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’Tis the season ... for the fluAndrea PeacockNews staff

‘Tis the season for colour-ful lights, carefully wrapped gifts and runny noses.

This year’s flu season came earlier than usual, said Island Health medical health officer Dr. Dee Hoyano.

“From the beginning of December we’ve had increased reports of illness,” said Hoyano. “We usually tend to see flu activity pick-ing up closer to the end of the year and then into Janu-ary.”

She added there were also flu outbreaks in some long-term care facilities even ear-lier than December.

“It’s unusual, because we don’t usually see them that early.”

Hoyano said it is difficult to say why cases of the flu come earlier some years compared to others.

“It’s a bit of a moving tar-get about when flu arrives.”

Despite an earlier flu sea-son, Hoyano said the sever-ity of illnesses do not appear to be any worse than usual.

So far, the predominant strain is Influenza A(H3N2). However, that could change later on in the season.

Hoyano said it is still worth it now to get a flu shot, even though the available shot is

not a perfect match for the current influenza strain.

“There certainly have been some concerns about what’s called a drift of the strain that’s in the vac-cine this year,” said Hoy-ano. “That means basically there’s been some changes in the genetic makeup of the virus that’s out there right now. It’s not as close of a match to what’s in the vac-cine as we would like to see.”

The flu shot is still ben-eficial, because there are still similarities between the virus and the vaccine, said Hoyano.

“You get some cross pro-tection from the vaccine. It’s not a completely different virus than what’s in the vac-cine strain.

As of Dec. 19, Island Health distributed 234,500 vaccines to pharmacies, doctors’ offices and public health

units on Vancouver Island, said Sarah Plank, media manager for Island Health. An additional 15,000 doses will distributed across the Island this week.

Last year, Island Health distributed 217,000 vaccines by the end of 2013.

More than 16,000 adults had been immunized at public health clinics as of Dec. 19, compared to 22,000 people at the same time last year. Currently, and the Island Health staff vaccina-tion rate is at 70 per cent.

Besides getting a flu shot, there are other basic mea-sures to take to avoid get-ting sick over the holidays and into the new year.

“Hand-washing is a really important one and obvi-ously staying home when you’re sick to not pass it on to others,” said Hoyano.

Colder weather often means spending more time indoors in closer contact with others, which creates a risk for getting sick, she said.

When flying home for the holidays, Hoyano said to watch out for people who are sick around you and to wash your hands and use hand sanitizer often.

“You don’t want to bring flu home as a present.”

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“We usually tend to see flu activity picking up closer to the end of the year and then into January.”

-Dr. Dee Hoyano, Island Health

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Maltby Lake families vie for ‘invaluable land’Daniel PalmerNews staff

The fate of a pristine West Saanich lake and its surrounding woodland remains in the hands of the Supreme Court of B.C. as two parties fight to purchase a stake in the property from The Land Conservancy of B.C.

Maltby Lake, an 18-acre private lake about 1.5 kilometres south of Prospect Lake, is home to freshwater jellyfish and sponges, painted turtles, cutthroat trout and consid-ered one of the best examples of undis-turbed ecologicial diversity in the Capital Region.

“Right now, our goal is to get the land in our hands for safe keeping. That’s the only way we can safeguard it in perpetu-ity,” said Carmel Thomson, a self-described “environmental steward” and resident of Maltby Lake with husband John “Woody” Thomson.

The couple own a 10 per cent stake in the 170-acre lands surrounding the lake, while another 55 per cent belongs to mem-bers of the Holmes and Dumbleton family. The Land Conservancy owns the remain-ing 35 per cent, valued at just over $2 mil-lion, according to documents filed by court-appointed monitor Wolrige Mahon Ltd. last week.

The monitor is overseeing the sale of some of 8,300 acres of TLC assets to help pay down $7.5 million the conserva-tion society owes to creditors. The Maltby sale is now leading to a very public dispute between the Thomsons and the property’s other three owners, collectively known as the Holmes Group.

