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Proposed comedy club forced to find another location

Kendra WongVictoria News

A local comedy club will no longer be opening its doors in James Bay after neighbours expressed concern about the impact it could have on the community.

Owners and Fernwood residents David Wilcox and Yona Robidoux-Depue hoped to open a Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club on the ground floor of the Q apartment building (665 Douglas St.), formerly Samuel’s Dining Lounge.

The couple submitted an application seeking support from the City of Victoria for a primary liquor licence in the summer, which would allow the comedy club to serve liquor from noon to 10:30 p.m., seven days a week.

Final approval for the liquor license is granted by the B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch.

However, councillors voted not to support the application, after several neighbours expressed concerns about potential increased traffic and noise.

Marg Gardiner, president of the James Bay Neighbourhood Association, said the proposed location is already congested with buses and neighbourhood traffic.

“The noise and traffic issues in that area are just horrendous. It would have been really negative for the people that live there,” said Gardiner, adding dozens of residents spoke out against the proposed comedy club at a

recent neighbourhood association meeting. “I think Yuk Yuk’s would be a great contribution to the city, but it should be in the entertainment district between Chinatown and Humboldt.”

Jeff Silverman, president of Yuk Yuk’s, said they have 16 licenses across the country and have never had a problem with noise.

“We’re not a bar, we’re not the type of place where people have fist fights inside or outside, and yell and scream. They laugh inside and go home,” he said. “It’s shocking, it’s sad. We would just like to be part of the community in Victoria.”

Wilcox, who has been working towards opening the club for the past two years, is disappointed by council’s decision, but said they will start looking at hotels in the downtown core that already have liquor licenses as potential locations for the comedy club.

“The opening will just be delayed. There’s a couple of Yuk Yuk’s in hotels across the country that have been successful,” he said. “We’re not deterred. We’re still very adamant about opening a Yuk Yuk’s in Victoria and we think it will be very successful wherever we open.”

The club is expected to open in the fall or winter.

There was a Yuk Yuk’s in Victoria several years ago, but it shut down in 1987 after only one year in business.

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“We’re not the type of place where people have fist fights inside or outside and yell and scream. They laugh inside and go home.”

- Jeff Silverman

Yuk Yuk’s still adamant about opening a Victoria location

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Penny pincherOwner Andy Wall adds the final pennies to a one by 12 metre dragon floor sculpture he is creating in his Chinatown cafe, The Bubble Tea Place.

Gang associate facing more chargesPamela RothVictoria News

A 43-year-old Victoria man believed to have ties with a notorious California street gang is facing a number of drug and firearm charges following a search of a North Park home last month.

On Dec. 10, police searched a residence in the 1100 block of Empress Avenue. Inside, they

found GHB, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. A pump-action shotgun, rifle, a significant amount of cash and other items consistent with drug trafficking were also seized.

Jason Sheena was taken into custody and is now facing numerous charges including possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of

a weapon or ammunition contrary to a probation order and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition. Police also seized evidence that links him to the suspected organized crime group, the Noreñtos.

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Nelson Ruest is a Block Watch captain for his condo building along the Songhees walkway in Victoria West.

Block Watch program an effective tool for crime preventionPamela RothVictoria News

Whenever Bonnie Hardy takes her dog for a walk through her James Bay neighbourhood, she isn’t just out for a leisurly stroll.

Being a Block Watch captain, she’s keeping an eye open for any suspicious activity in an effort to make sure her neighbourhood continues to be a safe place to live.

Several residents living on Government, Toronto, Heather, Powell and Michigan streets are now part of the Block Watch program. Hardy signed up two years ago and has noticed a reduction in crime.

“I remember one year (before Block Watch) on Government Street everybody’s tires were punctured. Someone just went through with a big knife,” said Hardy, who’s lived in the neighbourhood since 1997.

“We don’t see much of that anymore. We used to have street people coming down, but now there’s not.”

According to Victoria police, the Block Watch program is about neighbours helping neighbours. Households, apartments or condos on a block form a communication chain aided by a map of

names, telephone numbers and addresses. Participants watch out for each others homes and report suspicious activities to the police and each other to reduce the likelihood of residential crime.

The program was initiated in Seattle in 1974, with participating homes seeing a 48 to 62 per cent decrease in residential break-ins. Surrey was the first municipality to start a Block Watch program in B.C. It has since spread throughout several communities across the province.

Roughly 10 to 12 years ago, the program started in Esquimalt, then was later introduced to Victoria residents as well. Now all neighborhoods in Victoria and Esquimalt are on board.

“The response was overwhelming. I am constantly getting emails and phone calls from people inquiring about Block Watch or how to join,” said Kimberly Kelley, community programs coordinator with the Victoria police.

“It brings neighbours together, so once people get out and start talking to one another it becomes a natural fit.”

Victoria police don’t track any stats for Block Watch crime

trends, but Kelley said it’s an effective crime prevention tool and technique that makes people open their eyes, pay attention and question certain things that may be happening in their neighbourhood they may not otherwise be aware of.

