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Seeing beyond the problemTravis PatersonNews staff

Helena Murray-Hill didn’t know why she was begin-ning to bump into walls.

Her anxiety was also on the rise – she recalls having to escape a crowded room – but it wasn’t until Helena happened upon an attentive optometrist that she discov-ered her problem had a rela-tively straightforward solu-tion. The optometrist began by asking Helena how she reads.

“I close one eye,” she responded.

Since that fateful day a year and a half ago, Helena, 13, has been working with Cameron McCrodan, a Saa-nich optometrist with a pri-mary focus on behavioural optometry. McCrodan uses a method called visual ther-apy to treat vision inefficien-cies.

“Standard eye exams do not test someone’s tracking efficiency and accuracy,” McCrodan said. “Head-aches, crowd anxiety (can be) related to the inability to focus.”

Helena was an A student in Grades 4 and 5 at Arbu-tus Global middle school, so her behavioural shift seemed odd to mother Anita Murray-Hill.

Helena wouldn’t touch a book outside of school, and as other issues arose, Anita saw enough of a pattern that she and Helena spent the better part of two years trying to figure out what was wrong.

Medical doctors, a coun-sellor, an occupational therapist and other experts all had their say, but none could get to the root of the problem. At one point, Hel-ena was falsely diagnosed with dysgraphia, a form of writing deficiency.

McCroden is now assist-ing a new non-profit society, The Visual Process, created by Anita and Sooke teacher Jenn Gibson, which edu-cates parents and teachers about learning and behav-

iour-related vision problems and the subsequent quality of life impact on children.

“I was once working with a 50-year-old man,” McCro-dan said. “Once diagnosed, he said, ‘I always thought I didn’t like to read because I was stupid.’ People also assume these are person-ality faults. I’ve seen a few dads break down in tears because they’d called their kid lazy.”

Tracking assumes the eyes move together, but it’s

estimated that as many as one in four people unknow-ingly struggle with the prob-lem. In kids with learning disabilities, poor tracking can be seen in 80 per cent of cases, McCroden says.

Gibson, who lives in Col-wood, said her 10-year-old daughter was in a similar situation.

After Julia took the Col-lege of Optometrists in Vision Development Quality of Life Checklist, Jenn said she recognized some of the

symptoms in her students as well.

“Kids scrunching their faces, laying on the desk and peeking out with one eye, acting out,” Gibson said. “We want The Visual Pro-cess to teach educators and parents to recognize these issues early, but it’s also for people of all ages. There is a 91 year old in therapy. It can always be treated.”

To find out more, visit thevisualprocess.org.

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Ten-year-old Julia Morrison re-enacts a visual therapy exercise she used to train her eyes to focus at varying distances. Morrison’s visual development diagnosis and resulting therapy led her mom to co-found the The Visual Process, a not-for-profit society aiming to teach others about the relatively unknown issue.

Teen’s visual deficiency spurs Saanich mother to launch non-profit The Visual Process

Districts to decide fix to lost class time Andrea PeacockNews Staff

It will be up to individ-ual school districts in the province to determine how to make up for lost class time, according to school district 61 chair Peg Orcherton.

“The ministry will likely provide some direction, but districts have the ability to establish their own calendars,” she said.

Orcherton said there is no set plan yet, as dis-cussions are still being had as far as how to pro-vide students with a full school year, but SD61 schools will open Mon-day pending a success-simple majority approval on Thursday.

Unlike some districts, such as Sooke, Orcherton said maintenance and facilities staff were able to get into the schools and do regular cleaning over the summer.

The six-year labour agreement was reached earlier this week.

BCTF president Jim Iker said the tentative agreement provides for “hundreds of new teach-ers” as well as raises for regulator and substitute teachers and improved extended health benefits.

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Reynolds rocks on with Tour de RockSchool’s organizing team still hopes to raise at least $50,000 for research

Travis PatersonNews staff

Class can’t return to session soon enough for a driven trio of Reyn-olds secondary students leading the school’s mighty Cops for Cancer fun-draising effort.

As Reynolds has one of its own on the tour – guest rider and Reyn-olds vice principal Dean Norris-Jones – Grade 12 students Rebecca Tran, Erinne Paisley and Abbie Reynard have set up the Reynolds kickoff rally for the 2014 Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer this morning at Braefoot Park.

“We’re able to use social media to get the word and out and we’ve had strong numbers with 10 to 15 people at organizing meetings, despite not being at school,” Renyard said.

Regardless of the strike, Reyn-olds’ Tour de Rock fundraising team has been planning a full schedule of events.

There’s a 10-kilometre walk at Elk Lake, leaving from Hamsterly Beach on Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. There’s an ice skating night on Sept. 26 at Pearkes arena. There’s also a car wash, bake sale, scrap metal collection and bot-

tle drive at Reynolds on Sept. 27.“It’s hard because we are all really

close with the teachers and know they want to be involved, because they’re very involved every year, helping us,” Renyard said.

“And if we (had been) in school, it would (have been) easier. It gives you easier options to meet and a place to advertise.”

Last year the school topped $100,000 in donations to Tour de Rock, but Renyard says they’ve tem-pered expectations with School Dis-trict 61 planning to open on Monday.

“The kickoff should be a big event where we’ll have sign-up sheets for everything, information and speak-ers getting everyone hyped about the campaign ahead,” she said.

Teachers may be in attendance on Friday. That’s yet to be determined based on Thursday’s ratification of the tentative BCTF agreement with the provincial government. Results were not available prior to the News deadline.

Either way, Norris-Jones will speak and will be joined at the kickoff by Saanich Police Const. Heather Hunter, a 2014 Tour rider who also happens to be a school liaison for Reynolds, as well as 2014 Tour rider and Saanich Police Sgt. Jason Bland.

“If everything goes perfectly and we can hit $100,000 again, that would be a dream,” Renyard said

“But our hopes are $50,000 because it seems a little bit more realistic right now.”

“Cops for Cancer has been one of the most important things that defines Reynolds as a school, and this year will be special for Reynolds as our very own Mr. Norris-Jones is a guest rider is there,” Tran said.

The date for Tour de Rock’s official Reynolds visit is Oct. 2 or 3, at which Grade 9 girls typically lead the way in head shaving.

“Why the Grade 9 girls seem to do it the most I don’t actually know,” says Reynard. “I did the Tour de Rock head shave in Grade 9 because my nana passed away from cancer and my grandma has three different types and is surviving.”

To donate or view the full event details for the 2014 Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer at tourderock.ca.

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Reynolds Secondary Vice-Principal Dean Norris-Jones is riding in the 2014 Cops For Cancer Tour de Rock. The school hopes to raise at least $50,000 for this year’s cause.

Did you know?n Oak Bay High students are also going strong without teacher assistance and held a Tour de Rock fundraising bake sale and bottle drive last weekend.

n Since 1998, the Tour has raised close to $20 million for the Canadian Cancer Society, which uses the money to fund pediatric cancer research and programs that help children with cancer and their families.

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released by the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness this week identifies a gap in “rapid re-housing initiatives” to address the needs of one-time shelter users and people dealing with tem-porary housing crises. The report points specif-ically to a rise in motel and hotel occupancy by homeless families as problematic.

Housing co-ordinator Kathy Dallman, who runs the Capital Region’s only family housing services program at the Burnside Gorge Community Asso-ciation, says homeless families have few options while they sit on BC Hous-ing’s wait list.

