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The District of Oak Bay is on the hunt for a new chief administrative officer following the departure of Mark Brennan.

Brennan, who had been with the municipality for three years, reached an agreement in mid-February that would see him “pursuing other interests,” said Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

“After a period of discussions and reflection (Brennan) and Oak Bay council agreed this was an opportune time, given the fact that our community is facing challenges. … But also (Brennan) was at a stage where he wanted to move on to other opportunities,” Jensen said. “That set the stage for us to agree with him this would be a great time to see a new administrative leader for the municipality.”

Some of the challenges Jensen mentioned involve

the Official Community Plan process which the municipality is working through, along with the work council and staff are doing on the strategic plan for police services, the heritage plan and the creation of an Active Transportation policy.

“We’re a vital and changing community, so the task of the new CAO will be to take all of these plans and translate them into action,” Jensen said.

The district hasn’t begun the hiring process for the position Jensen said it may take four to six months before a full-time replacement is selected.

“We’re likely going to do something like we did when we hired our police chief,” he said. “We hired a retired police chief from Saanich who looked after the department for about six months while the police board sought a full-time replacement.”

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Old mason jars, Harlequin romance novels and VHS tapes are among the bar-gains at most garage sales, but in the days leading up to Oak Bay United Church’s garage sale in December, an unusual item was dropped off: a 2000 BMW 323.

The car went unnoticed at first, but upon further investigation Don O’Coffey noticed keys inside the unlocked vehi-cle.

In addition to the keys, the mystery owner left an unsigned note with the BMW.

“Whoever left it wanted to donate it to the church,” said O’Coffey, a regular volunteer at the church. “They couldn’t afford the maintenance on it any more.”

Unfortunately, including missing plates, the BMW was also missing registration and ownership papers, which began a multi-province quest to transfer owner-ship to the church.

In hopes of finding answers to the mys-tery vehicle, O’Coffey first headed to Boorman’s Insur-ance, where he was able to contact ICBC. While the quest to find the owner may have seemed easy at first, O’Coffey discovered, due to the Freedom of Information Act, he was unable to get the name of the owner. But he did get a clue that would start another part of the investigation – the BMW isn’t registered in B.C. Instead, its papers originated in Saskatchewan.

“I sent Saskatchewan $10 only to find out they couldn’t give us any names because of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, but did confirm it was registered in Saskatchewan,” O’Coffey said.

In hopes of avoiding a potentially three month-long process – which would declare the car abandoned – O’Coffey would like the owner to come forward and sign transfer forms, so they can pro-ceed with selling the car for the benefit of

the church.“I think it’s common –

particularly in Oak Bay – that older people donate their cars to charities like churches because they simply can’t afford the cost any more, and maybe aren’t using them,” O’Coffey said.

O’Coffey, who worked in the automotive industry for

several years, said the BMW 323 needs some work but someone who is handy could do a lot of it themselves.

“ICBC told us in average condition it would be worth $6,000,” he said.

If you have any information on the car that could help the church, please con-tact the office at 250-598-5021

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Church seeks mystery car donorVolunteer turns detective to help turn used car into cash

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Oak Bay United Church volunteer Don O’Coffey with the 2000 BMW 323 that was left anonymously as a donation at the church late last year.

“I sent Saskatchewan $10 only to find out they couldn’t give us any names.”

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A life well livedUVic works hard to award PhD to student facing end.

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Have you visited the Royal BC Museum lately? An exciting array of special events and exhibitions is waiting to be discovered this spring and summer.

In addition to the full spectrum of engaging displays highlighting B.C.’s human and natural history, the museum has compiled an extensive calendar designed for both locals and visitors. Watch for your guide to what’s happen-ing at the museum distributed through Black Press Newspapers on March 1.

Continuing through April 1 is the il-luminating Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 exhibit, featuring 100 large-scale, back-lit photographs in 19 catego-ries. Organized by the U.K.’s Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, the photographs were chosen from 48,000 entries from across the globe, by a panel that included some of the world’s most respected nature photogra-phers and wildlife experts.

Shedding light on a fascinating area of local history is Tradition in Felicities: Celebrating 155 Years of Victoria’s China-town, exploring Canada’s oldest China-town through a unique artifact, images and stories from the elders from the archives.

Continuing through Sept. 29, the display reveals a close-knit community of families developing new identities

as Chinese Canadians and the felicities – the joyful celebrations of traditional Chinese holidays – that united and strengthened them since their fi rst arriv-als in the mid-1800s.

The centrepiece is the oldest-known Chinese Freemason’s lantern from Victo-ria’s Chinatown. Hand-made with paper over a bamboo frame, heat from lights or candles powered an intricate system of wheels and long black hairs to move parts of the lantern, animating nature scenes set among other decoration.

Enjoy a rare opportunity to see the museum’s object conservator using science-based treatments to preserve the lantern, Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Sept. 29.

The stand-out exhibition of the 2013 season will be Race to the End of the Earth, May 17 to Oct. 14, and its accom-panying lecture series.

Recounting one of the most stirring tales of Antarctic exploration – the quest to be the fi rst to reach the South Pole in 1911 and 1912 – Race explores the epic adventures of Norwegian Roald Amund-sen and Capt. Robert Falcon Scott of the British Royal Navy on their respective 3,900-km (1,800-mile) journeys from the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Pole and back.

Through photographs, paintings and original artifacts, Race to the End of the Earth places visitors in the midst of Ant-arctic exploration and research.

After choosing a character card and assuming the personality of a member of the expeditionary teams, visitors can move through the exhibition, discover-ing clues about their character’s experi-ences on the way to the South Pole.

Don’t miss the life-sized re-creations of Scott’s hut at Cape Evans, includ-ing his study and crew members’ living spaces, and Amundsen’s underground workrooms, where his crew was able to work protected from extreme wind and cold.

A stunning video projection, digital map and other interactive exhibits will reveal what scientists are learning today about Antarctica’s surprising sub-ice landscape, ocean currents and weather. Learn how people manage to live year-round in this forbidding yet fascinating place – including the Royal BC Mu-seum’s own Jana Stefan, a conservator and exhibit arts technician, who has lived and worked in Antarctica for two seasons, enduring extreme living condi-tions in order to preserve the world’s most remote historic site, R.F. Scott’s Expedition Hut!

The world awaits at the Royal BC MuseumWatch for your 2013 guide to all that’s happening at the Museum, distributed through your home delivered copies of today’s community newspaper.

Did you know?A Royal BC membership is one of the best deals in town. Enjoy unlimited admission to galleries and exhibitions, special events, programs and services, an informative newsletter and exclusive Kids’ Club program, plus a 20-per-cent discount at IMAX, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Vancouver Art Gallery, Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, Science World, Royal Ontario Museum, Museum of Vancouver and Victoria Butterfl y Gardens, plus a 50-per-cent discount on admission at Glenbow Museum.

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March 6 – Live @ Lunch: Tradition in Felicities, with museum history curator Dr. Tzu-I Chung.

March 21 – Victoria’s Sweet Secret: 100 Years of Confectionery History, 7 to 9 p.m. with historian Sherri Robinson.

March 29 to April 1 – April Fool’s Weekend Scavenger Hunt.

March 31 – Wonder Sunday: Dancing the Wild Life. Innovative dancers bring wildlife photographs to life.

