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One month into his new position as executive director of Our Place Society, Don Evans is forging part-nerships to help keep the doors open and the meals flowing to peo-ple in need.

“When I came in here, and I saw that they were closed on weekends and holidays, I realized that we were going to be closed for four days dur-ing Easter,” he said.

The society runs a deficit, so pay-ing staff overtime to open on a holi-day would be difficult, he said.

At the same time, he added, “it was difficult for me to think that many of these people might have a hard time finding a meal during those days, so what I did was just reach out to the churches.”

He received a great response.Nine faith groups in the Capital

Region stepped forward to pay for, prepare and serve three meals on Good Friday and Easter Monday at Our Place.

Others are also getting involved.“There have been a few staff that

said they would like to come in and volunteer for those days,” Evans said.

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Chess giants contesting titleGrand Pacific Open, provincial championships help put Victoria on map in chess world

Erin McCrackenNews staff

Love of the game and the chance, however small, to play one of the world’s leading chess players spurred Howard Wu to register in the largest annual open chess tournament in Western Canada.

More than 100 players from five countries, four Canadian provinces and six U.S. states have registered to compete in the sixth Grand Pacific Open, happening today through Monday at the Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville St.

For Wu, the highlight will be either playing against or watching Hikaru Nakamura, an international grandmaster ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and sixth in the world.

“There is a chance (to play against him), depending on how I end up doing in earlier rounds,” said Wu, a Gordon Head resident and national chess master. At the Open, par-ticipants play six rounds of games until one player is left.

“Once we sit down, it would just be like playing any strong player, although the result would probably be differ-ent,” Wu said, laughing. “But you approach it the same way. It’s just the honour and privilege to play against someone at that level.”

He also planned to root for two junior players he coaches. They are among more than 150 kids from kindergarten to Grade 12 from around the province who are competing in the B.C. Chess Challenge today (April 6).

The high registration numbers for the junior provincial championships and the Grand Pacific Open signals that Victoria is on the map in the chess world. And that means a bright future awaits.

“It’s good for the success of our event in future years,” said Brian Raymer, event organizer and president of the Victoria Junior Chess Society. “We have a high number of returning players and we always get a few new ones every year.”

Spectators are welcome to attend for free. For details, please visit grandpacificopen.com.

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Saanich resident Howard Wu is one of more than 100 players, including several top-ranked masters, competing in the Grand Pacific Open international chess tournament in Victoria this weekend.

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Sit-down dinner aimsto help feed others

Help feed the hungry by sit-ting down to a homemade meal at the Victoria Rainbow Kitchen Society’s fundraising dinner and silent auction.

The event happens at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the St. Matthias Anglican Church hall, 600 Richmond Rd. The cost is $50 and tax receipts will be issued.

The auction will feature vol-unteer auctioneer Roshan Vick-ery from Kilshaw’s Auctioneers Ltd. and his assistant Trinda Reed, performing as The Fabu-lous Miss Rosie Bitts.

Last year the fundraiser generated more than $11,000 for the soup kitchen, which relocated to Esquimalt United Church from Victoria West. The Rainbow Kitchen, which cel-ebrated its grand opening Feb.

27, feeds an average of 110 people a day.

For fundraiser tickets, please call Deborah Hunt at 250-384-2930 or email [email protected]. To donate an auc-tion item, please contact Lynne Reed Limbert at 250-598-1103 or email [email protected].

Tartan Day activitiescelebrate Scotland

The Victoria Police Pipe Band launches the second annual Tartan Day at Market Square tomorrow (April 7).

The event, staged by the St. Andrew’s and Caledonian Society of Victoria, includes such highlights as the Highland Tartan Dog Show, the Gaelic Choir, kilt and shortbread mak-ing and a ceremonial address to the haggis.

The celebration honours Scottish culture and the signing

of the Treaty of Arbroath, April 6, 1320. Events get underway at noon and run until 4 p.m.

For more information on the society and its events, visit sacsvictoria.com.

Dementia workshopaimed at new patients

A May 7 workshop, “Under-standing and Living with Dementia,” is aimed at indi-viduals recently diagnosed with dementia, their families and caregivers.

Learn about the diagnosis, different programs and services available in the community, the importance of planning for the future and strategies for living well. The workshop hap-pens at the Alzheimer Society Resource Centre, 202-306 Burnside Rd. W. To register call 250-382-2052.

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Every new mother feels the worry of something bad happening to their child, but for one out of every three pregnancies, postpartum depression or anxiety is another reality that often goes undiagnosed.

“Women feel a stigma with the depression and they’ll struggle in silence,” said Natasha Montroy, a naturopathic doctor specializing in women’s health.

“One in three is not a small number and we need to start educating women ... talking about it in a real, open manner.”

Montroy and colleague Jody Watson, also a naturopathic doctor at Vancouver Island Naturopathic Clinic, host a one-night course on postpartum depression and anxiety, April 19 at Saanich Commonwealth Place.

The course is designed to educate new or expectant mothers and their partners about preventative strategies and treatment options for postpartum depression and anxiety.

“It often affects a mother’s self esteem, her relationship with her partner or other relationships, her confidence in parenting and, at times, may affect bonding with her child,” Montroy said.

The focus of the course is preventative.

Acupuncture, botanical medicines, nutrition and counselling form a part of the course’s holistic approach, but its mandate is to provide all treatment options available to women.

Resources available in Greater Victoria include counselling sessions, mom-and-babe exercise programs, support groups and referral services developed through the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

“We’re certainly not anti-medication,” Montroy said.

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recommend anti-depressants, but what we do is review all options and how to guide yourself along that path.”

Another option will soon be available as Watson works with Camosun College in developing an online continuing education course centred on postpartum depression and anxiety.

The program will include a live chat component, as well as self care and tips for partners. It will cost about $120 and is slated for a late-summer start, although the details have yet to be confirmed.

“Even people who don’t get postpartum will struggle those first few months,” Watson said.

“They’re not alone with how they’re feeling and it’s quite normal to feel overwhelmed.”

The postpartum depression workshop costs $15 and runs from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on April 19.

Registration is available online at recreation.saanich.ca/reconline.

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Registered clinical counsellor Jody Watson, left, and naturopath Natasha Montroy stand in front of an acupuncture chart at their clinic. Acupuncture is one of the treatment options up for discussion at a postpartum depression and anxiety workshop the pair will lead this month.

Postpartum prevalenceDepression isn’t any more common during the

postpartum period than it is at any other time.About seven per cent of pregnant women will

suffer from postpartum depression, whereas the occurrence of anxiety disorders in pregnant women is much greater at about 20 to 25 per cent, says Nichole Fairbrother, professor with the Island Medical Program and director of the Mother-Infant Wellness Lab at B.C. Women’s Hospital & Health Centre in Vancouver.

If not treated, however, women with anxiety are prone to developing depression.

“Because we’re so used to thinking about things in terms of depression, it’s what people focus on. Then the fact that the person started out with

an anxiety disorder gets ignored and they don’t get treatment for it,” Fairbrother said, adding that anxiety is easier to treat than depression.

Her research also covers postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder, characterized by a mother’s unwanted thoughts of harm happening to her baby, either via an accident or hurting her baby herself.

“Everybody gets quite worked up about (postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder) and people get worried that they may be at risk of harming their child. We’ve found everybody has some thoughts of ‘what if something bad happens to my baby?’”

Half of the women within Fairbrother’s latest research sample of about 350 mothers reported thoughts of purposely harming their babies.

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The deadline for Victoria to bid on hosting the 2014 Juno Awards is fast approaching.

Bid committee organizers will be making their pitch for support at municipal council meetings around the Capital Region in hopes of securing financial commitments.

For committee member and Victoria city councillor Chris Coleman, it’s about marketing the regional benefits of the event.

Hosting the Junos involves much more than the one-time televised event at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

“Locally, we’re more interested in how we spread the different components around the region,” Coleman said. He envisions week-long celebrations to showcase local talent.

The bid committee seeks to secure approximately $1.5 million from the province and $450,000 from local municipalities by the end of April, according to the initial expression of interest.

Because of the competitive nature of the bid, exact numbers aren’t being released. WInnipeg and Calgary may also be submitting bids, Coleman said.

The B.C. government is looking at supporting Victoria’s bid, on condition of municipal investment, he added.

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Last week, news broke that an employee of Fairway Market in Quadra Village who worked

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While in the past she supported dismantling the historic lookout, she changed her position when no other interest groups supported this course of action. She now supports the idea of restoring the building as a lookout and interpretive centre.

