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Edward HillNews staff

The old ghosts of Four Mile House are never short on enter-tainment.

The historic Tudor building has hosted many souls over the past century as a roadhouse for stagecoaches, a dance hall turned brothel after the Second World War and now a neighbourhood pub and restaurant.

To cap off its evolution, the Haymes family has installed the West Shore’s first microbrewery and the latest entrant into Victo-ria’s renowned craft beer indus-try.

Wendy and Graham Haymes bought the rundown roadhouse in 1979, and ushered it into the modern era. Graham Haymes junior, 32, manager of the busi-ness, says owning a brewery has never been far from their minds.

“We’ve been planning this since Day 1, since (my parents) built the pub in the 1980s. Now we’re finally ready to take the plunge,” he said. “It felt like the right time. The market for craft beer has exploded.

“We see that demand and feel we can be successful and com-petitive. It’s something we can do to differentiate us from other pubs. Certainly we’re the only

place on the West Shore that is brewing beer. Everything else is downtown.”

Stainless steel fermentation and conditioning tanks that make up the bulk of the brewery lie below the pub, at parking lot level. Last week it was a busy hive of work as the family installed the final touches to the gas-fired brick brewing kettle, built in the English beer-making style called the Peter Austin brewing system.

Doug White, brother of Wendy Haymes, tested samples of fer-menting ales in a small labora-tory, under the watch of Alan Pug-sley, a brewmaster from Portland, Maine.

“This project has been with me for years, and now we’ve got it going,” White said. “The learning curve is there, but we’re confi-dent with Alan backing us up.”

White trained in traditional Eng-lish beer making under Pugsley at the Ringwood Brewery in Eng-land in the 1980s, and called on the 32-year career brewmaster to install the Four Mile brewery and formulate its six initial beers.

Pugsley was instrumental in setting up Shipyard Brewing Co., in Maine, and has installed the Peter Austin system throughout the U.S. and Canada, and in more obscure places, such as Redtown Brewery in Siberia and Mopa

Brewery in Nigeria.Victoria certainly has quality

beer, Pugsley said, but the brews at Four Mile will measure up.

“The most important feature to produce the best beer is years of experience. You have to pay attention to the raw material, refine the formulation to work with the style of beer to produce something that is unique, interest-ing and world class,” he said.

“These will stand out, it’s high quality. They’ll be different than the competition. And the water here is beautiful for brewing.”

Brewing beer at the Four Mile House in View Royal is a family effort. At left, brewer Doug White, Graham Haymes Sr., front, Graham Haymes Jr., back, and Wendy Haymes, right, show off a tank of IPA in an open top fermenting vessel, a traditional English style of beer making.

Edward Hill/News staff

Beer making

Owners of Four Mile House launch West Shore’s first microbrewery

PLEASE SEE: Brewery on ‘bucket list’, Page A13

a family affair

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No matter how eager a child is to enter kindergarten, there may be a little anxiety for parents.

Sue Tonnesen, principal at Hans Helgesen elementary, has spoken to many parents over the years who were ner-vous and wondering if their kids were ready for the big step to school.

Kindergarten registration for the Sooke School District began Jan. 27 for September intake.

Some parents arrive con-cerned if their child is born at the end of the year and would be the youngest in the class. Others are worried when their child can’t use the wash-rooms by themselves, or has trouble with scissors, Ton-

nesen explained. “Sometimes they have acci-

dents and some of them need their little bums wiped,” she said, noting that it’s OK for children learn potty training in kindergarten.

“When the little ones come into kindergarten they are very tender, they have only been on this earth for five years. Parents shouldn’t worry too much about their development,” said Gerri Washbrook, a Hans Helgesen kindergarten teacher.

“Kindergarten isn’t about reading and writing. It’s about playing, sharing and social-izing.”

In kindergarten children are expected to dress themselves when going outside. Parents can now start letting children assess the weather and make decisions about what type of

jacket they should be wearing and if they need other items like hats and gloves.