April 28 – Wonder Sunday: Big, Bigger, Biggest – mammoths, whales and more.

May 16 – Dr. Ross MacPhee, curator of Race to the End of the Earth, recounting a gripping tale of Antarctic adventure and tragedy.

May 23 – Uncorked: The Teenage Years of the BC Wine Industry, 7 to 9 p.m.

May 31 & June 1 – Night at the Museum for families. Theme: Race to the End of the Earth

June 6 – Quest Lecture: Guide Hayley Shephard recounts her attempt to kayak solo around South Georgia Island.

June 30 – Wonder Sunday: Art and Interconnection. Explore B.C. ‘s many cultures through art.

July 1 – Canada Day celebrations and old-time Penny Carnival, 12 to 4 p.m.

July 4 – Quest Lecture: Photographer and climber Pat Morrow, fi rst to climb the highest peak on all seven continents.

July 8 to 12; July 22 to 26; Aug. 12 to 16; and Aug. 19 to 23 – Summer Camp: RBCM Base Camp for ages eight to 12.

July 28 – Wonder Sunday: Itsy Bitsy, Teeny Weeny. Explore on a microscopic scale.

Aug. 1 – Quest Lecture: Gareth Wood discusses his two years living in a small hut in Antarctica.

Aug. 3 – BC Day at the Royal BC Museum: Events, activities and programs for all ages.

Aug. 25 – Wonder Sunday: Polar Adventure The penguins await!

Sept. 5 – Quest Lecture: Author Adrian Raeside, related to three members of the Scott Expedition, travelled to Antarctica in 2008-09 to retrace their steps.

Oct. 3 – Quest Lecture: Jana Stefan, conservator and Royal BC Museum exhibit arts technician, has lived and worked in Antarctica for two seasons, preserving the world’s most remote historic site, R.F. Scott’s Expedition Hut.

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Students from the Victoria Chinese Public School take a break from hanging New Year decorations at the museum.

The Royal BC Museum shares the richly textured stories of the province and the people who call it home. Expand your experience by participating in our exciting public programming. From special events, lectures, children’s activities and educational programming – there is something for everyone! Check back regularly because our growing event calendar offers new and exciting opportunities year-round!

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As an engineer and passionate envi-ronmentalist, Trevor Williams was one of those guys who spent every spare moment trying to spread the bright ideas of sustain-ability and conservation.

He and his wife Valerie helped launch the Oak Bay Green Committee and a soft plastics recycling depot in their adopted municipality. They spoke to students around the region on ideas to make the planet better for all. He was well on his way to receiving his PhD in mechanical engineering and starting a new job at an aerospace firm in Germany, when regular life stopped.

Last November, doctors diagnosed the 47-year-old native of Wales with terminal cancer. On Jan. 11, he died in Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Within the week before his death, his colleagues and academic administrators at the University of Victoria worked at insti-tutional light speed to make sure Williams received his doctorate.

After his diagnosis, one of Williams’ final wishes was to complete his PhD, which

focused on modelling how smart electrical grids could manage irregular renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind.

His advisor, assistant professor Curran Crawford, and mechanical engineering department chair professor Zuomin Dong visited Williams in hospital on Friday Jan. 4, and set into motion one of the fastest turnarounds – if not the fastest – of a dis-sertation to convocation in UVic history.

Williams had completed the bulk of his degree work, but his dissertation needed a formal defence. After a frenetic weekend assembling his papers, on Monday morn-ing Crawford and Dong pressed Williams' case with the deans of engineering and graduate studies. That night two profes-sors formally presented Williams’ body of research to the deans.

“We examined the quality and quantity of his work,” Dong said. “We recognized that he made a real contribution to the field … there was more than enough origi-nal contribution to justify a PhD.”

That night, the dean of graduate studies wrote a memo to the UVic vice-president academic (Provost) and the senate com-mittee on academics articulating the high quality of Williams’ work and requested the degree be granted.

Early Tuesday morning the senate com-mittee and Provost held an emergency meeting, and Dong was astonished to find the PhD signed and framed in his office by 10:30 a.m. “In 24 hours the university came

out with the degree. I was very impressed,” Dong said.

Two days later on Jan. 10, 60 friends, col-leagues and family crowded the seventh floor of the Jubilee Hospital for a special convocation ceremony, where David Cap-son, dean of the faculty of graduate stud-ies, awarded Williams his doctorate of mechanical engineering.

“It was a very beautiful ceremony. Many friends and family, lots of the university community and colleagues and PhD advi-sors. It was quite lovely,” Valerie Williams said. “The university did an extraordinary thing. It doesn’t happen all that often. It speaks to how well liked Trevor was and how extraordinary his work was.”

Williams passed away the next day, sur-rounded by his friends and family, includ-ing his two brothers and mother who arrived from Wales two days earlier.

“What surprised me more than anything is the overwhelming support he received from the university to make his dream fulfilled at the end of his life,” Valerie said. “Everybody helped. It wasn’t just his PhD advisors, it was the administration and fel-low students who said Trevor deserved his PhD. He was well loved.

“I kept reminding him that in the end, he lived an extraordinary life and contributed so much to the planet and community. He lived a life most people only dream of, just shorter than expected.”

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A life well lived, a degree well deservedUVic works in overdrive to award PhD to student with terminal cancer

With his wife Valerie next to him, Trevor Williams, left, shakes the hand of mechanical engineering professor Zuomin Dong during a convocation ceremony for Williams at Royal Jubilee Hospital. The 47-year-old formally received his PhD in mechanical engineering, and passed away the next day.University of Victoria photo

With 24 award nominations across Vancouver Island, Black Press is once again proving its collective might at the annual BCYCNA Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards.

“Black Press showed that when it comes to community, we have the best newspaper teams on the Island,” says Mark Warner, president Black Press Van-couver Island.

Out of those 24 awards, 14 were picked up by Greater Victoria newspa-pers, including five for Monday Maga-zine, five for Oak Bay News, three for Victoria News and one for Saanich News.

Along with a prestigious nomination for overall Newspaper Excellence, Oak Bay News’ launch of Tweed magazine netted two awards for Newspaper Pro-motion and Special Publication. Editor Laura Lavin and her team are also nomi-nated in the Special Section category for “A Day in the Life of Oak Bay,” while the creative team pick up a nod for Ad Design.

While the BCYCNA judges are keep-ing the ranking of the winners secret until the community gala in April, every short-listed nominee is guaranteed to place either first, second or third.

The Saanich News picked up an Arts and Culture nomination for reporter Natalie North’s piece, entitled “Silent Observer.”

Monday Magazine is nominated in the Portrait/Personality photo category for Al Smith’s beautiful cover image of Queen Mudder Lindsay Van Gyn; Joseph Williams’ BlogFarm cartoons were picked for the Cartoonist award; reporter Danielle Pope is nominated for Business Writing and Environmental Ini-tiative for her stories on local chicken farming and the Island’s growing bio-diesel movement. Editor Grant McKen-zie and his entire team is nominated in the Special Section category for the 2012 Student Survival Guide.

Victoria News goes head-to-head with Monday in business writing for Roszan Holmen’s story on “Taxpayers eat con-ference centre losses,” while Lavin and team get a nod for “A Day in the Life of Esquimalt.” Editorial director Kevin Laird and team also receive a Special Publications nomination for the popular Progress publication.

