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Mackenzie Poland glides onto the ice at Oak Bay recreation centre arena and starts carving a figure-eight on the clean white surface.

Her bright yellow outfit – offset by a red plaid skirt, white lace overlay and puffy shoulders – glimmers under the lights. Her long brown hair is slicked back into a tight ponytail; a smile beams across her face. When Mackenzie skates, her every move seems ele-gant and effortless.

Twelve-year-old Mackenzie is a student at Pacific Christian School. She’s also a figure skater with the Oak Bay Figure Skating Club.

Mackenzie started skating when she was five years old. She became interested in the sport after watching her cousin skate.

“I like that it’s not a sport that every-body does. It’s something that’s really unique,” she says.

In person Mackenzie is reserved, but on the ice, her confidence soars.

That confidence may be the reason why her latest accomplishments include finishing in first place in her last two competitions.

Mackenzie scored 24.02 points at the Barbara Rass-mussen Memorial Competition (March 9 to 11) in Courtenay and 24.79 at Skate Canada’s first Super Series STARSkate Final (March 23 to 25) in Surrey.

Coming in first at the Super Series earned Mack-enzie the title of provincial champion of the Junior Bronze Women 12 and under.

“It feels really good because I haven’t won in a long time,” she says. “I was excited because I knew it was (for) the whole province, and it was going to be a hard competition.”

Since Mackenzie was the last to skate, when her score was announced right after her performance, she knew she had won.

Going into the competition, keeping her nerves down was the hardest part. Taking deep breaths, and support from her friends and family, kept her strong, she says.

The most challenging part was, “going out there

and smiling and having a good time (and) making it look easy, ‘cause it’s not,” Mack-enzie says with a smile.

Since switching coaches about a year ago, focusing on her technical skills has helped her excel, she says.

“It’s more (focused) on the skills now and just having fun when you go out there.”

The thing she needs to work on is mak-ing her moves bigger and stronger, she says – making the jumps higher and the moves look more effortless to gain more points.

Jamie McGrigor, Mackenzie’s coach, and the director of skating at the Oak Bay Figure Skating Club, says he is amazed by Mackenzie’s recent performances.

She’s become a stronger athlete and tougher mentally since changing coaches, McGrigor says.

“She was a little prone to not get-ting the job done under pressure,” he says, adding that last season he and his staff worked on develop-ing her confidence.

“I would say she’s at the top of her game, she’s pretty con-fident now,” McGrigor says. “I think she’s ready to take on any-body.”

Not getting discouraged and keep-ing up the hard work all year long has taken Mackenzie to where she is today, says to Mackenzie’s mother, Laura Poland.

“We’re so proud of her,” Laura says. “She’s worked really hard and it’s just an amazing thing to be able to see your daughter be successful.”

Mackenzie’s ultimate goal is standing on a podium on the ice, with a medal around her neck.

“What I really want, I know this sounds silly, but I’ve always wanted to have a medal ceremony on the ice, where everybody’s watching,” she says with a laugh.

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Mackenzie Poland, from the Oak Bay Figure Skating Club, recently won the provincial championship Jr. bronze women under 12 competition at the Super Series STARSkate final in Surrey.

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“I was excited because I knew it was (for) the whole province, and it was going to be a hard competition.”

- Mackenzie Poland

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During the first three days of a clinic offered to people poten-tially exposed to hepatitis A, more than 1,000 people received vaccinations.

Staff stayed several hours overtime to keep up with the demand on Monday evening, said Shannon Marshall, spokes-person for the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

Last week, news broke that an employee of Fairway Market in Quadra Village who worked

in the deli had been diagnosed with Hep A.

As a precaution, VIHA advised anyone who consumed non pre-packaged deli food, purchased March 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, or 26 to get vaccinated.

The risk of infection “is very low,” Marshall said. As of Wednesday, no one had been identified as getting sick who had any connection to Fairway.

VIHA’s medical health offi-cer determined the diagnosed employee was obeying good hygiene practices, she added.

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One week before Easter he is covered in chocolate from chest to knees and Kees Schaddelee is happy.

“When you’re working like this five hours a day, I feel like I’m 20,’ says Schaddelee, 62, of the Dutch Bakery on Fort Street.

Schaddelee officially retired last year but was back at it making chocolate eggs, bunnies and

a multitude of other shapes for the shop.

He started making the shop’s trade-mark bombiers – 20 centimetre two-

part milk and dark chocolate hol-low eggs – when he was 23. His

parents, baker Kees Sr. and wife Mabel, emigrated with their four sons from Hol-

land to Canada in 1955 and brought their chocolate-making

experience with them. “Molds were tin then and there

was no machine like this,” Schad-delee says, pointing to the choc-

olate bath with a 50-centimetre spinning wheel that keeps melted chocolate moving. He pulls a

handful of chocolate wafers from a 10-kg box and tosses it in the bath - that helps keep the mixture at an even 93 degrees Fahrenheit.

“This is so old fashioned I can’t believe it,” he says about the temperature gauge and how he coats, chills, then coats again the inside of a mold to make a bunny. Everything, from 40-cm high hollow bestselling Thumper bunnies down to solid three-centimetre eggs are made by hand in a one-week period before Easter. Over 1,200 kg of chocolate is used.

Langford resident Maria Lironi received her first choco-late bunny from the Dutch Bak-ery when she was seven. Her grandmother bought everyone in the family chocolate bunnies at Easter and when she died, Lironi, 48, took up the tradi-tion in her early 20s. “I always buy the same bunny for each family member: motor cars for dad and my brother and a mommy bunny for my mom. The sad thing is no one buys me a bunny so I have to buy one for myself, this year a little chicken. Easter for me is the memory of my grandma,” she says, “and Dutch Bakery bun-nies are a part of that.”

University of Victoria reli-gious studies professor William Morrow says humans adapt traditions to fit changing times and Easter is no exception.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s reli-gion or chocolate bunnies, we’re creatures of the Earth and we respond to the cycles of the Earth,” he says. As a spe-cies, whether we go to church

or a synagogue or down some chocolate this time of year, we’re repeating ancient rituals.

“Easter has a long pedi-gree before Christians ever got hold of it because most ancient peoples cel-ebrated the coming of spring, the spring equinox, the renewal of the Earth, with some kind of religious festival.” After the dark of winter humans feel bet-ter when spring arrives, he says, and express it by sharing feasts and treats.

Chocolatier David Booth doesn’t make choc-olate eggs of any kind but does agree that choco-late makes people happy. “I have fun taking raw ingredients and making something beautiful out of them.” A chocolate purist, he makes 30,000 creme-filled truffles each year in

the basement kitchen of his family’s Humboldt Street bed and breakfast that are sold in Victoria markets and shops.

Beginning in late February Rogers’ Chocolates choco-latier Cornell Idu and his staff of 12 make about 20 different kind of chocolate items dedicated to Easter.

