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Neighbours tell council they’re sick of rats, noise, smells and lack of actionDaniel PalmerNews staff

Neighbours frustrated by rats, light and noise pollution and fecal dust from a cattle feed lot in resi-dential Gordon Head are cautiously relieved after Saanich council moved the two-year stalemate for-ward on Monday night.

Coun. Fred Haynes brought for-ward a proposal for a “one-time deviation” from Saanich’s usual practice when dealing with the removal and rezoning of Agricul-tural Land Reserve property.

“My job is to represent the interests of the community, and I don’t think we serve that inter-est by avoiding this issue,” Haynes said before the vote. “My motion is about process, not land use of homes versus farms.”

The Alberg family, who owns the 1.6-hectare property at 1516 Mt. Douglas Cross Rd., put forward a development proposal to subdivide the land in 2012. But they were told they first had to remove the land from the ALR under a long-standing but unwritten Saanich practice. The family refused to do so, fearing they would be stuck with unusable farm land and the possible rejection of their development proposal.

The Albergs then put in a cattle feed lot in 2013 to the dismay of nearby neighbours like Jinx Barber, who said she and her family can’t bear another summer near the feed lot.

“We’ve had the most horrible time imaginable,” Barber told coun-cil. “I think the neighbourhood has been saddened, disrespected, and your policy has to change because you’re really affecting the people in this neighbourhood.”

The packed room of about 130 people included Ray Galey of Galey Farms, who argued passionately against the belief by some that the farmland can be salvaged for crop use.

“Any land can be farmed, but this piece is past that,” Galey said. “We do need our farmland, but this (property) is too late.”

Neighbour Janet Stark told coun-cil she stopped counting after trap-ping 60 rats on her property that have proliferated since the feed lot began.

David Chambers was in the minor-ity of speakers when he argued the land should still be preserved for farming.

After public speaking concluded, Coun. Vic Derman sympathized with nearby homeowners, but said he worried Haynes’ exception could lead another developer to expect “favourable treatment by putting pressure on the neighbourhood.”

Saanich breaks cattle feed lot stalemate

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Sam Goski, owner of Gyro Beach Board Shop in Cadboro Bay Village, is planning a friendly paddle board competition around Cadboro Bay to fundraise for local water quality testing.

PLEASE SEE: Cattle feed lot rezoning, Page A16

Paddling for a good causeTravis Paterson News staff

The growing trend of stand-up-paddle boarding will be on grand display May 31 when Cadboro-Gyro Beach hosts the first of three races in the 2015 Vancouver Island SUP series.

However, concerns about water quality in the Caddy Bay waters mean organizers will

donate proceeds from the race to an independent testing agency, Blue Water Task Force.

“Doesn’t matter if you’re a child taking a dip on a hot day or if you’re paddle boarder, kay-aker or a sailor, a lot of people use Caddy Bay and are affected by the health of the water and we want to support that,” said Gyro Beach Board Shop owner Sam Goski, the venue sponsor for

the race.A swim warning for Caddy Bay

has been posted on Island Health’s website since Oct. 11, which is odd for the winter months. Island Health actively monitors the qual-ity of the region’s most popular swimming destinations but only during the swimming season.

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Life goes on at the tiny Paropakar Maternity Hospital in Kathmandu, where doctors have been delivering up to 70 babies a day since the April 25 quake killed

more than 8,000 people. “The babies are going to come whether

we like it or not,” said Dr. Jageshwer Gautam, hospital director.

“At the moment of the first tremor we were performing caesarean sections. We brought the patients outside and successfully completed the surgeries. These doctors and nurses never left the patients.”

Because of the danger of building collapse, improvised operating rooms have been erected in the parking lot in front of the hospital. About 20 women sit on thin mats with their husbands and families gathered around them, attempting to provide comfort. Only women experiencing complications go inside the hospital, which is actually preferable to most.

“Both the staff and the patients do not want to stay in the ward. They want to be outside in the open because of fear of another earthquake,” said Dr. Gautam.

Inside the emergency room it’s chaos; the smell of sweat and urine is overpowering. Nurses run around frantically trying to

monitor dozens of patients at once. Cries of women in great pain – sometimes shrieks – reverberate through the hospital hallways.

Days of waiting in the tents have begun to take a toll on the families outside and many feel they are being ignored.

Shiva Sedai, a farmer, and his pregnant wife travelled from a small village 80 kilometres from Kathmandu on April 23. They still haven’t seen a doctor.

“We spend hours filling out forms and nobody talks to us,” said Sedai. “They give us no information. I have been here four

days. We’re just sitting here.”Sedai learned through phone calls with

family that his entire village was destroyed. “One hundred houses fell down and my

brother was injured. All my animals are dead. Life will be hard now.”

It’s a small hospital, and Dr. Gautam says most of the care must be focused on women who are about to deliver. He also notes with some pride that his staff are disregarding their own families in order to bring the babies into the world. Some have even lost family members or have had their homes destroyed.

“We’ve managed with great difficulty. There has been huge destruction. It’s a national problem, and a local one. Houses are destroyed, even (the hospital staff) are living in tents; it’s a very difficult situation that is applicable to all of us.”

