Peninsula News Review, June 28, 2013

Steven HeywoodNews staff

When it comes to honouring Canada, the Peninsula Celebrations Society has got it all together.

The fun begins Sunday night, June 30 and continues all day on Can-ada Day Monday, July 1. Soci-ety president Sheilah Fea says their volunteers are ready to go, as are the many sponsor busi-nesses and organizations that make the annual Sidney Days such a success.

“It’s looking good,” Fea said before the festivities began.

The Canada Day parade down Beacon Avenue has 75 floats, performers and community groups signed up, said Fea. It’s not as big as last year (81 floats) but Fea said their goal is to keep the parade to about an hour to ensure families have the energy to take in many more events.

“It’s really amazing, people start lining up for the parade at 8:30 or 9 in the morning. That’s a long day for families already.”

Fea said she was putting the finishing touches on a few events this week — including confirmation of a military heli-copter fly-by over Iroqouis Park at around 1 p.m. Monday.

“It will get down to around 500 feet over the park,” Fea said.

That’s also where the Sidney Days Family Fun Fair events take place from noon to 4 p.m. New this year, she continued, is a variety of kids’ games —from a hamster ball you can ride in, to bean bag rocket launch-ers provided by Games To You. This year’s food eating contest features watermelon and cup-cakes (the board of the society is making the cupcakes this year, Fea said) and promises to be a great time.

There will be a few changes

this year. Fea said people out to watch the Slegg Lumber Build-A-Quick-Boat race will be moved back from the edge

of the beach — to ensure no one is struck by a paddle from one of the many three-

person teams of amateur boat builders. Fea said that events usually gets between 4,000 and 5,000 people watching and cheering when the boats tip and their r iders take a swim.

The coast guard will be on hand to help ensure the event goes off without a hitch.

“Some of the boat builders are getting too good,” Fea said. “People do look for the spills and dunks.

“For some of the guys it’s all about win-ning. They are even building prototypes before the actual race.”

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PENINSULAR E V I E WNEWS

Long-time school employee retiresAfter more than 30 years with the Saanich school district, Shirley Galloway is calling it a day, page 5

Riding to raise money for MSA 68-year-old Greater Victoria man will ride his bike up and down the Island between now and September, page 11

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

A new private care facility in Sidney has been given the green light from the Vancouver Island Health Authority and will be hosting a grand opening and open house next weekend.

Sidney All Care on Mills Road (the old Bethel Church facility) was formally issued its operating license this week from VIHA, along with already having operating permits in place from the Town of Sidney.

Administrator Blake Mooney said he is looking forward to bringing the public into the facility

during the open house so they can see what it’s all about.

“It will be nice for the public to be able to see the facility and learn about the scope of care we’ll be provid-ing here,” he said of the event they have

planned for July 6.Mooney and his business partner Casey Van

Dongen purchased the property last summer for $11.2 million and have been working to get the facility ready for occupation since.

The centre, which was built in 2009 under the name Bethel Community Baptist Church Care Centre, was the source of much conflict when investors, many of them seniors and members of the Bethel Church congregation, lost millions when the project fell through.

Mooney, a registered nurse who was born and raised on the Saanich Peninsula, said he always dreamed of opening a care facility in the area.

New care facility gets its licenseSidney All Care created after church project failed

“It will be nice for the public to be able to see the facility.”

– Blake Mooney

Please see: Eighty-eight bed facility, page 3

Get ready for Sidney Days

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Everyone loves a parade and Sidney has a great one on Canada Day Monday.

Road closures for Canada DaySidney residents should be aware of road

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Lt-Gov. in Sidney on June 30

SIDNEY — The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Gov-ernor of British Columbia will be attending the Citizenship Reaffirmation Ceremony dur-ing the Opening Celebrations of Sidney Days. The event takes place on June 30 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Beacon Park Pavilion.

“We are so honoured and sincerely grateful that the Lieuten-ant Governor has taken the time out of her busy schedule to visit Sidney and be a part of this impor-tant community event. I cannot think of a more fitting guest to have in atten-dance, as we celebrate the Town and our Country during Canada Day”, commented Mayor Larry Cross.

—Town of Sidney

Now, he and his team at Sidney All Care said they are looking forward to opening their doors to the public and filling rooms in the 88-bed, private facility which will provide a range of care.

“There are definitely ben-efits to a private facility,” noted Terra Munro, the mar-keting coordinator for the facility.

“We have services that a publicly funded facility might not, for instance, respite care which can essentially be booked on demand. If some-one has a loved one who they care for and they need to go away unexpectedly, we can offer short-term respite care for that individual.”

Munro also added that the facility is physically well-equipped compared to oth-ers, with private showers in most of the rooms, a guest suite that can be booked for visiting family members and all the facility’s food made on-site.

“The location is also ideal

because there’s so much around like the library and the SHOAL Centre within walking distance as well as other more increased care facilities around, so if

a resident’s need for care increases, they won’t have to move far.”

The grand opening open house event will be held Sat-urday, July 6 at Sidney All

Care (2269 Mills Rd.) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature guided tours, meet and greets with the owners (Mooney and Van Dongen), door prizes and refresh-

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Devon MacKenzie/News staff

From left, Health Care Worker Flora

Mae Almirante-Ethier, Administrator Blake Mooney, Marketing

Coordinator Terra Munro and Executive Assistant

Joan Owens of Sidney All Care take a moment

to pose for a photo in the office of the newly-licensed

care facility.

Continued from page 1

Eighty-eight bed facility is close to Sidney amenities


An architect with a firm looking to build 54 condominium units on McDonald Park Road in North Saan-ich says if the district continues on it current path, it will never get any affordable housing built.

Kyle Shick of Finlayson Bonet Architecture slammed North Saan-ich council on June 19, particularly Mayor Alice Finall and councillors he calls “obstructionist,” for what he says is an unreasonable amount of time taken to process their plans for three multi-storey buildings next to Parkland Secondary School. He has appeared twice before coun-cil this month, levelling charges of interference, intimidation and collu-sion against certain councillors and municipal staff in relation to what

he feels are delays in approving the project.

