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North Saanich leads Dioxins studied in new lab

local housing siaris

Housing starts continued to
decline on the Peninsula last
month, except in North Saanich,
according to a Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corporation report
published last week.

Construction started on 11 sin-
gle family houses and six row
houses in North Saanich last
month, compared to work starting
on three single housing units in
Central Saanich and two units in
Sidney.

The lower housing starts for
Sidney and Central Saanich reflect
the overall trend for Greater Vic-
toria, the figures show.

CMHC senior analyst Lee King
said only 82 units began construc-
tion in Greater Victoria last month,
~ compared to 136 units a month
previously.

“Residential construction activ-
ity is forecast to continue at low
levels through the fall and winter,”
he added.

The real estate market on the
Peninsula and in the rest of Greater
Victoria continues to recover from
a slump earlier this year, Victoria
Real Estate Board figures show.

The board noted housing sales
increased for the third month in a
row, while prices remained steady.

VREB spokesman Anne St.
Dennis said 632 units changed
hands in August, compared to 517
units in July.

The average house in Greater
Victoria sold for $151,000 last
month, compared to $155,000 in
July.

Some 632 units were sold in the
metropolitan area last month,
including 22 units in Central Saa-
nich, 19 units in Sidney and 14
units in North Saanich.

The average prices for housing
units sold on the Peninsula were
$250,000 for a North Saanich
home, $162,000 for a Central Saa-
nich home and $135,000 for a
home in Sidney.

Monday September 24

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8:00 pm APERTURE - Photog-
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8:30 pm SPECIAL REPORT -
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Thursday September 27

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to music- recommended for seniors
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6:30 pm SPECIAL PRESEN-
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A new $1 million dollar labora-
tory to study the effects of dioxin
contaminants on marine life has
been added to the Institute of
Ocean Sciences in Pat Bay.

Federal Minister of Fisheries
and Oceans Bernard Valcourt said
the new facility will provide more
effective research and monitoring
of dioxin pollutants found in pro-
vincial waters.

“The new laboratory will be
equipped with the latest ultra-trace
analytical equipment,” he said.

The lab will be capable of

The human side of money man-
agement will be aired in three
unique commercial dramas pre-
sented by Royal Trust tonight,
Thursday and Friday during the
CTV and CBC news hour pro-
grams.

The five-minute dramas are div-
ided into two two-and-a-half min-
ute segments which will be shown
at the beginning and end of both
The Journal on CBC at 10 p.m.

. and The National on CTV at 11

p.m.

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measuring dioxins at concentra-

tions as low as one part per trillion

— comparable to the relationship

between one metre and the dis-

tance from here to the moon.” 3

Valcourt said dioxin contami-
nants of fish and shellfish in areas
around coastal pulp mills has led
to closure of some fishing areas in
British Columbia.

“It is imperative that we protect
our marine resources and that we
ensure a healthy environment for
future generations of Canadians,”
he added.

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