It should be noted that not all the scenes at the hospital are tragic. Outside, half a dozen fathers embrace their new sons and daughters with tears in their eyes. Grandmothers, aunts and cousins hold out their arms and plead for a turn with the newborn, desperate to have another look at their little fat faces, but the dads just won’t let them go.

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Nate Clark is a Thailand-based photojournalist and former student at Victoria’s Western Academy of Photography.

Since the school closed a year ago, Nate interned at Black Press – contributing to Monday Magazine, Victoria News and Saanich News – before moving to Thailand a week after the Thai Army launched its coup d’état.

Clark’s dream has always been to tell a world story. His heroes are the great storytellers like James Nachtwey and Victoria’s Farah Nosh. Like them, he wants change the world with an astonishing still image, but before he can book a flight to Iraq he needs a lot more experience.

Clark bought a 110cc Kawasaki motorcycle and travelled alone through Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, clocking over 14,000 kilometres in nine months. He photographed everything, but focused on the local people living in the rural areas – often impoverished and living under corrupt governments. His portfolio began to grow.

Clark bought his ticket to Nepal on April 19. He planned to buy a cheap motorcycle, ride through the Himalayas and shoot village life. Halfway there, in Kuala Lumpur, his phone buzzed and he found himself en route to the biggest news story in the world.

Second quake strikesThrough Facebook, Clark

notified his friends and family that he was OK after a second 7.3-magnitiude quake struck Nepal on May 12. Humanitarian agencies are working diligently to deliver aid to more remote areas. To donate to the Canadian Red Cross, visit redcross.ca.

Former Saanich News intern in the midstof Nepal disaster

Lalsing Gharti Magar, above, proudly holds his new son, born at the Paropakar Maternity hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 29. Doctors have been delivering up to 70 babies a day since the quake – many of them in tents set up in the parking lot (right). “At the first tremor, doctors and nurses were performing cesarean sections, they took them outside and successfully completed the surgeries,” said Dr. Jageshwer Gautam, hospital director.

Delivery in a disaster zone

The 2015 Nepal earthquake, which killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 16,000, occurred on April 25, with a magnitude of 7.8.

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What started as an attempt to help a student read music has turned into a project that could open doors to thousands of would-be musicians.

Even if Andrea Blair’s colour-coded adaptation of sheet music doesn’t catch on, it’s already done what it was intended to do: allow one of 200 students to join band.

Blair was the 2014 middle school recipient of the Black Press Great Teachers award, for going beyond the call of duty as music director at Gordon Head middle school.

Her efforts to help former student Daniel Davenport over-come dyslexia in the music room led to the creation of a colour-coded music scheme. He showed up in Grade 6 hoping to join the band, and Blair wasn’t going to say no, as long as Dav-enport put in the effort.

Within a few weeks they began to sort out a solution, and nearly four years later Dav-enport still plays the clarinet.

“I don’t have time to think about the position of each note on the staff,” he said.

“The colour tells me where to put my fingers. When I was able to communicate that to Mrs. Blair, we got to where we are today.”

As soon as she found he was relying on the colourized notes in the staff to find the position, he suggested it would be easier to simply do away with the tradi-tional notation and go with colour only.

Throughout Daven-port’s three years at Gordon Head, he met with Blair for a weekly one-on-one session. And now that he’s at Lambrick Park second-ary, he continues to play in the band using the coloured music that Blair developed.

“Daniel is performing well with Lambrick band and contin-ues to use the colour notation. We meet two to three times a month for a clarinet lesson and continue to tweak the system,” said Blair, who also teaches strings programs at Torquay elementary.

“I’m very excited about the software progress. When my second cousin was visiting last summer he reminded me he is a programmer and would love to be involved in the project. So he is now developing the software for the colour notation. Hope-fully by summer it will be ready for a test drive.”

Blair’s efforts to colour the music for Daniel started with a basic approach, attempting to add colours to his music, the same sheet that everyone else uses. It came from her desire to make the music room a sup-portive environment.

“In my music room, a lot of

kids consider it a safe place and feel they can really step out of their comfort zone,” she said. “They can develop that love of music. I’ll find kids who are not academically strong in here, and they shine.”

It’s something she’s carried with her since she studied Grade 6 band with “Mr. Cres-wick” in Northern Alberta.

“He was the one that inspired me and sup-ported me in every-thing I did in music. We remained friends for 28 years.”

If all goes well, Blair is hoping to submit an article to music edu-cator journals as soon as the fall, regarding Davenport and the coloured music nota-tion.

Last year’s elemen-tary school Great Teachers win-ner Marilyn Hodgson subse-quently retired from Kelset ele-mentary in North Saanich after 35 years of teaching.

Great Teachers high school recipient Jamie Davis spurred the Spectrum Community School band to yet another big year. In nine years he has built the program from two dozen students to approximately 200.

His band students end the school year with a full calen-dar of events, including march-ing band performances in the upcoming Victoria Day Parade on Monday, (May 18), the Oak Bay Tea Party Parade on June 6 and the Esquimalt Buccaneer Day Parade on June 13.

