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Residents vow to stop the stink Central Saanich residents concerned with compost odours band together to raise voices Steven Heywood News staff
Some residents of Central Saanich are banding together to raise their voices over a figurative cloud of odour coming from a local composting facility. Stop the Stink was formed recently and 20 people met Tuesday morning in the Tanner Ridge subdivision to start the steps necessary to organize the disparate pockets of opposition to the current composting facility in the Martindale Valley. Spokesperson Ray Baker says Stop the Stink was formed about two weeks ago and have been approaching people like him and his wife, as well as other informal groups dealing with the same issue, to get organized. Baker said he thinks the numbers of people involved will grow through this effort. The issue stems from the Foundation Organics comFile photo post facility in Central SaaRay Baker says residents nich, operating for the last hope to band together to two years. At the beginning of August, the Capital make change. Regional District suspended its contracts to deliver organic waste to the facility, citing sustained public complains over odours from the site. The CRD stated their contracts make up around 30 per cent of the facility’s volume. Alastair Bryson, mayor of the District of Central Saanich and chair of the CRD, told the News Review that the CRD’s actions are a step in the right direction. Please see: Stop the Stink starts campaign, page 4
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Saanichton hockey player Micah Hart is spending this week in Ontario for a Hockey Canada Under 18 NationalWomen’s Selection Camp. This, after attending an international hockey development camp in London, England. See the story on page 11.
sidney to pay for new toll booth Plans for a $126,000 building at the Anacortes Ferry terminal Steven Heywood News staff
Sidney will be using $126,560 of its ferry terminal reserve fund to build a new toll booth at the Sidney/Anacortes Ferry Terminal but the final cost is not yet determined. First, the Town will consult with neighbours of the facility on the north side of Ocean Avenue, First Street and Fifth Street to get their comments on the proposed project. Council, at
their Aug. 12 regular meeting, voted to proceed with the planning stage of the new toll booth, including a final cost estimate for removing the current structure, preparing the site and building a new one. Architectural plans already drawn up show a two-storey toll booth, clad mostly in metal to withstand the elements and to reduce maintenance costs. The new building will have three ticket windows available — including one for walk-on customers, another
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beneath a 12-foot canopy and a third on the north side that would be open to allow service to oversize vehicles. Terminal manager Chris Olson says the new structure will provide optimal space for the facility and its staff, after years of working out of what is essentially a trailer. “This building offers more options to serve customers,” he said. “And hopefully the neighbourhood likes it.” Please see: Work is set for, page 5
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Society to deliver dental care to kids Dr. Mitra Hashemi helps form ORCCA to reach youth under 19 who can’t afford care Steven Heywood News staff
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SIDNEY — The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department expressed their thanks to the members of the Central Saanich Volunteer Fire Department for providing coverage of the area during the Aug. 9 memorial service for Al Slater, a long-time volunteer with the Sidney department. SVFD stated that with the support from CSVD, members from Sidney and North Saanich were able to pay their respects to Slater and his family.
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Housing report on Aug. 19 agenda
NORTH SAANICH — The firm that completed the District of North Saanich’s recent housing consultative process will present their report to council at the municipal hall on Monday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. CAO Rob Buchan says CTQ Consultants Ltd. of Kelowna will formally present the report to council, which will have the opportunity to ask questions. The District will still have its main meeting on the housing report on Sept. 9. At that time, there will be more discussion and time for public input.
