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Building blocks for Family Day

So long, suckers

Sidney Museum’s annual Lego exhibit is spreading around town and into Family Day plans, page 3

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre will release Steve the Giant Pacific Octopus on Sunday, page 4

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Expect delays Drivers will be detoured around the Town of Sidney’s roundabout construction project Steven Heywood News staff

While preliminary work has started at Ocean Avenue and Fifth Street in Sidney on the town’s new roundabout, the main traffic delays as a result won’t really begin until next month.

Phase one of the project is set to begin in early February and last until late March. During that time, drivers will be re-routed away from the east portion Ocean Avenue. This means a long detour for traffic headed on and out of the Anacortes Ferry terminal. Only residential and ferry traffic will be allowed in the stretch of Ocean Avenue south of Second Street.

Town staff on Monday presented their plan to communicate these delays, and the overall project, with the public.

PLEASE SEE: Detours outlined by the town, page 5

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Sidney Lions Food Bank Administrator Bev Elder (left) stands with MP Elizabeth May during a ceremony honouring Elder on receiving the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal on Jan. 22.

Jubilee Medal for Bev Elder Sidney Lions Food Bank administrator credits volunteer support Devon MacKenzie News staff

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Pedestrians are directed around work at Sidney’s new roundabout at Ocean Avenue and Fifth Street.

Sometimes late is better than never, as was the case for the Sidney Lions Food Bank and its Administrator Beverly Elder this week.

Elder, who just celebrated her 12th year anniversary as an employee of the food bank, was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal on Tuesday, Jan 22. “It was definitely a great surprise and an honour to find out I had been chosen to receive a medal,� said Elder,

adding that most Diamond Jubilee Medals have already been handed out. “A lot of Jubilee Medals were handed out in the summer and they all have to be handed out by the end of February,� she explained.

Earlier this year, 33 Diamond Jubilee Medals were issued to Food Banks Canada who then got over 70 nominations for recipients. “It was nice because there were even numbers of nominees across the country,� said Elder, adding that a lot of attention is often given to larger

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Elder was one of five food bank workers awarded Diamond Jubilee Medals in B.C. including recipients from 100Mile House and Boundary food banks. “I couldn’t do what I do without the support from the Sidney Lions Club, my family, my friends and the volunteers at the food bank,� she said.

Elder was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal by Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May during a ceremony at the Mary Winspear Centre Tuesday evening. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Let’s go see the Lego in Sidney Sidney using the popular building blocks to attract people to the community on B.C.’s Family Day Steven Heywood News staff

What started as a few gifts over birthdays and at Christmas has turned into a family tradition for Peter Garnham.

When his two sons Jason and David were young, they were given Lego sets as gifts. They and their dad would then sit down and build them — and build a bonding experience that would translate into a hobby that, so far, has for all three lasted a lifetime.

Now the executive director of the Sidney Museum, Garnham found a novel use for his family’s growing collection of Lego models. It was eight years ago when a museum display could not be arranged for the slower months of winter. Garnham said he didn’t think it was fair to bring in a group to exhibit during a time when fewer people came through the museum doors.

So, he turned to his own collection and filled the display cabinets with Lego models, large and small, built by himself over the years, or

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Sidney Museum executive director Peter Garnham poses with a few of the Lego creations on display now until the end of March. This is the eighth annual Lego exhibit at the museum, consisting of 300-plus models from Garnham’s family collection. by his children.

In 2011 alone, 11,000 people vis- Last year was a little slower, he Almost immediately, the exhibit ited the museum during the three- said, but so far this month, attenwas a hit. month exhibit (January to March). dance is on par or surpassing that

from two years ago. Over the eight years of the exhibit, Garnham said more than 60,000 people have come to see the colourful building blocks.

On until March 31, the museum’s Lego exhibit features 300plus models of varying shapes and themes. Most models belong to the Garnham boys and a few come out of the Victoria Lego Users Group, which makes their models from scratch, not necessarily from the pre-packaged box sets.

“It all started as a family Christmas gift,” Garnham said. “We started building them when the kids were young and we’re still building them today.”

Garnham himself received a Sopwith Camel (1900s-era biplane) for his birthday in October. That model is on display with other Lego aircraft. His sons, now in their 30s, still build models and they look far and wide for some very unique creations.

PLEASE SEE: Lego catching on, page 4

Family Day to feature Canadian pro Lego builder Sidney Merchants Co-Op hosting family event at the Pier Hotel on Feb. 11 Steven Heywood News staff

Sidney is using a popular children’s toy as building blocks for a new attraction on a new provincial holiday.

On the very first Family Day in B.C. — Monday, Feb. 11 — the Sidney Merchants Co-Op welcomes Canada’s only Lego pro, Robin Sather, to town to build a life-size figure at the Sidney Pier Hotel. The Family Day Lego event is a natural offshoot from the popular Lego exhibit held at the Sidney Museum in each of the last eight years.

Merchants Co-Op spokesperson Christie Hall of Midnight Design and Communication, says Co-Op member Jane Powell of Buddies

Toys came up with the idea to bring in Sather from the Lower Mainland and to include more businesses in the event.

On the same day, kids (and adults) can get a treasure map and visit the Lego displays in 20 participating Sidney businesses. With a map full of signatures verifying their visits, they can be entered into a draw for prizes at the Sidney Museum.

At the Sidney Pier Hotel from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sather will build a large pirate-themed parrot. Once complete, Hall said the figure will be taken to the museum and put on display among the 300-plus models at their eighth annual Lego exhibit, on now until March 31.

“We’re expecting a really good

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Robin Sather and a double decker bus he created at Victoria’s Tillicum Mall in 2011. He brings his Lego-building talent to Sidney on Feb. 11.

crowd,” Hall said of the modelbuilding at the Pier Hotel.

The event has been generating a lot of buzz for the community, she said, with two radio stations planning to be on hand and the Lego theme spreading through town. The Mary Winspear Centre is hosting its annual SidneyLand event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., which will enhance all of the local Family Day fun. Visit www.marywinspear. ca for details about SidneyLand on Feb. 11.

At the Pier Hotel’s Lego event, families can watch the fun for free.

There will be a donation box out to help raise money for the Sidney Museum’s expansion plan.

“This is an absolutely fabulous place for families and kids,” Hall said of Sidney, adding this new event will help build on that theme.

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Steve’s six-month stay at the Shaw Ocean Discover Centre in Sidney is coming to an end this Sunday. He’ll be returning to the sea for good after using his brain and multiple appendages to teach aquarium staff and visitors about his capacity to learn and adapt.

Steve is the Giant Pacific Octopus in residence at SODC and this Sunday, he will be taken back to where he was found and released back into the wild.