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In an effort to support the local tourism industry, Tourism Victoria is putting its own staff services up for auction during the Spring Travel Auction which begins today (May 15).

The auction, in its 20th year, includes travel packages, such as a seven-night Rocky Moun-taineer Canadian Rockies expe-rience, a three night pamper package at the Fairmont San Francisco, and a VIP day at the Butchart Gardens, among other things.

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Amalgamation chat at council on May 25

Saanich council will discuss whether the municipality should participate in a prov-ince-led study of regional amalgamation at its May 25 meeting, if all goes as planned.

Coun. Colin Plant pushed the issue for-ward on Monday night. The motion to dis-cuss the idea received unanimous support.

Singers seeknew voicesfor season

Singers in all voice ranges are invited to take part in The Victoria Summer Choir’s 10th Anniver-sary Season directed by Maestro Simon Leung. “Beethoven to Abba” is the music chosen to celebrate this anniversary.

Rehearsals will be held Tuesday nights beginning June 9 and runs to August 20 at St. Peter’s Angli-can Church, 3939 St. Peters Road.

The season con-cludes with concerts in Duncan, Sidney and

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Hillside has part-nered with the orga-nization for 13 years to raise money for the B.C. Children’s Hos-pital.

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Two years to move feed lot fiasco forward

The applause offered on Monday night after Saanich council moved forward with a rezoning application in the Gordon Head feed lot fiasco was appropriate. The neighbours near the Mount Douglas Cross Road property have been putting up with odours, light pollution and a proliferation of rodents in the area for two summers, and they’re about to enter a third. They’re rightly sick of waiting for both parties to sort out the issue, and they made that clear when council debated whether or not to advance the file on Monday. (See Page A1 for details.)

The biggest question left looming after that evening’s robust discussion is this: Why has it taken more than two years for anyone on council to do anything about this mess?

New Coun. Fred Haynes spent the past month bumping up against staff, lawyers and colleagues in his attempt to break the stalemate, which has existed since council refused to go move forward with a rezoning application for the urban farm until its owner removed the parcel from the Agricultural Land Reserve. There are a host of unique circumstances that make the property unsuitable for farming and very appropriate for residential development.

As Haynes and others pointed out on Monday, the discussion wasn’t a land versus homes debate. It was about process – something as simple as advancing a rezoning application while acting in good faith with the land owner to appease all interested parties. Council now needs to undergo a public hearing process, after which they’ll decide whether or not to approve the land for residential development or leave the land alone. The latter option means the cattle lot will continue on.

Whatever the outcome, Gordon Head residents are simply dumbfounded this issue has been “log-jammed” for the past two years, as several councillors put it. These residents should stay angry and they should keep up the pressure on council to sort this out. As Mayor Richard Atwell said: The neighbourhood needs to heal, and doing nothing certainly won’t lead to that resolution.

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Re: “Royal Oak students bringing Mahon Creek back to life, News (April 30)

Peninsula Streams is proud of our environmental education programs and appreciate the recognition. However for the second time in an article, your paper has credited Saanich Parks and Recreation with supporting the Mahon Brook restoration work on the school grounds. In fact, it has been the recently formed Storm and Waste Water team in Saanich lead by Ben Bowker that has helped spearhead with the project. We also collaborate extensively with Saanich Parks who are very helpful as well. Kudos to District of Saanich in general for their support of Peninsula Streams, environmental education and stream restoration.

Ian Douglas BruceExecutive Coordinator

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Oil spill sarcasmwas justified

Re: Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower, B.C. Views (April 29)

Tom Fletcher’s sarcasm about the Vancouver media’s coverage of the “Great Bunker Spill of 2015” was justified. However, given that only 17 barrels of fuel oil were spilled, his cynical comments were not harsh enough.

A favourite of West Coast alarmists is the tired “wake-up-call” cliché – used with reckless abandon for minor local fuel spills or frequent but barely noticeable earthquakes. For major spill or quake events world-wide – the Nepal disaster being a latter case in point – we’ve been subjected to yet even more strident wake-up-calls.

It’s clear that many have forgotten the lesson of the chicken little fable: one should not readily believe the sky is falling, or, for that matter,

that numerous large oil spills are inevitable and we’re at significant risk of frequent large or mega quakes.

Putting the West Coast quake issue into proper perspective is the June 12, 2013 Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences evidence-based finding of an average recurrence interval for large and megathrust earthquakes of about 500 years. Within a variable interval timeline of up to 1,000 years, it’s understandable why so many of us don’t sweat west-coast quakes.

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The dinner is $15 per person and all funds raised will go to the Canadian Red Cross to help the earthquake victims. The federal government will match any amount raised before May 25.

The Bayanihan Cul-tural and Housing Soci-

ety [BCHS] or the Cana-dian Red will issue tax receipts for donations beyond the $15 charge for the dinner, depend-ing to whom the dona-tion is made payable.

The April 25 earth-quake brought tremen-dous loss of lives and property in Nepal. The destruction of heri-tage sites is immeasur-able, and the economic impact to clean up, rebuild and restore is heavy.