About 85 per cent of residents living in a 90-unit condo along the Songhees walkway singed up for Block Watch last year.

According to Block Watch captain Nelson Ruest, some of the crime that happens downtown has now made its way into his neighbourhood, prompting residents to be more conscious about security.

A few weeks ago, an encampment was created on the banks of the water beside the building. Some Block Watch residents contacted police to make sure it didn’t become permanent.

“It just makes our environment more secure,” said Ruest. “It’s for us to have our neighbours more watchful, more careful. Even a simple thing like when you come into the garage and make sure you wait until its closed before you proceed just increases our level of safety.”

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Nelson Ruest is a Block Watch captain for his condo building along the Songhees walkway in Victoria West.

Block Watch program an effective tool for crime preventionPamela RothVictoria News

Whenever Bonnie Hardy takes her dog for a walk through her James Bay neighbourhood, she isn’t just out for a leisurly stroll.

Being a Block Watch captain, she’s keeping an eye open for any suspicious activity in an effort to make sure her neighbourhood continues to be a safe place to live.

Several residents living on Government, Toronto, Heather, Powell and Michigan streets are now part of the Block Watch program. Hardy signed up two years ago and has noticed a reduction in crime.

“I remember one year (before Block Watch) on Government Street everybody’s tires were punctured. Someone just went through with a big knife,” said Hardy, who’s lived in the neighbourhood since 1997.

“We don’t see much of that anymore. We used to have street people coming down, but now there’s not.”

According to Victoria police, the Block Watch program is about neighbours helping neighbours. Households, apartments or condos on a block form a communication chain aided by a map of

names, telephone numbers and addresses. Participants watch out for each others homes and report suspicious activities to the police and each other to reduce the likelihood of residential crime.

The program was initiated in Seattle in 1974, with participating homes seeing a 48 to 62 per cent decrease in residential break-ins. Surrey was the first municipality to start a Block Watch program in B.C. It has since spread throughout several communities across the province.

Roughly 10 to 12 years ago, the program started in Esquimalt, then was later introduced to Victoria residents as well. Now all neighborhoods in Victoria and Esquimalt are on board.

“The response was overwhelming. I am constantly getting emails and phone calls from people inquiring about Block Watch or how to join,” said Kimberly Kelley, community programs coordinator with the Victoria police.

“It brings neighbours together, so once people get out and start talking to one another it becomes a natural fit.”

Victoria police don’t track any stats for Block Watch crime

trends, but Kelley said it’s an effective crime prevention tool and technique that makes people open their eyes, pay attention and question certain things that may be happening in their neighbourhood they may not otherwise be aware of.

About 85 per cent of residents living in a 90-unit condo along the Songhees walkway singed up for Block Watch last year.

According to Block Watch captain Nelson Ruest, some of the crime that happens downtown has now made its way into his neighbourhood, prompting residents to be more conscious about security.

A few weeks ago, an encampment was created on the banks of the water beside the building. Some Block Watch residents contacted police to make sure it didn’t become permanent.

“It just makes our environment more secure,” said Ruest. “It’s for us to have our neighbours more watchful, more careful. Even a simple thing like when you come into the garage and make sure you wait until its closed before you proceed just increases our level of safety.”

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Decision to close Bengal Lounge wasn’t easyPamela RothVictoria News

The decision to close the Bengal Lounge at the Fairmont Empress Hotel wasn’t an easy one for operations director Cole Millen and his colleagues.

After 61 years of serving signature cocktails, the upscale lounge has become an icon in the city’s downtown and a popular spot among thirsty locals and tourists.

But according to Millen, the hotel is spending $30 to $40 million on renovations and part of that plan is to create more vitality at the centre of the building where the dining room and tea lobby are housed.

The tea lobby is busy when serving tea, noted Millen, but otherwise sits empty for 19 hours a day. In order to bring more energy into the space, the room will be rebranded as the lobby lounge with a bar for people to come sit down with a classic cocktail once the tea service is finished for the day. A bar is also being added to the restaurant which will boast a new menu.

“When we looked at what we were doing there we had to ask the question, can the hotel support three bars? We believe the answer is no,” said Millen. “It’s not about do we like the Bengal. We know everybody does and we do too, but in order to create that energy in the heart of the hotel we feel this was a decision we needed to make.”

The news came as a surprise for many

who work at the hotel.

“Nobody ever thought of the Bengal closing,” said James Griffin, spokesperson for the union that represents hospitality employees.

“The local clientele that’s been coming here for years has always supported the Bengal. Some people are very upset.”

Members of the public were also upset. One citizen started an online

petition to save the lounge and had 1,092 supporters in less than 24 hours. The petition website states the new owners of the Empress are destroying its history and everything the heritage landmark stands for.

Supporters also shared their comments, with one man from Ottawa saying, “Close the Bengal Lounge and you might as well

close the Empress. That room is the soul of the city. You can’t create history or character from scratch — a room like that takes decades to become what it is. When it’s gone, its gone and so will be many of the hotel’s patrons.”

Millen thinks it’s great the community cares so much about the hotel, but noted the room has changed three times in the past.

