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Referee vs. linesmanEx-junior player-turned referee is Victoria’s top NHL prospect.

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Song of successVictoria International Buskers Festival wins high praise from performers.

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Erin McCrackenNews staff

Russ and Geoff Courtnall may be retired from the NHL, but they - together with their brother Bruce - have scored big once again for mental health.

“Excellent,” Geoff Courtnall said of the more than $720,000 the third Courtnall Celebrity Classic raised. That’s not counting funds raised at the gala dinner, golf tournament and through online donations, which will be tabulated over the next two weeks.

“I think it was overwhelming this weekend with the response.”

The money will outfit five mental health units at the Royal Jubilee Hospital’s new Patient Care Centre with special furnishings, such as tables and chairs that don’t have sharp edges, high-tech patient beds, lifts and slings, a closed-circuit TV system and emergency call buttons, among other items.

Equally as important, the event brought mental illness out from the shadows.

“I really believe that it’s becoming more and more out in the open,” said Bruce Courtnall. “It helps people heal. Maybe it helps people admit they have got to deal with some things.”

Mental health patients, their families, even their doctors have long suffered the shame associated with mental illness, said psychiatrist Dr. Rivian Weinerman, the Vancouver Island Health Authority’s regional head of collaborative care in

psychiatry. “The Courtnalls’ job, and what they’re doing so beautifully, is really fighting stigma,” said Weinerman.

Their support for the mental health department at the Patient Care Centre – home to units for mood disorders, psychoses, general psychiatric care, older adult psychiatry, and eventually a seclusion unit – shows patients that people care.

“Having them as part of the Patient Care Centre just like everybody else addresses a lot of

levels of stigma,” Weinerman said.The Courtnalls raised about

$2 million through their first two Courtnall Celebrity Classics in 2003 and 2004, and opened the Archie Courtnall Centre for emergency psychiatric care, named for their father who committed suicide in 1978.

A fourth Courtnall Celebrity Classic isn’t planned for next year, but the Courtnalls say they will continue to champion mental health causes.

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Courtnalls ace fundraiser

Funds raised■ CFAX 1070 radiothon: $82,642■ Silent and live auction: $387,875■ Thrifty Foods founder, Alex Campbell Sr.: $250,000■ Gala dinner, golf tourney and online donations: to be tabulated

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The Courtnall brothers – Russ, left, Geoff and Bruce – team up on the red carpet in front of the Fairmont Empress Hotel before the Courtnall Celebrity Classic gala dinner Friday.

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Kyle SlavinNews staff

Greater Victoria’s six MLAs incurred more than $185,000 in travel expenses last year.

The figures, as part of the pub-lic accounts portion of the prov-ince’s finances, were released last week as the B.C. government works towards an air of open-ness. In years past, only ministers’ expenses were released, but Brit-ish Columbians can now see just how much of taxpayers’ money every MLA spent.

In Victoria, Carole James (Victoria-Beacon Hill) racked up the largest MLA bill with $39,869 in travel costs. The former NDP leader said she spent three-quar-ters of her time as leader travelling the province prior to her stepping down in December, and welcomed this new measure of financial open-ness.

“It’s definitely the right direction. MLAs are accountable for those dollars, they are public dollars and we should be accountable to the voters in our community,” she said.

Oak Bay-Gordon Head’s Ida Chong had a meagre $1,635 travel bill as an MLA, but racked up an additional $61,057 on ministerial duties.

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As the city straight-ens out the s-curve entrance to Vic West, a large chunk of prime

municipal land will open up.

It’s a 52,000-square-foot bonus, resulting from the realignment of a new Johnson Street Bridge. It’s also an opportunity to revisit the gateway to Vic West

Any option would be an improvement: cur-rently pedestrians and cyclists are greeted by poorly-lit sidewalks. Fenced lots nearby lend few ears and eyes.

“The community would like to have that as park area, rather than commercial area,” said community asso-ciation president Nan Judd. “Something not just our Vic West com-munity can enjoy but the whole community.”

Mayor Dean Fortin also wants no uncer-tainty on the issue.

Green space, how-ever, is not the only option.

Selling all, or a por-tion of the land is still possible.

Revenue from the sale, plus annual prop-erty taxes, could off-set some of the debt

incurred in building the $77-million bridge. (The larger, but nearest neighbour, the Delta Ocean Pointe, pays over half a million in property taxes).

Until now, however, the issue has been left undebated.

“This was something that has not had any type of discussion that

I can recall at the table,” said project director, Mike Lai at a council meeting Thursday.

“It needs to be dis-cussed,” said Coun. Geoff Young. There are a whole range of options, he said, point-ing out the property need not be considered as a single parcel.

“I think it would be totally reasonable for us to get a report back from staff … before we make a decision in principle on an entire chunk of land which we don’t even know at this point ... how much it’s worth.”

A land sale could offer “more of an urban connection between the Songhees and the downtown,” Young said. “To me, what you want is some kind of animation.”[email protected]

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Day care fails to report missing tot

A three-year-old girl walked away from her day care’s field trip last week, and the incident was reported not by the day care, but by a passerby.

On July 19, the girl had been wandering by herself in Vic West for 45 minutes before someone found her and called police.

Police called local day cares, and Footprints Academy, located on Fullerton Avenue, said one of its children was missing.

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New manager hired for corporate services

A new face will join the Township of Esquimalt’s management team on Sept. 6.

Anja Nurvo has been hired as the township’s new manager of corporate services.

The role includes overseeing the municipality’s election as chief electoral officer, drafting bylaws, policies and contracts, supervising support staff, managing various departments, such as archives and sustainability, and attending council meetings, among other duties.

Adventurers take on food challengeGreater Victoria foodies scour coast for grubNatalie NorthNews staff

Three Greater Victoria foodies have embarked on a journey of hunting and gather-ing along Vancouver Island’s Inside Passage to find out how to not just live off the land, but live well.

“I think it is possible and we’re really not limiting ourselves,” said Brendan Harris, cap-tain of Tiki, the nine-metre 1975 Martin sail-

boat poised for the trip.

