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A new $70-million residential care facility for seniors with dementia in Victoria will replace two facilities that are expected to close, but experts say there needs to be an increased focus on the quality of home care as well.

B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie said Wednesday there needs to be sufficient support for those who wish to remain living in their own homes and also increased support for the caregiv-ers.

“It’s not clear that all of those supports are being provided across the board in the province and even here in the south Island,” said Mackenzie.

“There are some people in residential care who could, if there were better supports in the commu-nity, be cared for in the community.”

The new 320-bed residential facility, Summit at Quadra Village, will house seniors with dementia and who require complex care. It is expected to be completed in 2018.

Summit at Quadra Village will replace Oak Bay Lodge and Mount Tolmie Hospital, which consist of 580 beds and will close once Summit opens.

The remaining 260 beds that will be lost once Oak Bay Lodge and Mount Tolmie Hospital close are located at the new Heights at Mount View Vil-lage.

There are currently no plans to add any more beds, said Cailey Hopkins, with the Capital Regional District. This makes the net total of beds the same in the end.

“We might [need new beds], we might not,” said Mackenzie. “What we need to do first is make sure that we have provided the supports in the commu-nity for people to live independently to the great-est possible extent that we can, and I don’t think we’re doing that yet.”

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One of the main issues people say will force them out of their homes and into a residen-tial care facility is the fear of not having proper home support, said Mackenzie.

“Your ability to live independently is, for the most part, determined by whether or not you have a spouse or a family member who can live with you,” she said of seniors with dementia.

“But if you look at the family composition of seniors that are going to come up behind the current group of seniors, far fewer of them are married, and far fewer of them have children.”

If these seniors do have family members or community health workers that can take care of them day and night, it is important that those caretakers too are being supported in terms of getting breaks, said Mackenzie.

“It’s vitally important that the caregiver gets respite, and I don’t think we’re doing that piece very well at all,” said Mackenzie, adding that often times it is due to budget cuts that deci-sions will be made to eliminate or reduce respite care.

“It’s easy to say it’s not critical. But what they are doing is giving relief to the wife or the son or daughter who’s caring 24 hours for that person, and that wife or son or daughter needs to be able to get a break or they are going to break.”

Another element that could help keep seniors with dementia in their homes longer is more education for workers in the community that come into contact with people with dementia, said Barbara Lindsay, director of advocacy and public policy with the Alzheimer Society of B.C. This could include retail workers, bank tellers and community centre employees, for example.

“That will make a big difference in how people with dementia and their families live in the com-munity, and it could really help to keep peo-ple at home longer,” said Lindsay, adding this would make the community a safer place for people with dementia by providing community members with strategies on dealing with and responding to them.

“Even if there is a bed for every single person who [has] this disease, what we really need to do is have communities that are ready for peo-ple with dementia.”

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Sunshine Clown Band goes beyond comedy into realm of social work

Christine van ReeuwykBlack Press

Clowns aren’t just for kids. The long-held belief that laugh-ter is the best medicine holds true for adults and even seniors.

Oak Bay is a home base of sorts for the Sunshine Clown Band.

The dozen or so clowns in this troupe endeavour to stretch beyond entertaining and into the realm of social work.

They produce a show called Dancing with Fish, a multi-fringe festival performance they also put on this fall at the Oak Bay United Church, which happens to be where they store their costumes and props and practice their craft.

Aside from that show, they have year-round impact in long-term care homes around the region as care clowns.

“You should see the effect clowns have on people in care facilities. They just light up,” says founding member Jim Ricks. “We sing with them and play and do silly things. We give hugs and stickers that say ‘I hugged a clown today’. We’ve got some interactive things we do … all of it is important. We pitch ourselves at the level the people are.”

The Sunshine Clown Band started a little over six years ago, says Ricks. He and his daughter Amanda Gafter-Ricks and pal Scott Smith were in a choir together and decided to form the band.

“We weren’t musically as together as we needed to be,” Ricks says. “If you want to be funny doing music you better be good at it. You can’t just be bad.”

The clown band idea quickly grew into something more socially responsible.

“We do some singing and dancing but it’s more a clown show. That’s where we’ve evolved to,” Ricks says.

Gafter-Ricks, a registered drama therapist, started clown-ing many years ago and remem-bers it as, “fooling around and playing around the piano.”

Already a professional, she’s toured and worked as a clown.

Gafter-Ricks, though, knows the keen difference between getting the laughs and provid-ing a service.

“We are not about entertain-ing. We are about connecting with the individuals we are meeting. Ultimately it’s about connecting on that human level as opposed to entertainment,” she says.

“All of our clowns have a social service background. We have really arrived at the con-clusion that anyone who’s com-ing in to do care clowning has to have those fundamental skill sets around social service and being in service for others, ide-ally.”

The clowns’ experience runs

the gamut from childcare to working with seniors.

“Those skills that you learn and those professions really do translate as care clowns,” Gafter-Ricks says.

She points out newer clown Ann Sorensen, who joined this spring after retiring from 26 years working at the Queen Alexandra Centre.

All Sorensen originally knew about therapeutic clowning was what she gleaned from Patch Adams, the movie star-ring Robin Williams, where the titular character made those in the most dire medical situa-tions smile. It left her intrigued, and Sorensen knew upon retire-ment she’d be seeking to fill the void of years spent working with children.

She found some care clown training in Montreal in 2012 and there learned of the Sunshine Clowns back home and joined up.

“The word is getting out there, but there are a lot of peo-ple that don’t know much about care clowning or even that it exists,” Sorensen said. “They’re making a huge difference in a really sweet way.”

Now her character Mimsy is a part of the Sunshine roster.

“There are aspects of it where, it’s beautiful that you tap into a childlike part of your-self and you reach people in a different way. It means so much to people who can be so iso-lated. It’s a wonderful way to connect with people,” she said. “I’m new, and with clowning you take on a clown persona but the clown persona has aspects of you in it. You take a character-istic that isn’t your best quality and you exaggerate the dickens out of it.”

Mimsy tries hard, but drops things and wears a bicycle bell as a ring. “She does her best,” Sorensen says with a laugh.

Mimsy works with others such as Bungle (Ricks) and Goldie Rae (Gafter-Ricks) on

routine schedules at three regional facilities: Beacon Hill Villa, Cridge Village and Luther Court. A routine session entails two clowns and a handler.

“It’s as much a gift being in service as it is receiving ser-vices. I have always found that laughter, music, touch and that fundamental human connec-tion is vital to all of our health, let alone someone who is now aging, who has lost autonomy,” Gafter-Ricks says. “It also really translates to people who visit the people we have visited. They get to see that somebody else cares and had an impact.”

For three years they’ve pro-vided hugs to the 80 residents of Beacon Hill Villa in Victoria.

