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Hang timeCarla Ellis performs tuck jumps at Ed Fisher Park in Langford. She was taking part in a “Hot Mama” fitness session in which moms exercise while their children are cared for at a nearby playground.

Mike DaviesNews Gazette staff

At least three of the region’s may-ors are questioning the continual increases in public money going to the Capital Regional District (CRD) for the future wastewater treatment facility.

“It is my opinion that until a firm plan is in place the money is better kept in our tax payers’ pockets rather than sitting idle in the CRD’s bank account,” said Mayor Stew Young in a recent let-ter to the CRD, requesting the annual requisition increases be put on hold.

“Before they do any tax requisi-tions,” Young told the Gazette this week, “the public needs to be part of the process.” Whether the public actually attends the open houses and roundtable discussions or not is incon-sequential, he said, but the CRD has a responsibility to finish the public pro-cess and choose a site for a treatment plant before asking for money for the project.

“My belief is that the government should never take money out of the pockets of the people unless it’s for a service you’re actually performing,” he said.

Young is also frustrated at the pro-cess. People are asking him what it’s costing them, he said, adding he can only tell them he doesn’t know, but they’re paying for it right now.

Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins is also concerned.

“I believe we should be collecting to be prepared,” she said, “but we shouldn’t be over-collecting.”

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps worries that the public is being asked for so much in advance of a project with so many facets yet to be worked out but recognizes that the financial burden being drawn out over a longer period has its benefits, as well.

“The concerning piece is that we are collecting money for a project that we don’t know exactly what it is yet, (but) over-collecting in one year means that when push comes to shove and shov-els go into the ground, the costs won’t be as sudden to our taxpayers.”

Young agrees the huge cost of the project is one that needs to be borne by the public eventually, but disagrees this is the best way to do it.

“It’s kinda like saying that everyone is stupid and we’re going to have to help them pay their bill,” Young said. “We’re smart. We understand that if there’s a bill coming, we’re going to need to manage that. The problem right now is that we don’t know what that bill is going to be.”

Sewage levy increases bother region’s mayors

PleASe See: Funding model, Page A3

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Do you know a teenager that needs a summer job, but can’t decide what to do with themselves? Maybe they don’t want to do another summer at a fast-food joint, or enjoy being outside playing games.

If so, West Shore Parks and Recreation’s popular Recre-ation Leadership Camp could give youth a leg up on their summer employment.

“It’s a camp to help the kids learn how to be a sum-mer camp leader,” says Alexandra Matthew, community recreation co-ordinator for Parks and Rec, which recently released its May to August Activity Guide.

“They do a full week here and learn the tricks of the trade, in terms of becoming a camp leader, and then they volunteer in the camps.”

The program, which tends to fill up quickly, has the added benefit of training kids for possible summer jobs down the road, Matthew says. “Those are the kids we look at down the road when we need people to plug into our camps, because they have that background and that vol-unteer experience, which is really great.”

Other programs that fill up fast are the day-long licensed camps, which run Monday to Friday all summer long, and the camps devoted to specific sports.

Manager of recreation Sandy Clarke says West Shore Parks and Recreation constantly adds programs and options, many of which wouldn’t make one immediately think Parks and Rec.

Some of those are introduced because someone in the community with a special skill or expertise wants to share their knowledge. Two such new programs are the “Sum-mer Fun auf Deutch” German language camp being run by the Victoria German School, and the Creative Drama and Acting camps being run by Karen Reburn.

Clarke is particularly happy about the new, free, Neigh-bourhood Nights program, an expansion of the long-

running and extremely popular Roving Play Parks program.

Roving Play Parks sees vari-ous facilities throughout the West Shore host free activi-ties for children age six to 12 on rotating days of the week. Neighbourhood Nights offers a similar for-mat in the evenings, but incorporates more of a family dynamic.

“What we’re going to try and do is feature a structured activ-ity for the first 45 minutes or so – it might be soccer, it might be Zumba, it might be yoga, for example – and then we’re going to have stations set up around the park for people to circulate between.”

Neigh-bourhood Nights begins in July.

West Shore Parks and Rec-reation is going all-in on “physical literacy,” Clarke says, which is the development of children around the basics of physical activity and its importance in their daily lives.

“It’s about how we get kids active and teach them fun-damentals so that, in the long run, people stay active

for life. It’s about giving kids a love for being active and trying things.”

Registration for pro-grams can be

done in per-son or by

phone, as well as online.

Head over to westshorerecre-

ation.ca to down-load your copy

of the May-August Activity Guide or

pick one up at one of the many racks

around the West Shore, including the

Juan de Fuca Recre-ation Centre and the

Gazette office at 205-774 Goldstream Ave.mdavies@goldstream

gazette.com


The public is instead being asked to pay into a hypothetical project, he added.

“I believe in transition funding when it’s accurate, when it’s for a full-blown plan that’s been approved by the politicians and the public,” he said. He sees no value to taxpayers to give $40 million per year to the CRD to have sitting in its bank account, when people could be using their share of the tax hit to pay their mortgage or cover other expenses.

Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen, CRD board chair, said nothing can be done to alter the 2015 requisition, as it has already been passed by the board and integrated into the budget, but that considerations may be

made going forward. The first opportunity to consider reworking the requisition and levy funding model would be for the 2016 budget.

“The philosophy of the board has been to gradually ease into it so there wouldn’t be a huge bill to pay down the line,” Jensen said.

By August of this year, he added, the board will have raised approximately $30 million from these requisitions. The Craig-flower Pump Station in View Royal – a facil-ity he called “integral to the infrastructure” of what will become wastewater treatment for the region – cost $25 million alone to build, “so I think the decision from the board to start collecting this money was a prudent one, when you look at the wider context.”

The letter from the City of Langford and the mayors’ concerns will be addressed, Jensen said, at the meeting of the CRD board of directors on May 13.

Potential sites for treatment facility narrowed down

The Westside Solutions technical com-mittee has narrowed the list of potential sites for a wastewater treatment facility on the West Shore.

