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Puzzling Padmore death case returns to courtLaura LavinNews staff
Vancouver police officer Stephen Todd is once again in a courtroom.
This time, he is fighting to clear his name after an investigation determined that he used police information to help his cousin, who was being investigated in the Oak Bay death of Owen Padmore, and lied to investigators about what he knew.
Padmore, 31, died on Dec. 11, 2001. He had been visiting his mother’s house on Hampshire Road the previous day. At one point, he left the house and when he returned, he had suffered a head injury. His mother called an ambulance, and Padmore later died at Victoria General Hospital.
Initially, investigators suspected foul play, but a coroner’s report and witness statements at the time resulted in the death being classified as non-suspicious.
The case remained closed until 2008, when Oak Bay police received new information. In 2011, a suspect was arrested for manslaughter but no charges were laid.
Last July, it was revealed that Todd had admitted to investigators that his cousin allegedly “made admissions” which were relevant to the investigation.
The information received by the office of the police complaint commissioner also alleged “during his March 2011 interview, Todd also admitted that in September 2010, approximately two months after his cousin had made a confession to him, he provided information to his cousin on how to avoid police investigative techniques, including wire taps and surveillance.”
Police say one month later, Todd recanted the evidence he gave to homicide investigators.
In response to the result of the inquiry, Todd requested a public hearing into the matter. It is being heard this month in Vancouver court by retired B.C. Court of Appeal judge Wally Oppal.
Christine van Reeuwyk/News staff
Rielle Bohnet, left, Eden Marshall and Sam McKinlay, 11 made friends with senior source Audrey Bruce, inset, as part of a school project.
Project fills generation gapsChristine van ReeuwykNews staff
When tasked with filtering informa-tion from a senior for a school project, three pre-teen girls didn’t expect to make a new friend. But Rielle Bohnet, 12, Sam McKinlay, 11, and Eden Marshall, 12, talk of Audrey Bruce, 88, almost as if she is a pal. Perhaps that’s because they came to know her as a person, recreating “A Day in the Life of Audrey Bruce” for their top-marked project at Monterey middle school.
As part of the intergenerational project
to both educate and celebrate the school’s 100th year, three classes of students made their way to Monterey recreation centre to meet with seniors in the Craft Carnival and iPad clubs.
When Karen MacEwan, vice principal at the middle school brought the idea to Lesely Cobus, co-ordinator at the rec. cen-tre it was a no-brainer.
“I embraced it absolutely,” Cobus said. “So often life gets divided up to different ages and stages, but the bottom line is we all have one life. We need to share the joys and trials. There’s so much to be learned from people that have ‘been there done
that.’”Approaching a stranger is tough enough
when you’re 12, but proposing a school project adds to the pressure. Plus there are the preconceived notions and expec-tations.
“I thought I would hate it because I’m a totally shy person. You had to find some-body yourself,” said Bohnet. “It was super awkward but the teacher pushed us. We had a lovely conversation about school.”
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 vicnews.com
At the helmOak Bay Marine Group names new leader
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NEWS: Boathouse build needs more funding /A3YOUTH: Kiwanis recognizes those who give /A11 ARTS: Oak Bay jazz band swings silver award /A13
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Laura LavinNews staff
Oak Bay Sea Rescue’s boathouse building project is underway, but organizers still need donations to sup-port higher than expected engineering and piling costs.
“We are thrilled to announce that we have awarded our Rescue Station project to the Oak Bay Marine Group, and that work will start immediately,” said OBSR society president Terry Calveley.
The current boathouse is too small and the rescue boat it houses doesn’t properly fit inside. The boat-house bounces and sways, especially when the water is choppy, requiring people to hold themselves up or risk falling into the water.
“We had four different vendors (apply),” said Calve-ley. “The Oak Bay Marine Group’s pro-posal was much broader and covered a spectrum of work in terms of respon-sibility, timing and subcontracting the piling.”
She is pleased the contract went to a local business as well.
“The price point was one thing, but the other part, their ability to deliver and the skills that they offered. … It was a concise proposal.”
Building of the station is a major project and milestone for the society. “It is not just a ‘boathouse’ – it will have an inside mezzanine level for
crew training and rescue triage; and also has a dry, or “ready” room where crew equipment and safety gear will be stored. Additionally, because of the prevailing weather in the marina, three to four new pilings will be required,” said Calveley.
While the society has budgeted and saved for the project, the engineering costs are nearly double what was expected. Estimates for the new pilings are also significantly higher than anticipated due to unknowns in the sea bed and the type of pilings required to sup-port the rescue station and dock.
“Realistically, so as to not deplete our operational budget, we find ourselves needing to reach out to sup-porters to help us with about $30,000 to $40,000 for the piling costs,” Calveley said.
An anonymous donor has come forward to supply bridge financing of the shortfall to enable the society to complete the project this summer, while they complete fundraising for the project.
“In addition, this supporter has offered a matching donation of up to $5,000 of funds raised specifically for this project,” Calveley added.
Construction on the boathouse began in early June at the Oak Bay Marine Group site in Ladysmith and, barring any major issues, is expected to be complete in late July.
If you are interested in donating to the cause, or wish to learn more about the project, go to obsr.ca, or con-tact Calveley at 250-896-2625.
Oak Bay boathouse build underway
Did you know?n The original boathouse was also built by Oak Bay Marine Group.
Project costsn Engineering services: about $12,000n Building permit: about $1,500n Rescue station build: $110,000n Pilings: $25,000 to $50,000
Engineering and piling costs exceed budgeted donations
File photo
Terry Calveley, left, president of Oak Bay Sea Rescue Society and Kim Bentzon, Rescue Station chair show the cramped quarters of the old boathouse of Oak Bay Search and Rescue.
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EDITORIAL Penny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorLaura Lavin Editor Oliver Sommer Advertising Director
The OAK BAY NEWS is published by Black Press Ltd. | 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E4 | Phone: 250-480-3239 • Fax: 250-386-2624 • Web: www.vicnews.com
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.
Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.
OUR VIEW
“Liberal” is becoming one of the most ill-defined words in Canadian politics.
Here in B.C., a Liberal is a Conservative, or at least a fiscal conservative, bent on balancing budgets and battling big unions to force them to recognize today’s world of low growth and low inflation.
In Ottawa, a Liberal is currently whatever Justin Trudeau wakes up and decides. One day he’s a libertarian who wants to legalize marijuana, and the next he’s in touch with his inner Taliban, issuing a moral edict on abortion.
In Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne saved her gut-shot Liberal government by limping to the left of the NDP, promising to spend lots more borrowed money and build lots of transit.
This is in a have-not province with an operating deficit that is currently running north of $12 billion. For comparison purposes, B.C.’s deficit swelled briefly beyond $3 billion in the wake of the Great Recession of 2009, and the books stayed in the red until last year as the B.C. Liberals unwound the Harmonized Sales Tax and repaid a $1.6 billion HST transfer allowance to Ottawa.
You think B.C.’s energy policy is a disaster? Check out Ontario, where the cops are still investigating the
$1 billion cancellation of plans to construct two natural gas-fired power plants before the 2011
election. The gas plants were to stabilize erratic output from wind and solar power, a European-style climate change gesture that involved Ontario ratepayers giving a huge subsidy to Korean tech giant Samsung.
The Ontario Liberals clung to power in part by promising a provincial pension scheme on the same scale as the Canada Pension Plan.
B.C. has a similar pension program in the works, to be offered to the two thirds of small business and self-employed people who don’t have a group plan with their employer. Ours would, of course, be voluntary.
Not so in Ontario, where large and small businesses will be required to cough up half of the required pension payments.
The Ontario model is dumb on several levels. It is to be imposed just as the baby boom retirement wave breaks across Canada’s most populous province, increasing risk that the pension pool may run dry. And it sticks small business with a new payroll tax in a province that has lost much of its traditional manufacturing base and needs to innovate.
Here’s the funny part, if you don’t
live in Ontario. Wynne tabled her spending-spree, deficit-be-damned budget in an effort to convince the NDP to keep propping up the Liberal minority government and avoid an election.
Instead, she won a majority and now has to implement her pie-in-the-sky promises. Ontario is bracing for a downgrade in its credit rating based on the election result, and is about to go into province-wide bargaining with public service unions who want their share from the Liberal money tree.
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak ran on a plan that sounded similar to the one presented by Christy Clark in 2013: hold the line on spending, balance the budget, reduce the size of government, stimulate job creation. Hudak was rejected for a second time, and resigned the leadership on election night.
B.C. voters now have three years to see how the Ontario version of Liberal government plays out, compared to the B.C. Liberal version.
For us, much depends on resource development, including forest products, natural gas and other trade with Asia.
If all goes well here, B.C. can continue to send transfer payments to the fantasyland of Ontario.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
Ontario election lessons for B.C.
‘Ontario is bracing for a downgrade in its credit rating.’
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
OAK BAYNEWS
2009
Year-end strike not about kids
B.C. teachers were expected to fall into a full-scale strike yesterday (Tuesday), after the News’ deadline.
As local teachers contemplated strike action, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation will use it to
exert “maximum pressure” on the provincial government.
Should Victoria decide not to cave in to the BCTF’s
demands – which it cannot – and push come to shove, teachers could be out of their classrooms in the final weeks of the school year.
That is simply unconscionable, and unethical.Students across the province have already
been negatively impacted by three weeks of rotating one-day teacher walkouts in every district.
While the government has guaranteed final exam marking and grades, kids undergoing final lessons, year-end review, and in some cases, getting extra help in attaining the best marks possible in final unit tests and exams – top academics and learning challenged alike – have missed vital instructional time.
This is certainly not “about the children” as the BCTF insists.
This is about a prolonged, self-serving spitting contest between the provincial government and one of the most militant unions in B.C.
Staging a full-scale strike in the critical closing frames of a school year would be nothing more than deliberately detrimental for tens of thousands of public school children and teens who have already paid a price in this unacceptable battle.
There is nothing about jeopardizing the achievement and enjoyment of this year’s crop of students – especially the Grade 12 grads – that is justifiable in principle or practicality.
When this battle finally ends, these kids will be the losers.
And that is just wrong.
Students are the biggest losers in union battle
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EDITORIAL Penny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorLaura Lavin Editor Oliver Sommer Advertising Director
The OAK BAY NEWS is published by Black Press Ltd. | 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E4 | Phone: 250-480-3239 • Fax: 250-386-2624 • Web: www.vicnews.com
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.
Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.
OUR VIEW
“Liberal” is becoming one of the most ill-defined words in Canadian politics.
Here in B.C., a Liberal is a Conservative, or at least a fiscal conservative, bent on balancing budgets and battling big unions to force them to recognize today’s world of low growth and low inflation.
In Ottawa, a Liberal is currently whatever Justin Trudeau wakes up and decides. One day he’s a libertarian who wants to legalize marijuana, and the next he’s in touch with his inner Taliban, issuing a moral edict on abortion.
In Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne saved her gut-shot Liberal government by limping to the left of the NDP, promising to spend lots more borrowed money and build lots of transit.
This is in a have-not province with an operating deficit that is currently running north of $12 billion. For comparison purposes, B.C.’s deficit swelled briefly beyond $3 billion in the wake of the Great Recession of 2009, and the books stayed in the red until last year as the B.C. Liberals unwound the Harmonized Sales Tax and repaid a $1.6 billion HST transfer allowance to Ottawa.
You think B.C.’s energy policy is a disaster? Check out Ontario, where the cops are still investigating the
$1 billion cancellation of plans to construct two natural gas-fired power plants before the 2011
election. The gas plants were to stabilize erratic output from wind and solar power, a European-style climate change gesture that involved Ontario ratepayers giving a huge subsidy to Korean tech giant Samsung.
