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Sidney brand in the works BIA, chamber praised for sticking their necks out Steven Heywood News staff
Momentum is growing for Sidney’s new business improvement area (BIA) as it works towards creating a brand for the downtown core — so much so that even one initial naysayer has joined the society to help ensure it reaches its goals. The BIA and the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce held a joint open house on Wednesday, May 8, explaining each of their roles in the business community and how their collaboration will serve to maintain and, hopefully, increase local economic fortunes. Rosemarie Bongers, a spa owner in Sidney, had raised concerns about the BIA’s added cost to owners already facing high rents and a slow economy. She said she joined the BIA to watch her money and see how the BIA will benefit her business “I want to ensure the BIA focuses on the downtown catchment area,” she said. PleaSe See: Sidney’s potential, page 4
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Tsartlip First Nation carver, Charles Elliott, works on a podium for UVic’s Congress 2013 at his Central Saanich workshop.
Carver creating podium for UVic Devon MacKenzie News staff
A local WSÁNEC artist is busy creating yet another unique carving for the University of
Victoria. Master carver Charles Elliott from the Tsartlip First Nation is currently working 12, and sometimes 14-hour days preparing a large piece of hollowed out cedar that will stand as
a podium for theThe Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress being hosted by the University of Victoria June 1-8. PleaSe See: Tsartlip carver busy, page 13
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Ana Sofia Ramirez Quintero delighted the audience with a traditional hula dance.
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Mataya Chapeskie tap danced to Girls Just Want to Have Fun.
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Vanna Funk sang Halleluja by Leonard Cohen during the Showcase.
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Nelson Bankes played Little Black Submarines by the Black Keys during the Showcase.
May wins again
OTTAWA — Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May was voted Hardest Working MP and Best Constituency MP by the Hill Times in its 21st annual Political Savvy Survey. May won Maclean’s Parliamentarian of the Year award in 2012.
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SIDNEY — The Spring Fling Fashion Show and Fundraiser hosted by Sidney Meet up is Thursday, May 23 from 6-9 p.m. at Muse Winery in North Saanich. Tickets for the event, which benefits Angel Flight B.C., are available by emailing cbythesea@shaw.ca or by visiting www. sidneymeetup. com/fashion_ fling_2.
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Sara, Sophie and Jasper Kjernisted along with Sarah Gibson, Emma Dennis and Georgina Smith took the stage with their band during Showcase.
Talent shines at North Saanich Middle School Devon MacKenzie News staff
A plethora of talented performers hit the stage at North Saanich Middle School last week for the school’s bi-annual Showcase evenings held May 8 and 9. Showcase, essentially a talent show, has been a fixture
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Darcy McNee and Carolin McDonnell, who were the key teachers involved in auditioning, and rehearsing with the performers. “We couldn’t have done it without everyone who helped.” The proceeds from Showcase’s ticket sales will go back into the performing arts programs at the school. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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BIA board chairman Cliff McNeilSmith said they are in the process of creating a business plan and building the brand that the BIA will eventually market and promote to places outside of Sidney. A speaker in the audience praised the people behind the BIA for sticking their necks out for the initiative, which garnered applause from the room at the Mary Winspear Centre. McNeil-Smith noted, however, that their work is still ahead of them. The BIA received last month an advance on its annual levy of $150,000 from the Town of Sidney. Another $100,000 will be forwarded by the municipality in July as property taxes are paid. McNeil-Smith said they’ve used that money to engage the services of Victoria consulting firm, Eclipse Creative, to help create the Sidney brand.
Chamber, BIA have complimentary roles Steven Heywood News staff
As the BIA plans to promote what Sidney has to offer, the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce exists to address specific business issues on the Peninsula and takes a leadership role in its support of local business. Chamber executive director Chris Fudge says a lot of their role is to help build business in Sidney and on the Peninsula. They are membershipdriven and have a board of “problem-solvers” who are keen on collaborating with groups like the BIA which also contribute to the grown of the local “We have a unique business district,” he explained. “The question now is how did Sidney get to be as big as it is. We need to talk to people who come here, who work here, to see what works. “Our goal is to promote Sidney to the people who would be
economy. “We do have the experience from a broad range of sectors in the community,” Fudge said. “Our focus is on service and value to our members.” The chamber also advocates for local issues, notably workforce housing, transit options and more. Their scope includes all of the Peninsula business communities, so they are supportive of the BIA which seeks to promote one specific part of this region. “There is value in businesses who support each other,” he continued. “It takes work, a driving organization and a supporting organization to resolve issues and move ideas forward.”
