sept.30,2011 oakbaynews

OAK BAYNEWSGender not an issue here The Women in Trades program at Camosun College is set to embark upon its second year. News, Page A3

Presenting their finest Variety is the key to a new series hosted by the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Arts, Page A12

Watch for breaking news at www.oakbaynews.comFriday, September 30, 2011

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Keep your eyes openOak Bay High Grade 11 student Evan Cambridge gets ready to throw a ball during a Cops For Cancer dodgeball fundraiser at the school.

Candidate list growingRisk of not enough nominees appears to be averted

Vivian MoreauNews staff

He finished last in Oak Bay’s 2008 municipal election, but Corey Burger has still been a fixture at council meetings.

Over the past three years on Monday evenings, Burger, 29, has often been seated in the front row reading over the

council agenda and watching the goings-on.

“One thing I (learned about) was procedure – what things went when and how things are brought to council. I was also just seeing how (the) existing council makes decisions about things,” he said.

The Oak Bay resident, who received 1,157 votes last time around, announced last week that he will run again for a coun-cillor position.

Pathways throughmunicipalityneed improvementCycling, walking in Oak Bay should be easier to do, transportation report states

Vivian MoreauNews staff

As they approached the crest of a curved bridge crossing Bowker Creek near Hampshire Road, Oak Bay Coun. John Herbert and parks and recreation director Lorna Curtis were met by a trio of trail users.

First came a cyclist, who, in her rush to pass, clipped Curtis’ shoulder. Next came a mother pushing a stroller. Last was an elderly woman straining to push her walker up and over the slope.

The sudden burst of traffic gave the municipal representatives a sense of just how crowded it can get.

“We need to do something about that,” Herbert said as he watched the senior cautiously descend. He pointed across the creek to a flat patch of grass. “There needs to be a flat pathway for people like her.”

It’s a practical suggestion, one also noted in an active transportation strategy report completed recently for the municipality. Written by planner Daniel Casey of Langford-based Boulevard Transportation Group, the 56-page document identifies routes, facilities, programs and regulations that would help Oak Bay be a better place to walk or cycle.

The report determined that

people who walk or ride – on bikes or in wheelchairs – “do so pretty easily right now,” Herbert said.

But the report recommended such changes as improving pathways across Oak Bay High’s property, along Elgin Road, and beside Henderson recreation centre.

“If we could get permission to put a trail along the ditch (from the former Uplands elementary) to Henderson rec centre, that would open things up to UVic,” Herbert noted.

Vivian Moreau/News staff

Trail users vary in Oak Bay, as this photo taken near Bowker Creek shows: a woman using a walker, a mom with a stroller and, in the distance, a man walking his dog.

PLEASE SEE: Getting around Oak Bay, Page A6

PLEASE SEE: Election roster, Page A6

ABCs of nominations■ Forms must be picked up at municipal hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave. At least two eligible Oak Bay voters must vouch for a nominee.■ Forms can be submitted starting Oct. 4. They will be accepted Monday through Friday, (except Thanksgiving Day, Oct. 10) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., until Friday, Oct. 14.

Watch forIda Chong, MLA

Shaw Cable 11Sat 5:30 pm

Sun 3 pm

Victoria College of ArtIT’S NEVER TOO LATE!

8 Specialty workshops (50% off) start October 11th. Make your own dragon-skin mask for Halloween!

New rst term diploma program starts November 7th.For details contact us at [email protected] or 250-598-5422 www.vca.ca

A2 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - OAK BAY NEWS

At La-Z-Boy, you know us for our comfy recliners but you’ll be so surprised by everything else we offer… you may need to sit down. No matter what your style, you’ll feel totally comfortable with our wide selection of great looking sofas, sectionals, chairs, tables, accessories and more. And now during our Super Sale, you’ll even find that our prices are surprisingly affordable.

Who knew comfort could look so good?

NO INTEREST*

MONTHS6

Victoria3501 Saanich Rd. (at Blanshard) ............... Call 250-382-5269 or Toll Free 1-877-452-5269

Nanaimo

MON - THURS (9:30 - 5:30) FRI (9:30 - 7) SAT (9:30 - 5:30) SUNDAY (Nanaimo 11 - 5) (Victoria 12 - 5)*See Store For Details. Discount does not apply to previous purchases or Hot Buys. Financing On approved credit. Equivalent of taxes due at time of purchase. Event Ends Oct 10th, 2011.

3200 N. Island Hwy (Country Club Mall) ..... Call 250-756-4114 or Toll Free 1-866-756-4114

RECLINERS SOFAS CHAIRS TABLES LAMPS ACCESSORIESBEDROOMSRUGS DINING ROOMS

•

$898DEMI sofa

nowonly

SUPERSALE

25

RECLINERS

$388VALE rocker recliner

now onlyCHARLOTTE recliner

$548now only

$PER SEAT

ON

SOFAS AND MORE

SAVE AN ADDITIONAL

SUPER SALE Kincaid Bedroom and Dining!

hotbuy

hotbuy

OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, September 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A3OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, September 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A3

Camosun launches second year of exploration programNatalie NorthNews staff

A t age 21 and weighing 130 pounds, Mila Puharich knows she faces a few hurdles working as a steel fitter.

“There are challenges, but they are more about showing you’re confident enough,” she said. “You have to be able to prove you’re able to do the job (but) you have to do that in every job, no matter what gender you are.”

Since entering Camosun College’s Women in Trades Exploration program last year and completing her Level C welding training in March, Puharich heard a range of typical con-cerns from her female friends: “Isn’t it a man’s trade? How are you going to survive? Aren’t they going to push you around?”

She’s now an apprentice – and the only woman – in large-scale repair at Victoria Ship-yards.

Times are changing and there are more opportunities for women, because of programs such as Women in Trades, which starts its next set of classes Oct. 3 at Camosun Interurban.

For Oak Bay resident Puharich, a career in the trades is following in her family’s foot-steps.

“I don’t think I’m trades-minded, I just think we’re hands-on people,” she said.

Her grandfather was a welder, her father was an aircraft maintenance engineer, her sister is a carpenter and her mother is a former small-engine mechanic – who also built the family home.

“It’s a hard go for women in industry, in any non-traditional occupation. I’ve found that myself,” said Puharich’s mom, Val Aloian. “It was hard to get anywhere in those days, and now there’s a lot more support.”

The 62-year-old, also a former criminology instructor, said her daughters’ interest in the trades was most likely to do with their home environment.

“(There were) lots of tools and lots of oppor-tunity to use the tools,” Aloian said. “Even if you can’t do it well, you can still produce something. That was the environment the kids grew up in.”

Of the 14 students in last year’s program, six have moved on to other trades programs. The exploration program, aimed at helping unem-ployed or underemployed women gain skills to become tradespeople, is offered through the

Women in Trades Training Initiative. It is spon-sored through the Industry Training Author-ity and the Canada-B.C Labour Market Agree-ment. Since its inception in 2008, 1,021 women have benefited from the provincial training ini-tiative.

“A lot of females go into automotive ser-vice tech,” said Karen McNeill, trades train-ing development co-ordinator at Camosun. “They’ve tinkered with gears with their dad and all of a sudden they’re thinking they’d like to move into that field. It works that way with everyone in the trades.”

The $5,200 tuition for Women in Trades is free to students who haven’t completed a post-secondary education and aren’t eligible for employment insurance. The course includes: books, supplies and tools for the trades; two days of instruction in each of 10 trades; bus passes; forklift training; basic first aid; fall pro-tection; upgrading basic math and English, as well as worksite tours.

This year’s course runs Oct. 3 to Dec. 16. For more information, contact McNeill at

[email protected]@saanichnews.com

Women taking to tradesUVic launches 50thanniversary site

The University of Victoria has launched a new website designed to create a buzz in advance of the institution’s 50th anniversary in 2012.

The site was unveiled last week at UVic’s annual United Way campaign kickoff. Though the golden anniver-sary doesn’t officially begin until next September, the website is a place to find information about getting involved in the celebrations. It also contains an archive of facts and photos from UVic’s first 50 years.

A “Great Moments in UVic History” feature is slated to be added next month. Visit www.uvic.ca/anniversary to learn more.

Harvest potluck at United church

Bring a dish of food, as well as seeds and plants if you want, to the third annual Oak Bay community harvest potluck.

Organized by the Commu-nity Association of Oak Bay, the dinner takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 1) at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St. All are welcome to bring their own utensils, plates, cutlery and cup. Many also bring items for the bounty exchange table, such as seeds, plants, and recipes. For more infor-mation go to www.caob.ca.

Police pipers to perform in China

The 31-member Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band will play in the Chinese national tourism festival’s opening ceremonies parade tomorrow (Oct. 1) in Beijing.

The band will also perform twice there on Sunday.

It’s the first time the group, comprised of current and retired officers and civil-ians, has performed outside Canada.

[email protected]

COMMUNITYNEWSIN BRIEF

Did you know?■ Women make up more than half of the workforce in B.C., yet only 6.7 per cent of people working in trades, transport, equipment and operations are women.

Employment by industry in Canada (in thousands) 2010, Statistics Canada:

■ Construction Men: 1,087.6, Women: 129.6

■ ManufacturingMen: 1,262.4, Women: 482.0

■ Utilities Men: 113.4, Women: 34.9

■ Educational services Men: 403.8, Women: 814.1

■ Health care and social assistanceMen: 363.1, Women: 1,667.7

■ Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing Men: 475.7, Women: 620.

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Mila Puharich and her mom, Val Aloian, are both comfortable in the workshop of their family home in Oak Bay.

OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, September 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A5

Up close and personal

Const. Brendon Leblanc, with the

Capital Regional District Integrated Road Safety

Unit, uses a spotting scope to look for seat

belt and cellphone law violators on Oak Bay

Avenue Monday.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Ted Harrison donates personal items to UVicGiving two murals to the Uni-

versity of Victoria wasn’t enough for artist Ted Harrison. Now he’s donated his personal archives to the university’s library.

His personal papers and let-ters, business correspondence, art supplies, some personal items, video, films and photo-graphs will have a new home at UVic.

Two years ago Harrison, now 84, donated two murals valued at $213,000 to the university in

2009. They had hung in the hall-way of the Victoria home from which he moved earlier that year. The murals can be seen in UVic’s Sciences and Mathemat-ics building.

Harrison’s archives will be “a rich resource for teaching, learn-ing and research at the univer-sity for years to come,” said Val-erie Kuehne, UVic vice-president, external relations.

Born in County Durham, Eng-land, Harrison studied art and

taught in England, Malaysia and New Zealand before moving to the Yukon in 1968. He developed his unique neo-expressionist style up north, painting land-scapes in undulating ribbons of primary colour. He left teach-ing in 1980 to devote himself to painting and then moved to Vic-toria in 1993.

Harrison now lives in a Victo-ria assisted-living residence and was not available for comment.

[email protected]

Development opponents breathing easierVivian MoreauNews staff

Blair Gowie will remain as is – for now.

The 1916-built Samuel Maclure mansion on Runnymede Place has been at the centre of a com-munity controversy since poten-tial buyers Ann Hillyer and Bruce Wilkin indicated their desire to subdivide the property.

Neither the couple nor the representative for the owners of the mansion, the Ellis family, would speak to the News about the status of the conditional offer agreed to earlier this year.

But Oak Bay municipal staff

confirmed that Hillyer and Wilkin said this summer they were not purchasing the prop-erty. The application for the her-itage revitalization agreement they had been negotiating with the municipality was withdrawn, said director of planning Roy Thomassen.

Oak Bay resident Stefan Opal-ski said last year he would be willing to purchase the home without any of the concessions Hillyer and Wilkin were request-ing in the heritage agreement. But he hasn’t been able to con-firm if the house is still for sale.

“It’s difficult to say what our plans are, as no one has

approached us,” he said. The concessions being asked

for included slicing off a 6,500-square-foot section of the her-itage-designated property and selling it to help pay for renova-tions on the house.

Nearby neighbours Ewa and Alan Lupin had circulated a peti-tion and spoke several times at public meetings opposing the proposed heritage agreement.

In an email, the Lupins said they were pleased to hear the proposed development had been “postponed.” They hoped council will prevent future buy-ers from subdividing the land.

[email protected]

A4 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011- OAK BAY NEWSA4 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - OAK BAY NEWS

Black Press is proud to be an official sponsor for the 2011 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, with staff photographer Chris Bush on the 22-member tour team as a media rider. To follow Chris Bush’s Twitter updates throughout the ride, follow @chrisbushtdr.

ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock began in Port Alice on Saturday, Sept. 24 and ends Friday, Oct. 7 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

HELP OUT: Donations can be made at www.copsforcancer.ca

FIND OUT: To catch up on all the Tour de Rock news, view photos and watch videos, please go online to:

www.bclocalnews.com/tour-de-rock

FOLLOW THE TOUR DE ROCK:

‘Like’ the Victoria News on Facebook

Follow #tourderockand @chrisbushtdr

Enter to Win!You could win a prize package from the Trek Bicycle Store! The package includes a Trek bike with clip-in pedals and

shoes, a helmet and a signed Tour de Rock jersey. To enter, visit the Black Press office at 818 Broughton St. to fill out a form, or enter online at www.blackpress.ca/tour-de-rock. Winners will be drawn Oct. 7 and notified by email.

FRIENDS UNTILMelissa FryerBlack Press

Words can’t describe the jour-ney riders on the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock experience.

The emotion, the physical endurance and fatigue is often only understood by the people who lived through it.

When former riders want or need to talk about their journey, they often turn to their former teammates for a sympathetic and understanding ear.

Or, like Oceanside RCMP Const. Dave Kokesch, they turn to the people they met on the Tour. For him, it was a tiny tot not yet old enough to speak, but whose pres-ence spoke volumes.

Kokesch joined the Tour in 2009, initially inspired by his grandchil-dren, but the two-week event’s cause – raising money for child-hood cancer research – hit home for him after meeting Callum Brown.

Callum, not yet two when he met Kokesch, had a rare and aggres-sive form of cancer and was under-going chemotherapy treatment at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

“I learned more from him than anyone,” Kokesch said.

The 14-year police veteran often visited Callum and his family, play-ing video games with the young-ster and introducing Callum at fundraising events.

“It was that family that I got my passion from,” he said. “There was a real strong bond with them.”

For Saanich police Const. Rob McDonald, he leaned on his team-mates when fatigue from the ride and emotion from the events got the better of him.

“If someone was to put us all in a room, it would be like we’re still on tour,” he said. “It’s a life-changing event.”

McDonald’s ride in 2007 was the 10th anniversary of the Tour and included 10 civilians who had made a significant contribution to the event over its history. Tradi-tionally, the team includes police officers and two media riders.

“The camaraderie was incred-ible,” McDonald said. “The large, non-police presence made us bond better.”

That camaraderie helped him weather the emotional strain of meeting children with cancer and sharing their stories with others.

Riders meet children of all ages in various stages of the disease – from cancer-free to palliative – in all communities the Tour visits.

At the time, McDonald was deal-ing with a more personal story: his baby daughter was born with Cos-tello syndrome, which has a nasty side effect that makes her more susceptible to childhood cancer.

“That made it more important,” McDonald said.

For support he leaned on former Tour training co-ordinator Penny Durrant, whose duties he took over when he became training director.

In this leadership role, McDon-ald prepares new riders for the physical challenge of the ride so they can focus and prepare for the mental one.

“The emotional part – you can’t train anyone for that,” he said. “I’m there for them, without a doubt.”

Kokesch, who is also a trainer with the Tour, is proud that research – supported by fundrais-ers such as the Tour de Rock – has increased the survival rate for childhood cancers to four out of five.

“The money is saving children,” Kokesch said. “But when your child is (the one in) five that didn’t make it, it’s not good enough.”

Callum was that one. He died in October 2010 while staying at Canuck Place in Vancouver.