Both educators stress its important for parents to spend a lot of time read-ing with their children. “It improves their attention span,” Tonnesen said.

While there is no specific set skills children must learn before entering school, par-ents can spend extra time with child helping them share, be patent and using manners.

“It’s nice if they can use scissors and to hold a pencil properly it’s hard to change once it’s been established,” Washbrook said. “It’s also nice if the children can rec-ognize their own name and print it.”

“These kids come in with a wide range in skills and abilities,” she said. “That’s the beauty if kindergarten, they come here to learn all that stuff.”

One of the key challenges for new kindergarten students is speaking clearly so they can be understood by their teacher and peers.

“It’s important to ensure your child is intelligible,” Ton-nesen said. “If parents don’t have an older child in school they may not have a baseline for their child.”

Often day care centres with early childhood educators can help parents learn if their children are having difficul-ties with their speech and lan-guage pathology. ECE workers are also at the Strong Start programs offered through SD62 for preschoolers.

Familiarizing a child with the school they are attend-ing can make the transition in September much easier.

Parents are encouraged to bring children to the school for a Strong Start program or to play at the playgrounds to get used to the surroundings. [email protected]

Kindergarten drives worry for parents

Charla Huber/News staff

Hans Helgesen kindergarten teacher Gerri Washbrook has a few tricks and hints for parents to prepare their child to enter kindergarten, but says don’t fret over age or level of development.

Development level remains a big question as tots transition to school

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Nature K sign up Monday at Sangster

Parents will be camping at Sangster elementary this week-end to secure one of 22 cov-eted spots for SD62’s nature kindergarten program.

Registration for nature K begins Monday, 8 a.m. at Sangster elementary, 3325 Metchosin Rd. and is first come, first serve.

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West Shore RCMP are still searching for 53-year-old Lawrence “Larry” Johnson, a Metchosin resident who has been missing since Jan. 21.

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Students across the West Shore and Sooke could have smaller classes and more edu-cators if the Ministry of Educa-tion abides by this week’s B.C. Supreme Court ruling.

The court reaffirmed that the government acted illegally and unconstitutionally when it removed class size, class com-position and support staff ratios from the teachers’ collective agreement in 2002.

“The court concluded that the government did not negoti-ate in good faith with the union after the Bill 28 decision,” Justice Susan Griffin wrote, referring to the 2002 law.

“One of the problems was ... their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union. The government repre-sentatives thought this would give government the opportu-nity to gain political support

for imposing legislation on the union.”

“It goes to the heart of what we’ve been saying: public edu-cation has been grossly under-funded since the cuts, and there has been a direct impact on classrooms and delivering qual-ity education,” said Ian Johnson, president of the Sooke School Teachers’ Association.

It’s too early to know the full implications of the ruling, but Johnson expects complying with all aspects of the 2002 collective agreement would be expensive.

“Impact to the district could be substantial, depending how it’s funded,” he said. “Whether the pay burden is on the district or more money is channeled through the Ministry of Educa-tion will be the big question, but it will be costly.”

SD62 superintendent Jim Cam-bridge said the district is compli-ant with legislation in terms of class sizes, but under the 2002 collective agreement, problems would arise at schools like Lake-wood and Happy Valley.

“If class size were reduced, we’d have to move kids out of those schools,” Cambridge said.

“If the class size of 2002 is implemented again … some class sizes would be bigger and some smaller, mostly smaller,” he said. ”But it was different for

every district in the province in 2002. It wasn’t common, it was locally bargained.”

SD62 might be in compliance now, but under the rules from 12 years ago, Johnson said he’s aware of dozens of violations “relative to the 2002 class sizes.”

Class composition too is criti-cal, he said, which dictates the number of special needs stu-dents a teacher can oversee.

“There has been some effort in our district to keep class size at 30, but that doesn’t speak to composition. A class might be at 30, but there’s nothing to pre-clude … having six or more spe-cial needs students who need more intensive instruction,” Johnson said.