Christina Smethurst, marketing manager for SODC, said Steve will be taken to an undisclosed area for the release, accompanied by curator and head aquarist Paula Romagosa and a film

crew from National Geographic (in the area on a different assignment). Once Steve is returned to the sea, Smethurst said a replacement octopus will be captured and brought to the aquarium. That, of course, depends on whether the aquarists can catch one that day.

Smethurst said the SODC only keeps the octopi for six months at a time, studying them and including them in what they call an octopus enrichment program. Steve, while in the program, interacted with people and objects, demonstrating the intelligence of the species.

“It a study of its behaviour by itself, then its response to playing with one of our aquarists and toys. (Steve) learned how to open jars. We want to learn as

much as we can while they are with us.”

Once the six months are up, she said the octopi are released back into the wild to live out their days. People have until Saturday, Jan. 26 to see Steve at the Discovery Centre.

Steve was named in a public contest that saw entries placed in jars that the octopus opened over a series of weeks, narrowing down the choices until only “Steve” remained. Smethurst said she wasn’t sure if the next octopus will have a name, but added it’s sure to be a popular draw.

“The octopus is always one of the most popular exhibits,” she said. “It’s not every day you see a Giant Pacific Octopus.” editor@peninsualnewsreview.com

Lego catching on in the community Continued from page 3

They own a large Taj Mahal model, ordered directly from the Lego company.

A Tower Bridge model sits nearby and not far from a display case containing a large Death Star and Millenium Falcon — two models from the always popular Star Wars series.

Garnham said most children love the Star Wars models, whch can range from all types of ships from the science fiction movies series, to figures like robot R2D2 and massive Death Star Destroyers.

Some of the sets everyone will remember playing with, others are quite rare. Garnham said he found a small tractor model in Germany — testament to the lengths a person will go to further their hobby.

Garnham is a fan of the aircraft sets, as well as the Technics line of Lego products that

have models with moving parts and gears.

He doesn’t mind the time it takes to build models with 1,000 to 2,000 parts — up to 35 hours for some of the larger sets. It’s all part of the fun.

A bulldozer on display, one with moving parts and can be run by remote control, has between 1,800 and 2,000 parts and took Garnham between seven and eight hours to build. He said the actual building doesn’t take all that long — even if you’re a novice — it’s the organizing and finding of all of the building blocks, as they arrive all in one package. Picking through those parts to find the right ones at the right moment can be the most frustrating part, he said.

He’s glad to see more of the community getting into the Lego theme this year.

On Monday, Feb. 11 — B.C. Family Day — the Sidney Pier Hotel hosts a Sidney Merchants

Co-Op event, featuring pro builder Robin Sather in action and a Lego treasure hunt. That hunt is spearheaded by Buddies Toys and will see models in a variety of local shops.

“We are trying to demonstrate to merchants here that the event does attract a lot of people to Sidney,” said Garnham. “Therefore, it translates into extra business in local stores.”

At the Mary Winspear Centre, Garnham said organizers of their annual SidneyLand event for the family will include a Lego building area.

That events also features bouncy castles, games for kids and costumed creatures that are always popular. For details on that event, visit www.marywinspear.ca.

To learn more about the Sidney Museum’s eighth annual Lego exhibit, visit www.sidneymuseum.ca or drop in at 2423 Beacon Ave.

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A Town of Sidney employee directs a load of sand into an excavated strip along Fifth Street as work begins on the town’s new roundabout.

Detours outlined by the town Continued from page 1

Rob Hall, director of engineering and works, says the town has a communications plan in place to help avoid traffic issues and driver inconvenience. It also addresses access to the Lochside Trail for pedestrians and other users.

The plan in a collaboration between the engineering the public works departments, has plans to use notice boards, signs, newspaper advertising, the town’s own newsletter and direct mailouts to let people know what’s going on.

The new roundabout construction will last from next month until the end of June. During that time, there will be impacts on local traffic.

Already, signs have gone up on streets leading to the intersection, letting drives know of

potential detours and delays.

The first phase of construction will focus on the east portion of Ocean Avenue at Fifth Street. Traffic headed down there — including people wanting to get to and from the Anacortes Ferry terminal — will be directed down Fifth Street to Bevan Avenue. From there, drivers can turn right and go to First Street, which loops back around to the ferry.

In phase two, the west side of Ocean Avenue will be closed, forcing local traffic along Fifth to Orchard Avenue, with access to homes from Sixth Street.

In phase three, and throughout the entire project, Fifth Street will stay open, subject to single lane traffic and various delays and stoppages to accommodate the work.

“This is a great level of communications here,” said Council-

lor Kenny Podmore at the council’s committee of the whole meeting Jan. 21.

“There has been criticism of the town in the past for not having enough communication. but this project, and it’s significant impact, needs it.”

Mayor Larry Cross said the plan is probably one of the best communication plans in the Town of Sidney.

Hall noted in a report to council that while the timeline for the job is ambitious, there could be unforeseen delays.

That means the town will take steps to provide the public with regular updates on the town’s website (www.sidney.ca).

The site will include information about the project, timelines, detours and general information about how to better drive in a roundabout. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

BIA notifications hit the street Steven Heywood News staff

One of the proponents of the Sidney business improvement area (BIA) says the momentum is still with the initiative as approvals process notices go out this week.

Cliff McNeil-Smith of the Sidney Business Development Group (SBDG), says he’s pleased that the alternate approval process has started through the Town of Sidney.

“Generally, there is still lots of enthusiasm, even after the rush of Christmas,” he said. “This has

brought a new level of cooperation between businesses.”

Notifications are being sent to affected business property owners and the process has been advertised in the News Review this week. The town is forwarding the BIA proposal on behalf of the SBDG, stating this is a merchants’ marketing initiative and up to property owners to approve. Anyone opposing the BIA has until 4 p.m. on March 1 to sign response forms accompanying the notifications.

If a majority of commercial property owners, representing 50 per cent of the property val-

ues on the downtown area to be covered by a BIA, do not register their opposition, the initiative will pass.

Should the BIA pass, it will charge downtown Sidney commercial properties a levy of $1.06 per $1,000 of assessed value.

That will generate an estimated $250,000 this year, to be spent on marketing the downtown throughout the region.

McNeil-Smith said the SBDG is still answering people’s questions about the BIA. In anticipation of the initiative passing, he added a business plan is being drawn up for the early spring.

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Shifting the cost of drunk driving

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hen B.C. launched Canada’s toughest drinking and driving laws in 2010, not everyone embraced the initiative with open arms.

A year after police were given powers to suspend a licence for 90 days on the spot and impound the vehicle for 30 days, with little recourse for appeal, a judge ruled the laws went too far and violated the Charter of Rights.