“There are only two family units that are shel-ters at Rock Bay Landing. That’s the only family shelter in all of Greater Victoria,” Dallman says. Parents often contact Dallman with the impres-sion that low-income housing will be immedi-ately available.

“We’ve had families waiting up to two years for that housing,” she says. “We’ve had others get in after a few months. But that rapid housing really isn’t available.”

Last year, Burnside-Gorge helped 264 fami-lies who were homeless or at-risk of homeless-ness. Their situations varied – some were liv-ing in their cars, others were camping, one family of six was sleeping in a one-bedroom apartment together. The majority (55 per cent) needed help avoiding eviction due to unpaid rent.

“Eleven per cent of our families were absolutely homeless, sleeping out-side or in their car,” Dall-man says. “That may not sound like much, but for an entire family, that’s pretty huge.”

Motel use, a stop-gap measure in the hunt for long-term affordable and low-income hous-ing, is increasingly being accessed by necessity, Dallman says.

“We’re so thank-ful there are hotels and motels available in this region, because that’s actually our solution to immediate family housing right now. When families ask me when they’ll hear about permanent hous-ing, my answer to these families is, ‘I don’t know.’ There’s just not enough buildings for the number of families on the list.”

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Daniel PalmerNews staff

William Boggs’ command-ing stature is betrayed only by strained eyes and the subtle scent of damp clothing.

The U.S. military veteran sifts through stacks of doctors’ notes, veterans files and correspondence atop a narrow table inside Saan-ich South MLA Lana Popham’s constituency office while his wife, Diane, sits wearily beside him.

“We’ve been to every housing agency in Victoria,” Boggs says. “We’re phoning these agencies daily and hearing nothing. The fin-gers just point at the next door.”

Three months ago, the Boggs were living comfortably in a rented suite on Royal Oak Drive with their two children, Cody, 18 and Deleia, 20.

Today, they’re living in a Gorge Road motel. It’s a step up from the tent they called home for the summer months at Goldstream Provincial Park, but the family is struggling to process their finan-cial inversion.

“Were at our breaking point,” Diane says.

The life-altering change came in July when William’s monthly disability benefits were cut from about $3,600 to $825. He was told he missed a U.S. Veterans Affairs hospital physical in Washington State and his funding was subse-quently reduced.

“They were sending the noti-fications to my old address in Kelowna,” Boggs says. “I haven’t had to have a physical since 2010. I had no idea this was coming.”

The Boggs have since been pur-suing subsidized housing through BC Housing while trying to access other sources of income.

...Sgt. William Boggs was honor-

ably discharged from the U.S. Army in 2002. He served overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan and at a U.S. base in Germany, according to Vet-erans Affairs documents provided to the News.

“My family’s all military,” says Boggs, an Oklahoma native. “Between eight of us, we’ve got almost 100 years of active duty in three generations.”

Boggs was approved to receive disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in 2006, an amount calculated based on injuries he sustained on active duty during his 14-year career. He moved to Canada in 2009, a deci-sion that doesn’t impact U.S. vet-eran disability benefits.

Those benefits are determined by the severity of injury. Until two months ago, Boggs was receiving disability payments for “left lower extremity neurological effects,” partial paralysis of his leg and other injuries related to his spinal cord.

A letter from the U.S. Depart-

ment of Veterans Affairs in April and faxed to Boggs earlier this month stated his benefits would be reduced “because our records noted improvement in some con-ditions.” The letter does not elabo-rate.

Requests for comment from the office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Veterans Affairs Com-mittee, were not returned by dead-line.

“I don’t know to this day how my pay was cut,” Boggs says. “They did this without any X-rays, any doctors’ evaluations, anything that can justify what’s happened.”

Adding to the complex situation are William’s $700 monthly child support payments, which he says can’t be reduced without going to court. Legal Aid rejected his appli-cation in August with a letter that stated his situation did not qualify.

On Wednesday, Boggs says a Vet-erans Affairs representative called. Boggs was told he could submit a formal appeal, but the process that will likely take months.

“I need this fixed now,” he says....

The couple filled out BC Hous-ing’s necessary paperwork for subsidized housing in July. Since then, they’ve received little infor-mation about their status on the housing waitlist.

“I phone every morning and they just keep saying we’re top pri-ority because we were basically homeless, living in a tent with our kids,” says Diane, a former food service worker who collects about $1,050 in Employment Insurance each month after she injured her back. She heads to Victoria Gen-eral Hospital today for surgery to address her spinal stenosis, ensur-ing she’ll be out of work in the

coming months as well.Peter Granger, owner of the

Scotsman Motel on Gorge Road East, heard about the Boggs’ plight through the Burnside Gorge Com-munity Association and arranged a room.

Granger said it’s not the first time he’s rented to homeless indi-viduals and families while they sit in limbo for permanent housing.

“A lot of people say they’ll only be living here temporarily and that they’re waiting for housing, but there isn’t’ enough housing for all these people,” Granger says. “As soon as they build more hous-ing, more people migrate here. It’s never-ending.”

A fire in May at one of Victo-ria’s most dense affordable hous-ing units, View Towers, displaced about 70 people and caused fur-ther strain on affordable housing availability, Granger says.

“They ate up all the available housing and it hasn’t gotten any better.”

...BC Housing offered little infor-

mation on the Boggs’ file, despite receiving a full privacy release form from the family.

In a statement, BC Housing Van-couver Island regional director Roger Butcher said housing pri-ority is normally given to women and children fleeing abuse, fami-lies, youth, people with disabilities and other at-risk cases. Butcher said BC Housing and a homeless outreach provider have helped the Boggs by connecting them with Granger, and by subsidizing the motel room.

They’re also working with “a local shelter to identify and obtain appropriate long-term family hous-ing,” he said.

Butcher was unable to provide an average family’s wait time for housing, but said a number of fac-tors – including geographic restric-tions, an applicant’s history with BC Housing and personal prefer-ences like pets and smoking can slow down placement.

The Boggs say they’ve offered to move anywhere between Nanaimo and Victoria where housing is available.

...MLA Lana Popham and her con-

stituency office staff have been doing what they can for the Boggs by assisting with paperwork and liaising with other community organizations.

“My office regularly works to help people in situations like this, but there are few options,” Popham said.

She said the provincial govern-ment needs to create and imple-ment a strategy to reduce poverty. A lack of a national affordable housing strategy also contributes to the funding gap.

“Emergency shelters in Victo-ria are at capacity,” Popham says. “Every subsidized housing unit in the area is full – and hundreds of people are on waiting lists.”

For the Boggs, returning to a campsite isn’t an option; many of the family’s items of clothing and other possessions had to be thrown away due to mould. The couple will continue calling vari-ous housing providers in the Capi-tal Region while pushing U.S. Vet-erans Affairs for an interim solu-tion and working on an appeal.

“It’s like everyone’s looking at us saying we’re on fire, but no one’s putting the fire out,” Boggs says. “They’re just watching.”

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Daniel Palmer/News staff

William and Diane Boggs, pictured in Saanich South MLA Lana Popham’s constituency office on Quadra Street, spent most of the summer sleeping in a tent with their adult children.

Housing assistance sparse in Capital Region: displaced Saanich couple

Saanich police dog team take top award at national competitionDaniel PalmerNews staff

A Saanich Police Department K9 team is celebrating their “three-peat” win at the national Canadian Police K9 Champion-ships, held last week in Kelowna.

Const. Jon Zeilinski and police dog Zeke were top overall win-ners once again, thanks to their near-perfect execution of drills and commands.

