saanich news, september 20, 2013

Friday, September 20, 2013

Easing the painSaanich dentist offers free dental surgery to those in need.

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Dean Murdock’s position as a council-lor makes him prone to fielding questions from Saanich residents about a variety of hot-button issues. The one question that comes up more than all others? “When is my street getting a sidewalk?”

And unless that particular sidewalk is slated to be built that fiscal year, Murdock and his fellow councillors who get similar queries can’t say when it will happen.

“The way (sidewalk) prioritization is done at the moment seems to be ad hoc and conducted on an annual basis. None of that is open to the public to view,” Mur-dock said. “I think we need to have that exposed a little more to show our resi-dents how those decisions are made.”

The engineering department uses its pedestrian priority improvement plan (PPIP) to evaluate unsafe pedestrian routes in the municipality. But that’s only part of the equation, Murdock said.

The councillor spent the better part of his summer walking sidewalk-less streets in Saanich alongside residents who want improved pedestrian infrastructure.

“There’s a lot of places I found where a sidewalk would dramatically improve the walking environment. We’ve got some very busy streets where there’s little more than a gravel road edge for people to walk on – that includes kids on the way to school and seniors on their way to the bus or the store,” Murdock said.

Sidewalks strike a chord with residents Saanich councillor seeks a public, long-term plan for sidewalk building

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Edward HillNews staff

In May, two bicycle thieves found them-selves hiding in tall grass, along the pitch-black Pat Bay Highway near Elk Lake after Saanich police descended on the area.

It was a good hiding spot from flash-lights, but no so much from Zeke the

police dog. The five-year-old veteran quickly sniffed out $40,000 worth of stolen gear and the suspects themselves.

“Zeke located all the bikes and wetsuits stashed away and continued on the track,” said Saanich dog handler Const. Jon Zielin-ski. “There were speedy arrests that night.”

Zielinski and Zeke are the defending general-duty champions for the Canadian Police Canine Championships, hosted by Saanich police this weekend. More than 30 police dog teams from a dozen police agencies between Victoria and Montreal will be put through the paces in a friendly competition.

Seven scenarios emulate what might be

encountered on a typical police shift: gen-eral tracking, evidence search, compound search and building search, and obedi-ence, agility and catching a “bad guy” in a bite suit. A separate arm of competition is held for drug and bomb sniffing dogs.

Competition Friday and Saturday is closed to the pubic, as the searches are in private buildings and fenced compounds. The event is open to the public Sunday at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium for the obedience, agility and dra-matic dog suit take-downs.

During play time at Topaz Park, Saanich police dog Zeke waits

patiently for Const. Jon Zielinski to give the OK to grab the rubber ball.

Last year's winners, Zielinski and Zeke will compete in the national police canine championships this weekend, hosted by the Saanich

police.

Edward Hill/News staff

sniffing out the bad guysTop police canine teams face off in Saanich for national competition

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This year’s 21-member Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team will begin their two-week jour-ney on Saturday, raising money for pediatric cancer research.

The team will be sent off in style Saturday morning (Sept. 21), with a community send-off at Admirals Walk in View Royal.

“Saturday’s send-off isn’t about sending the riders up-Island, it’s about community and showing support for an important cause that can have a deep impact on communities everywhere on the Island” said Black Press media rider Arnold Lim.

Lim and his fellow team-mates – police officers, media members and special guests – will cycle nearly 1,100 kilome-tres from Sept. 21 to Oct. 4 from Port Alice to Victoria. Money raised will go to pediatric can-cer research and programs for children living with cancer.

Lim says he’s looking forward to Tour, after having spent the last eight months training on the bike and fundraising.

“I’m trying to mentally and emotionally prepare myself for what I believe will be the most intense two weeks of my life.”

Saturday’s send-off runs from 7 to 9 a.m. in front of the Admi-rals Walk Coast Capital Savings branch (1499 Admirals Rd.).

Visit tourderock.ca for a list-ing of fundraising events and to read blog posts from the riders.

Tour de Rock kickoff Saturday

Edward HillNews staff

Dr. Ross Crapo admits that he launched a free day of dental care four years ago primarily as a mar-keting tool.

But the need was beyond what he imagined, and the most severe day-to-day dental cases didn’t come close to the suffering of Vic-toria’s homeless and those living in poverty.

“I initially got involved with it because of the marketers. They said it would be a good way to market the practice and that’s the reason I started it,” said Crapo (pronounced Cray-po). “Then we had the experience of the first year, and we saw things we don’t normally see.

“You get an appreciation for how people are suffering on a daily basis. It’s hard for the rest of us to imagine.”

On Saturday, Crapo and Dr. Ngan Huynh are offering the fourth annual Dentistry From The Heart at Crapo’s office in Saan-ich. In three years Crapo’s team has helped 170 people living with painful cavities and rotten teeth.

“We were seeing street people, single moms beaten down from demands on their time and energy with no funds,” he said.

“The need is very strong in the community. Once they’re put through they’re so appreciative we’ve helped them. It’s great for them and its a wonderful expe-rience for myself the staff and other doctors.”

Clients at the free dental day tend to be the working poor, single moms and their kids, and those living on the street. About 20 volunteers manage the intake of clients and a triage process to sort the worst cases, often those who are drug addicted.

“Because of a dependance on drugs, there’s neglect and dry mouth ... decay tears the teeth apart,” Crapo says. “The nerves

are in play, the abscesses and swelling makes life unbearable.”

The number of people treated in a day depends on the sever-ity of the cases. If there’s smooth triage and straightforward proce-dures, the patient can be out in 15 minutes. Others take an hour of work.

“We try to deal with the most severe abscesses and broken teeth. We’re not here for crowns

and dentures. This is emergency dental care,” he said.

“There are limits. If someone comes in with all their teeth rot-ten to the gum, we’ll remove teeth with the active abscesses and not take all the teeth out. One fellow came in last year with all his teeth rotten to the gum. We took out four teeth and he was delighted, over the moon.”

Bryce Gibney, who runs the Dentistry from the Heart in Western Canada, said Crapo pioneered the program in B.C. and is its strongest supporter in Canada. The dental surgeon donates $30,000 to $40,000 worth of dentistry and staff time over the day. Thrifty Foods and Red Barn Market donate food for the volunteers.

Gibney said that anyone in dental-related pain will be treated that day, and if the problems are too widespread, Crapo will often see the person at a later date.

“I’ve seen people with tooth aches for two months with their jaw infected. We get people like that in such distress but we can’t do much that day but get them on antibiotics,” Gibney said.

“When the doctor brings the patient back, he will do the work. Dr. Crapo doesn’t finish Dentistry from the Heart until some weeks later.”

Crapo noted that his day is an addition to the dental services offered weekly by the Cool Aid Society in downtown Victoria.

“The Cool Aid Society does a great job. They are a force for good,” he said.

Dentistry From The Heart is Saturday, Sept. 28, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 4400 Chatterton Way, Suite 206. Call 250-383-3368 for advance scheduling. First come, first served after the first 50 sched-uled appointments. See www.den-tistryfromtheheart.org.

Pain relief, one tooth at a time

William Shepherd/News staff

Saanich dentist Dr. Ross Crapo is offering free emergency dental care on Saturday for people who are suffering from tooth decay and neglect due to poverty or living on the street.

Saanich dentist on fourth year of offering free emergency dental care

Don DescoteauNews staff

Greater Victoria school district trustee Deborah Nohr has been censured by the board of education for alleged harassment of a senior district staff member.

The move, announced in a statement by board chair Peg Orcherton at a meet-ing Monday night, follows an independent

investigation into the matter by Vancouver lawyer Judith Anderson.

Orcherton confirmed Wednesday the decision to publicly censure Nohr was made after trustees reviewed Anderson’s findings at a special meeting on Sept. 12.

Censures have rarely been used by school boards in B.C. and Orcherton said it’s the first time such action has been taken in her 11 years on the Greater Victoria board.

The statement she read Monday listed allegations against Nohr as:

- Failing to respect the will of the majority of the board;

- Sending an email of which the timing, content and distribution was offensive and derogatory to a senior staff member;

- Communicating directly with an agency in a manner that could have led to sanc-tions and penalties on the school district;

- Her public derogatory and untrue state-ments about a senior employee’s handling of a board motion;

- Communicating with district staff in a manner that undermines the role of a senior staff member and the board of education.

The allegations and accompanying state-ment did not make reference to specific incidents.

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Despite a flurry of noise complaints last weekend, City of Vic-toria officials say a four-day music festival rocked well within its sound limits.

Rifflandia wrapped up Sunday afternoon in Royal Athletic Park, while outdoor night stages at Phillips Brewery on Govern-ment Street and Mar-ket Square were open Thursday through Sat-urday.

“We’re figuring it’s upwards of 75 to 80 (noise) complaints … within our own depart-

ment and through Victoria Police Depart-ment,” said Kate Friars, city director of parks, and recreation. “It’s not a normal weekend for us, but we feel the operators operated within their decibel (limit).”

Saanich police were “inundated” with noise complaints over the weekend from both Saanich and Oak Bay residents, said Sgt. Steve Eassie. Callers were referred to Vic-toria’s 24-hour bylaw enforcement line.

“One lady even said her windows were shaking,” Eassie said. “There’s very little

we can do from an enforcement stand-point given that these events were taking place outside the juris-diction.”

Decibel monitoring took place every half hour at Royal Athletic Park, while regular monitoring was com-pleted in Fernwood, Jubilee and North Park where complaints have been reported in past years, Friars said.

“We did have four spikes in the park dur-ing the weekend for a short period of time. Those were brought to the attention of the organizer and they brought it down right away,” she said.