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here are an estimated 500plus children on the Saanich Peninsula who need basic dental care but they simply cannot get it because of the prohibitive cost. A new society has formed to address those needs and it was started by a Sidney dentist. After two years of hard work getting through the regulations and permitting processes, Dr. Mitra Hashemi has helped form a new society — ORCCA, or Oral Care for Children and Adolescents. It hopes to begin work in the community by this October or November. Hashemi says she has seen the need first-hand at her own Sidney dental practice, Coast Dental Care. She said she hopes by establishing this society, she, her staff and other dentists in the area will work together to help solve basic dental care issues for children in need. “In B.C., every family that makes less than $21,000 per year is eligible to apply for the Healthy Kids program,” she explains. “By going through that program, they are identified and can receive some dental service.” Families who earn between $21,000 and $40,000 and do not have dental coverage or insurance, are unable to apply for that program. As a result, there are children who need basic care and more education to help prevent problems in the future. That’s where ORCCA hopes to be able to fill the gap. Their plan is to serve children, under the age of 19 and from low income families, in need of basic dental care: exams, X-rays, cleaning, fillings, extractions and root canal work. Right now, Hashemi and the staff at Coast Dental Care in Sidney are leading the way and will be operating ORCCA one day per week out of a refurbished annex building at Sidney Elementary School. School District 63 has been very supportive of their effort, Hashemi says. “They made it possible for us. They found us the space and it’s cost-free for five years.” That donation is a big help, as the program is not without its expense. To set up a proper dental office in
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Dr. Mitra Hashemi (front, left) and other members of ORCCA at their refurbished location at Sidney Elementary School. The board includes Dr. Hashemi, Keith Andrews and Martine Kiliwnik (NU-View Homes), Chris Cowland (Cowland Paterson & Co.), Manley McLachlan (B.C. Construction Association) and Heather Burkett, former district principal at School District 63. this manner, Hashemi says the society needs to raise around $85,000. That money will help fill the annex building with dental supplies and equipment. Already, Hashemi says donors and sponsors are stepping up. One company has even vowed to donate all of the society’s basic start-
up supplies. The effort will also require the help of the community, says Hashemi. “This isn’t really easy to do,” she explains, “and we need enough support from the community to do it.” In addition to donation and supplies, Hashemi says the effort will
require time from other dentists if it hopes to grow. While ORCCA will start small, she hopes other dentists will see its value and step in to lend their help — and their time. Hashemi says she grew up in a third world country and understands how poverty can leave people behind and prevent them from getting decent dental or other medical care. “I have been practicing in Sidney for five years and I have seen these problems here. “I had a 19-year-old come to the office asking for their two front teeth to be pulled. as he was in a lot of pain and couldn’t afford expensive treatment.” That visit, she says, drove her to wonder why a first world country like Canada and in a place like Sidney has this problem. “It must start with proper care,” she says. “It’s prevention, before the problems start.” ORCCA hopes to help teach young people about proper oral care and hopefully they can avoid trouble down the road. A modest start with one chair and one day a week will hopefully be the catalyst for change that Hashemi wants to see on the Saanich Peninsula. As the society is starting small, they plan to serve only youth on the Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands first. That will be their main focus to begin with, but should the demand grow, ORCCA will try to keep up. “We do hope to grow outside of this immediate area,” Hashemi says. “But we are a new organization and our goal is to grow over time. Right now though, we do have a place to start.” Donations are being accepted and cheques should be made out to School District 63 and mailed to Cowland Paterson & Co. accountants, 200-2377 Bevan Ave., Sidney, B.C., V8L 4M9. Please mark “ORCCA” on the cheque. Eligible patients must have a Healthy Child Card or be from a family whose total income is less than $40,000 a year and has no dental insurance. To find out more about ORCCA, contact Dr. Mitra Hashemi at 250857-4261 or visit www.orccadental.ca (this website is still under construction). editor@peninsulanewsreview.com
B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk to step down Jeff Nagel
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VICTORIA — B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk is quitting politics. Sterk led the party to the breakthrough election of its first B.C. MLA – high profile climate scientist Dr. Andrew Weaver – in the Victoria constituency of Oak Bay-Gordon
Head. But Weaver’s win came thanks to a concentrated campaign – Greens running elsewhere in B.C. didn’t come close to victory in the May provincial election. The party got 146,000 votes or 8.1 per cent of the popular vote. Sterk announced her decision Tuesday on Twitter, saying she will resign Aug. 24 at
the B.C. Green Party annual general meeting. “Had a good run, at best b4 date, want new adventures,” Sterk tweeted. It’s not yet clear if Weaver will seek the party’s leadership, but Sterk told CKNW she hopes he puts his name forward in the coming leadership race. Sterk, 66, was an Esquimalt
councillor before becoming B.C. Green Party leader in 2007, replacing Adriane Carr. She fell short of winning a Green seat in the 2005, 2009 and 2013 provincial elections and the federal election of 2004. Sterk ran this spring against Carole James in the former NDP leader’s VictoriaBeacon Hill riding.
