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The City of Victoria is get-ting the ball rolling to apply for a supervised drug consumption site in the downtown core but the project is still a long way off, says Coun. Marianne Alto.

In October during last year’s municipal election, Alto said she expected the city to make an application within six months, fol-lowed by a year of advocacy and organization.

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to bringing together Island Health, the Victoria Police Department and Yes2 Supervised Consump-tion Site (YES2SCS) to talk about what the site could look like and hopes to meet in the next few

months and have a plan ready by the fall.

“The city’s role is the commit-ment to bring these people to the table and map out how we pro-ceed,” said Alto. “That commit-ment has been made in the stra-tegic plan. The next steps are to

bring the folks to the table.” Suzanne Germain, spokesper-

son for Island Health, said they are “absolutely” open to the idea of discussions about a safe con-sumption site.

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“Island Health has long recognized in our long-term mental health and substance use plan that super-vised consumption sites could play a role in harm reduction,” she said.

Germain noted that they could potentially be involved with the project in many ways, such as owning, oper-ating and running the site, funding it or lend-

ing expertise, though nothing has been deter-mined yet.

Victoria Police Chief Const. Frank Elsner said they are in support of a potential supervised drug consumption site.

“We’re interested in anything that has to do with harm reduction. We’re absolutely open to the idea,” he said. “Our only caveat is that anytime there is a safe consumption site, that

there is treatment as part of the solution.”

He noted that the department would play a limited role and would mainly work with partners to ensure the neighbourhood remains safe.

“The devil is in the details and we want to make sure that what-ever is contemplated is well thought through and it’s something that is beneficial to our com-

munity,” Elsner added. While the project has

early support, approval is a long process.

The province has set a process for how to apply for a supervised consumption site, which includes com-munity consultation, and planning and col-laboration to sort out a funding model, support systems, location and oversight.

Ultimately, however,

it’s the federal govern-ment that can give the project the go-ahead.

“It’s time for us to explore what this would look like,” said Alto.

“Supervised con-sumption is not a stand-alone service, it exists with a contin-uum of health services. If you look at InSite [in Vancouver] for exam-ple, it’s not just a place where you go and shoot

up. You have nursing care and supervision, opportunities for detox programs, and different types of support. It’s a service that’s embed-ded within other com-plementary services.”

Though Alto wouldn’t speculate on a poten-tial timeline or what it could look like, she hopes it will be unique to Victoria’s needs.

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Six men are about to embark on an adven-ture of a lifetime.

For several testing and trying weeks in June, Victoria broth-ers Graham and Rus-sell Henry, along with Tanner Ockenden, Nik Rampen, Ryan Schissler and Macken-zie Punter, will be pad-dling in a 1,100-kilome-tre race from Victoria to Alaska.

The first-ever Race to Alaska, the longest human- and wind-powered race in North America, is a competi-tion in which partici-pants make their way in any type of non-motor-ized boat from Victoria to Ketchikan, Alaska. The only supplies they can use are the ones they can fit in the boat and no outside help is allowed.

In its inaugural year, 38 teams will be com-peting for the chance to win $10,000.

The local team, dubbed the Soggy Bea-vers, will set out on a six-man 44-foot-long, 340-pound outrigger canoe, outfitted with a sailing rig.

“It’s bigger, it’s faster, it’s more sea-worthy. Polynesians crossed

oceans in these things, so we figured it would be a good thing to run up to Alaska,” said Graham Henry. “Because we’re doing it differently, it gives us an advantage if the weather is right for us.

There are lots of cata-marans that are fighting against each other and have almost the same set of gear, we’re in a very different boat.”

Their plan is to row non-stop for six or seven days, taking turns

sleeping in a coffin-style position wedged between the seats, liv-ing in their dry-suits for the duration of the trip and eating dehydrated fruits and energy bars.

The Henry brothers have experience on lon-

ger expeditions, having kayaked 6,500 kilome-tres from Brazil to Flor-ida in 2013.

“This race is quite different in that it’s not just me or us on the trip,” said Russell.

But for the other four

paddlers, it will be a rel-atively new experience.

“This was an oppor-tunity to slingshot myself back into a more transient, simple, adventurous lifestyle, which is where I find myself feeling most ful-

filled,” said Ockenden, who went to school with Rampen and Rus-sell.

In preparation for the race, they have been training every day row-ing in the Inner Har-bour.

But sailing on open water comes with its own set of challenges.

The group said man-aging sleep, unpredict-able weather condi-tions, and the physical exertion pose the big-gest challenges.

“It’s going to be about creative problem-solv-ing and just suffering through it,” said Gra-ham.

“It’s not often that you get to see the entire Canadian West Coast in a week, especially via such a pure form of transportation,” added Rampen.

The team has set up a Go Fund Me page called Canoe to Ket-chikan and half of every dollar donated will be given to the Vancou-ver-based Take a Hike Youth at Risk Founda-tion, an organization they are all closely con-nected with.

The race starts June 7 at noon at the Inner Harbour.

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From left, Tanner Ockenden, Russell Henry, Nik Rampen and Graham Henry will be competing in the first-ever Race to Alaska using a six-man outrigger canoe. The crew leaves from Victoria’s Inner Harbour on Sunday, June 7.

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The Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria are joining forces with the Victoria Foundation and 11 local Thrifty Foods grocery stores to bring one enormous food rescue project to life.

Representatives from Rotary, the Victoria Foundation, Thrifty Foods, the Food Share Network and The Mustard Seed gathered at the Cloverdale Thrifty May 14 to launch the new partnership.

