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Literally and figuratively, art is in the house.
The 15th annual Oak Bay Artists Studio tour returns with their spring iteration, showcasing 25 artists and their art, all from the comfort of the artists’ homes.
“Recreation Oak Bay isn’t just about exercising, it includes the arts,”Mary Kucera of ROB says. “It includes realizing we have many talented people and we like to showcase these people and one way is
to have the studio tour.”The juried two-day event spread out
over 20 different Oak Bay homes features a plethora of local art ranging from pottery and painting, to photography and jewelry at the very place where much of the artwork is realized.
For potter Ron Douglas, a participant in the tour for almost a decade, the gas kiln next to his garden, his garage turned studio and his serene pond full of koi is a part of the inspiration for his art – and those themes are prevalent in his pottery.
“It is nice to have people in your space
and my yard. I am the kind of person who can work in isolation for a long time. … (This) makes me part of the community,”
Douglas says. “I am making work from my heart. I hope people are inspired when they come and see my work.”
The event is special to Claire Christinel, a painter in her fourth year on the tour, who says this is not only an
opportunity for the public to visit the artists, but where the artists can interact with the community.
“Although it only happens twice a year, a lot of people coming to the tour make
a connection with the artists and come over and over again,” she says. “You get to know them by name.”
It is that one-on-one quality she loves and which separates this event from other art shows.
“Just interacting and talking about art, about how you did that and what inspired you to do that. … All those questions give you an opportunity to talk about what is really important to you,” Christinel says. “It is sharing a part of you, it is really opening yourself up when they come into your home.”
Studios are open from 12 to 4:30 p.m. April 26 and 27. For more information, go to oakbay.ca.
Potter Ron Douglas in his garden where art enthusiasts will visit his backyard studio during the Oak Bay Artists Spring Studio Tour April 26 and 27.
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Artists reveal the secret to success in tour
“I am making work from my heart, I hope people are inspired when they come and see my work.”
- Ron Douglas
Get inspired by Oak Bay spring art studio tour
Arnold LimNews staff
The development of big houses, on small properties may be on the way out.
Zoning bylaws for the smallest residential lots, RS-4 and RS-5, may be in for a change, with public consultation to gather feedback and present options on the floor area ratio bylaw.
“The problem with the bylaw change is one size does not fit all,” said Oak Bay director of building and planning Roy Thomassen. “We have different sized lots in the same zone.”
The 2007 bylaw change saw the square footage a home
could cover, formerly a ratio of .4 to 1, go to a fixed-floor area instead of a percentage. The problem is, not all similarly designated lots are the same size. Under the present rules, a 2,500-square-foot home can be built on an 8,000-square-foot lot, or a lot half that size, as long as both are both are in the designation.
“We think we are coming up with some bylaw changes that will address the large houses on small lots, but to do that, there are quite a few things to change in the bylaw,” Thomassen said. “We have done some consultation with the public and this committee has been trying to come up with the
best options, looking at what different municipalities do to see what can work the best.”
The Floor Area Review Public Consultation April 23, reviews the bylaws governing the single-family dwellings over two sessions at Oak Bay Municipal Hall. The first from 3:30 to 5 p.m., targets
industry professionals including planners and developers, and the second, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., is for the general public.
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP by calling 250-598-2042.
Vent your views on ‘monster’ homes todayFloor Area Ratio review underway
What do you think?Email [email protected]
“The problem with the bylaw change is one size does not fit all.”
- Roy Thomassen
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The Green Party hopes the National Energy Board allows them to speak up.
Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Andrew Weaver, Green Party leader Elizabeth May and Interim Leader of the BC Green Party Adam Olson held a press conference along the waters of Dallas Road, requesting the NEB introduce cross-examination into the hearing process on the proposed Trans
Mountain Pipeline expansion. “I applied for intervenor status so I
could stand up for my constituents and offer them a voice in the process,” Weaver said. “Like others, I applied under the expectation that intervenors would have the right to cross-examine the proponent during the oral-hearing process.”