On Saturday, Har-ris, a former restau-rant owner, set sail to Desolation Sound and back with head chef Janusz Urban and film director Arran Jackson. Along the way, the friends will craft gourmet meals from foraged foods and document

the process. With three guys roughing it in the small boat

loaded with gear, Harris said, the reward is the luxury of slowing down their daily routine to focus on food. The plan is to hunt rabbits on Cortez Island, and fish for salmon and harvest shellfish and seaweed along the way.

“The ultimate outcome would be no red tide,” he said. “Obviously some wind, good weather and lots of fish in the sea.”

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Busker fest sings successRoszan HolmenNews staff

Victoria has what it takes to host a buskers festival of international caliber.

That’s the feedback from globe-trotting performers participat-ing in the 10-day inau-gural Victoria Interna-tional Buskers Festival. On Sunday, the final night, they surprised festival organizer John Vickers by putting on an all-star show on the lawn of the Fairmont Empress, and donating proceeds to the festival society.

“It was really nice,” said Vickers. With an estimated 2,000 people viewing, there wasn’t a patch of grass left to sit, he said. “It’s great to see the buzz in the community.”

Already, Vickers has received two applications to perform during the 2012 festival.

Next year’s festival promises even more because it will be eligible for many grants not available to first-year festivals. For Vickers that means the long and poorly paid hours will come to an end.

“To go through what I went through over the last 12 months … I wouldn’t do it again,” he said. The investment, he said, was all about

the second-year event. While Vickers had the help of two-

co-op students and 200 volunteers, he anticipates having some staff starting this December.

“I’ve learned a lot of lessons about the waterfront,” he said.

For instance, the public wash-rooms closed at 9 p.m., leaving few portable washrooms to serve thou-sands until 10 p.m.

“I don’t understand why they wouldn’t keep the washrooms open for that last hour,” said Vickers.

While the stage set up on Langley Street was deemed a success, he’ll try again for support to close Gov-ernment Street for some or all of the festival next year.

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Tea, dancing, music on orderErin CardoneNews staff

The sights, sounds, tastes and smells of Victoria’s Chinese community will come alive for a new night market.

Once a month, until late Sep-tember, vendors and perform-ers will set up in the 500-block of Fisgard St. between 5 and 9 p.m.

“How cool is it to be under those lanterns at night?” said Tony Joe, chair of the China-town Market Committee. “Chi-natown is a vibrant place and

we are looking forward to add-ing to that vibrancy with these evening events.”

Before Joe went door-knock-ing in Chinatown to see which merchants were on board (100 per cent were interested), the idea of a night market in China-town had been floated around.

“As far as history is con-cerned, there’s been many attempts over the years to have a Chinatown night market, but they’ve just never materialized for whatever reason,” he said.

Initially, there were plans to set up a daily market with sev-eral vendors, but it didn’t work out.

Businesses and individuals from North America’s oldest

Chinatown are working with the Victoria Chinese Commerce Association to put on the event. It will include Chinese dance, harp, violin, flute and tai chi demonstrations, as well as cal-ligraphy, and rare and exotic tea samples. That block of Fisgard will close during the market.

“It is a pilot project,” Joe added. “What I would personally like to see is have the commu-nity come out and let us know what capacity there is for regu-lar markets. It would be great to have it become self-sustaining. We have such a beautiful focal point in Chinatown.”

It will run Wednesdays, July 27, Aug. 31 and Sept. 28.

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Victoria willing to go bunny route aloneRoszan HolmenNews staff

Neighbouring municipali-ties aren’t ready to decide on restrictions to rabbit sales, but Victoria city council isn’t inter-ested in waiting for regional co-operation.

“My concern (about wait-ing) is that was one of the main items of interest to our citizens, as well as … the B.C. SPCA,” said Coun. Charlayne Thornton-

Joe. Council signaled its intent to

move forward with prohibiting the sale of rabbits at pet stores, unless the animals are spayed or neutered.

“I recognize that means that you can’t buy your rabbits at Hillside (in Victoria), but if you go to Uptown (in Saanich) you can,” said Mayor Dean Fortin. Regardless, he said “I think we should send a signal to encour-age everybody else in the region

to do it.”Rob Woodland, director of

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“Today is 50 years to the day since our Sports Centre was opened and we have much to celebrate,” Desjardins said.

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Over the last 50 years the sports centre has hosted a num-ber of notable events, includ-ing a performance by legend-ary Danish comedian, conduc-tor and pianist Victor Borge in 1962, an autograph signing by “Mr. Hockey,” Gordie Howe in 1965, and the 1994 Common-wealth Games boxing events.

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Lace up those running shoes and get ready to take in one of the most enjoyable race routes in the city when the CFB Esquimalt Navy 10K comes to town next month.

Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 14, the event also includes a five-kilometre walk/run and a 1K fun run.

Expecting about 500 partici-pants, “we were really pleased with the numbers last year for our Centennial run, so we’re hoping to match that,” says race director Natalie Vincent, acting recreation director at Naden.

In addition to the beauty of the course, “participants like the challenge of it because it is hilly.”

Registration until Aug. 12 is $31 for military personnel, $33 for DND, military families, TC10K & Lifemark Run/Walk participants and $35 for oth-ers.

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Race package pickup is Aug. 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CFB Esquimalt’s Naden Athletic Centre. Participants must be prepared to show photo iden-tification at the time of race kit pickup.

In addition to awards for each age division and post-race refreshments, participants will also receive a free T-shirt.

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The B.C. government has released its audited public accounts for what Bill Vander Zalm enthusiasts strain to depict as Year One of the Harmonized Sales Tax Apocalypse.

So let’s survey this allegedly bleak landscape of shuttered hair salons and seniors hoarding pet food, waiting for Belgian bureaucrats to come calling for more.

Retail sales increased 5.3 per cent in 2010. Growth has softened so far this year, but there’s no evidence it’s due to the HST. (Retail sales are mostly goods, which are mostly unaffected.)

B.C.’s economy grew by four per cent, third in Canada behind those new northern tigers Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. We beat Alberta as well as have-not Ontario.