Kokesch is still in touch with Cal-lum’s family and is helping to raise money for Callum House, a pallia-tive care unit for children located in Nanaimo.

Money raised from the Tour de Rock also supports Camp Good-times in Maple Ridge.

The summer camp has medi-cal support capabilities that allow children suffering from cancer to attend.

The Tour de Rock is currently

riding through Vancouver Island communities and is due to arrive in Greater Victoria on Oct. 6.

For more information, please visit www.tourderock.ca.

[email protected]

Black Press photo

Oceanside RCMP Const. Dave Kokesch befriended his junior teammate Callum Brown on the 2009 Tour de Rock. Callum had a rare form of cancer and died last year, but Kokesch maintains his friendship with the boy’s family.

THE ENDA friendship born on the Tour de Rock lasts beyond little boy’s death from cancer


Up close and personal

Const. Brendon Leblanc, with the

Capital Regional District Integrated Road Safety

Unit, uses a spotting scope to look for seat

belt and cellphone law violators on Oak Bay

Avenue Monday.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Ted Harrison donates personal items to UVicGiving two murals to the Uni-

versity of Victoria wasn’t enough for artist Ted Harrison. Now he’s donated his personal archives to the university’s library.

His personal papers and let-ters, business correspondence, art supplies, some personal items, video, films and photo-graphs will have a new home at UVic.

Two years ago Harrison, now 84, donated two murals valued at $213,000 to the university in

2009. They had hung in the hall-way of the Victoria home from which he moved earlier that year. The murals can be seen in UVic’s Sciences and Mathemat-ics building.

Harrison’s archives will be “a rich resource for teaching, learn-ing and research at the univer-sity for years to come,” said Val-erie Kuehne, UVic vice-president, external relations.

Born in County Durham, Eng-land, Harrison studied art and

taught in England, Malaysia and New Zealand before moving to the Yukon in 1968. He developed his unique neo-expressionist style up north, painting land-scapes in undulating ribbons of primary colour. He left teach-ing in 1980 to devote himself to painting and then moved to Vic-toria in 1993.

Harrison now lives in a Victo-ria assisted-living residence and was not available for comment.

[email protected]

Development opponents breathing easierVivian MoreauNews staff

Blair Gowie will remain as is – for now.

The 1916-built Samuel Maclure mansion on Runnymede Place has been at the centre of a com-munity controversy since poten-tial buyers Ann Hillyer and Bruce Wilkin indicated their desire to subdivide the property.

Neither the couple nor the representative for the owners of the mansion, the Ellis family, would speak to the News about the status of the conditional offer agreed to earlier this year.

But Oak Bay municipal staff

confirmed that Hillyer and Wilkin said this summer they were not purchasing the prop-erty. The application for the her-itage revitalization agreement they had been negotiating with the municipality was withdrawn, said director of planning Roy Thomassen.

Oak Bay resident Stefan Opal-ski said last year he would be willing to purchase the home without any of the concessions Hillyer and Wilkin were request-ing in the heritage agreement. But he hasn’t been able to con-firm if the house is still for sale.

“It’s difficult to say what our plans are, as no one has

approached us,” he said. The concessions being asked

for included slicing off a 6,500-square-foot section of the her-itage-designated property and selling it to help pay for renova-tions on the house.

Nearby neighbours Ewa and Alan Lupin had circulated a peti-tion and spoke several times at public meetings opposing the proposed heritage agreement.

In an email, the Lupins said they were pleased to hear the proposed development had been “postponed.” They hoped council will prevent future buy-ers from subdividing the land.

[email protected]

OAK BAY NEWS -Friday, September 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A5

105-1638 McKenzie AvenueTuscany Village • 250-386-2030

www.skinlaserclinic.ca

A D O R AS K I N L A S E R C L I N I C

REFRESH DULL, LACKLUSTRE SKIN!REMOVE SUMMER BROWN SPOTS!

CHECK OUT OUR PRICES ON CELLEX-C , VIVIER, AND LA ROCHE - POSAY. BOTOX $9 PER UNIT

ALL VIVIER & GLO MINERALproducts~10% OFF!

Offers expire September 30, 2011

SKIN REJUVENATION FULL FACE AND PEEL COMBO

$295 treatment.

LASER HAIR REMOVALChin & upper lip ~ $89/treatment

Skin rejuvenation done in combination with peels will

eliminate brown and redwith superior results.

15% off Walkers

until Oct. 31, 2011

250-590-3436

Oak Bay location only103 - 1964 Fort Street

Entrance on Trent Streetwww.islandmediquip.com

.

“Just Across from Campbell River on Quadra Island”

per person per night based on double occupancy.

$5995*

Includes Oceanview Main Lodge Accommodation, Dinner in the Dining Room and Breakfast for two.

Reservations 1-800-665-7745www.capemudgeresort.com

*Reservations please, subject to availability. Offer valid Oct. 11-29, 2011.Some restrictions apply. Group travellers subject to additional restrictions.

Island EscapeFall Special

Ambiance & hospitality in a natural ocean front setting

STUDY.WORK.SUCCEED.

ott- Shhaw

www.sprottshaw.com

JOIN US ON:

Sprott-ShhawCOMMUNITY COLLEGES i n c e 1 9 0 3

250.384.8121CALL VICTORIA:

I started off a mother of three, just

recently married, and in a dead end

job. I was tired of the same old thing.

I wanted to be doing something that

would make my mom, my daughters

and my husband proud. So I decided

to come to Sprott-Shaw.

I worked my butt off and graduated

with honours. I have just been hired

on at the Native Friendship Center as

the Aboriginal Infant Development

trainee. All the hard work finally paid

off. I DID IT !!!!!!!

Thank you to my beautiful family for

being so supportive, and thank you

Sprott-Shaw for showing

me the way !!!”

Amelia Whitney

Community Support

Worker

BECOME ANOTHER HEALTHCARE GRADUATE SUCCESS STORY

Other suggestions include improving bike routes along Cadboro Bay Road, Oak Bay Avenue, Lansdowne Road and others, as well as establishing bikeways on Musgrave Street, Hampshire Road and Estevan Avenue. Another recommendation was to increase the number of bike racks, a tip Herbert isn’t convinced is necessary.

“There are 17 spaces within 20 feet of Fairway Market that most of the time sit empty,” he said.

Quibbles aside, the municipal committee that commissioned the report and which Herbert chairs will

send it to council for review on Oct. 11. Recommendations could be implemented within a year once they are prioritized, costs determined and funding is found, Herbert said.

Although the strategy is “a doable plan without costing a pile of money,” Curtis said, it has to co-ordinate with the Capital Regional District’s new $275-million Pedestrian and Cycling Master Plan.

That strategy recommends improvements across the 775-kilometre

regional network of off- and on-street bike lanes, including new signage, painted road lines and stencils or physical barriers, such as bollards.

Co-ordination is imperative, she added, because “nothing is worse from the public’s point of view than having bikes lanes on roads, such as from

Oak Bay Avenue to Foul Bay Road, that just stop. We have to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

vmoreau@oakbay news.com


Continued from Page A1

Getting aroundOak Bay

Oak Bay parks and recreation director Lorna Curtis and Coun. John Herbert on the Bowker Creek pathway.Vivian Moreau/News staff

Did you know?The Oak Bay Active Transportation Strategy will be posted soon at www.oakbaybc.org. Among its recommendations:■ New signage at existing trailheads■ Extend Bowker Creek walkway■ Establish multi-use trail adjacent to Cedar Hill Cross Road■ Improve bike routes along Cadboro Bay, Henderson, Foul Bay and Lansdowne roads, as well as McNeill and Bowker avenues and Beach Drive ■ Build new bikeways on Musgrave Street, Hampshire Road and Monterey Avenue, as well as Henderson Road from the University of Victoria to Oak Bay High

Burger is an events manager by day and studies urban geogra-phy at the University of Victoria.

Three incumbent councillors – Tara Ney, Pam Copley and John Herbert – will run again. As well, businessman Kevin Murdoch has announced he will stand for council.

As of Wednesday morning, at least 10 nomination pack-ages had been picked up, said Oak Bay’s chief electoral officer, Loranne Hilton.

Three openings must be filled on council, with councillors Nils Jensen and Hazel Braithwaite running to replace out-going Mayor Christo-pher Causton. Coun. Allan Cassidy passed away in July.

Michelle Kirby, who ran for council in 2008, told the News she will make her decision whether to run by Oct. 4, the first day papers can be filed. Nomina-tions close Oct. [email protected]

Election roster growingContinued from Page A1


Theatre college flings open doorsAnnual carnival introduces community to performing arts school

Whether you want to take part in a stage fight or a screen test, the Canadian College of Perform-ing Arts will be the place to be.

The school on Elgin Street opens its doors tomorrow (Oct.

1) not only to its building, but its classrooms as well during its third annual carnival. Sixty-seven students aged 18 to 25 will be on hand to guide visitors on tours or to participate in a num-ber of activities.

“It’s to encourage people to participate; to get out of their shell for a couple of hours,” said college spokesperson Ste-ven Seltzer. “We also want to let people know what we do who haven’t heard of us before.”

In previous years about 500

visitors have toured the school during the Carnival of Classes.

Entering its 14th season, the college will stage six plays this fall and winter and host several entertainment fundraisers, such as bridge (card-playing) days, a casino and a ball at the Fairmont Empress Hotel.

Admission is free to the carni-val, which runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at the college, 1701 Elgin Rd. in Oak Bay. There will be free pop-corn and lemonade.

[email protected]

Canadian College of Performing Arts students

(clockwise from left) Trevor Gray,

Erin van der Molen-Pater, Jana

Morrison and Meaghan Hommy get ready for the school’s Carnival

of Classes, taking place tomorrow

(Oct. 1) from 2 to 4 p.m. at the school

on Elgin Road.Sharon Tiffin/News staff


The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay

Police Board VacancyProvincial Government Appointment

Civilian oversight for the Oak Bay Police Department is provided by the Oak Bay Police Board, which consists of the Mayor, one person appointed by Oak Bay Council, and three members appointed by the Province.

Working closely with Police Department management, the Board sets the depart-mental budgets and provides overall policy direction for policing in Oak Bay. The Board also deals with service complaints from the public as well as internal labour relations issues.

An opportunity to serve on the Police Board has arisen due to a pending vacancy in one of the positions appointed by the Province. Although this is a Provincial appoint-ment (not one made by the Municipal Council), the Solicitor General’s offi ce is open to hearing from individuals interested in this position.

Candidates must:

• Reside in the District of Oak Bay • Undergo a criminal record check and personality suitability interview • Be expected to commit several hours a month to fulfi ll Board duties

The term for this appointment is 1 (one) year and may be renewed up to a maximum of 6 (six) years.

This volunteer position would suit an individual who can work well as part of a team, and who can approach the business of the Board in an open and objective manner. In making its selection, the Province is also mindful of the need to include different elements of the community represented by the Board.

This appointment is expected to be made before the end of the year; therefore, those interested should forward their name as soon as possible. Please submit your ex-pression of interest to: Assistant Deputy Minister and Director of Police Services, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, PO Box 9285 Stn. Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9J7. Fax: 250.356.7747. e-mail: [email protected]

For more information please visit www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/police_services or phone the undersigned at 250.598.3311.

Mark A. Brennan Secretary, Oak Bay Police Board

protechvi.com250.382.5885

SNAP-ITMetal Roofi ng Panels

• locally manufactured• weather-tight• large selection of colours• outstanding durability

875 Viewfi eld Rd.We’ve Moved!

There’s more on line - oakbaynews.com


Theatre college flings open doorsAnnual carnival introduces community to performing arts school

Whether you want to take part in a stage fight or a screen test, the Canadian College of Perform-ing Arts will be the place to be.

The school on Elgin Street opens its doors tomorrow (Oct.

1) not only to its building, but its classrooms as well during its third annual carnival. Sixty-seven students aged 18 to 25 will be on hand to guide visitors on tours or to participate in a num-ber of activities.

“It’s to encourage people to participate; to get out of their shell for a couple of hours,” said college spokesperson Ste-ven Seltzer. “We also want to let people know what we do who haven’t heard of us before.”

In previous years about 500

visitors have toured the school during the Carnival of Classes.

Entering its 14th season, the college will stage six plays this fall and winter and host several entertainment fundraisers, such as bridge (card-playing) days, a casino and a ball at the Fairmont Empress Hotel.

Admission is free to the carni-val, which runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at the college, 1701 Elgin Rd. in Oak Bay. There will be free pop-corn and lemonade.

[email protected]

Canadian College of Performing Arts students

(clockwise from left) Trevor Gray,

Erin van der Molen-Pater, Jana

Morrison and Meaghan Hommy get ready for the school’s Carnival

of Classes, taking place tomorrow

(Oct. 1) from 2 to 4 p.m. at the school

on Elgin Road.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Did You Know?Bunion and Hammertoe

deformities can be treated successfully with prescription

podiatric foot orthotics and digital orthoses, (Toe Straightener)

For a Consultation call: Dr. Glenn CornwellDr. of Podiatric Medicine • 1711 Cook Street, Victoria

250.386.9353We also offer complete foot and nail care

by a Certifi ed Foot Care Nurse.DVA and Blue Cross clients welcome.

INTERNATIONAL COACH TOURS 1-800-667-2778

Visit our website www.icttours.com

7 & 8 DAY RENO Includes Casino Side Tours featuring Cash, Deals on Meals,

Lucky Bucks and more! Call for departure dates.

3 DAY SKAGIT VALLEY Stay at the fabulous Tulalip Resort. Includes daily breakfast,

free buffet dinner, VIP coupon book for Seattle’s Premier Outlet Stores & more! • Departs November 7

3 DAY LEAVENWORTHCHRISTMAS LIGHTS TOURDeparts December 2, 2011 • Experience this quaint Bavarian Village in Washington State. Enjoy tradional

Christmas Caroling of the choirs and purchase anything from hot apple cider to roasted chestnuts.

LUXURY MOTORCOACH

TOURS

Ladies Night

BRING FRIENDS

and SAVESaturday Night is

2for1 Admission

from 4pm-7pm

LOADS of Exhibits!

Featuring

shopping, beauty,

fashion, nutrition,

health & wellness,

lifestyle & Fitness

Show HoursSat Oct 1: 10am to 7pmSun Oct 2: 10am to 5pm

Admission - CASH ONLY$10 Adults

$8 Youths and Seniors( 55+)Children 12 and under are FREE

WINPRIZES

AmazingProduct Samplesat the

FREE Seminar

with admission!

Supermarket Secretsof an

EXTREMECOUPONER

OCTOBER1&2, 2011Pearkes Rec Centre

HAIR STUDIO & MINI SPA

WALMART CORRECTION NOTICEFor our flyer effective Sept. 23 - 29/11.; Page 4: The Rogers

Nokia C3 (#8717542) may not be available in all stores. : The copy description for the Black & Decker 6-Slice Convec-tion Toaster Oven (#30092184) should read 9” pizza. Page 8:

Softsoap Aloe 1.65 L Large Size Refill (#289926) should be 3.77. Page 9: Gillette Sensor Excel Cartridge 10’s (#237911) and Venus Cartridge 8’s (#237960) should be 13.77. We apologize for any

inconvenience this may have caused.

Lose Weight & Gain Energy

Natural, Safe, Easy, Dr. Formulated Weightloss Program

Visit our website for a FREE SAMPLEhighexpectation.greatshapetoday.com

Call Rosemary 250-294-6526

Your independantly owned and operated HerbalLife distributortoor

Natural Coast LandscapingFull Maintenance Ecological Landscape Design

Garden RenovationsHedge Trimming Pole Pruning

Kristina KieferOwner/Operator250 664-7917

Lars FraserForeman250 858-2355

Your Local

Organic

Garden

Professional

[email protected]

OAK BAY

PARIS

Chez Michel RestaurantDuring October and November

12% OFF all food items.