Idu says chocolate at Easter has its roots in the ancient traditions of Lent and Ramadan when people abstain from eating or indulgences. Those with chickens would end up with an excess number of eggs and so decorating them became a spring tradition, once Lent ended.

The first chocolate egg, Idu says, was made by Cadbury in the late 1800s. And how many chocolate bunnies does his team make for Easter? “No idea. Lots. Oodles.”

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(Above) Gabby Hergt holds a basket of Easter goodies at the Rogers Chocolate Factory Outlet store located on Commerce Circle. Kees Schaddelee, left, Dutch Bakery chocolatier, shows off some of his creations.

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They’re historical landmarks and iconic navigational aids – and their future has been in question.

But recently a ray of light shone down on Canadian light-houses and those who have pushed to protect them, as the federal government announced it will not de-staff the struc-tures.

“We’re incredibly thrilled with that,” said Meredith Dickman, lightkeeper at Oak Bay’s Trial Island lighthouse for the last seven years. “It solidifies all the work that the lightkeepers and everyone else, all of the inter-ested parties, have put in over

the last years in ensuring that light stations remain staffed.”

Minister for Fisheries and Oceans Canada Keith Ashfield issued a statement in response to Seeing the Light: Report on Staffed Lighthouses in Newfound-land and Labrador and British Columbia, stating that not only will lighthouses currently staffed remain so, but that government has no plans to further study lighthouse staffing.

While the staffing hurdle has been cleared, the future of Cana-dian lighthouses, many already de-staffed, is uncertain.

On May 27, 2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada declared nearly 1,000 lighthouses on both the east and west coasts surplus.

Canadians have until May 30 to nominate lighthouses for heritage designation under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. Many light stations have not had applications submitted, and could become vulnerable to

de-staffing, Dickman said.“Even though some of them

are still active beacons, those ones still have the potential to be sold off,” she said. “It’s not in the best interest of the Canadian people to have heritage light sta-tions, whether they have been declared or not, sold off without heritage protection.”

The Oak Bay Heritage Foun-dation submitted an application to protect the Trial Island light-house, built in 1906, and its asso-ciated buildings registered.

Dickman urges anyone inter-ested in preserving lighthouses anywhere in the country to go online, learn more about the sta-tion and submit a nomination. The process requires the nomi-nator to provide a petition with at least 25 signatures of sup-port.

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It’s been 15 years since Dianne and Larry Cross first updated their Sidney home.

In the years since, they haven’t always been happy with how things turned out. At times they felt they did the right things to incorporate Dianne’s spinning, weaving and rug-hooking busi-ness into the front of their living space. At others they lamented not taking a different tack.

With Larry retired from a long school district career and focus-ing most of his attention on being mayor of Sidney, and Dianne having scaled back her opera-tions, last summer they finally made the changes they had long dreamed about.

A renovation guided by Central Saanich designer Lana Lounsbury has given them the layout they want.

“It’s just lovely having this new kitchen,” Dianne said.

“This latest reno brought the house up to date and made it more workable for our lifestyle.”

Their renovations and others that have created a more suit-able work/home environment are among the highlights on this year’s 22nd annual Young Life Vic-toria Home and Renovation Tour fundraiser, running April 14-15 at sites around the Capital Region.

Other changes on this year’s tour include cutting back the number of homes to 10 – so visi-tors can chat with homeown-ers, designers and builders, said Young Life spokesperson Bill Okell – and including more houses with spectacular vistas.

“(It’s nice) when you get to see a home that has a different attrac-tion,” he said. “Not only are some

of them working homes, others have just stunning views.”

Among the upgrades the Crosses did were to spruce up Dianne’s studio, redo their hard-wood floors, repaint in various rooms and buy new furniture.

The scope of the tour was nar-row in the early years, Okell said, focusing mainly on small-scale renos such as kitchen or bath-room makeovers.

“Now it’s new homes and whole house renos,” he said.

Funds raised through the Home and Renovation Tour go toward local youth programs organized by Young Life, and to help defray the costs of running the national organization’s Rockridge camp near Princeton, B.C.

Young Life Victoria, a Christian-based group, celebrated its 50th

year in 2011 and has clubs at six area high schools.

Outside of school, volunteer mentors lead youth on every-thing from recreational sports activities to movie outings. They also provide peer coun-selling to groups and one on one.

“I think what has been so impressive to see is that Young Life does have a great reputa-tion with people (in Victoria), and that comes out of their own positive experiences,” said Kevin Scott, area director for Young Life Canada’s Victo-ria group.

He credits volunteer leaders, many of whom aren’t much older than the students, with energizing the organization.

“I think youth have so much value to offer. They are pas-sionate, energetic and they’re at that place in life where they really want to contribute.”

Tickets for the tour are $25 each and are available by call-

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Dianne Cross stands in the kitchen of her Sidney home, which underwent its latest renovation last summer.

Win a booklet■ The News has six admission booklets for the Young Life Home Tour up for grabs. Simply answer the question, “What year is the home tour celebrating this year” and send your response to [email protected]. We’ll take the first six correct answers. Please ensure you type in HOME TOUR in the subject line to qualify.


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EDITORIALPenny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorLaura Lavin EditorOliver Sommer Advertising Director

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Warnings, not health scares

With words like “alert” “scare” and “warning” thrown about Greater Victorians were told of a poten-tial health hazard this week.

Any health issue, of course, must be taken seri-ously, but when the media get involved, even the risk of a potential threat gets the full-court press.

That’s not to say we’re all alarmists. The Vancouver Island Health Authority has a duty to report a threat to public health no matter how small, to help prevent the spread of the disease. It’s the medias job to help get the word out.

So when an employee at a local deli was diagnosed with Hepatitis A, a press release was sent to the media to help inform the public of a free immuniza-tion clinic set up by VIHA.

And the public reacted – in droves. The number of folks that turned up for vaccinations was in the thousands – surely more than the number of people potentially at risk of infection.

The free clinic run by VIHA on Sunday had to turn away 200 people because it had run out of vaccine. The health authority was forced to schedule an addi-tional two days of free immunizations. The vaccine is effective if you receive it within 14 days of exposure.

The risk of catching the illness is remote and lim-ited to those who came in contact with contaminated food. There is no indication that any food was con-taminated in the first place.

The immunization clinic is a standard precaution-ary measure taken by the health authority. There is no reason to panic.

There will always be a concern if there is an out-break of an infectious disease, but we don’t need mass inoculations unless the health authority tells us otherwise.

The majority of people who get hepatitis A recover in about a month. In rare instances, it can be severe enough to cause death. People with a history of chronic liver disease are more likely to become severely ill. Once a person has recovered from hepa-titis A they can’t get the infection again.

There are usually less than two reported cases of Hepatitis A per 100,000 people in B.C. each year – that’s fewer than 50 cases. Only one in five or six people actually become ill enough to need medical attention.