Weaver, May and Olsen were granted intervenor status by the NEB April 2 for the hearings that will begin next year on the proposed twinning of the pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby that would almost triple capacity to 890,000 barrels, from
the approximately 300,000 barrels of oil a day.
“This is a watershed moment for the B.C. government’s claim that it will stand up for British Columbians,” Weaver said. “Without oral cross examination the government has little ability to credibly and transparently represent the best interests of British Columbians in this process.”
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MLA wants more from energy board
Supported by Adam Olsen, Interim Leader of the BC Green Party, left, and Green Party MP Elizabeth May, Green Party MLA, Andrew Weaver, right, speaks during a press conference held along the Dallas Road waterfront April 17. Weaver wants cross-examination be allowed in the hearing process for the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion.
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The Oak Bay Fire Department responded to a fire in the 2000-block of Newton Street on Sunday, April 13.
“Smoking materials had been discarded into combustibles on the exterior deck which ignited and extended to the wall and soffit area above,” said Rob Kivell, Oak Bay fire prevention officer.
The fire was extinguished with a garden hose by the resident before the fire department arrived.
Firefighters made sure the fire was out and used the Thermal Imaging Camera to check and make sure the fire had not spread.
“The Oak Bay fire department reminds residents to use care when discarding cigarettes and only use approved ashtrays to discard smoking materials,” Kivell said.
“I applied under the expectation that intervenors would have the right to cross-examine the proponent during the oral-hearing process.”
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Hot butt doused Mail theft spiedAt approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 17, a man
was seen fishing an envelope out of the mail slot of a business in the 2000-block of Cadboro Bay Rd.
The man appeared to be in his 30s, had sandy blonde hair, and a goatee. He was wearing sunglasses that were propped up on his head, a blue hoodie and was carrying a black satchel that was slung over his right side.
If anyone has any information regarding this theft, they are asked to contact the Oak Bay police at 250-592-2424 or Crime Stoppers can be called anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) to provide any information you believe police could benefit from. Crime Stoppers can also be found onlin at victoriacrimestoppers.com.
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The development of big houses, on small properties may be on the way out.
Zoning bylaws for the smallest residential lots, RS-4 and RS-5, may be in for a change, with public consultation to gather feedback and present options on the floor area ratio bylaw.
“The problem with the bylaw change is one size does not fit all,” said Oak Bay director of building and planning Roy Thomassen. “We have different sized lots in the same zone.”
The 2007 bylaw change saw the square footage a home
could cover, formerly a ratio of .4 to 1, go to a fixed-floor area instead of a percentage. The problem is, not all similarly designated lots are the same size. Under the present rules, a 2,500-square-foot home can be built on an 8,000-square-foot lot, or a lot half that size, as long as both are both are in the designation.
“We think we are coming up with some bylaw changes that will address the large houses on small lots, but to do that, there are quite a few things to change in the bylaw,” Thomassen said. “We have done some consultation with the public and this committee has been trying to come up with the
best options, looking at what different municipalities do to see what can work the best.”
The Floor Area Review Public Consultation April 23, reviews the bylaws governing the single-family dwellings over two sessions at Oak Bay Municipal Hall. The first from 3:30 to 5 p.m., targets
industry professionals including planners and developers, and the second, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., is for the general public.
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP by calling 250-598-2042.
Vent your views on ‘monster’ homes todayFloor Area Ratio review underway
What do you think?Email [email protected]
“The problem with the bylaw change is one size does not fit all.”
- Roy Thomassen
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Homelessness won’t disappear
Although we might want to wish it away, homelessness is here to stay, at least in the foreseeable future.
In an ideal world things would be different, but homelessness is a problem the world over, not just an issue that Greater Victoria has to deal with alone.
Consequently, we were taken aback last week when it was announced that more than one-third of Oak Bay residents queried in the recent Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness survey say they don’t believe that homelessness is an issue in their community. Their views were mirrored in other Capital Region municipalities.