Open For Dinner, Tues to Sat from 5:30 pm250 598 2015 1871 Oak Bay Ave

www.chezmichelrestaurant.ca

Book your Christmas party

now to also receive the 12% discount

718 VIEW STREET • VICTORIA • 250-386-3741

THE

COBBLERTHE

STEPUPYOUR

FALLSTYLE

L

A8 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - OAK BAY NEWSA8 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - OAK BAY NEWS

EDITORIALPenny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorDon Descoteau EditorOliver Sommer Advertising Director

The Oak Bay News is published by Black Press Ltd. | 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E4 | Phone: 250-598-4123 • Fax: 250-386-2624 • Web: www.oakbaynews.com

OAKBAYNEWS

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

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

OUR VIEW

It was average at best, and unde-serving of the praise it got.

A colleague of mine recently watched And Slowly Beauty‚ at the Belfry Theatre, yet another play about finding meaning in one’s life during a baby boomer’s mid-life crisis. The script was born in Montreal and translated to English before the play made its way to Victoria. The act-ing, good, but not out-standing.

And yet, as the curtain drew closed, the audi-ence rose to its feet. Yet another standing ovation for another underwhelm-ing performance, as it was reported to me.

It’s something I’ve experienced myself at many a concert. I’ve often been stunned to see my neighbours in the audience leap from their seats after even the most basic performance. It’s a trend that has developed for several years now to the point where audiences needn’t give a second thought before launching into a standing O – or rather, a standard O, if you will.

Performers themselves are lamenting the days when a stand-ing ovation erupted from the crowd after a spectacular show. It seems the problem with making a standing O standard, is it’s lost all meaning.

Ovations, standing or other-wise, seem to have their origins in ancient Rome.

The non-standing variation was a celebration of lesser conquests, while people would get to their feet for outstanding feats.

Such is not the case today, sadly. Last year in New York, I saw Mary

Poppins on Broadway. Certainly, it was an enter-taining show, with elabo-rate sets, decent acting and lovely voices. But the performance garnered two – yes, two – stand-ing ovations. One came before the intermission, the second at the end of the show. It was unbeliev-able.

I don’t consider myself a tough critic. I don’t know enough about the-

atre or music to pick apart every aspect of a performance and ana-lyze it. But I have seen enough good acting and music to know what’s electrifying and what merely sim-mers.

I’m blessed to have lived in Vienna, which is the home of one of the world’s best opera houses. Those performances earned their standing ovations.

Years of grooming went into each show, the music sent shivers up my spine and the voices of the opera singers brought tears to my eyes on several occasions.

Shows needn’t be of this magni-tude to deserve a standing ovation. There’s plenty of top-quality acting and musicianship here in Greater

Victoria that blow audiences out of the water, so to speak.

Too many audiences, though, have checked their discerning tastes with their coats. The trend is having a real effect on performers.

Recently, I’ve been looking into blogs about standing ovations. Actors and musicians are mourning the loss of meaning in standing Os. When it’s something that occurs after every performance, it no lon-ger awards performers for putting in a spectacular effort.

Some blogs attempt to uncover why the standing O has become so standard. Is it increasing ticket prices, and performance-goers’ need to make themselves feel they’ve gotten their money’s worth?

Many point to peer pressure – the first few who stand up glare at the rudeness they perceive in others who don’t.

Finally, a friend asked why any of this even matters. What’s the harm in standing in appreciation?

Like tipping, standing ovations should be for the best of the best, but to the dismay of some, both have become common practice.

We’re killing the best method of showing appreciation for a perfor-mance that went over and above our expectations.

For the sake of those artists, standing ovations must die, for all but the best performances.

Erin Cardone is a reporter for the Victoria News.

[email protected]

Standing O a little too standard

‘Like tipping, standing ovations should be the best of the best.’

Meeting helps local concerns be heard

It’s been called a water cooler chat for the province’s grassroots politicians.

In many ways, a little networking is probably the best thing we can expect to come out of this week’s meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

The gathering in Vancouver of 1,500 councillors, mayors and municipal staff is the best way for

the collective concerns of communities to be raised with the levels of government that can make a difference.

Take smart meters, for example. While the cities of Victoria and Colwood have each called for the government to issue a moratorium on the installation of the devices, their declarations are little more than an attempt to appease their respective electorates.

But if a majority of B.C. municipalities agree with the proposal, the UBCM can issue a statement that, theoretically, carries a lot more clout.

The province has said smart meters are here to stay and it is unwilling to change that stance. This might be the best way to manage the program from a technical and administrative point of view, but politically it’s beginning to feel a little too much like the HST “debate” all over again.

The reality is – despite the fact we call municipalities local government – they are utterly subservient to their master, the provincial government.

And while the province doesn’t have to listen to what individual mayors or councillors say, the annual meeting is a chance to spend a little one-on-one time lobbying a cabinet minister on an issue that he or she might not have the time for on a regular working day.

After the UBCM participants agree on what their shared beefs are this year, we don’t expect their resolutions to result in any changes to provincial policies. But we will be paying attention to what our local politicians are saying.

With civic elections set for Nov. 19, voters will want to know which names on their ballot have been working to best represent their interests.

Erin CardoneOff the Notepad

Province not compelled to listen to councils

OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, September 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A9VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, September 30, 2011 www.vicnews.com • A9

LETTERS

Regionalized efforts could pay off for all municipalities

Getting important projects done requires regional co-operation. The $10-million replacement of the Craigflower Bridge using federal gas tax funds is a perfect example.

The CRD board supported the application from View Royal and Saanich to access the Federal Gas Tax funds because the Craigflower Bridge is an integral connection in a regionally significant transportation corridor.

We should consider all our major infrastructure projects in a regional context. Thirteen municipalities have 13 different lists of important projects. We’re all competing for the same pots of federal and provincial money. Let’s consolidate our lists and identify our common priorities. Speaking with a single voice will get the attention of senior governments.

For most residents of the Capital Region, the boundaries that separate Saanich from Victoria, Oak Bay and Esquimalt are immaterial. Commuters travel down our major corridors to get from home to work or school with little regard for the colour of the street signs.

Our elected officials need to start viewing the world in similar terms. We’re a region. Let’s act like one.

Transportation planning can clearly be shared. Let’s plan our transit routes, bus lanes, bike lanes, sidewalks and trails with the regional commuter in mind. Our vision for growth should be regional too. We have common values. Let’s articulate how we live up to those values through our Regional Sustainability Strategy.

Making land-use decisions at the regional

level, however, doesn’t make sense and isn’t good governance.

I hear from residents that they like that they can pick up the phone and call their councillor about a neighbourhood issue. An amalgamated regional government would sever that community relationship.

We’d likely have a ward system with two or three local representatives per district on a 20- or even 50-member board. That’s too big, too far removed from local issues and local residents.

Let’s let local councils make the local land use decisions. But let’s regionalize the common services and work together on planning and implementing a regional vision. It’s better governance, better service, and it just makes sense.

Dean MurdockSaanich councillor

Pensioners suffering in taxation turmoil

Enough is enough.Stop taking the money right out of our

pockets. You want to reduce carbon? Start by closing all the coal plants and force gas companies to stop using carbon in their gas and oil products. None of this three years garbage, do it now!

It’s the same as the HST. We were not consulted it was just rammed down our throats. All the promises from the HST system were lies, so the people thought it might be better. Well, let me tell you, as a person on PWD (disability benefits), I really got shafted. We ended up paying more tax, the B.C. $75 tax credit was discontinued and our GST/HST refunds were reduced by one-quarter to one-third.

We have not had a cost of living increase

in our benefits in more than five years.I see this carbon tax as just another

money grab that will further deplete low-income people’s ability to survive. We live on $10,300 gross per year. Will anyone in the government take a salary cut? I don’t think so. Just try to live on $890 a month and see if you can do it.

Ron MasonVictoria

Current conditions in B.C. reflect 1930s in NYC

What can we learn from Henry LaGuardia and his role in infrastructure and building livable communities?

LaGuardia, a Republican, had support across party lines and was very popular in New York during the 1930s. LaGuardia revitalized New York City and restored public faith in city hall. He unified the transit system; directed the building of low-cost public housing, public playgrounds, and parks; constructed airports; reorganized the police force, according to a Wikipedia article.

Do any of these objectives seem like the present situation in B.C.? Do we need a unified transit system? Do we need more low-cost housing? Do we need to resolve our infrastructure deficit? Are we facing debt conditions similar to the depression era? Are we arguing over transit governance?

Yet it was a conservative Republican who understood that a strong economy needs to provide affordable transportation, housing and other amenities. He understood that spending money on projects that do nothing to improve the livelihood of the average citizen is useless.

Rather, he focused his capital plans on building assets that would transform New York not only into a major financial centre, but also a commercial centre, manufacturing centre, transportation centre and so on.

Jack Layton also advocated the need for mass transit to increase accessibility and mobility for low-income people. Both saw the futility of polarized politics during economic distress. Sadly, both pragmatists are gone.

Avi IckovitchLangford

Political attack ads work both ways

Re: B.C. importing U.S.-style politics (B.C. Views, Sept. 21)

Negative attack ads achieve voter suppression. YouTube’s “Christy Crunch” is just a humorous and accurate portrayal of her policies rather than negative attack ads. It’s the Clark Liberals’ and the Harper Conservatives’ doom-and-gloom style negative attack ads that achieve voter suppression.

Otherwise, if “going negative early … worked spectacularly for Harper’s Conservatives,” as Tom Fletcher claimed, what about those attack ads that maligned Jack Layton as well? At least hundreds of thousands of new votes went to the NDP, giving them historic opposition status. So something else is at play below the radar.

I can’t see Christy Crunch or Stephen Harper and their privileged or confused followers trying door-to-door for more than a few minutes of photo-ops.

Larry WartelVictoria

As a nation and a global community, Canada has a history of ignoring environmental crises until it’s all but too late. Many of us remember the 1990s, when tens of thousands of Canadians in the Maritimes lost their livelihoods after overfishing wiped out fish stocks.

The boom-and-bust history reflected in the collapse of the East Coast cod fishery, and in logging communities and mining towns, should teach us that when an opportunity to get something right on the environment comes along, we must take immediate action or suffer the inevitable ecological and social consequences of our own short-sightedness.

Such a window of opportunity, to protect one of Canada’s most threatened wildlife species, has opened with the long-awaited release of the federal government’s draft recovery strategy for boreal woodland caribou.

The boreal caribou is an iconic species threatened with extinction from the Yukon right across the country to Labrador. (The draft strategy is open to public comment until Oct. 25, at www.sararegistry.gc.ca.)

A major prey species for wolves and other animals, including humans, woodland caribou are critical to

sustaining the health of complex food webs that have evolved over millennia and to the well-being of hundreds of Aboriginal communities in the North that depend on the animal for sustenance and survival.

Although woodland caribou were once abundant throughout much of Canada and the northern United States, they have since lost around half of their historical range because of logging, mining, seismic lines, roads, hydroelectric projects, and other developments that have disturbed and fragmented their forest habitat.

One endangered herd in Alberta’s tar sands region west of Fort McMurray is at great risk of disappearing. Clear-cutting and no-holds-barred oil and gas exploration and development have affected more than 60 per cent of the habitat of the Red Earth caribou herd, leaving little undisturbed forest where it can feed, breed and roam.

If there is good news, it is that the science is clear about what must be done to save this species from extinction. A recent analysis by experts with the International Boreal Conservation Science Panel concludes that governments need to ensure that large stretches of woodland caribou habitat are protected from industrial disturbance.

Specifically, herds will need at least two thirds of their ranges to be maintained in an undisturbed condition or restored to such. In core areas this could mean from 10,000 to 15,000 square kilometres of old-growth boreal forest being set aside.

Under the federal Species at Risk Act, recovery strategies must use the best available science and traditional Aboriginal knowledge to identify habitat the species needs to survive and recover. The government must also set population objectives and identify threats to species survival and how these threats can be reduced through better management.

The federal government has incorporated some of the important ideas advanced by scientists. Under the recovery strategy, core habitat will be protected for about half the herds left in Canada. However, the strategy suffers from serious shortcomings. Many herds, deemed not to be self-sustaining, appear to have been written off to remove barriers to further industrial activities in their habitat, such as tar sands development in Alberta.

Instead of protecting and restoring the remaining habitat of these herds, the government is proposing controversial band-aid measures like killing thousands of wolves and other predators.

This kind of management is aimed at stabilizing declining caribou populations rather than recovering them – a contravention of Canada’s Species at Risk Act.

Canada’s official recovery strategy and supporting science show that if caribou are to survive, huge areas of the boreal will need to be protected, and we will have to embark on a more ecological approach to industrial development in those places that we exploit for timber and drill, frack, and strip-mine for fossil fuels. Environmentalists and forestry companies are already attempting that by working together under the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement to develop joint caribou conservation plans that protect habitat while ensuring the economic viability of companies is maintained.

The federal government’s plans will help those herds that have been deemed self-sustaining, but they fall far short of what is necessary to ensure that dozens of herds won’t perish. As such, it is a compromise that is too costly for caribou, and ultimately our own country, to bear.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Terrestrial Conservation and Science Program director Faisal Moola and biologist Jeff Wells.

Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

Woodland caribou herds are at a crossroads

David Suzukiwith Faisal Moola

lobbying as a region, taxation, B.C. economy, attack adsReaders respond:


EDITORIALPenny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorDon Descoteau EditorOliver Sommer Advertising Director

The Oak Bay News is published by Black Press Ltd. | 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E4 | Phone: 250-598-4123 • Fax: 250-386-2624 • Web: www.oakbaynews.com

OAKBAYNEWS

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

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

OUR VIEW

It was average at best, and unde-serving of the praise it got.

A colleague of mine recently watched And Slowly Beauty‚ at the Belfry Theatre, yet another play about finding meaning in one’s life during a baby boomer’s mid-life crisis. The script was born in Montreal and translated to English before the play made its way to Victoria. The act-ing, good, but not out-standing.

And yet, as the curtain drew closed, the audi-ence rose to its feet. Yet another standing ovation for another underwhelm-ing performance, as it was reported to me.

It’s something I’ve experienced myself at many a concert. I’ve often been stunned to see my neighbours in the audience leap from their seats after even the most basic performance. It’s a trend that has developed for several years now to the point where audiences needn’t give a second thought before launching into a standing O – or rather, a standard O, if you will.

Performers themselves are lamenting the days when a stand-ing ovation erupted from the crowd after a spectacular show. It seems the problem with making a standing O standard, is it’s lost all meaning.

Ovations, standing or other-wise, seem to have their origins in ancient Rome.

The non-standing variation was a celebration of lesser conquests, while people would get to their feet for outstanding feats.

Such is not the case today, sadly. Last year in New York, I saw Mary

Poppins on Broadway. Certainly, it was an enter-taining show, with elabo-rate sets, decent acting and lovely voices. But the performance garnered two – yes, two – stand-ing ovations. One came before the intermission, the second at the end of the show. It was unbeliev-able.

I don’t consider myself a tough critic. I don’t know enough about the-

atre or music to pick apart every aspect of a performance and ana-lyze it. But I have seen enough good acting and music to know what’s electrifying and what merely sim-mers.

I’m blessed to have lived in Vienna, which is the home of one of the world’s best opera houses. Those performances earned their standing ovations.

Years of grooming went into each show, the music sent shivers up my spine and the voices of the opera singers brought tears to my eyes on several occasions.

Shows needn’t be of this magni-tude to deserve a standing ovation. There’s plenty of top-quality acting and musicianship here in Greater

Victoria that blow audiences out of the water, so to speak.

Too many audiences, though, have checked their discerning tastes with their coats. The trend is having a real effect on performers.

Recently, I’ve been looking into blogs about standing ovations. Actors and musicians are mourning the loss of meaning in standing Os. When it’s something that occurs after every performance, it no lon-ger awards performers for putting in a spectacular effort.

