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Air cadet Felix Chan of Richmond peers out of the cockpit of a Boeing Stearman biplane as Vintage Wings of Canada pilot Derek Blatchford taxis from the Victoria Flying Club hangar. The aircraft was taking cadets, on Vancouver Island for summer courses, into the sky above the Victoria airport this week.
Future leaders earning wings in history Air cadets from across B.C. take part in Yellow Wings Youth Leadership initiative at Victoria airport Steven Heywood News staff
Roaring to life, the engine of the Boeing Stearman biplane pulls the aircraft forward on the tarmac of the Victoria International Airport. On board is Vintage Wings of Canada pilot Derek Blatchford and Richmond air cadet Felix Chan. Chan is one of 50 cadets who were able to get into the sky aboard the Second World War-era training plane, as part of Vintage Wings’ Yellow Wings Leadership initiative this week. “They are getting about a 40-minute experience in the aircraft,” says Todd Lemieux, program team leader and chairman of the board for Vintage Wings of Canada. The cadets are in the program to learn about aviation and aerospace technology, science and math — with the goal of helping create future leaders and turning
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plane is named for — Warrant Offer Harry Hannah. It’s a combination of skills training and good citizenship.” Vintage Wings will be conducting 500 flights on heritage aircraft across Canada this year, hoping to reach 6,000 youth. Air cadets at the Victoria Flying Club hanger for the activity were part of a group on their Power Scholarship course this summer. Captain Amélie Leduc, regional cadet public affairs officer, says the youth will end up getting their pilots licence once they complete the program, which takes place over three weeks. “The cadets are here from all over B.C.,” she said, adding they learn about all sorts of jobs, from flying and technology to public relations. Flight Corporal Florence Calder from Nelson says her flight on the Stearman was “amazing.” Please see: Telling the story, page 4
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Standing on guard for Sidney Volunteer firefighters form new honour guard to represent the town Steven Heywood News staff
The first steps taken by the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department in celebrating their 100th anniversary next year, involved white gloves, spit-and-polished boots and the Canadian flag. Eleven members of the fire station have formed their first-ever honour guard — and they say it could be the only one of its kind among the Island’s volunteer departments. The idea arose from discussions about how the department was going to mark its centennial in August of 2014. Captain Joe Geary says the initial meetings on the 100th anniversary happened back in February and March. In short order, the honour guard was created and with a lot of extra training, the new group was ready to display the colours and represent the town during the Canada Day long weekend. “The feedback we got from the residents during the Lieutenant-Governor’s visit and after the (Sidney Days) parade was unbelievable,” added Assistant fire Chief Hank Michno, the honour guard commander. They certainly looked the part for such a fledgling group — despite having to cobble together full dress uniforms for the event. Raising funds to outfit the 11 members is one of their goals, said Michno, adding they will grow when they are able and have dedicated members willing to put in the extra training time.
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Captain Joe Geary (centre, with Canadian flag) and Assistant Chief Hank Michno (right) are part of the new Sidney Volunteer Fire Department honour guard.
Sidney fire department turns 100 in 2014
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he Sidney Volunteer Fire Department will mark it’s 100th anniversary in August of 2014 and the firefighters are already gearing up for a special year. Events are being co-ordinated by the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department 100 Year Society and they are already working with local organizations such as the Sidney Museum and Archives and Sidney Meet-Up, as well as the Town of Sidney. First on their list of events is a fashion They need things like hats, white gloves, lanyards, axes and poles as well as full dress uniforms that fit right and are made for marching.