The 20 sites deemed “technically feasi-ble,” by the committee will not be identi-fied to the public at this time, according to a release by the organization, because “several of them are privately owned.” The release also stated the locations were

selected “based on their size and proxim-ity to existing trunk lines, potential out-falls, neighbourhoods and existing devel-opments that could take advantage of resource recovery opportunities.”

Esquimalt mayor and Westside Solutions co-chair Barbara Desjardins says the nar-rowing of the possible site list, “is a positive step forward, but we have more work to do yet.” Part of that work is another round of public engagement sessions. The next of those takes place tomorrow (May 9) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Colwood City Hall.

That meeting will focus on resource recovery, while a May 13 meeting at the Songhees Wellness Centre will focus on cost and level of treatment.

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Funding model could be re-examined going forward: CRD

Summer programs offer learning opportunitiesVarious new programs at parks and rec in this summer’s Activity Guide

The May-August Activity guide put out

by West Shore Parks and Recreation each

year has an abundance of options, and not just

what one would think when they hear, “parks and rec.” Pick yours up today

at any of the many racks around the West Shore, or at

the Gazette office.Courtesy West Shore Parks and Recreation

running and extremely popular Roving Play Parks program.

Roving Play Parks sees vari-ous facilities throughout the West Shore host free activi-ties for children age six to 12 on rotating days of the week. Neighbourhood Nights offers a similar for-mat in the evenings, but incorporates more of a family dynamic.

“What we’re going to try and do is feature a structured activ-ity for the first 45 minutes or so – it might be soccer, it might be Zumba, it might be yoga, for example – and then we’re going to have stations set up around the park for

is going all-in on “physical literacy,” Clarke says, which is the development of children around the basics of physical activity and its importance in their daily lives.

“It’s about how we get kids active and teach them fun-damentals so that, in the long run, people stay active

for life. It’s about giving kids a love for being active and trying things.”

Registration for pro-grams can be

son or by phone, as well

as online. Head over to

westshorerecre-ation.ca to down-load your copy

of the May-August Activity Guide or

pick one up at one of the many racks

around the West Shore, including the

Juan de Fuca Recre-ation Centre and the

Gazette office at 205-774 Goldstream Ave.mdavies@goldstream

gazette.com

The May-August Activity guide put out

by West Shore Parks and Recreation each

year has an abundance of options, and not just

what one would think when they hear, “parks and rec.” Pick yours up today

at any of the many racks around the West Shore, or at

the Gazette office.Courtesy West Shore Parks and Recreation

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Heather Coey inspires students to recycle, grow natural foodKendra WongBlack Press

Environmental initiatives are in full bloom at Reynolds secondary in Saanich, where one teacher is using a pilot recycling program to sprout off new initiatives to reduce the school’s environmen-tal footprint.

Heather Coey, a leadership and science teacher, is at the helm of many such undertakings at the school. The first began seven years ago with one of the Greater Victoria School District’s first recy-cling programs.

Through the program, the school has replaced most garbage cans in the hallways with 13 recy-cle stations, which include the recycle tower, green compost bins and bottle return bins.

“Students now tell me that when they go someplace and can’t recy-cle, they’re looking for places to (do so),” Coey said. “I’ve had par-ents tell me they have to recycle (elsewhere) because they’re so used to doing it at school.”

On the fourth Saturday of every month, Reynolds hosts a program where the community can drop off

items for recycling that can’t fit in their blue boxes.

Using funds from the recycling program, Coey has expanded the school’s environmental initiatives.

The green spaces projects has sprouted up recently and encour-ages students to grow their own fruits and vegetables in plots located at the front of the school and in the inner courtyard.

“Money that they earn from the recycling depot feeds back into other environmental projects in the school,” she said.

“For example, it’s gone to help purchase fencing and benches

at the front of the school. We’ve planted crab apple trees, ever-green trees, chocolate lilies, flow-ering red currents in order to get a more natural area reclaimed.”

With the popularity of the first garden, the district jackhammered out a piece of asphalt in the inner courtyard to allow students to cre-ate a second green space. There they grow kale, parsley, chives and purple sprouting broccoli.

The ability to grow their own food inspired another major pro-gram: the salad bar.

For 20 weeks of the year, stu-dents who are part of the Green

Group pick vegetables from the garden and serve them to their classmates and staff for lunch.

Grade 12 student Isabelle Les-lie, a member of the Green Group, hopes to inspire other students to grow their own food.

“I think it’s nice that the people who get the salad bar or walk by realize that we’ve grown some of the food here,” she said. “It might inspire them to do it themselves.”

Hannah Berry, also a Grade 12 student, said Coey’s passion for the environment is infectious.

“She’s really passionate about environmental stuff; not just in the school; I know she tries to live that way too, which is a really good influence,” Berry said. “She’s a good model, she tries to walk the walk.”

Coey hopes to inspire a lifestyle change both in her students and the greater community through these projects. “(It’s) just a para-digm shift in the way you live your life to consider living sustainably, and that the planet is finite and that the choices and actions you do are going to make a difference,”

she said. The goal is “for students to experience that difference actu-ally happening, so that they can be very hopeful that the future can be bright.”

Coey’s energy around envi-ronmental initiatives has clearly rubbed off on her students.

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Reynolds secondary teacher Heather Coey (left) dishes out food at the salad bar at the school. The salad bar is one of many green initiatives, including the green space/garden program and recycling at the Saanich high school.


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Colwood resident, photographer and writer Christine Henry smiles over the edge of her drink before putting it down on the table at The Bear’s Den. “I may only have 10 or 20 years left,” says the 62-year-old, throwing a light-hearted jab at her age, “so I’m going to do what I want.”

The coffee shop up at Bear Mountain is the location of Henry’s lat-est photography show and sale, which sees her work adorning the café walls throughout the month of May.

Henry has been a visual artist for a long time – in a way.

She’s been in visual presentation for a long time, anyway. She used to set up window dis-plays and showrooms for major furniture and clothing retailers. She still does some of that; a few hours here and there for North-ern Reflections, but she considers herself “retired.”