Some blogs attempt to uncover why the standing O has become so standard. Is it increasing ticket prices, and performance-goers’ need to make themselves feel they’ve gotten their money’s worth?

Many point to peer pressure – the first few who stand up glare at the rudeness they perceive in others who don’t.

Finally, a friend asked why any of this even matters. What’s the harm in standing in appreciation?

Like tipping, standing ovations should be for the best of the best, but to the dismay of some, both have become common practice.

We’re killing the best method of showing appreciation for a perfor-mance that went over and above our expectations.

For the sake of those artists, standing ovations must die, for all but the best performances.

Erin Cardone is a reporter for the Victoria News.

[email protected]

Standing O a little too standard

‘Like tipping, standing ovations should be the best of the best.’

Meeting helps local concerns be heard

It’s been called a water cooler chat for the province’s grassroots politicians.

In many ways, a little networking is probably the best thing we can expect to come out of this week’s meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

The gathering in Vancouver of 1,500 councillors, mayors and municipal staff is the best way for

the collective concerns of communities to be raised with the levels of government that can make a difference.

Take smart meters, for example. While the cities of Victoria and Colwood have each called for the government to issue a moratorium on the installation of the devices, their declarations are little more than an attempt to appease their respective electorates.

But if a majority of B.C. municipalities agree with the proposal, the UBCM can issue a statement that, theoretically, carries a lot more clout.

The province has said smart meters are here to stay and it is unwilling to change that stance. This might be the best way to manage the program from a technical and administrative point of view, but politically it’s beginning to feel a little too much like the HST “debate” all over again.

The reality is – despite the fact we call municipalities local government – they are utterly subservient to their master, the provincial government.

And while the province doesn’t have to listen to what individual mayors or councillors say, the annual meeting is a chance to spend a little one-on-one time lobbying a cabinet minister on an issue that he or she might not have the time for on a regular working day.

After the UBCM participants agree on what their shared beefs are this year, we don’t expect their resolutions to result in any changes to provincial policies. But we will be paying attention to what our local politicians are saying.

With civic elections set for Nov. 19, voters will want to know which names on their ballot have been working to best represent their interests.

Erin CardoneOff the Notepad

Province not compelled to listen to councils


BLACK PRESS, VAN NET, COURTENAY, VERNON, VICTORIA NEWS EDITION, KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK WEEK 40 50680 FRI_Sept. 30_06

AIR MILES®reward miles

Spend $100, earn

®

®

99¢lb. TURKEYS

GRADE A

Grade A Turkey

99¢Under 7 kg. Frozen.

HOUSEHOLD LIMIT ONEuntil Oct. 10, 2011.

Club PriceS A F E W A Y C L U B

/lb2.18/kg

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday Only!®

SPEND $100, EARN

100 BONUS AIR MILES® reward miles

With coupon...

spend $100 and earn

100 reward milesPurchases must be made in a

single transaction.

VALID UNTIL OCT. 2, 2011

000

000

5113

39

®TM Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc.

®

Limit one Bonus Offer per transaction. Valid in Safeway stores only.

Coupon must be presented at time of purchase. Purchase must be made

in a single transaction. AIR MILES® coupons cannot be combined with

any other discount offer or AIR MILES® coupon offer including Customer

Appreciation Day & Senior’s Day. Not valid at Safeway Liquor Stores.

Coupon excludes prescriptions, diabetes merchandise, insulin pumps,

insulin pump supplies, blood pressure monitors, tobacco, transit passes,

gift cards, enviro levies, bottle deposits and sales tax. Other exclusions

apply. See Customer Service for complete list of exclusions.

Cashiers: Scan the coupon only once to activate the Bonus Offer.

Do not scan more than once.

®

SEPT./OCT.

Prices in this ad good through Oct. 2nd.

130 2FRI SAT SUN

Prices effective at all British Columbia Safeway stores Friday, September 30 thru Sunday, October 2, 2011. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available at all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving

suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Canada Safeway Limited. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchase to Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defi ned by all Safeway Club Cards that are linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specifi ed advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits, regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free. Online

and in-store prices, discounts, and offers may differ.


Going global

Yoga practitioners and instructors

collectively stretch on the indoor

sports field at Oak Bay Recreation

Centre during the Global Mala event.

Proceeds from the event, part of

an international movement, go

to the United Way of Greater

Victoria for local programs.

Photo by Rachel Hurst

$10,000

1.888.534.3333 Centra.caTRUST EXPERIENCEWI N DOWSEX TERIORSRESTOR ATIONS

Summer Window

MakeoverUntil September 30th, trade in your energy wasting windows and save up to $150 o� the cost of Centra’s ecoSMART windows with Centra’s summer savings program* & Government Grants.**

Showroom locations:• Langley • Vancouver • Kelowna • Kamloops • Victoria • Nanaimo

* Limited time offer. Minimum 5 window order for signed windows installation contract between June 1st and Sep 30th, 2011. Centra Discount will be subtracted directly from your invoice. Offer available for limited time and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See website Centra.ca for complete details. * * This is a mail-in rebate. To determine the eligibility of an upgrade under the Livesmart BC Efficiency Incentive Program, windows must be one energy zone higher than required for maximum discount, Contact Livesmart B.C. at [email protected] or call 1-866-430-8765. To determine the eligibility of an upgrade under the Federal EcoEnergy Retrofit Program, Contact Natural Resourses Canada at oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/personal/grants.cfm or call 1-800-622-6232.

Winner will choose 1 prize option; other prize options will not be awarded.

FINALWEEKEND EARLYBIRDWORTH OVER$150,000

eLotteryDr ame

BCCHILDRENSHOSPITAL

LotteryDr am

HURRYDEADLINEMIDNIGHTOCT 7

HURRYDEADLINEMIDNIGHTOCT 7Open

Oct 1 and 2Noon ~ 4pm

tobuyfor

Easy Order: bcchildren.com or CallRules of Play,Details andChances are 1 in 288,000 (total tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. BC Gaming Event Licence #35637Problem Gambling Help Line 1-888-795-6111www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca Know your limit, play within it. 19+ to play!

1-888-887-8771

Win a $2.1 Million Victoria Home Package or $2 Million Cash!HURRY! Final weekend to visit: #103- 758 Sayward Hill TerracePlus

Or $121,000Tax Free Cash....

Cowry Kitchen Station CORP

cowrykitchen.comVisit our showroom, websilte or call today!

863 View Street, Victoria250.590.8556

Granite Counter Tops

Starting at$35/sq.ft

Honey Maple Solid Kitchen Cabinets

10'x10' Kitchen

Starting at$1,688

BEST PRICE | BEST QUALITY | BEST SERVICE

With over $2,000 countertop purchase

FREE!Italian

Stainless Steel Faucet


Overlooking the Pacifi c Ocean and minutes from Victoria, condominiums and townhomes at Aquattro

are now complete and ready to move in. Aquattro offers the best in luxury water front living, now at a

price well within reach! Call today to book your private viewing!

SPACIOUS1 BED + DEN TO 3 BED + DENCONDOMINIUMS

SHOW HOME

349,900 479,900900 SQ FT 1,536 SQ FT

1 Bedroom and Den 2 Bedroom and Den

priced from $ priced from $

SQ FT from SQ FT from

Move-In Today!

Spacious Homes. Designer Finishes. #108–3223 Selleck WayOpen Sat & Sun Noon – 5pm

Weekdays by Appointment Only

AquattroLiving.com

250.381.6256

FIND OUT MORE

CALL TODAY

Sales & Marketing by

Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Please see a sales representative for more information. E.&O.E.

10 HOMES SOLD!

Fall Release

Now Available

Concerts offer jazz, classical, new and re-arranged music

Erin CardoneNews staff

The haunting rumble of the 103-year-old organ shook the pews in Alix Goolden Hall at the hands of seasoned organist Nicholas Fair-bank. Immediately following him was the shiver-inducing voice of Kathryn Whitney, then a piano duel performance, followed by an improv jazz number.

The mini-concert Tuesday offered “a taste” of what’s to come in the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s “VCM Presents” concert series, said conservatory dean and artistic director, Jamie Syer.

The lineup “fits the idea that this is going to be a series that makes the music come off the stage.”

Starting next month and running until May 2012, the series includes six shows from a wide range of musical talents from Greater Vic-toria and away.

It begins with the Cecilia String

Quartet, which won the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Com-petition. The four women – Min-Jeong Koh and Sarah Nematallah play violin, Caitlin Boyle, the viola, and Rachel Desoer, cello – perform

Sunday, Oct. 16 at Alix Goolden Hall.

The next day at 5 p.m. they play a special master class concert for conservatory students and the public in Wood Hall off Johnson

Street. Admission to the Monday performance is by donation.

On Nov. 20, faculty members play a variety of compositions by conservatory artists, including two pieces that will be played for the public for the first time. The program includes rearrangements of contemporary music on cello, viola, guitars and percussion.

The next concert is January Jazz with trumpeter/pianist Brad Turner. He’ll join up with faculty member Joey Smith on bass, George McFetridge on guitar and Gordon Clements on sax.

Later comes “Duelling Pianos” in February, the Faculty Spotlight in April and Sara Davis Buechner on piano in May.

“There’s very good variety,” Joey Smith said of the series. “It covers all the different aspects of the conservatory.”

Syer said the goals of VCM Pres-ents – it’s the first series of its kind at the conservatory – are to bring touring artists to Victoria, to give an outlet for faculty to perform and to create concert opportuni-ties for people who love to play.

People attending the concerts might find themselves enjoying a

different musical style, he added.“Whatever you think is your

favourite (style), come for it all, because you might be surprised.”

Ticket information is available at the conservatory office, 900 Johnson St., online at www.vcm.bc.ca or by calling 250-386-5311.

All scheduled performances happen at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave.

[email protected]


THE ARTS

Don Denton/News staff

Guitarist Rob Cheramy, left, bassist Joey Smith and saxophonist Gordon Clements perform a jazz number in the Alix Goolden Peformance Hall on Pandora Avenue. The trio were performing at the launch of the VCM Presents concert series.

Musical medley part of VCM Presents series

Multi-discipline performances include orchestral works inspired by Carr, and guest artists performing their own compositions at Farquhar Auditorium. Tix: $25 each; 250-385-6815 or victoriasymphony.ca.

Hot ticket:Emily Carr Project, Victoria Symphony,

Oct. 11 and 15 at UVic

Conservatory kids■ As part of VCM Presents, the conservatory hosts a Children’s Concert Series with mini-lessons and presentations for kids and adults.■ The first is Carnival of the Animals (Oct. 8 at3 p.m., Wood Hall). Other concerts are The Magic Flute in February and The Little Prince in May.■ Tickets: $30 for the series or $12 per concert for kids; $35/$15 for adults.


Maasai choir bringsmessage of hope

Six members of the En-Kata choir from Tanzania are per-forming in Greater Victoria this weekend to start an interna-tional tour focused on hope, faith and celebration.

“Hope of the Maasai” relays Africa’s story in the Maa lan-guage, as performed through songs and dance by choristers who have faced the horrors of HIV-AIDS, other diseases and poverty up close.

The concerts are scheduled for tonight (Sept. 30) at 7 p.m., at the North Douglas Pente-costal Tabernacle (675 Jolly Pl.); Saturday, 7 p.m. at the Westsong Community Church (Isabelle Reader Theatre, 1026 Goldstream Ave.), and Sunday at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Glad Tidings Church

(1800 Quadra St.).Admission is free, but dona-

tions will be accepted, to go towards construction of schools in Tanzania.

New exhibits at Winchester

Oak Bay resident and painter Avis Rasmussen travelled the Rhine River in July 2011 and painted to tell about it.

Her watercolours were completed in the plein air of Zurich, Strasbourg, Speyer, Rudesheim and other towns. An exhibit of her resulting work opens tomorrow (Oct. 1) at Winchester Galleries, 2260 Oak Bay Ave. Rasmussen will be in attendance from 1 to 5 p.m.

Also opening that day is an exhibit of illustrator Doug Fraser’s oil industrial paintings. Both shows run until Oct. 22.

Doodles find a homeat art school

If you think your doodles are better off being placed at the curb with your recyclables, think again.

The Vancouver Island School of Art is accepting doodle submissions, from casual to serious, and silly to profound. They will be displayed on the walls of the school’s Slide Room Gallery for the month of November.

Put your doodles in an enve-lope marked with ‘doodle drawing,’ and include your name and contact details.

Submission deadline is Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. The art school is located at 2549 Quadra St. For details, please call 250-380-3500 or visit www.vancouver islandschoolart.com.

[email protected]

ARTS EVENTSIN BRIEF

Mezzo-soprano Sarah Fryer performs

tomorrow (Oct. 1) with

the Palm Court Light

Orchestra in the kickoff

concert to its 25th season.Photo contributed

Orchestra takes fond look back

The Palm Court Light Orchestra presents the first concert of its silver jubilee season tomorrow (Oct. 1) at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium, “Roses of Picardy.”

The night features a grand smorgas-bord of Palm Court favourites drawn from the last 25 years and the orches-tra’s five commercial CD recordings.

Joining the orchestra for this nostal-gic look back is mezzo-soprano Sarah Fryer, who will perform six pieces.

Tickets for this concert and others during the season are available at the UVic Centre box office, or by calling 250-721-8480.

[email protected]


Save time, save money.

Visit our other Black Press sites

STORES • FLYERS • DEALS COUPONS • BROCHURES • CATALOGUES

CONTESTS • PRODUCTS

We have Plenty of Deals to be Thankful for!

RECYCLE YOUR VEHICLE

RECYCLE FOR LIFECar

There’s still a life in your old car... 1.800.585.4479

When donating you receive• Free vehicle towing• A tax receipt

We’d like to know you better.

At the Oak Bay News we always put our readers fi rst. That way we keep you informed and connected with your community. We’d like you to assist our efforts by answering 9 simple questions about what’s important to you.

Please take our 5 minute survey and we’ll enter you for a chance to win…

$500 CASH

One survey and entry per person. Must be 19 years or older to participate. Contest deadline Nov. 18, 2011. Cash prize accepted as awarded.

Winner will be a random draw of all survey entries.

Your feedback is important to us so please go to oakbaynews.comand click on the “Survey and Win” banner.

$500.Cash

Prize!

take a look at•oakbaynews.com


FEATURE SECTION

HOME GARDEN REAL ESTATE FASHION TRAVEL FOOD WINE CULTURE LEISURE

coastal livingJennifer BlythBlack Press

about town

Art at The Oswego: The Oswego Hotel

and The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria have announced a new col-laboration to provide a high-profile, contempo-rary exhibition space to showcase Victoria’s leading artists.

“Art at The Oswego” will launch with a public opening at the hotel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Every six weeks a new solo exhibition will open featuring an artist from the Art Gallery’s Art Rental & Sales Program. Artists will be available on-site at various times throughout each exhibi-tion.

Art at The Oswego will be housed in the hotel’s signature restau-rant, The O Bistro.

Victoria artist and fine-arts educator Krystyna Jervis will be the first exhibiting artist, with 25 works including assem-blages under plexiglas, sand and acrylic paint-ings and other mixed media treatments.

Carving in Brentwood:

On the Peninsula, the Brentwood Bay Lodge hosts a Wood Carving Demonstration with Don Bastian this Satur-day, Oct. 1.

Stop by from from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to watch a wood carving dem-onstration by the local artist and carver, whose creative furniture pieces are inspired by rugged West Coast nature.

Oak Bay’s Ottavio hosts annual Oktoberfest

Join Ottavio Italian Bakery and Deli this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the annual Oktoberfest in Oak Bay Village.

Enjoy a whole host of German-inspired fla-vours, including sau-sages and sauerkraut from Galloping Goose Sausages, mustard and schinkenspeck tast-ing, hand-made wiener schnitzel, sauerkraut and spatzle, and hot Bavarian pretzels and mustard. Phillips Brew-ing will be on hand for beer tasting while Mary Ross will entertain with live accordion music.