“We’ve got as close a partner-ship as you’ll see in policing,” Zeilinski said. “It’s a unique rela-tionship. I spend more time with my dog than my wife or my fam-ily.”

Zeke took to the Saanich police training course like a duck to water on Wednesday, showcasing his skills by leaping through car windows, saunter-ing over plywood bridges and crawling through tunnels.

Zeilinksi, who joined Saan-ich Police Department in 2003, became part of the K9 unit in 2007 and has been working with Zeke for the past four years.

The competition, he said, is intense as police dog units from

across Canada show off the strength of their canine connec-tion.

“You try to mentally prepare but until you’re there, you don’t know what kind of a competition you’re going to face,” he said.

It wasn’t all no work and no play. Zeilinski said the cops still know how to unwind when they

get together. “It was a lot of fun for sure,”

said Zeilinski, throwing Zeke his chew toy before the dog settled down with the look of a job well done.

“The best part about working with Zeke is he’s always happy to go to work,” Zeilinski says.

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Police duo wins national kudos


Saanich Police Const. Jon Zeilinski, left, and police dog Zeke, are top overall winners for the third time at the Canadian Police K9 Championships, held this past week in Kelowna. Ace the Mascot, right, gives a thumbs up for the hard work.


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Targeting graffitiSaanich Police Const. and graffiti co-ordinator Mark Pamminger, left, also a member of the mountain bike section, and a team of willing Target volunteers wrap up the Target Paint Out around Tillicum Centre on Wednesday. The initiative used donated paint from B.C. Hydro to rid more than 50 hydro poles of graffiti in the area. Another six Saanich police officers, including Dep. Chief Scott Green, lent a hand as well. “It’s all about community engagement,” Pamminger said. “Target approached us and asked if they could partner for a community clean-up, so this was a perfect fit.”

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OUR VIEW

Housing fix a long way offOn a cold night in February, a team of volunteers,

housing advocates and university students spread out across Greater Victoria to find out how many people were accessing shelters and other forms of temporary housing.

What they found wasn’t much different from a similar count in 2011, according to Andrew Wynn-Williams, executive director of the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness: 1,167 people, including 116 children, were sleeping on cots and thin mattresses in local shelthers or in motels throughout the region.

“The number of families counted increases when hotels and motels are included in the facility count,” says count lead researcher Marika Albert. “For me, this means that hotels and motels are often seen as the only affordable option for families experiencing homelessness, which is deplorable and an important indication that we are far from addressing the affordable housing crisis in the region.”

Like William and Diane Boggs in our Page A5 story, many families in housing crisis can face a steep climb when they lack family support. There are a total of two shelter units available to families on a short-term basis in the entire CRD at Rock Bay Landing, and Burnside Gorge Community Association offers the region’s only in-person family housing assistance program. Most of the 264 families they helped last year were on the cusp of losing their homes, while one in 10 were outright homeless. Some, like the Boggs, end up in local motels and hear little from BC Housing.

The region hasn’t been idle. Since 2008, there have been 274 supportive housing units and 350 affordable housing units built. But it’s clear families aren’t able to access services and stable housing with anything close to a timely manner. The Coalition recommends implementing “rapid rehousing initiatives” to help in crisis situations, a move that should garner support across all levels of government. It’s also time the federal government stepped up and created a fully funded national housing strategy to play its part in the housing fix. Otherwise, families will continue to be left out on the cold.

YOUR VIEW

Re: Amalgamation ‘not a Saanich debate:’ Leonard (News, Sept. 12)

After moving here last year, I was shocked to find out the number of individual municipalities there were in what is clearly meant to be one city.

At first, I didn’t understand why it was different, when compared to the Greater Toronto Area and the Halifax Regional Municipality, where I’ve lived previously and have seen the results of amalgamation.

But your article makes it clear. If the decision to examine the pros and cons is left up to individual councils, it likely won’t happen because the mayors and councils do not want to risk losing control of their personal fiefdoms.

One of the efficiencies to be gained from amalgamation is a reduction in paid councilors and, human nature being what it is, why would people support something that could jeopardize their positions?

I’m pleased to see several municipalities allowing the question to go on the ballot this fall, but that’s only because it is non-binding.

The only way amalgamation is going to move forward is if the people get a lot louder and a higher authority (i.e. the provincial government) directs it to happen.

That’s exactly what it took in Nova Scotia, and that’s what it’s

going to take to make it happen here.

Now, obviously from this letter, it’s clear I support amalgamation, but let’s see what the study says at least, Mayor Leonard, before saying its not an issue for Saanich, eh?

Alex BarlowSaanich

Amalgamation won’t save cash, but still positive

My wife and I live in Saanich.We want the many

municipalities in the Victoria area amalgamated.

We don’t expect costs to go down significantly, but at least there will be one body making decisions.

I will vote against Saanich Mayor Leonard because of his refusal to let us vote on this issue.

We will vote for any provincial party that unites our municipalities.

John and Eila MorrisseySaanich

Leave the choiceto voters

King Fife of Saanichdom should take a look at his surroundings once in a while and check the pulse of the people he misrepresents.

The Angus Reid survey produced 89 per cent support to have the question on this year’s ballot, but Frank Leonard tells me that I don’t want to have a chance at amalgamation.

Is this a process that will reflect on his little corner of the world?

He has lost my vote and I will be finding out as much as I can who in Saanich would not be willing to support the referendum, and that will reflect on my vote as well.

Perhaps Mr. Leonard should heed View Royal Mayor Graham Hill’s decision to step down.

Mr Hill, in my opinion, was not a good mayor, but with his council, I don’t know how anybody could have been a good mayor.

Jim AndersonSaanich

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Dacian Filipescu rolls a few feet closer to his dream ride after collecting a sizeable cheque towards the cause.

The 10-year-old and his family were on-hand to accept a $3,750 donation from Uptown’s Casca-dia Liquor Store to go towards Dacian’s Lake Hill Community Challenge, a $45,000 fundraiser to pur-chase a wheelchair adapted van for Dacian, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

“This is a huge cheque,” said Dacian, laughing.

The disease means Dacian is gradually becoming more tired, and his reliance on his wheelchair is increasing as he seeks to keep up with his friends.

Neighbourhood friend Angelika Fox is helping mom Delia and dad Cos-min organize the Lake Hill Community Chal-lenge, which was near-ing $14,000 this week.

“We’ve had a busy summer of events with a lem-onade stand visited by Saanich Fire Department, bottle returns, a book sale, garage sale and indi-vidual donations,” the support has been great,” Fox said. “It’s a parent supported concept but it’s all of the kids helping Dacian out.”

Fox is a wine rep for Stone Road, an Okanagan winery. She approached Cascadia, who sells the product, and they agreed to set up a donation program with contributions from the sale of each bottle of Stone Road at all five Cascadia locations in the region.

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Saturday is Dacian’s 10th birthday party and it’s going to be a big one.

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Dacian Filipescu, centre, collects a cheque towards the Lake Hill Community Challenge on Tuesday from Uptown’s Cascadia Liquor Store, with friends from left, Zachary and Jacob Ord, and Noah Maxwell and Keaton Maxwell.Travis Paterson News staff


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The Mariners will make it an annual feature in the fall schedule, commemorating Downey, who was a Mariner when he was diag-nosed two years ago and then passed away in June following a year and half struggle with cancer.

