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Multicoloured leafy greens, red currants or hazelnuts, Carolyn Herriot encourages residents to get foodie in their gardens.

A featured speaker at Victoria’s largest building, renovation and décor show, Herriot will delve into edible gardening during the Victoria Spring Home Expo at West Shore Parks and Recreation, today through Sunday.

“My focus for right now is a lot of people are expressing interest in growing more food in their gardens. We’re seeing a switch from growing ornamentals to growing edibles,” said the three-time author. “You don’t have to rip your garden out, you can just introduce plants you can eat.”

Her books take a journey through the garden in much the way her presentations will: A Year on the Garden Path – a 52-week Organic Gardening Guide, The Zero Mile Diet – A Year-round Guide to Growing Organic Food, and a companion book, The Zero-Mile Diet Cookbook – Seasonal Recipes for Delicious Homegrown Food.

Saturday she shares with show-goers how to “Have Your Garden and Eat It Too!” and introduces them to “ornamental edibles.”

“There are lots of lovely plants that people have forgotten about because we haven’t grown them in so long. The bonus is you can enjoy the feature and you can eat it as well,” she says. “They forget about grain, they can grow nuts and berries and fruits, leafy greens. … I think it adds more colour to our world and it adds a lot more diversity that’s for sure. And I think it’s the most responsible thing to do.”

That leads to her second talk, immediately following the first, “The Zero-Mile Kitchen - From Garden to Table.”

“My focus is about nutrition … to introduce new foods into the kitchen and diet,” she said. “It’s important to know, when you’re growing

lots of home grown produce, what to do with it. There’s a huge problem right now because a lot of people don’t know how to cook.”

With ongoing concerns over food security, and uncertainty with drought plaguing produce provider California, she’ll connect the dots to local food. “This is a really bad time for us not to know how to grow food to feed ourselves,” she said. “It’s to inspire. It’s not to frighten people … we’ve just forgotten.”

Herriot’s first talk is tomorrow (April 26) from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. The second goes 3:15 to 4 p.m.

The 29th annual Home Expo takes place in the three rinks at West Shore Parks and Recreation, 1767 Island Hwy. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m., Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. General admission is $5.

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Local author Carolyn Herriot is a featured speaker at the Home Expo which runs today through Sunday at West Shore Parks and Recreation.

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Building with natureEagle View elementary Grade 5 students and Green Team members Jenna Peterson, left, Hailey Lembcke, Mary Nguyen and Megan Duraan gather around a repurposed stump in a forested area next to the school in View Royal. Students helped transform the previously wild area with native plantings and the spreading of mulch into a picturesque outdoor gathering place and play area. See story page A20.

New bridge offers link to the pastTown of View Royal and District of Saanich ready to officially open the updated Craigflower span

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Community leaders share their favourite teacher storiesDon DescoteauNews staff

With the benefit of time and life experience, most adults can remember at least one grade school teacher who stood out

among the rest and impacted their life for the better.

Mine were in the field of music (thank you, Keith Fraser) and phys-ed (likewise, Ed Ashmore), men

who laid the groundwork for life-long interests in both areas.

In our Great Teachers series, offered with partners Staples and Thrifty Foods, we encourage read-ers to nominate their favourite teachers for special recognition. Today we’ve asked community leaders to share experiences with educators from their past.

We hope their stories resonate with you and prompt you to think about teachers from your past.

Lillian Szpak, City of Langford councillor – I was an Air Force brat and we moved around every two to three years. My Grade 7 teacher at RCAF Centralia (Ontario) was

Mr. Heimrich. He stands out for me because he encouraged me

to write cre-atively and to write poetry. He treated me like an adult, as if I had something to say that could affect others. He really shaped me that way. He was

a very candid person and would joke about what was going on at home, so he was real to me. Teach-

ers in my era were authoritative, but he was so different. Having the freedom to write what you want and how you want, and to share that without being judged, was really outside of the box.

Guy Dauncey, Victoria author, sustainable futurist – “I was at a boarding school in England (from age 13 to 18), and the music mas-

ter there, his name was Tony Brown, was by far the greatest inspiration to me. Not only did he give us the greatest musical education, on Friday evenings

he would invite us over for tea and talk philosophy with us. He would ask us things like, ‘Do we have free will?’ and however we would answer, he’d proceed to point out precisely why the opposite was true. The lesson was, you’ve got to think things out for yourselves. We didn’t have any other classes that went remotely near (talking about) philosophy or the big ques-tions of life, and the realization that the big questions don’t have black and white answers.”

Tania Miller, music director, Victoria Symphony Orchestra – I grew up in a farming commu-nity of 1,000 people (Foam Lake, Sask.). In high school I had a social studies teacher named Ian Coo-per who had an incredible passion for people and history. He had a big impact on me for the way he taught us about being a member of society and passionately follow-ing our dreams. He also started a band in our school and taught every-one to play gui-tar. There was that side of him that embraced the arts, which appealed to me, but he taught us to be passionate in a variety of dif-ferent ways. I think the profound thing that he did for all of us was he made us want to be the best we could be. As a result of his impact, and other teachers, I’d say prob-ably 80 per cent of our class went to university.

Frank Leonard, mayor of Saa-nich – I attended nine schools in my 12 school years since my father’s employer transferred us around B.C. I often didn’t get

involved in school activities since I hardly knew anyone. However,

my senior high school years at Mount View High on Carey Road in Saan-ich were terrific and I attribute that to principal Don Smyth and vice-principal

Ken Brown. They ‘recruited’ me into activities like student coun-cil, refereeing the student/teacher soccer game, reading the morning announcements and running the Miss Mount View pageant. I loved being active, yet it was the sup-port of Don and Ken that made it happen. I credit them with the experiences that gave me the con-fidence to later become involved in our community.

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English program soon ‘fini’ at John StubbsK-8 school will become French immersion only

Kyle WellsNews staff

Despite resistance from English stream parents, Ecole John Stubbs Memorial school will be a purely French immersion elementary and middle school starting in 2015.

