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No life like itCadet commanding officer seeks new challenges

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Historic Victoria Police Department books from the 1800s have been digi-tally preserved for many more years to come, thanks to the Victoria Genealogi-cal Society and the University of Victo-ria.

On Wednesday, UVic Libraries returned five leather-bound charge

books to the Victoria Police Department after being in the university’s posses-sion for the past few months.

“[The genealogical society] found out through their research that these log books were held by the police depart-ment and they identified it as an impor-tant project in terms of digitizing the books and making them accessible to a broader public online, but they didn’t have the expertise to do the digitiza-

tion,” said Heather Dean, associate director of special collections at UVic Libraries. “They were connected with the library; we have a whole unit that works on digitizing projects.”

Almost 2,000 pages were scanned one-by-one onto three hard drives; the gene-alogical society has begun indexing the charge book entries to improve online searching. The entries will be available on the university library website in the

near future.“We have a lot of faculty and students

on campus who are interested in study-ing Victoria’s history, B.C.’s history, Can-ada’s history, and these really contrib-ute to that,” said Dean.

The five books contain records from April 4, 1873 to Sept. 30, 1876.

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Digitalization preserves VicPD’s historyHistoric Victoria Police Department books from 1800s now more accessible to public

Heather Dean, left, associate director of special collections at UVic Libraries, Pat Acton, president of the Victoria Genealogical Society and Victoria Police Department Chief Const. Frank Elsner look through one of five charge books from the 1800s that have been preserved digitally by the University of Victoria.

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Light Parade takes centre stage on Saturday

Santa Claus is coming to town this weekend.

The annual Island Farms Santa Light Parade is on Saturday (Nov. 29) from 5:45 to 7 p.m.

The parade goes down Government Street from Belleville to Chatham streets. There will be brightly lit floats, marching bands and of course, Santa himself. Free treats will be available at the Capital Iron parking lot, courtesy of Island Farms.

Before the parade at 5 p.m., is the downtown Christmas Tree Light-Up. All the lights on the trees in Centennial Square will be turned on and light up the square, where people can also enjoy free treats from downtown restaurants.

The large ferris wheel will also be running in Centennial Square until 9 p.m.

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Madeleine Dahl joined 2483 Prin-cess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infan-try Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps when she was 12 years old. Now at 33, she has retired from her position of commanding officer.

When Dahl took over as com-manding officer in September 2008, the corps had only 12 cadets, three officers and had lost their facility at Work Point in Esquimalt.

Dahl said her first big achieve-ment at the corps was helping secure accommodations at the Highpoint Community Church in Vic West. After being there for three years, the corps moved to its current location in the guard house at Work Point Barracks, which it rents from Songhees Esquimalt First Nations.

“I knew we could get through it and pull together,” said Dahl, add-ing the corps now has more than 45 cadets and a full staff of officers.

“I had vision on what I knew the potential of the corps could be. And I think once I got that energy around me, it just naturally started coming.”

Despite the position of com-manding officer only being a three-year term, Dahl showed her contin-ued support for the corps by serv-ing two full terms. In 2010, Dahl’s cadet corps was recognized as the top army cadet corps in B.C.

“That was a really big accom-plishment seeing as three years before we were told that our corps was not viable,” Dahl said.

For the past two years, while also serving as the commanding officer, Dahl has been working for the Army Cadet League of Canada, B.C. branch, which is the civilian side of the cadet program.

“I help monitor the parent spon-soring committees on how to sup-port the cadet corps.”

In March, Dahl began a two-year online program at Royal Roads University, where she is working towards a bachelor of arts degree

in professional communication.“I’m hoping to achieve a full-time

job at the regional cadet support unit, which is the cadet headquar-ters in Esquimalt,” said Dahl. She said she would like to work as a staff officer or a public affairs offi-cer, helping mentor the rest of the officers throughout the province.

Maj. Grant Whittla has worked with Dahl for the last six years, and knows what she is capable of.

“Given her background and zest for the program, she’s going to do well no matter what she does,” he

said.Being involved in all aspects of

the cadets has taught Dahl about leadership, building community and has also increased her confi-dence, she said.

“Cadets really . . . gave me a sense of direction,” said Dahl. “I can’t imagine honestly who I would be without that.”

For the new commanding officer of the corps, Capt. Brandon McAu-ley, Dahl said her advice is to be flexible and have fun.

“They’re in good hands,” said

Dahl, of her former cadet corps. “There’s no question there.”

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“I had no idea we even had records that went back to this,” said VicPD Chief Const. Frank Elsner. “To have that as a perma-nent record for this organization and our community is amazing.”

Books beyond 1876 exist at the Victoria Police Department, and could be digitized in the future if the interest is there, said Susan Henderson, communica-tion officer for UVic Libraries.

When Elsner started as a police officer 30 years ago, he said they wrote in books simi-

lar to those. Now, everything is recorded digitally.

“It’s amazing history, and we don’t want this record to disap-pear,” said Pat Acton, president of the Victoria Genealogical Soci-ety. “There is fascinating social history here.”

The books reveal how differ-ent some laws were in the 1800s compared to today. For exam-ple, an entry from April 7, 1873 describes a man named Char-lie being charged for hitting someone in the face with a fish. Other charges include looking suspicious or riding a horse too

quickly in town.“If you’re wondering if you

have a rogue in your family, it’s one way to [find out],” said Hen-derson.

Victoria Police Department Detective Cons. Jonathan Shel-dan said when he started at the department, there was an emphasis to throw away old books and documents such as these, which is no longer the case.

“I think we’ve got a re-empha-sis on preserving our link to the community,” said Sheldan.

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Christmas magic

Scarlett, 3, and Keaton Fallon, 5, enjoy a look at some of the Christmas trees on display at the annual Festival of Trees at the Fairmont Empress hotel. The event is held to raise funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. Viewing of the trees is open to the public seven days a week until 11 p.m.

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Last summer, many out-of-town visitors who came to the Maritime Museum of B.C. would chat with me about their experiences on Vancouver Island. Some had a distinctive look to them – recently tanned and slightly unkempt. They were not beach-goers, but rather intrepid folks who had just hiked the West Coast Trail.

Few of them had any idea of its origin, but I suspect that anyone who has been caught in bad weather on the West Coast Trail would understand its real importance: it was designed to save lives.

One particular tragedy prompted the Canadian government to hew and hack the trail out of the Island’s rugged landscape. This was the horrific sinking of the steamship Valencia.

Valencia was based out of San Francisco, and had been serving the Pacific Coast Steamship Service for four years as a back-up vessel on a route up to Alaska, when in January 1906 she was diverted to the San Francisco-Seattle run. This route included a stop in Victoria.