Sadly, it’s a mistaken perception.There were 1,659 people in Greater Victoria
who made use of a shelter in 2012-13. As of March 2013, 1,477 were on the wait-list for B.C. Housing and 20,524 used a food bank in one month alone.
“There are people experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness across the region – it is not just a downtown issue,” said Andrew Wynn-Williams, executive director of the coalition, which conducts the poll throughout the region every January.
Homelessness comes in many forms, from those begging on downtown streets, to those a paycheque away from becoming homeless, right through to teens couching surfing in their friend’s apartment.
As we’ve commented before, we can’t continue to bury our heads and hope the problem goes away. It won’t solve itself without some sort of intervention from government and other organizations.
Obviously, there needs to be more public education on the issue.
If one-third of the survey respondents do not think homelessness is an issue, then the word isn’t getting out beyond nonprofit organizations and those involved with the issue directly.
You only need to open your eyes to see the devastation of homelessness. Pretending the problem isn’t there is a tragedy that will only make the problem worse.
Earth Day 2014 will likely go down in B.C. history as less exciting than last year’s event.That was the day when, in the heat of the election campaign, NDP leader Adrian Dix announced in Kamloops that he doesn’t support the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline to its Burnaby terminal, because Vancou-ver shouldn’t become a “major oil port.”As of this Earth Day, it has been an oil port for exactly a century, since Imperial Oil began work on B.C.’s first refinery in 1914, in what is now Port Moody. There were no pipelines then, so crude was moved by rail or tanker. For 60 years, Trans Mountain has supplied the Chevron refinery in Burnaby that is southern B.C.’s last source of fuel. Some of the Alberta crude is piped south to be refined into fuels and some of that product is barged back up to B.C. to keep our traffic moving.Today the proposal to expand and upgrade that pipeline, and to build new oil and natural gas pipelines across the north, dominate B.C.’s political scene.In keeping with the educational aspect of Earth Day, here are some things you may not know about energy and the environment.
• A recent National Geographic report summarizes the main sources of oil in the oceans around North America. Media coverage focuses on tanker and pipeline spills, but they only account for
eight per cent of the total.Fully 60 per cent of the oil load in North American waters is from natural seeps, where oil leaks from seafloor rock. One of the world’s largest is off Santa Barbara, Califor-nia, where 20 to 25 tons flows out each day. It’s mostly consumed by oil-eating bacteria that have adapted and proliferated.The next biggest source is leakage from cars and trucks, which collects
on pavement and is flushed to sea when it rains.• Earth Day is now preceded by Earth Hour, during which we are encouraged to turn out our lights to join a world-wide gesture of conser-vation. Many people use the occa-sion for a candlelight dinner.Given that B.C.’s power is nearly all from renewable hydroelectric sources, and that the paraffin used to make candles is derived from petroleum or coal, this feel-good rit-ual produces an increase in green-house gas emissions.David Suzuki is now promoting the idea of Earth Month, an expansion of the symbolic effort designed to
“raise awareness.” This is a popular notion in the climate change indus-try, which to date consists mostly of government officials and activists flying around the world to confer-ences in exotic locations to sign agreements that lead to, well, not much so far.• Unlike Earth Hour, B.C.’s carbon tax on fuels actually appears to be helping to reduce emissions. An update to provincial data is due this year, but what we have shows a 5.7 per cent decrease in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases between 2007 and 2011.Environment ministers have con-ceded that some of this is due to the recession that struck in 2008-2009. But since the economy has recovered and begun to grow again, emissions have continued to decline.• There are simple things anyone can do, without gimmicks or gov-ernment programs. One would be to stop protesting increased hous-ing density in your community.By far the largest source of green-house gas emissions in B.C., not to mention old-fashioned pollution, is transportation. By living closer to where we work, shop and play, we can exercise our legs instead of just our gas pedal foot to get around.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@
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Inconvenient truths for Earth Day
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My name is David Black. I am the majority owner of Black Press, the company that owns this newspaper. This
is the first of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the BC environment in our lifetime. I am a reasonably sensible and conservative businessman, not an alarmist. All of the informa-tion in this column can be con-firmed from public sources.
