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St. Michaels University looking for new location

Kyle WellsNews staff

Langford city councillors have voted down a proposal to build a rowing facil-ity on Langford Lake after listening to the concerns of nearby residents.

The decision, made in-camera because it dealt with a property issue, was unani-mous among councillors.

“The letters we were getting and the information we were getting showed that the people weren’t in favour of it,” Coun. Lanny Seaton said. “And we kind of said that it’s up to them.”

The proposal was a joint venture between Langford and St. Michaels Uni-versity School. The plan was for rowers to use the lake for practices from Septem-ber to June, mostly after school. A rowing lane would have gone up the centre of the lake.

A report posted on Langford’s website states that, according to a consultation

process, two out of every three residents on the lake opposed the plan.

“There’s no sense in going ahead with something if most people are not in favour of it,” Seaton said.

“I kind of think some people were right. I was open to what the people wanted to say but in my own mind it looked like it was kind of bunching the lake up a bit. It looked like it was quite a bit for one little lake.”

St. Michaels director of finance and administration, Michael Murgatroyd, said council’s decision is disappointing, con-

sidering the time and effort that went into developing the proposal. However, he understands the decision.

“It’s a community’s lake and they do have other activities on it,” Murgatroyd said. “We did think we had a chance, we thought we could fit in with them, with their activities, but they don’t agree.”

St. Michaels is now looking for another practice location to house its rowers. They need a sheltered body of water somewhat close to the school, which complicates the search, Murgatroyd said.

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Lake residents capsize rowing plan

Sound sistersSeven-year-old Saegeas, left, and her 11-year-old sister Satai are among five young composers who learn piano out of Langford to win awards at the B.C. Reistered Music Teachers Composing Competition.See story, page A 16.Kyle Wells/News staff

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Garbage cans stuffed with paper towels will soon be a thing of the past at the West Shore recreation centre.

Staff at West Shore Parks and Recreation are in the process of revamping environ-mental practices.

One of the major changes is that dis-carded paper towels will be composted instead of going to the landfill.

“One of our biggest sources of waste here is the paper hand towels. The volume is unbelievable,” said Linda Barnes, WSPR administrator.

Special bins will be placed by towel dis-pensers to collect the used paper.

The change is one of many in the recre-ation centre’s strategic plan.

In the two years since the plan was devel-oped, staff have improved energy conser-vation and waste management. They’ve also conducted a natural systems inven-tory to help organize ongoing development of the site.

For now the focus is on reducing waste.

Special recycling receptacles and signage will help separate items such as beverage containers, paper and garbage.

One of the first changes this year was an advanced recycling program for the day camp. For the first time, the camp’s kids separated all the waste from their lunches including paper, pop cans, sandwich bags, wrappers and food waste.

Now the facility is working on overhaul-ing its recycling practices and incorporat-ing this sorting system on a larger level.

Matt Curtis, facility maintenance worker,

is spearheading the plan to train all staff on the new system.

“The kids are great with the new recy-cling program. It’s the adults our age that take a little longer to get used to it,” Curtis said.

Now anything that can be recycled at the site will be, including old electronics and cooked food scraps from the cafeteria and the catering centre.

West Shore Parks and Rec contracted reFUSE residential resource recovery to collect recyclables and compostable items. The plan is to use money saved on garbage collection to help cover the costs of added recycling.

All of the new changes will be fully imple-mented by the end of October.

“We don’t just collect the waste from the facilities we try to help guide them in the process,” said Jason Adams, who founded reFUSE in 2002.

The company also collects recycling from Oak Bay and Panorama rec centres and services the parliament buildings, Uni-versity of Victoria and Saanich’s municipal hall and police department.

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Matt Curtis, facility maintenance worker, puts his paper towl in a special recycling bin. The paper towels at West Shore Parks and Recreation are now being composted instead of going into the landfill.Charla HuberNews staff

Colwood girl gets second heart transplant

This spring, the Gazette brought you the success story of Evanne Fisher, the Colwood girl who had a life-saving heart transplant at just five weeks of age – a process made possible by financial support from the David Foster Foundation.

On June 29 of this year, the seven-year-old fainted and was rushed to Victoria General Hos-pital, where doctors learned the heart she received at five weeks was damaged and she was in need of another heart transplant.

Evanne was airlifted to B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver where she had a pacemaker/defi-brillator surgically implanted on July 5. She has since been airlifted to Edmonton and back to Van-couver – during which time she endured two heart attacks and rounds of testing before she was placed back on the transplant list by the end of July.

On the evening of Aug. 4, Evanne received her second new heart.

According to family friend, Michelle Bressan, she is recovering well, but still has a long road ahead of her. Her mother Tamara Fisher, a single mom also raising a four-year-old son, has taken time away from work to be with her daughter. Friends of the Fishers are now ral-lying to raise funds to cover some of the family’s living expenses dur-ing Evanne’s recovery.

On Aug. 21 Evanne and Tamara flew back to Victoria to begin that process.

Bressan is organizing a car wash and barbecue on Sept. 8 at the West Shore Canadian Tire, 855 Langford Pkwy., as well as a silent auction. For more details, or to donate auction items, contact Bressan at 250-474-6580 or [email protected].

Donations to the family can also be made to the Evanne Fisher trust at any Coast Capital Savings branch. Follow Evanne's prog-ress on Facebook by searching for “Evanne Fisher waiting for a miracle.”

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Did you know?■ Even before the strategic plan came into place, West Shore Parks and Recreation has been an early adopter of environmental practices, said Linda Barnes, West Shore Parks and Recreation administrator. ■ For more than 10 years, the recreation centre has used heat generated by compressors in the arena’s ice plant to help warm the swimming pool.

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Daniel PalmerNews staff

Greater Victoria pharmacists are dealing with an extraordinary scarcity in certain injectable drugs.

While shortages are common occurrences in the health-care industry, the supply of anesthetics, narcotic pain relievers and other sedatives has dwindled since the country’s largest manufacturer, San-doz, reduced output at its sole Cana-dian plant in February.

“It’s been an unusual or unique situation,” said Caren Heughan, Vic-toria pharmacist and B.C. Pharmacy Association board member. “But shortages are something we deal with on a regular basis.”

Heughan, who works at Victoria Compounding Pharmacy, said pharmacists often work around shortages by finding alternative forms of the medi-cation in oral or capsule formats.

But in necessary cases, Heughan has been forced to contact drug manufacturers to access an emer-gency supply of hard-to-find medications.

“The manufacturer does have a small amount of these medications on allocation so the pharmacist

can sometimes request emergency quantity,” she said.

The injectables shortage impacts hospitals as well, but the fear of postponed surgeries from a lack of anesthetics is unfounded, said VIHA spokes-woman Susan Evans.

“There’s been a shortage of drugs for a number of months, going back to February,” she said. “It’s an issue that really lies with the supplier.”

Sandoz Canada’s plant, located in Boucherville, Que., specializes in the production of specific inject-

able generic drugs.Sandoz slowed production after

a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified quality control concerns in February.

The company secured a third-party manufacturer at the end of July and anticipates greater supply of anti-nausea, diuretic and pain management drugs soon.

“This alternative supply is expected to reach the market over the following months and will be available to Canadian patients before the end of 2012,” president Michel Robidoux said in a statement.

Heughan said pharmacists will continue to work with family doctors to provide adequate medication for regional patients, regardless of the shortage.

“It’s not the patient’s fault that the medication has become unavailable,” she said.

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CorrectionThe front-page story on the Aug. 23 edition of

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Capital City Centre sales office opensCentre includes mock suite complete with view


Capital City Centre is taking the next step for-ward with the opening of its sales centre at the intersection of Sooke Road and Goldstream Ave-nue.

The centre, which is now open to the public, fea-tures a model suite from the first tower, including a balcony and its projected view.

Throughout September, buyers will have their first opportunity to select suites.

“So you can actually get a feel for what the condos are like, including the view itself,” League Financial Partners CEO Adam Gant. “It’s the launch of the main part of the first wave of residential units to be offered on the site.”

Capital City Centre is a $1 billion project that, once complete, will be a 13.89 acre community – the largest new development underway on Vancouver Island.

League has also announced its new equity mortgage, intended to assist first-time buyers by offering its own financing to reduce mortgage payments.

Much of the shoring is complete and the focus is now on removing dirt and readying the site for building. Foundations are predicted to begin going up early 2013.