She comes by her artistic and creative impulses naturally. Her parents met at art school. Her mother became a fashion model and her father went to a career as a commercial artist. Her grandmother was a muralist.

Henry has passed it on to her children, as well. Her son, Fred-die, created graffiti art during the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, and is a well-respected tattoo artist in Win-nipeg. He has made backdrops for national awards shows and put on workshops at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Henry’s own “work” these days is mainly her photography. She focuses mainly on

landscape and nature scenes, but she also has a soft spot for bro-ken-down and rusting out vintage cars and dilapidated farm equip-ment, as it brings her back to the innocence of her youth – before life got complicated.

“When I go out shooting,” she says, “I can’t explain it, really. I go back to my little happy time around the farm with my grand-parents. Everything since that just lifts off of me.”

She didn’t realize,

while she was at her grandparents’ farm in Manitoba in the 1970s, that she was essen-tially being babysat, she says. She didn’t know that her mother was in the hospital for almost a year while she laid in the fields of Manitoba scanning the clouds for recogniz-able shapes, climbing trees and joyfully pick-ing dandelions.

“When my mom got multiple sclerosis, everything changed,” she says. “My dad took it pretty hard and became an alcoholic. So basically, I was left caring for my parents,” she says.

It’s her life as a care-giver to her parents that she’s attempting to bring to life for peo-ple in her newest writ-ten work.

The working title of her first full-length book – she’s had a few shorter pieces pub-lished – is Who Cares? The autobiographical examination asks the question, “who cares for the kids who are caring for their par-ents?” she says.

“Everyone thought I was such a bad kid in school because I

was always getting called to the office,” she says. In reality, she was being called to the office because the school was notified that she needed to go home to pull up her mothers’ pants or deal with one of her father’s drunken exploits.

“There will be a lot of positives in it for people,” Henry says, despite the gloomy subject matter. The content explores the effect of coaches and mentors in her life who supported her in times of need, such as the high school coach who gave her a babysitting job so she could both afford decent shoes and have time to do her homework.

“Right now I’m try-ing to do the pho-tography a bit more than I used to so I

can bring home a bit more bacon,” she says, laughing. Writing takes time, she says, and doesn’t pay until it’s done and people are paying to read it, so photography fills the financial gap between writing projects.

Find out more about Henry and her work at ChristineHenryArts.com or head up to the Bear’s Den this month. Partial proceeds from the show and sale will be going to the Saun-ders Family Founda-tion, which helps kids who can’t afford to reg-ister in sports and art programs to do so.

mdavies@goldstream gazette.com


Colwood photographer to take on autobiography

New equipment would help catch breast cancer earlier

The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is fundrais-ing to upgrade a critical piece of equipment that can help diagnose breast cancer earlier and give patients a greater chance of survival from the dreaded disease.

The foundation launched its campaign recently at Victoria General Hospital to raise $420,000 for the purchase of a new mammography and ste-reotactic biopsy machine, which will help medi-cal teams diagnose the smallest cancers in their earliest stages.

Dr. Brent Lee, a radiologist and clinical section head of the breast imaging program at VGH, said the machine will have a significant impact on out-comes for women with breast cancer.

“It offers women two procedures in one: digital mammography to detect cancer and a minimally invasive biopsy in the same appointment to con-firm the diagnosis,” he said. “By pinpointing and biopsying even the smallest of cancers quickly and accurately, we can immediately begin lifesav-ing treatment and rule out serious problems with confidence.”

VGH has one of the machines already, but it’s getting dated and, like most technology, has fast been outpaced in efficiency by newer versions.

“This equipment will save lives by improving the likelihood of early detection,” he said. “In their lifetime, one in eight women will experience the life-changing diagnosis of breast cancer.”

The foundation has mailed out campaign let-ters to Greater Victoria homes asking for help with the campaign, but donations can also be made by calling 250-519-1750 or visiting victoriahf.ca.

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The heavy, metal half-sphere drops to the ground with a thud, eliciting groans from the Grade 5 students sit-ting quietly a short distance away.

The Triax 2000, a mechanical/elec-tronic machine that measures how much damage can be inflicted on an unprotected head in a crash, is part of the lesson on bicycle safety being given to View Royal elementary Grade 5 students.

After the kids get the message of the importance of wearing a helmet when riding their bikes – most weren’t aware their helmets should be replaced after seven years or less – they scamper off to grab their two-wheelers and pre-pare to ride an obstacle course set up on the school playground. West Shore RCMP officers, led by Const. Cole Brewer, lead the students through the mock traffic situations, using proper hand signals.

Asked what he learned on the day, student Tyler Vowles demonstrated a left-arm down motion: “You have to use the stop-hand signal if you’re going to stop,” he said. “And (helmets) can expire.”

Nick Brame, a West Shore RCMP auxiliary constable who will ride the

2015 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, said events such as this are a fun way for the students to learn good habits.

“Bike safety is one of the most important things we need to teach children,” he said. In suburban areas especially, there are numerous oppor-tunities to ride, and to do so safely on trails and in bike lanes, he said. Catch-ing children at a relatively young age, he said, offers a chance to make sure “they’re not picking up their parents’ bad habits.”

The timing was perfect for Tuesday’s activities, a joint initiative between Island Health and West Shore RCMP that helped mark Safe Kids Week, said school principal Rob Parker.

“As the weather warms up at this time of year, you definitely get an increase in the number of kids who are

cycling, which is great, but we want to make sure they do it safely,” he said.

“As you can see, a lot of kids (at the school) have bikes and we all worry that they’re riding them safely. In this day and age, with traffic the way it is, it’s just super important to not only know the rules of the road, but … to wearing their helmet and wearing it correctly and making sure it’s not out date. It’s just a great afternoon for our students.”

He gave kudos to the Town of View Royal for putting money into bike lanes and trail systems – the E&N Rail Trail links this school and Shoreline middle school down the road – as a way to ensure safety for cyclists.

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View Royal Grade 5 student Tyler Vowles shows off his Mustang bike, a vintage model that was refurbished and passed down to him by his dad. Tyler was one of a number of students taking part in a bike rodeo and safety day at the school.

