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Island Outfitters owners Ward Bond, left, and Darren Wright stand amongst hundreds of fishing rods inside their store on Douglas Street. The anglers are preparing for a busy weekend at Pearkes Recreation Centre, where they’ll offer expert advise during the Victoria Boat and Fishing Show, Feb. 20 to 22.

well,” Bond said.While charters range between $500 and

$800 for a daily trip, those with more boat-ing experience (and a boating licence) can rent fishing boats from various local compaines and make their own way. Though be warned, says Bond, boaters need proper training on ocean tides and currents before venturing into the strait.

The Victoria Boat and Fishing Show

opens at 1 p.m. today (Feb. 20) at Pearkes Rec Centre and also includes an indoor air gun range sponsored by the Victoria Fish and Game Protective Association.

Weekend tickets to the show are $9 for men, $7 seniors and kids and teens under 18 and women are free. Bring a food dona-tion to The Mustard Seed food bank and receive $2 off an admission.

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Fishermen’sfriends flock to PearkesDaniel PalmerNews staff

Lures and baits won’t be needed to hook hun-dreds of outdoor enthusiasts at Pearkes Recre-ation Centre this weekend for the annual Victoria Boat and Fishing Show.

The Feb. 20 to 22 event includes exhibitors rang-ing from Ducks Unlimited to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, local hunting and fishing shops and the South Vancouver Island Anglers Coalition.

“Per capita, Victoria has more independent anglers than all of B.C. It’s amazing,” said Darren Wright, co-owner at Island Outfitters and long-time sponsor of the boat and fishing show. “Just drive around our roads, there’s a boat in every driveway. Fishing is very good here and it’s protected. We’re lucky to live here and be able to fish so locally.”

The fishing season is off to a strong start this year after Fisheries and Oceans Canada opened up halibut fishing on Feb. 1, several weeks earlier than in previous years. Strict fishing licences ensure a sustainably managed population as anglers are allowed a set number of catches per season.

Wright’s co-owner, Ward Bond, will be present-ing a talk on halibut fishing each day during this weekend’s event. The company’s six charter boats have already been out on 15 trips since the halibut season kicked off in waters around Race Rocks ecological reserve, Constance Bank and elsewhere in and around the Juan de Fuca strait.

“We get a lot of locals who just want to learn about what we do, lots of people from Vancouver, Calgary, and with the Canadian dollar dropping like it has, we get a lot of people from the States as

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No chargesin dog mauling

The parents of a then-16-day-old baby who was mauled by the family dog won’t be facing charges, it was revealed Tuesday.

The Dec. 28 incident left the infant girl with permanent scarring on her face after she was rushed to hospital from the McLellan Street home in the Glanford area.

The dog, a pit bull-Rottweiler cross that had been declared dangerous in 2007, was put down the same day.

Crown lawyers simply did not have enough evidence to prosecute charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, said Saanich Police Sgt. Steve Eassie.

“The underlying factor here is to use extreme caution when introducing a new family member, specifically a baby, into a family where you already have pets,” Eassie said.

For the record: Quality Foods opening

The Feb. 18 edition of Saanich News included incorrect information on the Eagle Creek Village development in View Royal.

Omnicron announced in October that Coast Capital Insurance Services would be re-locating its head office to a five-storey office building at the site.

YM-YWCA gym and Quality Foods grocery store are also slated as anchor tenants. Quality Foods anticipates opening in late 2015 or early 2016. The News regrets the error.

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Coun. Vic Derman prepares to cross the intersection of Douglas Street and Saanich Road with his bicycle. Derman will present his passion project, The Natural City, at an upcoming open house on the future of the Douglas Corridor, hosted by the Mount View Colquitz Community Association.


Saanich, Victoria begin dialogue on future of ‘A-to-B conduit,’ car-heavy Douglas St.Daniel PalmerNews staff

Coun. Vic Derman wants the District of Saa-nich to become a “world leader” in sustainable development, and he hopes a citizen-led forum will be just one small catalyst for change.

On Saturday, Derman will present his pet project, The Natural City, to residents, business owners and politicians who will gather to dis-cuss the future of the Douglas corridor.

“Like it or not, we’re in a worldwide competi-tion for wealth, skill and talent,” said Derman, who has pieced together global shifts in urban planning that show how pedestrian, cycling and public transit infrastructure can transform cit-ies.

“We want those people, and we need them for our future economy. But what’s going to attract them here? I would argue quality of life and place is in fact, for Saanich and Greater Victoria, an economic ace.”

Quality of life, he says, includes a focus on approving new projects with nature and sus-tainability top of mind. Rainwater management is one example of how cities can influence impact on the environment through smart pol-icy, he said.

The City of Victoria, for example, incentivizes homeowners to retain and distribute rain water on their property instead of sending it straight towards the street drain.

“Another huge issue is sustainable energy. People don’t know how far solar energy has come,” said Derman, who has relied on a solar-powered hot water tank at his home since 1980. The solar energy covers 100 per cent of his hot water costs in the summer, and about 70 per cent of costs in the shoulder seasons.

“Since 2008, the cost of panels has gone down by over 80 per cent,” he said. “Texas feels within a couple of years, solar energy will be com-petitive with gas energy. In Britain, the feeling is solar will be cost competitive by 2020. And what are we doing here?”

Susan Belford is organizing the all-day Doug-las corridor talk, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Garth Homer Auditorium (813 Darwin Ave.). She says Derman’s vision will provide a jumping off point for residents who want to weigh in on a pending local area plan.

“The corridor needs to be something other than a place we pass through,” said Belford, echoing Derman’s sentiments that urban street design should be ‘much more than A-to-B con-duits.’

The City of Victoria is also launching its own local area plan for the Burnside-Gorge neigh-bourhood, which covers the Victoria area of Douglas Street. Belford said Victoria Coun. Mar-ianna Alto has agreed to stop by Saturday’s event, which Belford hopes will help both municipalities work together on a co-ordinated Douglas corridor plan.

“For Saanich, we wanted to make sure there were a wide number of stakeholders involved, and this is the first step in that conversation,” Belford said.

Organizers will be forwarding responses to the Capital Regional District, Ministry of Trans-portation and Infrastructure, Saanich and B.C. Transit, she added.