“The other families are saying they have no immediate plans to develop the proper-ties, but they’re not promising an environ-mental covenant like we are,” Woody said.

Lana Popham, B.C. MLA for Saanich South, attended a Dec. 15 court hearing with the Thomsons and said she’s been mindful of respecting the private ownership of the land.

“But because TLC is involved, I think it’s in the public interest to watch this situation closely,” Popham said.

“It’s fair to say all the owners have been stewarding the lake to this point, but what-ever solution we come up with as far as who owns what, the area needs to be protected,” Popham added.

Complicating the issue is the fact that none of the owners possess legally distinct parcels of land. Rather, each owner holds a percentage of the overall property as an undivided interest.

“The undivided interest brings complexi-ties to the situation,” Carmel said. “Other land trusts don’t want to take that on. So

what we’re doing is trying to purchase TLC’s share and hold it in care until the property goes to fee simple.”

The TLC is keen to accept a $750,000 offer from the Thomsons to purchase a por-tion of its land, but the monitor states the amount isn’t adequate.

The Thomsons hope to convert the land to a protected park and say they’ve already received more than $170,000 in pledges from the Friends of Maltby Lake Watershed Society and others in the community to pur-chase the TLC’s remaining stake.

The Thomsons have promised to sign

an agreement with TLC where they would eventually transfer the land to another land trust or the municipality, though many fac-tors remain unclear.

“This is invaluable land, but we’re offer-ing what we can to keep it protected,” Car-mel said.

Michael and Richard Holmes, part of the Holmes Group of owners, have collectively offered $1 million for TLC’s 35-per-cent stake. The brothers said in a statement that the interests of private property owners should be respected and that TLC had been “trying to expropriate our property without

compensation or consultation in conjunc-tion with a minority owner of the property.”

“We have not developed or subdivided our property and this should be respected and recognized rather than vilified as devel-opers in waiting,” the Holmes brothers said. “We are very respectful of the public desire to preserve the unique environmental quali-ties of Maltby Lake and believe we have been doing so as a family for over a hun-dred years.”

Properties purchased by TLC are regu-lated under the Charitable Purposes Pres-ervation Act of B.C. (CPPA), which prevents land within a trust to be sold or seized to repay debts. A judge must now decide how to proceed with the Maltby sale, expected sometime in early 2015.

Whatever the outcome, it’s clear the lake offers a pristine watershed championed for protection by biologists from the Peninsula Streams Society and Friends of Tod Creek Watershed.

“The plan we have presented to the TLC is a win-win for everybody,” Carmel said. “TLC receives some money to pay off some creditors. The land stays the way it is until we go to fee simple, and the community that’s helped us fundraise could potentially see a park there.”

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Woody and Carmel Thomson outside their home on Maltby Lake in West Saanich.

Malby Lake factsn The property surrounding Maltby Lake includes a 600-year-old Douglas fir, thought to be the largest of its kind still standing in the District of Saanich.

n A 2007 Rural Saanich Local Area Plan identifies Maltby Lake as a potential natural park to recognize the surrounding watercourses, wildlife habitat and rare plant species. Saanich would need to acquire some of the privately owned land to pursue this option.

n Maltby Lake forms the headwaters to Philippa Lake, Blethman Creek and Prospect Lake in the Tod Creek watershed.

n An 1860s hunting cabin still stands on the property. The Thomsons hope to eventually acquire heritage status for the building.

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VIEWPOINTOUR VIEW

A momentary pause fromthe holiday rush

As the last bags of Christmas gift wrapping are stuffed into blue recycling bins on the back porches of Saanich homes, a few of us will get caught up in madness of Boxing Day shopping. Others will continue to devote time to seasonal religious services. Many more will

settle in for a quiet few days with the family and friends and take part in rituals that reach across generations. Others will

experience loneliness or try not to pay much attention to the holiday at all.

