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Ready to ride

From left, Constable Matt Rutherford, Reserve Constable Diane Luszniak and Constable Brent Hilborne from the Victoria Police Department were presented with their Tour de Rock jerseys by Chief Frank Elsner during a ceremony at the Workpoint Barracks Gunroom.

Cycling dream team brings expertise to VictoriaKendra WongVictoria News

Gil Peñalosa believes streets can be used for more than just cars.

In his birth place of Bogotá, Columbia, Peñalosa said it was a dangerous city for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.

Working as the commissioner of parks, sport and recreation for Bogotá, he slowly transformed the city into a safe place for all people.

He established the program called “open streets” where they closed a few blocks to cars and opened them to pedestrians on Sundays. The program has since

expanded to 121 kilometres and draws 1.3 million people to walk, skate and run every week.

In just three years, Peñalosa also established a sophisticated network of more than 280 kilometres of bike lanes that increased the number of cyclists from 30,000 to almost half a million people daily.

Now, he is bringing his vision to Victoria.

“It was a change of mindset. Columbian people understand that streets are public spaces and they belong to everybody and that it doesn’t make sense to move only cars 24/7,” said Peñalosa, who has worked as a consultant in more than 200

cities around the world and is the founder of 8 80 Cities, a Toronto-based organization that aims to make cities more walkable.

Peñalosa is part of a group being dubbed the cycling “dream team” tasked with identifying four to eight priority corridors in Victoria for construction over the next three years. Earlier this summer, the city approved the first protected bike lane on the north side of Pandora Avenue.

The team also includes Andreas Røhl, cycling specialist with Gehl Architects & Studio and former bicycle program manager for the City of Copenhagen, and Mia Birk, president and CEO of Alta Planning + Design and former

bicycle program manager for the City of Portland.

The focus will be encouraging people aged eight to 80 to ride their bikes.

“I thought staff were pulling my leg when they told me about the team we’d attracted to work on this project,” said Mayor Lisa Helps. “People are often saying, ‘look at Copenhagen to help shape the future of cycling in Victoria.’ With this team, we’re quite literally bringing Copenhagen to Victoria, along with other world-class expertise.”

Peñalosa, who was in Victoria last week with the rest of the team, believes the two guiding principles will be developing

a cycling infrastructure that is safe for all ages and abilities, and connecting people to most places in the city.

“Victoria has the potential to be one of the best small cities in the world and I think that’s what’s so exciting,” he said. “They’re calling it the dream team, but I will say the citizens are the ones that are great. The citizens are the experts to decide what they want.”

The networking planning and conceptual designs are scheduled to be complete by the end of 2015. The city has dedicated $7.75 million to cycling and pedestrian improvements over the next three years. [email protected]

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ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Sunday, Sept. 20 and ends Friday, Oct. 2 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

HELP OUT: Donations to Tour de Rock can be made at tourderock.ca

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Growing up in Victoria, Brent Hilborne remembers seeing the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock ride through his school each year, rallying support for the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.

The former Reynolds Secondary School student, now a constable with the Victoria Police Department, has always been inspired by what the organization does for children affected by cancer and says he is fortunate to be a part of that difference this year as a tour rider.

“Every year, especially growing up in Victoria, to see the Tour de Rock riders go year after year (is inspiring),” Hilborne says. “My colleagues rode year after year and I definitely look up to them and all the work they’ve done for it, and it was just something I wanted to be a part of to make a positive change to my community.”

Hilborne’s decision to be part of this year’s Tour de Rock team comes from a feeling of frustration with the disease -- an illness he believes is important to fight for children who are diagnosed with cancer without ever having put themselves at risk for it.

“Everyone is touched by cancer in some way... whether it’s a family member, them personally, or a friend,” Hilborne says.

Particularly frustrating to Hilborne

is the story of his junior rider, Hannah Day. The five-year-old was thought to have overcome both stomach cancer and leukemia, but recently relapsed and is currently fighting cancer for the third time.

It’s knowing how strong Day and others like her are in their fight against cancer that motivates Hilborne to do all that he can for pediatric cancer research and support programs such as Camp Goodtimes.

“When you’re going out for training rides or you’re doing some fundraising and you think you’re life is hard or you’re a little bit tired, you just think about what a girl like her is going through or any of our junior riders,” Hilborne

says. “It’s pretty good inspiration to work hard and do what you can (to help).”

Knowing that the riders have support from local residents also helps to fuel Hilborne’s efforts.

The feeling of community makes Hilborne proud to be a part of this year’s tour.

“Just seeing the massive amount of community support that’s out there, it’s unbelievable,” he says. “When we go out for training rides or we’re doing a fundraising event in the community, everyone comes out, says hi, and they’re super supportive. It’s a great feeling to know all these people have got your back and are out there to help you, too.”

Read more by following the 2015 Tour de Rock on Facebook.

Many hearts, one mind. That’s the slogan behind the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, a two-week bicycle journey along the length of Vancouver Island to raise funds for the fight against childhood cancer.

