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Kim Jordison did not go to work that spring day expecting to have a stroke − especially not at the age of 34.

While in her office six years ago, Jordison felt nauseous and had lost control of the left side of her body, causing that side of her face to droop noticeably. She also experienced a severe headache.

“I’ve never felt pain like that before,” said Jordison.

However, she continued with the rest of her work day instead of going straight to the hospital.

“I don’t know if I didn’t know what was happening, or I just didn’t want to really accept what was happening, if I was in denial of it,” said Jordison.

Later that evening in the hospital emergency room, doctors thought Jordison might either have Bell’s palsy or meningitis, but not a stroke, despite her family history.

“When I look back on my Dad’s side, everyone that has passed away has passed away because of heart problems,” said Jordison.

Both Jordison’s mother and father died of heart attacks. Her father was 49, and her mother was 61.

“Nobody wanted to think this could be a stroke because of my age,” said Jordison. “I just knew from my family history that this was probably what was happening to me.”

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Intersections, those places where two and sometimes more streets converge, are key points that often make Greater Victoria roadways unique or iconic.

Perhaps the best-known is the meeting point of Douglas and Government streets, along with Gorge and Hillside roads at an intersection some oldtimers still refer to as “the roundabout.” The nickname refers to the large, circular structure that guided traffic onto the four streets between around 1949 and 1963, when traffic lights were installed.

As traffic increased along the various routes – streetcars were removed in 1948, to be replaced by buses – the intersection became more congested.

Historian John Adams tells a 1950s-era story of a woman walking home from work who somehow got caught in the vehicle jam-up.

“The traffic was apparently horrendous and her new coat became caught on the bumper of a car that was inching its way into the roundabout,” he says. “She was walking along and tugging her

coat and when it looked as if the car was going to leave (the roundabout), she ripped her coat to get free.”

While those streets have long been known for handling a large volume of business and commuter traffic, the intersection of Fairfield Road and Moss Street – a former “five-corner” meeting place itself – became, like many,

the hub of a residential neighbourhood.

While the two streets cross in a fairly traditional style today, with Sir James Douglas elementary on one corner and Fairfield United Church on another, many years back the eastern end of Oscar Street once opened into the busy intersection, creating a serious need to make

eye contact with fellow drivers.

In nearby Rockland lie two of the city’s most unique streets, Lotbiniere Avenue and Robleda Crescent. Both short roadways once wound their way down from Rockland Avenue to Richardson Street, almost like San Francisco’s Lombard Street, but were closed to through traffic years ago.

Ring Road in Saanich is a perfectly circular two-lane roadway that encompasses much of the University of Victoria. Having once contained the campus, it now dissects, rather than capturing it, due to subsequent development by the university.

Uniqueness can also include name changes. Dallas Road, for example, runs into Hollywood Crescent at its eastern end, and if one sticks to the main drag, becomes Robertson Street, Crescent Road, King George Terrace and Beach Drive, respectively.

Whether we use them during our regular commute or for occasional forays elsewhere, area streets and intersections are part of the history and growth of our communities.

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A Fairfield home is likely the first in Vic-toria to install a drive-way that lets water run straight through it, an innovative approach that saves the home-owner cash and lessens the load on city pipes.

Ron Manuel decided to install pervious con-crete after learning about the City of Vic-toria’s pending storm-water utility. In Janu-ary 2015, Manuel will become one of a few Victoria homeown-ers eligible for up to a 40 per cent discount under new bylaws that reward locals for keep-ing their rainwater on their property.

“I think it’s great,” he said, hosing the drive-way to demonstrate the lack of run-off water. “This can take gallons of water a minute, and it just runs straight through.”

For all residential homeowners, the city will soon begin calcu-lating the utility charge from the hard area foot-print, or roof coverage, of each home. Drive-way footprints will be averaged at three per cent of the roof’s foot-print, while annual dis-counts will be available for homes that have rain gardens, cisterns,

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“It’s about 15 per cent more expensive than normal concrete, but it’s worth it,” he said.

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After reaching out to residents, Esquimalt

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want the township to focus on. Other top-ics were formed at roundtable discussions which included council

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Though the Eco-nomic Development Strategy will likely change before being implemented, one of the major themes it covers is making the township more green.

“I think that [Esqui-malt] already has good, green values,” Desjar-dins said, “and we’re implementing them as we can – but we want to do more and we want to do better. As an old community, you have to do what you can to build up the infrastruc-ture, but you have to be realistic.”

Plans on how to make Esquimalt greener include tax incentives and an award/recogni-tion program to attract green businesses and streamlining the approval process for green building renova-tions.

Another area of focus is the E&N Rail Trail. Desjardins said that the trail provides unique opportunity for tourism, as it travels through Esquimalt and connects it to Victoria. Potential plans include a pub on the trail, a trackside art gallery and food trucks.

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After reaching out to residents, Esquimalt

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Still in its early stages, the plan includes all recommendations from residents who provided feedback for what they

want the township to focus on. Other top-ics were formed at roundtable discussions which included council

members, town staff, Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce, business owners, community associations and major

industries. Esquimalt Mayor

Barbara Desjardins said that the next step is for council to work-

shop the document before sending it back to the public for more feedback, within the next two weeks.

Though the Eco-nomic Development Strategy will likely change before being implemented, one of the major themes it covers is making the township more green.

“I think that [Esqui-malt] already has good, green values,” Desjar-dins said, “and we’re implementing them as we can – but we want to do more and we want to do better. As an old community, you have to do what you can to build up the infrastruc-ture, but you have to be realistic.”

Plans on how to make Esquimalt greener include tax incentives and an award/recogni-tion program to attract green businesses and streamlining the approval process for green building renova-tions.

Another area of focus is the E&N Rail Trail. Desjardins said that the trail provides unique opportunity for tourism, as it travels through Esquimalt and connects it to Victoria. Potential plans include a pub on the trail, a trackside art gallery and food trucks.

“The E&N Trail needs to be brought up to a better profile,” Desjar-dins said. “It’s a great opportunity to nab cyclists and get them to stop and check out our businesses and tourist attractions.”

Council also plans to tackle the negative perceptions of Esqui-malt, and hopes that attracting young fami-lies will be the key to a new image. As well as promoting lower costs of living, several youth-based programs were listed, including a career mentorship program for students, and improving transit routes to nearby cam-puses.

“Esquimalt’s image is already morphing,” said Desjardins. “Every-body here knows it, but we need to make sure that people outside come here and experi-ence it for themselves.”

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Donating and volunteer-ing for any length of time is laudable.

But how about donating to your favourite charity for nearly five decades, and for good measure, volunteering another 30 years?

Victoria resident Barb McVagh has done just that, and on Wednesday was celebrated by the United of Greater Victo-ria at a Red Feather tea at Government House along with 475 other donors for more than 25 years of dedication to the move-ment.

“United Way is my social conscience,” says McVagh. “They can do for my community what I cannot, and so I give.”

Serving the insur-ance industry for the length of her career, McVagh was influenced by an employer who believed in United Way. She learned the fine art of perpetual giving, embracing the ideal of giving back over the long term.

In addition to her years of generosity, McVagh also volun-teered for more than 30 years with United Way’s leaders committee.

“Barb McVagh is a dedicated patron who shares our vision to improve life for thou-sands of local citizens,” says Patricia Jelinski, CEO of United Way.

“She has taught us so much in giving wisely of her time, her knowl-edge, and with consis-tent generosity which enriches our commu-nity greatly. All our Red Feather donors repre-sent the foundation of our community, uniting for change to build a stronger, more inclusive and caring community.”

Her years with the leaders committee brought her an even deeper understand-ing of United Way and

Greater Victoria’s needs. “I really learned how

United Way improves our community,” says McVagh.

McVagh has also been involved with other chari-ties over the years.

But she has always remained with the United Way.

“Everybody should be giving to United Way,” says McVagh, who, in a word, describes the orga-nization as “necessary.”

“They care. They believe. And they ensure every penny goes where it can do the most good.”