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have them well in advance of their next planned event, Sidney’s Remembrance Day parade on November 11. The members are donating their free time to be part of the guard, Geary said. Two new volunteer firefighters with the department are also in the Royal Canadian Navy and have been teaching the others military drill, such as marching in step and carrying the flags. “We wouldn’t have been ready for July 1 without them,” said Michno, a 23-year veteran of the department and, at age 61, is loving this new role. “It’s another way of being part of the team,” he explained. “The other members can see all the hard work being put in and that it didn’t go for nothing.” The honour guard, added Geary, is designed to act as ambassadors for the Town of Sidney at a variety of events and celebrations. It also has a more sombre element in holding the colours at memorial services for called firefighters. Geary said the group will help broaden the fire department’s profile in the community and even act as another recruitment tool — demonstrating the pride among the members and in the community. Their first appearances in Sidney on the Canada Day long weekend gave them an indication of people’s support for the honour guard and the potential for their success in Sidney and around the region. editor@peninsula newsreview.com
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Cycling for hope once again Cindy Lister looking forward to second ALS Cycle of Hope Devon MacKenzie News staff
Cindy Lister is mounting her bicycle once again this summer to bring awareness to ALS through the province. Lister, a teacher at Deep Cove Elementary, will cycle from Kamloops to Hope this August on the second annual ALS Cycle of Hope. “The Cycle of Hope was started last year by myself and my good friend Robin Farrell,” explained Lister. “Having recently lost my dad to ALS, Robin and I both felt compelled to raise greater awareness and funds for this cause while doing something we both enjoy. So last year, a small group of six cyclists rode
our bikes over 700 kilometers from Kamloops to Hope to raise awareness, collect donations and inspire hope for families living with ALS.” Lister and her team of 12 riders will ride again this year from August 7 to 14 and have added new community rides to their Cycle of Hope schedule. “We have organized two community rides in Kelowna for cyclists and their families to join the main riding team for a leg of our journey,” said Lister. “This was a huge undertaking for us, but it will be so worth it when we see the impact on families living with this disease.” The 2013 team is raising funds in various ways including through an account at the Sidney Bottle Depot and by way of
an online auction on GoBid.com. The auction features a jersey autographed by the San Jose Sharks, including Brentwood Bay’s homegrown player Matt Irwin and tickets to the PINK concert in Vancouver in October. Through July, ALS Cycle of Hope will be the charity of the month for Schnitzer Steel Scrap drive program at Steel Pacific Recycling Yard (307 David St. in Victoria). Those dropping off scrap metal can use the team’s account number, ALSC09. More information on how to support the team or sponsor riders can be found on the team’s website at www.cycleofhope.ca. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com
Fire department anniversary next year Continued from page 3
Events take place all weekend in two locations. First, at the fire hall itself, Assistant Chief Hank Michno said they hope to have firefighters from across the Island join in for a parade. It will include antique and modern fire trucks and more. There will be an open house, historical displays and demonstrations at the fire hall and the parking lot next door — includ-
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he numbers are staggering: more than 1,100 children, men and women need to go to the Sidney Lions Food Bank in Sidney to help make ends meet. That’s 1,100 people who go there each month for basic staples. Many are seniors on fixed incomes. They all need what the food bank offers. Living in, or close to, poverty is a reality for many people on the Peninsula, despite the area’s reputation as being home to those of a more affluent background. Their choices every day are a lot harder than many people can — or even want to — comprehend. Pay the rent or buy food. Eat or be able to afford prescription medications. They are hard choices to make and services like the food bank and other outreach programs on the Peninsula are doing their best to help make those decisions easier. For the food bank and various local lunch programs to continue reaching out to people, they need people to pay attention all year long. It’s a holiday tradition, usually around Christmas, for people and businesses to collect food and donations for the food bank. Normally, that generosity can keep the shelves full for months. There are times, however, when the supplies simply run short. This is one of those times. That is why we are hoping our communities on the Peninsula take notice and help keep the food bank shelves full of the staples of life. It’s a service that needs our support year-round and every little bit helps. Food banks are a reality in our society, as the issues surrounding poverty will not go away. It’s all fine and good to talk about ending poverty, but there are seemingly few actions being taken that really will eliminate it. The fact is, there will be men, women and children who will require the services of a food bank — whether it be due to job losses, health concerns or other issues. As a society, we have stepped up to help make sure our neighbours are not forgotten when they really need some help. We need to remember that our generosity is required throughout the year — and those who do regularly donate to the food bank should be thanked for doing so. Sidney’s food bank needs our help to meet the needs of others. If you’re in a position to do so, think about donating this summer.