For more information contact Andrew at 250-592-4080.

As the calendar turns to October, Victoria’s galler-ies have opened a whole slate of new shows, perfect for welcoming the fall arts season.

On Broad Street, West End Gallery presents a show of bright, bold, dynamic landscapes by painter Paul Jorgensen, Oct. 1 to 13. Next, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 3 will be an exhibit of works by B.C. painter Rod Charlesworth. “With an abundance of dramatic scenery to choose from and endless inspiration readily available, this collection showcases the won-ders of the land. Rustic scenery is painted with brilliant thick, broad strokes to emphasize the light and depth in each painting, creating a distinct and consistent style.”

Downtown’s Madrona Gallery presents a solo exhibit of new works by Rick Bond Oct. 1 to 15, fea-turing pieces from his three most recognized bodies of work: West Coast landscapes, streetscapes and musicians. Join the gallery and artist for an opening

reception Saturday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria recently launched its show of Indian and Persian Min-iature paintings from the collections of the Art Gal-lery and the Maltwood Collection of the Uni-versity of Victoria. The exhibit, looking at beau-tifully painted book illus-trations from 16th to 19th century Persia and 17th to 19th century India, contin-ues through Nov. 20.

In Oak Bay, through Oct. 15, Red Gallery presents I Love Lucy and other gallery favourites, followed

by Across the Generations with Glenlyon Norfolk art students Oct. 16 to 29. Nearby, Eclectic Gallery presents West Coast Images, en plein air paintings

WHAT’S ONat the

galleries

WEST END GALLERY: Rod Charlesworth, Forest Path, Autumn Woods

art events about town

Continued on next page

Every September, Shoppers Drug Mart® stores across Canada put up a

Tree of Life, and you, our customers give generously to fi ll it with paper

leaves, butterfl ies and cardinals, with 100% of all proceeds going directly

to women’s health initiatives in your community. Over the years, you’ve

contributed over $14.7 million and we’re hoping you’ll help us make a

difference again this year.

Visit your local Shoppers Drug Mart between September 17 and

October 14 and buy a leaf ($1), a butterfl y ($5), or a cardinal ($50)

to help women’s health grow in your community. To fi nd out which

women’s charity your local Shoppers Drug Mart store supports

visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca/treeofl ife

GET FIT

546 HERALD ST. | 250.590.1110PARCMODERN.COMMODERN.COMMODERN.COM

NEW SITE!

546 HERALD ST. | 250.590.1110

QUEEN SOFABED ONLY 74” WIDE!

AUTO INFLATABLE11” COIL/AIR MATTRESS


not for profitCaregiving for someone with demen-

tia? The Alzheimer Society of B.C. has support groups for caregivers. Contact the Alzheimer Resource Centre at 250-382-2052 for information and to register.

Fridays – Church of Our Lord Thrift Shop, 626 Blanshard St. (at Humboldt), 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Household items, clothing, jewellery and more. Parking at rear of church. FMI: 250-383-8915.

Fridays – Oak Bay United Church Thrift Shop/Annex, corner Granite & Mitchell, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Furniture, household goods, gently used clothing including boutique, jewellery, art, books, etc. FMI: 250-598-5021, ext 0.

Thursdays – Capital Mental Health Association free drop-in Anxiety Manage-ment Support Group, with Dr. Tom Lipin-ski, registered psychologist, Bridge Cen-tre, 125 Skinner St. 7 to 8:30 p.m.FMI: 250-389-1211 or 778-433-3822.

Oct. 1 – Oak Bay United Church’s first Fall Saturday Sale, corner Granite & Mitchell Sts.,10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fur-

niture, household goods, art, jewellery, toys, books. FMI: 250-598-5021 Ext 0.

Oct. 1 – Victoria Genealogical Society workshop: Researching your ancestors in eastern Europe, 10 a.m. to noon at 947 Alston St. Members/$10; non-mem-bers/$15 Register at 250-360-2808. FMI: www.victoriags. org

Oct. 1 – Free Qi Gong Workshop, 12 to 2 p.m. at Teas n Beans Café, 877 Gold-stream Ave. Learn about Qi and Yin/Yang, how to balance and energize your Qi, “Ear Acupuncture” to cleanse the body and calm the mind, and more.

Oct. 2 – Join local Olympic athletes and compete in “goofy Olympic games” in support of Team 4 Hope, a local team running in the Nike Women Marathon for kids with cancer, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Galey Farm, 4510 Blenkinsop Rd. Food, games and family fun. All proceeds directly benefit pediatric cancer research at BC Children’s Hospital and the BC Genome Centre. FMI: Lisa@[email protected]

Oct. 6 – Royal BC Museum fundrais-ing gala Artifact or Artifiction. Tickets $150 each (HST-free with a 10-per-cent-discount for museum members), avail-able by phone at 250-387-7222 or online at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/gala

Oct. 6 – Heads Up: An Introduction to Brain Health, a free workshop at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd., 1 to 3 p.m. Reg-ister, at 250-477-4401

Oct. 7 – Fantastic Fridays offers fam-ily fun at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., featuring Messy Church. Free, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner provided. FMI: 250-477-6741 or www.stlukesvictoria.ca

Oct. 13 – Women & Heart Disease pre-sentation by Mayo Clinic-trained heart attack survivor Carolyn Thomas, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Monterey Recreation Centre, All welcome; admission free, but seating is limited and pre-registration is required at 250-370-7300.

Send non-profit events to [email protected]

Get the scoop on heart health this month with Island Heart to Heart, a seven-week series of talks open to all heart patients and their family mem-bers.

The series runs from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tues-day, from Oct. 4 to Nov. 15. Guest speakers include a cardiologist, pharmacist, dietician and social worker, addressing a variety of important topics of interest to all heart patients and their families.

The sessions run at the Hillside Seniors Health Centre, 1454 Hillside Ave. (next to Aberdeen Hos-pital). The cost is $42 for the entire series. Reg-ister by calling Claire Madill at 778-678-8423 or email [email protected]

Take in an Island Heart to Heart

by Victoria’s Desiree Bond. On exhibit from Oct. 3 to Nov. 12, with an open reception Oct. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m., the show reflects the West Coast of Vancou-ver Island that has provided the artist with endless inspiration.

Oak Bay’s Winchester Gallery welcomes two exhibits this month, Avis Rasmussen’s Rheinland Plein Air Paintings and Douglas Fraser’s After Print, both showing Oct. 1 to 22. Join the gallery for an opening reception Oct. 1 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Visit Saanich’s Burnside neighbourhood and the Morris Gallery to take in a juried exhibit by the Federation of Canadian Artists – Victoria Chapter. Showing from Oct. 1 to 31, with an opening recep-tion tonight (Friday) from 7 to 9 p.m., up to 60 pieces will be chosen from more than 30 of the region’s top artists.

Jenny Waelti-Walters and Frances Baskerville join together for What Bodies Say, showing through Oct. 23 at the Gallery Café, at the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. Join the artists for a tour and talk this morning (Friday) at 10:30 a.m.

In the centre’s New Gallery, enjoy submissions from the Monday Magazine Photo Contest through Oct. 8, to be followed by Clearing Path: An artist’s personal war against landmines, featuring sculptures in welded steel and found objects from Jan Johnson and paint-ings, art installation and mixed media by Roberto Maralag. View the exhibit from Oct. 12 to 31, with an opening reception Oct. 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Head to Sidney Oct. 14 to 16 for the annual Sidney Fine Art Show at the Mary Winspear Centre, featur-ing juried artwork from some of the Island’s finest artists. Presented by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, the show is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 14 and 15 and until 5 p.m. Oct. 16.

On the West Shore, join the Coast Collective Art Centre through Oct. 9 for Food for Thought, featuring work by more than 20 artists, followed by Aspect/Strata by Paul Shepherd Oct. 12 to 23; meet the artist Oct. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.

NEW GALLERY AT THE ARTS CENTRE AT CEDAR HILL: Monday Magazine Photo Contest, Samantha Hart, Untitled

Galleries Continued from previous page

Victoria | 3090 Nanaimo St | 250.386.8883Langford | 2364 Millstream Rd | 250.915.1100

endoftheroll.com

Where brands, selection, and value come together.

Special Financing available oac. *See store for details.

Over 25 years later, we’ve still got it!

See it. Love it. Get it.All our fl ooring is in-store now.

25thanniversary

sale

NOW HIRING FLOORING ADVISORSAPPLY IN STORE OR ONLINE: ENDOFTHEROLL.COM

Peel & Stick Tile $0.49Ceramic Tile $0.79Available at the Langford location only

Berber Carpet $0.99Laminate $0.99Vinyl $0.99Living Room Carpet $1.49Area Rugs 50% OFF*

KangaHyde® Carpet $1.89Carpet with attached cushion

Hardwood $1.99Limited quantities

Bamboo $3.99Cherry, Walnut & Natural

Cork $3.99Select Carpet 50% OFF*

ON SPECIAL! Great for your revenue property!

sq ft & up

sq ft & up

sq ft & up

sq ft & up

sq ft & up

sq ft & up

sq ft & up

sq ft & up

sq ft

sq ft

upto

upto

FEATURE SECTION

HOME GARDEN REAL ESTATE FASHION TRAVEL FOOD WINE CULTURE LEISURE

coastal livingJennifer BlythBlack Press

about town

Art at The Oswego: The Oswego Hotel

and The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria have announced a new col-laboration to provide a high-profile, contempo-rary exhibition space to showcase Victoria’s leading artists.

“Art at The Oswego” will launch with a public opening at the hotel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Every six weeks a new solo exhibition will open featuring an artist from the Art Gallery’s Art Rental & Sales Program. Artists will be available on-site at various times throughout each exhibi-tion.

Art at The Oswego will be housed in the hotel’s signature restau-rant, The O Bistro.

Victoria artist and fine-arts educator Krystyna Jervis will be the first exhibiting artist, with 25 works including assem-blages under plexiglas, sand and acrylic paint-ings and other mixed media treatments.

Carving in Brentwood:

On the Peninsula, the Brentwood Bay Lodge hosts a Wood Carving Demonstration with Don Bastian this Satur-day, Oct. 1.

Stop by from from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to watch a wood carving dem-onstration by the local artist and carver, whose creative furniture pieces are inspired by rugged West Coast nature.

Oak Bay’s Ottavio hosts annual Oktoberfest

Join Ottavio Italian Bakery and Deli this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the annual Oktoberfest in Oak Bay Village.

Enjoy a whole host of German-inspired fla-vours, including sau-sages and sauerkraut from Galloping Goose Sausages, mustard and schinkenspeck tast-ing, hand-made wiener schnitzel, sauerkraut and spatzle, and hot Bavarian pretzels and mustard. Phillips Brew-ing will be on hand for beer tasting while Mary Ross will entertain with live accordion music.

For more information contact Andrew at 250-592-4080.

As the calendar turns to October, Victoria’s galler-ies have opened a whole slate of new shows, perfect for welcoming the fall arts season.

On Broad Street, West End Gallery presents a show of bright, bold, dynamic landscapes by painter Paul Jorgensen, Oct. 1 to 13. Next, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 3 will be an exhibit of works by B.C. painter Rod Charlesworth. “With an abundance of dramatic scenery to choose from and endless inspiration readily available, this collection showcases the won-ders of the land. Rustic scenery is painted with brilliant thick, broad strokes to emphasize the light and depth in each painting, creating a distinct and consistent style.”

Downtown’s Madrona Gallery presents a solo exhibit of new works by Rick Bond Oct. 1 to 15, fea-turing pieces from his three most recognized bodies of work: West Coast landscapes, streetscapes and musicians. Join the gallery and artist for an opening

reception Saturday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria recently launched its show of Indian and Persian Min-iature paintings from the collections of the Art Gal-lery and the Maltwood Collection of the Uni-versity of Victoria. The exhibit, looking at beau-tifully painted book illus-trations from 16th to 19th century Persia and 17th to 19th century India, contin-ues through Nov. 20.

In Oak Bay, through Oct. 15, Red Gallery presents I Love Lucy and other gallery favourites, followed

by Across the Generations with Glenlyon Norfolk art students Oct. 16 to 29. Nearby, Eclectic Gallery presents West Coast Images, en plein air paintings

WHAT’S ONat the

galleries

WEST END GALLERY: Rod Charlesworth, Forest Path, Autumn Woods

art events about town

Continued on next page

Every September, Shoppers Drug Mart® stores across Canada put up a

Tree of Life, and you, our customers give generously to fi ll it with paper

leaves, butterfl ies and cardinals, with 100% of all proceeds going directly

to women’s health initiatives in your community. Over the years, you’ve

contributed over $14.7 million and we’re hoping you’ll help us make a

difference again this year.

Visit your local Shoppers Drug Mart between September 17 and

October 14 and buy a leaf ($1), a butterfl y ($5), or a cardinal ($50)

to help women’s health grow in your community. To fi nd out which

women’s charity your local Shoppers Drug Mart store supports

visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca/treeofl ife

GET FIT

546 HERALD ST. | 250.590.1110PARCMODERN.COMMODERN.COMMODERN.COM

NEW SITE!

546 HERALD ST. | 250.590.1110

QUEEN SOFABED ONLY 74” WIDE!

AUTO INFLATABLE11” COIL/AIR MATTRESS


Junior-B returns to West Shore for 2012-13 seasonCharla Huber News staff

Now that the Westshore Stingers have been laid to rest, a new junior-B hockey team will rise from the ashes next season.

Four West Shore businessmen have banded together to purchase the rights to a franchise in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, effectively replacing the Stingers.

Kory Gronnestad, Ken Carson, Dave Horner and Derrick Hamilton are in the process of buy-ing the franchise rights and plan to keep the junior-B team on the West Shore. Carson is the owner of Carson Mechanical, Horner owns Wil-low Leaf Holdings and Hamilton is co-partner on HHS Drilling and Blasting.

Operations for the Stingers have been sus-pended since December, 2010.

The four owners are all friends who live on the West Shore and played as kids, some with the Juan de Fuca Minor Hockey Association, and have children playing for Juan de Fuca.

“This is not something we are trying to make money on,” said Carson, who is also president of Juan de Fuca minor hockey.

“The team was for sale and we thought it made sense,” said Gronnestad, president of Scansa Construction, based in Langford.

The plan is to base the team out of the new Westhills Arena at City Centre Park. The club will be up and running for the 2012-13 season, but the angry mosquito logo won’t return.

“We’ll definitely be changing the name,” Gron-nestad said, but not yet.

“The name could be tied to a business. We will be getting suggestions from the commu-nity, too.”

The deal has been crafted through the Sting-ers’ owner and the league, said VIJHL president Greg Batters.

“We are thrilled,” Batters said. “We are just crossing our ‘T’s and dotting the ‘I’s.”

Starting a team from scratch is never easy, but the new owners will also have to deal the recent history of the team. The Stingers were put on a six-month leave from the league in

December 2010 after a player revolt led to an inability to field enough players to take the ice.

The Sooke Stingers started in 2005 and played the past three years out of Bear Moun-tain Arena.

“We didn’t buy the Westshore Stingers, we bought the rights to operate a West Shore junior-B team,” Gronnestad said. “This is a brand new team ... a fresh start.”

Player recruitment is nearly underway and the owners are seeking coaches.

Training camp will start in August of next year, like the rest of the league.

The new owners are keen to give Juan de Fuca minor hockey players the option to con-tinue in junior-B.

“Kids want to play hockey in front of their family and friends,” Gronnestad said. “We want to keep the local kids here to play.”

[email protected]

SPORTSHow to reach usTravis Paterson 250-381-3633 ext [email protected]

City’s football rivalry on hold

It doesn’t get better for football fans than a Friday night tilt between the city’s only two high school clubs.