The provincial deficit dropped by nearly a billion dollars, even though spending on government services continued its relentless rise with another billion-dollar increase. That’s four-per-cent spending growth, the same as the growth rate of the economy. But as usual, two-thirds of it is health-care spending, growing closer to twice that fast.

Hair salons? My barber voted ‘no’ to Vander Zalm. His accounting is simpler, his price is still reasonable and customers aren’t generally prepared to start cutting their own hair.

Restaurant association head Ian Tostenson predicted thousands of restaurants would close because of HST, and then mused about running

for premier. Fortunately, we were spared from both of these scenarios.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon put out some spin about how tight-fisted spending control brought the deficit down from the 10-figure range. Prudence, he called it. Prune juice is more like it.

It was economic growth that paid the bills, with mills and mines opening and consumers spending. Former premier Bill

Bennett’s observation still applies: B.C. is a small, open resource economy in a volatile world market.

Commodity markets have strengthened to the point where even the rising Canadian dollar is being overcome. Expansion to Asia is proceeding, assisted by a long-term federal-provincial strategy that the NDP opposed. A skilled labour shortage already exists in the B.C. northeast and is forecast to spread across the province.

The government’s latest labour market survey estimates that B.C. will be in a labour shortage by 2016, and there will be one million job openings by 2020. One-third of these will come from economic growth, two-thirds from retiring baby boomers. Unlike next year’s HST revenues, this prediction

is relatively easy to make with precision.

Job growth does depend, however, on a competitive tax environment, with competition from Ontario and elsewhere.

The public accounts also confirm what we found out last fall, that HST revenues have run ahead of expectations. HST haters like to claim the tax was promised to be revenue neutral. That finance ministry estimate was only for the first year, and it proved pessimistic. As with gasoline prices, external forces drown out B.C. tax adjustments in the short term.

Currently it looks as if going back to the old provincial sales tax will cost the treasury about $600 million in revenue in each of the next few years. HST rate cuts are made up by economic growth.

Or we can return to a 60-year-old retail sales tax developed for a post-war, pre-service economy, and continue a B.C. political debate that revolves around 30-year-old socialist ideology. The deficit will immediately jump back up to the 10-digit range.

So if your HST referendum envelope is still in the bottom of your recycling bin, you might consider fishing it out and casting a No vote. They have to be delivered to Elections BC by Aug. 5.

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

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HST horror stories fade away

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Expenses list good first step

Travelling the province is an integral part of an MLA’s job in B.C. We get that.

But when the travel expenses of a minister who lives in the same town as the legislature are third-highest of any government cabinet member – Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong – it causes us to raise our eyebrows.

The expense information on Chong and other ministers was available – if you knew where to look – prior to the Liberal government’s introduction last week of its DataBC website. But it took the government’s example, that similar information for all B.C. MLAs can now readily be found by the public, for us to take more notice of the minister spending.

We appreciate the increased transparency on MLA spending and believe the move is a step in the right direction. While the bills chalked up by other Capital Region politicians in their duties as MLAs didn’t cause us to stand up and take notice, the fact that we can all now access such information is a better public service.

It’s important also that the transparency be taken further. Our province still lags behind other provinces in terms of availability of receipts and other more detailed expense listings.

Since there is no real watchdog in B.C. for appropriate expenditures by elected representatives, it’s up to the public to keep watch on such things.

And it’s also up to the public and taxpayer lobby groups to keep up the pressure on government to open up the accounts to more public scrutiny.

The perception of secrecy in government is one of the key ingredients in a denigration of trust in government. Moving to make the accounting by elected individuals, as well as government as a whole, more transparency is the surest way to gain favour with the electorate. That’s something current and future administrations in B.C. may wish to take a closer look at as they head toward election time.

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Municipal amalgamation would cut costs, taxes

Municipal costs and taxes keep going up, with little relief in sight. A solution is required, and soon.

Recently, the National Post reported that “... Halifax ... regional council has already decided that a 24-person council is too large for the community of fewer than 400,000 ...” and “... Vancouver, a city of about 600,000, has just 10 councillors.”

Yet here we are in Greater Victoria, with a population of about 330,000, divided into 13 municipalities with a total of about 100 mayors and councillors, plus a plethora of redundant highly paid upper and middle managers in each municipality.

In addition, we have a dog’s breakfast of fire and police departments, and a mess with roads, sewer, water, etc. – wherever one of the dotted lines marking a municipal boundary appears on a map.

Top that off with the CRD, which adds yet another layer of bureaucracy.

It is time to end this asinine situation with amalgamation of at least some if not all of the area municipalities.

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Chilean navy torture shipplanned visit not welcome

I am writing to protest the invitation of the torture ship Esmeralda to the Inner Harbour on the B.C. Day long weekend.

Whose bright idea was this anyway?

It’s well documented that this ship was used to torture and kill innocent people after the coup in Chile in 1973.

Unfortunately no one has been held accountable for the crimes that were committed by the Chilean navy on this ship, and, incredibly, the whereabouts of loved ones are still unknown 38 years after the fact.

Only if the Esmeralda was coming on a voyage of apology to the many ex-Chilean citizens who live in Canada (mostly as the result of the coup) should it be welcomed here.

I believe the invitation should be re-thought until the Chilean navy comes clean with its past.

John HillianVictoria

Squirrels burying habits problematic

Re: Grey squirrel problem continues to gnaw away (News, July 22)

Feeding unshelled peanuts to squirrels is not a problem because it “boosts their numbers” by providing food. Squirrels will not eat unshelled peanuts.

Instead, they bury them everywhere, as Judith Morton attested: “I find peanuts all over my property, in my planters, tucked away along the base of the house, etc.”

It is the digging and burying of the unshelled, uneaten peanuts that is the problem. (I have actually seen crows come along and dig up a peanut buried by a squirrel, and break it open and eat

it.)People who think they are helping

the little creatures need to realize that not only will squirrels not eat unshelled peanuts, they are clearly put at risk when homeowners become aggravated with all the digging and burying.

I have had to put wire around my vegetable garden to keep industrious squirrels from burying peanuts in my vegetable patch: a completely unnecessary inconvenience.

