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Students and stocks a good mixDon DescoteauNews staff
Most of the students in Tom Grainger’s Business Education 10 class at Belmont secondary are staring intently at their com-puter monitors.
Entranced by the very fluid nature of business stock prices – every minute or so the figures change, based on trading in the various exchanges – the teams are watching for the right time to buy, or sell, as a way of boosting their portfolio. But this exercise requires a lot more than simple guesswork.
“We’ve been watching (tech company) San Disk. It jumped a lot today based on its quarterly earnings announcement,” says student Dylan Kaplan.
He matter-of-factly adds, how-ever, that he wouldn’t invest in the company in the real world, based on their earnings history.
Learning how to research stocks is one aspect of the Investment Strategies Program, sponsored by Junior Achieve-ment B.C. The non-profit’s online Stock Market Challenge sees pairs of students given $100,000
of simulated money to invest. They began with a four-day tuto-rial on the software, but have embarked on a 40-day challenge in which they monitor their port-folio and try to maximize profits, in competition with high school business students from B.C. and Alberta.
“Courses like this help to demystify the complex world of stocks and business,” says John Clarke, a Junior Achieve-ment volunteer and commer-cial account manager with BMO Bank of Montreal in Langford. He’s been working with the stu-dents once a week to give tips on investing and keep them on track.
Grade 12 student Curtis Whittla, a peer tutor for this group, took the class two years ago and gained a serious interest in investing. Already accepted into the commerce program at the University of Victoria, he used knowledge gained through the Junior Achievement module to help launch his real-world investments.
PlEASE SEE: Investment advice, Page A6
Junior Achievement program helps demystify investing in the markets for Belmont business students
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Belmont secondary business education 10 student Dylan Kaplan inspects the performance of one of his stock interests during a recent class. The students are participating in Junior Achievement B.C.’s Stock Market Challenge for 40 days, trying to maximize profits in their simulated portfolio.
Trail building: Langford looks to connect main traffic routesKyle WellsNews staff
Drivers heading home to northern areas of Langford, or to Sooke from up island may soon have an easier time of it.
The City of Langford is applying for a new federal infrastructure grant it would use to connect West Shore Parkway with Langford Parkway and Sooke Road, a wish-list plan which has previously been cost prohibitive.
Director of engineering Michelle Mahov-lich said the estimated cost is $20 million.
“(It’s) quite a significant project; it would create a lot of jobs,” she said. “We have dozens and dozens of inquires and requests (for this). We can certainly back the grant application with community support.”
The federal grants, to be matched by the province, are intended for projects that work toward the betterment of a region.
Langford’s portion would come out of
road development funds raised from devel-opers, leaving taxpayers off the hook. Nearby developments such as Kettle Creek and Westhills, which have a vested interest in this project, may pay directly for some of the work and get credit from the city.
The plan calls for Westshore Parkway to extend 3.5 kilometres, beyond the railway tracks, to a roundabout at the end of Lang-ford Parkway. From there it would connect with Sooke Road at Awsworth Road.
The route will give greater access to northwest areas of Langford and to Sooke.
The road would be three lanes, one in each direction plus a centre turning lane, plus bike lanes, but no sidewalks. On Point Project Engineers Ltd. was awarded a $75,000 design contract for the project as part of applying for the grant.
Mahovlich doesn’t expect an answer about the grant until late 2014 or early 2015.
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Parents of school-aged children have a unique perspective on teachers.
Most parents are far removed from the days sitting in classrooms listening to les-sons. Regardless how they view their own experience, their interest in education takes new emphasis once their kids begin school.
Mount Douglas secondary parents advi-sory council president Wendy Joyce, a pub-lic school parent since 2000, knows some teachers have more impact than others.
“When I look at all the teachers we’ve encountered over the years, it’s not neces-sarily about who’s got the most experience, but more about who can inspire the kids, who’s engaging and who can make that con-
nection with kids,” she says.Taking time to get to know a
student and what makes them tick is also a key ingredient to making a difference, she adds.
She recalls her son’s Grade 5 teacher took an interest in him and enjoyed his writing, but was also aware he had a younger sis-ter. Upon being shown a colour-ful painting by the Grade 2 sib-ling, the teacher bought a matte for the work and gave it to the brother, saying the painting would look nice framed.
Fast forward eight years to today. Having heard her daugh-ter remark how she is enjoying social stud-ies class for the first time, Joyce gained a glimpse into why, during a parent-teacher interview.
The teacher said he doesn’t focus solely on marks, but notices whether students
are stressed out or anx-ious about school or life in general. Such an approach seems to get the best out of students, who feel they are special or that they matter, Joyce says.
