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A small house is hidden behind a wall of water as waves crash ashore along First Street in Sidney Wednesday morning. Town crews were out in the storm, clearing drains and debris that washed ashore. Ferry sailings were cancelled due to the high winds and waves.

BIA goes to business owners for approval Town council advances Sidney Business Development Group’s proposed marketing levy Steven Heywood News staff

Commercial property owners in Sidney are one step closer to participating in a new business improvement area (BIA) after council on Monday unanimously set into motion an alternate approvals process.

Under this process, expected to be sent out to owners of class five and six commercial properties in downtown Sidney by late January, owners would have 30 days to register their opposition to a BIA in writing to the Town of Sidney. Chief administrative officer Randy Humble says for the BIA to fail, there would have to be a clear major-

ity (just over 50 per cent) of property owners who oppose it. Those owners, as well, would have to represent more than 50 per cent of the value of commercial properties within the proposed BIA boundary. A lack of any one of these goalposts by the time the 30-day notice period ends, would mean the BIA would pass.

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Saying goodbye to Sidney Elementary Leslie Walts retires after 13 years at school Devon MacKenzie News staff

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rs. Walts?” a tiny voice asks from the door of Sidney Elementary’s office. “I’m hungry.” With that small request, Leslie Walts, the school’s secretary for the past 13 years jumps into action, getting the young boy an orange to snack on from the school’s staff room. “Her commitment to the job is amazing,” explained school Principal Tom Vickers while Walts was busy with the young boy. “She’s just one of those people that goes above and beyond what her job description is. She really keeps everything working here,” he said, motioning around the office. After so many years as the school’s go-to person for just about everything, Walts has decided to retire from her position to spend more time with her family. “I have total mixed feelings about retiring,” said Walts, who has plans to travel to Arizona with her husband David in their RV this winter. “It’s such a rewarding job and I’m definitely going to miss it.” Over the years, Walts has worked as an education assistant, a computer aide and a secretary at the Children’s Development Centre, Saanichton Elementary, Lochside Elementary and Deep Cove Elementary. She started at Sidney Elementary in June of 1999 and has stayed ever since. “I really found my niche here,” she explained. “Not only do I enjoy being at this school level with the younger kids, but the staff here are great and I like the fact that every day is a little bit different.” Walts’ duties as school secretary include the usual administration and paperwork duties but she explained that it’s all the other things that make her job so enjoyable. “There’s always something happening, and it’s usually never something you expect,” she laughed. “As school secretary I get that contact with the kids and I’m here

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Sidney Elementary Secretary Leslie Walts finishes up a few last pieces of paperwork during her last days at the school. Walts is retiring after 13 years with the school. for whatever they need. I am the go-to for children who are ill or hurt or just need someone to talk to. “I think in some ways you’re a mum when you’re the secretary. You’re there helping the kids get through what they’re going through in the moment and you often become the go-to for parents who have questions or concerns — you really do a little bit of

everything.” Walts has been a Peninsula resident for two decades and raised her family here as well. Her two sons went through school at Deep Cove Elementary, Bayside Middle School and Stelly’s Secondary where Walts was also involved as a parent. “I’m definitely going to miss being in the school because you get to see these kids grow up,” she

explained. “It’s at the point now where I’m encountering kids in the community I knew from years ago who are grown up and working jobs here in Sidney. That’s the best part about working in the community you live in.” Aside from traveling more often with her family and trying out the snowbird lifestyle, Walts will also be exploring her artistic side.

“I’m planning to learn Spanish, take some art classes and do some painting. It’s going to be an adjustment but I am looking forward to it,” she said, adding that she won’t be totally out the working game yet. “Well, I will go on the on-call list when I get back from Arizona,” she laughed. “It will sort of be like easing myself into retirement.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Alternate approvals process the only sticking point Continued from page 1

“I have heard it is unfair and undemocratic from some of the business owners,” he stated. “It’s also highly improbable that the BIA will fail under this process.” That, he said, raises issues of fairness in his mind. It wasn’t enough, however, to keep him from voting in favour of a BIA bylaw. LougherGoody said while he has reservations with the AAP, a majority of business owners appear to support the BIA plan — a fact he cannot ignore. “Since there is a lack of support for (other options), I have to sup-

port (this option).” Mayor Larry Cross said there are threats to Sidney’s economic wellbeing — from Victoriaarea shopping centres to proposed new commercial developments closer to home. “Those represent big risks to our town,” he said, “especially in this economy, both provincially and nationally.” Coun. Marilyn Loveless and Melissa Hailey both said council’s only concern was the use of the AAP, not the effort put into the BIA proposal. “Now, all business organizations have to somehow unify,” Loveless said. “Using this process to create a

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single voice is the right thing to do in Sidney.” Coun. Tim Chad added similar debates over BIAs have happened in town for years and finds this effort positive and the best way to stave off the economic doldrums.