Dr. Murray Fyfe, medical health officer with Island Health, talks to View Royal elementary students about the Triax 2000, a machine that measures the impact on a person’s head with and without protection.Don Descoteau/ News Gazette staff

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As Mother’s Day approaches, many of us find ourselves thinking about how best to celebrate our moms.

Not everyone’s mother is still alive, however, and some of those individuals succumbed to

breast cancer at a time when they should have otherwise had many years of life ahead. That thought reminds us to think about all of the women in our lives,

roughly one in nine of whom will be diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime, according to Canadian Cancer Society statistics.

The latest equipment fundraising campaign undertaken by the Victoria Hospitals Foundation aims to secure a new mammography and stereotactic biopsy machine to be based at Victoria General Hospital. The technology allows medical professionals to detect cancers at an earlier stage, thus giving patients a higher chance of long-term survival from the disease.

While men can develop breast cancer, women are far more likely to receive such a diagnosis by comparison. And catching it in its earliest stages remains a person’s best chance to beat the disease.

Asking for and receiving a mammogram is relatively simple procedure for most women and should be encouraged by all of us.

But for those individuals without a regular physician, it’s often not as simple as that. As with men in the same situation who want or need to have a PSA test done to look for signs of prostate cancer, the existing rules in B.C. make it tough for women who rely on walk-in clinics to be proactive with their health.

In this province, people must have a regular doctor to whom labs can send the results, otherwise it’s up to the individual to find a loophole in the system, which often entails securing a commitment from a sympathetic clinic doctor.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, breast cancer death rates in women have been decreasing in every age group since the 1980s. This reduction reflects the impact of screening and improvements in treatment for breast cancer, they say.

Having a machine available to screen earlier in the process will hopefully keep those numbers dropping and allow more women to celebrate or be celebrated on Mother’s Day in future.

One of this year’s most popular Sundance Film Festival entries, Tangerine, was shot with an iPhone 5S and edited with an $8 app called Filmic Pro.

New technology has also made music easier to produce and distribute, inspiring independent musicians. Science, too, is now in the hands of citizens around the world. From the ocean depths to the outer reaches of distant galaxies, and from projects run out of home garages to research platforms with over a million volunteer contributors, science has never been more accessible to the average person.

Citizen science can link people to an established project or encourage those working on their own.

We’re on the cusp of a major revolution in the way we approach environmental science. In February, a water sample showed that the first trace amounts of ocean-borne radioactive contamination from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster had reached North America.

The sample wasn’t taken from an oceanographic vessel. It was collected in a 20-litre sample bottle from the public dock in Ucluelet, by a class of Grade 5 and 6 girls participating in a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution project that connects concerned citizens from North American communities around the Pacific shores. A decade ago, this type of organizing and sample-taking by engaged citizens would have been inconceivable.

Along with valuable scientific information, citizen scientists also provide significant economic support to science. A paper in the journal Biological Conservation

estimates that citizen science has contributed billions of dollars of in-kind funding and even exceeded

most government-funded studies over a larger area and longer time period.

Glen Dennison, an electronic technologist during the week and recreational diver and deep-sea researcher on his time off, offers an example of this new way to conduct science. He’s been in Howe Sound mapping sponge

reefs nearly every weekend for the past five years, using his own underwater sonar mapping equipment and homemade sewer pipe cameras (cameras housed in a pipe that can be dropped up to 300 metres to the sea floor).

Were the government to undertake this work, it could cost thousands of dollars a day for vessel time and salaries. With assistance from his daughter and a grad student, Dennison has contributed more than $100,000 of his own time and resources to this project. Government researchers have used his maps to better manage sensitive marine ecosystems.

Citizen science is growing in leaps and bounds. Recently, NatureWatch revamped its website and its popular WormWatch, FrogWatch, PlantWatch and IceWatch programs. For the first time in NatureWatch’s 15-year history, people can use phones or tablets to record, submit and view data. Environmental monitoring is happening as people walk to work, go on vacation or even play golf. You never know when you’ll find a frog in a water hazard!

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Like the girls in Ucluelet, you could even make a scientific discovery. Amateur bee observers participating in the American BeeSpotter program identified species thought to have disappeared in some areas.

You don’t even need to live in the area you’re observing to record scientific data. A Minnesota-based volunteer recorded, for the first time ever, a major migration of deep-sea crabs on Canada’s West Coast by reviewing underwater video footage online as part of a program run by Ocean Networks Canada in Victoria.

Just as people who learn first aid are not substitutes for paramedics and doctors, citizen science should never be a justification for cutting government science spending. Governments in countries like the U.S. are funding citizen science programs to amplify the effectiveness of government science programs. The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration facilitates 65 citizen science programs alone. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency runs dozens of programs in areas ranging from water quality to air pollution monitoring.

Many citizen science programs are based on the simple notion that more eyes lead to better findings. Whether taking pictures of frogs, recording the state of the ice on a local pond or viewing underwater footage taken from the sea floor, citizen science is making a great contribution to Canada’s scientific knowledge. We’re just beginning to realize the full potential of using technology to connect curiosity and concern for the planet with meaningful scientific pursuits.

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Guest speaker Tanelle Bolt told the sell-out crowd at the course how she went from an inspiring fit-ness model about to launch an interior design business to recovering from a broken T6 vertebrae as a result of jumping sixty feet off a bridge into the Gordan River in Port Renfrew last summer, but has has not given up on her dreams of being an interior designer. She joked that her injury has allowed her to corner the market on accessible design.

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The City of Langford presented the Foun-dation with a cheque for $2000 towards the initiative and the Saun-ders Family Founda-tion has committed $5000.

The Saunders Foun-dation has also com-mitted to donating four sledges to the City of Langford’s Westhills arena, so that people with disabilities are able to participate in the on-ice experience.