Last May, the provincial government eased up on those regulations, slightly, and gave people a better chance to fight what are significant financial penalties for drinking and driving.

The Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles is reviewing 1,200 cases of people caught under the immediate roadside prohibition (IRP) system just prior to the laws being thrown out in 2011.

But for everyone else, the tough rules are the law of the land (at least until another constitutional challenge) – blow a “fail” and you’ll lose your licence for 90 days, your car for 30, be forced to install an ignition interlock system, take a driver education program, and face fines. All told, the fines and fees add up to about $4,040 at minimum.

An IRP appears punitive on the driver, and to a large degree it is. But the crux of the system, besides acting as a deterrent, is that it removes drinking and driving from the criminal justice system.

The courts in B.C. had to deal with thousands fewer drinking and driving cases last year. Instead of those criminal cases gumming up an already calcified court system and costing taxpayer money, the financial burden has been downloaded to the accused drunk driver.

Being criminally prosecuted for drinking and driving certainly comes with financial penalties, the potential for jail time and a criminal record, but due to the overwhelming caseloads in many jurisdictions, there is always a chance that the case could drag out and eventually be thrown out of court due to a lack of a speedy trial.

The IRP process, “immediate” being the key word, provides a summary punishment and puts the onus on the accused drunk driver to appeal the fines and penalties.

The pendulum of law, it seems, has distinctly swung to the side of law and order rather than the assumption of innocence, in terms of drinking and driving. Statistics over the past decade show that drivers in B.C. weren’t getting the message. Perhaps they will now.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526.

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’m a hockey fan. Always have Average fans can’t afford ticket been, always will be. I’m just not prices. Average fans often don’t live sure how much of an NHL fan I near an NHL team so they are conam anymore. nected, not by reality, When news broke a few but by the NHL creation weeks ago that the NHL of a team. lockout was over, a colThe fan never actually league and I were discusssees a real game, they ing the event and he said just follow the season something that struck a on television, online or nerve with me. He said he maybe by radio. They didn’t really care about interact online with the owners and players. hockey bloggers and He just cared about the other fans, not hockey games he watched on TV. players.

Don Denton That got me thinking They buy shirts with about the average hockey A Thousand Words the names of people fan, the strike and the they’ve never met on the state of hockey fandom in back. It’s so common we general. don’t even stop to think how odd Here’s the thing. that is.

Pro hockey is changing and I’m They consume the product. They not just talking about the new condon’t actually take part in the realtract. life process. They can watch the The real, physical hockey world scene, but they don’t often experi(players in arenas) doesn’t really ence an actual real game. They are seem to matter to the NHL. Yes, fed an edited version, a company there are and will be games, fans version, a registered trademark of will attend and players will play. a game.

The thing to understand is that They are virtual fans following NHL hockey is simply a product to virtual hockey. They are sport soap be monetized and the actual play in opera fans watching a soap opera an arena merely creates that prodon ice. What does that mean long uct. One of Shakespeare’s famous term? I’m not really sure. quotes is “The play’s the thing,” but Every contract the players sign for the NHL, the replay’s the thing. puts more control into the hands of It’s all a show. The owners are the the owners. It does seem to open producers, coaches the directors, the door to a sport that over time and the players the actors. might more closely resemble TV That arena world is not really wrestling, where rivalries and peropen to the average fan anyhow. sonalities are manufactured and

controlled tightly by the league.

I think we, as fans, will get a much better return for our time and entertainment dollar if we transfer our affection for the game of hockey to our local teams.

The hockey experience is more than just watching action. It’s about the feel and smells of the arena.

Even in the newest arenas it still smells like hot dogs, hot chocolate and that strange cheese-like stuff on nachos – even the arena ice has a certain smell.

Real hockey in real arenas.

Hockey you can feel when the players crash into the boards in front of your seat. Hockey with players and staff that you can meet in the street.

Hockey that’s about sitting in the stands and sharing the experience with your friends, seatmates and even that annoying guy with the horn behind you.

We have some fine local hockey.

The Royals and Grizzlies, not to mention the Cougars, Braves, Wolves and Panthers, provide real hockey. Hockey you can see in person, hockey with jump and enthusiasm and at prices you can afford. Hockey you can see, hear and smell.

Hockey that’s about the game and not just about money and TV exposure and Twitter feeds.

That’s hockey that matters.

Don Denton is photo supervisor for Black Press Greater Victoria. ddenton@vicnews.com

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LETTERS Our attitude towards drinking is anti-social Re: Why are people drinking more (Jan. 16, PNR).

This is really barking up the wrong tree. Our B.C. drinking problem, of which the drinking and driving problem is a dangerous component, is the result of our own Anglo Saxon isolationist cultural history.

The English Channel, a correctly described geographical wall of protection around the British Isles from which a large proportion of our early settlers stemmed, was not only a protection from the European continent but also a barrier to the dissemination of beneficial habits. Amongst those habits was the drinking of wine and beer as a com-

Readers respond: Decisions need to be based on solid cases, not emotion Re: Questionable Facts, PNR, 16 Jan., 2013.

Mr. Upward and Ms. Eaton ramble on in various directions but finally assert that my earlier letter is, among other things, “devoid of tangible fact” then offer few themselves.

The one fact offered by them regarding school enrolment is interesting but does it justify significantly altering the character of a community? We have just built a new school — we’re certainly not in danger of closing it. The more I research these demographic issues, put forward as selfevident justifications for development, the less black and white they become.

These statistical gymnastics are just background noise in the current debate about property development. It desperately needs serious public dialogue based upon facts, not uninformed opinion and rhetoric. I am continually surprised by the threadbare justifications of the few vocal development supporters.

Regrettably, they are more likely to take aim at the messenger rather than the message.

The current proposals before council generally fall well outside the constraints of the OCP and RGS. The proponents realize they have to invent some special attributes to attract public support if they hope to acquire the major OCP changes required. So, they refer to “workforce”, “young families”, “affordable”, “inclusive”, “complete communities”, “seniors housing”, etc. These are noble social values, which many can support, but unfortunately, if one takes a closer look at the proposed solutions — higher density housing — we see that they are still not priced to be affordable to the workforce and young families.

In addition, close scrutiny of the so-called proof that we need more workforce housing will show that case to be unclear also. Without any clear evidence of the need, the rationale for higher density housing just becomes ordinary market housing well outside the OCP. But if we’re significantly changing our OCP, shouldn’t we expect significant community benefits? Garden-variety market housing doesn’t provide that, although truly socially beneficial housing may.

Perhaps the residents of North Saanich could find these major departures from the current OCP acceptable, but that decision should be based upon solid cases and not emotional generalities.

monplace, often daily component of happy social behavior.

The puritanical ‘thou shalt not’ syndrome of the evils of drink in particular was one of the results.