Spring 2014 is still the target date for the first commercial businesses to move in.

The first residential high-rise is slated to open December 2014.

The former CrossRoads Bar and Grill building is still up for sale. Gant said a new party (though he wouldn’t disclose who) has come forward with an interest in buying the building.

Royal Road University, which showed initial interest, is still in the mix, said Gant, adding who-ever can close a deal first will get the building.

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Another attempted arson in Lang-ford has police wondering whether the rash of incidents are connected. A suspect in the latest fire was caught on tape late Monday night, thanks to a surveillance camera mounted on a nearby house.

The incident occurred in the drive-way of a home on Phipps Road. A man, estimated to be in his 20s, approached an SUV. He opened the door and riffled through the glove box and lit some papers on fire on the seat.

“The paper burned, but not the seat,” said Sgt. Max Fossum, of West Shore RCMP.

The man was wearing a ball cap, hoodie and shorts that hung to his calves.

The time of the incident has not been released. RCMP are working with forensics of the video to get a clearer image of the suspect.

In the past week there have been several suspicious fires in Langford including a vehicle fire, trailer fire and two dumpster fires.

“We have had so many fires set recently it’s raising many concerns,” Fossum said. “It’s possible this per-son lives right in our area.”

RCMP are asking anyone with infor-mation on this incident or any other recent fires to contact the detach-ment at 250-474-2264.

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Playing catchup with care homesWhen people are nearing the end of their

lives, our health system needs public facilities that are safe and respectful, for

the residents and their families.The need, while great now, will only increase

over the next decades as this population of Greater Victoria ages. In the region, about one in every five people is older than 65. About six per cent are older than 80.

Which is why breaking ground on The Heights at Mount View couldn’t come soon enough. Planned for 260 beds, this $60 million residential care facility on Carey Road in Saanich – part of what has been coined “the campus of care” – will replace two older care homes in downtown Victoria.

It’s reasonable that some residents in the Carey Road area are peeved a seven storey building is going up in the midst of mainly single family homes.

Saanich council heard the protests but recognized that the convergence of having public land, funding partners and the political will as too rare to pass up. Rezoning for density and height makes sense in this case, despite breaking the mould for the neighbourhood.

Oak Bay council may want to take a lesson from this. That council denied a few variances to allow Oak Bay Lodge to be redeveloped with 320 care beds. It called the proposed building too big for the neighbourhood.

If communities want their seniors to age in place and near amenities, communities have to play ball and be willing to provide the means to do so.

There are no perfect locations, especially in urban centres, for large residential care buildings. But they remain a necessary option for seniors who can’t care for themselves.

These projects just aren’t about replacing aging beds and old buildings with modern equivalents.

As the operator, Baptist Housing, put it, it’s about moving away from the institutional model of caring for seniors.

To say it another way, it’s trying to get rid of the warehousing of our most vulnerable citizens.

Monday night’s movie screen-ing started earlier than I’d figured.

I thought there was time to sneak home from work, eat dinner and put my kid to bed, before rushing off to cover that Monday movie thing I’ve been hear-ing about.

Turns out it’s the best kept secret around.

I walked into the hallway of the Eric Martin Pavilion at 8 p.m. There’s some-thing about the smell of an old hospital that can slow time. By my count I was 90 minutes late for the start of that night’s documentary, Wiebo’s War.

No sooner was I through the door of the pavilion when I stumbled onto the group. Five people, two couches and a 30 inch tube TV. In the hallway?

So this is Movie Monday?, I thought. It’s smaller than I had pre-dicted, and it seems like a lot of effort for just a few people.

Organizer Bruce Saunders was one of the five sitting in the well-lit hallway, and I knew I was in the right place. There was a giant Mon-day Movie sign and everything.

I sat on the floor of the hallway behind the couches.

Wiebo’s War, if you haven’t seen it, is a fascinating tale about Wiebo Ludwig and the people of Trickle Creek in northern Alberta. And it quickly drew me in.

The community, who are referred to as Ludwigs, explain their fight

against the neighbouring gas mines, which have slowly poisoned them over the past two decades.

Knowing that I was in the Eric Martin Pavilion, which traditionally cared for people with mental health issues, and know-ing Saunders’ own per-sonal history with mental health issues, I was ready for anything.

So when white-linen-suit-guy got up and walked around during the climax of the movie, I judged not. He crossed the hall, opened a door

to a lecture theatre, and disap-peared inside. Boy did I feel smart when, through the open door, I could see the dark theatre was full of people with the same movie on a giant screen.

Oh, that’s Movie Monday.“We provide the TV and couches

in the hallway so people can come and go,” Saunders explained to me later. “Some people don’t like to sit down too long, and we like to accommodate if we can.”

When the movie ended I entered the main theatre. It was nearly full, and almost everyone stayed put as the lights came on. Saunders took the microphone, held it to a speak-erphone and phoned the director of Wiebo’s War, David York.

“Hi David.”“Hi Bruce.”York fielded 80 minutes worth of

questions from the audience while Saunders moderated.

It was a great Q&A, full money’s

worth (admission is by donation and averages $2 per head).

“Directors want to talk about their movies,” Saunders said. “But it’s common to get 10 minutes or so at a film festival.”

And anyone who stuck around on Monday learned the true brilliance of York. Which means Saunders is essentially running a year round film festival.

Saunders created the weekly viewings in the Eric Martin lecture theatre in 1993, following a stint as an in-patient after his second attempt at suicide.

He got an idea to use movies to create a positive environment for people with mental illness, at least a better option than regular TV.

He ran his first Q&A in 1993, his first year of running Movie Monday. It was for Benny and Joon, a movie that deals with schizophrenia, with director Jeremiah Chechik.

In the 1990s he also ran One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, perhaps the most famed movie about men-tal health, and spoke with director Milos Forman.

Saunders is all for breaking down stigmas around mental health, but he runs all kinds of shows.

“The Canadian films in particu-lar of all the films we run are much more creative and important than what Hollywood offers, but people just don’t know about them.”

This Monday (Aug. 27) he’s show-ing Love That Boy, a 2003 comedy from Halifax.

- Travis Paterson is the Black Press regional sports reporter.

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Readers respond: Songhees islands, ICBC, pipeline and speeding taxis

Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don’t always reflect or act on that knowledge.

According to a recent poll, only two per cent of Canadians reject the overwhelming scientific evidence that Earth is warming at alarming rates – a figure that may seem surprising given the volume of nonsense deniers (many of them funded by the fossil fuel industry) spread through letters to the editor, blogs, radio call-ins, and website comments.

Polling indicates more deniers live in the U.S., but they still make up just 15 per cent of that population.

It’s getting harder to ignore the evidence: record high worldwide

temperatures; increasing extreme weather events; devastating droughts, floods, and wildfires; animal and plant species turning

up where they’ve never been found before; record ice loss in the Arctic and Greenland; melting glaciers … The trends are exactly as climate scientists predicted.

Meanwhile, one of the few skeptic climate scientists, Richard Muller,

recently reversed his thinking. Muller and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, studied climate data dating back to 1753, then looked at possible causes of the unusual warming observed since the mid-1950s. (Ironically, the study was funded in part by the Charles G. Koch Charitable

Foundation, founded by climate change skeptics with heavy interests in the fossil fuel industry.)

Their conclusion? It’s not the sun. It’s not volcanoes. The most likely cause is humans spewing massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, mainly by burning fossil fuels. This isn’t news to most climate scientists.

As evidence builds, deniers are starting to change their tune. They once said global warming isn’t happening, and some claimed the world is actually cooling.

Now, heat records are being broken worldwide – this past decade was the hottest on record. Many scientists say the situation is even more severe than first thought, with temperatures and impacts increasing faster than predicted.

Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started

to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it. Muller’s study was just one of many to demolish that theory.

Our climate has always changed, and natural variation is part of that. But scientists have long known that carbon dioxide and other gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

Recent warming is occurring at an unprecedented rate that corresponds to burning fossil fuels.

According to NASA, global average temperatures have been rising significantly since the 1970s, “with the 20 warmest years having occurred since 1981 and with all 10 of the warmest years occurring in the past 12 years.” North America just experienced the hottest July on record, and the first seven months of 2012 were the warmest, on

average, in more than 100 years.

This evidence has caused some deniers to change their tune again. Yes, the Earth is warming, they say, but whether it’s from natural or human causes, we can’t do anything about it, so we might as well continue with business as usual, maybe employing technological fixes to help us adapt.