Credit must go to to Fairway Market and their cus-tomers who seem to be taking the incident in stride – more so than some who spent their week lining up for a vaccine they didn’t necessarily need.

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

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With the Canucks once again entering the NHL playoffs as a Stanley Cup favourite, the City of Vancouver has revealed new and improved plans for the riot-in-waiting.

I was there in 1994, when the first Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver shocked Canadians. I lived just off Robson Street and only became aware of the carnage after tear gas flowed through my third-storey apartment. Heading down to street level, I remem-ber seeing my neighbours angry about choking on pepper spray and seeing cops in riot gear outside our homes.

The police themselves were noticeably confused and fearful, Clearly it wasn’t a good mix. Fortu-nately the mood quickly dissipated along with the last of the tear gas. Soon, the residents and officers were enjoying free coffee together, courtesy of the corner Blenz store.

It was a surreal time, for sure. The rumour accompanying the rounds of cappuccinos was that small groups of thugs were to blame. Apparently they co-ordinated their looting with cellphones – still some-thing of a novelty in 1994 – and cases of empty wine bottles, which were smashed to manipulate the police response and, in turn, disori-ent the crowd. I should be clear that official reviews I’ve read of the riot don’t mention these specific tactics. For all I know, these con-spirators only existed as a way for people to make sense of what we had just experienced.

After the anger and fear, it’s reas-

suring to have someone to blame. The same thing happened last

year, but, in keeping with the times, the new bad guys resembled char-

acters from reality TV.A young, water polo

protegé was one of the first to face the lynch mob, followed shortly by a former Miss Congeniality.

The city’s new plan tries to balance a crackdown on booze in the down-town with concerns about coming off as a place that doesn’t know how to have fun. A thoughtful report, co-authored by Winter Olympic boss John Fur-

long, was released a few months after last year’s riot. Reading between the lines, there’s a sense that a lot of people made mistakes – from excitable kids caught in the moment to a city hall that thought it had seen everything after hosting Gold Medal hockey. But the Olym-pics are not pro sports.

Riots after club teams win cham-pionships are relatively common in North America, whether it’s for the NBA Lakers in Los Angeles, MLB Tigers in Detroit or the NHL Cana-diens in Montreal.

The difference with Vancou-ver is that riots happen after the team loses. To be a Vancouver fan requires you to suppress a certain level of denial. Unlike the sad-sack Leafs or even the re-born Senators, fans of the Canucks can’t point to a time long ago when the team earned the right to hoist The Cup. You can tease an Oilers fan all you like, but you can’t take away the smugness that comes with cheering for a former dynasty. When Bos-

ton fans goaded Vancouver fans, it struck a chord with a primal imma-turity with which many young men struggle.

When the Canucks crapped out in Game 7 4-0, fans lost their right to the swagger that comes with back-ing a winner. The sense of humili-ation was palpable and, unfortu-nately, it seems too many fans tried to save face by lashing out where they could. It was a sign of a general immaturity among Canucks’ fandom that manifested itself in the worst possible way. Seeing images of a burning cop car makes it tough to think of a riot as a growing pain but hopefully last year was cathartic enough that such extremes don’t have to happen again.

Of course, something even more important has been lost in the debate over whether young morons or inadequate policing is more to blame. The riot itself, with dam-ages estimated around $4 million, was a relatively minor event. It hap-pened suddenly and was cleaned up quickly. It became bigger than life because of the comprehensive television coverage and unforget-table photos – I’d bet that infamous shot of the kissing couple is worth almost $4 million to Vancouver’s international reputation.

Here’s hoping the Canucks have a long and ultimately successful run once the playoffs get underway on Wednesday. Like many fans, I’m cheering for both a Stanley Cup championship and a chance to show the world we can celebrate without the mayhem.Jim Zeeben is an Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks fan and an editor

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For me, amalgamation seemed like a no-brainer: reducing redundancy and improving efficiency was bound to clarify the political situation and streamline economic growth. I thought of it as a playground with 13 separate sandboxes, each being used by a different kid, none of whom realized that if they combine all the sandboxes together, they could build one heck of a castle.

It turns out that I made the same assumption that most pro-amalgamation advocates make: a bigger, “simpler” system must be better for the economy and the political environment. It seems logical that creating a larger tax base will allow for more money for social programs and infrastructure projects, as well as providing aid to the economically weaker

areas in the region.Unfortunately, this

logic doesn’t hold up to reality.

Looking at other cities that have amalgamated, it’s easy to see the results don’t live up to the hype. Halifax provides an excellent example.

The parallels between Metro-Halifax and Greater Victoria are easy to see. The overall population, economy and combination of rural and urban municipalities are similar. Fifteen years after their amalgamation, Halifax is still wondering where the magical, cost-saving, economy-boosting benefits are.

In The Savage Years: The Perils of Reinventing Government in Nova Scotia, several social scientists explore the chasm between the expectations and realities of amalgamation in Cape Breton and Halifax.

The reality was much different. The “economy of scale” never created substantial savings, because people wanted to get paid more for having more responsibilities and they wanted to get paid as much as their neighbours for similar

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The only actual benefit to the amalgamation was the region’s ability to engage in coherent planning. The amalgamation allowed for better long-term visions for growth and infrastructure, as well as increased police efficiency.

Ironically, William Hayward has declared that none of these benefits required amalgamation to be realized. They could all be achieved by empowering a regional political body to co-ordinate such efforts without the loss of municipal autonomy.

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This seems to be a lesson that Greater Victoria has already learned. The Capital Region District council exists and works to provide the benefits of amalgamation without the costs. However, there are more services and projects where increased integration and co-operation would be beneficial. Police co-ordination and the mass transit projects come readily to mind.

I applaud the efforts of Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon in providing a non-partisan forum for discussing these issues. However, I believe that mayors Jensen and Leonard are right to be shying away from amalgamation.

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Calgary native Heather Snider is an Honours English student at the University of Victoria. She wrote this piece for her third-year Canadian geography class at UVic.

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Re: Generate other revenue sources for infrastructure (Letters, March 30)

The letter concludes with the statement that tolls on the new blue bridge and the Craigflower bridge would encourage greater transit usage while creating a sustainable revenue source.

A review of the B.C. government’s website shows that Avi Ickovich holds a senior provincial position as manager of program development with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

There are several questions that should be asked:

Was the editor aware of Ickovich’s position as a senior provincial bureaucrat?

What is the ministry policy on staff sending personal letters

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Answers should be provided as soon as possible. A letter like that will be seen by the public as presenting the interesting ideas of a concerned private citizen. Such letters must not be used as a back-door effort to float out possible ministry policies and see what public responses emerge.

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Tuberculosis fundingneeds higher profile

World Tuberculosis day came and went March 24 with hardly a notice in the press.

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We are so very close to a solution to a killer that has dogged humanity since antiquity, and this is not the time for that old political trick of promising money in front of the cameras, then ignoring that promise when the bill comes.