Derman said the region’s municipal govern-ments have been slow on the uptake of the CRD’s pedestrian and cycling master plan, which was completed in 2012.

“For a dozen years at the CRD, we’ve had walking-cycling-transit as our priority modes. In 10 years, we’ve changed virtually nothing,” he said.

Derman said the next steps towards a sustain-able Saanich will take place at the council table, where strong adherence to sustainable, long-term planning needs to be followed. Provincial and federal governments will also need to step in with long-term funding if municipalities hope to create better transportation modes.

“We have to be very careful with Douglas Street. It was seen as a conduit to move people from downtown Victoria to the western com-munities,” Derman said. “That’s not good urban planning. That’s a huge highway in a city, and it destroys neighbourhoods and kills value.”

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Fuming madAbout 15 University of Victoria students dis-play a 6.5-metre banner along the Galloping Goose Regional Trail switch bridge at Doug-las St on Feb 13. The banner was displayed as a way to celebrate the Global Day of Action on Divestment, said organizer Chris-tina Price. A growing number of students at universities across North America are pres-suring their executives to begin selling off fossil fuel investments as a form of protest.


Property tax could rise4.5 per centDaniel PalmerNews staff

Saanich residents could be looking at a 4.5-per-cent tax hike in addition to rising sewer and water rates, if the District passes a proposed budget in the coming months.

Saanich embarking on its annual budget presen-tation to councillors and the mayor over the com-ing weeks, with committee of the whole meetings scheduled for Feb. 24 and March 2. Residents are able to provide public input at these meetings.

On Tuesday, council got its first peek at the 2015/16 budget numbers. For the average home-owner, this year’s increase proposal breaks down as follows:• $99 increase in property taxes• $43 increase in sewer rate• $26 increase in water utility• $5 increase in garbage collection feesSaanich’s budget is $245 million for 2015, rising

about $4.5 million from last year. The increase is primarily due to:• $2.8-million increase in salaries and MSP

premiums for Saanich’s 1,600 employees• $1.9 million request from the Saanich Police

Board for “operational shortfalls” and for a fleet and technology replacement reserve fund. (Of note, Chief Bob Downie told coun-cil the average police cruiser has a useful life of only four years.)

Finance director Valla Tinney noted at Tues-day’s meeting that “new tax,” which is derived from new development throughout the District, has dropped significantly in the past year. The resulting tax burden on existing homeowners is larger as a consequence, she said.

“As the non-market change gets smaller and smaller, the existing taxpayer takes on those increases as a result,” Tinney told councillors. “However, we have got new grant funding from the restructuring of the gas tax fund. That can only be used for specific projects, but it is good news.”

All operational costs have been held at 2014 levels, with the exception of “critical capacity” requests from each department, Tinney said.

See the proposed budget online at saanich.ca/services/budget/budget.html.

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Andrew Spence, left, Susan Laidlaw and Jesal Shah were part of the Gustavson School of Business team (along with Karin Feldkamp) to take first place in a competition at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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Local students ace global competitionDan EbenalBlack Press

A group of Univer-sity of Victoria busi-ness students are on top of the world.

MBA students Jesal Shah, Andrew Spence, Susan Laidlaw and Karin Feldkamp in the Sardul S. Gill Gradu-ate School at the UVic Gustavson School of Business took first place in the Corporate Knights’ Business for a Better World case study competition at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swit-zerland.

The students were tasked with modify-ing the sustainabil-ity practices of the Novartis pharmaceuti-cal company in order to improve its ranking of 99th.

“There’s 12 met-rics that they mea-sure companies on: for example water consumption, waste, energy consumption, GHG emissions, gen-der diversity, things like that,” said Shah.

Saul Klein, dean of

the Gustavson School of Business, said the school is extremely proud of the students’ achievements, tackling the project outside of their regular studies.

“The idea that a group of MBA stu-dents can look at that and come up with a comprehensive set of solutions and recom-mendations to Novar-tis to go forward is a wonderful opportunity for them and a great achievement,” he said.

“If there’s any com-petition that I’m really proud that our stu-dents would win it would be this one.”

Laidlaw said the bal-ancing of ambitious targets with pragmatic suggestions brought success to the team, along with the impor-tance placed on sus-tainability at Gustav-son.

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Fuming madAbout 15 University of Victoria students dis-play a 6.5-metre banner along the Galloping Goose Regional Trail switch bridge at Doug-las St on Feb 13. The banner was displayed as a way to celebrate the Global Day of Action on Divestment, said organizer Chris-tina Price. A growing number of students at universities across North America are pres-suring their executives to begin selling off fossil fuel investments as a form of protest.


Property tax could rise4.5 per centDaniel PalmerNews staff

Saanich residents could be looking at a 4.5-per-cent tax hike in addition to rising sewer and water rates, if the District passes a proposed budget in the coming months.

Saanich embarking on its annual budget presen-tation to councillors and the mayor over the com-ing weeks, with committee of the whole meetings scheduled for Feb. 24 and March 2. Residents are able to provide public input at these meetings.

On Tuesday, council got its first peek at the 2015/16 budget numbers. For the average home-owner, this year’s increase proposal breaks down as follows:• $99 increase in property taxes• $43 increase in sewer rate• $26 increase in water utility• $5 increase in garbage collection feesSaanich’s budget is $245 million for 2015, rising

about $4.5 million from last year. The increase is primarily due to:• $2.8-million increase in salaries and MSP

premiums for Saanich’s 1,600 employees• $1.9 million request from the Saanich Police

Board for “operational shortfalls” and for a fleet and technology replacement reserve fund. (Of note, Chief Bob Downie told coun-cil the average police cruiser has a useful life of only four years.)

Finance director Valla Tinney noted at Tues-day’s meeting that “new tax,” which is derived from new development throughout the District, has dropped significantly in the past year. The resulting tax burden on existing homeowners is larger as a consequence, she said.

“As the non-market change gets smaller and smaller, the existing taxpayer takes on those increases as a result,” Tinney told councillors. “However, we have got new grant funding from the restructuring of the gas tax fund. That can only be used for specific projects, but it is good news.”

All operational costs have been held at 2014 levels, with the exception of “critical capacity” requests from each department, Tinney said.