The 2013 British Columbia Yukon Community Newspaper Association awards will be handed out on April 20 at the River Rock Casino Resort in Rich-mond.

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Leadership Victoria is a community-based, volunteer organization committed to developing, recognizing and honouring

outstanding community leaders who are building a vibrant community.

The Victoria Leadership Awards have been honouring inspired leadership in the community since 2005. Led by Leadership Victoria, the annual ceremony is a partnership between Leadership Victoria, the University of Victoria, the Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria, the Victoria Foundation and the United Way of Greater Victoria.

Eight prestigious categories recognize an array of passionate and committed leaders, from youth to lifetime achievement. This year’s awards were held on Feb. 25 at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Bob Harmon who was profiled in the Jan. 30 edition of the News.

University of Victoria Community Leadership Award — Dr. David Chuenyan Lai and Ana Maria Peredo

David Chuenyan Lai is professor emeritus with the University of Victoria, and research affiliate with UVic’s Centre on Aging. His research interests and passion for preserv-ing local heritage have greatly benefited our community. His efforts led to the City of Vic-toria’s Chinatown Rehabilitation Program and its designation as a National Historic Site. He is an inspired promoter of diversity and multicultural understanding. Recently he championed, and was the lead author of, a pamphlet and walking tour map of Victo-ria’s Chinatown. Lai continues to work with UVic and the Royal B.C. Museum on the Centre for Arrivals exhibit.

Ana Maria Peredo, professor in the Gustav-son School of Business and director of the Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy, has linked the University and the community through her teaching, research and leadership. She has created opportunities for graduate and undergradu-

ate students to benefit community individ-uals and organizations. Her research has reclaimed the ecological, social and cultural dimensions of economics and has moti-vated businesses and programs to address these dimensions.

Rotary Community Leadership Award — Gordon Harper and Colin Smith Gordon Harper is a long-time social activ-

ist with an interest in addictions, mental health and homelessness. Fuelled by his personal experience of recovery, Harper has been providing his knowledge, compas-sion, kindness and most importantly, his time to people struggling with addictions and mental health issues in our commu-nity. Harper has served on many regional committees, several boards and initiatives concerned with the interconnected issues of addictions, mental health and homeless-ness. Harper was the recipient of the Unsung Hero award in 2009 and the recipient of the United Way Spirit Award in 2011.

Colin Smith’s career includes operations and corporate management, private prac-tice consulting, entrepreneurship, and more than 15 years of public service. Throughout his life, Smith has engaged in the leadership of numerous community service endeav-ours. He is currently an active Harbourside Rotarian, director of the Victoria Airport Authority, trustee of the B.C. Government House Foundation, chief warden of Iron Ring Camp 23, chair of the VI branch of the Engi-neering Institute of Canada, a UVic engineer-ing associate, Canadian private sector lead with Pacific NorthWest Economic Region and a founding member of the UBC Alumni Victoria Leadership Council, among several other organizations.

Vancity Youth Award — Rupinder Prihar Rupinder Prihar was born and raised on

Vancouver Island. In 2003, Prihar moved from Duncan to Victoria where she attended the University of Victoria. After graduating with a bachelor of arts in political science,

Prihar pursued a career in the public sec-tor and is currently a research analyst with the B.C. Ministry of Health. Her passion for being actively engaged in her community began during her volunteer work in high school at the Cowichan District Hospital. Prihar has found numerous ways to give back since then, from being a UVic model United Nations club member to a primary school healthy eating educator with Life-cycles, to a founding member and chair of the young adult group, United Now, with the United Way of Greater Victoria. As a mem-ber of the United Way of Greater Victoria board of directors, she continues to provide a strong youth voice to community issues.

Leadership Victoria Alumni Award— Shawn Steele Shawn Steele was born and raised in Vic-

toria and is passionate about positive com-munity development. Steele founded the Prodigy Group, an emerging professionals group affiliated with the chamber of com-merce. Steele founded the Prospect Lake Preservation Society, a non-profit focused on improving the health of Prospect Lake and educating residents about environmen-tal issues. Steele has led fundraising events for Leadership Victoria and many other charities, served on many boards including the chamber, and he is a nominee for this year’s Top 20 Under 40 awards. Steele is also the general manager at Prospect Lake Golf Course.

Victoria Foundation Community Leadership Award — Victoria Cool Aid Society

Victoria Cool Aid Society has been building homes, lives and community in the Capital Region since 1968, through a wide range of programs including supportive housing, community health and dental services, emergency shelter, mental health and employment services, and the downtown community centre. Cool Aid focuses its services on adults who are homeless or in need of help and provides

assistance to more than 10,000 people every year. In partnership with others, the society’s primary mission is to end homelessness in Greater Victoria by 2018, while improving client quality of life.

United Way Of Greater Victoria Award For Collaboration And Partnership — Jean McRae

Jean McRae is executive director of the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victo-ria. She has worked in the field of immi-grant services since 1982 in B.C. and Cen-tral America. McRae has served on many boards and committees concerned with the issues of immigrant integration, and is past president of the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of B.C. She currently serves on the Vancouver Founda-tion’s Health and Social Development Com-munity, is co-chair of the national working group on small centre strategies for the attraction and retention of immigrants, and sits on the executive committee of the Cana-dian Council for Refugees.

Royal Roads University Leadership Excellence Through Coaching And Mentoring Award — Dianne de Champlain

Dianne de Champlain, is an adult edu-cator and lifelong learner. De Champlain developed a mentorship certification pro-gram, and facilitated training for mentors and mentees. She has facilitated hundreds of educational sessions on topics of leader-ship, communication and public speaking. As education co-ordinator at Victoria Wom-en’s Transition House, she used innova-tive approaches to assist women who have experienced abuse to envision a new future. As volunteer program co-ordinator she has mentored more than 300 volunteers. She has been active on several boards and com-mittees, co-ordinated the Victoria Commu-nity Response Network, and initiated many projects that support individual and com-munity development.

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Gordon Harper

Ana Maria Peredo

Colin Smith

Shawn Steele

Dianne de Champlain

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Many small hands make light work, and with the help of their parents, the children who attend Gonzales Co-operative Preschool will be cleaning up local beaches while raising money for the school.

For the first time since 2008, the parents of the preschool will be heading out to beaches and parks around Oak Bay for their annual beach clean up.

While the clean up had been running for eight consecutive years before 2008, this is the first time since families will be holding the fundraiser.

“It’s the big annual fundraiser,” said Gonzales parent Jana Davison. “This is my first year at the preschool and I have signed up to help clean up Uplands Park.”

The families raise money by getting pledges from their friends, neighbours and other community members. Each family is responsible for $150, which they can choose to pay out of their pocket instead of getting pledges.

The preschool has been part of the community since 1953 and Davison said it’s a “calm, lovely place for your

children to be.”“It’s just a really wonderful

play-based preschool with lots of community and parent involvement,” she said.

The 30 families will be heading out to clean up Uplands Park on March 2 and will finish the day with a party including earth-friendly activities.

If you’d like to make a pledge you

can contact one of the participating families, or the Gonzales preschool at 250-727-1003.

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The Gonzales Co-operative Preschool’s class of three-year-olds will be participating in Saturday’s beach clean-up fundraiser with the help of their parents.