“Our aim is to provide funding for a major food recovery system that will see perish-able food items move from grocery stores and other sources to the vulnerable popu-lations in the CRD through the Food Share Network,” said Lorna Curtis, Rotary assis-tant governor. “If we succeed, this same system could be implemented in other com-munities, and we know the need is there.”

The goal is to create infrastructure to

move fresh produce quickly enough – while maintaining food-safe refrigeration levels at all points of travel and storage – so that it can be used safely and responsibly rather than go to waste. Rotarians for Food Rescue are hoping to raise $100,000 by selling raffle tickets ($5 each, or 3 for $10) toward the grand prize draw of a 2015 Nissan Rogue. All funds raised will be matched by the Victoria Foundation, said CEO Sandra Richardson.

Richardson said her organization has been working hard to identify gaps in the current food system and find solutions.

“No one group can do this alone. We believe in collaboration to ensure that everyone in our community has access to affordable and nutritious food,” she said.

Thrifty Foods Senior Director Retail Oper-ations Ralf Mundel said food waste can be painful for everyone.

“We’ve all known that pain – whether it’s tossing out a spoiled head of lettuce at home and regretting the waste, or when we remove a slightly damaged but still edible piece of fruit from the shelf at work. And we know, as a community, that we can do bet-ter,” Mundel said.

The Food Share Network, a collaborative effort between agencies seeking to address food insecurity in Greater Victoria, will divert perishables to a member agency that can immediately redirect the food to a food insecure family or individual.

“We currently see a significant lack of quality fresh fruits, vegetables and proteins in the system for families and individuals who are experiencing food insecurity in the CRD,” said Mustard Seed executive director Colin Tessier. “This project will significantly increase healthy food options, and the fre-

quency with which people can access sup-port, all leading to improved health out-comes and quality of life for thousands of people each month.”

Raffle tickets are available online at rota-ryraffle.ca as well as through a mobile ticket booth that will travel throughout the CRD from now until the grand prize draw on Aug. 9.

For the diversion of perishable foods to be successful, the produce will have to be collected daily and incorporated into the Food Share Network distribution system across the CRD.

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The Capital Regional District Board has approved a $425,000 Regional Housing Trust Fund grant to help Lati-tude Living Ltd. build 34 new, affordable rental housing units.

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The total building cost of $6.5 mil-lion, or $185,000 per unit, is carried through private financing through a private lender, with Latitude Living Ltd. as the project proponent.

A small commercial area will be converted onsite for Island Health office space. The project and all of its facilities will be under the control and management of Island Health.

“These new facilities will help pro-vide a stable environment for these vulnerable individuals,” said CRD Board Chair Nils Jensen. “We are pleased to be part of a project that

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Construction of the new facility is nearing completion and occupancy is scheduled for end of June 2015.

As of March 2015, the RHTF has entered its 10th year of operation. To date, approximately 700 units have been created through the provision of $8.7 million in grants creating over $135 million in additional community affordable housing assets.

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Victorians are invited to support the local tourism industry – while also vying for some terrific prizes – in Tourism Victoria’s Spring Kick off to the Summer Travel Auction.

Continuing through May 30, the auction includes a seven-day Hol-land American Line Caribbean or Mexico cruise for two, a return trip for two from Vancouver to Jasper on Via Rail’s The Canadian, includ-ing accommodation and meals, and a two-night weekend stay for two at the Fairmont Newport Beach in California. Also up for auction is a day at Butchart Gardens. (Incorrect information regarding packages was supplied for a story in last Friday’s paper.)

“All funds raised go right back into marketing Greater Victoria to poten-tial visitors. There are some amazing deals to be had on the travel auc-tion; start your bidding today and have fun!” said Paul Nursey, CEO and president of Tourism Victoria.

Lacey Sheardown, with Used Vic-toria, an auction sponsor, said the auction is a great way to support the local tourism industry.

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Stacey Hollo-way's livelihood depends on her ability to see.

Holloway owns Stepping Stone Entertainment, a karaoke com-pany, and for the past two decades she has been driving around at night delivering karaoke equip-ment for eager singers ready to belt it out. She also runs the busy day-to-day operations of the company.

But last year, she noticed her vision slowly beginning to dete-riorate when she was helping a friend move.

“I kept taking my sunglasses off because I thought I had a spot on them when I was driv-ing. I kept taking them off and wiping the window,” said the Vic-toria resident.

“I would walk into a store and it looked like the room was full of smoke. At work, my computer was getting fuzzy and hard to see and even trying to manoeu-vre and do what I do was tough.”

It was at that point that she went to the doctors and found out she had cataracts. “I thought 'Huh? Seriously'? I thought cat-aracts was predominantly for older people,” she said.

A cataract is the clouding of the eye's natural lens, which lies behind the iris and pupil, and causes vision loss generally in people over the age of 40.

Enter doctors Darren Behn and Olivia Dam.

Since February, the two oph-

thalmologists at Victoria Eye Centre have been success-fully completing cataract sur-gery with a new state-of-the-art machine, the first of its kind on Vancouver Island.

At the start of traditional cat-aract surgery, Behn and Dam would make several small open-ings on the edge of the cornea with blades. During surgery, a device uses ultrasound energy to break the lens into small pieces that can be removed by suction through the corneal inci-sions made in the eye.

Now, with the new femto sec-ond laser machine, the imaging component not only scans the eye and produces a 3D custom-ized reproduction of the eye, but it allows them to make cuts in extremely specific locations within seconds without the use of blades.

“With the help of the machine, the cuts can be accurate to the micron, whereas by hand, we would never be able to do that,” said Dam, noting that most of

her patients are in their 50s to 70s. “As a surgeon, it helps me to an accuracy that I can't do, it does make my surgery easy, more straight-forward. It makes it a gentler procedure.”