Did you know?n The United Way’s Red Feather Program honours people who give for 25 years or longer. n The United Way of Greater Victoria launched its Red Feather program in 2008 to recognize both donors and volunteers with more than 25 years of donating money or time. n The first Red Feather tea was held at Government House on July 21, 2009. A tea has since been held every summer. This year, the event was hosted by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon. n The red feather was adopted in 1949 as a national post-war symbol of united fundraising and community building. n At that time, dedicated donors often wore a red feather during the annual fundraising campaign to show their commitment toward united humanitarian giving.

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A few rules for summer fun

Summer burst into its full glory this week in Victoria. Time to fire up the barbecue, head to the beach and enjoy the sun.

However, without becoming a total buzz kill, here are a couple of points that seem to need repeating every year.

First: Be careful out there.Our regional beaches and lakes are inviting

on hot summer days as they are potentially deadly. Under tow, large waves and underwater snags, hot sun, can turn fun at the beach into a tragedy. And keep it alcohol free. Water and alcohol simply do not mix. Not only is it unsafe, it’s illegal.

The summer sun is great, but remember it can also can be a killer. Don’t leave your pet in a vehicle for any reason, for any length of time. An open window and a bowl of water won’t help an animal trapped in a hot car.

Remember, too, that the sun we miss so much during the winter rains packs a wicked punch. Recent reports indicate that instances of skin cancer remain high, despite years of warnings. So if you’re going outside, even if the clouds creep in, wear some sunscreen.

Second: Be respectful.The simple rule – pack it in, pack it out –

seems lost on far too many people. Enjoy that early morning coffee by the lake, but don’t leave the empty cup on the bench for someone else to dispose of.

Gathering up all the garbage and leaving it in a green garbage bag by the roadside is a nice thought.

And speaking of which: if it’s your dog, what’s left behind is your responsibility. Greater Victoria has some spectacular parks and walking trails; they’re not made better studded by dog feces.

Victoria is a great place to be in the summertime. A couple of simple rules can make it even better.

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I agree with Catherine Robillard of Victoria as she writes about the gargantuan amount of work teachers do that many, including the writer of the offensive editorial to which she was replying, simply do not see or understand.

I am a typical humanities teacher who spends every evening and at least one day each weekend marking and preparing classes, after full days of working with students, contacting parents, coaching responsibilities, leading a school club and fundraising for the next student trip.

There’s no down time. That’s what I use summer holidays for: a chance to recoup, revive and continue personal educational opportunities to enrich my class the following year. Without that, I don’t think I could keep it up (for those who enviously look upon teachers’ summer holidays).

Class size and composition is crucial to my ability to give my best to all students. Sometimes, teachers end up with extremely challenging classes.

I recall earlier in my career when in two of my Socials 8 classes I had 21 of 51 students with IEP’s (Individualized Education Plans). The following year, seven additional students received designations. I did not have a single educational assistant to help me.

Those students who could have most benefited from field trips and other organized activities requiring intensive preparation were unable to experience this as I could not rely on good behaviour from the students in question, nor did I have the energy after all the creative classroom management I’d had to employ.

In Grade 12 these students agreed with my decision not to offer them field trips in the junior grades and apologized to me for their own behaviour and the behaviour of their classmates. Maturity worked wonders.

However, assistance in the class room, and class composition requirements would have ensured thriving through the middle and high school years, rather than merely surviving.

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Victoria must stop with the tax freebies

Re: Taxing time for politicians (Our View, July 2)

While a tax increase may have been held to a “mere 2.5 per cent” in the City of Victoria, the issue depends on what lofty heights taxes were in the first place. The fact is, they could be a lot lower.

How do taxpayers feel about the City of Victoria giving away millions in freebies every year?

Under provincial law the B.C. legislature, Government House and other properties are exempt from paying property taxes. In 2013 that was about $1.5 million, according to City of Victoria figures. There are also provincially owned park spaces and water lots that are exempt totaling $500,000 annually.

The clincher: we are the only provincial capital, next to St. John’s, Nfld., where the province does not provide grants in lieu to offset the loss of property taxes.

With the burden set to increase in 2014 with subsequent tax increases, the loss will only get worse.

Even the federal government has long recognized the need to compensate local municipalities for federal and Crown corporation offices, national parks and other buildings within their jurisdictions.

The Township of Esquimalt stands to receive $11 million in revenue from the federal Property in Lieu of Taxes program this year.

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A few weeks before the landmark decision declaring aboriginal title proven by the Tsilhqot’in Nation, I picked up a used university textbook that looked like a handy reference.

Geography in British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transition, by Brett McGillivray (UBC Press, Second Edition) is a good reference, except where it strays from geography into politics.

This 2005 edition came out not long before the B.C. Treaty Commission started producing agreements, notably with the Tsawwassen First Nation. It recounts the establishment of the Ministry of Native Affairs by the Bill Vander Zalm government in 1990, and the election the next year of Mike Harcourt’s NDP, who reversed the province’s historical legal position and tried to accept the existence of aboriginal title.

At this point the textbook departs from the facts and leads its freshman pupils into left-wing dogma.

McGillivray writes: “When the Liberal Party won the 2001 election (with all but two seats), it launched a province-wide referendum on treaty negotiations, prompting commentators to suggest the government was ‘trying to impose 19th century ideas on a 21st century problem’.”

“Commentators” in the above quote is of course only one commentator, veteran lefty Vancouver columnist Stephen Hume.

This quote was indeed representative of the media consensus at

the time. On TV, aboriginal leaders burned their ballots while denouncing the referendum as racist and divisive. The public, and later university students, were taught that Gordon Campbell’s government was exploiting racism for political gain.

In fact, this referendum was one of a long series of efforts to untangle the legal knot left by Canada and B.C.’s failure to complete historical treaties after 1900.

Seven of the eight questions in the 2002 referendum were simply to confirm the existing position of B.C. treaty negotiators. The purpose, then as now, was to settle treaties.

The first question asked if private land should be exempt from expropriation for treaty settlements.

Private property rights are not so much a 19th century idea as a 17th century one, defined in 1690 by John Locke.

What remains true today is that no society has made significant social and environmental progress without individual property rights. See the woeful state of most of Canada’s

communally owned aboriginal reserves, where individually owned property isn’t permitted.

The Tsilhqot’in dropped claims of property held by non-aboriginal residents from their appeal to the highest court, a wise move considering that pushing people from their homes would lead to violent confrontations.

Other referendum questions related to preserving public access to Crown land for hunting, fishing and park use. All were endorsed.

The only new question asked if aboriginal self-government “should have the characteristics of local government, with powers delegated

from Canada and British Columbia.”

Arguably, that’s what has emerged from the Tsilhqot’in

case, which upholds provincial jurisdiction over public forest policy on environmental and fire protection on aboriginal title lands.

By 2009, frustrated with a lack of progress, due to Ottawa’s inaction as well as inconsistent leadership from aboriginal communities, the Campbell government

tried to cut the knot. Its proposed Recognition Act would have accepted a form of aboriginal title across the province, based on 30 historical “indigenous nations.”

That idea originated not with the province but with the First Nations Leadership Council. It was rejected by a broader group of aboriginal leaders later that year.

The best way forward, also endorsed in the 2002 referendum, is sharing land use planning. B.C. has also begun sharing resource revenues.

The most likely path, however, is back to court for years to come.

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A Victoria MomentSummertime along the Victoria Inner Harbour is hard to beat. With the water shimmering off the B.C. legislature a harbour tour boat makes its way into dock.

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TEDxVictoria seeks speakers

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CBC Quirks and Quarks host Bob McDonald speaks at the 2013 TEDxVictoria event, held at the McPherson Playhouse.

Organizers with this year’s TEDxVictoria are looking for courageous people with big ideas.

Applications are now being accepted online until July 21 for the Nov. 22 full-day event at the McPherson Playhouse.

A total of 14 to 16 speakers will be selected from a range of disciplines to expand knowledge and test the world views of attendees.

Previous speakers have included a host of Uni-versity of Victoria professors including drug policy researcher Alan Cassels, Olympic rower and gold medalist Adam Kreek, beloved children’s musician Raffi Cavoukian and CBC Quirks and Quarks host Bob McDonald.