If squirrels are given shelled peanuts they will eat them or take them to the nest, and digging will not be a problem. However, it is probably best to let them forage naturally for food.

In any case, if people would just stop giving unshelled peanuts the digging would stop, and squirrels would be more welcome in the neighbourhood.

Ruth MagnussonJames Bay

A question of taxationIf the provincial government can lower

the HST from 12 per cent to 10 per cent, it can lower the PST from seven per cent to five per cent.

Peter R. WheelerVictoria

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She says it’s because following a cabinet shuffle, the new minister is expected to meet with the same

stakeholders and interest groups their predecessor met with months before.

“When I took on universities and colleges, there was a

huge demand for me to visit them all and get up to speed on the initiatives they started with (former minister of advanced education) Moira (Stilwell),” she

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to understand and bring in legislation and policy, sometimes you have to go out and see how things work.”

Chong served as minister of healthy living and sport, sciences and universities, and regional economic and skills development during the year.

James says that is a prime example of extraneous, unnecessary spending.

“With the number of cabinet shuffles we’ve seen over this past year with Gordon Campbell and with Christy Clark, every time you change cabinet you have different travel costs, you have new business cards, and those are taxpayers’ dollars,” James said.

Of all ministers, Chong had the third-largest travel bill, after Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell ($68,467) and Kevin Krueger ($65,562).

Chong, who is now Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural

Development, had an additional $1,635 travel bill as an MLA.

Elsewhere in the region, Saanich South MLA Lana Popham’s travel bill was $28,825, Victoria-Swan Lake’s Rob Fleming ($26,683), Malahat-Juan de Fuca’s John Horgan ($15,745) and Maurine Karagianis of Esquimalt-Royal Roads ($12,044).

Gregory Thomas, B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, said the transparency of public accounts is a good thing, but he said that more detailed summaries may be needed.

“It’s progress, but they’re years behind the rest of the country,” he said, adding that many other jurisdictions provide scans of receipts or a breakdown of each expense. “It’s not rocket science. Providing one expenditure line for the whole year just doesn’t cut it in 2011.”

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Well before the savoury flavours of Pig BBQ Joint graced Blanshard Street and before Wannawafel’s sweet Belgian treats could be smelled in the Inner Harbour, Victoria’s relationship with food looked quite different.

That scenario is the subject of a new book co-authored by the Royal B.C. Museum’s manager of human history, Robert Griffin, and museum volunteer Nancy Oke, who spearheaded the project.

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“I never thought I would get flown out to Toronto,” said Banner, who was accepted into the contest after submitting a 15-minute demo tape. He beat seven competitors for the top prize.

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“It’d be 10 guys doing Jack Johnson and Sublime covers on their acoustic guitars, and then I’d do standup. It was always kind of awkward.”

He started out doing shows at Logan’s Pub

and performing here and there in Sooke. It wasn’t until he got to Hecklers that things started to take off.

About a year and a half ago, the pub began having a monthly ama-teur comedy night. Now it’s fea-tured every second Sunday.

“For the longest time it was just me – I wasn’t learning much, I wasn’t growing much. Hecklers being there has just been monu-mental for that.”

Banner has collaborated with some top Canadian performers – he opened for Alberta funnyman Dan Quinn on New Year’s Eve at Hecklers, and recently had Gra-ham Clark do a show in Sooke.

To follow Banner’s progress or hear him live, visit Stump Ranch Comedy on Facebook or @BAN-NERkevin on Twitter.

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Shoelace examines angstNavigating high school, bullies,

depression and acceptance is all part of being 14. The Pink Shoe-lace, written and performed by University of Victoria students and grads, delves into these big topics through the story of five teenagers.

The play is part of the 2011 Vic-

toria Fringe Festival. Two dollars per ticket goes to YouthSpace, which provides e-counselling, live chat and forums for Victoria youth in distress.

Visit the Fringe website at www.intrepidtheatre.wordpress.com/victoria-fringe/ for showtimes and ticket information.

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Linesman-turned-ref on journey to NHLTravis PatersonNews staff

At one time Trent Knorr was the greenest linesman in pro hockey, breaking up ECHL fights as a 17-year-old.

“Back then it was pretty scary,” he recalled. “I was worried about pissing (play-ers) off. You want everyone to be your friend. I made my fair share of mistakes, I know that.”

That was seven years ago. Knorr is 24 now and has risen through

the junior ranks all the way to the top, work-ing the 2010 Memorial Cup. But as Knorr climbed, the window to a shot as an NHL linesman became smaller and smaller.

His ECHL experience helps, but it’s in junior where the NHL officiating crew scouts future prospects.

Knorr is part of a select few who’ve been selected and “fast-tracked” for a career as an NHL official.

The NHL brass are big on him.The problem is they don’t need linesmen.

In the next 10 years only a few linesmen will be hired by the NHL but the league could be hiring as many as 10 NHL refs in the next five years.

So Knorr switched to referee. “When Knorr started refereeing that

piqued our interest,” said Bob Hall, a former NHL ref and current director of the league’s scouting and development of officials.

Instead of watching the puck for offsides he watches for high-sticks and head shots. He just finished his first season as a ref-eree doing 45 games in the Western Hockey League and one in the ECHL.

It’s a given there’ll be some sacrifices made by anyone who makes the NHL, but Knorr’s is unique.

“It’s rare to see a switch from linesman to referee, but at that young of an age, Knorr can do it,” said Kirk Van Helvoirt.

A veteran linesman and friend who has worked alongside Knorr, 33-year-old Van Helvoirt is also highly regarded, having worked this year’s Doyle Cup between the

B.C. and Alberta junior-A champions.“If you’re a linesman, then just about 100

per cent of the time, that’s it, you’re a lines-man (for good),” Van Helvoirt said. “It’s not like switching from forward to defence. It’s two different jobs.”

But Knorr did it and he did it successfully enough that, as a rookie, he refereed the second round of this year’s WHL playoffs.

“We liked Knorr as a linesman, but there just isn’t any opportunities coming up,” Hall said.

“He knew he’d have a better chance to make the NHL.”

Under Hall’s watchful eyes, Knorr began the year refereeing the annual NHL rookie camp in Penticton last August.