B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix paid tribute to Sterk’s contribution and wished her well. “Our politics is healthier when more British Columbians see their voice reflected in our public debate,” Dix said. “Jane’s contribution attracted many who might otherwise have forsaken party politics.”
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margins,” he said. “If the CRD does it, it could take longer and they could make sure it’s done properly.” The Stop the Stink group, he continued, is working on a new website and they plan to tighten up the flow of information, while facilitating people making official complaints to the CRD, Central Saanich and the Agricultural Land Commission. “My feeling is they are starting to realize the magnitude of this whole problem, “ Baker said. “They are certainly feeling the heat.” — with files from Devon MacKenzie/Peninsula News Review
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tion to Robert’s Rules of Order by the Chief Administrative Officer, council moved to request the company doesn’t operate the shuttle outside of the agreed upon perimeters and does not operate on the eastern side of Marchant Road. The shuttle’s season ends on the labour day long weekend. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com
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District of Central Saanich — Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 Devon MacKenzie News staff
• Council unanimously approved a fiveyear dispatch and communications servicing agreement with Saanich Fire who also provide dispatching services for Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Sidney, North Saanich, Colwood and View Royal. Saanich Fire has provided the service to Central Saanich since 2008. • A proposal for a new townhouse development across from the new firehall on Keating X Road will go to a public hearing on Sept. 11. • A rezoning application for an extension of the industrial park on Sean Heights (1700 block of Verling Place) had its first pass across the council table. The company who built the current buildings on the property (Citta Construction Ltd.) has proposed more of the same type of development in the area, consistent with what already exists. • Council will allocate $5,000 from the contingency or surplus budget to help build a ramp on the northwest corner of West Saanich School (Guide and Scout Hall) in Brentwood Bay. The building is currently only accessible by two sets of stairs. • Council agreed to issue the tender for the Centennial Park Revitalization Project to Michell Excavating and will work with the company to bring the project budget in line with the earmarked amount ($230,000) for this year. The project will see the temporary skateboard park in the old tennis courts removed and a new playground put in its place. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com
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The new structure would also have its own washroom and upper-level office, training and storage space. Sidney is paying for the new building due to its longterm lease with Washington State Ferries (WSF) which operates the Anacortes Ferry between the Town and the United States. Under the lease, signed on Jan. 1, 2012, the Town collects rent from WSF and places the money into a capital upgrades reserve fund. In the agreement, the Town is responsible for upgrading or replacing terminal structures and as they are replaced, they become property of the Town. Currently, the Town owns the Canadian Border Services Agency and waiting room building. Flair Hospitality (terminal operator) owns the gift shop. WSF owns the toll booth, washrooms, U.S. Customs building and a security guard station. The plan for the toll booth replacement is to do the construction during the ferry’s downtime between January and March, 2014. The plan is before council now to get the permits and contractors in place prior to that short window of opportunity. While supportive of the
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The proposed new toll booth at the Anacortes Ferry Terminal is a two-storey, metal-clad structure with more windows to serve travelers.
Anacortes Ferry traffic up in 2013
Chris Olson, manager of the Sidney/Anacortes Ferry terminal facility, says traffic is up this year and that’s good news. “Traffic is up 15 per cent over last year,” he said, adding foot passenger traffic alone is up 30 per cent. While traffic is still not to the levels seen prior to September 11, 2001, Olson said the year’s current traffic count of around 135,000 people indicates travel between Sidney and Washington State is on the rise.
project, Councillor Steve Price questioned whether the terminal has an overall master plan in place, outlining the future look and functionality of the property. Olson said there is no such document, but he is willing to work with the Town to create
one. “The Town hasn’t done a long-term assessment of the property,” Price said, asking if a new toll booth could be moved if the need arose. Olson said no, as the new building would have a concrete base and walls sunk into
the ground to prevent flooding. In approving the new toll booth, Price added that a comprehensive plan be developed for the site to avoid building anything in a place it might not belong in the long-term. “Having this plan will help council in its approvals process,” he said and the rest of council agreed, making the creation of a master plan a requirement (Mayor Larry Cross had excused himself from the discussion and vote, citing the fact that he lives right across the street from the terminal). editor@peninsula newsreview.com
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Town of Sidney — Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 Steven Heywood News staff
• To help outfit the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department’s new honour guard in uniforms and other equipment, the Town of Sidney will contribute $9,000 — plus or minus a few bucks — toward the program. Mayor Larry Cross lightheartedly told honour guard representatives at their meeting that the Town’s willingness to spend more than the $9,000 is not a blank cheque. The fire department thanked council.