This year’s theme, Pursuit of Knowledge, will include experts on underwater robots, blue whales, women’s education in Afghanistan, and extreme-weather photography.

Speakers are welcome to apply more than once, but the screening panel is looking for quality over quantity.

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Edgy Lexus looker enters crowded crossover marketWhere has the modern station wagon gone? Nowhere, it’s just called some-thing else–a crossover or small SUV. The traditional family station wagon has been replaced with taller, more practical SUVs that provide similar interior space but add functionality, like a power rear lift gate, all wheel drive (AWD) and better outward visibility. Automakers have taken notice and, with a few exceptions, have abandoned the traditional station wagon and produced a small SUV instead. This market has exploded in popularity to the point that it is the fasted growing segment in the market today.This is a tough battle-ground but Lexus hopes its track record of building high quality products will attract a new buyer to the NX.Looks“Bam, look at me. No, look at me,” screams this new NX. The edgy design will turns heads and gar-ner attention but I have come to realize two things about the car business. First, when a design is rather edgy, it can date quickly. The second is that the initial “bam, look at me” wears off, and the product just becomes part of the vehicular landscape, losing the initial pop. If you squint your eyes, just a bit, you can see the Toyota RAV4, the vehicle the NX is based on. The “spindle” grille that has now migrated across the Lexus family is very prominent, especially the F-Sport version of the NX. The F-Sport is the upscale, sportier model that Lexus hopes will attract the same youthful buyers that have moved into the Lexus IS compact car. The base

NX 200t doesn’t have as large a front grille but the side accent lines, swept front windshield and defined rear lights all make a statement. Other than the bigger grille, the F-Sport model also gets larger wheels, a sportier suspen-sion and LED headlamps on both low and high beam where the base model gets LED lamps only in the low setting.InsideThe exterior might be an acquired taste but the inside is a refined and practical

place to spend time. The same “spindle” motif is carried into the centre console, with aluminum accents pieces that frame the high-mounted centre stack. The shifter and computer controller are placed to perfection making it easy for the driver to interact with the NX without having to look down. The base con-troller is a rotary knob, similar to Audi’s MMI system, the optional Remote Touch system has a track pad that lets the driver scroll and press the pad, the same

way we all use a laptop touch pad. Above the controller is a 7-inch screen that displays the information and is positioned well, helping to keep the attention on the road ahead. The inside of the cabin might not look that invit-ing because of the sweeping roofline but in practice, it really is a comfortable 5-seat vehicle with standard 8-way power and heated front seats. The rear seats sit higher off the floor for good outward visibility and the headliner has been scooped out to help maximize the interior space. Cargo is on par with others in this class and a power litigate is optional.

DriveThe worldwide launch of the NX was held right here in B.C., driving between ultra modern Vancouver and the rustic resort of Whistler. International guests were exposed to the two sides of the NX, the polished city vehicle and the weekend getaway SUV. Powering around the mountain resort, I got my first shot at the all-new 2.0L direct in-ject turbocharged 4-cylinder that Lexus will use in a number of its vehicles. With 235hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque this new power plant does a good job once the NX 200t is in motion; it is get-ting away from a stop that could use a bit more snap. AWD is standard across the lineup but the system is designed to run in front wheel drive as much as possible to help save fuel. Lexus has made no bones about its target; it sees the Audi Q5 as the benchmark in this class. Audi has been at the small turbocharged game a lot longer and it shows, plus the handling of the NX isn’t sharp at all. In fact, all the passen-gers inside the base model test vehicle noticed the top-heavy body roll.VerdictWhat Lexus (Toyota) has been up to over the past ten-plus years is

producing hybrid cars in numbers nobody else can touch. This new NX is also available as a hybrid, but don’t expect any kind of show-stopping performance. Rated at just 194hp, the heavier NX 300h hybrid might be outclassed by just-as-thrifty diesel options in the market. The price of the NX 200T has not been set but if you look at the Audi Q5 as a target, expect the price to start at roughly $41,000 when it goes on sale at the end of 2014. Fuel economy has also not been set but with a direct injection turbo-charged 4-cylinder under the hood, this new Lexus should be better on fuel than the larger RX350 equipped with a V6 engine. As the small SUV market continues to grow, and this new NX certainly is one of the most eye-catching to come along in a while.

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Island student tops trades vid competitionA hands-on ability, whatever the skill, is a talent that tends to go unrecog-nized and too often, it is under-appre-ciated, even by those who possess the talent. That’s why I was delighted to be asked again to participate as a judge (one of five) in the annual “Show Us Your Skills” competition organized by Discover Skills BC for high school students. Students create a short video about a trade or skill that they are interested in pursuing. Prizes for the top three videos are presented to both the student and the high school that they attend.The high level of expertise that some of these kids already possess was remarkable and the video entries this year were outstanding. First prize this year went to Connor Shaw, a student at Traditional Learning Academy in Nanaimo. He was taught to weld by his uncle and at age twelve he fabricated a flat deck for a truck he was given. More recently he added a hydraulic lift system that gives the flat deck a dump feature. Shaw loves welding and plans to pursue a career in a related trade. Shaw will get an Apple MacBook Air and his high school will receive $2,000.The second prize winner was Albert Leung, of Richmond, who an iPad Air 16GB and $1,000 for his school.

Bernice Chung, of Vancouver, came third and gets an iPad Mini and $500 for her school.Trades can offer a rewarding and ful-filling career path with a higher than average wage level and a solid future. The trades sector in B.C. is expected to face an overall labour shortage by 2016 that will deepen in the following years, according to WorkBC Trades Occupations Outlook (2010-2020) report (workbc.ca).A goal of this video competition is to encourage more B.C. students to simply consider a trade as a rewarding

career alternative and entice more teachers and high schools to include trades as a career option in the classroom. In the auto service industry, the highly regarded Ford ASSET technician training program is a good example. Locally, apprentices spend four months at BCIT and four months in a B.C. Ford dealership (mainly in the service sector) on a rotational basis. They can also choose to specialize in a specific area, such as auto electronics, and get additional upgrade certification courses through Ford training.Most apprentice programs are four years and on-the-job training is on-going, especially in the auto industry. Changes in new technology are rapidly transforming trades, as well as other occupations. Looking even further ahead, our growing and evolv-ing job market will require skilled, capable people who can adapt to new challenges and new technologies. Discover Skills BC is an initiative, funded by the B.C. government, to help provide easy access for secondary students to opportunities in trades and technology training. The compe-tition is also run in cooperation with Trades Training BC, Skills Canada and the Industry Training Authority. See the top three winning entries at discoverskillsbc.ca online.

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“One of the main issues is people are not wearing life jackets or Personal Floatation Devices (PFD). Many lives can be saved, yet people still aren’t doing that. (Also) 80 to 90 per cent of drownings on boats happen when people are not wearing one.”

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Sometimes when my kids were preschoolers, I tossed aside the Lego, the 100-piece puzzles, the games of “let’s pretend I’m a cute fluffy kitty and you, Momma, are a ferocious, two-headed alien,” and found something really useful to play with my daughters.

By then they were curly-headed blondes with will power and endless energy. I created two games, one for periods of exhaustion, the other to coincide with rare bursts of energy.

“Let’s play naturopathic physician,” I’d suggest, giving a modern spin to the old favourite as I eyed the couch and pictured myself prone.

Then I’d plop down on its cushiony surface and attempt to doze off while the girls used a mixture of shamanism, medieval doctoring equipment and ancient crystal-stone-wood techniques to cure me of whatever ailment (usually death) had overtaken me on this day. They opened my mouth to check my heart. They placed a badminton racket on my face. They used lotion (after I removed the jar of vapour rub) to coat my feet.

Often they’d chant little healing

verses while I slipped off into another world, only to emerge refreshed and to find my now-

bored physicians happily arguing about whose turn it was to be the princess and who must be the dreaded prince.

However, as good as this game was in theory, it didn’t always weave its intended path; there were dangers, such as the “healing the hair” activity. In this process, a razor-edged club, disguised as a brush, was banged

into the scalp and ripped down the length of the hair. From the carnage emerged several thoroughly knotted shapes called “braids” by the physicians-turned-hair-stylists.