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It was a sea of pink as the students from Wil-lows elementary school flooded out of the build-ing for an afternoon photo on Wednesday.

The students – along with thousands of oth-ers – were participating in the province-wide ini-tiative to create aware-ness against bullying.

In addition to the kids and their teach-ers were members of the Oak Bay municipal police, sporting pink shirts instead of their usual uniform.

“I think it’s a fantastic initiative,” said police chief Mark Fisher. “In policing in general we see the impacts of bul-lying and often deal with it in some of the investigations we get involved in.”

Fisher said because of the impact of bully-ing they see in the com-

munity, they do any-thing they can to sup-port more awareness and prevention.

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Oak Bay Police members Const. Angus Wagnell, left, Sgt. Ian Craib, Deputy Chief Kent Thom and Chief Mark Fisher sport their pink shirts with Willows elementary school students Gabby Smith, left, Robin Butterfield and Paige Holmes on Wednesday.

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A health epidemic is coming, and Jim Mann is determined to do something about it.

As a board member with the B.C. Alzheimer Society, Mann said there will be 177,000 people living with dementia in the province by 2038.

“We need a comprehensive, funded dementia action plan to avert this crisis and to prepare B.C. for the rising tide of dementia,” Mann said before addressing a crowd of about 50 people at Monterey Recreation Centre in Oak Bay.

Mann, 63, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 58, is touring the province to promote a five-point action plan in the run-up to the provincial election.

The province’s current dementia plan expires in 2014, and has shown success, particularly with its First Link diagnosis and referral program, Mann said.

The society proposes providing financial incentives for family caregivers, expanded home support programs and policies to promote early diagnosis.

Family caregivers provide an estimated 118 million unpaid hours of care every year to people with dementia and other health problems.

A status quo approach to dementia in B.C. will lead to a projected economic burden of more than $130 billion within 30 years, Mann said.

“Dementia care is different than other types of care,” he said, having watched his mother go through the ordeal.

Another misconception is that Alzheimer is a disease affecting only the elderly.

“I was 58,” he said. “If you’re still at a working age and you lose two family incomes, that’s devastating.”

To learn more, visit alzheimerbc.org or call 1-800-667-3742.

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Jim Mann, centre, speaks to those gathered at the Monterey Centre Wednesday to learn more about his Alzheimer patient plan.

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A strong transportation system is essential to economic development.

Fast, easy and reliable transportation attracts talented individuals and investors, whereas poor planning stifles growth. As Greater Victoria continues to grow, a larger number of people need to travel throughout our municipalities. Growing our transportation system simultaneously with our population is no easy feat, as those who have sat through the Colwood Crawl can attest.

In order to create the most effective system, we need to assess our community’s needs on an integrated and regional scale.

The current structure makes it tough to serve the region’s needs, as it involves a large number of organizations with overlapping responsibilities, including B.C. Transit, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and individual municipalities. Having so many organizations involved makes it easy to lose sight of the common goal: creating a more efficient system that supports all users. An integrated system that combines transportation resources with planning is the most effective way to achieve this goal.

A divided transportation authority can only continue to create divided plans, as each organization is responsible for different pieces of a larger puzzle. Municipalities and the province have individual responsibility for maintaining particular roadways and developing infrastructure, while

transit is governed by B.C. Transit – a Crown corporation.

The Victoria Regional Transit Commission currently makes decisions about fares, routes and services for B.C. Transit in Greater Victoria. Rail is governed by the Island Corridor Foundation and the Capital Regional District supports municipalities with planning and development projects such as improving cycling routes.

This divided approach hampers Greater Victoria’s ability to

address transportation issues on a regional scale, and instead gives us a scattered scheme of transportation plans that fail to support one another.

Translink is often maligned as a very poor example of a transportation authority and model that should not be repeated anywhere. Yet for all its faults, it operates a very efficient system of integrated transit and shares responsibility for major road networks and regional cycling.

Translink has been successful in building more than $7 billion in transportation infrastructure, including the Evergreen, Millennium and Canada Line SkyTrain systems and the Golden Ears Bridge. It carries more than 354 million passengers annually. The model may have some rough edges, but the results are impressive by any measure.

Prior to the creation of Translink, responsibility for Greater Vancouver’s transit and

transportation planning was divided between municipalities and provincial ministries. Much like Greater Victoria’s current challenges, decision-making was not integrated with land-use planning and was contributing to uncoordinated growth and urban sprawl, which was straining the transportation network.

Translink is the first North American transportation authority responsible for the planning, financing and managing of all public transit in addition to major regional roads, bridges, and cycling infrastructure.

Although Greater Victoria is much smaller than Vancouver, the issue remains the same: our region needs a single governing agency that has the authority and appropriate funding to create an integrated transportation plan that spans municipalities and means of travel. Continuing to make individual plans for roads, transit, cycling, infrastructure and rail will never give us an efficient system.

Moreover, the Capital Regional District’s proposition to assume the authority and powers of the Transit Commission is not the solution to this problem, as it is only shifting responsibility for transit planning, without joining it with overall transportation planning.

In order to move towards an efficient regional model, we need a single, united authority that can create an integrated plan. Only with such a regional authority can our transportation system efficiently meet the needs of all of Greater Victoria’s residents.

Bruce Carter is CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce.

Regional transport body needed

‘Translink’s model may have rough edges, but its results are impressive.’

Land settlementa solid next step

Was the B.C. Liberal government’s trotting out of local First Nations leaders to sign another treaty this week a case of pre-election grandstanding?

Or was it the legitimate announcement of the latest significant step in the B.C. treaty process?

Probably a little of both. Regardless of the timing of the transfer of lands to five First Nations, including the Songhees, aboriginal communities stand to benefit greatly from the deal signed Tuesday at the B.C. legislature.

The properties signed over to the Songhees, for example, include the current site of a government liquor store at Esquimalt and Admirals roads, the Provincial Capital Commission office building on Pandora Avenue and a parking lot in James Bay.

The deal does not exempt the bands from paying property tax, but the acquisition price is right. The potential economic foothold the Songhees and others gain as landlords, developers or vendors could be significant – they can manage the properties how they see fit, within local rules and regulations.

The key word here is potential. Governments, business and individuals can help empower our aboriginal communities and enhance self-sufficiency through the transfer of lands, offering business coaching services, buying handcrafted products or even mentoring youth. From there, First Nations need to take the next steps themselves.

It’s already happening in some areas. The Songhees are well into the construction of their $16-million health, administration and recreation centre in Esquimalt. And they are partners with Esquimalt Nation in Salish Sea Industrial Services, a marine-based company.

Adding a trio of revenue properties to the mix – if managed well – could further stabilize our aboriginal communities through creating long-term employment for people who have struggled to find work.

The first concrete land agreement in 20 years for the Songhees shows progress in the willingness of the province and First Nations leaders to do what it takes to move closer to finalizing settlements. It also shows more trust in First Nations that they can be good stewards of urban lands, not just those around reserves.

Bruce CarterGuest column


Investigate wirelessfor future news story

Re: Questions remain on wireless effects, but evidence growing (Letters, Feb. 8)

Tammy Jeske’s letter raised some compelling questions and prompted me to check the two references she gave.

She wrote, essentially, that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, including those emitting from wireless phones, as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2B).