• The Town also approved the fire department’s use of banner advertising on the side of Ladder 903 to help in its fundraising effort for their 100th anniversary celebrations on Aug. 2, 2014. More details on those special events in the PNR soon. • Robbins Parking Services will continue to manage the Town’s pay parking lot at Second Street and Bevan Avenue until the end of the year. Council also authorized staff to bring forward a longer-term
contract extension before year’s end. The parking lot became the Town’s first pay parking area in 2010. The management contract has resulted in more than $27,000 in new revenue for the municipality. • The Tulista Park arts centre will be leased once again to the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula for a period of three years ending Oct. 31, 2016. • Council is close to approving a new procedure bylaw that governs meetings of council and Town committees.This is an update of an older bylaw and, among other
things, outlines definitions of respecting confidentiality, denying anonymous correspondence in reaching council, changing committee of the whole meeting start times to 6 p.m. and clarifying record keeping. It’s expected that council will approve the bylaw in September. • Feeding wild animals — specifically including deer, raccoons, squirrels and feral rabbits — will soon be an offence in the Town of Sidney and cost people a $50 fine if paid within 30 days, or $65 after 30 days. Final adoption of the policy is expected to take place in September.
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Citing only a single proponent in favour of allowing chickens in people’s backyards in Sidney — and many more opposing it — town council on Monday rejected the idea and doesn’t expect to hear much clucking about it. The only holdout in a 5-1 vote to not change the Town’s animal license and control bylaw and allow chickens, was Councillor Melissa Hailey. She said she felt having a couple of hens in the backyard isn’t as strewn with trouble as a staff report stated there might be with the plan. Director of development services, Marlaina Elliott penned the report, outlining the issue that was raised by a Sidney resident in April, 2012. The plan would have been to change the Town’s bylaw to allow people to raise chickens on their property for eggs and food. The report states more than a dozen other people approached council and the municipality after the idea became public, voicing opposition. Most concerns had to do with smell, animal waste, noise and escaped or released chickens running loose. “There were no residents who came into Town hall that indicated support for allowing chickens in residential areas,” stated the report. It also outlined other issues in the wake of the relatively recent phenomenon of urban chickens, from size of coops and humane treatment, to the abandonment of the birds once they stop producing eggs. Those issues, paired with the close proximity of small farms and local eggs on the Saanich Peninsula, led to staff’s recommendation that Sidney not allow backyard poultry. A majority of Town council agreed with that assessment.
