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In today’s News, we begin looking at amalgamation in Greater Victoria

Part 1 of 5, Page A6

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The Victoria News earned some well-deserved recognition at the Canadian Community Newspapers Awards gala last week in Toronto.

Roszan Holmen received a second-place award in the category of Best Business Writing for her detailed look at the operations of the Victoria Conference Centre.

As well, Ole Heggen earned a second-place nod for Best Local Cartoon, with his humorous depiction of how the Victoria Police Department could take the success of their bait car program and use it to combat purse-snatching.

In all, Black Press newspapers in Greater Victoria captured 12 awards in the national competition.

Holmen’s feature story is also a top-three finalist in the Business Writing category for the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Awards, to be handed out April 20 at the River Rock Hotel in Richmond.

Also chosen from the News as a finalist are Kevin Laird in the Special Publications category (over 25,000 circulation), for Progress 2012; and Laura Lavin in Photo Essay for Day in the Life of Esquimalt.

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News staffers honouredNational awards added to B.C. nominations

Paul Seal, in his tiny downtown Victoria

office decorated with a poster of

the iconic Johnson Street Bridge, has

generated more than 20,000 “likes” for his Facebook page, I ♥ Downtown Victoria.

The social media page is generally

stocked with aggregated material

and submitted items, but Seal also sells

posting space to merchants.

Daniel Palmer/News staff

Lovers of Victoria take notice

Passing Paul Seal on the street, you’d never guess the 40-something

consultant has his finger on the pulse of Victoria.

But from inside his 78-sq. ft. office in the Maynard Court building on Johnson Street, Seal wields the sort of clout most of the 4,000 Greater Victoria businesses on Facebook can only dream of.

“People are 20 times more likely to like a page than unlike a page,” he says, displaying the latest data from his curated “I ♥

Downtown Victoria” Facebook page.Seal’s page recently reached the 20,000

likes summit, becoming the first Victoria-centric page to do so. Almost 160,000 people saw posts from the page last week alone.

To put that number in perspective, the Downtown Victoria Business Association has about 4,000 likes, while the City of Victoria has 8,000. The second-largest local page is Tourism Victoria at 18,800 likes.

But what does Facebook influence really mean? And more importantly to Seal and those clients who pay him to post their business information, what is it worth?

“There’s no such thing as an all-commercial TV or radio station,” he says.

“If all you’re posting is advertising on your

page, people tune out.”I ♥ Downtown Victoria relies on aggregated

and submitted content: breaking news stories, lost pet photos and multiple photographers who gladly offer their shots of the Inner Harbour and other Victoria landmarks at no charge.

Interspersed with these water-cooler posts is advertising – plenty of it – from real estate listings to restaurant and event promotions.

“People who work in social media and public relations will often do this,” says Gil Wilkes, a communication and culture professor at Royal Roads University.

Daniel PalmerReporting

Introducing the man behind the city’s most popular – and lucrative – Facebook page

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When Moses Pimentel found himself collapsed on his bathroom floor one Sunday

morning last June, a stroke wasn’t the first ailment that came to mind. He even

wondered why his wife called an ambulance.

Paramedics conducted a rapid assessment on the fit, healthy, 47-year-old Saanich parks staffer, and found telltale left body paralysis. They rushed him to the care of Dr. Andrew Penn, a neurologist at Victoria General Hospital.

Penn and his staff at VGH, the nucleus of stroke care for

Vancouver Island, found Pimentel’s underlying heart defect that triggered the stroke, but it was that rapid response that was crucial in preventing lasting damage. Pimentel regained control of his body the same day, was out of hospital in six days and back to work in two months.

“Without that rapid assessment who knows what would have happened? I have a physical job and a family to take care of,” Pimentel said. “I’m not sure what I would have done.”

Recognizing that quick and early detection of strokes can save lives and medical resources, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Genome B.C. have launched a $10-million project that will give emergency room doctors a tool for nearly instantaneous diagnosis of a minor stroke, called a transient ischemic attack (TIA).

“If you think of stroke as an earthquake, a TIA is the rumbling before the earthquake,” Penn said during the project announcement at VGH on Thursday.

About 10 per cent of minor strokes lead to full-blown major strokes within two days, but diagnosing a TIA is difficult and expensive. Less acute medical problems such as dizziness and severe headaches can look like a TIA, but it can take considerable medical resources to separate the mimics form the real thing.

“There are about 30 mimics of TIAs for different (medical) conditions,” Penn said.

“The full meal ticket is expensive. To investigate a TIA costs thousands of dollars involving dyes, radiation, CT scans or MRIs.”

In 2004, VIHA allowed Penn to set up a stroke rapid assessment unit at VGH, which in turn allowed him to amass the largest stroke database in the world from 11,000 patients across Vancouver Island.

About 4,000 blood samples from that database will allow the University of Victoria’s Genome B.C. Proteomics Centre at the Vancouver Island Tech Park to crunch through reams of data, all to find the signal set of proteins associated with a TIA.

If researchers can nail down the pattern of proteins released by the brain during a TIA event, diagnosing a TIA could become a relatively simple blood test, rather than time-consuming brain scans. The project, the largest in VIHA’s history, expects to see results within four years.

“VIHA took a gamble and set up a TIA unit to rapidly assess a TIA before a stroke hit. The project was a great success … in two years we’ve saved some 150 strokes on Vancouver Island,” Penn noted. “But with that success came failure – we were flooded with patients, but about half weren’t TIAs. They might be migraines or

seizures or other things that might not need urgent care (in the ER). We needed a blood test to differentiate those who needed urgent care.”

Dr. Brad Popovich, the chief scientific officer for Genome B.C., said it’s hard to overstate the importance of Penn’s database of Vancouver Island stroke patients. It holds more stroke information than any other major medical centre in the U.S. and Europe, he said, due to VIHA’s centralized system, and was key to unlocking $10 million to get quick TIA detection off the ground.

“The funding for this project addresses critical and immediate needs,” Popovich

said. “Stroke is the No. 1 cause of adult disability and stroke patients are the leading users of long term care in Canada. This (TIA test) will be better, cheaper, faster … this will bring tangible results to British Columbians and beyond.”

VIHA estimates rapid TIA detection technology will help doctors prevent 4,000 strokes per year in Canada, cut risks for patients due to the use of radioactive dyes during the diagnosis, cut costs to the health system in terms of patient care and allow for better use of MRI and CT scan machines.

At VGH, the stroke assessment unit is set to expand into the hospital’s former emergency wing (the new emergency centre opened in 2009), which will give the stroke team six exam rooms and four offices, up from two rooms now.

“Health professionals want to improve stroke care. A lot of people don’t understand the devastating affects on the lives, livelihood and families of stroke victims,” said VIHA board chair Don Hubbard.

“That is why this research is so important.”

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Edward Hill/News staff

Moses Pimentel sits near the CT scan machine at Victoria General Hospital, where he had a brain scan last June after suffering a stroke. The Vancouver Island Health Authority and Genome B.C. have teamed up on a project they hope will one day allow medical technicians to detect the early signs of a stroke with the use of a simple blood test.

Stopping strokes before they hitGreater Victoria hosts $10-million project that aims to help detect warning signs of a stroke

“If you think of stroke as an earthquake, a TIA (transient ischemic attack) is the rumbling before the earthquake.”– Dr. Andrew Penn,stroke expert

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The business model is nothing new, but many social media users may not realize their “Likes” are driving the monetization of Facebook.

“Social media is actually in a period of decline,” Wilkes says. “Because it’s so crowded and noisy online, it’s getting harder and harder to compete. So you have to invest more to get less in terms of a market response.”

Advertising through social media is only going to get more intense and more severe, particularly because revenues are nowhere near traditional print media, he adds.

“It’s cheaper to advertise online, but there’s a reason it’s cheaper. You reach more people, but they don’t necessarily click through. Television

advertising is still king.”Trina Mousseau, Tourism

Victoria’s director of destination marketing, says whatever the end goal of Seal’s page, anything that promotes Victoria is an asset.

“I appreciate very much they have a big following, and that they push out good content about what’s happening in the city,” she says. “We really need to work together with a common messaging and supporting each other.”