She also pointed to WorkSafeBC’s occupational health and safety regulations, which state: if an IARC Group 2B substance “is present in the workplace, the employer must replace it, if practicable, with a material which reduces the risk to workers.”

In short, the references provided checked out with information available on the IARC and WorkSafeBC websites.

For schools in B.C., the obvious implication is that wireless connections must be replaced, if practicable, with wired connections. “Possibly carcinogenic” is certainly not conclusive, but it is safe to

assume that the label is not provided without good reason and evidence.

I also wonder how many schools and workplaces are in contravention of the OHS regulations – and what WorkSafeBC has to say on the issue. This is a good story for a media investigation, whatever the outcome.

In our culture, so many of us automatically give technology the benefit of the doubt since it meets so many needs quickly and cheaply. But when agencies that understand these issues better than most of us are applying labels like “possibly carcinogenic,” it is prudent to better understand what we know and don’t know about REFs.

As a user of computers with a wireless connection, a smart phone and smart meter, it would be an article I would like to read.

Michael McGeeVictoria

Omissions noteworthyin smart meters letter

Re: B.C. Hydro responds to attack on its smart meter technology (Letters, Feb. 22)

Gary Murphy clearly stated many positive benefits of smart meters. But he neglected to

inform us what would happen to the considerable savings B.C. Hydro will make after the elimination of meter reader positions. Will the customer see any of those savings?

He also did not mention if B.C. Hydro intended to follow the European model, where customers are billed proportionally to the demand and cost of generation. Hence, electricity is significantly more expensive during peak periods and cheaper overnight.

I cannot think the benefits he mentions on their own are worth the significant capital expenditure. I fear a cost hike is to come.

Tim WhitehouseVictoria

Do your homeworkbefore post-secondary

Before anyone considers post-secondary education, find something you are passionate about and determine what career helps fulfill that passion.

If it is trades training, look at what sector or industry needs skilled workers. If you are considering an undergraduate degree, research where the growth is and for pity’s sake, think about co-operative

education as a way to earn income and enhance your CV.

If you don’t have money saved up, don’t want to take out a student loan and cannot access the bank of mom and dad, think about the Canadian Forces. And if you don’t really want to work, but love to talk, go into politics.

I’m passionate about theatre, so the University of Victoria’s program was for me. But I went into it heads up, eyes open, accepting it would be challenging to find work afterward.

By all means take advice, but take responsibility for your own future and do your own research. After all, it’s you who must work at that job – not your parents or anyone else.

Lisa PerryVictoria

Columnist hits the markin expanding recycling

Re: Recycling alone is not enough (Column, Feb. 22)

Congratulations to Charla Huber for her excellent editorial on the impending closure of our landfill. Rather than the usual guilt-tripping, sky-is-falling, hand-wringing impotence that usually accompanies environmental calamity reporting, Ms. Huber has shown us that we can all

make a difference with concrete examples of waste reduction from her personal life.

Recycling is the last of the 3R’s. The first two are reduce and reuse. I would love to see Ms. Huber have a regular column where she shows us how to make our own laundry soap, dish detergent and tooth paste.

I think many people are ready to do something about the crisis we are in. Small changes collectively add up to big changes.

Jim PineSaanich

LETTERSEx-Liberal MLA backs up former colleague Clark

We live in a province that has weathered the downturn, has a stellar financial record, enjoys low taxes, good health care, a strong education system and has sunny economic prospects.

But listen to the news and it seems every day is a constant hum of negativity about Premier Christy Clark and her government. The pounding of our premier is relentless.

Sure, she’s made mistakes, she’ll be the first to admit

that. But look at what she has achieved. She won the leadership of her party with only 1 of 49 MLAs supporting her. She had to work with a wounded caucus, deal with her predecessor’s baggage and rebuild.

Right off the bat she was derided by the NDP, the pundits and armchair critics as Premier Photo-op. It didn’t matter that she raised the minimum wage, brought in a jobs plan, won a major shipbuilding contract,

rewrote family law legislation, or introduced a commendable budget that held the line on spending. The (sexist) narrative was established. Everything from comments about her cleavage to patronizing claptrap from the good old (mostly) boys.

They didn’t expect her to keep powering on. She renewed her cabinet. She has recruited an exceptional group of new candidates. She brought in a balanced budget and made tough

decisions, some tougher than her predecessor was prepared to make.

Meanwhile, where is the scrutiny of Adrian Dix and the NDP? Here we are, less than 12 weeks from election day and Dix has evaded any serious discussion of his plans.

He has carefully cultivated a ‘serious’ image, but there’s nothing serious about the results. He’s said nothing, refuses to show his cards. Let’s remember

this is a man who backdated a memo while chief of staff to then-premier Glen Clark and was forced to resign over it. So, why do we only hear one side of the story?

Let’s make this a fair playing field, it’s time for some serious media scrutiny on the NDP. As each day ticks down to election day, it’s a free day for Adrian Dix to say nothing.

Sheila OrrSaanich

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The Little Sweep is the actual opera, and Act Two of the evening’s program. It is the tale of a young sweep who gets stuck up a chimney and is

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Let’s Make An Opera and The Little Sweep are part of Pacific Opera Victoria’s Britten Festival, which began with the delightfully witty Albert Herring at the Royal Theatre and continues with Noye’s Fludde at the Church of St. John the Divine and is a collaboration with the Victoria Conservatory of Music and Let’s Make An Opera and The Little Sweep; productions that, true to the composer’s intent, involve youth, community, and

professional artists in a collaborative creation of opera beyond the opera house.

“Britten designed his works for community collaboration,” said Timothy Vernon, POV’s artistic director. “He challenged us to infiltrate all aspects of a community – the youth and novice artists, singers,

actors and musicians, believing that the creation of art is communal.”

Tickets for the special community event March 2 are $50 and include a catered pre-show silent auction beginning at 6:30 p.m., the performance at 7:30 p.m., and a catered post-show reception with the cast.

To book your tickets call the Belfry box office at 250-385-6815. The show runs March 2 to 10.

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Reynolds secondary is the smallest wrestling team in town.

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Because of that, they were able to host mem-bers of the only other teams, Esquimalt High and the school district Victoria Bulldogs, for training last week.

“The room could be bigger, but I’m not com-plaining,” said Reynolds coach Michael Cappus.

The former CIS champion came from wrestling-mad Alberni district secondary and competed for Simon Fraser University. He happens to be in town furthering his education at Camosun Col-lege and has linked up with previous Reynolds coach Josh Brakefield, a recent grad who has been instrumental in keeping the program run-ning. They are guiding the school’s few but com-mitted wrestlers.

“There are some more wrestlers on the team, but only the three going to provincials are still training, so this is it,” Cappus said.

Representing Reynolds at the provincial high school wrestling championships in Duncan this week, Feb. 28 and March 1, are Grade 12s Amir Harati and the Aquino brothers, Peter and Paul.

Visiting Reynolds to sharpen up for provincials were Esquimalt wrestlers Carlton Cochran and Mitchell Keeping and Oak Bay High’s John Fayad, a member of the Bulldogs.

All six have had success at tournaments and are contenders to podium in Duncan.

At the recent Island champi-onships in Ucluelet, the Aquino brothers ended up facing each other for gold in the 63-kilogram category, with Peter getting the edge. Paul attempted to cut weight so as to compete in a dif-ferent category, but it just didn’t quite happen, he said. In that case, they could end up wrestling for gold again this week.