Friars said Atomique Productions, which produces Rifflandia, is “a great group of peo-

ple to work with” and are always respectful of noise concerns.

Bowen Osoko, VicPD spokesman, said offi-cers were busy both at Rifflandia and sev-eral outdoor events in Esquimalt, but there were no major inci-dents to report.

“We had a large pres-ence (at Rifflandia),” Osoko said. “We went early and often, and as a result, there were no problems that esca-lated.”[email protected]

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Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash or certified cheque by 3:00 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 a.m. on the following day.

The District of Saanich makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments, and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property.

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Many urban areas have built or are considering building waste-incineration facilities

to generate energy. At first glance, it seems

like a win-win. You get rid of “garbage” and acquire a new energy source with fuel that’s almost free. But it’s a problematic solution, and a complicated issue.

Metro Vancouver has a facility in Burnaby and is planning to build another.

Toronto is also looking at the technology, which is already being used else-where in the region, with a plant in Burlington and another under construction in Clar-ington.

The practice is especially popu-lar in the European Union, where countries including Sweden and Germany now have to import waste to fuel their generators.

The term “waste” is correct; there’s really no such thing as gar-bage. And that’s one problem with burning it for fuel. Even those who promote the technology would probably agree that the best ways to deal with waste are to reduce, reuse and recycle it.

It’s astounding how much unnec-essary trash we create, through excessive packaging, planned obso-lescence, hyper-consumerism and lack of awareness.

We toss out lots of items that can be reused, repaired or altered for other purposes. As for recycling, we’ve made great strides, but we

still send close to three quarters of our household waste to the land-fill. Considering each Canadian

produces close to 1,000 kilograms of waste a year, that’s a lot of trash.

Turning unsorted and usable trash into a valuable fuel commod-ity means communities are less likely to choose to reduce, reuse and recycle it. Burning waste can seem easier and less expensive than sorting, diverting and recycling it. But once it’s burned, it can never be used for anything else.

Incinerating waste also comes with environmental problems. Although modern technologies reduce many air pollutants once associated with the process, burn-ing plastics and other materials still creates emissions that can contain mercury, dioxins and furans.

As with burning fossil fuels, burning waste – much of which is plastics derived from fossil fuels – also produces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions that con-tribute to climate change.

Burning waste doesn’t make it disappear, either. Beyond the fly ash and pollutants released into the atmosphere, a great deal of toxic “bottom ash” is left over. Metro Vancouver says bottom ash from its Burnaby incinerator is about 17 per cent the weight of the waste burned. That ash must be disposed of, usually in landfills.

Incineration is also expensive and inefficient. Once we start the practice, we come to rely on waste as a fuel commodity, and it’s tough to go back to more environmentally sound methods of dealing with it. As has been seen in Sweden and Germany, improving efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle can actu-ally result in shortages of waste “fuel”!

We need to find ways to man-age waste and to generate energy without relying on diminishing and increasingly expensive supplies of polluting fossil fuels.

Sending trash to landfills is clearly not the best solution. But we have better options than land-fills and incineration, starting with reducing the amount of waste we produce.

Through education and regu-lation, we can reduce obvious sources and divert more composta-ble, recyclable and reusable materi-als away from the dump. It’s simply wasteful to incinerate it.

It would be far better to sort trash into organics, recyclables and products that require careful dis-posal. We could then divert these different streams to minimize our waste impacts and produce new commodities.

Organics used in biomass energy systems could offset fossil fuel use while creating supplies of fertilizers. Diversion and recycling lessen the need to extract new resources and disrupt the environment while cre-ating more value and jobs.

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Burning trash a waste of resources

‘It’s astounding how much unnecessary trash we create.’

Celebrating a Victoria iconWhen a locally owned, independent

business survives 50 years, it’s something to be celebrated.

When it’s a bookstore that has elegantly survived the disruptive technology of cheap online books, paperless e-books and big box stores, that sends a hopeful message – not all consumer culture has to devolve to the click of a button or exist under the glare of fluorescent lights in warehouse shopping centres.

This Saturday, Munro’s Books celebrates 50 years of business. Jim Munro and his first wife Alice Munro (the author) opened in 1963 in the alley near the Odeon Theatre on Yates Street. The store has since thrived for 29 years in its current Old Town Government Street location.

More akin to a small cathedral than a bookstore, the 1909 neo-classical stone building, Roman columns and arched ceilings draw locals and visitors for the architecture and atmosphere (think live string quartets at Christmas) almost as much as its selection of books, literature and obscure magazines.

Those 29 years ago, Jim Munro took a big risk in rescuing and restoring the grand old building the Royal Bank covered over in 1950s banality. Book-selling isn’t a high-margin business, but Munro’s gamble has paid off in terms of its reputation as a must-see tourist venue and a place for locals to peruse the best in new non-fiction and novels.

Aside from its charm and good looks, Munro’s has stayed the course in terms of stocking a smart mix of literature, non-fiction, Canadian writing and local authors on its bookshelves. At the same time it bucked the trend that suggests a bleak future for independent bookstores,

Its employees are famously loyal, educated and long-standing. Some have been authors themselves or have gone on to open their own bookstores.

Munro’s Books represents the best of what Greater Victorians like to see in an independent business. An architectural delight and a cultural touchstone, the city should be proud of this institution.

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LETTERSColumnist’s viewson CUPE rile reader

Re: Back to school labour woes (B.C. Views, Sept. 4)

What’s with Tom Fletcher’s animosity towards public education? Did he serve one too many detentions as a lad? Has he forgotten the bumper sticker, “If you can read this, thank a teacher”?

Not content to trash teachers, he’s now moved on to the rest of the school staff, twisting facts to suit his purposes. Here are three of the more egregious examples:

(1) “Only two provincial employee groups have yet to do this [move to co-operative gains]: school support staff and teachers.” The groups have nothing to offer; but the school boards have had to repeatedly cut back district budgets.

(2) “CUPE … has a sophisticated media campaign

to generate public sympathy …” This is paid for out of members’ dues; the government toots its own horn with taxpayers’ dollars.

(3) Fletcher looks at CUPE benefits “on behalf of those self-employed taxpayers who have no paid holidays, no employer pension or benefits …” Self-employed people are that way by their own choice! And some of them do very well, financially.

It must be wonderful to sit at one’s computer and trash people for a living. If Mr. Fletcher is upset about CUPE contract provisions, he must be incensed about Liberal appointees’ bonuses.

Lorraine LindsaySaanich

Smart meter opt-outleaves little choice

I’m getting a little confused with B.C. Hydro. Months ago I phoned them and said I do not

want the meter changed and gave them my address in Esquimalt.

I also told them that my husband and I have a house in Saanich. It’s a rental property and we didn’t want the meter changed on that one, either. The person on the line told me, “It’s up to the person that lives in the house, not you.” When I asked why, telling them that I own the house, they said, “That doesn’t matter, we don’t know if you really own the house in Saanich.”

Last Friday (Sept. 13) a form came to our house in Esquimalt addressed to my father, who has not lived here for years and has given me permission to read his mail. Both his name and mine are on the B.C. Hydro bill and I legally own half the house.

When I phoned B.C. Hydro again I was told they would not send me a form (requesting no smart meter) since I was not on the account, and asked me to

send the form to my father and have him sign and return it. I was also asked to get my father to phone B.C. Hydro so my name could be put on the account. That did not make sense, especially since when I get the bill in the mail my name is on it.

Right now, it looks like I have no say in any of my homes. We know our renters cannot afford to pay more for their hydro and we cannot afford to pay more, so we feel we are forced to give in.

Sandra Dixon,Keith McGregor

Esquimalt

Hydro lettercauses confusion

I received my letter from B.C. Hydro laying out my options regarding smart meters. One of the last lines of the letter is, “Costs will be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission.”

The B.C. Utilities Commission has a record of often adjusting the fees proposed by B.C. Hydro. The costs proposed by B.C. Hydro appear to be ridiculously high – I use approximately $30 worth of power in a two-month billing period during the summer, about $15 a month. So B.C. Hydro intends to charge me $35 to determine I owe them $15?

There is a strong possibility the Utility Commission will determine the proposed B.C. Hydro fee increases are inappropriate and will order them to be lowered. If the rates may be other than the B.C. Hydro letter proposes, I can not be considered fully informed and am at a considerable disadvantage if I sign their opt-out card.

I do not know what the fees will be after the B.C. Utilities Commission reviews them.

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Well-behaved packSteve “The Dog Guy” Brush heads out on his morning group walk along Crescent Road in Victoria with a pack of six dogs. Brush is a mobile dog groomer as well.

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Yes, the party has a better chance of winning the 2017 provincial election with a different leader at the helm

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Possibly, but the party still needs to have a good hard look at itself between now and the next election

Last week’s question:Will you sign the Sensible B.C. petition seeking a ref-erendum on decriminalizing marijuana?• Yes, those caught with marijuana shouldn’t be treated like criminals (50%)• No, the current laws around all these elements should remain (43%)• Possibly, but I believe any move to decriminalize mari-juana needs more discussion first (7%)

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Crime Stoppers needs the public’s assistance in locating these wanted individuals.

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• Weight: 166 lbs.• Height: 5’7”• DOB: Oct. 3, 1967

• Weight: 181 lbs.• Height: 5’7”• DOB: June 4, 1984

• Weight: 155 lbs.• Height: 5’8”• DOB: Dec. 4, 1980


• Weight: 111 lbs.• Height: 5’2”• DOB: May 12, 1982

• Weight: 201 lbs.• Height: 6’3”• DOB: Jan. 10, 1983



Paul Rene Joseph DESJARDINS

is wanted for Assault x2, Aggravated

Assault, Uttering Threats, Breach of

Probation, Theft and Family Maintenance.