The space was originally a reading and writing room with a gentleman’s only cigar lounge. In 1954, it transformed into the Coronet Lounge — Victoria’s first cocktail lounge. It wasn’t until a restoration in the late 1960s that it became the Bengal — an Indian-themed colonial style lounge with a tiger skin on the wall.

What will become of the space has yet to be determined, but Millen said the renovations are exciting since the last time the hotel had any significant capital investment was in 1989. If no upgrades were ever made, the rooms would still have two twin beds, no television or bathroom, he noted.

“Change is inevitable and often times it is for the best,” said Millen. “We’re all going to miss it. It’s a part of the hotel’s history and that’s important to recognize, but I am very excited about what’s happening...This is just one more chapter in the Empress’s history.”

The lounge is slated to close its doors at the end of April.

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The Bengal Lounge at the Fairmont Empress Hotel will close its doors at the end of April.

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Arts Committee approves several grants

The CRD Arts Com-mittee has recently approved grants resulting from the Arts Development 2016 Operating Grant program. A total of $2,121,240 will pro-vide assistance to 30 organizations in the Capital Region whose primary purpose is public programming in the arts. Last year, funded organizations produced more than 2,774 events encom-passing dance, visual and media art, music, theatre and more.

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Walking into Pic A Flic Video store in the Cook Street Village, it’s easily confused with a library.

The old wooden shelves that line the walls and run throughout the store are stacked inches upon inches with DVDs. They’re packed so methodically and neatly that on first glance, they look more like books than movies.

But that is what owner Kent Bendall believes the store has become — a library of sorts for cinema.

Being the only movie rental store left in Victoria, Pic A Flic is home to more than 30,000 movie titles, TV shows and even a few VHSs from the newest releases to films dating as far back as the 1920s.

Bendall, who has worked at the store full-time for the past 15 years, recently went from long-time employee to owner after he purchased the business from the previous owners on Jan. 1.

“It is crazy. I’m the first to admit I’m certifiable,” Bendall laughed, adding the former owners did not want the store to close nor did they want to just sell the business to anyone.

“It’s very much a neighbourhood store. I’ve seen kids grow up

and come in with their parents and now they’re coming in with their own kids. You definitely feel the community vibe here.”

The store has been a fixture in the community since it first opened in 1983 (the original store opened across the street and shortly after moved to its current location).

Over the years with the shift to a more digital way of consuming movies, such as Netflix and Shaw on Demand, the store has seen a decrease in the number of people coming in to rent the latest blockbuster movies.

However, Bendall said they still have regular customers, who come in on a weekly basis, and are looking for a more human connection.

“Just the fact that you come in here and talk to people. There are still people that like that face-to-face interaction. You can come in and say ‘I like this movie, what else would I like?’” said Bendall, noting they have customers from as far away as Galiano and Pender islands, Sooke and Mill Bay who come down weekly.

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Rosa Venditti has been renting movies at the store since 1992.

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Kent Bendall has taken over ownership of Pic A Flick, one of the only video rental stores left in Victoria, in the Cook Street Village.

Esquimalt chamber scraps executive director position

Adrian Andrews is no longer the executive director of the Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce after the board decided to undergo a “restructuring” in the new year to improve the efficiency of the chamber.

“Moving forward with our new economic plan and costs and money, we looked at everything and that’s the conclusion we came to,” said Bill Lang, president of the chamber of commerce.

“It has nothing to do with Adrian, it’s the position. The executive director position has been eliminated, we’re reorganizing and so unfortunately, that was Adrian’s position. He’s done a very good job for us

in the past. We wish him all the best.”

Members of the board, including vice president RJ Senko with Esquimalt Royal Roads University, will become more involved in the operation.

“It looks good. We have a lot of things planned for 2016, including the AGM, business panel with the city and we want to reach out to the membership and service the membership better and give more value for their membership, which is our goal,” Lang said, adding the restructuring will not affect how the chamber operates.

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Have a laugh — for no reason

It’s a weird concept — laughing for no reason. If you saw somebody doing that alone on the street, you might think they are out of their mind.

But it’s a concept a group of Victoria residents embrace, and practice during get togethers at Beacon Hill Park or wherever else suits their fancy.

It’s called laughter yoga — a concept that was developed in 1995 by a doctor from India and is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. The practice is done in groups with eye contact and playfulness between participants. Forced laughter soon turns into real and contagious laughter, leading to a jolly old time.

The concept has now blossomed into more than 6,000 laughter yoga clubs worldwide. It’s supposed to help lower stress hormones in the blood and body and can help change a mood within minutes.

Some of those who’ve participated in the sessions claim its changed their life — like Victoria resident Eric Bourgault. The 42-year-old once found himself in a funk, but now works as a laughter wellness coach, focusing specifically on individuals and groups with specific needs.

Anyone who says they don’t feel great after having a good laugh is in denial. Bourgault is a firm believer that laugher truly is the best medicine and he’s probably right.