John Bird, president of the Victoria Confederation of PACs, has been around local schools for 26 years and has had six children in the system. He says technol-ogy has played a part in chil-dren being more knowledg-able when they get to school these days.
“We’re moving from simply giving them information to teaching them how to pro-cess information,” he says. The best teach-ers get students excited about learning, he adds, not try to make them conform.
Bird uses an analogy from his basketball coaching experience as an example. “(Kids) know more about the game by the time they (start),” he says. “The best teachers make sure they don’t dampen it.”
Joyce has heard from fellow parents over the years how “that teacher just does not get my kid.” She doubts anyone could go through the entire K-12 with their child and not encountering both types of teacher.
She lights up talking about running into her kids’ past teachers who ask about them, their unique interests and the direction they’re heading. That kind of connection, she says – clearly they were paying close attention at the time – can’t help but have an impact on children down the road.
“That says to them, ‘I’m a special indi-vidual to this person, I’m important,’” Joyce says. “All those things that really make a difference.”
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COMMUNITY NEWSIN BRIEF
Colwood wants your input todayThe City of Colwood is hosting a Transpor-
tation Plan open house today (April 23) at city hall (3300 Wishart Rd.) from 3 to 6 p.m.
Residents can provide input on plans to enhance city streets, sidewalks, cycling routes and transit connections. Colwood’s Transportation Master Plan is being devel-oped to help plan the future of travel in and through the city by a variety of means.
The open house will be followed immedi-ately by a committee of the whole meeting, during which council members will discuss residents’ input. For more information visit colwood.ca.
Langford offers up free homesThe City of Langford is giving away seven
houses for free. The catch? The homes must be moved from their Leigh Road locations at the takers’ expense. The houses were pur-chased for the completion of the Leigh Road Interchange and are now deemed surplus.
“Rather than demolish the houses and add to the landfill, we believe it made more sense and is much more environmentally responsi-ble to have the houses moved and re-used in some fashion,” said Matthew Baldwin, Lang-ford’s director of planning.
Anyone with interest in the homes is asked to call Baldwin at 250-478-7882.
Getting ready for royaltyStudents and parents helping play a role in shaping new school’s culture
Kyle WellsNews staff
Royal Bay secondary may be little more than a skeletal framework, but its future occu-pants are already planning out the school they envision head-ing into in September 2015.
Administrators are talking to students, staff and parents in preparation for the eventual move.
“We don’t have a history or a culture or a climate yet,” said future principal Windy Beadall. “We want the stu-dents to start getting jazzed about Royal Bay.”
“We’re a new school so we have to start from scratch building that culture and get-ting the kids on board,” said Mike Huck, vice-principal. “The Royal Bay wave has started.”
With the name decided, next up is the school’s mas-cot/team nickname. A discus-sion last week with Grade 10 Belmont students, the first class that will graduate from Royal Bay, led to many ideas including the Wranglers, Sting-rays, Knights and, most popu-lar so far, the Ravens.
Students at Dunsmuir mid-dle school, the feeder school for Royal Bay, will also be included in the conversation.
At the first Parent Advisory Council meeting for the new school on April 7, an execu-tive was elected and members volunteered for the School Planning Council. The council is responsible for many deci-sions which need to be made while the school is being built.
Part of moving forward is dispelling the myth that Royal Bay will be an arts-focused school and the new Belmont sports-focused, Beadall said. While the idea was thrown around in early planning stages, she said it will not be the case.
Each school may offer a few
classes or activities the other doesn’t, but both will be com-prehensive schools, offering a wide variety of arts and sports programs.
Unique to Royal Bay will be a teaching kitchen, allowing for college-prep culinary arts classes, and a 350-seat theatre, a highly-prized resource for its drama and music depart-ments.
Sports teams will be offered
based mostly on desire from the students. The football pro-gram will likely be carried on at Belmont, for example, but if enough Royal Bay students want to play, Beadall said, one will be started. There are already plans for basketball, field hockey and even pickle-ball, plus the school will likely be home to a soccer academy.
“It won’t be Royal Bay ver-sus Belmont, unless we’re playing each other in sports,” she said.
Administrators at both schools hope to work together to come up with a class sched-uling system that allows stu-dents to take a course at the other school if it’s not offered at their own.
“Ray (Miller, Belmont princi-pal) and I will work very hard to make sure that both schools
aren’t competing, but they’re helping each other,” Beadall said, “so that the students can feel like they’ve got opportuni-ties in both schools.”