coming here to shop or to visit. We want to be able to reach our potential.” To that end, the BIA hosts a branding exercise tonight (Wed., May 15), welcoming the community to help shape Sidney’s selling points. BIA board member Angus
Matthews said ideas will be laid out for all to see and, ultimately, the brand will be about upping the game in Sidney — focusing on improving customer service and ensuring that any promise Sidney makes in its marketing is one that the business community can
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Oleene Herman was introduced May 8 as the BIA’s part-time communications coordinator. deliver on. After the branding session, the BIA board will set a direction, marketing and business plan and look to start promoting Sidney to potential new customers.
The end of an era Last movie rental store in Sidney closes its doors Devon MacKenzie News staff
It was the end of an era in Sidney last week as the last movie rental store in town, Video Express, closed its doors for good. The shop, which was the last of its kind after Xanavision, Video Vault
and Movie Gallery all closed their doors within the last few years, cited diminishing rentals and sales and rising online competition as the reasons behind no longer being able to sustain business. A sign posted on the business’s door last week informed patrons of the closure and thanked them for their support over the years. Video Express had been owned and operated by the Fernando family in Sidney for 21 years. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
A sign posted to the door of Video Express in Sidney last week informs customers about the closing of the business. Devon MacKenzie/ News staff
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The students of Deep Cove Elementary gathered in the field adjacent to the school on May 8 to form a giant 100 in celebration of the school’s 100th anniversary this year. The photo was taken from a Victoria Flying Club Cessna flown by Les Hall.
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“We consider ourselves as a place where teachers integrate their teaching within the community they live in and where they engage their students to provide an authentic purpose for learning.” The school will also be hosting an open house on June 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to celebrate the big anniversary. “There will be a barbecue, old time games, tours of the school, historical photos, a guestbook for alumni to sign and the unveiling of a clay tile mosaic project in the school,” said Moser, encouraging community members, especially those who attended the school, to come out.
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Deep Cove Elementary students and staff kicked off the school’s 100th anniversary celebration in a unique way last week. On Wednesday, May 8 staff and students crossed into the field adjacent to the school and formed the number 100 as the Peninsula News Review flew overhead in a Cessna flown by Les Hall, capturing the unique moment. The Deep Cove School House officially opened on April 25, 1913 and the school had the capacity to house one hundred and fifty students, although only registered 30 students in the first
During the schools opening in 1913, an announcement was made that the school was looking for a female teacher. Later, Miss Ruth Simister would be appointed as the first teacher that Deep Cove School had.
year it was open. One hundred years later, the school is a vibrant, rural school with over 300 students. “This school continues to be a community school where professional and dedicated staff bring out the best in every child,” said Erika Moser, the schools principal.
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Don’t pass the sewage buck
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he regional sewage treatment project has no shortage of critics. Citizen opposition groups in Greater Victoria decry that the venture is a colossal waste of money, and residents and politicians in Esquimalt don’t want treatment plants in their backyard. Trying to shoehorn a large piece of sewage treatment infrastructure into an urban area is guaranteed to anger and disrupt the lives of some residents and businesses, which is rightly a concern of Esquimalt council. But the latest desperate offering by Esquimalt’s mayor to have the Capital Regional District consider relocating the entire project to rural farmland in Saanich is woefully self-serving and would only accomplish passing the buck to a different municipality. The landowner has a right to offer the land for sale and the CRD board can give it a look, but to push this as a viable location for sewage and sludge treatment plants gives only false hope to those Esquimalt residents potentially impacted by the project. It also comes years after painstaking and costly studies were undertaken to decide on where to locate sewage treatment infrastructure. The CRD rejected the proposal – the Burnside Road West location is provincially protected agricultural land reserve and the move would add some $200 million to an already expensive $783 million project. On the upside, the property offered is 16 hectares, would allow a single location for regional sewage treatment and is far from homes. But the considerable downside is pumping sewage from the Macaulay and Clover Point outfalls about 13 kilometres across the city for treatment on the farmland and then back to an outfall. That’s almost as bad as the proposal to pump (or truck) biosolids 18 kilometres to Hartland landfill for energy extraction. Building a treatment plant at an industrial site at McLoughlin Point and potentially at the warehouse complex on Viewfield Road, in the middle of residential Esquimalt, is probably the best of a hard situation, given the geography of Greater Victoria and available land in the city.