We don’t necessarily have to attend a workshop or yoga laughter class to have a good laugh, but should realize that we don’t always need something to laugh at. But if that concept is too hard to wrap your head around, simply tell a joke to a colleague or friend who’s having a bad day. Everyone could use a good laugh once in a while, even if it’s for no reason.

In the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that seems relatively painless, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times.

For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commercial projects emerge from bedrock, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers, scratched and backwards, rather than shiny and forward on politicians.

Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges.

Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the pre-recession peak of 2007.

Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stronger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher.

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The B.C. Cancer Agency’s new director, Dr. Malcolm Moore, oncologist Dr. Janessa Laskin and Dr. Marco Marra, director of the agency’s Genome Science Centre, described a world-leading centre of research that is reaching out to specialists and their patients across the province and attracting

international funding and talent for ground-breaking research.

Outside the urban regions, where retail sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find. The mining and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices, with more temporary mine closures expected.

The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year as Americans take advantage of a discount on visits to B.C.

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regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job growth in every region except the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good.

Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta, and the federal government is planning to fast-track its promised infrastructure spending to create work across the country.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry representatives.

Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Pacific Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces.

The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016.

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Affiliated with the Neustra Familiar (Our Family), the Noreñtos are a street gang in northern California with a presence in the federal prison system. Their emblems and clothing are associated with the colour red and the number 14 is used in tattoos and graffiti because “N” is the 14th letter of the alphabet.

This isn’t the first time police in Victoria have come across associates with the gang.

Last July, an undercover sting targeting aggressive drug dealers around homeless shelters lead to the arrest of 16 people and 19 counts of trafficking. Police said most of those charged were members of the Norteños, which have been growing in Victoria.

During a search of another Victoria home in April 2014, police found many pieces of clothing, graffiti and other items associated with the gang.

The search was sparked following a report of a break

and enter at a Broad Street surf shop where $16,000 worth of watches were stolen. The suspect was caught on video surveillance and recognized by officers, who realized the crime was tied to two other people believed to be taking stolen goods in exchange for drugs.

Police tracked down the suspects at a home in the 1100 block of Kings Road. The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team and Crisis Negotiation Team were called in to make the arrests.

Inside the home, officers found ecstasy, marijuana and property tied to the original break and enter, along with others downtown. A bulletproof vest, bear spray and nunchucks were also found.

Sheena was among the two people arrested. He later plead guilty to possession of stolen property and weapons charges, for which he received a 90-day sentence but was given credit for time served. He was also handed another 30 days for an assault on July 8, 2014. A court

date has been set for Jan. 20 on his latest charges.

Const. Jordan McLellan with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. said there are a number of well-known organized crime groups operating in the province, such as the Hells Angels, United Nations, Red Scorpions and Independent Soldiers, that have affiliates on the Island. The Hells Angels, however, still have a stronghold, operating two clubhouses in Nanaimo and Campbell River.

“The gang activity that we see happening on the Island is pretty consistent with what we see in other parts of B.C.,” said McLellan, noting the Island tends to have less violence among rival gangs compared to the Lower Mainland.

“Anywhere people are purchasing drugs, that’s 99 per cent of the time attributed to gangs because they are there to supply their street dealers and provide their customers with those things.”

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Eric Bourgault is a firm believer that laughter truly is the best medicine.

When the 42-year-old moved to Victoria three years ago after a five-year journey cycling around the world, he noticed a lack of connectivity amongst city resi-dents.

He went through a

personal breakdown, with a black cloud hanging over his head. So Bourgault began looking for ways to rebalance himself and connect with others. That's when he heard about a yoga laughter session at Beacon Hill Park. He decided to attend with no expec-tations and was blown away by his experi-ence.

“I saw a huge shift from being in my head to being in my heart and feeling the differ-ence,” said Bourgault, adding participants tapped into their child-like spirit.

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this idea that we need to laugh because there's a reason for it. Kids laugh for absolutely no reason because they are in touch with their emo-tions and as we get older we let go of that. To see a bunch of adults in a park laugh-ing for no reason, it's pretty refreshing.”

Being in show busi-ness most of his life,

Bourgault was used to going on stage wear-ing a fake smile even if his heart felt heavy. But laughing for no reason with a bunch of strangers in the park was a freedom he'd never been able to find anywhere else.

Developed in 1995 by a doctor from India, laughter yoga is based on the belief that voluntary laugh-ter provides the same physiological and psy-chological benefits as spontaneous laughter. The practice is done in groups with eye contact and playful-ness between partici-pants. Forced laughter soon turns into real and contagious laugh-ter.

According to laugh-teryoga.org, research shows laughter lowers the level of stress hor-mones in the blood and body, and can help change a mood within minutes by releasing endorphins from brain cells.

The concept has blossomed into more than 6,000 laughter yoga clubs worldwide, including a few in Vic-toria like the Victoria Laughter Yoga Club,

which Bourgault is also a part of.

About a year ago, Bourgault decided to branch out on his own as a laughter wellness coach, focusing spe-cifically on laughter for individuals and groups with specific needs. In his sessions, Bourgault uses a story board based on a spe-cific theme emphasiz-ing the dynamic of the group's interactions.