Cochran (84kgs) and Fayad (60kgs) also won gold at Islands. Harati (66kgs) and Keeping

(70kgs) were fourth. All wrestlers, regardless of club, have to com-

pete for their school at provincials. Even if it doesn’t have a team.

That goes for Nolan Mitchell, a Grade 10 stu-dent at Claremont secondary. As the No. 1 seed in the 45kgs class, he is the South Island’s biggest threat to win.

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Travis Paterson/News staff

Carlton Cochran, front left, and local wrestlers watch an instructional training session from coaches Dylan Straus and Michael Cappus, far right, at Reynolds secondary.

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Kevin Light/Camosun Chargers

Camosun Chargers forward James Giuffre, No. 8, leaps over Capilano Blues forward Daniel Dubois, No. 10, at PISE last month. Charger Drake Downer looks on from left.

The Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s teams opened the PacWest provincial champion-ships at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence last night (Feb. 28).

Both are the sixth seed, as the women (8-13) faced No. 3 seed Douglas Royals (14-7) and the men (8-13) faced No. 3 Quest Kermodes (11-10). Results from both games were past press time.

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Rams host Island boys championships

The Mount Douglas Rams are hosting the 63rd annual Island boys AAA basketball championships this week, Feb. 28 to March 2.

Competing are hosts Mount Doug, and South Island champs Claremont Spartans, as well as the Oak Bay Bays, Belmont Bulldogs, and Spec-trum Thunder, which won a challenge game over Alberni on Tuesday to make it in. From the north is Dover Bay, Cowichan and G.P. Vanier.

Semifinals are tonight (March 1) at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m. The championship final is Saturday at 8 p.m.

City boys AAA hoops all-stars announced

The Sport Victoria city boys AAA basketball all-stars were awarded on Tuesday.

Making the team are Mat Hampton, Liam Horne and Jake Miller from Oak Bay, Alex Jordache and Mason Loewen from Claremont, Harrison Mar

from Mount Douglas, Kane Johnston, Erik Spaven and Owen Vaags from Belmont and Darian Vandermerwe from Spectrum.

Vike named Can West rookie of the year

UVic Vikes basketball player Jenna Bugiardini of Hamilton, Ont., has been named the Canada West conference’s Rookie of the Year.

Vikes graduating senior Deb-bie Yeboah, of Winnipeg, won a Canada West first all-star selection. It’s her third-straight all-star inclusion having been named to the second team in previous years.

PacWest rookie of the year is a Charger

Claremont secondary grad Melissa Van Dyk of the Camo-sun Chargers basketball team is the PacWest women’s Rookie of the Year.

Van Dyk was also named to the PacWest women’s all-rookie team.

Stelly’s grad Elyse Matthews was the only Charger named to the first all-star team, with Ella Goldschmid (Mount Doug) and Jordan Elvedahl (Stelly’s) mak-ing their respective PacWest women’s and men’s second all-star teams.

A pair of Oak Bay High grads with the Chargers, Kaz Kobayashi and Evan Woodson, made the PacWest men’s all-rookie team.

Chargers volleyball win men’s PacWest bronze

The Camosun Chargers men’s team won bronze at the PacWest volleyball champion-ships on Saturday in Cran-brook.

The third-seed Chargers defeated the top-seed Doug-las Royals in five sets: 27-25, 25-16, 23-25, 19-25, 15-13.

It’s the Chargers’ ninth medal in 16 provincial championship appearances: five gold, two sil-ver and two bronze.

The Chargers won its opener against the Fraser Valley Cas-cades but lost in the semifinal to the Vancouver Island Mari-

Rugby centre hosts top sevensThis weekend is the third

annual Rugby Canada National Invitational University Sevens Tournament at Westhills Sta-dium, home of Rugby Canada’s Centre of Excellence.

Visiting are 25 college and uni-versity sevens teams – 15 men’s and 10 women’s – today (March 1) and tomorrow.

The tournament will be streamed online at rugbycanada.tv. Video high-lights from each day’s games will be uploaded to sendtonews.ca.

Rugby Canada recently received Own the

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This is the first time Rugby Canada’s men’s program has received OTP funding; Canada’s

women’s program was funded last year. The women enjoyed an undefeated 2011 season and a top three global ranking.

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1915 SINGER sewing ma-chine, in good shape, with at-tachments. $99 obo. Call (778)433-3010.

27’ TOSHIBA, 5 yrs old, works well, great picture, $50 obo. Call (250)475-0980.

ASHLEY DOLL, $20, door screening, 7’ x 5’, $20, Britch-es jacket, $20. (778)265-1615

COMPLETE SET of 8 mint condition Bradford plates, young boys playing hockey, $80 obo. Call (250)656-2477.

HUNTER DOUGLAS Venetian blind, white, 31.5” wide x 43” long, $20. (250)656-1640.

JVC COMPONENTS, stereo, CD’s, cassettes, radio, speak-ers, remote, $50. Call (250)370-2905.

NOVELTY PHONES; teddy bear, Garfi eld and baseball for $99. Call (250)386-9493.

SACRIFICE- CAST iron gray Victorian look patio set, $99. exce cond. (250)721-9798.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

DRY SEASONED Fir Fire-wood. Split & delivered. Hon-est cords $250. (250)744-0795

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

ENGLISH MARMET Pram with canopy, rain cover etc, all in excellent condition. $200 obo. Please call Margaret Da-vies, (250)477-5504.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

STOREWIDE Savings! One of our major suppliers just closed up and we have taken advantage of BIG clearance specials in all depts. Mattress-es, headboards, storage and canopy beds. Barstools, Din-ing Chairs and sets, Servers, Hall tables, Coat and Wine racks. Sofas, hall benches, TV stands and more. Sidney Buy and Sell, 9818 4th. St. Sidney.sidneybuyandsell.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.

SPORTING GOODS

WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

REAL ESTATE

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?

Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

WINTER VACATION Home in sunny Mesa, AZ. Gated 55+ community, 5 pools & hot tubs,Wood work shop, stain glass making, computer courses, tennis, etc, site café, w/live Music, nearby golf courses. 250-245-0295. $8,900. Email: [email protected]

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

ESQUIMALT- fully eqip furn condo, 6 mos, Apr 15-Oct 15, 1 bdrm+ den, 1.5 baths, wa-ter/mtn views. NS/NP utils parking incld. $1100. Call 250-382-3630.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747.

HOMES FOR RENT

DOWNTOWN: NEW 2 bdrm, 1/2 month free rent, lease, $1400. Apr 1. 250-383-8800.

LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128.

SIDNEY: 2 bdrm single family home, many updates, steps from beach, N/S, N/P, $1550 mo + utils. 250-655-1304.

RENTALS

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. $650 inclu-sive. Ray, 778-433-9556.

VICTORIA HOUSING. $475- $575 all incl, suits working/stu-dents, disability. 778-977-8288

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD- 2 bdrm level en-try, shared W/D, NS/NP. Refs, $1100 incls utils. 250-391-7915

KEATING. 1-BDRM, W/D. $750 inclds hydro + cable. Avail April 1st. (250)652-1612.

LANGFORD, 2 bdrm, 700 sq ft, many upgrades, D/W, tile fl oor, $1150 incls most utils. Avail April. 1. (250)589-6424.