Fire officials say no key is missingErin McCrackenNews staff

A master key that investiga-tors believe was stolen from the Victoria Fire Department may account for a spike in the num-ber of business break-ins since early January.

It wasn’t until Monday, after numerous offices at a medical building at 1990 Fort St. were robbed of medical and com-puter equipment over the week-end, that Victoria police deter-mined a fire department master key was used to gain entry.

The fire department was told about the breach on Monday. Since then, fire officials have accounted for all 25 master keys currently in service. Twelve other keys, made in the same batch in 2003, were previously ordered destroyed.

“I know that they were signed off and taken to the mechanic’s shop and destroyed,” said Victo-ria Fire Chief Jeff Lambert.

Regardless, fire crews worked around the clock Monday and Tuesday, rekeying cylinder lock-boxes at about 530 commercial, office and residential buildings in Victoria. “All hands on duty for this one,” said Lambert. “We have to protect the security of that system.”

With a master key, the fire department, B.C. Hydro and telecommunications companies can access metal or electronic keys inside lockboxes and enter buildings.

“I’ve been told by my inspec-tors it’s a real anomaly to have access to everything in the build-ing,” Lambert said.

The master key “mishap” could result in changes at the department, he said.

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While in the area on Sunday, police arrested a 40-year-old Vic-toria man, known for commit-ting property crimes. He is being held in custody on unrelated warrants, but is considered a person of interest in the master key case.

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Choir to liven up weekend mealsThe SingYourJoy choir will also

take part, performing for diners on Sunday, as well as breaking into song on Monday while serv-ing dinner alongside volunteers from Oak Bay United.

“The choir is a non-auditioned group of young people and their focus is really about becoming community and learning about community … then offering something back,” said Gordon Miller, one of its two conduc-tors.

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Members of the SingYourJoy choir will perform during Easter weekend meals served to regular clients at Our Place.

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A Colwood entrepreneur is launching a private bus service to pick up where the cancellation of the military Blue Boat has left off.

The Blue Bus shuttle service will transport people between the Colwood location of the Military Family Resource Centre on Rose-bank Road, and the CFB Esquimalt front gates starting May 1.

Buses are scheduled to leave near the military resource centre Monday to Friday at 6, 6:30 and 6:50 a.m. Return trips will leave from near CFB Esquimalt at 4:15 and 4:45 p.m.

Blue Bus promoter Cynthia Cummings has a husband and son in the military who use the Blue Boat daily. With that service being cancelled at the end of April, she said it only seemed logical that somebody provide an alternative.

“I’m doing this because we are

a military family,” said Cummings, who lives in Belmont Park. “I’m doing it for the military, just to ensure that our military commu-nity can continually, comfortably go to work.”

She said she doesn’t expect to make a profit and will try to keep the cost as low as possible – alter-ing the level of service, with either more or less, depending on the demand.

The Blue Bus service is selling itself as convenient, reliable and environmentally friendly, specific to the needs of military personnel and a way to remove cars from the Colwood crawl.

The project has come together quickly for Cummings, who is working with Wilson’s Transporta-tion in Victoria to organize buses and drivers. She has already heard plenty of interest from military families and expects the service will be well used.

“I think it’s a great idea, I do,”

said Cummings’ hus-band, Warrant Officer Wayne Cummings. “I think the military is very keen on some-thing like this or any-thing, because they don’t have a viable option, they don’t have a solution. This alleviates that issue.”

Cynthia Cummings said the Blue Bus service will have the capacity to transport about 320 people in the morning. Between 300 and 500 people use the Blue Boat daily.

With two buses per run, with three runs each weekday morn-ing, and two in the afternoon, Cummings said her company will be able to fill the gap.

Parking for the service will be available for military person-nel just inside the gates for the Department of National Defence

property at the end of Rosebank Road.

The Blue Bus will swing through the parking lot to pick up commuters. After that, the buses will go directly to CFB Esquimalt, with no other stops.

“I think word will travel very quickly, which is great. That’s what we need,” said

Cummings. “I think it just gives you a good option.”

A business licence from the City of Colwood is in the works and all transportation licensing comes through Wilson’s Transportation.

The Department of National Defence is not involved with the service but has been contacted and is informed of the intent of the business.

The service will be available to all military personnel, families,

civilian workers or any members of the public who would like to take it. Riders will be able to pur-chase either a monthly pass at $60, a biweekly pass at $35 or a weekly pass at $20, plus HST.

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Sunk warship to be commemoratedThe anniversary of the sinking of

HMCS Esquimalt, the last Canadian warship sunk by enemy fire in the Second World War, will be commem-orated in Esquimalt on April 16.

Earlier this year township coun-cil remembered the last surviving Esquimalt crew member to pass

away, retired chief petty officer 1st class Joe Wilson, who died Jan. 1. Wilson regularly travelled from the mainland for the annual ceremony.

The ceremony happens at 5:30 p.m. at the memorial, beside the municipal hall, 1229 Esquimalt Rd.

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With words like “alert” “scare” and “warning” thrown about Greater Victorians were told of a poten-tial health hazard this week.

Any health issue, of course, must be taken seri-ously, but when the media get involved, even the risk of a potential threat gets the full-court press.

That’s not to say we’re all alarmists. The Vancouver Island Health Authority has a duty to report a threat to public health no matter how small, to help prevent the spread of the disease. It’s the medias job to help get the word out.

So when an employee at a local deli was diagnosed with Hepatitis A, a press release was sent to the media to help inform the public of a free immuniza-tion clinic set up by VIHA.

And the public reacted – in droves. The number of folks that turned up for vaccinations was in the thousands – surely more than the number of people potentially at risk of infection.

The free clinic run by VIHA on Sunday had to turn away 200 people because it had run out of vaccine. The health authority was forced to schedule an addi-tional two days of free immunizations. The vaccine is effective if you receive it within 14 days of exposure.

The risk of catching the illness is remote and lim-ited to those who came in contact with contaminated food. There is no indication that any food was con-taminated in the first place.

The immunization clinic is a standard precaution-ary measure taken by the health authority. There is no reason to panic.

There will always be a concern if there is an out-break of an infectious disease, but we don’t need mass inoculations unless the health authority tells us otherwise.

The majority of people who get hepatitis A recover in about a month. In rare instances, it can be severe enough to cause death. People with a history of chronic liver disease are more likely to become severely ill. Once a person has recovered from hepa-titis A they can’t get the infection again.

There are usually less than two reported cases of Hepatitis A per 100,000 people in B.C. each year – that’s fewer than 50 cases. Only one in five or six people actually become ill enough to need medical attention.

Credit must go to Fairway Market and their cus-tomers who seem to be taking the incident in stride – more so than some who spent their week lining up for a vaccine they didn’t necessarily need.

With the Canucks once again entering the NHL playoffs as a Stanley Cup favourite, the City of Vancouver has revealed new and improved plans for the riot-in-waiting.

I was there in 1994, when the first Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver shocked Canadians. I lived just off Robson Street and only became aware of the carnage after tear gas flowed through my third-storey apartment. Heading down to street level, I remem-ber seeing my neighbours angry about choking on pepper spray and seeing cops in riot gear outside our homes.

The police themselves were noticeably confused and fearful, Clearly it wasn’t a good mix. Fortu-nately the mood quickly dissipated along with the last of the tear gas. Soon, the residents and officers were enjoying free coffee together, courtesy of the corner Blenz store.

It was a surreal time, for sure. The rumour accompanying the rounds of cappuccinos was that small groups of thugs were to blame. Apparently they co-ordinated their looting with cellphones – still some-thing of a novelty in 1994 – and cases of empty wine bottles, which were smashed to manipulate the police response and, in turn, disori-ent the crowd. I should be clear that official reviews I’ve read of the riot don’t mention these specific tactics. For all I know, these con-spirators only existed as a way for people to make sense of what we had just experienced.

After the anger and fear, it’s reas-

suring to have someone to blame. The same thing happened last

year, but, in keeping with the times, the new bad guys resembled char-

acters from reality TV.A young, water polo

protegé was one of the first to face the lynch mob, followed shortly by a former Miss Congeniality.

The city’s new plan tries to balance a crackdown on booze in the down-town with concerns about coming off as a place that doesn’t know how to have fun. A thoughtful report, co-authored by Winter Olympic boss John Fur-

long, was released a few months after last year’s riot. Reading between the lines, there’s a sense that a lot of people made mistakes – from excitable kids caught in the moment to a city hall that thought it had seen everything after hosting Gold Medal hockey. But the Olym-pics are not pro sports.