Calling North Saanich a “rezoning purgatory,” Shick said it took two months to get the first response from staff after he submitted plans for the

condos on April 30, 2012.While he did say the application

did progress, after about a year the district planner he was working with indicated they were close to a com-pleted development agreement. That

changed on June 7 of this year, he said, when the district’s Director of Planning, Mark Brodrick told him they wanted a new agreement as council was finishing its housing con-sultation and new amenities bylaw.

“The amenities contribution was originally going to be $400,000,” he said. “The new one came back at over $1.2 million. If you guys adopt that, you’ll never have an affordable development in North Saanich ever again.”

Finall says the McDonald Park Estates proposal — as are others seeking increased housing density in the district — is on hold.

“His application is waiting, upon council’s direction, for staff to com-plete the amenity policy,” Finall said.

Affordable housing at risk says architectArchitect for McDonald Park Estates calls development delay a “rezoning purgatory”

Artist rendering /Finlayson Bonet Architecture

A proposal for three condo buildings near Parkland Secondary School in North Saanich has been held up in the approvals process.

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Outside of a project planned for 9395 East Saanich Rd., Finall said the Capital Regional District (CRD) is asking that North Saanich change its Regional Growth Strategy to reflect plans to allow more urban develop-ment.

“Their application is for a multi-family unit not currently permitted in our official community plan (OCP) and zoning bylaws,” the mayor con-tinued. “Those are extreme changes.”

Finall said there has been a “crush” of similar applications in the district and taking that into account, she doesn’t think Shick’s wait has been a long one. Compounding the situa-tion, she said, is the fact the munici-pality’s planning department of four saw two people resign this month.

Finall took issue with Shick’s com-ments and accusations, especially his remark that there’s a “culture of

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An increase in development appli-cations — an estimated 387 units are currently being proposed in the district — plus a constant stream of requests by council represents “a sig-nificant impact on staff time,” Finall said.

Shick appeared again at the June 24 council meeting, asking for a time-line on his application process. Finall said the director of planning is on vacation until early July and the one person left in the department is not up to speed on Shick’s proposal.

Chief administrative officer Rob Buchan said staff are working on the application but there are areas of dis-agreement between both sides.

“Staff will be seeking the direction of council on a variety of issues,” he said.


Extreme changes in North Saanich

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

After 34 years with the Saan-ich School District and 32 years at Brentwood Elementary, Shirley Galloway is hanging up her many hats.

Galloway, who works in the office of the school, is known to many as the cement of Brent-wood Elementary. Her last day at the school is today (Friday) and a retirement tea was held for her Monday afternoon along with an assembly that included the whole student body on Tuesday morn-ing.

“She is loved so much by every-body in the school,” said Coral Fast, Galloway’s daughter who also works in the school as an edu-cation assistant.

“She’s been in the community for so long and so many students and co-workers have been through the school since she’s worked there. She’ll really be missed.”

Galloway began her time with the Saanich School District in 1979 at Royal Oak School. She was part of an initiative called the Chance

program which was a government funded program catering to stu-dents with special needs.

Galloway also spent time at Cordova Bay Elementary school before moving on to Brentwood Elementary in 1981. She has worked there ever since.

“The reason I’ve stayed here as long as I have is the kids,” Gallo-

way said.“I’m really going to miss them

and their smiles. The best feeling is when you know one of them is having a bad day and just needs someone to talk to or lean on. When you see that smile it’s amaz-ing.”

One of the most rewarding parts of her job she said, is seeing stu-

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Galloway, who will be 70 in August, said she will miss her coworkers, who she calls family,

but said she is looking forward to spending time with her grandsons in her retirement.

“I’m really just throwing myself to the universe,” she laughed.

“But I’m really going to miss Brentwood. It has become my family, especially all the teachers and staff.”[email protected]


Brentwood Elementary Learning Assistant Fiona Mosher shares a book of memories created by students with Shirley Galloway during her retirement tea on June 24. Galloway has worked at the school for 32 years and has been with School District 63 since 1979.

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Live like a CanadianI

n celebrating Canada this weekend in Sidney, people will be having a great time in a community full of energy, with plenty to offer families, visitors and long-time residents alike.

It is a big party. After all, it’s Canada’s 146th birthday. We can look forward to some patriotic events during Sidney Days this Sunday and Monday —such as flag-waving, wearing of the nation’s colours, singing the national anthem and re-affirming one’s allegiance to the country.

Then, we shoot off a bunch of fireworks in a colourful display that, while not an exclusively Canadian tradition, announces another year in this great country.

Along the way, we hope that people will think on what it means to be Canadian and the role our communities play in keeping the country strong.

A big part of that is our citizens’ willingness to stand up and be counted on matters of local, provincial, national and even international importance. We can be glad we live somewhere where we have the ability to help lead change — in both large and small areas.

It could be said that many of us spend our time worrying over so-called First World problems, but we do live in a country that isn’t plagued by violence, unrest or overwhelming disaster.

Yes, Canada has its problems and we can all find at least one thing to lament. But at least we can have capacity to do something about it.

Whether its voting in elections, volunteering time to help others or setting a positive example to those around you, you are living what it means to be Canadian.

There is a certain level of freedom in this country, enabling us to seek change, to seek a better life — or even to do little and simply enjoy what Canada has to offer. That’s yet another choice that we have the freedom to make.

We can be glad we live somewhere where we have the ability to help lead change

A decade ago, I stood on the curb outside 2321 Cook St. and dreamt about some of

the things a creative owner could do with the abandoned two-storey apartment block.

Standing in that spot 10 years later with Russ Godfrey of the Tenant Resource Advisory Centre (TRAC), we revived those same fantasies about affordable housing units for artists, young workers, students and seniors.