See the proposed budget online at saanich.ca/services/budget/budget.html.

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Financial planning is upon the District of Saanich once again, but you’d never know it with the piddly turnout at the first unveiling of the 2015-2019 draft budget on Tuesday.

Property taxes are slated to rise by 4.5 per cent in the coming year, if the budget passes without adjustment.

Those numbers are mostly due to unchangeable salary and MSP increases, as well as vehicle and equipment replacement costs for the Saanich Police Department. But there are big “asks” by some departments for what are touted as critical needs. Saanich PD is also requesting a reserve fund to help cover those replacements in future years. Why a reserve fund didn’t exist in previous years is yet to be determined.

The budget also earmarks $100,000 for the much-touted governance review, the details of which will congeal slightly in March when a staff report comes back to council.

There’s also an estimated $150,000 needed to install webcasting of council meetings, which will be funded through non-tax sources (possibly 2014 surplus cash, but first needing a decision from council). The City of Victoria installed its webcasting in the fall of 2013 at a cost of $50,000 for equipment and software, with another $17,000 annually to operate and maintain the service. North Saanich pays about $10,000 each year for webcasting; Sooke spends $7,500 annually.

Other eye-popping numbers include $1 million for telephone assessment and upgrades at municipal hall and $1 million for a financial software upgrade. Comparisons with other municipalities will be fundamental before council can make an informed decision and sign off on each of these budget line items.

And don’t forget: financial planning meetings are open to public input. Check out the budget online at saanich.ca and then attend the Feb. 24 and/or March 2 committee of the whole meetings. Make sure your voice is heard before the tax man cometh.

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Re: Biologist blasts District over environmental bylaw confusion, News (Feb. 13)

Is it ethical to lock down a person’s property and their property rights if an environmental value Saanich is trying to protect doesn’t exist on the property and hasn’t for decades?

Is it ethical not to inform landowners their property has new restrictions?

Is in ethical for Saanich to say their objective with the EDPA bylaw is to protect areas of highest biodiverstity and then protect areas of low or no value on private properties?

And should all of society be required to protect these values or just the landowner who has them?

Dianne FrostSaanich

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Re: Biologist blasts District over environmental bylaw confusion, News (Feb. 13)

What a surprise. Seems like the folks at Saanich municipal hall have been keeping all the information to themselves again.

Why weren’t the affected homeowners notified about the changes and restrictions that were made to their properties and the financial burden they would be stuck with.

Who really benefits from the EDPA and who suffers? What other secrets are they keeping. Hopefully some positive change and openness will start to happen and politicians and staff will have the best interests of the property owners/taxpayers in mind in the future and not in protect their own fiefdoms.

E. Van DykSaanich

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Deer, rabbits, etc. are sentient beings. Although some humans still assume we are the only species

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As for the term “cull,” what’s with that? A human word invented to cover up our guilt and insensitivity sentencing other species to die simply because we find them inconvenient to our way of life.

Thoughtful, compassionate solutions for coexistence are there. Those who care enough for deer to give their time and energy to voice concern over the planned killing of a beautiful species are a few examples of compassionate Canadians working selflessly to move us positively forward to a balanced future.

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Ryan John Anthony MACNEIL

Atwell and council who oversee

of how directors are appointed to

“If it reaches a review, then one

area I’d think would be considered

is the election format for the CRD

directors. Should they be elected

“There are additional cost-

savings to be had at the CRD

level, but I’ve heard (amal

gamation) won’t necessarily

One of Atwell’s campaign issues

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the public a chance to speak on

non-agenda items, a process he

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Atwell and council who oversee

Atwell, who came to municipal

politics through his work with

various community organizations

of how directors are appointed to

“If it reaches a review, then one

area I’d think would be considered

is the election format for the CRD

directors. Should they be elected

“There are additional cost-

savings to be had at the CRD

level, but I’ve heard (amal

gamation) won’t necessarily

save money. ... The challenge

is to retain the personal con

nection with residents. You

don’t want to lose that bal

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up council meetings to allow

the public a chance to speak on

non-agenda items, a process he

would want enshrined should any

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to regional governance under an

amalgamation model.

The other seven municipalities

with a non-binding question on

the ballot regarding amalgamation

View Royal, Colwood, Highlands,

Metchosin and Sooke, with a com

bined population of about 46,000,

refused to place a non-binding

question on the ballot.

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The Wonderful World of Corals: Harnessing Basic Science to Address an Ecological CrisisWednesday, 25 February, 7:00 p.m. | Bob Wright Centre, Room B150

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Coral Reefs in Hawaii and across the globe continue to decline in health due to intensifying climate change, resource extraction, and pollution. Although the future looks bleak, some corals and reefs are not only surviving but also thriving in conditions that kill others. Dr. Gates, a world renowned coral expert, unveils the complex biology that underpins this natural variation in response. She then discusses how this knowledge can be harnessed to develop tools that build resilience on reefs and arrest and improve the prognosis for coral reefs.

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Surplus allows remedyto single parent ‘clawback’

Leonard landsat airport authority

Former Saanich mayor Frank Leonard is now a board director with the Victoria Airport Authority. Leonard was appointed for the role by the Government of Canada. The position pays an annual retainer between $14,000 to $17,000 plus per diems for monthly board and committee meetings.

Leonard is past director of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and a for-mer board member on a number of local tourism and economic devel-opment groups.

Leonard’s Twitter profile also lists him as chair of Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc., which owns and operates about 100 retirement communities, RV resorts and mari-nas across Canada, including Haw-thorne Village in Central Saanich and a location in Cobble Hill.

Chairing the airport authority is Mel Rinald. Other board members include Rod Dewar (nominated by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce); Marilyn Loveless (Gov-ernment of Canada); and Sharlene Smith (District of Saanich).

The Victoria International Airport is the 10th busiest airport in Can-ada with more than 1.6-million pas-sengers per year.

Tom FletcherBlack Press

Expecting budget surpluses for the next three years, the B.C. government is ending the deduc-tion of spousal child support from social assistance payments and providing modest benefits for other low-income earners.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the current fiscal year is expected to finish with a sur-plus of almost $900 million, due mainly to better than expected personal and corporate income tax revenues, strong retail sales and a one-time adjustment of federal tax payments.