It also minimizes risk and opti-mizes outcome.

“Technology is changing, our population over the age of 65 is changing drastically, but it's not the same generation, they want to travel, they want to golf, they want to do fun things, they want to read books without glasses and that's something that we're able to offer patients,” said Behn.

Holloway is one of roughly 100 Vancouver Island patients to undergo surgery with the new machine.

She added there was almost no recovery time and she even managed to go to work the same night.

“[My sight is] pretty decent, I'm excited to get the next one done,” said Holloway.

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Doctors Darren Behn and Olivia Dam with the new cataracts machine, the first of its kind on Vancouver Island, at Victoria Eye Centre.


The Capital Regional District Board has approved a $425,000 Regional Housing Trust Fund grant to help Lati-tude Living Ltd. build 34 new, affordable rental housing units.

Located at 521 Comer-ford St. in Esquimalt, the housing project will pro-vide shelter to individu-als dealing with physi-cal, mental health and addiction challenges.

Nine of the units are specifically designed to be fully adaptable for those with physical disabilities.

The total building cost of $6.5 mil-lion, or $185,000 per unit, is carried through private financing through a private lender, with Latitude Living Ltd. as the project proponent.

A small commercial area will be converted onsite for Island Health office space. The project and all of its facilities will be under the control and management of Island Health.

“These new facilities will help pro-vide a stable environment for these vulnerable individuals,” said CRD Board Chair Nils Jensen. “We are pleased to be part of a project that

supports the expansion of mental health and homelessness initiatives in the region.”

The financial viabil-ity of the project is secured through a long-term lease agreement between Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) and Lati-tude living Ltd.

The CRD grant further allows the lease agree-ment to be financially viable for Island Health, resulting in improved affordable housing

rents. The capital and operating budgets

have been approved by Island Health and a 10-year operating lease has been secured.

Construction of the new facility is nearing completion and occupancy is scheduled for end of June 2015.

As of March 2015, the RHTF has entered its 10th year of operation. To date, approximately 700 units have been created through the provision of $8.7 million in grants creating over $135 million in additional community affordable housing assets.

[email protected]

CRD housing grant aids new Esquimalt rentals

CRD chair Nils Jensen

Victorians are invited to support the local tourism industry – while also vying for some terrific prizes – in Tourism Victoria’s Spring Kick off to the Summer Travel Auction.

Continuing through May 30, the auction includes a seven-day Hol-land American Line Caribbean or Mexico cruise for two, a return trip for two from Vancouver to Jasper on Via Rail’s The Canadian, includ-ing accommodation and meals, and a two-night weekend stay for two at the Fairmont Newport Beach in California. Also up for auction is a day at Butchart Gardens. (Incorrect information regarding packages was supplied for a story in last Friday’s paper.)

“All funds raised go right back into marketing Greater Victoria to poten-tial visitors. There are some amazing deals to be had on the travel auc-tion; start your bidding today and have fun!” said Paul Nursey, CEO and president of Tourism Victoria.

Lacey Sheardown, with Used Vic-toria, an auction sponsor, said the auction is a great way to support the local tourism industry.

“Used Victoria is an active commu-nity partner and we see the value in supporting Tourism Victoria’s semi-annual travel auction as Tourism Vic-toria is one of the biggest contribu-tors to the local economy,” she said.

To bid on auction packages, go to gobid.ca/auctions/calendar.

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Finally, a program is being put in place to not only do something with food that would normally end up in local landfills, but also to feed some of the most vulnerable people in Greater Victoria.

The food rescue program is a collaborative effort between the Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria, the Food Share Network, the Victoria Foundation and Thrifty Foods grocery stores.

As part of the food recovery program, perishable food items that are less desirable looking (although completely edible and not old or expired) from grocery stores and other sources will be quickly diverted to The Mustard Seed to give families and individuals more healthy food options.

This is a great program. It reduces the amount of

food waste (food scraps make up approximately 30 per cent of waste at the Hartland landfill) and feeds people who normally wouldn’t have access to such fresh fruits, vegetables and proteins.

This food reclamation project is not new to the region. A similar partnership exists between the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Fairway, on a smaller scale.

But organizers have high hopes for the new program and believe, if it is implemented correctly and propery, it can also be expanded across the Capital Regional District to help provide fresh food to hundreds of people.

And what a sight that would be. Food is grown and sold to feed people, and that is exactly what the community should be doing with it.

It was 2008 when word first surfaced that B.C. farmland was being bought up to grow trees as a European carbon offset.

Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British-based global manufacturer of household products such as Lysol spray and Calgon laundry soap, bought 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof and planted aspen.

Since tree growing is permitted in the Agricultural Land Reserve, a use intended for fruit, ornamental or nursery trees, no permission was needed. And to meet the carbon offset rules of the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change, a 100-year restrictive covenant against harvesting trees was issued by B.C.’s land titles office.

Goodbye farmland.After that deal, the B.C.

government changed legislation in 2011 to require permission from the Agricultural Land Commission to make these covenants valid. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick

says he is waiting for that process to be tested.

It likely will be soon. Reckitt has bought another 7,000 hectares of cleared farmland from Prince George to Quesnel.

NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham has been tracking these acquisitions, and she says there are more deals in the works.

Last fall, the Bulkley Nechako Regional District wrote to Victoria Wood, Reckitt Benckiser’s “global head of sustainability,” telling her “the planting of trees on centrally located and productive agricultural lands is not

appropriate” and would weaken local farm economies.