The Ontario Liberals clung to power in part by promising a provincial pension scheme on the same scale as the Canada Pension Plan.
B.C. has a similar pension program in the works, to be offered to the two thirds of small business and self-employed people who don’t have a group plan with their employer. Ours would, of course, be voluntary.
Not so in Ontario, where large and small businesses will be required to cough up half of the required pension payments.
The Ontario model is dumb on several levels. It is to be imposed just as the baby boom retirement wave breaks across Canada’s most populous province, increasing risk that the pension pool may run dry. And it sticks small business with a new payroll tax in a province that has lost much of its traditional manufacturing base and needs to innovate.
Here’s the funny part, if you don’t
live in Ontario. Wynne tabled her spending-spree, deficit-be-damned budget in an effort to convince the NDP to keep propping up the Liberal minority government and avoid an election.
Instead, she won a majority and now has to implement her pie-in-the-sky promises. Ontario is bracing for a downgrade in its credit rating based on the election result, and is about to go into province-wide bargaining with public service unions who want their share from the Liberal money tree.
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak ran on a plan that sounded similar to the one presented by Christy Clark in 2013: hold the line on spending, balance the budget, reduce the size of government, stimulate job creation. Hudak was rejected for a second time, and resigned the leadership on election night.
B.C. voters now have three years to see how the Ontario version of Liberal government plays out, compared to the B.C. Liberal version.
For us, much depends on resource development, including forest products, natural gas and other trade with Asia.
If all goes well here, B.C. can continue to send transfer payments to the fantasyland of Ontario.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
Ontario election lessons for B.C.
‘Ontario is bracing for a downgrade in its credit rating.’
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
OAK BAYNEWS
2009
Year-end strike not about kids
B.C. teachers were expected to fall into a full-scale strike yesterday (Tuesday), after the News’ deadline.
As local teachers contemplated strike action, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation will use it to
exert “maximum pressure” on the provincial government.
Should Victoria decide not to cave in to the BCTF’s
demands – which it cannot – and push come to shove, teachers could be out of their classrooms in the final weeks of the school year.
That is simply unconscionable, and unethical.Students across the province have already
been negatively impacted by three weeks of rotating one-day teacher walkouts in every district.
While the government has guaranteed final exam marking and grades, kids undergoing final lessons, year-end review, and in some cases, getting extra help in attaining the best marks possible in final unit tests and exams – top academics and learning challenged alike – have missed vital instructional time.
This is certainly not “about the children” as the BCTF insists.
This is about a prolonged, self-serving spitting contest between the provincial government and one of the most militant unions in B.C.
Staging a full-scale strike in the critical closing frames of a school year would be nothing more than deliberately detrimental for tens of thousands of public school children and teens who have already paid a price in this unacceptable battle.
There is nothing about jeopardizing the achievement and enjoyment of this year’s crop of students – especially the Grade 12 grads – that is justifiable in principle or practicality.
When this battle finally ends, these kids will be the losers.
And that is just wrong.
Students are the biggest losers in union battle
LETTERS
The News welcomes your opinions and comments.The News reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste. Send your letters to: Email: [email protected]
Letters to the Editor
Show your moral compass
Bikini-clad protestor a hard-working woman
Failing to plan is planning to fail
Taxpayers foot the bill for multiple municipalities
Congratulations to Satya Varon and Jesse Beauvilliers for their poignant editorial cartoon in Wednesday’s edition (June 11), and to the Oak Bay News for publishing it.
Moral compass? Like them I am hoping mayor and council do follow their moral compasses when it comes to the deer and to their ideas about rampant development.
Of course they may claim the printing in the cartoon was too small to read and didn’t get it. But the voters did I am sure.
Greg HaskinsOak Bay
Tom Fletcher’s June 11 column mentioned a bikini-wearing oil pipeline protestor at the Legislative building in Victoria and wondered who paid her.
I am sorry to disappoint him, but no one paid my granddaughter to protest. She made an individual decision to demonstrate her position to protect the land, rivers and oceans.
She did use molasses to effectively
simulate oil. She is an intelligent young woman who had the courage to express her beliefs. She also works hard as a server and also makes and sells jewelry.
I hope Black Press will encourage Mr. Fletcher to do basic fact checking before spouting his propaganda.
Ronald AllenOak Bay
Here is something to think about as you pay your municipal taxes at the end of June.
In the Capital Region we have 91 elected mayors and councillors, 13 city halls, seven police chiefs, 13 fire chiefs, 13 city administrators, and 13 planning departments.
Using the data provided by the province for the 2012 fiscal year, the average annual municipal taxes collected by the 13 municipalities in the Capital Region were $883 per capita.
The City of Surrey is the same size as the Capital Region and has a total population about 25 per cent higher. It
has nine elected mayors and councillors, one city hall, one police chief, one fire chief, one city administrator, and one planning department.
In 2012 the municipal taxes collected in Surrey were $488 per capita.
In Oak Bay, in 2012 the municipal taxes collected were $946 per capita.
The mayor and council of Oak Bay have decided to protect their fiefdom and to deny you an opportunity to have a vote on municipal amalgamation.
Your role has been reduced to paying the bills.
Earle AnthonyOak Bay
Views recently expressed in your pages about Oak Bay’s new draft Official Community Plan are untenable both morally and fiscally.
Anthony Mears (New OCP may be a developer’s dream, letters, June 6) and Bruce Filan (More people, more problems, letters, June 13) decry the draft’s recommendations that Oak Bay should prepare itself for a modest increase in population, should plan for increased demand for affordable housing and should regulate existing but unpermitted suites, among other provisions.
They want to keep out newcomers, stop new housing development and pretend that the pressures to which the draft OCP responds will not happen, so that the “village” quality of life in Oak Bay can be maintained.