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The new bills were available at financial institutions and some ATMs as of March 26.

The Bank of Canada’s switch from using cotton-based paper to polymer – the light-weight plastic substance is expected to last two-and-a-half times longer than paper – was done both to reduce counterfeiting and lower production costs in the long term.

The new 50s, like the polymer 100s intro-duced last fall, incorporate such security fea-tures as a transparent window and special holograms, and are said to have improved durability over the 100s.

Farid Saji, a Bank of Canada analyst for the B.C.-Yukon area, said fast-moving technology used by criminals forced his employer to speed up plans for bringing in polymer bills.

“Nowadays we need to adapt more quickly to stay ahead of counterfeiting,” he said.

As such, the Bank of Canada’s goal is to see all Canadian bills made of the polymer material by the end of 2013.

Despite the national bank’s attempts to protect its currency, Shaw said staying in front of the crimi-nal element is difficult. “It’s kind of like when credit cards come out with security features, eventually

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The Bank of Canada has education programs for retailers about its products and works regularly with police and financial institutions on identifying counterfeit bills, Saji said.

But with the tourist season approaching in Vic-toria, Shaw still anticipates the usual problems with fake bills surfacing. Merchants get busier, he said, and staff hired for the spring and summer are often unfamiliar with how to check a bill’s authenticity.

With paper 50s soon taken out of circulation and $20 bills next on the schedule for replacement, Shaw predicts a flood of fake 20s in the next year. “(Counterfeiters) are going to want to make as much money as they can in a hurry.”

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The latest move by the Bank of Canada to reduce counterfeiting and save money was rolled out last week

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With the budgeting process underway, parents have the opportunity to share with school administration how they’d like to see school district funds spent.

The Greater Victoria School District hosted a special budget meeting Wednesday (April 4, after the News deadline) to receive public input on the proposed 2012-13 budget.

The budget is based on an assumption of 18,821 full time students enrolled – a decrease of 190 school-aged students over 2011-12 – and a $171 million operating budget.

It includes a projected deficit of $8,289,459, which is to be covered by funding carried forward from last year’s operating surplus of $8,639,000, leaving a projected net surplus of $349,541.

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Victoria singer Sachika had plenty to be grateful for last Thanksgiving, the next day how-ever, she was sure she was about to die.

“I had a serious accident on the Malahat six months ago. I almost died. After, I was sitting on the side of the road thinking, ‘I’m not doing what I love. I really have to try again with music,’” she said.

Sachika’s 1995 BMW hydro-planed off the highway and hit a concrete barrier, pushing it over the cliff.

“I swerved into oncoming traf-fic … I took a chance and went between two cars and hit the bar-rier. … I said to (my passenger Bruce Cookson) ‘we’re going to die’ – I was that scared, and he said, ‘No we’re not.’”

The car was obliterated but Sachika and Cookson suffered no serious injuries.

After a trip to the hospital, she went directly to the recording stu-dio and sang for four hours.

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“It was amazing. I feel so blessed, so grateful. You always have to balance making a living with doing your dream, your art, whatever it is for an artist. I felt so supported (by friends and family).”

Prior to the crash, Sachika, 32, was close to giving up on her dream. Her last CD was recorded nine years ago and “paying the bills” left her little time to concen-trate on singing.

“You don’t realize how a car accident really messes you up mentally,” she said. “The situation could have gone so many ways. I’m really blessed it went the way it did.”

Director Michael Worth, who produced the music video for Cole Grifter’s Habit, convinced her to make a video to go along with her single.

“It’s been wild. I recorded the single at Christmas and Michael said ‘Let’s do a video,’ and so many people donated their time

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Worth partnered with local art-ist/body painter Kristin Grant and choreographer Jessica Hickman to set the scene.

“Set designer Eva Yager, a designer and wedding planner bridged Worth and Sachika’s con-cept into the third dimension,” said assistant director Mia Bailly. “(They) created a visually stun-ning and cutting-edge experience that will captivate the audience.”

The video is a stylish and avant-garde period piece. Cinevic, the artist-run cooperative, also loaned its support to the project.

“It’s really the vision of the director Michael Worth and Sachika – it’s their vision,” said Bailly. “It’s quite neat the way everything came together.”

Bailly said assistance from doz-ens of volunteers gave the work “a great community feel.”

Many Cana-dian College of Performing Arts students pro-vided assistance as extras during the shoot, and set materials

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network and get people on board. “I just reviewed the footage, I

was worried about what it would look like, I have such high ambi-tions for it, Much Music and the Ellen Show. For it to be a con-tender, it has to really be special.”

So far, she is enthusiastic about the results and with the addition of editor Denver Jackson, she is sure it will be a success. “For me it’s an empowerment song,” she said.

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Amid the vibrant folk music scene of Calgary decades ago, Bob de Wolff discovered the next big talent – James Keelaghan..

“He was a Calgary boy with a very fine singing voice. We’ve been following his career since he was 18,” de Wolff said. “We were one of several people on the Calgary scene that invested in his first record, and have remained a fan of his through his 11 records.”

Decades later, James Keel-aghan will perform at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney.

“Bob was one of the first guys who ever hired me back when I was 18 years old,” Keelaghan said. “It’s a real pleasure to be coming out and doing a concert with him. And he insisted we bring his favourite bass player David Woodhead. “We call him Oaken noggen,” he chuckled. “He’s worth the price of admis-sion alone.”

People can look forward to being entertained with some great tunes and tales, said Keel-aghan.

“I tend to write a lot of story songs, storytelling is a main part of what I do. They’re songs that are relevant to today,” Keelaghan said. “It’s going to be a great eve-ning of music. The combination of me and David is a powerful duo.”

“You can see him as a story-teller, a storyteller about Canada. His songs are heartfelt, they bring

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De Wolff is a director of the Deep Cove Folk Music Society that meets at St. John’s United Church once a month. They wanted to bring larger names in folk music to the Peninsula, and started last year with a well-attended Lennie Gallant concert.

“There are people too expen-sive for the 100 seat venue [at St. John’s]. “We really like the idea of having folks of this stature in our own theatre in Sidney” de Wolff said. “We’re hoping – given success with this concert – we expect to do a concert series, perhaps three or four a year in places like the Mary Winspear, of people of stature in the roots

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“He has a special talent. (He’s) Canadian, a person who we think the world of as a per-son who is not only a fine singer and songwriter, but he’s also really intelligent in the way that he approaches the audience,” de Wolff said. “His concerts are both fun as well as, I hate to say, educational.”

Keelaghan performs Satur-day, April 7 at 8 p.m. in the Mary Winspear Centre. Tickets are $25 available at 250-656-0630 or online at www.marywinspear.ca.

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James Keelaghan will perform, along with bassist David Woodhead, at the Mary Winspear Centre on April 7.