Whatever the holiday brings, the possibilities encompassed by these small personal events are evidence that the holiday continues to be a dominating aspect of Western culture, perhaps because it now includes a rich-layered experience that can simultaneously range from the purely secular to the intensely spiritual.

The underlying theme to Christmas may have traditional Christian roots, but it is so much more.

Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, their saviour. The Jewish community lights up homes during Hanukkah with a festival of lights and feast of dedication.

The Christmas celebration also borrows from many other non-Judeo-Christian traditions: the Roman Saturnalia gives licence to make merry and from the Germanic pagan rites that left us holly wreaths and mistletoe, for example.

Whatever our faith or cultural heritage, we should pause for a moment in our merriment to think of the central message in the Christmas story, which includes little about the joy of material possession. Rather, it’s the joy of expressing love, generosity and selflessness towards others that makes the holiday worth celebrating.

With those thoughts to ponder, a joyous and fulfilling Christmas break to all our readers, advertisers, family and friends.

Merry Christmas and here’s to a prosperous year to all of you in 2015.

YOUR VIEW

Re: Mayor: Staff profiling candi-dates before election ‘inappropri-ate,’ News (Dec. 17)

Let me start by expressing my thanks to Saanich staff for taking their work seriously and ensuring they are informed of the potential outcomes of the recent election and the interests of the voting public that it would demonstrate.

The act of being informed is not political, it is being professional.

The fact that senior staff were monitoring all candidates’ plat-forms demonstrates that they were aware of the potential for change and preparing for it.

While we can certainly debate the questions of the cost of staff time, let us not forget that the information that was gathered was the publicly available plat-forms of the candidates.

Saanich staff, and in particu-lar senior staff, should not be expected to operate in a vacuum, unaware and uninformed, par-ticularly if change is expected. Effective change is inclusive and ultimately led by those who we expect to change.

As a final note on change, as a Saanich resident I would like to hear more about what changes we voted for in the election.

It was a close vote for mayor and some new councilors are now at the table.

Meaningful change is always welcome but in the present case I would find it difficult to see broad based support for radical or vin-dictive change.

Robert LeeceSaanich

Municipal staff salariesneed monitoring

Re: Mayor, council clash over top bureaucrat’s $476,000 departure, News (Dec. 19)

It seems the rich get richer in regard to civil servants who make huge salaries.

B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark’s salary is about $200,000. Stephen Harper’s salary is $300,000. U.S. President Obama makes $400,000. Why should taxpayers in Saanich pay the CAO over $400,000 in severance?

I think it is time the B.C. government investigated top civil servant pay scales.

It appears the new Mayor, Richard Atwell, is one of the few politicians who has the courage to make changes.

Art BickertonSaanich

Staff not wrong to profile candidates

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Saanich’s Bryan Colwell is the provincial champion for Fight City boxing.

Travis PatersonNews staff

While Saanich athlete Bryan Colwell reflects on the irony of today’s holiday, Dec. 26 is

yet another day he’s left wondering if the Olympics are a realistic dream.

The 25-year-old amateur boxer has been training at Island MMA in Victo-ria since he was 17 and is currently the Fight City (Combsport) provincial heavyweight champion (195 to 220 pounds), having won that title versus Aaron Downey in October.

As the standard goes in boxing, Col-well will make his first title defence (fighters with at least one success-ful title defence carry a higher level of respect) before he makes a long-awaited move out of Combsport to Boxing B.C., as only the latter organi-zation can offer a path to the Olym-pics.

“Right now (Colwell’s) in a tough place,” said coach Jason Heit of Island MMA, who represented Canada in boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games. “There’s two national bodies with Combsport and Boxing Canada, and it’s watering down the competi-tive athlete pool.”