Built in 1884, she was a not a new ship, nor a particularly advanced one. Although she featured four watertight compartments to protect the engine and boiler room, Valencia was not fitted with a

double bottom and her bulkheads were not particularly well-braced.

Approximately 65 crew members and 110 paid passengers were onboard the ship when she set out from San Francisco on Jan. 20, 1906.

There were calm seas and fair skies at first, but as they sailed north the weather thickened with rain and haze. The stars were obscured, and so the navigators had to rely on dead reckoning (which relies on estimated speeds and compass courses to determine location in an imprecise way) to find their way along the coast.

It was this imprecision that caused the Valencia to overshoot the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and suddenly run into a rock on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, about 18 kilometres southeast of Cape Beale. Water began to pour into the wounded hull, and when the next great swell pushed the ship over the rock and drove her towards shore, the captain ordered that the boat be deliberately beached in order to save her from sinking.

She wound up jammed on a reef about 80 meters from shore in about four fathoms of water. There were huge, crashing waves and winds of 55 km/h battering the ship. The coastline was sheer cliffs, and no sign of inhabitation other than a rough trail,

hacked through the dense forest, which bore a haphazard telegraph/telephone line that connected the Carmanah Light Station with Bamfield Creek and Cape Beale.

The horrifying deep crunch of twisting metal would have shaken the Valencia and all her passengers to the very core, but it was when the engines and therefore the lights went out onboard that people began to panic.

Without any order to abandon the ship, passengers began to get into the six lifeboats that were standing by. They called out to lower the boats, and in the darkness and confusion the davit crews didn’t realize these were not official orders. All six boats were lowered within about 30 minutes, and that is when the real

horror began.Of the six lifeboats,

three were caught in accidents whilst being lowered which emptied all the passengers into the water. All aboard were lost, save one crew member. Two more were successfully launched but capsized in the waves. Only nine survivors managed to make it to shore and climb the sheer rock cliffs the next morning. The last lifeboat simply drifted away and disappeared, to be found 27 years later adrift in Barkley Sound. The Maritime Museum of B.C. has its nameplate in its collection.

In the light of morning, the Valencia began to break apart on the reef. Meanwhile, the survivors onshore found the telegraph line and followed it through the woods, not knowing where they were going or indeed where they were.

Finally they found a lineman’s shack with a telephone inside. They hooked it up and managed to contact the Carmanah Station which in turn sent the news along to Victoria.

Though three rescue vessels steamed out towards the Valencia, they could not approach the wreck without grounding themselves. Approaching overland through the thick wilderness was far too slow and laborious, and the efforts came too late for most.

Only 37 passengers were saved from the waves, and as the ship

broke apart women and children were clinging to the rigging, wailing before being washed to their deaths. Not a single woman or child survived the wreck, which had taken 36 hours to finally sink.

The tragedy of the Valencia emphasised the inaccessibility

of the southwest coast of Vancouver Island (known as the Graveyard of the Pacific), and the near impossibility of rescue efforts in that region.

It was thus that the West Coast Trail was conceived as a way of reaching just such shipwrecks and

preventing further losses of human life.

The building of the trail is the subject of the next column, so stay tuned for Part 2.

•••Kate Humble is

an historian and the education curator for the Maritime Museum of B.C.

Valencia tragedy led to West Coast Trail

Kate HumbleMaritime History

The sinking of the steamship Valencia prompted the federal government to hack the trail out of the Island’s rugged landscape

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Sinking of the steamship Valencia was one of the reasons to build the West Coast Trail.


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This year’s flu shot may prove less effective than usual because the dominant virus now circulating has mutated significantly in the months since the vaccine was devised.

The H3N2 strain – one of three targeted in this year’s flu vaccine – is thought to have changed its genetic makeup enough to possibly thwart the antibodies that the vaccine acti-vates.

Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an epidemiologist with the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, is still recommending the vaccine, particularly for the elderly, the chronically ill and those with compromised immune systems.

“It’s not a perfect match,” she said. “But for the high risk, even an imperfectly matched vac-cine is going to give cross pro-tection. And for some people it could be life-saving.”

She said the H3N2 strain tends to be particularly nasty to the elderly and may bring a deadlier flu season than usual.

“We may see more hospital-izations or deaths this year,” Skowronski said.

She said it’s particularly con-cerning that the flu has struck B.C. surprisingly early this sea-son, causing outbreaks in eight seniors’ care homes.

The vaccine was formulated last February because it takes six to eight months to produce in large quantities and the H3N2 virus is thought to have since mutated while circulating in the southern hemisphere.

Skowronski said it’s still not too late to get the shot and some protection when flu activ-ity peaks in the weeks ahead, including any later surge of cases of influenza B, which tends to peak in March or April.

The vaccine also targets the influenza B and H1N1 viruses, but they’re considered less

likely to cause illness this flu season.

Even in years when the vac-cine is a better fit – last year’s was about 70 per cent effec-tive against the then-dominant H1N1 strain – Skowronksi says everyone should wash their hands frequently and avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth.

People who get the flu shot often mistakenly think any ill-ness they contract can’t be flu and sometimes fail to get appro-priate treatment.

“It doesn’t make you invinci-ble,” Skowronski said.

Anti-viral medication can stop or fight an influenza infec-tion but must be given quickly, ideally within 12 hours of the start of symptoms.

An estimated 3,500 Canadians die each year from flu complica-tions – mainly seniors and oth-ers with underlying conditions.

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Victoria businesses are asking the public to think local first, as the third annual Think Local Week rolls out next week.

Think Local First Victoria is an initiative consisting of Greater Victoria business own-ers that aims to encour-age residents to shop at local businesses.

“The primary focus of Think Local Week is to educate the public on the benefits of buy-ing local,” said Gayle Robinson, president of Think Local First Victo-ria and owner of Rob-inson’s Outdoor Store. “When you spend 10 per cent of your money locally, 25 per cent more stays in Victoria.”

Think Local Week

runs from Dec. 1 to 7. Through promotion in all participating businesses, Robinson hopes to raise the pro-file of local businesses.

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a huge appetite for supporting local busi-nesses,” Robinson said.

Nigel Brown, vice-president of Think Local First Victoria and owner of Ruffell &

Brown Window Fash-ions, said local busi-nesses create a unique, competitive shopping experience in a com-munity.

“The biggest mis-conception is a lot of people think local inde-pendent businesses are not competitive in terms of pricing,” Brown said. “Not only are we competitive, but you get a lot more service and other ben-efits you might not get at some of the other places.”

Along with creating awareness, Think Local First will also be host-ing a social media cam-paign, in which it will be giving away $1,000 in gift cards throughout the week via Facebook and Twitter.