Riots after club teams win cham-pionships are relatively common in North America, whether it’s for the NBA Lakers in Los Angeles, MLB Tigers in Detroit or the NHL Cana-diens in Montreal.

The difference with Vancou-ver is that riots happen after the team loses. To be a Vancouver fan requires you to suppress a certain level of denial. Unlike the sad-sack Leafs or even the re-born Senators, fans of the Canucks can’t point to a time long ago when the team earned the right to hoist The Cup. You can tease an Oilers fan all you like, but you can’t take away the smugness that comes with cheering for a former dynasty. When Bos-

ton fans goaded Vancouver fans, it struck a chord with a primal imma-turity with which many young men struggle.

When the Canucks crapped out in Game 7 4-0, fans lost their right to the swagger that comes with back-ing a winner. The sense of humili-ation was palpable and, unfortu-nately, it seems too many fans tried to save face by lashing out where they could. It was a sign of a general immaturity among Canucks’ fandom that manifested itself in the worst possible way. Seeing images of a burning cop car makes it tough to think of a riot as a growing pain but hopefully last year was cathartic enough that such extremes don’t have to happen again.

Of course, something even more important has been lost in the debate over whether young morons or inadequate policing is more to blame. The riot itself, with dam-ages estimated around $4 million, was a relatively minor event. It hap-pened suddenly and was cleaned up quickly. It became bigger than life because of the comprehensive television coverage and unforget-table photos – I’d bet that infamous shot of the kissing couple is worth almost $4 million to Vancouver’s international reputation.

Here’s hoping the Canucks have a long and ultimately successful run once the playoffs get underway on Wednesday. Like many fans, I’m cheering for both a Stanley Cup championship and a chance to show the world we can celebrate without the mayhem.Jim Zeeben is an Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks fan and an editor

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I moved here last May and was completely perplexed by the fall municipal elections. As a transplant from Calgary, I simply couldn’t understand why a geographically and economically interdependent region with a quarter of the population of Calgary would need 13 municipal councils.

For me, amalgamation seemed like a no-brainer: reducing redundancy and improving efficiency was bound to clarify the political situation and streamline economic growth. I thought of it as a playground with 13 separate sandboxes, each being used by a different kid, none of whom realized that if they combine all the sandboxes together, they could build one heck of a castle.

It turns out that I made the same assumption that most pro-amalgamation advocates make: a bigger, “simpler” system must be better for the economy and the political environment. It seems logical that creating a larger tax base will allow for more money for social programs and infrastructure projects, as well as providing aid to the economically weaker

areas in the region.Unfortunately, this

logic doesn’t hold up to reality.

Looking at other cities that have amalgamated, it’s easy to see the results don’t live up to the hype. Halifax provides an excellent example.

The parallels between Metro-Halifax and Greater Victoria are easy to see. The overall population, economy and combination of rural and urban municipalities are similar. Fifteen years after their amalgamation, Halifax is still wondering where the magical, cost-saving, economy-boosting benefits are.

In The Savage Years: The Perils of Reinventing Government in Nova Scotia, several social scientists explore the chasm between the expectations and realities of amalgamation in Cape Breton and Halifax.

The reality was much different. The “economy of scale” never created substantial savings, because people wanted to get paid more for having more responsibilities and they wanted to get paid as much as their neighbours for similar

jobs. Additionally, citizens became distanced from their local political leaders, while simultaneously being handed fiscal responsibility for more

services and programs which the province downloaded

onto them.The “Ending

of Destructive Competition” led to monopolized institutions that blunder on, oblivious to the needs (and wishes) of the taxpayers and without facing any consequences for their incompetence.

The only actual benefit to the amalgamation was the region’s ability to engage in coherent planning. The amalgamation allowed for better long-term visions for growth and infrastructure, as well as increased police efficiency.

Ironically, William Hayward has declared that none of these benefits required amalgamation to be realized. They could all be achieved by empowering a regional political body to co-ordinate such efforts without the loss of municipal autonomy.

Why is this ironic? Hayward was put in charge by Nova Scotia

to oversee and effect the amalgamation of Halifax. He was also the independent advisor who studied the potential amalgamation of Halifax and advised primarily against it.

This seems to be a lesson that Greater Victoria has already learned. The Capital Region District council exists and works to provide the benefits of amalgamation without the costs. However, there are more services and projects where increased integration and co-operation would be beneficial. Police co-ordination and the mass transit projects come readily to mind.

I applaud the efforts of Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon in providing a non-partisan forum for discussing these issues. However, I believe that mayors Jensen and Leonard are right to be shying away from amalgamation.

Voters need to be informed about the historical realities of modern amalgamations and not only the idealized “efficiencies” and “savings” that don’t materialize in the real world.

Push your local representatives for increased co-operation and service integration within the CRD,

but beware of the amalgamation “quick fix.” It doesn’t really fix anything.

Calgary native Heather Snider is an Honours English student at the University of Victoria. She wrote this piece for her third-year Canadian geography class at UVic.

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Re: Generate other revenue sources for infrastructure (Letters, March 30)

The letter concludes with the statement that tolls on the new blue bridge and the Craigflower bridge would encourage greater transit usage while creating a sustainable revenue source.

A review of the B.C. government’s website shows that Avi Ickovich holds a senior provincial position as manager of program development with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

There are several questions that should be asked:

Was the editor aware of Ickovich’s position as a senior provincial bureaucrat?

What is the ministry policy on staff sending personal letters

to the press in areas of direct ministry interest, e.g. bridge tolls? Is the ministry supportive of bridge tolls in the Victoria area and did the ministry approve this letter?

Answers should be provided as soon as possible. A letter like that will be seen by the public as presenting the interesting ideas of a concerned private citizen. Such letters must not be used as a back-door effort to float out possible ministry policies and see what public responses emerge.

David LangleySaanich

Tuberculosis fundingneeds higher profile

World Tuberculosis day came and went March 24 with hardly a notice in the press.

And yet Doctors Without

Borders notes that the Global Fund has cancelled $2 billion in treatment, because rich donor countries haven’t come through with promised funding.

We are so very close to a solution to a killer that has dogged humanity since antiquity, and this is not the time for that old political trick of promising money in front of the cameras, then ignoring that promise when the bill comes.

For the first time in history, TB is on the decline, but it is becoming harder to treat, in part because of inconsistent funding. One-third of the world’s population has been exposed to TB – we can’t hide from it.

When will the Harper government pressure our global partners to come through with their promised funding?

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It’s been 15 years since Dianne and Larry Cross first updated their Sidney home.

In the years since, they haven’t always been happy with how things turned out. At times they felt they did the right things to incorporate Dianne’s spinning, weaving and rug-hooking busi-ness into the front of their living space. At others they lamented not taking a different tack.

With Larry retired from a long school district career and focusing most of his attention on being mayor of Sidney, and Dianne having scaled back her operations, last summer they finally made the changes they had long dreamed about.

A renovation guided by Cen-tral Saanich designer Lana Lounsbury has given them the layout they want.

“It’s just lovely having this new kitchen,” Dianne said.

“This latest reno brought the house up to date and made it more workable for our lifestyle.”

Their renovations and others that have created a more suit-able work/home environment are among the highlights on this year’s 22nd annual Young Life Victoria Home and Renovation Tour fundraiser, running April 14-15 at sites around the Capital Region.

Among other changes on this year’s tour include cutting back the number of homes to 10 – so visitors can chat with home-owners, designers and builders, said Young Life spokesperson Bill Okell – and including more houses with spectacular vistas.

“(It’s nice) when you get to see a home that has a differ-ent attraction,” he said. “Not only are some of them working

homes, others have just stun-ning views.”

Among the upgrades the Crosses did were to spruce up Dianne’s studio, redo their hard-wood floors, repaint in various rooms and buy new furniture.

The scope of the tour was narrow in the early years, Okell said, focusing mainly on small-scale renos such as kitchen or bathroom makeovers.

“Now it’s new homes and whole house renos,” he said.

Funds raised through the Home and Renovation Tour go toward local youth programs organized by Young Life, and to help defray the costs of running the national organization’s Rock-ridge camp near Princeton, B.C.

Young Life Victoria, a Chris-tian-based group, celebrated its 50th year in 2011 and has clubs at six area high schools.