The move, unanimously passed by the Sooke School District board on Tuesday, is part of an overall restructuring in the dis-trict, sparked by the building of two new high schools on the West Shore, both of which are slated to open in September 2015.

“Of course, the board knows

these are tough deci-sions,” said board chair Wendy Hobbs.

Parents of students in John Stubbs’ English program have voiced concerns over having to uproot their children from one school and send them to another, Hobbs acknowledged. They also worry the school will lose its com-munity feel without non-French immersion students, she added.

French immersion students far outnumber English track students at John Stubbs, especially in Kin-dergarten, where the ratio is 77 to 14. In Grades 1 to 5, there are 248 French-track students and 135 in English.

The board’s decision to make

the school fully French immersion also comes from seeing an overall increase in the number of French immersion students in the district.

“The decisions we’re making are for the whole district, on a whole from K to 12,” Hobbs said.

“We have to move forward and provide

quality education for our stu-dents, and we know that along the road sometimes people aren’t happy with the decisions that we make.”

John Stubbs parent advisory council president Kirsten Quealey admitted the issue has been divi-sive among parents at the school.

“It’s good that there’s a decision

that has now come down so that we can move forward,” she said. “One of our main goals as a PAC is to try to stick together as a com-munity.”

The goal moving forward, she added, is to help families and work with other PACs to make for a smooth transition. How this one change will affect busing, with more students travelling to schools outside their catchment zone, has not yet been deter-mined.

With the district moving to a model where elementary schools are K-5, middle schools Grades 6 through 8 and secondaries Grade 9 to 12, there will be many changes to busing around the West Shore.

With the plan for John Stubbs to offer French immersion from K-8, students in the program can

stay at one school until moving up to Belmont, home of the district’s secondary school French immer-sion. Under the new configuration, Millstream elementary will con-tinue to host both French immer-sion and English programs for K-5.

English students at John Stubbs will have a choice to continue their studies at Crystal View, Col-wood or Savory elementaries. Middle school English students can attend either Dunsmuir or Spencer middle schools.

“What we’re trying to stress to people is that we will be working with families moving forward,” Hobbs said.

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Cohen, whose latest book is entitled Extraordinary Canadians: Lester B. Pear-son, will speak on his subject next Tuesday (April 29) from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Max Bell

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B.C. NDP leadership candidate and Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan is shoring up support.

Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Flem-ing, Saanich South MLA Lana Popham and Saanich and the North Islands MLA Gary Holman have thrown their support behind Horgan, currently the lone candidate in the race.

Fleming had been debating a lead-ership run, but backed off late last month, while Popham had previ-ously aligned with former B.C. NDP leadership candidate Mike Farn-worth before he pulled out.

Victoria NDP MP Murray Rankin is also publicly supporting Horgan.

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“I’m proud to be joined by my fel-low lower Islanders as New Demo-crats unite to defeat the B.C. Liberals in 2017,” Horgan said.

The B.C. NDP has a deadline of May 1 for candidates to be nominated for the leadership, which includes a fee of $25,000. Horgan is unlikely to face any challengers in his bid to replace current leader Adrian Dix.

Candidates have until June 26 to sign up new party members, with a provincewide vote scheduled to be completed Sept. 28.

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B.C. NDP leadership candidate and Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan is shoring up support.

Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Flem-ing, Saanich South MLA Lana Popham and Saanich and the North Islands MLA Gary Holman have thrown their support behind Horgan, currently the lone candidate in the race.

Fleming had been debating a lead-ership run, but backed off late last month, while Popham had previ-ously aligned with former B.C. NDP leadership candidate Mike Farn-worth before he pulled out.

Victoria NDP MP Murray Rankin is also publicly supporting Horgan.

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in a statement. “For over 30 years, John has been a part of that work with me. His experience and proven leadership will make him a superb premier.”

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“I’m proud to be joined by my fel-low lower Islanders as New Demo-crats unite to defeat the B.C. Liberals in 2017,” Horgan said.

The B.C. NDP has a deadline of May 1 for candidates to be nominated for the leadership, which includes a fee of $25,000. Horgan is unlikely to face any challengers in his bid to replace current leader Adrian Dix.

Candidates have until June 26 to sign up new party members, with a provincewide vote scheduled to be completed Sept. 28.

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The City of Col-wood’s Spring Clean-Up happens today and Sat-urday (April 25 and 26) to help city residents get rid of unwanted items.

Public works crews will be at Colwood city hall (3300 Wishart Rd.) to take in a wide variety of items, for a small fee.

Among the material accepted are appli-ances, batteries, freez-ers, tires, automotive parts, electronics, fur-niture, lumber and branches.

Crews will not accept household garbage, drywall, tree stumps, paint, hazardous waste or propane tanks.

A car load costs $15 while a pickup or trailer load runs $25. Appli-ances are $20 each for disposal; fridges, freez-ers, air conditioners and water coolers, are $25 each.

Proof of residency is required. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

For a full list of accepted items, visit colwood.ca.

Colwood helps keep city clean

The City of Colwood is challenging peo-ple to submit their best “selfie” photographs incorporating a local landmark, for the chance to win a grand prize of an iPad.

Whether it’s Royal Roads’ Hatley Castle, Fisgard Lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill, Esqui-malt Lagoon or another picturesque Colwood spot, residents and visitors alike are being asked to take photos of themselves out and about in the city.

The featured spot can be anything from a favourite coffee shop to a beautiful backyard garden to a beloved hiking spot. The photos will be used to help the city better understand what people value about the community, as it plans for the future.

The photos will be posted on the city’s I Love Colwood photo contest page. Visitors to the site can vote on their favourites and help determine weekly winners, who will then be entered for the grand prize.

Photos can be submitted either by visiting colwood.ca and following the links or by post-ing photos to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with the #ilovecolwood hashtag.

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Only rule? No duck faces

The Sooke School Board passed first reading of the dis-trict’s 2014-15 budget Tuesday night, a document that calls for jobs and resource cuts to make up for a projected deficit of nearly $3.5 million.