Heit and many of his contempo-raries believe that Boxing B.C.’s (the

umbrella chapter of Boxing Canada) field of competitive boxers is too few while Combsport offers more fighters and a better opportunity to improve. Because Boxing B.C. demands 10 fights before you can qualify for a Box-ing Canada sanctioned national tour-nament (which leads to the Olymipcs) Colwell has spent the past two years fighting in Combsport and is 7-2-1.

“I’ve gone with Combsport and I was hoping I could switch over to Boxing B.C., maybe I would have to wait out a suspension,” said Colwell, a part-time Camosun College business student.

There won’t be a suspension, but Colwell has since learned that Boxing B.C. recognizes Combsport as a com-bat sport and not as boxing.

“Any athlete who has competed as an amateur (outside of Boxing B.C.) can begin boxing right away once properly registered ... there is no wait-ing period.,” said Boxing B.C. office manager Colleen Bourassa.

However, Colwell needs to compete provincially for a year and he cannot compete in an international tourna-ment until he has competed in a national tournament, Bourassa added. And Colwell can not fight in both orga-nizations (Boxing B.C. rules), so he won’t register with Boxing B.C. until

he’s committed for good. That’s not likely until at least March, so he can get the added experience of defending his Fight City belt against Downey.

So while Col-well is still early in the Olympic process, he’d like to know where he stacks up nation-ally and at least give himself a chance to explore an Olympic dream. And moving to Box-ing B.C. will essentially mean starting over without a title belt around his waist.

“The end game is to get to the Olympics,” Colwell said. “It’s making it harder to get to my goal.”

Combsport & Boxing B.C. Combsport has a B.C. membership

of about 2,000, with about 250 who’re active, while Boxing B.C. would’t release its numbers but said it’s mem-bership is up 15 per cent in 2014 from 2013.

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In the 1840s and 50s there was conflict at Fort Victoria between the early Hudson’s Bay Company men over the issue of whether they ought to have Christmas Day off as a holiday.

The HBC men of the fort were divided, more or less, into two groups: one was the lower-ranking French-Canadian Catholic contingent of experienced fur traders and trappers, and one was a higher-ranked, mainly Scottish Protestant officer class.

The French Canadians embraced Christmas and all its merry traditions and were staunchly in favour of having the day off.

The Scots, on the other hand, were reluctant to permit it, as they were mainly Presbyterian and their Calvinist doctrine bade that they only observe feast days that were specifically mentioned in the Bible.

There is, of course, no scriptural support for Dec. 25 as the actual birthday of Jesus Christ, and it is entirely accepted by scholars that this date was chosen by the church

as Christ’s feast day as it corresponded with pre-existing “pagan” holy days that centred around the winter solstice. That way,

people who converted would be keeping the same calendar, just worshipping a different deity. It made for an easier transition.

Pre-Christian cultures around the world

celebrated the solstice with feasts and rituals, from Juul in Scandinavia, to Saturnalia in ancient Rome, to Chaomos, which is still marked today by the Kalasha people of Pakistan.

The First Nations people here in Victoria also marked the solstice season, and the early journals from fort record the smoke from great fires and the sound of the drums and dances echoing across the harbor from the Songhees village.

The majority of Catholics and Anglicans won out at Fort Victoria and were given the day off, though it normally devolved into a drunken mess. Many men spent the night and Boxing Day in the brig, of one of the fort’s

bastions, sleeping it off.The Presbyterian

tradition in the meantime was to treat Dec. 25 as if it were any other day. Indeed between the 16th and mid-19th centuries, Christmas was rarely acknowledged in Scotland, and certainly not by the Kirk (church). Instead, the Scots at home and even here in Fort Victoria preferred to celebrate Hogmanay at the new year instead.

The origin of the word Hogmanay is debatable. It seems to be related to the Viking tradition of Yule, whose preceding feast was called ‘Hoggo-naut’ and it echoes a Norman tradition of going around door to door and giving out gifts on the last day of the year. This is but one of myriad potential etymologies from languages including Anglo-Saxon, French, Gaelic and Norse.