In a few weeks, Seal will begin promoting local B.C. Green Party candidate events on his Facebook page.

It’s not uncharted territory – during last October’s federal by-election he offered posts to each political party.

But he and his partners will likely keep a watchful eye over their subscriber numbers as those posts go live.

“I’m not here to promote the City of Victoria or any particular interest,” Seal says. “I do what I want to do.”

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Banking on social media

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Cross to bearPhilip Ney takes his turn carrying a large wooden cross through the streets of downtown Victoria as part of the annual Good Friday procession last week. The march, a symbolic re-enactment of the story of Jesus carrying his cross before the crucifixion, is organized by members of Christ Church Cathedral.


Union upset its drivers wouldn’t be behind wheelDaniel PalmerNews staff

B.C. Transit is hoping to lease six of its buses to the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority this summer to transport cruise ship passengers.

However, the union representing local transit bus drivers doesn’t like it.

The proposal, which would see buses transport passengers between Ogden Point and the downtown core, does not include using unionized drivers, said Ben Williams, Canadian Auto Workers local 333 president.

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negotiated union contract states B.C. Transit bus drivers must be used on any buses that begin and end their service in Greater Victoria, Williams said.

“If B.C. Transit has extra equipment they can lease out, it should be going to addressing transit issues in Greater Victoria,” he said.

The GVHA has yet to award its contract for cruise shuttle services, but B.C. Transit is a lead proponent, said B.C. Transit spokesperson Meribeth Burton.

“Many B.C. Transit communities including

Victoria, Whistler and Kelowna scale back services during the summer season, leaving some resources under-utilized,” she said in a statement.

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Williams vowed to file a grievance and take the matter to court, should B.C. Transit be awarded the GVHA contract.

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Daniel Palmer and Kyle SlavinNews staff

It’s difficult to find anyone in the Capital Region who thinks local government is perfect the way it is.

Businesses, municipal councillors, developers and, most importantly, residents, know something needs to change, but that’s where the collective agreement ends.

Amalgamation proposals are

almost as numerous as the region’s 91 municipal politicians. But an organized and motivated group of residents is igniting a grassroots push to turn ideas into reality.

The News is taking a comprehensive look at amalgamation with a five-part series, beginning with what the Capital Region’s 13 mayors think about the ‘A’ word.

Next, we’ll talk with key

stakeholders from Halifax, a similar-sized region that went through a rocky amalgamation in the mid-1990s. Former politicians, journalists and stakeholders tell us what they’ve learned, what the process was like and how things are today.

In Parts 3 and 4, organizers from local citizen group Amalgamation Yes lay out how they plan to convince the region’s 360,000 residents why merging is better,

while politicians and devoted council attendees trumpet the beauty of direct democracy.

Finally, we discuss the changes already taking place with policing, emergency services and transit throughout Greater Victoria.

Follow the ongoing discussion on Twitter by searching the hashtag #oneyyj, and visit the News’ Facebook page to weigh in.

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“Perhaps. The fiefdoms currently work well and amalgamation does not save money, so any change should be done to solve problems. Issues such as policing, transportation, settlement patterns, sewer, etc., would be easier to resolve under a single urban authority. Successful amalgamation models must recognize low-population rural and agricultural areas – they won’t survive unless they are governed separately.”

John Ranns, Metchosin2

“No. I think we can accomplish improvements to our communities by integrating services, where appropriate. That’s what I’ve always worked on.”

Frank Leonard, Saanich9

“No. Amalgamation, like fool’s gold, has a shiny attraction but little value. Bigger government, bigger bureaucracy does not work – bigger is not always better. Smaller government is more economic and more responsive to the real needs of residents. Where amalgamation has been tried costs have gone up and quality of service has gone down.”

Nils Jensen, Oak Bay8

“No. I don’t believe that the history of amalgamation has illustrated benefit. I believe that the residents of my community would not particularly benefit in terms of the cost of operations and I also expect as the City of Victoria’s potholes get smaller, those in View Royal could get bigger.”

Graham Hill, View Royal5

“No. Local land-use decisions are best dealt with by local communities through planning processes which incorporate the values of the residents of the area. The region could do a better job in co-ordination in such areas as public safety and transportation. The key to regional oversight is the governance model which must not allow one area or two areas to control the region.”

Barb Desjardins, Esquimalt6

“No, I don’t support Sooke amalgamating with other municipalities in the CRD, however I support amalgamation with the unorganized areas surrounding Sooke, subject to the desire of those residing there. Sooke is distinct from the municipalities in the CRD because of the geographical separation between the populated areas. But Sooke has many similar interests as the unorganized areas surrounding the municipality.”

Wendall Milne, Sooke1

“Yes. Communities as a whole are trying to strive for that wholesome sustainability and it’s difficult to do when you have a smaller geographic area, or if you have only one particular entity within your boundaries. Looking to the West Shore, I see the opportunity for some success in moving towards that model. I think we have a stronger presence and a more sustainable presence as a West Shore group.”

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“Yes. Amalgamation, done well, can give the residents of Greater Victoria better planning: of civic infrastructure, of public transportation and of land-use patterns. It can offer efficiencies in the delivery of services and programs. Program and service design can ensure responsiveness to local and community values so that all voices are heard.”

Dean Fortin, Victoria7

“I need to see the analysis of the impact on Sidney residents regarding costs, services and accessibility, first. I believe municipalities can do better in seeking benefits from closer co-operation, however.”

Larry Cross, Sidney12

“No. Small governments are more responsive to residents in terms of balancing desired services with the amount the community is prepared to pay for them. Amalgamation does not reduce costs, it increases them. Taxes, debt and other charges increase dramatically due to cost levels rising to the highest common denominator. Where issues and needs overlap municipal boundaries, the CRD administration structure has been praised as efficient and effective.”

Alice Finall, North Saanich13

“It would be an uninformed position to make any type of representation at this point. My job as mayor is to get information and then talk to our communities. It’s not our role as mayors to represent our personal opinions. I am certainly in support of having a better understanding of what the opportunities are for our communities to work more closely together.”

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“Perhaps. Highlanders voted to incorporate just 20 successful years ago, and we value our self-determination. The current regional governance/administrative model is diverse, dynamic and representative of local values, and responsive to local needs. If other municipalities choose to join together, I maintain that potential outcomes need to demonstrate an actual net benefit for residents over the current model.”

Jane Mendum, Highlands10

“Yes. I support amalgamation if the region was divided into three areas: Saanich Peninsula, Downtown Victoria core and West Shore. The CRD is taking on too many divisions and areas aren’t getting proper representation. The CRD worked in the ’70s, but now it’s really run by bureaucracy.”

Stew Young, Langford3

“Perhaps. The fiefdoms currently work well and amalgamation does not “Perhaps. The fiefdoms currently work well and amalgamation does not save money, so any change should be done to solve problems. Issues save money, so any change should be done to solve problems. Issues such as policing, transportation, settlement patterns, sewer, etc., would be such as policing, transportation, settlement patterns, sewer, etc., would be easier to resolve under a single urban authority. Successful amalgamation easier to resolve under a single urban authority. Successful amalgamation models must recognize low-population rural and agricultural areas – they models must recognize low-population rural and agricultural areas – they won’t survive unless they are governed separately.”won’t survive unless they are governed separately.”

John Ranns, MetchosinJohn Ranns, Metchosin

“No, I don’t support Sooke amalgamating with other municipalities in “No, I don’t support Sooke amalgamating with other municipalities in the CRD, however I support amalgamation with the unorganized areas the CRD, however I support amalgamation with the unorganized areas surrounding Sooke, subject to the desire of those residing there. Sooke surrounding Sooke, subject to the desire of those residing there. Sooke is distinct from the municipalities in the CRD because of the geographical is distinct from the municipalities in the CRD because of the geographical separation between the populated areas. But Sooke has many similar separation between the populated areas. But Sooke has many similar interests as the unorganized areas surrounding the municipality.”interests as the unorganized areas surrounding the municipality.”