Once, as I relaxed into the couch and let my eyes get a little heavy, I was jolted awake by a burning pain in my arm. Four big, innocent eyes stared at me. “You needed a shot, Momma.” I also endured teeth cleaning, suffocation and nasty comments about stubble growing on my calves.

I drummed-up the second activity in one of those curious moments when I felt inspired to clean the fridge and vacuum the beams. I adopted a French accent, called myself Marie, and explained that I was the royal maid of the royal

princesses here to clean the royal palace. I actually had some success at cleaning the house before I was diverted into preparing royal snacks, de-fleaing the royal hound and mopping up a royal food mess.

Toys and games aside, I loved watching the pure and sweet imagination that went into child play. Most often, the girls would flitter in and about me as I washed dishes and prepared endless snacks, and caught only sparks of conversation. But once in awhile, I’d hear them chattering in the back seat of the car, like the time I picked up one of Sierra’s friends for a playtime. They immediately launched into their latest game.

“Let’s pretend we’re princesses with horses.” / “A black horse and a white horse.” / “All the horses in the world.” / “And a unicorn.” / “All the unicorns in the world!” / “And we didn’t have any parents.” / “Just sisters.” / “All the sisters in the world!”

Later, as I watched the two create a wonderland of very deliberately placed books and blankets and dolls, I suggested that perhaps I should play with the Barbies while they put away the groceries.

The young visitor fixed me with a stern look.

“We are the children. You are the adult,” she said. “We get to play and you have to clean the house.”

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Q What is your idea of a great family getaway?

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Colwood property comes alive again with young campersYouth learn how to make positive social change

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Inspiring children and teens to do something more to pre-serve the environment and act on their outdoor passion is what FUN camps are all about.

FUN, a well-crafted acronym for Friends Uniting for Nature, has been offering environ-mental summer day camps for young people aged six to 16 since 2008 in Victoria and Vancouver. The success of the non-profit society’s camps led them this year to expand to the West Shore, on a Colwood site that has a rich history of connecting kids with the out-doors.

Coast Collective on Heath-erbell Road, now a central part of the arts community on the West Shore, has partnered with FUN to offer a pristine location where campers can learn about their surround-ings and experience activities

that have little to do with elec-tronics.

“We’re definitely not your average summer camp at all,” says Maia Green, execu-tive director and founder of the Friends Uniting for Nature Society. “Kids are inspired to take action. The camp is focused on environmental leadership.”

Summer camps ran at the Havenwood estate, anchored by the historic Pendray House which now houses the Coast Collective’s gallery and programs, between 1977 and 2001.

Shannon Carmen, a Metchosin resident who now works with Coast Collective, remembers fondly the sum-mer days she spent at the for-mer Pacific Centre for Family Services day camp between 1994 and 2000.

“We learned to sail and canoe on Esquimalt Lagoon,” she says. “You were doing archery and tree climbing – that was something you did for an hour.”

Being around the area she played in as a child and teen allows her to relive a part of those experiences every day.

“When I think of it, and working at Coast Collective now, there was something that was so magical about that place.”

Carmen, now 32, likes the idea that children are now back and learning valuable lessons while playing.

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As part of the summer pro-grams, which see all ages engage in activities together, campers are encouraged to follow their heart and create their own “passion project.”

“It gets them thinking about what do they really love and what would they like to do to make the world better,” Green says.

Past projects have ranged from a boy designing a book sharing program for his school to a girl creating a fun-draiser project for wolf con-servation.

One Grade 5 student at Crystal View elementary in Langford planned out and started an Eco Club at her school.

“Right away they had over

30 kids coming to every meet-ing,” Green says. “They did art projects on their favourite ani-mals, made bird feeders, used outdoors as a learning place. The nice part is the school has committed to keep it going.”

At a summer’s end gala, campers particularly excited about their projects can pitch them to a panel of judges, with the potential to win a FUN Champs Social Change Award. Winners receive seed money to follow up on their dream and are assigned a mentor for a year.

Last year, 10 Champs were funded in each of Victoria and Vancouver.

FUN also prides itself on the fact its day camps are acces-sible to low-income, disadvan-taged and at-risk children and youth through their scholar-ship program, which enables one third of all campers to attend free of charge.

The day camps run now through Aug. 29. For more information on the camps or to donate to the scholarship program, contact Green at 778-977-5921 or visit [email protected]

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Colwood property comes alive again with young campersYouth learn how to make positive social change

Don DescoteauNews staff

Inspiring children and teens to do something more to pre-serve the environment and act on their outdoor passion is what FUN camps are all about.

FUN, a well-crafted acronym for Friends Uniting for Nature, has been offering environ-mental summer day camps for young people aged six to 16 since 2008 in Victoria and Vancouver. The success of the non-profit society’s camps led them this year to expand to the West Shore, on a Colwood site that has a rich history of connecting kids with the out-doors.

Coast Collective on Heath-erbell Road, now a central part of the arts community on the West Shore, has partnered with FUN to offer a pristine location where campers can learn about their surround-ings and experience activities

that have little to do with elec-tronics.

“We’re definitely not your average summer camp at all,” says Maia Green, execu-tive director and founder of the Friends Uniting for Nature Society. “Kids are inspired to take action. The camp is focused on environmental leadership.”

Summer camps ran at the Havenwood estate, anchored by the historic Pendray House which now houses the Coast Collective’s gallery and programs, between 1977 and 2001.

Shannon Carmen, a Metchosin resident who now works with Coast Collective, remembers fondly the sum-mer days she spent at the for-mer Pacific Centre for Family Services day camp between 1994 and 2000.

“We learned to sail and canoe on Esquimalt Lagoon,” she says. “You were doing archery and tree climbing – that was something you did for an hour.”

Being around the area she played in as a child and teen allows her to relive a part of those experiences every day.

“When I think of it, and working at Coast Collective now, there was something that was so magical about that place.”

Carmen, now 32, likes the idea that children are now back and learning valuable lessons while playing.

“We weren’t talking about saving the environment, we just absorbed it by osmosis,” she says.

As part of the summer pro-grams, which see all ages engage in activities together, campers are encouraged to follow their heart and create their own “passion project.”

“It gets them thinking about what do they really love and what would they like to do to make the world better,” Green says.

Past projects have ranged from a boy designing a book sharing program for his school to a girl creating a fun-draiser project for wolf con-servation.

One Grade 5 student at Crystal View elementary in Langford planned out and started an Eco Club at her school.

“Right away they had over

30 kids coming to every meet-ing,” Green says. “They did art projects on their favourite ani-mals, made bird feeders, used outdoors as a learning place. The nice part is the school has committed to keep it going.”

At a summer’s end gala, campers particularly excited about their projects can pitch them to a panel of judges, with the potential to win a FUN Champs Social Change Award. Winners receive seed money to follow up on their dream and are assigned a mentor for a year.

Last year, 10 Champs were funded in each of Victoria and Vancouver.

FUN also prides itself on the fact its day camps are acces-sible to low-income, disadvan-taged and at-risk children and youth through their scholar-ship program, which enables one third of all campers to attend free of charge.

The day camps run now through Aug. 29. For more information on the camps or to donate to the scholarship program, contact Green at 778-977-5921 or visit [email protected]

Photo contributed

Friends Uniting for Nature (FUN) Society executive director and founder, Maia Green, clowns around with an all-natural wig, in keeping with the camps’ main focus.

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by no later than Friday, July 18, 2014.

For additional informationcontact Denny Beaveridge at 250-746-5795 or [email protected]

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND

OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE of DIRK de NOOIJ, DECEASED.

NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Dirk de Nooij, deceased, formerly of #611 - 450 Simcoe Street, Victoria, BC, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, at 1225 Douglas Street, 2nd Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2E6, on or before the 8th day of August, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to the claims that have been received.

BMO Trust Company,EXECUTOR

By its Solicitors,HORNE COUPAR

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Accredited Business Directory

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

CALL FOR ENTRIES12TH ANNUAL

Kitty Coleman WoodlandArtisan Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting

Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1Applications for Artisans:woodlandgardens.ca

250-338-6901

Make the most of yourup incoming weekend...