“I never thought I was going to be referee-ing but (WHL director of officiating) Kevin Muench called me last summer and asked me about refereeing and hired me as both just to try it out this year,” Knorr said.

“It seems to have panned out. That and I like it.”

Should he crack the NHL, Knorr would join fellow Victoria native Lonnie Cameron, one of the league’s 33 linesmen. There are 40 referees.

This year Knorr will referee full time in the WHL and BCHL, as well as the ECHL when his schedule allows.

Eventually he’ll make the jump to the (American Hockey League), the NHL’s top farm-league, a move that is less of a change for a ref than it is for a player.

“The WHL has a really good history of training NHL refs,” Hall said. “They get used to travel, used to working large venues and most of all, used to the pressure. So when they go to the AHL the only difference is they’re dealing with men.”

Zebra sightingsTo move up to the next level, an official

has to get recommended by someone. In Knorr’s case, Hall was tipped off by former BCHL director of officiating, Frank Broed-ers.

“Broeders phoned me and said Knorr has an incredible skill set, give him a look,” Hall said.

“We evaluate skating, judgement, and comportment. If they exceed in those three areas, we put them into a program (Knorr is in).”

Getting noticed is the hardest part, Hall said. “Essentially, you have to be the equiva-lent of the No. 1 draft choice at the BCHL level, then again at the WHL level, then you have to prove it again at the AHL level,” Hall said.

Scaling back without ECHL The departure of the ECHL’s Victoria

Salmon Kings means a loss of 30 to 35 games for Van Helvoirt.

The minor-pro league liked to have a sta-ble of officials in each town rather than travel them around, meaning Van Helvoirt would dress for more games at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre than many of the suitcase-toting Victoria Salmon Kings.

The WHL, on the other hand, prefers to have a variety of officials working

Now settling into an office career and the father of a 19-month-old daughter, the move suits him fine.

However, for anybody coming up through the junior refereeing ranks in Victoria, they’ll be dealing with Van Helvoirt.

“I’ll continue to work BCHL games, with some travel, and as a supervisor for junior B and major midget officials here in town,” he said.

When Van Helvoirt was in his early 20s he too had NHL dreams, but things got in the way.

One of them being the cost of travel to work games for the Western League – a key stepping stone. Until recently, the league wasn’t paying for travel off the Island.

“I knew guys who traveled to the main-land for a weekend’s worth of games. They’d sleep in their cars (to make it profitable),” Van Helvoirt said.

“It wasn’t uncommon. I made the choice to work on my (office) career. You can be the best ref or linesman but someone has to like you.”

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Helvoirt and Trent Knorr have worked plenty of ECHL games at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre over the years. Knorr has now transitioned as a referee in the WHL and will likely work a couple of games in Victoria this year. The duo can speak of every coach’s tendency and how they like to “work the ref” during a game, including Royals’ coach Mark Habscheid.Travis Paterson/News staff

Making the cut■ Kirk Van Helvoirt and Trent Knorr are both ex-junior players, Van Helvoirt with the Prince George Spruce Kings, Knorr with the Victoria Cougars. ■ Officials don’t need to have junior playing experience to advance but it helps, Bob Hall said. “It helps to have played the game and to have the skating. But we really look for a ref who manages a fast-paced, aggressive game with control.”

The 2011 Tour de France ended Sunday (July 24) with Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal 18th overall.

Hesjedal’s Garmin-Cervelo team won as the fast-est team on the Tour. As a result the team’s riders split a reward of $50,000 Euros ($68,000).

The 21st stage featured 2011 winner Cadel Evans sipping champagne in the yellow jersey before the sprinters broke ahead in contest for the green jer-sey as points leader. That award went to Britain's Mark Cavendish, whose raw power on the flats is equal to his candor during interviews.

Hesjedal cruised into the historic Champs-Ély-sées finish-line with the peloton but 140th. He completed the 3,430-kilometres trek in 86 hours, 39 minutes and 36 seconds. His time was 27 minutes, 14 seconds back of Evans and just two seconds back of Garmin-Cervelo teammate Christian Vande Valde (17th).

Multiple crashes early in the Tour kept Hesjedal and other top prospects from competing for the overall title. But his ability as the elite world-class cyclist who finished seventh at the 2010 Tour de

France was visible once again. Hesejdal was instru-mental in guiding teammates Tom Danielson to ninth overall and Tyler Farrar and Thor Hushovd each to a stage win (both Farrar and Hushovd nearly won two stages). Hesjedal did all this while managing to crack the top-20. Late in the Tour Hesjedal came close to stage wins, letting up in the final 50-metres of Hushovd's stage 16 win, while losing gas on a valiant attempt up the sheer incline that ended stage 18.

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Ads take lead on Jr. ’RocksThe Victoria junior Shamrocks danced

through the first round but this one isn’t so pretty.

Through the first two games of their playoff series against the Coquitlam Adanacs the Victoria Shamrocks have mustered just six goals to the 33 for the Ads.

It’s an unwilling submission by the Shamrocks to the reigning B.C. Junior Lacrosse League and national champi-ons.

Coquitlam won 18-4 at Bear Moun-tain Arena on Saturday and 15 to 2 in Coquitlam on Sunday.

Scoring for the Shamrocks on Sun-day were Brody Eastwood and Jake Emms, with Dane Schoor getting two assists.

Goalie Cody Hagedorn faced 55 Adanac shots. Eastwood, Adam Brown, Shea Wakefield, Blair Pinnock scored in Saturday’s game.

Game 3 of the best-of-five-series is Saturday (July 30) in Coquitlam.

Game 4, if necessary, would return to Bear Mountain Arena, 5 p.m. on Sun-day (July 31).

New Westminster leads Delta 2-0 in the other semifinal on 8-3 and 6-4 wins.

Hockey’s Cougars sign trioWith junior-B training camps only

three weeks away the Victoria Cougars added three midget players to the ros-ter. Cougars’ camp opens Aug. 15 and Nathan Chen-Mack, Kyle Richter, and Trevor Chown should be there.

Coach Mark Van Helvoirt still has a lot of spots to fill but is happy with the recent additions.