Wendall Milne, SookeWendall Milne, Sooke

“Yes. Communities as “Yes. Communities as a whole are trying to a whole are trying to strive for that wholesome strive for that wholesome sustainability and it’s sustainability and it’s difficult to do when you difficult to do when you have a smaller geographic area, or if you have only one particular

within your boundaries. Looking to boundaries. Looking to the West Shore, I see the the West Shore, I see the opportunity for some success opportunity for some success in moving towards that in moving towards that model. I think we have a stronger model. I think we have a stronger presence and a more sustainable presence and a more sustainable presence as a West Shore group.”presence as a West Shore group.”

“Yes. I support amalgamation if the region was divided into “Yes. I support amalgamation if the region was divided into three areas: Saanich Peninsula, Downtown Victoria core three areas: Saanich Peninsula, Downtown Victoria core and West Shore. The CRD is taking on too many divisions and West Shore. The CRD is taking on too many divisions and areas aren’t getting proper representation. The CRD and areas aren’t getting proper representation. The CRD worked in the ’70s, but now it’s really run by bureaucracy.”worked in the ’70s, but now it’s really run by bureaucracy.”

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Wendall Milne, Sooke

“Yes. Communities as a whole are trying to strive for that wholesome sustainability and it’s difficult to do when you have a smaller geographic area, or if you have only one particular

within your boundaries. Looking to the West Shore, I see the opportunity for some success in moving towards that model. I think we have a stronger presence and a more sustainable presence as a West Shore group.”


Stew Young, Langford

Carol Hamilton, Colwood

A REGION UNITED

PART 1 OF 5


VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 www.vicnews.com • A7VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 www.vicnews.com • A9

The Victoria Police Department is considering appealing a B.C. Police Complaint Commissioner ruling calling for disciplinary action against a VicPD officer caught on video kicking a Saanich man outside a downtown nightclub while trying to arrest him.

Retired provincial court judge Ben Casson, in charge of

a public hearing into the 2010 incident, said last week Const. Chris Bowser overstepped his duties when he delivered a “thrusting, forceful kick” to the back of Tyler Archer, then 19, outside the now-defunct Social Club in Market Square. Video of the takedown went viral on YouTube.

Acting VicPD Chief John Ducker said

the department is “disappointed in the ruling,” reiterating that officers must make split-second decisions in challenging situations such as the alcohol-fuelled scenario Bowser and fellow officer Const. Brendan Robinson faced that night.

Robinson was exonerated by the judge, but Bowser faces actions that range from a written reprimand to being fired. Both officers had twice been cleared of any wrongdoing in separate external [email protected]

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3 cities, 7 districts, 2 towns and a townshipWe asked the mayors of the CRD municipalities: ‘Do you support some form of municipal amalgamation?’

Daniel Palmer and Kyle SlavinNews staff

It’s difficult to find anyone in the Capital Region who thinks local government is perfect the way it is.

Businesses, municipal councillors, developers and, most importantly, residents, know something needs to change, but that’s where the collective agreement ends.

Amalgamation proposals are

almost as numerous as the region’s 91 municipal politicians. But an organized and motivated group of residents is igniting a grassroots push to turn ideas into reality.

The News is taking a comprehensive look at amalgamation with a five-part series, beginning with what the Capital Region’s 13 mayors think about the ‘A’ word.

Next, we’ll talk with key

stakeholders from Halifax, a similar-sized region that went through a rocky amalgamation in the mid-1990s. Former politicians, journalists and stakeholders tell us what they’ve learned, what the process was like and how things are today.

In Parts 3 and 4, organizers from local citizen group Amalgamation Yes lay out how they plan to convince the region’s 360,000 residents why merging is better,

while politicians and devoted council attendees trumpet the beauty of direct democracy.

Finally, we discuss the changes already taking place with policing, emergency services and transit throughout Greater Victoria.

Follow the ongoing discussion on Twitter by searching the hashtag #oneyyj, and visit the News’ Facebook page to weigh in.

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“Perhaps. The fiefdoms currently work well and amalgamation does not save money, so any change should be done to solve problems. Issues such as policing, transportation, settlement patterns, sewer, etc., would be easier to resolve under a single urban authority. Successful amalgamation models must recognize low-population rural and agricultural areas – they won’t survive unless they are governed separately.”

John Ranns, Metchosin2

“No. I think we can accomplish improvements to our communities by integrating services, where appropriate. That’s what I’ve always worked on.”

Frank Leonard, Saanich9

“No. Amalgamation, like fool’s gold, has a shiny attraction but little value. Bigger government, bigger bureaucracy does not work – bigger is not always better. Smaller government is more economic and more responsive to the real needs of residents. Where amalgamation has been tried costs have gone up and quality of service has gone down.”

Nils Jensen, Oak Bay8

“No. I don’t believe that the history of amalgamation has illustrated benefit. I believe that the residents of my community would not particularly benefit in terms of the cost of operations and I also expect as the City of Victoria’s potholes get smaller, those in View Royal could get bigger.”

Graham Hill, View Royal5

“No. Local land-use decisions are best dealt with by local communities through planning processes which incorporate the values of the residents of the area. The region could do a better job in co-ordination in such areas as public safety and transportation. The key to regional oversight is the governance model which must not allow one area or two areas to control the region.”

Barb Desjardins, Esquimalt6

“No, I don’t support Sooke amalgamating with other municipalities in the CRD, however I support amalgamation with the unorganized areas surrounding Sooke, subject to the desire of those residing there. Sooke is distinct from the municipalities in the CRD because of the geographical separation between the populated areas. But Sooke has many similar interests as the unorganized areas surrounding the municipality.”

Wendall Milne, Sooke1

“Yes. Communities as a whole are trying to strive for that wholesome sustainability and it’s difficult to do when you have a smaller geographic area, or if you have only one particular entity within your boundaries. Looking to the West Shore, I see the opportunity for some success in moving towards that model. I think we have a stronger presence and a more sustainable presence as a West Shore group.”

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“Yes. Amalgamation, done well, can give the residents of Greater Victoria better planning: of civic infrastructure, of public transportation and of land-use patterns. It can offer efficiencies in the delivery of services and programs. Program and service design can ensure responsiveness to local and community values so that all voices are heard.”

Dean Fortin, Victoria7

“I need to see the analysis of the impact on Sidney residents regarding costs, services and accessibility, first. I believe municipalities can do better in seeking benefits from closer co-operation, however.”

Larry Cross, Sidney12

“No. Small governments are more responsive to residents in terms of balancing desired services with the amount the community is prepared to pay for them. Amalgamation does not reduce costs, it increases them. Taxes, debt and other charges increase dramatically due to cost levels rising to the highest common denominator. Where issues and needs overlap municipal boundaries, the CRD administration structure has been praised as efficient and effective.”

Alice Finall, North Saanich13

“It would be an uninformed position to make any type of representation at this point. My job as mayor is to get information and then talk to our communities. It’s not our role as mayors to represent our personal opinions. I am certainly in support of having a better understanding of what the opportunities are for our communities to work more closely together.”

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Jane Mendum, Highlands10

“Yes. I support amalgamation if the region was divided into three areas: Saanich Peninsula, Downtown Victoria core and West Shore. The CRD is taking on too many divisions and areas aren’t getting proper representation. The CRD worked in the ’70s, but now it’s really run by bureaucracy.”

Stew Young, Langford3


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Wendall Milne, Sooke

“Yes. Communities as a whole are trying to strive for that wholesome sustainability and it’s difficult to do when you have a smaller geographic area, or if you have only one particular

within your boundaries. Looking to the West Shore, I see the opportunity for some success in moving towards that model. I think we have a stronger presence and a more sustainable presence as a West Shore group.”


Stew Young, Langford

Carol Hamilton, Colwood

A REGION UNITED

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Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

2009 WINNER

OUR VIEW

The Pacific Carbon Trust orchestrated a months-long campaign of calls and letters to discredit a report from B.C.’s Auditor General on its first two big carbon offset projects, before it could be released.

Just as the audit report was about to be made public, the trust, a Crown corporation created at taxpayer expense, participated in the leaking of selected critical letters to media outlets.

Then the Speaker of the B.C. legislature, Bill Barisoff, made a final, clumsy effort to delay the release of the report.