Few changes have been made

since an April 15 public meeting on the budget challenges. How-ever, the Elements middle school program for special needs stu-dents will remain, and more ele-mentary schools are slated to have Kindergarten/Grade 1 split classes, for a total of six.

Which schools will have split classes has yet to be decided.

The budget goes to commit-tee of the whole meeting on May 13, when the public can provide more input. The document will be considered for adoption at the board meeting on May 27.

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OUR VIEW

Don’t shoot the messenger

The times, they are a-changing for the Sooke School District.

We are on the edge of a new era for West Shore students, who will see where and how they make their way through their school

careers change drastically over the next couple of years.

Two new high schools opening in 2015 will make the

biggest difference to the system, but there is also the restructuring of the grade placement for elementary and middle schools, and the combination of kindergarten and Grade 1 classes in six schools.

The Sooke School Board faced a pair of tough decisions at this week’s meeting and is taking some sidelong glances from the community for the outcomes.

As a result of one of those votes, Ecole John Stubbs Memorial is to become a French immersion-only elementary and middle school beginning in 2015. The English-track students in mid-stream at the Colwood school? They’ll have to be bused to different locations or in many cases, their parents will need to drive them further to get to school.

Naturally, parents in that situation take issue with the situation and not without cause. Having to uproot a child from their school and move them somewhere else is not enviable, no matter what the child’s age.

A decision that will likely affect as many people is the approval of this year’s overall budget, initial calculations for which produced a deficit of more than $3 million. Parents and school staff are also upset over how the resulting cuts, and they are significant, will negatively affect education in the district.

School trustees seem to genuinely understand this and have expressed disappointment they were put in this position in the first place. They say the provincial government needs to pony up more money for education and we agree.

It’s important that the public not shoot the local messengers, especially when they’re doing the best they can with what they’ve been given.

YOUR VIEW

Long thought by most people to belong to the bad old days of polio and smallpox, measles is making a resurgence in Canada due to complacency in the public about vaccinations. Almost daily we hear of new outbreaks.

If the people of the world knew about this, I have no doubt they would slap us upside the head and ask us what our problem is. Because unlike us, many millions have no access to vaccines for themselves or their children, and live in constant fear of diseases that could easily be prevented. Diseases we never have to think about.

A few years ago at Muskoka, Prime Minister Harper pledged significant funding for Child and Maternal Health initiatives. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) is the premier global deliverer of vaccines throughout the world, and they are approaching funding renewal. As part of Muskoka, Canada has been a key donor to GAVI, and it’s critical we renew or increase our funding share, especially as our aid levels are far below other OECD countries.

In late may Mr. Harper will be hosting a Child and Maternal Health summit and I hope he takes this opportunity to boost GAVI funding. For even if many of us turn our backs on vaccines, people around the world will gladly accept them.

Nathaniel PooleVictoria

Transit shout-out rulingunreasonable to drivers

Re: Bus drivers balk at route announcing (Gazette, April 16)

The hallmark of a just society is how much accommodation it makes for those of us who are marginalized from the mainstream, whether such marginalization arises from ethnicity, religion, or physical or mental disability.

However, these accommodations should also be practical and reasonable in all the circumstances.

B.C. Transit’s recent ruling compelling Victoria bus drivers to call out all bus stops on their routes to accommodate passengers who are visually impaired is neither reasonable nor practical.

Fortunately, the number of people suffering visual impairment is remarkably low, and it is more than likely that about 95 percent of the time drivers will never even have visually impaired persons on their buses for weeks, if not months, at a time.

Does it not make far greater sense if visually impaired passengers -- whose impairment is often quite obvious as they board the bus (the white cane is one obvious giveaway) -- simply informed the drivers that they wanted off at a certain stop? The drivers would then make a point of calling out those stops when they came to them.

The above-suggested modification of B.C. Transit’s ruling makes a

lot more sense and should satisfy everyone.

Barry GaetzVictoria

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he Craigflower Bridge Replacement Project is nearing completion and the community of

View Royal is ready to celebrate!Admirals Road, from the Island

Highway in View Royal to Gorge Road in Saanich, will be re-opened to vehicular traffic in early to mid-May.

Prior to the opening of Admirals Road and the bridge, the two communities are hosting a modest ceremony this Saturday, April 26th, at 10 a.m., with representatives from the federal, provincial and municipal governments.

The community is invited to join the ceremony. It will take place on the

sidewalk on the east side of the new bridge. Parking is available along Gorge Road, west of Admirals Road, as well as in the perimeter areas of the Canadian Tire parking lot, located at the corner of Island Highway and Admirals Road.

Replacement of the 80-year-old bridge was necessary due to safety concerns for bridge users, including drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

The bridge project includes construction of new sidewalks, bike lanes, safety features, improved lighting and new road surface on Admirals Road from Island Highway to Gorge Road, plus installation of storm water

treatment facilities, rain gardens, replacement of the sanitary sewer, storm drains and water mains, and boulevard landscaping.

The new Craigflower Bridge will have a projected lifespan of 75 years and is designed as a “lifeline” structure meaning it will remain usable following a major earthquake.

For more information regarding this project, please visit the project website at www.craigflowerbridge.com

TWHAT: Ceremony for the new Craigflower Bridge

WHEN: Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: The sidewalk on the east side of the new bridge. Parking is available along Gorge Road, west of Admirals Road, as well as in the perimeter areas of the Canadian Tire parking lot, located at the corner of Island Highway and Admirals Road.

CRAIGFLOWER BRIDGECOME CELEBRATE THE NEW

Rendering of the new, soon-to-be-opened Craigflower Bridge.

Former Craigflower Bridge in 2012.

Bridging the GapOn behalf of the staff at Thrifty Foods Admirals Walk, I’d like thank our customers for their patience and patronage during the construction of this fantastic new bridge.

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HISTORY

While the previous Craigflower Bridge had been dutifully serving local residents for 80 years, it wasn’t the first bridge that spanned that section of the picturesque Gorge Waterway.

In fact, the first Craigflower Bridge opened in 1855, connecting the historic Craigflower Manor to the south and the Craigflower Schoolhouse to the north.