Chance Fredderick FERELLI

is wanted for Fail to Comply with

Probation Order x2.

Lee Murray BONWICK

is wanted for Break and Enter.

Michael Edward WILLEMS


Probation Order x3.

Brandon Thomas WILDMAN


Probation Order.

Matthew Kenneth Douglas GIBSON

is wanted for Assault x2.

Joshua Adam Scott GILLESPIE

is wanted for Possession for the

Purpose of Traf� cking x2.

Diana Nicole PARSONS


GREATER VICTORIA

CRIMESTOPPERS1-800-222-8477 The individuals pictured here are wanted as of Sept. 18, 2013

All individuals listed must be presumed innocent unless proven guilty

in a court of law.

Sexual assault

HELP SOLVE

A woman was sexually assaulted at approximately 5 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2013. She was walking in the area of Bay and Pleasant streets in Victoria when she was attacked by a stranger.

The male suspect is described as possibly Caucasian, between 30 and 40 years old.

He is between 5-foot-10 and 6 feet tall with a closely shaved head with grey hair.

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Murdock points to areas in Royal Oak, around Commonwealth Place and Royal Oak middle school, where kids and families are forced to walk on busy streets like Normandy Road because of an absence of sidewalks.

On Monday, Murdock intends to submit a report asking for support from council to direct staff to develop a more complete sidewalk strategy.

He foresees a sidewalk strategy having three com-ponents: “I want to see the inventory of the identified pedestrian improvement areas; I want to see how that assessment is going to be made, using PPIP or another tool; then I want to see some options from staff to help council manage these proj-ects in a prioritized, manageable timeline,” he said.

Saanich engineering says staff use more than just the PPIP to prioritize building and upgrading sidewalks.

“The (PPIP) is never a replace-ment for the nuances that our staff see in their work every day. We inject good old common sense into (deter-mining priority roads) to make sure everything fits,” Colin Doyle, Saan-ich’s director of engineering, told the News earlier this summer.

Murdock hopes that decision-mak-ing becomes a more public process.

“I don’t have a lot of insight into

what informs that process, other than evaluation. We need to explore that and put it in context of all the work that needs to be done,” he said. “And if we continue on this basis,

we should be able to tell residents how long until we get to Wilkinson, or how long until we get to Lynnwood.”

For the past 10 years, Saanich has invested a portion of the funds col-lected through a spe-cific property tax levy – which increases annu-ally – in replacing under-ground infrastructure, namely aging water and sewer pipes.

Murdock suggests above-ground infrastructure, like sidewalks, could be prioritized and funded in a similar manner.

“That walking environment, that surface infrastructure is equally as important as the pipes that convey water to and from our houses,” he said.

“A number of our neighbour-hoods were designed without the pedestrian in mind. … If there isn’t a proper or safe place for people to walk, it doesn’t help build stronger communities. It makes people more reliant on the automobiles.

“Having a safe place to walk enhances community and enhances that community relationship and neighbourhood building.”

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Saanich Coun. Dean Murdock

The Spectrum Thunder football team is hosting a fundraising bottle drive on Saturday.

Team supporters are encouraged to donate refundable bottles and beverage cans at the Spectrum school parking lot, 957 Burnside Rd W, Sept. 21, from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more on the Spectrum team, see spectrumathletics.weebly.com.

Fundraiser for Spectrum football


Parents know if you take your child to the park they will play. If there are other children there, the children will often end up playing together and the parents watch. Why does this happen?

It may surprise adults to � nd out the reason that many children prefer to play with other children is due to the fact that their parent(s) seemed to have forgotten how to play. Really get down and play. To prove their point, when was the last time you were rolling down a grassy hill or were “it” in a game of tag?

Saanich Recreation is offering a new free program in local playgrounds to help connect families with the joy of playing together. You will play many of the games and activities kids play at camp. Let’s get together and have some laughs, fun and remind our kids we can still play. Dress for the weather and bring your enthusiasm.

For more information on the Park Pursuits program check out the family section in the Saanich Active Living Guide at www.saanichrec.ca or contact Jason Jones at 250-475-5427 or email [email protected].

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Crime Stoppers needs the public’s assistance in locating these wanted individuals.

www.victoriacrimestoppers.com


• Weight: 181 lbs.• Height: 5’7”• DOB: June 4, 1984



• Weight: 111 lbs.• Height: 5’2”• DOB: May 12, 1982




Paul Rene Joseph DESJARDINS

is wanted for Assault x2, Aggravated

Assault, Uttering Threats, Breach of

Probation, Theft and Family Maintenance.

Chance Fredderick FERELLI


Probation Order x2.

Lee Murray BONWICK


Michael Edward WILLEMS


Probation Order x3.

Brandon Thomas WILDMAN


Probation Order.

Matthew Kenneth Douglas GIBSON

is wanted for Assault x2.

Joshua Adam Scott GILLESPIE

is wanted for Possession for the

Purpose of Traf� cking x2.

Diana Nicole PARSONS


GREATER VICTORIA

CRIMESTOPPERS1-800-222-8477 The individuals pictured here are wanted as of Sept. 18, 2013

All individuals listed must be presumed innocent unless proven guilty

in a court of law.

Sexual assault

HELP SOLVE

A woman was sexually assaulted at approximately 5 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2013. She was walking in the area of Bay and Pleasant streets in Victoria when she was attacked by a stranger.

The male suspect is described as possibly Caucasian, between 30 and 40 years old.

He is between 5-foot-10 and 6 feet tall with a closely shaved head with grey hair.

At the time of the attack he was wearing what was described as a black T-shirt and black pants.


Zielinski and Zeke train for the competition daily, dividing time between each of the seven challenges.

A session could be as simple as Zielinski walking around a park and hiding typical evi-dence like a wallet or a glove, and Zeke’s rubber ball.

“I’ll walk, change direction, drop evidence and hide his ball and wait 35 minutes, which rep-resents the time delay on the street,” he said. “Zeke will fol-low the odour to the ball. It’s a big game for him.

“The key for any dog training is to make it enjoyable for them ... it’s why I place his ball at the end of a trail. He loves his ball,

it’s his favourite thing. In the absence of a real person, the best thing is his ball.”

Training is also elaborate, involving volunteers who don bite suits and hide in the bush or in donated commercial build-ings. Zielinski said finding volun-teers is “surprisingly easy.” Offi-cers looking to join the canine section put in time volunteering

as targets as part of learning the craft.

“Anyone in a dog unit spends time doing this, they put in hour after hour after hour of volunteer time to help the canine unit,” he said. “I did it for years before I joined. You learn to be com-fortable around these dogs. It’s a lot of fun.”

Zielinski isn’t allowed to have any early knowledge of the competition ven-ues, but he said Zeke remains a strong all-around, highly moti-vated tracking dog.

“Not much will stop Zeke as long as he has time to do a methodi-cal search,” he said.

“The track is either there or it isn’t. From any crime scene with a person on foot and a short time delay, more often then not a dog will find a track to evi-dence and ideally, the person who did the offence.”

Fellow Saanich offi-cer Const. Justin Whit-taker and his dog are also competing.

“Saanich is the only Greater Victoria team. It would be nice to have better represen-tation. It’s disappoint-ing to say the least,” Zielinski remarked.

The public are invited to watch the competition at Centen-nial stadium on Sept. 22, starting at 9 a.m. Entry is free.

See cpca2013.blogspot.ca.editor@saanichnews.

com


Continued from Page A1

Tracking ‘a big game’ for police dog

Tour de Victoria on Sunday

Photo contributed

Phil Chew, 61, is ready to take on Tour de Victoria this Sunday.


Phil Chew sees long-distance cycling like a chess game: make sub-tle but strategic moves early on and you’ll start to see dividends when the board thins out.

So on Sunday, when the 61-year-old hits the first of over 1,500 metres of elevation during Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria, he’ll take advan-tage of his missing leg where he can.

“I’m a really good climber because I’m so light. With one leg, I’m not as fast on the flats,” Chew says from his home in Whistler. “I love ripping the face off any two-legged person out

there. That’s my goal.”About 1,600 people are registered

for the third annual Tour de Victo-ria this weekend, with about 1,000 cyclists set to ride alongside Chew and Hesjedal on the 140-km route. Shorter 100-km and 50-km routes are also available.

“We do tend to get a lot of last-minute registrations,” says organizer Seamus McGrath. “We hit 1,750 last year, but it’s hard to say at this point. If it pours rain, we might stay at that. If it’s sunny, we could hit 2,000.”

Most municipalities in Greater Victoria will experience rolling road closures Sunday. See tourdevictoria.com for the full list and times.

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it’s hard to believe the Indigo Girls have never played victoria before.

The duet of amy ray, 49, and Emily saliers, 50, have gone multiplatinum with their guitar-strumming folk music but only

came through victoria for the first time ear-lier this summer to play the vancouver Island Musicfest in Comox.

They’ll finally make their victoria debut on sept. 22 at the McPherson Playhouse. Though their last album is the 2011 release Beauty Queen Sister, they decided now’s the time to do an all-Canadian tour, with 15 stops from victoria to Halifax.

“We were in victoria and Tofino for my 50th birthday,” saliers said.

While atlanta is becoming known as an LGbT community (ranked first in 2010 and ninth in 2012 in the advocate.com’s gayest cities in america) its restaurant scene, appar-ently, isn’t as up to date. saliers is involved on an ownership level with atlanta restau-rant Watershed, which has a focus on locally sourced food, and is happy to dine on all of its southern cooking, meat included, though she’s looking forward to eating vegetarian in victoria.

