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No money for full time firefighters Despite struggles finding volunteers, Sidney council decides against more funding for fire Christine van Reeuwyk News staff
Professional firefighters are not in the Town of Sidney budget for this year. Council decided to take a “cautious” approach while approving its budget last week, with a 2.81 per cent increase. They opted out of a proposed hiring plan for Sidney Volunteer Fire Department. “The challenge was the fire service,” said Mayor Larry Cross. “We looked at that and the implications long-term are significant.” The plan called for the hiring of four full time firefighters, over a four year period, to augment Sidney’s volunteer ranks. “Council felt that for the larger interests of the community we had to move very cautiously on this, so we’re taking a cautious approach and constant monitoring,” Cross said. The department is healthy now, with a roster of 37, he pointed out. “I think that the volunteers give us outstanding service. They’re doing a marvellous job for the town,” Cross said.
Giggly little green thumb Levi Leatherman, 4, works in the high tunnel at his family’s Mount Newton Valley farm. Leatherman’s mother and the two other members of Saanich Organics have released a book with tips on organic gardening on any scale. See the story, page A9.
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Sister Cities calendar seeks photo entries Christine van Reeuwyk
will stock them by the end of June, in time for tourist season. “It’s a great souvenir,” McLure Sidney Sister Cities Association is said. gearing up for another 12 months of A committee uses a blind selection picturesque Sidney. process to choose artwork. Criteria The association is seeking images include sharpness of the image, subfor the 2013 calendar. ject matter and how “This is the second well each photograph “[Last year] we time for the Sidney Sisillustrates a facet of ter Cities Association figured on 350 copies Sidney life. Phototo be producing the and we sold 850. The graphs should be calendar,” said Bob taken within the town McLure, chair of the word got out and we limits of Sidney and SSCA calendar com- had over 150 photos may be either scenic mittee. or of people. If people After four years of submitted.” are readily identifiable, producing the calenthe photographer is – Bob McLure, chair, dar, the Town of Sidresponsible for obtainsister cities association ing and submitting a ney decided last year to hand over producsigned release from tion to the sister cities group which the subject allowing his or her image uses it as a fundraiser. to be used. “We figured on 350 copies and we Photographers may submit as sold 850,” McLure said. “The word many photographs as they wish. got out and we had over 150 photos Each image should be submitted submitted. It was a real community on disk or on photographic paper effort.” (glossy four-by-six inch) by March Funds raised go to SSCA activi- 30. Photographs should each be ties including exchanges and events, identified on the disc, or the back of such as the annual welcome of the the photo with photographer’s name first Anacortes ferry of the year, and contact information. which happens Sunday, March 25. Mail or deliver images to Bob “We’re working towards getting McLure 9-2235 Harbour Rd., Sidney, some student exchanges going and V8L 2P7. For a copy of the guidelines art exchanges between our Sister Cit- contact McLure at 250-654-0488 or ies and us,” McLure said. mclure@shaw.ca. This year retailers around town reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com News staff
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Resident photographers are encouraged to submit images of their favourite side of the community for the 2013 calendar to be created by the Sidney Sister Cities Association.
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The remarkable accomplishments of Uncle Larry
Retired UVic education prof earns international science literacy award Natalie North News staff
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arry Yore calls himself Johnny thug of the buzzard reading group. What might come off as a slightly bizarre statement is very telling of the retired professor’s early motivation behind his career. Yore’s unpretentious attitude made him a legend in education research, as well as the latest recipient of an international award. “Reading was very, very difficult for me,” Yore said about being pigeonholed as a bad reader in school. “I had tremendous difficulty in connecting symbols and sounds, but I was in the top math group. I left elementary school with a very low self-concept. I thought because I couldn’t read, I couldn’t think.” Yore, who lives in Saanichton, went on to study math and sciences in university before eventually completing a PhD focused on language, literacy and science education. He has spent 41 years in education research at the University of Victoria, where he has investigated the relationship between language and learning. His hope is to boost science learning and literacy – an area where he was recently honoured as the 2012 recipient of the Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award from Virginia-based National Association for Research in Science Teaching. “The basic assumption by educators is that mathematics is the natural language of science, so when scientific ideas are presented to learners, they’re quickly formalized into abstract equations and formulas – then the problem becomes one of mathematical understanding, rather than the intuitive aspects of what the science is all about,” Yore said. “You might hear, ‘I couldn’t do science because I wasn’t good at math.’” Robert Anthony, chair of UVic’s department of curriculum and instruction, worked alongside Yore on a project within Pacific CRYSTAL, Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and Learning, a research initiative aimed at the promotion and application of science teaching within public schools that ran from 2005 through 2011. Anthony calls Yore not only a mentor, but an open and generous man and an “old-fashioned academic.” “He’s not territorial. He’s very open with
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Science educator Larry Yore at Pioneer Park. He was given an international award for his take on how instructors can deliver science to their students.