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CRD lands worth protecting a group of Jordan River residents Way back in 2011, Ender Ilkay and local environmental NGOs have tried to slip 260 cabins under the formed the Jordan River Steering Capital Region’s radar in the hope Committee to lobby for a of creating a secret halt to future subdivisions haven for tourists along in the Juan De Fuca area. the Juan De Fuca Trail. Stretching from Sooke Being more developer to Port Renfrew, the area than slight-of-hand in question accounts for magician, he failed to nearly two thirds of the keep his proposal out entire Capital Region. of the public eye. The While the committee has resulting controversy yet to issue a formal vision generated thousands for the area, member of letters and phone and Western Wilderness calls to Capital Regional Simon Nattrass Committee campaigner District directors and The Capital Torrance Coste said future drew hundreds of developments like Ilkay’s protesters to a dozen must be avoided. events in Sooke and Victoria. “What we don’t want to see After many sleepless nights happen out there is urban sprawl,” for politicians hounded by Coste said. environmentalists, hiking Residents of the Juan De Fuca enthusiasts and angry Jordan area have plenty of reasons River residents, the vote was a to worry. A decade ago, two unanimous ‘No’ and the proponent slunk back into the shadows for the subdivisions owned by Totangi Developments – The Shores next two years. and Wildwood Terrace – were Recently, Ilkay made headlines accidentally rezoned when CRD once more when he made good planning staff misplaced a bylaw on his earlier promise to start which restricts lot sizes in that clearcutting the 236-hectare area to 120 hectares. At that time, lot as revenge on activists for effectively destroying his property’s CRD staffer Bob Lapham said the mistake would not be repeated and investment potential. assured the public the accidental While his proposal’s defeat may developments would set a have been the end for Ender Ilkay, precedent for future projects. for the rest of us this small victory Just a few years later, Ilkay’s was only the beginning. Since 2011,
proposal similarly ignored both the minimum lot size for the Juan De Fuca area and the Regional Growth Strategy – the other major CRD policy concerning development outside of the region’s downtown and West Shore centres. In place since 2003, the Regional Growth Strategy proposes “keeping urban areas compact and largely contained,” while ensuring that the region’s wild spaces are left for future generations. That a proposal which failed to accommodate any existing plans for the Juan De Fuca area even made it to a vote reveals that The Shores and Wildwood have indeed set a precedent for development outside of the region’s urban areas. Why am I boring you with all of this ancient history? In 2003 and again in 2011, the CRD promised us developments like The Shores and debacles like the one I’ve just related to you would never happen again. A decade later, nothing has changed. As the Regional Growth Strategy awaits integration into a comprehensive Regional Sustainability Strategy next year, it’s time for the public to ask when the CRD will start to back up its promises. Simon Natrass’ opinion column appears Fridays in this newspaper and at vicnews.com.
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LETTERS Look to the needs of the entire community
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e: Small lot developments in North Saanich. Mr. Lunn and the pro-development councillors express dismay that citizens of North Saanich still express opposition to their proposals. This opposition is founded in the refusal of council to re-visit the Official Community Plan (OCP) on the grounds this would be too time consuming.