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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factual inaccuracy. nother election campaign West Vancouver-Capilano MLA has come and gone, with the ritual posturing of politi- Ralph Sultan had a similar experience when he referred to his cal parties and most news media study of poverty in that affluent searching for anything they can area. portray as a conflict. He noted that there Now comes the time was a high correlation to wonder why not between single parentenough people cared, hood and kids in poverty. or informed themselves Picking on single mums, about the real problems his detractors exclaimed, of running this $40 biland that’s what got lion corporation called reported. the B.C. government. The B.C. Conservatives Why would they, when kicked their Boundarythe whole thing is preSimilkameen candidate sented as a combination Tom Fletcher out of the party because of beauty contest and B.C. Views he wrote an article saying sports event, with endwomen shouldn’t choose less discussion of polls to be single mothers. and “attack ads” and who’s ahead You can talk about child povand what’s the score? erty, as long as you only discuss Again we have seen the truth of it based on federal statistics that former prime minister Kim Campdo not measure poverty. Christy bell’s observation that elections Clark started doing this as soon are no time to talk about serious as she became B.C. Liberal leader, issues. Indeed, there are some one of several issues where she things you can’t speak of at all. dispensed with the facts and tried Peace River North MLA Pat to copy a popular NDP stance Pimm caused a stir at a candiinstead. dates’ debate when he referred to She was all about families, constituents’ concerns that diswhich can of course be single peoabled children can cause difficulple, single parents or pretty well ties in classrooms. He didn’t say classrooms should anything you want them to be. In fact the decline of the tradibe segregated, although that’s tional family and the abdication a discussion worth having. He of responsibility by many parents, didn’t deny the need for more fathers in particular, are central support for special needs kids. factors in the problem of poor and But his opponents immediately neglected children. But you can’t portrayed it that way, and media talk about that, at least not during seized on the conflict despite the
elections. Whole areas of political discussion have devolved into euphemisms that are chosen because they can’t be defined. Everybody’s in favour of “affordable housing,” for instance. What they won’t admit is that this is code for subsidized housing, because then they would have to talk about how much the subsidy is and who has to pay for it. Good grief, that might raise the question of whether the state should be taking money away from some people and giving it to others so they can live where they otherwise couldn’t afford to live. We even have rules preventing the media from reporting polls on election day. People might be influenced by this, you see. If you tell them Party X is far ahead, they might stay home and mow the lawn instead. If you tell them someone is making a comeback, they might change their vote because they want to be on the winning side, or the one that has “momentum.” Just like any other sport. The news media are steadily losing influence with the public. There are many factors involved, including the vast array of information sources that are available at most people’s fingertips. Another factor is treating the public like they’re idiots. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
‘Whole areas of political discussion have devolved into euphemisms.’