“To be [Yore’s] student is to be brought into the circle of the leaders in the field of science education. … He really reflects the best of the kind of contribution that an academic can make.” – Robert Anthony, chair, UVic department of curriculum and instruction his material,” Anthony said, noting Yore’s continued research despite having technically retired last spring. “He’s present. He’s here. He’s engaging with colleagues all the time. His contributions as a professional colleague have been tremendous.” The department’s legendary prof – one of UVic’s first two distinguished professors and curriculum and instruction’s longest-serving
faculty member – is known to grad students simply as “Uncle Larry.” “He’s a very much liked man,” Anthony added. “To be his student is to be brought into the circle of the leaders in the field of science education. … He really reflects the best of the kind of contribution that an academic can make and reflects well on the stature that universities aspire to.” nnorth@saanichnews.com
Unlocked doors make way for thefts Someone trying door handles on vehicles in west Sidney scored a joyride in a truck and a stash of electronics and change. Overnight between March 6 and 7, a 2001 GMC truck was stolen from the 2011 block of James White Boulevard after it was left unlocked. It was found abandoned the morning of March 7 in Cordova Bay. That same night, five vehicles left unlocked in west Sidney were entered. GPS units, Bluetooth devices, binoculars and change were stolen. “We ask the public to be aware of people trying door handles along roads, in parking lots and in residential driveways, and report anything suspicious to the police,” said Cpl. Chris Swain with Sidney North Saanich RCMP. Anyone with information is asked to call the local RCMP at 250-656-3931 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Sidney budget prepares to tackle incoming big retailers Tax increase of 2.81% lower than last year’s
By the numbers ■ 2012 increase: 2.81% ■ 2011 increase: 2.96% ■ Effect on your property tax bill: $32 on house assessed at $500,000
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Sidney put some money aside in its budget to address the “risk-slash-opportunity” presenting itself as larger retailers approach Central Saanich. “One thing council did was put an additional $60,000 into an economic development fund,” said Mayor Larry Cross. “We want to see our business community come together. … We want to develop a plan for energetic promoting of our town.” The funds aren’t specifically earmarked for any promoting program. “One of the difficulties is that a lot of enthusiasm goes out and then a wall is hit: ‘We don’t have any money,’” Cross said. “We thought if we could do this, it could be very helpful get our town moving.” Businesses in Sidney have been working together on a marketing plan to help promote Sidney as a shopping and eating destination. The plan is a response to possible big box stores being established in Central Saanich in the near future. Part of that plan could include setting up a Sidney business improvement association, which would require municipal approval and a budget line before it could be established. At a Feb. 27 meeting of business owners, Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Com-
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increase low and ensuring the services of the town and the long-term infrastructures are maintained,” Cross said. For a Sidney home valued at $500,000 – the average for a single family dwelling – it means $32 more per year. Parcel taxes and user fees were reduced by a total of $5 bringing the net impact to $27 per year. “I am quite pleased with the results of Sidney council’s budget approval process,” Cross said. “Council and town staff worked hard to develop a lean yet responsible budget, and I’m confident that our citizens will receive excellent value for their tax dollars.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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Association and school districts. The government proposed a $165 million fund over three years to boost special needs support. The fund and the new provisions in Bill 22 intend to satisfy a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that struck down 2002 legislation taking class size and composition out of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation contract. The ruling gives the government until April to respond.
The B.C. Utilities Commission has dismissed a complaint by an antismart meter group trying to put a stop to B.C. Hydro’s installation of the meters. Citizens for Safe Technology applied to the commission in late December seeking a “freeze” on the installation of wireless electricity consumption meters. Lawyer David Aaron argued the province’s Clean Energy Act exempts the installation from commission approval, but the legislation doesn’t cover the “wireless and snooping component of the smart meter program.” The commission found the term “snooping” referred to a radio chip in each meter that would only be activated if the customer wishes to install an in-home feedback device to show electricity consumption readings from the meter on a wall display. In its submission, B.C. Hydro said the chip is not capable of collecting or storing data, “real-time collection and monitoring of detailed information” or remote control of networked appliances or systems.
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Food gurus dish the dirt on dirt (and other farming tips) Christine van Reeuwyk News staff
Heather Stretch’s latest adventure is a pure blend of her master’s degree in English literature, post-secondaary years spent as a cook and the last dozen years as an organic farmer. The Central Saanich mother of three is one-third of Saanich Organics along with her friends, business partners, fellow farmers and now coauthors, Rachel Fisher and Robin Tunnicliffe. “A lot of people visit our farms. We do farm tours,” Stretch said. “We’ve often thought it would take a book to answer all the questions people ask.” So they wrote All the Dirt, reflections on organic farming. Kismet brought Stretch to her seven-acre certified organic farm in the Mount Newton Valley. She was working as a cook and was at the point in her life where she had a list of ideals in a job when her aunt and uncle called. “Want to be a farmer?” they asked. “They wanted somebody using the land more productively than it had been used,” she said. With physical and mental stimulation with outdoor work high on her wish list, Stretch chose to farm. With
Did you know? Saanich Organics box program feeds about 75 customers across Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula, and supplies roughly 20 restaurants in Greater Victoria.