Throughout the 1,000-kilometre, two-week ride, riders will make 122 stops in 27 communities including 46 schools. Since its incep-tion in 1998, Tour de Rock has raised more than $20 million for the Canadian Cancer Society, with last year’s efforts totaling more than $1.1 million.

The 2015 team includes 21 riders, comprised of members from the RCMP, military police, municipal police and a media rider.

Brent HilborneMeet Tour de Rock rider

Staying strong for Hannah DayVictoria police Constable Brent Hilborne riding to stand by children fighting cancer

Name: Brent HilborneAge: 30Position: VicPDHometown: VictoriaLives in: SaanichInspiration: Five-year-old

Hannah Day and other junior riders affected by cancer

Photo contributed

Brent Hilborne, a Victoria police constable, is one of this year’s Tour de Rock riders.


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Councillor takes action for refugees Kendra WongVictoria News

One Victoria councillor is pushing for Victoria to become a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants in Canada.

For the last six months, Coun. Jeremy Loveday has been having discussions with leaders from the Victoria Immigration and Refugee Centre and the organizer of World Refugee Day about Victoria becoming Canada’s next sanctuary city, behind Toronto and Hamilton.

In a sanctuary city, municipal employees don’t enforce federal immigration laws, usually by not allowing police or municipal employees to inquire about an individual’s immigration status.

“With increased focus on immigrant and refugee issues because of the tragic nature of the Syrian refugee crisis, people in Canada and people in Victoria are talking about refugee issues in a way that I haven’t seen in a long time,” Loveday said. “I think there’s a desire to take action at a local level. Becoming a sanctuary city is one concrete thing that Victoria can do.”

The call for action comes in response to a shocking photo of the body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach. The boat that his mother, father and brother — all Syrian refugees — were taking to Greece from Turkey sank. Only his father survived.

“Like most people, it was heartbreaking, especially when it hit home a lot for many Canadians when we saw the connections to Canada,” said Loveday, adding based on preliminary talks, there has been support in the community for Victoria becoming a sanctuary city.

David Lau, executive director of the Victoria Immigration and Refugee Centre, said the action would make Victoria more welcoming to newcomers and refugees.

“It’s a very strong statement of support for people who choose Victoria as the city they want to live in,” he said, adding it is not an endorsement for people who don’t get their paperwork in on time or ignore the laws of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Earlier this month, roughly 200 people marched from the Tourism Information Centre in the Inner Harbour to Centennial Square in support of opening Canada’s borders to Syrian refugees as well.

Loveday hopes to get discussions going again and rally support from council to declare Victoria a sanctuary city.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is also pushing to become a sanctuary city. [email protected]

Communities want more options for homeless

Kendra WongVictoria News

After immense backlash against the City of Victoria’s proposed plan to set up a tent city in Topaz Park this summer, some residents feel there are many unanswered questions about the next steps to house the city’s homeless.

At a recent Quadra Village Community Centre meeting, executive director Kelly Greenwell said residents drafted a number of questions they hope city

council will consider during the sheltering solutions workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

“Clearly there needs to be some positive solutions for homelessness but we’re very concerned that it’s going into a park, that that’s being considered,” Greenwell said.

“We’re still concerned there hasn’t been anything in writing that said this option (Topaz Park) is off the table. Until we do, I think everybody is a bit worried this could be considered one of the last resort options.”

The residents’ list of questions include to what degree have other options been explored, what are some of

the services that would be associated with this type of proposal and how will homeless people be supported to have an opportunity to get off the streets?

In July, city council passed a motion 8-1 to consider setting up a designated tenting area for Victoria’s homeless population. Staff identified Topaz Park as a suitable area.

However, there was immense backlash

to the proposal with hundreds of residents showing up to voice their concerns at a public forum at the park. The city has since back pedalled on the issue with

Mayor Lisa Helps issuing an apology for how the plan was rolled out.

Helps has said the proposal is “on pause,” promising more public consultation in the form of a sheltering workshop.

During the upcoming workshop, Greenwell expects a number of residents will push the city to explore other options to house the city’s homeless.

“I think it’s hard when you live in the neighbourhood that’s the testing ground of the idea. Maybe people assume you don’t care about the issue, but they do care about the issue,” Greenwell said. “We want people to know, we want a solution to happen that’s positive and we don’t think it should be in a public park space like this.”

The sheltering solutions workshop takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Crystal Garden (713 Douglas St.)[email protected]

“We’re still concerned there hasn’t been anything in writing that said this option is off the table. Until we do, I think everybody is a bit worried this could be considered one of the last resort options.”

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Whale watching an incredible experience

When you first look at the ocean while standing on Victoria’s shore line, it just looks like a lot of water. Look a little closer, and you may see the odd head of a seal bobbing around. Jump on a zodiac and you could have a close encounter with a humpback whale.

The Juan de Fuca and Haro Strait is home to an abundance of marine life, including killer and humpback whales, whose population has been steadily increasing in recent years.

Being new to the city and a former prairie dweller, I decided to take a whale watching tour and it blew me away.