“stunning. Can’t wait to go back. and I loved rebar, I’m looking forward to eat-ing there again. We don’t have anything like it (in atlanta). It blew me away.”

Watershed is just another of saliers’ many endeavours as well as her political and environmental advocacy, and successful music career. With a new baby, it’s turned the road into a place for reprieve.

It’s a time to catch up on sleep.“baby is nine months old and she isn’t

sleeping well at night. I don’t really sit down around (atlanta) anymore.”

so if you see saliers looking sleepy-eyed while dining at rebar this weekend, you’ll know why.

“We’re getting a sleep doula. sleep books, we have those too.”

babies is the Indigo Girls’ theme of the year as saliers’ partner Tristin Chipman gave birth back in December and ray’s longtime partner Carrie schrader is expecting a baby in November. you can just hear the cynical pub-lic’s response typecasting the children of the folky, left-wing promoters of gay rights and the environment.

Truth is, being a parent is the same for all. Well, almost the same.

“I’m used to life on the road, I think my daughter has been on 20 flights already,” saliers said. “I don’t know how I could do it without my wife, she’s incredible. I have the greatest partner in the world.”

Chipman is part Canadian with family in alberta, where she and baby will link up with

the tour there later this month.“I can’t wait to play more shows in the land of the greats: Joni Mitchell, Neil

young, k.d. lang, and The Tragically Hip. Excellent times await this journey. It also feels like starting anew in small, intimate venues.”

Tickets are available online at www.rmts.bc.ca or by phone at 250-386-6121.

Emily Saliers (left) and Amy Ray are the Indigo Girls. The duo brings their guitar- strumming folk music to the McPherson Playhouse Sunday, Sept.22 for their first show in Victoria. Supplied photo.

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Zielinski and Zeke train for the competition daily, dividing time between each of the seven challenges.

A session could be as simple as Zielinski walking around a park and hiding typical evi-dence like a wallet or a glove, and Zeke’s rubber ball.

“I’ll walk, change direction, drop evidence and hide his ball and wait 35 minutes, which rep-resents the time delay on the street,” he said. “Zeke will fol-low the odour to the ball. It’s a big game for him.

“The key for any dog training is to make it enjoyable for them ... it’s why I place his ball at the end of a trail. He loves his ball,

it’s his favourite thing. In the absence of a real person, the best thing is his ball.”

Training is also elaborate, involving volunteers who don bite suits and hide in the bush or in donated commercial build-ings. Zielinski said finding volun-teers is “surprisingly easy.” Offi-cers looking to join the canine section put in time volunteering

as targets as part of learning the craft.

“Anyone in a dog unit spends time doing this, they put in hour after hour after hour of volunteer time to help the canine unit,” he said. “I did it for years before I joined. You learn to be com-fortable around these dogs. It’s a lot of fun.”

Zielinski isn’t allowed to have any early knowledge of the competition ven-ues, but he said Zeke remains a strong all-around, highly moti-vated tracking dog.

“Not much will stop Zeke as long as he has time to do a methodi-cal search,” he said.

“The track is either there or it isn’t. From any crime scene with a person on foot and a short time delay, more often then not a dog will find a track to evi-dence and ideally, the person who did the offence.”

Fellow Saanich offi-cer Const. Justin Whit-taker and his dog are also competing.

“Saanich is the only Greater Victoria team. It would be nice to have better represen-tation. It’s disappoint-ing to say the least,” Zielinski remarked.

The public are invited to watch the competition at Centen-nial stadium on Sept. 22, starting at 9 a.m. Entry is free.

See cpca2013.blogspot.ca.editor@saanichnews.

com


Continued from Page A1

Tracking ‘a big game’ for police dog

Tour de Victoria on Sunday

Photo contributed

Phil Chew, 61, is ready to take on Tour de Victoria this Sunday.


Phil Chew sees long-distance cycling like a chess game: make sub-tle but strategic moves early on and you’ll start to see dividends when the board thins out.

So on Sunday, when the 61-year-old hits the first of over 1,500 metres of elevation during Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria, he’ll take advan-tage of his missing leg where he can.

“I’m a really good climber because I’m so light. With one leg, I’m not as fast on the flats,” Chew says from his home in Whistler. “I love ripping the face off any two-legged person out

there. That’s my goal.”About 1,600 people are registered

for the third annual Tour de Victo-ria this weekend, with about 1,000 cyclists set to ride alongside Chew and Hesjedal on the 140-km route. Shorter 100-km and 50-km routes are also available.

“We do tend to get a lot of last-minute registrations,” says organizer Seamus McGrath. “We hit 1,750 last year, but it’s hard to say at this point. If it pours rain, we might stay at that. If it’s sunny, we could hit 2,000.”

Most municipalities in Greater Victoria will experience rolling road closures Sunday. See tourdevictoria.com for the full list and times.

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Fri. Sept. 20latin american and SpaniSh Film Week - The Hispanic Film Society of Victoria and UVic’s department of Hispanic and Italian studies presents the fourth annual celebration of Latin American and Spanish film featuring six diverse movies at UVic’s Cinecenta. Sept. 17-22. All films are shown with English subtitles. More information at cinecenta.com.

Sat. Sept. 21GorGe WaterWay cleanup - The annual cleanup of the Gorge waterway brings community members, schools, businesses and dive teams together in the Selkirk waterfront community to break the record of collecting two tonnes of debris from the shoreline and below the water’s surface. 10am-noon. burnsidegorge.ca.

live pro WreStlinG - See the wild renegades of pro wrestling live and in person in a night of hard-hitting matches featuring local talent and nationally touring grapplers. 7:30pm at Velox Rugby Club (3957 Gordon Head). $15/12. viprowrestling.com.

eveS oF deStruction - Victoria’s Eves of Destruction have been hitting chicks since 2006. In this hometown showdown, the Margarita Villains take on the Belles of the Brawl. This is the season finale. Doors at 6pm, whistle at 7pm at Archie Browning Sports Centre (1151 Esquimalt).evesofdestructionrollerderby.com

Sun. Sept. 22tour de victoria - Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria is a supported mass-participation cycling event where riders of all fitness levels can take part. There are rides of three distances: 140K, 100K and 50K. Register and more information at tourdevictoria.com.

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Fri. Sept. 20a niGht at the Savoy - Dinner theatre at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel takes the audience back to 1936 and the iconic ballroom at New York City’s Savoy Hotel to celebrate the music and performers of the swing era. With a three-course dinner. $89 at 250-598-4556 or [email protected].

GoodniGht deSdemona, Good morninG Juliet - The Belfry Theatre presents its season opener, a brilliant mash-up and re-imagining of Othello and Romeo and Juliet by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Nightly at 8pm. Until Oct. 20. Tickets at belfry.bc.ca.

WhoSe live anyWay? - Joel Murray, Jeff B. Davis, Greg Proops and Ryan Stiles team up for the live version of the hit TV show Whose Line is it Anyway? This 90-minute show has no host, no commercials and no intermission, just straight improv. 8pm at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.

Sat. Sept. 21red Green - Canada’s original handy man brings the duct tape to the Royal Theatre with his one-man show How to do Everything (from the man who should know). Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.

Sun. Sept. 22derWin BlanShard - A mock 60s-style live TV talk show hosted by the eccentric, wealthy and multiply-divorced Derwin Blanshard (Wes Borg). A parade of real and semi-real celebrities promote themselves and engage in witty banter on-the-air, while a soap opera of backstage characters make Downton Abbey look like a graveyard during “commercial breaks.” Live comedic anarchy and cocktails that always ends in a rousing song led by a live band. Season 2 premiere. 8pm at Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). $TBA.

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Sun. Sept. 22indiGo GirlS - Emily Sailers and Amy Ray bring the music of their

25-year career to the McPherson Playhouse. 7:30pm. Tickets $50.75 at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.

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Fri. Sept. 20oFF lineS- An exhibition of new drawings by internationally-renowned artist Luke Ramsey. Until Sept. 24 at Madrona Gallery (606 View) madronagallery.com.

cloud Quarry- A two-person exhibition that introduces a conversation between recent works of Amy Brener and Michael Doerksen. Until Sept. 28 at Deluge Contemporary Art (636 Yates).

melanGe ii - Bringing together two highly creative local artists whose works and artistic view points are unique, moving and insightful, Carron Berkes and Rob Vickery present a diverse array of two-dimensional works in acrylics, mixed media and photography. Until Sept. 29 at Moka House at Fisherman’s Wharf (#110,19 Dallas).

SoFa SitterS oF victoria - Artist Diana Durrand photographs dogs on abandoned furniture then enlarges the images in black and white and colours in detail with chalk pastels. At the Arts Centre at Cedar Hall Recreation Centre (3220 Cedar Hill). Artist demo Sept. 22 at 2pm. Until Sept. 24. 250-475-7123. dianadurrand.com.

paperWork - The artists of Vic West Art Quest present a group show of new works exploring how paper can be pushed to its limits by being crumpled, folded, woven, cut, torn or sculpted to be completely reinvented. Opening reception 7pm at Vic West Community Centre (521 Craigflower). Until Oct. 12. vicwestartquest.com.

impreSSion Formation- Victoria artist Tanya Doody intertwines craftivist strategies, performative acts and poetic gestures. Until Sept. 28 at Open Space (510 Fort). Artist talk Sept. 28 at 3:30pm. Openspace.ca.

urBan thunderBirdS - Artists and co-curators lessLie and Rande Cook realize this exhibition as a two-part installation exploring issues related to urban life and consumer culture through paintings, prints, photography and mixed media. The work uses contemporary concepts while connecting too traditions of Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw culture. aggv.ca. Until Jan.12 at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss).