an already green bend to her organic farming who are buypsyche, she went straight for ing it,” Stretch said. Backyard organics. growers and those interested “I’ve never grown anything in food sustainability are purconventionally,” she said. chasing the tome. Not long after, she, Fisher “We see big problems with and Tunnicliffe purchased the food system as it exists Saanich Organics. right now,” she said. It cov“At the time we ers the business – bought it, it was what, when, where “… my job just a box proand how – and pergram,” she said. satisfaction and sonal experiences Since then the trio reasons for doing such as how kids has added restauwill change the rants to their clien- it deepen each whole game plan, tele and increased year.” are told in each the box program. of the women’s It was Fisher – Heather Stretch, voices. co-author and Tunnicliffe “I certainly who instigated understand how the book, calling challenging it is to Stretch up one day while she do [small-scale organic farmwas away on vacation. “We’re ing] and make a living at it,” going to write a book,” they Stretch said. “But my job satistold her. The game plan was faction and reasons for doing to write from November until it deepen each year.” the spring planting each year, The satisfaction and reasonwhich is why All the Dirt took ing come through with vivid six years to create. photos and the occasional gig“It’s not only people who gle in the 228-page book. are considering small scale Learn more about the box
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Compromising takes two sides On Monday, March 19, students on the Saanich Peninsula begin their March break. Students get a repose from their classes to enjoy a little bit of spring before hitting the books again starting March 26. They did, however, get a little March break last week, too, when teachers walked off the job in the district Tuesday and Teachers, province Wednesday, March 6 and 7. both need to put Although new offers on table bargaining has dragged on, then stalled, for nearly a year now, it has heated up recently with the strike. Last week, the government budged a little on its demands for the teachers’ new contract, offering to give individual educators a little more pay if they’re faced with bigger or more complicated classrooms. It’s nice to see movement, but as B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Susan Lambert said, throwing money at teachers for bigger class sizes doesn’t help the students at all. It’s ironic Lambert uses that rhetoric, though, while also demanding a 16 per cent wage increase for teachers, over three years. And while the BCTF has complained that the government refuses to let go of its netzero mandate in contract negotiations, it hasn’t made much movement either. By the time our kids are back from their week out of the classroom, hopefully the two sides will have done enough negotiating – and offered enough compromises on both sides – that we can get on with the remainder of the school year without the threat of having classroom doors shut on our students again. Regardless, the province had hoped to see Bill 22 passed by Thursday (at News Review deadline), which would nix any possibility of striking until late August. We could all use a break from the teachers vs. government issue. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Peninsula News Review is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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Cold climate on Planet BCTF The stories began tumbling out the policies and tactics of as soon as last week’s column teacher union radicals, I have on teacher union indoctrination had my office windows smashed of students was posted on our twice. I have seen a mob of selfwebsites. absorbed strikers push a senior Most parents, off the sidewalk into retired teachers and the snow. My daughter administrators requested has been subjected to anonymity, because their hard-left environmental kids and grandkids still propaganda in elementary have to go to school, or school. I’ve never seen they have relatives or anything quite like this. fair-weather friends in the But hey, let’s be B.C. Teachers’ Federation constructive here. First, who mustn’t be enraged I should emphasize by any contradiction of I understand that their dogma. these incidents do Tom Fletcher not represent the vast There was the Grade B.C. Views 3 art class in Langley majority of dedicated where students were teachers, who wouldn’t assigned to create anti-Bill 22 think of intentionally abusing their protest signs. There was the Grade position for personal or political 6 teacher in Greater Victoria who gain. I mean that sincerely. started a one-hour drill on BCTF And thanks to all the teachers talking points by telling students who sent me lecturing letters, not to believe anything they see in particularly those who insist that the media. There was the middle they don’t really want another 16 school in the Gulf Islands that per cent raise, because their first dismissed students early to force priority is improving classroom them all out in a show of solidarity resources. against the latest of many legislated Volume doesn’t permit individual settlements. responses to everyone. Authors And there were the BCTF-BCGEU who begin along the lines of “Sir, pickets that blocked entrances you are an idiot” receive lower to government offices here in priority. If I don’t get back to you, Victoria, harassing, threatening please convey your willingness to and physically blocking office accept a brief wage freeze to your workers in an effort to force them union executive. They’ve scaled to join the thousands bused in back some of their more egregious for the traditional howling show prep time and paid leave demands, of strength for Big State Labour but apparently your admirably bosses on the legislature lawn. altruistic message has not yet been In my 20 years of criticizing absorbed.
And yes, I’m aware that the Harvard study of class size and performance I mentioned last week examined charter schools in the United States. I understand that “charter school” is considered coarse language in B.C. As with health care, there must be no serious competitive dynamic or other dangerous experimentation permitted within the unionized state monopoly model. And thanks for suggesting I’m an agent of the B.C. Liberals, who invented poverty 11 years ago. East Van MLA Jenny Kwan touched on it in the debate on Bill 22. Children coming to inner city schools hungry, inadequately clothed, with lice. Abused children. I can assure Kwan that these tragic realities are not confined to the hellish B.C. Liberal era of spending increases. Indeed, I witnessed all these things in my three-room school in Tomslake, B.C. in the 1960s. Social Credit was to blame then. I remember the school more for its great teachers than its undrinkable water or alcoholic principal. And to all those who provide spelling-challenged advice on journalistic objectivity, here’s the thing. The first rule of opinion writing is to have one. I’m not looking for middle ground in the cold vacuum between Earth and Planet BCTF. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Support, criticism rise in teacher strike debate Fletcher’s column must have been a joke Thank you for printing Tom Fletcher’s recent column about how the “BCTF is indoctrinating our kids” (B.C. Views, March 7). It was very amusing. When I first noticed Mr. Fletcher’s columns I thought he was serious and found myself becoming quite angry. Now I know he is deliberately creating a persona for himself as a cranky, opinionated, right-wing polemicist and I appreciate his attempts to bring humour to what would otherwise be serious topics. He always picks certain facts to play up, totally omits others, and seems to try to portray himself as a serious reporter simply intent on reporting the news. He seems to be trying to be a satirical comedian along the lines of Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart, but without the wit. I’m a bit concerned, however, that your newspaper might be in an awkward position because he is described as a legislative reporter and columnist. The casual reader might assume that he is acting as a responsible reporter should and is investigating a given issue, and writing a balanced story. Perhaps it would be advisable to gently inform readers of Mr. Fletcher’s true role at the paper by entitling his column “Tommy’s Rant,” or “Fletcher’s Funnies.” Chris Bocking North Saanich
Voters must step up to solve scandal Re: Robocalls hit home on Peninsula, May says (News, March 7) The robocall election fraud scandal is a serious sabotage of Canadian democracy. It is worsening as further information emerges. Stephen Harper blows it off as “a few minor dirty tricks” and refuses to call for an independent public inquiry. Liberal, NDP and Green
Editor’s note: Tom Fletcher’s column is entitled B.C. Views. Columns, which appear on the Opinion page, allow for the expression of opinions.