The Mariners will split into two teams, with four more invites tak-ing part from the B.C. Premier Baseball League, the Victoria Eagles, Nanaimo Pirates, Parksville Royals and Coquitlam Reds.

The six-inning games began on Thursday and continued with the Mariners 2 team playing the Eagles today at 8 a.m. The Reds face the Mariners 1 at 5 p.m. today. On Saturday morning the Mariners 2 play back-to-back games against the Royals and Reds at 8 and 10:15 a.m. The Eagles play the Mariners 1 at 5 p.m. Saturday.

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The University of Victoria is hosting a women’s basketball clinic for community coaches.

Participation in the clinic is free for Island school and night league coaches and each ses-sion includes clinic notes, Sept. 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at UVic’s McKinnon Gym.

Vikes women’s basketball play-ers will provide skill demonstra-tions with leadership from Vikes coach Dani Sinclair.

Olav Krigolson, a physical education department assistant professor, will lead a session on mental preparation. Vikes student trainer Steve McKinnon will pres-ent a training session focused on strength and conditioning.

“This clinic is a great opportu-nity for our program to connect with coaches of all levels in our community,” said Sinclair. “As university coaches, we benefit greatly from the work these youth coaches do year in and year out, and this is a way to continue to build basketball on the Island together.”

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PISE CEO Robert Bettauer has watched the facility grow to a level of self sufficiency. Half of PISE programs are run externally in schools and community centres. Athletics Canada has shown interest in joining the group of high performance oranizations who partner with PISE, which is in the midst of fundraising for its world standard 400-metre, four-lane training track.

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From the slanted window of his office at the Pacific Insti-tute for Sports Excellence, Robert Bettauer sees Canada’s top rugby players execute the drills that helped them to sec-ond place at the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

The rugby players could soon be joined by another group of high performance athletes, as the fourth-year CEO hopes the soon-to-be-built world class run-ning track attracts Athletics Can-ada to PISE.

“The track is only the latest project, we’re building incre-mentally where we can as we become better funded,” Bet-tauer said.

During his time here, Bettauer, 58, has morphed from tennis analyst on Sportsnet to the face for PISE, at least in Saanich.

“When PISE started, there were a lot of adjustments, and it’s taken time to connect PISE to the various levels of sports in Greater Victoria, of which there are a lot. And now we’re burst-ing at the seams,” Bettauer said.

The non profit entity enjoyed its third straight year on the positive side of a balanced bud-get, having recorded losses in its first two years of operation. PISE was originally built on the south end of Camosun College’s Interurban Campus in 2008 with $24.5 million of the $27-million cost coming from provincial funding.

Making PISE sustainable has taken years.

The initial CEO lasted three months. The building’s original vision didn’t take shape until former Tennis Canada CEO Bob Moffat spent the next two years as a general manager. Moffat worked with Bettauer at Tennis Canada, where the latter was the director of tennis development.

Now the facility is in good standing, thanks in part to the growth of key tenant partners such as the Canadian Sports

Institute Pacific and Camosun College. Camosun’s Centre for Sport & Exercise Education pro-gram runs in PISE with 400 stu-dents and faculty in four class-rooms.

Only $100,000 of PISE’s annual $2.5 million operating bud-get comes from the province. The rest comes from a combi-nation of lease and rental rev-enue, program revenue, grant revenue and the Common-wealth Legacy Fund, the Vic-toria Foundation (for child pro-gramming) and sponsorships. “We walk the talk. When we look to add resources we can say we’re looking to enhance what’s here, not to create,” Bet-tauer said.

More than half of the program-ming PISE offers is now external, run at schools and community centres, he added.

“The good news is we’ve filled the building, we’re burst-ing at the seams. The bad news is we’re bursting at the seams. External community programs are now done out of strategy and out of necessity.”

Forty per cent of PISE’s $1 mil-lion track budget has already been raised.

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Community mem-bers will come together today (Sept. 19) to celebrate the kickoff to the renova-tions of a housing com-plex for at-risk youth.

An anonymous donor gave the house, Forrest House, to the Threshold Housing Society, which offers transitional housing for people between 16 and 21 years of age who are at risk of being homeless.

“The place needed a big renovation to be made safe and sustain-able,” said Paul Latour, founder of HeroWork Program Society, the organization in charge of the renovation. The complex is located on Davie Street in Victo-ria.

Today’s opening cer-

emony will start off with a parade, the con-voy of heroes. Close to 70 decorated vehicles full of sponsors, con-tractors and volun-teers will drive from the Oak Bay Marina at 4 p.m. to the site on Davie Street at 4:30 p.m.

“Everybody will be honking their horns,” said Latour. “It’s really a celebration of com-munity and coopera-tion.”

At 5 p.m., everyone from the parade will march onto the build-ing site, led by a bag-piper.

After an opening cer-emony, demolition of the inside of the build-ing will start at 5:30 p.m.

“The contrac-tors say it’s about a $350,000-valued reno-vation,” said Latour, adding there are 80 companies involved who have donated time and resources to the project.

“A couple hundred volunteers will be involved in it as well in addition to that,”

sad Latour. “It’s about creating this amazing, wonderful event that inspires people and gets them all work-ing toward a common goal.”

The kickoff party will also feature live music, food, clowns and face painting. It will wrap up at 7:30 p.m. and be completely over by 8 p.m.

The renovation will then continue for three successive weekends, with the grand reveal on Oct. 5.

“Paul Latour and the HeroWork Soci-ety have been a God-send,” said Mark Mul-doon, executive direc-tor of Threshold Hous-ing Society. “We would not have been able to open this building without their help.”

The building will be able to house at most six youth, said Mul-doon. One of the units will be used for life skill building such as cook-ing and financial liter-acy.

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Shelter count up, chronic homelessness decreasingDon DescoteauNews staff

While a biennial homeless count found an increase in shelter users in Greater Victoria, the goal of reducing the number of chronically homeless in the region appears to be coming closer.

A report unveiled this week at the annual general meeting of the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness held Tuesday in Langford stated many of the 1,167 individuals counted – including 116 children – on Feb. 5 of this year were only occasional users

of the various temporary housing facilities.

Representatives from the various service providers and stakeholder groups that make up the coalition were told that roughly 15 per cent of the people who use the various forms of shelter for temporary accommodation take up about 55 per cent of the beds over the course of a year.

“The coalition started with the assumption of, ‘let's look after the ones who are the greatest drain on the system, the greatest economic challenge, the most chronic,’ that's what that 15 per cent number is,” sadid coalition executive director Andrew Wynn-Williams.

The total number of chronically homeless six years ago was in the neighbourhood of 1,200. Now there are around 300 in that

category. “That number has come down

a lot,” Wynn-Williams said. “Now it's time for us to expand our horizons and start acknowledging that affordability is also a critical driver of people on the street. They may not have addictions or mental health issues, they're at risk because they can't afford to live in our community.”

With the vacancy rate for units less than $700 in Greater Victoria at less than one per cent, and the sheer number of units falling into that category also shrinking, some people are forced onto the street or to couch surf, he added.

The shelter allowance for people on social or disability assistance is $375, which when added to the cost of food and other expenses, can leave individuals or single-parent families in a financial hole at the

end of the month, Wynn-Williams noted.

“Eighty-five per cent of shelter users are there due to an affordability issue, and with the increase in families in our facilities count, it shows that, just like the rest of Canada, we are in an affordable housing crunch.”

The figures used for the report are from 2012-13, a time frame in which less transitional or supportive housing units came on stream, he said, which may have contributed to the eight per cent overall increase in shelter users counted from the 2011 tally.