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he debate around the current 50 km/h default speed limit in British Columbia, and by extension, much of North America, will be front and centre at next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver. While UBCM won’t release its final list of resolutions until the week before the event, City of Victoria councillors are confident their unanimous suggestion to lower the default speed limit to 40 km/h is an idea worth their counterparts’ time. The “us versus them mentality” that tends to flare up between drivers and alternative transportation advocates is a misguided and nonconstructive approach, particularly when one examines the majority of Capital Region community plans that call for greater emphasis on cycling and pedestrianfriendly greenways. But will lowering the default speed limit on residential streets by 10 km/hr really serve that end? B.C. Coroner Barb McLintock, who also sits on the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission, notes there hasn’t been a pedestrian or cyclist fatality on a residential road in the Capital Region for five years, although she admits injury statistics are more difficult to calculate. But safety is only one piece of a complex puzzle that hasn’t been rethought since the 1950s, when speed limits were set primarily to fan the embers of urban sprawl. The CRD traffic commission, comprised of police, public health, school and government officials, plans to issue a public stance on lowering the default speed limit in September just before the UBCM convention. Yet even if the speed limit resolution fails or the province chooses to ignore it, Victoria councillors will likely still push on with a 40 km/h pilot study in James Bay, something the local neighbourhood association has been requesting for nearly two decades. And as Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon points out, speed limits on main transportation arteries like Blanshard Street could even be raised to accommodate vehicles. A 40 km/h default speed limit won’t create a cohesive approach to shared road space overnight, but it is an effective conversation starter to rethink 70 years of unencumbered car-centric infrastructure development. Local groups like the Saanich-based Community Advocates for Reduced Speed are doing well to spur on debate across the Capital Region, whose municipalities should join Victoria in advocating for a lower default speed limit across B.C. 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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proposed bylaw does not require n aerial survey by Habitat replacement trees or tree fund Acquisition Trust indicating contributions from land zoned for a declining tree canopy has agriculture. Clearly, this become an issue in our proposed bylaw and the region. As in any urban lower tax classification environment, new housing create unintended is considered a factor. consequences impacting Saanich is proposing the tree canopy. a new tree replacement New homebuyers have bylaw that includes been targeted to pay for requiring builders to the consequences at a provide two trees for each rate of two for one. protected tree removed Targeting new for site servicing. If there homebuyers to pay is no room to plant trees, for a public benefit they must pay into a tree Casey Edge fund. This new bylaw will Guest Comment has become common practice. It is easier to increase fees for permits, charge additional fees tree surveys, arborists, on developments and homes yetetcetera, costing thousands of to-be-built where there is less fear dollars, eventually paid by new of backlash from existing property homebuyers. owners. However, there are other factors However, this practice may be contributing to a declining tree contrary to a B.C. Supreme Court canopy. ruling indicating there are limits to In 2007, the B.C. Assessment using new housing as a means to Authority reassessed farm land in pay for a public benefit. In a recent Saanich, requiring owners to pay case, a resident wishing to build a higher taxes in treed portions of new home paid an enormous sum land not being used for agriculture. for collecting archeological artifacts Approximately 204 properties on her property as required by the outside the agricultural land B.C. government. reserve (ALR) were reassessed, 97 However, the judge ruled, “In homes received split classifications, my opinion, the arbitrator failed and 22 were disqualified as farms. to consider the relevant factors Subsequently, Saanich received in this case, such as whether it is requests from landowners to reasonable to require the petitioner clear land to qualify for the farm classification and lower their taxes. to pay more than her fair share of the costs associated with providing The B.C. government made a public benefit, being the collection some changes to the criteria, but and preservation of artifacts on the the lower tax rate for agriculture site.” continues to create a financial It’s easy to see how this incentive for removing trees and court ruling may also apply to putting land into production. developers, builders and new In addition, Saanich’s new
homebuyers paying for amenities providing a public benefit. Certainly the tree canopy falls squarely in the category of a public benefit for all members of the community. The purpose of taxing the general population is to pay for amenities benefiting the public. By charging a disproportionate cost to new homebuyers, fairness is undermined and governments expose themselves and taxpayers to judgments addressing this inequity. Also, when costs are added to the development of housing, they are passed on to the purchaser. This is true of any product manufactured for consumers. Since most consumers take out significant mortgages to pay for homes, the added costs may double over 25 years. So $5,000 may become $10,000 depending on the homebuyer’s interest rate and mortgage term. Saanich’s proposed bylaw is under review and now is the time to achieve fair and equitable treatment for new homebuyers, farmers and residents. The responsibility and cost of protecting the region’s tree canopy should be fairly distributed throughout the community via property taxes, tree-planting incentives and credits and other means. Certainly the discussion presents an opportunity to establish a new approach to financing and protecting public amenities enjoyed by all. Casey Edge is the executive director of the Victoria Home Builders Association.