There’s also a subset of deniers who see some nefarious conspiracy in climate science and “Agenda 21” (a nonbinding, voluntary UN agreement on sustainable development) to impose a world government or something, but their irrational arguments aren’t worth the time of day.

The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels. We also

know solutions lie in energy conservation, shifting to renewable sources, and changing our patterns of energy and fuel use.

Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It’s too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity and impacts.

The side benefits are numerous: less pollution and environmental destruction, better human health, stronger and more diversified economies, and a likely reduction in global conflicts fuelled by the rapacious drive to exploit finite resources.

We can all work to reduce our individual impacts. But we must also convince our political and business leaders that it’s time to put people – especially our children, grandchildren, and generations yet to come – before profits.

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Seek ways to keep islands in public use

Re: Songhees limit access to Discovery Island (News, Aug. 3)

It will be sad to see Chatham and part of Discovery islands closed to public use because of a few inconsiderate jerks.

I can understand the Songhees wanting to protect their property from harm and to keep it clean and tidy.

My proposal is that the Songhees consider renting the islands to the federal or provincial governments, and let them take responsibility for patrolling and maintaining them, ban all fires, and impose heavy

fines for violators.I go fishing around Discovery

Island most of the year, and rarely do I see anyone there, except in July and August, and very few even then.

I do hope an amicable solution can be found that allows for the respectful use of the islands.

Peter GillSaanich

ICBC offers ‘best value’ to insurance customers

Re: ICBC Executives Make Drunken Sailors Blush (Opinion, Aug. 22)

Jordan Bateman must not have taken a look at comparable auto insurance coverage or the even more excessive executive salaries in the private sector if he thinks privatizing ICBC will be the solution to higher rates. Independent studies by Statistics Canada and the Consumers Association of Canada have shown public auto insurance gives the best value to customers.Since ICBC was established on March 1, 1974, British Columbians have enjoyed reduced insurance fraud, safer roads and lower rates. Part of this is because, ICBC was designed to operate on a non-profit, break-even basis.

So where is the real issue? Executive salaries at ICBC are too high and should be dealt with, but that’s only exacerbated in the private sector. The biggest problem at ICBC, one that Mr. Bateman does not address, is

that the government hasn’t stayed true to ICBC’s break-even mandate. Christy Clark’s government is treating ICBC as their cash cow, raiding over $1.2 billion from the corporation’s coffers even as they ask ICBC workers to continue their wage freeze and B.C. drivers to pay higher insurance premiums.

If there are any savings com-ing out of the government review, how do we know they won’t be funneled back into government coffers? British Columbians need to know savings will be used to reduce rates for drivers and keep the unionized workforce at ICBC from falling further behind.

When Manitoba’s public insurer was found to have overcharged its customers, they gave every-one a rebate. The government’s mismanagement of ICBC hurts both their employees and B.C. drivers. Siphoning off ICBC’s prof-its was never what was intended for our public insurance corpora-tion.

Jeff GilliesVice-president, COPE 378

‘Ask voters’ best pipeline suggestion so far

Re: Ask voters if they want a pipeline (Opinion, Aug. 15)

Although B.C. Premier Christy Clark tries to appear neutral and open-minded in regards to the Northern Gateway oil sands project’s potentially detrimental environmental consequences, it’s fairly clear that she’s hoping for

any piece of scraps thrown B.C.’s way by Alberta Premier Alison Redford.

So your editorial is likely the best idea so far that I’ve heard.

But as for Clark’s B.C.’s “fair share” ultimatum, hopefully Redford’s foolish, tight-fistedness will give only more reason for B.C.ers and perhaps even our government – not to mention fuel for the eco-warriors’ fight against the project – to just say, to hell with the whole thing.

Frank G. Sterle, Jr.White Rock

No thanks to piping oil to the B.C. coast

I am strongly against piping oil to the B.C. coast.

Why does Premier Christy

Clark put a price on it when she doesn’t know the true value – like the cost of spills either on land or in the water.

No thank you.Annette Maulding

Victoria

Taxi speed, driving habitsan issue Victoria-wide

I read your articles about speeding taxis in James Bay.

Taxis are out of control in Victoria – not just in James Bay.

They regularly speed, make U-turns on Douglas Street, hold up traffic picking up customers. When the nightclub close, it is a complete zoo. It’s an accident waiting to happen.

F. Reymerink Victoria

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Victoria police reserve Const.Diane Luszniak keeps track of vehicle speeds along Oswego Street earlier this month. Police are monitoring traffic following concerns expressed by area residents.

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Cyclists assaulted and robbed in Langford Sunday


RCMP are asking anyone who witnessed an assault and bicycle theft on Atkins Avenue at 10:45 p.m Sunday to come forward.

On Aug. 19, three men in their early 20s left a house on Atkins Avenue and approached two cyclists, also in their early 20s.

“The three males bumped into the victims on the bikes and a fight incurred,” Sgt. Max Fos-sum of West Shore RCMP said. “One victim was punched in the face.”

During the altercation the men allegedly stole a Norco Sas-quatch bicycle from one of the cyclists.

Later in the evening, one of the cyclists returned to Atkins Avenue home to try and get the bike back.

He was allegedly assaulted again and left without the bike.

“It was a bit naive to think he

could get his bike back,” Fossum said.

“The correct thing to do would have been to call police to inves-tigate.”

RCMP received vague descrip-tions of two of the suspects.

When police went to the home where the incidents allegedly took place, they did not find the bike reported stolen and did not make an arrest.

RCMP ask anyone with infor-mation on this incident to con-tact the detachment at 250-474-2264.

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School supplies needed globallyAs Greater Victoria students get equipped to head back to school, many

kids around the world are going back to class without any supplies.The Compassionate Resource Warehouse wants to send supplies to

Nigeria, Philippines, Thailand and Moldova to help students there improve their chances at getting an education.

The warehouse is collecting school supplies (as well as medical sup-plies, clothing, linens, hand tools and cash) Saturday, Aug. 25 at Lumber-world, 3955 Quadra St. The next shipping container of supplies sent over-seas will be the 337th sent by the group, founded by Saanich Coun. Leif Wergeland.

“We have a little saying and it’s so true: if we all give a little, we can help a lot,” Wergeland said.

Donations can be dropped off on the last Saturday of each month, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., at Lumberworld. Call 250-888-6490 for more information.


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Julie Payette doesn’t expect future generations to remember individual astronauts who assembled the Inter-national Space Station.

But the 48-year-old Canadian astro-naut, who logged 611 hours in space contributing to the mission, believes the engineering feat will go down in the history books.

“It’s extremely humbling at times and it’s an extraordinary opportunity to contribute very slightly to a fan-tastic endeavour,” said Payette, the Canada Space Agency’s former chief astronaut.

“(It’s) one of the most important things that human beings have done ... to construct in one of the harshest environments possible, outer space, for the sole purpose of advancing knowledge in a completely peaceful manner.”

Payette, an electrical engineer and native of Montreal, was the first Cana-dian to board the International Space Station in 1999 during NASA’s second flight to the station on the spacecraft Discovery.

After seven years as the Canadian Space Agency’s chief astronaut, and a decade after her first flight, Payette boarded the space shuttle Endeav-our on its 29th mission to the space station.

On that flight, Payette served as the flight engineer, the most senior position a non-American can obtain on a space shuttle.

She was one of two Canadians and the only woman aboard.

“After a while, characteristics like nationality, mother tongue or gender become very secondary,” Payette said in an interview from Washing-ton D.C. “Other people expect you to do your job. If you do it well and with competence and you’re reliable, those little differences are second-ary.”

While the shuttle was docked to the ISS, Payette operated three robotic arms, alongside a record 12 other astronauts from five different nations.

“People work as a team,” she added. “That’s the beauty of it. They do not stop at these kinds of details. If we brought back some of those lessons to Earth a little bit more, it could be useful.”

Despite her commitment to edu-cation and physical determination, Payette sees experiencing life inside a spacecraft as less of a personal accomplishment and more of a pro-fessional duty she has been hired and trained to execute.

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“To ride a rocket is an amazing ride. To go around the Earth at 28,000 kilo-metres an hour, circling once every hour and a half – to see how beauti-ful our planet is is a huge privilege – then there’s weightlessness. It’s actu-ally quite comfortable and a lot of fun to float.”