With additional units being created this year, it should reduce the chronically homeless numbers, Wynn-Williams added.

Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, co-chair of the coalition's leadership council, said while the area of housing families in

shelters is still an area of concern – the

February count found 70 families in temporary housing – he is optimistic about the long-range picture.

“The numbers are getting better and we're seeing some good strong results, but we're seeing some challenges out there. Poverty, mental health and addictions, all of those continue to drive the risk of homelessness,” he said.

"The good news is there's a recognition that first and foremost we need 350 (more) supportive housing units and that is going to take care of our chronic homeless population."

The report laid out the coalition's priorities in seven different areas: housing, communications, research, prevention, aboriginal homelessness, reintegration and operations.

To view details of the count or the report entitled Patterns of Homelessness, visit victoriahomelessness.ca/get-

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View Royal mayor calling it quitsAngela CowanNews Gazette staff

After 12 years of serving his community in the top job, View Royal Mayor Graham Hill will not be seeking re-election this Novem-ber.

Hill, 79, made it offi-cial this week.

“I’ve had a long and varied career, but this has been the best chap-ter by far,” he said in a statement.

Hill won the mayor’s chair for the first time in 2002, filling former mayor Bill Camden’s vacant seat and defeat-ing two other candi-dates by a healthy mar-gin of at least 300 votes, despite having no pre-vious council experi-ence. He remained unchallenged for nine years until 2011, when he beat out Coun. Andrew Britton and Barb Fetherstonhaugh to take up his fourth term.

Only View Royal’s third mayor since it was incorporated in 1988, Hill worked to improve the town and lead change, helping it be recognized as a desir-able place to live and where property values would be sustained. He cites several large improvement projects as the highlights of his career as mayor, includ-ing the beautification and improvement of Helmcken Road, the cycling and turning lanes installed on Four Mile hill, the intricate stone mural built there in 2011 and most

Hill’s reign as mayor

was not without con-troversy.

He and the town were hit with a lawsuit from Kevin Weaver, president of Thetis Cove Estates Ltd., which accused Hill and the town of View

Royal of not following through on promises made when Weaver was attempting to develop Thetis Cove area between 2000 and 2008.

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Shelter count up, chronic homelessness decreasingDon DescoteauNews staff

While a biennial homeless count found an increase in shelter users in Greater Victoria, the goal of reducing the number of chronically homeless in the region appears to be coming closer.

A report unveiled this week at the annual general meeting of the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness held Tuesday in Langford stated many of the 1,167 individuals counted – including 116 children – on Feb. 5 of this year were only occasional users

of the various temporary housing facilities.

Representatives from the various service providers and stakeholder groups that make up the coalition were told that roughly 15 per cent of the people who use the various forms of shelter for temporary accommodation take up about 55 per cent of the beds over the course of a year.

“The coalition started with the assumption of, ‘let's look after the ones who are the greatest drain on the system, the greatest economic challenge, the most chronic,’ that's what that 15 per cent number is,” sadid coalition executive director Andrew Wynn-Williams.

The total number of chronically homeless six years ago was in the neighbourhood of 1,200. Now there are around 300 in that

category. “That number has come down

a lot,” Wynn-Williams said. “Now it's time for us to expand our horizons and start acknowledging that affordability is also a critical driver of people on the street. They may not have addictions or mental health issues, they're at risk because they can't afford to live in our community.”

With the vacancy rate for units less than $700 in Greater Victoria at less than one per cent, and the sheer number of units falling into that category also shrinking, some people are forced onto the street or to couch surf, he added.

The shelter allowance for people on social or disability assistance is $375, which when added to the cost of food and other expenses, can leave individuals or single-parent families in a financial hole at the

end of the month, Wynn-Williams noted.

“Eighty-five per cent of shelter users are there due to an affordability issue, and with the increase in families in our facilities count, it shows that, just like the rest of Canada, we are in an affordable housing crunch.”

The figures used for the report are from 2012-13, a time frame in which less transitional or supportive housing units came on stream, he said, which may have contributed to the eight per cent overall increase in shelter users counted from the 2011 tally.

With additional units being created this year, it should reduce the chronically homeless numbers, Wynn-Williams added.

Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, co-chair of the coalition's leadership council, said while the area of housing families in

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“The numbers are getting better and we're seeing some good strong results, but we're seeing some challenges out there. Poverty, mental health and addictions, all of those continue to drive the risk of homelessness,” he said.

"The good news is there's a recognition that first and foremost we need 350 (more) supportive housing units and that is going to take care of our chronic homeless population."

The report laid out the coalition's priorities in seven different areas: housing, communications, research, prevention, aboriginal homelessness, reintegration and operations.

To view details of the count or the report entitled Patterns of Homelessness, visit victoriahomelessness.ca/get-

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BIG BROTHERS Big Sisters seeks mentors to meet just one hour per week during school hours with one child for various activities. Women ages 19-30 are also needed as Go Girls! Mentors. Call Vol-unteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

ISLAND SEXUAL Health So-ciety needs doctors assistants for daytime 4-hour shifts to prepare and stock exam rooms, plus support clients during an exam. Call Volun-teer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

OUR PLACE Society will be extending their winter hours of operation to include evenings and weekends. These new hours and shifts open up amazing opportunities for those of you who are available to volunteer evenings and weekends! Please call Yvonne at Our Place for further infor-mation: 250-388-7112 ext. 243.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

AUCTIONS

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16” DECORATIVE plant pots, $15/each or 2 $25; 9” $10 or 2 for $15. Call (250)658-3948.

26 Bernadine Canning jars 1L, & 250L, all/$10. New electric kettle, $9. (250)383-4578.

BOOKS: 126 easy piano clas-sics $10. 200+ American fa-vourite songs (piano arrange-ments) $12. 250-477-1819

LG CELL phone, almost new w/leather magnetic case, $48. Ask for Mike,(778)432-2822.

MTN BIKE- mens 18” 21 spd, black helmet included, 2 new tires, $75. (250)360-1063.

SAM SUNG computer monitor 17” LCD, VGA cable. $10. Call 250-479-1101.

WEED EATER $5. Big wood-en planter box $20. Both good condition. Call (250)472-2474.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

SEASONED FIR Firewood. $250./cord (neg). Cut, split & delivered. (250)217-1841.

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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

SALE. Women’s clothing & ac-cessories. Sizes 14-5X. Up to 75% OFF. Sidney Fashion Ex-change, 2388 Beacon.

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AFFORDABLE AND quiet. 55+ community in Ladysmith. Home of the famous Festival of Lights!!!! Carefree manufac-tured homes on easy care lots for as low as $119,700. Low monthly lot fee. On transit. Close to parks, community centre, pool and amazing trails. Only 50 minutes from Victoria and less than 20 min-utes to Nanaimo. New Home Warranty. Contact Duck Pater-son @ 250-246-0637 or email: [email protected]

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SIDNEY- PATIO suite 45+, 1100sq ft. Reno’d 2-bdrm, 2 bath. N/P. Heat, H/W, locker, parking. $1350. Available now. Call (250)654-0230.

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GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400sq ft, newly furnished, W/D,D/W, A/C, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. Working maleonly. $650 inclusive. Call Ray778-433-1233.

SUITES, LOWER

CENTRAL SAANICH. 2-bdrm,NS/NP. $970. inclds utils. Oct.1st. (250)634-3932 after 5pm.