Within 15 minutes of cruising from Victoria’s Inner Harbour on our zodiac boat, the captain/guide spotted a pod of killer whales. Everyone on board stood up, eager to get a glimpse of these highly intelligent mammals going about their daily routine. They’d surface for a few minutes, displaying their shiny black skin, then slide beneath the water for three to four minutes at a time. Where they’d pop up next was anyone’s guess.

Changing locations to find humpback whales, it didn’t take long before we found one of the enormous beasts heading straight for our boat. The whale looked like a monster as it crept closer and let out a puff of air.

One woman suggested we should move, but our guide assured us the gentle giant that would simply go beneath our boat and it did, surfacing again on the other side before disappearing on another deep dive.

Having a mammal the size of an airplane swim underneath your boat is an uncomfortable yet incredible experience and one I’ll never forget.

All I could see was a large flash of white, which was one of the whale’s fins, our guide explained.

Whenever I look at the ocean now, I’ll have my eyes peeled for any signs of marine life. There’s a whole other world off the coast of Victoria, so get out there and see it whenever you can.

“I am tired of managing poverty.”The words of Lake Babine Nation

Chief Wilf Adam were quoted by both Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad and Premier Christy Clark at their second annual meeting with aboriginal leaders around the province.

In her closing remarks, Clark repeated her aim to continue economic development and resource revenue sharing that have dominated the government’s approach in recent years.

“Let’s eliminate poverty in First Nations communities,” she said, adding “the only way we can fight poverty is to grow the economy.”

Not surprisingly, Clark’s chosen example was the potential of liquefied natural gas development for the Haisla Nation near Kitimat.

That and similar proposals require new gas pipelines. And as is customary in B.C., what people most often hear about are threats and wild claims regarding protests such as the Unist’ot’en camp near Smithers, set up to block a gas pipeline.

There was a round of this in late August, after Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the militant Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs claimed hundreds of RCMP officers were about to descend on the camp. This echoed previous false claims made by self-styled anarchists such as Victoria’s Zoe Blunt,

who has been organizing outside support for the camp for the last couple of years.

Media jumped at the prospect of another Gustafson Lake-style confrontation. This prompted an unusual statement from Cpl. Janelle Shoihet of the North District RCMP.

“To clarify, the B.C. RCMP has no intention of ‘taking down the camp’ set up by the Unist’ot’en,” she said, emphasizing that police are not taking sides or acting as security for pipeline exploration crews being harassed by protesters, who have token support from a couple of dissident members of a Wet’suwet’en clan.

Four elected chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en issued their own statement, to correct

media coverage that represents the Unist’ot’en as speaking for their communities.

“Our Nations support responsible resource development as a way to bring First Nations out of poverty and bring opportunities for our young people,” said Burns Lake Band Chief Dan George.

Wet’suwet’en First Nation Chief Karen Ogen said job and benefit agreements for the Coastal GasLink pipeline were entered into after careful consideration, and she objected to protests from outsiders, some from outside the country.

Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Ellis Ross has no time for crude oil projects, but he has been working towards gas-related development as long as anyone.

Ross spoke out in support of the elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs in their efforts to resolve the dispute with Unist’ot’en members.

“Opposition is the easiest job in the world,” he said. “What is difficult is finding an answer when a First Nations mother has concerns about her child’s future.

“Politicians are quick to shout out sound bites and get into camera shots, but where are the cameras when another First Nations member takes their own life or when they pass away from highway/alcohol related deaths?”

Ross noted that recent court decisions have put B.C. aboriginal leaders in the best position they have ever had, with governments and development project proponents coming to them “with inclusion in mind” after decades of resource development that has passed them by.

You wouldn’t know it most days, but First Nations along both the Coastal GasLink and Pacific Trails gas pipelines have agreed to them.

More aboriginal leaders are getting tired of managing poverty, and misguided protesters.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Some people get adrenaline rushes from skydiving, cliff jumping or bungee jumping. For Jesse Roper, it’s hitting the stage to perform.

The Metchosin musician and frontman of the band, Jesse Roper said performing in front of a huge crowd is unlike any feeling he’s had before.

“The feeling that the more I let go of what’s bugging me throughout the week

or the more I freak out and sink myself into the music, the better I feel afterwards,” said Roper, who will be performing at the Rifflandia Music Festival this week.

“I look forward to it. It’s like therapy for me. It’s just like skydiving. You get up on stage and it feels so good to do it.”

But Roper wasn’t always eager to perform. While he’s been shredding the guitar since age six, during his first performance, his friend had to force

him on stage during an open mic night.

“I realized it was a lot of fun and not that scary,” he said,

adding his guitar skills came from his father who also played the instrument.

After that, he was hooked. Leaving behind his nine-to-five job as a residential painter, Roper moved to Toronto and played

in every bar and corner coffee shop for almost a year.

Family problems eventually brought the

guitarist and singer back to Victoria, where he continued to play in various bars including the Irish Times Pub.

Roper has since garnered a following

of people who love his “shot heavy blues rock” sound.

He’s performed at Rock the North and

Rock the Shores and will grace the stage at Rifflandia for the second time in as many years.