Steve Price “Councillors are short-term caretakers of the town,” added Coun. Steve Price. “We make these kinds of decisions every day and it’s no small task to find the balance for the community.” Price said that in the

end, it will fall to business owners to have the final say on the BIA. Developed by the Sidney Business Development Group (SBDG), the proposed BIA would place a levy on some 300 downtown businesses over a period of five years. Raising an estimated $250,000 in its first year, the BIA’s members (all downtown business owners) would use it to better market the area to customers. SBDG board member Angus Matthews says the group is encouraged by the town’s support, adding they set out to meet Cross’ challenge to business groups earlier in the

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year to come up with a singular vision. “The best thing to come out of this is getting business owners working together,” Matthews said. “I don’t think the business community has been as unified. We’re in it together now.” Matthews is hopeful that BIA will pass and when that happens, said the SBDG members will step away from that entity. Some will then join other business owners in a BIA board

of directors who will oversee the marketing strategy. “We are eager to get on with the fun part,” he said, “directing what we are going to market outside of Sidney, what our brand is, sharing ideas and articulating them.” Matthews said if all goes to plan, a BIA board should be rolling out a marketing campaign by May or June of 2013. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

Notice period expected by January The proposed business improvement area (BIA) was formulated by the Sidney Business Development Group. A collection of local business owners led by Cliff McNeil-Smith of Tanner’s Books and Steve Duck of the Tides Group, the SBDG asked the Town of Sidney to implement the BIA following months of research and lobbying their peers. They had received a grant of $18,500 from the town’s economic development fund earlier this year to conduct the research and present options for economic renewal and partnership. Randy Humble, the town’s CAO, said staff are now tasked with preparing a BIA bylaw, setting out the levy (estimated at $1.22 per every $1,000 in assessed value), money to be raised (est. $250,000) and length of term of the BIA (five years is proposed). The bylaw will be brought to town council by mid-January. If they grant it three readings, Humble said the BIA and alternate approval process (AAP) would be sent out to the 300-plus class five and six commercial property owners for a period of 30 days. A clear majority (more than 50 per cent) of those owners, representing more than 50 per cent of the assessed value of downtown commercial properties, would have to write in their rejection of the BIA for the AAP to fail. Once the 30 days are up, Humble said it could take one or two weeks for the town to review the process with formal declaration of the results by mid-March. — Steven Heywood

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New, five storey building gets green light Downtown Sidney development to start next spring; completion expected in 12 to 14 months Steven Heywood News staff

A six-month wait, in the grand scheme of things, was not a long time for the developer of a proposed five-storey building in downtown Sidney. On Monday night town council approved the building, which would see commercial space on the ground floor and 28 multi-family residential units above. Council passed two bylaw amendments, one to allow bonus density and the other to relax its downtown/ waterfront local area plan regulations, which limits building heights to four storeys away from streets on the north side of Beacon Avenue. Located on Third Street, where the former McLarty Furniture store is located, the proposed height had raised the ire of neighbours in the Stone’s Throw building, as well as from other citizens worried about it’s impact on downtown character. Floyd Johnson, a resident of Stone’s Throw, said the building is a good idea and has good points, but the height is just too much. He also pointed to the town’s own plans for a central square of public space in the area in the future. Johnson said the building threatens that.

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The former McLarty’s furniture building on Third Street in Sidney will be redeveloped as a mixed-use, five storey building. “Sidney has a wonderful plan,” said Johnson, “but you seem to be pushing it under the carpet and we wonder why.” He also expressed concern over the loss of his view of the Malahat and Dean Park. Other speakers noted the structure will help vary Sidney’s downtown skyline and add muchneeded residential units to the

area. Robert Pearce of Pelorus Development Corp. said he heard those concerns throughout the application process and designs changes were made, from stepping back the upper storeys to create better setbacks, adding greenery and providing a right-of-way on the west side of the property for the town’s use.

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The design is now set, he said, adding the owners now have to meet obligations it made to the town — including contributing two of the residential suites to the Capital Regional District’s housing authority. Those will be made affordable units for families with lower income. Councillor Marilyn Loveless said she wanted Johnson to know that he has been heard. She added, however, council has to make decisions in the best interests of the community. In this case, she said the idea is to get more people living downtown, in more affordable housing. “We have to remember who we are here to serve,” Loveless said. Other councillors said while the building isn’t perfect in its design, it’s still a good fit for Sidney. “The only constant is change,” added Coun. Melissa Hailey, adding she once heard that Sidney at one time was likened to a mullet (the hairstyle). “Sidney has trimmed off the party in the back and gotten a little more business-like and grey.” The building does not yet have a name, Pearce confirmed, and hopes construction will begin by late spring or early summer, 2013. He estimated it would be complete 12 to 14 months later. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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f you’re reading this in print, then the world didn’t come to an end today. And you still have a few more days to shop before Christmas. The doomsday scenario, believed by some to have been predicted by the Mayan civilization more than 5,100 years ago, is just the latest example of people letting fear get in the way of their capacity for common sense. Some folks have been dreading Dec. 21 for years. Are people simply that unable or unwilling to consider that maybe this highly advanced civilization just didn’t see the need to create a new calendar? Historical experts familiar with the Mayan system of recording time say the new model would have the same characters – what we call numbers – as the one that has just expired, kind of like a car’s odometer rolling over. Astronomers who can see everything around Earth, even light years away, would clearly have known whether our tiny planet was in the pathway of some rogue planet, meteor or giant asteroid, years in advance. No warnings came. Yet a quoted opinion poll indicated that roughly one in 10 Americans (we couldn’t find an equivalent Canadian poll) had real fears that something dreadful would happen today. There’s a lot of similarities between the hysteria around the year 2000 and the end-of-days scenario. A little over 12 years ago, many people – with relatively little proof to convince them otherwise – felt there was a very real chance that the world would grind to a halt over the inability for computers to read a year with two zeros at the end. We all know how that turned out – nary a blip was seen on the landscape. Likely fewer people were taken in by the idea the world would end than feared the consequences of the new millennium. But the snake-oil salesmen were nonetheless busy, whipping fearful people into a frenzy, regardless if what they were selling made little sense upon further investigation. Thank goodness most of us stuck around to see what happens next.