Outside of school, volunteer

mentors lead youth on everything from recre-ational sports activities to movie outings. They also provide peer coun-selling to groups and one on one.

“I think what has been so impressive to see is that Young Life does have a great reputation with people (in Victo-ria), and that comes out of their own positive experiences,” said Kevin Scott, area director for Young Life Canada’s Vic-toria group.

He credits volunteer leaders, many of whom aren’t much older than the students, with ener-gizing the organization.

“I think youth have so much value to offer. They are passionate, energetic and they’re

at that place in life where they really want to contribute.”

Tickets for the tour are $25 each and are available by call-ing 250-634-3223 or visit www.younglife.ca/victoriahometour and click on ticket outlets.

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Dianne Cross stands in the kitchen of her Sidney home, which underwent its latest renovation last summer.

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Victoria singer Sachika had plenty to be grateful for last Thanksgiving, the next day how-ever, she was sure she was about to die.

“I had a serious accident on the Malahat six months ago. I almost died. After, I was sitting on the side of the road thinking, ‘I’m not doing what I love. I really have to try again with music,’” she said.

Sachika’s 1995 BMW hydro-planed off the highway and hit a concrete barrier, pushing it over the cliff.

“I swerved into oncoming traf-fic … I took a chance and went between two cars and hit the bar-rier. … I said to (my passenger Bruce Cookson) ‘we’re going to die’ – I was that scared, and he said, ‘No we’re not.’”

The car was obliterated but Sachika and Cookson suffered no serious injuries.

After a trip to the hospital, she went directly to the recording stu-dio and sang for four hours.

“It solidified in my mind that life is too short to not do what you

love,” she said.She decided to take her ICBC

settlement, and a leap of faith and head to Montreal’s Piccolo studio to record her single Not Gunna Play.

“It was amazing. I feel so blessed, so grateful. You always have to balance making a living with doing your dream, your art, whatever it is for an artist. I felt so supported (by friends and family).”

Prior to the crash, Sachika, 32, was close to giving up on her dream. Her last CD was recorded nine years ago and “paying the bills” left her little time to concen-trate on singing.

“You don’t realize how a car accident really messes you up mentally,” she said. “The situation could have gone so many ways. I’m really blessed it went the way it did.”

Director Michael Worth, who produced the music video for Cole Grifter’s Habit, convinced her to make a video to go along with her single.

“It’s been wild. I recorded the single at Christmas and Michael said ‘Let’s do a video,’ and so many people donated their time

and we did it for $2,000 … it’s just wild,” she said.

Worth partnered with local art-ist/body painter Kristin Grant and choreographer Jessica Hickman to set the scene.

“Set designer Eva Yager, a designer and wedding planner bridged Worth and Sachika’s con-cept into the third dimension,” said assistant director Mia Bailly. “(They) created a visually stun-ning and cutting-edge experience that will captivate the audience.”

The video is a stylish and avant-garde period piece. Cinevic, the artist-run cooperative, also loaned its support to the project.

“It’s really the vision of the director Michael Worth and Sachika – it’s their vision,” said Bailly. “It’s quite neat the way everything came together.”

Bailly said assistance from doz-ens of volunteers gave the work “a great community feel.”

Many Cana-dian College of Performing Arts students pro-vided assistance as extras during the shoot, and set materials

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“I don’t think I knew what I was getting myself into,” said Sachika. “Michael has grown so much in his craft and so have I. It was great to

network and get people on board. “I just reviewed the footage, I

was worried about what it would look like, I have such high ambi-tions for it, Much Music and the Ellen Show. For it to be a con-tender, it has to really be special.”

So far, she is enthusiastic about the results and with the addition of editor Denver Jackson, she is sure it will be a success. “For me it’s an empowerment song,” she said.

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A life altering moment Victoria singer Sachika in a still from her video, shot with Canadian College of Performing Arts students including Eric Mazimpaka (inset) who is being body painted by Kristin Urbanheart Grant.

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Amid the vibrant folk music scene of Calgary decades ago, Bob de Wolff discovered the next big talent – James Keelaghan..

“He was a Calgary boy with a very fine singing voice. We’ve been following his career since he was 18,” de Wolff said. “We were one of several people on the Calgary scene that invested in his first record, and have remained a fan of his through his 11 records.”

Decades later, James Keel-aghan will perform at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney.

“Bob was one of the first guys who ever hired me back when I was 18 years old,” Keelaghan said. “It’s a real pleasure to be coming out and doing a concert with him. And he insisted we bring his favourite bass player David Woodhead. “We call him Oaken noggen,” he chuckled. “He’s worth the price of admis-sion alone.”

People can look forward to being entertained with some great tunes and tales, said Keel-aghan.

“I tend to write a lot of story songs, storytelling is a main part of what I do. They’re songs that are relevant to today,” Keelaghan said. “It’s going to be a great eve-ning of music. The combination of me and David is a powerful duo.”

“You can see him as a story-teller, a storyteller about Canada. His songs are heartfelt, they bring

strong emotions and also he has rabid fans,” de Wolff added.

De Wolff is a director of the Deep Cove Folk Music Society that meets at St. John’s United Church once a month. They wanted to bring larger names in folk music to the Peninsula, and started last year with a well-attended Lennie Gallant concert.

“There are people too expen-sive for the 100 seat venue [at St. John’s]. “We really like the idea of having folks of this stature in our own theatre in Sidney” de Wolff said. “We’re hoping – given success with this concert – we expect to do a concert series, perhaps three or four a year in places like the Mary Winspear, of people of stature in the roots

community in Canada.” He expects success from

award-winning singer and song-writer Keelaghan

“He has a special talent. (He’s) Canadian, a person who we think the world of as a per-son who is not only a fine singer and songwriter, but he’s also really intelligent in the way that he approaches the audience,” de Wolff said. “His concerts are both fun as well as, I hate to say, educational.”

Keelaghan performs Satur-day, April 7 at 8 p.m. in the Mary Winspear Centre. Tickets are $25 available at 250-656-0630 or online at www.marywinspear.ca.

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James Keelaghan will perform, along with bassist David Woodhead, at the Mary Winspear Centre on April 7.

Authors and illustrators from Greater Victoria are invited to participate in the Victoria Book Prize Society’s annual awards which include the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize.

The City of Victoria Butler Book Prize honours members of the literary community. The $5,000 prize is awarded to a local author for the best book published in the preceding year in the categories of poetry, non-fiction and fiction. Established in 2004, the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize is a partnership between the City of Victoria and Brian Butler of Butler Brothers Supplies.

“We are pleased to continue our commitment to supporting arts and culture in the community,” said Mayor Dean Fortin. “For the ninth year, the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize will honour literary achievement and showcase the incredibly talented authors who contribute to our great city.”

The $5,000 Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize will be awarded to an author or illustrator of children’s literature. The prize was created in 2008 by Mel Bolen

of Bolen Books to provide authors of children’s and youth literature an increased opportunity for recognition.

“The 2012 gala celebrating local writers and illustrators will take place Oct. 17 at the Union Club. We are looking forward to another wonderfully entertaining evening which showcases our wide range of talented writers,” said Lorna MacDonald, president of the Victoria Book Prize Society. “Our community is very fortunate to have so much talent and a supportive, appreciative audience.”

Books must have been published between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012 to be considered. Submissions can be made to the Victoria Book Prize Society, c/o Target Storage Ltd., #15 – 747 Princess Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1K5 between April 1 and May 31, 2012. Submissions may be delivered in person from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

For awards applications and submission guidelines, visit www.victoria.ca and click on latest news.

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The search is on for Victoria’s best booksHow do you stack up against past winners?

Previous City of Vic-toria Butler Book Prize winners include Kevin Patterson for Country of Cold in 2004, Ter-rence Young for After Goodlake’s in 2005, Mark Zuehlke for Hold-ing Juno in 2006, Bill Gaston for Gargoyles in 2007, Arleen Paré for Paper Trail in 2008, Patrick Lane for Red Dog, Red Dog in 2009, Frances Backhouse for Children of the Klondike in 2010; and Jack Hod-gins for The Master of Happy Endings in 2011.

Previous Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize winners include Chris Tougas for Mech-animals in 2008, Penny Draper for Graveyard of the Sea in 2009, Syl-via Olsen for Counting on Hope in 2010; and Kristi Bridgeman, Illus-trator for Uirapurú in 2011.