After an additional $3 billion to the ever-growing health care budget and $576 million more for education over the next three years, the surplus for 2015-16 is projected to be $284 million.

A target of single parents and poverty advocacy organizations in recent years, the “clawback” of child support payments ends Sept. 1. That is expected to leave about $32 million more over the next three years in the pock-ets of the parents who receive child support along with income assistance and disability pay-ments, a benefit to 3,200 families and 5,400 children.

Community Living B.C., responsible for developmentally disabled adults, gets an addi-

tional $106 million over three years, and $20 million is added to the general budget for income assistance. Caseloads for both are expected to increase and individual payment rates stay the same.

This is also the budget that ends a two-year increase of 2.1 per cent in tax on income more than $150,000 a year. The pro-vincial income tax rate for that tax bracket returns to 14.7 per cent, which de Jong said is part of the lowest personal income tax rates in the country.

At the low end of the income scale, the exemption from pay-ing any personal income tax goes to the first $19,000 earned, up from $18,000.

NDP leader John Horgan said reducing income taxes for the top two per cent of wage earners cost the B.C. government $230 million that should have gone mainly to middle income earn-ers.

Horgan and NDP finance critic Carole James focused on the measure in Tuesday’s B.C. bud-get to end the tax increase on income over $150,000 a year. They acknowledged other mea-sures to help low-income peo-ple but Horgan said “the middle class was left behind today.”

De Jong said his commitment was to remove the personal tax increase after two years and this

week’s budget follows through on that pledge.

James said middle-income families are taking the brunt of rate increases for car insurance, ferry fares and BC Hydro, and the services available to them are declining.

“We’re seeing hallway medi-cine. We’re seeing overcrowded classrooms. We’re seeing less support for seniors,” James said.

An early childhood tax benefit begins April 1, with up to $660 a year for each child up to the age of six, designed to assist with child care costs.

This is also the year the prov-ince’s training and education savings grant begins to be paid out for children who reach six years old. It is a one-time pay-ment of $1,200 born since Jan. 1, 2007, to be placed in a registered education savings plan.

Horgan pointed to modest tax breaks for high technology and film production industries, while four times as much government assistance is going to resource roads to develop B.C.’s natural gas export business.

With a surplus nearing $1 bil-lion for the fiscal year ending in March, Horgan said his priorities would have included help for manufacturing in the forest sec-tor to take advantage of a lower Canadian dollar.

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the Legislative Assembly in

Victoria on Tuesday Feb. 17.

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Bullying and CyberbullyingBullyingBullying happens when there is an imbalance of power; where someone purposely and repeat-edly says or does hurtful things to someone else. Bullying can occur one on one or in a group(s) of people. � ere are many di� erent forms of bully-ing:◼ Physical bullying (using your body or objects to cause harm): includes hitting, punching, kick-ing, spitting or breaking someone else’s belong-ings.◼ Verbal bullying (using words to hurt some-one): includes name calling, put-downs, threats and teasing.◼ Social bullying (using your friends and relationships to hurt someone): includes spread-ing rumours, gossiping, excluding others from a group or making others look foolish or unintel-ligent. � is form of bullying is most common among girls (Canadian Children’s Rights Council).

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Cyberbullying involves the use of communica-tion technologies such as the Internet, social networking sites, websites, email, text messaging and instant messaging to repeatedly intimidate or harass others.

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ImpactsOver time, youth who are bullied or bully others � nd their own ways of dealing with it. While some victims/bullies may become depressed and begin to withdraw socially, others react aggres-sively and turn to violence.

Dangers for Children and Adolescents Who Are Bullied:• Depression• Social anxiety, loneliness, isolation• Stress related health problems (e.g., headaches, stomach aches)• Low self esteem• School absenteeism and academic problems• Aggressive behaviours

• Contemplating, attempting, or committing suicideDangers for Children and Adolescents Who Bully Others:• Not knowing the di� erence between right and wrong• Delinquency and substance use• Academic problems and increased school dropout rate• Aggression• Sexual harassment and dating aggression• Gang involvement and criminal adulthood• Di� culties in their relationships with others• Being bullied at the hands of others

Bullying and the LawBullying can be a traumatic experience, and some forms of bullying can even be considered illegal. � ese include:• � reats - whether done face to face, online, over the phone or through text messaging.• Assaults - including pushing, tripping, slapping, hitting or spitting.• � eft of personal items - like a backpack, books, electronic devices, etc.• Harassment - repeated tormenting online, with texts, phone calls and/or emails.• Sexual Exploitation - sharing videos or photos with nudity of people under 18.• Hate crime - bullying based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, etc.For all of these criminal o� ences, it is important to notify your local police detachment or report it to CYBERTIP.CA. Based on the available informa-tion, police will decide if an investigation is war-ranted and whether charges may be laid.

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Braving the winter in search of summer wineThrough rain, fog, snow and ice, we drove in search of Syrah in the Okanagan Valley.The 1,000-kilometre journey was a good winter test of the all-wheel-drive 2015 Acura MDX elite edition. But it was also a quest to collect exam-ples of the fermented homegrown Syrah grape to be poured by Okana-gan winemakers at next week’s Vancouver Interna-tional Wine Festival.Drinking and driving don’t mix but for this Okanagan wine fan, the reward came at day’s end or when somebody else took the wheel at midday!The idea for the jaunt came when I learned Honda’s premium brand was a festival sponsor. My focus sharpened when Syrah was named the feature grape and it was revealed that 55 wineries from Australia would show off their version of the French grape – the big and often fruity Shiraz. Past tastings told me B.C. could hold its own in this duel. Indeed 16 of our best winemakers will uncork Syrah. The Driveway car pulled into eight of those vineyards but it was not an easy drive. Though the forecast snow did not materialize in the Fraser Valley, gusts did test surefootedness. The true winter test was found along the twisty Hope-Princ-eton highway. In the summer, it’s a fun roller coaster ride but hidden black ice and patches around every corner made it a steering wheel gripper.