FUN, FUN, FUN✱PWCA ANNUAL

CORGI PICNICSunday, July 13

12:00 – 3:00✱Saanich Fair Grounds 1528 Stelly’s Cross RdAdults $5 Children $3

Bring a picnic, cutlery, cups, dishes. FREE Desserts, hot & cold drinks. Games, prizes, raffl e. Bring & Buy Sale. Please contribute doggie stuff.

LEGALS

PERSONALS

MAKE A Connection. Real People, Flirty Chat Call FREE! 250-220-1300 or 1-800-210-1010. www.livelinks.com 18+

COMING EVENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND. 3 KEYS + RFID tag, enamelled bird on chain. on Linden Ave. (778)977-9241.

FOUND- HEARING aid at the top of Mt. Tolmie, Wed, July 2. Call (250)598-5477.

FOUND SET of keys on Dono-van Rd. Call to identify (250)474-2321.

LOST PRESCRIPTION glass-es Canada Day between Mar-ket Square, Milestones, Inner Harbour. If found please call (250)385-6678.

LOST WALLET between Goldstream & Peat Rd pos-sibly? If found please call (250)472-0166.

INFORMATION

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

EXPANDING INTOVICTORIA!

Includes Training. Call Dave for Home Inspection Franchise

Presentation. 1.855.301.2233www.bc.abuyerschoice.com

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

APARTMENT/CONDOMANAGER TRAINING

• Certifi ed Home Study

Course• Jobs

RegisteredAcross Canada• Gov. Certifi ed

www.RMTI.ca / 604.681.5456 or 1.800.665.8339

COMING EVENTS

HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

HAIR STYLISTS $500 Hiring Bonus.

Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Must have

hairstyling qualifi cations. Guaranteed $11/hr, benefi ts, paid overtime, vacation pay,

25% profi t sharing, paid birthday, advanced

training and advancement opportunities

For an interview call 866-472-4339

HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the

following positions:Boom men, Hooktenders, Off High-

way Logging Truck Drivers, Hydraulic Log Loader Operator, Chasers, Coastal Certifi ed Hand

Fallers. Fulltime with union rates/benefi ts.

Please send resumes byfax to 250-956-4888 or

email to offi [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

DRILLER/BLASTER-Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd. requires a certifi ed driller/blaster for its coastal forest logging opera-tions near Woss, BC. Union rates and benefi ts apply. Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

HIRING Licensed Plumber/Gasfi tter and Licensed Sheetmetal Worker. Apply with resume [email protected], fax 250-785-5542

VOLUNTEERS

RECREATION INTEGRA-TION Victoria is looking for predominately male volunteers to be matched up one-on-one with disabled males to partici-pate in mutually enjoyable ac-tivities such as swimming, playing sports, or trying new things. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

SPORTABILITY VICTORIAgives physically challenged in-dividuals the opportunity to have fun participating in the sport of Boccia. They need 6 volunteers to assist with a weekly Saturday meat draw. Please call Kelly at 250-744-0251 for more information.

STORY STUDIO Writing So-ciety is looking for personable volunteers to support the workshop facilitator and help young children write their sto-ries. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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

PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

BEST HANDS Massage. Very exp. New to BC. Mon-Fri, 10-8. Affordable 778-265-8800

KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com

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PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

UNDER $100

KENMORE WATER Distiller, $39. Chest freezer, $99. 3 pro-pane tanks, new and full, $20/each. (250)477-2947.

FREE ITEMS

FREE DELUXE Hammond or-gan. You pick-up. Call (778)433-0108.

FREE. ELECTRIC lawnmower and queen-size wooden bed frame. (250)658-8440.

FRIENDLY FRANK

2 BALCONY chairs w/seat covers $35. 14”stool, blk leath-er seat $25. 250-388-6725.

BOOK- Clymer publication, fi x your bike $5. (250)477-1819.

CARD TABLE- almost new, $39. (250)477-4426.

FAN ON Stand, and Air Purifi er. $10. ea. obo. Call (778)433-0108.

LARGE HIDE-BED- $24. Standard Basket ball hoop on stand, $75. (250)652-1651.

OLD ‘DOC’ bag $60. 16” girl’s bike $20. ‘Simple’ golf shoes $15. Call (778)265-1615.

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

ARBOR BLUEBERRY Farm U-pick daily 9-1pm, 305 Wal-ton Place. Call 250-704-0053.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

FURNITURE

BEDROOM SUITE. Queen bed frame with head/foot boards. 9-drawer dresser with mirror, armoire and two night stands. Solid oak. $1,000 obo. Please see usedvictoria.com ad #21580893. 250-881-8833.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

ALL AMERICAN pressure canner+ cooker w/canning jars, $350. 24’ heavy duty alu-minum extension ladder, $150. Call (250)479-3950.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

ATTN: Cattle Ranchers & Horse Owners

NEW Black Pipe – BELOW Wholesale Price. 1/8” wall to 3/4” wall Thickness. From 1/2” thru to 7” Pipe x 21’ long. Perfect for Gates, Corrals, Cattle Guard Crossing etc. (Check out our Storage Containers online & “Poor Boy Log Cabins” on Google).

Target Steel & Sea Container Sales

[email protected]

604-799-8434

HUGE DOWNSIZING SALE- 30% off all plants, until July 31. Brentwood Bay Nurseries, 1395 Benvenuto Ave, Brent-wood Bay.

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

OFFICE CORNER computer desk, beech and green laminate with keyboard tray, fi ling drawer and stationary drawer. 24” x 72”, formerly used in professional offi ce but would also suit home/student use. Excellent condition. Ask-ing $150. Call Jim at 250-656-1151, ext.126.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

AFFORDABLE AND quiet.55+ community in Ladysmith.Home of the famous Festivalof Lights!!!! Carefree manufac-tured homes on easy care lotsfor as low as $119,700. Lowmonthly lot fee. On transit.Close to parks, communitycentre, pool and amazingtrails. Only 50 minutes fromVictoria and less than 20 min-utes to Nanaimo. New HomeWarranty. Contact Duck Pater-son @ 250-246-0637 or email:[email protected]

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

SELLING?I charge far less commis-sion. For example only $6,900 on a $600,000 Sale. A Full commission realtor would cost you $21,000 at 6 and 3.

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GARAGE SALES

CENTRAL SAANICH. Multi-family. Sat & Sun, July 12 & 13, 9:30am-2:30pm. Toys, books, household, children’s clothing, etc. 2512 James Is-land Rd, by Marigold Nursery.

GORDON HEAD. 4536 Van-treight Drive. Sat. July 12, 9am-1pm. Lots of good stuff! (no early birds please).

SAANICH. HOUSEHOLD gar-age sale. Sat. & Sun. July 12 & 13, 9am-2pm. Wine making equip., large workbench & tools, large freezer, kitchen items, fi ling cabinet, books & records, sheer curtains. 1298 Carmichael Court, near VGH.

GARAGE SALES

Garage SalesGarage Sales

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CHEVROLET Cavalier Z24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5-speed trans, near new Yokohama tires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter, Pioneer 6x9 3-way speakers. Original owner, have all re-ceipts. $2500. Chris, 250-595-0370 leave message.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

ESQUIMALT- LRG renovated 2 bdrm. $900, W/D. 55+. NS/NP. Call (250)385-7256.

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Must see

2 BDRMVery quiet, ocean views, Clean, well maintained.

Laundry, Sauna, Elevator, Hot Water, Heat. (250) 388-9384

GRANT MANOR 6921 Grant Rd.

Sooke, BC

Renovated1 bdrm suites

From $675 per mo

To view call 250-642-1900

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

FRASER TOLMIEAPARTMENTS

1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St)

Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suitesBeautiful grounds with resort

style amenitiesINQUIRE TODAY: 250.477.6323 or

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SAANICHTON Oceanfront. 2-bdrm, 2 bath, top fl oor. Bal-cony, parking. 55+. N/S, N/P. $1300/mo. (250)655-1702.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

SIDNEY. PATIO condo. Aug. 1st. 45+, 1100 sq.ft. Upgraded 2-bdrm, 2 bath. N/P. Heat, H/W, locker, parking. $1350. (250)654-0230.