Modest Mouse, Chromeo, Mother Mother, the Arkells

and Tokyo Police Club are some of the other bands, scheduled to perform.

While Roper admitted he doesn’t have a set list planned yet, audiences can expect half an hour of intense energy.

“I just really enjoy doing this stuff. Being that it’s 3 p.m. in the afternoon, no one is going to be tired, that’s for sure,” he said, adding he’s excited about watching other bands perform as well.

“It will be the tightest, best set we’ve ever played. That’s what I aim for at every show — the tightest, best set.”

Roper hits the R.A.P Main Stage (1014 Caledonia Ave.) on Sunday, Sept. 20 just after 3 p.m.

Rifflandia runs from Thursday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Sept. 20 at various venues around Victoria.

For tickets or the full schedule of bands visit rifflandia.com. [email protected]

“I look forward to it. It’s like therapy for me. It’s just like skydiving. You get up on stage and it feels so good to do it.”

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Vic councillor turns down CRD wage increaseKendra WongVictoria News

The Capital Region District (CRD) Board voted to double their wages next year, but one Victoria councillor says she won’t accept the raise.

Marianne Alto was one of six directors to vote against the recommendation to increase the pay of the CRD’s 24 directors during last week’s board meeting.

“I don’t think that we should be making decisions that reward ourselves,” she said. “When we ran for these positions, everybody sitting at that table on Wednesday ran for a position knowing what the pay would be. But the fact of the matter is, we knew what we were getting into when we put our names forward.”

As of Jan. 1, 2016, directors will now make $17,000 from $8,940. The board chairperson will be paid an additional stipend of $25,000 a year, while the board vice-chairperson, standing committee chairperson and hospital district chairperson will receive additional stipends of between $2,500 and $5,000. Directors who are involved in more than two standing committees will also receive an additional $5,000.

The increases add an extra $250,000 to the regional budget — money that comes from taxpayers pockets.

Alto said after consulting her family, she decided not to take the increase and will ask district staff what her options are. But some councillors believe the pay is justified since directors have not had an increase in roughly 20 years. Some councillors added there has been an increase in workload.

“I think directors are entitled to have a modest raise,” said Victoria councillor Ben Isitt, noting that the current compensation structure discriminates against people of lower-income and younger people seeking to hold elected office.

“I’ve had to make huge sacrifices professionally to serve in this role. It’s a big privilege to be here, but I’m not afraid to say that I think a modest increase in compensation is reasonable to help meet increases in the cost of living.”

The CRD encompasses 13 municipalities, three electoral areas and 11 First Nations. [email protected]

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With the federal election just over a month away, support for the NDP is growing on Vancouver Island and they could come out on top in Victoria, according to a University of Victoria professor.

A recent national survey conducted by Nanos Research showed NDP support at 32.7 per cent (up 2.3 percentage points from the previous week), with the Liberals close behind at 30.8 per cent (up 0.6 percentage points), followed by the Conservatives at 26.2 per cent (down 2.3 points).

Locally, Jamie Lawson, associate professor in the department of political science, said NDP support is also growing in the Victoria riding.

“Given where the race is now

and the strong view on the part of supporters of any of the opposition parties, that they’ll support almost any party if it’s able to engineer a defeat of the Stephen Harper conservatives,” he said.

Based on recent polls, Lawson said Murray Rankin will take the Victoria seat over conservative candidate John Rizzuti, Green Party’s Jo-Anne Roberts and liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas.

There are a number of issues, including climate change and the oil spill in Vancouver that are fresh in voters’ minds that could effect how they vote, Lawson said.

“The dry, hot summer is reminding people of climate change and people in Victoria who are on the left of the political spectrum are highly attuned to that,” he said.

“If you’re fixed on the idea that you need to get rid of Harper, I think weirdly, you’re far less concerned about which party does the job, because all of the parties who aren’t the conservatives differ in sort of the same way.”

Lawson said it’s also important to recognize that Victoria has a high rate of retirees from across Canada, which could effect the vote.

“For those who have retired from Alberta and spent a lot of time in the oil and gas industry, they may be here enjoying the weather, but some of those folks probably think that the oil sector is the best thing Canada’s got going for them . . . that’s a qualifying element.”

The federal election will take place on Oct. 19. [email protected]

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Holding a rough-skinned newt in her hand, Jill Robinson can’t help but think about what’s been happening to the delicate little creatures whenever they cross the road at night.

Early last spring, a biologist and team of volunteers with Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) surveyed local roads after concerned citizens reported seeing dead frogs.

The team discovered hundreds of dead frogs and salamanders on roads within the Greater Victoria area. In just one night, 369 amphibians were counted on a small section of West Saanich Road, and now that the seasons are changing it’s happening again.

“It’s pretty devastating,” said Robinson, a member of HAT — a group dedicated towards conserving nature on south Vancouver Island.

“Some of them are alive, but most of them have been totally squished.”

According to Robinson, a lot of HAT’s energy so far has been focused on rural areas in the region, but there’s a number of ponds in Victoria and Esquimalt that could also be locations for migration this fall.