He admits people at first feel silly and are hesitant to give forced laughter a whirl, but eventually they are able to step out of their comfort zone, tap into their child-

like spirit and feel the power laughter can bring.

“It changed my life. It gave me a natural boost and the privi-lege to look at situa-tions where I used to react negatively and see it for what it is,” said Bourgault.

“It's the most conve-nient way to connect people together...The more you do it, the more you see a sud-den change.”

Bourgault is offering free laughter sessions at the Quadra Village Community Centre Jan. 26 and Feb. 2. For more information visit laughterinmotion.

ca. A Laugh Out Loud parade, organized by the Victoria Laughter Yoga Club, will be held on Sunday, Jan. 31 at Centennial Square at 1 p.m.

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“It changed my life. It gave me a natural boost and the privilege to look at situations where I used to react negatively and see it for what it is.”

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Most people have done it. You're having a great conversa-tion and someone asks a ques-tion that no one knows the answer to, so you pull out your phone to Google it.

For many people, the Inter-net is an instant source of infor-mation, but it can affect how people communicate today and is the topic of a new play at the Intrepid Theatre this week.

Describe My Lonely, pre-sented by Catador Theatre, follows the life of recently-dumped Alex Cooper as the character searches for connec-tion through a series of blind dates.

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The Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission will be able to con-tinue operations after

Victoria city council unanimously approved to restore $45,000 in funding for the organi-zation last week.

“It's fabulous. We were very, very appreciative and very

relieved to hear the news,” said film com-missioner Kathleen Gilbert. “This allows us to carry on and hopefully bring to Vic-toria the same amount of economic growth

that we brought last year.”

City council recently floated the idea of making changes to its Strategic Plan Grant Policy, which included capping grants at

$25,000. The motion would have impacted six organizations in Victoria that received more than $25,000 in grant funding last year, such as the Greater Victoria Economic Development Agency, Tourism Victoria, Beacon Community Services for adult school crossings, AIDS Vancouver Island, the Greater Victoria Coali-tion to End Homeless-ness and the film com-mission.

The cap would have reduced the film com-mission’s roughly $170,000 budget by $20,000.

Coun. Jeremy Love-day brought forward the motion to support the film commission.

“It would have been a huge blow for the film commission right after a banner year. I think the city should be continuing to sup-

port the film industry in Victoria,” he said.

After receiving more than 50 letters from businesses and residents working in the local film indus-try, councillors voted against the proposed $25,000 cap and to restore the film com-mission's funding last Thursday.

“I felt a bit relieved, honestly. I thought as a council, we were making a mistake and so we ended up making the right deci-sion and now I look forward to the film commission continu-ing their great work and hopefully having another banner year in 2016,” Loveday added.

The film commis-sion will continue to look for funding to hire an additional staff member to help with operations.

The Vancouver

Island South Film and Media Commission, which is the oldest in B.C., is responsible for marketing the Capital Regional District to producers around the world and encourag-ing them to bring pro-ductions to town.

Last year, was a record-breaking year with 24 productions coming to Victoria, bringing in an esti-mated $18 million to the local economy. [email protected]

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Owners of a salon that provides wigs to women with cancer are circu-lating an online petition in an attempt to save the beloved businesses.

For the last 14 years, Salon Revive has provided an array of wigs, hats and scarves in a salon at the B.C. Can-cer Agency building at Royal Jubilee Hospital, to patients dealing with hair

loss due to cancer treatments.However, at the end of November,

owner Leanna Eastgate received a noticed stating the agency is termi-nating the lease of the 10 foot by 10 foot space and must be out by Jan. 31.

“My first word was this is just wrong. I was shocked. I just always felt that Sheila and I were part of this clinic and I know the commu-nity thought that, but obviously we're not,” Eastgate said. “Now I'm just really, really sad.”

Petition to save wig salon gains momentum Petition has garnered more than 2,700 signatures