“We identify with their loss and pain. It is our turn to help,” said Laila Pires, BCHS spokesperson. “The Philippines had its share of natural calam-ities in the past, such as typhoon Haiyan in 2013. It claimed thou-sands of lives. Peo-ple around the world responded swiftly and

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“Victorians stepped up with such generos-ity for the Haiyan vic-tims that it touched our hearts. The Philippines is still receiving interna-tional aid for rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan. We are forever grateful and we will never forget,” she said.

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“We don’t want to leave that message to some in the development community that if you put enough pressure on your neighbourhood, that you’ll get more opportunity to get through (an application) more easily,” Derman said.

Mayor Richard Atwell said the neighbourhood has to heal from the long-standing issue.

“We’re not going to get anywhere close to that unless we move forward,” Atwell said.

Haynes’ motion – which after an hour of pas-sionate public input and council debate received unanimous support – means council will soon consider the 16-lot subdivision for the property. The Alberg family will need to apply to a provincial body to have the land removed from the ALR at some point before that development application and rezoning could be approved. Council could also reject the application altogether and require the land to remain as permanent farmland.

“I think we’re at one of those moments where in showing good faith, this council can reach out to the applicant and ask them what they wish to have considered on this property while keeping an open mind,” Brice said.

When the motion passed, the council chambers audience erupted in applause.

Lawyer John Alexander, who represents the Alberg family, said the decision was “good news” and said the family is ready to move forward as soon as possible.

“My client is entitled by law to at least have his application considered. And that’s what this motion does,” Alexander said.

The Alberg property has been zoned for resi-dential use since the 1980s, but its ALR designa-tion allows the right to farm. It is identified as residential in the Gordon Head local area plan and the Agricultural Land Commission identified the property as appropriate for removal from the ALR in the 1980s.

Council will now set a date for public hearing on the Alberg property rezoning at a yet-to-be-deter-mined committee of the whole meeting.

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Have you ever wanted to stroll through an old military camp to see what life was really like for soldiers involved in past wars? This week-end is your chance to do just that.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day (May 16 to 17), Fort Rodd Hill National His-toric Site proudly hosts their annual Historical Military Encampment.

“It’s sort of a scaled-down version of the (re-enactments) you see on TV in the U.S., I sup-pose,” said acting Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse NHS man-ager Lara Cohlmeyer, trying to boil down the event.

Vintage military vehi-cles, including tanks, jeeps and motorcycles, will be on site and visitors are sure to be enthralled by the sto-ries of past battles and military history.

“Our volunteers will be here all weekend interacting with the public and answering questions and acting out battles. It’s really something to see – and smell,” she said.

The re-enactors don’t use real black powder, Cohlmeyer said, but there definitely is an atmosphere hovering around the facilities of smoke and battle, mak-ing for a unique, histori-cally reflective experi-ence.

The volunteers, mem-bers of the Victoria-Esquimalt Military Re-enactor Association, are very engaged with what they’re doing, which creates an authentic experience for the pub-

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“We don’t want to leave that message to some in the development community that if you put enough pressure on your neighbourhood, that you’ll get more opportunity to get through (an application) more easily,” Derman said.

Mayor Richard Atwell said the neighbourhood has to heal from the long-standing issue.

“We’re not going to get anywhere close to that unless we move forward,” Atwell said.

Haynes’ motion – which after an hour of pas-sionate public input and council debate received unanimous support – means council will soon consider the 16-lot subdivision for the property. The Alberg family will need to apply to a provincial body to have the land removed from the ALR at some point before that development application and rezoning could be approved. Council could also reject the application altogether and require the land to remain as permanent farmland.

“I think we’re at one of those moments where in showing good faith, this council can reach out to the applicant and ask them what they wish to have considered on this property while keeping an open mind,” Brice said.

When the motion passed, the council chambers audience erupted in applause.

Lawyer John Alexander, who represents the Alberg family, said the decision was “good news” and said the family is ready to move forward as soon as possible.

“My client is entitled by law to at least have his application considered. And that’s what this motion does,” Alexander said.

The Alberg property has been zoned for resi-dential use since the 1980s, but its ALR designa-tion allows the right to farm. It is identified as residential in the Gordon Head local area plan and the Agricultural Land Commission identified the property as appropriate for removal from the ALR in the 1980s.

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The world’s best climbers are coming to Central Saan-ich’s Boulders Climbing Gym (at Stelly’s secondary) for the IFSC Speed Climbing Cup and the Climbing Escalade Can-ada National Youth and Open Climbing championships Satur-day through Monday, May 16 to 18. Canadian men’s and women’s record holders, siblings Robert and Alison Stewart-Patterson, will compete in the hopes of sur-passing their own milestones.

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Lace up for the 107.3 KOOL FM Oak Bay Half Marathon, com-ing to town May 24. Walkers and others needing an early start for the half-marathon will begin at 7 a.m. with the regular half-mara-thon and relay beginning an hour later. For the children, there’s a

1km run starting at 10:30 a.m. Avoid late-entry fee increases by signing up online until May 21. During race weekend, register at the Saanich Frontrunners on Shelbourne Street. Visit oakbay-half.com for details.