In the new year, Think Local First Victo-ria will be launching a new loyalty card cam-paign.

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There are many ways to give back

With November winding down and December looming large, Christmas-focused charities are ramping up their operations in preparation for the giving season.

While most of these charities and service organizations run all year long, providing valuable support in their communities, it’s at this time of year that many shift their focus onto helping make the holiday season a little more joyous for families.

With that in mind, it’s a good time for all of us to consider how we might be able to help these “first-world” humanitarian efforts.

There are numerous places to donate, from food banks and church hamper drives to toy and stocking stuffer drives.

One unique campaign (shoeboxproject.com/victoria.html) not specifically geared for Christmastime encourages donors to fill a shoebox with $50 worth basic toiletries and other small gifts, for women escaping violent and abusive relationships. Women often arrive at shelters and transition houses with little more than the clothes on their backs, so having some of the basic needs looked after can be a welcome gift, indeed.

The Mustard Seed Food Bank, not only accepts food, but cash as well. Often, however, that cash buys more of the basics, leaving such “treats” as energy bars, coffee and juice boxes to be donated by the public. Why not call (250-953-1575) for a list of such luxury items, then search out a local bulk sale and pass the goodies along for inclusion in family hampers?

For animal lovers, donations to the SPCA are always gratefully accepted. And, of course, there are many regional efforts, such as the Salvation Army’s toy drive and hamper campaigns and the Santas Anonymous program overseen by CFAX radio.

Not everyone may feel they have the resources to give. The other option is to give your time as a volunteer.

No matter which option one chooses, the giving feels good no matter how big or small and can go a long way toward brightening the lives of those less fortunate around us.

YOUR VIEW

In the excitement of several Capital Region communities voting for an amalgamation study, there seems to be a rush to get these cities down the aisle and married off as quickly as possible.

Not to sound like the grumpy parents of two love-struck teenagers, but there is a whole lot more to consider before taxpayers give their approval to such a wedding.

Most people think it’s obvious that putting smaller cities together will save taxpayers money. The academic work of Robert Bish proves otherwise – the vast majority of city amalgamations have cost taxpayers more money.

This is due to three items that are rarely considered in amalgamation: the menu of services, labour costs and loss of tax competition. Thus far, very little has been said about these vital issues.

Bish writes in-depth on how amalgamations usually end up with every city rising to the highest, most expensive level of services available. This throws away any sense of frugality or consideration of hyper-local needs.

That menu of services leads into the second point: labour costs. Municipal government, as a whole, has done a poor job managing its

labour costs. A B.C. government report shows municipal payrolls have grown twice as fast as in the provincial government and 15

percentage points more than inflation.

But within the CRD, there are cities doing a pretty good job of managing those costs. Langford, for example, believes in contracting out as much work as possible. This has actually lowered how much they pay staff in salaries, wages and benefits from $8.3 million in 2009 to $8.1 million in 2013; this also saves money in pension payouts

down the road.However, for every Langford,

there is a Victoria, which saw its payroll bloat from $89.3 million in 2009 to $104.2 million in 2013.

So whose view of labour management will win out? Very likely the more expensive Victoria.

The Community Charter stipulates that a majority of the residents of each city involved in amalgamation must vote in favour of such a plan. In an area like Greater Victoria, with so many unionized public sector employees and potentially many jobs at stake, you can bet the unions will be out in force.

To get that necessary majority, amalgamation proponents may feel the need to cut a deal with

the unions to protect jobs and pay scales, and for taxpayers in well-run cities like Langford, that will mean far more cost. If the only staffing redundancy being eliminated is politicians, cost savings will be minimal at best.

Finally, tax competitiveness must be considered. As hard as it is to believe when you rip open that property tax bill every spring, having cities compete for residents and businesses does help push down tax rates.

Every city council looks at how their tax levels compare to their neighboring jurisdictions and, often, this keeps politicians looking for cost savings.

Like any business, they know that raising rates will cost them customers. Losing that sense of competition should concern taxpayers – and must be considered before an amalgamation vote.

There’s no reason why some cities can’t decide to share services or contract with each other where there will be cost savings, but it’s unlikely a full-on marriage of the CRD communities will save taxpayers money when it comes to labour or taxes.

Hopefully, the province’s study will look at all of these issues before anyone gets too excited about popping the question.

•••Jordan Bateman is British

Columbia director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Dark side of amalgamation

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Three honoured with Beaver award

Three Victoria resi-dents were presented with Maritime Museum of B.C. SS Beaver Med-als for Maritime Excel-lence by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon on Wednes-day.

The Beaver medal spotlights outstanding contributions to B.C.’s marine heritage and ocean economy.

This year’s medal winners are Dr. Barry Gough for his notable career as a maritime historian. Leonard McCann for his involve-ment and dedication to the Vancouver Mari-time Museum for more than 35 years, and Capt.Tom McCulloch for his many contributions to Canadian and Common-wealth hydrography.

“We are excited that this year’s awards rec-ognize a word-class example of our prov-ince’s ocean sciences-related technology and three individuals whose careers have advanced knowledge of our coastal environment and our B.C. maritime

heritage,” said Barry Rolston, who chaired this year’s selection process.

The Maritime Museum of B.C. insti-tuted the Beaver Medal award in 2012 to rec-ognize individuals who have made outstand-ing contributions to the marine sector.

Previous medal win-ners include industrial-ist Dennis Washington, naval architect Robert Allan, marine lawyer Peter Bernard, ship-yard manager Malcolm Barker, Prince Rupert Port developer and advocate William Hick, and publisher and author Howard White. Special awards have gone to the well-known ferry MV Coho and the Thermopylae Club of Victoria.

A medal struck from material salvaged from the 19th century Hud-son’s Bay Company SS Beaver, the pioneer-ing first steamship on the West Coast, is pre-sented to winners of the award.

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Why is heart attack the number one killer in this

country? Ninety-nine percent of doctors say it’s due to athero-sclerosis (hardening of arteries) and that cholesterol lowering drugs are the primary way to treat it. But I suggest cardiolo-gists have closed minds and are ignoring facts that could save thousands of North Americans from coronary attack.

Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy colla-gen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Two-time Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Linus Pauling reported twenty-five years ago it takes a mere 10 milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent heart attack.

Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Welling-ton University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right. Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot and death.

Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proven that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries.

Sixteen years ago following my own coronary attack, cardiologists claimed it was sheer madness for me to refuse cholesterol-lowering drugs. Instead, I decided to take high doses of vitamin C plus lysine with breakfast and the evening meal.

I knew that Dr. Graveline, a physician and NASA astronaut, had twice developed transient global amnesia from taking cholesterol lowering drugs (CLD’s). I was also aware that patients have died from CLDs. Others have developed kidney, liver and muscle complications.