Today, a heron nests in the building’s inaccessible second floor, at least one resident of a dozen or so units which sit waiting to be torn down.

We continued on to another derelict property – 1176 Yates St. – owned by the same landlord.

Godfrey related stories about the building’s past from his years of working with tenants and landlords here in the capital.

As he spoke, we stood in front of the decaying building on the spot where a former resident was shot and killed during an argument with another tenant.

The ongoing dispute was ignored by the building’s manager until one night when both tenants went over the edge – the police were called, only to arrive the moment that bullets began to fly.

Rising rental costs have long

plagued our region. Nearly a quarter of the capital’s renters already spend more than 30 per

cent of their annual income on housing, and the number of people struggling to make rent is projected to rise by 19 per cent in just over 20 years.

For better or worse, near the end of their lives, these two properties were well known as a haven for the hard to house. The residents of buildings like these – the working poor, seniors, folks on social

assistance and active illicit drug users – are the first to feel it when the cheapest rental units disappear.

This problem goes beyond a couple of buildings scattered around the City of Victoria.

Between 2001 and 2006, rental stock in the region declined by 247 units, despite steady population growth.

As the older buildings that form the bulk of the region’s rental stock slowly fall into disrepair or are replaced by glittering condos and sprawling subdivisions, the region’s 60,000 renters will only have more trouble placing a roof over their head.

According to Godfrey, the demolition-by-neglect of buildings like those on Cook and Yates is, in part, responsible for the scarcity

and rising cost of rental units.“At a time when we need

affordable housing,” he asks, “why are these buildings being allowed to rot and why do officials seem so reluctant to even talk about it?”

Several municipalities in the Capital Region have created bylaws to address the problem of derelict buildings, but experience has shown these to be largely unenforceable.

In Victoria, the Northern Junk and Janion buildings sat vacant for years before the city was able to force the owner to sell the downtown properties.

The Residential Tenancy Act doesn’t provide much help either and tenants’ advocates in government are few and far between, prompting Godfrey to wonder, “Where do residents turn when it comes to housing that is being allowed to rot down?”

In recent weeks, most of the region has been consumed with deciding the fate of its dung and the rest seems content to view housing creation as a race to build the greatest number of luxury homes.

While vacancy rates continue to plateau far below the Canadian average and more and more residents struggle to find a home, I’m left wondering how long it will take before we pull our heads out of our sewage and look up.

Simon Natrass’s column can be found online at vicnews.com.

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Stock market volatility, world-wide, including Canada, recently returned with a ven-geance. Surprisingly, the trigger this time was a statement by

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When interest rates rise, as they have recently, bond values move in the opposite direction — they go down. The longer the dura-tion-to-maturity of a bond, the more significant the downward price pressure. It is true that if an inves-tor invests in individual bonds, rather than bond funds or ETFs, he can hold the bonds to maturity and receive the par value of the bond.

This can be a sound strategy — if the bond was bought by the investor at, or below, its par value ($100).

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The reason why? If, when the bond was purchased, its interest rate (coupon value) was above the market’s prevailing interest rate, the investor had to pay up front for that premium, by paying more than par value.

An example will illustrate. An Ontario Province Bond is available, maturing in June, 2019. It has an above-market coupon rate of 4.4 per cent. Because of this high yield, the purchaser would

pay a price of $110 per bond. Compare this to its eventual redemption value in 2019 of $100 per bond. The difference is the investor’s capital loss, effectively lowering — dramatically — the bond’s actual yield-to-maturity.

Instead of considering the much lower effective yield-to-maturity, a bond investor is often drawn to a bond by its seemingly high interest rate.

The tax impact of this oversight can be even more costly if the bond is held in the investor’s non-registered account.

Using our same example in a non-registered account, the investor would pay his full marginal tax rate on the 4.4 per cent annual interest earned, despite actually receiving a much lower effective rate-to-maturity.

In the rising interest-rate environ-ment which we appear to be enter-ing, an investor opting to invest in bonds may be best to choose lad-dered bonds or bond funds with staggered maturities.

Other alternatives might be pre-ferred share ETFs, some of which are now also available with lad-

dered maturities.Bonds and bond funds have their place, particu-

larly in registered holdings. However, they are not an automatic replacement solution for equity hold-ings which experience periodic volatility.

Often, the best decision is to wait and watch — to ignore the volatility of a carefully-selected and balanced portfolio, and to await the inevitable upswing, back to a long-term growth track.

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• North Saanich council has approved its 2012 Annual Report. It outlines strategic plan priori-ties and highlights from the previous year, as well as providing a snapshot of the municipal depart-ments and their activities. The report will be avail-able on the district’s website, www.northsaanich.ca under “reports and publications.”

• The district also passed its 2012 statement of financial information, which outlines North Saa-nich’s annual assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses. It shows the district ended 2012 with a surplus of $1 million. It also showed North Saanich has long-term debt of just more than $9 million, with plans to put $412.519 towards principal pay-ments from 2013 to 2017.

• North Saanich’s financial statements for 2012 also showed the salaries of the district’s top municipal staff and remuneration and expenses claimed by council.

Mayor Alice Finall was paid $26,070 last year and was reimbursed $3,557 in related expenses. Councillors were each paid $13,035, with expenses ranging from $428 to $2,074.

Chief administrative officer Rob Buchan was paid a salary of $166,821 in 2012, and had expenses of $8,125. Twelve municipal staffers made more than $75,000 last year.

• The district’s proposed animal control bylaw change — which includes outlawing the feeding of wild animals such as deer, feral rabbits, grey squir-rels and raccoons — will come back for further debate at council’s next meeting on July 15.

• A staff report on Peninsula Streams’ poten-tial berm and other work at Gardner’s Pond is expected back before council and concerned resi-dents at the July 15 meeting.

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Using her power under the Community Charter, North Saan-ich Mayor Alice Finall asked coun-cil at its June 24 special meeting to reconsider its assent of three bylaws that set the stage for small lot developments in the commu-nity.