Replacement wooden bridges were constructed as time went on and two instances were reported over the following years of vehicles falling through as the bridges deteriorated. The last instance occurred in 1932 and the bridge at that time was demolished.

Passengers were ferried across the

Waterway until the next timber bridge opened in 1933, featuring overhead street lights that came on automatically at sunset. The provincial government had jurisdiction over the bridge and was responsible for maintenance and repair until May 1998, when ownership was transferred jointly to the municipalities of Saanich and View Royal.

The bridge remained substantially unchanged until recent years, when it was deemed no longer safe for excessive vehicle loads. It also had very narrow sidewalks on each side, no provision for bicycles, and the railings and deck were in very poor condition.

COMPLETING A LEGACY PROJECT

CRAIGFLOWER BRIDGE: SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1855

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rooted in the principles of “healthy communities” and our investment in prosperity.

Many thanks to the crews and staff for your hard work and strong commitment to quality production

and safety; to the District of Saanich for taking a lead role in administering the project contract; and to the local businesses and residents for your patience during traffic disturbance.

The Craigflower Bridge plays such an essential role in our area, so let’s celebrate the completion of this new infrastructure that ensures safe and sustainable travel over the Gorge Waterway for many years to come!

The completion of the Craigflower Bridge Replacement Project is an exceptional achievement that is celebrated by Council, staff, residents, First Nations, business owners, and commuters.

A joint venture between the Town of

View Royal and the District of Saanich, this regionally significant project reconnects the vital network that moves people, goods and services throughout the region.

Our new Craigflower Bridge is a legacy project that connects two grand neighbourhoods. It fulfills a commitment to our residents, our businesses, our First Nations and to our region and is a lasting statement

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“Our new Craigflower Bridge is a legacy project that connects two grand neighbourhoods. It fulfills

a commitment to our residents, our businesses, our First Nations and to our region and is a lasting

statement rooted in the principles of “healthy communities” and our investment in prosperity.”

Mayor Graham Hill, Town of View Royal

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Friends of the McKenzie family on the original Craigflower Bridge shortly after the Craigflower Manor was completed in 1856 for farm bailiff Kenneth McKenzie and his family.



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• Achieve Health• Admirals Self Storage• Admirals Walk Dental• Admirals Walk Optometry Clinic• Admirals Walk Pet Clinic• Appletree Restaurant• All Weather Shelters• Alsco Uniform & Linen Service• Amrikko’s Restaurant• Avalon Drycleaning and Laundromat• Beauty Nailz and Spa• Canadian Tire• Coast Capital Savings • Colonial Railings• Curves• Dairy Queen• Econo Lodge• Elmo’s Antiques and Collectables• First Choice Haircutters• Four Mile Liquor Store• Four Mile Pub• Funk and Fur Pet Spa• Great Canadian Dollar Store• Harreson’s Military• International Restorers Ltd• Inwood Designs• Island Laboratory Services• L B Crane Rentals• Lejeune Performance & Fabricating Inc • Little Tokyo• Medical Services and Specialists (View Royal Square –284 Helmcken Road)

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WHO KNEW?

▶ The Craigflower Bridge is approximately 120 metres long and connects the municipalities of Saanich and View Royal. It carries about 15,000 vehicles per day, including almost 1,500 trucks.

▶ The new Craigflower Bridge and Admirals Road upgrades include:

▷ One lane northbound into Saanich, and two lanes southbound into View Royal;

▷ Wide sidewalks and bike lanes on the bridge and approach roads;

▷ Stormwater treatment for the bridge and approaches;

▷ Improved street lighting and safety features;

▷ Provision for herring fishers on the bridge; and

▷ Approach road upgrades from Island Highway to Gorge Road.

▶ The new Craigflower Bridge is a “lifeline” structure meaning it will remain operational following a major earthquake.

▶ Environmental considerations of the project included: protection of herring and salmon; bird nesting and breeding; rehabilitation of salt marsh; and relocation of native Olympia Oysters.

▶ The Craigflower Bridge Replacement Project involved working on land on the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. At the north end of the Craigflower Bridge is Kosapsum Park, the location of an important village and ceremonial site occupied for thousands of years.

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School greening project produces many benefitsStudents learn about plants, take ownership in nearby green spaceDon DescoteauNews staff

A previously wild patch of for-est next to Eagle View elemen-tary resembles a landscaped section of park after being given some TLC by students.

With rustic wooden fences set up and pathways created, students planted a number of native species at the end of March, lending an almost profes-sional look to the forest garden.

Spurred on and helped by Habitat Acquisition Trust land care co-ordinator Todd Carna-han and staff, students learned the names of the plants, how to help protect them and see them flourish.

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The project, started last Sep-tember, involved children in var-ious grades, with Grade 5 mem-bers of the school’s 24-member Green Team leading the replant-ing process.

“Mr. De Nat (Eagle Ridge prin-cipal Brent) calls it out natures-cape place,” says team member Hailey Lembcke. She adds the next set of plantings will likely include ferns.

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De Nat says the project helps teach students to look at this previously wild outdoor play area as a sustainable ecosystem.

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the Golf and GTI and will come in at roughly the same price as the last R, right around $40,000 but fully loaded.InsideThe upside to having a slightly bigger platform is interior space and the cabin of the latest Golf does feel bigger, especially side-to-side. The centre console is wider and the dash is fitted with all-new switches and dials. Once again, the feel and look is almost Audi quality. Having a chance to drive the base car all the way up to the Golf R showed just how good the base car is. The only difference is the sportier seats

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This new Golf family is set to take on some very established players in the compact segment. With a hatchback design, this car has always been a more practical design than sedans like the Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. With superb road manners, advanced engines and German engineering, the starting price looks like a winner. A big reason for this is the Golf is assembled in Mexico and these cars come into Canada without duty, (Thanks NAFTA) so VW added more content and kept the price low. The good news for diesel lovers is that the TDI en-gine will be available right out of the gate and now represents about 50 percent of Golf sales. This engine too has been modified to make it as fuel efficient as possible. All told, the Golf is more polished car than much of the competition and offers a trim level and price for all types of buyers, from basic to flat-out performance.