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am writing in regards to the article of Aug. 9 about Kenny Podmore organizing a fundraiser for the town of Lac-Maegantic. While I applaud Mr. Podmore on his efforts, my question would be: What about High River, Alberta? High River is no longer on the news every night, as is Lac-Megantic. While the loss of life was not near as many as in that little town, I can assure readers that the devastation is every bit as bad and actually worse. The town of 13,000 wlil take years to recover from the flooding, if ever. Many of the residents have been displaced from their homes. Temporary housing has
been set up outside of town for people in trailers. Most of the downtown businesses still are not open and many have moved the Okotoks,a town 25 minutes from High River. Downtown looks like a ghost town even after 50 days. When the disaster first happened there were thousands of volunteers who came to help with the clean-up. Now, however, because of volunteer fatigue or just getting on with their own lives, help has dwindled. Many people are walking away from their homes, some being seniors who see their life’s endeavours for a peaceful
retirement in ruins. And to top it all off, the bottom-feeders are preying on the residents as bogus contractors offer assistance at inflated prices. Money was raised by one charity organization for the people of High River but none has made its way to any of the residents as yet and they are starting to ask why. The Salvation Army has been unbelievably helpful with food vouchers, clothes, etc. Because High River was my old home town and I was heartbroken as to what happened there, I took it upon myself to raise money for a family there. With the generosity of my friends, I was
able to send almost $1,100 to them in cash and gift cards. My plea to readers is please, do not forget about High River. They are still so very much in a devastating state and will be for a very, very long time. They continue to get the runaround by the government while trying to jump through hoops in order to get the Disaster Recovery Funds which will allow them to rebuild their homes — if they can rebuild. It is extremely frustrating and stressful for them. Marie Rott Sidney
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To the Friends of Shoal Harbour, it’s time to change your strategies for helping the migratory birds in Roberts Bay. There are many other things that can be done instead of harassing home owners who have every right to build a retaining wall on their property. For instance, you could: • patrol the bay to keep off-leash dogs from chasing the birds and scaring them away. • contact the Victoria Airport Authority to close the runway that directs flights over the bay and disturbs the wildlife. • petition for the removal of the yellow house that looks unsafe and whose footings/foundations are in the actual waters of the bay. • raise funds to build retaining walls on the bay if you don’t like the ones built by the property owners. To the Peninsula News Review, it’s time to change your strategy as well. Get to work and do your job instead of rehashing the same story over again. Rather than having four pages dedicated to the Friends of Shoal Harbour how about covering the story of the passing of a great member of our community. Al Slater died on July 30 at the age of 47, fighting cancer. He was a local businessman who volunteered
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Solve the smell problem soon The acrid smell of the composting facility below is ever-present at our home on Tanner Ridge. On, August 12, on our return home at about 5 p.m. the odour was shocking, to say the least. The pungent smell (apparently reported by our neighbours to have been present throughout the day) hung in the air until well after 7 p.m. I am all for efficient use of agricultural property but the owner of this facility must be held responsible for either finding a way to eliminate this offensive odour in compliance with the CRD’s Bylaw No. 2376 — or the facility should be shut down. Two years is long enough for patience, a solution needs to be found now. Vicki Bathurst (Melville) & Richard Bathurst Central Saanich
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Housing here to stay Too many previous councils have ignored housing in North Saanich, hoping it would go away. Well, it won’t. Those opposed are vocal, well organized and wield a great deal of power. Our family has owned property here for 60 years and change is something that does not come easily here. We have previously dealt with the municipality and in our case, lawyers became involved. Though we