The oil industry wants to export Alberta bitumen to Asia via tankers. Under no circum-stances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coast-line, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years.
Bitumen, even if it is diluted, does not float in sea water if there is sediment present. This has been proven many times, most recently in a thorough Envi-ronment Canada study published on Nov. 30, 2013. Page 51 of the study pro-vides graphic evidence of sunken bitu-men. Given that there is an abundance of sediment along the BC coast, the bitumen will sink rapidly and there will be little chance of recovering any of it if there is a spill. By Northern Gateway’s own admission the likelihood of a bitu-men spill at sea is over 10 per cent over the next 50 years. Others say that it is much higher. We are in agreement with the position taken by the Coastal First Nations that even the slightest risk of a spill of bitumen at sea is unacceptable.
The grounding of the Exxon Valdez
in Alaska in 1989 is often held up as an example of how bad an oil spill at sea can be, however, a spill of bitumen at sea would be much worse. The Exxon Val-dez carried light crude and lost 250,000 barrels, one-eighth of a tanker load. The
light oil floated and could be removed from the beaches. Even so, after four years of work with up to 11,000 work-ers and 1,400 boats involved, less than 10 per cent of it was recovered. Roughly 200,000 birds and many kinds of other wildlife were killed. Approxi-mately 1,300 miles of shoreline were affected and the fishery has yet to fully recover. Bitu-men is very different. It would harden up on shore and much of it would sink to the bottom,
making it unrecoverable and killing vir-tually everything with which it came in contact. Imagine if we lost a full tanker load.
Some say that, with GPS-based navi-gation and double hulls, spills such as Exxon Valdez are not possible today. They are wrong. Double hulls do not prevent hull fracture if there is a collision at speed, only if there is a gentle scrape. As for the GPS claim, most marine acci-dents are caused by human inatten-tion, not by a lack of knowledge about position. All ships carried systems to indicate their location before GPS came along. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location but they didn’t, neither did the crew on the Queen of the North. Marine disasters regularly occur
and a quick search of the internet shows human error is most often the problem. Undoubtedly there will be many more marine accidents in future. Our grand-children will not thank us if we willingly risk the destruction of the B.C. coast on our watch.
Fortunately there is a solution that is beneficial for all concerned: all we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat. The refinery will convert the bitumen to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel which float and evaporate if they are spilled. Often little or no spill remediation is required. These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of conventional or synthetic crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitumen.
The second part of this op-ed will run in the next issue. It will discuss the enormous value-add benefits and envi-ronmental advantages of a modern green refinery. The pipeline from Alberta and the tanker fleet to export the refined fuels will also be considered.
Let me declare my biases. I am for cre-ating thousands of good permanent jobs in B.C. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipe-line that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers.
If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian gov-ernment makes a decision on this next month.
David Black
Bitumen spill could destroy our coastline
Readers respond: Monster homes, LNG production
If you suffer from lack of sunlight, lack of privacy, sleepless nights and depression then you may have what Oak Bay residents call “Monster House Influenza.”
Unfortunately this type of influenza was created by changing the old bylaw so that respect and consideration for your fellow neighbours went out the window. The bad news is many perfectly decent houses are being sacrificed by selfish development and you may never know when this monster house influenza could attack you next door.
The good news is we can stop this by voting with our conscience in this fall’s municipal election.
Rachel McDonnellOak Bay
I guess people whose political careers depend on LNG production will ignore this information.
They don't mind using everything science gives them to make money, but they hate having science warn them of dangerous activities.
They probably will not even follow Ohio's lead and announce tougher fracking rules. It might force them to admit they are careless in the extreme.
Our children will regret the results of the last election in BC. Too bad.
Kathleen StewartOak Bay
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Travel back 500 years to India through a special lecture at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria on April 24.