They fail to recognize that change is already happening, and more will inevitably follow. No responsible government at any level, but especially at the local municipal level, can permit the absence of planning that has marked Oak Bay’s governance in recent years, to continue.
The draft OCP explicitly recognizes the existence of many (unregulated and unpermitted) suites in Oak Bay, yet Mr. Mears and Mr. Filan seem to think that turning a blind eye to them will avoid a problem. They ignore the problem of potential municipal liability if a fire
should occur in an unregulated suite. They also ignore the need to increase the municipal tax base, through increased housing stock and development of small businesses, to permit fiscal planning to meet future infrastructure demands.
New housing stock and other developments forecast for Oak Bay in the draft OCP will necessitate a more comprehensive approach to planning, regulation and bylaw enforcement. Oak Bay’s current policy of complaint-driven bylaw enforcement (“Power to the Grouch!”) is out of date and patently unfair. So too, is the attitude represented by Mr. Mears and Mr. Filan, that newcomers who cannot afford to buy an existing house in Oak Bay don’t deserve to live here – while those who can afford to buy one and replace it with something larger are not welcome.
Who else is not welcome? And what happens to current homeowners who face income constraints and increasing housing costs?
The draft OCP faces up to challenges that some residents of Oak Bay might want to ignore, and it does so in a responsible way. It represents a significant step towards more effective local government and deserves thoughtful consideration and support.
Alan BreakspearOak Bay
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The Oak Bay Fire Department responds to many types of emer-gency calls. From medical first responder
calls to motor vehicle incidents, and of course structure and wild land fires.
Did you know they
also respond to many routine calls to assist the residents of Oak Bay?
You can call them
for electrical and gas smells within the home; for lift assists helping people into their beds or chairs. They also
respond to water leaks whether in the home or on the boulevard and residential sprinkler systems.
Victoria Film Festival celebrates the start of summer with the ultimate pairing of food and film. For the second year, VFF and Oak Bay Beach Hotel will have award-winning chef, Iain Rennie prepare a delectable tasting menu to complement the foodie flicks.
“We have a multitude of treats in store for Victorians as we roll out film, food and drink at two of the best locations in Victoria, the Oak Bay Beach Hotel and de Vine Winery,” said Kathy Kay, festival director.
Tickets for most of the screenings are $35, and include the film and tasting. There’s also an Extreme Foodie package that includes tickets to each of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel screenings. Extreme foodies also receive two weekday mineral pool passes and four tickets to see regular screenings at the Vic Theatre.
Visit victoriafilmfestival.com for more details.
Be scene at foodie flick fest
Oak Bay Fire open to all kinds of calls The motto of the
Oak Bay Fire Depart-ment is that “no call is too small.” If you require assistance that is not an emergency in nature please call 250-592-9121 for assistance. If you have an emer-gency situation always call [email protected]
For the second year Oak Bay held a sporting event In lieu of standard brandy-sipping New Year’s levée. Residents came and swam and enjoyed the facilities of the rec centre for free, with donations welcome.
In a fitting tribute, municipal staff selected KidSport, Mayor Nils Jensen announced last week, as the recipient of the the donations – just shy of $500.
cvanreeuwyk@oakbay news.com
Levée funds KidSport
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Christine van ReeuwykNews staff
A marathon CRD Core Area Liquid Waste Management meeting committee resumes today (June 18) where it left off last Wednesday discussing what Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen calls the biggest economic concern for residents right now.
“I don’t think there’s any bigger economic issue than this in Oak Bay,” Jensen said. “By not proceeding with this particular plan, determined to be the best and the cheapest, it really puts many Oak Bay households in a position where any new plan would be significantly more expensive and therefore impact their utility costs.”
A motion put forward by Esquimalt Mayor Barb
Desjardins to suspend the Seaterra sewage treatment program until January 2015 was discussed in-camera by the CRD’s sewage committee last Wednesday. Esquimalt denied rezoning needed for the projected
The CRD’s $788-million Seaterra program is in jeopardy after Esquimalt denied rezoning needed at the McLoughlin Point site, where work was meant to begin before the end of July.
Jensen, a proponent of moving forward on the project, said the biggest loss is the funding from the provincial and federal grants.
“I think it’s an economic catastrophic event that awaits us if we don’t move forward,” he said. “Certainly my short-term biggest concern is losing the $500 million that will be
pulled if we don’t submit a plan and have that plan in place by 2020. That’s a grave concern.”
He fears the current estimated cost of $450 per household for Oak Bay residents could double or triple as a result.
“We’re going to have to look for a way forward,” Jensen said.
Those still backing the Seaterra project plan to ask the government again to intervene with a mediator or ask government to override the rezoning denial.
Jensen hopes the province will reconsider getting involved, particularly in light of a push from Washington State to move forward with some form of sewage treatment. The CRD meeting is set to resume this morning (June 18)[email protected]
Sewage debate back on today
Daniel PalmerNews staff
The governor of Washington state is asking Pre-mier Christy Clark to take action and get sewage treatment online in Greater Victoria.
In a June 10 letter to Clark, Gov. Jay Inslee said Puget Sound’s 3.5-million residents have been waiting long enough for the province to imple-ment wastewater treatment in the Capital Region.
“It is now more than 20 years since your prov-ince agreed to implement wastewater treatment in Greater Victoria,” wrote Inslee. “Delaying this work to 2020 is not acceptable.”
In 1993, Washington state’s tourism bureau boy-cotted major conferences and hotel bookings in Victoria to express frustration with raw sewage pumping into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. In 2010, former governor Christine Gregoire supported
B.C.’s bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics with the promise of wastewater treatment in Victoria by 2016. Inslee added King County is directly support-ing the Seaterra program by allowing its waste-water division director, Pam Elardo, to sit on the Seaterra commission.