SUITES, UPPER

BRAND NEW- Langford (close Costco)- brand new 3 bdrm+lrg den, 2 bath, W/D, D/W. NS/NP $1550. (250)589-9997.

BRENTWOOD BAY- 3 bdrm, 2bath, Gas F/P, D/W, laundry,lrg deck/yard. NS/NP $1500.Avail Nov 1. (250)589-9997.

WANTED TO RENT

SEEKING COTTAGE- rural quiet. Wood/elec heat. Prof.,mature, sustainable values.Refs. Joanne (250)381-6171.

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AUTO FINANCING

AUTO SERVICES

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

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CARS

CHEVROLET Cavalier Z24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5-speed trans, near new Yokohama tires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter, Pioneer 6x9 3-way speakers. Original owner, have all re-ceipts. $2500. Chris, 250-595-0370 leave message.

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SPORTS & IMPORTS

1993 BMW 325i- 198,000 km, lightly driven, only three own-ers, 3.4L V6 engine, automat-ic, 4 disc brakes (brakes and tire tread still in good shape) recently had 02 sensor and throttle switch replaced. $4500. Call 250-580-7876.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1985 VANAGON WESTY GL- Roadtrip Ready. Rebuilt en-gine, excellent condition, stored inside, lots of new parts, full history receipts. $14,000. Call for more details:(250)812-6008.

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

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Bookkeeping, Payroll, HST.

Set up & Training. E-FileTAX

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CARPENTRY

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

McGREGOR HOME REPAIR Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

CLEANING SERVICES

EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, 10 yrs exp. $20/hr. Bondable, have own supplies except vacuum.(250)220-4965

CONCRETE & PLACING

RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.

EAVESTROUGH

ABBA EXTERIORSProfessional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg dis-counts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

ELECTRICAL

(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic.#3003. 25 yrs exp. Renos, new homes, knob & tube re-place. Sr.Disc.No job too small

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

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


ELECTRICAL

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

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

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(250) 858-0588- Lawn & garden maint.

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250-882-3129; AURICLE Fall clean up, lawn aeration, hedg-es, irrigation repairs.

BLACKBERRY CLEARING- Weedeater miracles! Hedges, Clean-ups, lawn cuts. John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

C.R. LANDSCAPING: lawn & garden, tree pruning/shaping, hedging/brush cutting, fences. Clean-ups. Ins. 250-893-3465.

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

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Clean-ups, weeding & More. Senior’s discount. Free esti-mates. Mike 250-216-7502.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning- Gutter, windows, de-moss, p wash. We clean your neigh-bours house. 250-380-7778.

HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Small renos, fences, hauling, lawns, etc. (778)977-5854.

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383.

OAK BAY HANDYMANRepair - Renovate - Organize

Build - Design - ElectricSENIOR DISCOUNTSSmall or Large JOBSCall Carden - free quotes

250-884-465330 Yrs. Experience - References

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

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

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

HAUL A WAY• Clean and Green • Junk removal• Free quotes(778)350-5050

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

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

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

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

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

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

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

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&truck) Sr. Disc.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. No travel time before or after local moves. BBB accredited. Free est. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.


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ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

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

DEPENDABLE PAINTER and drywall repair. Free estimates. References available. Call - Joseph - 250-686-0663. I take pride in my work!

✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫(250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Quality Interiors/Ext.

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or

250-472-6660Member BBB

PLUMBING

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


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

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.

STUCCO REPAIRMAN- Stucco & Painting Specialist.50 years experience. Free es-timates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

TREE SERVICES

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges, lawn care,Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

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

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning-We clean your neighbourshouse. Gutters, window,roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.

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Building good credit and larger down payment is worth the wait, says expertDaniel PalmerNews staff

The first-time home buyer often looks at affordable condominium prices as the natural first step up the towering property ladder.

But in a land-locked area like Saa-nich, the value of a home on a plot of land holds a greater guarantee of a return on investment, says Sandy Sauve, Royal LePage real estate agent based in Royal Oak.

“When I meet a new buyer, they think they should buy a condo because it’s the least expensive,” Sauve says.

“But that monthly $200 or $300 strata fee could go into writing down a mortgage.”

Sauve’s advice? Spend a bit more time saving for a down payment and strengthening good credit, then find a home with plenty of potential.

“You want to live within your means. Your housing costs should not be more than 32 per cent of your monthly income,” she says.

First-time buyers should build at least six months of good credit, and then see a mortgage broker, “who can pull in money from everywhere to get you the best rate,” Sauve says.

“The biggest investment you’ll make is buying a home, so you want to have the right people behind you who are working for you.”

Mortgage brokers can also negoti-ate longer terms on mortgages than can otherwise be achieved by going directly to the bank, Sauve adds.

There are also several programs

that exist for first-time buyers to lessen the financial burden of pur-chasing a home.

The B.C. government allows first-time buyers to purchase a home up to $475,000 without paying property transfer tax, a potential savings of $7,500, Sauve says.

“Right now on the market, there are 328 homes priced under that amount from here to Sooke. That’s a lot of homes to choose from,” she says.

There’s also the ability to with-draw up to $25,000 from RRSP sav-

ings to be used towards a down pay-ment without being taxed.

Another key program is the Pur-chase Plus Improvements program, which allows home buyers to add the cost of new renovations to a mortgage loan.

“For $300,000, you can get $30,000 to make improvements to your home to renovate your kitchen, or replace the carpet,” says Sauve, who lives near the Gorge waterway in Saanich.

Home buyers need written quotes for major renovations and there are

qualifying stipulations for the Pur-chase Plus Improvements program, but it means renovating a fixer-upper isn’t quite as daunting if the location is just right.

“Land always holds its value,” Sauve says. “When you’re buying a condominium, there’s no guarantee that will hold its value.

“But land always goes up. It’s then up to you to build equity in the house, and if you start with good bones, you can do a renovation and you’ve got gold.”

[email protected]

Q: HOW DO I KNOW IF A FIXER-UPPER

IS WORTH THE EFFORT?

HomeFinderFind a place to call home

BUYER’S TIP | Use the Purchase Plus Improvements program to add renovation costs to your mortgage

First-time home buyers often shy away from homes that need renovations.

However, the price of a new home can be prohibi-tive, and often means mov-ing to more rural, developing areas of the Capital Region.

As an alternative, try searching for homes built in Saanich in the 1940s through 1960s and then book a home inspection if it suits your taste.

If the property has good bones, look into the Pur-chase Plus Improvements program, which lets you combine renovation costs with the your mortgage.

Up to 10 per cent – more for those who put down higher down payments – of the price of a home can be used for renovation for quali-fied buyers.

Remember: Greater Vic-toria is a land-locked pen-insula, which means land is likely to retain and increase in value. The home that sits on that land can be built to suit your needs over time, so focus less on the asthetics and more on the location and potential.

Do you have a home-buying or selling

story to share? Email editor@saanichnews.

com

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There’s value in land, the rest is up to you


Properties like this updated 1946 Villance Street home, priced at $459,000 with a legal suite, are some of the best investments today’s real estate market, says real estate agent Sandy Sauve.