The cooler and wet weather is expected to bring a mass migration of baby frogs and salamanders from their wetland habitat to the forest for the winter. Some are already on the move.

During another survey from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, 480 amphibians were found dead on roads in west Saanich

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The deaths, said Robinson, are having a significant impact on the species’ populations. Where exactly the amphibians are migrating from is what HAT is trying to determine.

In order to identify hot spots for road kill, HAT is asking for the public’s help with reporting frog and salamander crossings this fall. The problem, said Robinson, is that many species migrate at night when it’s raining, often leaving little trace of their

deaths at sunrise. “Unless you are

out there at night time when it’s raining and seeing all the devastation, most of the time in the morning there’s nothing left because scavengers have come along,” said Robinson. “This is one of the leading factors to what’s devastating a lot of populations so figuring out where these hot spots are is really important in order to come up with some sort of mitigation measures so we can reduce this impact.”

More than 60 per cent of frog and toad species in B.C. are now listed by federal and provincial agencies as species of concern.

Rough-skinned newts and Pacific tree frogs are having a particularly rough time.

Robinson said there are a few things that can be done to improve road safety for amphibians, like installing fences re-directing the critters to lit culverts or creating tunnels, but first the problem areas need to be identified.

Anyone that sees the critters crossing the road, or has seen high mortality areas is asked to report the sighting by filling out a form at hat.bc.ca. [email protected]

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Jill Robinson with Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) holds a rough-skinned newt. HAT is asking for the public’s help with reporting frog and salamander crossings throughout the region this fall.



What do shopping carts, bicy-cles, a piano, laptops, and com-puters have in common? Other than being things that can be purchased from retail stores, they have all been pulled out of the Gorge Waterway over the last few years.

On Saturday, Sept. 19, the 15th annual Gorge Waterway Cleanup will focus on cleaning up roughly five kilometres of shoreline from the Bay Street Bridge to Tillicum Bridge.

Last year, roughly 80 to 100 volunteers collected close to half a tonne of trash, including small items like styrofoam, cello-phane, coffee cups, clothing and 1,364 cigarette butts to larger items like tires, bicycles and a

newspaper box. “It builds awareness of just

how we need to, as a community, protect the pristineness and beauty of the nautral areas that we live close to,” said Suzette Delmage, event organizer and community recreation coordina-tor for the Burnside Gorge Com-munity Association. “When you see the pile of garbage, you real-ize how much impact humans actually can have.”

A dive team with CFB Esqui-malt will also be scouring the bottom of the waterways as part of the cleanup effort.

Last month, a barge carry-ing scrap vehicles tipped over in the Gorge Waterway, sending more than 50 cars spilling into the water. While the cleanup effort has begun, Delmage hopes it will increase awareness

on the need to keep the environ-ment clean.

“If there’s any positive out-come of having those cars slip into the gorge it would be that it has increased awareness,” she said. “Maybe we’ll find wind-shield wipers washed up on shore, we don’t know.”

The effort is part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, an event to clean up shorelines in more than 1,880 cities across the country.

Volunteers can sign up the day of in Selkirk Green Park. Limited gloves and boots are available and volunteers are encouraged to bring their own. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

For more information, call Del-mage at 250-388-5251 or email [email protected].

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Victoria councillor Charlayne Thorton-Joe, left, a volunteer, and Victoria police chief Frank Elsner pull a shopping cart from the Gorge Waterway during last year’s cleanup.

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It was here that a worker told her about the Bridges for Women Society, a commu-nity agency offering employment train-ing and supportive programs for women impacted by violence or abuse.

“They helped me in so many ways,” said Stacy, who did not want to publish her last name. “They helped me with my own self-image and my own self-esteem and made me feel that I was actually worth while.”

The program, which has been operating in Victoria since 1988, helped Stacy put together a cover letter and resume, and gave her the knowledge to keep a job once hired.

After six months in the program, Stacy graduated from the Bridges for Women Westshore program

and within a month found full-time employ-ment.

“I now have another family. Bridges for Women is like another family. I have a home. The support is the big thing. There’s things that tend to happen in real life that baffle people,” she said.

“As someone who has gone through stuff and needed coun-selling and training, there’s things that hap-pen that set you back. It’s being able to come to some place and be welcomed and talk about it.”

Bridges for Women, that has campuses in Victoria, Langford and Saanichton, is one of roughly 111 programs in the Capital Regional District that receive funding from United Way Greater Victoria.

“It helps us make sure that we can keep our doors open in Victoria,” said Victo-ria Pruden, executive director of Bridges for Women. “We don’t turn anyone away, but as you know, there’s a cost to supporting people in need. It really helps us be the best community resource that we can be.”

Last year, Bridges for Women helped 202 women in the employ-ment program and

more than 360 used the society’s walk-in self-service sign-ins for computer lab/job searches in Greater Victoria

United Way Greater Victoria is launching its annual community campaign, the Power of You on Wednesday, Sept. 16, encouraging residents, workplaces and community lead-ers to become donors and participate with the organization.

Patricia Jelinski, CEO of United Way Greater Victoria, said even the smallest donations can make a difference.