Prohibition was an attempt to give legality to this misguided and sterile attitude and the result is well known.

In 1985 my wife and I retired to sunny Spain and embarked on a house restoration.

Our builders arrived at 8 a.m. every day and for lunch had lots of fruit, fish, wonderful bread and a bottle or carafe of wine. This was followed by a one or two hour

siesta.

Work resumed in the early afternoon and went on until about 7 or 8 p.m. Wine and spirits were available at every grocery store, hotel and market and in the five years we were there we never once saw a drunken Spaniard.

Our attitude to drinking is anti-social and unrealistic. A glass of wine or beer, perhaps just the opportunity to taste some (best of all with a meal and in a family atmosphere) should be a normal event.

H.U.P. Edwards Sidney

North Saanich housing debate, fast-tracking or not, liquor laws, police Springfield Harrison North Saanich

We can do better In recent months people have raised concerns at North Saanich Council meetings regarding property rights and community well-being.

Finding a workable balance between individual and community rights doesn’t come easily, yet both are important.

Individual rights include freedom of expression, assembly, travel, and property rights, among others. Community rights include the rights of the commons, such as the rights of our neighbours, the rights of the natural world including water- and land-based creatures, and the rights of all to clean air, water and environment.

Recently we’ve seen considerable focus on individual rights. Carried too far, this leads to an erosion of our traditions of cooperation, inclusivity, compassion and environmental care. Examples include derelict vessels, a backlash to public use of beach accesses and foreshore incursion and degradation.

We can do better.

Jack Thornburgh North Saanich

Report in a factual manner Re: PNR editorial of Dec. 24, 2012.

You used the terms “fast track” and “fast tracking” in reference to the proposed rezoning of 9395 East Saanich Rd. In a subsequent phone conversation, I asked you to produce the evidence to prove that the application for 9395 re-zoning, was, in fact, being fast tracked. You admitted that you had no such proof and that your were merely repeating statements made by others.

The fact of the matter is that no one can truthfully say that 9395 is on a fast track until it has successfully received its fourth and final reading from council. Then and only then, can the timelines of other rezonings be compared to that of 9395, and an actual comparison be made.

Sir, what you published was mere gossip.

When news media publish unfounded statements, which are by admission, hearsay, the public is essentially being fed propaganda. In the words of Mark Twain, “A lie is halfway round the world before truth puts its boots on.”

As the editor of a local “news” paper you have a duty to report local events in a factual manner.

John Upward North Saanich

Liquor laws are doing their job Re: Why are people drinking more (Jan. 16, PNR).

Letter writer Eileen Nattrass implies people aren’t concerned about drunk drivers, the drinking laws in B.C. are too lax, people’s lives don’t count, and she concludes, “change is needed now.”

Many people are concerned about drunk drivers, beginning with the very visible campaigns run by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

According to ICBC, two years after the B.C. Liberals introduced Canada’s toughest provincial impaired driving law, an estimated 104 lives have been saved and impaired driving has dropped significantly.

In response to Ms. Nattrass’s questions: 1) According to Statistics Canada, B.C. ranks fifth amongst provinces/territories in alcohol consumption per capita, thus British Columbians drink more than some Canadians and less than others.

2) Last call for serving alcohol in B.C. is generally 2 a.m., however municipalities can lower last call down to midnight or raise it up to 4 a.m. if they so choose, thus, it is not the Liberal government to blame for closing times as late as 4 a.m. Furthermore, most other provinces have 2 a.m. closing times or later.

3) A quick search on the Internet shows many provinces allow liquor to be served in theatres and sporting events.

4) Currently, in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, restaurants can serve wine that customers bring in themselves.

Ms. Nattrass states that “drinking laws need to be tougher” which harkens back to the era of prohibition, and we all know how that turned out.

The revenue from liquor taxation contributes to the enforcement of B.C.’s stiff laws that discourage drinking and driving.

In summary, some people do care about drunk drivers, B.C.’s drinking laws are not lax relative to other jurisdictions and people’s lives do count.

Robert Waters Saanich

Why amalgamate police when the RCMP will do Re: Victoria police chief pushes for regional force.

The new approach, according to the Victoria police chief and the police union, refuses to see the reality — their option is just too costly.

When the plea went out, it seemed a dark art conjured from Victoria’s political cauldron, the default tactic of this city’s police boss.

The message rang more prosaic than amusing. “Amalgamate,” Jamie Graham mused. It’s like a furniture store or something.

It’s the latest twist in a story of rampant intrigue, including turmoil in police management and city debt, often accompanied by competing (sometimes personal) agendas.

The impact on the old-fashioned business as usual, not to mention those who undertake it, has been devastating.

The transition to the RCMP will be less bumpy but rest assured, the promise to ensure that the police service will not diminish, rather will thrive, and we have everything to gain, specifically some $22 million a year. Now there’s a selling point that requires no plea.

Lisa Perry Victoria

Congrats to citizens who detained attacker Congratulations and thank you to those good citizens who detained that creature, following his cowardly attack recently on a defenceless Greater Victoria bus driver.

Now, of course, we will witness our courts explain why such a creature must not be punished – maybe even sue B.C. Transit for making such an attack possible.

Stephen Lamb Victoria

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Drunk scuffle sees constable struck

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Devon MacKenzie News staff

Residents of the Capital Region are invited to participate in a FREE workshop on gardening with drought-resistant native plants.

Instruction on native plant identification, their benefits and how to use them will be included. An overview of CRD Water Efficiency programs will be provided and participants will be given a tour of a native plant garden. These informative workshops will be held at Swan Lake Nature House, located at 3873 Swan Lake Road in Victoria.

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A routine traffic stop turned ugly last week for a Sidney North Saanich RCMP officer.

On Jan. 18, just after 10 p.m. an anonymous person called 911 to report a drunk driver had almost struck a pedestrian while pulling into the parking lot of the Charles Dickens Pub. The anonymous witness told police the driver, a man between 40 and 50 years old, had been stumbling around the parking lot and then proceeded to get back into a black Nis-

san SUV and drive away.

Sidney North Saanich Constable Kyle Martell was close by around the time the call came in and he witnessed the vehicle leave the parking lot.

Martell stopped the SUV shortly after and a scuffle ensued between him and the driver. The driver struck the officer during the fight and is now facing charges of assaulting a peace officer.

The driver was also given a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition. Constable Martell was not injured during the altercation. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

Motorcycle turned in front of car POLICE NEWS The Saanich Peninsula beat • On Jan. 20 around 3 p.m.

Sidney North Saanich RCMP responded to a 2 vehicle accident on the Pat Bay Highway at McDonald Park Road.