Maybe it’s time for a new take on education Re: Strike hurting no one but kids (Our View, March 7) I have fond memories of my teachers, particularly the one or two who made a difference in my life. Whether it is a librarian, a school coach, a drama teacher or a science teacher, my teachers have left an indelible mark and helped to shape where I am and who I am today. Over the past few months, I have been hearing more and more about the kind of teacher memories that people have had while attending school in British Columbia: missed graduation dances due to a teachers’ strike; missed provincial exams due to a teachers’ strike; missed college athletic scholarships due to a teachers’ strike; missed ski trips, band performances, swim, cross-country, track and field meets – the list seems to go on and on and apparently, we’re in for more bitter memories due to yet another teachers’ strike. My husband dealt with a B.C. teachers’ strike in his graduating year (1984) and now our two daughters are sharing his experience. It’s no longer a small issue in our household. In a bout of
Party leaders are calling for an independent investigation. Now it’s our responsibility to demand unbiased answers, and even new elections if the evidence confirms culpability. Jack Thornburgh North Saanich
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frustration recently, our nineyear-old daughter stated she is no longer interested in swimming after her district swim meet was cancelled due to job action. As a parent, how can I not be concerned about the impacts of your job and strike actions on my children’s experiences? It is my position as a mother and as a taxpaying citizen in this province, to ask the hard questions about the actions of the BCTF. How is your strike benefiting my children? These are difficult times for everyone and that includes governments and taxpayers alike. We are all in the midst of a global recession and we all have to do our part to change the paradigm and limit the spending practices of the past. Why does the BCTF feel it is somehow exempt from this reality? What alternatives has the BCTF offered to the government to resolve their concerns? Maybe it’s time for a brand new approach to education in this province, which doesn’t include limitations on alternatives to the public system, such as publicly funded chartered schools or other approaches attempted in more progressive jurisdictions. Go back to the drawing board, go back to the bargaining table and if the BCTF is not interested in new approaches or ideas, let’s change the discussion and find a new way to keep our kids in the classroom. Tara Houle North Saanich
in Saanich-Gulf Islands in 2011. In the article, Bruce Hallsor, representing the Conservative Party in the riding, said such calls “would be the most ineffective method of voter suppression.” I have never accused anyone of being behind the calls. It was a crime and I want it solved. Nevertheless, I was shocked by Mr. Hallsor’s argument that his party was not responsible for the calls rests not on the fact voter
Strike teaching students to fight for what’s right Why does virtually every jurisdiction in this country seemingly relish the taking of a strip of hide off of its teachers? It has happened from east to west, more times in some less in others but nowhere as often and as enthusiastically as here in B.C. I notice even in your editorial, you say “Strike hurting no one but kids.” What tripe. Don’t you think this is hurting teachers? These professional people have taken the gut wrenchingly difficult decision to defy their government. They have become targets of the right wing and suffer egregiously punitive threats, read neo-conservative hogwash from a government booster like Tom Fletcher and they know, deep down, that all most of the public and business want is inexpensive, quality teachers and public employees that submissively go about their role. The only one hurting is kids? What happens when parents blithely decide to take their kid out of school for a fortnight Hawaiian winter break? Do the kids get hurt then? It’s a few days for God’s sake. The teachers are in fact teaching these young people a valuable and hard lesson, namely, sometimes you have to fight for what you believe is right and just, and not to meekly bow down because a bunch of overpaid
suppression is unethical and anti-democratic, nor that impersonating Elections Canada is illegal. He is quoted as saying “it is a ridiculous suggestion,” because it would be the “most ineffective method of voter suppression.” Do we then conclude the Conservative Party endorses only very effective methods of keeping citizens from exerting their right to vote? Elizabeth E. May MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands
politicians have decided a netzero mandate is reason enough for public employees to sit down and shut up. Remember, the stadium cost us $600 million and the convention centre was grossly overbudget, and they are both still losing money. If I was a young person and wanted a career in education, I would get the B.C. government to subsidize my degree and upon graduation, apply for teaching positions anywhere but here. This government does not want good teachers, because good teachers teach young people to be analytical and ask questions, anathema to any political system. Geoff Chislett Sidney
Others lucky just to have a job today The B.C. Teachers’ Federation should hardly be surprised by the action of the government; the road over the last few years is littered with disrespect and intolerance toward unions. However, I do not agree with the 16 per cent wage increase asked by the teachers’ union. They receive excellent salaries, and rosy benefits. Teachers work hard, but so do most people. The economy is such that many employees have had their wages frozen, and indeed consider themselves lucky to still have a job. Margaret J. Jestico Saanichton
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This week in history ■ 1914: The new Methodist Church is set to open on April 17 on Third Street in Sidney. ■ 1927: Pender Island gets a $50,000 reduction plant. The Pender Island Fish Products Company is building the plant on land owned by Robert Roe Sr.
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Blood on the water
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■ It takes four blood donations to make one bag of platelets for transfusion. ■ One cancer patient may require up to five platelet transfusions a week. ■ The Saanich Road clinic aims to collect 83 units of blood per day. ■ A small sample of each donor’s blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, West Nile virus and human T-lymphotropic virus. ■ Test samples will continue to be flown out daily to the CBS testing lab in Calgary.