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Capital Regional District Notice to ElectorsWithin the Capital Regional DistrictAlternative Approval Process for CRD Bylaw 4042 - Authorizing the disposal of a portion of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park ReserveNotice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Capital Regional District (“CRD”) proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 4042, “Capital Regional District Disposition of Part of Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve Bylaw No. 1, 2015.” The purpose of Bylaw No. 4042 is to authorize the sale or exchange of a 902m2 (0.09 hectare) parcel in the Sooke Hills Regional Park Reserve, more particularly described as that portion of Lot 21, District Lot 8, Block 453 and Block 352, Malahat District, Plan VIP84067. The intention is to exchange this parcel of land for a similarly sized and nearby parcel owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. This parcel will become dedicated road. This exchange is critical to complete the necessary land transactions to ensure that construction of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail is completed in 2017.Take further notice that the CRD may proceed with Bylaw No. 4042 unless at least 28,055 electors within the CRD indicate by signing the elector response forms, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors by way of referendum before proceeding to adopt Bylaw No. 4042.The elector response form must be in the form as established by the CRD and forms are available from the CRD on request. The only persons entitled to sign elector response forms are electors of the area to which the alternative approval process opportunity applies. The alternative approval process opportunity applies within the regional parks service area, which is comprised of all the municipalities and electoral areas in the Capital Regional District, as follows: Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Oak Bay, Metchosin, North Saanich, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria, View Royal; and Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island and Southern Gulf Islands electoral areas.The deadline for delivering the original signed elector response forms, in relation to Bylaw No. 4042, to the CRD is 4:00 pm on Monday, February 22, 2016. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted.The CRD has estimated that the total number of electors within the service area is 280,551 and that 10% of that number or 28,055 electors must submit elector response forms to prevent the CRD from enacting Bylaw No. 4042 without the assent of the electors by referendum.Further technical information concerning Bylaw No. 4042 may be obtained from Stephen Henderson, Manager, Real Estate, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, 250.360.3136, [email protected], during regular office hours Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until February 22, 2016.Qualifications for Resident and Non-Resident Property ElectorsResident Elector: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months and in the Capital Regional District for at least 30 days prior to signing the elector response form.Non-Resident Property Elector: You may submit an elector response form as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months, have owned and held registered title to property in the Capital Regional District for 30 days and do NOT qualify as a Resident Elector. If there is more than one registered owner of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) only one individual may, with the written consent of the majority, submit an elector response form.To obtain an elector response form, or for questions about the elector approval process, please contact CRD Legislative and Information Services, PO Box 1000, 625 Fisgard Street, 5th Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2S6 or by telephone at 250.360.3642 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.A copy of the elector response form may be downloaded from:www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-votingElector response forms may also be obtained at the CRD offices listed below. A copy of Bylaw No. 4042 and a copy of this Notice may be inspected during regular office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (unless specified otherwise below), Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until February 22, 2016 at the following locations:• public notice board in the lobby of CRD headquarters, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria• Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich• Juan de Fuca Local Area Services office, #3-7450 Butler Road, Sooke• Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria• SSI Administration (PARC) Office, 145 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island• on the CRD website:

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Eastgate opened the salon after dealing with her own hair loss due to alopecia.

Now, owners are circulating an online petition with hopes the cancer agency will allow them to stay in the same building.

“(Patients) need this here for their recov-ery. They have enough stress when they're diagnosed, they don't need to figure out where to get a wig and how to get there,” said Sheila MacKay, a styl-ist and hairdresser, who has been with the salon since it opened.

“The people who are going to lose out are the patients and that's who this is affecting.”

More than 2,700 people have signed the petition so far, many providing heartfelt testimonials about the benefits of the salon.

One person said “the love and kindness given out is huge and cannot be measured . . . to take this away from the patients who so dearly need their services and kind sup-port is a travesty.”

Another said “My daughter had cancer and had to get a wig. Sheila was incredible. I cannot express how important this service was . . . this services goes hand in hand with cancer recovery.”

There are more than 65 pages of comments in support of the salon since the petition was created earlier this year.

Eastgate hopes to set up a meeting with the cancer agency this week to present the petition. She added she hopes the can-cer agency can find another location for them within the same building.

But the cancer agency is standing firm on its decision.

“Although the salon is a small space, coor-dinating a renovation with adjacent areas will give us the abil-ity to add three, if not four, clinical exam rooms,” said Kelly Nystedt, regional direc-tor for the B.C. Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Centre via email.

“We recognize that the salon provides a valuable service to patients. Unfor-tunately this high demand for public space means that mov-ing the for-profit busi-ness to another area within the facility is not an option.”

After Jan. 31, the salon will be forced to move to Capilia on Quadra Street, a clinic centre that offers hair transplants, trichology and solutions for per-manent hair loss.

“It wasn't really intended to move peo-ple from (the hospi-tal) to (Capilia),” said Eastgate, adding she has roughly $20,000 of winter inventory that must be moved in the process. “Thankfully, I can move this there, but it needs to be here (at the hospital).”

To sign the peti-tion visit change.org and search Save Salon Revive at B.C. Cancer Agency. [email protected]

Owners hope cancer agency will reconsider

“(Patients) need this here for their recovery. They have enough stress when they’re diagnosed, they don’t need to figure out where to get a wig.”

— Sheila MacKay

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The Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission will be able to con-tinue operations after

Victoria city council unanimously approved to restore $45,000 in funding for the organi-zation last week.

“It's fabulous. We were very, very appreciative and very

relieved to hear the news,” said film com-missioner Kathleen Gilbert. “This allows us to carry on and hopefully bring to Vic-toria the same amount of economic growth

that we brought last year.”

City council recently floated the idea of making changes to its Strategic Plan Grant Policy, which included capping grants at

$25,000. The motion would have impacted six organizations in Victoria that received more than $25,000 in grant funding last year, such as the Greater Victoria Economic Development Agency, Tourism Victoria, Beacon Community Services for adult school crossings, AIDS Vancouver Island, the Greater Victoria Coali-tion to End Homeless-ness and the film com-mission.

The cap would have reduced the film com-mission’s roughly $170,000 budget by $20,000.

Coun. Jeremy Love-day brought forward the motion to support the film commission.