Investigation revealed a motorcycle that was traveling southbound turned left in front of car that was traveling northbound. The driver of the motorcycle was taken to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital to be treated for his injuries.

Each workshop is limited to 20 participants and pre-registration is required. Call 250.479.0211 to reserve your spot today.

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COVER-TO-COVER

• Central Saanich Police reported a rash of thefts from vehicles in the municipality.

Five locked vehicles were broken into and items stolen in the Saanichton and Brentwood Bay areas.

• A shoplifter was reported at a liquor store in Central Saanich last week.

The suspect entered the store, grabbed a bottle and walked out.

Police were called to the scene but the suspect had already fled.

—Devon MacKenzie

Chief makes plea for regional police force

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VICTORIA — Victoria’s top cop is hoping a series of public talks will drum up support for a single regional police force.

Chief Const. Jamie Graham used a James Bay Neighbourhood Association meeting to illustrate the difficulty of running a 245-member department with the highest case load per officer in Canada.

“We suffer from a core city phenomenon,” Graham told a crowd of about 40 people at the New Horizons building Jan. 9.

The downtown population can swell to 250,000 during large events, and the roughly 400 protests that take place at the legislature and elsewhere in Victoria fall on VicPD shoulders, he added.

“A common sense examination of the patchwork quilt of police departments in this region suggests there may be a better alternative, and the people I talk to tend to agree,” Graham told the News. “But there are different views and we respect them.”

Graham also referenced the Oppal Report, a judicial inquiry into the Robert Pickton case that cites the Lower Mainland and Capital Region as being the only two metropolitan areas in Canada with fragmented police forces.

“There’s no doubt that, should resources have been regionalized, (Pickton) would have been caught sooner,” he said.

Graham hopes to eventually see one municipal force from North Saanich to Victoria, and from Oak Bay to

the West Shore.

In the short-term, he hopes a regional communications centre can be established, but admits it’s a “tough sell.”

Police board member Roy Cullen, who accompanied Graham, told the crowd that policing amalgamation is a question of political will, and said the Ministry of Justice will play a key role if any changes take place.

“The province has enormous power,” Cullen said. “You saw what happened with Esquimalt. The province came in and said, ‘Sorry, Esquimalt and Victoria will stay together as one police force.’”

John Vickers of Amalgamation Victoria was also on hand to speak about the lessons gleaned from Halifax’s amalgamation in the mid-1990’s.

“Halifax is a provincial capital with 390,000 people. They now have one mayor with 16 councillors,” Vickers told the News. “We have 91 mayors and councillors representing our population of 360,000, and three school districts with 24 trustees. It’s about your dollar going a lot further to maximize return.”

Vickers and his colleagues plan to roll out a formal public relations message in the coming months, and possibly get a referendum question on the next municipal ballot.

“The current structure has served the community well,” he said. “But as we grow, there comes a time when it makes sound, practical sense to move this forward.”

— Victoria News/Black Press

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Olsen officially resigns seat COUNCIL NEWS District of Central Saanich Monday, Jan. 21, 2013

Old Moose Hall to be renewed Devon MacKenzie News staff

Devon MacKenzie

Central Saanich council read three final adoptions of amendment bylaws during their meeting on Monday night, two of which pertained to the old Moose Hall building just past the corner of East Saanich Road and Wallace Drive.

The building, one of the oldest in the area, is proposed to eventually house a retail antique business called the Old Attic.

The business owner applied to council some time ago to get approval for change of use and variance permits for the building, which has most recently housed non-profit organizations. It will still continue to house the daycare facility that runs out of the bottom level.

Permits for the adjustments to the building took so long because of the need to expand parking areas around the property.

“This is a unique situation in that this building doesn’t have parking because of how the areas around it have developed over the years,” said Mayor Alastair Bryson during Monday night’s meeting.

Plans now, along with adding a new ramp and front entrance

News staff

• Councillor Adam Olsen officially resigned from council following his confirmation as Green Party MLA candidate on Jan. 20. His last day on council was Tuesday, Jan. 22. Olsen thanked the mayor and council for their support while on council.

• Olsen and Mayor Alastair Bryson acknowledged the work by the Central Saanich Police during the Idle No More protest on Jan. 16. Both said the police worked efficiently to keep the protest safe and traffic moving along alternate routes.

• The Director for the Tour de Victoria approached council with a request for road closures for the bicycle race which is set to take place on Sept. 22.

Council received the letter for information.

• Council addressed a letter from a concerned transit employee regarding lighting at the bus stops on the north and south sides of Mount Newton X Road at the Saanichton Exchange. The driver reported a recent incident where she was accosted by an intoxicated man. Staff noted police have already been notified of the incident and the mayor and council were receptive to the idea of better lighting in the area.

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to the building, are to create six parallel on-street parking spots in front of the building on East Saanich Road, a project which will include new curb and gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes.

“I can support this project on the basis of preserving the building,” said Councillor Adam Olsen during the meeting, adding that the improvements to that section of East Saanich Road will be welcome.

The business owner has proposed to pay for 49 per cent of the project with the other 51 per cent coming from an account the district has for improvement to East Saanich Road.

Mayor Alastair Bryson welcomed the change for several reasons and applauded the applicant, staff and council for being so patient with the process.

“It was a long process but it was worth it,” he said, adding that the property had been, for many years, non-taxable and now will be a tax paying business.

Councillor Zeb King excused himself from discussions on the project because of a conflict of interest regarding family members involved in the business. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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• A memorandum was read on a property in Garden Gate that has unauthorized dwellings and buildings, including one that was used for a grow-op in late 2011.

Staff said one of the dwellings, currently occupied by tenants, was built without seeking permits and was not built to code. The owner, a North Saanich resident, stated he had purchased the property as-is, with no knowledge of the issues.

He promised to have the tenants out by the end of the month and said he will board up the doors and remove the appliances in February.

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Rail to move ahead with regional cash CRD ponies up $1.2 million for the ICF Daniel Palmer News staff

The return of rail to Vancouver Island is inching closer to reality.

As Capital Regional District directors finalize their 2013 budget, the biggest piece of new spending is intended to get passenger rail service back up and running between Victoria and Courtenay.

“I really think it’s important we restore rail, not only for inter-

city transport, but also for commuter rail,” said Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt, who sits on the CRD’s finance committee that recommended the funding boost last fall.

The Island Corridor Foundation will receive $1.2 million from the CRD and a total of $5.4 million from the five Island regional districts to make necessary bridge and trestle upgrades, with the hope of restoring VIA Rail service between Victo-

ria, Nanaimo and Courtenay, said ICF director Graham Bruce.

Bruce said the trains could originate in Courtenay to allow an early morning run into Victoria. VIA Rail shut down the service in April 2011 after the tracks were deemed unsafe.