Like the initial vote taken on the bylaws by council on June 10, however, the outcome was the same.

“I’m surprised that you’re bringing this back,” said Council-lor Dunstan Browne, who with councillors Ted Daly, Craig Mearns and Connie McBride had voted in favour of the trio of bylaws earlier in the month.

“There’s no evidence of any councillor having a change of heart in the matter,” Browne con-tinued.

He noted that councillors Celia Stock, Elsie McMurphy and Finall

have opposed the changes at every turn.

The controversial bylaws that were approved on June 10, and again this week, define and allow small lot residential development that could increase housing den-sity. One amends the official com-munity plan to allow it. Another changes the district’s zoning

bylaw for property at 9395 East Saanich Rd. — where develop-ers have proposed 40 residential units on small lots. The third is an authorization of a phased development agreement between the district and San-pen Properties Inc. In brief, the latter allows

the developer to build on the property in stages.

These bylaw changes do not mean that the developer can build just yet. There are still both the development and building per-mits to obtain, requiring more public consultation and council approvals.

Finall said she brought the mat-ter back to council due to what she called new information about the 9395 East Saanich Rd. proposal — a preferred purchase option being offered by the developer to a local employers group and North Saan-ich firefighters.

“This deal is an improvement to the project, “ Finall said, “but it raises new issues.”

Those, she said, include how the purchase option will work and how it might apply to future affordable or workforce housing policies in the district.

She added any discussion coun-cil might have on the matter won’t slow the project down.

Both McMurphy and Stock, who have long supported Finall in opposing the project and calling for a comprehensive local hous-ing policy, agreed the purchase option was a good idea. Yet, since the project is a departure for the community, they want to get it right and take more time to look at it again.

Browne said none of this is a reason to renegotiate the plan and called for an immediate vote on re-ratifying the bylaws.

That sparked another debate, with Coun. Daly delivering the strongest words.

“It’s turned into an opportunity for another friggin’ delay,” he said.

Coun. McBride said she doesn’t see anything sinister about the plan for a preferred purchase option, adding council needs to move on.

Again, council voted 4-3 to reaf-firm the bylaw changes.

[email protected]

North Saanich council won’t reconsiderMayor’s gambit to have small lot residential development bylaws and OCP changes reconsidered, fails

Lunn has strong words for the mayorGary Lunn, a former MP, current owner of

9395 East Saanich Rd. and partner in San-pen Properties Inc., says the mayor has to accept that she no longer holds a majority on North Saanich council and move on.

Lunn said the details of his small lot resi-dential housing project have been a mat-ter of public record for some time. He said they have spoken with council many times and have been clear in their intent to offer employees of the Sidney/North Saanich industrial area preference to purchase the homes.

“This is nothing new,” he said. “It has been one delay after another delay.”

Lunn said Mayor Alice Finall has shown a lack of respect “to the people of North Saanich” and has used up staff and council’s time in the process.

“You need to accept you didn’t win a majority of this council. You need to let it go.”

Gary Lunn

“The deal is an improvement to the project but it raises new issues.”

– Alice Finall

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District approves financial report

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• North Saanich council has approved its 2012 Annual Report. It outlines strategic plan priori-ties and highlights from the previous year, as well as providing a snapshot of the municipal depart-ments and their activities. The report will be avail-able on the district’s website, www.northsaanich.ca under “reports and publications.”

• The district also passed its 2012 statement of financial information, which outlines North Saa-nich’s annual assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses. It shows the district ended 2012 with a surplus of $1 million. It also showed North Saanich has long-term debt of just more than $9 million, with plans to put $412.519 towards principal pay-ments from 2013 to 2017.

• North Saanich’s financial statements for 2012 also showed the salaries of the district’s top municipal staff and remuneration and expenses claimed by council.

Mayor Alice Finall was paid $26,070 last year and was reimbursed $3,557 in related expenses. Councillors were each paid $13,035, with expenses ranging from $428 to $2,074.

Chief administrative officer Rob Buchan was paid a salary of $166,821 in 2012, and had expenses of $8,125. Twelve municipal staffers made more than $75,000 last year.

• The district’s proposed animal control bylaw change — which includes outlawing the feeding of wild animals such as deer, feral rabbits, grey squir-rels and raccoons — will come back for further debate at council’s next meeting on July 15.

• A staff report on Peninsula Streams’ poten-tial berm and other work at Gardner’s Pond is expected back before council and concerned resi-dents at the July 15 meeting.

[email protected]


Using her power under the Community Charter, North Saan-ich Mayor Alice Finall asked coun-cil at its June 24 special meeting to reconsider its assent of three bylaws that set the stage for small lot developments in the commu-nity.

Like the initial vote taken on the bylaws by council on June 10, however, the outcome was the same.

“I’m surprised that you’re bringing this back,” said Council-lor Dunstan Browne, who with councillors Ted Daly, Craig Mearns and Connie McBride had voted in favour of the trio of bylaws earlier in the month.

“There’s no evidence of any councillor having a change of heart in the matter,” Browne con-tinued.

He noted that councillors Celia Stock, Elsie McMurphy and Finall

have opposed the changes at every turn.

The controversial bylaws that were approved on June 10, and again this week, define and allow small lot residential development that could increase housing den-sity. One amends the official com-munity plan to allow it. Another changes the district’s zoning

bylaw for property at 9395 East Saanich Rd. — where develop-ers have proposed 40 residential units on small lots. The third is an authorization of a phased development agreement between the district and San-pen Properties Inc. In brief, the latter allows

the developer to build on the property in stages.

These bylaw changes do not mean that the developer can build just yet. There are still both the development and building per-mits to obtain, requiring more public consultation and council approvals.

Finall said she brought the mat-ter back to council due to what she called new information about the 9395 East Saanich Rd. proposal — a preferred purchase option being offered by the developer to a local employers group and North Saan-ich firefighters.