VIEW ROYALVictoria’s Hidden Gem!

Christie Point Apts2818-3037 Craigowan Road

Reno’d suites:2 & 3 Bdrm & 3 Bdrm T/H

Pool & canoe rackT/H have w/d hook-upsOn a 15 acre peninsula

15 min to downtownRENT NOW!

On-site mgmnt. Open Daily!1-888-903-0671www.realstar.ca

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

UPTOWN AREA: 5 bdrm, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1850/mo. Call Harj at 250-686-8847.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, W/D, D/W, A/C, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Call Ray 778-433-1233.

VICTORIA HOUSING. $450. Students, disability, working. 778-977-8288.

SUITES, LOWER

ESQUIMALT. 2-BDRM near Naden. NS/NP. Partially furn., yard. W/D. Grnd level. Avail now. $875./mo 250-385-3965

LANGFORD 2-BDRM. New ground level. N/S. $700. inclu-sive. Sm pet ok (250)474-3701

RENTALS

WANTED TO RENT

RESPONSIBLE WORKING woman, avid gardener seeks bright pet friendly 1-2 bdrm suite. Ref’s. N/S. $900 inclu-sive. Call (250)532-7467.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

AUTO FINANCING

250.388.3535

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

AUTO SERVICES

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

CARS

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Running or Not!Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

VTRUCKS & ANS

1998 GMC SAFARI Passen-ger Van, 164,000 km, inspect-ed. $3000. Call Tom at Esso Hillside & Shelbourne, 250-592-2455.

MARINE

BOATS

36’ DIESEL West Coast Cruis-er. Comfortable, exc. hydraul-ics (thruster). 250-248-4495.

$$$$ BOATS WANTED $$$$ ALSO OUTBOARDS ANDTRAILERS. CASH BUYER. $$$$$ 250-544-2628 $$$$$

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant/ CPA

Bookkeeping, Payroll, HST.

Set up & Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY- Decks & sheds, repairs, fi nish-ing work, custom built gaze-bo’s. Call 250-857-1269.www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES

EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, bondable, have own supplies except vacuum, $20/hr. Call (250)220-4965

HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

CONCRETE & PLACING

BARBER CEMENT Finishing; Driveways, sidewalks, patios, form work. Free est. 40 yrs exp. Call (250)704-9053.

MUD DOG CONCRETE. Ex-isting concrete removal, land-scaping, form work; all types of concrete fi nishes. (250)857-4200. muddogconcrete.net

RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.

DRYWALL

BEAT MY PRICE! Taping, boarding, painting. Free Est. (250)885-1652


ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

FENCING

ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.

GARDENING

20% OFF! Mow, PowerRake, Rototill, Hedge Trim, Cleanups Soil/Mulch. 250-479-6495.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Landscaping and bed design. River rock or patio stones. Blackberry/Ivy removal. Yard clean-up. Ref’s avail. 25 yr exp

250-216-9476; LANDSCAPE carpentry design and build. BBB/Insured. Accepting new contracts. www.ftguland.com

250-882-3129; AURICLE Luscious lawns happy hedges-grand gardens. Sprinkler de-sign & repair.


GARDENING

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS

www.hollandave.ca

(250) 858-0588- Tree Service - Landscaping- Lawn & Garden Clean ups- Hedge trimming & Pruning- Pressure washing - Gutters

Free estimates * WCBwww.mowtime.ca

BLACKBERRY CLEARING- Weedeater miracles! Hedges, hauling + more. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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

LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges, tree pruning, garden-ing, landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Clean-ups, weeding & More. Senior’s discount. Free esti-mates. Mike 250-216-7502.

PND SOIL & GRAVEL MART. Garden manure/compost. Self pick-up, we load. $25./ yard. 1119 Finney Rd 250-478-3322


GARDENING

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, pow-er washing, de-moss, Insured.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HANDYPERSONS

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

HANDYMAN. Small Jobs - Light Maintenance & Repair. call for estimate 250-818-2709

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

STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

GARBAGE, DEMOLITION, compost, attics & basements. Refuse Sam. (250)216-5865.

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

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood fl oors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&truck) Sr. Disc.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.


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.

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫(250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Quality Interiors/Ext.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or

250-472-6660Member BBB

PLUMBING

EXPERIENCED JOURNEY-MAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.


PLASTERING

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

STUCCO/SIDING

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

TILING

QUALITY TILE & STONE Installations. Good references.Call John (250)884-8976.

TREE SERVICES

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

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter &window cleaning. Power wash-ing. Roof de-mossing. Pkg dis-counts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

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

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Ronald McDonald House® BC is growing.

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Have you ever thought about running for office?

Then you need to follow Cicero's dictum: Intrate Parati – Enter Prepared.

Come hear Manning Centre representative and campaign veteran Mike Martens and guests share their of experiences about the realities of being a candidate and an elected official.

Includes video recorded material of Preston Manning.

DATE: Friday, July 18 7:00pm – 9:30pm (doors open 6:30pm)LOCATION: Sandman Hotel, 2852 Douglas St., Victoria, BCCOST: $50

REGISTER: www.victoriachamber.ca or 250-383-7191

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JULY 18, 2014 - Victoria, BC

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The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires has bought Royal Victoria Security and CoVal Security.

Royal Victoria Security was established in 1990 in Victoria. CoVal Security is a Duncan-based com-pany.

The Commissionaires is a private, not-for-profit company registered under the BC Societies Act, with a mandate to create employment for veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and other public safety organiza-tions.

Commissionaires have served Victoria and Van-couver Island since 1937, and have about 1,000 employees serving communities from Victoria to Whitehorse, Yukon.

Commissionaires corps expands

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After many tests, doctors discovered Jordison had had a mini-stroke, or a transient

ischemic attack.

According to Patrice Lindsay, director of best practices and performance at the Heart and Stroke

Foundation, the biggest challenge is getting people to take the risks of stroke seriously.

“Younger people especially

don’t think stroke’s their issue,” she said, adding that stroke can happen at any age, and more strokes are happening at a younger age now.

Factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity are playing a part in that, said Lindsay.

“We know that maintaining a healthy blood pressure literally will obliterate half the strokes that happen.”

When Lindsay was 38, she was rocking her two-year old child to sleep when she suddenly dropped to the floor and went completely paralyzed on one side of her body. She managed to get the attention of her husband by banging on the floor with one hand, but was

unable to speak clearly. Being a critical care nurse by training, Lindsay, now 50, knew she was having a stroke. But even she did not see it coming.

“I was a hard-working, healthy person,” said Lindsay. “Like all other people my age, it was nowhere on my radar.”

The classic signs of stroke are sudden onset weakness on one side of the body, trouble speaking, vision problems, headache and dizziness.

However, not everyone experiences the same symptoms, and the level of severity differs per person also, said Lindsay.

Since her stroke, Jordison has learned to enjoy every day, and

has made more of an effort to live healthier.

“When you have this kind of situation happen to you, you realize that every day is a gift and that the little things don’t always need to matter in life,” she said.

After her mother’s death, Jordison and her family created a bucket list for every season of activities they can do together. Some are as simple as going for a picnic or going swimming with the whole family, and others are quirkier, such as milking a cow.

“Life is so busy, and there’s so many things that you want to do that even just simple things are sometimes hard to fit in,” said Jordison.

If someone is experiencing symptoms of a stroke, Lindsay advises calling 911 immediately rather than getting to the hospital some other way.

“[Otherwise] you catch the hospital by surprise, and you may not get to the right hospital,” said Lindsay. “Not every hospital is equipped to handle a stroke emergency.”

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s 2014 Stroke Report, there are approximately 50,000 strokes in Canada every year, or one every 10 minutes, and a growing number of strokes are occurring among people aged 30 to 50.

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While waterfront homes may carry a certain level of prestige, Victoria and Esquimalt offer a number of options for those who are looking to settle down by the sea but may not have the means to do so else-where.