Both Chen-Mack and Richter are 17-year-old forwards coming off a season with the South Island Thunder-

birds of B.C.’s Major Midget League. Chown is a defenceman from Calgary’s midget-AAA league.

Highlanders to playoffsThe Victoria Highlanders FC won a

pair of United Soccer League Profes-sional Development League games over the weekend to clinch second place in the Northwest division.

Victoria beat the Kitsap Pumas 1-0 on Saturday and Abbotsford Mariners 3-1 on Sunday and will play the Fresno Fuego in the Western conference semi-final this Saturday. Full story at www.vicnews.com.

Little League provincialsLayritz beat host Hampton 1-0 on

Saturday to start the B.C. Little League (11-12) championships, at Hampton Park. Hampton lost on Sunday to Trail, 7-1, and Layrtiz lost to Little Mtn. 4-3.

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TWO, TWO, Two years in one. New Heavy Equipment Certifi -cate program at GPRC, Fair-view campus. Receive 1st and 2nd year HET Apprenticeship technical training. Intense hands-on shop experience, Fairview, AB. Affordable resi-dences. 1-888-999-7882.

HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

FT/PT EXP’D Hair Stylists req’d at Partings Hair Design in Cadboro Bay Village. Pref-erence give to stylist with some clientele. Flexible hours. Call Richard or Joanne (250)477-1869 or send re-sume to: [email protected]

HELP WANTED

ARCTIC CO-OPERATIVES Limited provides management expertise and business sup-port to 31 member-owned Co-ops in Nunavut and Northwest Territories. We are currently recruiting for the following po-sitions: General Managers - Assistant Managers - Relief Managers - Hotel Cooks. Please forward your resume to: [email protected], or fax to: 1-204-632-8575. Please visit www.arcticco-op.com and www.innsnorth.com for more information.

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BURGER KING Victoria is currently hiring Full-Time Food Counter Attendants. Mature candidates & students wel-come to apply. Must be fl exible and able to work vari-ous shifts incl. days, evenings, weekends and statutory holi-days. Wages $11.35 per hour. 1681 Island Hwy.

CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL is seeking individuals to join our team. Responsibilities: Water and soil sample collection and fi eld analysis, drilling waste sampling, analysis, disposal supervision. Pre and post site assessments. Qualifi cations: Post secondary degree or di-ploma. Oilfi eld experience is an asset. Required equipment is a reliable 4X4, lap top com-puter, GPS, camera. Send re-sume to: [email protected] refer-encing contract Environmental Field Technicians in the sub-ject line.

CONCRETE FINISHERS. Ed-monton-based company seeks experienced concrete fi nishers for work in and out of town. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided. Phone 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-4258; [email protected].

CONTROLLERA well established Kelowna based, underground utilities /road contractor has an im-mediate requirement for a controller. The successful applicant will have over fi ve years of experience in the construction fi eld after com-pletion of their accounting designation, CA, CGA. They will be required to perform all aspects of accounting cycle up to and including fi nancial statements. We are an ag-gressive company and re-quire a strong aggressive person that is ready to take on new challenges and grow with the company. Remu-neration complete with bene-fi t package will be consum-mate with experience. Please reply to the Adminis-trator by fax at 250-765-9603, or phone 250-765-9601.

EXPERIENCED PARTS Per-son required for progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses plus moving allowanc-es. Our 26,000 sq.ft. store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Ed-monton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRe-gion.com. Send Resumes to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected].

GUTTER INSTALLER is needed with 3 years experi-ence. Must have valid Drivers License. Call 250-382-5154.

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following jobs: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic. 2)Driller Blaster Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259

HOWARD JOHNSON Hotel in Victoria is seeking to hire a HOTEL MANAGING SUPER-VISOR Completion of secon-dary school/Profi ciency in English required and Korean Asset/2-3 years of Related Ex-perience is required/ Comput-er skill is asset/$16.80~18/hr, 40 hrs/wk.

T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Posi-tion comes with a competitive benefi t package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Joe Fornari. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502 Email: [email protected]

HELP WANTED

INDUSTRIAL PAINTER: Re-quired Immediately! Do All Metal Fabricating-Estevan SK. Seeking an applicant to paint in an industrial setting. Qualifi -cations & Duties:-Must have knowledge of how to run/main-tain an airless painter,enamel and epoxy products, working knowledge with Endura paint (sprayed preferably)We offer Competitive Wages, Benefi ts & RRSP programs. Apply by email [email protected] or fax 1-306-634-8389.

JOURNEYMAN MECHANIC required immediately, Grande Prairie, (NW) Alberta. Heavy Duty position, Caterpillar expe-rience, competitive wages, benefi t plan. More info: www.ritchiebr.com. Fax 780-351-3764. Email: [email protected].

RAINBOW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP LTD.

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Chrysler experience preferred, will consider 3rd or 4th year apprentice. Top

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with extensive product knowledge or

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

• BRIDGEMAN/PILE DRIVER(bridgeman & welding exp.)

• CONVENTIONALCRANE OPERATOR (Cert.)

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Heavy Duty / Commercial Mechanic or

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Excellent Wage &Benefi t Package.

Please e-mail resume to [email protected] or

fax to 250-746-8064

WELDERS

Ramsay Machine Works requires A or B level with all

position Flux Core. CWB tickets preferred. Union

positions.

Forward resumes to Ramsay Machine Works Ltd. 2066

Henry Ave. West, Sidney, BC V8L 5Y1, Fax: 250-656-1262, or email to: [email protected].

TRADES, TECHNICAL

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We are currently accepting applications for Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians. We have BC branches in Prince George, Penticton, Kam-loops, Burnaby, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Nanaimo, Cranbrook, Vernon, Fort St John, Langley, Campbell River and a Yukon branch in Whitehorse.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, ed-iting, add/remove objects/peo-ple. Tribute posters, home mo-vies to CD/DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BUILDING SUPPLIES

METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

FREE ITEMS

FREE: KENMORE under counter Dishwasher, Ultra Plus, Quiet Pak, in perfect condition. Call 250-652-6198.