FILM LIstINgs OPENINg★★★★★ WiZard oF oZ, 3d -(SilverCity) Dorothy and her ruby slippers are back, as one of the most magical movies of all times gets a rerelease in 3D!priSonerS -(Empire 6/SilverCity/Empire Uni 4) Quebec director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) has been getting through-the-roof praise for this thriller about two kidnapped girls and the dad who will do anything to get them back. The superb cast includes Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, and Melissa Leo.SalinGer -(Odeon) J.D. Salinger, the reclusive literary icon who gave us Catcher in the Rye, surrenders a few of his secrets in this intriguing biopic and memoir with contributions from such cinematic luminaries as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, John Cusack, Tom Wolfe, and Gore Vidal.the art oF the Steal -(Empire Uni 4) Kurt Russell plays a third-tier motorcycle daredevil and part-time thief who comes up with the idea to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. With Jay Baruchel, Terence Stamp, and Matt Dillon.Battle oF the year -(SilverCity) Here comes another of those flashy “dance off” movies, this one featuring dance teams from around the world.★★★ you’re neXt -(Roxy, 7 pm) Gore fans should definitely check out this clever and darkly funny home-invasion splatterfest about a gang of maniacs that attacks a family . . . only to discover that someone in the house is even better at killing than they are. ★★★ 2 GunS -(Caprice) Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg play rival Drug Enforcement agents who think they are investigating each

other but have actually been set up by the mob . . . and now have to shoot their way out of a world of trouble. Lots of fun!

cONtINuINg20 Feet From Stardom -(Odeon) The lives of talented but nearly anonymous back-up singers in some of the biggest bands in the world are explored in a marvellous documentary that includes archival footage and interviews. Featuring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton ... and slightly more famous performers like David Bowie, Sheryl Crow, Mick Jagger, and Ray Charles. Anyone who enjoys Motown and R&B will love this ravishing showcase of full-throttle singing.★★★★ Blue JaSmine -(Odeon) Cate Blanchett is headed for an Oscar nomination for her role as an emotionally fragile woman struggling to recover after her life as a glamorous socialite implodes. Complete with a great cast, this is one of Woody Allen’s best films. Ever. chennai eXpreSS -(Empire 6) South India is the setting for this exuberant, Bollywood-style action-comedy starring Shah Rukh Khan.★★½ cloSed circuit - (Empire 6) Eric Bana stars in a timely albeit disappointingly tepid British political thriller about a lawyer asked to represent a man accused of a terrorist bombing. When he looks a little too deeply into the case, Britain’s security apparatus starts to take a threatening interest in his activities. the croodS - (Caprice) A prehistoric family taking an unexpected “road trip” into a magical land is the plot of this whimsical animated charmer (which has been getting great reviews). With the vocal talents of Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, and Ryan Reynolds.★★½ deSpicaBle me 2 - (Westshore) The 2010 original, about a loathsome criminal mastermind who was reformed by the love of three young orphan girls, was a goofy delight. The sequel, although still clever, is much more scattershot, with an unimaginative plot and unwelcome dashes of mean spiritedness. Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Russell Brand supply the voices.★★½ elySium -(SilverCity) Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star in a futuristic sci-fi thriller where the Earth has become a polluted ghetto and the lucky few get to live in luxury on a floating space station orbiting languidly above. Well, that’s about to change. It’s hard to argue with the politics, but this new film by the writer-director of District 9 is too heavy-handed and cliched to take seriously. the Family -(Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore/Empire Uni 4) Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer star in a lame and mostly unfunny black comedy about a mob guy who goes into Witness Protection and gets himself and his family relocated to a small town in France. Pfeiffer is pretty good, but overall this is a wreck.Fruitvale Station -(Odeon) There is lots of buzz around this truth-based reenactment of the turbulent last day of a young black man in 2008. inSidiouS: chapter 2 -(Empire 6/SilverCity/Westshore) The poor old Lambert family once again finds themselves doing battle with evil entities from the darkest corners of the spirit world in this nightmarish but rather jumbled sequel. With Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Barbara Hershey.kick-aSS 2 -(Caprice) Expect more hard-edged laughs and jokey violence in this sequel to the big hit about a teenage girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) who was trained as a vigilante by her father. The costars include Jim Carrey, Morris Chestnut, and John Leguizamo.lee danielS’ the Butler -(Odeon/Empire Uni 4) Forest Whitaker heads up an amazing cast in a drama about a black butler at the White House whose long tenure there overlapped with many powerful domestic and international political events. Costarring Vanessa Redgrave, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard, James Marsden, Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman. ★★½ the heat -(Caprice) In this raucous and sometimes hit-and-miss comedy from Paul Feig (Knocked Up), Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) play odd-

couple cops who will have to learn to work together if they are to stand a chance of taking down the drug lord who’s their assigned target.★★ the lone ranGer -(Caprice) More proves to be less, as the classic western TV show from the 1950s that featured a masked lawman and his Native American sidekick gets a predictably bombastic treatment from director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). Starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.

monSterS univerSity -(Caprice) In this prequel to the 2001 animated smash about fuzzy plush-toy monsters, we go back to the early days when Sully (John Goodman) and Mike (Billy Crystal) met at university.the mortal inStrumentS: city oF BoneS -(Westshore/SilverCity) Only the bones were left after the critics universally savaged this derivative, overwrought tale of a young woman who discovers that she has unusual powers as she gets drawn into a battle involving a band of angel-like creatures struggling to squash a demonic threat to the entire world.

★★★ thiS iS the end -(Empire 6) In this truly wacked comedy, stars such as Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and Jonah Hill play themselves as they party at James Franco’s house -- only to find themselves confronting a terrifying, demon-filled apocalypse. Although a bit oversold and rather slapdash, this is very funny (and very rude).planeS -(Empire 6/SilverCity/Westshore) The same people who made Cars have taken to the skies with a similar family-friendly animated tale about a crop-dusting plane with dreams of winning a famous aerial race.★★½ red 2 -(Caprice) Newcomer Anthony Hopkins joins Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Bruce Willis, and Mary-Louise Parker as they reprise their roles as retired CIA “black ops” agents marked for death by their own agency. Although not as good as the 2010 original, this is entertaining enough, mostly due to the sly dialogue and killer performances. SmurFS 2 -(SilverCity/Westshore) The blue munchkins are back for more pint-sized adventures, this one involving a sorcerer and a diabolical kidnapping.★★ riddick -(Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore) Vin Diesel blasts back into outer space for the latest iteration of this gory and terrifying sci-fi series about a fugitive who once again finds himself battling alien predators and bounty hunters who want his head — literally. See review.★ r.i.p.d. -(Caprice) Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star in a dismal action comedy that is nothing more than a crass ripoff of Men In Black. Bridges, who plays an “undead cop” who patrols the Earth looking for weird monsters to exterminate, should probably return the Oscar he received for Crazy Heart.turBo -(Caprice) The latest from Dreamworks Animation is a family comedy about an ordinary garden snail who acquires magic powers – and the chance to achieve his dream of winning the Indy 500. With the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Maya Rudolph, and Samuel L. Jackson.★★½ the World’S end -(Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore) In a disappointing but occasionally funny follow-up from the makers of Shaun of the Dead, five old friends reunite for a pub crawl only to find themselves in a droll sci-fi action-adventure of epic proportions. Starring Simon Pegg.★★½ We’re the millerS -(Westshore/SilverCity) Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston star in a crass comedy about a longtime pot dealer who hires a stripper and two feral teens to pretend to be his middle class family as cover for when he smuggles a massive load of weed across the border from Mexico to the States. Intermittently quite funny, this is a case of talented performers struggling with a second-rate script.★★★ World War Z -(Roxy,8:45pm) Countries topple and armies shatter in the face of a zombie pandemic, as a shaggy-haired Brad Pitt tries to save the world. This is an intense and intelligent movie that uses zombies to embody the more plausible horror of a SARS-like threat to the planet. more online at mondaymaG.com/calendar

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Arnold Lim recalls the days when noted Greater Victoria art-ist Ted Harrison would come into his restau-rant, Korean Gardens, for dinner with his son.

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The two were fast friends, to the point where Harrison donated a framed print of one of his colourful paintings as a wedding gift to Lim and his wife 10 years ago.

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“That’s pretty excit-ing for me,” says Lim, who leaves for Port Alice this weekend with his fellow team-mates. “He’s just a really special guy and part of the fabric of the community in Vic-toria.”

The print of “Land and Sea,” a 1989 work by Harrison, was donated by a Black Press staffer and framed profession-

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Online auction bids for the beautifully fin-ished artwork are being accepted at vicnews.com/contests. Bid dead-line is Oct. 4.

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Cadboro Bay United Church and the Victoria Grandmothers Advo-cacy Network are co-sponsoring the public lecture series on AIDS.

Dr. Stefano Bertozzi, dean of the school of public health at the Uni-versity of California at Berkeley, will launch the series with his talk “Turning the Corner on AIDS: The Role of the Global Fund” on Oct. 7 at Cadboro Bay United Church, 2625 Arbutus Rd., at 7:30 p.m.

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Lak Siddartha can finally compete in front of friends and family.

The longtime Victo-ria wrestler has helped a pair of up-Island pro-moters launch Vancou-ver Island Pro Wres-tling, which debuts in Victoria at the Velox Rugby Club on Satur-day (Sept. 21).

The first match is 7:30 p.m.