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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was living in Halifax when the Vancouver Island Health Authority. major daily newspaper there Both the cautious and the took the province to task over its curious are free to nose around. refusal to publish foodThrough a few clicks, inspection reports. anyone can learn Diners had no way to that in May, Denny’s find out whether their Restaurant received prospective restaurant a moderate hazard was squeaky clean, or a rating and instructions chronic offender of health to thoroughly clean its and safety practices. whole kitchen. (The At the time, I was business has since studying journalism. complied, restoring its In class, we examined good rating.) the series of articles available are all Roszan Holmen theAlso by the Chronicle Herald very minor violations 11th Hour and their impact. For a discovered by inspectors Musings wide-eyed student, they at hundreds of food presented an inspiring facilities during routine demonstration of the power of inspections. For instance, during its media. The series was also a initial inspection, the new Marzano lesson about the tension between Pizza learned it needs to mount the public’s right to know and the its paper towels behind the sink. desire by private businesses to be This level of minutiae hardly makes just that – private. for good reading, but for me the I graduated and moved away frequency and detail of the reports before the Nova Scotia government are comforting. I don’t look them folded to public pressure in 2008. up before eating out, but knowing But the same issue followed me to the reports are available for public Alberta, where I took my first job scrutiny gives me the confidence as a reporter for the Drayton Valley that I don’t need to. Western Review. All this is a long-winded way In my new province, the to introduce Victoria’s Harbour Edmonton Journal published a Airport. similar series, which also prompted At a recent City of Victoria the government to publish foodcouncil meeting, my jaw dropped facility inspection reports. when I heard overseers of the Again, I caught the controversy, airport address the issue of but missed the policy change by transparency. moving to Victoria, where I took a In a nutshell, Transport Canada job with Black Press. “just doesn’t do that.” Here in B.C., inspection reports Annual reports, outlining risk are published to the website of the assessments, complaints and

investigations aren’t published. “Where would they go?’ asked a seemingly befuddled port manager. “On your website,” shot back an obviously exasperated Coun. Pam Madoff. The contentious exchange left me feeling embarrassed at my own oversight. Never had I pressed for the documents, even as public concern mounted over the impact of a new marina on the harbour airport. During his presentation, the port manager assured city council that Transport Canada’s safety procedures are top-notch. I say the proof is in the pudding. The government already agrees it’s my right to know that Green Cuisine must dish its ice cream differently to avoid contamination. Surely, the stakes are higher when it comes to flying. I’d like to know for myself, rather than trust the authorities, that my float plane has passed all its inspections with flying colours and that the runways are adequately wide and clear. Now, I’m moving on in my career again. But this time, my new job will keep me in Victoria. As the new talk show producer for C-FAX, I hope to help bring some hard questions about the airport to the airwaves. It’s been a great five years with Black Press. Thanks to all my colleagues, fans and critics. I’ve learned a lot from all of you. Roszan Holmen is a reporter with the Victoria News. editor@vicnews.com

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LETTERS No evidence of bunnies causing damage Re: Act now before it’s too late. he concerns raised by Green Park Estates over domestic rabbits has been elevated to hysteria by Mark Fraker, who calls for eradication of the “European rabbit” before it is too late and we suffer devastating damage and significantly disrupt the normal ecology. He points to Australia as an example of the problem. Nonsense. We are not Australia, a desert and grassland ecosystem and the European rabbits that overran that ecosystem were the wild

ancestors of the tame bunnies that the Green Park Estates worry about. We are on Vancouver Island, largely a temperate rain-forest unsuited to rabbits, except for the dry Douglas fir ecosystem on the southeast which we have drastically altered to the benefit of a number of alien species including rats, gray squirrels and rabbits. In the case of rabbits, only one, the little Eastern Cottontail has successfully occupied semi-natural habitat and there is no evidence that they have caused devastating damage to the ecosystem.