Authors and illustrators from Greater Victoria are invited to participate in the Victoria Book Prize Society’s annual awards which include the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize.

The City of Victoria Butler Book Prize honours members of the literary community. The $5,000 prize is awarded to a local author for the best book published in the preceding year in the categories of poetry, non-fiction and fiction. Established in 2004, the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize is a partnership between the City of Victoria and Brian Butler of Butler Brothers Supplies.

“We are pleased to continue our commitment to supporting arts and culture in the community,” said Mayor Dean Fortin. “For the ninth year, the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize will honour literary achievement and showcase the incredibly talented authors who contribute to our great city.”

The $5,000 Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize will be awarded to an author or illustrator of children’s literature. The prize was created in 2008 by Mel Bolen

of Bolen Books to provide authors of children’s and youth literature an increased opportunity for recognition.

“The 2012 gala celebrating local writers and illustrators will take place Oct. 17 at the Union Club. We are looking forward to another wonderfully entertaining evening which showcases our wide range of talented writers,” said Lorna MacDonald, president of the Victoria Book Prize Society. “Our community is very fortunate to have so much talent and a supportive, appreciative audience.”

Books must have been published between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012 to be considered. Submissions can be made to the Victoria Book Prize Society, c/o Target Storage Ltd., #15 – 747 Princess Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1K5 between April 1 and May 31, 2012. Submissions may be delivered in person from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

For awards applications and submission guidelines, visit www.victoria.ca and click on latest news.

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The search is on for Victoria’s best booksHow do you stack up against past winners?

Previous City of Vic-toria Butler Book Prize winners include Kevin Patterson for Country of Cold in 2004, Ter-rence Young for After Goodlake’s in 2005, Mark Zuehlke for Hold-ing Juno in 2006, Bill Gaston for Gargoyles in 2007, Arleen Paré for Paper Trail in 2008, Patrick Lane for Red Dog, Red Dog in 2009, Frances Backhouse for Children of the Klondike in 2010; and Jack Hod-gins for The Master of Happy Endings in 2011.

Previous Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize winners include Chris Tougas for Mech-animals in 2008, Penny Draper for Graveyard of the Sea in 2009, Syl-via Olsen for Counting on Hope in 2010; and Kristi Bridgeman, Illus-trator for Uirapurú in 2011.


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Jumpship barge to connect by ramp with Inner HarbourTravis PatersonNews staff

Victoria’s biggest summer event is rolling in on two wheels.

Upwards of 40,000 people – a rare site on the streets of old Victoria – are expected to pass through the Inner Harbour during the final weekend of the Victoria International Cycling Festival, which runs June 1 to 24.

Hanging high are two of the festival’s bigger events, Jumpship (June 22 to 24) and Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Vic-toria (June 24), which will bring viewers and riders alike to a bottle neck of beer gardens, big air jumps and music in front of the Fairmont Empress hotel and the legislature.

It’s all part of a festival that’s growing rapidly in just its second year, said executive director Rob Fawcett.

“We have over a dozen indi-vidual events spread out over the month, each are their own entity with individual sponsors all com-ing under the festival’s umbrella.”

Fawcett, a mountain biker by passion, came here eight years ago and immediately clicked into Victoria’s cycling scene. Whether it’s the stream of commuters

along the Galloping Goose, or the smaller but cultish Thursday night mountain bike ride that’s gone over 1,200 straight weeks dating back to the 1980s, Fawcett saw a lifeblood of cycling that needed to be celebrated.

“We’re just tapping into the love of cycling here and bringing it out. I think what makes Victoria the cycling capital of Canada is its diversity, with so many different styles and events like this.”

Fawcett approached Tourism Victoria two years ago and credits Helen Welch, the vice-president of visitor ser-vices and market develop-ment for her response.

“She was very receptive. It hasn’t been an accident that this is so popular. A lot of the powers that be on various committees around

town have been supportive from the start.”

The biggest change on the downtown front is the continued emphasis on making the final weekend a festival atmosphere that balances beers with gears.

The lawn of the Empress will have a beer garden, and so will Jumpship.

“Most everything about the fes-tival will be bigger and better,” said course designer Jordie Lunn, who had it approved by the Fre-eride Mountain Bike World Tour association.

The Parksville-turned-North Vancouver resident leaned on his experience as a pro downhiller

before studying at Camosun Col-lege. During his college time he lived in the backwoods of Lang-ford and focused on freeriding.

Jumpship will feature 30 of the top-ranked freeride cyclists in the

world, with contests running the weekend of June 22 to 24, with the Camp of Champions airbag on hand for practice.

“The plan was to have (Jump-ship) completely bigger in every

way. This year’s (event) will start on the terrace at road level and connect with a ramp to a much bigger barge, with a couple of fea-tures in the parking lot.”

Lunn is part of the Dockside Mountain Biking Society, an eight-person board created to handle Jumpship and possibly other events on Vancouver Island in the future.

Easily the biggest spectator draw of the festival, Jumpship’s freeriding glamour could have some of the spotlight stolen by the introduction of the Roller Jam Dual Slalom course on Belleville Street.

On Saturday (June 23), trial bikes will race a different style of man-made course. Roller Jam is an observed trial competition where cyclists conquer a series of chal-lenging obstacles.

“It’s the first observed trial com-petition in Victoria. Turning it into a race is an added element for onlookers,” said organizer Jason Nickels.

The 23-day festival revs up with the 20th anniversary of the Bas-tion Grand Prix on Sunday, June 3. Cyclists will zip around the 900 metre criterium race up to 65 kilo-metres per hour. The Bastion crit is the third and final part of the Rob-ert Cameron Law series. It starts with the Russ Hays time trial on June 1, followed by the Metcho-sin Road Race on June 2, which doubles this year as the B.C. Road Cycling Championships.

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Rob Fawcett

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Jason Nickels is ready to roll as organizer of Roller Jam, the newest event at June’s Victoria International Cycling Festival.

Canada’s high-performance athletic com-munity lost a key member on Monday (April 2) with the sudden death of Dr. Gord Sleiv-ert.

The doctor of physiology was vice-pres-ident of Canadian Sport Centre Pacific. He worked out of the agency’s office at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence in Saanich. Sleivert had been with CSC Pacific since 2003.

The 48-year-old died Monday evening while attending meetings in Montreal with

Swimming Canada for the 2012 Canadian Olympic and Para-lympic Swimming Trials. As of Wednesday, the cause of death had yet to be released.

“Gord was instrumental in the creation of PISE, the evolution of sport physiology in Canada, and was a mentor and friend to the entire sport community,” saidRobert Bettauer CEO of PISE.

Sleivert worked with the Own the Podium

program and was in regular con-tact with high performance direc-tors for Canada’s winter and sum-mer sports.

He impacted a number of sports directly, having worked closely with cycling, triathlon, Rugby Canada, Rowing Canada and Swimming Canada in recent years, as well as with Canada's

freestyle skiiers in the lead-up to the Van-couver Olympics.