won, who do you think paid for the six weeks of down time on the excavator or the lawyer fees? It was not the municipality, I can tell you that. One developer has waited for over two years. This is an unnecessary, prolonged period of time. In construction and development, time is money. The bylaws needed and development cost charges and whatever else is necessary should have been in place years ago, with only minor changes needed as time went by. For Heaven’s sake, get these building, planning and development departments organized and streamlined. This municipality is looking like some backwater town, not progressive or well-run. I am also concerned CAO Rob Buchan has the control and power he does. This power is his ability to stand between councillors and staff. This is a very powerful tool that divides by its very nature. I believe that is proven by the loss of several staff members. In-camera meetings have gone on for months. While problems do arise, they should not take half a year or more to rectify with the public not knowing anything. My concerns as a taxpayer are the cost in staff and council time and, if it’s anything serious, lawyer fees. The items discussed incamera should have been solved
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Good Fibrations BY DON DESCOTEAU
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Fibrations 2013 turns St. Ann’s Academy into a blaze of colour
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andmade scarves, sweaters and other woolen garments or items can offer a wonderful experience, either through wearing them or giving them as gifts. Intricate designs, often tribal or traditional in nature; and various colours, alone or in combination, produce a feeling that the item is something special. But few people outside this specific and creative aspect of crafting likely think much about the process that went into making it. “The time that gets put into these things, the hours and
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THE WOOL TRUTH - Knotty by Nature proprietor Ryan Davis, left, and stepchildren Elizabeth, 12, and Nathan Sibbeston, 14, demonstrate some of the colour and crafting activities that will make up this weekend’s Fibrations fibre arts festival in the orchard at St. Ann’s Academy. Photo by Don Descoteau/News staff. hours of work, people sometimes aren’t aware of that,” says Tierre Joline Taylor, a local milliner, or hatmaker. “It’s usually done with so much love.” Taylor is among 50 or so vendors and members of craft
guilds dedicated to knitting, quilting, embroidering and weaving, who will turn St. Ann’s Academy grounds into a sea of colour on Sunday (Aug. 18). PLEASE SEE: Spinning many a yarn, page 10
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Have you ever been inside a bubble? This weekend Glenn Kachmar and his assistant Aaron Bannister will offer that opportunity and more during their science show taking place at the Brentwood Bay Community Hall. On Sunday, Aug. 18 from 1 to 3:15 p.m., the pair will put on two shows — the Whiz Bang Science Show and the Bubble Show — along with offering a handful of hands-on science stations for youngsters to peruse. Admission to the event is by donation and half of the proceeds will go to the Peninsula
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It’s the third annual Fibrations, a celebration of fibre arts. As part of the day’s events, Taylor will demonstrate her unique trade, giving visitors – and crafters unfamiliar with her speciality – a sense of how people work with fabric to create those special garments. “It’s really quite a lovely afternoon to wander through an orchard and view these crafts that have been done for many, many years,” she says. “It’s such a fundamental thing, but this is a very real look at that – what does it look like to spin yarn? There’s something that’s very primal about it, but there’s
also something so functional.” Fibrations organizer Ryan Davis, with his partner Stephanie Papik, runs Knotty by Nature, a gathering place for people looking to become more immersed in fibre arts. Sunday’s event, which has attracted people from Vancouver and Seattle, offers a look back in time as well as examples of modern methods of working with natural fibres, he says. “The history of weaving goes back almost to the dawn of time,” he says by example. “We’re going to have a really cool demo of backstrap weaving, which is a more traditional style. People will also see some brand new types of
weaving, with computerized programs to create their weaves.” The Jacquard loom, Davis points out, was considered pretty much the first computer, given that it used punched cards, like the first actual computers, to determine the pattern of weave. Fibrations includes a variety of demonstrations including one on needle felting by Heather Thurston, a toonie raffle with locally crafted prizes and the availability of numerous handcrafted items. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. For more information visit fibrationsvic.wordpress.com or call 250-412-0198.
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• The North Saanich Flavour Trail happens Friday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 25. A rural ramble offering residents and visitors an opportunity to explore and experience Peninsula food and agriculture. On farms and other locations in North Saanich. Free, except Friday night BBQ at Muse Winery ($25). Call 250-812-1312 or email info@ flavourtrails.com. More information at www.flavourtrails.com. • The Artisans Summer Gift Gallery runs until Aug. 28 and features over 40 Island artists presenting contemporary and traditional arts and crafts. Visit and support local artisans, enjoy the waterfront location and learn more about arts in our community. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Free admission and free parking.