“This deal is an improvement to the project, “ Finall said, “but it raises new issues.”

Those, she said, include how the purchase option will work and how it might apply to future affordable or workforce housing policies in the district.

She added any discussion coun-cil might have on the matter won’t slow the project down.

Both McMurphy and Stock, who have long supported Finall in opposing the project and calling for a comprehensive local hous-ing policy, agreed the purchase option was a good idea. Yet, since the project is a departure for the community, they want to get it right and take more time to look at it again.

Browne said none of this is a reason to renegotiate the plan and called for an immediate vote on re-ratifying the bylaws.

That sparked another debate, with Coun. Daly delivering the strongest words.

“It’s turned into an opportunity for another friggin’ delay,” he said.

Coun. McBride said she doesn’t see anything sinister about the plan for a preferred purchase option, adding council needs to move on.

Again, council voted 4-3 to reaf-firm the bylaw changes.

[email protected]

North Saanich council won’t reconsiderMayor’s gambit to have small lot residential development bylaws and OCP changes reconsidered, fails

Lunn has strong words for the mayorGary Lunn, a former MP, current owner of

9395 East Saanich Rd. and partner in San-pen Properties Inc., says the mayor has to accept that she no longer holds a majority on North Saanich council and move on.

Lunn said the details of his small lot resi-dential housing project have been a mat-ter of public record for some time. He said they have spoken with council many times and have been clear in their intent to offer employees of the Sidney/North Saanich industrial area preference to purchase the homes.

“This is nothing new,” he said. “It has been one delay after another delay.”

Lunn said Mayor Alice Finall has shown a lack of respect “to the people of North Saanich” and has used up staff and council’s time in the process.

“You need to accept you didn’t win a majority of this council. You need to let it go.”

Gary Lunn

“The deal is an improvement to the project but it raises new issues.”

– Alice Finall

COUNCIL NEWSDistrict of North Saanich - Monday, June 24, 2013

District approves financial report


Daniel PalmerNews staff

A mother and daughter duo have been charged with a slew of credit card frauds across the Capital Region.

Vancouver Island RCMP say Christine Mauro, 46 and Karen Mauro, 63, conducted hundreds of illegal transactions across Vancouver Island totalling over $90,000 between January 2011 to March 2012.

Many of the frauds had never

been reported to police and involved extensive followup with banks, merchants and other agencies, said Insp. John Ibbotson, officer in charge of the RCMP’s federal serious and organized crime operations and financial integrity.

“Credit cards were altered and unauthorized credit card data was used to purchase high end electronics, furniture, merchan-dise and gift cards,” Ibbotson said. “These arrests and charges represent a significant success

and disruption of ongoing finan-cial crimes.”

The Mauros, who police say are part of a four-person prolific crime group, face 27 combined charges of fraud under $5,000 and use of credit card data. The women appeared in Victo-ria courts June 13 and are now under house arrest pending a trial date.

Most of the transaction occurred within the City of Vic-toria and southern Island, Ibbot-son said.

Mother, daughter arrested in Capital Region credit card scam


Parkland Secondary School graduates Maddie Geary (left) and Melissa Jost take a moment to pose for a photo on Wednesday afternoon at the end of Beacon Avenue during the school’s graduation day celebrations. Claremont grad happened Thursday and Stelly’s grad happens today (Friday).

Central Saanich Police Service

• On Monday, June 24 just before 8 a.m. police responded to a collision between a vehicle and a cyclist. Police learned a Bayside student was riding his bike across the crosswalk at the intersection of Wallace

Drive and West Saanich Road and was struck on the rear wheel by a pick-up truck. No major injuries were reported but the bike sustained dam-age to its rear end. No charges have been recommended.

• Around 4:30 p.m. on June 24, two males were caught on video stealing a digital projec-tor and PA system from Stelly’s Secondary School’s multi-purpose room. Police are still

investigating.

• Central Saanich Police are reporting that several residents have called asking to have unwanted firearms removed during the Gun Amesty project that runs until the end of the month. Anyone with unwanted firearms, weapons or ammuni-tion can call the Central Saan-ich Police at 250-652-4441 to arrange a pick-up.

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The weekend of family events kicks off this Sunday with a com-munity barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m. (not 6:30, as noted in the event program), followed at 7 p.m. by an official opening cer-emony.

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MLA Gary Holman — via pipes and drums and an RCMP escort at the pavilion to welcome the comunity. Speeches will be fol-lowed by Judge Gerald W. Pash carrying out a citizenship re-affirmation, O Canada and the Mayor’s Community Builder Award presentation.

There will be cake and music afterwards. Then, at around 10 p.m., there will be fireworks.

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A full schedule of events can be found in the 2013 Sidney Days program of events. It was dis-tributed in the Peninsula News Review in Wednesday’s edition of the paper. If you didn’t get one, copies can be picked up at the News Review office (6-9843 2nd St.) during office hours.


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David Cox will take a months-long two-wheeled journey cycling the Island tip to tip in a bid to end Mul-tiple Sclerosis.

The 68-year-old will ride to Port Hardy and back for the end MS cause and embark from his Triangle Moun-tain home on his third unsupported Van Isle End to End to end MS early this morning.

“I get to start off going down a hill,” the Colwood man said indi-cating his steep drive-way. “Really, the idea was to start at home and end at home.”

At first the then-Torontonian was just “looking for a good organized bike ride”. The next year it got personal, his niece was diagnosed with MS. Within six months she was confined to a wheelchair. Cox orga-nized a dynamic team of RBC fundraising rid-ers and now is in his 19th year of MS bike rides.

“I’m going to raise money — that’s gravy,” he said. “It keeps the whole concept that this disease does not have a cure and make people aware of it.”

When he retired to B.C. in 2005, Cox contin-ued to ride fundraisers and raise awareness, spending three years on the board for the MS Society’s South and Central Island chap-ter. In 2009, he started the Island-wide ride that became bi-annual after an injury in 2010. The idea is to put his own “blood, sweat and tears” into the effort.