Wood responded that the RB Trees project targets only “marginally productive” land such as pasture, abandoned farms or those that have been up for sale for long periods.

Former Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson raised the issue in the legislature in 2008, noting that

Crown land near Vanderhoof had been sold for farming, bought by a numbered company and then “flipped” for around $1 million to RB Trees. Now mayor of Quesnel, Simpson takes issue with the company’s claims with his usual shyness. “It’s bull----,” he told me. “This isn’t marginal land.”

He said it includes prime alfalfa fields and historical ranch and forage crop lands. In one case, neighbours learned about the new use when they saw a helicopter spraying herbicide to prepare the area for tree seedlings.

In the Cariboo as in other rural B.C. areas, aging farmers want to retire and young people keen to work seven days a week are in short supply. So naturally there is pressure to sell.

Perhaps Letnick is right, and the ALC will stop productive farmland from being turned back into forest. While we’re waiting for that, here are a couple of other questions.

What happens when these forests burn? The first big forest fire of 2015 grew out of control near Prince George last week.

And since aspen doesn’t last

100 years, what is its real carbon offset value?

How’s that European carbon trading market doing? It’s a mess, with the cost of emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide fallen far below what’s needed to be effective, and Interpol investigating various schemes to game the system.

Remember B.C.’s own Pacific Carbon Trust? This Gordon Campbell brainchild to sell carbon offsets was quietly greenhouse gassed after the Auditor General revealed its first two big projects were of questionable value.

Finally, does anyone really think that returning B.C.’s scarce farmland to forest is a good way to change the weather? Would it offset the loss of local production and trucking in farm produce from elsewhere?

And where are B.C.’s tireless food security advocates on this dubious scheme?

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Dozens of students from sev-eral schools in Greater Victoria are making a difference through a program that encourages them to give back to local charities at work in their communities.

The Victoria Foundation’s Vital Youth Program aims to engage students in philanthropy by giving them the opportunity to decide which local charities to give grants to.

Each year, the foundation pro-vides $3,000 grants for each par-ticipating school – $500 of which is added to an endowment in the school’s name, while students get to research and decide which charity to donate the remaining $2,500.

“Students start by going through a Vital Signs Report, doing some research and really learning more about their com-munity and what organizations are working in the issue areas that they are interested in. Some-thing that benefits the commu-nity as a whole and something that’s in the students’ own com-munities and neighbourhoods,”

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This year, more than 75 stu-dents from Victoria, Belmont, Frances Kelsey, Reynolds, Oak Bay, Parkland and St. Michaels high schools participated.

Victoria High student Lilly Powell said the seven-month-long process of deciding which charity to support was the most challenging for the nine-team group; the students eventually settled on the Victoria Women’s Transition House Society.

“We chose it because we were going through the Vital Signs Report and we noticed that the only thing that got a C+ was youth, homelessness and hous-ing,” said the Grade 12 student. “We came across the youth-specific programs of the [soci-ety]. We gave half to the upkeep because they haven’t had reno-vations in a really long time and the other half to specifically the youth-related programs.

“I was learning a lot about some of the things that were happening in Victoria that I had never heard about before and it inspired me to get more involved

because there’s so much hap-pening that not a lot of people know about.”

Grade 11 St. Michaels stu-dent John Cook’s group chose the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association, a charity Cook has strong connections with.

“My sister actually went through the program there and I saw just how much it helped her and the changes it made to her life and how much more she’s able to do because of it. That was a huge reason for me,” said Cook.

“It’s been an emotional pro-cess going through the program and seeing how much people need in Victoria and being able to feel like you’re actually help-ing through this process.”

Some of the other grant recipi-ents include Out of the Rain Youth Shelter, the Sierra Club, Cowichan Women Against Vio-lence Society, Cowichan Search and Rescue, Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, Umbrella Society for Addictions and Mental Health and Extreme Outreach Society.

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The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority’s new CEO is looking at creating a master plan for the organization that will include the revitalization of one of the centres of Victoria’s tourism industry.

Ian Robertson, who moved to Victo-ria from Vancouver in March to become the chief executive officer of the harbour authority, is working with the board and stakeholders on a master plan that will help guide the authority over the new few years.

One of their focuses will be breathing new

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“I’m excited about the fact that we’re going to embark on a master plan that will really lead the development of that par-ticular site. It’s probably one of the last undevel-oped pieces of land in the harbour,” said Robertson.

Robertson, who spent years travelling to Victoria to visit family, has spent more than a decade work-ing in the tourism industry.

He worked in several positions with Rocky Mountaineer, a Canadian tour company that operates trains on trail routes through B.C. and Alberta, and served as the CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of B.C.

He also served as park chair and commissioner with the Vancouver Park Board from 2005 to 2011, where he helped lead the recovery in Stanley Park after thousands of trees fell following a wind storm and helped create venues for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.

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Robertson wouldn’t speculate on what the possibilities could look like at Ogden Point until the plan is complete, but said it will be an engaging and exciting place for both residents and tourists.

“I look at it as a blank canvas. There are lots of things we can be doing with that. I think we need to be open, we need to be bold with the ideas with what we can come up with for that site,” he said.

The harbour authority is a non-profit organization created in 2002 and is respon-sible for waterfront properties in the city such as Fisherman’s and Mermaid wharfs, the Causeway, the Johnson Street marina and Ship Point.

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Members of the B.C. Nurses’ Union brought a sea of pink umbrellas to the B.C. legislature Thursday to call on the B.C. government to hon-our a provision that requires health authorities to replace absent nurses.

BCNU president Gayle Duteil said a 2012 con-tract provision replacing absent nurses can’t be implemented without more registered nurses hired to provide the relief.