Establishing the school as a centre point of the community developing around it is also a primary focus for adminis-trators as they move forward with planning. The school is intended for other uses by community groups and it’s hoped students will see other residents coming to use spaces in the school and feel a part of something bigger.
“Kids see that and they recognize it’s not just a place where they spend six hours a day going to math class and English class,” Huck said. “They have a voice in what’s happening in the community.”[email protected]
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Future Royal Bay secondary school vice principal Mike Huck, left, and principal Windy Beadall hold up early examples of what school’s ensignia and colours could look like. Currently students and staff are helping to pick a mascot for the school.
“We’re a new school so we have to start from scratch building that culture and getting the kids on board.”– Windy Beadall, principal
Royal Bay secondary
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EDITORIALOUR VIEW
Earth Day 2014 will likely go down in B.C. history as less exciting than last year’s event.
That was the day when, in the heat of the election campaign, NDP leader Adrian Dix announced in Kamloops that he doesn’t support the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline to its Burnaby terminal, because Vancouver shouldn’t become a “major oil port.”
As of this Earth Day, it has been an oil port for exactly a century, since Imperial Oil began work on B.C.’s first refinery in 1914, in what is now Port Moody. There were no pipelines then, so crude was moved by rail or tanker.
For 60 years, Trans Mountain has supplied the Chevron refinery in Burnaby that is southern B.C.’s last source of fuel. Some of the Alberta crude is piped south to be refined into fuels and some of that product is barged back up to B.C. to keep our traffic moving.
Today the proposal to expand and upgrade that pipeline, and to build new oil and natural gas pipelines across the north, dominate B.C.’s political scene.
In keeping with the educational aspect of Earth Day, here are some things you may not know about energy and the environment.
• A recent National Geographic
report summarizes the main sources of oil in the oceans around North America. Media coverage
focuses on tanker and pipeline spills, but they only account for eight per cent of the total.
Fully 60 per cent of the oil load in North American waters is from natural seeps, where oil leaks from seafloor rock. One of the world’s largest is off Santa Barbara, California, where 20 to 25 tons flows out each day. It’s mostly consumed by oil-eating bacteria that
have adapted and proliferated.The next biggest source is
leakage from cars and trucks, which collects on pavement and is flushed to sea when it rains.
• Earth Day is now preceded by Earth Hour, during which we are encouraged to turn out our lights to join a world-wide gesture of conservation. Many people use the occasion for a candlelight dinner.
Given that B.C.’s power is nearly all from renewable hydroelectric sources, and that the paraffin used to make candles is derived from petroleum or coal, this feel-good ritual produces an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
David Suzuki is now promoting the idea of Earth Month, an expansion of the symbolic effort designed to “raise awareness.” This
is a popular notion in the climate change industry, which to date consists mostly of government officials and activists flying around the world to conferences in exotic locations to sign agreements that lead to, well, not much so far.
• Unlike Earth Hour, B.C.’s carbon tax on fuels actually appears to be helping to reduce emissions.
An update to provincial data is due this year, but what we have shows a 5.7 per cent decrease in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases between 2007 and 2011.
Environment ministers have conceded that some of this is due to the recession that struck in 2008-2009. But since the economy has recovered and begun to grow again, emissions have continued to decline.
• There are simple things anyone can do, without gimmicks or government programs. One would be to stop protesting increased housing density in your community.
By far the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in B.C., not to mention old-fashioned pollution, is transportation. By living closer to where we work, shop and play, we can exercise our legs instead of just our gas pedal foot to get around.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
Twitter: @tomfletcherbcEmail: [email protected]
Inconvenient truths for Earth Day
New secondary’s culture primary
Most of us have to go to high school, but it’s a lot rarer to have the opportunity to help build one.
This is exactly the prospect students in School District 62 now have, literally and figuratively, with the building of two new high schools, both of which aim to open their doors to the youth of the West Shore in September 2015.
Most of the major decisions are being made by the provincial government, which is providing the majority of funding, and the Soke School District, which is paying the rest. But as framing for the schools goes up, students are also being turned to for a helping hand.
Some students in the trades programs are going to gain experience by actually getting to work on the construction sites, learning the tricks of their trade while lending a helping hand.
Other students are being asked to help design the kind of schools they will attending, especially Royal Bay school, which is starting from scratch on the former gravel pit site in Colwood.
Picking a new mascot and the school’s spirit colours is important (our vote: The Ravens and royal purple, seemingly the favourites so far), but equally so is deciding what kind of atmosphere our leaders of tomorrow should spend their most formative years in.