In those moments of relaxation, Payette added to the experience by packing music from a range of Cana-dian artists – from Celine Dion on her first flight, to B.C.’s Theory of Dead-man on her second – as a way to trib-ute the richness and diversity of the people she represents, she said.

“It’s very peaceful to float to a win-dow and see the Earth passing by below. … It’s the only place we have right now. More than seven billion of us share this one planet and at this moment there’s nowhere else we can go. It’s our common spaceship. Astronauts are trying to take meticu-lous care of their spaceship because it is what keeps them alive in the harshness of space. Well, so is Earth – for all of us.”

Payette will share experiences and images from her space flights dur-ing The Earth from Above: An Astro-naut’s Perspective at 7 p.m. on Mon-day, Aug. 27 in the University of Vic-toria’s Farquhar Auditorium.

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Blues are back in town.The biggest compilation

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bour when Blues Bash takes over Ship Point Sept. 1 to 3 for a three-day single-venue outdoor music festival.

“(Blues Bash) adds a very, very good vibe for downtown Victoria on Labour Day week-end,” said BB communications officer Kendra Martin. “You can tell people are really alive dur-ing the weekend, it brings an energy when you go downtown.”

The 18th annual event kicks off with free performances at Ship Point from noon to 5 p.m. before the venue is shut down then reopened for the feature ticketed performances at 7 p.m.

The Victoria Jazz Society’s second of two outdoor festivals drew 18,000 view-ers in 2011 that again boasts a lineup bursting with blues influences running the gamut from contemporary and Memphis to delta and gospel stylings.

Ticketed performances include three-time Juno-nominated Victorian and long-time blues stylist David Gogo playing Sept. 1 at 7 p.m., and Joe Louis Walker kicking off his North American tour in

Victoria Sept. 7. Free performances are anchored by an experienced group of local performers.

“A lot of the acts we pride ourselves on are our locals,” Martin continued. “We have a rich condensed level of tal-ent in Victoria and Vancouver Island so Blues Bash is a great way to lend a stage for these awesome performers.”

The festival boasts a number of well-respected local acts including Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners, The Roper Show and Paul Black who makes his fifth appearance at one of his favou-rite events of the year.

“The Blues Bash is the biggest (blues) show in Victoria,” Black said. “You can’t beat them. Being local you get a lot of the same people and familiar faces, it is nice to play to a larger wider audi-ence.”

The Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix influenced guitar player and vocalist happened upon blues music when he unknowingly took in a performance by a legendary musi-cian that changed his life.

“The first time I listened to Stevie Ray Vaughn, man that gave me goose-bumps. It was so intense, the feeling and intensity of it,” Black said. “The blues just give you a beat everyone can hold on and grab onto.”

He came out of that concert with a new appreciation for musical stylings he wasn’t hearing on the radio and

hopes that others who take in the festival feel the same way for him and his original music.

“There are things that just grab you and send a chill up your spine, it is hard to describe. … It is not all wrapped around

the mathematical, blues is all about feel,” the Victorian said. “I am not try-ing to get into MuchMusic, it is all about getting people to dig what you do and appreciate live music. I am trying to give other people goosebumps.”

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Victoria musician Paul Black will bring his blues to the annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash. He performs Sept. 3 at 1:15 p.m.

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Police in Greater Victoria say a growing black market for cigarettes could be fuelling three recent ciga-rette thefts linked to merchant pur-chases at Costco.

Boxes of cigarettes worth $10,000 have been reported stolen in three separate incidents in Saanich since June.

Most recently, on Aug. 17, $6,000 in cigarettes were taken from a locked storage at AM2PM convenience store at Burnside and Harriet roads.

“This is the first occasion where it resulted in a break in and theft. The others were thefts from vehicles,” said Staff Sgt. Gary Schenk, with the Regional Crime Unit.

Police are concerned about the common denominators in all three incidents: the cigarettes were all pur-chased at Costco and stolen within an hour.

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Schenk says a fourth incident, from June 28, is being investigated too, after someone made a large pur-chase of cigarettes from Costco, then called police because he believed he was being followed.

“The only reason we draw that link (to Costco) is the thefts are occur-ring in a way that nobody should’ve known there was that volume of ciga-rettes in that vehicle,” he said.

These thefts appear to be identi-cal to a rash of thefts linked to bulk purchases at the Costco in Nanaimo. Some $40,000 worth of cigarettes have been stolen.

Given the amount of cigarettes being taken, along with “past expe-rience and street-level intelligence,” Schenk says the smokes are likely being sold on the black market.

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Two sisters from Highlands are among five young composers, learning piano out of a Lang-ford school, who have won awards for composi-tions in the B.C. Registered Music Teachers Com-posing Competition.

Satai,11, and Saegeas Miller, 8, are both aspiring young musicians who received recognition at the competition.

The sisters and three other students are trained by PJ Music Studios director Pamela Smirl. The competition is held every year for students of pri-vate music teachers.

Satai won first place in two categories. One was for her lyrical song “Have You Ever Dreamt of Heaven?” The other was for her instrumental “Video Game.”

She won a national award as a seven years old, for her piece “Bat Dance” and has been playing piano for about six years.

She is about to do her Grade six exam. Younger sister Saegeas won at the novice level

for her instrumental piece “Bumper Carz.” Sae-geas also placed second nationally the year before for “That New Black Magic” and earned first-class honours with distinction on her grade three piano exam in June.

“Aren’t I lucky to have these guys?” Smirl said.Other winners are Carmyn Slater, 12, from Sooke,

who won first place in the intermediate category for her piece “Echoes from Montreal.”

Seven-year-old Danae Kong won first place in the novice vocal song category for “Rocking a Hummingbird to Sleep.”

Adult student Graham Roebuck won second place in the open category for his piece “Hildred’s Fixation.”

Composition is always an option but never man-datory for Smirl’s students.

“I try to encourage them to because creativity is huge and it’s a talent that you need in this world,” Smirl said.

Satai said jokingly that her favourite part of com-posing is the candy they get as rewards. She came up with “Have You Ever Dreamt of Heaven?” while riding her bike around her deck.

She said she was singing to herself when the tune just came to her.

“(I) kept on going with the tune and then I made up words for the song,” Satai said. “So you just start with an idea and build off that.”

Saegeas takes a somewhat different approach and prefers to play around at the piano with differ-ent notes and chords until something catches her ear. She then develops that, as she did with her piece “Bumper Carz,” until a song is borne.

Both budding musicians started taking early childhood music classes at the age of three.

The classes involve playing with drums and bells and having fun with the basics of music in a group setting.

The winning pieces have gone on to the national level of the competition, the results of which should be released some time next month.

In related news, eight-year-old Kevin Paulraj, a student of Smirl’s son Michael, is also being hon-oured for tying with Slater for best overall compo-sition at the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festi-val for his piece “The Carrom Board Master.”

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Greater Victoria seniors needing round-the-clock care will have a modern 260-bed facil-ity in about two years as construction gets underway this week in Saanich.

The seven-storey residential care build-ing is the next addi-tion to the Mount View Heights campus of care on Carey Road, and will replace two existing seniors facilities in the city.

The $60.5-million building, called The Heights at Mount View, includes 220 residen-

tial care units and 40 dementia care units, funded through a part-nership with Capital Regional Hospital Dis-trict, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Baptist Housing.

Each unit is designed as a private room with an ensuite washroom and a shower, and each floor has a central liv-ing area.

Howard Johnson, CEO of Baptist Hous-ing said this is a dis-tinct move away from dorm-like facilities built 30 years ago that may have had residents sharing rooms, or using common washrooms.

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the art, the latest in how we meet the needs of seniors in a home-like environment,” Johnson said.

Under the agree-ment, Baptist Housing will operate and own the public facility, and has arranged $38 mil-lion in financing, the bulk of the capital con-struction costs.

CRHD is contributing $18.1 million in capi-tal costs and is leasing the land to Baptist for 25 years. VIHA will pay annual operating costs, plus funds to pay down Baptist’s loan.

“VIHA is very pleased that we can now make real progress in renew-

ing some of the out-dated residential care capacity that is in dire need of replacement,” Howard Waldner, VIHA’s president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.

Unique to this facil-ity are the 40 units dedicated to dementia care, which will allow seniors with early stages of dementia to live as independently as possible.

Outdated care mod-els tend to group peo-ple with light dementia with residents need-ing more intensive care, which can cause a more rapid decline of light dementia resi-

dents, Johnson said.“We find that when

people with light demen-tia move into complex care, they don’t fit in well with complex resi-dents. Their level of care needs increases dramatically,” he said. “(Dementia care) is an intermediate step. Inde-pendence can be main-tained for a longer time and you don’t decline as fast.”