I also believed the research of Pauling and Stehbens ir-refutable. Now, the work of Dr. Bush has convinced me my decision was prudent.

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The dosage for the Medi-C Plus combination is one flat scoop mixed with water or juice with breakfast and the evening meal. Those at greater risk should take one flat scoop three times a day.

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Victoria Eagles Baseball, the high-performance division of the Greater Victoria Baseball Associa-tion, is giving back this season by hosting a fund-raising bottle drive Saturday in support of a Cob-ble Hill woman awaiting a life-saving double lung transplant.

The bottle drive, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Saanich’s Lambrick Park, will raise money for Tami Walker, a 47-year-old mom of three. Walker is battling severe and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hyper-tension, a life-threatening disease requiring a lung transplant. The hospital also requires Walker and a support person to remain in Vancouver for post-surgery care for three to six months, an expense that must be borne by the patient.

In addition to Saturday’s event, bottle donations can also be made through the three Victoria-area Bottle Depot locations, under Victoria Eagles.

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The HeroWork Society is searching for charities that need renovations in 2015.

To date, HeroWork has organized $1 million worth of non-profit renovations, including the Mustard Seed and Thresh-old Housing Society.

“HeroWork organizes modern-day versions of old-fashioned barn raisings, called Redial Community Renovations. These are fast-paced, leadership-driven renovations events that bring people, communities, and companies together to renew non-profit infrastructure,” said Paul Latour, founder of HeroWork.

Before HeroWork can move forward with projects next year it needs to raise $50,000 with its first-ever Fund-a-Reno Campaign. HeroWork’s ability to reno-vate charities in 2015 hinges on this campaign.

The campaign kicks off Saturday (Nov. 29) with HeroWork’s special premiere of its documentary film, showcasing the society’s last renovation for youth-at-risk centre. The premiere is combined with dinner, music and dancing.

On Dec. 1, HeroWork launches its first crowdfunding campaign.

Then on Dec 4 at 8 p.m. there will be a “by donation” airing of the docu-mentary at the Oak Bay Gospel United Church. This is followed on Dec 5 by a concert at the Alex Goolden Hall called Thrill of Hope: and Night of Christmas Music. Put on by a collective of musi-cians from across the city, this concert has been coordinated through Worship Victoria.

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Getting your kicks on Route 66Riding the highway west along Route 66 for around 4,000 kilometres is on many people’s bucket lists.After completing the epic journey from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, I must say there were times during the 56 hours, 36 minutes of driving that I figured it might be the last item on my list!On the Nissan Altimate Rogue Trip we saw the spectacular in spades. And when the dozen journalist participants pulled up at the end of the road by the Santa Monica Pier, we shared a great sense of achievement. We all knew each other from new vehicle launch-es around the world, but this was different. This hardened, cynical bunch developed a greater camaraderie along the way and some even hugged as we gazed at the lapping waters of the Pacific.We climbed aboard the 2015 model Nissan Rogue crossovers and Altima sedans one very chilly Chicago Sunday and set out to retrace the route of this historic highway, which was decom-missioned in 1985, and replaced by the I-40 freeway. Actually, routes – plural – would be more accurate as the road, which carried hundreds of thousands seeking prosperity out west, has followed a number of paths since the late 1920s. The Mother road, as it is known, carried us through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and finally California. For most of us, it was an adventure musically inspired by many versions of the song “Get your kicks on Route 66”.

I recall watching the TV show Route 66 in the 1960s but today tens of thousands are drawn each year to the highway by the 2006 animated movie Cars. The movie action takes place on the route, many of the fictitious locations are based on actual places, and real people inspired some of the characters.Space limitations permit just a sampling here of what we saw and did along the way. However, you can find a complete report of the journey, gallery of photographs, vid-eo links and how the vehicles fared as long-distance transportation at drivewaybc.ca. Our first contemporary culture reference came on the first day in Joliet, Illinois, where we were treated to action figures of the Blues Brothers dancing above a building close to where some of the movie action took place at the local penitentiary. The Bluesmobile was also on view, sitting atop a pole. The early part of the

route features many giant-sized statues of historic figures, such as Abe Lincoln, and not so historic figures promoting various products.Local communities have funded the restoration of many old service stations and many have a classic

car parked on the forecourt. I thought we would have the first crash of the trip when the first Rogue Altima, or maybe Altimate Rogue (referring to the

drivers, of course), screeched to a halt at the curb in Galena, Kansas. There at the front of the service station was the ‘real’ Tow Tater truck, on which the Cars’ character Tow Mater was based.On the way to Amarillo, Texas, we pulled into the U-Drop Inn – a building that is the exact replica of Ramone’s Body Art Shop in the movie. I guess that could be the other

way round.The next day, some of the group spray-painted messages (that’s the tradition) on the Cadillac Ranch art installation of ten Cadillacs, sunk nose first into the red dirt. Seen from a distance they bore an

uncanny resemblance to the Cadillac Mountain Range from, you guessed it, Cars.The semi-desert from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Williams, Arizona offered stunning vistas and yet another movie reference. The rooms

of the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook are concrete teepees. (Cozy Cone Motel in Cars.). Side trips to the Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon National Parks left us all in awe and stunning views soon filled our camera memory sticks. The gold rush town of Oatman gave us an excellent send off for our last day though the Mojave Desert and down into Los Angeles.

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Not all the action took place on the floor of the Los Angeles auto show.

At a mansion, high in the ritzy Hollywood Hills neigh-bourhood, Lincoln hosted a classy special event to launch its Black Label edition vehicles for the well-to-do.

Black Label vehicles will come fitted with one of four designer-inspired interiors that will feature ultra-posh Ve-netian leathers, Ziricote wood and Alcantara suede. Buyers also select from an exclusive array of exterior paints and custom colours and the vehicle will come with unique trim and lighting elements that will identify it as Black Label.

“These are our busiest customers and we've got to deliver a very unique and personalized product that can reflect the innermost passions of our customers,” said Lee Jelenic, Lincoln Marketing Manager (and a native of Sudbury, Ontario). “It has to go well beyond the product and provide membership privileges that fit where they are and around their time.”

The top five per cent of existing Lincoln customers are expected to move up to Black Label, according to Jelenic. And he expects about two-thirds of Black Label customers will be conquests from other luxury brands. “It's not exclu-sive to our most expensive products” he added “and will be offered on the entire product line and through selected dealers in major metropolitan areas, who meet internally set criteria.”