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Subaru auto dealer Bob Saunders helps unveil the total raised at the Saunders Family Foundation charity golf tournament, $45,000, at Cowichan Golf Club last week. The money will go toward a number of different initiatives, including a sledge hockey startup at Westhills Arena. Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

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and dramatically boost the sales? Again, the answer was, “Not really,” a response that was reinforced by a price that was double the cost of the GV Plus hatchback, which had gained fuel injection and six horsepower.1960-1963 Studebaker Lark VI Convertible: Solid, sensible and reliable all summed up Studebaker’s Lark. It was a good car without flash or panache, which had limited appeal to car-mad teens. There’s no question that lowering the top on the Lark made for a pleasant experience, but it didn’t change the status of this car from dud to stud when it came to sex appeal.1908-1927 Model T Ford: Ford’s Tin Lizzie has always been rugged, reliable and in a class of its own. But sexy? Not likely. The roadster or touring car versions may be fun, simply because fun goes with open-air motoring like peanut butter goes with jelly. Sex appeal, though, simply isn’t part of

the equation with this American icon, though the story would be very differ-ent if we were talking about a 1940 Ford Convertible Coupe.1961-1963 Rambler American: The Rambler had to be one of the most sensible cars built in North America: properly engineered to conservative standards, with incredibly reliable straight-six engines and pricing within reach of middle class budgets. For 1961, the line offered a convertible and it was a lot like its sibling—re-sponsible, sturdy and dull. In ap-pearance and performance, the new drop-top was essentially an open-air version of an orthopedic shoe. You know, the kind of show that Marilyn Monroe or Angelina Jolie would avoid like the plague. Even spraying phero-mones on this car wouldn’t give it an ounce of sex appeal.Leon Rochocco, Jr. writes for Hagerty Insurance. Hagerty is the world’s leading specialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn more at hagerty.ca.

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Biologist Penny Lancaster will lead the search for migratory birds during the International Migratory Bird Day this Saturday (May 9) at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park. Metchosin’s Rocky Point Bird Observatory is helping to put on the event.

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Metchosin-based Rocky Point Bird Observatory is migrating this weekend to co-host the International Migratory Bird Day at Beaver/Elk Lake Regional Park.

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The three Westshore Warriors minor football teams will be in action this Sunday (May 10) at Westhills Stadium, as they take on their respective Peninsula Wildcats opponents.

The atom division game starts at 11 a.m., followed by the junior bantams at 1 p.m. and the pee wees at 3.

The Westshore atoms have a 1-2 record in fourth spot, while the pee wee Warriors hold down second place with a 3-1 record, one win behind league-lead-ing Saanich Wolverines. The JB Warriors sit tied atop their division with a 3-0 record, same as Gordon Head Raiders.

For some young foot-ballers, this evening sees them taking part in a quarterbacks and receivers mini-camp at City Centre Park with longtime B.C. Lions superstar Geroy Simon, the Canadian Football League’s all-time lead-ing receiver, and QB coach Jay Prepchuk. The paid camp runs from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Goin’ cross countryRunner Meagan Warren, 9, of Sangster elementary makes her way to the finish line at a cross country meet held on and around the lower fields at the Juan de Fuca recreation centre.

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If Saturday’s sprint car finale was any indi-cation, fans are in for a treat every time these speedy cars do battle at Western Speedway.

Jeff Montgomery took the checkered flag in the 30-lap feature, but had Jeff Bird and Duane Zeinstra hard on his tail at the end. The trio, finishing in that order, were less than a second apart.

The next six drivers, led by a tightly bunched Shane Woolcock, Mike Haslam and Mark Stu-art in fourth through sixth, weren’t far back. At the finish, an amaz-ing eight drivers were on the lead lap.

Bird led the pack in qualifying with a lap time of 16.160 seconds. Other sprint car event winners included Ryan Orchard in the tro-phy dash, Woolcock in the first heat race and Deter Lejeune in the second.

The stock car divi-sion saw Kevin Knight take the 30-lap feature ahead of Dave Reside and Chris McIner-ney, while Jim Steen and Wayne Hart came fourth and fifth, respec-tively. Kyle Cottam won the heat race and had the fast time (18.576), while McInerney won the trophy dash.

In mini stocks, Ryan Patterson won the 20-lap main event ahead of Sean Constan-tine, Alex Mouner and Jeremy Waske. Mouner won the trophy dash and heat race.

Stewart Lee led the dwarf car charge, win-ning the main event ahead of Brandon French, Tovay Helge-sen and Miles Maxie, in order, and capturing the heat race and fast time (17.951). Maxie won the trophy dash.

In the 25-lap feature for the Old-Time Rac-ers, Geoff Morris won comfortably over sec-ond-place finisher Joe Dardengo, who came in ahead of Jim Miller and George Jenson. Jenson had the fast time (18.447) and won the trophy dash; Daryl Simpson and Dardengo won the heats.

Tomorrow (May 9) sees bombers, demo cars and trucks, mini figure 8s and a total destruction. Qualifying is at 5:30; racing at 6:30.

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As was widely expected, on Wednesday April 15, 2015 Th e Bank of Canada announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3/4 per cent. Th e Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Core infl ation, at 2 percent, is a refl ection of the dampening eff ects of a slowing economy off set by the pass through eff ects of the lower dollar.

Th e Bank is hopeful that global growth will strengthen in coming months to 3-1/2 percent—consistent with their forecast in January’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR)—as a direct result of central bank rate cuts and quantitative easing in Europe. Lower commodity prices will boost growth in some countries. Th e Bank also believes that strong growth will resume in the United States after a weak fi rst quarter, which, of course, has yet to be confi rmed.

First quarter growth in Canada has been revised downward to 0.0 percent in the April MPR (from 1.5 percent growth in

the January MPR); however, the second quarter is expected to see a rebound to 1.8 percent growth, revised up from earlier expectation. Th e Bank continues to assert that, “Underneath the eff ects of the oil price shock, the

natural sequence of stronger non-energy exports, increasing investment, and improving labour markets is progressing.” Th is will be aided by an improvement in the U.S. economy and the easing in fi nancial conditions.

Th ere remains a good deal of

uncertainty in this sequence: While March employment in Canada improved substantially, business investment remains disappointing, manufacturing is weak—especially in the auto sector—and the improvement in trade has been less than expected.