As soon as it was out, Environment Minister Terry Lake tried to discredit it, by blustering about all the highly paid experts who swore up and down that a forest reserve near Kootenay Lake, and a gas flaring reduction project near Fort Nelson, were bona fide carbon offsets worth $6 million of taxpayers’ money.

The audit states in plain language, with charts and timelines, that the $6 million was basically given away for nothing. I look forward to further audits on this carbon offset scheme, assuming it survives after the May election, because these two projects aren’t the only boondoggles.

The Pacific Carbon Trust was set up in 2008 as part of former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate

change program. To make the B.C. government’s operations “carbon neutral,” the government and all of

its agencies were required to pay the trust $25 per tonne for their carbon dioxide emissions from fuel use.

In 2011 alone, B.C. universities paid $4.46 million to the trust. B.C.’s 60 school districts paid a total of $5.36 million the same year, and the province’s six health authorities paid $5.79 million. The money is supposed to go to projects that capture

carbon, thus “offsetting” the heating of schools, the fuel burned by ambulances and so forth.

The 55,000-hectare forest reserve is known as Darkwoods. The audit shows that the Nature Conservancy of Canada decided in 2006 to buy it, using $25 million of federal taxpayers’ money. The deal closed in 2008, the same year the Pacific Carbon Trust was formed.

From 2008 to 2010, the trust bought 450,000 tonnes of carbon offset, based on independent evaluations that all rested on the assumption that Darkwoods would be clear-cut logged.

Since the forest was already owned by Canada’s leading conservancy, this assumption makes no sense. Was the conservancy going to log it, or flip it to someone who would, after accepting $25 million in tax money

to acquire it? Legally, it could not.(I would add that the assumption

that logging releases all of the carbon in a forest is also false. Lumber actually sequesters carbon for longer than trees, which eventually die and rot.)

The audit found a similar case against EnCana’s flare reduction program, which the company used on many wells before the trust started offering money. EnCana was saving money as well as reducing emissions without collecting offsets. Therefore, the audit concluded, neither of these projects was a credible offset because the emissions savings would have occurred anyway.

Here’s the next Pacific Carbon Trust project that should be audited. In a complicated transaction, the trust bought offsets from something called the Great Bear Carbon Credit Limited Partnership. Yes, this is the world-famous forest on B.C.’s North Coast that was subject to a preservation deal hammered out between the Coastal First Nations, the B.C. government and three U.S.-backed environmental groups.

That was in 2006. The offset purchases were in 2009 and 2010, years after detailed preservation areas were mapped and codified in law.

Again, the trust paid for forest that was already preserved.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

[email protected]

Greenhouse gas leaks from Trust

‘The audit states that $6 million was basically given away for nothing.’

Amalgamation, but at what cost?

A pane of glass is easier to shatter than to piece back together.

For years citizens and politicians of Greater Victoria have called for some kind of amalgamation of the many political fiefdoms of the region, and little has been done about it.

The News is examining the issue of amalgamation in a five part series – the financial and bureaucratic pros and cons; how Halifax, a city similar in size to Victoria, achieved amalgamation and why it went down that road; and defacto amalgamation through regional services.

The political unification of Greater Victoria, into one city, or a group of two, three or more larger districts, seems to outsiders looking in as a no-brainer, but even the smallest steps have proven to be extraordinarily difficult.

Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay and Esquimalt have been distinct municipalities for well over 100 years, and, until recently, have had no serious grassroots or political push for a merger.

In 2008, Colwood council rejected a proposal for a civic referendum just to gauge community interest in joining with Langford. In the mid-2000s, the province funded investigations for the merger of Metchosin and unincorporated East Sooke, but even those sparsely populated, ideologically aligned areas haven’t made it work yet.

Concerns arose if Metchosin had the capacity and tax base to take on the burden of roads and bridges in East Sooke.

That example highlights that in any political merger, there can be winners and losers – some citizens might get lower taxes and better services, while others might see a loss. When it comes to property taxes and crumbling infrastructure, under political amalgamation your neighbour’s problems can become your own.

Amalgamation is a complicated and contentious question. Greater Victoria residents need to ask if erasing political boundaries is the solution, or if pushing for the elimination of duplication of municipal services is really the true goal.

Or should the status quo remain – don’t fix what isn’t broken?

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

CBC pundita poor choice

The level of hypocrisy in B.C. politics has surely reached a new high (or low), with CBC television hiring former premier Gordon Campbell’s one-time chief of staff, Martyn Brown, as one of its expert commentators for the May 14

provincial election.I expect him to

repeat, ad nauseum, his rant that Christy Clark’s government is suffering from a serious lack of transparency.

To put it in Shakespearean terms, this would be the equivalent of Iago complaining that there has been far too much scheming and skulduggery going on

in Othello’s household.Gordon Pollard

Victoria

Wine price raises eyebrows

I don’t drink, but it is nice to have wine on hand for friends.

So when I saw a glowing review in an Ontario newspaper

for a $10 bottle of imported red wine (Argento 2011 Bonarda), I checked the B.C. liquor store wine listings online.

They stock it, but at $14.99 – a 50-per-cent price difference.

Who is profiting here?

Anne MoonVictoria

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Harper fails to follow Obama’s leadPresident Obama recently

designated a national monument in the San Juan Islands, proclaiming the archipelago “a refuge of scientific and historic treasures and a classroom for generations of Americans.”

Unfortunately, like our own Salish Sea National Marine Conservation Area off Victoria and Vancouver, neither national designation protects the fragile marine environment from oil tanker spills.

Few can imagine, metaphorically speaking, permitting the routing of the likes of the Exxon Valdez

through other national treasures like Yosemite, Yellowstone or Banff national parks, so why do so in our shared waters?

Surely the Creator must have indeed been either emotionally distant or scientifically asleep at the helm when creating this beautiful blue planet, not realizing that the soon-to-be dominant human species would so grossly discriminate against (even turn to acid) all the great seas.

That is, unless we were made to never evolve to shed our ancestral gills, climbing the beach to the land.

The planet’s oceans would have fared better if the great whales had received the opposable thumbs and we the blow hole.

Prime Minister Harper, Obama and our soon-to-be new premier have the power, and hopefully a Darwinian prescience of intellect, to realize what now truly needs to be done to save us all, before we all end up a thin fossilized layer in future oily shale.

Ignore the money-and-oil-addicted collapsitarians: kill the tankers, not the seas.

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The Victoria News is published by Black Press Ltd. | 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E4 | Phone: 250-381-3484 • Fax: 250-386-2624 • Web: www.vicnews.com

The Victoria News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

2009 WINNER

OUR VIEW

The Pacific Carbon Trust orchestrated a months-long campaign of calls and letters to discredit a report from B.C.’s Auditor General on its first two big carbon offset projects, before it could be released.

Just as the audit report was about to be made public, the trust, a Crown corporation created at taxpayer expense, participated in the leaking of selected critical letters to media outlets.

Then the Speaker of the B.C. legislature, Bill Barisoff, made a final, clumsy effort to delay the release of the report.

As soon as it was out, Environment Minister Terry Lake tried to discredit it, by blustering about all the highly paid experts who swore up and down that a forest reserve near Kootenay Lake, and a gas flaring reduction project near Fort Nelson, were bona fide carbon offsets worth $6 million of taxpayers’ money.

The audit states in plain language, with charts and timelines, that the $6 million was basically given away for nothing. I look forward to further audits on this carbon offset scheme, assuming it survives after the May election, because these two projects aren’t the only boondoggles.

The Pacific Carbon Trust was set up in 2008 as part of former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate

change program. To make the B.C. government’s operations “carbon neutral,” the government and all of

its agencies were required to pay the trust $25 per tonne for their carbon dioxide emissions from fuel use.

In 2011 alone, B.C. universities paid $4.46 million to the trust. B.C.’s 60 school districts paid a total of $5.36 million the same year, and the province’s six health authorities paid $5.79 million. The money is supposed to go to projects that capture

carbon, thus “offsetting” the heating of schools, the fuel burned by ambulances and so forth.

The 55,000-hectare forest reserve is known as Darkwoods. The audit shows that the Nature Conservancy of Canada decided in 2006 to buy it, using $25 million of federal taxpayers’ money. The deal closed in 2008, the same year the Pacific Carbon Trust was formed.