Blood clinic improving distribution system Kyle Slavin News staff
Blood donors in Greater Victoria know that there’s a lot riding on their donation. And soon their blood will be riding on something else: the nightly 9 p.m. ferry to Tsawwassen. The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) clinic on Saanich Road is about to make blood donations even more valuable. However, doing so means the collection bags can no longer be shipped by plane. Later this year the clinic will switch to a new system that can better collect platelets, vital for helping cancer patients around the province. “This will have a dramatic impact on people’s lives,” said Catherine Sloot, partnership specialist with the blood service. Chemotherapy treatments can result in a loss of platelets, which help form clots or scabs on cut or broken skin. Donated blood is flown to Vancouver where it is broken down in a centrifuge into multiple prod-
ucts, including red blood cells, plasma-based components and platelets. The latter separates into a layer known as the buffy coat. “Platelets only have a shelf life of five days. So the faster we can collect the [platelet-heavy] buffy coat … and get it to hospitals, the better,” Sloot said. The new system essentially refines how blood is stored, allowing the platelets a better chance of survival while being transported to Vancouver. The existing method favours red blood cell survival – blood donations are stored around 4 C, nearly 20 degrees colder than the temperature at which platelets should be stored. But the changes have logistical implications for distribution down the line. To better ensure platelets don’t perish on the trip to the CBS laboratory in Vancouver, Saanich clinic employee Sean Kenny will see changes to how he ships blood. Instead of packing styrofoam coolers with ice packs and blood bags, and sending them across the water every evening on a chartered flight, CBS is investing in refrigerator trucks with elabo-
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Catherine Sloot, with Canadian Blood Services, holds a bag of donated blood above a stack of transport boxes at the clinic on Saanich Road. Don Denton/News staff
rate cooling trays. This will help keep the blood stored in the most opportune environment before it’s centrifuged at the Vancouver lab. Kenny will still make a nightly run up to Sidney with the blood – laid out on the trays – but now he’ll give the donations to a CBS employee from the mainland, who will drive them onto the ferry. The changes will also represent a financial savings in the long run, as it will cost significantly less to take the ferry than it is to fly two dozen boxes of blood every night.
“This is not the reason we’re doing it, but it is a more costeffective method,” Sloot said. “It’s more about taking a positive step to fine-tune the way that a unit of blood is being used.” The only change donors will notice is the permanent clinic’s operating hours, which start one hour earlier starting April 9. The clinic, located at 3449 Saanich Rd., will be open 10:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, as well as on alternating Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to
4:15 p.m. Mark Stefanson, vice-president of public affairs with B.C. Ferries, said the company will appreciate the steady business from CBS, especially on a sailing that isn’t typically busy. “We’re really, really pleased that Canadian Blood Services has chosen us as their mechanism of transport,” Stefanson said. To register to donate or volunteer, call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit blood.ca. kslavin@saanichnews.com
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Panther Ty Jones sneaks past a Saanich Brave during the 5-4 overtime loss to the southern rivals on Friday, March 9.
The Saanich Braves were up one game over the Peninsula Panthers, following an overtime loss for the home team Friday night. “I really thought that our best players played a notch or two below where they have to be,” said Panthers owner Pete Zubersky. “For some reason we just did not have the energy we needed in such a big game. “I thought Stephen Heslop was average in goal and I have no doubt that he will bounce back. With this being said, it still took 61 minutes to beat our club and I believe that we can pick up the intensity and be right back into the series after Monday night.” The Panthers played the Braves again Monday, after the News Review’s deadline. At the close of the first frame in front of a nearly full house at Panorama Recreation Centre, the two teams were tied at one, with the Panthers’ Josh Bloomenthal putting one past
Game night ■ Game 5: Tonight, March 14, 7:30 p.m. at George Pearkes arena, Saanich. ■ Game 6 (if necessary): March 16, 7:30 p.m. at Panorama Recreation Centre in North Saanich. ■ Game 7 (if necessary): March 17, 4 p.m. at George Pearkes arena, Saanich.
Braves keeper Tanner McGaw five minutes before the bell. The Panthers took the lead late in the second period with a goal by Dane Gibson. Things continued well into the third period, with the Braves’ Sam McMullen scoring first against the Panthers goaltender Heslop, followed by an answer from Panther David Stephens. But the Braves would nail two more, putting them in the lead as the period wound down. However, on the powerplay, Tyler Porteous snuck another past McGaw just one minute before the final buzzer to leave the two teams even at 4-4, and
headed into overtime. Unfortunately for the home team, the Braves scored a minute into the extra frame, ending in a 5-4 Braves victory. The Braves had won two games to the Panthers’ one in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey league semifinals, in a best-of-seven race as of Monday. Game 5 is slated for Pearkes arena tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers are back at home at Panorama Recreation Centre on Friday for Game 6, if necessary, also at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.peninsulanews review.com for updates. sports@peninsulanewsreview.com
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German gardener’s landscaping stuns fellow gardener Helen Lang Over the Garden Fence
The day I write this column is stunningly beautiful, a complete change from the dull days we’ve been enduring lately. Maybe a good day to put on your work gloves, pick up your clippers and head outside to see what
may need a bit of repair after the winter. Probably not much, as it was not a hard winter – cold at times, but nothing like some winters we have survived fairly recently. Some good news, and some not so good on the balcony
this a.m. First the good: a couple of the scilla are coming up, one even showing a bit of the vivid blue so lovely in a garden. The not-sohot news is that only two of the three giant allium bulbs given to me by a dear woman
in Central Saanich whose name I cannot, for the life of me, recall (although I think I could find her house if I had a car) came up. She gave me more than three, but I shared with my Pender Island daughter. I figured three on a
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balcony was plenty, but two will be wonderful. Last week Annie, who lives on Melissa Street, took me with her to see an amazing garden on Malaview Avenue. The gardener was called Heide, and was leaving for Germany the next day. She has a lovely neighbour who reached over the fence and presented each of us with a festively wrapped cluster of candies. A lovely surprise. Heide’s front garden was, at that time, full of lavender plants and snowdrops, but the back garden was amazing. Through it was a winding brick path, laid when the couple dismantled a brick chimney. The whole place was full of lovely things, a clump of bamboo, two variegated hops climbing up a fence, lilacs, roses, a variety of shrubs (I can’t remember them all). Wait, there was a climbing hydrangea scaling the back wall of the house, and on the front of the house a magnificent climbing rose called Mermaid (Annie remembered her name). Butcharts, you’ve got competition. Russell Nursery, 1370 Wain Rd., North Saanich is holding free classes every Saturday at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17, Greg Cook will discuss the care and use of mason bees. I’ll have more information on following classes in later columns. Call 250656-0384 to reserve a spot and please do it soon. These classes are very popular. Once again, the Saanich Peninsula 4-H club is selling cow manure as a fundraiser. This is some of the best. Orders can be placed by phoning 250-652-1682 by March 23, or emailing cows4hockey@shaw. ca. The cost is $4 for a generous bag and they will deliver to your door March 31. Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.