“There’s a lot of com-peting charities out there looking for dol-lars,” he explained.

So Cox packed his 40 pounds of baggage on his 28-pound bike and headed out of Col-wood to make his way to Port Hardy and back to Shawnigan in time for the Cowichan Valley

Grape Escape MS ride that starts July 6.

“My objective is to always get back for that,” he said. “I go to the (Shawnigan Lake) school, set up my tent and I’m ready to go in the morning.”

He’ll do the two-day tour then head home to the West Shore. The pri-mary goal is awareness and respect, he feels is lacking in day-to-day life, illustrated by a visit to his niece Leslie a few months ago.

“I was astounded at the rudeness of people who made her stop, made her get out of the way,” he said of his wheelchair-bound rela-tive. “It’s important for people to recognize there’s folks out there who don’t have the quality of life we have. If they want to make a donation, all the bet-ter.”

He’s nearing his cur-rent fundraising goal of $3,000.

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will be exceeded, I bump it up again,” he explained. “Seems bet-ter to have an objective that is harder to obtain than one that is easily exceeded.”

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LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND OTHERS NOTICE IS hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Audrey Bondar, formerly of 10985 Kalitan Road, North Saanich, BC, Deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Henley & Walden LLP, #201-2377 Bevan Avenue, Sidney, BC, V8L 4M9, on or before July 26, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. BMO Trust Company,ExecutorBy their Solicitors Henley & Walden LLP

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS The Estate of Josephine Agnes Jackson, de-ceased All persons having claims in respect of Josephine Jackson formerly of 952 Arm Street Esquimalt BC are re-quired to send full particulars of such claims to Paul Jack-son, Executor at 915 Esslinger Road Parksville BC V9P 2R1 on or before July 26th, 2013

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND 3’ Model of a sailboat hull wash up near Pat Bay. Reply by email:[email protected]

LOST GOLD ring with dia-monds. Reward. Call (250)595-3476.

LOST: IPOD between Sidney beach and bakery. Reward. Call (250)655-0810.

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LOST: RINGS, men’s gold with diamonds, maybe lost in Sidney area. Very sentimental. Reward. (250)213-3456

LOST: WALLET, men’s, black bi-fold with cards at Chevron gas station near Beacon Ave, Sidney. (250)655-7117.

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ADMINISTRATION

HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS

WELDER

Nootka Sound Timber Co. Ltd. requires experienced heavy duty mechanics and welders at their West Coast logging camp on Nootka Is-land, BC. The normal shift is 14 days on and 7 off. Please fax resume to 778-441-1191 or email: nootkasoundtimber @gmail.com

SERJOB

CAREER VICES/SEARCH

STAND OUT with a profes-sionally designed and edited resume. Rates from $30. 250-812-8646.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLSCanScribe Education

HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator op-erators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta.

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HAIRSTYLIST WANTED $1000 Hiring Bonus. Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria lo-cation. Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% profi t sharing, paid over-time, benefi ts, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual ad-vanced training and advance-ment opportunities. Call Alison 250-391-7976 today for an interview.

JOIN OUR team at Amica at Beechwood Village, a Sidney Retirement Community. We are looking for a reliable expe-rienced casual Housekeeper and Resident Care Attendant. Availability must include week-ends. Bring your resume to 2315 Mills Road, Sidney or email to: [email protected]

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions:• Log Loader Operator• Grapple Yarder Operator• Boom Boat Operator• Chasers• Hooktenders• 2nd Loaders-Buckerman• Heavy Duty MechanicsFulltime camp with union rates/benefi ts. Please send re-sumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected].

HELP WANTED

LEMARE LAKE LOGGING is looking for a Payroll Clerk to join our dynamic and fast paced team. The successful candidate will be exposed to all aspects of payroll process-ing. To be considered for this position you must have strong organization and time management skills, good attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communica-tion, be profi cient with MS Offi ce and possess some basic accounting knowledge. Previous payroll experience is an asset. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email [email protected]. Closing date: July 11, 2013.

WE REQUIRE a dedicated and skilled person to join a residential valet/cleaning team. Excellent rates and a great opportunity for the right person. Personal and/or pro-fessional references welcome. Call Leonhard at 250-652- 9753.

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

CLASSIC LifeCare has been helping clients “Live in the Mo-ments that Matter” for almost 40 years. We are hiring caring and compassionate caregivers to work LIVE IN and HOURLY positions for full and part time. Must have previous work ex-perience and/or certifi cation. Should also have current CPR and Criminal Record Clear-ance. Visit our website at www.classiclifecare.com to fi ll out our online application form or email resume to [email protected]. Join our great health care team today!

SALES

NOW HIRINGExperienced Sales

Associates wanted to join our Retail Team at Sidney Airport.

Part Time Staff, includes Paid ParkingSubmit your resume to [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

“B” Ticketed Gas Fitter Or 1st Year Apprentice. Hearth Shop in Campbell River offering full-time. Call Jerry 250-830-8745 for info

VOLUNTEERS

LIFECYLCES PROJECT So-ciety, which advocates urban sustainability, needs enthu-siastic marketing volunteers to raise awareness about the non-profi t organization at local festivals and other community events. Other positions available. Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.

PACIFIC ANIMAL Therapy Society is looking for volun-teers with a gentle pet and a caring attitude towards the physically and mentally handi-capped. Your beloved pet can help uplift the spirits of those at care facilities, senior cen-tres, workshops, homes and schools. Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.

VOLUNTEERS

THE JOHN Howard Society of BC is looking for long-term vol-unteers to socialize on Wednesday evenings with in-mates at William Head Institu-tion in Metchosin. Training provided. Other positions available. Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.

WANTED - Coach & Players

for the Women’s Masters Over 30 Division.

Please contact Kelsey at [email protected] for more information.

PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

INTERLUDE MASSAGE: Kri-palu Swedish or chair mas-sage, Hot Stone Therapy and Indian Head Massage. Please call Andrea for rates and ap-pointment time. For women only, men by referral. 250-514-6223 www.andreakober.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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LEGAL SERVICES

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PERSONAL SERVICES

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby +Fami-ly, Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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

FOOD PRODUCTS

FRESH RED Rhubarb, 10lb min, $1.75/lb. Orders (250)652-3345.

FREE ITEMS

FREE: TABLE 48” square, you pick up. Call (250)656-1506.

FRIENDLY FRANK

2 WINE Racks, $15/pair. Call (250)665-7707.

5 CUBIC white freezer, $50. Call (250)478-4703.

8 NEW VHS videos - The Thornbirds etc., over 21hrs. All for $30. (250)383-5390.

BINOCULARS $30. Twin chenille bedspread $15. (250)385-2610.

KARATE GIS. Size 2 pants & jacket, $40, small jacket with 2 belts, $20. 250-544-4322.

LEATHER SWIVEL rocker & ottoman, taupe colur, excellent cond, $75. (250)655-6599.

POOL CUE, $30. Oak coffee table, $30. Wine making kit, $39. Call 250-544-4933.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

HELP WANTED

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

GARAGE SALES

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

2-BEDROOM CONDO groundfl oor in desirable Saanichton.Open concept, electric fi re-place, custom kitchen. Carpets& laminate. Ensuite laundry,small pet ok. Low strata fee.Great starter, $235,000. Byappointment 1-250-652-1218

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

GARDENER’S PARADISE1 acre. 4-bdrm character

home, 1800 sq.ft. Wired shop, Shed. 1720 Swartz Bay Rd., $555,000. (250)656-1056.

SIDNEY- 2444 Amherst Ave. 1300sq ft updated character home looking for a family w/2 children and a dog. Fenced south facing corner lot near the Salish Sea. Walk to town and schools. Orangic gardens & fruit trees, fi replace, hot tub, 6 appls. Free TV forever.... $499,000. (250)656-6136.

Seniors’ Assisted LivingA brand-new place to live, available July 1

More like a home, not an institutionCOMMUNITY ORIENTED

Dale Manor1.855.414.9460

www.DaleManor.com

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

TOWNHOUSE $389,500. Mo-tivated sellers! Will pay 3%/1.5% to buyers agent. MLS #320099. 20-1950 Cultra Ave, Saanichton. For viewing call 250-818-7038 online: propertyguys.com id# 192357.

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

WHERE BUYERS AND SELLERS MEET

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at great rates. Daily, weekly,

monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry,

putting green, hiking, fi sh-ing. Free coffee in one of

the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area.

www.resortonthelake.com250-754-1975 or

[email protected]

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

GORGEOUS CUSTOM built main level living basement home. 3000+ sq.ft. Lives like a large 3 bdrm, 2 bthm rancher. Excellent ocean views. Huge R/V parking, triple gar-age.Campbell River $499,900. 250-203-0050

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNSIDE RD E.- immacu-late 2 bdrm condo close to dwntwn Victoria, shopping, Uvic, inclds secure prking, storage, H/W, insuite W/D. NP/NS. $1100. (250)658-1922

RECREATION

HOMES FOR RENT

SIDNEY 2 Bdrm main. Hrdwd fl rs, garage, laundry, deck. Cat OK. N/S. $1200 250-812-4154

RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

VIC WEST Bright sunny near ocean 3 bdrm. 2 lvng rms, sunrm, 5 appl’s 1600sq.ft. gar-age N/S, ref’s 1yr lease June or July $1650. 250-383-8800

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GREAT HOUSING. $475- $850. neg. Students, disability, working. 778-977-8288.

SUITES, LOWER

GORDON HEAD 1 bdrm, incld’s cable, parking. NS/NP. $650. June 1. (250)472-8381

SAANICH: LARGE 2000 sq ft 2 bdrm on hobby farm, lights & heat included, NS/NP. Refs. $1100. Call 250-652-0591.

SHELBOURNE/ McKENZIE well maintained 1 bdrm in quiet area, $850. inclds utils & internet, parking. NS/NP. Call 250-721-4853.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

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

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

CARS

1993 MERCEDES Benz 190 E- 2.3l, 4 cylinder, local, well maintained, spotless, auto, PS PB, moonroof, etc. $3750. 250-655-1484 [email protected]

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

SPORTS & IMPORTS

2004 FORD MUSTANG Con-vertible, 40th anniversary Spe-cial Edition. Black Beauty! 56,000 km, V-6 automatic, new soft top, fully loaded. $11,500 obo. Serious inquiries only. 250-474-1293, Barb.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1999 24’ Glendale Royal Ex-pedition Classic Ford Econo-line 350 Super duty Moto-rhome. V10, 125km. Please phone 250-655-4840. Located in Sidney.

TRANSPORTATION

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2000 JEEP Grand Cherokee Ltd. Gold, with tan leather. New Michelin, new brakes, service records avail. 193,000 km.$5500. Rob (250)517-0885

VTRUCKS & ANS

$$$$$$$$$$$$$JUNK

CLUNKER’SSCRAP

250-858-JUNK(5865)

$$$$$$$$$$$$$

MARINE

BOATS

$$$$ BOATS WANTED $$$$ ALSO OUTBOARDS AND TRAILERS. CASH BUYER. $$$$$ 250-544-2628 $$$$$

MARINE

BOATS

18FT FIBERGLASS hull andoak and ash wood fi nish ca-noe with paddles and life jack-ets is suitable for exploring thecoast or for more extended ca-noe trips where carrying ca-pacity is required. To inspectplease phone 250.665.6537Asking price, $1200.