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he push to urbanize North Saanich raises serious issues. The declared agenda of the majority (of four) on council is the promotion of urban development in North Saanich (NS). This represents a major change in the District’s long term land use policies requiring the creation of new urban zones with densities up to four times higher than current levels. This policy shift has seen a flood of development applications and proposals, predictably creating growth pressures not previously experienced in the district. A recent CRD planning report has noted that the new proposed urban growth level will require a
change to the established role of NS in the Regional Growth Strategy. This push for substantial housing expansion is at odds with recent population growth data. In its 2007 Official Community Plan the District planned future housing stock on projected population estimates for 2011 between a high of 11,765 and a low of 11,510. Recent census data shows NS actual population in 2011 at only 11,089, significantly less than the OCP projections. This despite the fact the District’s population increase percentage between 2006-2011 (2.5 per cent) was higher than Sidney, Central Saanich or Saanich. Research related to the 2008 NS Housing Strategy Report found that 56
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per cent of all households earned less than $75,000 annually and 38 per cent (and 71 per cent of single parent families) earned less than $50,000. Affordability is a major obstacle for these income groups but simply promoting market based developments, as now proposed in NS, has not been effective in meeting these needs. Instead it requires meaningful affordable housing policies which to date the majority has refused to consider. This radical philosophical shift risks fundamentally changing the face of North Saanich. Dee Bailin North Saanich (Dee Bailin is a former North Sanich district councillor)
Readers respond: Helmet laws, pipeline expansion, urban deer Wear a helmet, it’s just common sense I am writing in response to Scott Stofer’s letter, ‘Helmet laws take away our choice’. First off I would like to say that I agree with Scott that in the last 10 years safety has been commercially exploited to the point of insensibility in some areas. However, I do take umbrage at his view on bicycle helmets. I am happy for Scott and his friends that they cycled through their youth unscathed but to state that he has never heard of anyone suffering a serious brain injury due to a lack of a helmet is nonsense. I work with a guy who was unfortunate enough to be hit by a car while riding home one dark and rainy night. He suffered facial lacerations, a concussion and various other scrapes and bruises. His helmet was split in half when he hit the windsheild and undoubtedly saved him from more serious injury. Scott concludes by saying that parents just need to teach their kids common sense. I would say common sense dictates that you encourage your kids to wear a helmet. Vaughan Reeve Saanichton
Not anti-helmet, just pro-choice Aaron Banks of Sidney made good points referring to bad drivers, ignorant cyclists and inconsiderate pedestrians but they are all caused by people mol-
lycoddling their children and not raising them to respect other human beings. That’s common sense. Noel Gagnon of Sidney, did not make as many good points in his letter. Reports in the news in British Columbia show an incredibly small number of no-helmet-related cycling injuries. If you Google anything you’re going to drown in information, or should I say “Google information”. These helmets don’t by any stretch of the imagination look cool ... unless you’re a nine year old pretending to be a Power Ranger, whatever that is. As far as riding in traffic goes, I’ve done it, many times, in Vancouver, without a helmet. Yes it is dangerous. I’m not anti-helmet, I’m just pro choice. C. Scott Stofer Central Saanich
Big risks inherent in pipeline expansion Re: Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion Given the risks to B.C. and the planet from developing the tar sands and moving diluted bitumen, and given that any review of the Kinder Morgan proposal would identify such risks, opposition to the proposal, early on, seems reasonable. Besides, the choice is not between fossil fuels and nothing. Elizabeth Kaller Saanich
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CENTRAL SAANICH — The Boulders Climbing Gym will play host to the top climbers in the country this weekend for the 2013 Canadian National Climbing Championships. The Canadian championships will feature the best youth climbers in the country as well as a number from the U.S. competing in a range of age categories in two disciplines, speed climbing and difficulty climbing. “If you’ve never been to see a climbing competition, then you owe it to yourself to come out and watch the nationals over the long weekend,” said Boulders Board Chair Kimanda Jarzebiak. “We will have some of the best young athletes from across the country at the event, and I know they will put on a fantastic show for all the fans.” Almost 80 climbers have registered to date for the event including 30 from Alberta, 24 from B.C. and 19 from Ontario. The U.S. will also be represented by four climbers. The nationals begin with qualifying rounds in the Difficulty/Lead Climbing events from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, with semi-finals held Sunday, May 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and finals on Monday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Speed Climbing competition (all rounds) takes place beginning at
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The podium piece features images of the creator, herons and hopefully ravens, said Elliott, who noted that the bird plays an important part in First Nation’s culture. “I’m really hoping I can work in a couple of ravens on this piece because in our culture, the raven is the messenger. It would be symbolic on the podium because as someone stands at a podium they are delivering a message.” The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, known simply as Congress, is in
its 82nd year and is Canada’s largest gathering of scholars across disciplines attracting over 6,000 participants every year. The event is organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and serves to bring together academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share findings, refine ideas, and build partnerships. UVic last hosted Congress in 1990, when Elliott also carved a totem pole for the event. “I also carved the entrance poles to First People’s house on cam-
pus as well, so I have a few pieces at the University,” said Elliott. Elliott’s work is well represented on the Saanich Peninsula, with totems carved by him standing at the Victoria Airport and welcome poles at the entrance of the Tsartlip Health Centre which opened in October 2012. Elliott has also created several international ambassadorial works, including the Queen’s Baton for the 15th Commonwealth Games in 1994 and a talking stick for Nelson Mandela. The podium will be unveiled June 3 at UVic during the First Peoples Circle Celebration.