From 2008 to 2010, the trust bought 450,000 tonnes of carbon offset, based on independent evaluations that all rested on the assumption that Darkwoods would be clear-cut logged.

Since the forest was already owned by Canada’s leading conservancy, this assumption makes no sense. Was the conservancy going to log it, or flip it to someone who would, after accepting $25 million in tax money

to acquire it? Legally, it could not.(I would add that the assumption

that logging releases all of the carbon in a forest is also false. Lumber actually sequesters carbon for longer than trees, which eventually die and rot.)

The audit found a similar case against EnCana’s flare reduction program, which the company used on many wells before the trust started offering money. EnCana was saving money as well as reducing emissions without collecting offsets. Therefore, the audit concluded, neither of these projects was a credible offset because the emissions savings would have occurred anyway.

Here’s the next Pacific Carbon Trust project that should be audited. In a complicated transaction, the trust bought offsets from something called the Great Bear Carbon Credit Limited Partnership. Yes, this is the world-famous forest on B.C.’s North Coast that was subject to a preservation deal hammered out between the Coastal First Nations, the B.C. government and three U.S.-backed environmental groups.

That was in 2006. The offset purchases were in 2009 and 2010, years after detailed preservation areas were mapped and codified in law.

Again, the trust paid for forest that was already preserved.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

[email protected]

Greenhouse gas leaks from Trust

‘The audit states that $6 million was basically given away for nothing.’

Amalgamation, but at what cost?

A pane of glass is easier to shatter than to piece back together.

For years citizens and politicians of Greater Victoria have called for some kind of amalgamation of the many political fiefdoms of the region, and little has been done about it.

The News is examining the issue of amalgamation in a five part series – the financial and bureaucratic pros and cons; how Halifax, a city similar in size to Victoria, achieved amalgamation and why it went down that road; and defacto amalgamation through regional services.

The political unification of Greater Victoria, into one city, or a group of two, three or more larger districts, seems to outsiders looking in as a no-brainer, but even the smallest steps have proven to be extraordinarily difficult.

Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay and Esquimalt have been distinct municipalities for well over 100 years, and, until recently, have had no serious grassroots or political push for a merger.

In 2008, Colwood council rejected a proposal for a civic referendum just to gauge community interest in joining with Langford. In the mid-2000s, the province funded investigations for the merger of Metchosin and unincorporated East Sooke, but even those sparsely populated, ideologically aligned areas haven’t made it work yet.

Concerns arose if Metchosin had the capacity and tax base to take on the burden of roads and bridges in East Sooke.

That example highlights that in any political merger, there can be winners and losers – some citizens might get lower taxes and better services, while others might see a loss. When it comes to property taxes and crumbling infrastructure, under political amalgamation your neighbour’s problems can become your own.

Amalgamation is a complicated and contentious question. Greater Victoria residents need to ask if erasing political boundaries is the solution, or if pushing for the elimination of duplication of municipal services is really the true goal.

Or should the status quo remain – don’t fix what isn’t broken?

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

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Tuscany Village in Saanich has a new ten-ant, Original Joe’s Res-taurant and Bar, which opened on Sunday in the former Apple-bee’s space. Co-owner Michelle Britton and her husband also own the location in Wests-hore Town Centre in Langford. The eatery is the 59th in Canada for the company, which claims to be the fastest-growing casual dining establish-ment in the country. For menu details, visit originaljoes.ca.

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For the month of April, Bosley’s Pet Food Plus is offering customers the opportunity to help out local animal shelters. “Paws” will be available in-store to purchase for donations of $1, $2, $5 or $10. During donation drives this weekend (April 5 to 7) and next (April 12 to 14), pet food, supplies and toys will be accepted, to be passed on to shelters in the area. Visit bit.ly/104sxUr for local Bosley’s stores locations.

Painters offer charity service

White Knight Paint-ing is giving the Vic-toria Brain Injury Society a hand this week, donating an esti-mated $3,000 worth of services to repair and paint the society’s pro-gramming room. The work is part of Bob Fuchs’ company’s fifth annual Charity Paint Giveaway. Past recipi-ents include Bridges for Women Society, Single Parent Resource Centre, the Cridge Transition Centre for Women and McDonald House, a support cen-tre for people suffering from brain injuries.

Beltone staysin the family

Ron and Bobbi Ger-main opened their first Beltone Hearing Care Centre in Victoria in 1974. The company now has 12 locations on the Island, includ-ing four in the Capital Region – downtown, Hillside, West Shore and Sidney. The Ger-main’s son, Jeff, and his wife, Sharon, who live in Comox and bought three of the locations from Ron and Bobbi in 2008, recently assumed ownership of all 12 locations.

VIATeC seeking nominations

With categories ranging from Tech-nology Company of the Year and Inno-vative Excellence to Employer of the Year, the annual Victoria Advanced Technol-ogy Council (VIATeC) Technology Awards recognize a wide variety of tech sector

firms around the region and Van-couver Island. The awards gala, set for June 20 at the Victoria Conference Centre, celebrates the “imagination economy,” said VIATeC executive director Dan Gunn. Nomination deadline is April 9. For categories and

more information, visit tinyurl.com/2013techawards.

Names in the newsaround Greater Victoria

The Vancouver Island Health Authority named Dr. Brendan Carr acting CEO to replace out-going boss Howard Waldner. VIHA decided last week to sus-pend its search for a permanent replacement until after the pro-vincial election … London Drugs chair/CEO Brandt Louie has been named 2013 distinguished entrepreneur of the year by the University of Victoria’s Gustav-son School of Business. Louie will receive his award at a gala dinner May 22.

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THE ARTSNew apostles of Victoria theatre

Edward HillNews staff

Singing, dancing and clown-ing around – it’s not often par-ables of Jesus are so creatively extracted from the bible as in Godspell.

The famed Broadway musical was launched decades before the players behind Epiphany Productions were born, but an emerging generation of Victoria artists with the new theatre com-pany will launch Godspell this spring, and in a church no less.

The stained glass-lit hall at St. Matthias Church provides a backdrop to a script that bor-rows heavily from the Gospel of St. Matthew, but also doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Jesus, played by 24-year-old Griffin Lea, for one, will be recog-nizable with the Superman logo across his chest.

“It’s a modern take on (God-spell),” said co-director Joseph Goble. “Why not make Jesus Superman? He is the Bible’s Superman.”

Goble, 21, and 20-year-old Noelle Antonsen, both busy performers and December 2012 graduates of the Canadian Centre for the Performing Arts (CCPA) in Oak Bay, are the driv-ing force behind the offbeat musical and Epiphany Produc-tions theatre company.

Godspell didn’t make it to the stage at the CCPA, but Goble and Antonsen were eager to launch it anyway, so why not on their own?

“We already knew people per-fect for the roles. And it’s impor-tant to create stepping stones for emerging artists,” Antonsen said. “We see so much talent here in Victoria but it’s hard to break into the theatre world.”

Antonsen and Goble are wedg-

ing in duties of directing, pro-duction and possibly musical accompaniment in Godspell with regular jobs – he is a lifeguard and swim coach, and she works for the Out of Ireland store. Goble, Antonsen and Lea are also performing in Kaleidoscope theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain at the McPherson Playhouse this month.

“We already have six days per week of rehearsals on top of our jobs and on top of Godspell,” Antonsen said. “Being at CCPA teaches you to function well in crazy-busy situations.”

They launched Epiphany Pro-ductions as a Christian-based theatre company, although both remain uneasy with that brand-ing. Gobel is keen on big musi-cals and Antonsen enjoys edgier modern drama, both say Victo-ria has room for productions safe for kids, parents and grand-parents.

“In general we want to appeal to anyone of any age and back-

ground and belief,” Antonsen said. “It’s not so much a church brand as family-friendly plays. Par-ents can know our plays will be good for anyone.”

Victoria has no shortage of theatre groups, but Goble and Antonsen have found broad support in the local arts com-munity.

They’ve surpassed their $1,000 fundrais-ing target for Godspell through the crowd-sourcing website Indiegogo. St. Mat-thias donated the church hall in return for a tithe (yes, 10 per cent) from ticket sales going to the Rain-bow Kitchen Society. Remaining profit from ticket sales from five performances will go to pay the seven actors.