The other 220 rooms will focus on residen-tial care, the highest, most complex level of health care for people who can no longer live independently. John-son expects the facility to employ about 260 health care workers.

The building itself will be cutting edge in terms of resident care and safety. Each room, for instance, will have a lift-assist machine.

The Heights at Mount View will eventually replace Baptist Hous-ing’s outdated Central Care Home and Mount Edwards Court. Both were designed 35 years ago in an era with far fewer seniors needing complex care.

The Heights building is planned for seven storeys.

The former school district property is mainly surrounded by residential neighbour-hoods.

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School focuses on science literacyNatalie NorthNews staff

This past spring, stu-dents in grades 2 and 3 at Elizabeth Buck-ley School in Victoria sprouted seeds as part of their study of plants.

But instead of memorizing pas-sages from a textbook before watering their seeds, the students formed hypotheses on how the plants might develop and eliminated possibilities through class discus-sion along the way.

“We recognize that the kids learn very well in a hands-on kind of way,” said Roberta MacDonald, principal of Elizabeth Buckley School, an indepen-dent school on Kings Road that will become the first STEM school in the country this September.

STEM – for science, technology, engineer-ing and mathematics – schools have been cropping up across the U.S. for the past two decades and operate on the idea that lit-eracy in each of these subject areas is as important as the devel-opment of language skills.

Elizabeth Buckley will officially adopt STEM next month, but the school has long since implemented some of the teaching methods, which favour experiential learning over memorization.

“We all recognize that literacy is very important, yet there are kids who feel they’re not very good at science and math,

and write that off, say-ing ‘I’m just not a sci-ence person,’ or ‘I’m just not a math per-son.’”

The phenomenon seems to be accepted, particularly with girls around the middle school years, said Mac-Donald, also an Eliza-beth Buckley parent.

“But what if your child came to you and said: ‘I’m just not a lan-guage person,’ would we accept that?”

The school began 25 years ago for stu-dents with hearing

impairment, but today it serves all students, whether they’re typi-cal, special needs or gifted.

“It’s not necessarily that our kids are differ-ent, but we want our kids to see ‘different’ differently than when we were raised,” said Laurie Waye, Elizabeth Buckley parent and co-chair of its board of directors.

MacDonald, the for-mer director of Science Venture, a STEM out-reach program at the University of Victoria,

had run science camps and wanted to find a way to meet an un-met need in science educa-tion.

Subjects aren’t taught in isolation, rather in hands-on activities that foster discussion and critical thinking, MacDonald said.

Music, physical edu-cation and math, for example, are taught through a game of clapping and moving to rhythms.

Science, art and language are covered when kids create trad-ing cards for various animals and elements of the ecosystem.

Lessons on astronomy and First Nations heritage have been taught by local experts, partnerships the school hopes to build into the future.

MacDonald is involved in developing guidelines for digital literacy – something Waye feels went unad-dressed by the public sector.

Greater Victoria Board of Education chairperson Peg Orcherton said part of the difficulties within public education is to maintain and upgrade technology under tight budgetary restrictions.

Student achievement goals in the Greater Victoria district are built on literacy and numeracy in the early years to meet the needs of new technolo-gies, she added.

“There are so many different pedagogies on education,” Orcher-ton said. “Education is constantly chang-

ing and evolving. The issue is trying to get everybody to buy into the best way to educate. It’s supposed to be equitable and accessible for all.”

Fifty per cent of the operating costs at Eliz-abeth Buckley are pro-vided by the province and the other half from tuition fees; $360 per month or $3,600 per year for local students, or $7,200 per year for international students.

“We saw the (STEM) research coming out of the States, which was incredibly persuasive and we realized we actually had a really good fit for that cur-riculum,” Waye said.

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CW girls rugby enters year two

Travis PatersonNews staff

Earlier this year the Canadian women’s sevens team won two of the International Rugby Board’s first world tournaments ever sanc-tioned.

Yet Greater Victoria, the same city that hosts the women’s national program, has no formal youth pro-gram for girls.

Last year the Castaway Wan-derers rugby club changed that by starting one. Marley Riordan stepped up to coach, and this year, CW is hoping to add an under-18 team to its girls program of players aged 11 to 16.

“But for one or two high school girls rugby teams, which face their own challenges in terms of num-bers, there’s nowhere for teenage girls to play,” said Riordan.

“Now we’re getting interest from some 17 and 18 year olds, plus some of our own players are aging up.”

The coach is a former provincial champion with Burnaby Lake, and has coached high school rugby since she graduated high school in P.E.I.

If the surname seems familiar, it is. Riordan adopted it from hubby Pat, the long time UVic Vikes for-ward who captained Canada at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Mar-ley came here to be an officer with the Victoria police, and is now on maternity leave to care for the cou-ple’s six-month old son, Leis.

CW’s girls program was mostly spearheaded by David Crossley, who’s daughter Caroline gradu-ated CW’s mini rugby program. As is common with girls by 11 or 12 years of age, there was a boys team but no girls program to train with.

All ages partake in training ses-sions, and on Sunday mornings the groups will be split into U16

and U18 groups for competition, hopefully against high school and/or club teams up-Island and on the Mainland.

Youth rugby begins in September. Registration is this Sunday (Aug.

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Former world kickboxing champ Stan Peterec to fight in fifth decadeTravis PatersonNews staff

It’s been awhile since Stan Peterec looked this good.

The 53-year-old former world kickboxing champion dropped 45 pounds earlier this year during two months of training and coach-ing in Thailand.

With the lost weight, he’s feeling good. So good, he’s getting back in the ring for the first time in more than a decade.

This Saturday (Aug. 25) Peterec is headlining his annual event, Summer Slugfest VI, at Archie Browning Sports Centre.

“When you’re fighting at this age, your heart and mind are in the right place,” Peterec said. “But the vehicle that is your body doesn’t run like it did.”

Peterec last fought in 2000, a rematch of his 1997 mixed martial arts tilt with Dragyn Yoyanovic at the old Memorial Arena.

“Stan still hits hard, which is what he’s known for,” said kick-boxer Linsday Ball.

The student of Peterec’s is a cur-rent world and Canadian title belt holder in the featherweight cat-egory, and regularly trains one-on-one with Peterec.

Until this year, Ball didn’t hold the pads for Peterec in training

sessions. But she now knows what Peterec is all about.

“I’ve been bruised on my face and knocked to the ground from training sessions, even with the pads. You have to beware.”

Ball spent the better part of the past year in Thailand, where she won a world title and then a world tournament in Korea. Peterec joined her at the same gym in February, and started “dropping weight like crazy.”

“All of a sudden I lost 45 pounds, I was training and jogging every-day,” Peterec said.

“He has the skills, so to watch him get into shape – it’s scary,” Ball said. “He started to out run me.”

Ball is also fighting on Saturday night, against Kate McGraw from

Los Angeles, Calif.“I’ve never seen Stan fight so I’m

very excited.”Ticket sales and feedback are

evidence that fans are excited to see Peterec back in the ring.

Naturally at 53, there are also some who are worried about him, including himself. For starters, he’s fighting a 30-year-old named Tracy Hebert.

“I’ve had most of my old pals saying ‘Why are you fighting this guy?’” Peterec said. “‘Take an eas-ier fight,’ they tell me. And here I am taking on an in-your-face, high cardio guy who comes right at you.”

About 10 years ago, Hebert came to Peterec’s for a few weeks to train and the two actu-ally sparred, so they know a little bit about each other. Enough for Peterec to know he’s facing a very fit opponent.

“If I don’t knock (Hebert) out, I’ll have to work like a dog to keep him from killing me.”

Peterec has been organizing kickboxing and MMA fight cards since the ’90s, and fought a few times in the earlier days of MMA. But now he’s returning to kickbox-ing, the sport in which he was dominant as a world champion.

Peterec also wants to be the first Canadian to fight in five differ-ent decades.

“(Panamanian fighter) Roberto Duran is famous for it, and Jack Johnson did it too. But I’ve searched, and asked around, and I can’t find any record of a Canadian

having done it.”Tickets are available at Sports

Traders, 508 Discovery St., and Peterec’s Gym, 831 Fisgard St. Doors open at 6, fights at 7 p.m.