“It would have been a huge blow for the film commission right after a banner year. I think the city should be continuing to sup-

port the film industry in Victoria,” he said.

After receiving more than 50 letters from businesses and residents working in the local film indus-try, councillors voted against the proposed $25,000 cap and to restore the film com-mission's funding last Thursday.

“I felt a bit relieved, honestly. I thought as a council, we were making a mistake and so we ended up making the right deci-sion and now I look forward to the film commission continu-ing their great work and hopefully having another banner year in 2016,” Loveday added.

The film commis-sion will continue to look for funding to hire an additional staff member to help with operations.

The Vancouver

Island South Film and Media Commission, which is the oldest in B.C., is responsible for marketing the Capital Regional District to producers around the world and encourag-ing them to bring pro-ductions to town.

Last year, was a record-breaking year with 24 productions coming to Victoria, bringing in an esti-mated $18 million to the local economy. [email protected]

City restores funding to film commission

Jeremy Loveday


Owners of a salon that provides wigs to women with cancer are circu-lating an online petition in an attempt to save the beloved businesses.

For the last 14 years, Salon Revive has provided an array of wigs, hats and scarves in a salon at the B.C. Can-cer Agency building at Royal Jubilee Hospital, to patients dealing with hair

loss due to cancer treatments.However, at the end of November,

owner Leanna Eastgate received a noticed stating the agency is termi-nating the lease of the 10 foot by 10 foot space and must be out by Jan. 31.

“My first word was this is just wrong. I was shocked. I just always felt that Sheila and I were part of this clinic and I know the commu-nity thought that, but obviously we're not,” Eastgate said. “Now I'm just really, really sad.”

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The Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee (CAL-WMC) approved heading out for public feedback that will include online surveys and an option to email comments.

“We'll never have perfect information but we have enough information. I think it's time we ask the public. This will not be a referendum,” said committee chair and Victo-ria Mayor Lisa Helps. “I think director (Ben) Isitt said it best, there's still lots in flux.”

There are five options for

wastewater treatment in the core area — some with mul-tiple subset options — and each offering a representative approach for developing a more refined plan.

“I really have to question why we're going out to the public at this time with what information we have,” said director Vic Derman, who noted the public found a “dearth of information” last time.

“We don't have solid infor-mation here. We have five (options) or whatever it's morphing to, mostly centred around Rock Bay. We already know there are other options.”

The committee deferred going out last month to con-sult the public, asking staff to gather more information now included, or coming soon, online at the CRD website.

Some voiced concern the public couldn't comment on options not included, such as the “deep shaft” treatment recently investigated by the technical oversight panel.

Helps noted the survey will be designed to offer “other comments” for the savvy pub-lic who follow all the techni-cal options, or prefer to see a hybrid solution. The public expects to be consulted but the final stages will be “a hard political decision,” she added.

The CALWMC approved heading out for consult after a lengthy discussion during its Jan. 13 meeting.

“We're not at the end. We're not even at the beginning of the end. We're making a teeny tiny decision … to go out and have conversation with our public,” said Susan Brice.

“I really hoped that after hearing everything and not expecting perfection and know-ing it's fluid … that this would be something that would be quite frankly unanimously sup-ported.”

Visit crd.bc.ca/project/wastewater-planning to view the option sets and other infor-mation as well as provide feed-back online.

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Oak Bay Mayor Nils

Jensen plans to officially make his bid to re-look at McLoughlin Point for wastewater treatment.

“When it was revealed

to the CALWMC (Core Area Liquid Waste Management Commit-tee) that the new plans would be anywhere from twice as much to three times as much, I came to the conclusion that we should recon-sider McLoughlin for a number of reasons,” he said.

“One, we knew the costs. Two, we owned that particular property and three, it was zoned for sewage treatment.”

Esquimalt rejected the site for sewage treat-ment in spring 2014. At the time Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins said Capital Regional District (CRD) offi-cials failed to deliver requested information including details on First Nations consultation, meeting minutes and an independent tsunami report for McLoughlin Point. The decision fol-lowed days of public hearings and received a standing ovation.

Jensen voiced his concerns over cost after a meeting in December. He'll make it official with a notice of motion for the Jan. 27 CRD meet-ing of the Core Area Liq-

uid Waste Management Committee.

“The motion is to ask our technical oversight panel (TOP) to look at the feasibility, to exam-ine in all the circum-stances whether or not that is a suitable site,” Jensen said.

During that December meeting, the technical oversight panel was also tasked with investigat-ing another option that would see a Colwood, Langford, Esquimalt First Nation option. It's now a subset of option 5.

McLoughlin isn't the only site he feels shows potential. The CRD also has zoned land at Macaulay Point.

“It's not big enough by itself, but it's imme-diately adjacent to DND property which hasn't and will never be used for defence purposes,” Jensen said. “This new federal government may be more open to that as a possibility.”

The CRD needs to have a site chosen and zoned to meet the March 31 deadline for one of the three fed-eral funders.

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When Peter Ross was five years old, his father Ian pitched him his first baseball — and to his delight, he hit it.