“It’s extremely important. I’d seen the power of clowning at a conference I was at on arts and healthcare,” said Kristy Brug-man, therapeutic recreation department manager at Beacon Hill Villa. “I witnessed things that can unfold when you’re being playful. We see a lot of people come out of their shell. When a clown comes around it gives you permission to step out of your normal routine and play.”

The clowns use body lan-guage and eye contact to read the situation, then extend a playful invitation and the resident either engages and invites them in or gives them a sign to go away. “They are really experts at what they do … they’re inviting people to engage.”

Brugman recalled a man, who sulked in his room, forever lamenting there was nothing to do. He was stuck in a bored state of mind.

“I came back around after the clowns had been in his unit. He was laying with his mask on his face,” she said. “He had his finger above his head dancing with a red clown nose on it – giggling.”

Moments like that are the norm, not the exception, Brug-man says.

“In a busy environment, this is something that offers peo-ple just that moment to truly decide what’s going to happen. They have some autonomy in that moment. They get to choose how they want to inter-act and whether they want to interact.”

Learn more about care clown-ing and their philosophy online at thesunshineclownband.com.

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Amanda Gafter Ricks interacts with a resident at Beacon Hill Villa during a Sunshine Clowns visit late last year.

How to train your clownThe Sunshine Clown Band have four senior clowns and a

number of newer ones. They’re considering another training in the spring to prepare another crop of caring and empowering clowns.

“It takes about a year for clowns to come up in their character and feel comfortable care clowning,” says Amanda Gafter-Ricks. “We’re looking to grow but we don’t want to do anything that compromises our work. Whatever we do we want to take on mindfully and well.”


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Tax and fee increases have become as sure a sign that a new year has arrived as champagne and fireworks.

According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, B.C. residents can expect to see hikes in the rates they pay for MSP, EI, CPP, B.C. Hydro, ICBC and B.C. Ferries. Among the increases for 2015, the Medical Services Premium Tax goes up $33 a year for individuals and $66 for families; EI and CPP taxes will go up $23 in 2015; BC Hydro announced a six per cent hike in electricity rates for April 1, which amounts to an estimated $72 for the average home; B.C. Ferries will boost fares 3.9 per cent; and ICBC is expected to raise basic auto insurance, estimated to be $36 for the average car.

“Every government and agency seems to get their pound of flesh, and one wonders when enough will be enough,” said Jordan Bateman, B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

The simple answer to that question seems to be never.

B..C Ferries shows that even the threat of decreasing revenues and a damaged economy can’t restrain the Crown corporation’s temptation to gouge its customers.

But perhaps the most troubling increase is the one to basic auto insurance premiums. The increase comes despite the government funnelling more than $150 million from the Crown corporation into provincial coffers, and it will be targeted at safe drivers along with those actually responsible for any increase in claims.

It’s clear that when it comes to fee hikes, fairness and financial returns play no part in the equation. It’s just a new year’s plunge into the taxpayers’ wallet.

Victoria is far from conservative

Re: Sewage, Blue Bridge on mayor’s must-do list (News, Jan. 2)

I disagree with Mayor Lisa Helps that Victoria is a “very, very conservative place.”

Many decades ago Victoria was “stiff upper lip,” a bit of jolly-old England city and very conservative.

If one wanted to have a beer at a pub you would have to go out to another municipality for that pleasure.

Many downtown businesses were closed at noon every Wednesday and Sunday movies were taboo. Now that was very, very conservative.

Fast forward to the present where homelessness was one of the main issues in the municipal election.

If conservatives ran the city, able-bodied homeless people would be encouraged to find work but small “L” liberal thinkers have taken over and believe the homeless should be

given shelter and three square meals a day.

Begging is found on every street corner of the downtown area.

Victoria is the only city in Canada where a Green Party candidate has a good shot of getting elected in any election and the NDP candidates (backed by CUPE) will always be at or near the top in a municipal, provincial or federal election.

A conservative running for anything in the city hasn’t got a snowball’s chance.

Rather than being a “very, very conservative place,” Madam Mayor, Victoria is just the opposite!

Bob BeckwithVictoria

Is this the legacy we want to leave?

Last year was a busy one for the Harper Conservatives who were quietly dismantling Canada’s environmental protections to serve

international oil, gas, mining and aquaculture interests.

Weakened laws included granting broad power to the ministers of Fisheries and Oceans and Environment to favor foreign industrial development.

And if you want to peacefully protest the projects these actions will allow, the feds have just proposed new provisions to the Criminal Code that would result in 10 years in jail and fines.

Once it’s gone – it’s gone. Instead of Canada’s iconic

natural areas, we will have poor air quality and industrial landscapes with coal, oil barges and pipelines replacing our fisheries, tourism and hospitality jobs.

In 2015 do we want to continue this authorized, corporate control to destroy Canada’s natural areas, climate, and democracy?

Let’s leave a different legacy, and choose to conserve habitat, stop the fossil fuel expansion, and further the solar, wind and

water energy businesses with viable and clean jobs.

Sheila HarringtonLasqueti Island

There’s plenty we all can do to clean our air

Re: Health advocate (News, Dec. 19)

We can definitely control to a large degree the amount of air pollution. Start by banning outdoor burning, then monitoring chimney smoke.

The next step would be enforcement.

Wood stoves can be operated cleanly with no smoke but most people don’t bother. Use well seasoned wood, burn hot with lots of air and the EPA stoves, anything less than 25 years old, are relatively clean.

Motor vehicles? Yes, people use them too much; most of these problems are more easily solved on a provincial or national level.

Anita Thyer GillmoreVictoria

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The morning of Dec. 28 began like many others for Kevin Light.

With a 5:20 a.m. start, the former Olympic rower, gold medalist and Saanich resident beat the break of dawn and headed towards Elk Lake, where he previously trained until his hands bled. But Light was headed for another boat that day: the 7 a.m. ferry to Tsawwassen and then on to Seattle for NFL gameday.

“(Dec. 28) was my sixth Seahawks’ game, and I have to say I’ve become an NFL fan now but I wasn’t when I started,” said Light, a freelance photogra-pher who attended the sidelines of Century-Link Field prior to the Seahawks’ kickoff ver-sus the St. Louis Rams that day.

“It’s actually easier to take photos of the game when you’re not a fan, because you don’t get wrapped up in the game,” he said. “But now, I get excited about the opportunity and the event sur-rounding the game. Just the excitement of it, it’s a cool vibe that falls on Seattle. You feel it walking to the game.”

The fever and hype isn’t for nothing, as the defending NFL champion Seahawks have found the magic of late. That fever is also becoming a sig-nificant tourism driver for a growing number of Seahawks fans in Greater Victoria and across B.C.