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I surprised my family with a trip to Hawaii. They didn’t have a clue how I paid for it. But they thought I was the best dad in the world. While we were away, I bought a car on eBay. It had over 350,000 km on it. No one will want to buy this piece of junk, I thought.Unless. I could just lower the mileage on it a little bit. And it won’t hurt anybody, right?One problem – I had no idea how to change an odometer*. But as it turns out, it’s much easier than I’d expected. With an odometer tool, I changed the reading to 164,500 km. Still a lot, but less than half the real clicks. My ad: “Minivan – old but in great condition! Only 164,500kms - it sat in my garage for the last 5 years. Must sell. If you’re looking for an older, but reliable and safe vehicle, call my cell and we’ll negotiate.”Looking back, I realized I’d knocked almost 200,000 km off the vehicle. But I shined it up and put some newer used tires on it so they wouldn’t give away its true condition.Will this get me in trouble? I wondered. I wasn’t doing anything wrong, really – this just gives me a chance to make some more money on the vehicle. I got a phone call from a young single mom who could only afford an older vehicle. We decided to meet at her son’s school. As I was showing her the car, I noticed the carpet, the door handles and the pedals kind of gave away its true condition. Hopefully she’s too naïve to notice, I thought.

Forty minutes later, our exchange was complete. I probably made an extra $2,000 because of the odometer! If I’d only done this to all the other cars I sold!Suddenly, my mind began processing the implications. That minivan was pretty much at the end of its life. That young mom is expecting the vehicle to last her for a few more years. At best, I see it lasting one more.Parts will start failing, calling for expensive repairs. I’m certain she doesn’t have the money for that. All I’m hoping is that it doesn’t break down on the highway. Maybe there was a reason I never did it before. Maybe, just maybe, I had a conscience up until now.

*Odometer: The law allows an odometer to be replaced when broken, but the repair must be recorded and the true mileage needs to be disclosed. CarProof and ICBC vehicle history reports can reveal more about how far a vehicle has really traveled. Even AirCare, where available, can help. And Walt is wrong; altering an odometer is a crime.

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Al Frescoes plein air painters Ken Faulk, left, and Jim McFarland are among the artists displaying works at Coast Collective now through May 4. As part of the show, McFarland will teach artists how to take their work outdoors.

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It’s an old idea with a new fol-lowing.

And it’s hitting the outdoors of the West Shore with The Al Fres-coes Spring En Plein Air show, on now at Coast Collective in Colwood.

Plein air is the art of paint-ing outside, capturing scenes directly from eye, through brush, to canvas.

The annual show is the third for a group of local artists call-ing themselves the Al Frescoes. They meet regularly to paint, depending on the weather. Member-artist Ken Faulks said one piece of bad weather, such as rain or wind, is OK, but two working together is enough to put most people off.

Painting outside has a long established history, most nota-bly with the great impression-istic painters of the 19th cen-tury, such as Claude Monet and Edouard Manet, as well as post-impressionistic painters such as Vincent Van Gogh.

“It’s different than painting in a studio, more so than just being

outdoors,” member Jim McFar-land said.

As opposed to painting from a photograph or sketch, the out-side world is constantly chang-ing, inspiring a great use of the artist’s interpretation of what they are seeing, rather than try-ing to create an exact duplica-tion of a still image.

“The clouds go across the sky, the sun changes, so you’ve got light sources changing. Wind changes. It’s not a static world,” McFarland said. “More than any-thing else, it’s a process of how you see.”

“It’s getting the feeling of the thing you’re standing in front of and whatever way you want to put that down,” Faulks added. “No matter how rough the stuff is, it always seems it’s different, it has something that studio work doesn’t really have.”

The group has about 100 members who show up in vari-ous conglomerates for the weekly Friday paint, held in dif-ferent locations around Greater Victoria, from Sooke to Sidney.

The three-week show at Coast Collective runs until May 4. Gal-lery hours are from noon to 5

p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays at 3221 Heatherbell Rd. A wide col-lection of works from the group is on display.

The plein air group will paint this morning (April 25) at Coast Collective, then display their fresh new works while sticking around to speak with any inter-ested persons who attend.

“The best thing about the group? There is no rules,” McFarland said. “Everyone does what they want to do.”

Painters will start between 9 and 10 a.m. (remembering there are no rules) and will hang their new works at 1 p.m. The artists will have the choice to paint any-where on the property and visi-tors are welcome to come and watch them work.

As a part of the show, McFar-land will teach a weekend work-shop class called the Joy of Painting Plein-Air with Acrylics, which will run through the pro-cess of painting outside. The two-day course runs May 3 and 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Members of the Belmont and Edward Milne Community School senior rugby teams gather after playing for the Sookeahalla Cup last week in Sooke. The game ended in a 5-5 tie, so the cup will be presented after a second match between the sides later this season.

Sookeahalla Cup goes unclaimedRival SD62 rugby sides live to battle another day

Two enthusiastic rugby teams slogged their way through the rain and mud last week, but in the end, the awarding of the Sookeahalla Cup had to wait for another day.

The annual senior boys show-down between Belmont and Sooke’s Edward Milne Commu-nity School ended in a 5-5 tie, a score that was indicative of the evenness of the play, said Bel-

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Questionable knee hit knocks Barrie out of NHL playoffs

West Shore hockey product Tyson Barrie of the Colorado Ava-lanche faces a four- to six-week rehab after col-liding knee-on-knee with Minnesota’s Matt Cooke in the Wild’s 1-0 win in game 3 of their open-ing round NHL playoff series Monday.

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“I think they were content that I could be com-petitive and brought the car back in one piece and didn’t wreck it,” Okell said.

The conference schedule lists six race weekends with two races each. Drivers need a minimum of four race starts to be eligible for nationals – known as the run-offs – and the top 10 in the standings qualify. The run-offs happen Oct. 7 to 12 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif.