Administrators have expressed a desire to have the school highly integrated with the overall Royal Bay community, which is being planned around it.
We couldn’t agree more. What better way to learn about how the world outside of school works than to be a part of it? Seeing community groups using school spaces and interacting with adults apart from parents and teachers can only broaden horizons.
But in the end, it’s the students who will make the new schools what they will hopefully become: places of imagination and creativity, of positivity and budding compassion, of fun and growth.
We know both will do the West Shore proud.
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
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‘For 60 years, Trans Mountain has supplied the Chevron refinery in Burnaby.’
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OPINIONRefinery solution cleanest option
My name is David Black. I am the majority owner of Black Press, the company that owns this newspaper.
This is the first of two columns addressing the greatest threat to the B.C. environment in our lifetime. I am a reasonably sensible and conservative businessman, not an alarmist. All information in this column can be confirmed from public sources.
The oil industry wants to export Alberta bitumen to Asia via tankers. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years.
Bitumen, even if it is diluted, does not float in sea water if there is sediment present. This has been proven many times, most recently in a thorough Environment Canada study published on November 30 2013. Page 51 of the study provides graphic evidence of sunken bitumen.
Given there is an abundance of sediment along the B.C. coast, the bitumen will sink rapidly and there will be little chance of recovering any of it if there is a spill.
By Northern Gateway’s own admission the likelihood of a bitumen spill at sea is over 10 per cent over the next 50 years. Others say it is much higher. We
are in agreement with Coastal First Nations, who see even the slightest risk of a bitumen spill at sea as unacceptable.
The grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989 is often held up as an example of how bad an oil spill at sea can be. However, a spill of bitumen at sea would be much worse.
The Exxon Valdez carried light crude and lost 250,000 barrels, one-eighth of a tanker load. The light oil floated and could be removed
from the beaches. Even so, after four years of work with up to 11,000 workers and 1,400 boats involved, less than 10 per cent of it was recovered. Roughly 200,000 birds and many kinds of other wildlife were killed.
Approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were affected and the fishery has yet to fully recover. Bitumen is very different. It would harden up on shore and much of it would sink to the bottom, making it unrecoverable and kill ing virtually everything with which it came in contact. Imagine if we lost a full tanker load.
Some say that with GPS-based navigation and double hulls, spills such as Exxon Valdez are not possible today. They are wrong. Double hulls do not prevent hull fracture if there is a collision at speed, only if there is a gentle scrape.
As for the GPS claim, most marine accidents are caused by human inattention, not by a lack
of knowledge about position. All ships carried systems to indicate their location before GPS came along. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location, but didn’t. Neither did the crew on the Queen of the North.
Marine disasters regularly occur. A quick online search determines human error is most often the problem. Undoubtedly there will be many more marine accidents in future. Our grandchildren will not thank us if we willingly risk the destruction of the B.C. coast on our watch.
Fortunately there is a solution that is beneficial for all concerned: all we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat. The refinery will convert bitumen to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, which float and evaporate if spilled. Often little or no spill remediation is required.
These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of conventional or synthetic crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitumen.
Part 2 will discuss the enormous value-added benefits and environmental advantages of a modern green refinery. The pipeline from Alberta and the tanker fleet to export the refined fuels will also be considered.
If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on this next month.
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Having already begun his investment strategy and worked extensively with the Junior Achievement simulator program, he should have a leg up on his younger classmates. Yet on this day he’s been overtaken for the class profit lead by one of the Grade 10 teams.
The results look promising so far, with
the top team in the class adding more than $7,000 to their initial $100G.
Even Clarke, a 32-year veteran of the financial industry, likes what he sees.
“I was very encouraged that students were investing in stocks that they’ve done research on.”
Teammates Ryan Backhouse and Bryce Tickner, who were sitting third overall for B.C. and Alberta, had invested heavily into oil and gas, a commodity Backhouse says “is always in demand.”
The two admit, however, that investing can be a risky business.
“For everyone who makes money in the stock market, there’s someone who loses money,” Tickner says.
Luckily for this group, the money to be made or lost is imaginary.