“It’s a sad fact that we don’t have enough nurses to deliver safe care for meeting the staff-ing mandated by our collective agreement,” Duteil said. “We don’t have enough nurses to backfill vacancies, to backfill absences, and we don’t have enough nurses to meet the daily spikes in acuity.”

The recent settlement of 1,600 union griev-ances for staffing includes $5 million for spe-cialty nurse training, $1 million to support increased RN staffing and $2 million in “griev-ance settlement funds” paid to nurses affected by staffing shortages. The staffing fund is avail-able to licensed practical nurses who want to upgrade their training.

Health Minister Terry Lake said the interim agreement is a step toward renewing the latest BCNU contract, which expired in March 2014.

“We worked through a mediator in the last month or so and came to an agreement, so I think we’re in a good place to work towards our new contract,” Lake said.

“We recognize there are some areas like spe-cialist nursing where we do have challenges, and we have committed some of our funding to recruit and train more specialist nurses, and more community nurses as well.”

Nurses cheered as Duteil reminded them that their “grievalanche” had an effect. She said the union documented 10,000 shifts that were not filled during a six-week period at health facilities around the province, and represent only the “tip of the iceberg.”

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The Fraser River Gold Rush in the mid-1800s was a defining moment in Victoria’s storied past.

The gold rush of 1858 drew thousands of men from all over the world to the city’s harbour. Over a four-month period, more than 30,000 men camped along what is known today as James Bay and the waterfront.

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“The gold rush in 1858 totally transformed Victoria from a tiny little outpost of the Hudson Bay Company into a small town,” said Kathryn Bridge, deputy director and head of knowledge at the Royal B.C. Museum. “Before, the outpost only had a population of about 500 people. It transformed Victoria overnight.”

The prospect of gold also brought an influx of people seek-ing businesses opportunities – setting up hardware stores, mer-chants, banks, hotels and restau-rants.

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The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is showcas-ing 2,000 years of Buddhist art, creating a stun-ning portrait of one of the world’s great religions.

Buddhist Arts of Asia, opening May 22 and run-ning through Aug. 30, traces the styles and influ-ences of Buddhist art through more than 100 paintings, sculptures and ritual objects from the AGGV’s renowned Asian arts collection, includ-ing several recent acquisitions.

“It is extremely difficult to try and encapsulate the Buddhist art of Asia, as it has a long, varied and complex history,” says Barry Till, AGGV’s curator of Asian art.

“What I’ve sought to present is a look at the great variety and styles of Buddhist art in Asia.”

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The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is home to many pieces dating back to the earliest days of Buddhism.

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Christopher Consi-dine, the Victoria-based

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“The whole ceiling came down where we had been sitting 20 seconds before,” said Versteeg, who had just returned from a trek to the Mount Everest base camp two days before.

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Just over a year ago, Annette Fieltsch's world was turned upside down.

The Victoria woman had a mole under her arm her entire life, but it wasn't until recently that it started bother-ing her.

She went to the doc-tor to have it removed, only to learn that she had stage 4 melanoma in her lungs.

“It was a bit of a shock. I had heard of moles and getting them removed, but I hon-estly didn't know that it could turn into mel-anoma,” said Fieltsch, who has two children.

“There's honestly not even words to describe it. You're just trying to function...you're just in a dark daze for about a week.”

For the next few months, she received immunotherapy treat-ment, a treatment that uses your body's own immune system to help fight cancer.

But throughout her battle, Fieltsch refused to go to any support groups.

“I feel like there's lots of different parts of my life, I didn't really want my focus to be cancer,” she said.

“When they sit [in support groups], they ask you about your disease and I think, 'there's so much more to me than that.'”

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shop, hosted by the Beauty Gives Back Foundation, Fieltsch and roughly 30 other women with cancer received a full make-up kit, had the oppor-tunity to practice put-ting on makeup and received tips from pro-fessionals.

“It was nice to be in a room with people who you know are going through the same journey, but you don't have to sit there and talk about it the whole time,” said Fieltsch, who is now in remis-sion.

“It makes you feel lighter, it makes you feel happier, it makes you feel a bit more pos-itive. It takes the focus off the difficult parts of the journey and puts the focus on what you can do.”

Tanya Slingsby, the foundation's regional manager for B.C., said they help hundreds of women each year on Vancouver Island.

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The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce cel-ebrated excellence in the local business commu-nity last week during its Greater Victoria Business Awards.

More than 14 awards were presented May 14 during the ceremony at The Fairmont Empress.

This year’s winners included the Inn at the Lau-rel Point, receiving the business leadership award, Kgeez Cycle, taking home the new business award, and Peninsula Co-op, winning employer of the year.

Dr. Nazmudin Rayani, a Victoria pharmacist and community leader, was presented with the lifetime achievement award.

Other winners include Fort Realty Ltd., Graphic FX Signworks, Victoria Airport Authority, Specific Mechanical Systems Ltd., Rumble, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and Oughtred Coffee & Tea Ltd.

Daniela Cubelic, with Silk Road Tea, was named the business person of the year, Carmen Moya, with Farm Food To Go, was named the young entrepreneur of the year, and Heather Greenlees, with the English Inn, was named the employee of the year.

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Ballet Victoria will close out its 11th season with another original from artistic director Paul Destrooper.

Destrooper is heading to the past to reimagine Sure-Shot Annie Oakley into a graceful yet tough-as-nails star of a western show.

Annie’s Rodeo will be the highlight of the mixed program ballet on the Royal Theatre stage May 29 and 30.