“Right up until his passing, Gord was doing what he’s always done during his eight years with CSC Pacific – tirelessly sup-porting athletes and coaches to win more medals for Canada,” said CSC Pacific CEO Wendy Pattenden.

Sleivert was the Canadian team exercise physiologist at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is survived by his wife Kari, and children Benjamin, 15, Brianne, 15, and Lachlan, 12.

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Bays’ calling card is in repairTravis PatersonNews staff

The James Bay Athletic Asso-ciation is back with a different look.

Famous for building their game around the thunderous forward pack, the Bays aren’t the same without forwards Dave Ramsay and Eric Forsythe this season.

But they’re out to prove they’re just as good.

With new blood added to the Bays’ always-deep program, the powerhouse club (10-1) is back in first place atop the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier Rugby League.

At some point, careers and families trump trophies, said coach Pete Rushton, whose Bays are under new leadership without captain Ramsay.

Since 2003, Ramsay has typi-fied the Bays’ traditional ‘lunch-box’ attitude that began with Gary Johnston and Hans de Goede in the 1970s. Like the clubs in those days, Ramsay helped the club to a run of three straight Rounsefell Cup, B.C. championships. But with a small child at home and a career in the works, Ramsay has stepped aside. Instead, he and Forsythe, who’s working in Fort McMur-ray, are two of the most power-ful Canadian rugby forwards not playing this year.

A lack of stability in the for-ward pack hindered the Bays in the final stretch last season, when the club was ousted by the Vikes in the Rounsefell quar-terfinal, Rushton said.

“Last year, we were unde-feated until late in the season. We had issues in the front row, injuries with the forward (pack), and we weren’t able to fill those spots with consistency. It hurt us by impacting components of the lineouts and the stability of the scrums.”

True to form, the Bays have been solid again this season, playing behind a starting front row of Scott Warren, J.T. Row-botham and Russ Ward. But Warren and Ward are hurt, and despite this weekend’s bye, Rushton was doubtful that either

will be 100 per cent for the Bays’ road match against Abbotsford (1-9) on April 14.

But with three games remain-ing, the coach isn’t worried about another lapse, and is confident with veterans Francis Yoon and Danny Hrycyk moving from the reserve squad into the premier club’s front row.

“Franny and Hrycyk have

plenty of experience. That’s where depth is so important in rugby.”

Depth, and recruiting. First year Bays Zac Coughlan

(Nfld.), 22, and Canadian-raised ex-pat Adam Drury (U.S.A.), 32, have been a huge factor in the back row this season. And with late-comer Tyler Ardon, 20, a Canadian sevens player, the Bays just got another boost up front.

All three are powerful, and bring a high level of physicality to the game, Rushton said.

Also new this season is Jeff Hassler, 21, from Calgary. Has-sler will help alleviate Hugo Belanger’s absence in the backs.

Belanger, had assumed team’s captaincy this year but is likely be out the rest of the season with an injury.

Scrum half Spencer Dalziel will now wear that crown.

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OAK BAY- (near Uvic), fur-nished main fl oor, 2 bdrm+ study, 2 bath, piano, F/P, hardwood fl rs, 6 appls, sunny & quiet, garden. Avail now. $1350 (negotiable), all inclu-sive. 250-590-1012.

SMALL 3-BDRM house. New-ly updated. Large yard, stor-age shed, W/D. $1450.+ utils. Text or call (250)858-2763.

ROOMS FOR RENT

FAIRFIELD- FULLY furn rm in lrg 1/2 duplex, close to bus, shopping, ocean, village, quiet person. Refs. $550 mo Avail May 1. (250)388-7600.

TILLICUM HOUSING, $600, $400. All incl, quiet, clean. 778-977-8288, 250-220-1673.

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, 2pm-4pm, Apr 7 & 8 and Apr 14 & 15. James Bay Seniors rental 202-455 Kingston Street, Services include daily meals, housekeeping, 24 hr staff+ more. Privately owned come to the Camelot. Call Luella at 250-519-0550.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

COLWOOD: UTILS incl. Furn, on bus route, walking distance to beach & Royal Roads. NS, pets neg. $550. 250-889-4499.

C. SAANICH, room for rent (ASAP), $450. 778-426-2294 after 8:30pm or leave mess.

STORAGE

SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

CORDOVA BAY- cozy 2 bdrm grd level, W/D, hydro incld, $920 mo. Appt (250)658-4760.

ESQUIMALT, 1 bdrm + den, bright, very quiet, shared W/D, fenced yard, all utils incl’d, $800. 250-744-3180 before 7.

GORGE AREA, large 1bdrm, main level suite, N/P, N/S, $800 + 1/3 hydro (approx $50 mo) Call Rob 250-727-2843.

SUITES, UPPER

SIDNEY, BRIGHT, upper level 2 bdrm, full bath, yard, stor-age, new patio, parking, W/D, N/S, N/P, ref’s, 1 year lease, a May. 1, $1150. 778-426-4556.

WANTED TO RENT

HOST FAMILIES needed for Que-bec and International High School students attending St.Margaret’s School (July 1 - August 4). Double placement. Remuneration $1600. Contact Michelle at 250.385.0583 or [email protected]

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250-885-1427Call us fi rst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all

dead & dying vehicles.Don’t get pimped, junked or

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TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

KG MOBILE Mechanic. Con-venience of having a mechan-ic at home or on the road.(250)883-0490.

CARS

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

2008 HONDA CIVIC LX4 door, auto, top of the line &fully loaded including rarepower sunroof option. Babiedby 1 owner, garage kept, hwycommuter (76k). Dealer main-tained. Burgundy with factory5 spoke alloy wheels & a setof winters tires on steel rims.Full power-train warranty untilDec. 20 2012. $14,750 o.b.o.250-466-4156

$50-$1000 CASHFor scrap

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FOR SALE

2000 KUSTOM KOACH 26’ 5th Wheel

Ready to roll, in great shape.Has slide room, big awning,oak cabinets, tons of storage,big fridge & stove, ducted heat& A/C. High quality unit withrubber roof & fi berglass body.

$11,995 OBO, 250 466 4156 Bill

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP BATTERIES WantedWe buy scrap batteries fromcars, trucks & heavy equip.$4.00 & up each. Free pick-upanywhere in BC, Minimum 10.Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

92 NISSAN Pathfi nder, fullyloaded, 5 spd, good cond.,$2,100 obo. (250)216-2418.

MARINE

BOATS

$$$ BOATS Wanted. Any size. Cash buyer. Also trailersand outboards. 250-544-2628.

GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES

WARNING! DON’T give your antiques, collectibles or china away at your garage sale. Call us fi rst, we will pay top dollar in cash today. 250-208-8819

Garage SalesGarage Sales

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

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

CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, ce-dar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape). Call (250)588-5920.

