295www.realtor.ca mls #316102
HOUSES FOR SALE
$399,000. Next to VGH, 2 bdrm + 3rd or offi ce, 2 lvl, end unit, windows on 3 sides. Large family room, 2 fi replac-es, pet allowed. 71-14 Erskine Ln., Tel: 250-478-0269. Open House, 2PM-4PM, Sat & Sun. www.Comfree.com/367097 www.mls.ca x2486311
CORDOVA BAY. REDUCED! (Bring Offers). 3 bdrm, 3 bath Character house, view. with 1-bdrm suite. $575,000. (below appraisal) Call 250-818-5397.
FOR SALE BY OWNER. #30 Lekwammen Drive. 55+ com-plex. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, den, family room, dbl. garage. LP $319,900. Irma (250)477-4117
Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY
with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,
2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,
in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational
property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.
Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.
Call [email protected]
HOMES WANTED
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Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?
We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and
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LOTS
4 RS3 SERVICED LOTS, in Langford, starting at $179,000 Great Happy Valley Location, fl at, ready for building. All ser-vices to lot lines. Excellent lo-cation, end of wooded lane. Email or call 250-661-2837 or 250-857-2481 for more info. [email protected]
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
REAL ESTATE
MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
MODULAR HOMES and park model homes factory direct wholesale. New single wides $37,209 doubles $73,486 Spe-cial winter discounts! Call The Home Boys 877-976-3737 or www.hbmodular.ca
URGENT SALE!Immaculate double-wide
Lannon Creek$118,000
250-642-5707
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. $700-$1200 inclusive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. Call 250-478-9231.
CENTRAL SAANICH: 2 bdrm apt. Util’s incld’d. N/S. Avail. Nov. 1st. Call (250)477-2561.
ESQUIMALTUnique Building
Must see
1 Bdrm & BachelorVery quiet ocean views, Clean, well maintained.
Laundry, Sauna, Elevator, Hot Water, Heat. (250) 388-9384
TILLICUM TOP fl r 2 BD 1 BA 55+ bldg incl. storage, in-suite or same fl r lndry. $950. 250-858-2383. U pay hydro avail. now
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
Gorge Apartments215 Gorge Road East
Victoria
$500 Move In IncentiveBachelor from $700/mo.1 bdrm. from $790/mo.2 bdrm. from $995/mo.
• Indoor swimming pool(Redwood Park only)
• Surface & carport parking • Upgraded balconies• Spectacular views
• Storage lockers• Situated in Park Setting
• 2 km from downtown• Crime Free MultI-Housing
Program
Kamel Point VillageApartments
70 Dallas Road, Victoria
$500 Move In Incentive2 bdrm. from $1,200/mo.
• Water front low-rise• Outdoor parking available• Balconies • Bike storage
• In suite storage • Dishwasher in some suites
• Laundry room
Gorge Towers Apartments
200 Gorge Road West, Victoria
$500 Move In Incentive1 bdrm. from $870/mo.
2 bdrm. from $1,140/mo.
• Wheel-chair accessible• Outdoor, indoor and
covered parking available• Lockers • Elevators
• Laundry room • Balconies• Bicycle storage
• Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
Fair OaksApartments
3501 Savannah Avenue, Saanich
$250 Move In Incentive1 bdrm. from $840/mo.
2 bdrm. from $1,014/mo.
• Lush foliage & groomed landscaping
• Well-maintained building •Amenities nearby
• Wheel-chair accessible • Covered, indoor and
outdoor parking • Laundry room • Balconies
• Lockers • Elevator• Small fi tness room
Call Now: 250.381.5084www.caprent.com
GRANT MANOR Newly renovated
suites, Starting at
$675 per moTo view call 250-642-1900
SIDNEY CONDO, James White Blvd. 3 bdrms or 2-bdrm + den. 1200 sq.ft, N/S, N/P, 55+. $1400/mo (250)652-3606
THETIS LAKE ESTATES large 1 bdrm or can be 2 bdrm suite, all utils + cable/high speed internet, laundry, gar-bage, private parking, close to all amenities, quiet rural set-ting. Refs, small pet ok. $1050./$1250. 250-220-4718, 250-507-1440.