Real GDP growth is projected to rebound in the second quarter and subsequently strengthen to average about 2 1/2 per cent on a quarterly basis until the middle

of 2016. Th e Bank expects real GDP growth of 1.9 per cent in 2015, 2.5 per cent in 2016, and 2.0 per cent in 2017.

Th e Bank also believes the risks to the outlook are balanced, an upgrade since the last policy meeting in March. As a result of this view, they judge that the current degree of monetary stimulus is appropriate and have left rates unchanged.

I am cautiously optimistic that the Bank has got it right, but I continue to believe that the risks are on the downside for the economy and infl ation. My forecast for Canadian growth this year is 1.5 percent--below the Bank’s 1.9 percent forecast. Much hinges on the U.S. economy. Th e April MPR revised down its U.S. growth forecast for this year from 3.2 percent to 2.7 percent.

Bank of Canada Remains On Hold With Hopes of Economic Rebound

Responding to recent news reports about the IMF warning of an overheated Canadian housing market, the Chief Economist for Dominion Lending Centres, Sherry Cooper, says the prospect of a soft landing is good news for homeowners, “there is no doubt that letting some steam out of the boiling markets is a good thing because were prices to rise rapidly for too long, a nasty correction would be likely.”

Cooper, one of North America’s most respected economic experts, points out that existing home sales were down 2 percent year-over-year in January, but were still up moderately outside of Alberta. Later data suggests that in February, sales rose month-over-month as gains in Toronto and Vancouver offset faltering markets in other parts of the country. More recently, Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in March from February, led by gains in the big Toronto and Vancouver markets. Sales were even up in Calgary where sales had slowed in recent months in the wake of the oil price decline.

“With home ownership at a record high of 70 percent of households and interest rates at record lows, national sales growth will stabilize at a modest pace,” says Cooper. “However, steady demand from immigrants and non-resident purchasers in Toronto and Vancouver should continue to support housing markets. In addition, Millennials are in their fi rst-time home-buying years. While many might be priced out of the single-family home market, many will take the plunge into condos.”

On the supply side, housing starts and completions are down and are now trending slightly above household formation rates. Taking replacement demand into consideration, the current pace of overall home construction is at appropriate levels to meet long-run demand. We have also seen evidence of a recent increase in dedicated rental housing construction as institutional investors are providing increased funding in this long-overlooked area of the housing market. Condos have effectively replaced traditional apartment units and are an affordable alternative for those who are priced out of Toronto’s detached housing market. Rental vacancy rates remain at extreme lows in Vancouver and Toronto.

Cooper says the bottom line is that there is little evidence of an upcoming U.S.-style housing crash anywhere in Canada, even in the hardest hit energy-centered markets.

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Minor football action Sunday

The three Westshore Warriors minor football teams will be in action this Sunday (May 10) at Westhills Stadium, as they take on their respective Peninsula Wildcats opponents.

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The Westshore atoms have a 1-2 record in fourth spot, while the pee wee Warriors hold down second place with a 3-1 record, one win behind league-lead-ing Saanich Wolverines. The JB Warriors sit tied atop their division with a 3-0 record, same as Gordon Head Raiders.

For some young foot-ballers, this evening sees them taking part in a quarterbacks and receivers mini-camp at City Centre Park with longtime B.C. Lions superstar Geroy Simon, the Canadian Football League’s all-time lead-ing receiver, and QB coach Jay Prepchuk. The paid camp runs from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Goin’ cross countryRunner Meagan Warren, 9, of Sangster elementary makes her way to the finish line at a cross country meet held on and around the lower fields at the Juan de Fuca recreation centre.


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Williamsons’ estate boosts scholarship fund

Arnold LimNews Gazette staff

Through the beautiful gift of music, Lou Williamson’s

legacy lives on. The late Langford

musician, who died of lung cancer in 2009 at age 62 and created the curriculum for McGill

University’s Bachelor of Arts Musical Performance in Jazz Drum Set, is giving a boost to the musicians of tomorrow.

“It’s an honour and a privilege to be in the capacity to reward young musicians who are trying to make a go of it,” said Chris Millington, a long-time friend who was entrusted with the Lou Williamson Scholarship Fund.

The fund will award five scholarships this year – totalling $7,000 – to up-and-coming musicians at Musicfest Canada in Toronto, one of the largest music festivals of its kind in North America. Application is open to music students enrolled in band programs across Canada. Applicants’ video submissions are shortlisted, followed by an adjudicated performance of the finalists at Musicfest.

To date, eight students have been awarded $24,000 and five more will take home scholarships between $1,000 and $3,000 at the festival this month. Specific scholarships for West Shore students are in the planning stages.

“You can never forget the people around you,” long-time Colwood resident Millington said. “It’s nice to have a national reach … but we certainly want to help people in our local community, at our local high schools like Belmont and Royal Bay. Belmont has had an outstanding music program for years and they do a great job.”

Williamson performed with the Black Watch in Montreal and two military bands and taught music at McGill and Concordia universities. He performed in countless festivals and workshops as a conductor, clinician and adjudicator.

His wife, Maggie, died in 2013. They had no children and left their entire estate to start the fund.

To find out more about the scholarship program, visit https://www.facebook.com/louisrossiwilliamson.

Find an extended version of this story at goldstreamgazette.com.

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Q: WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW

AS SOMEONE GETTING INTO THE HOUSING MARKET

FOR THE FIRST TIME?

HomeFinderFind a place to call home

First-time homebuy-ers should exercise cau-tion as they venture into what is usually the biggest investment they will ever make. Care and discretion is integral and insuring you have a proper home inspection, while not fool proof, can be a great first step to ensure the little things are in place for you to move in and meet your expectations.

Consider a pre-approved mortgage, but understand it only gives you a good idea of what you can afford to borrow, but not necessarily what you should borrow. Make sure to keep a little bit on the side for a rainy day.

When budgeting for the cost of owning a home, consider insurance costs, property taxes, regular repairs and maintenance of your home, land transfer tax and even the cost to move your belongings into your new home. Once you own it, you’re responsible for it.