TILLICUM/BURNSIDE- (3095 Irma St), 2 bdrm lower suite, shared laundry, own entry. $900 inclds hydro. Call 250-588-8885 or 250-383-8282.

UPTOWN 1-bdrm. 820 sq.ft, 3 storage rms, patio, yard, prkng, own entr & driveway. NS/NP. $800. inclusive. 250-361-3508

VIEW ROYAL. 2-bdrm $1100. Incls utils. NS/NP. Avail now. 250-474-2369, 250-217-0767.

SUITES, UPPER

FLORENCE LAKE, 2 bdrm upper suite, 2 private entranc-es & decks, 6 appls. Non smokers. Avail immed. $1400 mo utils incl’d. 250-391-1967.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

AUTO SERVICES

TOP CASH PAID

For ALL unwanted vehicles.

Free Towing $$$ 250-885-1427 $$$

CARS

1995 SAAB TURBO 9000- V6, 140,000 km. $3200. (250)592-2391.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

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

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

VTRUCKS & ANS

1997 CHEVY Suburban Van-1 owner, immaculate condi-tion, 240,000 km, V6, seats 7.$3400. Call (250)592-2391.

Mr. Scrapper

$$$ CASH $$$ FOR

CLUNKERS858-JUNK-(5865)

MARINE

MOORAGE

MOORAGE AVAILABLEWestport marina has 20’ to 30’slips available. Lowest rates inthe area, annual or monthlyterms. Saanich Peninsula’s most sheltered marina. Keyed se-curity gates, ample free prkg,full service boatyard. 2075 Tryon Rd. N. [email protected] thunderbirdmarine.com/westport

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

BLACK TIE Bookkeeping. Complete bookkeeping and payroll. (250)812-3625, stef@ blacktiebookkeeping.com

INSTCARPET ALLATION

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

CLEANING SERVICES

HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.


CLEANING SERVICES

SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Exp’d, Reliable, Ef-fi cient. Exc refs. 250-508-1018

COMPUTER SERVICES

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

DRYWALL

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

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193- RENO’S, res & comm. Knob and tube rmvl. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.


ELECTRICAL

(250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003.

EXPERIENCED ELECTRI-CIAN. Reasonable rates. 250-744-6884. Licence #22202.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clear-ing. Call 250-478-8858.

FENCING

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


FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

GARDENING

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

20% OFF Fall clean-ups, racking, mowing, hedge/shrub trimming. (250)479-6495.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawn, sod & seed. Blackberry & ivy removal. 25 years exp.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

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


GARDENING

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCECommercial and

Residential. New Year Contracts.

Clean-Ups & Landscaping778-678-2524

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Pruning, Clean-ups. Senior’s discount. Free estimate’s Phone Mike 250-216-7502.

PRO IRISH Gardeners; prun-ing, clean-ups, landscaping, lawn care, weekly gardening. Free est. Call (250)652-6989.

SPRING CLEANups, complete maintenance. Residential & Commercial. 250-474-4373.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Clean-ing at Fair Prices!


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

HANDYPERSONS

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

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999.

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

GARY’S HAULING. One calldoes it all. Small demos &yard clean-up. Vehicle & metalrecycling. Call (778)966-1413.

✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Hon-est, on time. Demolition, con-struction clean-ups, small loaddeliveries (sand, gravel, top-soil, mulch), garden waste re-moval, mini excavator, bob catservice. 250-478-8858.

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

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca


INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

QUALITY INSULATION blown fi berglass. Affordable rates. WCB. (250)896-6652.

LANDSCAPING

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

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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

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

& MOVING STORAGE

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

1,2,3, WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s dis-count. Call Phil (250)383-8283

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


& MOVING STORAGE

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING

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

B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your Painting needs. (250)818-7443

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

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

Member BBB

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PAINTING

Peacock Painting

250-652-2255250-882-2254

WRITTENGUARANTEE

Budget Compliance15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

PLUMBING

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

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


PLUMBING

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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

TREE SERVICES

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES- Trimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

UPHOLSTERY

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


WINDOW CLEANING

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. Licensed Affordable. 250-884-7066.

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

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

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2657 Capital Heights, $459,000Saturday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 10

205-732 Cormorant St, $214,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyBetty ‘K’, 250-479-3333 pg. 6

101-66 Songhees, $499,900Saturday 1-3Address Realty Ltd.Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893

3654 Langford, $395,000Sunday 1-4Century 21 QueenswoodBrian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100 pg. 10

102-1121 Oscar, $299,000Saturday 12-1:30One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er, 250-812-4910 pg. 21

101-1235 Johnson St, $299,900Saturday 12-2Fair Realty LtdSean Thomas 250 896-5478 pg. 10

422 Vancouver, $449,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422 pg. 8

107-75 Songhees, $780,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 8

802-139 Clarence, $389,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091 pg. 9

209-2529 Wark, $209,999Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesAndrew Plank, 250 360-6106

207-1101 Hilda St, $295,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800 pg. 9

1703-1020 View St, $799,000Sunday 1:30-3:30JONESco Real EstateMarilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

604-420 Linden, $419,900Saturday 2-4Brown Brothers Real EstateRobert Young 250 385-6900 pg. 3

208-300 Waterfront CresSaturday 1-3Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyCharles Murray, 250 812-8983

104-2608 Prior St., $305,000Sunday 11-1Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124 pg. 9

302-1025 Meares St, $329,000Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyFred Lerch, 250-889-2528 pg. 6

305-545 Rithet St., $289,900Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frank Chan, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

409 Chadwick Place, $1,239,900 Sunday 2:30 - 4PMRe/Max CamosunKevin Koetke, 250 478-9600 pg. 24

118 Ladysmith, $649,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 7

2536 Garden, $498,888Saturday 11-1RE/MAX CamosunAndrew Holenchuk, 250-589-2897 pg. 11

306-75 Songhees, $698,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 9

102-400 Sitkum Rd, $269,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLaurie Lidstone, 250-744-3301 pg. 6

3-833 Princess, $399,900Saturday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 10

2913 Quadra St, $550,000Saturday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-380-6683 pg. 10

402-1122 Hilda, $189,900Saturday 11-1Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921 pg. 6

210-932 Johnson St, $218,900Saturday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

1494 Fairfi eld, $299,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Brown Brothers Real EstateRobert Young 250 385-6900 pg. 3

620/622 Niagara, $699,999Sunday 1-3Re/Max AllianceKaren Love, 250-386-8875 pg. 10

733A HumboldtSaturday - Tuesday noon - 5 pmFair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 883-2715 pg. 9

3072 Cadboro Bay, $759,999Saturday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyJulie Rust, 250-477-1100 pg. 11

3067 Oakdowne, $729,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Carol Crabb, 250-477-7291 pg. 11

987 Falkland Rd, $899,900Saturday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

133-2345 Cedar Hill X, $499,000Sunday 2-4Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyCharles Murray, 250-812-8983

205-1831 Oak Bay, $415,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunMarsha Crawford, 250-889-8200 pg. 8

308-1450 Beach Dr., $415,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdRick Shumka 250 384-8124 pg. 9

2625 Beach Dr., $679,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Susan Carley, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

1720 Beach, $1,050,000Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyFred Lerch, 250-889-2528 pg. 11

48 Camden, $589,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Kevin Sing, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