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Saanich Tigers Junior B lacrosse team hosts Nanaimotonight, 7:30 p.m. and Wests-hore on Sunday, 2 p.m. at Archie Browning arena.

The Saanich Tigers midget A team faces Juan de Fuca on Wednesday (May 20), 6 p.m. at Juan de Fuca Arena.

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After sweeping the White Rock Tritons this past Satur-day and splitting the two games Sunday with the Abbotsford Cardinals, the Victoria Eagles Premier Baseball League team is in Surrey on Saturday against the Whalley Chiefs, and returns to Lambrick Sunday to host the Cardinals at noon and 2:30 p.m.

The junior premier Eagles host the Nanaimo Pirates for a two-game series at Lambrick Park on Saturday, noon and 2:30 p.m.

The PBL Victoria Mariners have the weekend off. The junior Mariners visit the North Shore Twins on Saturday and Langley Blaze on Sunday.

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The Saanich-based Victoria Horseshoe Club welcomes all who’re interested in trying out the sport. Wednesdays offer senior men’s drop-in starting at 10 a.m. while Sundays at 10 a.m. is an open drop-in. Regular men’s league runs every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. The ladies league is Wednesdays, also at 7 p.m. A junior league runs Mondays at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. Learn more at www.gvhpa.org.

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Saanich’s Falcon gymnasts are training hard for this weekend’s 33rd annual Garden City Invita-tional, May 16 and 17 at the Pan-orama Recreation Centre where these athletes will display their physical strength, flexibility, bal-ance and coordination.

- Devon Gall is an avid sports fan and athlete attending Grade 12 at Mount Douglas secondary school.

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On April 7, 2015, at the 3900 Block of Columbine Way, Saanich, 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 17:25 Hours, and an LG Flip Phone, on or about 17:25 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in and/or obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-2783, 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.

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ELECTRICAL

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

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

FULL YARD SERVICES Spring Clean-ups, Lawns, Gardens, Pressure Washing & more. Keith (778)351-4328.

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MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Clean-ups, weeding, painting & more. Senior’s discounts. Free estimates. 250-216-7502.

NEIL’S LAWNCUTTING Ser-vice. Competitive rates. Free Estimates Call (250)385-3878.

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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, pow-er washing, de-moss, Insured.

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

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

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

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$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

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

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


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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

Renovations Specialist Car-penter&Sons. decks, fence doors, windows, painting, dry-wall, kitchen, bath, Senior Disc. Lic, Ins. 250-217-8131

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


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

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

SAFEWAY PAINTING

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Shelbourne development offers refreshing floor planTravis PatersonNews Staff

With an eye on the “shrinking condo,” local developers Kang and Gill Construction saw a niche opportunity for The Boulevard at 4000 Shel-bourne Ave.

“We noticed the market was missing larger units,” said Ivica Kalabric, head of sales for The Boulevard. “There is a high demand for downsiz-ers wanting a condo, but the condos are too small and the transition is too harsh for empty nesters, so we created sizeable suite plans to meet that demand.”

Kalabric works exclusively for Kang and Gill, and has done so for five projects. He was inte-grally involved with The Boulevard process from the ground up.

“Downsizers are moving from 2,000 square feet to something between 600 and 700, and it’s too hard. We found that demographic is wanting a two-bed, two-bathroom unit that averages more than 1100 sq. ft.”

The Boulevard is move-in ready, and is cur-rently 60 per cent sold out. It features 56 units in all: 40 condos, eight condo lofts, which are two-storey with private rooftop garden decks, and eight family townhouses which have sepa-rate ground floor access. The L-shaped build-ing faces Shelbourne with a new yet-to-be-named park (provided by the developers to Saanich) behind it.

“The building is 95-per-cent complete, we’re just doing the final touches inside and outside, exterior landscaping,” Kalabric said.

Six of the eight two-storey condos are still available from $479,000 to $499,000, and between 1,300 to 1,500 square feet, in either two bedroom and den, or three bedroom options.

They present like a stacked condo, with a main floor living area and second floor bedrooms.

There’s also three bedroom condos with two or three bathrooms.

Underground parking spots are available for each unit as well as a spacious bike storage .

Behind the building, transitioning into the new park, is a private courtyard.

All units are at least two bedroom, and the

remaining condos are priced between $399,000 to $499,000.

A block from University Centre, The Boule-vard is amenity rich in terms of shopping needs

and entertainment. It’s walkable to Gordon Head Recreation Centre, elementary, middle and high schools, and is close to bus routes and bike routes, including the Gordon Head connector, as well as Mount Douglas Park,

The builing itself meets stringent green cer-tifications. All heating is in-floor, radiant, using geothermal radiant heat from below the building.

“Supplemented with geothermal heat, the heat-ing costs are included in the price of strata,” Kalabric said.