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NET UNCONDITIONAL SALES / TOTAL, MAY 2014

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GREATER VICTORIA MARKET UPDATE »MONTH TO DATE, MAY 4/15 COURTESY VICTORIA REAL ESTATE BOARD

Buyers encouraged to do their research and stay within their financial meansDan EbenalBlack Press

With interest levels remaining in historically low territory, doors to the real estate market are opening for many people who previously hadn’t thought about owning their own home.

Realtor Dave O’Byrne said his attitude is that it’s always a good time to get into the housing market. But that doesn’t mean buyers don’t need to go in with their eyes open.

“My advice to first-time buyers is to buy within your means. It’s absolutely paramount to talk to

a couple of mortgage brokers, maybe even your financial planner, and make sure you’re doing that within your means,” said O’Byrne, an agent with Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty.

He said many of those looking to buy their first home can often face upheaval, with one spouse having to take time off work with a baby or having to move for a better job. That’s why O’Byrne says it’s important to put a lot of thought into that first home.

“Back in 2005 or ’06 we saw a real heady market with people making some irrational decisions and paying too much for property, and maybe more importantly buying something that wasn’t really a wise investment”

He said buyers must be cautious about settling for a home that doesn’t suit their needs, whether because of its size, heavy traffic or

undesirable location.“Do as much research as

you possibly can, research the area, talk to family and friends,” said O’Byrne. “This is where a Realtor comes in. This is the role of a Realtor, to say if you buy in this area, this is not the best neighbourhood.”

While the asking price may keep some first-time buyers from settling in Bear Mountain or Oak Bay, for example, others may hope to save a few bucks by picking up a fixer-upper. O’Byrne suggests caution in this area.

“If you’re doing a fixer upper you need to make sure that you have somebody that really understands it,” he said, adding that seeking out a contractor or qualified tradesperson is a good plan.

“Make sure you get a real good sense of what it will cost. If you don’t do the whole rebuild, it can

be like an old car where you’re just putting money into it all the time.”

And through all the excitement of searching for your first home, O’Byrne suggests giving some consideration to your needs down the road.

“One of the most important things in buying real estate is to make sure it is going to be reasonably saleable when you want to get rid of it,” he said. “If you buy a house next to a crack house, or on a busy street, or something that is in really decrepit condition, and if you decide this doesn’t really suit our needs, even in a good market they can be hard to sell.”

But in the end it really comes down to finding a place you’ll be happy to call home.

“It’s about buying a home for your family, somewhere your family will be happy to live.”

BUYER’S TIP | Surround yourself with experts when buying a home for the � rst time

Words of advice for first-time buyersArnold Lim/News Gazette staff

First-time homebuyers are often attracted to the price and amenities of homes such as these in the Happy Valley area of Langford.

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IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR

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The Goldstream News Gazette is looking to help tell your stories about buying and selling your home.

Our staff are collecting story ideas for this page.

Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a retired couple looking to down-size, contact us to share your story. It just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives.

Contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling 250-478-9552 ext 224.


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“ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE” ... Take a look at this extensively updated home ... Huge new Kitchen (ALL appliances included), wide open Living area, Dining area, large Bedrooms (with walk in closets), New Hot Water Tank, New Flooring, New Trim & Crown Molding, too much to list. Step o� the Kitchen / Dining Area on to your covered 21’ x 8’ Deck (great for the BBQ). Fenced Yard, with a 10 x 12 Shop, including a Wheel Chair Ramp. Great mountain views, centrally located to shopping, schools, transportation, outdoor activities. 55+ park ... Park has new ownership, with a new long term Lease, so no worries about being asked to move out. A REAL MUST SEE $135,000. MLS 345188

3304 LODMELL $629,000You’re On Top Of the World in this Private Mountain Paradise right in the middle of West Shore. � is Unique 3 bed, 2 full bath Custom Home is ready for its new family. Custom Maple cabinets, Quartz counter tops and Stainless Steel appliances would make any chef happy to create in this exciting kitchen. Gleaming Hardwood Floors throughout the main level, stunning views from your balcony o� your huge 21x11 Dining Room. Detached double garage built in 2011, with self contained In-law suite on top. Walk-in level entry, Vaulted ceilings, wood & tile � oors and laundry makes this a ideal addition for extended family. MLS 349415

PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE $329,900Outstanding value of this spacious 3bdrm/3bath/1600+sq.� . townhome in the heart of Langford. Walking distract to all amenities. Open plan layout Kitchen and Dining combo. Bright Living room with crown moldings and electric � re place. NEW carpets throughout and freshly painted. BONUS is a rec room with access to back patio. Idea for the family pet and entertaining. Here’s wonderful opportunity to stretch your hard earned money. So much room, for so little. Call to view today and try your o� er. MLS 3500030

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VICTORIA728 Yates Street,Daily 12-5 (except Friday)Concert Properties 250-383-3722

1570 Rockland Ave., $829,900Saturday 11-1Sutton Group West Coast RealtyTroy Petersen, 250-858-1134

310-1975 Lee Avenue, $165,000MLS 349393, Saturday 12-1:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyTom Oak, 250-592-4422

208-455 Sitkum Road, $379,900MLS 350069, Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyNoah Dobson, 250-385-2033

102-608 Broughton Street, From $219,000Wednesday - Sunday 12-5Chard Development Ltd. 250-590-9440

126 Howe Street, $799,999MLS 348497, Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesShelley Saldat, 250-589-4014

12-1405 Mallek Cres., $439,900Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyKomal Dodd, 250-479-3333

3020 Quadra Street, $879,900MLS 342990, Saturday 11-1Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Shelley Saldat, 250-589-4014

210-1525 Hillside Ave., $215,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

83 Saghalie Road, From $411,121Daily 12-5 Bosa Properties250-382-2672

309-1715 Richmond Ave. $299,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

42 South Turner Street, $849,900MLS 348569, Saturday 2-3Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyMark Imhoff, 250-590-1775

OAK BAY1941 St. Ann, $699,900MLS 346718, Sat & Sun 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Brian Meredith-Jones, 250-384-8124