“I’m so excited, I’ve been waiting to wrestle on the Island and in Vic-toria for years,” Siddar-tha said.

“We’re looking to make some interesting storylines so fans will want to come and see our product.”

Siddartha will face Scotty Mac out of Sur-rey, one of the two main events. The other main event sees current V.I. champion B.J. Laredo of Nanaimo against Eddy Osbourne of Campbell River.

“We just want to bring wrestling back here like it used to be,” said co-promoter Brent Laplante (B.J. Laredo).

“The idea is to stick to four main towns, Victoria, Port Alberni, Duncan and Nanaimo, with each town get-ting a show every two months.”

Dates are still being settled on for the next show at Velox in mid-November.

The Elite Canadian Championship Wres-tling promotion used to hold shows in Victoria but there has been little to none in recent years.

Siddartha ran his own program four years ago and was part of the last pro wrestling show in Victoria, a Canadian National Wrestling Alli-ance event at Lang-ford’s Luxton Hall in April 2012.

“I have four shows this month and more in October, including Halloween Hell, one of the bigger draws of the year in Surrey, so it’s nice to have shows to keep me here on the Island,” Siddartha said.

Saturday’s card will feature Victoria’s Pete Powers vs. Tony Baroni and a women’s match between Riea Von Slasher and Bambi Hall, with Island and main-land wrestlers Crema-tor Von Slasher, Rav-enous Randy Myers, Moondog Manson, Krofton and more.

Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 in advance, or $10 for a group of four or more, and are avail-able by phone or at Dragon Impact (764-B Yates St.), or by calling Brent Laplante at 250-619-2216.

For more info visit VIprowrestling.com or visit the event’s site on Facebook.

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Get your wallet out if you want to watch Phil Mack during his upcoming stint playing scrum half for the Ospreys.

Mack signed a short-term, four-week con-tract with the Ospreys of Swansea (Wales) earlier this week after a summer of tremen-dous success playing scrum half for Canada in the Pacific Nations Cup and RWC qualify-ing series versus the U.S.A.

The Ospreys, of the RaboDirect Pro 12, one of the three elite pro leagues in Europe, are shown here on Sportsnet World at a

cost of $25 per month online or $17 per month through cable.

Mack’s taking over for injured Rhys Webb, who plays No. 9 for Wales. It means time off from the Vikes, as the Oak Bay High grad and former James Bay Athletic Association joins a short list of about a dozen Canadians playing rugby for money.

“This is the first time I have been looked at or been in search of a professional job,” Mack said from Wales. “I’m extremely excited that it turned out to be the Ospreys given the caliber of play. It is a proud moment and I’m going to work hard and just try and contribute as best I can.”

Rugby fans will know the Ospreys as the home of legendary winger Shane Williams, who Mack, 5-foot-8, has looked up to as a role model.

“I have always liked to watch Shane Wil-liams play given the fact he was an under-sized player but played above his size. A definite player that inspired me.”

Already in the Ospreys dressing room are Canadians Jeff Hassler and Tyler Ardron.

Mack’s former teammates are still avaible to watch live for $5 to $7 locally in Barnard Cup Island rugby union play. The UVic Vikes visit the Castaway Wanderers at Windsor Park on Saturday (Sept. 21), first division at 1 p.m. and premiers at 2:45 p.m. James Bay AA hosts the Velox Valhallians at Mac-Donald Park, first division at 1 p.m. and pre-miers at 2:45 p.m. The Velox Valkyries host Cowichan in senior women’s play, 11:30 a.m. at Velox field on Saturday while the Vikes women host Lethbridge tonight at 7 p.m. on Wallace Field.


Kyla Kirby was a rookie on defence the last time the UVic Vikes field hockey team hosted the CIS nationals.

It was 2009 and Kirby, just 18 years old and in her first semester at UVic, was named the Vikes’ MVP in their defeat of the top-ranked Guelph Gryphons. It was a fast start to Kirby’s CIS career, as she was less than five months removed from graduating at Lambrick Park secondary school.

Those were busy days for women’s field hockey in Victo-ria, a 16-month span in which UVic hosted the 2008 women’s field hockey Olym-pic qualifier series and then hosted, and won, the 2008 CIS national champi-onship, as well as the 2009 national championships.

“I remember playing in the 2009 CIS championship and I know I watched the Vikes and Olympic qualifier in 2008 but it’s all kind of a blur,” Kirby said.

Four years later, Kirby is ending her CIS career the same way it started, as the Vikes will host the CIS nation-als (Oct. 31 to Nov. 3) for the first time since back-to-back years in 2008 and 2009. In that time Kirby’s grown into a leadership role as co-captain with Kayleen van der Ree and has seen a lot of changes to her team and to the league.

“There were a lot of fifth years (in 2009) and here we are, with me as the only

fifth year player, so we’re a younger team,” Kirby said. “But we had a building year last year and have some strong new players.”

Among those new players are goalie Larisa Piva and midfielders Kira Starr and Emily Bennett.

The Vikes open the Can-ada West conference season with two road games against the Calgary Dinos, Saturday (Sept. 21) and Sunday. Last Saturday the Vikes won 2-1 over the West Vancouver Adanacs in the Vancouver

Women’s Premier League. It’s the Vikes’ second sea-son in the premier league, which adds playtime to the short Canada West, three-team sched-ule.

“Calgary is a lit-mus test to see where we’re at,”

said Vikes coach Lynn Beec-roft. “We know the (UBC) Thunderbirds are going to be strong but we don’t know what they’ll be like without their starters.”

UBC has won nine of the last 14 CIS titles and shares much of its team with the national program. In doing so, the Thunderbirds have to go the next four weeks with-out eight of its players as Canada competes at the Pan American Cup in Argentina, followed by a tour to Austra-lia.

Meanwhile, the Vikes and Dinos will carry the same ros-ter all season.

“The Thunderbirds are so strong right now. They won the (2012) national champi-

onship 3-0 on a turf they’re not used to. We’ll play them (at UVic on Sept. 28 and 29) without most of their start-ers. Maybe we beat them and get ahead of them in the standings, but they’ll be a dif-ferent team come CIS nation-als, when they get their start-ers back,” Beecroft said.

“We’ll give it our best shot.”Making the CIS nationals

requires finishing first or sec-ond in the three-team Can-ada West conference. If not, the Vikes have an automatic berth as the hosts.

“It’s what we’re working for,” Kirby said.

“We don’t want to rely on the host spot. In 2009 we were a high-calibre team and still had to work hard to earn the spot. And for me, I want to earn my way in for my final year.”

Pan Am CupVikes alumnae Danielle

Hennig, Kaitlyn Williams and Thea Culley, and Oak Bay’s Maddie Secco (Stanford), are on Team Canada at the Pan American Cup in Mendoza, Argentina, Sept. 21-28. The winner earns a berth to the 2014 women’s World Cup, hosted in the Netherlands.

Kathleen Leahy is the only Vike in the national program. Not selected for the Pan Am Cup, she played for Canada this summer at the Junior World Cup.

Game onOn Saturday (Sept. 21)

Kirby’s Wildcats (no relation to Kyla) host the Vancouver Hawks in the VWFHA, 12:30 p.m. at UVic.

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FALL CLEANUP special: $20/hr. Weeding, Pruning, etc: Free est’s. Steve 250-727-0481

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, clean-ups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges-tree pruning, garden-ing/landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Weeding, Clean-ups, & more. Senior’s discount. Free esti-mate’s. Mike 250-216-7502.

PREPARE YOUR Lawn & gar-den for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

20% off. Excellence Gutters. Insured, Reliable! Gutters, skylight cleaning, roof de-mossing. 250-999-2088.

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

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

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


HANDYPERSONS

BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.

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

HANDYMAN. LIGHT mainte-nance. Leaky taps, caulking, stain removal, electrical outlets & switch. Call (250)818-2709.

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.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

FRANK’S HAULING. “Our business is picking up”. Yard waste, furn,reno 250-727-7311

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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

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

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


HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ARAM RENO’S Basement, bathrooms, additions Free est. WCB/Insured 250-880-0525

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood fl oors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Dry-wall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com1.877.835.6670

JACK NASH, serving Victoria since 1980. We do it all! Free estimates. (250)881-3886.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

BILL’S MASONRY. Brick, tiles, pavers. All masonry & Chimney re-pointing. F/P re-pairs. 250-478-0186.

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)383-8283. WRIGHT Bros Moving. $80/hr, 2 men/4 ton. Seniors discount. Call Philip.

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

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

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

HEAVY MOVES- Safes, In-dustrial, 20 yrs exp. Insured. 250-886-2658.


& MOVING STORAGE

FAST ARRIVAL Moving and Delivery. Serving Vancouver Island. Call 250-813-0987 or [email protected]

PAINTING

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

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

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

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

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.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

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

Member BBB

ST PAINTING free est, written guarantee and full ref’s. WCB ins. Call Kaleb (250)884-2597.

Peacock Painting

Commercial/ResidentialInterior/Exterior

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Call for detailsBudget Compliance

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT


PLUMBING

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

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

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB / BBBmember. Quality & satisfactionguaranteed. 250-413-7967.shorelineroofi [email protected]

TREE SERVICES

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

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

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

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

250.388.3535

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1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condi-tion, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $10,000 obo. Call: 250 479 0441 or email: [email protected]

TRANSPORTATIONREAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanai-mo. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite. Beautiful ocean/city views. Owner will carry mort-gage/reasonable down pay-ment. (250)753-0160.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanai-mo. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite. Gor-geous ocean/city views. Own-er will carry mortgage with reasonable down payment. 250-753-0160

COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanai-mo. Beautiful ocean/city views. 4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Owner will carry mortgage/reasonable down payment. 250-753-0160.