In Esquimalt’s Saxe Point Park area, in particular, it isn’t uncommon to find a home on the ocean for under $1 million. Saxe Point and other neighbourhoods in Esquimalt continue to be “reasonable,” according to Soethby’s realtor Scott Piercey, when compared to similar properties found in Vancouver or Seattle.

According to the Victo-ria Real Estate Board, the average cost of waterfront homes have gone down this year from $1.22 million to $1.11 million, a nine per cent drop.

However, communica-tions manager Denise Hogue warns that when it comes to waterfront prop-erty, the numbers can be misleading—a single luxury home selling for $17 mil-lion can skew the numbers. Sales have also been on the rise this year, with 99 being sold in 2014 as of July 1, compared to last year’s 84,

representing a rise of 18 per cent.

“Waterfront homes do mirror general trends in the market,” David Beswick of MacDonald Realty said. “But it can go from hot to cold rather quickly because the buying pool is small due to the cost.”

Piercey said that the main attraction of waterfront properties, aside from a

beautiful view, is the water-front lifestyle that comes along with it – boating, kay-aking, canoeing, and other outdoor elements. Due to the recreation factor, pri-vate docks are a common point on buyers’ wish lists.

However, a foreshore lease is required for a prop-erty owner to build a dock, as the provincial govern-ment owns almost all of the

foreshore in B.C. According to Beswick of, homes with a foreshore lease aren’t easy to come by in Victoria.

“Docks definitely factor into the price of a home, but it’s hard to put an exact number on it,” Beswick said.

“The type of dock makes a difference too—whether or not it’s sheltered, what type of boat you can dock or if it’s just for launching

kayaks off of.”Many buyers come from

outside of the province, looking for a place to retire, so docks are not always a factor.

“A lot of people just want to have that comfort level,” Beswick said, “that tranquil-ity you get from living on the ocean.”

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311-1619 Morrison St.Sat. 1-3 Newport RealtyMarie Blender, 250-385-2033

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1006 Gala Court, $364,900Daily 1-5DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

768 Danby Place, $599,900Sat. 2-4RE/MAX CamosunBrad MacLaren, 250-727-5448

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#302-2732 Matson Pl, $315,900 Wed. thru Sun. 2-4RE/MAX CamosunNeil Docherty, 250-478-9600

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3642 Coleman Pl., $669,900Sat. 2:30-4One Percent RealtyGuy Effler, 250-812-4910

2445 Prospector Way,Sat. 11-12:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-216-7625

1034 Torrance Ave., $559,900Sun. 2-4SmartMove Real Estate Ltd.Gary Brown, 250-216-7625

SOOKE5577 Medberry Close, $649,000 Sun. 1-3Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

7708 West Coast Road, $740,000Sun. 2-4One Percent RealtyJim Parsons, 250-508-0739

5575 Medberry Close, $534,900Sun. 1-3Newport RealtySandy Berry, 250-818-8736

116-1645 Narissa Rd. $319,900, Sat. 2-4Newport RealtyJordy Harris, 250-385-2033

1621 Covey Run Road, $649,000Sat. 2-4JONESco Real Estate Inc.Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

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2712 Wallbank Road, $334,900Sun. 10-12DFH Real Estate Ltd.Sue Lyle, 250-743-7151

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Edgy Lexus looker enters crowded crossover marketWhere has the modern station wagon gone? Nowhere, it’s just called some-thing else–a crossover or small SUV. The traditional family station wagon has been replaced with taller, more practical SUVs that provide similar interior space but add functionality, like a power rear lift gate, all wheel drive (AWD) and better outward visibility. Automakers have taken notice and, with a few exceptions, have abandoned the traditional station wagon and produced a small SUV instead. This market has exploded in popularity to the point that it is the fasted growing segment in the market today.This is a tough battle-ground but Lexus hopes its track record of building high quality products will attract a new buyer to the NX.Looks“Bam, look at me. No, look at me,” screams this new NX. The edgy design will turns heads and gar-ner attention but I have come to realize two things about the car business. First, when a design is rather edgy, it can date quickly. The second is that the initial “bam, look at me” wears off, and the product just becomes part of the vehicular landscape, losing the initial pop. If you squint your eyes, just a bit, you can see the Toyota RAV4, the vehicle the NX is based on. The “spindle” grille that has now migrated across the Lexus family is very prominent, especially the F-Sport version of the NX. The F-Sport is the upscale, sportier model that Lexus hopes will attract the same youthful buyers that have moved into the Lexus IS compact car. The base

NX 200t doesn’t have as large a front grille but the side accent lines, swept front windshield and defined rear lights all make a statement. Other than the bigger grille, the F-Sport model also gets larger wheels, a sportier suspen-sion and LED headlamps on both low and high beam where the base model gets LED lamps only in the low setting.InsideThe exterior might be an acquired taste but the inside is a refined and practical

place to spend time. The same “spindle” motif is carried into the centre console, with aluminum accents pieces that frame the high-mounted centre stack. The shifter and computer controller are placed to perfection making it easy for the driver to interact with the NX without having to look down. The base con-troller is a rotary knob, similar to Audi’s MMI system, the optional Remote Touch system has a track pad that lets the driver scroll and press the pad, the same

way we all use a laptop touch pad. Above the controller is a 7-inch screen that displays the information and is positioned well, helping to keep the attention on the road ahead. The inside of the cabin might not look that invit-ing because of the sweeping roofline but in practice, it really is a comfortable 5-seat vehicle with standard 8-way power and heated front seats. The rear seats sit higher off the floor for good outward visibility and the headliner has been scooped out to help maximize the interior space. Cargo is on par with others in this class and a power litigate is optional.

DriveThe worldwide launch of the NX was held right here in B.C., driving between ultra modern Vancouver and the rustic resort of Whistler. International guests were exposed to the two sides of the NX, the polished city vehicle and the weekend getaway SUV. Powering around the mountain resort, I got my first shot at the all-new 2.0L direct in-ject turbocharged 4-cylinder that Lexus will use in a number of its vehicles. With 235hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque this new power plant does a good job once the NX 200t is in motion; it is get-ting away from a stop that could use a bit more snap. AWD is standard across the lineup but the system is designed to run in front wheel drive as much as possible to help save fuel. Lexus has made no bones about its target; it sees the Audi Q5 as the benchmark in this class. Audi has been at the small turbocharged game a lot longer and it shows, plus the handling of the NX isn’t sharp at all. In fact, all the passen-gers inside the base model test vehicle noticed the top-heavy body roll.VerdictWhat Lexus (Toyota) has been up to over the past ten-plus years is

producing hybrid cars in numbers nobody else can touch. This new NX is also available as a hybrid, but don’t expect any kind of show-stopping performance. Rated at just 194hp, the heavier NX 300h hybrid might be outclassed by just-as-thrifty diesel options in the market. The price of the NX 200T has not been set but if you look at the Audi Q5 as a target, expect the price to start at roughly $41,000 when it goes on sale at the end of 2014. Fuel economy has also not been set but with a direct injection turbo-charged 4-cylinder under the hood, this new Lexus should be better on fuel than the larger RX350 equipped with a V6 engine. As the small SUV market continues to grow, and this new NX certainly is one of the most eye-catching to come along in a while.

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Baby boomers are in full nostalgia mode as they contemplate

their lost youth. And as the last genera-

tion that really bought into

North America’s love affair with the automobile, it’s natural that some of that nostalgia is of the four-wheeled variety. Here are five of the cars that baby boomers miss the most:

Pontiac GTOIt’s still hard for Wide-

track fans to believe that the entire division is no more. It was a virtual tossup between Nos. 1 and 2 as to the most missed car, but with the 50th anniversary of

the GTO (and arguably the muscle car itself) coming up, it has to be the Goat. Not the Australian Hold-en-in-disguise that we got from 2004-06, mind you, but the real 1964-72 bit of classic American muscle.

Pontiac Trans AmWith Pontiac and

therefore the Firebird gone, it’s reasonably certain that the famous T/A, with surely the most audacious hood decal, is gone for good (at least from GM). For people

who just can’t accept that, performance car genius Ken Lingenfelter will sell you a fantastic Trans Am-inspired Camaro LTA.