“Left unresolved, Victoria’s lack of wastewa-ter treatment has the potential to colour other regional and national issues at a time when our two countries are working to re-establish steady economic growth,” Inslee continued.
A motion put forward by Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins to suspend the Seaterra program until January 2015 was discussed in-camera by the CRD’s sewage committee on June 11.
That in-camera discussion will is expected to continue today before any decisions are made public, said CRD spokesman Andy Orr.
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Police seek suspect in school zone lewd act
Police are on the lookout after a lewd act and no suspect near a school last Wednesday.
On June 11 police received a report of a Caucasian man in his 50s wearing only shorts, mastur-bating on the beach roughly 300 meters north of Glenlyon Norfolk School. A caller told police that the man did not stop the inap-propriate behaviour despite the caller walking by and that the man was watching the children on the school grounds. Police checked the area thoroughly but did not find a suspect. No suspects have yet been identified.
Driver ticketed after rear-ender
No injuries were reported after a rear-end collision on June 9 around 2 p.m. on Foul Bay Road at the intersection with Leighton
Street. A Ford sedan northbound on Foul Bay Road was stopped at the crosswalk by Leighton Street to allow a pedestrian to cross. A Dodge pick-up behind the sedan failed to stop. The pick-up driver was issued a ticket for following too close.
Unlocked cars offer plethora of goods
There were five reports of thefts from vehicles June 11 and 12 in the 2100 block of Pentland Rd., the 500 block of Hampshire Rd. and both the 500 and 800 blocks of Falkland Rd. Identification, a $2,000 camera, a trumpet, a GPS and binoculars and loose change were taken from five vehicles. In all cases the vehicles were left unlocked, said police, leaving the items available for the taking.
Six more theft from autos in the same area were discovered Mon-day, again from unlocked vehicles.
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Victoria Film Festival celebrates the start of summer with the ultimate pairing of food and film. For the second year, VFF and Oak Bay Beach Hotel will have award-winning chef, Iain Rennie prepare a delectable tasting menu to complement the foodie flicks.
“We have a multitude of treats in store for Victorians as we roll out film, food and drink at two of the best locations in Victoria, the Oak Bay Beach Hotel and de Vine Winery,” said Kathy Kay, festival director.
Tickets for most of the screenings are $35, and include the film and tasting. There’s also an Extreme Foodie package that includes tickets to each of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel screenings. Extreme foodies also receive two weekday mineral pool passes and four tickets to see regular screenings at the Vic Theatre.
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For the second year Oak Bay held a sporting event In lieu of standard brandy-sipping New Year’s levée. Residents came and swam and enjoyed the facilities of the rec centre for free, with donations welcome.
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Actually, they spent a few moments comparing their experiences, two generations apart, at Willows elementary.
“I thought old people would be grumpy,” said McKinlay. “She was extremely nice and interesting.”
The trio didn’t start as a group, and each girl has a different first memory of meeting and speaking with Bruce. In fact the ‘Day in the Life’ format wasn’t the original project they had in mind.
“We formed our whole project around Audrey because she was so interesting,” McKinlay said. “I felt like we had things in common.”
“She was easy to work with,” Marshall added. “She had real conversations with us, the most interesting part was interviewing her.”
At the recreation centre, the iPad club worked with teacher Lonn Friese’s Grade 7 students while the Craft Club worked with Lana Rudd’s Grade 6 class. A Grade 7 class, led by teacher Kelly Dodd, connected with 10 seniors from the community, grandparents and neighbours, who volunteered to come to the school once a week for a month.
“It was really an experience for me because they wanted to know about my childhood,” said Bruce. “I’ve never lived anywhere else other than Oak Bay, so they had a lot of questions. It was good for my brain to think back that far.”
She takes pleasure in the fact that the girls scored an A+ on the project.
“They were very gracious. You can hear a lot of facts but if you can’t put it together it can be all smudged,” she said. Bruce saw the display last Wednesday when they invited all of the seniors for tea and to peruse the displays, watch video projects and even do a little old-timey dancing.
“I was totally floored. I’m going back to my childhood and I thought it would be a written report,” Bruce said. “It was really an experience and enlightening situation for me to see how these children just mingled and were interested. It was very exhilarating, I learned a lot from them.”
The girls created a timeline of a typical day for Bruce as a teen in the 1940s. Bohnet enjoyed looking up old advertisements and pulling up archival photos of Oak Bay for her booklet, while Marshall and McKinlay took a creative nonfiction approach to pen journals for both a weekday and weekend.
“This was a wonderful way to build community and connect generations, bridge that generation gap,” said Mayor Nils Jensen, after the event. “It was wonderful to see the kids and seniors connecting. It was just such wonderful community project. The enthusiasm and joy in that room was just incredible. It was very uplifting … We have great kids that are going to be great stewards for our future.”
Did you know?n A 1940s fun fact these three girls learned: 55 per cent of households had indoor plumbing.
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Friendships formed during 100th year conceptRielle Bohnet, 12,
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Tweaks in language, spelling and terminology dominate alterations to the draft Official Community Plan for Oak Bay as it heads toward public hearing this fall.
Council made a handful of official alterations June 9 as part of the OCP review process Mayor Nils Jensen says, “isn’t a sprint. It’s a series of marathons.”
Two larger changes are in direct response to comments heard at the final public open house late last month.
One small number equates to one large change. The expected growth, stated at one per cent throughout the early portion of the official community plan review process, will revert back to .5 per cent. That number reflects the expected growth in both the current OCP and the Regional Growth Strategy. A .5 per cent annual growth would mean about 90 new residents or 36 new housing units per year.
That relates to the second dominant change, creating clear language to assuage the
concerns over infill building or densification of the community.
“The concept of ‘intensive development’ can’t describe Oak Bay in any way,” said Mayor Nils Jensen. “The way we will be using it is to look at the infill possibilities in a very gentle way, but before we get to that stage we have to come to terms with what it would look like.