Perhaps council’s refusal is based on the probability that in a revision of the OCP citizens might be opposed to small lots and ad hoc development. Mr. Lunn admonishes Mayor (Alice) Finall for doing her job, stating that “she no longer holds a majority on council and should move on.” However in the Federal election, the two parties that support OCPs and their planning principles, the Greens and the NDP,
that Mr. Lunn’s development is progressing. Indeed, one could speculate that if the pro-development councillors had made their proposals clear during the 2011 municipal election, they may not have been elected. This is particularly true of the calculated and rapid removal of Mayor Finall from the CRD board — if we’d known that was a plan would there be a pro-development majority? Moreover, one councilor who
were in the clear majority, and Ms. May defeated Mr. Lunn to become MP. In the provincial election, the two parties that support OCPs, the Greens and the NDP, earned two-thirds of the votes, and Mr. Holman became the first NDP MLA for the region. The principles of an OCP are designed to withstand one-off electoral flukes like the current council. It is only by avoiding procedure
ran as an independent has been anything but, voting consistently with the pro-development slate. Citizens continue to hope that this council will respect the wishes of the community as expressed in their OCP and instead of looking after the short term needs of property speculators like Mr. Lunn, they will look after the long term needs of the entire community. Bert Slater North Saanich
Readers respond: North Saanich housing development, Canada Day in Sidney Whats a reasonable share? Messrs. Gore, Olsen and Peart have pinpointed the political situation in North Saanich with laser-like precision. Their letters should be featured on every refrigerator and be referred to frequently. Each puts forth solid facts and well-founded opinions. On the other hand, Mr. Harker’s letter offers the usual weak rationale for development but does raise two points. First, what is a reasonable share for North Saanich in contributing to the housing needs of the region? Similarly, one could inquire about Sidney and Esquimalt contributing more to their share of the regional agricultural
land base and View Royal expanding their share of regional marine parks? Just because North Saanich has a perceived abundance of underutilized or vacant land, doesn’t mean that it should automatically be converted into housing. Why is the only legitimate use of farmland or larger lots automatically assumed to be smaller lot housing? This is a traditional imperative that stems from development pressure rather than community demand. It is easy to argue that North Saanich should safeguard its agricultural land in the interests of regional food security. Society demands a variety of land uses and housing types; North Saanich is richly endowed with more rural and agricultural resources and that is
its reasonable contribution to the pool of CRD amenities. Each municipality cannot, nor should not, attempt to supply every need for every resident. The resulting homogeneity would be drearily unattractive. Second, in remarking, “Let’s start building,” Mr. Harker is completely setting aside the process of regionwide community planning. The alternative, which we now face,
sees the planning professionals displaced by developers. They are attempting to convince us that spot rezoning of their arbitrarily positioned land is a reasonable substitute for the broad area planning envisioned in the RGS and OCP. We should be very cautious before we allow land speculators to usurp the legitimate role of community planners. Spring Harrison North Saanich
What fun! We had the pleasure of attending some of the Sidney Days functions on July 1. At the venues we attended, a well deserved thank you was given to each sponsor and to special guests that were present, but we noticed, that there was no men-
tion of the hard work and efforts of the organizing committee. Members of the Peninsula Celebration’s Committee spend months planning and preparing the various activities. In the weeks beforehand, hundreds of hours of time are donated by volunteers, to make Sidney Days the success that it is.
As grateful citizens, who enjoyed the fruits of their labor, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those hard working volunteers who made Canada Day in Sidney the wonderful family event that it was. Chuck & Diane Hanan Sidney
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Do you know of a senior or Lawn bowling, water aerobics and singing keeping one local senior busy seniors issue Devon MacKenzie News staff
Seniors in Focus is a new feature in the Peninsula News Review. Running once a month, these pages showcase local and regional issues and events important to area senior citizens. As well, they will present local profiles. The goal is to offer information and even some good stories to our local seniors. Do you know of a senior citizen in Sidney, North Saanich or Central Saanich who deserves a little attention? Do you have a seniorspecific event coming up soon? What about an important issue, affecting the elderly, that you think needs more coverage in our community? Let us know. Call the editor at the PNR, 250-6561151, ext. 28 or email editor@peninsulanewsreview. com.
Ruth Zernial has been lawn bowling with the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club since 1999, a number not unfamiliar to the Saanich woman who just celebrated her 99th birthday last month. Zernial turned 99 on June 20 and celebrated with members of the lawn bowling club and her water aerobics group — another activity she participates in to keep herself busy. “All my life I was very into sports like golfing and other things,” explained Zernial, who in her younger days graduated from the Universities of Berlin and Freiburg with accreditation as a physiotherapist. “Lawn bowling and water aerobics are both good because they are good movement for the body.” After growing up and raising a family with her first husband in Germany, Zernial visited Canada several times after his death.