Okell hopes to get his third and fourth races in this weekend, but will be in tough competitively, as the L.A. races tend to attract the largest number of drivers in his category. Regardless of his results, he plans to run at Seattle International Raceway next month and possibly Portland in July.

With the run-offs being held on the West Coast for the first time in 45 years, many drivers from California, Oregon and Washington, and a few from B.C., have put together ambitious race schedules for 2014, Okell said.

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Just two races in, Bill Okell of Saanich is off to a good start in his bid to qualify for the Sports Car Club of America’s national championships.

Driving a modified MG Midget in the F produc-tion class, Okell posted fifth- and sixth-place fin-ishes in the events held at Thunderhill Raceway Park road course near Sacramento, Calif. The results left him sitting fifth in the point standings for the SCCA’s Western Conference, heading into this weekend’s races in Los Angeles.

“Every time we went out we just got faster and better,” said Okell, who was invited to drive a car owned by fellow racer Chuck Horton. Both are under the umbrella of the San Francisco-based Huffaker Engineering team.

“I think they were content that I could be com-petitive and brought the car back in one piece and didn’t wreck it,” Okell said.

The conference schedule lists six race weekends with two races each. Drivers need a minimum of four race starts to be eligible for nationals – known as the run-offs – and the top 10 in the standings qualify. The run-offs happen Oct. 7 to 12 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif.

Okell hopes to get his third and fourth races in this weekend, but will be in tough competitively, as the L.A. races tend to attract the largest number of drivers in his category. Regardless of his results, he plans to run at Seattle International Raceway next month and possibly Portland in July.

With the run-offs being held on the West Coast for the first time in 45 years, many drivers from California, Oregon and Washington, and a few from B.C., have put together ambitious race schedules for 2014, Okell said.

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On the surface, a golf course might seem to be one of the greenest business operations around.

While the folks run-ning Olympic View Golf Club hope to one day achieve recognition for its efforts to use envi-ronmentally friendly business practices, the club’s restaurant, For-ester’s Bistro and Bar, teed off first in that department.

The eatery has achieved gold sta-tus – the top rating is green, no surprise – in the Vancouver Island Green Business Certifi-cation program for tak-ing nearly two dozen actions toward being environmentally sus-tainable in its opera-tions.

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The “done” list includes such things as using ceiling fans to recirculate heat, insu-lating all hot water tanks and pipes, using water-saving aerators on faucets and ensur-ing at least three main ingredients used in the kitchen are organically grown.

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Down the road, he added, the hope for Olympic View’s golf operations is to attain certification under Audubon Interna-tional’s co-operative sanctuary program for golf courses, an international program designed to mitigate negative environmental impacts of turf mainte-nance.

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

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

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

FOR SALE BY OWNER

CAMPBELL RIVER: 2 bdrm + den, 2 bath Bare-Land Strata patio home on Golf Course. Gated adult comm. with min. maint. Small pet ok. New price $343,800. W/C acc. Call (250)286-1719.

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

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4PM. 2614 Ernhil Dr. Totallyrenovated 3 bdrm, 2 bathhome. New exotic H/W fl oors.Lrg 8’ shower of master bdrm.Large landscaped fenced lot.Must see. $459,000. BONUS:WE WILL PAY YOU THE RE-ALTOR FEES ON CLOSING. phone (250)590-1632.

QUALICUM BEACH Ocean view 1600sqft built 2010. 2bdrm 3 bath 3 levels walk totown beach. 20x12 shop car-port, RV parking low mainthigh effi cient home $485,000.Call 250-228-4623.

HOUSES FOR SALE

AFFORDABLE AND quiet.55+ community in Ladysmith.Home of the famous Festivalof Lights!!!! Carefree manufac-tured homes on easy care lotsfor as low as $119,700. Lowmonthly lot fee. On transit.Close to parks, communitycentre, pool and amazingtrails. Only 50 minutes fromVictoria and less than 20 min-utes to Nanaimo. New HomeWarranty. Contact Duck Pater-son @ 250-246-0637 or email:[email protected]

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SELLING?I charge far less commis-sion. For example only $6,900 on a $600,000 Sale. A Full commission realtor would cost you $21,000 at 6 and 3.• Distress Sales• Bank Foreclosures• Fixer UppersFree list with Pictures & addresses at:

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

Recreation Paradise Year Round!

Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Prince-ton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys.

Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

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1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St)

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LANGFORD- SPACIOUS 1 bdrm, 1 bath, laundry, $850/ mo includes all utils. Avail May 1. NS/NP. (250)389-0983.

MARIGOLD: 1 bdrm, shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850 utils incld’d. Call 250-727-6217.

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$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

CARS

1993 ACURA INTEGRA (bought in the USA), 204,810, km, in good condition. $2500. Call (250)884-6861.

MUST SELL 1999 Saturn, 4 door, 5 passenger. Manual trans. Very good on gas. 192,000 km. Clean inside and out. Well maintained. Excellent body and engine. Asking $1,100. Call (250)813-2458

NISSAN MICRA 1990, 164K. Toyota Corolla 1992. Each $1300. obo. (250)704-8170 .

SPORTS & IMPORTS

1975 MERCEDES 300 diesel. 4-dr. No rust, looks good, runs good. $1450. (250)721-4497.

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

VTRUCKS & ANS

MUST SELL 2003 Windstar LX, 7 passenger. Sliding doors 174,000 km. Good running condition. Priced for quick sale $2,700. Call (778)440-3045

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“THE BLIND MAN” Brand Name Blinds, Shades & Shut-ters, supplied and installed, free est. 14 yrs exp. call Graeme 250-889-9985 email [email protected]

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

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HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

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

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

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

FENCING

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

GARDENING

20% OFF! Mow, Rototill, Aer-ate, Hedge Trim, Clean-ups, PowerRake. (250)479-6495.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawns have weeds & moss? Aerating, pwr raking. Blackber-ry/Ivy removal, landscaping.

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

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, clean-ups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.


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

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

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

HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Paint-ing, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood fl oors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Dry-wall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.