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Jumpship barge to connect by ramp with Inner HarbourTravis PatersonNews staff

Victoria’s biggest summer event is rolling in on two wheels.

Upwards of 40,000 people – a rare site on the streets of old Victoria – are expected to pass through the Inner Harbour during the final weekend of the Victoria International Cycling Festival, which runs June 1 to 24.

Hanging high are two of the festival’s bigger events, Jumpship (June 22 to 24) and Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Vic-toria (June 24), which will bring viewers and riders alike to a bottle neck of beer gardens, big air jumps and music in front of the Fairmont Empress hotel and the legislature.

It’s all part of a festival that’s growing rapidly in just its second year, said executive director Rob Fawcett.

“We have over a dozen indi-vidual events spread out over the month, each are their own entity with individual sponsors all com-ing under the festival’s umbrella.”

Fawcett, a mountain biker by passion, came here eight years ago and immediately clicked into Victoria’s cycling scene. Whether it’s the stream of commuters

along the Galloping Goose, or the smaller but cultish Thursday night mountain bike ride that’s gone over 1,200 straight weeks dating back to the 1980s, Fawcett saw a lifeblood of cycling that needed to be celebrated.

“We’re just tapping into the love of cycling here and bringing it out. I think what makes Victoria the cycling capital of Canada is its diversity, with so many different styles and events like this.”

Fawcett approached Tourism Victoria two years ago and credits Helen Welch, the vice-president of visitor ser-vices and market develop-ment for her response.

“She was very receptive. It hasn’t been an accident that this is so popular. A lot of the powers that be on various committees around

town have been supportive from the start.”

The biggest change on the downtown front is the continued emphasis on making the final weekend a festival atmosphere that balances beers with gears.

The lawn of the Empress will have a beer garden, and so will Jumpship.

“Most everything about the fes-tival will be bigger and better,” said course designer Jordie Lunn, who had it approved by the Fre-eride Mountain Bike World Tour association.

The Parksville-turned-North Vancouver resident leaned on his experience as a pro downhiller

before studying at Camosun Col-lege. During his college time he lived in the backwoods of Lang-ford and focused on freeriding.

Jumpship will feature 30 of the top-ranked freeride cyclists in the

world, with contests running the weekend of June 22 to 24, with the Camp of Champions airbag on hand for practice.

“The plan was to have (Jump-ship) completely bigger in every

way. This year’s (event) will start on the terrace at road level and connect with a ramp to a much bigger barge, with a couple of fea-tures in the parking lot.”

Lunn is part of the Dockside Mountain Biking Society, an eight-person board created to handle Jumpship and possibly other events on Vancouver Island in the future.

Easily the biggest spectator draw of the festival, Jumpship’s freeriding glamour could have some of the spotlight stolen by the introduction of the Roller Jam Dual Slalom course on Belleville Street.

On Saturday (June 23), trial bikes will race a different style of man-made course. Roller Jam is an observed trial competition where cyclists conquer a series of chal-lenging obstacles.

“It’s the first observed trial com-petition in Victoria. Turning it into a race is an added element for onlookers,” said organizer Jason Nickels.

The 23-day festival revs up with the 20th anniversary of the Bas-tion Grand Prix on Sunday, June 3. Cyclists will zip around the 900 metre criterium race up to 65 kilo-metres per hour. The Bastion crit is the third and final part of the Rob-ert Cameron Law series. It starts with the Russ Hays time trial on June 1, followed by the Metcho-sin Road Race on June 2, which doubles this year as the B.C. Road Cycling Championships.

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Jason Nickels is ready to roll as organizer of Roller Jam, the newest event at June’s Victoria International Cycling Festival.

Canada’s high-performance athletic com-munity lost a key member on Monday (April 2) with the sudden death of Dr. Gord Sleiv-ert.

The doctor of physiology was vice-pres-ident of Canadian Sport Centre Pacific. He worked out of the agency’s office at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence in Saanich. Sleivert had been with CSC Pacific since 2003.

The 48-year-old died Monday evening while attending meetings in Montreal with

Swimming Canada for the 2012 Canadian Olympic and Para-lympic Swimming Trials. As of Wednesday, the cause of death had yet to be released.

“Gord was instrumental in the creation of PISE, the evolution of sport physiology in Canada, and was a mentor and friend to the entire sport community,” saidRobert Bettauer CEO of PISE.

Sleivert worked with the Own the Podium

program and was in regular con-tact with high performance direc-tors for Canada’s winter and sum-mer sports.

He impacted a number of sports directly, having worked closely with cycling, triathlon, Rugby Canada, Rowing Canada and Swimming Canada in recent years, as well as with Canada's

freestyle skiiers in the lead-up to the Van-couver Olympics.

“Right up until his passing, Gord was doing what he’s always done during his eight years with CSC Pacific – tirelessly sup-porting athletes and coaches to win more medals for Canada,” said CSC Pacific CEO Wendy Pattenden.

Sleivert was the Canadian team exercise physiologist at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is survived by his wife Kari, and children Benjamin, 15, Brianne, 15, and Lachlan, 12.

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U15 SILVER Cowichan Valley 6 Saanich Fusion Demigods 0U16 GOLD Juan de Fuca 3 Bays United 2U16 SILVER Juan de Fuca 5 (PK) Gorge 4U17 GOLD Saanich Bandits 3 Bays United 2U17 SILVER Salt Spring United 3 Peninsula F.C. 95 2 (PK)U18 GOLD Prospect Lake Lakers 2 (Silver champ) Gorge F.C. 1U18 SILVER Saanich 2 Cow. 0

Girls resultsU13 GOLD Juan de Fuca 3Cowichan Valley Strikers 0U13 SILVER Juan de Fuca 1 Lakehill 0

U13 BRONZE Juan de Fuca 3 Bays United 0U14 GOLD Saanich Fusion 1 Salt Spring Golden Cleats 0 (Silver) U14 SILVER Bays Utd. Impact 4 Juan de Fuca 1U15 GOLD Juan de Fuca 1Peninsula Lightning 0U15 SILVER Lakehill 2Cowichan Valley Cobras 0U16 GOLD Peninsula Thunder 2 Lakehill Reds 0U16 SILVER Cowichan Valley 2 Bays United 0U17 SILVER Prospect Lake 3Peninsula Predators 2U18 GOLD Saanich Fusion F.C. 3Bays United 2U18 SILVER Lakehill 5Cowichan Valley (U17 Silver) 1

RugbyB.C. Rugby Union Canadian Direct Insurance men’s Premier League

Standings GP W L T BP PtsJames Bay AA 11 10 1 0 7 265Cast. Wand. 11 7 3 1 9 331Capilano 11 8 3 0 6 276Burnaby Lake 10 6 4 0 6 280Meraloma 11 5 5 1 7 234UBCOB Ravens 11 4 7 0 3 195UVic Vikes 11 1 10 0 7 213Abbotsford 10 1 9 0 2 138March 31 resultsCast. Wand. 17 Capilano 23CW 1 bonus pointMeraloma 30 UVic Vikes 21Burnaby Lake 13 James Bay 28

Bays’ calling card is in repairTravis PatersonNews staff

The James Bay Athletic Asso-ciation is back with a different look.

Famous for building their game around the thunderous forward pack, the Bays aren’t the same without forwards Dave Ramsay and Eric Forsythe this season.

But they’re out to prove they’re just as good.

With new blood added to the Bays’ always-deep program, the powerhouse club (10-1) is back in first place atop the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier Rugby League.

At some point, careers and families trump trophies, said coach Pete Rushton, whose Bays are under new leadership without captain Ramsay.

Since 2003, Ramsay has typi-fied the Bays’ traditional ‘lunch-box’ attitude that began with Gary Johnston and Hans de Goede in the 1970s. Like the clubs in those days, Ramsay helped the club to a run of three straight Rounsefell Cup, B.C. championships. But with a small child at home and a career in the works, Ramsay has stepped aside. Instead, he and Forsythe, who’s working in Fort McMur-ray, are two of the most power-ful Canadian rugby forwards not playing this year.

A lack of stability in the for-ward pack hindered the Bays in the final stretch last season, when the club was ousted by the Vikes in the Rounsefell quar-terfinal, Rushton said.

“Last year, we were unde-feated until late in the season. We had issues in the front row, injuries with the forward (pack), and we weren’t able to fill those spots with consistency. It hurt us by impacting components of the lineouts and the stability of the scrums.”