Strata fees start at 24.5 cents per square feet. [email protected]

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VICTORIA402-924 Cook Street, $249,900MLS 348175, Saturday 12:30-2RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

318-50 Songhees Road, $519,000MLS 349339, Sunday 2:30-4RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

210-1525 Hillside Ave., $215,000MLS 350785, Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyCheri Crause, 250-592-4422

410-50 Songhees Road, $485,000MLS 345773, Sunday 2:30-4RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

217-50 Songhees Road,MLS 349324, Sunday 2:30-4RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

101-640 Michigan St., From $425,000Daily 12-5 Chard Developments250-383-2999

2022 Romney Road, $1,149,000MLS 348422, Sunday 12-2Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

83 Saghalie Road,From $411,121Daily 12-5Bosa Properties, 250-382-2672

OAK BAY304-2095 Oak Bay Ave., $209,000MLS 350129, Saturday 2:30-4RE/MAX CamosunDaniel Clover, 250-370-7788

VIEW ROYAL427 Creed Place, Saturday 2-3 RE/MAX CamosunCheryl Barnes, 250-413-7943

407-125 Aldersmith PlaceMLS 350115, Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoss Shortreed, 250-858-3585

ESQUIMALT306-873 Esquimalt Rd., $329,000MLS 350436, Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty, Rosemarie Colterman, 250-592-4422

1060 Tillicum Road,Saturday & Sunday 1-4Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyJohn Monkhouse, 250-216-634

SAANICH EAST2336 Hollyhill Place, $899,750MLS 350924,Saturday & Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Robyn Hamilton, 250-384-8124

3905 Gibson CourtMLS 350176, Saturday & Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunDan Juricic, 250-514-8261

405-1068 Tolmie Ave., $239,800MLS 350671, Saturday 1-3Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyGina Sundberg, 250-812-4999

5460 Alderley Road, $999,999MLS 345574,Saturday 1:30-3:30Macdonald RealtyLynn Van de Kamp,250-216-7385

1231 Pearce Cres.MLS 350746, Saturday 1-3Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtySladja Stojkovic, 250-592-4422

5280 Parker Avenue,$958,000MLS 350192,Saturday 2:30-4:00One Percent RealtyGuy Effler,250-812-4910

SAANICH WEST740 Travino LaneSat & Sun 1-4 Royal LePage CoastCapital RealtyScott Munro, 250-477-5353

#302-4536 Viewmont Ave. $295,000MLS 345782, Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141

3912 Carey Road, From $249,900Saturday - Monday 1-5Macdonald RealtySheila Aujla & Sophak Sim, 250-744-4441

SAANICH PENINSULA7182 West Saanich Road., From $365,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4, Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyMurray Lawson, 250-477-5353

587 Meldram Drive,MLS 349862, Sunday 2-4Jonesco Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath & Marilyn Ball,250-655-7653

7344 Wallace Drive, $799,900MLS 346736, Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunCraig Walters, 250-655-0608

1166-2600 Ferguson Rd, $314,900MLS 349040, Sunday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunRon Phillips, 250-655-0608

A-10419 Resthaven Dr., $369,900MLS 350520, Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

103-9906 Resthaven DriveMLS 348579, Saturday 1-3RE/MAX CamosunDavid Silletta, 250-744-3301

7859 Scohon Drive, $559,000MLS 350458, Sunday 2:30-4RE/MAX CamosunRon Phillips, 250-655-0608

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8997 Lochside DriveMLS 348210, Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRoss Shortreed, 250-858-3585

2015 Courser Drive, $579,000MLS 350461, Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRon Phillips, 250-655-0608

WEST SHORE768 Danby Place, $565,000MLS 349942, Saturday 2-4Sotheby’s International Realty CanadaBrad MacLaren, 250-380-3933

7-3650 Citadel Place, $679,000MLS 349655, Saturday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyTom Oak, 250-592-4422

#103-611 Goldstream Ave. $287,900MLS 345925, Saturday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141

Picture PerfectCarefree living at its finest. Beautiful, freshly decorated, 1 level spacious2 bed 2 bath townhouse in Broadmead’s desirable Foxborough Hills. It’s1,572 sq ft with many quality features & lovely views over Rithet’s BogPark. Amazing separate clubhouse with pool, exercise room, tennis court& guest suite. No outdoor maintenance. $539,000

Good Morning StarshineCapture the feelings of childhood summers again, and move to thisquarter acre sunny home in Deep Cove, across from the quaint Marina.The lovely home is nestled in very private gardens with views of theocean and Mt.Tuam. Gorgeous new kitchen, windows, hardwoodfloors, and baths! A home for all... Water you waiting for? $629,000

State of the ArtCustom-built Whistler-inspired, 1 Acre Haven. Highly evolved designis evident by controlled skylights, pre-set temperature Schluter showersystem and AH!, a deep Japanese soaker tub. The Master Suite aweswith its Vaulted ceiling, and rain-sensor Skylight. The “piece deresistance” handsome fir doors open 180° to a gorgeous covered deckfor dining al fresco, w/ Sunset Malahat Views! $660,000

A Honey of a Deal Custom 3006sqft home on a useable 1 acre featuring a spacious familyroom, elegant winding oak staircase, amazing lofty ceilings in the LRwith FP and HW flooring. The gourmet kitchen and dining area; offer abuilt-in oven, cook-top, and island for culinary joy. Downstairs the 1 BR‘Sweet’ surely must be the largest ever built! The level entry space offersa very palatable option for today’s families. $675,000