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What do shopping carts, bicy-cles, a piano, laptops, and com-puters have in common? Other than being things that can be purchased from retail stores, they have all been pulled out of the Gorge Waterway over the last few years.

On Saturday, Sept. 19, the 15th annual Gorge Waterway Cleanup will focus on cleaning up roughly five kilometres of shoreline from the Bay Street Bridge to Tillicum Bridge.

Last year, roughly 80 to 100 volunteers collected close to half a tonne of trash, including small items like styrofoam, cello-phane, coffee cups, clothing and 1,364 cigarette butts to larger items like tires, bicycles and a

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A dive team with CFB Esqui-malt will also be scouring the bottom of the waterways as part of the cleanup effort.

Last month, a barge carry-ing scrap vehicles tipped over in the Gorge Waterway, sending more than 50 cars spilling into the water. While the cleanup effort has begun, Delmage hopes it will increase awareness

on the need to keep the environ-ment clean.

“If there’s any positive out-come of having those cars slip into the gorge it would be that it has increased awareness,” she said. “Maybe we’ll find wind-shield wipers washed up on shore, we don’t know.”

The effort is part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, an event to clean up shorelines in more than 1,880 cities across the country.

Volunteers can sign up the day of in Selkirk Green Park. Limited gloves and boots are available and volunteers are encouraged to bring their own. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

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Our Place is planning to extend their winter hours to serve Victoria’s most vulnerable. This unique, inner-city community centre provides over 1,500 meals per day, hot showers, education, job skills, free clothing, counseling and outreach services, plus 45 transitional housing units. Our Place is currently recruiting volunteers in all areas.

Volunteer Recruitment Fair: Are you looking to engage in the community? Would you like to find that perfect volunteer fit for your skills, interests, and availability? Mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 1 and attend Volunteer Victoria’s Volunteer Recruitment Fair at UVic, in the Student Union Building.

Canadian Diabetes Association is looking for a volunteer who is keen to organize a Diabetes Awareness event in November.

Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria is looking for volunteers to fill various ongoing and event-specific roles. Positions include gallery stewards, office support, committee members, communications and fundraising.

An interpretive dis-play focusing on early First Nations land use is now ready for public viewing at the Esqui-malt Recreation Centre.

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A bus and bike lane on Douglas Street from Hillside Avenue to Tolmie Street is now complete.

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Phase one of the project, which included north and southbound lanes between Fisgard Street and Hillside Avenue, was completed last year.

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With hundreds of fans still lingering around The Q Centre, drinking in the jubilation of the Victoria Shamrocks’ ninth Mann Cup lacrosse win and first since 2005, Karsen Leung gave a shoutout to his team’s support-

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Leung, one of a num-ber of Shamrocks play-ers who learned the game as kids in Greater Victoria, dedicated the win to the whole Victo-ria community.

“Ever since we were in Mann Cup 2013 (in Colwood), everyone’s been pushing me, push-ing our team to keep going, keep going. And this is it, we finally did it.”

Up against a tough Lakers squad that wouldn’t go quietly – Peterborough trailed 4-0 after one and 5-1 in the second but pulled within two, 6-4, by the end of the period. A fired-up Shamrocks team came out guns blazing in the third.

Jesse King scored his seventh and eighth goals of the series, 30 seconds in and at the 4:45 mark to make it 8-4. Team captain Scott Ranger added to the lead 32 seconds later.

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Corey Small scored a game-high three goals, added an assist and was awarded the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy for his efforts as the Mann Cup’s most valuable player. He led all play-ers with 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) in the six games.

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Victoria outshot the Lakers 45-37 on the night, with the Rocks’ Aaron Bold and Peter-borough’s Matt Vinc going the distance.

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With hundreds of fans still lingering around The Q Centre, drinking in the jubilation of the Victoria Shamrocks’ ninth Mann Cup lacrosse win and first since 2005, Karsen Leung gave a shoutout to his team’s support-

ers.“We fought so hard

through the series; we’re exhausted; but just hav-ing these guys here get-ting loud it helps out so much,” he said after scoring twice in the Rocks’ series-clinching 12-6 win over the Peter-borough Lakers in game six Friday. “We look for-

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Leung, one of a num-ber of Shamrocks play-ers who learned the game as kids in Greater Victoria, dedicated the win to the whole Victo-ria community.

“Ever since we were in Mann Cup 2013 (in Colwood), everyone’s been pushing me, push-ing our team to keep going, keep going. And this is it, we finally did it.”

Up against a tough Lakers squad that wouldn’t go quietly – Peterborough trailed 4-0 after one and 5-1 in the second but pulled within two, 6-4, by the end of the period. A fired-up Shamrocks team came out guns blazing in the third.

Jesse King scored his seventh and eighth goals of the series, 30 seconds in and at the 4:45 mark to make it 8-4. Team captain Scott Ranger added to the lead 32 seconds later.

While the Lakers’ Turner Evans returned the favour less than a minute afterward to cut the gap to 9-5, Peter-borough never really recovered from the early onslaught and the Shamrocks’ defenders and transition players clamped down further.