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE


CARPENTRY

FREE ESTIMATES Journeyman Car-

penters specializing in reno’s, decks, stairs & fences.

Senior discounts!250-886-7521

INSTCARPET ALLATION

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

CLEANING SERVICES

MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residen-tial/Comm. 250-388-0278

SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Re-liable, Effi cient. (250)508-1018


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.

CONTRACTORS

BATHROOM REMODELING.“Gemini Baths” Plumb, Elec. Tile, Cabinets. 250-896-9302.

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

DRAFTING & DESIGN

DESIGN FOR PERMIT. www. integradesigninc.com Call Steven (250) 381-4123.

WE’RE ON THE WEB


DRYWALL

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bond-ed. Free est. 250-880-0525.

DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL:Small additions, boarding, tap-ing, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof instal-lation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Expert in new homes & renos. References. #22779

AT&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.


ELECTRICAL

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.


GARDENING

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

20% OFF! Pruning, Hedge & Shrub Trimming, Soil/Mulch (2 cu yd), Hauling. 250-479-6495

250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: Lawn & Garden. Specializing in aeration, weed/moss con-trol, pwr rake, hedges & tree pruning. Stump, blackberry & ivy removal, 24yrs exp, WCB.

ARE YOU in need of a profes-sional, qualifi ed, residential or commercial gardener?www. glenwoodgardenworks.com

AURICLE Lawns- cln up lawn garden hedge pruning soil tests, rototill. (250)882-3129

BETTER LAWNS & GARDENS Lawns, hedges, clean-ups & maintenance. Reliable, prompt service 250-721-2555

DPM SERVICES: lawn/gard, cleanups, pruning, hedges, landscapes, irrigation, pwr washing, gutters 15yrs. 250-883-8141.


GARDENING

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

LANDSCAPE & TREEFruit/hedges/pruning. Lawn &garden. Maint. 18 yrs exp.WCB. Andrew, (250)893-3465.

NO JOB too BIG or SMALL.SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt,reliable service. Phone Mike(ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.

YARD ART. Pruning-Trees,Ornamentals, Fruit Trees,Hedges. Landscape Renova-tion. Call Doug 250-888-3224.

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GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-889-5794. DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thor-ough Job at a Fair Price! Re-pairs, gutter guard, power/win-dow washing, roof de-moss. Free no obligation estimates.

GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

GUTTER CLEANING. Re-pairs, Maintenance, Gutter-guard, Leaf traps. Grand Xteri-or Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, up-grades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

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

BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071

RENO MEN. Ref’s. Senior’s Discount. BBB. Free Esti-mates. Call 250-885-9487.Photos: renomen.biz

IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and reno-vations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifi [email protected]

SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250-514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

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.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

#1 JUNK Removal & Hauling. Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250-818-4335. [email protected]

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

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

HAULING & RECYCLING. 250-889-5794.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

QUALITY WORK. All Renos & Repairs. Decks, Suites, Dry-wall, Painting. 250-818-7977.


HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

WEST HARBOUR Const. Ext/Int. Reno’s; Finishing car-pentry, windows, doors, dry-wall, decks, painting, hard-wood & laminate fl oor installation. Res/comm. 250-419-3598, [email protected]

HOME REPAIRS

SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250-514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

SUMMIT IRRIGATION Servic-es. Certifi ed sprinkler systems. Property maintenance, more. Call James at 250-883-1041.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB A+ Ac-credited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Side-walk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942.www.cbsmasonry.com

CBS MASONRY BBB A+. Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee.” Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942.www.cbsmasonry.com


MASONRY & BRICKWORK

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Fully insured. Estimates. Call250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181

& MOVING STORAGE

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

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

MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING

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

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715

Member BBB

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PAINTING

Peacock Painting

250-652-2255250-882-2254

WRITTENGUARANTEE

Budget Compliance15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

PLUMBING

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

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

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

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICES- Repair, mainte-nance & install. 250-360-7663.

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-642-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

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


RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-642-5178.

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

TILING

A1. SHAWN The Tile Guy-Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.250-686-6046

TREE SERVICES

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UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, SweepingRoofs, Pressure Washing,Roof Demossing. Call 250-361-6190.

GLEAMING WINDOWS Gut-ters+De-moss. Free estimate.18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

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Crossword

Today’s Answers

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This Weekend’s

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Apr.5-11 edition of

Published Every Thursday

OPENOPENHOUSESSelect your home.

Select your mortgage.

Oak Bay 250-370-7601Westshore 250-391-2933

Victoria 250-483-1360Sidney 250-655-0632

www.vericoselect.comChatterton Way 250-479-0688

754 Humboldt, $198,900Daily Noon-5 exc FridaysConcert Properties 250 383-3722 pg. 7

1367 Vista Hghts, $449,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 18

4-118 St Lawrence, $429,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLynne Sager 250 744-3301 pg. 35

1-833 Princess, $299,900Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyNoah Dobson 250 385-2033 pg. 14

304-1121 Oscar St, $375,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000 pg. 15

3-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 10

905 Richmond, $679,900Sunday 12:30-2Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke 250-478-9600 pg. 40

305-545 Manchester Rd, $214,900Saturday 2-4Century 21 In Town RealtyMagda Melounova, 604-323-6984 pg. 15

451 ChesterSaturday & Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 10

407-1155 Yates St, $268,000Sunday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Mike Janes, 250-382-6636

1-1146 Richardson, $379,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883 pg. 15

315-205 Kimta Rd, $694,500Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291

1020 Richardson, $779,900Saturday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 10

1 Dallas Rd $299,000Sunday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAnke Venema, 250-477-1100

1021 Craigdarroch, $739,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyRobert Buckle 250 385-2033 pg. 15

538 Langford St, $379,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMaggie Thompson, 250-889-5955 pg. 15

309-1012 Collinson St, $299,000Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyDavid Harvey 250-385-2033 pg. 5

350 Richmond, $859,900Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke 250-478-9600 pg. 40

577 Toronto StSaturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesJoseph Martin, 250-361-8167 pg. 15

720 Linden Ave, $699,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 11

2390 Oak Bay Ave, $1,549,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyRichard Severs 250 216-3178 pg. 18

104-1450 Beach Dr, $325,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291 pg. 6

3393 Henderson, $649,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800 pg. 19

2112 Pentland, $1,055,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 18

31 Kaleigh, $569,900Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 19

1632 Seahaven, $299,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunDale Sheppard 250-478-9600 pg. 35


114 Lekwammen Dr, $267,888Saturday 11-1Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

54-118 Aldersmith, $425,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 13

118-21 Conard, $399,000Saturday 12-4Newport RealtyJohn Monkhouse 250 385-2033 pg. 6


13-1182 Colville, $419,900Sunday 12-1:30Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 39

1370 Craigfl ower, $429,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell 250 744-3301 pg. 20

6-922 Arm St., $398,500Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyIngrid Heckel, 250-479-3333 pg. 12