“We’re right in the middle of the train service agreement right now,” Bruce said.

The federal and provincial governments have also promised $15 million for necessary

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VIA rail trains haven’t been seen on the E&N line since April 2011, but the Island Corridor Foundation is working on restoring passenger rail service.

Vitamin C and Lysine powder help prevent heart attacks

by W. Gifford-Jones M.D. Why is heart attack the number one killer in this country? Ninety-nine percent of doctors say it’s due to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and that cholesterol lowering drugs are the primary way to treat it. But I suggest cardiologists have closed minds and are ignoring facts that could save thousands of North Americans from coronary attack.

History shows mankind is not kind to new ideas. In 1847 one maternity patient in six who entered the University Hospital in Vienna left in a coffin. Why? Because esteemed professors ridiculed Dr. Semmelweiss, a colleague, for showing that by simply washing hands after doing an autopsy, deaths were prevented.

Years later Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Noble Prize winner, is ignored for reporting that large amounts of vitamin C and lysine are needed to prevent coronary attacks. Twenty-five years ago Pauling reported that animals make vitamin C and humans do not. That’s why sailors died of scurvy during long sea voyages, but the ship’s cat survived.

Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Pauling claimed it takes a mere 10 milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent heart attack.

Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Wellington University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right.

Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot and death.

Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proved that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries.

So what has happened to these monumental findings?

Bush, like Semmelweiss, has been ridiculed by cardiologists.

One has to ask whether cardiologists, by ignoring his results, are condemning thousands of people to an early coronary heart attack.

doses of vitamin C plus lysine with breakfast and the evening meal, for several reasons.

I knew that Dr. Graveline, a physician and NASA astronaut, had twice developed transient global amnesia from taking Lipitor. I was also aware that patients have died from CLDs. Others have developed kidney, liver and muscle complications. I also believed the research of Pauling and Stehbens irrefutable. Now, the work of Dr. Bush has convinced me my decision was prudent.

But to take large doses of vitamin C and lysine requires swallowing many pills daily. It’s a tall order for those who dislike swallowing one pill. So for several years I’ve been trying to find a company that would manufacture a combination of vitamin C and lysine powder. Now Medi-C Plus is available at health food stores. Its sales will help support The GiffordJones Professorship in Pain Control and Palliative Care at the University of Toronto.

The dosage for the Medi-C Plus combination is one flat scoop with breakfast and the evening meal. Those at greater risk should take one flat scoop three times a day. If high doses cause diarrhea, the dose should be decreased.

This column does not recommend that those taking CLDs should stop them. This is a decision that can only be made by patients and doctors.

rail tie replacements and track work.

“If all goes well, work could probably start sometime in May,” he said.

CRD staff are recommending the funding be split into two annual payments of $600,000 to keep 2013 costs contained.

The foundation is open to working with all the regional districts on the best funding model, but conversations will continue, to “make sure that works well for us, too,” Bruce said.

The CRD’s 2013 preliminary budget calls for a 2.5-per-cent increase in spending this year.

That doesn’t include costs associated with the region’s $783-million secondary sewage treatment project, which will be presented separately to the wastewater committee in the coming weeks.

“I think most people around the board table realize there’s not a lot of appetite for new spending, and that overall, we should be looking to provide good, cost-effective government and not (be) embarking in new areas,” Isitt said.

Rail is largely considered an appropriate exception because of its importance to economic development and population growth in the region.

Passenger rail service is only the first step to a revived rail industry on the Island, Bruce said.

“It’s not the end game, it’s the beginning game.

If there are demand increases and if we find other opportunities, then we’d operate to suit those as well.”

CRD directors have until March 31 to approve the 2013 budget.

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Nason is a former chief administrative officer for Central Saanich who retired this past July after nineteen years at his post.

“Mr. Nason has significant election experience along with the famililarity of the municipal operation and the community,” said a memorandum issued to mayor and council from staff.

According to the same memorandum, staff felt it necessary to hire an external candidate for the position because of staff capacity and the short time frame in which they must conduct the byelection. The estimated cost to hire Nason is $6,500. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Jane Wynne, chair of the St. John’s United Church Council in North Saanich, accepts a district heritage building plaque from Mayor Alice Finall on Wednesday afternoon.

Plaque marks church heritage Steven Heywood News staff

At one time it was a Royal Canadian Air Force chapel.

Today, the building that is home to the congregation of St. John’s United Church in North Saanich, stands as a reminder to its heritage — and as a beacon for the faithful looking ahead to the future.

On Wednesday, Jan. 23, the District of North Saanich officially bestowed upon the church building a heritage plaque. The building — which was built as a chapel for air force members near the Blue Moon Cafe in 1944 — is now on the district’s heritage building list.

It’s a designation that simply represents a structure’s importance to the growth of community in North Saanich.

Linda Hembruff, church secretary and chair of worship, said members came forward and asked if the church wanted to seek the designation.

“We started to go through the paperwork and I thought, this was something that is worthwhile,” she said.

“It’s a piece of our history. It was built during the Second World War.” The building was, in 1954, sold to the United Church community in North Saanich and moved to its current location on West Saanich Road.

Minister Beverley Tracey says the congration numbers 80 to

90 in all and while the plaque honours the

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Ottawa hands reserve authority to B.C. Change means building code, environmental laws apply to reserves Tom Fletcher Black Press

B.C.’s first liquefied natural gas project is to be built on Haisla Nation reserve land, and now the province will be able to regulate its industrial and environmental terms.

Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan announced new regulations Tuesday to replace federal authority on reserve lands

with B.C. regulation. That means the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission can regulate the project, proposed by Apache Canada and Chevron Canada on Douglas Channel near Kitimat.

“This has been a long process, but everyone’s delighted,” Duncan said in an interview from Vancouver after the announcement.

“There have been no delays to the actual project, because

they’ve been operating under some interim agreements with the province in terms of permitting.”

The B.C. government passed similar legislation last spring, to govern the Kitimat LNG project and a four-tower condominium commercial development proposed for the Squamish Nation reserve in West Vancouver.

Without such changes, provincial building codes and

environmental laws for burning, emissions and water and land use do not apply to reserves.

Duncan said the delegation of reserve land use is a new approach to promoting reserve development. It has been used for a sawmill at the Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay, industrial development in Alberta, and there is “strong interest in Atlantic Canada,” Duncan said.

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Sidney Museum executive director Peter Garnham and a display of some of the large Star Wars Lego models. The museum’s eighth annual Lego display is on now until March 31.

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Sue Smith, a Sidney North Saanich Library patron, sits with a book in preparation for the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blooming Good Reads Adult Reading Program that kicks off today.

Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; good reads Library kicks off adult reading program Devon MacKenzie News staff

This week, the sixth year of Sidney North Saanich Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adult Reading Program kicks off.