A Seattle trip involv-ing B.C. Ferries can take anywhere from five to eight hours, depending on border lineups. But it’s all worth it, said Grade 12 Lambrick Park base-ball academy student Jake Bosence, who made the trek that day with his dad, Tod.

“I’ve been to a Canucks playoff game, I’ve seen some other games, but the

Seahawks is unreal, it’s out of this world,” Bos-ence said.

It was the second straight year that Bosence attended a Seahawks game. Both games were against the last-place Rams because they were the cheapest tickets he could get for the season. Ironically, however, the Rams match-up was the big-gest home game of the season to date and set the stage for this week-end’s semifinal against the Carolina Panthers.

The Seahawks flourished in the sec-ond half of the Rams game, scoring two touchdowns and win-ning 20-6. It clinched a home berth in the NFL playoffs for the team.

“Both times, we took B.C. Ferries to the game,” Bosence said.

“One day, it’d be cool to go down the day before by float plane or the Victoria Clipper and spend the night, but I’ll do whatever to get down there.”

Among the most lux-urious ways to travel is Seattle’s Kenmore Air seaplanes, which flies harbour to harbour.

The small-plane company is openly thankful to the Island’s Seahawks faithful, who have helped with a sig-

nificant boost to busi-ness since the lead up to last year’s Seahawks NFL championship.

“On a typical winter weekend, we fly one or two (five-seat) Beavers to Victoria per day, but on Dec. 27th and 28th, we pulled (10-seat) Otters from our San Juan routes and ran them all day long, which is only normal for a Friday,” said Col-leen Eastman, market-ing co-ordinator for Kenmore Air.

“Our numbers have definitely picked up because of the Seahawks, but it’s hard to put a number on exactly how many, though a lot of the rid-ership is so excited they actually tell us,” Eastman said.

Light estimated Bos-ence was one of about 10 obvious Seahawks fans on the 7 a.m. boat.

The early 1:30 p.m. start forced a lot of fans to fly and sail down the day before.

Victoria Clipper and BlackBall Ferry Line’s MV Coho also sail out of the Inner Harbour and are sure to be packed for this week-end’s Seahawks game versus the Panthers at CenturyLink Field. Kickoff time is at 5:30 p.m.

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Late French Immersion students begin to study French in Grade 6. No prior knowledge of French is expected. By Grade 8, Late French Immersion students have usually achieved a level of fluency equivalent to those in Early Immersion. Late French Immersion is offered at: * Arbutus Middle * Cedar Hill Middle * Central Middle * Lansdowne Middle * Shoreline Middle Late French Immersion is open to any student entering Grade 6 in September, 2014. To apply to enroll in Late Immersion, go to your preferred Late Immersion school during Immersion Registration Week (January 27 to January 31, 2014). Interested in Learning More About Late French Immersion? Attend our Information Meeting:

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Christine Knox can no longer do many sim-ple activities like walk to the grocery store or go for a drink in the evening, but she hopes to support others suf-fering from a relatively rare disease through her passion for quilting.

Knox battled con-stant migraines, an irregular heartbeat, muscle pain and fatigue for years before doctors discovered she suffers from mitochondrial dis-ease, a debilitating con-dition where the energy powerhouses of the cells degrade or stop working altogether.

“I was sleeping some-times up to 15 hours a day. It was like having the flu all the time and never recovering,” says

Knox, who now takes a strict vitamin and phar-maceutical cocktail to manage her symptoms.

Mitochondrial dis-ease includes a variety of genetic mutations in the mitochondrial DNA that can lead to seizures, hearing loss, heart problems and even respiratory failure.

One in 6,000 Cana-dians suffers from the disease but less than 10 per cent are diagnosed, according to Mito-Canada, a registered charity that provides awareness and support for both patients and researchers studying its effects.

Prof. Francis Choy, a human geneticist and member of the Univer-sity of Victoria’s Centre for Biomedical Studies, is one of those research-ers fascinated by the

disease and assessing treatments.

Choy estimates between one in 10,000 to one in 15,000 peo-ple are born with a mitochondrial disease, though he stresses that number is still an edu-cated guess.

There’s no cure for

the disease and current treatments are limited to managing symptoms and slowing disease progression, he said.

“It’s a complicated diagnosis but it can be done if the practitioner is competent,” Choy said.

The disease is ter-rible in its worst mani-festation, but fortu-nately many mutations fall below a threshold that still allow patients to live relatively pro-ductive lives, albeit with limited activity, he added.

In September, Choy and honours thesis biology student Kelly Turner published a paper in the Journal of Molecular and Genet-ics Medicine examining the current methods to prevent transmission of mitochondrial DNA defects from mother to child, a developing field of biomedical research that includes genetic diagnosis.

While research is still in the early stages, some women with the most severe cases of mitochondrial disease can have children while avoiding transmission

of the genetic muta-tions.

“Since the mito-chondria are the pow-erhouses of our cells, they’re super important for the tissue that has high energy uses, so the brain or the muscles,” Turner said.

“When there’s a defect in the mitochon-dria, it makes you sick because you don’t have enough energy getting to certain places in your body.”

The disease may be less familiar among physicians who gradu-ated before the mid-1980s, when medical genetics became stan-dard learning in medi-cal training. But Choy and others continue to offer advanced genetic testing for those suffer-ing from mitochondrial disease with the goal of developing better treat-ment and prevention methods.

“Certain vitamin ther-apies have been shown to improve the symp-toms. but it’s so hard to predict how a specific patient is going to react. It’s really an individual disease,” Turner said.

Knox, who gets by

thanks to solid dis-ability insurance from her former employer, is now putting what energy she has towards her Mito Quilts of Hope project, which raises awareness and pro-vides support by send-ing handmade quilts to others with mitochon-drial disease.

“In Canada, I’ve got about 30 requests for quilts,” Knox said. “In the U.S., I’ve got over 100 requests. I’ve already sent out about 20 quilts, which take anywhere from three to six months to make depending on the com-plexity of design.”

Knox is looking for quilting volunteers to help her fill those back orders. She’s also teamed up with local filmmaker Brian Bar-nard to produce a film about mitochondrial disease and her own journey.

“Relatively speaking, I’ve lived a very full life,” she said. “This is what I can do now to make a difference with the tal-ents I still have.”

For more information on mitochondrial dis-ease, visit mitocanada.org.

For more informa-tion or to donate to Barnard’s film, search “Mito awareness proj-ect” on Indiegogo.com.

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Christine Knox sits at her sewing machine with a near-finished quilt, destined for a patient with mitochondrial disease somewhere in Canada or the U.S. Knox started Quilts for Hope last year after she discovered she suffers from mitochondrial disease, which affects between one in 10,000 to one in 15,000 Canadians.