Fellow attacker Dan Dawson, who earned his sixth Mann Cup title and piled up a Cup record-tying eight assists on

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Dawson, who heads to New York this week to captain Team Can-ada at the World Indoor Lacrosse Champion-ships, had a huge smile on his face as he cradled his four-month-old son, Theo, and watched his teammates share Cup time with each other and their families.

Corey Small scored a game-high three goals, added an assist and was awarded the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy for his efforts as the Mann Cup’s most valuable player. He led all play-ers with 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) in the six games.

Also scoring for the winners were Daryl Veltman and Rhys Duch, and defenders Bradley Kri and Tyler Hass. Other goal scor-ers for Peterborough were Curtis Dickson, Brad Self, Mark Far-thing, Scott Evans and Chad Tutton.

Victoria outshot the Lakers 45-37 on the night, with the Rocks’ Aaron Bold and Peter-borough’s Matt Vinc going the distance.

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Publishing 31,000 copies twice weekly in print and online all the time, The Saanich News serves the needs of local residents for information about their community. We are committed to growing locally and are looking to add a talented sales professional with a passion for business development.

In this key role, you will work with local businesses and organizations to understand their needs and present advertising solutions that deliver results. Successful candidates bring a high energy level, positivity and have a genuine passion to learn about other businesses. You are creative, organized and thrive in a competitive market with frequent deadlines. You are results oriented, business development focused and understand the importance of building a plan to accomplish your goals. A car and valid driver’s license is required. Business-to-business sales experience will be considered a strong asset.

Your efforts will be supported with industry leading sales tools including research and a suite of products with a track record of delivering client satisfaction. We offer a competitive salary plus commission and the opportunity to grow your career with an industry leader in the fast-paced world of advertising.

Please forward resume and cover letter to:

Oliver Sommer, PublisherSaanich [email protected] – 3550 Saanich RoadVictoria, B.C. V8X 1X2

Advertising Sales Consultant

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HELP WANTED

PRODUCTION WORKERSCanada’s Largest Independently owned news-paper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location.This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of news-papers and advertising supplements.REQUIREMENTS:• Prior bindery and/or

machine operator experience would be an asset

• Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks

• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time

• Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment

• Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail

• Must have own transportation

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VANCOUVER Island Sales Representative required. Trend-Tex Fabrics Inc. is the leading wholesale distributor in Canada to the quilting and fab-ric industry. We are currently looking for a motivated, outgo-ing individual to join our Sales team, representing the Van-couver Island area. Previous sales experience and knowl-edge of sewing and quilting would be an asset. The posi-tion involves but is not limited to servicing our quilt stores throughout Vancouver Island, showing fabric samples and explaining quilt programs on an ongoing basis. Strong cus-tomer service skills are re-quired. On occasion, the Sales Representative would also be required to meet and service the customers at our head of-fi ce and warehouse in Port Coquitlam. This position is part time, and 100% commission based. Resumes will be ac-cepted by mail or email only. Trend-Tex Fabrics will be in contact with the qualifi ed can-didates for interviews. [email protected] or Trend-Tex Fabrics 1317 Kebet Way Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 6G1

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Notice is hereby given that to recover our charg-es under the provisions of the Warehouse Lien Act, all goods contained in unit units #W09, #W11 and #X04 located at Keating Self Storage, 6822 Veyaness Rd, Vic-toria BC will be sold on Sept 24th at 10am or thereafter online at:

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until the goods listed be-low are sold or disposed of. Mrs. Sharon Zutter of Hay River NT, Items: household goods. The person(s) listed above the described goods are liable to us for outstand-ing charges.

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TENDERS

OMICRON CONSTRUCTION LTD

Omicron Construction Ltd. (“Omicron”) is requesting in-terested trade contractors to submit their Pre-Tender Qualifi cation Statements for the construction of the new BC Hydro Victoria Opera-tions Facility located within Victoria, BC. The Project: The project consists of a six-phase re-development of the BC Hydro Victoria Opera-tions Facility. The scope will include construction of a two-storey main Operations Building (total building area of 6,973 sq.m./75,056.7 sq.ft.), a Fleet Services Building, a Hazmat Storage Building and a Covered Parking Structure. Scope of Work – Design Packages 1a: Omicron will be inviting bids for this project from pre-qualifi ed trade contractors. Interested trade contractors are invited to submit pre-ten-der qualifi cation statements for the following specifi c scopes of work to be bid as separate tender packages: Demolition, Paving, and Pre- Eng. Buildings. Please for-ward all questions to the Senior Construction Manag-er, Ron Francis Email: [email protected] Fax: 604-632-3351 Phone: 604-632-4356

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SALES

CARETAKERS/RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS

MOTEL ASST Manager Team to run small Motel in Parksville BC. Non-Smoking, no Pets, good Health, fulltime live-in position. Fax 250-586-1634 or email resume to: [email protected]

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION-ISTS are in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medi-cal transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com. [email protected].

START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Infor-mation Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

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VOLUNTEERS

CANADIAN DIABETES Asso-ciation is looking for a volun-teer who is keen to organize a Diabetes Awareness event in November. Call 250-386-2269.