True to form, the Bays have been solid again this season, playing behind a starting front row of Scott Warren, J.T. Row-botham and Russ Ward. But Warren and Ward are hurt, and despite this weekend’s bye, Rushton was doubtful that either

will be 100 per cent for the Bays’ road match against Abbotsford (1-9) on April 14.

But with three games remain-ing, the coach isn’t worried about another lapse, and is confident with veterans Francis Yoon and Danny Hrycyk moving from the reserve squad into the premier club’s front row.

“Franny and Hrycyk have

plenty of experience. That’s where depth is so important in rugby.”

Depth, and recruiting. First year Bays Zac Coughlan

(Nfld.), 22, and Canadian-raised ex-pat Adam Drury (U.S.A.), 32, have been a huge factor in the back row this season. And with late-comer Tyler Ardon, 20, a Canadian sevens player, the Bays just got another boost up front.

All three are powerful, and bring a high level of physicality to the game, Rushton said.

Also new this season is Jeff Hassler, 21, from Calgary. Has-sler will help alleviate Hugo Belanger’s absence in the backs.

Belanger, had assumed team’s captaincy this year but is likely be out the rest of the season with an injury.

Scrum half Spencer Dalziel will now wear that crown.

[email protected]

The Bays are back


Jeff Hassler is tackled in his debut with James Bay by Burnaby Lake’s Joe Dolesau during the Bays’ 28-13 win at MacDonald Park on Saturay (March 31).

Ontario Blues vs. Cdn. Maple Leafs■ The Canadian Maple Leafs, national development squad, will test the Ontario Blues at Langford’s Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence on Saturday (April 7).■ Kick off is 7 p.m. at Bear Mountain Stadium. Tickets

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Continuing last year’s successful edition, the Black Press team will update readers on what drives Victoria’s business climate.

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In Loving Memory of Daniel Bo HopkinsMarch 11,1995 - April 1, 2012

Daniel Hopkins was born in Duncan BC, March 11 1995. Daniel was a member of Quamichan Reserve Cowichan First Nation tribes. Daniel passed away April 1, 2012. He peacefully found his way to Heaven surrounded by the one's he loved. Such a little guy with a big heart! He loved people and helping others. Daniel was a gentle boy so happy in life with a great sense of humour. Daniel loved being one of the boys and looked up to his older siblings.

They say goodbyes are forever, but we know we will meet again. We will never forget the good times we all have shared. Remembered as a loving brother and son by his devoted mother Deloris Hopkins and father Robert Hopkins, sisters Stacey Thorne and Louis Hopkins and brothers Anthony Thorne, James Thorne, Eli Hopkins and Robert Jr. Hopkins and many aunts, uncles, cousins, niece's and nephews. You'll be in our hearts forever. Loved by many, Daniel was taken too soon in life. He will be missed dearly. Service to be determined.

"The beauty of the trees,the softness of the air,

the fragrance of the grass,speaks to me.

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the taste of salmon,the trail of the sun,

and the life that never goes away,they speak to me.

And my heart soars."Chief Dan George www.blackpress.ca

Black Press Greater Victoria Newspapers, including Victoria News, Saanich News, Oak Bay News and Goldstream News Gazette, requires a Temporary 30 hour work week Administrative and Marketing Assistant, due to a maternity leave vacancy.

A creative and organized individual, you will coordinate various marketing activities while playing an important role in the administration of our sales and creative team. From coordinating events to managing projects through our talented creative department, your focus on the importance of timelines is complemented by general administration expertise. Our ideal candidate enjoys the creative and administrative function of marketing and is always willing to pitch in to get the job done. Together with general marketing duties, you will also provide administrative support to the management team. You are organized, upbeat and thrive in a fast pace envi-ronment. You have a passion for the advertising business and work well in busy sales and creative environment. You have experience with Microsoft Offi ce including Word and Excel. Most of all, you have a high level of energy and bring a positive attitude to your job every day.

Black Press is Canada's largest independent newspaper group with over 150 community, daily and urban papers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.

Resumés with cover letter should be forwarded by April 10, 2012 to: Oliver Sommer, Advertising Director818 Broughton St. Victoria BC V8W 1E4e-mail: [email protected]: (250) 386-2624Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Administrative andMarketing AssistantGreater Victoria Newspapers

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Jesken Aerie Assisted Living FacilityEASTER BAKE SALE

FUNDRAISERSat, April 7, 11am-2pm

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Delicious Easter bake goods and pies at great

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UKRAINIAN EASTER

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DEATHS


LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND

OTHERS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE CLARE

TIGHE, also known as BERNIE TIGHE late of

50 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above-named deceased are hereby required to send them to the under-signed Executor at 3rd Floor, 612 View Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1J5, before the 10th day of May, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate amongst the parties enti-tled thereto, having re-gard only to the claims of which he then has no-tice.JOHN FREDERICK COUPAR,EXECUTORBy his Solicitors, HORNE COUPAR


OTHERS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

ELLA ALVINE LYNN, late of VICTORIA, BC,

DECEASED.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above-named deceased are hereby required to send them to the under-signed Executor at 3rd Floor, 612 View Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1J5, before the 4th day of May, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate amongst the parties enti-tled thereto, having re-gard only to the claims of which he then has no-tice.Mark Horne,EXECUTORBy his Solicitors, HORNE COUPAR

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of

HIDEYUKI INAZAWA formerly at Kashiwa-City, Chiba-Ken, Japan, Deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Attorney for the Administrator, c/o F.Y. Hanano, lawyer, 1700 - 808 Nelson Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2H2 on or before May 5, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Ushio Takahashi, Attorney for the Administrator.


LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Charles Cecil Trumbley, also known as Cecil Charles Trumbley, Deceased, Formerly of The Wellesley, #213-2800 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC, are hereby required to send the particulars there-of to the Executor Derrek Hutchings, c/o Brock T. Emberton Law Corpora-tion, #317-877 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria, BC, V9B 2X8 on or before May 15, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be dis-tributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.


OTHERSRE: THE ESTATELEAH MANDELL,

DECEASEDformerly of #402-1000 MCCLURE STREET,

VICTORIA, BC, V8V 3E9NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that claimants against the Estate of LEAH MANDELL are hereby no-tifi ed under s.38 of the Trust Act that their claims must be delivered to Leigh Gagnon, Solicitor to the Executor, at 1202 Fort Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3L2 on or before May 15th, 2012 after which date the Executor will dis-tribute the estate pursuant to law, with regard only to claims of which he has no-tice.

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Telemarketing/Inside Sales Representative

Black Press community newspapers group is seeking a motivated and cheerful individual to join our advertising sales team.

The right candidate will bring excellent customer service and telephone selling skills and enjoys working with our sales team and advertising clients. You are creative, organized and thrive in a competitive market with frequent deadlines. Candidates for this position are results oriented and possess the ability to service existing clients, develop new business and understand meeting sales targets. Ideally you have experience in telephone sales or service environment with a focus on client interaction.

This position is located in downtown Victoria and involves selling advertising for the Victoria News Daily, the community newspaper group, Monday Magazine plus related newspaper and on line products.

Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with over 150 community, daily and urban papers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.

We offer a competitive salary plus commission, benefi ts and opportunity to grow your career. Deadline to apply is April 18, 2012.

Please forward resume and cover letter to:Oliver Sommer, Director Advertising SalesBlack Press818 Broughton StreetVictoria, BC V8W 1E4email: [email protected]

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

1260 DUNSTERVILLE corner Interurban, April 6 & 7 Fri & Sat 10am-3pm. 3 household items, clothing from ‘60s La-dies size 8-12, Boys 12 mths- 4 yr, some toys, books, etc. No early shoppers.

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SALES

TELEPHONE SALES persons required for a local fund raiser. Sales experience is an asset. Evenings Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm. $11/hr+ incentives. Please call 250-384-4427, leave detailed message.

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

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

75 60’l FLAT wood trusses, 200’x14” I beam, Air Con/H pump. 250-886-2658.

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

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GARAGE SALES

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

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LANGFORD- 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 1200sq ft upper, fully renovat-ed, deck, wood F/P, 6 appls, large south yard. Storage. Available Now. $1500, N/S, pet’s negotible. References. 250-516-3453. [email protected]

OAK BAY- (near Uvic), fur-nished main fl oor, 2 bdrm+ study, 2 bath, piano, F/P, hardwood fl rs, 6 appls, sunny & quiet, garden. Avail now. $1350 (negotiable), all inclu-sive. 250-590-1012.