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Green leader special guest

Federal Green Party Leader Eliza-beth May is the fea-tured speaker at the Canadian Club lun-cheon on Jan. 20 in Victoria.

May’s talk will be on “Taking action on climate change: locally and glob-ally.”

The Saanich-Gulfs Islands MP has a long record as a committed and dedicated advocate for social justice, the environment and human rights. She is an environ-mentalist, writer, activist and law-yer who has been active in the envi-ronmental move-ment since 1970.

The luncheon is at the Harbour Towers Hotel, 345 Quebec St. Guests are welcome, but reservations are required. Please telephone 250-370-1837 before Jan. 16.

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More than $16,000 was raised last weekend at the B.C. Lions Society’s annual Chip In for the Kids, Christmas tree recycle.

Hundreds of residents from Greater Victoria to Duncan showed up to have their Christmas trees chipped and recycled.

“We are truly grateful for the support and kindness of the community,” said Shannon Bernays of the B.C. Lions Society.

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As B.C. hunters packed rooms to protest regulations giving guide-outfitters and their out-of-province clients a larger share of big-game permits, the provincial government argues that the shift is being exaggerated.

The latest increase in the share of guide permits to hunt moose, grizzly bear and other restricted animals in limited-entry hunting areas of B.C. totals 618 “hunting opportunities” across the province per year, says a statement from the Minis-try of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Based on the success rate of hunts for dif-ferent species, “this model repre-sents a transfer of approximately 186 animals from residents to guides.”

The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s estimate the wild game alloca-tion policy could result in 5,000 fewer hunting permits for resi-dent hunters under limited entry hunting rules is “not accurate,” the ministry says.

Forests Minister Steve Thom-son said he made the decision on the latest allocation after a long consultation where the BCWF

and the Guide Outfitters Asso-ciation of B.C. couldn’t agree. The decision was to provide cer-tainty for guide businesses, but also took away guides’ rights to pool regional game allotments and hunt in vacant guiding ter-ritories.

“There are arguments over the number, depending on which base you use, and I expect those arguments will continue,” Thom-son said. “At the end of the day we all want the same thing, which is healthy wildlife popula-tions.”

BCWF hosted hunter meetings in Kelowna and Langley recently, and spokesman Jesse Zeman said hunters were lined up out

the door in Langley. He said the latest changes are part of a lon-ger-term shift going back more than a decade that has seen a loss of harvest share for resident hunters.

B.C. hunters are concerned that the share reserved for guide-outfitters is now higher than anywhere else in North Amer-ica. Under the latest policy, that share is 20 per cent for elk, 20 or 25 per cent for moose depending on the restricted region, 35 per cent for mountain goat, and 40 per cent for grizzly bears.

Open season areas for moose and other animals remain in the southern Interior and northeast, where anyone can buy a license and tag to hunt. Abundant spe-cies such as mule deer, white-tail deer and black bear have no hunting quotas in any part of B.C.

Zeman said for prized species such as Roosevelt elk on Vancou-ver Island, winning a resident tag in the lottery is rare enough to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As hunter numbers rebound, they increasingly face the choice to aim for another species, drive long distances to an unrestricted region or hire a guide.

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Hip with hip-hop stars and seniors tooWhen Chrysler resurrected the 300 nameplate (originally sold from the mid 50s until the late 70s) back in 2005, it was met with the kind of enthusiasm of which automakers can only dream.Hip-hop stars all the way to seniors chose the car with aggressive exterior styling and full-size dimensions. In fact, the 2005 Chrysler 300 wasn’t just a sales hit — it won more awards than any other vehicle to date. When Chrysler updated the car for 2011, the intention was to make the car less “brutal” looking, making it more ele-gant and sophisticated. This was achieved by opening up the glass area for better outward visibility and minimizing the bold front grille. Now, for 2015, Chrysler is retracing its choices and going back to a blunt look again.LooksThe people who drove the 2005 model welcomed some of the changes made in 2011. The glass area was improved by 15 per cent and the top of the front window was raised, making it easier to see traffic lights. This has not been adjusted for 2015; the revisions are kept to the front and rear of the 300. The most noticeable update is the return of a big, bold grille, which is 30 per cent bigger than the aggressive grille found on the 2005 model. The way it is integrated is more polished, thanks to three distinct grille inserts depending on the trim level. The S trim (seen above) receives more black trim, not just on the grille, but also the side window trim and smoked 20-inch alloy wheels. This car has some of the attitude of the Dodge Charger in a slightly more upscale package. Other refinements include LED lighting for daytime running lights, rear tail lamps and available LED fog lights. The rear bumper has been raised slightly to make it look less heavy and integrated exhaust tips help refine the look.

Inside It is amazing to see how much has changed inside a modern sedan in the past 10 years. When the 2005 Chrysler 300 was introduced, the company was still addicted to hard, cheap looking plas-tic. Today, the 300 is fitted with upscale materials and the latest infotainment. The changes for 2015 include a new in-strument cluster display that is bold and bright. My preference would be to have the ability to dial down the brightness of the glowing instrument rings during the day, something that can be adjusted at night when the headlamps are on. The award winning 8.4-inch uConnect infotainment screen is standard on all trim levels and it is a snap to learn. Also included now, on all models, is the rotary transmission controller, something that becomes second nature after a few days of use. The rest of the interior is tailored depending on the trim. The sportier S

model is covered in black with bold white stitching. It is the top Platinum models that get the opulent diamond stitching in the seats, a two-tone leather steering wheel and open grain wood accents.Drive The reason for the standard transmission controller is the standard 8-speed automatic transmission for both V6 and V8 equipped cars. The base engine is the same 3.6L V6 with 292hp. The optional 363hp Hemi V8 is a powerful upgrade but this car is no longer available with all wheel drive (AWD), this is something previous V8 owners didn’t choose in great numbers, so it was dropped. The 300 is now available with a sport setting for the transmission, engine management and steering feel, taking advantage of computer algorithms to extract the most out of the car’s strong engines. Unlike the sportier Dodge Charger, there is not an adjustable

suspension but the S model does run on 20-inch wheels and tires making it feel very connected to the road. This will not be the choice of traditional luxury buyers; they will like the more upscale 300C for grand touring.VerdictStarting at $37,395 and maxing out at $45,295 for an AWD platinum V6 model, there are many trims to choose (V8 equipped cars run roughly $2,000 more). The base is the value leader, the S is the sporty model, with standard 20-inch wheels, and the 300C Platinum is the one featuring the opulent interior. Chrysler believes that the S model will be the volume leader thanks to the aggressive black trim and chunky wheels. This is a surprise because the Dodge Charger is based on the same platform and has the whole “bad boy” attitude in spades, something the 300 looks to be mimicking. The top Platinum would be my choice because it’s interior is so different from the Dodge, something that truly separates the two cars plus it has all the latest safety features including the autonomous braking system when a crash is detected. Much has changed in 10 years for the 300 but the same goodness that was in the 2005 model is still here; it is the refinement that makes this a modern sedan.The LowdownPower: 2.4L 185hp or 2.0L Turbo with 245hpFill-up: 9.8L/6.7L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $23,999-$34,799