Also on the bill are local favou-rites Hal Kreisel, Mike Downey, Alex Tribe and Rob Doerksen.

Back in the ring

Travis Paterson/News staff

Stan Peterec hits hard, but at 53, he’s a question mark as a prize fighter for this weekend’s Summer Slugfest VI at Archie Browning Arena. The former world champ wants to join a rare club, with fights in five different decades.

“If I don’t knock (Hebert) out, I’ll have to work like a dog to keep him from killing me.”

– Stan Peterec


Lindsay Ball fights Saturday.

Photo from Castaway Wanderers

Coach Marley Riordan instructs players from the Castaway Wanderers rugby club youth girls program during its first season last winter. The impact of women’s rugby at the 2016 Olympics won’t be realized until people see it, Riordan says.

Players wanted as girls rugby expands

Royals Intersquad GameVictoria Royals rookie and main

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Kickboxer Varga on world stage

World champion kick-boxer Gabriel Varga of Saanich has signed a con-tract to expand his career as a pro fighter.

Varga, a former student of Stan Peterec, currently holds the World Kickbox-ing Network and World Kickboxing Federation belts in the super light-weight weight class of 135 to 140 pounds.

The Lambrick Park sec-ondary grad will realize his dreams next month by fighting in the K-1 organi-zation in Los Angeles on Sept. 8. Varga, 24, will face Lerdsila Chumpairtour, 31, who has over 230 fights.

Later this year Varga, who was the headliner of Summer Slugfest I in 2007, will achieve another goal, as he received permission to fight for the Interna-tional Sport Karate Asso-ciation’s pro title.

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Lead executive named to West Coast League teamTravis PatersonNews staff

One name down, two to go. Owner John McLean of the Vic-

toria Baseball Club introduced Holly Jones as the team’s first general manager at Royal Athletic Park, the team’s home park, on Tuesday.

Jones is originally from Oregon but comes with a decorated sales and marketing resumé, including time spent at the National Basket-ball Association’s head office in New York. She also brings three years experience as the assistant general manager of the Corvalis Knights (Ore.), recent winners of the West Coast League.

“This is meant to be an excit-ing league with promotions and giveaways every night and ide-ally that’s what we’ll have,” Jones said.

As GM she’ll handle the day-to-day business side of the franchise and was already five days in, she said.

First up is the next two names to be added to the club. One is the head coach, more commonly known around baseball as the field manager, who is responsible

for the on-field product. The other is selecting the team’s official nick-name, which is underway through a name-the-team contest.

“We’ll have the name and logo

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Mayor Dean Fortin was also on hand to welcome Jones, saying it didn’t take her a week to settle in as a true Victoria resident.

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Fortin, McLean and Jones each wore a black baseball hat bear-ing a white V that resembled the logo of the Stanley Cup-winning Victoria Cougars of 1925. But the hat is just a placeholder, same as the Victoria Baseball Club name, McLean said.

Prior to the press conference McLean also clarified any confu-sion around the role of the GM, which in the big leagues is related to the roster. But there is no trad-ing in the short, 54-game WCL season. The field manager does the recruiting and players sign a new contract every year, as long as they are NCAA eligible, which means they cannot be under con-tract to an MLB team.

As for the stadium, Jones said she’s looking forward to using the Daktronics video board, which was installed and is owned by Darren Parker, owner of the now-defunct Victoria Seals (2009 to 2010).

“I’m not entirely up to speed on the (agreement of use) for the scoreboard but we’ll do some dig-ging to figure it out.”

Victoria will enter the West Coast League for June of 2013 and play 27 home games. Prior to June the baseball diamond of RAP will be refit to NCAA standards.

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LANGFORD TOP FLR 2 BR DEN 2 BA LUX CONDO w POOL, nr RRU; vaulted ceil-ings, gas fi replace, u/g pking. Sept. No smokers/pets. 1 yr lease. $1550. 778-433-2239

COLWOOD: 3 or 4 bdrm + hot tub avail Sept. 1. Great family home located on quiet a cul de sac in the desirable Wishart area. $1900/mo inclds water, garbage pickup. You are re-sponsible for 2/3 hydro (you have your own heat thermo-stat). Private laundry, D/W. Will consider pet (not a fenced yard). Pet deposit req’d, ref’s, Absolutely NO smoking. Call 250-478-4606.

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

LAKEFRONT PROPERTY-Desirable location in Sooke, $575,000. View by appt. (250)658-9133.

SOUTH OAK BAY- 650 Vic-toria Ave. Solid 1939 2 bdrm, 1 bath, sunroom+ patio. 947 sq.ft.+ full 6’ bsmnt. Sep. wired garage, 49’ x 110’ lot. New roof. Natural gas. $550,000. fi rm. 1(250)653-9799.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

MT. DOUGLAS Court- 1550 Arrow Rd, Bachelor Suite, $450. Lower income seniors 55+ only. NS/NP. Cable, heat, hot water incl’d. Avail immed & Sept. 1st. Call 250-721-1818.

SIDNEY, 1bdrm, bright, freshly painted, close to amens, quiet, N/P, $800 mo. 250-658-9373

HOMES FOR RENT

1984 Ingot Dr. Rent-to-Own in Cobble Hill, 2.47 acres, 5 bdrm 2 bath, secluded, nicely landscaped, with pond and fenced, bright & beautiful home close to Shawnigan Lake, 30 minutes to Victoria and 20 minutes to Duncan. $2500/m. $1000/m rent credit. Apply at island-rent-to-own.com (250)709-1062

BRIGHT AND spacious 3 bedrm, 2 baths near Colwood corner. Features new renova-tion, all appliances, good loca-tion. Part furnished if wanted. Available now for $1450. Please call 250.661.6422 for more details.

LANGFORD, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, $1500 mo + utils, N/S, pets neg, large sundeck, W/D hookups. (250)478-6272.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

LANGFORD, FURNISHED large rm, tv, internet, utils incl, $550. Sept. 15. 250-883-0157

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD: 1 bdrm, avail. Sept. 1st. $790 incld’s util’s, cable. NS/NP. (250)474-5237

LANGFORD, OCEAN views, priv deck, carport, 700 sq ft, 1 bdrm, $800 utils & W/D incl’d, NP/NS. Sept. 1. 250-889-0203

LANGFORD: SPACIOUS 1 bdrm, 1 bath, laundry, $900 mo all util’s incl. Avail Sept. 1st. NS/NP. (250)389-0983.

SOOKE- MAIN level, new bright 1 bdrm, separate en-trance, own W/D. NS/NP. $695+utils. Call 250-415-7991.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

LARGE BRIGHT 1 bedroom suite, $900 month! Includes heat, hydro, hot water, gar-bage pick-up, shared laundry, separate ground level en-trance, small pets considered. Large shared fenced back yard, on main bus route, close to West Shore Mall. Located in Colwood on a quiet dead end street. Call 778-433-2056 for viewing.

METCHOSIN (near Metchosin Golf Course) 2 bdrm walk out suite (approx 900sq ft, 9’ ceil-ings). Bright, open plan with private entry, private deck w/view, 5 appls, F/P, storage, parking, quiet area. NS/NP. Refs. Avail Sept 1. $1200+ cable/internet/phone. Call 250)727-7878.

SIDNEY BRIGHT 1bdrm suite, quiet, utils incl’d. NS/NP. Avail Sept. 1. $725. (250)655-1616.

THETIS AREA: Lower Suite. 2 Bdrm 1 Bath 5 Appliance 1 parking. NS NP. References $1200 inclusive. 778-433-0092

TOWNHOUSES

2 BDRM Townhouse for rent in Courtenay. 5 appls, 1.5 baths, carport. NS, NP, quiet and clean renter please. Refs rqrd. Available immediately. $850/mth. 250-923-2557.

SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.

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250-885-1427Call us fi rst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all

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CARS

1984 380 SE Mercedes, 126. Daily driver, gold with sunroof. Leather interior, no rust. $1800. obo. (250)595-7573.

2004 CHRYSLER 300M, 135,000 kms. Fully Loaded, including Winter tires and rims. Asking $5300. 250-508-4663.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

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1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE, Class C Motorhome. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back and fold down double bed. Excellent and clean condition. Full shower with skylight, gas generator, air conditioning, second owner, new internal batteries (worth $600), new water pump, only 91,300 km. Reliable, clean and functional. REDUCED to $11,500. (250) 748-3539

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1999 ML 320 V6 MercedesBenz SUV, good shape, lowmileage. New tires, loaded, 4wheel drive, $9000 obo. Call(250)478-5836 or cell(250)818-5754.