OUR PLACE is planning to extend their winter hours to serve Victoria’s most vul-nerable. This unique, inner-city community centre provides over 1,500 meals per day, hot showers, education, job skills, free clothing, counseling and outreach services, plus 45 transitional housing units. Our Place is currently recruiting volunteers in all areas. Call 250-386-2269.

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VOLUNTEERS

RETURN TO Health Volunteer Visitors are needed to providesocial support for isolat-ed/lonely seniors following hospitalization. Training to ad-dress age related issues be-gins in mid October, Wed af-ternoons for 7 continuousweeks. Seniors Serving Sen-iors at 250-382-4331.

SENIORS SERVING Seniors is seeking volunteers to pro-vide social support and en-couragement to isolated andlonely seniors following hospi-talization. Volunteers will re-ceive training and workingtools to address age-relatedissues. Training begins in Oc-tober 2015 on Wednesdaysfrom 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for 7weeks. Call 250-386-2269.

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FREE RECORDABLE audio cassette tapes, 40 tapes. Call (250)388-3572

FRIENDLY FRANK

LG CELL Phone $28. 50 CDs, $1.50 each. 20” TV $20. (250)592-0947.

NEW “REI” extra large dog shoes, $20. (250)656-4853.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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SMALL PORTABLE “Elna Lo-tus” sewing machine, $70. Call (250)886-9873.

VIDEOS- “THORN Birds” Hi-fi , series of 5, 11 hrs, like new, $35. Call 250-383-5390.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

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

STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer Madness Sale! All buildings, all models. You’ll think we’ve gone mad deals. Call Now and get your deal. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

RENTALS

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PARKING SPACE near Lans-downe Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (more with reduced rate for two vehi-cles). Chris, 250-595-0370.

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GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished. W/D, D/W, A/C. Big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Call Ray 778-433-1233.

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AUTO SERVICES

FREE REMOVAL of all vehi-cles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

CARS

2010 CHEVY Cobalt LT, 4 door, black, power everything, auto, A/C, less then 73,000km, $9000 with full tank of gas! Call 250-634-8586.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

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MOTORCYCLES

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1993 CORSAIR 36’ 5thWheel. Reconstructed. Fullyfurnished. Everything included:dishes, Linens, pots and pans,outdoor furniture, maintenancetools. $5,750 obo. Serious in-quiries, by appointment only.250-532-5580.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENTbookkeeping or Payroll Servic-es avail. Call (250)858-5370.

VICTORIA Tax & Bookkeep-ing On-Location or Remote Bookkeeping/Taxes 250-514-4058

CARPENTRY

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY-Interior fi nishing, weather proofi ng, decks, fencing, lami-nate fl oors. Reasonable rates. Insured. Call 250-857-1269 or www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES

Spik N’ Span Cleaning. Excel-lent rates. Esquimalt/Victoria. Senior Disc. (778)432-3588.

CONCRETE & PLACING

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

ELECTRICAL

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

BERNIE OSBORNE Electric Res/Com. Reasonable rates. Lic #15478. 250-386-9108.


ELECTRICAL

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaran-teed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

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

GARDENING

(250)208-8535. Landscaping Tree & hedge pruning, full yard clean-up, soil delivery, hauling. 25yrs experience.

(250) 858-0588- Lawn & garden maint.

- Landscaping- Fences & Decks

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

GARDEN OVERGROWN?Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.


GARDENING

LANDSCAPE & TREE CareLawns, garden, tree prun-ing/shaping, hedge trimming, design, monthly maintenance. Insured, reliable. References. Call Andrew, 250-893-3465.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, pow-er washing, de-moss, Insured.

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

ABBA Exteriors Inc.“Fall Clean-Up Specials”Gutter & Window CleaningConcrete Power Washing

Vinyl Siding CleaningRoof Sweep & De-MossingCarpentry * Yard Cleanup

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www.abbaexteriors.caLocally owned Family business

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs win-dows, PW. 250-380-7778.

HANDYPERSONS

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


HANDYPERSONS

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

RENO SPECIALIST- Carpen-try, drywall, plumbing, tiling electric. Kitchen & bath. 20yrs exp. Fully insured. Alain 250-744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

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

HAUL A WAY Junk & garbage removal. Clean & green. Free quotes. Sr disc. 778-350-5050

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

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

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

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

Refuse Sam✓Garbage Removal

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Call Nicolaas at (250)920-5108.

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT BrosMoving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- Free estimates!

Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747

PAINTING

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

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

HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫(250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Interiors/ Exteriors.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.


PLUMBING

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

FULL SERVICE Plumbingfrom Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50off your next job if you presentthis ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

VICTORIA ROOF REPAIRFlat & Shingle 250-900-7141www.victoriaroofrepair.ca

WINDOW CLEANING

ABBA EXTERIORSProfessional gutter cleaning &repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing, packagediscounts. “Locally owned Family business”. WCB, BBB Certifi ed; Now accepting Visa/MasterCard. (778)433-9275.

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