Barry Till, curator of Asian Arts at the art gallery and one of Canada’s most respected experts on the topic, will explore the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire and the magnificent architecture left behind by rulers in the northern part of India.
“The Mughal Empire was a place of wondrous luxury and the powerful empire extended to almost all of India and modern Pakistan as well as the eastern part of Afghanistan,” Till said.
Victoria’s art gallery has more than 8,000 pieces of diverse Asian art, making it one of the finest in the country. Till has been steward of that collection for more than 30 years.
The lecture is a sneak peek of the gallery’s first travel tour to India and Sri Lanka dubbed the AGGV Curator’s Travel Tour, which will take place in
early 2015.“Our tour will visit a number
of architectural masterpieces that are now classified as World Heritage sites,” Till added.
The 18-day tour will visit Humayan’s Tomb, the Taj Mahal, and the Golden Temple of Dambulla, and 11 other World Heritage Sites at a cost of $6,700 per person.
A second lecture at the AGGV on Sri Lanka takes place Thursday, May 22, with Carol
Amaratunga, and will provide a look at the art and history of that country.
Both lectures are free and begin at 7:30 p.m.
Gallery admission will be provided courtesy of Scotia McLeod.
The AGGV Curator’s Travel Tour departs from Victoria Jan. 26, 2015. For more information, visit aggv.ca or call 250-384-4171.
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Barry Till, curator of Asian Arts at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, will present a lecture on rise and fall of the Munghal Empire April 24 at the gallery. Admission is free.
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Remembering HMCS EsquimaltEsquimalt deputy fire chief Ray Saurette, Mayor Barbara Desjardins and CFB Esquimalt base commander Capt. Luc Cassivi pay their respects at a memorial service honouring the sacrifice of the crew of HMCS Esquimalt. The special memorial was held last week.
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More than 1,000 unionized faculty members at Camosun College and four other B.C. colleges have reached five-year ten-tative agreements with the province.
The deal means faculty will see larger pay increases if the provincial government exceeds its economic growth forecasts, said Finance Minister Mike de Jong.
“These five tentative agreements are sig-nificant in that they are the first to be reached in the post-secondary sector under the prov-ince’s Economic Sta-bility Mandate.,” de Jong said in a state-ment.
Details will be announced when the contract is ratified by BCGEU members.
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Parents of school-aged children have a unique perspective on teachers.
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Mount Douglas secondary parents advisory council president Wendy Joyce, a public school parent since 2000, knows well that some teachers have more impact than others on how our children do in school and how they feel about time spent there.
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Business opponents of Multi Material BC are planning a court challenge to reverse the takeover of B.C.’s curbside recycling sys-tem by the agency.
They continue to urge the provincial government to freeze the new MMBC system before it takes effect May 19, but are also planning a legal battle.
Kelvin McCulloch, CEO of the Buckerfield’s chain of farm sup-ply stores, is urging other busi-nesses to sign and submit their MMBC contract but then give notice to the government that they won’t pay fees or otherwise cooperate with the new system to collect packaging and printed paper.
McCulloch intends to gather opt-out letters from numerous B.C. businesses.
If the MMBC rollout continues, he said, they will argue in court that the MMBC contracts were invalid and they were coerced to join the government-created recycling monopoly.
“We’re fairly confident at this point it will be struck down,” McCulloch said. “No company in their right mind would sign that contract of their own free will.”
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Pausing the program and the payment of fees by member busi-nesses would cut off the money MMBC will send to most local cit-ies that agreed to continue curb-side pickup.
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“The world doesn’t all of a sud-den turn upside down if we pause this program and take some time to reflect on how to do this well.”
Small businesses with single storefronts have been exempted by the province from MMBC’s requirements.