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VIRGO INTERIORS- Certifi ed Interior decorator specializing in color schemes that work the fi rst time. Call (250)[email protected]

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BILL’S MASONRY. Brick, tiles, pavers. All masonry & Chimney re-pointing. F/P re-pairs. 250-478-0186.

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully in-sured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

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

PLUMBING

EXPERIENCED JOURNEY-MAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

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VICTORIA606 Speed Ave, from $235,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyScott Munro, 250 477-5353

501-68 Songhees Rd.Sat. 2-4 - Boorman’s Real EstateDean Boorman, 250-595-1535

1649 Haultain St., $499,900Saturday 11-1 Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

401-1615 Bay St., $349,900Saturday 12-2 Pemberton HolmesKevin Starling, 250-889-4577

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas)Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1-4Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715

17-3008 Quadra St., $399,000Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

1910 Moss Park Gdns, $784,900Saturday 1-3 Re/Max CamosunBrad Gregory, 250-744-3301

642 Craig� ower, $669,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyMark McDougall, 250-588-8588

1213 Yukon Street, $679,000Sunday 1-3 Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

101-119 Ladysmith St, $399,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

401 St. Charles St., $699,900Saturday 1-3 JonesCo. Real EstateRoger Jones, 250-361-9838

1-2918 Shelbourne St., $529,900Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyLarry Pistell, 250-477-5353

101-1235 Johnson St, $274,900Saturday 11-1 One Percent RealtyValentino Prundaru, 250-686-2242

209-845 Yates St.Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Real EstateDean Boorman, 250-595-1535

1536 Bywood Pl., $849,900Sunday 2-4 Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

OAK BAY1255 St. Denis St., $699,900Saturday 2-4 Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

VIEW ROYAL55 Kingham Pl., $778,000Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunDeborah Coburn, 250-812-1989

20 Newcastle Crt., $564,500Sunday 2-4 Pemberton HolmesMurray Clodge, 250-818-6146

33 Knollwood Rd., $524,900Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

379 Kislingbury Ln, $399,900Sunday 11-1One Percent RealtyValentino Prundaru, 250-686-2242

2136 Meadow Vale, $639,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

42-1498 Admirals, $109,000Saturday 1-3 Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell, 250-744-3301

ESQUIMALT305-1351 Esquimalt Rd., $141,000Saturday 11-1 Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

1392 Treebank, $589,000Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJason Craveiro, 250-588-5458

10-709 Luscombe Pl., $559,000Saturday 2-4 Boormans Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

SAANICH EAST2490 Cadboro Heights Lane, $1,288,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunEd G Sing, 250-744-3301

4210 Quadra St, $549,900Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real EstateLinda Clark, 250-380-6683

3886 Blenkinsop Rd., $638,000Saturday 2-4 Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

3934 Cedar Hill X Rd, $834,900Sunday 1-3 Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124

1874 Forrester St, $575,000Sunday 1-3 JonesCo. Real EstateRoger Jones, 250-361-9838

3731 Blenkinsop Rd., $551,900Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ann Watley, 250-656-0131

101-894 Vernon Ave., $249,900Saturday 2-4 One Percent RealtyValentino Prundaru, 250-686-2242

419-1620 Mckenzie Ave, $424,900Sunday 3-4 RE/MAX CamosunDeanna Noyce, 250-744-3301

1234 Union Rd., $606,000Saturday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyGray Rothnie, 250-477-1100

4009 Cedar Hill, from $489,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West CoastJames Gardiner (250) 507-4333

107-3206 Alder St., $279,900Sunday 2-4 Pemberton HolmesDavid Rusen, 250-413-7594

7-3981 Saanich Rd., $339,900Sunday 11-1 Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

2162 Ferndale Rd., $848,800Saturday 1-4 Pemberton HolmesJim Fields, 250-857-5467

219-1680 Poplar, $204,900Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 11-1 Pemberton HolmesDavid Rusen, 250-413-7594

SAANICH WEST4022 Grange Rd.,Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Roy Stevenson, 250-477-7291

624 Sedger Rd., $529,900Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Gregory, 250-744-3301

638 Lambie Dr.,Saturday 2-4 Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

625 Vanalman Ave., $529,900Sunday 2-4 One Percent RealtyValentino Prundaru, 250-686-2242

370 Obed Ave., $515,000Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast RealtyKomal Dodd, 250-479-3333

3877 Mildred Street, $674,900Saturday 2:30-4:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291

224-40 Gorge Rd. W.,$264,900Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunDeanna Noyce, 250-744-3301

460 Montcalm Ave., $559,900Sun. 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

522 Heatherdale Lane,$588,888Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Jim Reslein, 250-216-6967

SAANICHPENINSULA8761 Pender Prk Dr., $785,000Sunday 1-3 Holmes RealtyKimberley Legeard, 250-656-0911

6377 Rodolph Rd., $659,900Saturday & Sunday 12-2Sutton Group West Coast RealtyJ. Ross Bruce, 250-744-7564

1065 Verdier Ave., $579,900Sunday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ann Watley, 250-656-0131

103-2329 Bradford Ave., $511,000Sunday 1-3Holmes RealtyLorne Klipper, 250-656-0911

1-7768 East Saanich,$369,000Sunday 11-1Pemberton HolmesBarb Ronald, 250-744-8211

10230 Bowerbank, from $225,000Sunday 1-3Holmes RealtyPaul Macris, 250-656-0911

508-9805 Second St., $499,000Sunday 1-3Holmes RealtyMagdalin Heron, 250-656-0911

9690 Frizell Rd., $675,000Sunday 1-3 Holmes RealtyKent Roden,250-656-0911

2485 Shoreacres, $379,000Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunJudy Campbell, 250-744-3301

2321 Island View Rd., $412,000Friday - Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

10145 Allbay Rd., $1,048,000Sunday 1-3Holmes RealtyKaren Dinnie-Smyth, 250-656-0911

2427 Amelia Ave, $514,900Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMike McCulloch, 250-592-4422

9650 Fifth St., $534,900Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ann Watley, 250-656-0131

10345 Allbay Rd., $1,200,000Sunday 1-3 Holmes RealtyWilly Dunford, 250-656-0911

1729 Texada Terr., $885,000Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

1698 Texada Terr., $1,015,000Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ann Watley, 250-656-0131

2110 Curteis Rd., $729,000Sunday 1-3 Holmes RealtySteven Klipper, 250-656-0911

9820 Seaport Pl., from $479,000Sunday 1-3 Holmes RealtyKarin Batters, 250-656-0911

1689 Texada Terrace,$998,000Sunday 2-4 Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

8880 Park Paci� c TerraceSunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

111-1959 Polo Park Crt., $224,000Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