Unfortunately, limited numbers on the Belmont Bulldogs is causing early havoc to the team’s season. The Island’s Tier-II cham-pions in 2010 were to host the nationally ranked No. 17 Mount Douglas Rams at Bear Mountain Stadium in City Centre Park today, but the game is cancelled.

It would have been the final preseason match for both teams.

Belmont is coming off a tough 35-8 loss against their Nanaimo namesake last week, the John Barsby Bull-dogs, a game that only made it to the half due to a short-age of numbers by Belmont.

The Rams are a provincial contender to win the triple-A title despite losing 35-18 to a tough team from Bainbridge, Wash., on Sept. 16.

The Bulldogs are sched-uled to open the Island conference season against the G.P. Vanier Towhees at Belmont, 5 p.m., Oct. 7. Like-wise, the Rams kick off their season in the highly-compet-itive triple-A Western Con-ference against Vancouver’s storied Notre Dame Jugglers at Royal Athletic Park, 5 p.m., Oct. 7.

Vikes visit T-Birds’ player of the week

Current national field hockey team player and for-mer Vic High student Robyn Pendleton is the Female Athlete of the Week for the Canada West conference.

Pendleton scored three goals in two games to help her UBC Thunderbirds sweep the Calgary Dinos. The fourth-year forward scored twice on Sept. 24 as the Thunderbirds won 3-0 and once more in a 3-1 win on Sept. 25. The UVic Vikes (1-3) visit UBC (3-1) Oct. 1 and 2.

[email protected]

Charla Huber/News staff

Kory Gronnestad and Ken Carson are two of the four friends buying the rights to operate a junior-B hockey team on the West Shore.

Hockey for sale

An icon among Victoria school sports, 77-year-old wrestling coach Ed Ashmore, is back to lead the Victoria Bulldogs district school team for one more year.

Practices for the club run 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thurs-day in the gymnasium at Cedar Hill middle school, 3910 Cedar Hill Rd.

“We’re really excited with lots of returning members this year,” said Ashmore, the commissioner of school wrestling. “It’s been a while since I had kids calling me in June (for the upcoming season). Of course we’re always open to teaching new kids.”

Ashmore’s Bulldogs represent students from schools across the district that no longer have a wrestling team of their own. Esquimalt and Reynolds are currently the only secondary schools with wrestling programs. Training season for the Bulldogs is underway and termi-nates with regional and provincial championships in April. Boys and girls aged 10 to 19 years old are invited and younger children, if they’re mature enough, are welcome to train.

For more information, call Ashmore at 250-384-9459. [email protected]

High school wrestlers itching to hit the mat

“We didn’t buy the Westshore Stingers, we bought the rights to operate a West Shore junior-B team.”

– Kory Gronnestad

WING’SRESTAURANT

Take Out or Eat In MenuDaily Lunch & Dinner Buffet

Combination Dinners for 1 to 8Seafood and Deluxe Dishes

Licenced PremisesOpen 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. daily

Free Home Delivery with min. $20 order

90 Gorge Rd. West

250-385-5564

My Barand grill

NEW OWNERSHIP

NIGHTLY SPECIALS310 Gorge Road East

your neighbourhood pub with homestyle fare.

Local Dining in Victoria

• Hand-madenoodles

• Freshingredients

Open monday to saturday11am - 2:30pm & 4:30pm - 9pm

823 Bay street I 250.978.9328

dine-in pick-up or

deliveryAn Invitation From an Old Friend

Present this coupon when you buy dinner or lunch and get a second of equal or lesser value FOR ONLY $2.00. This coupon may only be used with a minimum of two beverages (need not be alcoholic). Present coupon at

time of ordering. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Maximum 3 coupons per group or table. Not valid at JBI Pub on Sundays between 3:30-8:00 p.m. EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

250-384-7151 270 Government Street

Drop by the JBI Pub and

Restaurant and enjoy a Breakfast, Lunch, or

Dinner Entrée

THE JAMES BAY INN


Travis PatersonNews staff

The Westshore Rebels’ 35-28 win over the Langley Rams last Saturday cracked the stalemate within the B.C. Junior Foot-ball Conference’s power hierarchy.

The third-place Rebels (4-4) visit the fifth-place Kamloops Broncos (1-7) on Sat-urday.

With the powerhouse Vancouver Island Raiders (8-0) atop the standings and the Okanagan Sun (7-1) just behind them, the season standings have been set in cement since August. Until last week the Rams held third, the Rebels fourth and the Bron-cos and Chilliwack Huskers (0-8) the fifth and sixth spots, respectively.

Consider this: the Rebels beat the Rams despite the fact the Rebels couldn’t get close to the Sun earlier this season losing 49-7 on Aug. 20 and 69-0 on Sept. 17. The Rams, meanwhile, did much better against the Sun, losing 33-23 on Aug. 6, then nearly upsetting them in a 15-14 loss on Aug. 13.

Yet the Rams had little answer for the Rebels offence Saturday as quarterback Catlyn Todorvich spurred a massive effort

with 533 yards gained, 357 of them along the ground. The Rams nearly tied the score late in the fourth quarter but a game-sav-ing interception by Michael Hansen sealed the win for the Rebels.

The only remaining question now is whether the Rebels will enter the play-offs in third or fourth. The top four teams make the post-season. The Rebels face the

Rams once more, Oct. 8 at Bear Mountain Stadium.

The Rams can steal third place back with a win by more than seven points – even if the Rebels follow through as heavy favourites and take down the Broncos, and the Rams drop their game to the Raiders this weekend.

[email protected]

A20 • www.vicnews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - VICTORIA NEWS

Gary Ahuja/Black Press

Westshore Rebels quarterback Catlyn Todorvich eludes the tackle of Langley Rams’ Buddy Hutcheson at Langley’s McLeod Park on Sept. 24. The Rebels held on for the 35-28 victory.

Rebels at home in third

Travis PatersonNews staff

From the start of the the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Canada’s only realistic goal was a third-place finish. After a 23-23 tie with Japan on Monday that goal is now within reach.

The Eh Blacks, as Canada’s (1-1-1) come to be known on home soil, plays the New Zealand All Blacks (3-0) on Saturday (Oct. 1). The game will be aired locally at 7:30 p.m. on TSN.

With the draw against Japan, Canada earned two points and have six overall, one ahead of Tonga. The top two teams from each pool move on to the playoff rounds, which in Canada’s pool will almost certainly be New Zealand and France.

The gift bag for finishing third, however, is something Canada would love to bring home.

Up for grabs is automatic qualification to the 2015 RWC in England, saving Rugby Can-ada several hundred thousand in costs for qualifying games. It also gains Rugby Canada access to the International Rugby Board wal-let, to the tune of increased funding by sev-eral million dollars. Lastly, Canada can expect big-name visitors next June as part of the IRB Test window – meaning top ten nations will do outbound tours in June to North America and accept in-bound tours from Canada in November. Recently Canada hasn’t been on that schedule - instead playing Tier II nations such as Belgium, Spain and Portugal.

However, Canada can still slip to fourth. Tonga plays France today (Sept. 30) and it’s possible Tonga can earn two bonus points and push past Canada if the latter comes up empty against the All Blacks.

[email protected]

‘Eh Blacks’ within reach of Rugby World Cup goal

Senior’s DayFirst Tuesday of Every Month

your purchasefor citizens 55 +

(upon presentation of an ID card.)

10%off

DIRECTPAYMENT

The AIR MILES® program, another great reason to shop at RONA!

Off er valid fi rst Tuesday of every month at Rona in Victoria Langford only. Off er valid upon presentation of an ID card. Applicable on single transaction purchases only. Only “cash and carry” purchases paid by cash, debit or major credit cards are eligible. Off er not applicable to the purchase of gift cards and may not be combined with a no fee, no interest fi nancing off er or any other off er. Not available for in-house accounts and clients with contractual agreements. Details in store. ®™Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by Loyalty Management Group Canada Inc. and RONA inc. *VISA Int./Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec (FCDQ) and RONA, authorized users.

Off er valid at this store only:

Langford850 Langford Parkway,Victoria, BC250 478-6680

Plus, earn3x the AIR MILES™reward miles with a purchase of $60 or more(before taxes)

On-LineCOVER-TO-COVER

Now available in an easy to read downloadable and printable format!

Go to:vicnews.comoakbaynews.comsaanichnews.comgoldstreamgazette.com Instant access to our complete paper! Editorial, Ads, Classifi eds, Photos

Click on Link (on the right)

or Scroll down to the bottom Click on eEdition (paper icon)

A18 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - OAK BAY NEWSA18 www.oakbaynews.com Fri, Sept 30, 2011, Oak Bay News

learn how youcan turn income tax

into income

H&R Block’s Tax Training School is a hands-on course offering high quality training from our knowledgeable instructors. Learn how to prepare your taxes, and how you could make extra money preparing them for others.* Imagine a seasonal full or part-time job that works to your schedule, allowing you the freedom to enjoy life both in and out of the office.

Register online at hrblock.ca or call 1-877-32BLOCK (322-5625) for details. Classes start mid-October.

* Enrolment restrictions may apply. Enrolment in, or completion of, the H&R Block Tax Training School is neither an offer nor a guarantee of employment. This course is not intended for, nor open to any persons who are either currently employed by or seeking employment with any profes-sional tax preparation company or organization other than H&R Block.

© 2011 H&R Block Canada, Inc.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

St Patrick’s Church CWL2060 Haultain St.GOOD USED

CLOTHING SALEFri & Sat, Sep 30 & Oct 1BAZAAR ONLY SAT.

9:30 AM - 2PM

INFORMATION

DOWNTOWN VICTORIA- parking available, 800 block of Broughton St. $225/month. Call 250-381-3633, local 247.

PERSONALS

GENTLEMAN, 73, single, N/S, N/D, 5’6”, slim, English. Wish-es to hear from senior lady. Reply to Box 141, Medicine Hat, AB., T1A 7E8, or email: [email protected]

HOT GUYS! HOT CHAT! HOT FUN! Try Free! Call 250-220-3334 or 800-777-8000.www.interactivemale.com

LOST AND FOUND

LOST: SMALL Parrotlet, (blue bird), Langford (Rainville Rd. area), call 250-382-6382.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Courses Starting Now!Get certifi ed in 13 weeks

12160 - 88th Ave Sry. BC1.888.546.2886

Visit: www.lovecars.ca

ONLINE, COLLEGE Accredit-ed, Web Design Training, Ad-ministered by the Canadian Society for Social Develop-ment. Learn from the comfort of home! Starts October 24. Apply today: www.ibde.ca

HELP WANTED

Alberta earthmoving company requires a journeyman heavy duty mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for fi eld work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawl-ers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.

COMOX VALLEY RV requires a Sales Manager, Finance Manager and 2 Sales Repre-sentatives. Automotive sales experience an asset. Please email your resume to:[email protected]

HUGHSON TRUCKING INC. is looking for Class 1 Super-B fl atdeck drivers. Safety and Performance Bonuses, bene-fi ts package, drug & alcohol policy. 2 years experience pre-ferred. We will provide trans-portation to Southern Alberta. Call 1-800-647-7995 ext 228 or fax resume to 403-647-2763

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

HELP WANTED

LEMARE LAKE is currently seeking the following posi-tions:• Log Loader• Second Loader• Hoe Chucker Operator•Hook Tender•Chaser•Processor•Off-Highway Logging Truck Driver•Line Loader Operator•Boom Man•980 Operator•Juicer Operator•Bundler/Strapper•Grapple Yarder Operator

All camp-based positions for the North Vancouver Island area. First aid certifi cation an asset. Full time, union wag-es. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email offi [email protected]

North-Island Auto Dealership is accepting resumes for the position of Sales Manager. Please send resume including management qualifi cations to: The Mirror, #104 250 Dog-wood St. Campbell River, V9W 5C1 ATTENTION: Box #155 or email to [email protected] and type Box #155 in the sub-ject line.

The Lemare Group is currently seeking a heavy duty me-chanic for the North Vancou-ver Island area. Full time, un-ion wages. Email resume to offi [email protected] or fax to: 250-956-4888.

PICKERS

WE BUY GREENS CEDAR.27/lb PINE/FIR.32/lb Robbins Wreaths 1060 Spider Lake Qualicum Phone 250 757 9661 email:[email protected]

RETAIL

FASHIONSALES PERSON

needed for aPart Time Casual

(not F/T) position with a mobile

clothing company.Must have clothing sales experience, enjoy working with seniors and own transporta-tion. Hours are one week per month, Monday - Friday, approx. 5-7 hours/day $12.00/hour.

Start week is OCT 17-2O

Ideal position for semi retired sales people.

Please fax resume to 1-604-528-8084 or email:

CoCosclothestoyou @shaw.ca

Call 310.3535

WE’RE ON THE WEBThousands of ads online

updated daily

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reas-sessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: [email protected]

NEED CASH TODAY?

✓ Do you Own a Car?✓ Borrow up to $20000.00✓ No Credit Checks!✓ Cash same day, local offi ce

www.REALCARCASH.com250-244-1560

1.877.304.7344

LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD?Guaranteed Record Removal

since 1989. Confi dential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating

assures EMPLOYMENT &TRAVEL FREEDOM.

Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET1-8-NOW-PARDON(1-866-972-7366)

RemoveYourRecord.com

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, ed-iting, add/remove objects/peo-ple. Tribute posters, home mo-vies to CD/DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

GH WOOD full fridge (white), exc cond, 36 KWH, 9.0 cu ft, $250 obo, call 250-595-1685.

WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland In-dustries, (250)885-4531.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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

FREE ITEMS

FREE BASKET Ball Hoop. (250)744-2289.

FREE- CONCRETE double laundry sink. You pick up. (250)383-0987.

FREE SOFA Bed, double, bur-gundy, good condition. (250)686-5658.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FREE ITEMS

FREE VG 1996 Sony 32” TV, w/stand Trinatron, XBR, PIP, freeze cordless ear/head-phones. 250-656-8720.

LIGHT OAK Palliser dressing table with mirror, 5’6” L x 22” W, w/ matching qn headboard. Exc. cond. (250)391-4921.

FRIENDLY FRANK

19 JUDY Baer books, $5. Old-er bike trailer, $40. Downe jacket, $25. 250-508-9008.

ANTIQUE RESTING chair, from CPR Royal Alexander Hotel in Winnipeg, $65 obo. Call 250-727-9425.

FISH TANK hexagon, 8g, new water heater, all accessories, 2 fi sh, $92. (250)544-4322.

LADIES SWISS watch, with 17 jewels, under guarantee, $55. Call 250-590-2430.

MOVING: PINE dinette table and 4 chairs, good condition $95. Call (778)987-5318.

SPIDER PLANTS, total of 15, 25 cents each. 250-652-4199.

TIFFANY TABLE lamp, 24”H x 16”W, (orchid fi elds in-spired), $95. 250-595-3210.

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, fast delivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 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/news-paper?

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

BOOKS BOOKS & antique paper collectibles. Qualifi ed appraisers. House calls for large libraries. Haunted Book-shop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

REAL ESTATE

ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available.

www.bchomesforsale.com/view/lonebutte/ann/

MORTGAGES

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

Call 310.3535

ADVERTISE ACROSS BCTry our BEST BUY

Three BC Regions, Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland and

Interior, 77 newspapers, over 1 million combined circulation

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

SAVE ON COMMISSIONSell your home for $6900

or 1% plus $900 feesFULL MLS SERVICE!

CALL: 250-727-8437Jasmine Parsonswww.jasmineparsons.comOne Percent Realty V.I.


REAL ESTATE

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautifulJim Lake, .83-acre with 360sq ft insulated cabin, locatednear Green Lake/Watch Lake(70 Mile House). Rare privacy,only three lots on the lake,good fi shing for rainbows to 10lbs, nice swimming, surround-ed by crown land. Great trailsfor hiking, ATV and snowmo-bile. Seasonal 10-km backroad access in 4x4 or pick-up.FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large2 bdrm, $960/mo. Avail now.Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.