“He just loved playing the game. The look on a kid's face when they hit a ball for the first time is just totally priceless,” said Ian, a Victoria resident. “There's that feeling that they get, there's something primeval about hitting a baseball with a bat that kids really respond to and they just have a lot of fun.”

Shortly after, Ian and his wife Karen enrolled Peter to play with the National Little League, the oldest little league in the city.

For the last six years, the fam-ily has driven their sons (their

youngest Liam, seven, also plays) to practice and for games at Jerry Hale Park on the corner of Cook Street and Hillside Ave-nue and Oaklands Park between Ryan Street and Kings Road.

Despite having the opportu-nity to try several other sports, the family decided baseball allowed them to get involved in the community, get to know their neighbours and stay active.

For Ian, returning to the field has come full circle.

He played baseball with the league for eight years when he was young and is now one of the major coaches and the vice president of mini minor with the little league.

“A lot of people in Victoria have some kind of connection to the park,” Ian said. “Organized sports helps kids with their self-confidence and learning how to work with other people towards a common goal is a life skill.”

This season, the little league is looking to increase enrol-

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There are six programs and 12 teams (as of last year), includ-ing t-ball for kids aged five to six, mini and rookie minors for ages seven to eight, minors for kids nine to 10, and majors for ages 11 to 12.

“It's definitely all about the kids. We're not competitive, we're all about the fun,” said Tina Randall, president of the little league, who has a son and daughter who play baseball in the league. “We embrace every kid from every background and we don't care what their skill lev-els are.”

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The Victoria Cougars continue to lead the pack in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, going for their 22nd win in a row this Wednesday when they visit the Westshore Wolves.

Wednesday marks the first of three games over a five day stretch for Victoria. Follow-ing their game against Westshore, the Cou-gars return home to face the Saanich Braves on Thursday night before concluding the weekend with a mati-nee affair against the Nanaimo Buccaneers on Sunday.

With a record of 31-4-1-0, Victoria continues to lead the league. Not far behind is the north Island division leading Campbell River Storm who sit just two points back, but the Cougars have played two fewer games.

Westshore, with a record of 18-18-0-3,

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Wednesday also marks the eighth and final regular season meeting between these two teams. Victoria leads its head-to-head

series with the Wolves having won six times out of seven.

The Cougars kept their winning streak intact by beating West-shore 4-3 last Thursday. Dom Kolbeins, Cody Hodges, Ryan Carson, and James Scott spot-ted Victoria a four-goal lead midway through the third period before

a pair of power play goals from Wolves’ Cam Kinsman and a short-handed goal from Bro-die Smith made things interesting.

It was another tight game for the Cougars. Four of their past five games have been decided by a mere goal.

Westshore was with-

out their top and third leading scorer in Cory Hatcher and Nathan Gelsinger for that game.Gelsinger was called up by the Victoria Griz-zlies for their road trip through Prince George and Coquitlam.

Cougars’ backup goalie Gregory Maggio was not in the lineup last Thursday either.

He was travelling though Surrey, Pentic-ton, and Trail with the Power River Kings. All three players should be back in their respective lineup on Wednesday.

The Wolves are com-ing off a 5-4 overtime

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Eleven-year-old Peter Ross throws a pitch during a game last season. The National Little League is hoping to increase enrolment this year from 115 to 200 players.

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

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Ref’s req’d. $1300/mo. Msg (250)652-7909

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PARKING SPACE near Lans-downe Camosun College. 3min. walk to campus. Only$75/mo. Save $55/mo (ormore for long-term). Chris,250-595-0370.

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CARS

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MOTORCYCLES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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CARPENTRY

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

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Interior fi nish, weather proof-ing, decks, fences, laminate fl rs, sm jobs. Reasonable. In-sured. 250-857-1269.www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES

CHEERFUL CLEANER with own supplies. Esq/Vic. Senior Discount. Call (778)432-3588

DRYWALL

LANGFORD DRYWALL- U-hang; we-tape. Professional. Done-in-a-day service. Call Andy 250-896-9338.

ELECTRICAL

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

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991.


ELECTRICAL

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaran-teed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

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

GARDENING

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

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

FRUIT TREE PRUNING. Ivy & blackberry clearing. Call John Kaiser at 250-812-8236.

.... THE GARDENING GAL .... Quality Affordable Gardening. Renovations Maintenance & Cleanups. 250-217-7708.


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250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.

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

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

HANDYPERSONS

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

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

RENO SPECIALISTCarpentry, drywall,

plumbing, tiling, electric. Kitchen & bath.

20 yrs exp. Fully insured.Alain 250-744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

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

Refuse Sam✓Garbage Removal

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Call Nicolaas at (250)920-5108.

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving & Hauling. Free Est $75=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.


& MOVING STORAGE

Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747

PAINTING

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.

HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING

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

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

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BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning, Gutters. Over 25 yrs. Licensed& affordable. 250-884-7066.

COME CLEAN Windows, gut-ters. “Shining for You”. In-sured. Free est. 250-881-6385 www.ComeCleanWindows.com

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

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