Investment adviceyields virtual payoffsContinued from Page A1
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Gala Apples
99¢
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CampariTomatoes
1lb
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2lb
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229
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489
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229
Kellogg's
VectorCereal400 g ..........................379
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MoistWipe Tubs42's .............................369
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Lipton
Onion SoupMix4's ...............................229Robin Hood
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500g All Varieties .........439
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2/400
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Meow Mix
CatFood2 kg .............................579
Spongetowels
Ultra ChooseA Size Towels2's ..............................229
Bick's Hot Dog,Hamburger or SweetGreen Relish
375 mL ..................4/500
Chipits
Milk ChocolateChips270 g ..........................279
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Fresh
SnapperFillets
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Maple Lodge
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Island Raised Split
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279
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Lighthouse Assorted
SaladDressings
384 mL
2/600
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Mott's 100% Natural
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SEA ORGANIC CORNERTreats from the
SEA
Island Raised FreshChicken Breast7.25/kg
Welch's
GrapeJelly500 mL ......................279
Aqua� na
RemineralizedWater12x500 mL ..........
2/700
Washington Medium
Onions1.30/Kg ...............................59¢
California Snap Top
Carrots1.30/Kg ...............................59¢
Washington Premium
Gala Apples
99¢
B.C.
CampariTomatoes
1lb
2/400
B.C. Hot House
Mixed Colour Peppers
2lb
2/800Hot House
MiniCucumbers
149
Taylor Farms
GardenSalad Mix
340g
4/500
B.C.
RedPotatoes
5lbs
2/500
Kraft
BBQ Sauce455 mLAll Varieties
219
Money's
SlicedMushrooms
99¢
Welch's White or Concord
GrapeJuice
Unico
GrapeSeed Oil
549
PepsiCola12x355 mL All Varieties
3/1000Mott's Fruitsations
AppleDessert
229
Lays XXL
PotatoChips3/800
Kraft
PeanutButter
489
Ronzoni
PastaSauce
229
Kellogg's
VectorCereal400 g ..........................379
Quaker
LifeCereal450g ...........................299
Cashmere
MoistWipe Tubs42's .............................369
Beemaid
Au NaturelHoney750g ..........................799
Lipton
Onion SoupMix4's ...............................229Robin Hood
APFlour2.5 kg ..........................469
Catelli
Plain or EggNoodles340g All Varieties .........199
TexanaLong GrainWhite orBrown Rice2 kg .............................449
Western FoodsWhite or 60%Whole WheatBread570g ........................99¢
OlafsonWhole Wheator BurritoTortillas8's - 10's ......................279
Kraft
DinnerCups58g All Varieties ...........109
Franks
HotSauce354mL .........................349
Christie
Cookies
500g All Varieties .........439
Silk 'n Soft
BathroomTissue12's .............................599
SOS
SoapPads10's .............................139
SunRype
AppleSauce625 mL ..................
2/400
Dempster's
EverythingBagels6's .............................269
Alpo Adult
DogFood1.8 kg ..........................399
Meow Mix
CatFood2 kg .............................579
Spongetowels
Ultra ChooseA Size Towels2's ..............................229
Bick's Hot Dog,Hamburger or SweetGreen Relish
375 mL ..................4/500
Chipits
Milk ChocolateChips270 g ..........................279
329/lb
ea
Fresh
SnapperFillets
Prime
ChickenCordons284-340g All Varieties .........599
Maple Lodge
Chicken Wienersor Bologna375-450g ...........................199
Island Raised Split
ChickenWings6.59Kg .............................299
/lb ea
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PackhamPears /lb
2.18/Kg
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239
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Aunt Jemima
PancakeMix
Nabob Tradition
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279
Hertels Fresh
Island MadeSausageAll Varieties ....................20%
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/lb
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Peeled Carrots5 oz
2/300
99¢
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Bugles Original
CornSnacks2/400
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Simply
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HalibutFillets
429/100g /100g
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/lb2.18/Kg
/lb3.28/Kg
Lighthouse Assorted
SaladDressings
384 mL
2/600
Earthbound Farms
Baby Spinach142g
2/600
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Mott's 100% Natural
Apple Juice1.82L
UnicoRipe or Stuffed Manzanilla
Olives
2/300375 mL
375-400g
Old Dutch XXL
PotatoChips
ea
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6x222 mLAll Varieties ea1 kg
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1lb
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EmmentalCheese
Island Farms
Buttermilk1 L ..............................189Olympic
OrganicYogurt650g All Varieties ........399
McCain Homefries
BreakfastPotatoes750 g .........................329
Libby
ChoppedSpinach300g ...........................119Snowcrest
FrozenFruit600g Selected Varieties 399
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1.65 L ..........................399
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2/300
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/100g
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Don DescoteauNews staff
Kelsey Phillips worked up a good sweat lately while not going anywhere. She’s been seated on her road bike on station-ary wind trainers at the Royal Roads University gym.
Colwood resident Phillips, 30, is training for her first Olympic distance triathlon, the 2014 Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence race this August. It’s a fol-low-up to her debut in the sport, which came in the sprint category in that race last year.