A separate Black Label salon will be added to the select-ed Lincoln dealers in the program, but a buyer may never actually need to go to a dealership. A Black Label liaison representative, from the dealer, will go to the customer, at their office, home, to show them the materials, themes in the package and arrange a test drive. If legal to do so in a particular jurisdiction, even the sale contract can also be finalized, without going into the dealership.

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Black Label homes, like the one I visited in Hollywood, will feature the design themes and materials used in the vehicles and more will be set up in Dallas, Miami, New York and Michigan. In Canada, the Black Label cities are expected to be Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Lincoln also wants to link Black Label to a cul-tural or prominent event of some kind, within each city.

Initially, Black Label will only be available on two Lincoln products, the new MKC (compact crossover) and the MKZ sedan, and it comes with about a $6,000 (US) price premi-um. The plan is eventually to have a Black Label edition of every Lincoln, as all-new vehicles are added to the product line. A Canadian version of Black Label (similar to the US) is expected to be launched about this time next year.

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In 2003, Porsche Cars North Ameri-ca shipped a number of its shiny, new, Porsche Cayenne SUVs from head office in Atlanta to drive the Sea to Sky highway here in BC.

The day started with a long expla-nation as to why the famed sports car maker was getting into the SUV game. History often repeats and here again in 2014, Porsche shipped roughly fifty new Cayenne S and SE Hybrids to the same scenic highway. This time around there was no explanation as to why this second-generation model exists: the Cayenne currently accounts for roughly fifty present of all Porsche sales.

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enne came out in 2011 it was a depar-ture from the previous model. In an effort to make the new 2015 facelift look more masculine, the goal was to make the Cayenne look more planted and wider. To do this, the entire front end, including the front bumper, grille, headlights, and front fenders have a more polished look. The daytime running lights have four LED marker lights that are also mimicked in the tail lamps, plus bi-xenon lamps are now standard. The front air intakes are wider and the hood looks more integrated into the design. Around the back, the rear window spoiler, hatch, bumper and exhaust tips are all new. The lights are more sculpted, the bumper has been raised and widened and the exhaust tips now pop through the lower valance. If the goal was to

make the Cayenne more masculine, mission accomplished.

InsideWhat hasn’t changed, thankfully,

is the interior. Three minor changes include a three-point sports steering wheel as standard equipment across the entire Cayenne line that includes paddle shifters and heat. The other changes include standard navigation and a slightly more sculpted rear seat. The level of fit and finish has yet to be surpassed in this class and the logical multi-button layout looks intimidating at first but is easy to master after a few days. In many ways, the competition looks frumpy and rather dated, even after four years on the market, the Cayenne is still fresh.

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DriveThe base S used

to be fitted with a V8 engine, now a smaller 3.6L V6 with two turbocharges helps to produce an extra 20hp but saves fuel. This is the same engine that is

used in the smaller Porsche Macan Turbo. Accelerating up through the mountains was a snap but the sound from the engine and interior vibration isn’t as smooth as the old V8. The second new drive system is the plug-in SE-Hybrid that can run on pure electric power up to 30kms before the supercharged Audi-derived 3.0L gasoline V6 kicks in. This model can run on the 95hp electric motor alone, for greatest efficiency, or the electric motor can be used for additional punch for spirited moves. The com-bined output is 416hp and 435 lb.-ft. of torque. This is the very first plug-in hybrid in this class of vehicle. Last year the Porsche Panamera sedan came equipped with this system and accounted for roughly 11 percent of overall sales but that was a rear wheel drive only car, this Cayenne is all wheel

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VerdictThe greatest challenge

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Fairfield Community Centre, 1330 Fairfield Rd., 10 a.m to noon.

Island Farms Santa Light Parade. Government Street, starting at Belleville Street and ending at Chatham Street, 5:45 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 30The Huron Carole with Tom

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Candlelit Advent Carole Service. Christ Church Cathedral, 4:30 p.m.

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Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer herring sale. Finest at Sea Ocean Products, 27 Erie St., 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or until sell-out). Info: 250-383-7764.

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Music in Market Square. Enjoy a performance of holiday favourites by the Greater Victoria Concert Band. Market Square, 1 to 3 p.m.

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Esquimalt’s Celebration of Lights. Event starts with a parade at 6 p.m. from Canteen and Lyall streets, ending at Esquimalt Plaza. Then join the celebration at the back of Archie Browning Sports Centre for entertainment and a visit with Santa. Info: celebrationoflights.ca.

Linden Singers of Victoria present Wassail. First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Rd., 7 p.m. Tickets $23/$25.

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Kelowna may not be that far away from Victoria but when you are a hockey rookie living away from home for the first time it can seem like a very long distance.

Seventeen-year-old Tate Coughlin is enjoying his first year in the Western Hockey League play-ing with the Kelowna Rockets, but adjusting to life away from the family home in Colwood is taking time.

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The former Peninsula Panther finds the biggest adjustments is the speed of the WHL game and the amount of travel time the team logs.

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Coughlin made his first appearance in his home-town in a Rocket uniform two weeks ago with family and friends in attendance, playing two back to back games against the Victoria Royals.

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The Highlanders’ Lower Island Women’s Soccer League team played host to Saanich Fusion, Saturday, Nov. 22 at Lochside Turf, earning a 3-0 victory.

Highlander Natalie Cavallin struck first for the home side at the 10-min-ute mark of the opening half, firing a low shot from distance off the post and in to give her side an opening 1-0 advantage.

Victoria added to the Highlanders’ lead on 25 minutes with a well-placed strike from 22 yards out by Josee Marshall that found the top corner for the 2-0 lead.

Claire Ethier rounded out the High-landers’ scoring just before half time, also finding the top corner from dis-tance at 42 minutes.

“We had tremendous attacking play in the first half,” said Highland-ers head coach Dave Dew. “It was our strong defensive play and willingness to compete in the second half that secured the win.”

Emily Moore earned the clean sheet in net for the Highlanders, who posted their third straight victory.

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Looking to get back in the win column, the Metro Women’s Soc-cer League team improved on its

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It was a back-and-forth affair on the score sheet, with Coastal open-ing up scoring before Victoria’s Clau-dia Wheeler answered back at 37 minutes of play.

Wheeler’s goal featured some impressive ball movement, as a quickly taken free throw by Breanna Keefe made its way to Liz Hansen, who back-heeled a ball to defender Ashley Volk. After receiving the pass from Volk, Wheeler was able to curl in an arcing shot off the post and in.

After going down by another goal in the second half, Hansen capital-ized on a breakaway opportunity at 54 minutes, but Coastal was able to post a game-winning tally at 88 min-utes to secure the win.

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Royal City Youth Ballet Company Society proudly presents, for the 26th season, the full length ballet, the Nutcracker.

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The longest running Nutcracker ballet performance in Canada!