The program, titled Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Good Reads, starts today (Jan. 25) and runs through until March 2.

Library staff created the Adult Reading Program as a result of the success of the longstanding Summer Reading Club program for children which encourages kids to keep reading during the summer months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adults often comment on the activities and contests associated with the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Reading Club, wishing they could get in on the fun,â&#x20AC;? said Library Manager Sharon Walker, who added that feedback about the program has been very positive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It turns out adults enjoy being rewarded for their reading too.â&#x20AC;?

Like the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Reading Club, the Bloominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Good Reads Adult Reading Program will feature games, special events and an opportunity

Book Chats on Tap During this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adult Reading Program the library will be hosting two book chats: â&#x20AC;˘ Best Cookbooks on Tuesday, Feb. 5 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Brilliant Biographies on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 2 to 2:45 p.m.

For more information call 250-656-0944. to share book reviews and is designed to be flexible enough to fit in with peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busy schedules.

Those interested can start reading anytime between January 25 and March 2 and they can enter contests every time they visit the library during that period.

The program starts today, Friday, Jan. 25, with a special event from 2 to 3 p.m. where reading recommendations will be made and refreshments served.

Those interested can register for the free event by calling the library at 250-656-0944. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

Second show for Sidney Orchestra Devon MacKenzie News staff

Next month, the Sidney Classical Orchestra presents its second concert of its 20th season.

The show, titled Baroque Bundle, will feature concertos by Francois Devienne played by Mary Byrne on flute, J. S. Bach played by Misako Sotozaki on violin and Henry Eccles played by Eugene Dowling on tub.

Gustav Holst will play Brook Green Suite, Hubert Parry will play Lady Radnorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Suite and Ennio Marricone will play Gabrielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oboe.

The show happens Friday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church (10030 Third St.) Tickets are available at Tanners Books, Russell Nursery, City Scribe, the Victoria Conservatory of Music, Long & McQuade in Victoria and Tom Lee Music in Langford. Adults $20 and students $10. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Affordable accommodations B.C. Transit drivers approve new contract M uch debate continues around one or two vacancies have been added the issue of affordable housing monthly. The Town of Sidney, as well as on the Peninsula. Although the various business groups, is actively purproposed development on East Saanich suing various initiatives to attract more Road near the Airport is a small step visitors as a means of supporting local in the right direction, it hardly goes far business. However, it is time for landenough, given projected starting prices lords to also help solve the problem. of around $400,000.

Property owners must awaken to the A few new development properties in economic struggles of their commerSidney have also been moderately priced cial tenants and adjust rents to reflect and are selling well despite a generally business realities. Having a $25 triple sluggish market. Sidney’s new zoning Peter Dolezal net rent per square foot in a lease may bylaw also provides a supportive frame- Financial Savvy be great on paper, but does little good work for more affordable housing. This when the tenant’s business folds and should, over time, bear fruit. the space faces many months, or even What is surprising is that no developer has yet years, of vacancy. Of benefit to both landlord and been really creative in attacking the affordable tenant, rents need to be moderated to provide housing issue head-on, while at the same time occupant businesses a reasonable chance of longgaining a competitive advantage in the market. term success — thus stabilizing tenancies.

The Peninsula real estate market, with its signifiAll of us can do our part to help ensure our local cant proportion of single seniors and younger com- communities thrive. We should do our utmost to muting workforce seems the right demographic shop locally, supporting local businesses — thus for new, smaller units in the 400-to-500 square allowing them to prosper while keeping our comfoot range. Brentwood and Sidney in particular, munity vibrant and welcoming. would seem ideal locations for such units. Many If local developers, landlords and we residents small-unit projects have been offered successfully respond to these challenges, there are straightfor some time in Vancouver, and a few have since forward solutions for both the affordable housing surfaced in Victoria. issue and those faced by the hundreds of commerNew units of this size could offer attractive prices cial tenants on the Peninsula. Let’s work together in the $200,000 to $300,000 price range, opening up to see these solutions begin to emerge in 2013, for opportunities for many potential buyers currently the benefit of commercial property owners, their excluded by high prices. With today’s exception- business tenants, and the community at large.

A retired corporate executive, enjoying post-retirement as ally low mortgage rates, these smaller units could a financial consultant, Peter Dolezal is the author of three be as affordable to buyers as many rentals. books. His most recent,The SMART CANADIAN The commercial tenant has an equally difficult WEALTH-BUILDER, is now available at Tanner’s Books, challenge today. In Sidney alone, some 40 commerand in other bookstores. cial properties are now sitting vacant. Recently,

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Canadian Auto Workers 333 members have voted 93 per cent in favour of ratifying their new two-year contract with B.C. Transit.

The collective agreement, struck last week, ends months of negotiations as well as an overtime ban that began Oct. 22.

CAW 333 local president Ben Williams thanked transit users for their patience during job action.

“We said from the outset that we had a dispute with BC Transit, not

our valued riders and that we would do everything we could to avoid a full-scale job action,” he said.

“It’s a good news story now for everyone – bus riders, CAW Local 333 members, Greater Victoria and B.C. Transit as well.”

The union’s next goal is to work with B.C Transit and the provincial government to reduce pass-ups, overcrowding and lack of night bus service, Williams added.

The union represents more than 650 bus drivers, mechanics and maintenance workers in the Capital Region.

Auditor General offered two-year extension Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA — B.C. Auditor General John Doyle has been offered a two-year extension that would carry his term to October, 2015, the eightyear mandate suggested by Premier Christy Clark.

The five-MLA committee announced their unanimous decision to offer the extension Wednesday, after a closed-door meeting to consider Clark’s suggestion. Clark said the government will present amendments in the legislature in February to create a non-renewable eight-year term for all future provincial auditors.

The committee’s B.C. Liberal majority initially rejected the idea of reappointing Doyle and advertised for a replacement.

Committee members are forbidden from speaking publicly about how they voted or reasons why, because it is a personnel matter.

Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster, the committee chair, said the decision to reappoint Doyle was unanimous.

Foster refused to comment further on how the committee came to accept Doyle’s reappointment, or the decision to limit the term to two

more years, except to note that it matches with the intended legislation proposed by Clark.

Foster said he notified Doyle of the offer Wednesday morning, and is awaiting a response.

Foster was the subject of a random audit by Doyle two years ago that raised questions about his constituency office renovations.

The other two B.C. Liberals who form the majority are Chilliwack MLA John Les and Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom, both of whom are not seeking re-election in May. Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan and Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston represent the NDP on the committee.

When the initial decision not reappoint Doyle became public last week, opposition MLAs cite Doyle’s reports criticizing the recent buildup of BC Hydro debt and the state of B.C.’s forest inventory in the wake of a devastating pine beetle epidemic as likely reasons.