Godspell itself lacks a distinct plot, but is a series of vignettes where Jesus teaches parables to a small group of followers, and those followers act those lessons out as frenetic, overjoyed clowns.

“The cast will play instruments while singing and dancing. I was nervous at our first rehearsal, but it sounds awesome so far,” Antonsen said. “It is going to be different for Victoria theatre.”

“It’s lighthearted. It’s lots of laughs. Even with the crucifix-ion he’s not nailed to the cross,” Gobels points out. “It’s a beautiful play. You can do anything as long as you stay true to the intent of high energy and fun.”

Godspell runs May 30, 31, June 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee on June 2 at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 600 Richmond Rd. See epiphanyproductions-theatre.wordpress.com for ticket information or to donate to its Indiegogo campaign.

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Performing arts grads launch theatre company through Godspell


Thomas King, left, Adriana Ravalli, Nabil Ayoub play those eager for New Testament parables from Jesus, played by Griffin Lea (lower centre) in an upcoming production of Godspell at St. Matthias Church.


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THE ARTSNew apostles of Victoria theatre

Edward HillNews staff

Singing, dancing and clown-ing around – it’s not often par-ables of Jesus are so creatively extracted from the bible as in Godspell.

The famed Broadway musical was launched decades before the players behind Epiphany Productions were born, but an emerging generation of Victoria artists with the new theatre com-pany will launch Godspell this spring, and in a church no less.

The stained glass-lit hall at St. Matthias Church provides a backdrop to a script that bor-rows heavily from the Gospel of St. Matthew, but also doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Jesus, played by 24-year-old Griffin Lea, for one, will be recog-nizable with the Superman logo across his chest.

“It’s a modern take on (God-spell),” said co-director Joseph Goble. “Why not make Jesus Superman? He is the Bible’s Superman.”

Goble, 21, and 20-year-old Noelle Antonsen, both busy performers and December 2012 graduates of the Canadian Centre for the Performing Arts (CCPA) in Oak Bay, are the driv-ing force behind the offbeat musical and Epiphany Produc-tions theatre company.

Godspell didn’t make it to the stage at the CCPA, but Goble and Antonsen were eager to launch it anyway, so why not on their own?

“We already knew people per-fect for the roles. And it’s impor-tant to create stepping stones for emerging artists,” Antonsen said. “We see so much talent here in Victoria but it’s hard to break into the theatre world.”

Antonsen and Goble are wedg-

ing in duties of directing, pro-duction and possibly musical accompaniment in Godspell with regular jobs – he is a lifeguard and swim coach, and she works for the Out of Ireland store. Goble, Antonsen and Lea are also performing in Kaleidoscope theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain at the McPherson Playhouse this month.

“We already have six days per week of rehearsals on top of our jobs and on top of Godspell,” Antonsen said. “Being at CCPA teaches you to function well in crazy-busy situations.”

They launched Epiphany Pro-ductions as a Christian-based theatre company, although both remain uneasy with that brand-ing. Gobel is keen on big musi-cals and Antonsen enjoys edgier modern drama, both say Victo-ria has room for productions safe for kids, parents and grand-parents.

“In general we want to appeal to anyone of any age and back-

ground and belief,” Antonsen said. “It’s not so much a church brand as family-friendly plays. Par-ents can know our plays will be good for anyone.”

Victoria has no shortage of theatre groups, but Goble and Antonsen have found broad support in the local arts com-munity.

They’ve surpassed their $1,000 fundrais-ing target for Godspell through the crowd-sourcing website Indiegogo. St. Mat-thias donated the church hall in return for a tithe (yes, 10 per cent) from ticket sales going to the Rain-bow Kitchen Society. Remaining profit from ticket sales from five performances will go to pay the seven actors.

Godspell itself lacks a distinct plot, but is a series of vignettes where Jesus teaches parables to a small group of followers, and those followers act those lessons out as frenetic, overjoyed clowns.

“The cast will play instruments while singing and dancing. I was nervous at our first rehearsal, but it sounds awesome so far,” Antonsen said. “It is going to be different for Victoria theatre.”

“It’s lighthearted. It’s lots of laughs. Even with the crucifix-ion he’s not nailed to the cross,” Gobels points out. “It’s a beautiful play. You can do anything as long as you stay true to the intent of high energy and fun.”

Godspell runs May 30, 31, June 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee on June 2 at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 600 Richmond Rd. See epiphanyproductions-theatre.wordpress.com for ticket information or to donate to its Indiegogo campaign.

[email protected]

Performing arts grads launch theatre company through Godspell


Thomas King, left, Adriana Ravalli, Nabil Ayoub play those eager for New Testament parables from Jesus, played by Griffin Lea (lower centre) in an upcoming production of Godspell at St. Matthias Church.


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New general manager Mark de Frias is boldly taking the Victo-ria Highlanders where they’ve never gone before, to the front page of Playboy’s website.

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approach to recruiting players this season, the first with de Frias and head coach Steve Simonson at the helm of the Highlanders’ premier men’s team.

The Highlanders have a his-tory of fielding imports such as Ash Burbeary of England last season and even Tynan Diaz of Australia from four years ago.

This year de Frias is big on a Belgian player who is commit-ted to attending the Highland-ers’ upcoming trials, April 8 to 10, at the Pacific Sports Institute of Excellence.

But it’s interest and requests from young males in Mexico that are filling the GM’s inbox.

“It’s not exactly where every-one would think we’d be found (in the media),” de Frias said.

You can say that again. But it also makes sense, given the, ahem, demographics of the site’s viewers, and that country’s penchant to produce high level soccer players the numbers of which Canada does not have.

As of Monday the GM had 40 requests from the story, which,

to be clear, is strictly about soc-cer, a feature on how the High-landers organization got off the ground and it’s direction.

It’s also clearly directed at recruiting players for the High-landers men’s Professional Development League team and not the premier women’s side, respectfully, which will feature local players as it returns to the Pacific Coast Soccer League.

The story came about as Play-boy Mexico’s web editor Erick Tapia, who interviewed de Frias and wrote the story, is friends with Highlanders new adminis-tration assistant Saul Garcia, a UVic grad who hails originally from Mexico.

“In terms of responses from one particular article it’s gener-ated a lot of response for the PDL men’s team. If anything its just more proof how important it is to us to compete, and to find a hidden gem out there,” de Frias said.

“And it helps our branding objectives of going global, it broadens the horizon of an ama-teur club playing fully profes-sional teams.”

With the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford) Mariners dropping out of the PDL this year it means the Northwest division is down to seven teams and, more impor-tantly, is down to three instead of four playoff spots.

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Hey, no one can argue with what works.

The Highlanders aren’t expecting 40 prospective Mexi-can players to show up at trials next week. But they’d also be surprised if two, maybe three, of the most interested players didn’t make it here.

In the end the players are ulti-mately selected by Simonson, though it’s also de Frias’ job to bring in as many quality players as possible.

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Travis PatersonNews staff

The Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy is staying in Victoria.

Captain Brody Coulter scored a goal and two assists as the Victoria Cougars defeated the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 5-2 to finish a four-game sweep of the Glacier Kings on Saturday (March 30) and win back-to-back Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League titles.

The Cougars and Glacier Kings both advance to the 2013 Cyclone Taylor Cup, April 11 to 14 in Courtenay, with the Glacier Kings entering as the hosts.

Kelyn Opel, Dane Feeney, Sam Rice and Jordie Davie also scored for the Cougars in the title clinching win on Saturday. Goalie Evan Roch made 13 saves on just 15 shots for his 10th win over the postseason.

Backup goalie Michael Herrin-ger, a Victoria Royals prospect from Comox, earned a 21-save shutout in Game 3, a 5-0 Cougars win at Archie Browning Sports Centre on March 28.

Sam Rice was named the series MVP for the Cougars. The 20-year-old forward recorded hat tricks in Games 1 and 2 of the final, and finished tied for the playoff scoring lead (13 goals, 18

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The Cougars only lost two games in the playoffs, one in the opening round to the Peninsula Panthers and once in the second round to the Saanich Braves.