Cambridge doubts the cur-rent ministry funding model could fund smaller class sizes and more support staff, such as librarians and support teachers.

The B.C. government is con-sidering an appeal of the ruling.

“It doesn’t reflect govern-ment’s view of the case and the facts in the case,” Premier Christy Clark told a Kamloops radio station Tuesday.

Education Minister Peter Fass-bender said he is “disappointed” by the ruling, and ministry staff will study it before deciding on a possible appeal.

-with files from Tom Fletcher

Teachers party like it’s 2002School district could see smaller classes, more educators in wake of court ruling

Charla HuberNews staff

The Westshore Rebels foot-ball team and the Langford Legion have joined forces.

The Legion is now provid-ing space for the team to run meetings and fundraisers, and the Rebels are providing man-power for Legion events.

The Rebels can now hold team meetings, watch game footage and host events at the Legion at no cost to the team.

In turn, the team will help the Legion members set up tables and chairs for events. The Reb-

els players helped set up for the children’s Christmas party at the Legion in December and the New Year’s Levee in January.

“We bring the muscle,” said Elise Pastro, Rebels co-presi-dent. “The players come and can have the place set up on half an hour.”

The Legion is also supplying a trophy case for the Rebels players to have a display of past accomplishments.

The Rebels are hosting a Superbowl party on Sunday, Feb. 2, from 1 to 10 p.m. at the Legion, the first of many fund-raisers the team hopes to host

at the new location.“The team has endless costs,”

Pastro said. “We have a lot of old debt, league fees, equip-ment and supplies. Last year we probably spent about $2,000 just on tape.”

The Legion is hoping this new partnership will also boost membership, by drawing in a new crowd.

“We were looking out in our community to partner with a youth program that would fit well with us,” said Dave Ben-nett, Legion president. “The Rebels were kind enough to say yes. It’s been very good so far.”

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OUR VIEW

Start listening to the courtsThis week’s B.C. Supreme Court ruling that

elements of legislation around teacher bargaining rights are still unconstitutional,

and served to provoke a strike, should stand as a final warning to the B.C. Liberals.

The decision, announced to great fanfare from the B.C. Teachers Federation, was the second such determination by Justice Susan Griffin. In 2011 she ruled that Bill 28 – enacted in 2002, it stripped class size and composition from the collective agreement – was unconstitutional. Part of her reasoning was that it removed the right to bargain those items in future.

She gave the Liberals a year to sort things out, but the government ignored the ruling and kept those elements out of Bill 22, the 2012 legislation that expires on June 30.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender, whose government has an eagle eye on costs, was no doubt nervous about the consequences of the ruling.

The net result could see teachers and special needs assistants hired around the province to allow for smaller class sizes.

He voiced disappointment with the ruling and claimed to have sought collaboration and co-operation in his discussions with the BCTF. That makes for a good sound bite, but government needs to focus more on the big picture, which means looking at the effect of its actions on the end users: students.

No doubt it would cost more to create smaller classes, through hiring extra teachers and installing more assistants to work with students with special needs. But it would be a worthwhile investment.

While we’re all for a fair bargaining structure, this is about more than teachers having slightly better working conditions. With less students in the room, those who need more individual help would, theoretically, have more chance to get a few minutes of their instructor’s time.

Measuring that benefit to students, which is how governments must gauge such decisions, may be difficult in the short term. At the very least, returning class size and composition to contract discussions is a step toward creating a better learning environment for our children.

YOUR VIEW

Re: Old man take a look at your facts (B.C. Views, Jan. 22)

Tom Fletcher calls Neil Young’s tour to raise public awareness of the Alberta tarsands “an American enviro-assault on its dependent northern neighbour.”

Neil Young, a Canadian, speaks with passion and first-hand knowledge after witnessing the tarsands project, about the Conservative government policy toward First Nations and the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Young expresses a viewpoint held by many Canadians. Piping bitumen from Alberta’s tarsands through British Columbia to the ocean, then shipping by supertanker to China, defies common sense. Can we assume the bitumen will even make it safely through Enbridge’s oil pipeline to the Pacific? If it does leak, it will have disastrous effects on First Nations communities, their way of life; as well as fisheries, wildlife and tourism.