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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. *Purchase a new 2012 Fiesta SE sedan with manual transmission/2012 Focus SE sedan with manual transmission for $16,499/$19,499 after Total Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250 and customer cash of $500 deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate has been deducted. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250, customer cash of $500, and freight and air tax of $1,600 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. 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Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250, customer cash of $500, and freight and air tax of $1,600 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes are payable on the full amount of the purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. 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Lease a vehicle with a value of $17,599/$20,599 at 0% LAPR for up to 48 months with $2,700/$2,100 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $155/$199, total lease obligation is $10,140/$11,652 and optional buyout is $6,336/$7,828. Offer includes Manufacturer Rebate of $0/$250 and customer cash of $500. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Manufacturer Rebate is deducted. Offer includes freight and air tax of $1,600 but excludes variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 64,000 km over 48 months apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. 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Boualay Phosy scans an arm-length poster covered with the photos of 100 wanted suspects. The Esquimalt resident eagerly takes a few of the posters from Victoria police reserve Const. Lucas Wilzewski at the Mayfair Shopping Centre. Wilzewski was one of 33 Victoria police reservists and volunteers circulating thousands of Riot Roundup2 posters to businesses and passersby in high-traffic areas of the city. Victoria police are supporting efforts by the Integrated Riot Investigation Team, a team of Lower Mainland police officers, to identify suspects believed to have been involved in the violent riot in Vancouver following Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals on June 15, 2011. “We’ve had information that peo-
ple from the riot … could be living here in Victoria and Saanich and [elsewhere on] the lower Island,” said Const. Mike Russell. The number of suspects residing in the region is not known, he added. “There’s a long list of faces on here [the poster] and we’re hoping that the community will be able to help us put some names to those faces. We’re not out for public shaming, but we need to get these people brought to justice so we can make sure this doesn’t happen again.” Posters are being circulated on Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and in the Upper Fraser Valley region. For details, visit riot2011.vpd.ca. Tips about suspects can be passed on to the Vancouver Police Department by calling 1-604-717-9999 or emailing riot@vpd.ca. emccracken@vicnews.com
FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases. It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.
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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.
The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.
The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.
The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.
The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.
The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.
The union says that government refuses to negotiate.
There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.
The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.
Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.
The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.
2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.
It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases. We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape. Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.
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The eyes may be the windows to the soul but the mouth is a gateway to the rest of the body. We once believed that the worst outcome of poor dental hygiene was tooth loss, but research clearly links oral health to overall health, so far more is at stake. The earliest signs of a number of serious health issues are reflected in the teeth, gums and tongue, often long before a diagnosis is made. There are millions of bacteria in the mouth and ignoring oral health routines can lead to inflammation causing these bacteria to grow and spread at alarming rates and to find their way into the bloodstream. Unchecked plaque on your teeth can result in gingivitis, periodontal disease and tooth decay. Research suggests that periodontal disease is a risk factor contributing to serious
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for March break, which starts March 19 in the Saanich school district, should carry much more to help ensure a stress-free vacation. Should an emergency occur on your vacation, having the right documentation can speed up the time it takes to resolve an issue so you can go back to enjoying your holiday. Photocopying important travel documents like passports, driver’s licenses, credit cards, is also a good idea to help replace We usually think of whiplash from rear end car accidents, but neck and nerve damage can occur with any sudden the documents if one body acceleration or deceleration event. Many patients becomes lost or stolen have attended the chiropractor with neck pain and abroad. Put one set dysfunction after amusement park rides, sports injuries, of copies in the travel and falls. We are unable to hold our head still when bag. Leave another set unexpectedly jolted. A low-speed rear impact collision home with someone causes the lower neck vertebrae to undergo a combination you trust. of compression, posterior shear and extension. As a result, “Travel smart and the integrity of the soft tissue holding elements of the ensure you have the spine is compromised from this combination of forces correct paperwork producing inflammation, pain and limited motion. Within before you set out 72 hours, this inflammation signals the healing reaction on your March break of fibrosis. This is the glue that repairs micro-structural holiday, recommends damage. If the joints affected by the whiplash event are not Adrian Hall, vice presirestored back to full function and movement, scar tissue dent of travel at RSA. will result altering the mechanics that lead to a chronic Hall makes the folpain situation. According to researchers Quinn and lowing recommendaWinkelstein from the Annals of Biomedical Engineering tions: (Aug 2011), “Up to 62% of people affected by whiplash • A valid passport is injuries report pain lasting 2 years or more after injury.” needed for all travellers. To speed recovery and minimize the risk of chronic neck • Canadian children pain from whiplash early intervention is required. The need appropriate docusooner you can move your neck the better the healing. mentation to travel Your chiropractor will assess the dysfunctional spinal abroad when taking a joints and recommend a course of care whether it is a new trip alone or with only injury or a long-standing chronic condition. one parent. • Carry provincial health cards and drivers licences. • Carry your insurance wallet card to call for assistance at any time.