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‘‘Much has changed in 10 years for the 300, but the same goodness that was in the 2005 model is still here; it is the refinement that makes this a modern sedan.’’Zack Spencer

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By Bob McHugh “Take me home Super Cruise” could be a com-mand that future Cadillac owners may be saying to their automobile, in the not too distant future. GM’s luxury brand seems likely to be first auto-maker to offer a fully automated driving feature in a production vehicle. Super Cruise is one of three entries vying for the 2015 AJAC Best New Auto Safety Technology Award. A similar entry from Honda called AcuraWatch takes us to the brink of automation and another GM entry will be of interest to those who like to cruise the internet. GM - Super Cruise: Super Cruise is the working name that GM has given a yet to be released auto-mated driving technology that will (or can) allow hands-off-the-wheel lane following, braking and speed control, in certain highway driving situations. The goal of this technology is to increase the comfort of an attentive driver on freeways, both in bumper-to-bumper traffic and on long road trips.The claimed safety value

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Honda/Acura – AcuraWatch: A system that takes vehicle operation to the brink of automation, AcuraWatch is a suite of driver-assist technologies that’s offered in the Technology and Elite editions of the new Acura TLX. An interesting new tech included in this package is the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low-Speed Follow (LSF). Unlike other systems of this ilk, it uses both grille-mounted (millimeter-wave) radar and a windshield mounted camera to monitor and maintain a preset vehicle speed and following dis-tance interval to the vehicle directly ahead.The Low-Speed Follow feature is designed primar-ily for use in stop and go traffic. Other systems included in the AcuraWatch pack-age include Multi-Angle Rearview Camera and Cross Traffic Monitor, Forward Collision Warning, Collision Mitigation Braking System, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Assist, Road Departure Mitigation and Blind Spot Information.

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Teams from Victoria and Kamloops will represent the province at the national championships after win-ning the 2015 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling Champi-onships.

The finals, held at Parks-ville Curling Club on Satur-day, saw Team Henderson crowned the Junior Men’s champions – the fourth rink from Victoria Curling Centre to take the title in as many years.

The five-man team, which comprises of skip Paul Henderson, third Dun-can Silversides, second Benton Boychuk-Chorne, lead Timothy Henderson

and fifth Jacob Zorn, beat Abbotsford’s Team Tanaka 9-8 in the final.

The Island rink had previ-ously lost to Team Tanaka in the round-robin stage but Henderson felt this worked in the team’s favour.

“Coming up against Tanaka, I felt like if anything there was more pressure on them since they had beaten us before. We were the underdogs with nothing to lose,” he said.

That approach seemed to work as the rink gained an early lead, stealing three in the first end.

Tanaka quickly bounced back with superb draw for

one against four and the teams were tied on 5-5 at the halfway point.

Team Henderson then took three straight ends to lead 9-5 before Tanaka pulled two back.

In the 10th end the Islanders had to clear one of Tanaka’s two stones for the win, something which skip Henderson relished.

“The guys left me an open hit for the win. I couldn’t ask anything more of them.

“It’s been my dream to win a B.C. title for longer than I can remember and it means the world to be able to represent British Colum-bia at nationals and test our

mettle against some of the best young teams in Can-ada.”

Team Henderson’s vic-tory also means its coach Todd Troyer has now guided three different teams to the B.C. Junior Men’s title, as well as win-ning the 1988 Canadian Junior Men’s Champion-ships as a curler.

The rink will be hoping to emulate his success when it travels to Corner Brook, Newfoundland to compete in the 2015 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

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Junior curling rink earns B.C. crownVictoria and Esquimalt runners are set to take part in

the first race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series this weekend.

The Harriers Pioneer 8K starts and finishes at Saanich Fairgrounds on Sunday (Jan. 11).

There will be a strong elite field with many of B.C.’s best athletes competing. The race starts at 11 a.m.

Runners can register at Frontrunners, 1200 Vancouver St. on Saturday (Jan. 10) or on race day.

Eight races make up the Frontrunners Island Race Series. The Harriers Pioneer 8K will be followed by Cobble Hill 10K on Jan. 25, Cedar 12K on Feb. 8, Hatley Castle 8K on Feb. 22, Synergy Health Management Ltd Bazan Bay 5K on March 8, Comox Valley RV Half Mara-thon on March 22, Merville 15K on April 12, and Sooke River 10K on April 19.

More than 4,800 registered for the 2014 series, now in its 34th year.

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The Victoria HarbourCats Baseball Club has released its 2015 West Coast League sched-ule and start its season batting off against the Kelowna Falcons.

The Falcons will be in Victoria for a three-game series on June 5 to 7 at Royal Athletic Park.

The ‘Cats will play their first six games at home, taking a day off after the Kelowna series before welcoming division-rival Kitsap BlueJack-ets from June 9 to 11.

The HarbourCats have made a tradition of starting the season with games against their B.C. rivals. The Falcons visited Victoria in 2013, the local team’s first year here and in 2014, Vic-toria opened in Kelowna.

Other highlights include a Father’s Day home date (June 21), and additional exhibition games The first fireworks game is set for June 6. June 7 is notable as the first day game, and the team will hold a special day game on June 11.

Tentative plans are for evening games to start at 6:35 p.m., with day games slated for 1:05 p.m.

“The HarbourCats appreciate the intricate work that goes into preparing a league sched-ule, with all the challenges that come with it – working through facility availability, schedule rotations, and community requests that are so important to how West Coast League teams operate in their markets,” said general manager

Jim Swanson. “We think this schedule will give us a great

chance to get off to a good start and we will have to be ready to play our division rivals for those key three-game series, starting with Kitsap com-ing to Victoria on June 9,” said Swanson.

“Those divisional games are important for any team to contend, and we remain focused on getting the HarbourCats to the playoffs. From a fan entertainment perspective, the promotional opportunities with this schedule are endless, and we’ll work very hard at adding in all sorts of

exciting new wrinkles that will increase the fun-factor at HarbourCats games.”

The 54-game regular season runs from June 5 to Aug. 9, with playoffs to start on Aug. 11. The three division winners and the wild card team (best record of non-division winners) advance to best-of-three semifinal series, with the win-ners meeting in the best-of-three championship series.

Fans can check out the full schedule online at the team website at harbourcats.com.

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Royals make trade with Saskatoon

The Victoria Royals have acquired forward Alex Forsberg along with a third-round pick in the 2015 Western Hockey League bantam draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft from the Saskatoon Blades.