2004 VW TOUAREG. Only 135,000 km, economical, spir-ited V6 engine, all wheel driveand tow hitch with electricbrakes. Unique 6 speed Tip-tronic auto transmission. Wellequipped interior, rear mount-ed CD changer. Beautiful, wellmaintained. $14,900 obo, 250-658-1123 [email protected]

MARINE

BOATS

$$$ BOATS Wanted. Any size. Cash buyer. Also trailersand outboards. 250-544-2628.

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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

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CARPENTRY

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

COMPLETE HOME Renos. Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licenced insured. Call Darren 250-217-8131.

ROB’S RENO’S- Decks, stairs, fences. Carpentry; in-terior, exterior. Concrete form-ing & placement. 250-818-1798, (778)433-1788.

INSTCARPET ALLATION

MALTA FLOORING Installa-tion. Carpets, laminates, hard-wood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CHIMNEY SERVICES

GRAHAM ROOF & CHIMNEY Gutters. Clean, Repairs, New, Torch-on fl at. 250-588-3744.

CLEANING SERVICES

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.


CLEANING SERVICES

SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Re-liable, Effi cient. (250)508-1018

COMPUTER SERVICES

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

CONTRACTORS

BATHROOM REMODELING.“Gemini Baths” Plumb, Elec. Tile, Cabinets. 250-896-9302.

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

DRYWALL

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bond-ed. Free est. 250-880-0525.

DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL:Small additions, boarding, tap-ing, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof instal-lation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Expert: new homes &renos. No job too sm#22779.


ELECTRICAL

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

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

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clear-ing. Call 250-478-8858.

FENCING

QUALITY CEDAR fencing, decks and installation, pres-sure washing. For better pric-es & quotes call Westcoast Fencing. 250-588-5920.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.


GARDENING

10% OFF. Mowing, Power Raking, Hedge/Shrub Trim-ming, Clean-up. 250-479-6495

J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and mainte-nance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677

1st & last call- Auricle - homes-commercial & strata’s Call 250-882-3129.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn & Gardens- Yard or garden overgrown? Landscap-ing, hedges, blackberry, ivy & weed removal, 24yrs. WCB.

ARE YOU in need of a profes-sional, qualifi ed, residential or commercial gardener?www. glenwoodgardenworks.com

DPM SERVICES, lawn & gar-den, 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.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-889-5794. DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thor-ough Job at a Fair Price! Re-pairs, gutter guard, power/win-dow washing, roof de-moss. Free no obligation estimates.

AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, Guards, windows, powerwash-ing, roof de-moss, repairs. In-sured. Call (250)507-6543.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, De-mossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, bobcat work, ma-sonry and renos. Free Esti-mates. Call 250-744-4548.

BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Small hauls. Call Fred, 250-888-5345.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Hon-est, on time. Demolition, con-struction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, top-soil, mulch), garden waste re-moval, mini excavator, bob cat service. 250-478-8858.

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

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

RENOS BY Don, 25 yrs exp. New, renos, repairs, decks,fencing, bathrooms, kitchens.Senior discounts. Licensed,Insured, WCB, 250-588-1545.

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB Accred-ited Business. Chimneys, Fire-places, Flagstone Rock, Con-crete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Re-new! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942.www.cbsmasonry.com

& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.


& MOVING STORAGE

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior and student dis-count. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

MALTA MOVING. Residential & Commercial - BBB Member. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING

250-886-6446 YOUR Personal Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert to-day for free quote.

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

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071


PAINTING

COLOURS & IDEAS. Exterior/ Interior Painting. All work wa-ranteed. Call (250)208-8383.

Peacock Painting

250-652-2255250-882-2254

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PLUMBING

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

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

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

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICES- Repair, mainte-nance & install. 250-360-7663.

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-642-5178.


PRESSURE WASHING

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

DEMOSS Dr. $499 per/roof. 2 years warranty. We also install new roofs? Call 250-589-4998

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

STEREO/TV/DVD

WANTED: FLAT screen TV (inexpensive) for a single par-ent. Please call 250-514-6688


STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-642-5178.

RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. 25 yrs. Cell 250-884-7066, 381-7127.

GLEAMING WINDOWS Gut-ters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.


WINDOW CLEANING

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

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2-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 7

406-1149 Rockland, $339,900Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyNorma Campbell, 250-477-5353 pg. 5

311-2022 Foul Bay Rd, $169,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAlison Stoodley, 250-477-1100 pg. 5

733A HumboldtDaily noon - 5 pm (exc Thurs & Fri)Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 480-3000 pg. 1

3-285 Superior, $499,000Sunday 1-3Newport RealtyMarie Blender, 250-385-2033 pg. 12

3-1070 Amphion St, $375,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Evelyn Brust, 250-889-0510 pg. 6

402-11 Cooperage, $438,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastLynn MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 11

101-75 Songhees, $690,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 10

1327 Lang, $489,900Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyDiego Lauricella, 250-479-3333 pg. 14

14-60 Dallas Rd, $544,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunClayton Jeffs, 250-744-3301 pg. 5

1035 Sutlej, $479,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtySylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033 pg. 16

66 WellingtonSaturday 2-4Newport RealtyStephanie Pink, 250-385-2033 pg. 13

401-1146 View St, $239,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunKaren Scott, 250 744-3301 pg. 6

4-210 Douglas St, $299,900Sunday 1-3Address Realty Ltd.Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

1042 St Charles, $799,800Saturday 2-4Suzy HahnAddress Realty 250 381-7899 pg. 3

A-707 Linden Ave, $459,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

306-75 Songhees, $750,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 10

1044 Davie St, $799,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real EstateCassie Kangas 250 477-7291 pg. 31

754 Humboldt, $398,900Daily Noon-5 exc FridaysConcert Properties 250 383-3722 pg. 7

407-3206 Alder St, $299,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-384-7663 pg. 6

441 Stannard, $735,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMaggie Thompson, 250-889-5955 pg. 35

503-68 Songhees RdSunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Elena Plotnikoff, 250-818-3232

3155 Glasgow, $518,000Saturday 2-4Jonesco Real EstateRoger Jones 250 361-9838 pg. 14

206-1014 Rockland, $344,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Peter Veri, 250-920-6850 pg. 5

404-1145 Hilda St, $289,900Saturday 11:30-1Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-385-2033

336 Stannard, $749,900Sunday 11-1Re/Max CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301 pg. 16

2-4318 Emily Carr, $539,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real EstateWendy Herrick 250-656-0131 pg. 12

305-3010 Washington, $259,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyNorma Campbell, 250-477-5353 pg. 6

404-391 Tyee, $414,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRene Blais 250 655-0608 pg. 31

1505-620 Toronto St, $379,900Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyInder Taneja, 250-479-3333 pg. 5

105-1157 Fairfi eld Rd, $199,900Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyDavid Harvey, 250-385-2033 pg. 6

2-1231 Mckenzie StSunday 1-3DFH Real Estate LtdSuzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291 pg. 12

1050 Pentrelew, $668,000Saturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesAndrew Mara 250 384-8124 pg. 13

308-1342 Hillside, $185,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 11

2046 Kings, $569,500Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLynne Sager 250 744-3301 pg. 14

203-1270 Beach Dr., $425,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdRick Shumka 250 384-8124 pg. 14

211-2100 Granite St., $199,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdTom Dunn 250 384-8124 pg. 12

2740 Dewdney, $1,070,000Saturday 2-4Macdonald RealtyScott Garman 250 896-7099 pg. 14

302-1318 Beach Dr, $374,900Saturday 2:30-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Jerry Mireau, 250-384-8124 pg. 6

27-127 Aldersmith, $435,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunJenny Stoltz 250 744-3301 pg. 15

13 Jedburgh, $469,500Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunBrad Gregory 250 744-3301 pg. 15

71-14 Erskine Lane, $429,898Sunday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Gary Brailsford, 250-391-1893

22-897 Admirals, $349,900Saturday 1-3Macdonald RealtyJane Logan, 250-388-5882 pg. 12

934 Craigfl ower, $369,000Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 12

303-1580 ChristmasSaturday 2-4Brown Brothers Real EstateDylan Hagreen 250 385-8780 pg. 12