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Easy ways to cut sodium intake Dietitian suggests more fruits and veggies to reduce salt consumption Eating too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease. The bad news is, most of us are eating more than double the amount of sodium we need. The good news is, you can change that. Take a look at these five tips from registered dietitian Sue Mah to improve your eating habits and your health: 1. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Not only are they packed with nutrition, they are also sodium-free. Frozen and canned produce are good, economical options too as long as you buy the ones with no added salt
or sauces. You can also rinse canned vegetables to wash away some of the sodium. Aim for seven to 10 servings of vegetables and fruit every day. Are you getting enough? To assist with your efforts, a leading juice brand offers incentives for you to track your fruit and vegetable servings online at www.facebook.com/mottsgardencocktail. 2. Look for â&#x20AC;&#x153;sodium reducedâ&#x20AC;? products. Read food labels and look for the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;sodium reduced,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;low sodiumâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;sodium free.â&#x20AC;? Many foods have been reformulated with a lower sodium content. In the juice section, for example, the new Mottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden Cocktail Original contains 35 per cent less sodium than it did before, and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;low sodiumâ&#x20AC;? line has reduced it by another 65 per cent.
3. Compare food labels. Pick up your favourite brand of crackers, bread or soup. Now pick up another brand. Compare the sodium content in the different brands. Buy the ones with the lowest amounts of sodium. 4. Cook from scratch. This practice allows you to control the amount of sodium and salt in your meals. Be creative and experiment with different ways to add flavour without the sodium. Try herbs, spices, ginger, garlic, flavoured vinegars and citrus juices. 5. Eat out on special occasions. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy for the sodium to add up when you eat out. Ask for sauces, salad dressings and condiments to be served on the side. Ask for your meal to be made without salt or monosodium glutamate (MSG). â&#x20AC;&#x201C; News Canada
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THE ARTS
NEWS REVIEW
Society to bring ‘magnificent sound’ to Winspear centre News staff
A swell of sound will bring HMS Pinafore to the Mary Winspear Centre as the Gilbert and Sullivan Society follows its recent trend of bringing big music followed by a full production. The society will pair with the Civic Orchestra of Victoria to perform a concert version of HMS Pinafore helmed by George Corwin. “When we do a show on the stage we have an orchestra of about 13 because you can’t get any more in than that,” said Adrian Sly, artistic co-ordinator for the Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Usually, musicians play multiple instruments in the stage presentation and the job gets done nicely, but a full orchestra creates “magnificent sound.”
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HMS Pinafore, subtitled The Lass that Loved a Sailor, tells the tale of the captain’s beautiful daughter who is betrothed to Sir Joseph Porter but is in love with the lowly sailor Ralph Rackstraw. This tortured love story is soon turned around in Gilbert and Sullivan tradition and ends in mistaken identities, silly plot twists and hearty fun. The massive orchestra will soundtrack an augmented choir, up to 50 voices from the normal 30, “They’re making magnificent sound, make the hair go up on your arms,” Sly said. “It’ll be a super afternoon of music. You never get the chance to hear Gilbert and Sullivan, or any stage production done with that magificent sound.” Last year the orchestra and society paired up for the full
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT March 25, 2012
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BC Fiddle Orchestra
bodied concert of the Mikado. “Since then we’ve staged the costumed Mikado and we’re going to do the same with this,” Sly said. When they did the Mikado concert people said “I’d really like to see it now, a full production,” Sly explained. Both the concert and stage versions sold out, and they hope the combination will work again for HMS Pinafore. Performances are March 24 and 25 at 2 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Get tickets online at www.marywinspear.ca. March 31 and April 1 the show moves to Oak Bay High. Email ed@gilbertandsullivan victoria.ca for group rates. Tickets are $27 and $25 available at various retail outlets in Greater Victoria. Visit www.gilbertand sullivanvictoria.ca for a full list.
The Parish of Central Saanich (St. Mary’s and St. Stephen’s Anglican Churches) invites you to
Evening Prayer in the Style of Taizé
Music & Meditation Sunday, March 18th 7:00 pm at
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George Morfitt, left, who plays Bob Beckett, and Chris Moss prepare for the upcoming presentation of HMS Pinafore.
St. John’s United Church
Christine van Reeuwyk
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An offering will be taken
The Charlie White Theatre (Mary Winspear Centre)
• Fri. & Sat., March 16 & 17 at 7:30 pm
• Sun., March 18 at 2:00 pm
Tickets: Adult $18.00 + HST, Senior/Student $15.00 + HST Tickets for all venues are available online at www.peninsulaplayers. bc.ca or at the door one hour prior to curtain. Tickets for the Charlie White Theatre are available at the Winspear Centre Box office; for the Berwick Royal Oak Theatre at “Dig This” in the Broadmead Centre Mall.
ARTS EVENTS IN BRIEF
Dunn does church vespers Celtic vespers featuring singer and songwriter Maria Dunn is on at St. John’s this weekend. The hour of music and reflections by candlelight starts March 18 at 7 p.m. St. John’s United Church, 10990 West Saanich Rd. Call 250-656-5273 for details or more information.
Sooke strings in Victoria concert Sooke Harbour String Quartet performs at St. Barnabas Church 1525 Begbie St. (at Belmont) on Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door. Call 250-595-4324 for details. Anne McDougall, violin; Sue Innes, violin; Lee Anderson, viola and Trevor MacHattie are the members of the Sooke Harbour String Quartet. The program will include works by Haydn, Dvorak and Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Peninsula authors up for Book Prize awards
A pair of Peninsula authors are up for B.C. Book Prizes, announced March 8. Patrick Lane is nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane. The volume represents the accumulated richness of 50 years’ work by Lane – one of Canada’s most important poets. The reader can see how he developed from an engaged recorder of hard experience – even traumatic
Patrick Lane violence – into a master poet whose meditations on nature, human frailty and love allow
him to balance the world’s suffering with stunning moments of transcendent beauty and a vision of peace. The collection contains more than 400 poems. Lane was born in 1939 in Nelson, B.C., and grew up in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions. He has won nearly every literary prize in Canada, from the Governor General’s Award to the Canadian Authors Association Award to the Dorothy Livesay Prize.