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Mural artist visiting Sidney this month IceBear to be featured as Peninsula Gallery while artist refurbishes murals in Sidney SIDNEY – Peninsula Gallery showcases First Nations artist IceBear’s powerful new paintings and sculptures with a new show opening May 18. The artist’s newest works are large canvases with an intense, heartfelt message about our spiritual connection to this planet and all our fellow travellers on it. IceBear’s most recent paintings are large canvases with intense colours and sweeping brushstrokes. The inspiration for his paintings and sculptures come to him first as visions, often complete, each as perfectly formed and visible as a stone picked up off the beach. The art work can be moved, turned and looked at from different angles and perspectives. From this
‘seeing’ comes the understanding of whether that particular vision is to be expressed as a painting or a sculpture. IceBear’s rich cultural heritage provides the grounding that nourishes his creative spirit. A status member of the Chippewas of Nawash (Ojibway Nation), IceBear attended the Toronto Art- Lota by IceBear. ist Workshop as a teenager, then later Sheridan College and the Ontario College of Art. After, he worked in advertising and com-
munications for 25 years in Toronto and Vancouver. In the 80s, IceBear moved to the West Coast permanently. His growing need to give life to the visions that filled his imagination culminated in his move 10 years later to Vancouver Island, where he renewed his commitment to a lifetime of creating Submitted photo art and adopted the name IceBear for his art. IceBear’s paintings and sculpture have been shown internationally in Europe and the U.S. He created many
large scale public murals between 1992 and 2001, including three in Sidney. The most prominent can be seen on the Telus building on Resthaven near Beacon Avenue and is called Nil/tu,O (In the Beginning). It depicts 10 Coast Salish warriors in a canoe escaping a looming storm. The artist will be refurbishing the Sidney murals on location from May 16, weather permitting. The public is invited to meet the artist and see the show opening on Saturday, May 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. with the show continuing at the gallery until June 1. For more information, call the gallery at 250-655-1722 or drop in to 1002506 Beacon Ave. – Submitted
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SIDNEY – A trio of extremely talented young people are presenting a unique concert at the Mary Winspear this coming weekend. The concert, titled Classiques Extraordinare, will feature Kinza Tyrrell on piano, and
vocals by Sunny Shams and Shadan Saul. Tyrrell appeared last year at the Mary Winspear and brought down the house with her witty and compelling comments on music. For this show, she will be playing various pieces solo, as
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completed the opera program at the University of British Columbia and is appearing in many starring rolls. Proceeds from the concert will go back into the community, as is the way with Rotary Clubs around the world.
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doWnloAdAble books at the Sidney Artists And crAfts North Saanich Library. people are invited Learn how you can to participate in the download ebooks popular Artisans and audiobooks Summer Gift Gallery to your computer, at Tulista Park. The eReader, or mobile show runs June 28 device. Wednesday, to August 28. Last May 15 from 2 to year over 4000 2:45 p.m. for iPads, people visited the iPhones and tablets. show and sales were Friday, May 17 from excellent. Entry forms 2 to 2:45 p.m. for are available at www. Kobo, Sony and other cacsp.com or at similar e-readers. Tulista Arts Centre. Free. To register, call critique Writers 250-656-0944. group at the Sidney North Saanich Library. HAve An ipAd? Courses for Beginner The Critique group iPad and Beyond welcomes writers who Beginner iPad will wish to develop their be offered at SHOAL writing in a supportive Activity Centre in environment and May and June. Call meets Thursday, May for dates, times and 30 from 6:30 to 8 cost. 250 656-5537. p.m. Free. To register, portrAit pAinting call 250-656-0944. and Drawing Drop-In now every Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at An evening At The the SHOAL Centre. SHOAL will feature Non-Members $3.25, Parkland Secondary SHOAL Activity Jazz students (band Members $1.75. Call and vocals) on 250-656-5537 for Thursday, May 23. more information. Buffet starts 6 p.m., entertainment at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and are available A plAnt sAle in by phone at 250support of Thrive 656-5537 (VISA, Malawi happens MasterCard) or in Saturday, May 18 person at SHOAL from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (10030 Resthaven at Windy Hill Farm Dr.) (7170 Maber Rd. vAncouver islAnd in Saanichton). For Model Engineers more information call model train rides at 250-652-2777 or visit Heritage Acres (7321 www.thrivemalawi.ca. Lochside Dr.) May tAlent nigHt for 18 and 19 from 10 Cassidy Boland a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Arbutus Global For more information, Middle School visit www.vime.ca. happens May 22 at
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sAAnicH peninsulA Better Breathers invites residents to network and learn about navigating the health care system (accessing services, criteria, types of care and costs associated.) Anyone with a lung condition, family, friends and community members are invited to join us on Monday, May 27 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the SHOAL Centre (10030 Resthaven Dr.) For more information call Kelly 1-800-6655864.