MALAHAT 1 & 2 Bdrms- Panoramic views. Serene &secure. All amenities on-site,fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclu-sive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets okwith refs. 25 min commute todowntown Victoria. Must havereferences. 250-478-9231.

SOOKE BASIN waterfront. 2bdrm condo, recently reno’d.Quiet neighbourhood. $900.N/S, Pets ok. Call 250-516-1408, 778-425-1408.

HILLSIDE: THE Pearl; 2 bdrm condo, 6 appl’s, parking, stor-age. NS/NP. $1500/mo. Call(250)652-6729.

ROCKLAND AREA Apt, large 1 bdrm, incls heat & hot water,$860/mo. Avail Oct. 1. Call250-370-2226 for viewing.


ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE

bcclassifi ed.com

OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, September 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A19Oak Bay News Fri, Sept 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com A19 RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

Call us today to place your classifi ed ad

Call 310.3535

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

FLORENCE LAKE, 2 bdrm, 6 appls, 2 decks, close to all amens, N/S, small pet neg, avail Oct. 15, $1400 mo incls all utils. Call 250-391-1967.

SIDNEY DUPLEX, SXS, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, F/S, N/S, N/P, fenced yard, refs, avail now, $1325 + utils. 250-656-4003.

HOMES FOR RENT

WHY RENT when you can own? 0% down; $1600/mo. Call 250-360-1929 Binab Strasser - Re/Max Alliance.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA, newly reno’d & furn’d, 1400 sq ft, lndry & H/D TV incl, lrg deck & yard, prkg, $650 mo, utils incl’d. Call Ray 250-884-0091.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

BRENTWOOD BAY, 1 bdrm, on bus route, all utils incl’d, shared W/D, $750 mo, N/S, N/P, Oct. 1, 250-652-8516.

CEDAR HILL area, 2 bdrm (furn’d), priv ent, level entry, patio, 5 appls, W/D, all utils incl, cable/wifi , N/P,N/S, $1250 (avail immed). 250-592-6887.

GLANFORD AREA, 2 bdrm bsmt suite, avail now, $1000 mo, no lndry, N/S, N/P, 250-479-9569 or 250-514-2007.

GORGE/ADMIRALS- very quiet, furnished 1 bdrm, pri-vate entrance, NS/NP. $850 inclusive. 250-580-0460.

HAPPY VALLEY (Latoria), grd level, 1100 sq ft, newly reno’d, gas F/P, hdwd fl rs, 6 appls, wi-fi , all utils, N/S, N/P, ref’s, Oct. 1, $1000 mo, 250-478-8795.

SAANICHTON, GRD level, 2 bdrm, patio, utils & lndry incl’d, N/S, N/P, avail Nov. 1, $850 mo. Call 250-652-9699.

SIDNEY, GRD level, quiet 1 bdrm + offi ce, 1000 sq ft, bright, private patio. Close to town & bus, N/S, $875 mo + utils, 778-426-1817.

SUITES, UPPER

ROYAL BAY, (Colwood), 1 bdrm, 4 appls, W/D in suite, priv ent/prkg, N/S, N/P, $800 mo, avail now. 250-595-1193.

SAANICHTON: RENO’D, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1400sqft, 15mins dwtwn, deck, fenced, garage, walk ocean, close to ammens, bus. Peaceful area. N/S, small pet, $1500 +shared util’s. Oct. 1. (250)655-0717.

SIDNEY 2 BDRM upper suite, large kitchen & living room, patio, lots of storage, W/D. N/S, no dogs. $1100 + utils. Avail now. (250)889-6276.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

AUTO SERVICES

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

CASH PAIDFOR ALL VEHICLES in

all conditions in all locations

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

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

otherwise chumped!

ISLAND AUTO Body & Paint, 25 yrs. 1210 Stelly’s X Road. 250-881-4862.

BEATERS UNDER $1000

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

$50-$1000 CASHFor scrap

vehicleFREE

Tow away

858-5865SPORTS & IMPORTS

2012 FORD Mustang Club of America Special Edition. 6 cyl-inder, 305 HP. Grabber Blue, 600 km, satellite radio. Show-room condition. Lottery winner, $25,000. Call 250-956-2977.

MAZDA MIATA, Special Edi-tion 1992. Black with tan leath-er interior, power windows, 182,340 km. t’s a beauty! $4600. (250)385-0876.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted!We BUY Scrap Batteries

from Cars, Trucks etc.$4.00/ea. & up! Free pick-up

Island Wide. Min. 10(1)604.866.9004 Ask for Brad

MARINE

BOATS

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

GARAGE SALES

ATTENTION BARGAIN Hunt-ers! The annual St. Andrew’s & Caledonian Society White Elephant Sale will be held on Sat, Oct 1, 10am-2pm at the United Chapters Hall, 3281 Harriet Street (beside Rudd Park). Tea, coffee and baked goodies will also be available.

FAIRFIELD. SATURDAY Oct. 1st, 9am - 1pm. 1230 Richardson.

OAK BAY- 1345 Monterey Sat, Oct 1, 9am-2pm. Col-lectibles! Lots of good stuff!

GARAGE SALES

Garage SalesGarage Sales

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237

CARPENTRY

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.

WES OBORNE CARPENTRY Great quality with references to match. Wes (250) 480-8189

INSTCARPET ALLATION

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

CLEANING SERVICES

ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. Hus-band & wife team. Power Washing. (778)440-6611.

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

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


COMPUTER SERVICES

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

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONCRETE & PLACING

RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.

CONTRACTORS


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

DRYWALL

BEAT MY Price! Best work-manship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

DRYWALL, BOARDING & Taping. 30+ yrs exp. Smaller jobs preferred. (250)812-5485

DRYWALL- NO payment re-quired till job is fi nished. (250)474-9752.

EAVESTROUGH

SWEEP YOUR roof, clean your gutters, & remove your waste. Fair prices. Insured. Fred, (250)514-5280.


ELECTRICAL

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

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

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

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Resi-dential, Commercial, Renova-tions. #100213. 250-418-1611.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

FENCING

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


FENCING

MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-382-8602.

GARDENING

10% OFF! Yard Cleanups, Mowing, Pruning, Hedge & Shrub Trim. 250-479-6495.

250-216-9476From the Ground Up

• Lawn & Garden• Seasonal & year round

maintenance• Accepting New clients• Specializing in Low maintenance Landscapes

AURICLE LAWNS- Fall aera-tion & fertilize, hedges, irriga-tion blow-out, bulbs. 882-3129

DPM SERVICES:Maintenance Lawns, clean-ups, pruning, hedging, landscaping & gut-ters. 15 yrs exp. 250-883-8141.

PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & instal-lations. Call (250)474-4373.


GARDENING

Fall Lawn and Garden Services. Insured,

WCB, Free Estimates.250-884-9493

cedarcoastlandscaping.ca

J.ENG LANDSCAPING Co. Custom landscaping design. Rock gardens, water features, pavers. Jan, 250-881-5680.

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

STEVE’S GARDENING. Fall Clean-ups. Mowing, Hedge & Tree Trimming. Reliable. Good rates. Call 250-383-8167.

.... THE GARDENING GAL .... Quality Affordable Gardening. Renovations Maintenance & Cleanups.... 250.217.7708.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, gutter guard, power washing, roof de-mossing. Call 250-889-5794.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

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

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

Winter is coming, time to call & book your

gutter cleaning! Rob: 250-882-3134

platypusvictoria.com

HANDYPERSONS

Aroundthehouse.caALL, Repairs & Renovations

Ben 250-884-6603

ABSOLUTELY the best around 30YRS EXP. Mick, Creative Handy-man, All skills, Tooled, Insured. Guaranteed 250-886-7525

ACTIVE HANDYMAN Reno’s, drywall, decks, fencing, pwr-wash, gutters, triming, yrd work, etc. Sen disc. 595-3327.

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

BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Lowest Price. Free Es-timates. Call 250-896-6071.


HANDYPERSONS

MALTA HANDYMAN. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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 Chris for all your hauling needs.250-920-8463.

WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassifi ed.com

CONNECTING BUYERS AND SELLERS

www.bcclassifi ed.com Call 310.3535

SELL YOUR CAR... FAST!

with a classifi ed ad

fi ll plz

SOOKE NEWSMIRROR

Watch for our Auto Section

IN MOTIONIN ALL SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND

COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

Every Friday

A20 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - OAK BAY NEWSA20 www.oakbaynews.com Fri, Sept 30, 2011, Oak Bay News


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

HOME IMPROVEMENTS


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

MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278.


HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MALTA HOUSE Renos & Re-pairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

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.

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN insulation & batting. Removal. Best rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MALTA DRYWALL & Paint-ing. Residential/Commercial. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

C.B.S. Masonry Brick, Stone, Concrete, Paving, Chimneys, Sidewalks, Patios, Repair, Re-place, Re-build, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee” Free Est’s & Competitive Pric-es. (250)294-9942, 589-9942 www.cbsmasonry.com

WESTSHORE STONEWORKS Custom Stonework. Patios & Walkways. (250)857-7442.


& MOVING STORAGE

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

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-220-0734.

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

PAINTING

A PROFESSIONAL WOMAN painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 22 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

BLAINE’S PAINTING- Quality workmanship. $20 hr, 20 yrs exp. Blaine, 250-580-2602.

CLIFF’S PROFESSIONAL painting Int/Ext, new const. Free Est. Call 250-812-4679.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

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

Member BBB


PAINTING

Peacock Painting

250-652-2255250-882-2254

WRITTENGUARANTEE

Budget Compliance15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

PLUMBING

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

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

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

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


PLUMBING

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

PLASTERING

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FOUR 12 ROOFING Licensed insured. BBB member. Re-roof new construction. 250-216- 7923. www.four12roofi ng.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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


STUCCO/SIDING

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

TREE SERVICES

LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp.Bucket truck, chipper. We buylogs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

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

250.388.3535

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS

bcjobnetwork.com

CrosswordACROSS1. Aromatic compound6. Jet or man10. Epsilon’s follower14. Vacillate16. Ranis’ garments18. “____ in My Heart”19. Vast plain20. Nanook’s house21. Pound product22. Of the ear24. Cessation25. Farm females26. Stead29. “Make ____ for Daddy”32. “____ Living”34. Cease, to a tar36. Plumber’s tool38. Succession42. Prevents44. Drive46. Pearl diver

47. Distribute49. Indigo plant50. Semi51. Jet ____54. Argus’s features56. Smaller than fins58. Athens vowel59. Be beholden to60. Cornmeal porridge62. Festival64. Bee chaser65. Sings, Swiss-style67. Human71. Offspring73. Jugs75. Mr. Springsteen76. Young salmon78. Islets80. Opposer81. Swerve84. Cobra’s cousin86. Knitter’s purchase

12. Bobbysoxer13. “____ and the Man”15. Dam17. Mixer for Scotch23. Romaine lettuce26. Highland kid27. “____ Got No Strings”28. Partake of

nourishment30. “____ Foot in Heaven”31. Supernatural force33. Tofu bean35. Bonsai, perhaps37. Casino game39. TV’s “Double ____”40. Fume41. Sitar music43. Permission45. Trace48. Chair’s job51. Places52. Holds in wonderment53. Turns right

88. Indian weight89. Gunwale pin92. Eastern-style

temple96. Having wings97. Simple ____98. Solid alcohol99. African coin100. Benches101. Obliterate

DOWN1. Serpentine curve2. Stage designer’s product3. Peg for Hogan4. Married5. Entranced6. Greek letter7. Lurid newspaper8. Heraldic bearing9. Developing10. Gentle breeze11. Drunken cry

Today’s Answers

55. Small duck57. Untidy individual61. Entreaty63. Orchestrator65. Affirmative response66. Madras mister68. Large wine cask69. Performance70. Oahu garland72. Higher74. Untidy place77. Pack and water79. Dupes81. Vega, e.g.82. African nut83. Dash of panache85. Apple or pear87. Charge90. Moo91. Some dash widths93. Mouths, to Pliny94. Spanish couple95. Dark brew

Copyright © 2011 by Penny Press

Today’s S

olution

Sudoku

Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

To solve a Sudoku puzzle,every number 1 to 9must appear in:• Each of the nine vertical columns• Each of the nine horizontal rows• Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes

OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, September 30, 2011 www.oakbaynews.com • A21Page 38 week beginning September 29, 2011 Real Estate Victo- OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

126-75 Songhees, $995,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 9

205-936 Fairfi eld Road, $345,000Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyShaunna Jones, 250-888-4628

6-100 NiagaraSaturday 2-4Duttons & Co Real Estate250 383-7100 pg. 1

307-420 Parry, $334,500Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyColin Walters,250-479-3333 pg. 11

301-373 Tyee Rd, $439,900Sunday 12-1:30Burr Properties LtdMike Pearce, 250-382-6636

3-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 7

1058 Summit, $559,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunAmarjeet Gill 250 744-3301 pg. 13

2239 Shelbourne, $399,000Saturday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 12

#31-416 Dallas Rd., $545,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyMarie Blender, 250-385-2033 pg. 10

306-120 Douglas St, $449,000Sunday 2-4Burr Properties LtdChris Gill, 250-382-6636

520 St. Charles St, $1,075,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRonan O’Sullivan 250-744-3301 pg. 12

1261 Rockland, $799,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdJeannie Dewhurst 250 384-8124 pg. 13

604-75 Songhees, $725,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 8

608-68 Songhees, $1,349,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess 250 384-8124 pg. 11

303-1055 Hillside, $274,900Sunday 11:30-1:30Cornerstone PropertiesJosh Prowse 250 661-5674 pg. 33

402-1000 McClure, $244,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDave Bhandar 250 384-8124 pg. 6

1551 Bay St, $399,900Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyMike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100 pg. 12

924B Richmond, $475,000Saturday 3-5Pemberton HolmesAndrew Mara 250 384-8124 pg. 9

654 Langford, $449,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodBrian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100 pg. 40

114-10 Paul Kane, $589,000Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate LtdKevin Sing 250 477-7291 pg. 17

3238 HarrietSunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBill Bird 250 655-0608 pg. 21

1217 Oxford St, $574,000Saturday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893

780 Johnson Street, $419,000Daily 12-5Sotheby’s International RealtyScott Piercy 250 686-7789 pg. 9

530 Harbinger Ave, $799,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyKim Emerson, 250-385-2033 pg. 6

208-11 Cooperage, $498,000Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastLynn MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 8

305-75 Songhees, $625,000Saturday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastBill MacDonald 250 479-3333 pg. 8

407-380 Waterfront, $429,900Saturday 2-4Boorman Real EstateDean Boorman 250 595-1535 pg. 11

108-1560 HillsideSaturday 10-12DFH Real Estate Ltd.Brian Graves, 250-477-7291 pg. 10

604-373 Tyee Rd, $309,900Saturday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-385-2033

105 Ladysmith St, $589,900Sunday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893

401-1325 Harrison, $285,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyHal Decter 250 385-2033 pg. 12

1146 Richardson, $419,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesPaul Whitney, 250-889-2883 pg. 5

5-710 Linden Ave.Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 13

205-1593 Begbie, $249,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800 pg. 11

307-951 Topaz, $299,900Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate LtdSteve MacDonald, 250-477-7291 pg. 5

71 Government St, $489,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAnke Venema, 250 477-1100 pg. 12

1106-707 Courtney St, $599,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Andrew Hobbs, 250-382-6636

304-1593 Begbie, $324,900Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyColin Holliday-Scott, 250-384-7663 pg. 5

1671 Elford, $499,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real EstateDeidra Junghans 250 474-6003 pg. 36

1515 Regents Pl., $827,500Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalPat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 13

508-365 Waterfront, $429,900Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 8

2360 Rosario, $699,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyTim Taddy 250 592-8110 pg. 17

304-2210 Cadboro Bay, $399,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyAvtar Kroad, 250-592-4422 pg. 6