Chevrolet El Camino The half-car, half-pickup

concept had real legs, last-ing from the 1950s through the 1980s. It deserves another shot but GM seems to disagree, having on mul-tiple occasions stubbornly refused to bring back the beloved El Camino.

MGBMG was the sports car

Americans loved first, with servicemen bringing back MG TCs after WWII. When it was introduced in 1962, few could have imagined that the MGB would be the last new MG sold in the U.S. Nonetheless, that’s how it played out. In 1980, with the British auto industry in a free fall, the quaint factory in Abing-don, England, was closed, and that was it for MGs in the U.S. A shame; even though woefully outdated,

the MGB had little to no competition and could have gone on almost indefinitely, or at least until 1989, when the Mazda Miata was intro-duced. Those of a certain age still miss the little MGB on sunny days.

Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon

Nearly every boomer has a story about the Vista Cruiser, whether it’s a road trip from hell or just getting shuttled to school or Cub Scouts or Brownies in one. The Vista Cruiser, with its unique windows on the roof and the back, backseat where misbehaving siblings could be banished, was the official wagon of the wonder years for so many boomers.

Rob Sass is the vice-presi-dent of content for Hagerty Insurance. Hagerty is the world’s leading specialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn more at hagerty.ca and you can email [email protected]

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I can’t think of a better time to learn how to ride or a harder time to ride.

These juxtaposing thoughts can be explained thusly. There are so many great choices for new riders when it comes to machin-ery it’s hard to make a decision on what to add to your garage. But the variety also means there are bikes to suit all.

Those wanting to get on sportbikes don’t need to start on a 250 or 300 cc, let alone a 600 cc variant. You can get a 125 cc. Or when it comes to cruisers, you don’t have to start on a machine that might be a little on the heavy side. You can get a competent road partner, which looks cool and doesn’t weigh south of 250 kilos.

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Not only that, it doesn’t spew unwanted heat to-wards the rider when they’re idling. And if you’re like me, and wear full gear even on hot, summer days, you’re incredibly grateful for that.

Furthermore, it’s paired to a 6-speed transmission. Normally, stop-go traffic on a Harley would be a pain. However, it wasn’t with the 750. It’s the easiest and lightest clutch I’ve worked

with on any of the American motorcycle manufacturer’s bikes.

Speaking of low seat height, it measures in at 709mm (27.9-inches.)

The Harley 750 doesn’t carry some of the bulk people might associate with the brand. It’s like losing all the weight you put on during the Christmas holiday! It just feels good.

When it comes to the

750’s suspension, it’s not jarring and pleasantly soft. Not so soft, that it puts you to sleep, but a good balance of urban comfort mixed with open road riding pleasure.

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I also would have liked a little more “grab” in the front and rear brakes. It seemed like I really had to bite hard into the front brake to get it to slow down. The logic behind that is that new riders are less likely to get in trouble in an event where they are nervous and get a little jumpy.

Lastly, fit and finish of the bike could have been neater. Wires were exposed, and it took away from the overall aesthetic. That said the bike does have character to it.

The 2015 Street 750 from Harley-Davidson has many good things going for it. And with it tipping the scale at just 222 kg (489 lbs.) – in running order – looks like Christmas comes early.

Pricing will be announced closer to the release date.

Visit http://www.harley-da-vidson.ca for more informa-tion on the bike.

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‘‘The Harley 750 doesn’t carry some of the bulk people might

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Baby boomers are in full nostalgia mode as they contemplate

their lost youth. And as the last genera-

tion that really bought into

North America’s love affair with the automobile, it’s natural that some of that nostalgia is of the four-wheeled variety. Here are five of the cars that baby boomers miss the most:

Pontiac GTOIt’s still hard for Wide-

track fans to believe that the entire division is no more. It was a virtual tossup between Nos. 1 and 2 as to the most missed car, but with the 50th anniversary of

the GTO (and arguably the muscle car itself) coming up, it has to be the Goat. Not the Australian Hold-en-in-disguise that we got from 2004-06, mind you, but the real 1964-72 bit of classic American muscle.

Pontiac Trans AmWith Pontiac and

therefore the Firebird gone, it’s reasonably certain that the famous T/A, with surely the most audacious hood decal, is gone for good (at least from GM). For people

who just can’t accept that, performance car genius Ken Lingenfelter will sell you a fantastic Trans Am-inspired Camaro LTA.

Chevrolet El Camino The half-car, half-pickup

concept had real legs, last-ing from the 1950s through the 1980s. It deserves another shot but GM seems to disagree, having on mul-tiple occasions stubbornly refused to bring back the beloved El Camino.

MGBMG was the sports car

Americans loved first, with servicemen bringing back MG TCs after WWII. When it was introduced in 1962, few could have imagined that the MGB would be the last new MG sold in the U.S. Nonetheless, that’s how it played out. In 1980, with the British auto industry in a free fall, the quaint factory in Abing-don, England, was closed, and that was it for MGs in the U.S. A shame; even though woefully outdated,

the MGB had little to no competition and could have gone on almost indefinitely, or at least until 1989, when the Mazda Miata was intro-duced. Those of a certain age still miss the little MGB on sunny days.

Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon

Nearly every boomer has a story about the Vista Cruiser, whether it’s a road trip from hell or just getting shuttled to school or Cub Scouts or Brownies in one. The Vista Cruiser, with its unique windows on the roof and the back, backseat where misbehaving siblings could be banished, was the official wagon of the wonder years for so many boomers.

Rob Sass is the vice-presi-dent of content for Hagerty Insurance. Hagerty is the world’s leading specialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn more at hagerty.ca and you can email [email protected]

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Bob McHugh

A hands-on ability, whatever the skill, is a talent that tends to go unrecognised and too often,

it is under-appreciated, even by those who possess the talent.

That’s why I was delight-ed to be asked again to participate as a judge (one

of five) in the annual “Show Us Your Skills” competition organized by Discover Skills BC for high school students.

Students create a short video about a trade or skill

that they are interested in pursuing. Prizes for the top three videos are presented to both the student and the high school that they attend.

The high level of expertise that some of these kids already possess was remarkable and the video entries this year were outstanding.

First prize this year went to Connor Shaw, a student at Traditional Learning Academy in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. He was taught to weld by his uncle and at age twelve he fabricated a flat deck for a truck he was given. More recently he added a hydrau-lic lift system that gives the flat deck a dump feature. Connor loves welding and plans to pursue a career in a related trade. Connor will get an Apple MacBook Air and his high school will receive $2,000.

The second prize winner was Albert Leung, who attends Steveston-London Secondary in Richmond. Al-bert will get an Apple iPad Air 16GB and the school will receive $1,000.

Bernice Chung, a student at Eric Hamber Secondary, in Vancouver, came third, she will receive an Apple iPad Mini, and $500 goes to the school.

Trades can offer a re-warding and fulfilling career path with a higher than average wage level and a solid future. The trades sec-

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A goal of this video competition is to encour-age more BC students to simply consider a trade as a rewarding career alternative and entice more teachers and high schools to include trades as a career option in the classroom.

In the auto service indus-try, the highly regarded Ford ASSET technician training program is a good example. Locally, apprentices spend four months at BCIT and four months in a BC Ford dealership (mainly in the service sector, but also in other departments) on a rotational basis. They can also choose to specialize in a specific area, such as auto electronics, and get additional upgrade certifi-cation courses through Ford training.

Most apprentice programs are four years

and on-the-job training is on-going, especially in the auto service industry. Changes in new technology are rapidly transforming trades, as well as other oc-

cupations. Looking even fur-ther ahead, our grow-ing and evolving job market will require skilled, capable people who

can adapt to new challeng-es and new technologies.

Discover Skills BC is an initiative, funded by the BC Government, to help provide easy access for secondary students to opportunities in trades and technology training. The competition is also run in cooperation with Trades Training BC, Skills Canada and the Industry Training Authority. My fellow judges for this year’s competition were Mike Holmes, Spencer Thomson, Suki Takagi and Shelley Robinson.

You can look at the top three winning entries online at www.discoverskillsbc.ca

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‘‘A goal of this video competition is to encourage more

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