The Cyclone Taylor Cup field is still incomplete. As of Monday the Castlegar Rebels and Okana-gan Knights were in the Koote-nay International Junior Hockey League final. The Pacific Junior Hockey League champions Rich-mond Sockeyes defeated the Aldergrove Kodiaks in the other final.

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Kurt Horne of the Victoria Eagles will attend the Canadian junior national team’s spring training camp this month.

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The annual camp features daily practices and seven exhibi-tion contests against MLB pros-

pect teams, including a match against a Toronto Blue Jays development squad on April 16 in Dunedin.

Horne played for the Victoria Eagles premier team last year, throwing 55 innings with an earned run average of 2.00 and a 5-2 record. He helped the B.C. Selects capture silver at the Can-ada Cup last summer.

Last year Srivastava became a regional scout for the Minnesota Twins. He was Baseball Canada's 2010 Coach of the Year and for the past two years he has been

the manager of the B.C. Selects at the national cup.

B.C. Premier Baseball League season begins this weekend as the Eagles visit the Nanaimo Pirates for a double-header on Saturday.

The Victoria Mariners season starts Saturday, April 13 when the Parksville Royals visit for a double-header at Henderson Park, 12 and 2:30 p.m. The Eagles first home game is also April 13, when the Whalley Chiefs visit Lambrick Park for two games, 12 and 2:30 p.m.

Eagle joins junior national team

The Brad Jacobs rink roared ahead of the field at the World Men’s Curl-ing Championship this week winning its first three games.

Team Canada’s Jacobs rink, of Sault St. Marie, Ont., won 7-6 over China on Saturday, came back

from giving up a four-ender to win 8-6 over Fin-land in Draw 3 on Sunday morning, and won 9-4 against Scotland in Draw 5 on Sunday night.

The round robin con-tinues today (April 3) with Canada facing Japan at 8:30 a.m. this morning

in Draw 12, and against Russia at 1:30 p.m.

Round robin play ends Thursday with Canada facing Denmark at 2 p.m. and against Sweden at 7 p.m.

Tiebreakers and play-offs begin Friday.

[email protected]

Jacobs rink shoots ahead

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATION

*conditions apply

HELP WANTED

THE LEMARE GROUP is ac-cepting resumes for the follow-ing positions:• Coastal Certifi ed Hand Fall-ers-camp positions• Coastal Certifi ed Bull Buck-ers • Off Highway Logging TruckDrivers• Heavy Duty MechanicsFulltime camp with unionrates/benefi ts. Please send re-sumes by fax to 250-956-4888or email to offi [email protected].

GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General Laborers andTradesmen For Oil & Gas In-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.

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LEGALS

NOTICE IS GIVEN BYU-PAK STORAGE

Under the Warehouse’s Lien Act: Against the fol-lowing persons goods left in storage, if monies are not paid in full by 5pm, Tues May 7, 2013 and the contents of the lockers removed from the premises @ 878 Viewfi eld Rd, Victoria, BC that the contents of the following lockers will be sold at silent auction on Wed May 8th at 11am-2pm at 878 View-fi eld Road. Guy Belleau, Nilda Bondoc, Jane Chipps, Clayton Cray-croft, Kristine Dudley, Er-nest Gehrmann, Lorraine Johnson, Gil Lefebvre, Christine Marcotte, Doug McMillan, Caitriona Merkley, Denis Nowlan, Donna Patterson, Ayjah Peterson, Shannon Price, Steve Schmidt, Jim Simpson, Rob Sulli-van, Angela Thomas, Chris VanStigt

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND

OTHERS

Re: Estate of NORMAN NOEL GRIEVE,

Deceased

All Claims against the estate of Norman Noel Grieve, late of Victoria, BC who died on or about the 10th day of Decem-ber, 2012, must be fi led with the undersigned personal representative on or before the 26th day of April, 2013, after which date the estate will be distributed having re-gard only to the claims of which the Executors then shall have notice.

By: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST

COMPANY, EXECUTOR

402-1321 Blanshard Street, PO Box 8043

Victoria, BC V8W 3R7


LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDTORS & OTHERS

RE: ESTATE OF BRUCE JEFFREY GROOM late of

102 - 525 Rithet Street, Vic-toria, BC V8V 1E4

(the “Estate”)NOTICE is given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate are required to send them to the Executrix, Marjorie Anne Karlsen, at P.O. Box 11130, #3000 - 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3R3, on or before May 13, 2013, after which date the Estate assets will be distrib-uted having regard only to claims that have been re-ceived.EXECUTRIX: Marjorie Anne KarlsenSOLICITOR: Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT

Notice is hereby given that Kustom Towing, (2009) Ltd, 3297 Douglas St, Victoria, BC, V8Z 3K9 will be selling:

1999 GMC JIMMYOwner K. Bock

1GKDT13W6X25060452007 HYUNDAIOwner S. Fang

KMHCN35C77U020389

Will be sold on April 17, 2013. At 647B Dup-plin Rd, Victoria, BC be-tween 10am-2pm.

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PONTIAC KEY, found at Westside Village, Sat. Mar. 23. call to identify. 250-388-3535.

TRAVEL

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Retirement Concepts is a family owned private company based in Vancouver BC that provides seniors housing and care services ranging from Retirement Living, Assisted Living to Skilled Nursing Care throughout the Province.We are looking to fill the following shift: Full-Time Temporary (Night Shift)Applicants must be a graduate of an approved school of nursing with current active registration with CRNBC, BSN preferred.

Please submit your resume IMMEDIATELY, in the strictest confidence, via our website at

www.retirementconcepts.com/careersWhile we appreciate all applications, please note only

those short listed will be contacted.Retirement Concepts is an equal opportunity employer.

RN needed IMMEDIATELY Beacon Hill Villa

MEDICAL/DENTAL

Registered Nurses &Licensed Practical NursesBayshore Home Health

Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered and Licensed Practical Nurs-es to support our Pediatric clients for home/school care in the Victoria area. Pediatric experience is an asset, al-though we do offer client specifi c training, Trach/Vent courses and other on-going training supports. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children, we would love to hear from you.

Interested individuals are encouraged to Fax resume

to our Burnaby offi ce: 1-866-686-7435 or

Email:pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca

RETAIL

Experienced Jewellery Retail Clerk

Christine Laurent

Jewellers

Resumes only: 2432 Beacon Ave.,

Sidney

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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www.pioneerwest.comIF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.


PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture, Baby +Family, Maternity. Home Mo-vies to DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

WHIRLPOOL FRIDGE/Freez-er, side by side, ice and water dispenser, ivory, $200. Whirl-pool Range, ivory, $150. Both immaculate and mint condi-tion. Call 1-250-743-4361.

FRIENDLY FRANK

THREE DRAWER sewing ma-chine cabinet, $10. Call (250)655-1854.

GARAGE SALES


MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

MEADOW PRO Respiratory care unit with Concentrator & Patient instructions. $2500. (250)478-3769.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com or Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

DJEMBE DRUM. 11” diame-ter, good sound. with stand, Reduced $250. Victoria (250)380-8733.

HOME PHONE reconnect. Toll Free 1-866-287-1348 Cell Phone Accessories Catalogue Everyone Welcome To Shop Online at: www.homephonereconnect.ca

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

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

SHOPRIDER SCOOTER, 4 wheels, nearly new, $800. Re-tails for $3500. (250)652-5652.

STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or see us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

SPORTING GOODS

WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FOR SALE by Owner Town-house $389,500. MLS #320099. Open House every Sat & Sun 12-3pm, 20-1950 Cultra Ave, Saanichton. Call 250-818-7038 for more info.

OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + balcony, unfi nished basement. 1766 sq ft & 956 unfi nished sq ft. $644,000. Call 250-598-6902.

RENT-TO-OWN4088 Quadra StOR JUST RENT!

NO BANK NEEDED!We will “Rent-To-Own”

you this 3 bdrm home with rented basement suite.

Quadra rent: $2700/mo (suite rented $950)Deposit required.

(OR: Rent Upper level only for $1,650/mo. 3-bdrms, 2 baths)

www.wesellhomesbc.comC: 250-616-9053

VACATION HOME. Pent-house Condo, great view, La Penita (Mexico), 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies. For sale by owner. Please see:www.jaltembasol.com or [email protected]

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?