Cowichan Theatre, DuncanFriday, December 19 at 7 pm

Saturday, December 20 at 1 pm

Box Office: 250-748-7529 www.cowichantheatre.bc.ca

For more information, and a full list of performances,

please visit our website:

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Want to volunteer? Opportunities are available through these and other positions at Volunteer Victoria. Please call 250-386-2269 or online at volunteervictoria.bc.ca.

•••Silver Threads Seniors

Service is putting together a volunteer outreach team of ambassadors for its Experience Works program.

Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for volunteers for the MS donation booth, food court, vendor assistance, set up and clean up and entertainment on Dec. 6 at the MS Society Building, 1004 North Park St. Shifts are two hours and available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Alzheimer Society of Victoria is looking for a registration coordinator, as well as volunteers to assist in many other capacities for the Walk for Memories.

Mustard Seed is seeking friendly volunteers to wrap shoppers’ purchased gifts in exchange for monetary donations towards the Mustard Seed. Shifts are available at Tillicum, Mayfair,

Hillside and Bay Centre shopping centres through December.

Greater Victoria Green Team is looking for environmental volunteers to participate in fun, ecologically important events and activities throughout the Capital Regional District. Activities include many types of conservation and restoration activities.

Mount St. Mary Hospital is looking for a volunteer to greet hospital visitors, set a welcoming atmosphere, visit with residents waiting for their rides, and provide information for visitors, families and residents.

Sandy Merriman House, Victoria’s only women’s emergency/homeless shelter, needs volunteers to help with food prep in the kitchen (9 to 11 a.m.) and to help staff serve meals (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.).

Hope Through Achievement Foundation is looking for community-minded volunteers to help them create better tomorrow for the disadvantaged.

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Silver Threads Services is cel-ebrating its recent relocation of the Victoria Centre to 2340 Rich-mond St. and kicking off the holi-day season with a Christmas con-cert on Dec. 4.

Entertainment will be pro-vided by Louise Rose and musi-cal group Wine & Roses, Ladies Salon Orchestra.

Refreshments will be served. The festivities begin at 2 p.m.

People 55 years of age and older, as well as their friends and family are encouraged to visit the centre located in the Jubilee neighbourhood.

The concert is free; please call to confirm your spot at 250-388-4268.

Silver Threads Service is a charitable, not-for-profit society that provides programs and ser-vices that enhance social connec-tions and well-being for seniors, including those at risk.

For more information, please call 250-388-4268.

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VICTORIA HOSPITALITYAWARD WINNER

July 2014

Trudy Doherty

What is the Victoria Hospitality Award?The Victoria Hospitality Awards Society believes

that over-and-above outstanding hospitality deserves to be noticed! Each month committee members meet and select a winner from all nominations received.

This nomination came to us from Sharon Field, friend and neighbour to Trudy Doherty.

My neighbour, Trudy Doherty, has been actively involved in “home-stays” for over 19 years. The students all feel that she is the best “second Mom” they could have. She is so attentive to their needs and wants them to succeed, and is always concerned about their safety. Trudy will take them into parts of Victoria that they would not otherwise experience and she explains ev-erything to them with admired patience. Trudy lavishes great Canadian home cooking on “her girls” while still encouraging them to show off their expertise in Japanese cuisine. When Trudy goes out to dinner with her friends, she will always invite her home-stay, and pay their way, so that they can benefit from our Canadian hospitality as well as be in an atmosphere of learning to speak our language. Her home-stays, and their parents, will often send Trudy Mother’s Day and birthday gifts to show their appreciation. No one is forgotten at Christmas and Trudy ensures that there are plenty of gifts for her girls. As she explained it to me once, “This is not a business; this is my family – and I would do anything for them”.

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On August 30, 2013, in the area of the 800 block of Pandora Avenue, Victoria, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Victoria Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $970 CAD, on or about 18:00 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2014-2339, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA

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WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACTNOTICE OF

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Horticultural Labourer needed at Eurosa Farms,

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

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

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

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

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• Must have own transportationAfternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour

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HOMESTAYFAMILIES

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KWAKIUTL BAND COUNCIL

seeking full-time Community Health Nurse

in Port Hardy. Email: [email protected]

for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.

DIRECT B2B Sales Agents needed throughout BC selling to retail busi-nesses only. Requires presenting and securing contracts. Manage-ment positions available if you wish to take over a territory. Nothing to buy, we pay you. Forward your re-sume and cover letter [email protected]

LOCAL logging company looking for full time processor operators. Competitive wages and bene ts plan. Experience an asset but would be willing to train. Email re-sumes to:[email protected]

THE Clusko Group immediately re-quires Short Log Trucks for opera-tions in the 100 Mile / Canim Lake area for hauls to Canfor, Vavenby. Top rates and safe trip times. Pri-ority will be given to “Safe Oriented” operators. Phone 250-392-2001 or 250-302-1004 Email:[email protected]

THE ALZHEIMER Society of Victoria is looking for a regis-tration coordinator, as well as volunteers to assist in many other capacities with the Walk for Memories. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

THE GREATER Victoria Green Team is looking for en-vironmental volunteers to par-ticipate in fun, ecologically im-portant events and activities throughout the CRD. Activities include many types of conser-vation and restoration ac-tivities. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

THE MUSTARD SEED is seeking friendly volunteers to wrap shoppers purchased gifts in exchange for monetary do-nations towards The Mustard Seed. Shifts are available at the Tillicum, Mayfair, Hillside and Bay Center Malls through the month of December. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

VICTORIA WOMEN’S Transi-tion House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/

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1943 DICTIONARY (10lbs), $20. 4- Beanie Bopper dolls, $10 ea. Santa Claus watch, $10. Call (778)265-1615.

ABDOER TWIST- $60. Out-door F/P, $20, oak table, $10, plant stand, $9. 250-544-4933.

BEATLES MUG- vintage, made in England, $99. (250)721-0308. Univ Heights.

DUTCH OVEN, 3L, new, SS. $10. 4 Correlle dinner plates, new $20. Call (778)440-3084.

FUJIYAMA BEGINNERS gui-tar, excellent condition, $65.Call (250)478-4703.

GARAGE OR Shed Storage, on wheels, 48x24”x40”h, $70 obo. Call 250-479-0700.

LADIES GLOVES, new, Iso-toner, 1 sz, green, paid $35 asking $15. (250)383-5390.

LADIES WINTER boots, sz 11, new, brown, paid $190 asking $70. (778)440-3334.

UPRIGHT ELECTRIC piano, good sound and condition, $99. Call (250)652-0549.

VARIOUS LENGTHS 4” wide r boards, $25. obo. Call(250)384-9051.

WINGED CHAIR- blue, very good condition, $10./ offers. Call (250)480-0277.