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It takes a lot of Hart Saanichton’s Micha Hart invited to the selection camp for the Canadian National Women’s U18 hockey team Steven Heywood News staff
After all the hours on the ice and in the gym, playing and training, Micah Hart says she still loves the game she grew up with on the Saanich Peninsula. The 16-year-old Saanichton resident who will be going into her Grade 11 year this September, has turned that love of hockey into opportunities to play overseas and at a very high level. This week, Hart is in Rockland, Ontario for a National Women’s Under-18 team selection camp — another step on her path to play for her country. “I’m hoping to be able to make the team,” she said, “and the experience and the exposure is always good.” Back in May, Hart attended a U18 national team strength and conditioning camp. It was mostly off-ice fitness training, she explained, and saw a large group of players cut down to 40 who have been invited to Ontario from Aug. 10 to 18. Hart is one of 12 defensemen on the list and one of only six from B.C. Hart is competing for one of 22 slots on the team. Once formed, the team will travel to Lake Placid, New York to take on their U.S.A. counterparts in a three-game series. At that series, Hockey Canada scouts will work with the team’s coaching staff to select a final roster for Team Canada before it competes in the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship. Hart brings some international experience with her to the camp. She spent seven days in London, England earlier this summer at a U18 international
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Piranhas pushing hard Local team sees success at regionals, hopeful for provincials in Port Coquitlam Steven Heywood/News staff
Saanichton’s Micah Hart in her international hockey jersey poses at home with one of her Peninsula minor hockey jerseys. Hart is in Rockland, Ontario this week for a Canadian women’s Under-18 selection camp. hockey federation development camp. There, she worked with players from 18 countries, acting as both a mentor and ambassador. “It was an honour to go and represent Canada,” she said. Hart added the camp in London was part of the effort to raise the level of skill among female hockey players in the world. “It was a mentorship program,” she continued. “There were players, coaches, trainers and managers there. The biggest challenge was trying to communicate, but it was also the fun part. Having hockey in common makes it easier.”
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Lewis, (Walter) Alan
Stan and Alice Hall
would like to pay tribute to them, on the occasion of their
70th Wedding Anniversary
1936 - 2013
Alan Lewis, born Dec. 7th 1936, in Colwyn Bay, Wales, passed peacefully away Aug. 10th 2013 in Resthaven Lodge, Sidney, BC. Alan was predeceased by wife Carolyn Lewis (nee Oliver). He leaves his sons Jeff (wife Jaime) and Keith (wife Monique) and grandson Graeme. He will also be sadly missed by his brother Brian (Philomena) and both of Alan’s extended families. Alan had suffered many losses over this past year, and struggled with MS for many years. He was a chartered accountant by profession but had been a proud longtime member of both the Welsh Men’s Choir and Lions Service clubs of Ontario & B.C. Though saddened, we are grateful that he has been released from all suffering and had been cared for so wonderfully by the many generous and sweet staff at Resthaven Lodge. No service will be held in B.C. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the MS Society.
In 1943, Stan met Alice in Plattsburg, New York, where they were married. After the war they moved to BC, eventually retiring to Roberts Bay in Sidney where they have enjoyed friends, neighbours, and family in their lovely home and garden.
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Provincial champs
Micah Hart spends much of a typical week in training on the ice and in the gym.
Hart hoping to represent Canada Continued from page 11
As she became more and more involved and her skills improved, Hart took hockey to the next level. She spent her Grade 10 year at the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton and plans to be back there this school year. She plays defense for the school’s team, which played in an under-19 league with opponents from along the east coast of the United States and Canada. Balancing a full schedule of hockey and homework is another challenge for Hart, but she said the academy has a lot of people to help support her and the other players. From there, Hart said she hopes to work her way into a U.S. hockey scholarship and attend one of the NCAA Division 1 hockey universities there. “It can be a lot of pressure,” Hart said. “But you can’t worry about it until the time comes.” So, it’s back to her typical work week of sorts — five workouts each week in the gym and another two or three sessions on the ice during the summer. Hart said she’s working on her skills which calls on her to be quick on her skates and confident along the blue line. “In the girls game, you have to be confident to hold and pass the puck, know the plays and be able to start the plays and make the passes.” Hart has always been a defenseman and said she enjoys it. “I’ve always been the player who wanted to protect their own net, rather than score goals.” Hart said she hopes to be able to represent Canada some day, but in the meantime, she said she will always remember why she plays hockey — for the simple joy it brings.
The Victoria Eagles AAA-tier 1 Under-11 baseball team captured the provincial championship over the Aug. 3 and 4 weekend in Cloverdale. The team includes players from the Greater Victoria region, including Peninsula Baseball. Submitted photo
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