10 Parkcrest, $599,900Saturday 2:30 - 4Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke, 250 478-9600 pg. 24

2168 Meadow Vale Dr, $634,900Saturday 1:30-3:30JONESco Real EstateIan Heath, 250-655-7653

613 Sturdee, $389,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLorraine Williams, 250-216-3317 pg. 23

A-1142 Craigfl ower Rd, $369,900Saturday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 9

1236 Effi ngham St, $459,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunNancy Di Castri, 250-744-3301 pg. 11

103-1000 Esquimalt Rd, $205,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtySaira Waters, 250-858-7247

1052 Colville, $519,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 9

888 Colville Rd, $429,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRonan O’Sullivan, 250-744-3301 pg. 11

1551 Stockton Cres, $878,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Re/Max CamosunEd G Sing, 250-744-3301 pg. 12

3806 Campus Cres, $749,999Sunday 2-4Boorman’s RealtyGraham Bavington, 250-415-1931

4953 Highgate Rd, $1,049,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesLu Ann Fraser, 250-384-8124 pg. 12

5150 LochsideSunday 2-4Brown Brothers Real EstateRobert Young 250 385-6900 pg. 1

1279 Tattersall, $734,800Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cassie Kangas, 250-477-7291 pg. 12

4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $550,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastJames Gardiner (250) 507-4333 pg. 24

905 Easter Rd, $799,900Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunAmarjeet Gill, 250-744-3301 pg. 23

4944 Winterburn, $659,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyPaul Osborne, 250-385-2033 pg. 17

5304-2829 Arbutus Rd., $679,000Saturday 2:30-4Fair RealtySean Thomas, 250-896-5478 pg. 10

4568 Montford Cr., $689,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyLaurie Abram, 250-385-2033 pg. 13

4105 Torquay, $569,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJohn Monkhouse, 250-592-4422 pg. 12

5177 Agate, $1,295,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunDavid Silletta, 250-744-3301 pg. 19

4030/4040 Borden StSaturday & Sunday 2-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250-658-0967 pg. 3

982 Mckenzie, $324,900Tuesday-Sunday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalJames Liu 250 477-5353 pg. 7

3400 Cook, $399,900Saturday 11-1Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921 pg. 13

304-1687 Poplar, $310,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Stephen Postings, 250-656-0131 pg. 9

4294 Torquay Dr, $539,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesKent Deans, 250-686-4820 pg. 12

4224 Panorama DrSaturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdRick Shumka 250 384-8124 pg. 12

5150 LochsideSunday 2-4Brown Brothers Real EstateRobert Young 250 385-6900 pg. 3

304-1505 Church Ave, $189,900Saturday 12-2Sotheby’s InternationalDon St. Germain, 250-744-7136

11-4318 Emily Carr Dr, $519,000Saturday 1:30-3:30JONESco Real EstateMarilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

3648 Doncaster Dr, $849,000Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyJune Wing, 250-479-3333 pg. 12

110-1505 Church Ave, $209,000Saturday 11:30-1:30Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 6

4038 Cumberland, $489,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 12

1701 Jefferson, $459,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJohn Monkhouse, 250-592-4422 pg. 12

4016 Rainbow Hill, $739,000Saturday - Sunday 1-4Sotheby’s InternationalJames Leblanc, 250-812-7212 pg. 1

3290 Maplewood, $489,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyFred Hiigli 250 385-2033 pg. 13

3113 Tillicum Rd, $449,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDonna Gabel, 250-477-5353 pg. 13

316 Brunswick Pl, $499,500Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448 pg. 13

3320 Whittier Ave, $419,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Address Realty Ltd.Ron Fedosenko, 250-391-1893 pg. 13

3230 Admirals, $439,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdRick Shumka 250 384-8124 pg. 13

519 Leaside Pl, $468,500Saturday 2:30-4SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-380-6683 pg. 13

215-2050 White Birch Rd., $169,000Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRene Blais, 250-655-0608 pg. 15

85-7570 Tetayut Rd, $189,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRon Phillips, 250-744-3301 pg. 13

16-1893 Prosser, $399,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdBarbara Ronald 250 744-8211 pg. 15

8964 Mainwaring Rd, $650,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGaye Phillips, 250-655-0608 pg. 14

44-2070 Amelia Ave.Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frances Wade, 250-656-0131 pg. 14

10930 Chalet, $569,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 14

9708 Fifth St, $599,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 14

8501 Ebor, $639,000Saturday 2:30-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er, 250-812-4910 pg. 21

493 Dunmora Crt, $1,450,000Saturday 1:30-3:30JONESco Real EstateMarilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

1907 Cultra Ave, $449,000Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunAmarjeet Gill, 250-744-3301 pg. 23

205-9840 Fifth St, $429,500Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 14

207-2040 White Birch, $162,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ann Watley, 250-656-0131 pg. 5

7891 Patterson, $599,900Saturday 12:30 - 2Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke, 250 478-9600 pg. 24

302-9945 Fifth St, $329,000Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyColin Walters, 250-479-3333 pg. 5

13-10471 Resthaven, $389,000Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyDerek Braaten, 250-479-3333 pg. 6

1115 Sluggett Rd., $599,500Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ed Ho, 250-477-7291 pg. 15

1690 Texada, $1,189,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ron Bahrey, 250-477-7291 pg. 15

307-10016 Third, $209,000Saturday 3-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 14

1851 Barrett Dr., $655,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalDave Lynn, 250-592-4422 pg. 15

101-982 Rattanwood, $319,900Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 18

2088 LarabieSaturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyMike Hanus, 250-857-7111 pg. 15

912 Neff, $474,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921 pg. 18

617-623 Treanor Ave, $239,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291 pg. 6

301-2881 Peatt Rd, $299,000Sunday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-380-6683 pg. 5

2215 Spirit Ridge Dr, $939,900Sunday 2:30-4SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 15

2937 Creekside TrailSaturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

3392 Aloha, $484,500Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalMark McDougall, 250-483-3562 pg. 2

991 Rattanwood, $495,000Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 18

633 Rason Rd., $539,900Saturday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 18

3342 Myles Mansell Rd, $410,000Sunday 2:30-4SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-380-6683 pg. 15

2136 Bellamy Rd, $519,900Sunday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

101-608 Fairway Ave, $229,900Daily 1:30-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyChuck Meagher, 250-477-1100 pg. 7

2252 Players Dr, $799,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBrad Maclaren, 250-727-5448 pg. 15

664 Orca Pl., $483,000Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRon Klizs, 250-744-3301 pg. 18

103-982 Rattanwood, $319,900Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 18

3035 Dornier Rd, $539,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

204-627 Brookside, $299,900Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 10

3476 Horizon, $589,900Sunday 2:30-4:30Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 18

601 Kingsview, $444,888Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunAndrew Holenchuk, 250-589-2897 pg. 18

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875 Wild Ridge Way, $369,900Saturday 2:30-4SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 18

1323 Chan Pl.Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Shannon Jackson, 250-474-6003 pg. 15

3353 Sewell, $609,900Sunday 2-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250-658-0967 pg. 1

102-2733 Peatt Rd, $334,900Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max AllianceKaren Love, 250-386-8875 pg. 10

7000 Maple Park Terr.Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

6759 Steeple Chase, $439,000Saturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesPaul Whitney, 250-889-2883 pg. 19

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