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

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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

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

“WATERS EDGE” Saanich-ton, ocean front, lrg, bright 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo for sale, 55+. NP/NS. (250)655-1702.

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You’ve had that dream. Driving past the old house, some-

what neglected but with all those interesting features: stained glass, wood floors, dormer windows.

What if you bought it, fixed it up, returned it to its former glory? Not just a home but a unique historic home.

Then the questions start. Will it be too expensive? What

renovation challenges will we face? What are some hidden problems lurking we may not know about?

What does a heritage designation mean?

Can we do the work ourselves or will we need expensive contrac-tors?

Victoria resident Nick Russell, a heritage home enthusiast, lives in a Toronto Street house built in 1891 that he changed from sad to stun-ning.

He’s an advocate of of older homes, attracted by the ambience and atmosphere of such structures.

A few of the features that Rus-sell enjoys in older homes are the high ceilings, large windows, pocket doors and original fixtures.

He is especially drawn to old win-dow glass with “imperfections that create a slightly distorted look, an almost magical view” of the world.

He is also aware of the problems that a buyer can face when purchas-ing an older home. He advised to look for “good bones” and to imag-ine what the house will look like when renovated.

“If the basics of the structure are solid it can be restored,” Russell said.

New buyers in the older home market are often put off by stories they’ve heard of unexpected repairs that crop up after moving in.

A home inspection should find

any problems in a home before you make the decision to purchase.

That information will alert you to work that is needed and extra bud-get issues you need to factor into the home purchase.

Russell’s house, when first seen, had ugly and potentially hazard-ous asbestos shingles on it. What seemed like a big problem was “much easier to fix than feared;” a specialist roofing company removed

the shingles in a single day.Age alone does not create a heri-

tage home. Heritage homes receive that designation from the city.

A heritage designation can actu-ally provide a financial benefit. There are financial incentives avail-able though the Victoria Heritage Foundation (online at victoriaher-itagefoundation.ca) to assist with renos to those properties.

Some buyers fear that such a

designation will prevent needed changes to a house. Russell said that isn’t so. A heritage designation prevents wholesale changes to the look of a building but doesn’t stop you from upgrading a kitchen or fix-ing old wiring and plumbing issues if they exist.

Russell said you have to remem-ber that “a house is not a museum, it is a place to live in.”

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Getting your kicks on Route 66Riding the highway west along Route 66 for around 4,000 kilometres is on many people’s bucket lists.After completing the epic journey from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, I must say there were times during the 56 hours, 36 minutes of driving that I figured it might be the last item on my list!On the Nissan Altimate Rogue Trip we saw the spectacular in spades. And when the dozen journalist participants pulled up at the end of the road by the Santa Monica Pier, we shared a great sense of achievement. We all knew each other from new vehicle launch-es around the world, but this was different. This hardened, cynical bunch developed a greater camaraderie along the way and some even hugged as we gazed at the lapping waters of the Pacific.We climbed aboard the 2015 model Nissan Rogue crossovers and Altima sedans one very chilly Chicago Sunday and set out to retrace the route of this historic highway, which was decom-missioned in 1985, and replaced by the I-40 freeway. Actually, routes – plural – would be more accurate as the road, which carried hundreds of thousands seeking prosperity out west, has followed a number of paths since the late 1920s. The Mother road, as it is known, carried us through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and finally California. For most of us, it was an adventure musically inspired by many versions of the song “Get your kicks on Route 66”.

I recall watching the TV show Route 66 in the 1960s but today tens of thousands are drawn each year to the highway by the 2006 animated movie Cars. The movie action takes place on the route, many of the fictitious locations are based on actual places, and real people inspired some of the characters.Space limitations permit just a sampling here of what we saw and did along the way. However, you can find a complete report of the journey, gallery of photographs, vid-eo links and how the vehicles fared as long-distance transportation at drivewaybc.ca. Our first contemporary culture reference came on the first day in Joliet, Illinois, where we were treated to action figures of the Blues Brothers dancing above a building close to where some of the movie action took place at the local penitentiary. The Bluesmobile was also on view, sitting atop a pole. The early part of the

route features many giant-sized statues of historic figures, such as Abe Lincoln, and not so historic figures promoting various products.Local communities have funded the restoration of many old service stations and many have a classic

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drivers, of course), screeched to a halt at the curb in Galena, Kansas. There at the front of the service station was the ‘real’ Tow Tater truck, on which the Cars’ character Tow Mater was based.On the way to Amarillo, Texas, we pulled into the U-Drop Inn – a building that is the exact replica of Ramone’s Body Art Shop in the movie. I guess that could be the other

way round.The next day, some of the group spray-painted messages (that’s the tradition) on the Cadillac Ranch art installation of ten Cadillacs, sunk nose first into the red dirt. Seen from a distance they bore an

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Not all the action took place on the floor of the Los Angeles auto show.

At a mansion, high in the ritzy Hollywood Hills neigh-bourhood, Lincoln hosted a classy special event to launch its Black Label edition vehicles for the well-to-do.

Black Label vehicles will come fitted with one of four designer-inspired interiors that will feature ultra-posh Ve-netian leathers, Ziricote wood and Alcantara suede. Buyers also select from an exclusive array of exterior paints and custom colours and the vehicle will come with unique trim and lighting elements that will identify it as Black Label.

“These are our busiest customers and we've got to deliver a very unique and personalized product that can reflect the innermost passions of our customers,” said Lee Jelenic, Lincoln Marketing Manager (and a native of Sudbury, Ontario). “It has to go well beyond the product and provide membership privileges that fit where they are and around their time.”

The top five per cent of existing Lincoln customers are expected to move up to Black Label, according to Jelenic. And he expects about two-thirds of Black Label customers will be conquests from other luxury brands. “It's not exclu-sive to our most expensive products” he added “and will be offered on the entire product line and through selected dealers in major metropolitan areas, who meet internally set criteria.”

A separate Black Label salon will be added to the select-ed Lincoln dealers in the program, but a buyer may never actually need to go to a dealership. A Black Label liaison representative, from the dealer, will go to the customer, at their office, home, to show them the materials, themes in the package and arrange a test drive. If legal to do so in a particular jurisdiction, even the sale contract can also be finalized, without going into the dealership.

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Black Label homes, like the one I visited in Hollywood, will feature the design themes and materials used in the vehicles and more will be set up in Dallas, Miami, New York and Michigan. In Canada, the Black Label cities are expected to be Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Lincoln also wants to link Black Label to a cul-tural or prominent event of some kind, within each city.

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In 2003, Porsche Cars North Ameri-ca shipped a number of its shiny, new, Porsche Cayenne SUVs from head office in Atlanta to drive the Sea to Sky highway here in BC.