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STEEL BUILDINGS. Hot sav-ings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel Call 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca
STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
REAL ESTATE
APARTMENT/CONDOS
NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd fl oor condo. 1500 sq.ft. LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 under-ground parking spaces. Main-tenance fee includes hot wa-ter/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. View anytime. $339,900 Re-duced to $329,000. (250)753-9123
FOR SALE BY OWNER
NANAIMO: 1450SQ.FT, Open concept, 2bdrm, 2bath Ranch-er on 1/2 acre. Dbl garage, mature trees, greenhouse, RV prkg. $359,000. (250)753-5826 for more info google search 360264.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
PRIME OAK Bay; New price $635,000. 1 block to Willows Beach, close to shops and schools. 1940’s 2 bdrm, bath. Full basement. 2516 Dalhou-sie St. (corner of Musgrave). Call 250-858-8475 or 250-472-8475. OPEN HOUSE: Sat.1-3.
RECREATIONAL PROPERTY
Recreation Paradise Year Round!
Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Prince-ton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys.
Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at
250-809-6322 for a private viewing.
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
FRASER TOLMIEAPARTMENTS
1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St)
Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suitesBeautiful grounds with resort
style amenitiesINQUIRE TODAY: 250.477.6323 or
www.frasertolmie.caProudly Managed By
Bentall Kennedy Residential Services
UNDER NEWMANAGEMENT
Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. UnitsFully reno
5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager
Move in today250-588-9799
RECREATION
RV RESORT ON THE LAKE
Sites available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly,
monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking,
fi shing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area.
www.resortonthelake.com250-754-1975 or
ROOMS FOR RENT
FAIRFIELD ROOM- walk to Cook St Village and amenities. NS/NP. Women only. Call 250-382-6681.
SUITES, LOWER
LANGFORD- SPACIOUS 1 bdrm, 1 bath, laundry, $850/ mo includes all utils. Avail May 1. NS/NP. (250)389-0983.
MARIGOLD: 1 bdrm, shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850 utils incld’d. Call 250-727-6217.
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RENTALS
SUITES, UPPER
MAIN FLOOR. 3-bdrm. Fire-place, completely reno’d - new appl’s, large patio. Near UVic & Camosun. N/S, N/P. $1350. + utils. (250)477-5179.
TRANSPORTATION
AUTO FINANCING
AUTO SERVICES
$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.
CARS
NISSAN MICRA 1990, 164K. Toyota Corolla 1992. Each $1300. obo. (250)704-8170 .
MARINE
BOATS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING
ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi
Certifi ed General Accountant/ CPA
Bookkeeping, Payroll, HST.
Set up & Training. E-FileTAX
250-477-4601
CONCRETE & PLACING
RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.
ELECTRICAL
(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic. #3003. 30yrs exp. Renos, Knob & Tube Replacement. Sr.Disc.No job too big or small
250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
FENCING
ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
FURNITURE REFINISHING
FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.
GARDENING
(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawns have weeds & moss? Aerating, pwr raking. Blackber-ry/Ivy removal, landscaping.
250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES
• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS
www.hollandave.ca
AURICLE- Spring cleanups, lawns. Call for all your garden needs. 250-882-3129.
DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges, tree pruning, garden-ing, landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
Level Ground Landscaping Lawn and garden service and renovation. Arborist service. Call Neil 250-818-0587.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
HANDYPERSONS
BIG BEAR Handyman. Paint-ing, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HANDYPERSONS
STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.
JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.
PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-881-1221.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Dry-wall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.
JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. I do it all! Free est WCB. 250-881-3886.
LANDSCAPING
250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com
MASONRY & BRICKWORK
CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully in-sured. Estimates. 250-588-9471
& MOVING STORAGE
(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving. $70/hour. 4 ton / lift. Seniors discount. Call Philip.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PAINTING
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
PLUMBING
EXPERIENCED JOURNEY-MAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
PLASTERING
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.
PRESSURE WASHING
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB / BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967.www.shorelineroofi ng.ca
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
STUCCO/SIDING
PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.
TILING
SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Freeest. Call 250-686-6046.
TREE SERVICES
BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges, lawn care,Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.
WINDOW CLEANING
BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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