925 Devonshire Rd., $429,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 11

1366 Craigfl ower, $569,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell 250 744-3301 pg. 20

1250 Craigfl owerSunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalPaul Holland 250 592-4422 pg. 20

852 Caroline, $569,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyJim Russell 250 592-4422 pg. 8

5-1096 Stoba, $339,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMark McDougall 250 888-8588 pg. 12

2676 Arbutus, $999,000Saturday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAnke Venema, 250 477-1100 pg. 21

110-1505 Church Ave, $239,900Sunday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 13

1408 IrelandSaturday 1-3Fair RealtyJinwoo Jeong, 250-885-5114

5092 Del Monte Ave, $689,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyCharlie DePape 250 477-5353 pg. 8

217-3277 Quadra St, $249,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-384-7663

4202-2829 Arbutus RdSaturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301 pg. 14

2536 Maynard, 674,900Saturday 1-4Re/Mac CamosunRichard Acomba, 250-744-3301 pg. 20

774 Patrick, $769,000Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastEamon Coll 250 479-3333 pg. 21

4354 Elnido, $639,000Saturday 2:30-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er 250 812-4910 pg. 39

4190 Kashtan Pl, $519,900Sunday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

4674 Lochside, $1,048,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 21

212-3915 Carey Rd., $309,900Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd.Jennifer Scheck 250-477-1100 pg. 5

68 Regina, $409,900Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLorraine Williams, 250-216-3317 pg. 21

487 KerSunday 1-3Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091 pg. 22

208-4394 West Saanich, $374,900Friday & Saturday 11-1Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyDon Beckner 250 477-5353 pg. 9

88 Sims, $425,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdNancy Vieira 250 384-8124 pg. 22

4167 ClintonSaturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 22

2819 Colquitz, $589,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyJim Russell 250 592-4422 pg. 8

108-7583 Central Saanich RdSaturday 3-5Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Joseph Martin, 250-474-4176 pg. 23

418-9650 First, $499,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Percy 250 744-3301 pg. 6

28-2070 Amelia Ave, $239,500Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

1110-Wallace Dr, $735,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291

9851 Second StSaturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGay Helmsing 250 655-0608 pg. 14

9857 Second St., #2DSaturday 2-4Re/Max Camosun Peninsula RealtyGay Helmsing 250-360-7387 pg. 23

8761 Pender Park Dr, $799,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoss Shortreed, 250-858-3585 pg. 24

201-9959 Third St., $1,400,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoss Shortreed 250-858-3585 pg. 23

943 Paconla Pl, $448,900Saturday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-889-3926 pg. 23

9637 Second St., $559,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunPeter Gray 250-744-3301 pg. 24

7951 LarkvaleSaturday 2-4Holmes Realty LtdJames Bridge 250 656-0911 pg. 24

12-1287 Verdier, $411,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real EstateWendy Herrick 250-656-0131 pg. 13

302-9945 Fifth, $329,900Saturday 11-1Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyJackie Adkins, 250-477-5353 pg. 14

6467 Central Saanich, $699,000Saturday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 39

201-9959 Third StSaturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGay Helmsing, 250-360-7387 pg. 6

7161 West Saanich, $269,900Daily 1-3Re/Max CamosunDon King 250 656-4626 pg. 23

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It was 1931, and as the world sank into Depression, the City of Victoria responded with a relief program aimed

at beautifying Beacon Hill Park after years of neglect.

Up to 160 unemployed men were brought on, at $1.40 per day, to help the parks department clear trees, dig lakes and streams, and other maintenance work, park historian Janis Ringuette writes on her website, beaconhillparkhistory.org.

In 1936, the cheap labour also helped to build the Checkers Pavilion, which Victorians enjoyed for decades as a glassed-in lookout atop Beacon Hill. Old men played checkers, using long poles to move the pieces on one of two large boards painted on the floor.

Young people knew the spot as a sort of lovers’ lane after hours.

Today, these are distant memories. The boarded-up building has deteriorated into an eyesore after decades of indecision over its fate. The city is taking the first steps toward securing the building, but a plan to restore it for use and enjoyment is a long way off.

An assessment of the structure is underway and a report is due by May.

“All that’s going to do is tell us what would need to be done in order to protect its heritage integrity and its structural integrity,” said Victoria parks director Kate Friars. “Then we would look at what the restoration would look like.”

That’s when the tough decisions begin. How to proceed, and even whether to invest,

continues to spark disagreement among the park’s interest groups.

“It stands in an aboriginal burial ground still sacred to First Nations,” Ringuette said in an email to the News. “I thought respecting the burial ground and rehabilitating the original Garry oak/camas meadow should be the main values.” She does, however, support the idea of restoring the building as a lookout and interpretive centre.

The Hallmark Society has listed the structure as one of 12 “endangered sites” in the region.

“The Observation Pavilion is a reflection of the Beacon itself,” said president Ken Johnson, referring to the historical hilltop poles that once served to warn mariners. “In 1936, those were gone and we put up a pavilion so people could look out from Victoria to the sea.”

The story of its construction by relief workers adds to its significance, he said. “There’s very little around to remember those guys. They dug a lot of holes and this is the only thing that’s left that’s substantial.”

Restoration, however, will cost money and the city has little appetite to invest during

today’s economic hard times. Recently, Heritage Canada rejected

the city’s request for a Legacy Grant for upgrades.

Restoring the building could be helped by a bequest by park lover, George Stone, made in two instalments in 1996 and 2002. With interest, the $400,000 bequest has swelled to $570,000. At the city’s request, a lawyer reviewed the bequest and determined the Checkers Pavilion to be an appropriate use of the funds, Friars said.

But not everyone thinks so.“(George Stone) wanted a building which

could be used for parks programs and for park meeting space,” said Roy Fletcher, chair of the Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society, who used to chat with Stone in the park. Fletcher would prefer to see this money put toward a nature house at another site, which can better accommodate people and programming.

The city is exploring possible uses for the pavilion. “We’ve had some preliminary conversations with some interested folks,” Friars said.

“I don’t foresee the Checkers Pavilion’s future being anything more than a viewing pavilion. We don’t see it as a commercial venue, like a restaurant.”

She envisions a nature and heritage interpretation centre, with information panels on subjects such as the history of the park possibly mounted inside. The fact the building has no power or water connections limits its potential uses. Adding these services would be very costly, Friars said, adding the city hasn’t ruled this option out.

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Pavilion has checkered past, uncertain future

Photo courtesy of the Hallmark Society

The Checkers Pavilion atop Beacon Hill, shown here before 1995, when it was boarded up by the City of Victoria, once stood as a sheltered lookout for visitors, as well as a recreational facility. Find more history at beaconhillparkhistory.org.

Council must ultimately decide what happens to this iconic, yet neglected Beacon Hill Park structure

Oak Bay News, April 06, 2012

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