Readers respond: Get in the driver’s seat I have written before concerning the need for co-ordinated expansion for single family residential development in the North Saanich area. Young families whose parents work in this area should have a nice place to live and raise their kids. I feel that the Sandown Park area could be an area where such a residential development could successfully happen. This land where the now defunct Sandown Racetrack exists has been offered to North Saanich. It is a wonderful gift. Many other communities have developed small residential enclaves with great success. I think about my former home of Abbotsford and the development of Auguston just east of the city. This residential oasis was well planned and offered affordable housing for young families. North Saanich council should consider a proposal like this for the Sandown Park area. Council could be in the driver’s seat regarding this controlled development. It could have a huge benefit for everyone in this part of the South Island. Robert Brown Sidney

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They are here to stay, and if you have a problem with them, the B.C. government allows you to dispatch them. The harsh rap that the European rabbit gets is because of the dumping of Easter bunnies on institutional lands and affluent sub-divisions where they are protected from predators but love to eat the fine lawns and vegetation that their human hosts supply. This is not normal ecology. A quick search of the Internet finds reports on alien animals in B.C. showing wild European rabbits were introduced to several of the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island over

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his government have finally lost all credibility with his lack of honesty in the fighter jet fiasco following the KPMG report on the real costs. This stealth fighter is designed for shockand-awe bombing, not for defense. Canadians are not aggressors; we do not support military aggression in other countries. We do support our sovereignty, and should be consulted about the role we want our military to have. Military expenditures under Harper must be curtailed. These are at the expense of the Canada we cherish, the country with universal health care, well-funded educational options, and support for the vulnerable and for seniors. Harper needs to step back from his distortion of Canadian priorities! L. Ball Sidney

B.C.’s double standard When he retires in May former cabinet minister Murray Coell will start collecting his MLA pension of $89,000 a year as well as at least eight of his liberal colleagues. I thought this government was against lifetimes of entitlement. That was the basis of them changing the welfare system to requiring two years’ employment for three years social services all because there are suppose to be jobs for

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our most vulnerable citizens. As if it isn’t bad enough that put this burden on B.C. taxpayers indefinitely while tearing up contracts and telling all the BCGEU and HEU and BCTF to tighten their belts, we put in $4 for ever $1 they put it whether we want to or not. If that double standard is not bad enough the B.C. Liberals get even worse by using radio ads to demonize B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins, calling him an unprincipled politician for collecting a similar pension. The hole in their claim is that Cummins is not currently a politician, he is just a party leader which does not normally pay, at least not from the tax payer, so he is not double dipping as the Liberals insinuate. Andre Mollon Langford

What difference will it make Re: Generic drugs, by Tom Fletcher, PNR, Dec. 5. I belong to Pacific Blue Cross Insurance and am taking blood pressure pills. I was told by them to ask my doctor for a generic drug, which I did. My doctor told me he would not prescribe it, as those drugs have not been tested. If other doctors in B.C. react similarly, what difference would it make, as Fletcher says “generic drugs will reduce the cost by 10

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the last century and though they initially prospered, they soon disappeared entirely because it was the wrong habitat. Yes, domesticated European rabbits can cause damage to your flower beds, but they are a highly local problem and can be dealt with easily. There is no need for alarmism and misinformation to fuel it. These bunnies are quickly eliminated in the wilderness by many predators. James K. Finley Sidney

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emories! Memories! vegetable bed, so we are left with house At this time of year they come plants or talking about Christmas and crowding in, mingling with the our gift lists. smells of Christmas baking, filling me I made a trip to a garden centre to try with nostalgia. Some memories are to get a few marvelous ideas for gifts for lovely (my mother playing carols on the gardeners, and there were lots of them piano) some of them not so happy (I there: plants and tools (everything from lost my darling in mid-November, I don’t a trowel to a pruning saw). even want to recall that at Christmas) Then there was garden statubut we have to carry on, don’t we, doing ary (nymphs, swans, gnomes) metal the best we can. benches, wonderful bird baths, bird I find that baking things to give away houses and feeders and, of course, Helen Lang helps me. But if you don’t like to cook, Over the Garden indoor plants, as well as lovely springmaybe knitting or sewing, painting a picblooming shrubs for outside. Fence ture, or creating a poem, or a Christmas There are even some bulbs available story or even sending Christmas cards (amaryllis for example). to people you care about would ease that loneI’ve mentioned this before, but one year I gave a some feeling. load of rotted manure to a neighbour of whom I was The telephone is also wonderful. Now that prices fond. She was a bit baffled when the truck backed are more reasonable, I can even call my dear cous- into her driveway and made its odorous deposit, ins in Nova Scotia. At four cents a minute it costs but enjoyed the results the following spring. Her less than some of the Christmas cards I saw and is “thank you” was somewhat stilted until then. so much more fun to hear their voices. Happy Christmas to all of you, from a grateful Oh, yes, this is supposed to be a gardening col- me. umn isn’t it? Sorry about that, but its too cool to be Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s out raking leaves and turning over the soil in the garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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Peninsula News Review publisher Jim Parker, left, hands a $300 cheque to Brad Morrison of the Sidney Archives. The money is the partial proceeds from sales of the PNR’s 100th anniversary publication, The Review, to which the archives supplied a great deal of material.