The high-intensity cardio training of her indoor sessions, with the rookie flanked by triathletes prepping for Ironman events, have mimicked a road ride pretty well, she says.
“They were doing four hours (at a time) when I came in,” Phil-lips says. “Now I’m up to three hours. I never would have thought I’d get to that point. And the adrenaline rush makes me want to keep doing it.”
Getting to this stage has been a fairly quick process for Phillips. She began running with co-workers several years back, did the TC 10K and events on the Frontrunners’ Island Race Series, began road cycling, then set a loft-ier objective: complet-ing a triathlon by the time she was 30.
She got in just under the wire last summer.
Choosing the Sri was a natural. Her dad, Ian, has been a mainstay of the organization running the race, not to mention a frequent competitor, for years. At 66, he still competes and did the Ironman in Penticton last year.
Kelsey admits getting over the fears of the unknown deep of the lake is one of her big-gest challenges. Other-wise, she’s not fazed by the fact jumping to the Olympic race means doubling the distances – a 1.5-kilometre lake swim followed by a 40K ride and a 10K run.
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 www.vicnews.com • A11
Triathlon training all in the family
Kelsey Phillips and her dad, Ian, test out wind trainers on their bikes in the Royal Roads University gym. Colwood resident Kelsey is in training for this summer’s 35th annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Triathlon, which Ian, who lives in Langford, has helped organize for a number of years.Don Descoteau/News staff
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A12 • www.vicnews.com Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE
Kyle WellsNews staff
Local musicians are encouraging others to grab their gear and head down to the Lang-ford Legion for the Fri-day Night Jam.
A staple on the Lang-ford music scene, the jam brings together area solo musicians, bands and a few out of towners for a night of
socializing, performing and combining talents to make some memo-rable music.
“We find it’s not only fun, but it’s also an opportunity to try stuff out,” said organizer Danny Copper, whose band, Guy Price and the Nostalgics, kicks off the night. “We also enjoy meeting with friends who come out here. There’s a group
of people who are quite into having it and helping out and taking part.”
Everyone is welcome to play. The night not only offers polished musicians a chance to try new material and have fun, new musi-cians can get used to playing in front of a crowd.
“It’s a place to get your feet wet,” Copper said. “You see people coming out who have improved dramatically too. Their playing, and their confidence? You can see a change.”
The music typically leans towards classic rock and blues, with the occasional foray into country or jazz, but all styles are welcome. A standup comedian has even showed up to try some material.
“There’s a lot of tal-ent around,” Cooper said. “We’ve had some amazing talent here. (It’s about) having fun with music and giv-
ing people freedom to express themselves.”
There is a drum kit available and all the necessary amps and
monitors to be able to support a full band. Players typically form ad hoc bands, but there are also open mic spots slotted in for solo play-ers and those playing more acoustic styles.
Bands are typically given 20 to 30 minutes to play, while solo acts may have a shorter set, Copper said. “You have the opportunity to play whatever you want. You can showcase your band.”
People also come out just to listen and Cop-per hopes more people take the opportunity to do so and hear some great local musicians at a local venue.
The jam runs every Friday night from 8 p.m. to midnight.
kwells@goldstream gazette.com
A12 • www.vicnews.com Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE
Keep on jammin’
Kyle Wells/News staff
Danny Copper organizes the Friday Night Langford Legion Jam, which offers solo acts and bands the chance to get up on stage and play with other musicians or play in an open mic-type setting.
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Kids Church ages 2-12Youth Wednesdays 7 pmLead Pastor: Al Funkwww.colwoodchurch.com
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www.colwoodanglican.ca
510 Mt. View Ave.(Behind the SHELL Station)
Rev. Kenneth Gray250-474-3031
Sunday services: 8:30 Traditional Worship
10:00 Family Service
The Anglican Church of Canada
Saint Mary of the Incarnation4125 Metchosin RoadService at 9:30 am on SundaysFor info contact 250-474-4119
All are welcome
Gordon united Church935 Goldstream Avenue
250-478-6632www.gordonunitedchurch.ca
Rev. Heidi KoschzeckMusic by Tim Olfert
Favourite Hymns: 10:15amWorship and Childrens
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March Off 1215 hrs.
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APPLIANCES
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GARAGE SALES
COMING - APRIL 26Annual Dean Park GarageSale.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
ST. LUKE’S Spring Fair & Tea. Sat. 10-2 . 3821 CedarHill X Rd. Plants, antiques,jewellery, crafts, books, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30amto 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.