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tHe sAAnicHton 10tH Tsartlip Beavers (K to Grade 2), Cubs
(Grades 3 to 5) and Scouts (Grades 6 to 8) are holding spring registration for Sept. 2013 on Tuesday, May 21 from 6:307:30 p.m. at the Saanichton school field (1649 Mount Newton X Rd). Bring your kids down for some fun and games on the field. For more information please contact Carolyn Moeller at 250-6550210.
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sAAnicH peninsulA Toastmasters Open House happens May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sidney North Saanich library in the Nell Horth Room. Come see what Toastmasters is all about and how you can benefit. For more information contact Mary at 250-544-1819 or go to http://1288. toastmastersclubs.
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Answers: 1.True: British Columbians use an average of 353 litres of water per day; the average Canadian uses 274 litres of water per day.* 2. True: To find out if your toilet is leaking, put two or three drops of food colouring in the tank at the back of the toilet, and wait a few minutes. If the colour shows up in the bowl, there’s a leak. 3. False: Watering your lawn thoroughly once per week rather than lightly at a greater frequency will strengthen the roots and promote a greener, healthier lawn.
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*Environment Canada, 2011.
to Know Your H2O’ and think When you turn on your tap about the impact of your everyand clean, safe water comes out, day habits. do you ever wonder how it got “We forget that we use the there or what happens to it when same treated drinking water to it goes down the drain? Or why wash our cars you should care? and water our “We may think lawns. We flush we have enough our toilets and water for our away it goes with needs in BC but whatever we put that is not always down there,” says the case. Our Foster. “Just a few water is finite, simple changes and the demand such as wateris increasing ing our lawns due to climate drinkingwaterweek.org less, using rain change, populabarrels, installing tion growth and water efficient fixtures or appliindustry needs,” says Daisy Fosances, and not putting harmful ter, CEO of the 4,700-member substances down our drains can BC Water & Waste Association. make a big difference.” “Although the expenses may not For example, detergents, paint, be apparent, there are significant medications, and many other costs, energy and human input household products end up at required to treat our drinkwastewater treatment plants ing water to be clean and safe, where special processes are deliver it to our taps, and manage required to minimize the impact the wastewater that goes down on the environment and receivthe drain.” ing waters. Fats, oils and grease She adds, “New regulations that we put down our drains can and aging infrastructure such as often cause blockages in sewer pipes and treatment systems will lines resulting in costly repairs. mean upgrades and replaceFoster says, “During Drinking ments and this is something we Water Week, get involved and are all going to have to pay for.” learn more about your water and During Drinking Water Week, the impact of your actions. Start May 20 – 26, BC Water & Waste by taking the Community Water Association asks you to ‘Get
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□ I will limit my shower time to 5 minutes per day. □ I will install a water efficient fixture or appliance in my home. □ I will use less water outdoors by giving my lawn only the amount of water it needs (2.5 cm of water each week, or the height of a tuna can). □ I will turn off the tap when brushing my teeth, scrubbing dishes, shaving, or during any other water wasting activity. □ I will not put harmful substances such as cleaners, paints, pesticides and grease down my drain.
Did You Know? n The average British Columbian uses 353 litres of water per day, yet thinks they use less than 200 litres per day.* n 78 per cent of British Columbians would fix an internet outage within a day, but only 50 per cent would fix a leaky faucet within the same time frame.* n Replacing an 18-litre-per-flush toilet with an ultra low volume 6-litre or less model leads to a 66% savings in water flushed and will reduce indoor water use by about 30%. *RBC 2013 Canadian Water Attitudes Study.
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