“It’s a tool, a valuable tool, that can’t be used until we have developed housing policies and form policies as to what we want our established neighbourhoods to look like.”
The draft OCP is expected
to go to public hearing in September. But the real work, council feels, will begin after the plan is in place.
“We have to develop guidelines for that,” Jensen said. “The next step isn’t just to start approving developments … This will create a huge volume of work in the future, but will benefit our community and neighbourhoods in the long run.”[email protected]
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will be using it is to look at the infill possibilities in a very gentle way, but before we get to that stage we have to come to terms with what it would look like.”
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Brush the dust off that resume – Greater Victoria employers are expected to do more hiring this year, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
“Survey data reveals that 23 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter (July to September), while seven per cent anticipate cutbacks,” said Jeff Polkinghorne of Manpower’s Vancouver office.
Another 70 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the
upcoming quarter. “With seasonal variations removed from the
data, Victoria and the Capital Regional District’s third quarter Net Employment Outlook of 11 per cent is an increase of six percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly Outlook,” said Polkinghorne. “It is an eight percentage point decrease from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, but still indicates a hopeful hiring pace for the upcoming months.”
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Peter Ciceri steps into some legendary shoes this July, as he takes over the Oak Bay Marine Group of Companies as chief executive officer.
After many years as a successful CEO, corporate director, and international executive, Victoria-based international businessman Ciceri has a successful private practice as an executive coach and corporate director, helping CEOs build through effective leadership and management practices.
“Peter brings a wealth of experience to the table and we are delighted to have him aboard” said Director Sharon Halkett.
“As we continue to build
upon Bob Wright’s legacy, Peter’s guidance will be a tremendous asset to the management team.”
Wright started the company in 1962 with the Oak Bay Marina and was a true west coast entrepreneur, eventually operating a diverse array of businesses in three countries. Wright was known to be singularly focused on his business empire until his death in April of last year.
The Oak Bay Marine Group employs approximately 600 people and operates world class resorts, marinas, and tourist attractions in Canada, the United States, and the Bahamas.
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The Oak Bay Police investigated a number of thefts from vehicles in the South Oak Bay area over the past week. A number of items were reported stolen from a variety of cars in a two block radius on June 11, but one theft was significant in monetary, as well as sentimental, value.
A Nikon D70s digital SLR with a Nikkor telephoto lens, several
memory cards and a USB cord, all contained in a black camera bag were stolen.
The camera itself, along with the memory cards, contain several hundred photos the owner has collected over time, many of which were to be used in a Ph.D. thesis.
“The value of the camera and equipment is considerable, but it’s the hard work and
importance of the info contained in the memory cards that are irreplaceable,” said Community Liaison Officer Const. Rick Anthony.
If you have any information regarding these items, please call the Oak Bay Police at 250-592-2424 and quote file #14-1999, or call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Six Oak Bay High students were among 42 students from seven secondary schools honoured by the Kiwanis Club of Victoria at a special reception held at the Cedar Hill Golf Club on June 3.
“It is a wonderful event to recognize the students who have gone above and beyond to achieve their own personal goals and to assist others in achieving
theirs,” said Paul DeGagne, Kiwanis director and event organizer.
Students chosen have the “giving back” characteristic that Kiwanis embraces and celebrates, he said. This year’s honourees included students from Esquimalt Secondary, Lambrick Park Secondary, Mount Douglas Secondary, Oak Bay High, Reynolds Secondary, Spectrum Community and Victoria High schools.
Oak Bay High
students honoured for their academic acheivement include Adam Walton, Jane Lindroos, Ella Van Neutegem, Kieran Atkinson, Mohammed Abousaleh and Sema Hamidi.
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Principal Dave Thomson, left, Jane Lindroos, Ella Van Neutegen, Kieran Atkinson, Mohammed Abousaleh, and Sema Hamidi represent Oak Bay Secondary at the Kiwanis Club of Victoria Annual Student Recognition reception and luncheon held at the Cedar Hill Golf Course club house. The reception is held to recognise students who have taken on leadership roles within their schools and the community.
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Four of Oak Bay’s Castaway Wanderers – Brennig Prevost, Brandon Schellenberger, Brayden Tate and Jonah Hall – are among 11 rugby players representing the province
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Sports & Eye InjuriesWith the arrival of spring and summer comes
a surge of energy and an abundance of outdoor sports. As a result, every year a great number of sport-related eye injuries occur; for example: an el-bow in the eye in rugby, a scratch from a fingernail in basketball, or a miscalculation of the path of a fly-ball.
Common sports-eye injuries include corneal abrasions, blunt injuries, and penetrating injuries. A corneal abrasion is a scrape to the outer surface of the eye, which is usually painful, but not severe. A blunt injury to the eye, from impact by a ball, fist, or elbow, can result in a black eye, or bleeding of the blood vessels which lie on top of the white, outer portion of the eye. More severe blunt trau-ma may cause further damage to important eye structures such as the retina or optic nerve, and can result in vision loss. Penetrating injuries occur when an object pierces the eye. Symptoms include vision loss, bleeding on the surface of the eye and foreign objects imbedded in the eye.
Prompt treatment is the key to preserving your vision. With most eye injuries, it is best to have them immediately examined by an optometrist. An exception would be something sticking into the eye. Leave the object in place and go directly to Emergency.
This summer, when you or your loved ones take to the field, be sure to protect your eyes with appropriate sports eyewear. Though they do not completely eliminate the eye injury, they will greatly reduce it.
5th AnnualSUMMER SO[U]LSTICE
ambient music • tea • remembrance • poetry • history
SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES1:30 PM & 3:00 PM
Homegoing Brass Band- processional music2:15 pm
Ensemble Laude in the MausoleumThis event is suitable for all ages and is wheelchair accessible.
Light refreshments will be served.