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Ruth Zernial, who celebrated her 99th birthday last month, is still an active member of the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club. In 1989, she moved to Brentwood Bay to live with her second husband, Gunter Wittneben, whom she met
the year prior during a visit. When Wittneben died in 1996, Zernial vowed to remain active
and busy to keep herself from becoming depressed. “I took courses in reflexology and applied
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kinesiology because I wanted to keep learning and keep my brain active,” Zernial explained. Zernial, who drove up until last year when she gave up her license, now has a little more trouble getting around to all the activities in her busy schedule, but said that she has discovered just how many friends she has in the community because of it. “Since I have no car, I rely on the HandyDart
to get around to some activities but I can’t always get one. It’s then I see how many friends I have when they offer to drive me or take me places. It’s amazing. I’m very appreciative.” Margaret Smith, the president of the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club said that Zernial’s stamina during games is impressive. “She’s an amazing woman. She can outplay many of our younger members,” she laughed. Zernial has also made a point of keeping up with the times. The senior is computersavvy and uses Skype and email to keep in touch with friends and family overseas. “It’s the only way I can see them on a regular basis,” she said, referring to Skype. Between lawn bowling around three times a week, weekly water aerobics and being a member of Silver Threads’ Hampton Singers, Zernial keeps herself active and she attributes her participation in the different organizations to her graceful aging. “I do keep myself very active,” she said. “And why do I do it? Because it keeps me going. If you never stop learning, never stop moving, go outside your limits, it keeps you young.” reporter@peninsula newsreview.com
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There aren’t many sports out there that attract players of all ages and offers the flexibility to be as competitive and involved as a player wants — but the sport of lawn bowling (also called bowls or lawn bowls) does just that. Frequently labelled as a senior-friendly sport, lawn bowling offers fun, varying levels of competition and social interaction to players from all walks of life. While not a particularly physical game, lawn bowling requires flexibility, balance, coordination, focus and strength to roll the bowl (ball) which can weigh up to three and a half pounds. “It’s more difficult than it looks,” said Ruth Zernial, a 99-year-old lawn bowler and member of the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club. “But it’s good movement for the body with the bending, lifting and walking.”
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The Saanich Peninsula is home to two lawn bowling clubs, the Sidney Lawn Bowling Club (9580 Fifth St.) and the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club (1800 Hovey Rd.) “We bowl throughout the year,” explained Judith Kowal, the membership coordinator for the Sidney club. “We bowl outdoors from our opening day in April to usually around mid-September. In the winter, we carpet bowl indoors.” Membership to both clubs is open to anyone of any age or municipality and annual fees are modest and vary from $155 (Central Saanich) to $175 (Sidney). The membership of both clubs is comprised of a varied age range — Sidney’s youngest member is 18 and Central Saanich has a player (Ruth Zernial) who turned 99 last month. “Anyone of any age is welcome to come and try, they don’t have to pay to come and try it out,” said Central Saanich club President, Mar-
quently host dinners, teas, bridge games and more. “There’s something going on every week or two, definitely,” said Kowal. Those interested in finding out more about
the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling club can visit the club’s website at sites.google.com/ site/csaanichlawnbowls or can call the club’s phone line at 250652-4774. Those interested in
finding out more about the Sidney Lawn Bowling Club can visit the club’s website at sites. google.com/site/sidneylawnbowlingclub, call Kowal at 250-6560209 or email her at kjkowal@shaw.ca.
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Members of the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club bowl on a sunny summer evening. garet Smith. “It really is a game for everyone and it’s nice because you can be as involved and as competitive as you choose to be. It’s a nice sport in that respect.” Kowal agreed, adding that lawn bowling is a great sport for those with busy schedules. “You can bowl as little or as often as you like,” she said.