In exchange, the Royals have sent their first-round pick in the 2017 WHL bantam draft and the rights to forward Brayden Dunn (1998) to the Blades.

A native of Waldheim, Sask., Forsberg comes to Victoria after recording 33 points (13 goals and 20 assists) in 36 games for the Blades this season. Forsberg has played in 167 WHL regular season games with the Prince George Cougars and Saskatoon Blades and has notched 43 goals and 77 assists for 120 points.

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Community Calendar

Friday, Jan. 9Victoria Royals vs. Prince

George Cougars. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Saturday, Jan. 10Esquimalt Recreation Open

House. Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St., 8:30 a.m. to noon. Info: 250-412-8500.

Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Evelyn at 250-370-0153.

Moss Street Winter Market. Fairfield Community Centre, 1330 Fairfield Rd., 10 a.m to noon.

Victoria Royals vs. Prince George Cougars. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Sunday, Jan. 11Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet

at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Marion at 250-477-9851.

Polin: First Visit to My Ancestral Land, an illustrated talk and reading by Isa Milman. Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard St., 2 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Thursday. Jan. 15Victoria Cougars vs. Campbell

River Storm. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

Victoria Writers Festival’s January Salon.The literary evening celebrates book launches and readings by award-winning writers Shelley Leedahl and Michael Kenyon. Fairfield Market, 1275 Oscar St., 7 p.m. Info: victoriawritersfestival.org.

Saturday, Jan. 17Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet

at Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Hazel at 250-385-5439.


at Frontrunners Westshore, 755 Goldstream Ave. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Erna at 250.474-0808.

Friends of the B.C. Archives. Victoria: A city goes to war, a look at the capital during the First World War. Royal B.C. Museum, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 20Canadian Club Luncheon

featuring Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Harbour

Towers Hotel, 345 Quebec St., 11:45 a.m. For reservations, please telephone 250-370-1837 before Jan. 16 or go online to eventbrite.ca.

Wednesday, Jan. 21Seattle Mariners Winter

Caravan. Join Mariners’ representatives Dave Sims, Mariner Moose, James Paxton, Charlie Furbush and Steve Sinclair as they come to Victoria for a free fan session. Fairmont Empress Hotel, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 22Victoria Cougars vs. Peninsula

Panthers. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

Friday, Jan. 23Robbie Burns Day. Cook Street

Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Info: ookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com.

Victoria Royals vs. Kamloops Blazers. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7:30 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.


at Harbour Towers, 345 Quebec St. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Randy at 250.590-7175.

Victoria Royals vs. Kamloops Blazers. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.


at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 9:30

a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Cheryl at 250-385-8990.

Victoria Cougars vs. Saanich Braves. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 3:30 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

Thursday, Jan. 29Victoria Cougars vs. Westshore

Wolves. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.


at Willows Beach, Beach Drive. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Marg at 250-370-5073.

Monday, Feb. 9Family Fun Day. Victoria

West Community Centre, 521 Craigflower Rd.

Friday, Feb. 13Victoria Chamber Orchestra

presents Beethoven concert First Metropolitan Church, 932 Balmoral Rd., 8 p.m. Tickets available at victoriachamberorchestra.org.

Robbie Burns celebrated Jan. 23 at Cook Street Village Activity Centre.

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The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to turn in engaging, objective news stories, interesting features and dynamic photographs.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND

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HOME INSPECTION| Visit consumerprotectionbc.ca/news/home-inspectors

NEW LISTINGS/TOTAL, JANUARY 2014

ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS/ TOTAL, JANUARY 2014

» 16/294» 63/1,080» 2,918/3,870

JANUARY 2015 SALES, JANUARY 2014

B.C. on the cusp of regulating wild west of home inspection Travis Paterson Black Press

Prospective home owners rejoice, the cloud of confu-sion is soon to lift off the industry regulations govern-ing home inspection in B.C.

Clearing up the bureau-cratic boondoggle has been on Christy Clark’s agenda since she was elected.

On Jan. 15 the govern-ment will sit down with an advisory committee made up of representatives from B.C. Housing, as well as the two bigger home inspection agencies in B.C., the Cana-dian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (B.C. chapter) and Applied Science Technologist and Technicians of B.C., and oth-ers.

The goal is to improve the 2009 home inspector regula-tions overseen by Consumer Protection B.C., which aren’t strong enough, says execu-tive director Helene Bar-ton of CAHPI’s B.C. office in Kelowna.

“The 2009 regulations were a start but Consumer Protection also approved other associations for licens-ing in B.C. and in turn not all organizations are following the policies and the regula-tions of the industry,” Bar-ton said.

“Now they’ll ensure every-

one is under the same stan-dard so if you hire someone, it won’t matter which of the four associations they’re from.”

Barton hopes to see the updated rules and regula-tions in place by April 1.

While the decades long scenario is nearly under control in B.C. it’s still up in the air in other provinces.

Alberta is considering the Canadian Standards Asso-ciation’s scrupulous CSA-A770, which demands an inspection so thorough it would take 16 to 32 hours, likely costing buyers more than $1,000 in labour.

“In B.C. we’re 110 per cent against (CSA-A770), it’s a non-starter,” Barton said.

And it’s not just Canada, as the lack of home inspec-tion regulation is a rampant across North America, says Ontario home inspector Bruce McClure. His book Buy Or Run tries to answer the question of who really controls the home inspec-tion industry in North Amer-ica?

“Alberta, in frustration, turned to CSA and said ‘write us a legislation for home inspections,” McClure explained. “That was tabled in September for a public input period, and the docu-ment is so far over the top so it doesn’t make sense, home inspectors across the country are up in arms.”

The other problem McClure pokes fun at, but also wants to see dealt with (and which exists in B.C) is the impressive sounding credentials used by home

inspectors which mean very little.

“If you’re a registered home inspector it means you’re a member of CAHPI with 200-plus home inspec-tions, and around 500 hours of education, peer reviewed by fellow inspectors. Or you

could be a certified mas-ter home inspector, which demands a $1,000 fee but with hardly any experience. Which sounds more impres-sive?,” McClure asks.

Lost in the context of regulating the industry, of course, is ending the conflict

of interest that comes with real estate agents using a ‘thumbs up’ home inspector.

“There are a lot of good home inspectors out there, but this is a floundering industry in need of regula-tion.”

[email protected]

Hogtying the home inspection industryBruce McClure

wants to see a regulated

home inspection industry that’s

fair to real estate agents, buyers

and inspectors. Submitted


HomeFinderFind a place to call home

Do you have a house-hunting story you’d like to share

with us? Email: [email protected]

To advertise in HomeFinder, call Oliver Sommer at Email: osommer@

blackpress.ca

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES

IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR

HOME

The Victoria News is looking to help tell your stories about buying and selling your home.