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McPhee, president of the Tahltan Central Council. “It is a place of cultural, spiritual, historic and social importance. Our people do not want to see it developed, and we look forward to working with British Columbia on achieving that goal.” McPhee added that the Tahltan have received offers of support from local, provincial, national and international organizations in their opposition to the development. Shell Canada president Lorraine Mitchelmore said the company’s shale gas tenures in the northeastern British Columbia offer “better commercial and geological prospects,” and sustainable water use is important to that development. Energy Minister Rich Coleman said shale deposits offer much

greater gas volumes, in regions where roads and other infrastructure already exist. Aboriginal Relations Minister Ida Chong said the government is looking forward to further “government-to-government” talks with the Tahltan over resource development in their entire traditional territory. Doug Donaldson, NDP MLA for Stikine, said protests against coalbed gas drilling in the Klappan are similar to those directed against the Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline proposal. “People in the northwest understand the importance of resource industries, but they also understand that it’s impossible to put a price tag on a clean environment,” Donaldson said. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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The B.C. government has agreed to provide Shell $20 million in gas royalty credits to compensate for its investment in the Klappan region. That is to be put towards a water recycling project that Shell is building to supply hydraulic fracturing operations on its shale gas developments in the Peace River region of northeast B.C. Coalbed gas extraction has additional hazards because of saltcontaminated water that often surfaces with natural gas when coal deposits are drilled. Hydraulic fracturing can be used in coalbed development, but it is more extensively used in drilling deeper shale formations to extract natural gas. “The Klappan is one of the most sacred and important areas for our people,” said Annita

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Town council ratifies grant application COUNCIL NEWS Town of Sidney Dec. 17, 2012 Steven Heywood News staff Steven Heywood/News staff

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• Sidney Mayor Larry Cross offered his congratulations to Central Saanich Mayor

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lots. Each lot would be large enough for a new home and potential secondary suite. Councillor Tim Chad said this upgrading of older properties is nothing new in town and has been going on for years. Mayor Larry Cross agreed, adding he lives nearby and the properties need redevelopment.

• Sidney council ratified a Committee of the Whole decision to support Janis Jean’s Scams over Scones educational program. The town has already made an application for provincial grant money on behalf of Jean, having to do so earlier than Monday’s regular council meeting in order to meet the deadline.

• Town staff will proceed with the relocation of a hydraulic power unit at the Sidney International Ferry Terminal (Anacortes Ferry) at a cost of $55,000. The work, part of planned remedial works at the site, will also see the removal of an old platform on which the unit sits.

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PETA billboard urges children to go vegan Devon MacKenzie News staff

A billboard erected on the Pat Bay Highway last week just past the intersection of Mount Newton X Road is designed to make children think twice about choosing to eat turkey this Christmas, say PETA spokespeople. The giant sign, featuring an image of a cat head attached to the body of a turkey, reads â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids: If you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat your cat, why eat a turkey?â&#x20AC;? Campaign Manager for PETA Danielle Katz, based out of Virginia, said the billboard was designed to open up the lines of communication between children

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PETA put up a billboard along Highway 17 to spark discussion. and parents in regards to eating poultry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope that children and parents will see the billboard and it will start a conversation about the possibility of considering a vegan Christmas din-

ner,â&#x20AC;? explained Katz. When asked what prompted the erection of the billboard in a municipality where farming is one of the main resources, Katz said the organization didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much

about the surrounding communities but was targeting Victoria as one of the main cities in which to run their campaigns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not just targeting that area specifically, but also Victoria and

other places all over Canada. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working hard this holiday season to really encourage people to eat a crueltyfree, vegan meal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so easy now to find alternatives like Tofurkey that are tasty.â&#x20AC;? Katz explained that PETAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns with the consumption of turkey center around large-scale factory farming and that Victoria is currently the only city in Canada that has the billboard up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We placed a similar billboard with the image of a pig and dog hybrid in Reno, Nevada as well as in West Memphis, Arkansas, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any others up in Canada,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that

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Peninsula Co-op development a no-go on Tsartlip land Devon MacKenzie News staff

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Police planning Christmas Counterattacks Officers encourage community members to be their eyes and ears Devon MacKenzie News staff

The Central Saanich Police Service (CSPS) and the Sidney North Saanich RCMP will both be out in full force this season conducting roadblocks to find impaired drivers. “As usual we’re planning Counterattacks this Christmas season but we will also be out before and after the big day too,” explained CSPS Corporal Pat Bryant. “A common misconception is that if we have officers out doing roadblocks then we have less staff on regular watch, but we get specific funding from the Police Services Division which allows us to have three or four extra officers on for Counterattack roadblocks over and above our regular staff,” he explained. Corporal Erin Fraser of the Sidney North Saanich RCMP said getting caught behind the wheel after drinking can really complicate a driver’s life.

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Local police officers will be out in force this holiday season, staging roadside checks for alcohol and other drugs. “Impaired driving is a complex legal issue with very serious consequences,” she said, explaining that even refusing a roadside screening test or breathalyzer can result in being charged criminally.