“It’s not like many of those sports where if you go away or can’t make a game you have to find an alternate. In lawn bowling you play when you can and it won’t affect your standing.” Membership to a lawn bowling club also offers benefits like participation in social events held throughout the year. The clubs fre-
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lated equity in his home. reverse mortgage, available to Should a prudent homeowner always Canadians 55 and older, is a vehisteer clear of the CHIP program? cle for extracting up to 50 per cent To be fair, there is a circumstance of the equity in an owned residence. which might make sense. Because the Canadian Home Income A healthy retiree who either has no Plan (CHIP) requires no payment of prinheirs or no plan to leave a significant cipal or interest until the home is sold estate, may find the CHIP program of by either the owner or the estate, many benefit. In this case, the eroding value seniors find this a tempting avenue for of his equity may be of less concern accessing some of their equity. They — although adequate home equity may should avoid the temptation. Instead, a reverse mortgage should be considered Peter Dolezal still be required to fund eventual care in an absolute last resort for the generation Financial Savvy a long-term facility. Before considering the CHIP proof needed capital. gram, first exhaust all other options for What is the catch? Then first introduced in the late 1980s, the CHIP program met a enhancing cash flow. This could include deferring lukewarm reception. By 2003, only 5,500 Canadi- property taxes, or downsizing to a less expensive ans held a reverse mortgage. However, ten years home. Before making a commitment to a reverse mortlater about 2,500 Canadians are signing up annugage, consult with family to see if ally — enriching the primary pro“I would never they can suggest a better solution. vider, The Home Equity Bank, with If you still feel you need to use an additional $250 million of risk- allow the magic of the CHIP program, first consult free business. with independent financial, and The Bank boasts that some three compounding, at high legal advisors, to ensure you have years ago it drastically reduced the interest rates, to work a full understanding of the full coninterest rate it charged on reverse sequences of proceeding. mortgages. Despite this reduction, against me.” The negative factors associated as of early July this year, the five– Peter Dolezal with the CHIP program seem to year fixed-rate on offer stood at greatly outweigh the possible ben5.45 per cent. Considering that a borrower can still secure a normal 5-year fixed- efits. I would never allow the magic of compoundrate mortgage at a little over three per cent, the ing, at high interest rates, to work against me, for reduced CHIP rate is no bargain. And, since a five- the risk-free benefit of a reverse mortgage proyear term is the longest offered by the CHIP pro- vider. Do not let yourself be charmed by the slick gram, the homeowner is fully vulnerable to the advertising of the CHIP providers — protect your effect of rising interest rates when the five-year hard-earned equity. term expires. A retired corporate executive, enjoying post-retirement Apparently, after entering the CHIP program, as an independent financial consultant, Peter Dolezal the average holder of a reverse mortgage remains in the encumbered home for about 12 years. Even is the author of three books, including his most recent The SMART CANADIAN WEALTH-BUILDER. in the unlikely event that today’s CHIP borrowing cost of 5.45 per cent remains unchanged for 12 years, a homeowner who today extracts $200,000 from his home equity using the CHIP program, will at the end of 12 years, have an accumulated interest and principal obligation totaling $384,000. In reality, with rising interest rates on the horizon, this accumulated indebtedness is likely to be much higher. The younger the homeowner when signing up for a reverse mortgage, the greater the District of North Saanich ballooning obligation is likely to be when the home 2013 Summer meetiNg ScheDule is eventually sold. Not only is the homeowner settling for a high Committee of the Whole and borrowing cost, but he also finds himself subject Council summer meetings will be to initial set-up costs of at least $2,000. In our $200,000 example, this would result in net proheld on July 15 and ceeds of only around $198,000. August 19, 2013. Most of us are familiar with the highly beneficial effects of interest compounding when applied to Agendas and meeting times will be our investments. The reverse mortgage applies listed on the District website at this same compounding principle — however in www.northsaanich.ca this case, the effect works against the homeowner, eroding at an ever increasing pace, the accumu-
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Former Olympian Silken Laumann and her daughter Kate, right, play games with children in Sidney’s Iroquois Park Tuesday evening.
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Getting kids outside and back to the basics of physical activity is what programs like Play in the Park are all about, says a former Olympian. Silken Laumann was at Sidney’s Iroquois Park for the official launch of Panorama Recreation’s Play in the Park program. Laumann, an elite-level rower, child and youth advocate and board member of Right to Play International, said this is one of many similar
programs across B.C. and Canada, designed to overcome Canada’s growing youth obesity rates. “There is a crisis in Canada around physical activity,” Laumann said. “Only seven per cent of kids are getting what’s required.” The threats of inactivity and obesity are amplified by the amount of “screen time” children and youth are taking in — an estimated seven hours per day, says Ian Hennigar, senior manager of Panorama Recreation.
He added thanks to supports from Investors Group, Sidney-bythe-Sea Rotary Club and the Peninsula Recreation Commission, Panorama Recreation staff have been able to get the Play in the Park program running here every night in July and August for free. “Nights like this are about getting back to basics,” Laumann said. She added that parents can do similar things on their own, outside of formal programs. “You can lead your children and kids from
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