Joe Oliver, Harper’s Minister of Natural Resources, suggests current technologies will safeguard the environment from any potential accidents. Let’s assume the bitumen makes it through Enbridge’s pipeline without a leak all the way to its B.C. coastal destination, Kitimat. The next step is loading the bitumen onto super tankers, which then have to navigate through the channels out of Kitimat.

These multi-hulled tankers are no match for what is known as one of the most treacherous waterways on the planet, with its narrow channels and rugged edges; likely unforgiving to large ships swaying in the waves. An oil spill has the potential to cause immeasurable environmental damage along Canada’s West Coast, likely spreading out towards Vancouver Island and beyond.

Assuming these super-tankers make it safely to China what are the consequences then?

The world is constantly made aware of the Chinese population suffering the effects of horrendous air pollution.

Is this northern pipeline project safe and healthy for our small planet and all the species which live on it? Where are the visionaries to wean us off our addiction to oil? We need leaders to lead the way toward a brighter, safer, cleaner world, not those who are bringing us back into darker ages.

Paul ConnollyVictoria

Shift of police prioritiesneeded in Capital Region

Re: Night of mayhem linked to mental health issue (vicnews.com)

It is indeed puzzling how police forces did not find a vehicle observed to run several red lights.

No, amalgamation would not likely prevent the shortcoming

– police forces do co-ordinate on traffic safety, though a single dispatch system would expedite that. Co-ordination with departments outside the Greater Victoria area might have, such as the Shawnigan Lake RCMP.

It is of course a big city, with many side streets to hide in. But I suggest police would more likely have found the troubled driver if they were on the street more often.

Police should be discretely positioned near major intersections such as Douglas Street and Saanich Road, Gorge and Tillicum roads, Gorge and Admirals roads, McKenzie Avenue and Highway 1, and Vernon Street near Saanich police headquarters. They’d catch more drunks and other dangerous drivers earlier and potentially save people’s lives.

But voters behave as though they don’t want to prevent such a driver, who could have killed someone walking, bicycling, or driving. They elect officials who would rather spend on glitz, pet do-gooder projects, and handouts to moochers such as TV show promoters.

Voters are getting what the majority chose. With municipal elections looming they should rethink their behaviour.

Keith SketchleySaanich

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It’s a fact that points to more than his physi-

cal fitness. Vallis has spent half of his life embodying another man, one who emerges via a suave mid-century suit and tie, a timeless pop song book and a signature pair of thick-rimmed glasses.

Vallis is Buddy Holly.“It doesn’t matter how long

or how hard I work at Buddy Holly,” Vallis says, “there is only one Buddy Holly and I’ll never be him.”

He comes close.When Vallis brings his Buddy

Holly tribute to the Charlie White Theatre on Thursday, the show will mark the 55th year since the rock legend passed, the 25th year since Vallis began impersonating him, and the third since the last evolution of show, now a historically accurate version of Holly’s per-formances. All the instruments are vintage, the guys playing them are dressed in suits of the day and the synthesizers of the early ‘90s have exited stage left. The modern distrac-tions have been eliminated and Holly’s hits can ring out as intended.

“This is a rebirth in its most pure form,” says Vallis from his Langford home. “It’s a recre-ation of that experience, as best we can today with the knowl-edge that we have.”

And Vallis has plenty. He has studied the pop star for longer than Holly, who died in a notori-ous 1959 plane crash, lived. Vallis was a lanky 12-year-old Elvis impersonator at Expo ‘86 when another Elvis impersonator, Randy Elvis Friskie, suggested he take off his blue suede shoes and give another rock star a try.

“It was a wise choice,” says Vallis who joined The Legends of Rock Tour as Holly alongside Friskie as The King in 1989.