Birds of a FeatherSophisticated Buyers, will flock to this Mid-Century 3/4 bedroomhome, combining all the very best of the era, with modern upgradeslike granite countertops, NEST thermostat, cherry hardwood andLEATHER flooring! Beautiful 1/3 acre sunny backyard; a gardener’sparadise located right in coveted Oak Bay! $720,000

Quality Built Zen Home This well designed 3 bedroom home enjoys a garden view open kitchen,cozy adjoining family room, and rare formal dining room, completewith gorgeous rock fireplace. Custom design is evident in the avante-gard open stairways and straight clean lines of its exterior. Beautifullylandscaped Japanese zen-like terraced backyard takes full advantage ofthe one acre property. Call Now! $750,000

Money, Money, Money!FANTASTIC opportunity. Located in desirable Oak Bay border area.Live in one, and rent the other! The main level retains the 1912 charm,while the upper level is recently updated. 7 ft height bonus inlawaccommodation in the lower area. Main floor presently usedcommercially, current revenue approximately $4643 per month (buyerto verify). Be quick on this one! (Floor Plans Avail) $899,000

Maximum Views with Precision DesignLuxury home w/ breathtaking ocean & mountain views. Precision builtfeaturing a cathedral entrance, smartly designed kitchen, formalsitting/reception rm & family rm. both w. gas fp, and a gracious diningrm. Sumptuous master bed w. generous walk-in closet/dressing rm. &ensuite. Lower level offers self-contained suite & wine celler.$959,000

Baby You Can Drive My Car Amazing executive Oceanfront home features 4397 sqft of open conceptliving including 5 beds (with master suite, walk in closet, fire place &spa like en-suite). Outside offers over 1700 sqft of deck space to takeadvantage of the spectacular views, water front fire pit & patio, hot tub& plenty of space for all toys in the 5 car garage. $1,099,000

You Have Arrived Elegant and stately .72 acre Oceanfront home features Control 4 lightingwhich integrates lighting with music, shades, locks, climate control, andvideo. Enduring construction is seen in the built-in cabinetry, and darkBirch HW placed in a bright ambiance of voluminous rooms. The customkitchen is a worthy match for Jamie Oliver! The convenient locationblends all the best in life seamlessly! $1,099,999

The Balvenie Executive NEW residence on 2.5 acres. Exceptional Quality & featuringluxury finishing throughout; including gourmet kitchen, stunning Greatroom with a double sided indoor-outdoor fireplace, and separate livingareas. Huge windows, triple garage, professional landscaping, and just20 min to the capital city, with proximity to ferries, & the InternationalAirport offers the ultimate in Living! $1,350,000

Wright for Frank Newly updated contemporary Oceanfront masterpiece + dock. Archi-tecturally designed taking advantage of the spectacular private location.Floor to sky windows create a true indoor-outdoor flow. At 3200sqft it will suit most circumstances & incl In Law. Once inside themost discerning buyer will be wowed by the Artistry! $1,499,800

Escape to the CountryA magnificent Schubart designed residence surrounded by 10 acresof natural beauty. Dream kitchen: custom cabinetry, elegant design,superior appliances. 2 excellent BRs & den. The lower floor has adelightful self-contained legal suite. A separate character farm house.Unspoiled beaches, golf courses, amazing outdoors & ocean activities.Just 30-minutes drive to downtown Victoria. $1,549,000

Splendour in the GrassDutch farm house meets West Coast design on this superb scenic 5 acfarm, overlooking Elk lake. Private and picturesque this 4 bed 4 bathwith 3 wings that provide separation for the growing family. Low farmtaxes. 3 excellent multi functional farm buildings. Excellent for horsesand animals. Large veg garden, fruit trees, & fish pond. A splendidcountry property. $1,690,000

Have Your Oceanfront & Swim There Too!Rare south facing Oceanfront offers full sun and Sensational sunsets!Amazing folding wall system opens for an indoor-outdoor feel, easy accessto the beach, and your own mooring buoy. The kitchen sizzles with a covetedInduction cooktop, double-oven, and sit-up counter for guests. Unwind inthe Master suite, or paint in the airy studio. Enjoy the Sauna and relaxing hottub. This is West Coast Living at its very best. $1,698,800

Builder’s Oceanfront DreamRARE opportunity to build an Oceanfront Estate in Victoria BC. This1.24 acre lot in Margaret’s Bay offers 195.5 feet of waterfront, with180° views across Haro Strait to the San Juan Islands. Choice locationprovides a panorama of mountain and island views. The neighbourhoodis serene and private, close to UVIC and all amenities. A blank paletteto create your dream! $1,698,000

A Sea of HoneyAn esteemed, private, south facing 1.24 acre ocean front enclave. Thestunning fjord view of the Saanich Inlet captures an awe-inspiringpeaceful vista. The 4500 sq ft home is rich in potential, and ready forthe next vision. The superb location provides an exceptional oceanorientation with outstanding views of sea & sky. $1,825,000