GORDON HEAD- (4062 Felt-ham Place) 3 bdrm rancher, w/appls, F/P, garage. Close to UVic, Shelbourne. New price- $455,000. Move-in now, moti-vated seller. 250-514-3286.

LOG HOME overlooking Lake Cowichan, 1.5 acres. Small 1 bdrm ground level suite, in fl oor heating, fenced garden w/fruit trees. Generator and solar. $375,000. Call (250)745-3880. View on:www.usedvictoria.com

SAANICH WEST- 1246 Has-tings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban cam-pus. $484,900. 250-477-4600.

SEASIDE LUXURY condo studio, Sidney, BC. Exception-al views, furnished. Offers on $154,900 for quick sale.www.shawnaytownsend.com/miraloma778-977-8049. Ozzie, (250)656-5787.

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

SUNNY COOMBS fi eld/treed acreage. Room for revenue development. Comfortable 2 fl oors of 1400 sq ft. Wood, hot water heat $745,000. Phone/Fax 250-248-4495.

HOUSES FOR SALE

QUALITY MANUFACTURED homes in quiet Ladysmith. Homes from $99,900. A selec-tion of fl oor plans and various options. Homes are CSA A277 approved. Only 45 minutes from Victoria. Call Duck Pater-son 250-246-0637 or email to: [email protected]

REAL ESTATE

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, fi nished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. Owner willing to look at fi nancing. Call (306)290-8764.

MORTGAGES

NEED A MORTGAGE? We have bank funds available for good credit and private funds available for diffi -cult situations. Call Toll Free 888-393-6161

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

SAANICH: 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1200. utils incld 250-479-5437

UNDER NEWMANAGEMENT

Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. UnitsFully reno

5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager

Move in today250-588-9799

COTTAGES

DEEP COVE- cozy 1bdrm, wood fl oors, acreage, skylights $950/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1 bath, NS/NP. $1475+ utils. Available September 15. Call (250)656-4003.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

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

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly,

monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking,

fi shing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area.

www.resortonthelake.com250-754-1975 or

[email protected]

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Profession-als: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area. Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746

SUITES, LOWER

BRIGHT, PRIVATE, quiet suite in central Saanich. Avail now. NS/NP. $800 all inclu-sive. Call (250)652-2774.

HARRIET/UPTOWN- 3 bdrms, newly reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1500 utils incl, own laundry. 250-480-0849.

MARIGOLD- cozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

WESTSHORE: GROUND lev-el new 1 bdrm. Private ent. with water view. Patio, W/D, F/S. Util’s, parking, cable, in-ternet, phone incld’d. NS/NP. Damage dep. and ref’s req’d. $900. Avail. immed. Call (778)433-1767.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

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

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

AUTO SERVICES

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

CARS

1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 bolt Vette motor and 350 Turbo trans installed in 1985. Seals done in 2008. A.C. works, New head liner 2014, a true time piece. $6,900 o.b.o Call Terry 250-478-1426.

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5- sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.

SPORTS & IMPORTS

1983 PORSCHE 944 Sports seats, sunroof, custom sound system, new starter, new bat-tery. $6,400. (778)433-4145.

POPULAR HOT selling import camper 1978 VW raised roof model only 90,000 miles, 4 speed, F/S, knee deep in rub-ber. Need a vacation, pick up and drive back from East To-ronto. First sensible offer takes it. Call (289)296-7411.

TRANSPORTATION

SPORTS & IMPORTS

A REAL British beauty. 2006 Jaguar 4 door X type all wheel drive, mint as new only 55,000km, with records, sun-roof, superb throughout. Never winter driven, one owner. First sensible offer takes. Non-smoker. Famous owner in On-tario. Call 289-296-7411.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1975 LIONEL tent trailer, $1500. Reduced $1000. Reduced $750. Reduced to $500. Call (250)479-1771.

2004 TITANIUM 29E34RL (new May 2005), good condi-tion. One slide out, rear living room with fi replace, chair, hide-a-bed couch, sliding glass doors leading to fully screened patio. Patio deck slides out from underneath. Centre kitchen, double door refrigerator, microwave, dou-ble sink. Hardwood fl oors, oak cabinets, washer/dryer, porce-lain toilet. Ducted A/C, gas/ electric hot water with DSI. Fi-berglass exterior, dual paned windows, Polar Pak insulation, power front jacks, rear stabiliz-ers. Ideal for traveling south in winter, parking at the lake or touring. Length/benefi ts of 34’ but tows like 29’. $65,000 new, asking $19,900. 250-881-8833, [email protected]

2009 WINNEBAGO ERA Lim-ited. Diesel CRD170XL, 24’, 15,500 miles. Original owner. Bath w/sink & shower, patio awning, A/C, furnace, propane gen., micro, TV. $71,900.00 250-752-4736 / 403-691-5639

TRANSPORTATION

VTRUCKS & ANS

1993 FORD F250 Pick-up truck. $1000. Runs well. 5 litre automatic. Call (250)858-6950 weekdays after 6pm or any-time on weekends.

MARINE

BOATS

18FT FIBERGLASS hull and oak and ash wood fi nish ca-noe with paddles and life jack-ets is suitable for exploring the coast or for more extended ca-noe trips where carrying ca-pacity is required. To inspect please phone 250.665.6537 Asking price, $750.

MARINE

BOATS

1993 BAYLINER 2452, in pre-mier condition. 2 sounders &GPS, head, galley, canopy,9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hy-draulics, downriggers, dinghyin 27’ newer Van Isle Marinaboathouse near the ramp.$18,000. obo. 250-656-6136.BE SURE to see First Lady before haul out Sep 30 (winterstorage). Diesel 36’ cruiser,sleeps 5, hyd’s, elec’s & invert-ed AC. Grand wheelhouse$145,000. Ph/Fx 250-248-4495.$$$$ BOATS WANTED $$$$ ALSO OUTBOARDS ANDTRAILERS. CASH BUYER. $$$$$ 250-544-2628 $$$$$

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Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Sept. 19 - Sept.25 edition of Real Estate Victoria

Published Every ThursdayOPENHOUSESSelect your home.

Select your mortgage.

Oak Bay 250-370-7601Westshore 250-391-2933

Victoria 250-483-1360Sidney 250-655-0632

www.vericoselect.comChatterton Way 250-479-0688

Page 22 week beginning September 19, 2013 Real Estate Victo- OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

1221 Richardson St, $905,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdRick Shumka, 250 384-8124 pg. 12

201-1120 Fairfi eld Rd, $334,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

510-165 Kimta, $389,999Saturday 10-11:30Fair Realty LtdSean Thomas 250 896-5478 pg. 11

106-1035 Sutlej, $619,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyFred Lerch, 250-889-2528 pg. 5

1-1001 Terrace Ave, $409,000Saturday 1:30-3:30Re/Max CamosunBonnie Johnston, 250 744-3301 pg. 6

16-1020 Richardson, $739,900Saturday 2-4Sutton West Coast RealtyMariann Abram 250 884-6796 pg. 9

306-373 Tyee Rd, $509,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunSherry Moir, 250-655-0608 pg. 12

801-325 Maitland, $359,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunMichael McMullen, 250-881-8225 pg. 2

403-1050 Park, $269,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291 pg. 11

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas)Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1-4Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715 pg. 1

1255 Richardson St, $849,000Sunday 2-3:30Newport RealtyJordy Harris, 250-385-2033 pg. 11

304-2920 Cook St, $289,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyHiro Nakatani, 250-661-4476

2-331 Robert St, $344,900Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyHiro Nakatani, 250-661-4476

1075 Pentrelew Pl, $649,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422 pg. 12

203-1110 Oscar, $329,900Thursday 4-6 pmDFH Real Estate Ltd.Susan Carley, 250-477-7291 pg. 17

405-832 Fisgard St, $276,500Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cassie Kangas, 250-477-7291 pg. 12

304-545 Rithet St, $259,000Saturday 1-2Boorman’s Real EstateMichael Boorman, 250-595-1535 pg. 10

2639 Victor St., $424,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291 pg. 12

5-1027 Belmont AveSaturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdCliff Wettlaufer, 250 589-7748 pg. 27

1741 Patly, $1,150,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033 pg. 12

309 Kingston St, $779,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cassie Kangas, 250 477-7291 pg. 12

1542 Clawthorpe Ave, $424,900Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921 pg. 13

606 Speed Ave, $215,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyScott Munro, 250 477-5353 pg. 10

2166 Central, $629,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess, 250 384-8124 pg. 13

2053 Carnarvon, $519,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess, 250 384-8124 pg. 14

2438 Lincoln Rd, $688,000Sunday 1-3JONESco. Real EstateRoger Jones, 250-361-9838 pg. 14

919 St Patrick, $729,000Saturday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Patrick Skillings, 250-382-8838 pg. 13

1-1498 Admirals Rd, $85,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Eileen Jespersen, 250-686-4820 pg. 14

4-118 Aldersmith Pl, $429,900Sunday 11:30-1:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyBill Chudyk, 250-477-5353 pg. 8

7-126 Hallowell, $384,900Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091 pg. 14

479 Joffre St, $479,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

30-850 Parklands, $399,900Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPaul Holland, 250-592-4422 pg. 14

A-473 Grafton St, $519,000Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422 pg. 14

1028 Tillicum, $449,000Sunday 2-4One Percent Realty VIRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 27

1027 Wurtele Pl, $434,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPaul Holland, 250-592-4422 pg. 14

10-709 Luscombe Pl, $549,000Sunday 3-5Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 14