NDP caucus chair Shane Simpson said he supports the idea of reappointing Doyle, but the opposition will have questions about the legislation to limit the position to one eightyear term.

Ottawa’s auditor-general gets one 10-year term.

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Food for Families raised a record $274,000 Mustard Seed and 15 other food banks helped by Thrifty Foods’ annual fundraiser Steven Heywood News staff

It’s hard to say why people responded the way they did over the six weeks of Thrifty Foods’ Food for Families fundraising effort, but Greater Victoria food banks are glad they did.

The in-store campaign raised a record $274,000 for 16 area food banks between mid-November and right after New Year’s day. The money is welcome news for the food banks, as they work to keep up with an increasing demand for their services.

Brent Palmer, a director with the Mustard Seed Food Bank in Victoria, says the $87,000 they received from Thrifty Foods as a share of the program was used to buy more food

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A Thrifty Foods North Saanich warehouse worker prepares to load a pallet of food onto the Mustard Seed Food Bank truck. The food bank used a Thrifty Foods Food For Families donation of $87,500 to buy food to supply the needs of around 7,000 people. for their hampers. He said they have close to 7,000 people who come

to them each month, in need of food to help make ends meet.

Sidney Lions Food Bank gets $25,178.32 Thrifty Foods’ two Saanich Peninsula stores (in Sidney and Central Saanich) raised more than $25,000 for the Sidney Lions Food Bank between mid-November and January 1.

Part of the company’s Food for Families fundraiser that brought in $274,000, the donation is used to help keep food on the food bank shelves after the giving season has ended.

“We are thankful for people’s response to campaigns such as this

and the donations they make directly,” Palmer said. “They definitely responded to our call.

It was a tough year, last year.

“Seven thousand people we serve — that’s the size of a small city.”

He was at a loss, however, to explain why donations got off to a slow start at the beginning of fall and winter, and then took off over Christmas.

“People are generally more generous at that time of year,” he said, adding the Mustard Seed — and other food banks — have to continue to work the rest of the year.

It’s campaigns like Food for Families and KOOL 107.3 FM’s Fill the Truck effort, he continued, that help keep the shelves well-stocked when public donations dwindle.

“I think (the public responded) due to our efforts of promotion and signage in the store,” said Vivian Chenard, Thrifty Foods’ manager of community relations. “There were also community food drives and the efforts of the Mustard Seed and other food banks to reach people.”

Thrifty Foods has run the Food for Families campaign for five years and Chenard said this year was the most money they’ve ever raised.

Palmer said the Mustard Seed bought food with their donation money and will use it to make up the hampers with what he calls good, nutritional value. He added they get a great deal for the purchase from Thrifty Foods, meaning their dollars go further.

“Children are the biggest victims of this,” he said of the need for food banks in general.

“Any medical expert will tell you that for a child to learn, he or she needs good nutrition.”

The Mustard Seed works with nutritional services for the Vancouver Island Health Authority to create more nutritious options.

Palmer said thanks to the donations of Thrifty Foods and other stores all year long, they have plenty of options.

Money raised in Food for Families went to food banks in Victoria, Sidney, Goldstream, the Cowichan Valley, the CMS Food Bank (Mill Bay) and Saltspring Island Community Services. It also helped food banks up-Island and on the mainland. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File

TAX 250-477-4601

APPLIANCE REPAIRS A & L Appliances (under new management). For all your appliance needs. (250)656-2325

CARPENTRY JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Quality work, sm renos, call for list of services. 778-967-1246.

CARPET INSTALLATION MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES AUNTIE MESS CLEANING Reliable, efficient, honest, 40 yrs exp. $20/hr. 250-590-2946 HONEST & reliable cleaning team. $50 per hour. Impeccable references.

Lindsey: 250-896-0703

DRYWALL DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055.

Petrucci’s Drywall.

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193- RENO’S, res & comm. Knob and tube rmvl.

No job too small. Lic# 22779.

(250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small.

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr.

Work Guaranteed. Any size job.

(250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offices. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

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

SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning.

Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efficient. (250)508-1018

FURNITURE REFINISHING

COMPUTER SERVICES A HOME COMPUTER Coach.

Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc.

250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery.

References available.

250-475-1462.

20+ YEARS Experience.

Lawns, Pruning, Maintenance, Landscaping & more. Reliable.

WCB. Andrew (250)656-0052.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, finish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE Commercial and Residential.

New Year Contracts.

Clean-Ups & Landscaping 250-915-1039

HAULING & Recycling.

(250)889-5794.

Call

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs.

250-920-8463.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION Go With The Flow Installations. All residential Heating, Ventilation & Custom Ducting.

Call Tom at 250-883-8353.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca

INSULATION

NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt, reliable service. Phone Mike (ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.

MALTA BLOWN Insulation.

Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone.

Replace, Rebuild, Renew!

“Quality is our Guarantee”.

Free Competitive Estimates.

(250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

HANDYPERSONS

MOVING & STORAGE

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

250-889-5794.

DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Cleaning at Fair Prices!

ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, garden clean up, bobcat work, masonry and renos. Free Est. 250-744-4548

GARDENING

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance.

Master gardeners.

John or Louise (250)891-8677.

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small reno’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

A1 DIAMOND Moving- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr.

Call 250-220-0734.

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

A2Z WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Call Phil (250)383-8283

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

Brad 250-217-9578.

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

DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext.

Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445 LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized.

Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB

Peacock Painting

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

or

NEEDS mine.

WINDOW CLEANING BLAINE’S WINDOW WASHING. Serving Sidney & Brentwood since 1983. Average house $35. 250-656-1475 BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. Licenced 25 yrs. 250-884-7066.

250-652-2255 250-882-2254 WRITTEN GUARANTEE Budget Compliance

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

PLUMBING FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing.

New construction, reno’s, hw tanks, toilets, clogged drains.

All of your plumbing needs.

Call to talk with a plumber.

24hr service. Free est. No job too small. 250-704-8962.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

WINDOWS ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.

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All BC Apples

Organic Navel Oranges Buck Brand

All Varieties Conventional & Organic Grown in BC $2.20/kg

Grown in California $2.20/kg

On Sale

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Compliments

Beans Assorted 540ml

Astro

Crispy Minis

Yogurt

or Rice Cakes Selected 100–214g

Smooth ‘n Fruity or Zero% Fat Free 4 Pack or Kik Drinkable Yogurt 200ml Selected

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Tuna

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Ocean’s

Fresh Baked Bread

Black Forest Ham

White or 100% Whole Wheat Sliced or Unsliced Baked in-store.

454g

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Specials in effect until Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Sliced or Shaved Random Weight

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