“He could see that there was an area that no one else was doing. The Elvis market was flooded and the Buddy Holly market wasn’t. I’m one of the first guys in B.C. to do Buddy Holly to this level. It was good advice.”

The two are still friends – and friends with Johnny Cash, too.

“In this business to still be friends is very special. It’s a trying business.”

Vallis has avoided some of the drama that often accompanies life as a performer, some-thing he attributes to the age he was when he began and his desire to honour the real per-

son he plays on stage. In other words, the 40-year-old dad was never into partying and never felt the need to take advantage of Holly’s holdover groupies.

“Some of the things that come with the business haven’t been of interest to me. I’ve been interested in producing good music, good shows.”

As far as staying engaged with a limited amount of mate-rial over a long period of time, it’s something that doesn’t even register as a challenge for Vallis, an unfaltering fan of Holly’s work.

“It’s written in that style, that it can be interpreted in differ-ent ways, and changed. What keeps Holly’s music fresh is that it was very well-structured – in a sense like classical music.

“You’ve got 300-year-old classical music that is still fresh

when played by orchestras. How is that? It was written cor-rectly the first time.”

Vallis has dabbled in song-writing, but has unquestionably distinguished himself within the realm of impersonators. He’s known for his performance of everyone from John Lennon and Mick Jagger to Kermit the Frog in The Man of Many Voices show, and for his Holly, which he has performed around the world.

“He passed away 55 years ago. He hasn’t struck a chord for 55 years and even people who are not overly familiar with his catalogue can list five songs out of the back of their mind. It’s so in our psyche. He’s there.”

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Graham junior said one of their ales will absorb character from used Jack Daniels whiskey barrels, shipped in from Kentucky.

The small-batch brewery will offer six brews – golden ale, pale ale, West Coast IPA, brown ale, best bitter and a winter IPA – at its pub and sports bar, and its liquor store in Admirals Walk.

Beer aficionados will also be able to fill up growler jugs, pressurized for a longer fridge life. Spent grain is being offered to farmers for pig and cattle feed.

“The brewery is a bucket list item. We’ve always wanted to brew our own beer,” Wendy said. “I’ve tasted a sample each day, from wort to adding hops, to beer that’s carbonated. It’s deli-cious already. We’re so excited.”

Wendy said it was many tough years to shep-herd the business through its incarnations as a tea room and antique store to the pub and restau-rant. But it’s been a family affair the entire way.

Wendy and Graham live within walking dis-tance of the pub and their five kids grew up around and worked in the Four Mile, and helped renovate it. Some 15 family members have been involved with the business over the years.

“The kids grew up around the building. They came on the janitor’s days off and would clean the building before school, two days per week so they’d learn a good work ethic,” she said.

Graham senior chuckles and Graham junior rolls his eyes when Wendy talks about the guiding hand of the building’s ghosts. Lately, a pump switch in the brewery keeps turning off, she said.

“Every time there is a project in the build-ing, a ghost guides us along, and lets us know if we’ve done a good job. They tweak the odd thing,” she said.

“A ghost switches off one switch to make sure they’re doing it right. Three days in a row, the same time of day, a switch goes off.”

Ghosts in the machine or not, the Four Mile is going up against Victoria’s many established and beloved breweries, but the family says fellow beermakers the have welcomed them into the fold, and called the pub to offer encour-agement.

“(Craft beer) is a great community to be a part of. They’re very supportive within the industry,” White said. “The quality craft beer in Victoria has a high standard. The bar is set. Hopefully we can measure up.”

Four Mile House plans to launch its craft beer lineup on or around Feb. 6.

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Victoria Chinese Public School students (front, from left) Melanie Liao, Britney Chow, Riann Nguyen and Carmen Gau lead the dragons with colourful ribbons as they practise their dance at the school on Fisgard Street. The students will lead the annual Chinese New Year Parade this Sunday, guiding the lions to the school’s stairs, where they will meet local dignitaries then make their way around Chinatown. Firecrackers are set off to scare the bad luck away, and the lion dancers and drummers follow, bringing prosperity and good luck to the businesses who hang lettuce (and cash) in their doorways.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Year of the horse begins todayChinese New Year – this year on January

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Get into the holiday spirit with centuries-old customs such as wearing red, recognized in Chinese culture as the luckiest colour.