TRUCK BED liner, Ford F150, new. Call (250)656-1947.

FRIENDLY FRANK

10 FANCY fl oral cups & sau-cers, $4.50/each. Call 250-727-3064.

3 VHS TAPES- Judy Dench “A Fine Romance”. $6 (250)477-1819.

48 FRENCH books (Quebec Loisir), $99 for all. Call 250-385-2118.

4’ X 8’ CANOPY, $99 obo. Call 250-727-6950.

SET OF range elements, $10 (all), maternity dress, medium, $5. 250-721-0308, leave mess

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, fast delivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

TOO MANY Kings! Better King-size Mattresses from $199., All sizes on Sale! Es-tate Sale Now! Sofa suites from $49., Recliners from $15., Olde Wooden Rocking Chair $199., 7 pc Dinettes from $49., Sofa Bed $199., Comp. Desk $49., MicroFibre Sofa, Loveseats & Chair $699., All Leather 3 Pcs $1499. Bedroom Stes Cheap, Bookcases from $49. BUY & SAVE 9818 4th St., Sidney. We Buy, Sell Trade. buyandsave.ca

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

SALE $2000 NEW 8X10 GREENHOUSE 6 auto gas fi lled adj. vents 2 6’6” slide doors opt. shelf alum. heat cured powder coat box style frame system 250-210-1648

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.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

BOOKS BOOKS & antique paper collectibles. Qualifi ed appraisers. House calls for large libraries. Haunted Book-shop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

CA$H FOR JUNK CAR$

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REAL ESTATE

ACREAGE

20 ACRE Ranch Foreclosures Near Booming El Paso, Texas Was $16,900, Now $12,900, $0 Down, take over payments, $99/mo. Beautiful views, own-er fi nancing, FREE map/pic-tures 800-755-8953.

TEXAS LAND Foreclosures! 20/40 acre tracts. Near grow-ing El Paso- Was $16,900 (USD) now $12,900 (USD) $0 down, take over payments, $99/mo (USD) Beautiful views, owner fi nancing, free map/pic-tures. 866-484-0857 (US)

HOMES WANTED

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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MORTGAGES

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

LAKEFRONT Properties For Sale 20 Minutes from Quali-cum www.hornelake.bc.ca

RENTALS

ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available.

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APARTMENT/CONDO

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Must see

1 Bdrm avail Aug 1st. Very quiet

Clean, well maintainedAdult oriented

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


RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large 2 bdrm, $900 mo. Avail now. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.

LANGFORD- 1 BDRM loft, 1.5 bath, lrg balcony, walking dis-tance to all amenities, secure underground parking, laundry, stainless appls. Avail Aug 1. $1100 mo. (778) 678-2073.

MALAHAT 1 & 2 Bdrms- Panoramic views. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclu-sive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

STOREFRONTFOR LEASE

1025 Approx sq ftLarge Bright Clean

3 parking spotsMalaview in Sidney

Tina Wille250-475-2303

WAREHOUSEFOR LEASE on Malaview

Approx 2660 sq ftClean, ready for

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HOMES FOR RENT

3 BDRM RANCHER ON ACREAGE, 1 BATH, WOOD STOVE, SHARED HYDRO, MIN-UTES FROM COW RIVER/TRIAL, 15 MINS TO DUNCAN. 250-749-3188

SOOKE. 3-BDRM + den, 2.5 bath. Newer home with gas F/P. Fully fenced, big yard. Big deck off bright kitchen with DW, F/S. W/D in sep. laundry. Nice views, forest and trails across road. Pet ok. $1650 + utils. Aug. 1. 250-508-4064.

SOOKE, 3 bdrm, fully fenced yard, large rec room, N/S, N/P, $1150, Aug. 1, 250-478-1036.

ROOMS FOR RENT

SPACIOUS, FURNISHED room w/private full bath. McKenzie/Quadra. $495./mo. (250)893-1559.

STORAGE

STORAGE SPACE. If you have a car but no space - Malaview in Sidney. Tina Wille 250-475-2303.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD 2 BDRM- W/D, F/S, inclds hydro/heat/water. Near bus. NS/NP. Avail Aug 1. $1050. (250)474-6074.

CORDOVA BAY: 2 bdrm, W/D, hydro incld’d, avail. Aug. 15th. $910/mo. (250)658-4760

C. SAANICH, 2 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet area, N/S,N/P, $1100, (immed) 250-858-4645


RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

LANGFORD: 2 bdrm, W/D, F/P, NS/NP. $1100 incld’s util’s. Call (250)220-5907.

MARIGOLD AREA, 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet, N/S, N/P, $750, (immed), 250-727-6217.

OAK BAY, 1 bdrm suite, $925 mo, N/P, N/S, incls H/W, avail now. Call 250-598-2183.

SUITES, UPPER

QUADRA/MACKENZIE- 3 bdrms, $1350+ utils, sun deck, 1 prkg spot/street prkg. Avail Aug 1. 250-516-5556.

WANTED TO RENT

LOOKING FOR 1 bdrm fur-nished cottage on water for about $1000. Utils incld’d, TV/web. I’m reno’ing my place have 1 adult dog, 1 pup, both well behaved. (250)217-3000.

TRANSPORTATION

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1990 ROLLS Royce, 86,000K, collector plates, showroom cond, $32,000. 250-743-1343.

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CARS

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858-5865ONLY 170,000 KM- 1983 Olds Cutlas Ciera, white, 4 door, good condition, non-smoking car. $1800. (250)382-0710.

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TRANSPORTATION

SPORTS & IMPORTS

1995 BUICK RIVIERA- fully loaded, regularly serviced,28,000 km. Lots of recent workdone. $2500 obo or trade. Es-quimalt, 250-361-0052.2004 MUSTANG convertible,Special Edition (Grey), V6, likenew, covered prkg, 59,000 K,$10,000 obo. 250-978-2254.