“It’s a crime to refuse to take a roadside screening test or a breathalyzer. The consequences are the same as if you were charged with impaired driving,” she noted. Bryant noted that this time of

year is also a good time to make sure all your insurance on your vehicle is current as well as your license hasn’t expired and has all the correct information on it. “Those are always things we

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look for,” he said. Bryant also encouraged drivers out this holiday season who suspect they might have encountered someone who is behind the wheel when they shouldn’t be to call police. “You don’t have to call the emergency number, you can call our non-emergency dispatch (250-6524441) and give us the license plate number, make, model and location of the vehicle,” Bryant said. “We’re out there patrolling as usual and doing roadblocks but the community can always work as our eyes and ears too.” Ultimately, Bryant said, if you’re uncertain about getting behind the wheel then don’t. “Drinking and driving just isn’t worth it,” he said. “Even blowing a warn on the roadside screening device can be very expensive for a driver if they’re issued an immediate roadside prohibition. And that’s a best case scenario. “Driving drunk can lead to much worse than just fines, so always, if you’ve been drinking and you’re not sure if you should be driving, err on the side of caution and don’t drive at all.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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… don’t drink and drive you to drive safely and responsibly

Safe rides this holiday season: • Designated Driver Services 250-588-3008 • Drive Smart Designated Drivers 250-661-0181 • Peninsula Taxi 250-656-1111 • Yellow Cab 250-381-2222 • Bluebird Cabs 250-382-4235 • B.C. Transit Holiday schedules at www.bctransit.com • Use a designated driver.

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This isn’t the kind of ride home after holiday festivities that you might want.

No amount of alcohol is a ‘safe’ amount Devon MacKenzie News staff

Police are urging drivers to think twice about driving after consuming any amount of liquor this holiday season. “People often ask how much liquor they can safely consume prior to driving,” said Cpl. Erin Fraser of the Sidney North Saanich RCMP. “Despite the legal limit of .08 police in B.C. can issue an immediate road-

side prohibition to an impaired driver with a blood alcohol content of .05 or higher,” she explained. Fraser also added that police are trained to pick up on cues from those who may have over celebrated and then decided to drive. “If you’ve been drinking, you can’t fake being sober. There are certain physiological symptoms of impairment that present themselves and police are trained to pick up on these symptoms,” she said.

Enjoy a Safe and Happy Holiday Please DON’T DRINK DRIVE!

Another thing to consider, Fraser said, is that alcohol can interact adversely with other prescription and non-prescription medications and recreational drugs. “Drug interactions with liquor can exacerbate symptoms of impairment,” she explained. “And people can be impaired by liquor at a much lower threshold than the actual legal limits. So we just recommend that if you’ve consumed alcohol, don’t drive at all.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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District denies compost change COUNCIL NEWS

Mayor Alastair Bryson made it clear the district isn’t closing the door completely on the issue, saying he hoped one day large-scale composting might be considered if a compost facility could earn the respect of the public.

District of Central Saanich - Dec. 17, 2012 Devon MacKenzie News staff

• Council denied a request from Panorama Recreation Centre asking to change a bylaw that requires the centre to pay $873 a year for directional sign maintenance in the municipality. Ian Hennigar, senior manager at Panorama, noted the province and the Town of Sidney do not have similar charges in place. • Council decided not to proceed with a bylaw change that would allow up to 50 per cent of compost made on farms to be sold. “I will not be voting in support of this based on what I heard at the public hearing,” said Councillor Cathie Ounsted. “It needs to work for everybody and at this point it’s not.”

• Council adopted their five year financial plan amendment bylaw and gave third reading to two bylaws amending land use and one to amend the official community plan. • Council discussed the upcoming by-election and the hiring of a new Chief Electoral Officer. Municipal Clerk Susan Brown noted the earliest an electoral officer could be appointed was Jan. 7 — the date of council’s next regular meeting. • Council gave three readings to a bylaw that would get rid of mail-in ballots in the by-election. A meeting to formally adopt the move was scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 19 after press deadline. Read more on this story in the Dec. 24 paper.

Capital Regional District

Hartland Landﬁll

Christmas Day & Boxing Day Closure

The Hartland Landﬁll Facility will be closed Tuesday, December 25 and Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Hartland will reopen on Thursday, December 27 from 9 am to 5 pm. Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am.

For more information, please call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/waste/hartland

Please make sure your load is covered and secured.

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Bev Elder of the Sidney Lions Food Bank, left, accepts a cheque from Elaine Hobday of the North Saanich Dog Obedience Training Club and a pair of her charges. The club raised $1,609 at their Christmas Party on Dec. 8. Over the last 14 years, the club has raised $13,729 for the Sidney food bank.

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Riding a relief from young boy’s severe allergies Ethan Schandl rides regularly at the Victoria Riding for the Disabled Association in Central Saanich Natalie North News staff