Be sure you don’t clean your house or cut your hair on New Year’s Day, as you’ll sweep and chop your luck away for the coming year. And married couples, don’t forget to give out red packets (with money inside) – it’s a tradi-tion singles and kids look forward to.

People born in the Year of the Horse are often characterized as high-spirited and lively,

cheerful and charming like the animal they represent. They are typically quite popular and often found at parties.

The date of Chinese New Year changes each year as it is based on the lunar calendar. While the western Gregorian calendar is based on the earth’s orbit around the sun, China and most Asian countries use the lunar calendar that is based on the moon’s orbit around the earth. Chinese New Year always falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice.

Other Asian countries such as Korea, Japan and Vietnam also celebrate the new year using the lunar calendar.

Mark it downn Annual lion dance, kung fu and tai chi demonstrations, traditional Chinese dancing, dragon dance performances and Chinese tea ceremonies happen Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. near the Gate of Harmonious Interest in the 500-block of Fisgard St.

Lunar calendar is the basis of the Chinese system

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Their sports range from badmin-ton and gymnastics to judo and alpine skiing. The Capital Region is also sending athletes to compete in wheelchair and Special Olympics basketball events.

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A sea of pink, on and off the ice, will wash over Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Feb. 1 as the Victoria Royals host their third annual Pink in the Rink fundraiser for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.

As part of its efforts to help raise money for the cause, the Western Hockey League team is offering special family ticket buys and other deals, with a portion of ticket reve-nues going to the foundation. In the past two years the event has raised more than $71,000.

After hosting Vancouver tonight (Jan. 31, 7:05 p.m.), the Royals will take on the Giants again Saturday in the Pink in the Rink game. Start time is at 7:05 p.m. Visit victoria royals.com for ticket information.

SPORTS NEWSIN BRIEF

SPORTSSkaters speed to medal finishes

Esquimalt Speed Skating club members turned in an impressive overall performance at a short track meet in Abbotsford last weekend.

Six boys, ranging in age from eight to 11 took to the ice at the Matsqui interclub competition.

They were joined by 23-year-old teammate Hamish Black. He won the 3,000-metre race in Division 1 in five minutes, 34.11 seconds.

Colin Matthews scored two first-place finishes in Div. 3, in the 200m

and 400m races and placed second in the 1,200m.

Teammate Kieran Brown also medaled three times in Div. 3, win-ning his 400m and 1,200m races and placing second in the 200m.

Esquimalt skater Lewis Lee cap-tured top spot in the 400m race in Div. 3, while Kyle Brown took first in his 1,200m race in Div. 3.

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199 Olive St, $839,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124

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807-66 Songhees, $579,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291

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203-1110 Oscar, $309,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frank Chan, 250-477-7291

2822 Cedar Hill, $349,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291

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627 Vanalman Ave, $469,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRonan O’Sullivan, 250-744-3301

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9399 Brookwood Dr.Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPaul Holland, 250-592-4422

46-7583 Central Saa-nich, $119,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911

17-2115 Amelia Ave, $349,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131

79-7570 Tetayut, $247,000Saturday 3-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911

10935 Marti Lane, $1,099,995Sunday 2-4JONESco Real Estate Inc.Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

HIGHLANDS1129 Finlayson Arm, $399,900Saturday 11-1Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

WEST SHORE875 Walfred, $559,900Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunDoreen Halstenson, 250-744-3301

3065 Metchosin, $319,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

2204 Island Falls Pl, $1,260,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

A-3183 Metchosin Rd, $359,800Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

3377 Vision Way, $349,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

3310 Ocean Blvd, $875,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

3336B Wishart RdSaturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291

2655 Sooke RdThursday thru Monday 1-4Re/Max CamosunBrad Gregory, 250 744-3301

A-3102 Volmer Rd, $314,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunTony Wick, 250-478-9600

2007 Troon Crt, $617,777Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyBrad Forrest, 250-508-1973

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952 Terlane, $359,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdGabriella Pakos 250 213-1323

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Lara Hurrell fell in love with James Bay when she was staying in an older home that had been con-verted into apartments.