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Picture PerfectCarefree living at its finest. Beautiful, freshly decorated, 1 level spacious2 bed 2 bath townhouse in Broadmead’s desirable Foxborough Hills. It’s1,572 sq ft with many quality features & lovely views over Rithet’s BogPark. Amazing separate clubhouse with pool, exercise room, tennis court& guest suite. No outdoor maintenance. $539,000

Good Morning StarshineCapture the feelings of childhood summers again, and move to thisquarter acre sunny home in Deep Cove, across from the quaint Marina.The lovely home is nestled in very private gardens with views of theocean and Mt.Tuam. Gorgeous new kitchen, windows, hardwoodfloors, and baths! A home for all... Water you waiting for? $629,000

State of the ArtCustom-built Whistler-inspired, 1 Acre Haven. Highly evolved designis evident by controlled skylights, pre-set temperature Schluter showersystem and AH!, a deep Japanese soaker tub. The Master Suite aweswith its Vaulted ceiling, and rain-sensor Skylight. The “piece deresistance” handsome fir doors open 180° to a gorgeous covered deckfor dining al fresco, w/ Sunset Malahat Views! $660,000

A Honey of a Deal Custom 3006sqft home on a useable 1 acre featuring a spacious familyroom, elegant winding oak staircase, amazing lofty ceilings in the LRwith FP and HW flooring. The gourmet kitchen and dining area; offer abuilt-in oven, cook-top, and island for culinary joy. Downstairs the 1 BR‘Sweet’ surely must be the largest ever built! The level entry space offersa very palatable option for today’s families. $675,000

Birds of a FeatherSophisticated Buyers, will flock to this Mid-Century 3/4 bedroomhome, combining all the very best of the era, with modern upgradeslike granite countertops, NEST thermostat, cherry hardwood andLEATHER flooring! Beautiful 1/3 acre sunny backyard; a gardener’sparadise located right in coveted Oak Bay! $720,000

Quality Built Zen Home This well designed 3 bedroom home enjoys a garden view open kitchen,cozy adjoining family room, and rare formal dining room, completewith gorgeous rock fireplace. Custom design is evident in the avante-gard open stairways and straight clean lines of its exterior. Beautifullylandscaped Japanese zen-like terraced backyard takes full advantage ofthe one acre property. Call Now! $750,000

Money, Money, Money!FANTASTIC opportunity. Located in desirable Oak Bay border area.Live in one, and rent the other! The main level retains the 1912 charm,while the upper level is recently updated. 7 ft height bonus inlawaccommodation in the lower area. Main floor presently usedcommercially, current revenue approximately $4643 per month (buyerto verify). Be quick on this one! (Floor Plans Avail) $899,000

Maximum Views with Precision DesignLuxury home w/ breathtaking ocean & mountain views. Precision builtfeaturing a cathedral entrance, smartly designed kitchen, formalsitting/reception rm & family rm. both w. gas fp, and a gracious diningrm. Sumptuous master bed w. generous walk-in closet/dressing rm. &ensuite. Lower level offers self-contained suite & wine celler.$959,000

Baby You Can Drive My Car Amazing executive Oceanfront home features 4397 sqft of open conceptliving including 5 beds (with master suite, walk in closet, fire place &spa like en-suite). Outside offers over 1700 sqft of deck space to takeadvantage of the spectacular views, water front fire pit & patio, hot tub& plenty of space for all toys in the 5 car garage. $1,099,000

You Have Arrived Elegant and stately .72 acre Oceanfront home features Control 4 lightingwhich integrates lighting with music, shades, locks, climate control, andvideo. Enduring construction is seen in the built-in cabinetry, and darkBirch HW placed in a bright ambiance of voluminous rooms. The customkitchen is a worthy match for Jamie Oliver! The convenient locationblends all the best in life seamlessly! $1,099,999

The Balvenie Executive NEW residence on 2.5 acres. Exceptional Quality & featuringluxury finishing throughout; including gourmet kitchen, stunning Greatroom with a double sided indoor-outdoor fireplace, and separate livingareas. Huge windows, triple garage, professional landscaping, and just20 min to the capital city, with proximity to ferries, & the InternationalAirport offers the ultimate in Living! $1,350,000

Wright for Frank Newly updated contemporary Oceanfront masterpiece + dock. Archi-tecturally designed taking advantage of the spectacular private location.Floor to sky windows create a true indoor-outdoor flow. At 3200sqft it will suit most circumstances & incl In Law. Once inside themost discerning buyer will be wowed by the Artistry! $1,499,800

Escape to the CountryA magnificent Schubart designed residence surrounded by 10 acresof natural beauty. Dream kitchen: custom cabinetry, elegant design,superior appliances. 2 excellent BRs & den. The lower floor has adelightful self-contained legal suite. A separate character farm house.Unspoiled beaches, golf courses, amazing outdoors & ocean activities.Just 30-minutes drive to downtown Victoria. $1,549,000

Splendour in the GrassDutch farm house meets West Coast design on this superb scenic 5 acfarm, overlooking Elk lake. Private and picturesque this 4 bed 4 bathwith 3 wings that provide separation for the growing family. Low farmtaxes. 3 excellent multi functional farm buildings. Excellent for horsesand animals. Large veg garden, fruit trees, & fish pond. A splendidcountry property. $1,690,000

Have Your Oceanfront & Swim There Too!Rare south facing Oceanfront offers full sun and Sensational sunsets!Amazing folding wall system opens for an indoor-outdoor feel, easy accessto the beach, and your own mooring buoy. The kitchen sizzles with a covetedInduction cooktop, double-oven, and sit-up counter for guests. Unwind inthe Master suite, or paint in the airy studio. Enjoy the Sauna and relaxing hottub. This is West Coast Living at its very best. $1,698,800

Builder’s Oceanfront DreamRARE opportunity to build an Oceanfront Estate in Victoria BC. This1.24 acre lot in Margaret’s Bay offers 195.5 feet of waterfront, with180° views across Haro Strait to the San Juan Islands. Choice locationprovides a panorama of mountain and island views. The neighbourhoodis serene and private, close to UVIC and all amenities. A blank paletteto create your dream! $1,698,000

A Sea of HoneyAn esteemed, private, south facing 1.24 acre ocean front enclave. Thestunning fjord view of the Saanich Inlet captures an awe-inspiringpeaceful vista. The 4500 sq ft home is rich in potential, and ready forthe next vision. The superb location provides an exceptional oceanorientation with outstanding views of sea & sky. $1,825,000

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Brigadoon, there my Heart Forever Lies.One of the loveliest beach fronts on the Gorge waterway! This 4-levelhome oceanfront home features oak hardwood floors, an open conceptGreat room, and 2 bed extra accommodation. A glassed-in Conservatorycovers a relaxing hot tub. Walk across 1/3 Acre of English countrygardens, down to the water’s edge; launch your canoe from your 130 ftof waterfront. This private Paradise is a mere 15 mins. to Victoriacity centre. $750,000

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Cutting Edge Design in the CountryThis open-concept, high-tech home wows with a feeling of airy light, vaulted spaces + polished concrete radiant in-� oor heating. Sleek kitchen with quartz counters, custom cabinets, top brands appliances, & � oor-to-ceiling pantry. Master with Ocean views, and a 5-Star Ensuite. Two other bedrooms upstairs enjoy cork in-� oor heating. Your sunny 1 Acre o� ers an indoor-outdoor � ow and gas bbq hookup. Stands of Cedar and a creek complete the perfection. Run, don’t walk to Heaven. NEW PRICE $629,000

High and MightyBreathtaking views of Ocean, City, Gulf Islands and Mt Baker. This 5048 ft. home has a professional chef-designed kitchen. Spoil yourself: Master Bedroom with walk-in closet is next to a huge ensuite complete with a tiled shower/sauna/steam room, and an air-jetted tub. A custom curved staircase leads downstairs to large family area, bedroom with walk-in closet, bedroom/o� ce, media room/study and large library. Two large decks give 1500 ft. of outdoor enjoyment. $1,188,000