The day started with a long expla-nation as to why the famed sports car maker was getting into the SUV game. History often repeats and here again in 2014, Porsche shipped roughly fifty new Cayenne S and SE Hybrids to the same scenic highway. This time around there was no explanation as to why this second-generation model exists: the Cayenne currently accounts for roughly fifty present of all Porsche sales.

LooksWhen the second generation Cay-

enne came out in 2011 it was a depar-ture from the previous model. In an effort to make the new 2015 facelift look more masculine, the goal was to make the Cayenne look more planted and wider. To do this, the entire front end, including the front bumper, grille, headlights, and front fenders have a more polished look. The daytime running lights have four LED marker lights that are also mimicked in the tail lamps, plus bi-xenon lamps are now standard. The front air intakes are wider and the hood looks more integrated into the design. Around the back, the rear window spoiler, hatch, bumper and exhaust tips are all new. The lights are more sculpted, the bumper has been raised and widened and the exhaust tips now pop through the lower valance. If the goal was to

make the Cayenne more masculine, mission accomplished.

InsideWhat hasn’t changed, thankfully,

is the interior. Three minor changes include a three-point sports steering wheel as standard equipment across the entire Cayenne line that includes paddle shifters and heat. The other changes include standard navigation and a slightly more sculpted rear seat. The level of fit and finish has yet to be surpassed in this class and the logical multi-button layout looks intimidating at first but is easy to master after a few days. In many ways, the competition looks frumpy and rather dated, even after four years on the market, the Cayenne is still fresh.

Cayenne goes back to the future

DriveThe base S used

to be fitted with a V8 engine, now a smaller 3.6L V6 with two turbocharges helps to produce an extra 20hp but saves fuel. This is the same engine that is

used in the smaller Porsche Macan Turbo. Accelerating up through the mountains was a snap but the sound from the engine and interior vibration isn’t as smooth as the old V8. The second new drive system is the plug-in SE-Hybrid that can run on pure electric power up to 30kms before the supercharged Audi-derived 3.0L gasoline V6 kicks in. This model can run on the 95hp electric motor alone, for greatest efficiency, or the electric motor can be used for additional punch for spirited moves. The com-bined output is 416hp and 435 lb.-ft. of torque. This is the very first plug-in hybrid in this class of vehicle. Last year the Porsche Panamera sedan came equipped with this system and accounted for roughly 11 percent of overall sales but that was a rear wheel drive only car, this Cayenne is all wheel

drive, which should appeal to more buyers.

VerdictThe greatest challenge

for the SE-Hybrid is the already practical and thrifty diesel Cayenne that delivers nearly as much torque and fantastic economy. Nothing can compete with pure electric driving for carbon reduction but it comes at a cost. The SE-Hybrid starts at $86,800 and the Diesel starts at $71,330, which leaves a ton of extra cash left over for those costly Porsche options. The new turbo V6 equipped Cayenne S now starts at $83,700, which poses a problem for buyers of the $82,200 Macan Turbo. Both start at roughly the same price but the Cayenne comes with boatloads more interior space, 20 more horsepower and the same Porsche crest on the hood. Now with more features, a sumptuous cabin and efficient power to spare.

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Bob McHugh concludes his quest to find the best deals on 2014 model year vehicles.

There are only days to go before for the smoking hot sales prices avail-able on 2014 model year (MY) vehicles disappear.

Most are due to expire on December 1, but some will continue and there may be even deeper cuts on remaining stock in December. That said, as we head towards year-end and dealer inventory levels shrink, so will a buyer’s bargain vehicle choices.

First, a couple of consumer tips to consider:

Even if a local dealer doesn’t have a specific vehicle you’re interested in buying, the local dealer may be able to obtain one from another dealer. If long distance shipping is involved, however, that cost is likely to be tacked on to your purchase price. So, get that information up front and avoid an extra cost surprise.

The special clear-out offer price is from the auto manufacturer, so the discounted price at the dealer level is still a suggested one, which means it’s negotiable. So, you may be able to drive an even better bargain.

Family Cars: A $3,200 cash credit is offered on the mid trim level Comfortline edition of the Volkswagen Passat 2.5L with a manual trans-mission, which is listed at $25,975. This German engineered, and built in the USA, mid-sized sedan has a very roomy and well finished interior.

Kia is also offering up to $5,000 off the list price on selected editions of its Optima family sedan. This generation Optima got AJAC’s Best New Family Sedan Award when introduced in 2011 and there are no major changes

to the 2015 edition. Optima MY2014 list prices range from $24,695 to $34,795.

Luxury Cars: A whopping $10,000 can be lopped-off the list price of a loaded with features Infiniti Q70, a super-luxurious large sedan that prior to MY2014 was known as the Infiniti M37. The Q70 has distinc-tive flowing style lines and a long hood. It offers a nice blend of luxury and sportiness with strong power-trains and nimble handling character-istics. The only drawback is that you still have to come up with $52,237 plus fees and taxes.

The Toyota Avalon ($37, 355) is a more affordable large luxury sedan alternative and a $4,000 cash credit (dropping its price to $33,355) makes it even more attractive. Toyota last redesigned Avalon for MY2013 and gave it a more sophisticated and sleeker look with upgraded in-cabin technology plus much-improved handling.

Sport Utility: Kia is offering a $5,000 cash credit or 2.99% financing for 84 months on its smallest utility vehicle, the Sportage. A revamp for the 2014 model year included an engine upgrade, revised styling and new features. The base engine is now a direct-injected 2.4-litre 4-cylinder engine that offers more power yet consumes less fuel. The top SX trim

level is powered by a 260-hp turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and MY2014 list prices range between $22,995 to 38,295.

The base LX front-drive version of the Honda CR-V (price $25,990 – the top line Touring trim is $35,790) can be purchased with 0.99% financ-ing for 36 months. Redesigned for MY2014 this hugely popular compact utility has been a paragon of reliability and is a benchmark for this class. The CR-V comes with a fuel-efficient 2.4-li-tre engine mated to a CVT automatic transmission.

Trucks: The truck sector is a world onto itself when it comes to pricing, as the variety of models and options offered are staggering. Steering through the ordering process can be a challenge, but Chevrolet is offering cash credits ranging from $3500 to $6,000 on the (redesigned last year) Silverado 1500. List prices range from $26,540 to $56,860.

A $10,000 cash credit is also avail-able on the Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4. The base engine is a 3.6-litre V6. Optional engines are the venerable 5.7 litre Hemi V8, which comes with new FuelSaver technologies or a 3.0 litre EcoDiesel V6. MY2014 prices for the 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 range from $37,295 to $51,595.

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