The long straights in Manning Park tempt-ed me to open up the 3.5-litre SOHC, V6 and let all 290 horses roar. A sudden slip towards the ditch and a rear sway put paid to that notion and I was grateful for traction control. Rain swept us through the Similkameen Valley but cleared as we dropped down into Osoyoos. First stop would be Black Hills Estate Winery, on Black Sage Road, in Oliver. It has magnificent views of the Okanagan valley. Its

interpretation of Syrah is mouth-filling and much closer to its Rhone Valley origins than that Oz style. The same can be said of that served by TIME Estate Winery across the road, which opens to the public this summer.Minutes later, we had swept across the valley to the castle-like structure that is Road 13, where owners Mick and Pam Luckhurst entertained and sent us packing with a variety of blends. The overnight stop was neighbouring Tinhorn Cellars, where its generous co-owner and winemaker Sandra Oldfield extracted a delicious Syrah from her private cellar.The next day, a yellow orb appeared above while passing by the beautiful Vaseaux Lake and into Okanagan Falls. We spun onto Eastside Road and skirted Skaha Lake to Penticton. It’s a quiet, fast road and it enabled me to play with paddle shifters.

The view from Poplar Grove over Okana-gan Lake is spectacular as is the Syrah, which, like the best of the winery’s reds, benefits from the extra aging afforded by cellaring it for a couple of years longer than the norm. A three-kilometre side trip to Red Rooster netted a Reserve Syrah, which exuded yummy plum and cherry from its neck, once opened! One more stop before a relaxing evening spent staring over the lake while sipping on a suite balcony at the Summerland Waterfront Resort. The snowy and very icy single track to the new Sage Hills Vineyard in Summerland required careful navigation. The reward was a barrel tasting with winemaker Andrea Lee and vineyard manager Keenan Thrussell. The new vintage had yet to be bottled but a rosé version hit the spot later!Time to return to the coast via Sandhill Wines in Kelowna. Howard Soon, a B.C. born industry pioneer, makes Syrah from vineyards in the south of the valley and a special ‘small lots’ version from a

single vineyard.By the time the rear two rows were lowered to accommodate the purchased cases of wine, the seven-seat MDX was strictly a two-seater. Despite its load, it leapt up to the Pennask Summit on the Okanagan Connector as fast the outside temperature dropped to minus five. The Coquihalla Highway was bathed in sunlight and the descent to Hope was smooth and quiet but for the rattle from the bottles.Bring on the Aussies! If you can’t get to the festival tasting room, tour Okanagan wine country this summer… with a designated driver, of course.

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Of the 27 BC wineries featured at the upcoming Vancouver International Wine Festival (February 20 until March 1), 16 Okanagan Valley vineyards will pour wine made from this year’s featured grape – Syrah. Our Search for Syrah in an Acura MDX took us to eight of those wineries.

▸ Black Hills Estate Winery: 4318 Black Sage Road, Oliver (blackhillswinery.com)▸ Road 13 Vineyards: 799 Ponderosa Road, Road 13, Oliver (road13vineyards.com)▸ Tinhorn Creek Vineyards: 537 Tinhorn Creek Road, Oliver (tinhorn.com)▸ TIME Estate Winery: 30861 Black Sage Road, Oliver (timewinery.com)▸ Sage Hills Vineyard: 18555 Matsu Drive, Summerland (sagehillswine.com)▸ Poplar Grove Winery: 425 Middle Bench Road North, Penticton (poplargrove.ca)▸ Red Rooster Winery: 891 Naramata Road, Penticton (redroosterwinery.com) ▸ Sandhill Wines: 1125 Richter St, Kelowna, (sandhillwines.ca)

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The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has an-nounced (... drum-roll, please) Subaru Legacy as the 2015 Canadian Car of the Year and Ford F-150 as the 2015 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year. “Subaru had an outstanding year in 2014,” said Shiro Ohta, chair-man, president and CEO of Subaru Canada, Inc. “In the past year, Subaru sold a record number of vehicles and celebrated a new milestone in company history with unprecedented sales success. This award from AJAC is a wonderful tribute to our recent achievements.” The completely redesigned 2015 Subaru Legacy was engineered in Japan and is now built in the USA. Legacy is the only car in its class with standard all-wheel-drive. A variety of engineering changes, including Active Grille Shutter system and a new (CVT) automatic transmission, have helped achieve a substantial improvement in fuel economy. The greenest Legacy comes with a PZEV version of its 2.5-litre horizontally opposed (Boxer) 4-cylinder engine and the top line editions come with a 3.6-litre engine. The new Lineartronic CVT has a lock-up torque converter and a manual paddle shifter operating mode.Legacy boasts one of the roomiest interiors in the midsize sedan segment and has received "Top Safety Pick" rating from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It’s also probably more affordable than you think, as new Legacy has a start price of just $23, 495 (manual) and $24,795 for the CVT edition. To reach the final stage of this annual competition Legacy first claimed the Best New Family Car (under $30,000) award, when the initial category winner votes were tabulated. The other three auto candidates for this (best of the best) top award were Hyundai Genesis, Mercedes-Benz C300 4MATIC and the Volkswagen Golf. Utility Vehicle of the Year, the Ford F-150 is familiar with the AJAC awards podium, as it already scooped the 2015 Best New Technology Innovation Award earlier this year. And this is the F-150’s second overall Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year Award, having also claimed

it back in 2004. “We are honoured that the 2015 F-150 has been named AJAC’s 2015 Utility Vehicle of the Year,” said Dianne Craig, president and CEO, Ford of Canada. “Our game-changing use of aluminum alloy is raising the competitive bar for pickups and we are hum-bled to be considered an innovator in the industry, committed to providing our customers the most capable and fuel efficient pickup ever.”Ford uses a special heat treatment that nearly doubles (com-

pared to steel) the strength of the military grade aluminum (magnesium) alloy body panels used in the new F150, making them more resistant to dents. A lighter truck body increases payload and towing capability and it also has positive influences on braking, handling, ride and acceleration. Massively popular, the F-150 is already the top-selling vehicle in Canada and has been for the last five years. Ford F-series has been the best-selling truck in Canada for 49 con-secutive years. Other finalists for this award

were the Porsche Macan and Subaru Outlander.Voting for Canadian Car of the Year started when 73 auto-motive journalists from all parts of Canada gathered, last October in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for a five-day test-drive evaluation event known as “TestFest.” It was hosted by the Niagara Parks Commission, Shell Canada was the official fuel supplier and the accounting firm KPMG tabulated all vote results. Same-day, back-to-back testing is done to ensure fair and objective comparisons. At this year's event 1,640 test drives were made by journalists and this yielded approximately 106,405 data points and over 500 category ballots. Complete voting data and performance test results are available on the AJAC web site: www.ajac.ca "TestFest is the most intensive new vehicle evaluation process on the planet,” said Canadian Car of the Year Co-Chair, Gary Grant. “No other organization employs such stringent testing methods

to determine their car of year award winners. Data driven and Canadi-an expertise: that’s what makes an AJAC winner.”