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STEEL BUILDINGS/metalbuildings 60% off! 20x28,30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120,60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at:www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private librariespurchased. Galleon Books &Antiques, 250-655-0700
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NANAIMO WATERFRONT2nd fl oor condo. 1500 sq.ft.LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den,gas FP, secure bldg. 2 under-ground parking spaces. Main-tenance fee includes hot wa-ter/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK.View anytime. $339,900 Re-duced to $329,000. (250)753-9123
COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL BUILDING for sale; central location in down-town Victoria. 3000 sq ft of re-tail space on main fl oor + 3000sq ft on upper fl oor (4 storage)or art studio. $879,000. Pricedfor quick sale. Call (250)813-2458.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, every weekend, 1-4pm. NewHome For Sale: 5887 Stone-haven Dr, 2050sq ft, 2 bdrm +den + rec room heat pump, 5appls, central vac, $364,500.Near hospital. Quality homesat an affordable price. CallGord (250)710-1947.
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CAMPBELL RIVER: 2 bdrm + den, 2 bath Bare-Land Strata patio home on Golf Course. Gated adult comm. with min. maint. Small pet ok. New price $343,800. W/C acc. Call (250)286-1719.
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM. 2614 Ernhil Dr. Totally renovated 3 bdrm, 2 bath home. New exotic H/W fl oors. Lrg 8’ shower of master bdrm. Large landscaped fenced lot. Must see. $459,000. BONUS: WE WILL PAY YOU THE RE-ALTOR FEES ON CLOSING. phone (250)590-1632.
QUALICUM BEACH Ocean view 1600sqft built 2010. 2 bdrm 3 bath 3 levels walk to town beach. 20x12 shop car-port, RV parking low maint high effi cient home $485,000. Call 250-228-4623.
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SIDNEY CONDO for Sale in the Shoal Centre. Thinking of downsizing or buying into a great investment? There’s 1 bdrm, 1 bath, a full kitchen, all appliances and has 4th fl oor views of Malahat & gorgeous sun sets. Presently rented at $1475/mo. Asking $273,000. Across from Library & Rose gardens. Call (250)655-1956, by appt only. A Real Gem in the Heart of Sidney.
HOUSES FOR SALE
AFFORDABLE AND quiet. 55+ community in Ladysmith. Home of the famous Festival of Lights!!!! Carefree manufac-tured homes on easy care lots for as low as $119,700. Low monthly lot fee. On transit. Close to parks, community centre, pool and amazing trails. Only 50 minutes from Victoria and less than 20 min-utes to Nanaimo. New Home Warranty. Contact Duck Pater-son @ 250-246-0637 or email: [email protected]
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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY
Recreation Paradise Year Round!
Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Prince-ton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys.
Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at
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RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.
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FRASER TOLMIEAPARTMENTS
1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St)
Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suitesBeautiful grounds with resort
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COTTAGES
SOOKE 1 BR cozy cottage on acreage, no partiers, n/s, refs req’d, pets neg., $825+ utils. 250-642-2015
RECREATION
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Sites available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly,
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SUITES, LOWER
LANGFORD 1-BDRM grnd fl oor suite, own patio, full kitch-en, F/S, D/W, built-in vac, in-suite laundry. Utils incld. Close to shops, Galloping Goose, Royal Roads, golf course, bus route. NS/NP. $850. (Immed). 250-474-0079.
RENTALS
SUITES, LOWER
LANGFORD- SPACIOUS 1 bdrm, 1 bath, laundry, $850/ mo includes all utils. Avail May 1. NS/NP. (250)389-0983.
MARIGOLD: 1 bdrm, shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850 utils incld’d. Call 250-727-6217.
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AUTO FINANCING
AUTO SERVICES
$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.
CARS
1993 ACURA INTEGRA (bought in the USA), 204,810, km, in good condition. $2500. Call (250)884-6861.
MUST SELL 1999 Saturn, 4 door, 5 passenger. Manual trans. Very good on gas. 192,000 km. Clean inside and out. Well maintained. Excellent body and engine. Asking $1,100. Call (250)813-2458
TRANSPORTATION
CARS
NISSAN MICRA 1990, 164K. Toyota Corolla 1992. Each $1300. obo. (250)704-8170 .
SPORTS & IMPORTS
1975 MERCEDES 300 diesel. 4-dr. No rust, looks good, runs good. $1450. (250)721-4497.
ARE YOU a daddy for this Caddy? 2010 Cadillac CTS, (silver with black leather), top luxury 4 door model, fully load-ed, like new in every respect. Owned here in Toronto by lo-cal business man. Asking only wholesale price, $22,000 fi rm and fair, no offers, payments or tire-kickers. Call anytime (289)296-7411.