The program of Annie’s Rodeo and Other Works will begin with a solo, the first for dancer Bethany LeCorre who has been with Ballet Victoria for three seasons.

“Bethany has grown amazingly as a dancer,” said Destrooper.

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tre here and in the rest of the world is something we are very proud to say we accomplish at Ballet Vic-toria.”

LeCorre’s solo will be followed by a primal and physically demanding duet performed by princi-pal dancers Andrea Bayne and Matthew Cluff.

“Andrea and Mat-thew have paired beauti-fully for two years now,” Destrooper commented. “An audience favourite, they are elegantly athletic, supremely talented and a joy to watch.”

The entire company then takes to the stage with an explosion of colour and fierce chore-ography with the best of Don Quixote, one of the most extraordinary clas-sical ballets wherein the charged music of Leon Minkus drives the dancers with a Spanish flair.

Then it is the premiere of the new story ballet, Annie’s Rodeo.

Le Corre will also be featured in this one-act comedic turn incorpo-rating music from Aaron Copeland’s Rodeo with a few musical gems from unexpected sources such as spaghetti westerns and favourite TV shows of the era.

For more information and to purchase tickets (from $30) visit balletvic-toria.ca or call the Royal and McPherson Theatre box office at 250-386-6121.


Feast: Food and Film Festival partici-pants will receive a little taste of what they see on screen later this month.

As part of the four-day event May 28 to 31, participants will enjoy a multi-sensory experience where they are com-pletely immersed in films they wouldn’t normally have the chance to see.

For example, dur-ing the screening of Barolo Boys: the Story of Revolution, the story of Barolo wine and how it exploded as a world phenom-enon at the Vic The-atre, the dinner menu includes a tasting of Barolo wine with a sommelier presenta-tion, Italian cheese and a cheese board.

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“We have themed events for every taste – from cham-pagne to steak – com-plete with films you wouldn’t get to see otherwise.”

Other experiences include the film Steak (R)evolution paired with a steak and gin martini, a French film titled A Year in Champagne along-side three samples of champagne, and Finding Gaston, about a Peruvian chef, paired with a De Vine Vineyards wine tast-ing and Peruvian cui-sine.

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The Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry is moving from its cur-rent space on Fort Street to a new, larger space to accommodate an influx of students since it opened last year.

Jeff Hopkins, principal and founder of the school, said the high school welcomed 67 students between Grades 9 and 12 this year, up from the previous year when there were 36 students. “Our best guess is that it’s gone well and our students are happy, that’s probably the most important thing, and good word of mouth,” said Hopkins.

“We’re trying to put into practice what we’ve known we’re supposed to be doing in education for a while, but we don’t seem to be able to always do in the traditional system, and that seems to be resonating well with people.”

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The school will share the space with a new middle years STEAM (sci-ence, technology, engineering, arts and math) school. “It will make it easier for kids who are thinking of coming to our school and give them a little sneak peak,” said Hopkins.

He projected they will have roughly 85 students for the upcom-ing year and will continue to look into the possibility of opening up a second campus.

The high school, which opened last year, is inquiry-based and much of the interdisciplinary curriculum is based on questions that students naturally have.

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Hospice raises more than $150,000 for programsThrough a series of successful

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

PETS

PETS

JACK RUSSELL Terriers, 13 weeks old. Born Feb. 8, 2015. High energy dog, loving family friend. $600, 1st shot, de-worming.(250)664-7470

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Spring sales with hot savings!” All steel building models and siz-es are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pio-neer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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◾ Private master bedroom on 2nd fl oor◾ Open concept design of 1375 sq. ft. over two levels◾ Granite countertops◾ Cozy fi replace◾ BBQ & patio furniture◾ 2 Parking spots◾ Locked owner’s storage locker◾ High speed wireless internet◾ Unlimited local and long distance calling◾ And more!

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COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. ware-house space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared wash-room. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.

HOUSESITTING

PARKSVILLE. SENIOR 55+, care for house & cat. June 15-Oct. 15. Low rent in exchange. NS/NP. (250)248-4902.

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HOMES FOR RENT

VIC WEST- June 1st. Bright, sunny, 3 bdrm, near ocean. Sunroom, newly reno’d bath, W/D. 5 appls, NS/NP. Refs $1650.+ utils. 250-383-8800.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD 2 lvl, furnished 1 bdrm, 5 appls. $900 incl., near bus. NS/NP. 250-380-0700.

TOWNHOUSES

LAVENDER CO-OP is accept-ing applications for a quiet, bright 3 bdrm townhouse, W/D hookup, inside/outside stor-age, backyard. $1019/mo. Share purchase $2500. Gross income $45,000 +. Applica-tions available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

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

CARS

1993 BMW: 3.4 L engine, au-tomatic, Kashmir (beige/gold), 4-disc brakes. Brakes, tire tread still in good shape, re-cent O2 sensor and throttle switch replaced, rear wheel drive, power windows/locks/ sunroof, 2-12” subs and Ken-more amp. 200,000 km, all re-ceipts for work done. Very fun car to drive. $3500 obo. Call 250-812-6008 or email [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

We Buy Cars!Scrap Junk

Running or Not!Cars Trucks Vans$50 to $1000FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1984 FORD Bronco XLT, only 100,000 km on 351W on pro-pane, 10-1 compression, Keith Black pistons, Comp cam. C6 auto completely rebuilt. Have receipts and specs. Body rusty but drivetrain better than new. Good 31” tires. $3500. Call Monty, 250-216-3408.