The core of the tradition is to gather with friends and loved ones, and to exchange gifts and food. A feeling of welcome is the most important part of the night, but there are all sorts of wonderful superstitious rituals that go along with Hogmanay, like clearing the ashes from your fire and throwing them out, or cleaning your house before midnight, or ensuring that all your

debts are clear before you start the new year.

All these little traditions have the same theme (as did the ancient pagan rituals of solstice) of starting with a clean slate and a fresh perspective when embarking on the new solar cycle.

My favourite old Hogmany ritual is that of “first-footing”. For good luck, you were meant to ensure that the first foot through your door after midnight of New Year’s was male, dark complexioned, and bearing symbolic gifts of whisky, salt, black bun, shortbread, and coal.

Pre-Christian (and not a few Christian) Scots celebrated Hogmany by lighting bonfires, and parading through town in cattle skins. The famous swinging fireballs seen in modern festivals in towns across Scotland continue the tradition today, as does the primal sense of shared celebration, which has served to cement familial and community bonds for millenia.

There are regional variations to the celebration across the country, but all contain the same core themes. The Presbyterians of the 16th through 20th centuries would not necessarily have embraced all of these ancient rituals, but at least the convivial gatherings, gift giving, and sense of togetherness would have been observed.

With the 20th century the Presbyterian church began to include a Christmas service more frequently in its liturgical calendar, though today there are some congregations that still do not observe Dec. 25.

In Fort Victoria, the Songhees, Presbyterian, Catholic and Anglican people may not have observed the exact same holiday, with the exact same name, but the rituals, metaphors, stories and timings of these festivals had an awful lot in common: messages of renewal, light and community.

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Run right into the New Year with the 19th annual Harriers run, kicking off 10 a.m. Jan. 1 on Harriers

Beach at Beaver Lake, near the lower parking lot.

The memorial 10K run/walk on the Elk/Beaver trails honours

all Harriers who have passed on....

The Saanich Junior Braves squad is enjoying a well-deserved Christmas break, but the team returns to the ice Thursday, Jan. 1 at Panorama Rec Centre to take on the Peninsula Panthers. The Braves next host the Nanaimo Buccaneers Friday, Jan. 2, with the puck dropping at 6:30 p.m. at Pearkes Rec Centre. ...

Recapture the magic of Canada’s favourite winter sport when more than 20 novice hockey teams take to the ice at Pearkes Rec Centre Dec. 27 to 29. Hosted by Saanich Minor

Hockey, the annual Timbits Tournament welcomes players age five to eight for fun, games and the ever-popular pizza shoot-out after each game....

The pint-sized hockey action continues into the New Year when the Victoria Racquet Clubhosts its Initiation Jamboree Jan. 3, with all games at UVic’s Ian Stewart complex.

Saanich veteran Shawn McBride, captain of the Victoria Grizzlies Junior A hockey team, will lead his teammates in a pair of home games this weekend – Dec. 29 versus the Powell River Paper Kings and Dec. 30 in an Island match-up versus the Cowichan Capitals. The puck drops both nights at 7 p.m. at the Q Centre, behind Juan de Fuca Rec Centre. ...

If the annual Polar Bear Swim at Elk Lake is too chilly for your taste, head to Saanich Commonwealth Place Jan. 1 for a free family swim from 10 a.m. to noon. ...

With the Christmas tree sale over, the UVic Vikes Cross Country and Track teams are looking for your continued support with their annual tree chipping fundraiser.

Bring your trees to Centennial Stadium Jan. 3 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

Devon Gall is an avid sports fan and athlete attending Grade 12 at Mount Douglas secondary. Send Saanich sports events to [email protected].

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One word to describe 2014 in the real estate market on the West Shore and around Greater Victoria? Stabil-ity.