ROYAL OAK BURIAL PARKA beautiful place to remember
4673 Falaise Drive, Victoria, BC(250) 658-5621
For additional info and an event map visit robp.ca
Saturday, June 21, 1pm-4pm• Ensemble Laude• Gwyneth Evans, Harpist• Woodwinds in the Woodlands• Homegoing Brass Band
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Eclectic Gallery hosts Vancouver art-ist Taralee Guild’s exciting exhibition Air-streams from June 16 to July 19.
Guild’s paintings are based on photo-graphs of Airstream, Bowlus and Spartan polished aluminum trailers. Derived from aeronautical design, these mid-20th cen-tury companies built streamlined riveted aluminum shells evoking the golden age of flight for the new North American leisure travel industry.
Guild’s painting techniques create an object-ground relationship similar to ani-mal mimicry, where the trailer hides in its surroundings by mirroring it. Given the degree of distortion, the metallic surface becomes an arena of forms that slip away from recognition. It’s a complicated picto-rial space where abstraction exists within realism.
Eclectic Gallery is located at 2170 Oak Bay Ave. Go to eclecticgallery.ca for more information.
Airstreams art headed for the Ave
Taralee Guild’s paintings based on photos come to Eclectic Gallery next week
Oak Bay school jazz finishes untarnishedChristine van ReeuwykNews staff
Travel can often be a deter-rent when taking high school students to national competi-tion. So when the National Music Festival hit Vancouver this year, Oak Bay High was ready.
“We pretty much qualify every year but don’t always get the chance to go to nationals,” said teacher Jeff Weaver.
With gold in hand from the West Coast Jazz Festival in Nanaimo, they headed for the Vancouver competition where a number of students earned indi-vidual kudos and the senior jazz band scored silver.
“The kids play in quite a high class. They’re considered a Grade 12 band even though they’re in Grade 10, 11 and 12. To achieve a silver at that level is fantastic,” Weaver said. “The kids played really well …
just missed (gold) by a couple errors here and there, due to nerves maybe.”
Tasked with performing three contrasting pieces, they offered swing, a ballad and a Latin piece.
That last was Sammy Nesti-co’s Margarita from the album Night Flight and drew the most passion from students.
“Some of the cooler parts were our soloist awards,” Weaver said.
Thomas Daudlin, Shane Park, Antony Fenlon, Max Stover, Chris Warren, Miles Fuller, Luke Rohon O’Halloran, Alex Ireton where awarded for outstanding solos.
Angus Watt was named out-standing senior guitar player.
Felix Lambrecht was named most outstanding senior trum-pet player and earned a scholar-ship to Berklee Summer Music program. [email protected]
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Black Press Community Newspapers requires a Part Time Paginator in our Victoria office. This is an entry-level opportunity and while this is not a design position, some ad building will be required. The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of InDesign, as well as a basic knowledge of PhotoShop and Adobe Acrobat. Other skills required include a good workingknowledge of either Mac or PC platform and a willingness to learn the other, the ability to be focused and to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment and to think independently and be a good problem solver. Additionally, the ability to learn several industry specific software packages is a must. Candidates must be willing to work day shifts Monday to Wednesday, totaling approximately 21 hours a week.
Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with over 150 community, daily and urban papers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.
To apply, please send your resume to:Loralee Smyth, Operations Manager818 Broughton Street, Victoria BC V8W 1E4or email [email protected] with “Paginator” in the subject line.
Deadline to apply is June 20, 2014
Part Time Classified Paginator
Temporary ReporterVictoria News The Victoria News, a twice-weekly publication, has an immediate opening for a temporary full-time reporter. Reporting to the editor, the successful candidate will provide top-quality work on a range of news and feature stories covering a range of beats.
A key attribute will be an ability to work well as a self-starting member of a competitive newsroom. You will be expected to contribute to regular newsroom meetings and bring your creative talents to readers through concise, accurate and entertaining writing. The successful candidate will show keen attention to detail, work well under deadline pressures, and willing to learn in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of Canadian Press style is important, as is the ability to take and carry out instructions in a timely fashion. Basic photography skills are required. Must have a valid driver’s license and working vehicle. Knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop CS3 would be considered an asset.
Black Press community news media is an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio.
Interested candidates should send resume, clippings and cover letter by June 20, 2014 to:Kevin Laird Editorial Director-Greater VictoriaBlack Press818 Broughton StreetVictoria, B.C. V8W 1E4or e-mail: [email protected] Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Full-time and part-time opportunities exist at the new WestShore Quality Foods for someone experienced in sushi preparation. You will be preparing a variety of fresh rolls for in store fresh and cold sales and entertaining platters.
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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.
TWO FINANCIAL Planner po-sitions available in the Oak Bay area. All training provided. Call Marco (250)507-0272.
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MUSIC FOR Youth Works So-ciety is looking for a volunteer assistant for their Music Ex-plorers Program. Connect with other volunteers while helping bring music education to youth! Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.
PACIFIC ANIMAL Therapy Society is looking for volun-teers with gentle therapy pets to provide companionship to seniors, and mentally and physically disabled persons. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.
VICTORIA INTERNATIONALBuskers Festival is looking for volunteer information booth at-tendants to help assist visitors and spectators between July 18th-27th. Volunteers are asked to commit to at least 3 four-hour shifts. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.
VICTORIA WOMEN’S Transi-tion House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/
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KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com
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BANK DECLINED LOAN?WE APPROVE.
Now you can get up to $3.5M business/personal consolidation loan with rate starting from 1.99% with min. of $35K. Bad credit or Bankruptsy welcome. Apply now at 1-866-249-1055
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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO
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FREE ITEMS
FREE- SOFA Bed, light weight, light colour, nice shape. Call (250)744-1836.
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3-SEATER GARDEN swing with canopy, $65. Call (250)656-1271.