Pamela Porter is up for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize for I’ll Be Watching. In a small Prairie town like Argue, Sask., everyone knows everybody else’s business. Everyone knows that the Loney family has been barely hanging on – the father, George, reduced to drink and despair since the loss of his farm and the death of his wife, Margaret. The four Loney children do not get along with George’s second
wife, the pious, bitter Effie. Then George dies in a drunken stupor. Effie skips town with a travelling Bible salesman, and it looks as though the children are done for. Somehow the children find a way under the watchful eye of their ghostly parents and through the small kindnesses of a few neighbours, but mostly by dint of their own determination. Visit www.bcbook prizes.ca for the full list of finalists.
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UNDER $200 UTILITY TRAILER- well used, solid frame, needs new wiring. $175, obo. (250)655-1956.
FRIENDLY FRANK 10 SHEETS, $3.95/e 3 feather pillows, $8.50/e 5 Throw blankets, $6/e. (250)652-2012. 2 BENJAMIN Chee Chee paintings “friends & learning.” $35 ea. Call 250-721-2386. 2 NIGHT tables, $20/each. 7 drawer desk, $40. White, excellent cond. 250-383-7335. COMPUTER CELERON2, 664MHz, WinXP, 80GB HD, monitor, keyboard, mouse, $45 obo. Call 250-479-1101. FOSSIL MENS watch 400 Day clock $39. Call (250)508-9008.
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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
COTTAGES NORTH Saanich - 1 bedroom 600sq ft character cottage with view, deck and lots of light. Parking, some utilities& W/D. $975/mo. Contact 250-6566091 or cleahy@telus.net. NS please. April 1st.
SIDNEY- 2 bdrm rancher, completely remodeled, close to town. NS/NP. Avail immed. $1200+ utils. 1(604)836-5407.
WANT A vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.
SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
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FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large Bach, $540/mo. Avail now. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.
TILLICUM- 3 bdrms, 1 bath basement suite, big yard. NS/NP. $1100 includes hydro. Call (250)920-6282. TILLICUM/CAREY, bright 1bdrm. Full bath. Sep ent, close to amens, NS/NP. $730 incls hydro/electric/WD. Avail Apr. 1 250-294-4070, 250-588-5195.
SUITES, UPPER SAANICHTON- 35’ 5th wheel, partly furnished, 8x12 laundry room. N/S, N/P. Ref’s. $700/mo. Call 250-652-0591.
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HOMES FOR RENT COLWOOD, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath. 2 level home with an exceptional view. Mins to elem & sec schools. On bus route. Walk to beach & Royal Roads. N/S. Pets neg. $1900 mo + utils. Call 250-478-8146.
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STEEL OF a deal - Building sale! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
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SIDNEY: BRIGHT bachelor, $700 view, priv deck, close to park, ocean , shops. NS/NP. Avail Apr. 1. Call 250-6561672 or 250-884-4159.
CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191. 93 PONTIAC Grand Am, white, 159kms, 4 dr, CD. $800. Call (778)433-8437. 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 door, auto, top of the line & fully loaded including rare power sunroof option. Babied by 1 owner, garage kept, hwy commuter (76k). Dealer maintained. Burgundy with factory 5 spoke alloy wheels & a set of winters tires on steel rims. Full power-train warranty until Dec. 20 2012. $15,750 o.b.o. 250-466-4156
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“Our numbers are not that bad right at the moment. But we had an influx of people here a year ago,” agreed fire chief Jim Tweedhope. “We’re certainly not getting as many people wanting to be members as 10 years ago.” Instead the town invested $10,000 in exploring how to creatively reach new volunteers, for example encouraging women to join the fire service. “We really needed to explore the opportunities to expand our volunteers service,” said Cross. “Our sense is that half the population at least is available there, and we only have two or three [women] now on a roster of 37.” “We’ve got some ideas and we’ll certainly look at those and see how that pans out. We need to exhaust every possibility,” Tweedhope said. The town will also look at how volunteers can be more recognized for the work they do. Cross suggested a formal ceremony when a trainee achieves his or her badge. They’ll also look at some the joint
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Sidney firefighters perform an auto extraction training exercise in 2008. Last week, town council decided against funding four extra full time firefighters. use agreements already in place with other services in the area. “We may be able to extend some of that,” Cross said. “The trends in volunteerism are not looking good,” Cross said. “We’ll be looking at it every year. If we start to see we’re sliding into difficulty— Due diligence is what we’re into now, making sure we monitor it very carefully.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR BRENTWOOD L.E.A.D PRESENTS of The Clean Bin Project on March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Centennial Park Baptist Church on Wallace Drive. Admission is by donation.
BARNEY BENTALL PERFORMS on Friday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. in a fundraiser for Music in the Park at Friendship Community Church, 7820 Central Saanich Rd. Tickets $22, available at
Breadstuffs Bakery, the Dollar Den and online at www. brentwoodbay.info. MARCH BREAK FAMILY Story Time at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the
library for stories, rhymes, movement and a simple March break craft. Stay for refreshments and social time. Tuesday, March 20, 10:15 to 11 a.m. Ages 0-5. Free. To register, call
250-656-0944. CELEBRATING 200 YEARS of the Brothers Grimm at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Join Storyteller Peg Hasted as she shares some of the
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