COTTAGES
DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood fl oors, acreage, skylights $895/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
RENTALS
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
OAK BAY: Bright 2 bdrm suite duplex w/ garden. h/w fl oors, D/W, W/D. Close to all amens. Avail immed. NS/NP. $1350. To view call (250)217-2421.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
SIDNEY EXECUTIVE suite. near ocean & town. $1295. Short/long term. 250-656-8080
HOMES FOR RENT
SIDNEY: 1 lvl house 2br, dr, den. 1/2 blk to beach, NS/NP $1700 + util. (250)655-1304.
SOUTH OAK BAY furn’d char-acter home, walk to golf club & beach, Jan 12 - Mar 16, all in-clusive rent for 9 week period. $3500. Discounted in lieu of cat care. Call (250)[email protected]
ROOMS FOR RENT
VICWEST: FURNISHED room, cable, phone, $450 & up. Call 1-250-748-1310.
SUITES, LOWER
BRENTWOOD- BACHELOR Lrg furn’d, grd level. Priv en-trance, parking, close to bus. NS/NP. $700. (250)652-9454.
FLORENCE LAKE, 2 yr old 1 bdrm ground level suite, large mudroom, F/S, W/D, & micro. 2 private entrances w/ sun-room & patio on 1 acre prop. Utils incl. N/S, small pet ok, $950. Nov. 1. 250-391-1967.
NEWLY RENO’D, bright, large 1 bedroom suite, $900 month! Includes heat, hydro, hot water, garbage pick-up, shared laundry, separate ground level entrance. Large shared fenced back yard, on main bus route, close to West Shore Mall. Located in Col-wood on a quiet dead end street. Call 778-433-2056 for viewing.
UPTOWN UPDATED 1-bdrm. 820 sq.ft, 3 storage rms, patio, yard, prkng, own entr., NS/NP. $860. incl. (250)361-3508.
UVIC/CAMOSUN area, 2 bdrm, priv ent, N/P, N/S, $900. Avail immed. (250)477-6652.
TOWNHOUSES
LAVENDER CO-OP is accept-ing applications for a quiet, 2 bdrm townhouse, W/D hook-up, inside/outside storage, backyard. $876/mo. Share purchase $2500. Gross in-come $42,000 +. Applications available in the glass case out-side the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.
SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1600 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.
TOWNHOUSE FOR Rent, Sooke Beautiful New Town-house for rent in Sooke. 3 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, 6 appli-ances. Garage & Driveway. 10 min walk to town core, on bus route. Private, cozy backyard. Small pets considered. $1350/mth, incl. garbage. Ph. 250-642-4952 or 250-880-0110. Email: [email protected] orvisit www.drayeheights.comfor photos.
TRANSPORTATION
AUTO FINANCING
DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -
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TRANSPORTATION
AUTO FINANCING
Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
Guaranteed Auto Loans1-888 -229-0744 or apply at: www. greatcanadianautocredit.com
AUTO SERVICES
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CASH PAIDFOR ALL VEHICLES in
all conditions in all locations
250-885-1427Call us fi rst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all
dead & dying vehicles.Don’t get pimped, junked or
otherwise chumped!
CARS
1977 CADILAC Eldorado, beige metallic. Cruise control, automatic. Very good cond., only 80,000 km. $2000. obo. Please call (250)477-7076.
1985 CADILLAC Seville, 70,000 k. Mint condition. White leather upholstery. 1 owner. $3,500. Call (250)656-1560.
2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
TRANSPORTATION
CARS
1997 TOYOTA Avalon XLS, white. $3,999. Automatic. Fullyloaded, no accidents, newtires. 229k. Great running car.Call (250)656-5588.
1998 PONTIAC Grand PrixGT US car - 193,000 miles,lady driven since 2003. $2800obo. Alan, (778)426-3487.
2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT-mint, loaded, 74,000 km.$10,000. (250)598-6605.
$50-$1000 CASH
For scrap vehicleFREE Tow away
858-5865SPORTS & IMPORTS
1981 MERCEDES 300SD Tur-bo Diesel for sale. 281,000KMS, (Champagne colour) infair condition, asking $3000.Maintenance log available. Call 250-885-9010.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE
1982 HYBRID Westphalia.Can run on diesel or veggieoil. 1.9l 1996 Jetta engine.$12K. Serious enquiries only.Nanaimo (250)591-3711.
1999 FORD Econoline 350Super duty Motorhome. V10.$22,000. 125km. Very welltaken care of, clean and runsgreat. Please phone 250-655-4840. Located in Sidney.