LONG HANDLED electric trimming saw, $90. Call (250)386-4083.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
FURNITURE
BEDROOM SUITE. Queen bed frame with head/foot boards. 9-drawer dresser with mirror, armoire and two night stands. Solid oak. $1,000 obo. Please see usedvictoria.com ad #21580893. 250-881-8833.
HELP WANTED
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HUGE DOWNSIZING SALE- 30% off all plants. 7th to 30th June. Brentwood Bay Nurser-ies, 1395 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay.
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NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD
HELP WANTED
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OFFICE CORNER computer desks. 2 desks, beech andgreen laminate with keyboardtray, fi ling drawer and station-ary drawer. 24” x 72”, formerlyused in professional offi ce butwould also suit home/studentuse. Excellent condition. Ask-ing $150 each or $250 forboth. Call Jim at 250-656-1151, ext.126.
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STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419. 25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297. 32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359. 47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca
VARIETY OF offi ce furniture, etc including desks, fi ling cabi-nets, tables, steno chairs. Go-ing cheap, make us an offer! See at Peninsula News Re-view, call for an appointment. 250-656-1151, ext. 126.
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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
WANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collec-tions, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Deal-er. 1.866.960.0045 or visit on-line: www.dollars4guns.com
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Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suitesBeautiful grounds with resort
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UPGRADED Bi-level home, 5-6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms on a large lot in Brentwood Bay walking distance to 3 schools, perfect place to raise a family! Call Shelly direct to view or come to our next open house. Visit web; www.shelly-reed.com for more info or call direct 250-213-7444.1222 Ma-rin Park Close $589,900.
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GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Call Ray 778-433-1233.
RENTALS
SUITES, LOWER
ESQUIMALT 2-BDRM, Har-bour views, sunroom, $900. 961 Esquimalt Rd (rear). Avail immed. (250)474-4453.
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MAYFAIR- 3 BDRMS, yard, patio, NS/NP. $1400. Call (250)479-4112.
TRANSPORTATION
AUTO FINANCING
AUTO SERVICES
$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.
CARS
$50 to $1000Scrap Junk
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CARS
CHEVROLET Cavalier Z24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5-speed trans, near new Yokohama tires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter, Pioneer 6x9 3-way speakers. Original owner, have all re-ceipts. $2500. Chris, 250-595-0370 leave message.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE
1997 25’ Golden Falcon 5th wheel. Slide out, Very clean, exc. cond. $6,500. Also have a Hyundia 2000 generator, very quiet, $325. (250)896-1225.
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ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi
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CLEANING SERVICES
EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, bondable, have own supplies except vacuum, $20/hr. Call (250)220-4965
CONCRETE & PLACING
BARBER CEMENT Finishing; Driveways, sidewalks, patios, form work. Free est. 40 yrs exp. Call (250)704-9053.
RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.
CONTRACTORS
soL DESIGN-BUILD. Handi-cap accessibility design & in-stallations. Res./Comm. Reno-vations & new construction. Dan (250)661-7316.
COURIER/DELIVERY SERVICES
WESLEY’S ONE Hour Courier Service. Starting at $7.00 up. Call 250-920-9024.
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BEAT MY Price! Best work-manship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.
ELECTRICAL
(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic. #3003. 30yrs exp. Renos, Knob & Tube Replacement. Sr.Disc.No job too big or small
250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.
250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.
250-858-7004; COMPETITIVE rates. Res/Comm. AA Clarke Electric Ltd. Lic#100789
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
FENCING
ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!Call 250.388.3535
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FURNITURE REFINISHING
U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.
GARDENING
(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawns have weeds & moss? Aerating, pwr raking. Blackber-ry/Ivy removal, landscaping.
250-216-9476; LANDSCAPE carpentry design and build. BBB/Insured. Accepting new contracts. www.ftguland.com
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DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges, tree pruning, garden-ing, landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.
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GARDENING
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
HANDYPERSONS
AROUND THE HOUSE.ca ALL repairs & renovations. Call Ben (250)891-7395.
BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.
HANDYMAN SERVICES. Small renos, fences, hauling, lawns, etc. (778)977-5854.
STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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.
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.
PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Dry-wall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.
JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. I do it all! Free est WCB. 250-881-3886.
HOME REPAIRS
FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.
HOUSEHOLD SERVICES
YOUR Home Solutions. Pro painting; deck, fence & reno carpentry. Nick 250-686-8502.
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MASONRY & BRICKWORK
CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
JOHN’S STONEWORK. Free estimates. Over 30 years ex-perience. (250)595-6099.
RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Call Nicolaas at (250)920-5108.
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DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
PAINTING
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071
OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
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To solve a Sudoku puzzle,every number 1 to 9must appear in:• Each of the nine vertical columns• Each of the nine horizontal rows• Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes
Today’s S
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tion
Sudoku
Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
To solve a Sudoku puzzle,every number 1 to 9must appear in:• Each of the nine vertical columns• Each of the nine horizontal rows• Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes
Today’s S
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tion
Sudoku
Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
To solve a Sudoku puzzle,every number 1 to 9must appear in:• Each of the nine vertical columns• Each of the nine horizontal rows• Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes
A16 • www.vicnews.com Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - OAK BAY NEWS
please join us for our Save-On-Foods grand reopenings
Roger Junker, manager
Fort & Foul Bay 1950 Foul Bay Rd, Victoria
Ross Prendergast, manager
Sidney 2345 Beacon Ave, Sidney
Michelle Galanzoski, manager
University Heights 3958 Shellbourne St, Victoria
Jeff MacLeod, manager
Tillicum 3170 Tillicum Rd, Victoria
Plus enjoy some great grand reopening events including:• demos & local sampling • music & prizes• hot dogs • and so much more
Gre
ater Victoria
GRAND
REOPENINGS
Saturday,June 21st
renovations are complete… and our shelves are full again, so come in and enjoy the same great friendly service from the team members you know
We look forward to seeing you!