MOTORCYCLES

HONDA SPREE Scooter, likenew, fi rst $850 takes. Call(Sidney), 250-655-9237.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1995 KODIAK, 24’ 5th wheel.Immaculate condition, sleeps6. Asking $9000 obo. 250-391-9707.2004 30.5’ 5TH WHEELProwler Regal. Living room &bed slide. Fully loaded- newcarpets, furniture etc. $26,000obo or trade. Esquimalt, 250-361-0052.WINNEBAGO MOTOR home,1979, 60,000K, fully equipped,great condition, new roof re-placed, $5500. 250-658-8859.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1994 NISSAN Pathfi nder, XE,V6, 4x4, standard, A/C, powerwindows, sunroof, in excellentcondition, 223,000 K, $3500obo. Call 250-920-4283.

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2001 HONDA Odyssey132,000 miles, new waterpump, battery, timing belt.$5500 obo. 250-514-8645.2007 DODGE Dakota, silver,41,000kms, auto, a/c, cruise.$15,500. Call 250-857-3137.

MARINE

BOATS

OCEAN GOING Sailboat. Theideal vessel to cruise local wa-ters this winter, a warm com-fortable closed wheelhousecutter, 50 feet on deck. Oneowner last 40 years, vessel iswell taken care of, right downto meticulous housekeepingand spares kits. Painted, var-nished and clean. No rust.Beautifully fi tted galley, built-infreezer and sep. fridge. Rollerfurling jib, staysail. main andstorm sails, most about twoyears old and immaculate. Allrigging stainless. Engine roomto eat from, new Kubota 67hpdiesel gives 6 knots at about1600 revs. Wagner autopilot:the best steersman on board.Radar. Bunks for eight; luxuryfor two. One electric head.Two ninety-gallon stainlesswater tanks and a 65 gallonutility tank. Ready to sail withcomplete charts and GPS, fuelin tanks, and the best moor-age in West Vancouver. Thisis one of the ferro boats worthseeing. Photos on-line throughHarbour Yachts, Fisherman’sCove, West Van. Comes withdinghies etc., new life jackets,too much to mention. Was$140, now $90. Talk to Danabout the “Talofa Lee”, 604-921-7428


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Offi ce: 250-642-5598 Cell: 250-361-8136

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Free Estimates Senior Discounts

Service InstallationTubs, Surround, Sinks,Taps, Vanity, Drains,

Hot Water Tanks

RenovationsRoofi ng, Framing, Drywall,

Bathroom, Kitchen, Laminate,Decks, Fence, Painting

www.clarkshomerenovations.ca www.victoriahomerenos.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237

CARPENTRY

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.

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

CLEANING SERVICES

ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. Hus-band & wife team. Power Washing. (250)380-2526.

AUNTIE MESS CLEANING. Reliable, effi cient, honest, 40 years exp, seniors discount. $20/hr. Call 250-634-1077.

FRIENDLY HOUSEKEEPER has immediate openings, Mon-Sat. Ref’s avail. 778-440-3875.

HOUSE AND CARPET CLEANING- Carpet Special! $69/2 rooms. 250-999-0403.

COMPUTER SERVICES

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Des, 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONCRETE & PLACING

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

CONTRACTORS


BASEMENT RENO’S. Local grant expertise. Legal suites. 883-6810. suitebcontracting.ca

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CONTRACTORS

REDSEAL JOURNEYMAN Carpenter. Simple hourly rate. (250)886-1596.

DRAFTING & DESIGN

DESIGN FOR PERMIT. Home Renovation Plus. Call Steven (250) 881-4197.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Reno’s plus. Visa ac-cepted. Small jobs ok. #22779AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.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.WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Resi-dential, Commercial, Renova-tions. #100213. 250-418-1611.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.

FENCING

AAA. NO job too small. Fenc-es, decks, installation & repair. Glowing References. Insured. Affordable. 15+yrs. experience Call Les at (250)880-2002.ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.SIMPLY FENCING. Custom gates, fences and decks. Licensed & WCB Insured. Visit: simplyfencing.caCall (250)886-1596.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-382-8602.

GARDENING

250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: specializing in Lawn (Sod & Seed), Landscaping, Tree & Stump, Hedges, Blackberry, Ivy removal, Yard Cleanup, 23 yrs exp. WCB.BIG JOBS or small, we do it all. Weekly or monthly visits. Commercial & Residential. Call (250)885-8513.


GARDENING

250-216-9476From the Ground Up

• Lawn & Garden• Seasonal & year round

maintenance• Accepting New clients• Specializing in Low maintenance Landscapes

AURICLE LAWNS- Hedge, beds, irrigation, commer, stra-ta. 25 yrs. Insured. 882-3129.

DPM SERVICES: Lawns, clean-ups, tree pruning, hedg-ing, landscaping & gutters. 15 yrs exp. Call 250-883-8141.

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Gold! Gold! Gold! It seems like that’s all you hear about nowadays, but

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Here at the Roadshow we’ve noticed an enormous increase in the amount of gold scrap, gold jewelry, gold coins, silver scrap, silver jewelry, and silver coins that have come into our showrooms. Gold scrap has single-handedly been the most seen item at the Roadshow in the past 12 months. All types of broken jewelry, miss-ing earrings, charm bracelets, and anything

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At one of our shows in British Columbia, a man walked in who was a retired dentist. Throughout his years of practice, he ac-

patients who required them to be removed. “The patients never wanted to take them home, so I kept them in a jar, and over the years it turned into a large pile of golden teeth!” , exclaimed dentist Jeffrey Adams. Along with his golden teeth, Dr. Adams brought in some of his wife’s broken and unused jewelry, and was able to walk out of the Roadshow with over $8,000! Not bad for a jar of old teeth and broken necklaces!

During a time where the average house-hold income is living from paycheck to paycheck, now is the best time to come into the Roadshow and exchange some of the old or broken jewelry that’s just sitting around in your drawer, and get paid on the spot for it!

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“Precious metals have seen a tremendous rise in value, with gold trading at record prices and silver climbing close to where it used to be in the early 1980’s.”

“Here at the Roadshow we’ve noticed an enormous increase in the amount of gold scrap, gold jewelry, gold coins, silver scrap, silver jewelry, and silver coins that have come into our showrooms. Gold scrap has single-handedly been the most seen item at the Roadshow in the past 12 months..”

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