2487 Eastdowne, $769,500Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyBruce Gibson 250 385-2033 pg. 14

3182 Wessex CloseSaturday 2-4Sutton West CoastHiro Nakatani 250 661-4476 pg. 43

1001 Foul Bay Rd, $895,000Saturday 2-4Macdonald Realty LtdEleanor V Smith 250 388-5882 pg. 15

1537 Hampshire, $589,000Sunday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 14

770 Linkleas, $625,000Sunday 1-4Newport RealtyNoah Dobson 250 385-2033 pg. 15

112 Prince Edward Dr, $970,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate LtdJudy Gerrett, 250-656-0131 pg. 14

3075 Eastdowne, $839,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalDave O’Byrne 250 361-6213 pg. 14

19-127 Aldersmith, $474,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunJenny Stoltz 250 744-3301 pg. 15

10 Helmcken RdDaily noon-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200 pg. 2

29-14 Erskine, $429,900Sunday 1-3Newport RealtyMarie Blender 250 385-2033 pg. 11

295 Bessborough AveSunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJason Binab, 250-360-1929

303-101 Nursery Hill Dr.Saturday & Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyShelly Reed, 250-479-3333

76-14 Erskine Lane, $439,900Sunday 1-3Sutton West Coast RealtyElke Pettipas 250 479-3333 pg. 11

111 Marler, $459,000Saturday 2-4JonesCo Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath 250-655-7653 pg. 3

17 Jedburgh, $487,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalRosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663 pg. 37

3833 Holland Ave, $534,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDarren Day, 250-478-9600 pg. 15

1169 Hadfi eld, $539,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGary Bazuik, 250-477-5353 pg. 40

876 Colville Rd, $439,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

357 Kinver St, $589,900Saturday 11-12:30Address Realty LtdMike Chubey, 250-391-1893

876 Craigfl ower, $549,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 18

939 Inskip, $349,999Sunday 2-4Cornerstone PropertiesJosh Prowse 250 661-5674 pg. 33

70-850 Parklands, $399,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGina Sundberg, 250-812-4999 pg. 18

7-704 Rockheights, $599,900Sunday 2-4MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 42

1033 Wychbury, $465,000Saturday 3:30-5Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGary Bazuik, 250-477-5353 pg. 40

454 Sturdee St, $969,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Address Realty Ltd.Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893

927 Devonshire Rd., $439,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 10

858 Parklands, $429,000Saturday 2-4Cathy Duncan & Associates250 658-0967 pg. 1

1064 Colville, $499,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdDorothee Friese 250 477-7291 pg. 18

656 Grenville, $489,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDana Reiter, 250 384-8124 pg. 18

743 Rockheights Ave.Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Laidlaw 250 474-4800 pg. 18

942 Reeve Place, $419,900Saturday 1-3Address Realty Ltd.Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

401-877 Ellery St, $309,900Saturday 11-1Burr Properties LtdChris Gill, 250-382-6636

307-1009 Mckenzie Ave, $165,900Sunday 2-4Burr Properties LtdMike Pearce, 250-382-6636

4190 Kashtan Pl, $549,900Saturday 1-3Address Realty LtdPatrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

33-5110 Cordova Bay, $469,800Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunNicole Goeujon, 250-478-9600 pg. 5

828 Leslie Dr, $639,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesAndrew Plank, 250-360-6106

3669-1507 Queensbury, $464,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Vernon, 250-744-3301 pg. 19

996 Owlwood, $689,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 21

4520 Rithetwood, $799,000Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 20

206-3252 Glasgow, $187,500Sunday 11-1Cornerstone PropertiesJosh Prowse 250 661-5674 pg. 33

1616 Longacre Dr, $579,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunRobert Hahn, 250-744-3301 pg. 18

785 Claremont Ave., $1,048,000Sunday 1-3Ocean City RealtySuzy Hahn 250 381-7899 pg. 3

12-759 Sanctuary Crt, $539,900Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyRob Hosie, 250-385-2033 pg. 5

1178 Woodheath Lane, $714,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real EstateDeana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

4329 Faithwood, $744,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Percy 250 744-3301 pg. 20

4300 Maltwood Cl, $787,000Saturday & SundayDFH Real EstateDeana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

4674 Lochside, $1,098,000Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 20

920 Woodhall Dr, $639,500Sunday 2-4Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-385-2033

4268 Panorama, $542,500Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyDerek Braaten,250-479-3333 pg. 40

5015 Georgia Park Terr. $834,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 21

5041 Lochside, $765,000Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dean Innes 250 477-5353 pg. 20

3-4771 Cordova Bay, $895,000Sunday 1-3Newport RealtyHolly Harper 250 888-8448 pg. 41

891 Claremont Ave, $888,000Saturday & Sunday 12-2DFH Real EstateDeana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

3815 Campus Cres, $679,900Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalPat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 19

1877A Feltham Rd, $609,900Saturday 3-5Re/Max CamosunRick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

2909 Phyllis St, $1,195,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesMurray Clodge, 250-818-6146 pg. 19

781 Canterbury, $624,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyStuart Price, 250-479-3333 pg. 19

4343 Cedar Hill, $575,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage NorthstarRossana Klampfer 250 217-5278 pg. 19

1627 Hybury, $664,990Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunAdrian Langereis 250 514-0202 pg. 43

1663 Bisley, $619,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJacquie Jocelyn, 250-384-8124 pg. 20

2927 Ilene, $599,900Saturday 2-4One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242 pg. 41

890 Snowdrop, $450,000Saturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesAndrew Plank 250 360-6106 pg. 21

245/247 Regina, $519,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesMike Shack, 250-384-8124 pg. 21

4038 Carey Rd., $389,900Saturday 1-3Sutton West CoastMikko Ikonen 250 479-3333 pg. 36

3074 Millgrove, $399,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Tom Muir 250-477-7291 pg. 22

3945 Carey Rd, $679,000Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyAmy Yan, 250-893-8888 pg. 21

354 Gorge Rd W, $639,000Saturday 1-3Fair RealtySteve Blumberg, 250-360-6069 pg. 22

36 Regina Ave., $569,000Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunVinnie Gill, 250-744-3301 pg. 22

1-630 Huxley St, $350,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJerry Mireau, 250-384-8124 pg. 6

3131 Esson Rd., $449,900Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLorraine Williams, 250-216-3317 pg. 22

140 Kamloops, $514,900Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalRosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663 pg. 37

2931 Earl Grey St, $499,900Saturday 2-4Address Realty LtdMike Chubey, 250-391-1893

4792 Beaver Rd, $1,195,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDavid Scotney,250-384-8124 pg. 22

501 Pamela, $575,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdAngele Munro 250 384-8124 pg. 22

425 Kerr, $399,900Sunday 2-4Address Realty LimitedPatrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

639 Ridgebank, $575,000Saturday 2-4Macdonald RealtyScott Garman 250 896-7099 pg. 21

9-4350 West Saanich, $399,900Sunday 1-2Re/Max CamosunShane King 250-744-3301 pg. 22

This Weekend’s

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

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Sept.29-Oct.5 edition of

Published Every Thursday

OPENHOUSESSelect your home.

Select your mortgage.

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

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

www.vericoselect.com

A22 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, September 30, 2011 - OAK BAY NEWSOPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY Real Estate Victoria week beginning September 29, 2011 Page 39

103-3157 Tillicum, $199,900Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalLaurel Hounslow 250 592-4422 pg. 10

630 Sedger, $520,000Saturday 12-2Re/Max CamosunRoland Stillings 250-744-3301 pg. 23

10-3338 Whittier Ave, $419,000Sunday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 5

2898 MurraySaturday 2-4DFH Real Estate LtdDorothee Friese 250 477-7291 pg. 22

851 Verdier Ave, $1,049,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Sotheby’s International RealtyScott Piercy, 250-812-7212 pg. 34

8784 Pender Park, $825,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdJean Thorndycraft 250 384-8124 pg. 24

1286 Knute Way, $499,999Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastKomal Dodd 250 479-3333 pg. 44

2032 Sunfi eld, $199,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 25

8545 Bourne, $694,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalPat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 26

31-7401 Central SaanichSaturday 1-3Newport RealtyNoah Dobson 250 385-2033 pg. 26

1115 Sluggett Rd., $629,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Steve Alford 250-477-7291 pg. 26

2420 Mount Baker, $699,000Saturday & Sunday 11-1Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye 250-384-8124 pg. 11

8903 Haro Park, $684,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMark McDougall 250 477-5353 pg. 24

2320 Oakville AveSunday 2-4Holmes RealtyNancy McLean, 250-656-0911 pg. 6


306-9900 5th St., $219,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunRon Phillips 250-655-0608 pg. 23

304-9880 Fourth St, $288,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 23

106-7088 West Saanich, $449,000Saturday 11-12Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 25

2034 Teale Pl, $465,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunGaye Phillips, 250-655-0608 pg. 23

863 Brentwood Heights, $499,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBev McIvor 250-655-0608 pg. 23

8330 West Saanich, $799,000Saturday 2-4JonesCo Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath 250-655-7653 pg. 3

6816 Jedora Dr, $548,800Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 23


231-2245 James WhiteSaturday 1-2:30Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyGiovanna Balaiban 250 477-5353 pg. 24

9355 Village Way, $215,000Saturday 1-2Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 25

6566 Rey Rd, $579,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800 pg. 26

2415 Amherst, $419,900Sunday 2-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 25

104-2286 Henry Ave.Saturday 11-12:30Royal LePage Coast CapitalGiovanna, 250-477-5353 pg. 24

Unit 63-1255 Wain Rd., $529,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.John Smith 250-477-7291 pg. 23

1824 Mt. Newton X Rd, $549,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesMike Shack, 250-384-8124 pg. 23

1580 Sylvan, $1,049,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalPat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 24

6778 Central Saanich, $515,000Sunday 2-4One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242 pg. 41

754 Braemar, $749,900Sunday 2-4JonesCo Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath 250-655-7653 pg. 3

23-2560 Wilcox Terr, $349,000Sunday 2:30-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ann Watley, 250-656-0131 pg. 23

1722 Barrett, $649,600Saturday 2-4MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 42

604 Stewart Mtn Rd, $729,000Saturday 2-4Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay 250 217-5091 pg. 26

1826 Millstream Rd, $724,900Sunday 3-4Re/Max CamosunShane King, 250-661-4277 pg. 26

6-2711 Jacklin Rd, $269,900Saturday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 29

3134 Wishart Rd, $479,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDavid Stevens, 250-893-1016

3365 St. Troy Pl, $464,900Saturday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 26

100-644 Granrose Ter, $429,000Saturday 1-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 10

974 Moss Ridge, $649,900Sunday 12-2DFH Real EstateJenn Raappana, 250-474-6003 pg. 28

563 Brant Pl., $640,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200 pg. 28

101 & 201-608 Fairway, $299,900Daily 1:30-4:00Century 21 Queenswood RealtySheila Christmas, 250-477-1100 pg. 6

3067 AlouetteDaily 12-4DFH Real Estate LtdMike Hartshorne 250 889-4445 pg. 41

2694 Fergus, $364,900Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalJordan Thome 250 477-5353 pg. 11

100 & 200-974 Preston WaySunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunGeorge Wall, 250-744-3301 pg. 6

306-2745 Veteran’s Memorial, $249,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDiana Winger 250-999-3683 pg. 42

613 Amble Pl, $499,900Saturday & Sunday 12-5Re/Max CamosunKeith Ferguson 250 744-3301 pg. 29

3330 Wishart Rd., $398,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoy Coburn 250-812-5333 pg. 27

3686 Wild Country, $624,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real EstateDeidra Junghans 250 474-6003 pg. 29

116-996 Wild Ridge, $299,900Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250-380-6683 pg. 28

3945 Olympic View Dr, $1,595,900Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesBrendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240 pg. 26

201-3220 Jacklin Rd, $309,900Saturday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 29

408-3226 Jacklin $279,900Saturday 12:30-2:30SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra 250 380-6683 pg. 12

974 Wild Blossom, $599,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate LtdMike Hartshorne 250 889-4445 pg. 28

31-2771 Spencer Rd, $274,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesBrendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240 pg. 27

662 Goldstream, $249,900Daily 1-4Kahl Realty Jason Kahl, 250-391-8484 pg. 7

224 Seafi eld, $479,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJim Bailey 250-592-4422 pg. 28

3445 Karger, $589,900Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 29

2186 Stone Gate, $664,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 43

422 OwensSunday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Laidlaw 250 474-4800 pg. 28

3463 Yorkshire Pl, $599,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDonna Gabel, 250-477-5353 pg. 29

962 Glen Willow, $354,900Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyLaurie Abram 250 385-2033 pg. 11

2390 Echo Valley Dr, $689,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDennis Jabs, 250-386-8875 pg. 27

3705 Wild Berry BendSaturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast CapitalCheryl Laidlaw, 250-474-4800 pg. 28

3910 Metchosin, $1,084,000Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunDeborah Coburn, 250-478-9600 pg. 28

3735 Ridge Pond, $619,900Sunday 12:30-2:00SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250 380-6683 pg. 29

453 Atkins Rd, $584,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

206-611 Goldstream, $247,900Daily 1:30-4:00Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd.Sheila Christmas, 250-477-1100 pg. 6

4252 Metchosin Rd, $499,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDarren Day, 250-478-9600 pg. 27

723 Windover Trc., $879,000Sunday 1-3Gallie RealtyBarbara Gallie 250-478-6530 pg. 28

2200 Harrow Gate, $639,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAnke Venema, 250-477-1100 pg. 26

2878 Canyon Park Pl, $469,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Vernon, 250-642-5050 pg. 27

541 Langvista Dr, $459,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDarren Day, 250-708-2000 pg. 26

994 DunfordDaily 1-4Kahl RealtyLyle Kahl, 250-391-8484 pg. 9

969 Glen Willow, $509,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes LtdChris Marrie, 250 920-8463

803 Cecil Blogg, $519,900Saturday 11-1One Percent RealtyValentino, 250-686-2242 pg. 41

241 Steller Crt, $469,900Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesDaryl Ashby, 250-478-9141 pg. 27

6539 Grant E, $419,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunMel Jarvis 250-661-5180 pg. 42

620 Seascape, $1,149,000Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes - SookeShayne Fedosenko 250-642-3240 pg. 31

1919 Maple AvenueSunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Vernon 250-642-5050 pg. 10

121-6838 Grant Rd, $299,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesJeff Shorter, 250-384-8124 pg. 30

2540 McClaren Rd, $558,000Friday 12-2SmartMove Real EstateMelanie Meades, 250-812-4765 pg. 34

1019 Skylar CircleThursday, Friday & Sunday 1-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Strasser, 250-360-1929

2493 Boompond, $599,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGary Bazuik, 250-477-5353 pg. 40

Park Place, $359,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Re/Max of DuncanKim Johannsen 250 748-7200 pg. 35

This Weekend’s

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

Find more details on the Open Housesbelow in the Sept.29 -Oct.5 edition of

Published Every Thursday

OPENHOUSES

bc

cla

ssifi

ed

s.c

om

BREAKING NEWS!

updated as it happens!on the web at

www.vicnews.comwww.saanichnews.comwww.oakbaynews.com

hoursa day

daysa week

24/7


977 Langford Parkway Langford Tel 250 391 0033 Tf 866 695 0033

1365 United Blvd. Coquitlam Tel 604 777 1365

MON - WED 10 -5:30 THU & FRI 10 - 9 SAT 10-5:30 SUN & HOL 11-5

www.generat ionfurni ture .ca

AnniversarySA L E SA L E

FINAL WEEKEND!

SALE ENDS SUNDAY OCT 2Porter Bedroom Suite $2499 King Bed Dresser Mirror & 1 Night Stand Queen Set $2299

Sofa Chaise $649 Loveseat $579 Coffee Table $299 End Table $219 Round End Table $179

sept.30,2011 oakbaynews

Documents