1993 BAYLINER 2452, in pre-mier condition. 2 sounders &GPS, head, galley, canopy,9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hy-draulics, downriggers, dinghyin 27’ newer Van Isle Marinaboathouse near the ramp.$18,000. obo. 250-656-6136.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

CLEANING SERVICES

QUALITY HOUSECLEANER or caregiver, very reliable. Sid-ney. 250-656-3362 after 6pm.

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

CONTRACTORS

GARDEN COAST Construc-tion and renovations you can afford. Quality Licensed build-ers since 2006. Protect Your Investment call us today, [email protected]

WEST HARBOUR Home or commercial, new and reno’s. Best Rates. (250)419-3598.

DRAFTING & DESIGN

HOME RENO by Integra Design. ~Design for Permit~ Call Steven- 250. [email protected]

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

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


ELECTRICAL

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

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

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

20% OFF! Mowing, dethatch-ing, hedge/shrub trimming. Clean-ups. (250)479-6495.

22YRS EXP Clean-ups, weed-ing, hauling. $25/hr. All areas of city. Dave 250-656-7045.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn and gardens. Aerating, pwr raking. Weed, moss con-trol. Landscaping, irrigation. Blackberry, ivy rmvl. 24yrs exp

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

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE

Landscaping Projects, Clean ups

Strata Contracts Horticulturalist

778-678-2524

AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 For lovely lawns-spectacular hedges-healthy garden beds & reno’s.


GARDENING

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS

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GLENWOOD Gardenworks Landscaping & Garden Servic-es. Satisfaction guaranteed. 250-474-4373.J&L Gardening yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gar-deners. Call John or Louise (250)891-8677.MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Weeding, Clean-ups, & more. Senior’s discount. Free esti-mate’s. Mike 250-216-7502.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HANDYPERSONS

DECKS, FENCES, painting. Small jobs welcome. Call (250)896-7010.HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-no’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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.

SMART GUYS Hauling. Gar-den waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, cour-teous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

NO JOB too small. Multi unit to Home Renos. Free Est’s. Call Green Bird Development. (250)661-1911.

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


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, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully in-sured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $85/hr.

123WRIGHT BROS Moving. $80/HR, 2 men/3 ton. Seniors discount. Philip (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.

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

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

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

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.


PAINTING

DRYWALL REPAIRS & HOUSE PAINTING. Free esti-mates. If you, your family or friends need any of the above give Joseph Bronson a call 250-686-0663. Reasonable rates in a tight economy. I take pride in the end results.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

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

Member BBB

Peacock Painting

Commercial/ResidentialInterior/Exterior

250-652-2255250-882-2254Written Guarantee

Call for detailsBudget Compliance

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

PLUMBING

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

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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


REPAIRS

ELECTRON TV and Stereo Mobile Service - Repairs andSetups $60 service callwww.electrontv.com 28 yearsexperience 250-889-6670 -Ray

STUCCO/SIDING

STUCCO REPAIRMAN- Stuc-co & Painting Specialist. 50years experience. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

BLAINE’S WINDOW WASH-ING. Serving Sidney & Brent-wood since 1983. Averagehouse $35. 250-656-1475

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

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

WINDOWS

ALFRED, ALFRED QualityWindows Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years Constructionexperience. 250-382-3694.

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Submitted photo by Bob Orchard

Sidney residents and local dignitaries attended the unveiling of an Ice Bear mural on the side of the Telus building on Resthaven Avenue. The mural has been undergoing restoration work by Ice Bear (Chris Johnson), the original artist, all month. His work was recognized on June 21, National Aboriginal Day.

CENTRAL SAANICH — Ed Johnson, society chairman of The Farmlands Trust (FLT), and farmer Ian Paul will plough the field at historic Newman Farm in Central Saanich this month.

Last weekend, the pair got the field ready for a planting party this Saturday, June 29. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., volun-teers will assist with planting squash and pumpkins on the farm.

FLT is seeking people to come out to the farm and help dig, plant the seeds and protect them for the growing season ahead. Anyone interested is welcome to come out and help, as well as enjoy refreshments that will be provided. FLT notes that people should wear sturdy footwear while on the farm.

Spades or shovels, and a wheelbarrow for use during the work party would also be most

appreciated. Also remember to bring gloves.

The Farmlands Trust (Greater Victoria) Society con-tinues its working relationship with the District of Central Saanich in the stewardship, preservation and management of the historic Newman Farm property in Central Saanich.

Directions to Newman Farm: Feel free to meet FLT

members and farmers and park near the Newman Farm access gate on Central Saanich Road, a half-kilometer north of Mount Newton Cross Road — look for the signs. At the request of the District of Central Saan-ich, please do not enter or park at the entrance leading to the Newman Farm heritage house gate entry (off Newman Road and Old Veyaness).

— Submitted by FLT

Volunteers planters sought for Newman Farm

Tom FletcherBlack Press

VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark sat in the visitor seats of the B.C. legislature Wednesday as her government’s throne speech renewed the B.C. Liberal commitments from the May election.

Lt. Governor Judith Guichon read a brief speech to open a rare summer session of the legislature, reiterating government commit-ments for four consecutive balanced budgets and a freeze on carbon tax and most per-sonal income tax rates. Clark attended before returning to duties as premier and a cam-paign for a seat in Westside-Kelowna in a bye-lection set for July 10.

“Waiting to take a seat makes it a little bit harder to get down to business as quickly as I’d like, but I’m not letting that get in the way,” Clark told reporters later. “We called the leg-islature back before I had a seat because we want to get this balanced budget passed.”

NDP house leader John Horgan called it a “bogus” budget that aims to hold health care spending below one per cent growth, a target not seen since the Social Credit restraint pro-gram of the early 1980s.

The legislature is to sit until July 25. The first order of business Wednesday was the unanimous election of veteran Richmond East B.C. Liberal MLA Linda Reid as speaker of the legislature. Coquitlam-Burke Mountain B.C. Liberal MLA Doug Horne was elected deputy speaker and Burnaby-Edmonds NDP MLA Raj Chouhan is assistant deputy speaker.

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