As a newborn, Ethan Schandl had severe reflux and troubles eating, sleeping and feeding. His mother Fiona Schandl was sent home from the hospital without an explanation, told only that her baby was failing to thrive. Three years of testing eventually led to a diagnosis for the Schandls, but one that offered little relief from their daily struggles. Ethan is allergic to food. Now five years old and just 15 kilograms, Ethan lives off a diet of broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, squash, yams, applesauce and hypoallergenic formula. “It’s an ongoing battle,” Schandl said of her son’s eosinophilic esophagitis. “It’s something that he’s going to have to live with forever. It’s not a static condition either, so these six things that he has tested fine for could turn on him at any point.” Ethan works with a host of medical professionals for issues related to his allergies, as well as one weak leg and core muscle issues. The Schandls have long been connected to a team at the Children’s Health Foundation in Saanich, from occupational therapists and physiotherapists to speech pathologists and dieticians. This year the foundation’s Bear Essentials program gave $1,000

toward horseback riding lessons for Ethan, a therapy intended to strengthen weak muscles, a result of his nutrient deficiencies. The sessions yielded unexpected results for Schandl. “It gave him an activity for him that wasn’t food related, that didn’t need a lot of energy,” she said. “He absolutely loves it. It’s his special time, a time that he’s able to control things. With his diet, we very much control it, but with the horseback riding, they let him take the lead and tell them what he wants the horse to do.” Ethan is currently trying to eat chicken, beef and oats. Schandl had added pork and corn to his diet, and both caused adverse reactions. Each time new food trials begin, so do the rounds of scopes and biopsies to determine whether or not his body will accept the foods. He has already endured 12 procedures, including several biopsies performed under general anaesthetic. “When he wakes up, he doesn’t like to eat and he doesn’t like to drink. We typically stay in the hospital for longer than most kids would for a procedure … because he won’t let enough liquids in to get the IV out. This last one, he almost passed out when the IV came out. That was pretty scary in itself.” Despite the ongoing hospital stays and the physical challenges his leg presents, Schandl

says her son is altogether pleasant to be around. “He’s lovely, happy and smiley and super funny. He suffers a lot, but you really wouldn’t know it to see him.” The Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island is one of this year’s recipients of funds from Black Press’ annual Pennies for Presents campaign, along with the Victoria Salvation Army. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

Ethan Schandl is helped onto Smudges by instructor Kyrie Bond, right, and sidewalker Anne Finneran during a session at the Victoria Riding for the Disabled Association. Steven Heywood/News staff

Tips on tipping your community newspaper carrier Throughout the year, your newspaper arrives at the doorstep full of local news and shopping information. You may not know who delivered your paper, but carriers are on the job... whatever the weather.

The holiday season is a perfect opportunity to express your gratitude We get many calls from readers who want to reward their carrier. Here are some ideas: • Leave a greeting card or envelope in a secure spot your carrier will see. Mark it: Black Press carrier. • Gift cards are a good option. • Black Press cannot give out the names of our delivery people, but we can forward a tip on your behalf. Just drop off an envelope to our ofﬁce at 818 Broughton Street, 777 Goldstream Avenue or 6-9843 Second Street, Sidney with your name and address clearly marked. We’ll direct it to your carrier. • Questions: call 250-360-0817 or email: distribution@vicnews.com

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Ethan Schandl smiles from atop his horse Smudges as instructor Kyrie Bond looks on during a session at the Victoria Riding for the Disabled Association.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors, and others having claims against the estate of James Burl Deatherage, deceased, formerly of 905 Paconla Place, Brentwood Bay, B.C. are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor, George Puritch, at 8120 Thomson Place Saanichton, B.C. V8M 1S1 before the 25th day of January 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to only the claims of which they have notice. George Puritch, Executor.

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LEGALS CREDITORS AND OTHERS having claims against the estate of the late HELEN JANE FEIR, Deceased, are hereby notiďŹ ed under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, Mrs. Helen Russell, at 405 - 350 South Island Highway, Campbell River, British Columbia, V9W 1A5, on or before January 30, 2013, after which the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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LOST AND FOUND FOUND - KAYAK washed up near Sidney after the storm. Please call: (604)908-7447 to identify. FOUND ON Friday a remote control for a Spot Help device behind the Travel Lodge in Sidney. (250)656-9692. FOUND SKELETON key pendent. Call to identify (250)4742665. LOST PINK wallet Monday night at midnight near the Tudor Pub in Esquimalt. If found please call (250)386-7740.

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2 WINE racks, $13 each. TV stand, $13. Call (250)7213849. 64 OZ of bubble blowing liquid with blower, $5. Call (250)656-1640 CHRISTMAS TREE, lights, star, beautiful ornaments, tree skirt, etc... $40. (250)477-4426 GE TV, 25â&#x20AC;? screen, $20. Call Call (250)477-3147. MANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEW 3-piece suit, size 36 x 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10â&#x20AC;?. $75 obo. Please call (250)727-9425.

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FURNITURE 2 OCCASIONAL chairs, 1 black w/arms, 1 zebra stripes on white, no arms, $200/each Paid 3 years ago $1200 at Sandyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. (250)656-1750. bellringer85@yahoo.com for pictures.

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES 2010 LEGEND 4 wheel scooter with jumbo basket, scooter cover, walking cane, ďŹ&#x201A;ag holder and canopy. Like new, always kept in the house. Retail price $4,357, now asking $2050 obo. (250)656-7786.

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1956 CONSUL MKI Estate Wagon, ONE OF APPROX 15 IN THE WORLD. Body, paint and motor all done. Lots of new parts. The car needs assembly. Will Trade for British and Cash. MUST SELL. No Time. Have all receipts. Call 250-490-4150 (Penticton, BC).