And the winners are Subaru and Ford

“Voting for Canadian Car of the Year started when 73 automotive journalists from all parts of Canada gath-ered for a five-day test-drive evaluation.’’

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I never need to check if they’ve been released by the Black Press because my inbox suddenly starts to “ping” with incoming mail.

Sometimes readers have topics they want addressed and about six weeks ago one reader who is relatively new to the Victoria area sent me a list of queries on local history matters, including the controversial “Douglas Treaties.”

The term is thrown around quite frequently in the context of the historical and contemporary

relationship of European settlers with the First Nations of Vancouver Island, but their exact story is hazy for many Victorians.

These treaties are also known as the “Fort Victoria Treaties” and they refer to a series of documents drawn up between 1850 and 1854 by Sir James Douglas, who was then chief

factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company and (as of 1851) governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island.

Fort Victoria was established in 1843 as a fur trading outpost with a small population of about 300 Europeans.

In 1849 the British government gave Vancouver Island official status as a colony, still governed by the Hudson’s Bay Company via a 10-year lease agreement. A mandate to encourage immigration and European settlement in the colony was part of the deal.

In order to accommodate these new colonists, Douglas had one major need: land.

Fort Victoria was a small place, only about two blocks square, and though there were relatively large farms scattered across the Victoria area, the majority of the land was still under the control of the indigenous people who had made this place their home for 10 or 12 millennia.

At the time, Douglas was considered by other European settlers to have a constructive, positive relationship with the First Nations of our island. Time, however, has not been so kind to the way we view the Douglas Treaties today.

Over four years, Douglas negotiated a total of 14 treaties, although he never used the term himself. He preferred to refer to them as “deeds of conveyance”

or “sales,” but eventually the term “treaty” was upheld by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1965 as the British government had sanctioned him to negotiate on their behalf.

In total these treaties saw Vancouver Island First Nations including the Songhees, Esquimalt, Saanich, Kwakiutl,

and Becher Bay Bands amongst others, “sign over” the rights to about 930 square kilometers of their traditional lands in the Victoria, Saanich, Sooke, Nanaimo and Port Hardy regions, in exchange for cash, blankets and clothing. No band received more than the equivalent of about $9,000 in today’s money.

They maintained the ownership of their villages and enclosed

fields, and were permitted to hunt on unoccupied land and fish in their traditional territories, whether occupied by Europeans or not.

But how were these deals negotiated? Well, quite simply, Douglas had a translator verbally explain the content of the documents to the First Nations leaders, who in turn were asked to sign or mark an X at the bottom of a blank leger page. The actual terms of the treaties were usually added to the blank pages at a later date.

It seems clear now from indigenous oral histories that the First Nations did not know what they were nominally “agreeing” to. Most thought this was a peace treaty and not a sale of land. Others thought it was a confirmation of their village and agriculture sites, and therefore an

arrangement so that they could live together harmoniously with the new settlers.

The inhabitation and occupation of land by First Nations was not and indeed still is not viewed within a European definition of ownership. Douglas’s assumption that “empty” land, unoccupied by fields or villages, was somehow disposable did not fit with indigenous principles of ancestral territorial rights.

Douglas stated that the indigenous peoples would have the same “rights and privileges” as the colonists once they complied with the land treaties, which certainly sounds equitable.

Modern scholars, however, tend to view this as an attempt to ‘domesticate’ First Nations and, worst of all, disconnect them from the land upon which their cultural identity had been dependant for thousands of years.

Douglas stopped negotiating treaties in 1854 as the expansion of the colony was slow and relatively few settlers were arriving.

This all changed when the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858 hit, and 25,000 gold miners flooded to Vancouver Island and then over to the mainland in search of their fortunes.

Today, most of us who reside in the Victoria area live on land that was obtained as the result of the Douglas Treaties, and their validity is still regularly tested in court.

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The University of Victoria Men’s basketball team enjoys a bye week to gear up for the Canada West Quarter-finals, hosting the University of Calgary, Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 (Game 3 if series is tied). Catch the action at McKinnon Gym beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. March 1.

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is seeking caring individuals to participate in the Peer Helper for Single Parents

volunteer training. Successful candidates will receive training to provide

resource-focused support for single parents. Training will

run on Thursdays from 12:00 - 2:30, from

March 26 - May 28.

Interested individuals please contact Raina Pierce at:

[email protected] or call 250.385.1114

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THE SALVATION Army is looking for kitchen helpers and servers at 525 Johnson Street to help provide the 16,000 meals the organization serves every month. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

VICTORIA THERAPEUTIC Riding Association is looking for an experienced horse per-son to handle horses in a therapeutic riding program. Training will be provided. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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MIND BODY & SPIRIT

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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ANTIQUE 1900 Sideboard w/ unique hutch. Warm tiger oak, original brass pulls. $550. obo. Could deliver (250)598-7387.

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PORTABLE SAW, $20. Rout-er table, $30. Back-pack tree square, new, $25. 4 Michelin tires, ice and snow, (17”) like new, paid $1000 asking $200. Hope chest, antique, $250. Call (250)479-5208.

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Every weekend 10- 3pm

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

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APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

LAVENDER CO-OP accept-ing applications for a 1 bdrm, $620/mo. Quiet area, sm pet ok, W/D hook up, insuite stor-age, lrg bright kitchen. Gross income $25,000 +, share pur-chase is $2,500. Applications available in the glass case out-side the Community Hall; 10A-620 Judah St.