SMALL 3-BDRM house. New-ly updated. Large yard, stor-age shed, W/D. $1450.+ utils. Text or call (250)858-2763.

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FAIRFIELD- FULLY furn rm in lrg 1/2 duplex, close to bus, shopping, ocean, village, quiet person. Refs. $550 mo Avail May 1. (250)388-7600.

TILLICUM HOUSING, $600, $400. All incl, quiet, clean. 778-977-8288, 250-220-1673.

RENTALS

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COLWOOD: UTILS incl. Furn,on bus route, walking distanceto beach & Royal Roads. NS,pets neg. $550. 250-889-4499.

C. SAANICH, room for rent (ASAP), $450. 778-426-2294after 8:30pm or leave mess.

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GORGE AREA, large 1bdrm,main level suite, N/P, N/S,$800 + 1/3 hydro (approx $50mo) Call Rob 250-727-2843.

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HOST FAMILIES needed for Que-bec and International High Schoolstudents attending St.Margaret’sSchool (July 1 - August 4). Doubleplacement. Remuneration $1600.Contact Michelle at 250.385.0583or [email protected]

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754 Humboldt, $198,900Daily Noon-5 exc FridaysConcert Properties 250 383-3722 pg. 7

1367 Vista Hghts, $449,900Saturday 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 18

4-118 St Lawrence, $429,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLynne Sager 250 744-3301 pg. 35

1-833 Princess, $299,900Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyNoah Dobson 250 385-2033 pg. 14

304-1121 Oscar St, $375,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000 pg. 15

3-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 10

905 Richmond, $679,900Sunday 12:30-2Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke 250-478-9600 pg. 40

305-545 Manchester Rd, $214,900Saturday 2-4Century 21 In Town RealtyMagda Melounova, 604-323-6984 pg. 15

451 ChesterSaturday & Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 10

407-1155 Yates St, $268,000Sunday 2-4Burr Properties Ltd.Mike Janes, 250-382-6636

1-1146 Richardson, $379,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883 pg. 15

315-205 Kimta Rd, $694,500Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291

1020 Richardson, $779,900Saturday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 10

1 Dallas Rd $299,000Sunday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAnke Venema, 250-477-1100

1021 Craigdarroch, $739,000Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyRobert Buckle 250 385-2033 pg. 15

538 Langford St, $379,900Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMaggie Thompson, 250-889-5955 pg. 15

309-1012 Collinson St, $299,000Saturday 1-3Newport RealtyDavid Harvey 250-385-2033 pg. 5

350 Richmond, $859,900Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke 250-478-9600 pg. 40

577 Toronto StSaturday 12-2Pemberton HolmesJoseph Martin, 250-361-8167 pg. 15

720 Linden Ave, $699,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4RE/MAX CamosunMark Lawless, 250-744-3301 pg. 11

2390 Oak Bay Ave, $1,549,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyRichard Severs 250 216-3178 pg. 18

104-1450 Beach Dr, $325,000Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291 pg. 6

3393 Henderson, $649,000Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800 pg. 19

2112 Pentland, $1,055,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 18

31 Kaleigh, $569,900Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 19

1632 Seahaven, $299,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunDale Sheppard 250-478-9600 pg. 35


114 Lekwammen Dr, $267,888Saturday 11-1Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

54-118 Aldersmith, $425,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 13

118-21 Conard, $399,000Saturday 12-4Newport RealtyJohn Monkhouse 250 385-2033 pg. 6


13-1182 Colville, $419,900Sunday 12-1:30Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 39

1370 Craigfl ower, $429,000Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell 250 744-3301 pg. 20

6-922 Arm St., $398,500Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyIngrid Heckel, 250-479-3333 pg. 12

925 Devonshire Rd., $429,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesShawn Adye, 250-384-8124 pg. 11

1366 Craigfl ower, $569,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJudy Campbell 250 744-3301 pg. 20

1250 Craigfl owerSunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalPaul Holland 250 592-4422 pg. 20

852 Caroline, $569,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyJim Russell 250 592-4422 pg. 8

5-1096 Stoba, $339,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMark McDougall 250 888-8588 pg. 12

2676 Arbutus, $999,000Saturday 1-3Century 21 Queenswood RealtyAnke Venema, 250 477-1100 pg. 21

110-1505 Church Ave, $239,900Sunday 2-4Boorman’sRod Hay, 250-595-1535 pg. 13

1408 IrelandSaturday 1-3Fair RealtyJinwoo Jeong, 250-885-5114

5092 Del Monte Ave, $689,000Sunday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyCharlie DePape 250 477-5353 pg. 8

217-3277 Quadra St, $249,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-384-7663

4202-2829 Arbutus RdSaturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301 pg. 14

2536 Maynard, 674,900Saturday 1-4Re/Mac CamosunRichard Acomba, 250-744-3301 pg. 20

774 Patrick, $769,000Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastEamon Coll 250 479-3333 pg. 21

4354 Elnido, $639,000Saturday 2:30-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effl er 250 812-4910 pg. 39

4190 Kashtan Pl, $519,900Sunday 2-4Address Realty Ltd.Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

4674 Lochside, $1,048,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdDeborah Kline 250 661-7680 pg. 21

212-3915 Carey Rd., $309,900Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd.Jennifer Scheck 250-477-1100 pg. 5

68 Regina, $409,900Saturday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyLorraine Williams, 250-216-3317 pg. 21

487 KerSunday 1-3Fair RealtyKevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091 pg. 22

208-4394 West Saanich, $374,900Friday & Saturday 11-1Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyDon Beckner 250 477-5353 pg. 9

88 Sims, $425,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdNancy Vieira 250 384-8124 pg. 22

4167 ClintonSaturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 22

2819 Colquitz, $589,900Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyJim Russell 250 592-4422 pg. 8

108-7583 Central Saanich RdSaturday 3-5Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Joseph Martin, 250-474-4176 pg. 23

418-9650 First, $499,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunJohn Percy 250 744-3301 pg. 6

28-2070 Amelia Ave, $239,500Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

1110-Wallace Dr, $735,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291

9851 Second StSaturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGay Helmsing 250 655-0608 pg. 14

9857 Second St., #2DSaturday 2-4Re/Max Camosun Peninsula RealtyGay Helmsing 250-360-7387 pg. 23

8761 Pender Park Dr, $799,000Sunday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoss Shortreed, 250-858-3585 pg. 24

201-9959 Third St., $1,400,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunRoss Shortreed 250-858-3585 pg. 23

943 Paconla Pl, $448,900Saturday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra, 250-889-3926 pg. 23

9637 Second St., $559,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunPeter Gray 250-744-3301 pg. 24

7951 LarkvaleSaturday 2-4Holmes Realty LtdJames Bridge 250 656-0911 pg. 24

12-1287 Verdier, $411,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real EstateWendy Herrick 250-656-0131 pg. 13

302-9945 Fifth, $329,900Saturday 11-1Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyJackie Adkins, 250-477-5353 pg. 14

6467 Central Saanich, $699,000Saturday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 39

201-9959 Third StSaturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunGay Helmsing, 250-360-7387 pg. 6

7161 West Saanich, $269,900Daily 1-3Re/Max CamosunDon King 250 656-4626 pg. 23

11075 Salal Pl, $725,000Friday 2-4JonesCo Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath 250-655-7653 pg. 3

7161 West SaanichDaily 1-3Gordon Hulme RealtyDon King 250 656-4626 pg. 23

333-2245 James white Blvd, $249,900Saturday 11:30-1:30Re/Max CamosunPeter Gray, 250-744-3301 pg. 24

1826 Millstream Rd, $674,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunShane King, 250-744-3301 pg. 25

1273 Goldstream, $447,900Saturday 1-4DFH Real Estate LtdMike Hartshorne 250 889-4445 pg. 26

117-2723 Jacklin RdSunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdJoseph Martin, 250-474-4176 pg. 25

620 Lomax, $1,275,000Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesBruce Warburton 250-893-0117 pg. 26

971 Huckleberry Tce., $379,900Saturday 1:00-2:30Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny 250-474-4800 pg. 25

2746 Lakehurst Dr, $499,888Saturday 2-4Kroppmann RealtyDale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808 pg. 25

2954 Golden Spike, $329,900Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyRay Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 39

108-2120 Harrow GateSaturday 12:30-2Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke 250-478-9600 pg. 40

408-2823 Jacklin, $297,500Saturday & Monday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyJan Dickson, 250-418-5805 pg. 26

309-3210 Jacklin, $359,800Saturday 1-2:30Sutton Group West CoastInez Louden 250 812-7710 pg. 14