VIEW ROYAL34 Eagle Lane, $235,000MLS 350303, Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunEd G. Sing, 250-744-3301

ESQUIMALT879 Craig� ower Rd., $479,900MLS 349144 Saturday 1-3Sparling Real Estate Ltd.Don Sparling, 250-656-5511

10-850 Parklands Dr. $345,000MLS 350486Saturday 2-4 Fair RealtySukhmeet Grewal, 250-704-9794

306-873 Esquimalt Rd., $329,000MLS 350436, Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyRosemarie Colterman, 250-592-4422

8-896 Admirals Rd. $410,000MLS 350378, Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyMarie Blender, 250-385-2033

1328 Lyall Street, $639,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyTroy Petersen, 250-858-1134

SAANICH EAST4435 Torquay Dr. $635,000MLS 349938, Saturday 2-4Macdonald RealtyScott Vannan, 250-388-5882

4-932 Boulderwood Rise, $618,000MLS 350504, Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunJason Leslie, 250-478-9600

2931 Sea Point Drive, $1,188,000MLS 350224, Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

4716 Amblewood Dr., $969,000MLS 347265, Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunKaren Scott, 250-661-0922

SAANICH WEST740 Travino LaneTuesday - Sunday 1-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyScott Munro, 250-477-5353

4095 Raymond Street, $609,900MLS 350438, Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyRobert Young, 250-385-6900

3912 Carey Road, From $249,900Saturday - Monday 1-5Macdonald RealtySheila Aujla & Sophak Sim, 250-744-4441

3117 Esson Road, $425,000MLS 350506, Saturday 1-3Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

1060 Tillicum Road, From $539,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJohn Monkhouse, 250-216-6343

1060 Laburnum Road, $689,900MLS 349519, Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyDeborah Kline, 250-661-7680

SAANICH PENINSULA7182 West Saanich Road., From $365,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4, Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMurray Lawson, 250-477-5353

1166 Marchant Rd, $379,900Thursday 6-8 Macdonald RealtyKevin Wensley, 250-388-5882

26-2120 Malaview Ave., $369,000MLS 350549, Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131

2015 Courser Dr., $579,000MLS 350461, Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRon Phillips, 250-655-0608

7859 Scohon Drive, $559,000MLS 350458, Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRon Phillips, 250-655-0608

A-10419 Resthaven Dr., $369,900MLS 350520, Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

204-9711 Fifth St. $315,000MLS 350513, Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131

2225 Amelia Ave. $599,000MLS 346910, Saturday 1-2:30Sutton Group West Coast RealtyBlake Moreau, 250-881-0423

305-7161 West Saanich Rd.$274,800MLS 347819, Sat & Sun 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

6759 Jedora Dr. $619,900MLS 350571, Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyGary Brown, 250-479-3333

598 Meldram Dr. $799,500Sunday 1-4 RE/MAX CamosunThomas Krumpic, 250-478-9600

7328 Ridgedown Court, $664,900MLS 347673, Saturday 12-2Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Robyn Hamilton, 250-384-8124

7887 Patterson Rd. $737,000MLS 350010, Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

HIGHLANDS1809 Millstream Ave., $319,900MLS 350478, Sunday 1-3 Pemberton HolmesPaul Whitney, 250-889-2883

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OPENHOUSESMAY 8 - MAY 14, 2015

WEST SHORE105-990 Rattanwood Place, From $319,900 Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyKomal Dodd, 250-479-3333

310 & 312-1395Bear Mountain $359,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyTroy Petersen, 250-858-1134

869 Cuaulta Crescent, $464,900MLS 344301, Saturday 12-2Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPaul Holland, 250-477-5353

2387 Echo Valley Drive, $594,900Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunDeborah Coburn, 250-812-5333

105-951 Goldstream Avenue, $324,900MLS 350524, Saturday 3-5Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPaul Holland, 250-477-5353

MALAHATMill Springs Village, From $154,900Saturday 11-3 RE/MAX CamosunRon Bahrey, 250-744-8772


Camosun College’s Interurban campus will expand its trades training enrolment by 370 full-time spaces next fall as 14 B.C. post-secondary institutions bump up criti-cal-trades training, thanks to $6.1 million in new provincial funding.

The announcement was made last week near the construction site of Camosun’s Trades Education and Innovation Complex.

The new spaces should reduce wait lists by an average of 44 per cent for stu-dents entering high-demand trades, said Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson.

“This important funding is the welcome operational complement to the province’s earlier investment in Camosun’s new Trades Education and Innovation Complex set to open this fall,” said Camosun’s interim pres-ident Peter Lockie. “It allows us to address critical wait-lists and deliver training to more students in our trades foundation pro-grams, particularly in the areas of electrical, carpentry and welding.”

Many of the trades-training seats are designated in support of the skilled-labour requirements for the construction of the Site ‘C’ dam. The breakdown includes 783 foundation seats and 646 apprenticeship seats in critical trades such as electricians, plumbers, heavy duty mechanics, pipe fit-ters and power engineers.

Last year, the government committed nearly $7 million towards creating 1,488 critical trades seats and another $4.4 mil-lion to trades equipment. Camosun is one of three campuses building a new trades centre along with the Okanagan College in Kelowna and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt.

Camosun’s Trades Education and Innova-

tion Complex is set to finish construction this fall and will eventually accommodate 370 new full-time seats in trades training programs.

The expansion costs $30 million, $29.2-million of which is from the province. Students receive credit for the first level of apprenticeship training in a specific field by the Industry Training Authority upon

successful completion of the Camosun pro-gram.

The province anticipates one million job openings by 2022, and the government says nearly four-fifths of those jobs will require a form of post-secondary education. About half of jobs are expected to be in skilled trades and technical occupations.

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Camosun College ups trades training with funding boost

Don Craig/Government Communications

Camosun College student Kyle Hilchey laughs with MLA Andrew Wilkinson during the provincial announcement for additional trades training money at Camosun.

370 new full-time spaces to open as of next fall, reducing wait lists by approximately 44 per cent

Pre-construction pricing from just $449,900 to $479,900 (incl. net GST)

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