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HOMES FOR RENT

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION

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TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

$1500. 1990 Olds CutlassSierra. (potential for collectorcar) 122,000 km, 4 new allseason tires, GPS, A/C, auto,white. Runs awesome. Ownerleaving island. (250)385-5757.

2006 CHEVY Aveo Automatic,5 door hatchback, red. Lowmileage (72,000 km), ladydriven. Extremely clean, likenew interior. Power locks, win-dows, alarm, cruise, A/C,AM/FM/CD, non-smoking. Folding rear seats, tons of car-go space. Fuel economic,regular maintenance. Perfectfi rst vehicle, family car, greatcommuter. $6750 obo. Pleasecall 250-413-7758.

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I AM looking for up to 5 more customers for regular lawn cuts. Full service yard care and clean-ups avail. Please call Chris (250)858-2055.

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HANDYPERSONS

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

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

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

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

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

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


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IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR

HOME Luxury condo real estate agent talks twilight years house-hunting

Rosie Townshend-CarterBlack Press

The real estate market is diverse and changes with clients’ needs.

In Greater Victoria, “expert” real estate agents are specialized in everything from waterfront prop-erties, condominiums and senior clients. Like any buyer in the real estate market looking for a special-ized property, you want someone with the knowledge to help you find your dream location.

Seniors’ real estate specialist Vicky Turner says seniors are gener-ally moving from properties they’ve lived at for numerous years.

“Many of them have owned real estate for a long time and haven’t been in the market for many years,” she says.

A homeowner rentering the mar-ket after 20 years will find the pace much faster since the introduction of online listings and social media.

“They want somebody who is able to navigate the waters that are a little more complicated then what they are used to.”

For senior clients, they also want a relatable agent, an advantage Turner has.

“I am in my 60s myself, I have salt and pepper hair.”

Luxury condominium expert Scott Piercy says like other profes-sions you need experts.

“It’s like law, you have someone who deals with divorce or taxes. People feel more comfortable.”

Although the condominium mar-ket is not huge in Victoria, the mar-ket is still there.

“With the boomer generation retiring and some making the move to Victoria, we saw the market was under-serviced,” Piercy says.

Something most people don’t think about is the way the weather plays a hand in the market. Victo-ria’s early spring is helping to boost the spring influx of buyers early.

“It has been fairly steady with the sunshine, we’re having what feels like an early spring so that’s in the market.”

Weather also works to the advan-tage of Dockside Realty, an agency based on Pender Island as well as Saturna Island. Dockside’s main

focus is helping buyers in the mar-ket for waterfront properties.

Sam Boyte, co-owner of Dockside Realty, grew up on the Gulf Islands which helps him to help potential buyers.

“It’s nice because if someone calls about a piece of land, we probably know and can tell them about it.”

The other advantage is what most buyers overlook.

“We can tell them about the dif-ferent ocean fronts and what kind of

sun exposer they would be getting.”Boyte also takes a more recre-

ational approach to showing clients perspective waterfront properties.

“We have a small boat we run from Pender to Saturna. It’s a nice way to show properties on the water.”

What all the experts agree on, is that buyers like to have someone who they are comfortable with and can give them more detailed, “expert” advice.

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NEW LISTINGS/TOTAL, FEBRUARY 2014

ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS/ TOTAL, FEBRUARY 2014

» 226/412

» 587/1,064» 3,401/3,770

NET UNCONDITIONAL SALES/ TOTAL, FEBRUARY 2014

Senior housing hunt needs experts

Don Denton/Black Press

Realtor Vicky Turner stands in her Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty offices on Oak Bay Avenue.

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Homefinder is available to househunters and real estate agents with unique stories.

Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a senior couple looking to downsize, contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives.

You can call editor Daniel Palmer at 250-480-3239 or email [email protected] to share your ideas.

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Brigadoon, there my Heart Forever Lies.One of the loveliest beach fronts on the Gorge waterway! This 4-levelhome oceanfront home features oak hardwood floors, an open conceptGreat room, and 2 bed extra accommodation. A glassed-in Conservatorycovers a relaxing hot tub. Walk across 1/3 Acre of English countrygardens, down to the water’s edge; launch your canoe from your 130 ftof waterfront. This private Paradise is a mere 15 mins. to Victoriacity centre. $750,000

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Magical Mystery TourTOWNER PARK the most exclusive ocean front neighborhood (freehold section). Rare south facing 2.24 acre beach trophy property is one that few can achieve or acquire. Featuring old growth firs and sensational southerly Ocean vistas of the inlet fjord; from the home, sun drenched patios and deck. Orchard, organic vegetable garden and courtyard entry welcomes you to the main one level 4669 square foot home. Splendid living room, teak kitchen, formal and informal dining open to the sunset warm beach below. 36x18 indoor swimming pool. Call to view this Irreplaceable Oceanfront Paradise. $1,680,000

Bringer of PeaceA Work of Art-Inspired by mid-century masters Frank Lloyd Wright, Arthur Erickson & Alvar Aalto. Iconic architect Franc D’Ambrosio designed this modernist masterpiece. Newly crafted to unparalleled specifications & quality, it’s a series of spatial & structural ‘frames’ ascending magical site topography.The open plan features wood beams, stunning floating oak stairs & expansive fir window walls framing dramatic views & welcoming all-day light. A wonderful park side environment next to a trail, and access to downtown Victoria in 10 minutes means a true synergy of convenience, and peaceful west coast living!” $2,090,000

Into the WoodsSurrounded by valleys and mountains on Five Acres, yet minutes from the Lake and City, this 7 bed, five bath residence is a stunning example of contemporary Mediterranean design. Offering 5,800 sq ft on three levels; welcome to the perfect solution to the changing needs of family, work and life-balance. Featuring a natural perennial setting, charming gazebo, and 1 bedroom Suite for Nanny! $1,294,000

Beaming Beach BeautyTake advantage of a rare Opportunity to acquire this incomparable .61 Acre Oceanfront property, featuring 180 feet of low bank shoreline with its unique land point, and panoramic views of the Olympic Mtns, Gulf Islands, Mount Baker, and Sidney by the Sea, BC! Revel in spectacular sunrises from the expanse of windows in the living area and prow-like new deck. Limited showing times. $1,739,000