117-643 Granderson, $369,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdGregg Mah 250 384-8124 pg. 37

557 Delora Dr, $519,900Saturday 1-3Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyBarbara Scott, 250-383-1500

3452 Sunheights, $535,000Saturday 2-4Sutton West CoastHiro Nakatani 250 661-4476 pg. 39

837 Gannet, $468,900Saturday 12:30-2SmartMove Real EstateBlair Veenstra 250-380-6683 pg. 27

302-611 Brookside, $399,000Daily 12-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 13

3416 Turnstone, $469,900Saturday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd.Alison Stoodley, 250-477-1100 pg. 25

3319 AnchorageSaturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunShane King, 250-661-4277 pg. 26

104-825 Goldstream, $279,900Saturday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunKevin Koetke 250-478-9600 pg. 40

101-608 Fairway Ave, $299,900Daily 1:30-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyJennifer Scheck, 250-477-1100 pg. 5

1590 Neild, $1,349,000Saturday 2-4JonesCo Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath 250-655-7653 pg. 3

694 Donovan, $424,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunDoug Munro 250 744-3301 pg. 26

2692 Deville RdSunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMaggie Thompson, 250-889-5955 pg. 25

563 Brant Pl, $549,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale, 250-812-7277 pg. 2

304-611 Brookside, $198,000Daily 12-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 13

3019 DornierDaily 12-4 exc Easter SundayDFH Real Estate LtdMike Hartshorne 250 889-4445 pg. 26

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Women in Business galaWomen representing businesses from across Greater Victoria gathered at the Victoria Mariott Inner Harbour last week for the spring edition of the Black Press Women in Business gala.Hosted by Black Press Group Publisher Penny Sakamoto and Goldstream News Gazette Sales Manager Christine Muir, the event opened with Laura Walsh’s look at Leadership Victoria, and its benefi ts to both participants and the community. A keynote address by long-time British Columbia TV journal-ist Pamela Martin, now Premier Christy Clark’s Director of Outreach, refl ected on her pioneering journey through B.C.’s television news industry that culminated in the hosting of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.Attendees enjoyed a glimpse of the latest spring fashions pre-sented by The Bay, before the entertainment continued with a terrifi c performance by local tenor Ken Lavigne. The Bay downtown location manager Joanne Boyer, topped off the day with exciting prize packages.Watch your local community newspaper for news about the fall edition of Women in Business and nomination details for the annual Black Press Women in Business Awards.

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With childhood obe-sity on the rise, health professionals and researchers alike are seeking ways to ensure the next generation grows up healthy.

David Trill, a mas-ter’s candidate in the school of exercise sci-ence, physical and health education at the University of Victoria, is studying child health through healthy eating activities.

He’s currently seeking participants to get his home-based research project off the ground.

“There’s been a lot of school-based research, but it’s working up to a certain point,” Trill said. “My approach is to try healthy eating strate-gies through the families because it’s the parents who are the gatekeep-ers for the kids.”

Trill would like the help of 98 family units consist-ing of one parent and one child between the age of 11 and 13

years old. (Larger families may participate, though data will only be recorded from one par-ent and one child per family.)

The goal of the project, slated for a late-April start, is to teach sim-ple, healthy nutritional strategies, such as cooking together, that both parents and chil-dren can take part in. It will require complet-ing about 10 to 12 hours of activities during its eight-week duration.

“I’m engaged in the research world. I’m also a very slight cooking aficionado,” said Trill, an endurance athlete, who has long seen food as a means of bettering physical performance.

“I think a fantas-tic way to cope (with) and prevent (ailments and illness) is through enhanced nutritional diet, and that comes with a better nutritional understanding and a bit of passion about food. It’s something that we all have to do everyday, three times a day.”

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University of Victoria professor Patti-Jean Naylor and grad student David Trill hold up a platter of healthy foods. They are seeking participants for a healthy eating study to be conducted through the school of exercise, science, physical and health education.

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Hospitals campaigngets boost from bank

A donation of $125,000 from CIBC last week pushed the Victo-ria Hospitals Foundation’s Building Care Together campaign pledge total to $11.85 million.

The bank’s donation, to be spread over five years, was specif-cially targeted at oncology care at the Royal Jubilee Hospital’s new Patient Care Centre.

“We are committed to work-ing with organizations to support those living with cancer,” said Nicole Davis, CIBC’s senior man-ager of community investment for Western Canada. She called the Patient Care Centre a “world-class hospital that allows for the best possible patient outcomes.”

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At the age of 82, Annie Dosen is still excited that her son, grandson, great-grandson and granddaughter’s husband chose a 1938 Chevrolet coupe to build into a world class street rod. Her late husband owned a similar car in 1948 when he proposed marriage. That “fat fendered” 1930s car has always remained her favourite.

After winning many top honours for the past year’s shows, Ken Dosen’s über-customized coupe was a feature at the Vancouver International Auto Show, the year’s premier display of the auto industry’s best styling and engineering. Dosen’s atomic orange beauty shone brightly in the spotlight.

Dosen, from Port Coquitlam, east of Vancouver, had an uncle who helped him restore his fi rst car at age 16 – a V8-powered 1964 Falcon coupe. He passed on knowledge gained to his son, Stephen, who also got his fi rst car at 16. It was a similar story for Dosen’s son-in-law Rod Siemens. Rod and Steve are both industrial and commercial electricians.

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Ken Dosen followed a friend’s lead to Port Orchard, Wash. and the 1938 Chevrolet coupe. The owner had brought the car up from California. He had bought most of the necessary parts and started to build it into a street rod when he ran into health problems. Dosen, a glazier by trade, brought the car to Canada for a complete ground-up rebuild.

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APRIL 15 – Old English Car Club, South Island Branch, hosts the seventh annual Restoration Fair & Swap Meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Heritage Acres, on Lochside Drive in Central Saanich, in conjunction with the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society. Find car club booths, displays, demos and tech sessions, and classic British vehicles on display. Admission is $3 per person with children under 12 free. Owners with British vehicles for sale are encouraged to pre register.FMI: 250-544-1702, www.oecc.ca [email protected]

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that drives perfectly but usually travels to car shows in a trailer.

The old Chevy coupe features a modern Chevrolet 350 cubic inch engine coupled to an automatic overdrive transmission, power rack and pinion steering, disc brakes, full cream leather interior with snake skin inserts and a sound system that fi lls the car with music. LED lights highlight brighten both the interior and the distinctive grille.

With two electricians in the family, the wiring is a work of art and is largely invisible, tucked in behind the dashboard and interior panels.

The amazing paint job was completed by local “Painter” Bob Harris, with ghost fl ames laid out by

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“What I am most proud of is that I was able to do this car with my family,” Ken Dosen says. Steve Dosen echoes that sentiment. “The most rewarding thing for me is building this car with my dad and now to see how the car puts a smile on people’s faces.”

Rod Seimens knows his four-year-old son is following his interest as a real car guy. “Jake is always happy when he is in the garage with us and calls Ken ‘Grandpa Hotrod’.”

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Annie Dosen, photographed in 1948 with the Chevrolet her late husband owned at the time.

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both ride quality and agility in the 2013 Outback, which also offers new amenities and audio/infotainment capabilities.

The 2013 Outback 2.5i models debut a new double-overhead-cam 2.5-litre FB series Boxer engine for increased

performance and fuel effi ciency. The new engine produces 173 hp and 174 lb/ft of torque, compared to 170 hp and 170 lb/ft with the previous engine.

More signifi cant is that the new engine produces greater low-end torque across a broad speed range, making the 2013 Outback 2.5i models more responsive in everyday driving.

Outback 3.6R models continue with a 256 hp 3.6-litre six-cylinder BOXER engine and fi ve-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission.

Subaru projects that the 2013 Outback will achieve a fi ve-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration.

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New techniques in lighting design are adding to the dramatic presence of luxury cars, while also providing real-world functional benefi ts.

The all-new 2013 Cadillac XTS luxury sedan contains more than 20 separate light sources that “greet” the driver in a carefully choreographed sequence when the key fob is pressed.

The new XTS, launching in the second quarter, includes LEDs embedded in the door handles, Cadillac-signature vertical LEDs in the headlights and taillights and ambient lighting in and around the car’s perimeter. In addition to extending the

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Cadillac designers took advantage of consistent advances in LED technology to use lighting to convey drama and space alongside functional benefi ts.

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