4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250 658-0967 pg. 1

1877 Feltham Rd, $534,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

1800 Feltham Rd., $499,000Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091 pg. 19

4029 Providence, $899,888Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 19

407-1009 McKenzie, $229,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalRosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663 pg. 9

5220 Worthington, $769,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301 pg. 16

4379 Elnido, $639,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunBrad Gregory 250 744-3301 pg. 18

4273 Houlihan, $1,098,888Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 19

1590 Howroyd, $548,000Saturday 3-5Pemberton HolmesAndrew Mara 250 384-8124 pg. 18

4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250 658-0967 pg. 29

2361 QueenswoodSaturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyDon Beckner 250 477-5353 pg. 9

229-1870 Mckenzie, $190,000Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyShelly Reed, 250-213-7444

402-1694 Cedar Hill X, $299,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalLaurel Hounslow 250 592-4422 pg. 8

1510 Jasper PlSaturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Nancy Young, 250-896-2430 pg. 18

3-4073 Blackberry Ln, $459,000Sunday 1-4Re/Max CamosunEd G Sing, 250-744-3301 pg. 6

4694 Lochside, $675,000Sunday 2-3:30Newport RealtyRick Allen, 250-385-2033 pg. 19

205-1571 Mortimer, $229,500Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalRosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663 pg. 9

1010 Lucas, $569,000Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091 pg. 19

877 Falaise, $694,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodBrian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100 pg. 19

3329 Shelbourne St, $498,800Sunday 2-4:30Sutton Group West Coast RealtyMikko Ikonen, 250-479-3333 pg. 15

406-976 Inverness, $278,800Saturday 2-4:30Sutton West CoastMikko Ikonen 250 479-3333 pg. 31

410-1005 McKenzie, $289,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdBill Carnegie 250 474-6003 pg. 19

204-4480 Chatterton, $429,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 11

3942 Aspen, $780,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGary Bazuik, 250-477-5353 pg. 9

2-4341 Crownwood Ln, $579,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyNeil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422 pg. 8

2-4341 Crownwood Ln, $579,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyNeil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422 pg. 5

3978 Birchwood St, $599,900Saturday 2-4Macdonald Realty Ltd.Erik Rapatz, 250-686-3182 pg. 15

4767 Cordova Bay Rd, $739,900Saturday 2-4Century 21 South Island RealtyPeggy O’Connor, 250-213-2492 pg. 18

5336 Sayward Hill, $899,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunKaren Scott, 250 744-3301 pg. 12

4227 Wilkinson Rd, $439,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Lew Poulin, 250-384-8124 pg. 20

637 Kenneth St, $499,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyJodie Farup, 250-477-1100 pg. 20

202-535 Heatherdale, $424,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBrad MacLaren, 250-727-5448 pg. 6

101 Kiowa Pl, $1,295,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-385-2033

409-4536 Viewmont, $249,500Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunMark Rice, 250 588-2339 pg. 20

311-3931 Shelbourne, $350,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesAndrew Plank 250 360-6106 pg. 11

3814 Rowland, $449,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Century 21 QueenswoodLaurie Mains 250 477-1100 pg. 20

3120 Esson Rd, $464,900Saturday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtySheila Christmas, 250-477-1100 pg. 20

4032 McLellan St.Saturday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

3833 Holland, $529,800Sunday 2-4Suzy HahnAddress Realty 250 381-7899 pg. 3

3117 Tillicum, $649,900Sunday 2-4Suzy HahnAddress Realty 250 381-7899 pg. 3

3085 Island View, $639,900Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesEvelyn Brust, 250-889-0510 pg. 21

1647 Dean Park, $529,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalGiovanna, 250-477-5353 pg. 22

9178 Mainwaring Rd, $599,900 Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jack Windle, 250-477-7291 pg. 20

1-9628 Second, $795,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRene Blais 250 655-0608 pg. 31

15-2070 Amelia Ave, $214,900Sunday 2:30-4:30Sparling Real Estate Ltd.Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511 pg. 20

4-10035 Fifth, $564,000Saturday 3-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 27

2741 Fifth, $389,000Saturday 2-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 27

303-7143 West Saanich, $320,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max Camosun SidneyBill Bird 250 655-0608 pg. 21

3072 Mallard, $585,000Saturday 3-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 27

7179 Skyline, $575,000Saturday 1-4DFH Real Estate LtdPatti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291 pg. 31

301-6880 Wallace, $539,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 10

8983 Mainwaring, $825,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 27

102-2380 Brethour Ave, $349,000Saturday 1-3Fair RealtyJinwoo Jeong, 250-885-5114 pg. 31

204-2360 James White, $244,900Sunday 12-2Sparling Real Estate Ltd.Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511 pg. 21

2-9871 Second, $529,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 27

8541 Bexley, $529,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunLeslie Manson 250 744-3301 pg. 21

1620 Mortimer, $499,900Saturday 12-1:30One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er 250 812-4910 pg. 31

2428 Mt. St. Michael, $595,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291 pg. 21

3304 Haida, $849,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoy Coburn 250-478-9600 pg. 23

664 Orca Pl, $549,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

1250 Freshwater, $419,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-478-6003 pg. 23

990 Gade Rd, $949,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Terry Kurash, 250-888-1187 pg. 23

3286 Hazelwood Rd, $499,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921 pg. 23

125 St. Giles, $524,900Sunday 12:30-2Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 24

1201 Millstream RdSunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalSharen Warde, 250-592-4422 pg. 9

3382 Haida, $649,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 23

107-3540 Propeller, $424,900Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 24

201-2829 Peatt Rd, $219,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunRick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

112-710 Massie Dr, $359,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtySylvia Schumann, 250-474-4800 pg. 5

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959 McCallum, $459,000Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921 pg. 23

3382 Haida, $649,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 24

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571 Tory Pl, $579,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunNevenka Kardum, 250-744-3301 pg. 23

318-2710 Jacklin Rd., $289,900Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalSharen Warde, 250-592-4422 pg. 10

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579 Tena Pl, $438,700Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDavid Hale, 250-812-7277 pg. 2

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650 Bay Rd, $479,900Saturday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 31

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Sooke RCMP Const. Steven Martindale is one of 18 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de

Rock riders who will cycle the length of Vancouver Island to raise money for pediatric cancer research next month.

Originally from the Okanagan, Martindale, 39, has served with the Sooke RCMP for the last five years.

After attending and assisting with various Tour de Rock events as a police officer, Martindale became interested in participating

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Sooke going to have a rider?’ So I just decided, ‘Hey, I would do it,’” he said.

His decision to participate was made definitive two years ago, when he had a growth removed from his head two days prior to the annual Cops for Cancer Red Serge dinner.

Fortunately, the growth was later determined to be benign,

which strengthened Martindale’s resolve to participate in the arduous bike ride.

“How often do you get a chance to do something like this and make a difference?” Martindale asked, adding he also had plans to participate three years ago, but was unable due to a knee injury.

“We’re simply just riding a bike, which is the easy part. It’s the kids who have to go through treatment, they’re the real heroes out of all this.”

Martindale has also lost an uncle and cousin, who had two young daughters, to cancer.

“We’ve all lost someone, it’s kind of the one great unifier that everyone has a cancer story.”

Although the Tour de Rock is a test of physical endurance, Martindale said it’s also about being part of a team, supporting a greater cause and bringing deaths from pediatric cancer down to zero. “Kids shouldn’t have to go through cancer,” he said. “Zero’s the number that

we’re striving for.” Along with regular training

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He said the experience was “uplifting,” as many of the children, although sick, behaved as they should -- like kids.

The riders held a casino-themed fun night for the children, where many laughs were shared.

To be able to give happiness back to a child who’s going through chemotherapy or cancer, is priceless, Martindale said.

Although seemingly reserved and stoic, Martindale said it will be emotional once the ride begins Sept. 23.

“It’ll be very emotional, too, going through all of these towns and seeing the support that perhaps the RCMP hasn’t had lately.”

Tour de Rock riders will travel from Port Alice all the way down to Victoria over a 14-day span. The cyclists fundraise for their 1,000-kilometre bike ride to help raise money for pediatric cancer research and programming for children with – or who have had a history with – cancer.

To make a donation, check out Martindale’s Tour de Rock page at: http://bit.ly/O0Oawp.

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Const. Steven Martindale chats with kids during a Tour de Rock meet and greet at the Coast Capital Savings Sooke branch. Pictured from left: Isaiah Beddows, 8, Aeron Waygood, 4, Martindale, Chase Burket, 7, and Hunter Burket, 11.

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