MARINE

BOATS

WANTED Red Urchin lease. Also 37’ Salmon to lease/buy/trade for C. 250-218-9947 [email protected]

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPENTRY

ALL HOME Renovation & Restoration: Kitchens, bath-rooms, decks, additions, re-modeling. We build custom homes. Comm/Res. 35 yrs exp. Call 250-213-7176.

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

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY- Small repairs, interior fi nishing, weather proofi ng, decks, fenc-ing. Reasonable rates. In-sured. Call 250-857-1269 or www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Reduced rates - Sun Decks, Fences and Siding. Call Ward (250)881-0296.

CLEANING SERVICES

Spik N’ Span Cleaning. Excel-lent rates. Serving Esqui-malt/Victoria. (778)432-3588.

CONCRETE & PLACING

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

DRYWALL

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

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!Call 250.388.3535


ELECTRICAL

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

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

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

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

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn care. Comm/Res. Aer-ating, power raking, land-scape design, all planting, riv-er rock & patio stones, Ivy, blackberry & yard clean-up.

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

- Landscaping- Fences & Decks

- Hedge & Tree Services- Pressure Washing

Free estimates * WCBwww.mowtime.ca

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


GARDENING

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

WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

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

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


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

Vinyl Siding CleaningRoof Sweep & De-MossingCarpentry * Yard Cleanup

Handyman RepairsFree Estimates WCB Insured

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HANDYPERSONS

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

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

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

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

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

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

HAUL-ITYou’ve got the Junk, We’ve got the Trunk! Rob, 250-885-1740.

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

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

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fi replaces,fl agstone rock, concrete, natural & ve-neered stone. Replace, re-build, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsma-sonry.com; Call (250)589-9942, (250)294-9942.

& MOVING STORAGE

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


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

ALLSTAR MOVING Delivery Service. From $59. Free local travel. Call (250)818-2699.

PAINTING

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

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

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

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

PLUMBING

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job 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.


STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.

THE STUCCOMAN- All typesof Stucco/Painting. Repairs,additions, renovations. Freeest. Dan, 250-391-9851.

TREE SERVICES

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

WINDOW CLEANING

ABBA EXTERIORSProfessional gutter cleaning &repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg dis-counts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

COME CLEAN WINDOWS.“Shining for You”. Fully in-sured. Free est. 250-881-6385 www.ComeCleanWindows.com

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

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

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Thursday, May 21Esquimalt Farmers Market. Esquimalt Town

Square, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Info: esquimaltmarket.com.

Saturday, May 23Fairfield-wide garage sale. Fairfield Gonzales

Community Association. Register your yard sale by May 22 at noon by calling 250-382-4604 or email [email protected]. The garage sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Copley Park, Parkridge at Vanalman, Saanich. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Karen at 778-426-0379.

Scrap metal fundraiser. Macaulay Elementary School, 1010 Wychbury Ave., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: macaulay.sd61.bc.ca.

Africa Fest. A weekend of sharing, discovering, tasting and learning. Vic West Community Centre, 521 Craigflower Rd., beginning at noon.

Summer Baroque with the Victoria Baroque Players. Church of St. John the Divine, 1161 Quadra St., 7:30 p.m. Info: 250-652-0116 or victoria-baroque.com.

Summer Star Parties. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd., 7:30 to 11 p.m. Tours of the historic Plaskett telescope, astronomy lectures and presentations. Info: victoria.rasc.ca.

Sunday, May 24Esquimalt Cycling Festival. Archie Browning

Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd. Info: [email protected].

Africa Fest. A weekend of sharing, discovering, tasting and learning. Vic West Community Centre, beginning at noon.

Thursday, May 28Esquimalt Farmers Market. Esquimalt Town

Square, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Info: esquimaltmarket.com.

Friday. May 29Victoria International Kite Festival. The Bay

Centre and Clover Point. Opening ceremony at Bay Centre with special indoor kite fly by Connor Doran, noon. Kites with Lights – LED lit kites light up the night sky at Clover Point, 9:30 p.m.

Fernwood Market. Vic High School Plaza, 4 to 8 p.m. Info: thefca.ca.

Saturday, May 30Victoria International Kite Festival. Clover Point,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Henderson

Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Evelyn at 250-370-0153.

Scrap metal fundraiser. Macaulay Elementary School, 1010 Wychbury Ave., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: macaulay.sd61.bc.ca.

Summer Star Parties. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd., 7:30 to 11 p.m. Tours of the historic Plaskett telescope, astronomy lectures and presentations. Info: victoria.rasc.ca.

Sunday, May 31 Victoria International Kite Festival. Clover Point,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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On Sunday, May 24, the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa welcomes Vic-toria’s pooches for the sixth annual Best in Show – Dog Show for Mutts.

A fun spin on the traditional dog shows and contests, categories include Best Dressed, Most Endearing Rescue Dog, Best Trick, Cutest Puppy, Cutest Male Dog, Cut-

est Female Dog and Most Original Hair. The contest entry fee is $20 for the first

event and $10 for each additional event. All proceeds will be donated to the SPCA.

First-, second- and third-place prizes are awarded and include hotel stays, LURE Res-taurant & Bar gift certificates and Spa gift certificates. “As a dog-friendly hotel, sup-

porting the BC SPCA is something that our team is extremely excited about,” says Kim-berley Hughes, general manager. “The Best in Show: Dog Show for Mutts is a fun way for us to support the important work the BC SPCA does in our community.”

The public event will take place on the Harbour Patio of the hotel with an indoor

alternative in case of rain. Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. with the show following from 1 p.m. to approximately 2 p.m. A barbecue lunch will be available for $10 (all proceeds to the SPCA).

In conjunction with the Best in Show, the hotel is also donating their pet fees for the month of May to the SPCA.