Homefinder is available to househunters and real estate agents with unique stories.

Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a senior couple looking to downsize, contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives.

You can call reporter Don Denton at 250-480-3264 or email [email protected] to share your ideas.

HOME INSPECTION| Visit consumerprotectionbc.ca/news/home-inspectors

NEW LISTINGS/TOTAL, JANUARY 2014

ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS/ TOTAL, JANUARY 2014

» 16/294» 63/1,080» 2,918/3,870

JANUARY 2015 SALES, JANUARY 2014

B.C. on the cusp of regulating wild west of home inspection Travis Paterson Black Press

Prospective home owners rejoice, the cloud of confu-sion is soon to lift off the industry regulations govern-ing home inspection in B.C.

Clearing up the bureau-cratic boondoggle has been on Christy Clark’s agenda since she was elected.

On Jan. 15 the govern-ment will sit down with an advisory committee made up of representatives from B.C. Housing, as well as the two bigger home inspection agencies in B.C., the Cana-dian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (B.C. chapter) and Applied Science Technologist and Technicians of B.C., and oth-ers.

The goal is to improve the 2009 home inspector regula-tions overseen by Consumer Protection B.C., which aren’t strong enough, says execu-tive director Helene Bar-ton of CAHPI’s B.C. office in Kelowna.

“The 2009 regulations were a start but Consumer Protection also approved other associations for licens-ing in B.C. and in turn not all organizations are following the policies and the regula-tions of the industry,” Bar-ton said.

“Now they’ll ensure every-

one is under the same stan-dard so if you hire someone, it won’t matter which of the four associations they’re from.”

Barton hopes to see the updated rules and regula-tions in place by April 1.

While the decades long scenario is nearly under control in B.C. it’s still up in the air in other provinces.

Alberta is considering the Canadian Standards Asso-ciation’s scrupulous CSA-A770, which demands an inspection so thorough it would take 16 to 32 hours, likely costing buyers more than $1,000 in labour.

“In B.C. we’re 110 per cent against (CSA-A770), it’s a non-starter,” Barton said.

And it’s not just Canada, as the lack of home inspec-tion regulation is a rampant across North America, says Ontario home inspector Bruce McClure. His book Buy Or Run tries to answer the question of who really controls the home inspec-tion industry in North Amer-ica?

“Alberta, in frustration, turned to CSA and said ‘write us a legislation for home inspections,” McClure explained. “That was tabled in September for a public input period, and the docu-ment is so far over the top so it doesn’t make sense, home inspectors across the country are up in arms.”

The other problem McClure pokes fun at, but also wants to see dealt with (and which exists in B.C) is the impressive sounding credentials used by home

inspectors which mean very little.

“If you’re a registered home inspector it means you’re a member of CAHPI with 200-plus home inspec-tions, and around 500 hours of education, peer reviewed by fellow inspectors. Or you

could be a certified mas-ter home inspector, which demands a $1,000 fee but with hardly any experience. Which sounds more impres-sive?,” McClure asks.

Lost in the context of regulating the industry, of course, is ending the conflict

of interest that comes with real estate agents using a ‘thumbs up’ home inspector.

“There are a lot of good home inspectors out there, but this is a floundering industry in need of regula-tion.”

[email protected]

Hogtying the home inspection industryBruce McClure

wants to see a regulated

home inspection industry that’s

fair to real estate agents, buyers

and inspectors. Submitted

Victoria Volunteers

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

•••Cridge Transition House for

Women is looking for a transition house support volunteer to work under the direction of CTHW staff and enhance the services the CTHW provides to make them as welcoming, safe, and supportive as possible.

The Salvation Army is seeking spiritual care volunteers with excellent communication and relational skills to work with vulnerable individuals for two to 20 hours per week. Experience in addiction and mental health, and a background in spiritual care are helpful.

The YM/YWCA downtown is looking for volunteer coordinators to facilitate programs and provide customer service and support to the members and participants of the adult intermediate/advanced volleyball and badminton programs.

Victoria Health Cooperative is looking for a volunteer for a few hours a week who can organize, file, create order out of something approaching paper-mountain chaos, and is willing to work in a home office.

James Bay Community Project is looking for an organized and patient individual for a short term volunteer opportunity to help a senior organize their papers.

Special Olympics Victoria is looking for a volunteer who has good interpersonal skills, is a competent user of Microsoft Office, and who knows or is willing to learn to use MS Access to register athletes who wish to participate in their youth and adult programs.

Rocky Point Bird Observatory is looking for volunteers to help sew the bags that keep birds safe, dry and warm while being transported from the nets to the bird banding table. If you can sew a straight line with a sewing machine, you are qualified.

The Alzheimer Society is seeking volunteers to fill various positions for the Investors Group Walk for Memories.

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OPEN HOUSES | JAN. 9 TO JAN. 15, 2015

VICTORIA7-245 Ontario Street, $334,000MLS 345201, Saturday 2-4Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Robyn Hamilton, 250-384-8124

111-689 Bay Street, $204,900MLS 344995, Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Ltd.Nancy Vieira, 250-514-4750

1117 Balmoral Road, $319,000MLS 345110, Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunPhil Warren, 778-678-1124

200 Douglas St., From $319,000Saturday - Monday 1-4Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250-883-2715

#101-1110 Oscar Street, $319,000MLS 343574, Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunEd G. Sing, 250-744-3301

OAK BAY2162 Epworth St., $629,000MLS 345000, Saturday 2-4Boorman Investment Co.Dean Boorman, 250-595-1535

SAANICH EAST4942 Cordova Bay Rd., $775,000Sunday 2-4Newport RealtyJulie Rust, 250-385-2033

4128 Burnley Close, $483,900MLS 345098, Saturday 1-2:30Sutton Group West Coast RealtyWendy Thompson, 250-479-3333

403-1620 McKenzie Ave, $290,000MLS 337376, Friday 3:30-5:30Boorman Investment Co.Dean Boorman, 250-595-1535

SAANICH WEST17-500 Marsett Place, $399,900MLS 345093, Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-592-4422

1063 Hyacinth Ave., $579,000MLS 344487, Sunday 2-4Boorman Investment Co.Dean Boorman, 250-595-1535

211-4529 West Saanich Road, $339,900MLS 343719, Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124

SAANICH PENINSULA7182 West Saanich Road., From $370,000Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyMurray Lawson, 250-477-5353

3183-2600 Ferguson Rd, $269,000Sunday 2-4JONESco Real Estate Inc.Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

TH24-2353 Harbour Rd., $615,000MLS # 344410, Saturday 1-4Macdonald RealtyEleanor Smith, 250-388-5882