APARTMENT/CONDO ROYAL OAK- (near Common Wealth pool) new updated 1 bdrm condo, W/D. ns/np. $825 inclds utils. (250)652-7729. SIDNEY- 1 BDRM apartment. Free parking. Available Now. $875/mo. Call Peter Firm Management. 250-544-2300.

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LANGFORD- NEWLY reno’d 2 bdrm bsmt suite, quiet family neighbourhood, close to shopping, W/D. NP/NS. $900. Call (250)391-1342. SIDNEY 1BDRM, 1bath grnd ﬂr suite, f/s, w/d, large kitchen & living room, lots of storage, N/S, no dogs. $885 + hydro. Available now. (250)654-0410.

MARINE BOATS 1998 PONTIAC Grand Prix GT US car - 193,000 miles, lady driven since 2003. $2200. Alan, (778)426-3487.

1993 BAYLINER Classic 2452. In excellent condition. Head, galley, canopy, 9.9hp 4-stroke Yamaha. Dinghy & extras. $17,000. (no trailer). Call 250-656-6136.

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23. Irish flautist 28. Sleeping place 29. Indicates position 30. Prepared for competition 31. One who shows the way 32. Of I 33. Decayed teeth 35. Seraglios 36. More free from danger 37. Great amounts 38. Surreptitious 39. Arabian greeting 40. Angel food and carrot 41. # of ancient wonders 43. Ball of thread or yarn 45. To interpret: explain 48. Doctors’ group

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UVic research gives new hope to stroke victims Arnold Lim News staff

Research at the University of Victoria has demonstrated that weight training by stroke victims in recovery can have twice the benefit to their bodies. A study led by UVic neuroscientist Paul Zehr showed that showed that a stroke patient exercising the strong side of their body will have roughly equivalent muscle gain on their weak side. “One of the things that is a big problem after a stroke is one side is more affected,” Zehr said. “We are trying to understand what has happened after the stroke, and take that information an use it to guide interventions … to help push the system back (to normal).” The study focused primarily on the lower body to help patients regain strength and mobility. Overall, people who participated in the sixweek study regained about 30 per cent muscle mass. Cross-education of strength, or the idea that training one side of the human body can have benefits to cor-

responding muscles on the opposite side, has been known for decades – but typically the cross-benefit is only five to 10 per cent. “The really important observation was when we went to see what happened to the leg not trained, we found the same strength gain which means 30 per cent (gain) on both sides,” Zehr said. Nineteen post-stroke patients ranging in age from 26 to 81 and averaging 84 months poststroke, completed the full six-week program that involved highintensity exercises, such as lifting a fitted block of wood with their unaffected ankle and foot. While more tests are being done, the results of the study, completed with PhD student Katie Dragert, startled even the professor. “What is happening (is) there are connections across the brain and spinal cord that are spilling over to help the other side,” Zehr said. “We know this works in people without damage … but not only did it work, it outstripped any expectation on how it would work. The fact it had equivalent strength gains on both

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Paul Zehr, a professor of neuroscience led a recent study with PhD candidate Katie Dragert that showed stroke victims who trained their less affected leg had equal strength gains on the affected leg. sides is a remarkable result.” Retired school secretary Barb Oliver was one of those patients, having had a stroke 11 years ago. She said studies like this are important both for her and future stroke victims to live their lives and do the things they want to do. “While I was doing it I noticed the difference,” Oliver said. “My muscles were looser, not as tight.” The 61-year-old is fresh off a trip to Africa in the fall, despite the misgivings of her travel agent, who suggested Africa was no place for a “disabled person.”

Here comes Buddy Johnny Vallis brings Buddy Holly to life at the Winspear SIDNEY — A tribute to one of the most influential names in early rock and roll music will take the stage next month in the Charlie White Theatre. Rock.It Boy Entertainment and Encore Music Live are coming together to present Johnny Vallis in a special Tribute to Buddy Holly on Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Mary Winspear Centre. Always the impersonator, Vallis got started at a young age and has been doing impressions ever since. Always a crowd favourite at the Summer Sounds concerts in Sidney, Vallis is sure to please with his latest show. Tickets for the show which starts at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 17 are $29.50 plus fees and are available at the Mary WinSubmitted photo spear box office or by phone Johnny Vallis as Buddy Holly. A tribute at 250-656-0275. For more information, visit to the music of Buddy Holly will be on stage at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre www.marywinspear.ca. — Devon MacKenzie on Thursday, Jan. 17.

She went anyway and hopes others can do the same as research into post-stroke patients continue. “I went and had the time of my life. It is the hope you get stronger and use less of the health care system and less medication,” Oliver said. “Dr. Zehr’s program and the work of all the PhD students are wonderful up there and great to work with. I would recommend anybody to do it.” Zehr and the PhD students hope more post stroke patients get

involved and believe their research is making a difference. “It is a piece of a number of different puzzles, what we do now is refine it and maximize it,” Zehr said. “It is a way to make that intervention better. The bigger overarching vision is to help restore and recover walking ability.” Post-stroke patients looking to be involved in future studies at UVic can contact rnl@uvic. ca. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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