VTRUCKS & ANS
MUST SELL 2003 Windstar LX, 7 passenger. Sliding doors 174,000 km. Good running condition. Priced for quick sale $2,700. Call (778)440-3045
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ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING
ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi
Certifi ed General Accountant/ CPA
Bookkeeping, Payroll, HST.
Set up & Training. E-FileTAX
250-477-4601
CARPENTRY
BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.
COMPUTER SERVICES
ISLAND PRO Computer Clin-ic: Free computer evaluation. Until April 30th save $35. 104-688 Granderson Rd., Lang-ford. Call (778)432-2667.
ELECTRICAL
250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
FENCING
ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
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FURNITURE REFINISHING
FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.
GARDENING
(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawns have weeds & moss? Aerating, pwr raking. Blackber-ry/Ivy removal, landscaping.
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AURICLE- Spring cleanups, lawns. Call for all your garden needs. 250-882-3129.
DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE & LANDSCAPING
Commercial & Residential property care. Clean ups,
Lawn RestorationBook in May - get your lawn fertilized for free!WCB & 4 million liability
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, clean-ups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
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.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
HANDYPERSONS
BIG BEAR Handyman. Paint-ing, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.
STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.
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.
GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.
JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.
PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-881-1221.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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.
INTERIOR DESIGN
VIRGO INTERIORS- Certifi ed Interior decorator specializing in color schemes that work the fi rst time. Call (250)[email protected]
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
ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully in-sured. Estimates. 250-588-9471
THE HOBBIT MASON- For all your stone needs on your property & home. Guaranteed to please. (250)474-4016. Google my work: You Tube- Hobbit Studio Shaw TV.
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(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving. $70/hour. 4 ton / lift. Seniors discount. Call Philip.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PAINTING
A2Z PAINTING. Free esti-mates. Quality Exterior Paint-ing. Call Erin (250)294-5422.
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
PLUMBING
EXPERIENCED JOURNEY-MAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
PLASTERING
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.
PRESSURE WASHING
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB / BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967.www.shorelineroofi ng.ca
STUCCO/SIDING
PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.
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TILING
SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Freeest. Call 250-686-6046.
TREE SERVICES
BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges, lawn care,Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.
WINDOW CLEANING
BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.
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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 www.vicnews.com • A15
Metchosin-based Scouts in mix for Scotland trip
This July, 1,000 scouts from around the world will gather for 10 days in Scotland to share dreams, ideas and sto-ries in the Blair Athol Scouting Jamborette.
Twelve Greater Victoria youth will represent Scouts Canada as Pacific Explorers 2014. The 14th Juan De Fuca Scouts, the endorsing group for the trip, have six members from Metchosin registered for the trip as well as Local Scouter Curtis Becker, who will serve as the contingent leader.
The 12 senior Scouts and Venturers have distinguished themselves by achieving or working towards the Chief Scout’s Award, the highest honour in Scouts Canada for leadership and community service.
Many also are working toward and accomplishing their Bronze, Silver and Gold levels of the Duke of Edin-burgh’s Award Program.
The groups’ fundraising efforts have seen them work hundreds of hours individually and through spe-cial events, including a dinner/dance and silent auction held this month.
With nine of the youth living and attending school on the West Shore, Sooke school trustee and board chair Wendy Hobbs was invited as guest speaker. Her duties for the night included spotlighting Kyle and Tristan Becker for earning Sil-ver Duke of Edinburgh award pins. They’ll receive the accompany-
ing certificates from Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon in a ceremony Friday (April 25) in Burnaby. The brothers worked hard to accomplish their goals and as part of that commitment, volun-teered for two weeks at the 2013 Canadian Jamboree in Alberta.
Also at the recent gala, Matthew DeMerchant and Nathan Brookes received recognition for completing the requirements for the Chief Scout Award. It takes three years of dedica-tion and focus to acquire this highly recognized level of scouting achieve-ment. The young men received their Chief Scouts uniform crest and rec-ognition pin from leader Richard DeMerchant and Group Commis-sioner of 3rd Douglas, Rod Miller.
For more on the Scotland trip, visit pacificexplorers.wordpress.com.
– submitted by Yvonne Becker
Photo by Yvonne Becker
14th Juan de Fuca Venturers Tristan Becker, left, and brother Kyle pose with Sooke School District chair Wendy Hobbs in celebration of the brothers earning Silver Duke of Edinburgh pins.
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