7-1115 Craigfl ower, $489,900Sunday 12-2Pemberton Holmes LtdJim Fields, 250 384-8124 pg. 11

7-1182 ColvilleSunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunNancy Di Castri, 250-744-3301 pg. 23

4-4701 Lochside, $574,900Sunday 11-1Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPaul Holland, 250-592-4422 pg. 15

4013 Gordon Head Rd, $515,000Sunday 1-4Re/Max CamosunEd G Sing, 250-744-3301 pg. 18

2228 Tashy Pl, $629,900Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyDavid Harvey, 250-385-2033 pg. 15

3820 Gordon Head, $599,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033 pg. 15

982 Mckenzie Ave, $299,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyJames Liu, 250 477-5353 pg. 11

1504 Lynnfi eld Pl, $698,000Sunday 2-3:30Newport RealtyJordy Harris, 250-385-2033 pg. 15

5098 Clutesi St.Saturday & Sunday 10-12Re/Max CamosunDeana Fawcett, 250-744-3301

1850 Midgard Ave, $420,000Sunday 1-3Boorman’s Real EstateMichael Boorman, 250-595-1535 pg. 15

3316 Quadra St. (Sales Centre)Daily 1:30-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyChuck Meagher, 250-477-1100 pg. 5

204-3206 Alder, $272,900Sunday 12-2Re/Max CamosunDeanna Noyce, 250-744-3301 pg. 10

204-3363 Glasgow Ave, $159,900Sunday 11-1Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921 pg. 10

25-4318 Emily Carr Dr, $625,000Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422 pg. 8

11-1063 Valewood, $624,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124 pg. 10

2-106-1680 Poplar, $159,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyPaul Holland, 250-592-4422 pg. 15

301-1561 Stockton, $229,000Sunday 1-3Newport RealtyMarie Blender, 250-385-2033 pg. 10

40-4360 Emily Carr Dr, $515,000Saturday 11-1Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921 pg. 8

4300 Maltwood, $870,000Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyRuth Stark, 250-477-1100 pg. 15

405-1687 Poplar Ave, $335,000Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesRick Couvelier, 250-477-0921 pg. 5

308-1521 Church, $229,000Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291 pg. 6

307-1618 North Dairy, $359,500Saturday 1-3One Percent RealtyJasmine Parsons, 250 727-8437 pg. 11

4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Sutton Group West CoastJames Gardiner (250) 507-4333 pg. 1

105-820 Short St, $339,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDeb Anderson, 250-474-4800 pg. 8

25-1480 Garnet, $409,900Saturday 2-4JONESco. Real EstateRoger Jones, 250-361-9838 pg. 6

3795 Burnside Pl, $559,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-590-3921

211 Obed, $419,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDeanna Noyce, 250-744-3301 pg. 18

29-500 Marsett Pl, $435,500Saturday 3-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMark McDougall, 250-588-8588 pg. 18

3131 Wascana Rd, $399,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunBlair Veenstra, 250-889-3926

8-3951 Bethel Pl, $399,000Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyRosemarie Colterman, 250 592-4422 pg. 10

4255 Moorpark, $649,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess, 250 384-8124 pg. 18

13-4540 West Saanich, $375,000Saturday 1-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jeff Shaw, 250-474-6003 pg. 18

2018 Bowcott Pl, $599,000Saturday 12-2One Percent RealtyLanny Parsons, 250-514-1550 pg. 19

3-2365 Henry, $359,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunPaul Askew 250 744-3301 pg. 19

5-9871 Second St, $589,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGary Anderson, 250-744-3301 pg. 24

10230 Bowerbank Rd, $228,000Wednesday - Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJason Leslie, 250-478-9600 pg. 7

9710 Fifth St, $579,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.John Bruce, 250-656-0131 pg. 5

9178 Mainwaring, $549,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdMac Nanton 250 686-3200 pg. 27

201-9820 Seaport, $519,500Saturday & Sunday 2-4Holmes RealtyMichele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 19

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Pemberton HolmesNicole Burgess, 250 384-8124 pg. 20

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In keeping with his personable nature, Jim Munro sits in front of his heavy antique desk for an interview rather than behind it.

The owner and operator of Munro’s Books, which officially celebrates its 50th year in business tomorrow (Sept. 21), looks around his corner office in the 1909 former Royal Bank building on Government Sreet.

Surrounded by special-order books for pickup, a washroom, a computer on a separate desk and various other pieces of memorabilia, Munro says he originally designed it like a bank manager’s office.

An old poster sits high on a ledge between a large, colourful tapestry by his wife, the noted fabric artist Carole Sabiston, and the street-side stained glass window. Reading, “The Age of Chivalry Lives in Books,” the slogan seems to parallel Jim Munro’s career in the industry.

Now 83, Munro sports a stylish moustache/goatee combination that takes years off his appearance.

Blessed with a cadre of knowledgeable and long-serving staff – “the heavy lifting is done by other people,” he says – he is content these days to pop in around 10 a.m. and leave by 3 p.m.

Such is life for a man who has helped shape the bookselling industry in Greater

Victoria. Not only is the longevity of his business a testament to the strength of the independent bookstore in an era of corporate and online mega-retailers, it is a sign of the health of literary culture in the city.

“People are still interested in reading and we’ve got a well-educated population,” he says.

Not one to try to predict future trends, Munro relies on his staff to monitor the customers’ pulse – in fact, multiple people do the ordering for the store. That attention to detail, which yields a broad cross-section of books, and the hard and fast policy of “the customer is always right” have helped the store thrive in challenging times.

Ellen Squires, Munro’s longest-serving staffer, joined the ranks in 1975. Her boss “has a sixth sense” for hiring people who are a good fit for the iconic store, she says.

“We all enjoy books,” she says.“Being enthusiastic makes a big difference. It’s much more personal.”

Store manager Jessica Walker, who grew up in the backs of bookstores accompanying her mother, a literary agent, agrees. With Munro’s for 13 years, she took over earlier this year from 37-year veteran Dave Hill.

“I was and am an avid reader,” she says. “I can’t think of another job where you get to explore so many facets of the human existence.”

The utilization of the neo-classical building housing Munro’s since 1984, with its Roman columns inside and out and

high, vaulted ceiling, adds to the attraction of the store with both tourists and locals alike. It recently landed the store on publisher Harper Collins’ list of “16 Bookstores to See Before You Die.”

It might have been just another ill-used former bank, were it not for Munro’s visions of grandeur.

He also had an eye for a bargain. His “ridiculously low” offer, made in an environment of sky-high interest rates, was eventually accepted.

“This was a 1909 building and it had been hideously modernized with cheap linoleum,” Munro recalls.

The first day they took over, they tore out the false ceiling, revealing a beautiful, high ceiling. The restoration took two months and was later accented with the installation of huge, form-fitted tapestries by Sabiston that create the illusion of colourful windows.

On celebrating the store’s 50th year, Walker says, “Jim’s stayed true to his vision that we are a bookstore, first and foremost. Certainly that’s a legacy we want to preserve.”

Check out munro books.com/events for a listing of Saturday’s anniversary events.

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Jim Munro, owner of Munro’s Books, will celebrate the store’s 50th anniversary Saturday with a variety of literary events.

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Training for the Tour de Rock may be more daunting than the actual tour, but riders Donna Fraser and Mike Oliver are gearing up for the challenge. And both riders are thrilled their spouses are so sup-portive.

Learning to clip into peddles on a bicycle was the first skill novice rider Donna Fraser learned for the 2013 Tour de Rock.

“I’d never clipped into peddles before, it took a tumble or two to get it, but I don’t think I will go back now,” she said.

The West Shore RCMP auxiliary constable is no stranger to the tour, – her husband, West Shore RCMP Const. Rod Fraser, was a tour rider in 2011.

“As an alumni rider I can come out on the training rides,” Rod said. “It’s really neat to see her doing it.”

Rod trains with the team when-ever he isn’t working.

“He’s awesome to have support-ing me, especially knowing he’s done it before,” Donna said. “He has helped me tremendously and he’s been an awesome support.”

Before being accepted for the Tour team, neither Rod nor Donna were avid cyclists, but the couple has found a passion for cycling and say it’s something they will con-tinue to do together after the Tour.

“I know what she’s going through as far as training is going,” Rod said. “Right now they are training her for the physical aspects but nothing can prepare you for the emotional part. For me it was very emotional.”

Meanwhile, Sgt. Mike Oliver is happy to have a stable posting at CFB Esquimalt as a military police officer.

A 16-year military veteran who joined the police in 2002, he has spent much of career deployed overseas, including hotspots like Bosnia and Afghanistan.

This year he joined the tour as he was fortunate enough to be in the country and was eager to take part.

“I’ve spent a lot of my time deployed and I have been helping people abroad,” Oliver said.

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instrumental in his fundraising.“This has been for her as much

of a journey as it’s been for me,” he said. “She’s been on board with every fundraiser. She’s been in the dunk tank and done car washes.”

Mike’s fundraisers have been so successful he reached his ini-tial goal of $5,000 months ago. He doubled his goal to $10,000 and just surpassed that one too.

Oliver has always led an active lifestyle through running, going to the gym and playing hockey. This is the first time he’s ever spent so much time training on a bike.

“Riding in a group setting isn’t the same as just riding on the road. You really have to pay attention to what you are doing,” he said.

The 2013 Tour de Rock team began training in March and has trained hard three days a week working on hills, speed and dis-tance training.

Originally from Ottawa, training for the Tour has been a way for Mike to explore Greater Victoria and have a chance to see Vancou-ver Island tip-to-tip. “I’ve never been past Courtenay,” he said.

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