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Brigadoon, there my Heart Forever Lies.One of the loveliest beach fronts on the Gorge waterway! This 4-levelhome oceanfront home features oak hardwood floors, an open conceptGreat room, and 2 bed extra accommodation. A glassed-in Conservatorycovers a relaxing hot tub. Walk across 1/3 Acre of English countrygardens, down to the water’s edge; launch your canoe from your 130 ftof waterfront. This private Paradise is a mere 15 mins. to Victoriacity centre. $750,000

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Soaring SailsNEW Oceanfront BEACH home so close to the water, it spans Spectacular 180 degree views of sandy Cordova Bay beach, Mt Baker-North Shore-Cascade Mtns through soaring floor to ceiling windows. Upon entry, one is awed by the PANORAMA, the open Great room, dazzling light and brightness. It is immediately apparent that this is the Best Built UNPARALLELED, Cordova Bay OCEANFRONT property ever to come to the market. It benefits from 4 levels of impeccable QUALITY, incl. 2 self-contained Retreats. Sumptuous Master Suite, rare beachside Garage and Mooring Buoy! CALL to SEA. $2,998,000

Lakefront Chic & SleekNEW PRICE! Chic And Sleek Chic and Sleek is what this LAKEFRONT Beauty is made of! IMAGINE 3482 sqft of the best of Design concepts and materials sourced world-wide for your waterfront LIFESTYLE experience. All has been thought of, from the Feng Shui wise orientation to the MODERN angles and huge windows. Built in 2010, this is worry-free living with the highest and best use of your time being RELAXATION! Your Get-away in the City is est. 15 min from great Shopping, Schools, and Restaurants, but why leave? It’s all so PERFECTLY here. $1,198,800

Beaming Beach BeautyTake advantage of a rare Opportunity to acquire this incomparable .61 Acre Oceanfront property, featuring 180 feet of low bank shoreline with its unique land point, and panoramic views of the Olympic Mtns, Gulf Islands, Mount Baker, and Sidney by the Sea, BC! Revel in spectacular sunrises from the expanse of windows in the living area and prow-like new deck. The very wide Ocean Vista is the envy of all Boaters, and those who love the idea of being close to all amenities. $1,679,000

Over the Sea to SkyCommanding Ocean, Gulf Island and Mt Baker views. Versatile Executive 4 bedroom, 3 bath spacious 3260 sqft family home, in a private enclave of superior properties. Large kitchen/eating area with granite countertops. Super main floor master en suite. Plenty of glass for light, brightness and to savour the stunning views. Brilliant 2 bedroom ground floor teen area w. family room and bath. Top floor w. vaulted ceiling could be a family area or office/workroom. Low maintenance yard. Great location relative to UVIC, beaches, year-round golf, premier schools, restaurants, and shopping. $750,000

It’s De-LovelyThere is nothing like DEEP COVE for Starry-nights, and this DESIGNER home with its Soaring ceilings and DELICIOUS OCEANFRONT Mountain VIEWS will make you SING: The Night is Young, the Skies are Clear, so if you want to go Walking, DEAR, it’s Delightful, it’s Delicious, It’s De-lovely! --- The Entire home glitters with BEAUTY as you revel in the clean lines of this home for the Enlightened EXECUTIVE. If you EVER get tired of the VIEWS, you can always go to the Caribbean South-facing Backyard to forget about how tough it is to live in this wonderfully smaller, De-lovely home! $848,000

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I Can Sea ForeverMesmerizing 270 panoramic ocean vistas of the North Shore Mountains, Mount Baker, Cascades and Olympics towering over the Gulf Isles will be yours to enjoy from breathtaking garden terraces, sunny decks and broad banks of picture windows in this exceptional 3,058 sq ft Executive hilltop residence. Enjoy spellbinding landscaping on a tranquil 1 acre with feature lookout to revel in from this sunny location, with many outstanding features for entertaining or family living. Don’t miss this opportunity to embrace the very best of West Coast Ocean View living! $1,328,800


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Run series kicking off year sixThe Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria

Run Series (formerly known as The Q’s Vic-toria Run Series), kicks off it’s sixth annual season tomorrow (May 16) at the Univer-sity of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium.

The first race of the evening starts at 6:30 PM with the 5,000-metre elite division. The race features two Kenyan runners, Leonard Koech and Benard Ngeno, as well as visit-ing Vancouver athletes, one of which is one of Canada’s top-performing masters, Kevin O’Connor.

“The race should go as fast as 14 minutes, depending on the level of other competi-tors, meanwhile O’Connor may be under 15 minutes. These are fast times and should be entertaining to watch,” said race direc-

tor Christopher Kelsall. “All abilities and all ages are welcome, we have runners as young as nine and as old as 85. All races are captured on video and viewable on the series website. All races are sanctioned by BC Athletics.”

The Run Series begins with four track meets during May and June – all at UVic on Saturdays starting at 6:30 p.m. The series shifts off-track with three cross-country meets during September at Beaver Lake Park.

Proceeds support the Mustard Seed Food Bank. Cash, clothing and non-perishable food donations are welcome at each meet

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