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
“2004 RAV4 4WD”- $13,500fi rm. 4 cyl, auto, silver, Miche-lins, 120,000 km,Victoria onlyvehicle. Complete mainte-nance history. Lady-driven, noaccidents, excellent condition,keyless entry. Model Recom-mended In Top 10 by Consu-mer Reports. (250)479-5545.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING
ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi
Certifi ed General Accountant
Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &
Training. E-FileTAX
250-477-4601
CARPENTRY
BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.
INSTCARPET ALLATION
MALTA FLOORING Installa-tion. Carpets, laminates, hard-wood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278
CLEANING SERVICES
2 EXP’D reliable, thorough house cleaners. Excellent refs. 250-514-5105, 250-595-8760.
GREAT RATES! Guar. clean-ing since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. (250)385-5869
MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
COMPUTER SERVICES
COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.
CONTRACTORS
CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877
COMM. & Residential Reno’s: Drywall, Carpentry & Painting. Call Les (250)858-0903.
ELECTRICAL
250-361-6193 QUALITY Elec-tric. New homes, renos. No job too sm. Seniors disc. #22779.
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
F.S.R. ELECTRICIAN. 20 yrs+ exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube re-placement. $40./hr. Seniors Disc. Lic.#3003 (250)590-9653
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ELECTRICAL
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.
NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE
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PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, De-mossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.
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■ Women in Business Gala ■ Tuesday, Oct. 23 ■ Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
Black Press Women in Business galaWomen representing businesses from across the Capital
Region came together Tuesday for the fall 2012 Black Press Women in Business gala at the Victoria Mariott Inner Har-bour Hotel.
A day for celebrating the successes of women throughout Greater Victoria, Black Press also took the opportunity to present its 2012 Women in Business Awards.
Shawna Walker, from the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, received the Woman Business Owner of the Year Award, sponsored by the Women’s Enterprise Centre. Mandy Farmer, CEO of Ac-cent Inns, received the Above and Beyond Award, sponsored by Staples Advantage. Stephanie Papik, owner of Fairfi eld’s Knotty By Nature fi bre arts store was presented with the Eco-entrepreneur Award, sponsored by LalliCare Clinic, andJohanne Paquette, owner of Speakwell speakers bureau, received the Rising Star Award, sponsored by Nando’s Flame-grilled Chicken.
Hosted by Penny Sakamoto, Black Press Group Publisher for Greater Victoria, with emcee Meribeth Burton, long-time Victoria journalist and now corporate spokesperson for BC Transit, the event also welcomed keynote speaker Alison Ross, the owner of Kilshaw’s Auctions who is lighting up the national stage as a “pawnmaster” on History Television’s hit, Pawnathon Canada.
Other guests included the Victoria Foundation, present-ing its Vital Signs community report on the Capital Region, Mayfair Mall fashion stylist Bonnie Pollard, showcasing the season’s must-have looks, and personal care experts from the Aveda Institute with the latest makeup trends.
In addition to the Awards sponsors, Black Press gratefully acknowledges the support of Canadian Western Bank, Island Savings, Salt Spring Coffee and Home Outfi tters for helping make the event a terrifi c success.
Watch your local community newspapers for details about the next Women in Business event coming this spring.
Eco-Entrepreneur award winner Stephanie Papik,of Knotty by Nature accepts the award from sponsorMelissa McLean, of LalliCare Clinic.
Mandy Farmer was named Above and Beyond business winner. Accepting on her behalf, at left, is Karen England with sponsor Shelley Rogers of Staples Advantage.
Bonnie Pollard of Mayfair Shopping Centre introduces the latest fashion trends.
Lindsay Wilson from the Westshore Chamber of Commerce, Dale Collins of Prosperity Planning and Patricia Wade of Patricia Wade Design.
The Women’s Enterprise Centre’s Dawn McCooey with Christine Scott of Black Press.
Saira Waters of Dollar Divas and Alex Yates of Vision 2000 Travel Group.
Johanne Paquette, of Speakwell, accepts the Rising Star award from Ian Reinders and Arun Dodd, of Nando’s Flame Grilled Chicken.
Kate Coles, Brooklyn Greig, Shawna Walker (Business Owner of the Year), Kevin Walker and Beverly Booth.
Cindy Cairns of Murphy Wallbeds, and Karen Broughton of Five Star Cleaning
Alison Ross, TV host and owner of Kilshaw’s Auctions, with Black Press Group Publisher,Penny Sakamoto.
Alexandra Bristow gives Sandy Armitage a makeover. Alison MacDougall, Roxana Da Costa and Anuschka Steigermann, of the Aveda Institue.
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