On Top of the WorldYour Mountain Top Aerie Awaits! Be on top of the world with this 4700 sq ft. home. Entertain family & friends in a designer nest complete with Wine cellar. Large windows frame Ocean AND Lakefront Views (swim next door). Bright Great room & Dining area, open to a gourmet Kitchen. Layout includes 3 decks for perfect indoor-outdoor � ow. Master Suite has it all: patio, Spa Ensuite & closet space galore. Potential Suite, Bar-Media Room leave the High Flyer perfectly sated. $822,800

Blooming AmazingThe Secret Garden Awaits Discovery at this Charming Old English style home with extensive modern upgrades throughout. You will feel serenity in this location, surrounded by a 14 acre private park. The open layout allows for a sense of abundance, and would be a great place to host parties or grow your family given the 4 bedrooms plus a study. An immaculate modern kitchen overlooks a stunning garden and adjacent family room which � ows through to a private patio. $839,000

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Sweet Georgia View!What a rare � nd for those wishing a super spacious very private 3 level 4119 sq ft. home with bonus side ocean and gulf island views. The home on the west side backs onto the Dunsmuir endowment lands. The accommodation includes 6 bedrooms, 2 ensuites plus 2 other full bathrooms. The formal living areas have lovely cherry wood � oors. From the huge newer designer kitchen is a large deck. Tastefully decorated, and set on an immaculately landscaped .38 acre. BUY IT NOW! $779,000

Ocean Walks, Anyone1232 sqft, 2 Bedroom, 2 bath SUITE LIFESTYLE in Marina Park, a 45 yr-plus community. This home features a Master and Living room opening onto a Lovely large enclosed SUNROOM. 2011 Updated Sunroom tile � ooring, Energy Star Windows, New Bathroom sinks & Stove. Smartly Designed Kitchen. Very A� ordable! Located steps from the Ocean and Marinas. This convenient Condo is minutes from Sidney by the Sea, where you will enjoy every imaginable shop and amenity. $215,000

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9883 Seventh St.,Friday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyWendy Thompson, 250-479-3333

6275 Rodolph Rd., 635,000Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-213-6014

HIGHLANDS2004 Hawkins Pl., 529,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effler, 250-812-4910

WESTSHORE882 Hockley Ave., 369,000Saturday 11-1Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyRick Hoogendoorn, 250-592-4422

105-3226 Jacklin Rd., 344,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

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102-2329 Phipps Rd., 329,900Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jean Omelchenko, 250-474-6003

768 Danby Pl., 599,900Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

2655 Sooke Rd., from 199,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunJohn Percy, 250-508-1551

VICTORIA203-81 Gorge Rd., 214,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jean Omelchenko, 250-474-6003

210-1715 Richmond Ave., 349,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124

8-356 Simcoe St., 425,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

107-75 Songhees, 699,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastLynn MacDonald, 250-479-3333

12-2669 Shelbourne St., 398,900Saturday 3-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMark McDougall, 250-477-5353

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#201-36 South Turner, 369,000Saturday 1-3 Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

1658 Mountbatten Pl., 799,000Saturday 1-3 Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

1910 Moss Park Gardens, 729,900Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Gregory, 250-744-3301

104-1366 Hillside Ave., 299,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

410-50 Songhees Rd., 499,000Saturday 2:30-4 RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

202-919 Market St., 209,900Sunday 2-4 Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124

610 Niagara St., 799,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4One Percent RealtyJim Parsons, 250-220-8600

426 Vancouver 439,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

929 St. Charles St., 1,068,000Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cassie Kangas, 250-477-7291

205-1510 Hillside Ave., 329,900Saturday 2-4 Newport RealtyGordon Lee, 250-385-2033

606 Speed Ave., from 245,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyScott Munro, 250-477-5353

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OAK BAY954 Monterey Ave., 1,299,000Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301

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890 Monterey, 799,900Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291

3134 Henderson Rd, 1,059,000Saturday 1-3 Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

1162 Hampshire, 949,500Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDave O’Byrne, 250-592-4422

VIEW ROYAL3-1500 Glentana Rd., 293,500Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cassie Kangas, 250-477-7291

78 Kingham Pl., 479,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ron Bahrey, 250-744-8772

2309 Francis View Pl., 579,800Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunDale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

8-127 Aldersmith Pl., 439,900Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frank Chan, 250-477-7291

ESQUIMALT365 Lampson St., 724,500Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunLorraine Stundon, 250-812-0642

1126 LockleySunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunLee Johnston, 250-478-9600

305-1351 Esquimalt Rd., 141,900Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunLorraine Stundon, 250-812-0642

1390 Treebank Rd., 875,000Saturday 1-2:30Sutton Group West Coast RealtyWendy Thompson, 250-479-3333

1008 Highrock Ave., 655,000Saturday 2:30-4 One Percent RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011

310-1405 Esquimalt Rd., 329,000Sunday 2:30-4 RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

1390 Treebank Rd., 875,000Saturday 1-2:30Sutton Group West Coast RealtyWendy Thompson, 250-479-3333

1148 Craig� ower Rd., 564,900Saturday 10-5 One Percent RealtyJim Parsons, 250-508-0739

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1627 Longacre Dr., 547,500Saturday 1-3 Fair RealtyMarvin Diercks, 250-217-2283

108-3252 Glasgow Ave., 209,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyKami Norman, 250-477-5353

1608 Pear St.Saturday 12-1:30 RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

2521 Sinclair, 1,295,000Sunday 1-3 Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

402-1514 Church Ave.,Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291

5-5156 Cordova Bay, 414,500Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Gregory, 250-744-3301

1010 Lucas Ave., 589,900Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Gregory, 250-744-3301

3434 Bonair Pl., 899,000Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 1-3Macdonald RealtyEleanor Smith, 250-818-6662

201-1025 Inverness Rd., 199,500Saturday 2-4 Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124

102-1875 Lansdowne Rd.Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtySandra Govender, 250-592-4422

SAANICH WEST203-7 Gorge Rd. W., 274,900Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Shelley Saldat, 250-384-8124

207-3133 Tillicum Rd., 214,000Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Jacqui Thompson, 250-886-8191

105-494 Marsett Pl.Sunday 2-4Macdonald Realty Ltd.Niels Madsen, 250-388-5882

17-500 Marsett Pl., 415,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-592-4422

1180 Dunsterville Ave., 548,000Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent RealtyGuy Effler, 250-812-4910

SAANICH PENINSULA8770 Pender Park Dr., 888,000Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

10217 Surfside Pl.,Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyWendy Thompson, 250-479-3333

2-2321 Island View Rd, 399,900Saturday 11-1 RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

1952 Barrett Dr., 874,900Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunBrad MacLaren, 250-727-5448

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3342 Langrish Mews, 419,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-592-4422

141 1335 Bear Mtn PW, 399,500Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd.Carol Stevens, 250-474-6003

595 Delora Dr., 419,000Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunRoy & Deb Coburn, 250-812-1989

#136-3640 Propeller Pl., 399,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

2175 Spirit Ridge Dr., 1,695,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

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290 Milburn, 549,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyRick Hoogendoorn, 250-592-4422

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2316 Nicklaus Dr., 779,900Saturday 2-3:30 RE/MAX CamosunDon Burnham, 250-516-1510

#621-623 Treanor Ave, 329,900Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-744-3301

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