6253 Marie Meadows, $675,000MLS 343471, Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Elaine Wright, 250-216-0434

6253 Marie Meadows, $675,000MLS 343471, Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Elaine Wright, 250-474-6003

5-7768 East Saanich Road, $355,000 MLS 345141, Sun 2-4Fair Realty, Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

WEST SHOREThe Terraces at Latoria WalkFrom $639,900Thursday - Sunday 12-3Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124

24-172 Belmont Road, $369,000 Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

2655 Sooke Rd., from $199,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunJohn Percy, 250-508-1551

762 Egret Close, $719,000MLS 344358, Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Ron Bahrey, 250-744-8772

#301-1033 Belmont Avenue, $569,900Saturday & Sunday 1-3Sutton Group West Coast RealtyGaylene Salina, 250-479-3333

3707 Ridge Pond Road, $699,900 MLS 339007, Sat 2-4Sotheby’s International Realty CanadaBrad MacLaren, 250-727-5448

1047 Braeburn Avenue, $424,900 Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

2783 Penelope Place, $424,900 MLS 343785Saturday & Sunday 11-1Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer, 250-384-8124

768 Danby Place, $589,900MLS 343972, Sunday 2-4Sotheby’s International Realty CanadaBrad MacLaren, 250-727-5448

Heron’s Landing at Latoria Creek From $294,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124

2915 Golden Spike Pl., $349,900MLS 345107, Sunday 2-4One Percent RealtyTania McFadden, 250-589-0248

SOOKE1451 Winslow Drive, $349,900 Sat 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

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model is covered in black with bold white stitching. It is the top Platinum models that get the opulent diamond stitching in the seats, a two-tone leather steering wheel and open grain wood accents.Drive The reason for the standard transmission controller is the standard 8-speed automatic transmission for both V6 and V8 equipped cars. The base engine is the same 3.6L V6 with 292hp. The optional 363hp Hemi V8 is a powerful upgrade but this car is no longer available with all wheel drive (AWD), this is something previous V8 owners didn’t choose in great numbers, so it was dropped. The 300 is now available with a sport setting for the transmission, engine management and steering feel, taking advantage of computer algorithms to extract the most out of the car’s strong engines. Unlike the sportier Dodge Charger, there is not an adjustable

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As I dropped my aging butt into the heavily con-toured driver’s seat of Jaguar’s new F-Type Coupe the first thing I learned was that it was a long way down!High doorsills made ingress even more challenging but the hardship of entry was well worth its cost.With the introduction of its F-Type, the storied British marque now offers hope to greying loyalists needing val-idation that sixty is the new forty. Re-gardless of age, the machine rewards its pilot with an exhilarating driving experience more Porsche-like in its execution than Jaguar-traditional.The F-Type – nominally regarded as today’s version of the revered E-Type – arrived on Canadian soil as a 2014 model, available only as a convertible roadster. For the 2015 model year, Jaguar put a lid on its edgy two-seater with the introduction of the Coupe version. Its stunning lines steal the spotlight from the near-venerated convertible. Surprisingly, the sensual body of the UK’s latest icon encompasses plenty of head and legroom, not to mention decently sized stowage beneath its narrow rear hatch. But Costco capacity isn’t a hallmark of sports cars, the F-Type included. Of greater impor-tance is what’s beneath the bonnet.A range of three power plants are available, two of which are supercharged V6 mills each displacing 3.0 litres yet developing 340 and 380 horsepower respectively. The subject of this week’s review is the

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stir across Europe when it announced rock singer Robbie Williams as its new marketing manager at a televised press conference.“For me, it’s a big change. It’s stepping out of the world of pop into a proper job”, is how the Brit singer described his new assignment at Volkswa-gen.He currently features in an advertising campaign for the new “Club & Lounge” special models.

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It’s no surprise that celebrities gravitate to cool cars. For the vast majority of them though, cars are just fashion accessories. Comparatively few celebs over the years have actually been obsessive enough in their enthusiasm for cars and motorsports to be considered accomplished drivers or lifelong gearheads. Here are six with real cred:

Jay Leno is probably one of the best-known celebrity gearheads. His “Jay Leno’s Garage” website is well trafficked and his videos garner thousands of views on YouTube. Leno is no poser; he’s a consummate car guy and he has a very independent collecting philosophy — he’s out to impress no one. He buys what he likes and what he finds technically interest-

ing, and he even has been known to turn a wrench or two.The King of Cool, the late Steve McQueen owned some of the greatest collectible cars of all time, from a one-of-16-built Jaguar XK SS to a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso. Whenever any of the movie actor’s former cars hit the auction circuit, they sell for several multiples of what a non-McQueen car could expect to garner. Hell, even the guy’s sunglasses once fetched $70,000 at auction. Most people remember the late James Garner as the laid-back private eye Jim Rockford who drove an equally cool Pontiac Firebird and devised the trademark Jim Rockford “J turn.” The owner of numerous classic cars over the years, Garner starred in the 1965 John Frankenheimer racing epic “Grand Prix,” where the real drivers serving as technical advisers told him that he had serious talent. As a team owner in the 1960s, his cars had frequent successes included taking five of the first seven places in the brutal Baja 500 race.As a New Yorker, it seems odd that comedian Jerry Seinfeld would turn out to be one of Hollywood’s most accom-plished gearheads. Conventional wisdom holds that New Yorkers don’t own cars, and to the extent that they interact with them, they’re yellow and have a light on the roof. But Seinfeld has over the years become one of the world’s premier Porsche collectors. The exact extent of his collection is not widely known, but it is said to include some of the earliest Porsches from the late 1940s as well as some of Porsche’s most famous racing cars. Not a subscriber to the trailer and velvet ropes philosophy of collecting, Seinfeld actually drives most of his cars on a regular basis.“Grey’s Anatomy” actor Patrick Dempsey is a fixture at many of the big collector car auctions, particularly Bar-rett-Jackson’s Scottsdale sale in January, and he maintains a serious collection of vintage cars. But Dempsey’s biggest footprint is in the motorsports world. He’s competed at serious venues like Le Mans and Daytona and in the Baja 1000. At this point, it’s difficult to say whether Dempsey is an actor who races cars or a racer who acts.Paul Newman was no stranger to cool street cars. We loved him in the hockey epic “Slapshot” in a Gold 1970 Pontiac GTO and in the Porsche Speedster from “Harper.” Out of films and on the street, he tended to be more low-key though, famously taking to the streets of Westport, Conn., in an innocuous-looking Volvo wagon that hid a fire-breath-ing GM V-8. But it was on the race track that Newman earned his gearhead cred — successful showings at The 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona and numerous races in the SCCA Trans Am series were among his major accomplish-ments. Respect for him as a driver was universal and he was posthumously inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame in 2009.Rob Sass is the vice-president of content for Hagerty Insur-ance. Hagerty is the world’s leading specialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn more at hagerty.ca

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