Which is not a bad thing, says Vic-toria Real Estate Board president-elect Guy Crozier. Seeing year-over-year increases in unit sales has shown continued confidence in the housing market, which also hap-pens to be a leading indicator eco-nomic well-being in a region.

“It actually started in the sum-mer of 2013, but for 2014 we saw 12 months of increases in sales over the year before,” Crozier says. “It shows the market really firmed up. Whatever corrections there were (in 2013) over the previous year or two have definitely subsided.”

House prices remained relatively consistent through the year, as did interest rates, a key factor in deter-mining affordability, he says.

Adding to the stability of the mar-ket, Crozier adds, was the strength at all levels of the marketplace, from first-time home buyers up to people looking for more high-end homes.

One transaction often relates to another in real estate. When first-time buyers purchase a home, the seller is often moving up or scaling down into a different property, and up the line it goes.

“Each market strengthens the next,” he says. “When the market gets tough, it’s often because we don’t have as many first-time buy-ers moving into the market.”

The West Shore continues to see healthy sales of properties in multi-home developments, Crozier says. Combined with strong bare-land

purchases in the Happy Valley corri-dor and on Bear Mountain, it points to a market with a lot of confidence, he adds.

As far as who’s buying out here, Crozier says the breadth of choice available for home buyers; from condos and townhomes to new and pre-owned single family detached homes; attracts everyone from first-time purchasers to families to retired folks.

He notes that unlike the Greater Vancouver market, which sees a higher percentage of international migration, people who move to the Capital Region to retire are more likely from within B.C. or from other

provinces in Canada.“They may have experienced Vic-

toria at some time in their life and when it comes time to retire, they think of Victoria,” Crozier says.

Older newcomers are buying properties across the board, he adds, but location is very important to them. “People want to move to areas where they’re close to a vil-lage, where they can walk to get a coffee or groceries or a neighbour-hood pub. (And) it seems every time the clock turns another five years, that (retiree) demographic is more active than (people) the same age five years before.”

As for 2015, Crozier sees much of

the same scenario happening with the overall market, with interest rates expected to remain low and area home prices not likely to vary much from current levels.

“We’re kind of in the middle of a cycle,” he says. “Our market grew from 2001 to 2009 and prices went up 150 to 160 per cent on average. That happened in from ‘88 to ‘94 as well, (and both times) the market corrected a little bit. Then it stays flat for five to seven years; I think we’re in the middle of that period. The market needs to breathe for a while.” [email protected]

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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

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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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The Victoria News is looking for a skilled graphic designer to join our community newspaper’s creative department.

This full time position requires the successful applicant to be proficient in AdobeCS: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat on a Mac platform. Experience in digital media would be an asset. The position may require shift and weekend work. Creative design experience in graphic arts is preferred, and a portfolio is required. You are a self-starter, team player and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

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

PAINTING

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

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

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


PAINTING

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or

250-472-6660Member BBB

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.


STUCCO/SIDING

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

TREE SERVICES

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

UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine.250-480-7937.

WINDOW CLEANING

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

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning-We clean your neighbourshouse. Gutters, window,roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.

250.388.3535

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Take Out or Eat In MenuDaily Lunch & Dinner Buffet

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Licenced PremisesOpen 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. daily

Free Home Delivery with min. $20 order

90 Gorge Rd. West

250-385-5564

Local Dining

LUCKY VILLAGECHINESE & JAPANESE RESTAURANT

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100 Aldersmith Place LuckyVillage.ca 778.406.2238BUFFET • A LA CARTE • TAKE OUT • DELIVERY

RESTAURANT CAPACITY: 148 BANQUET ROOM CAPACITY: 44

Kids under 6 eat FREEWITH ADULT BUFFET PURCHASE Senior Discount

Daily Lunch Buffet

Weekdays Dinner Buffet

Weekend Dinner Buffet(crab, mussels and squids)

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January 1 - CLOSEDHappy New Year!

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Family Pack Savings Size$19.82/kg

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