High and MightyBreathtaking views of Ocean, City, Gulf Islands and Mt Baker. This 5048 ft. home has a professional chef-designed kitchen. Spoil yourself: Master Bedroom with walk-in closet is next to a huge ensuite complete with a tiled shower/sauna/steam room, and an air-jetted tub. A custom curved staircase leads downstairs to large family area, bedroom with walk-in closet, bedroom/office, media room/study and large library. Two large decks give 1500 ft. of outdoor enjoyment. An incredible opportunity for an extended family situation. Call now! $1,188,000

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1018 Terrace Avenue, $710,000Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX CamosunLorraine Stundon, 250-812-0642

209-535 Manchester Road $219,000MLS 346464, Saturday 2:30-4RE/MAX CamosunDan Hagel, 250-370-7788

304-90 Regatta LandingMLS 345949, Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesBruce Warburton, 250-893-0117

N511-737 Humboldt Street $799,000MLS 346058, Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Jacqueline Baker, 250-384-8124

101-640 Michigan StreetDaily 12-5 Chard Developments250-383-2999

102-1120 McClure, $459,900Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunLorraine Stundon, 250-812-0642

83 Saghalie RoadFrom $439,900Daily 12 - 5Bosa Properties 250-382-2672

83 Saghalie RoadFrom $599,900Daily 12 - 5Bosa Properties 250-382-2672

OAK BAY1941 St. Ann Street, $789,000MLS # 346718Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesBrian Meredith-Jones, 250-384-8124

ESQUIMALT10-850 Parklands Drive, $349,900MLS 345139, Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

SAANICH EAST4942 Cordova Bay Road, $775,000MLS 343314, Saturday 1-3Newport Realty Julie Rust, 250-385-2033

2485 Cadboro Heights Lane, $1,469,900Sunday 1-3 Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

1839 Teakwood Place, $569,900Saturday 1-3 - Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyRick Hoogendoorn,250-592-4422

210-900 Tolmie Avenue, $164,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-592-4422

5460 Alderley Road, $1,098,000MLS 345574, Saturday 1:30-3:30Macdonald Realty Ltd.Lynn Van de Kamp, 250-388-5882

974 Rattanwood Place, $339,900Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301

SAANICH WEST3912 Carey Road, From $229,000Saturday - Monday 1-5Macdonald RealtySheila Aujla & Sophak Sim, 250-744-4441

740 Travino LaneTuesday - Sunday 1-4Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyScott Munro, 250-477-5353

4564 Stratford Road, $1,399,000Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301

3912 Carey Road, From $229,000Saturday - Monday 1-5Macdonald RealtySheila Aujla & Sophak Sim,250-744-4441

SAANICH PENINSULA1-7675 E. Saanich Road, $319,900MLS 346824, Saturday 1-3 Slegg RealtyChris Kirby, 250-383-1500

4-10113 Fifth Street, $435,000MLS 346427, Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131

2-2321 Island View Rd., $399,900MLS 345374, Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

7182 West Saanich Road., From $370,000Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyMurray Lawson, 250-477-5353

TH24-2353 Harbour Road, $590,000MLS 344410, Saturday 1-4Macdonald RealtyEleanor Smith, 250-388-5882

6293 Central Saanich Road, $738,800Saturday 3-4 - Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyMark McDougall, 250-483-3562

10285 Cleveland Road,$547,900MLS 346779, Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRon Phillips, 250-655-0608

5-7768 East Saanich Road, $349,000MLS 345141, Saturday 2-4 Fair RealtySukhmeet Grewal,250-704-9794

7161 West Saanich RoadSaturday - Monday 1-3Pemberton HolmesDon King, 250-516-1202

WEST SHOREParadise Falls at Westhills $409,900Daily 12-4, Westhills B.C.250-474-5899

3310 Ocean Boulevard, $749,000MLS 331017, Sunday 1-3Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

3001 Charlotte Drive, $499,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

2655 Sooke Rd., from $199,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunJohn Percy, 250-508-1551

2165 Stone Gate, $659,900MLS 346518, Sunday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodRobert Young, 250-385-6900

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3532 Proudfoot Place, $835,000MLS 339584, Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Claire Yoo, 250-384-8124

103 & 105-990 Rattanwood Place, $319,900Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyKomal Dodd, 250-479-3333

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Fabrics and fashions are all the rage as a new retrospective exhibition is revealed at the Art Gal-lery of Greater Victoria.

Merimekko, With Love includes vibrant exhibi-tion looks at the heyday of Marimekko, the Finnish textile and clothing design company that revolu-tionized the design world with its lively, ground-breaking prints.

The retrospective draws together landmark Marimekko fabrics and fashions created by pio-neering designers during the 1960s and 70s.

“This exhibition is exciting for us for a num-ber of reasons,” said Nicole Stanbridge, AGGV’s curator of engagement. “It brings together art and design as it applies to both iconic objects from our daily lives and key moments in art history and popular culture.”

The exhibition, on loan from the Textile Museum of Canada – and that museum’s most popular show to date – gives visitors a sense of the excite-ment and changes that swept the design commu-nities in Finland, Canada and other countries due to Marimekko’s belief in form and function. The company was revolutionary in changing the way people expressed their personalities and recog-

nized the power of design in everyday life, Stan-bridge said.

“The vision behind Marimekko connects to a lineage of art movements that created ideals for living, such as the Arts and Crafts, International Style and Bauhaus movements,” she said.

Lengths of fabric from the time period include the company’s most famous designs, such as Unikko, which today, some fifty years later, is one of the most recognizable patterns in the world. This large poppy pattern was born in 1964 shortly after the Marimekko’s founder, Armi Ratia, who favoured original and utopian designs, had announced the company would never print florals.

Famed designer Maija Isola, who produced many of Marimekko’s most recognized patterns, designed an entire collection of floral patterns in protest—true to the company’s collaborative and pioneering culture.

But the exhibition, like the company, is about more than fabric design. Photographs, letters and more tell the personal stories and relationships at the heart of the company’s inter-national impact, as well Marimekko’s impact on the Canadian design scene.

Marimekko, With Love runs until May 3, and will be the inspiration for the Feb. 27 sold-out edition of Urbanite, the gallery’s always-popular quarterly social event.

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