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OTHER AREAS

AMERICA’S BEST Buy! 20 acres, only $99/mo! $0 down, no credit checks, money back guarantee. Owner fi nancing. West Texas, beautiful moun-tain views! Free color brochure 1-800-755-8953.www.sunsetranches.com

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

ESQUIMALT- LRG 2 bdrm, reduced to $995/mo, W/D. 55+. NS/NP. (250)385-7256.

ESQUIMALTUnique Building

Must see

1 BDRM Very quiet, ocean views, Clean, well maintained.

Laundry, Sauna, Elevator, Hot Water, Heat. (250) 388-9384

GRANT MANOR Newly renovated

suites, Starting at

$675 per moTo view call 250-642-1900

JAMES BAY- spacious 1 bdrm, $795+ utils. NS/NP. Avail Mar 15. (778)430-2116.

SOOKE- TOP fl oor corner, ocean front 2 bdrm condo. Fresh paint, clean, new kitch-en fl oor. NS/NP. $925. Call Cornelia 250-391-8484.

COTTAGES

METCHOSIN: 1-BDRM coach house. Avail May. 1st. $800 mo inclds: cable, W/D. Util’s not incld’d. N/P, N/S. Call (250)478-8438.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

SOOKE, 3-bdrm, 4-plex, $750 mo, on bus route, nice deck & yard. Call 250-478-2450.

UPTOWN AREA, 3 bdrms, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1300 mo. Call Harj at 250-686-8847.

UPTOWN AREA, 5 bdrm, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1750 mo. Call Harj at 250-686-8847.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747.

SUITES, LOWER

GLANFORD- LARGE 2 bdrm, bright, quiet. Reno’d kitch & bdrm, 8’ closet. W/D, full bath, storage, priv entr, sm yrd, near bus, amens. NS/NP, $980. heat, h/w, hydro/internet incld. Refs. Apr 1. 250-704-0197.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

GORDON HEAD- lrg 1 bdrm, close to UVIC, bus, Mt. Doug park. W/D, F/P, lrg yard. $875+ 1/3 utils. Avail now. Call 250-686-7995, 250-479-5205, 250-885-9099.

LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, fenced yard, 4 appls, water incl’d, shared laundry, $1050 mo + utils, NS/NP. Avail immed. Call (250)881-2283.

SWAN LAKE. Large 1-bdrm, ground level. Private yard & deck. Share laundry. $900. in-clusive. (250)386-0531.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

AUTO SERVICES

TOP CASH PAID

For ALL unwanted vehicles.

Free Towing $$$ 250-885-1427 $$$

CARS

1989 FORD Grand Marquis. V8, 186,000 km. $1000. Call (250)642-5006.

2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GL TDI. 138,000 km, diesel, auto, leather. Local car, power everything. $8700. Call (250)727-2448.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

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

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

MOTORCYCLES

2008 DERBY Scooter, 49cc,no motorcycle licence req’d,great shape, 5000 km, w/ hel-met. Must sell (Moving). $1400obo. (250)217-2988.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2003 R/T Durango, fully load-ed, leather, midnight black, fulltint package and more. Im-maculate inside and out,126,000 km. (Moving). Haveall receipts, $6900 obo. Call(250)217-2988.

VTRUCKS & ANS

1969 CHEVY Pickup, 350 Au-tomatic, headers, dual ex-haust, runs mint, excellentcondition, 60,000 miles. Amust see to believe, asking$6000 obo. (250)893-9817.

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA 4x4-mint, 65,000 km, 4 doors, au-tomatic. Asking $26,700. Call(250)655-6558.

UTILITY TRAILERS

7’x12’ Deck Utility Trailer. Good for small tractors andquads. 4 wheels, loadingramps, green. $1350 obo. Call(250)384-7954.

MARINE

BOATS

1993 BAYLINER 2452, in ex-cellent condition, 2 sounders &GPS, head, galley, canopy,9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hy-draulics, downriggers, dinghyin 27’ newer Van Isle Marinaboathouse near the ramp.Best offer. 250-656-6136.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

INCOME TAX preparation, personal and small business, 30 years experience, starting $45. 250-477-7578.

CARPENTRY

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

INSTCARPET ALLATION

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

CLEANING SERVICES

AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Is-land areas. 250-385-5869.

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

COMPUTER SERVICES

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

CUSTOM BUSINESS soft-ware solutions powered by PYTHON. No project too small. Free project quotes. Email Jim [email protected].

ELECTRICAL

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

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


ELECTRICAL

EXPERIENCED ELECTRI-CIAN. Reasonable rates. 250-744-6884. Licence #22202.

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

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

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

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

FENCING

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

THE LANGFORD MAN- decks, fences, quality work, competitive pricing, licensed & insured. Fred, (250)514-5280.

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Aerating, pwr raking, pruning. Weed, moss, blackberry, stump & ivy rmvl. 25yrs exp.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS

www.hollandave.ca

LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges/tree pruning, garden-ing, new landscapes. Monthly maintenance. WCB. 18 years exp. Andrew (250)893-3465.


GARDENING

(250) 858-0588- Tree Service - Landscaping- Lawn & Garden Clean ups- Hedge trimming & Pruning- Pressure washing - Gutters

Free estimates * WCBwww.mowtime.ca

ACORN & BRANCH- BBB. Lawns, gardens & hedges. Certifi ed, Professional staff. Affordable. Call 250-818-4900.

AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 Spring clean up Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.

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

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCELAWN MOWING,

CLEAN-UPS, LANDSCAPING

PROJECTS

778-678-2524

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

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

SPRING CLEANups, complete maintenance. Residential & Commercial. 250-474-4373.

SPRING CLEANUP special: $25/hr. Weeding, Pruning, etc: Free est’s. Steve 250-727-0481

WEEDING, MOWING, Pruning, Planting, Composts, Organic Spraying, Fertilizing. Howard (250)383-5144, Ext. 1022.

WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

11 DIAMOND DAVE- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free ests. (250)889-5794.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

VIP GUTTER CLEANING

Powerwashing, de-moss-ing, roof sweeps, repairs, windows, gutter guards. Insured. Free Estimates.

250-507-6543.

HANDYPERSONS

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

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

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

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999.

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.

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. Prompt, Courteous. 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.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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

✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Hon-est, on time. Demolition, con-struction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, top-soil, mulch), garden waste re-moval, mini excavator, bob cat service. 250-478-8858.PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HAPPY VALLEY Reno’s. Home repairs, small reno’s. No job too small. 30 years experi-ence. Call (250)474-7277.

M&S OXFORD Home/Com-mercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hard-wood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278


INSULATION

QUALITY INSULATION blown fi berglass. Affordable rates. WCB. (250)896-6652.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

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

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

& MOVING STORAGE

111 WRIGHT Moving-123 ton. $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s dis-count. Call Phil (250)383-8283

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

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

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 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.

B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your Painting needs. (250)818-7443

ST PAINTING free est, written guarantee and full ref’s. WCB ins. Call Kaleb (250)884-2597.

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PLUMBING

EXPERIENCED JOURNEY-MAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fairrates. Insured. Reliable,friendly. Great references. CallMike at KNA (250)880-0104.FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonablerates. Call 250-514-2376.FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.250-744-8588, Norm.ISLAND POWER Washing.Driveways, patios, walkways.Free est. Chris (250)885-7494.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

STUCCO/SIDING

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

TREE SERVICES

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

WINDOW CLEANING

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.GLEAMING WINDOWS Gut-ters+De-moss. Free estimate.18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.NORM’S WINDOW Cleaning.250-812-3213. WCB.www.normswindowcleaning.ca

WINDOWS

ALFRED, ALFRED QualityWindows Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years Constructionexperience. 250-382-3694.

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Your Foul Bay Safeway’s renovations

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Come and experience allthat we have in-store for you!

• New inviting entrance• New Tim Hortons Kiosk with an upscale seating area and fireplace• New Grocery freezers• New Produce rack

• New expanded Pharmacy and Wellness Center• Expanded Floral Department• New outdoor seating area• New public washrooms

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