Calling all Victoria’s picture-perfect pooches

Stage 1 - Water Conservation BylawIn effect May 1 to September 30Lawn watering is permitted two days per week as follows:Even numbered addresses may water Wednesday & Saturday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pmOdd numbered addresses may water Thursday & Sunday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pmNewly installed lawns (sod or seed) may be watered outside the permitted days detailed above by special permit only.

Watering of trees, flowers, shrubs & vegetable gardens is permitted as follows: Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered any day and any time if watering is done by a hand-held container, a hose equipped with ashut-off nozzle, or a micro/drip irrigation system.

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered with a sprinkler any day from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm.For further information, please call 250.474.9684 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/water

Pondswww.pondsvictoria.com250.544.0806Contact Dave to book yourPond Consultation todayFull maintenance contracts available. Let us change your backyard into your favourite vacation spot. Specializing in Pond Supplies, Pond Installation andPond Maintenance. You Dream it, We will Build it!

James BayCommunity Marketjamesbaymarket.com547 Michigan StreetSaturdays: May 2 - Oct 10 9am - 3pmHomemade, Handmade, Homegrown.Fresh local produce, specialty foods, award winning artisans, great live music & lots of parking! Come support your Local farmers, food producers and artisans and share in the fun!

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Diamond Optical Eyecarediamondeyecare.ca1964 Fort Street 250-590-2932 Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 - 5:30 Sat 10- 5We take great pride in our expert staff of Optometrists, Onsite Lab and Eye Ware Technicians, we also take pride in our expert staff, when it comes to frame and lens construction. We understand that eye wear is more than fashion. It’s also function. Take a look at our diverse selection of fashionable eye glasses and contact lenses.Our Oak Bay location boasts the best price for an eye exam in the area. Book an appointment today.

Aero Furnace, Duct &Chimney Cleaningaeroservices.ca 250-479-0090Hours: By Appointment Please Improve the Air Quality in YOUR Home and Breathe Easier! $30.00 off Furnace & Air Ducts Cleaning today! Cannont be combined with any other offer. Expiry June 30, 2015• Chimney Sweeping & Chimney Repair• HRVs Cleaning (Heat Recovery Ventilation) • Dryer Vent Cleaning • WETT Inspections

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Saltspring Soapworkssaltspringsoapworksvictoria.com575 Johnson Street 250.386.7627 Hours: Mon-Sat. 10am-6pmThurs. 10am -7:30 Sun 10am -5pmExperience our complete line of handmade natural soaps, skin & body care, hair products, baby care and more! Rich in organic ingredients and natural botanicals. All Canadian - A true Saltspring Island experience!

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The Flag Shopflagshop.com822 Fort St. Victoria 250 383-3524 Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am - 5 pmShare your pride! We carry a wide range of flags and banners as well as custom flags, custom banners, flag poles, tents/canopies, banner stands, promotional products and so much more.

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Want to volunteer? Opportunities are available through these positions at Volunteer Victoria: 250-386-2269 or volunteervictoria.bc.ca.

•••Victoria Jazz Festival

is seeking volunteers with a class 4 driver’s licence to provide artist transportation during jazz fest. It is also looking for volunteers with a security licence to provide event security during Centennial Square performances.

Canada’s Temper-ance Foundation seeks passionate, skilled, personable volunteers, conscious in healthy living choices to join its board. A two-year commitment is required and meetings are held three to four times per year.

Victoria International Kite Festival welcomes volunteers for the family-fun event, May 29 to 31 at Clover Point. Positions include information booth, field marshals and traffic directors.

Phoenix Human Services Association is looking for volunteer mentors for its supported employment program. Mentors help adults with developmental disabilities succeed at their jobs, until they can work independently. The job site and environment may vary to include customer service, restaurant, janitorial, mechanical, hospitality or office.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is looking for organizing committee members. Roles include fundraising coordinator, run day program coordinator and volunteer coordinator.

Cycle of Life Tour is looking for volunteers to assist with the tour, July 25 and 26. Positions include check-in, gear drop-off, support vehicle drivers and meal service crew, first aid, bike repair, road marshals, etc.

Glenwarren Lodge is looking for passionate volunteers to lead the carpet bowling activity and to support community outings.

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One of the largest neighbourhood garage sales of the year is expand-ing to Victoria.

Garagellenium, which started in Oak Bay 16 years ago, is coming to James Bay for the first time this summer.

The idea to expand came from Linda Gionet, who attended the Oak Bay garage sale for years.

“I enjoyed the families who came out. There were children selling their toys, groups of people out talking and walking and socializing,” she said.

“It’s a great day to get people par-ticipating and the children involved … I just thought, ‘why not James Bay too’?”

Residents along the south side of the Inner Harbour along Belleville, Government and Douglas streets and Dallas Road are encouraged to participate in the inaugural event.

Gionet said it is a way to explore different neighbourhoods.

“Hopefully other communities

will get involved too and do it on different Saturdays so that every-body can move around and visit each others’ communities,” she said.

Graham Lamb, organizer of the Oak Bay Garagellenium, said garage sales are growing in popularity in Greater Victoria.

“I think people in Victoria really like their garage sales,” he said, add-ing that in the past, they’ve had as many as 160 homes registered for the Oak Bay event.

“There’s a lot of old stuff in this town, a lot of collectors. I came across old hockey cards, pins, mili-tary memorabilia. You never know what you’re going to find. One per-son’s trash is another man’s trea-sure.”

Residents interested in joining can register by May 27 at the James Bay Community Centre by call-ing 250-389-1470. The garage sale will take place on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Oak Bay Garagellenium is on June 13.

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