So when it came time for her to look for a home to purchase, she knew what she wanted: to stay in the neighbourhood and to find a heritage home.

Last fall she moved into a cozy James Bay house built around 1910. Finding a place that was not only full of character, but “move-in ready” was like a dream, she says.

“The home inspector told me (this) was a real gem,” she says. “I really kind of hit the jackpot with this home.”

The previous owner had done a fair amount of res-toration work, from replac-ing the flooring with hard-wood Douglas fir to return-ing the windows to their original leaded stained glass style and installing various updated but period-style fix-tures. Despite its relatively small size, the home has three bedrooms and plenty of room for what she needs, Hurrell says.

She advises people look-ing to purchase heritage or

character homes to do their research and make sure they know what they’re get-ting into.

“The initial house I saw, I knew it needed a lot of work,” she said, adding her realtor advised her that home might eat up a lot of her savings. “I was lucky. This one was move-in ready.”

In her research with the Victoria-based Hallmark Heritage Society, Hurrell, who was specifically looking for an older house, found her future home had been

moved from across the street and was raised in 1929.

Dave Layzell and his wife, Sharon, recently sold Dash-wood Manor, a large bed and breakfast on Cook Street at Dallas Road, after operating it for eight years.

He says older homes have a special appeal and keep people rooted in the past.

“When you do live in that kind of heritage home, it is very difficult to ignore the sensation of knowing there’s been several generations of people living there before

you,” he says.As Hurrell found, not all

heritage homes are created the same or are in the same condition. But veteran real-tor Patrick Skillings says the numerous well-kept heritage homes in the region are a big part of maintaining the visual appeal of our city from a tourism standpoint.

“Victoria is the No. 1 city for heritage retention in B.C. by far,” he says, not-ing that New Westminster is a distant second. “The beauty of older homes is the streetscape they engender

and the image they project to the world.”

Skillings is a definite fan. He is a director on the Hall-mark society, the Capital Region’s watchdog for built heritage preservation, and spent eight years on the board of the Victoria Heri-tage Foundation, a City of Victoria program that edu-cates owners of character homes about available res-toration grants and the heri-tage designation process.

While the market for heri-tage homes can be tricky to navigate – younger buyers are more likely to be inter-ested in newer homes, he admits – there will always be buyers looking for the unique materials – like solid wood – and design features that older homes include.

“Assuming the house is well-maintained, the quality of construction will win the day,” he says.

Hurrell, who lived in Cal-gary previous to her apart-ment stint, put to rest the misconception that own-ers of designated heritage homes are handcuffed by regulations when it comes to making alterations.

“A lot of people are under the impression you can’t change the interior of the house and that’s generally not the case,” she says. “Talk to the heritage foundation about what you can and can-not do. Once you do your due diligence, if you find the outside works for you, then the inside is no problem.”[email protected]

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RELATING TO HERITAGE HOMES

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BUYING TIP | Talk to a municipal planners about heritage rules before buying a designated home

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Don’t discount heritage homes in searchVICTORIA HERITAGE

FOUNDATION Founded in 1983 by the City of Victoria, it administers grants to

and educates owners of heritage residences and commercial buildings

(victoriaheritagefoundation.ca) HALLMARK

HERITAGE SOCIETYAdvocates for

preservation, conservation and restoration of built

heritage in the CRD (hallmarksociety.ca)HERITAGE B.C.

Province’s branch for heritage conservation

(heritagebc.ca) Don Denton/News staff

Lara Hurrell sits by a stained glass window in the front room of her James Bay heritage home. The house was restored to heritage standards by its previous owner.

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