8770 Pender Park Dr., $984,900Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

2239 Ardwell Ave., $524,900Sunday 1-3Holmes RealtyIrene Dunic, 250-656-0911

1733 Texada Terrace, $1,250,000Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunLynne Sager, 250-744-3301

1702 Texada Terr., $1,099,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesRay Milan, 250-818-9171

110-9560 Fifth St., $219,900Sunday 2-4 Pemberton HolmesBarb Ronald, 250-744-8211

52-1255 Wain Rd., $479,900Sunday 1-3 Holmes RealtyWinnie Wu, 250-656-0911

WEST SHORE3271 Walfred Pl., $379,900Saturday & Sunday 12-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683

1290 Eston Pl., $874,900Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

3379 Vision Way, $324,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-60032655 Sooke Rd., from $219,900Thursday thru Monday 1-4Re/Max CamosunBrad Gregory, 250 744-3301

944 Aqua, $639,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyJ Ross Bruce 250 479-3333

2292 Nicki Pl., $495,000Saturday 2-4One Percent RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011

1032 Limestone Lane, $595,000Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-592-4422

1036 Arngask Ave., $574,900Sunday 12-1:45 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

1307 Artesian Crt., $419,900Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

2915 Pickford Rd., $579,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton HolmesKent Deans, 250-686-4141

863 Wild Ridge, $369,900Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

707 Windover Terr., $749,900Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291

122-710 Massie Dr., $359,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtySylvia Schumann, 250-474-4800

3848 Cactus Pl., $679,900Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast RealtyDeborah Kline, 250-661-7680

3990 Himount Dr., $729,000Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate LtdJean Omelchenko, 250-474-6003

1247 Freshwater Cres., $549,900Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

3512 Aloha Ave., $730,000Saturday 11-1 & Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

128-710 Massie Dr., $319,800Saturday 11-1 RE/MAX CamosunDale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

3153 Metchosin Rd., $304,900Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunDeborah Coburn, 250-812-5333

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On a bright April afternoon, Shel Suzuki and Brooklyn the bulldog soak in the sun on the deck of their Fisherman’s Wharf float home.

A harbour taxi packed with pas-sengers cruises by and just up the dock, tourists hold up iPads and cameras to take a piece of this scene home.

Inside Suzuki’s kitchen, a two-man work crew is in the final stages of installing the kitchen cabinets back around the hot water heater – that unexpectedly gave out earlier in the day – because today they learned that the cabinets were actually built around the tank. Just another exam-ple of how float home life, particu-larly life in Suzuki’s ultra compact, 347 square-foot floating “hobbit house” is just like life on land, with a twist.

“It’s like any other home,” Suzuki says. “It’s just maintenance. But you can’t find people who’ve worked on float homes before, so this is their first time working on a really small space.”

Suzuki was drawn to the close community following a 2010 visit to Victoria, when along with friends, they spotted the float home, which happened to be for sale, and posed for a photo in front of it. Suzuki was living in Winnipeg at the time and was taken by the copper-roofed float home, dubbed Ziggaratus by previ-ous owners.

“Within two months I bought the place and moved out here – with-out seeing the inside at all. It was just a gut feeling. I saw the front and thought: ‘I think I could live here.’”

Suzuki’s story is a common one

among the 33-home community. One Edmonton import made a deal to purchase his home from the park-ing lot when he learned it was up for sale during a visit to Victoria. Before Suzuki would experience the warm-weather joys that generally attract new residents to the lifestyle: kayak-ing off the deck and riding the water taxi downtown with Brooklyn – they had to experience a winter on the water without adequate weather-proofing.

“Because I came in January and didn’t know what the weather was like, I didn’t have a fireplace. I had single pane windows that weren’t great. I had doors that didn’t fit. It was a very cold winter – so cold I had to sleep with a pillow case on my head.”

The following month came a tsu-nami warning from the earthquake in Japan. The float homes were evacuated within five minutes in the middle of the night. Last Febru-

ary, a homeowner to the community couldn’t sleep through the sound of their wind chimes, and when he got out of bed to silence the noise, he spotted his neighbour’s home floating towards the Inner Harbour, secured by just one rope.

Eventually, the residents woke up, heeded the advice to stay inside, and with the help of several neigh-bours, secured the home once more.

Suzuki simply laughs at the few close calls they’ve been through and reiterates the need to check and tighten lines regularly. Maintenance costs, such as regular upkeep of the float on which the home is built, are in line with those of living on land. The cost of moorage, paid by square-footage, of the base is comparable to strata fees for condo owners.

Guy Crozier, president elect of the Victoria Real Estate Board sold float homes at Westbay Marine Village in Esquimalt when the community launched in the early 2000s.

The homes have always had a romantic appeal, the Sleepless in Seattle effect, Crozier says.

“A lot of float homes, you can park your car in a covered parking lot, walk down the dock to your float home and jump on your pad-dle board or in your canoe and go out right from your back door. I think that’s a pretty cool thing to have.”

Since Fisherman’s Wharf isn’t gated like Westbay, residents are in constant contact with tourists drawn to the lifestyle.

“Sometimes in the summer, we’ll leave chalk out here and people will write where they’re from. You’ll come home and see a hundred dif-ferent places in the world,” Suzuki says. “Advice I give people, that if you want to live down here and it’s your gut to live down here, then you should do it.”

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Shel Suzuki and Brooklyn the bulldog (a tourist attraction for water taxi tourists) take some time out on the deck of Ziggaratus, their float home within the community at Fisherman’s Wharf.Natalie North/News staff

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